This section presents basic information you will need to know to operate the navigation system.

Use the keys located on each side of the navigation screen, as well as the available touch-sensitive screen buttons, to operate the system. See Navigation System Overview for more information on location.

Once the vehicle is moving, various functions will be disabled to reduce driver distraction.

Hard Keys

The following hard keys are located to the left of the navigation screen:

BAND: Press the BAND key to access the band screen and switch between AM, FM1, FM2, XM1, XM2, and WX, if equipped. See "Finding a Station" under Navigation Audio System .

CD: Press the CD key to play a CD. The CD screen will be displayed. See Six-Disc CD Changer or CD/DVD Player .

DVD: Press the DVD key to play a DVD. The DVD screen will be displayed. See CD/DVD Player .

TUNE/SEEK : Press the TUNE/SEEK up or down arrows to go to the next or previous radio station and stay there. See "Finding a Station" under Navigation Audio System .

(Audio): Press the audio key to view the main audio screen. See "Playing the Radio" under Navigation Audio System .

PWR-VOL (Power/Volume Knob): Press the power/volume knob to turn the audio and navigation systems on and off. Turn the knob to increase or decrease the volume to the audio system.

The following hard keys are located to the right of the navigation screen:

REPEAT: Press the REPEAT key to repeat the current voice guidance navigation prompt.

MAP: Press the MAP key to view the map screen showing current vehicle position.

The map screen can also display the following information:

ROUTE: Press the ROUTE key to display the PLAN ROUTE menu. See Plan Route .

SETUP: Press the SETUP key to display the SETUP MENU. See Setup Menu .

TILT: Press the TILT key to open the navigation system faceplate for loading or removing the map DVD, a video DVD, or an audio CD. This key can only be used while the vehicle is in PARK (P).

Alpha-Numeric Keypad

Letters of the alphabet, symbols, punctuation, and numbers, when available to you, will be displayed on the navigation screen as an alpha or numeric keypad. The alpha keypad will be displayed when the system needs you to input a city or street name. You can also touch Char at the bottom of the alpha keypad to access the numeric keypad when inputting a house address, punctuation mark, or other character. Touch A - Z to return to the alpha keypad.

All characters are touch-sensitive screen buttons. Touch a character to select it.

Select the space symbol to enter a space between characters or the words of a name.

(Backspace): Select the backspace symbol if you have selected an incorrect character.

To make your name selections easier, the system will only allow you to select a character which can follow the last one entered. For example, if you enter Z, you would not be allowed to follow it with T. The system will highlight the available characters and darken the unavailable characters.

If you are unsuccessful when inputting a name, it may need to be selected differently. It is also possible that the map DVD database may not contain that information or the correct search area has not been selected. See Database Coverage Explanations for more information.

Touch-Sensitive Buttons

Touch-sensitive buttons, or screen buttons, are located on the screen. When you have successfully selected a screen button, a beep will sound. These buttons will be highlighted when a feature is available and dim when they are unavailable. There are also some toggle screen buttons that will be light blue when active and dark blue when inactive.