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For 1990-2009 cars only

Notice: Before adding any sound equipment to the vehicle, such as an audio system, CD player, CB radio, mobile telephone, or two-way radio, make sure that it can be added by checking with your dealer/retailer. Also, check federal rules covering mobile radio and telephone units. If sound equipment can be added, it is very important to do it properly. Added sound equipment can interfere with the operation of the vehicle's engine, radio, or other systems, and even damage them. The vehicle's systems can interfere with the operation of sound equipment that has been added.

Notice: The chime signals related to safety belts, parking brake, and other functions of the vehicle operate through the navigation system. If that equipment is replaced or additional equipment is added to the vehicle, the chimes may not work. Make sure that replacement or additional equipment is compatible with the vehicle before installing it. See "Accessories and Modifications" in the Index of the vehicle's owner manual.

Your vehicle has a feature called Retained Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP, the audio system can be played even after the ignition is turned off. See "Retained Accessory Power (RAP)" in the Index of your vehicle's owner manual for more information.

The audio system is operated using navigation system menus. The audio menus are explained in this section.

Playing the Radio

(Power/Volume): Press this knob to turn the audio system on and off. Turn the knob to increase or to decrease the volume to the audio system.

BAND: Press this key to access the audio source screen. Then press this key to switch between AM, FM, WX (weather), or XM (if equipped).

AUX (Auxiliary): Press this key to play the video and audio devices connected to the auxiliary jacks. See Auxiliary Devices for more information.

SRCE (Source): Press this key to change the audio source from the radio band to CD, audio DVD, or video DVD, depending on what is loaded in the six-disc DVD changer, or from DVD/CD to radio mode.

(Audio): Press this key to view the AUDIO ADJUST screen. See "Audio Adjust" screen later in this section.

(Seek/Scan): To seek stations, press the up or down arrow to go to the next or previous station and stay there. To scan stations, press and hold either arrow for less than 2 seconds. The radio will go to a station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station. To stop scanning, press either arrow again or touch the scan screen button.

Tuning Knob: Turn this knob to change frequencies.

Finding a Station

Press the band/source screen button, located in the top left corner (AM, FM, CD, etc.), from any screen to access the audio source screen. Once this screen is displayed, press the BAND hard key to toggle between the bands or touch the desired band screen button, to select it.

FM source shown, other sources similar


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Scan: To scan stations, touch the Scan screen button. The radio will go to a station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station. Touch Scan again to stop scanning. To scan preset stations, touch and hold Scan for two seconds. The radio will go to the next preset station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Touch Scan again to stop scanning. While in A.B.C mode, the system will change bands and screens to the current band. If available on your vehicle, you can also use the 1 - 6 (preset seek) steering wheel control. Each press of this button will take you to the next preset station.

Auto Store (Automatic): Select this screen button to automatically create a preset station list of the strongest stations available in the local area. Once this button is selected, the system will start storing stations in sequential order, starting from the station currently selected. Select this button again to return to the original preset stations. This is not available for XM™ Satellite Radio Stations or when A.B.C. has been selected on.

Info (Information): See "Radio Data System (RDS)" later in this section.

Category: See "Radio Data System (RDS)" later in this section.

Preset Stations

Storing Preset Stations

This feature allows you to store up to 24 preset stations. You can store six AM, six FM, six WX (weather), and six XM™, if equipped. To store presets, do the following:

  1. Turn the audio system on or select the BAND hard key.
  2. Select the audio band.
  3. Seek, scan, or tune to the desired station.
  4. Press and hold one of the six preset screen buttons for more than two seconds or until you hear a beep.
  5. Press the (audio adjust) hard key to adjust the tone, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), fade, and balance. The screen will time out and the changes will be stored to the preset station.
  6. Repeat the steps for each preset.

A.B.C Preset Stations

A.B.C: This feature allows you to store up to 42 presets, six stations in seven different lists. The presets within each list can be mixed: AM, FM, or XM™, if equipped. The list names are A - G. Press the A.B.C screen button to enter this feature. Press the left/right arrow buttons to scroll through the lists. The name of the list is displayed between the two arrows and the presets for each list are displayed on the preset buttons. These presets are in addition to any preset stations that may already be stored. To exit this feature, press the A.B.C screen button.

To store the A.B.C presets, do the following:

  1. Turn the audio system on or select the BAND hard key.
  2. Select the A.B.C screen button.
  3. Scroll to the desired list (A - G).
  4. Select the audio band. The presets within each list can be mixed: AM, FM, or XM™, if equipped.
  5. Seek, scan, or tune to the desired station.
  6. Press and hold one of the six preset screen buttons for more than two seconds or until you hear a beep.
  7. Press the (audio adjust) hard key to adjust the tone, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), fade, and balance. The screen will time out and the changes will be stored to the preset station.
  8. Repeat the steps for each preset and list.

Audio Adjust

(Audio Adjust): Touch this hard key to access the AUDIO ADJUST menu and to adjust the tone, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), fade, and balance for all sources. The system automatically stores audio adjustment settings as changes are made to a preset station.


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Audio Pilot: Your vehicle has Bose AudioPilot® noise compensation technology. AudioPilot® monitors the level of noise in the vehicle and automatically increases or decreases the level of the audio to keep it audible above the noise. This feature works best at lower volume settings where background noise may mask the audio. At higher volume settings, where the audio is much louder than the noise, there may be little or no change in the audio level. For additional information on AudioPilot®, please visit www.bose.com. To use this feature, touch the Audio Pilot screen button. To turn it off, touch the screen button again. The button will be highlighted when this feature is on.

Multi-channel: When available, touch this screen button to play the DVD Audio source in surround mode. Touch this screen button again to have the audio play in 2-channel mode. The system will play Dolby and DTS tracks in surround sound. This feature depends on the media in the DVD changer.

Setting the Tone

(Treble): Touch the plus (+) or minus (-) sign next to this symbol to increase or decrease the treble. Touch the center position to adjust the setting to the center.

Mid (Mid-range): Touch the plus (+) or minus (-) sign next to this symbol to increase or decrease the mid-range. Touch the center position to adjust the setting to the center.

(Bass): Touch the plus (+) or minus (-) sign next to this symbol to increase or decrease the bass. Touch the center position to adjust the setting to the center.

(Speaker): Touch the plus (+) or minus (-) sign next to this symbol to increase or decrease the speaker when in surround mode or Center Point DSP setting is selected. This feature allows you to increase or decrease the amount of surround sound. Touch the center position to adjust the setting to the center.

Adjusting the Speakers

Left/Right (Balance): To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, touch and hold the Left or Right screen buttons. To center the balance and the fade, touch the center, where the two lines meet.

Front/Rear (Fade): To adjust the fade between the front and the rear speakers, touch and hold the Front or Rear screen buttons. To center the balance and the fade, touch the center, where the two lines meet.

Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

This feature is used to provide a choice of five different listening experiences. DSP can be used while listening to the audio system or the six-disc DVD changer. The type of DSP selected is displayed on the status line.

You may choose from the following DSP settings:

Center Point: Select this screen button to adjust the audio to get the best sound quality when listening to an XM™ audio source or CD/DVD. This feature creates a multi-channel experience from CDs containing stereo recordings. This feature is not available in AM, FM, or WX (weather).

Normal: For non-surround sound sources only. Select this screen button to adjust the audio to be in normal mode. DSP will be in the off mode.

Driver: For non-surround sound sources only. Select this screen button to adjust the audio to give the driver the best possible sound quality.

Talk: For non-surround sound sources only. Select this screen button when listening to non-musical material such as news, talk shows, and sports broadcasts. Talk makes spoken words sound more clear.

Rear Seat: For non-surround sound sources only. Select this screen button to adjust the audio to give the rear seat occupants the best possible sound quality.

Radio Data System (RDS)

The audio system has a Radio Data System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only on FM stations that broadcast RDS information. With RDS, the radio can do the following:

    • Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of programming
    • Receive announcements concerning local and national emergencies
    • Display messages from radio stations
    • Seek to stations with traffic announcements

This system relies on receiving specific information from these stations and will only work when the information is available. In rare cases, a radio station may broadcast incorrect information that will cause the radio features to work improperly. If this happens, contact the radio station.

The RDS system is always on. When information is broadcast from the FM station you are listening to, the station name or call letters will be displayed on the audio screen. RDS may provide a program type (PTY) for current programming and the name of the program being broadcasted.

[ ] (No Traffic Announcements): This symbol will appear on the status line when traffic is selected, but the station does not broadcast traffic announcements.

[TA] (Traffic Announcements): This symbol will appear on the status line when the station selected broadcasts traffic announcements. TA announcements will depend on the station.

Info (Information): Select this screen button to display information broadcasted by the RDS station when in FM. This is not available for AM or WX stations.

Category: Select this screen button when in FM to view the program types. They will appear in place of the preset stations. Select a category and the system will start seeking for available stations within the selected category. If none are found, the system will display "None Found" and will return to the last selected station. To seek to another category, press the seek/scan key. The system will seek to another station in the category. To scan stations in the category, press the Scan screen button. The system will start scanning the stations in the category. Press the Scan screen button to stop scanning stations. To exit out of category, select the category screen button and the program types will no longer be displayed. Each of the six category names displayed, include a grouping of other program types, see the following table. This is not available for AM or WX (weather) stations.

Group Name

Category

POP

Rock

Classic Rock

Adult Hits

Top 40

Oldies Music

Nostalgia

College

EASY

Soft Rock

Soft

R&B

Soft R&B

Religious Music

TALK

News

Information

Sports

Talk

Language

Religious Talk

Personality

Public

Weather

CNTRY

Country Music

CLASS

Classical

JAZZ

Jazz Music

XM™ Satellite Radio Service

XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in the 48 contiguous United States. XM™ offers over 100 coast-to-coast channels including music, news, sports, talk, and children's programming. XM™ provides digital quality audio and text information, including song title and artist name. A service fee is required in order to receive the XM™ service. For more information, contact XM™ at www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).

When XM™ is active, the channel name and number, song title, and artist will be displayed on the screen.


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Info (Information): Select this screen button to display broadcasted Information. Select Info again to remove the broadcasted information from the display.

XL (Explicit Language Channels): XL on the radio display, after the channel name, indicates content with explicit language. These channels, or any others, can be blocked at a customer's request, by calling 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).

Category: Use this feature to listen to channels in a specific category.

To select a category:

  1. Select the XM™ audio source.
  2. Select the Category screen button.
  3. The system will display the available categories in place of the preset stations.

  4. Use the left and right arrows to scroll through the categories. The current category name is displayed in between the arrows. The category display on the screen will time out if you do not select anything.
  5. Select a category and the system will start seeking for available stations within the selected category.
  6. To view the available channels within the category, select the category, then use the tune knob or seek button to scroll through the available channels.

Category Scanning: This function allows you to scan through the channels in a specific category. To activate the category scan function, do the following:

  1. Select the XM™ audio source.
  2. Select the Category screen button.
  3. The system will display the available categories in place of the preset stations.

  4. Use the left and right arrows to scroll through the categories. The current category name is displayed in between the arrows. The category display on the screen will time out if you do not select anything.
  5. Select the desired category.
  6. Select the Scan screen button and the system will scan through the channels within the selected category. Select Scan again to stop scanning.
  7. When scanning XM™ channels, scanning will not stop on Channel 1.

XM Radio Messages

Radio Display Message

Condition

Action Required

XM Updating

Updating encryption code

The encryption code in the receiver is being updated and no action is required. This process should take no longer than 30 seconds.

No XM signal

Loss of signal

The system is functioning correctly, but the vehicle is in a location that is blocking the XM™ signal. When you move into an open area, the signal should return.

Loading XM

Acquiring channel audio (after a four second delay)

The audio system is acquiring and processing audio and text data. No action is needed. This message should disappear shortly.

Channel Off Air

Channel not in service

This channel is not currently in service. Tune in to another channel.

Channel Unavail

Channel no longer available

This previously assigned channel is no longer assigned. Tune to another station. If this station was one of the presets, choose another station for that preset button.

No Artist Info

Artist Name/Feature not available

No artist information is available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly.

No Title Info

Song/Program Title not available

No song title information is available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly.

No CAT Info

Category Name not available

No category information is available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly.

Not Found

No channel available for the chosen category

There are no channels available for the selected category. The system is working properly.

No Information

No Text/Informational message available

No text or informational messages are available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly.

XM Theftlocked

Theft lock active

The XM™ receiver in the vehicle may have previously been in another vehicle. For security purposes, XM™ receivers cannot be swapped between vehicles. If this message is received after having your vehicle serviced, check with your GM dealer.

XM Radio ID

Radio ID label (channel 0)

If tuned to channel 0, this message will alternate with the XM™ Radio eight digit radio ID label. This label is needed to activate the service.

Unknown

Radio ID not known (should only be if hardware failure)

If this message is received when tuned to channel 0, there may be a receiver fault. Consult with your GM dealer.

Check XM Receiver

Hardware failure

If this message does not clear within a short period of time, the receiver may have a fault. Consult with your GM dealer.