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.
The 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 the 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 to turn the audio system on and off. Turn the knob to increase or to decrease the volume to the audio system.BAND: Press to access the audio source screen. Then press this key to switch between AM, FM, WX (weather), or XM (if equipped).
AUX (Auxiliary): Press to play the video and audio devices connected to the auxiliary jacks. See Auxiliary Devices for more information.
SRCE (Source): Press 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 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 two seconds. The radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next station. To stop scanning, press either arrow again or touch the scan screen button.
Tuning Knob: Turn 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
Scan: To scan stations, touch the Scan screen button. The radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next station. Touch Scan again to stop scanning. To scan preset stations, touch and hold Scan for two seconds. The radio goes to the next preset station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next preset station. Touch Scan again to stop scanning. While in A.B.C mode, the system changes bands and screens to the current band. If available on the vehicle, the 1 - 6 (preset seek) steering wheel control can also be used. Each press of this button goes to the next preset station.
Auto Store (Automatic): Select to automatically create a preset station list of the strongest stations available in the local area. Once this button is selected, the system starts 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 stores up to 24 preset stations. Six AM, six FM, six WX (weather), and six XM™, if equipped can be stored. To store presets:
- Turn the audio system on or select the BAND hard key.
- Select the audio band.
- Seek, scan, or tune to the desired station.
- Press and hold one of the six preset screen buttons for more than two seconds or until a beep is heard.
- Press the (audio adjust) hard key to adjust the tone, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), fade, and balance. The screen times out and the changes are stored to the preset station.
- Repeat the steps for each preset.
A.B.C Preset Stations
A.B.C: This feature stores 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:
- Turn the audio system on or select the BAND hard key.
- Select the A.B.C screen button.
- Scroll to the desired list (A - G).
- Select the audio band. The presets within each list can be mixed: AM, FM, or XM™, if equipped.
- Seek, scan, or tune to the desired station.
- Press and hold one of the six preset screen buttons for more than two seconds or until a beep is heard.
- Press the (audio adjust) hard key to adjust the tone, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), fade, and balance. The screen times out and the changes are stored to the preset station.
- Repeat the steps for each preset and list.
Audio Adjust
(Audio Adjust): Touch 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.
Audio Pilot (Noise Compensation Technology): The vehicle has Bose AudioPilot® noise compensation technology. To use this feature, touch the Audio Pilot screen button. To turn it off, touch the screen button again. The button highlights when this feature is on. When on, AudioPilot® continuously adjusts the audio system equalization, to compensate for background noise, so that the music always sounds the same at the set volume level. This feature is most effective at lower volume settings where background noise can affect how well you hear the music being played through the vehicle's audio system. At higher volume settings, where the music is much louder then the background noise, there may be little or no adjustments by AudioPilot®. For more information on AudioPilot®, visit bose.com/audiopilot.
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 plays 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. It increases or decreases 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.
Center Point: Select this screen button to enable Bose® 5.1 Studio Surround® sound.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.
5.1 Surround: Select this screen button, when listening to a DVD, to give a full affect of surround sound listening. The Centerpoint screen button must be selected to select the 5.1 Surround screen button.
Audio
Touch the Audio screen button to access several audio features that may be turned on and off and several options are available for adjustment. The screen buttons next to each selected option highlights when on. The items on this menu depends on which audio source is playing.
Auto Store: Touch this button to turn the Auto Store on for the current audio source selected. When on, this button appears on the main audio screen. This button is not available when in XM™.
Info (Information): This button is only available when in FM or XM™. Select this button to turn information on. The information changes depending on the audio source is selected. When on, the Info screen button is available to select from the audio main menu.
Category: This information changes depending on what audio source is selected. This button is only available when using the FM or XM™ audio modes. Touch this button to turn the Category function on. When on, the button is available to select from the audio main menu.
(CD/MP3 Controls): This button is only available when using the CD or MP3 audio modes. When on, these screen buttons, rewind, fast forward, play, pause, previous folder, and next folder, is available to select from the audio main menu.
Traffic: This button is only available when using the FM or CD/DVD audio modes. When on, the Navigation System searches for stations that broadcast traffic announcements.
The following screen buttons are only available for video DVDs:
Audio Language: Select this button to view a list of language choices. Select the desired language to change the spoken language. The list of languages depends on the languages supported by the disc.Subtitle Language: Select this button to view a list of languages to choose for subtitles. Select the language desired. The list of languages depends on the languages supported by the disc.
Menu Language: Select this button to view a list of languages to choose for the DVD menu text. The list of languages depends on the languages supported by the disc.
Parental Level: Select this button if you choose to set up parental protection. Use the keypad to enter the password. Select from options such as change level and change password, as necessary.
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:
| • | 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 only works when the information is available. In rare cases, a radio station may broadcast incorrect information that causes 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 that is on, the station name or call letters display 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 appears on the status line when traffic is selected, but the station does not broadcast traffic announcements.[TA] (Traffic Announcements): This symbol appears on the status line when the station selected broadcasts traffic announcements. TA announcements depends 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 appear in place of the preset stations. Select a category and the system starts seeking for available stations within the selected category. If none are found, the system displays "None Found" and returns to the last selected station. To seek to another category, press the seek/scan key. The system seeks to another station in the category. To scan stations in the category, press the Scan screen button. The system starts 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 no longer display. 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 and 10 Canadian provinces. XM Satellite Radio has a wide variety of programming and commercial-free music, coast-to-coast, and in digital-quality sound. During your trial or when you subscribe, you will get unlimited access to XM Radio Online for when you are not in the vehicle. A service fee is required to receive the XM service. For more information, contact XM at xmradio.com or call 1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and xmradio.ca or call 1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
When XM™ is active, the channel name and number, song title, and artist will be displayed on the screen.
Info (Information): Select to display broadcasted Information. Select Info again to remove the broadcasted information from the display.
Category: Use this feature to listen to channels in a specific category.
To select a category:
- Select the XM™ audio source.
- Select the Category screen button.
- 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 times out if you do not select anything.
- Select a category and the system starts seeking for available stations within the selected category.
The system displays the available categories in place of the preset stations.
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.
- Select the XM™ audio source.
- Select the Category screen button.
- 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 times out if nothing is selected.
- Select the desired category.
- Select the Scan screen button and the system scans through the channels within the selected category. Select Scan again to stop scanning.
The system displays the available categories in place of the preset stations.
When scanning XM™ channels, scanning will not stop on Channel 1.
XM™ Radio Messages
See "XM™ Radio Messages" in the vehicle's owner manual" for a list of possible XM messages.
