GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

For vehicles with a Navigation System, see the Navigation System manual supplied with the vehicle for more information on accessing the main menu and for descriptions of the menu items for the Navigation system.

Accessing the Main Menu

To access the main menu:

  1. Press CNFG or to enter the main menu.
  2. Turn to scroll through the menu items.

The main menu consists of the following menu items:

    •  BASS - MID - TREBLE
    •  BALANCE - FADER
    •  EQ EQUALIZER
    • H/A (HOME/AWAY) PRESETS
    • AUTOSTORE PRESETS
    • CAT CATEGORY
    • TA TRAFFIC ANNOUNCE
    • RECALL RDS (Radio Data System) MESSAGE
    •  SEEK LOCAL/DISTANT
    •  SET CLOCK
    •  SET DATE
    •  INFO (Information)
    • LANG LANGUAGE
    • SETUP

Radio Main Menu Item Descriptions

BASS - MID (Midrange) - TREBLE: This item allows the the bass, midrange and treble features of the audio system to be adjusted. See "Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)" under Radio(s) for more information.

BALANCE - FADER: This item allows the the balance and fader features of the audio system to be adjusted. See "Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)" under Radio(s) for more information.

EQ (Equalizer): This item allows one of the five preset equalizations for the audio system to be selected. See "Audio Equalizer" under Radio(s) for more information.

H/A (Home/Away) PRESETS: This item allows either the home or away preset radio stations to be selected. See "Presets Home/Away" under Radio(s) for more information.

AUTOSTORE PRESETS: This item allows the radio to automatically store stations with the strongest signals as presets. See "Autostore Presets" under Radio(s) for more information.

CAT (Category): This item allows radio stations based on preset categories to be selected. See "Activating Program Type (PTY) Stations" under Radio(s) for more information.

TA (Traffic Announcement): This item allows the TA feature to be turned on and off. See "TA (Traffic Announcement)" under Radio(s) for more information.

RECALL RDS MESSAGE: This item allows the RDS radio station messages broadcast by a radio station to be viewed. See "MSG (Message)" under Radio(s) for more information.

SEEK LOCAL/DISTANT: This item allows the audio system to seek only local radio stations with the strongest signal or to seek all radio stations with a strong signal in a large area. Use LOCAL while in urban areas where there are several strong radio station signals and you want to limit the number of stations to those with the strongest signals only. Use DISTANT while in rural areas where there are fewer radio station signals available. See "Local/Distant Selection" under Radio(s) for more information.

SET CLOCK: This item allows the clock to be adjusted. See Setting the Clock for more information.

SET DATE: This item allows the date to be adjusted. See Setting the Clock for more information.

(Information): This item allows XM satellite radio service and CD MP3 playback information to be displayed. See " (Information)" under Radio(s) for more information.

LANG (Language): This item allows the language on the radio display to be changed.

To change the langauge:

  1. Press to enter the main menu.
  2. Turn until LANGUAGE displays.
  3. Press to enter the language settings and then turn to scroll through the following available langauges:
  4. • ENGLISH
    • GERMAN
    • FRENCH
    • SPANISH
    • JAPANESE
  5. Press to set the langauge.
  6. Press F6 to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press F6 or wait for the display to time out.
SETUP: The following submenus are available when this item is selected:

    • PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU
    • DRIVER SELECTION
    • DRIVER EXIT SETTINGS
    • CONFIGURE DISPLAY KEYS

SETUP Submenu Items

The following choices are available for programming.

PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU

This item turns the entire list of personalization features on or off, and allows a preferred setting for up to two people to be programmed. The number of available features varies depending on which options the vehicle has. A check mark appears after it when this item is on. For more information on the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU item, see Vehicle Personalization.

DRIVER SELECTION

The following submenu displays when this item is selected:

    • DRIVER 1
    • DRIVER 2
    • RECALL DRIVER SETTINGS
    • STORE DRIVER SETTINGS

For more information on the DRIVER SELECTION submenu item, see "Recalling Driver Settings" and "Storing Driver Settings" under Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel.

DRIVER EXIT SETTINGS

The following submenu displays when this item is selected:

    • RECALL EXIT SETTINGS
    • STORE EXIT SETTINGS

For more information on the DRIVER EXIT SETTINGS submenu item, see "Recalling Exit Settings" and "Storing Exit Settings" under Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel.

CONFIGURE DISPLAY KEYS (Base Audio System)

This item allows the four configurable keys located to the left and right of the audio display to be customized. See "Configurable Radio Display Keys" under Radio(s) for programming information.