GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

Your vehicle has audio steering wheel controls, they could differ depending on your vehicle’s options. There are two versions.

On the outboard side, you may have:

  1. SEEK, SRCE, Heated Steering Wheel and Cruise Control Cancel.
  2. SRCE, Heated Steering Wheel, Adaptive Cruise Control Gap, and Cruise Control Cancel.

The right side controls are the same for all versions.

Audio Controls With Heated Steering Wheel and Cruise Control Cancel


Object Number: 1847486  Size: A2

Audio Controls With Heated Steering Wheel and Adaptive Cruise and GAP


Object Number: 1864988  Size: A2

Right-Side Audio Controls


Object Number: 1847484  Size: A2

Some audio controls can be adjusted at the steering wheel. See the following descriptions of the controls that can adjusted.

SEEK : Press the SEEK arrows to go to the previous or the next radio station while in AM, FM, or XM™ (if equipped). The radio seeks stations only with a strong signal that are in the selected band. Press either SEEK arrow to go to the previous or the next track while sourced to a CD.

SRCE (Source): Press this button to switch between the radio (AM, FM), XM™ (if equipped) and CD.

SCAN: To scan stations, press and hold this button for a few seconds, the radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next station. Press this button again to stop scanning. The radio scans stations only with a strong signal that are in the selected band.

(Previous/Next): Press the arrows to go to the previous or the next radio station stored as a favorite. When a CD is playing, press either arrow to go to the previous or to the next track.

+  - (Volume): Press the plus or minus volume button to increase or to decrease the radio volume.

(Mute/Voice Recognition): Press and release this button to silence the vehicle speakers only. The audio of the wireless and wired headphones, if your vehicle has these features, does not mute. Press and release this button again, to turn the sound on. If your vehicle has the navigation system, press and hold this button for longer than one second to initiate voice recognition. See "Voice Recognition" in the Navigation System manual for more information. If your vehicle has OnStar®, press and hold this button for longer than one second to interact with the OnStar® system. If your vehicle also has the navigation system, press and hold this button for longer than one second to initiate voice recognition and say "OnStar" to enter OnStar® mode. See the OnStar® System OnStar® System