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.

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.

(Tuning/Sound Knob): Turn this knob to go to the next or previous frequency. Press this knob to display the Sound menu. See "Sound Menu" later in this section.

AUDIO: Press this key to display the audio screen. Press the key to switch between AM, FM, or XM, if equipped, DISC, or AUX (Auxiliary), or touch the screen button. See CD Player , DVD Player , and Auxiliary Devices for more information.

Finding a Station

FM source shown, other sources similar

If viewing a map screen, touch the source screen (AM, FM, XM, CD, etc.) button. The display will split between the audio screen and the map screen. All station-changing functions can be performed from this screen.

FM source shown, other sources similar

If you do not want to view a split screen or you are not on a map screen, press the AUDIO hard key.

AM/FM/XM: Touch the source (AM, FM, or XM, if equipped) screen button or press the AUDIO key repeatedly until the desired source is highlighted.

FM source shown, other sources similar

Category: Touch the screen button, located in the middle of the screen, to receive a list of all of the selected band stations in the area. Use the up and down arrow screen buttons to scroll the frequencies. Touch the desired frequency. XM lists will also contain a category to select and the stations or channels that pertain to the category. For XM, touch the left and right arrow screen buttons to change categories. The station information will appear on the display. See "Radio Menu" later in this section to add and remove XM categories from the category list. When listening to XM stations, you will be able to select all of the categories when using the right and left arrow screen buttons on the main audio screen. The categories, when removed, will not be enabled to select from the category list screen. FM lists may also contain a category to select if stations in your area support Radio Data Systems (RDS).

Refresh List: Touch this screen button to refresh the list of stations.

When viewing a map screen, the name of the station or channel will appear on the display.

SEEK / SEEK: To seek stations, press the left or right arrow keys to go to the next or previous station and stay there. To scan stations, press and hold either arrow for more than two 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.

Storing Radio Station Presets

This feature allows you to store up to 30 preset stations. See "Number of Preset Pages" under "Radio Menu" later in this section for more information. You can mix AM, FM, and XM (if equipped). To store presets, do the following:

1. Press the (power) knob to turn the system on.
2. If viewing a map screen, touch the source screen button, press the AUDIO key, or press the FAV (favorite) key.
3. Select the band.
4. Seek, scan, or tune to the desired station, to select the station.
5. Press and hold one of the preset screen buttons for more than two seconds or until you hear a beep.
6. Repeat the steps for each preset.

Sound Menu

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(Sound Menu): Press this knob or press the MENU key to access the Sound menu to adjust the treble, midrange, bass, fade, balance, and equalization or Digital Signal Processing (DSP), if equipped with the Bose® sound system.

Setting the Tone

TREBLE: Touch the plus (+) or minus (-) sign to increase or decrease the treble. If a station is weak or noisy, decrease the treble.

MID (Midrange): Touch the plus (+) or minus (-) sign to increase or decrease the midrange.

BASS: Touch the plus (+) or minus (-) sign to increase or decrease the bass.

Adjusting the Speakers

L/R (Left/Right) (Balance): To adjust the balance between the left and the right speakers, touch and hold the L or R 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.

Automatic Equalization

If the system has automatic equalization, you can select customized equalization settings designed for Talk. Touch the Talk screen button to hear the change in sound. The system will save the setting for each source.

To not use the automatic equalization setting, press any of the screen buttons that will change the treble, midrange, bass, balance, or fade. This will take the system out of the equalization setting so that you can create your own sound.

Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

If the system has Digital Signal Processing (DSP), DSP is used to provide a choice of four different listening experiences. DSP can be used while listening to the audio system. The type of DSP selected is displayed on the status line.

Select from the following DSP settings:

Normal: Select this screen button to adjust the audio to be in normal mode. This provides the best sound quality for all seating positions.

Surround (Centerpoint®): Select this screen button to turn on Bose Centerpoint® signal processing circuitry. Centerpoint® produces a full vehicle surround sound listening experience from a CD, MP3/WMA, DVD, or XM stereo digital audio source and delivers five independent audio channels from the conventional two channel stereo recordings. This is not available for AM or FM.

Driver: Select this screen button to adjust the audio to give the driver the best possible sound quality.

Rear: Select this screen button to adjust the audio to give the rear seat occupants the best possible sound quality.

The 2 CH and 5.1 CH buttons are available only when a 5.1 CH disk is available and RSA is off.

2 CH (Channel): Select this screen button to enhance surround sound. The Surround screen button must be selected to select the 2 CH screen button.

5.1 CH (Channel): Select this screen button, when listening to a DVD, to give a full affect of surround sound listening. The Surround screen button must be selected to select the 5.1 CH screen button.

Downmix: If a 5.1CH disk is playing, and the 2 CH screen button is selected or RSA is turned on, the system will downmix the audio from 5.1 CH to 2 CH if this feature is supported on the disk.

Radio Menu

Press the MENU key to enter the menu screen, then press the MENU key repeatedly until Radio is selected or touch the Radio screen button to make changes for radio information displayed or to limit features while driving, number of preset pages, XM categories, and Automatic Volume Control or Bose® AudioPilot®.

Additional Information Displayed

The navigation system may have this feature.

Touch the Additional Information Displayed screen button to turn station, channel, CD, and MP3 information on or off.

Touch the YES screen button to receive information, when it is available, for the following; FM: RDS category name and radio text, XM: Song Title and Artist Name, CD: CD text, MP3: tag information.

Touch the NO screen button to receive no information.

Limit Features While Driving

The navigation system may have this feature.

Touch the Limit Features While Driving screen button to turn on and off the ability to limit functions while driving. When this screen button is highlighted, the following functions will be limited while driving:

See "Category" earlier in this section for more information. See "From Map" under Destination for more information.

Number of Preset Pages

Touch the Number of Preset Pages screen button to change the number of preset pages, 1 through 6. Each preset page can contain five preset stations. Touch the desired numbered screen button.

Remove/Add XM Categories

Touch the Remove/Add XM Categories screen button to remove or add XM categories when selecting XM categories from the category list screen. The list of XM categories will appear on the screen. Use the up and down arrow screen buttons to scroll through the list. The categories to remove will be highlighted and the categories to add will be dark in color. Touch the category that you would like to add or remove. Touch the Restore All Categories screen button to add all categories that have been removed.

Automatic Volume Control or Bose AudioPilot®

Automatic Volume Control: With automatic volume control, your audio system adjusts automatically to make up for road and wind noise as you drive. To use Automatic Volume Control:

1. Set the volume at the desired level.
2. Press the MENU key to enter the menu screen, then press the MENU key repeatedly until Radio is selected or touch the Radio screen button
3. Press the Automatic Volume Control screen button to access the Speed Compensated Volume screen.
4. Touch the Low, Medium, or High screen buttons. Each higher setting allows for more compensation at faster vehicle speeds.

Then, as you drive, automatic volume control automatically increases the volume, as necessary, to overcome noise at any speed. The volume level should always sound the same to you as you drive. To turn automatic volume control off, touch the OFF screen button.

AudioPilot: If the system has the Bose® sound system it may include Bose AudioPilot® noise compensation technology. To use AudioPilot®:

1. Press the MENU key to enter the menu screen, then press the MENU key repeatedly until Radio is selected or touch the Radio screen button
2. Press the Automatic Volume Control screen button to access the AudioPilot menu.
3. Press the ON screen button.

To turn it off, touch the OFF screen button.

When on, AudioPilot® continuously adjusts the audio system equalization, to compensate for background noise, so that your 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 your vehicle's audio system. At higher volume settings, where the music is much louder than the background noise, there may be little or no adjustments by AudioPilot®. For more information on AudioPilot®, please visit bose.com/audiopilot.

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:

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.

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 display on the screen.

XM™ Radio Messages

See "XM™ Radio Messages" in the vehicle's owner manual" for a list of possible XM messages.