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For 1990-2009 cars only

This feature allows rear seat passengers to listen to and control any of the music sources: radio, cassette tapes and CDs. However, the rear seat passengers can only control the music sources that the front seat passengers are not listening to. For example, rear seat passengers may listen to a cassette tape or CD through headphones, while the driver listens to the radio through the front speakers. The rear seat passengers have control of the volume for each set of headphones. Be aware that the front seat audio controls always have priority over the RSA controls. If the front seat passengers switch the source for the main radio to a remote source, the RSA will play the same remote source.

Primary Radio Controls

The following function is controlled by the knob on the main radio:

PWR (Power): Push this knob twice to turn RSA off.

Rear Seat Radio Controls


Object Number: 807226  Size: B2

The following functions are controlled by the RSA system buttons:

PWR (Power): Press this button to turn RSA on or off. The rear speakers will be muted when the RSA power is turned on. You may operate the RSA functions even when the main radio is off.

VOL (Volume): Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the knob to increase or to decrease volume. Push the knob back into its stored position when you're not using it. The upper VOL knob controls the upper headphone and the lower VOL knob controls the lower headphone.

AM FM: Press this button to switch between AM, FM1 and FM2. If the front passengers are already listening to the radio, the RSA controller will not switch between the bands and cannot change the frequency. Press this button to play a cassette tape or a compact disc when listening to the radio. The inactive tape or CD will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.

SEEK : While listening to the radio, press the up or the down arrow to tune to the next or the previous station and stay there. The sound will mute while seeking. The SEEK button is inactive if the front radio is in use. While listening to a cassette tape, press the up or the down arrow to hear the next or the previous selection. The SEEK button is inactive if the tape mode on the front radio is in use. While listening to a CD, press the up arrow to hear the next track on the CD. Press the down arrow to go back to the start of the current track (if more than eight seconds have played). The SEEK button is inactive if the CD mode on the front radio is in use. To scan stations, press and hold one of the SEEK arrows until the radio goes into scan mode. The radio will scan to a station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station. Press SEEK again to stop scanning. The scan function is inactive if front radio is in use.

P.SET PROG (Preset Program): The front passengers must be listening to something different for each of these functions to work:

    • Press this button to scan through the preset radio stations set on the pushbuttons on the main radio. The radio will go to a preset station stored on your pushbuttons, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press this button again to stop scanning presets.
    • When a cassette tape is playing, press this button to go to the other side of the tape.
    • When a CD is playing, press this button to select a disc.
TAPE CD: Press this button to switch between playing a cassette tape or a CD when listening to the radio. The inactive tape or compact disc will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.