The vehicle has one of these radios as its audio system.
The radio may have RDS. The RDS feature is available for use only on FM stations that broadcast RDS information. This system relies upon receiving specific information from these stations and only works when the information is available. While the radio is tuned to an FM-RDS station, the station name or call letters display. In rare cases, a radio station could broadcast incorrect information that causes the radio features to work improperly. If this happens, contact the radio station.
• | To seek stations, press and release SEEK to go to the previous station and stay there. |
• | To scan stations, press and hold SEEK for a few seconds until the radio beeps once. The radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next station. Press SEEK again to stop scanning. |
• | To scan preset stations in the selected band, press and hold SEEK for four seconds until a double beep sounds. The radio goes to a stored preset, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next stored preset. Press SEEK again to stop scanning preset stations. |
• | To seek stations, press and release SEEK to go to the next station and stay there. |
• | To scan stations, press and hold SEEK for a few seconds until the radio beeps once. The radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next station. Press SEEK again to stop scanning. |
• | To scan preset stations in the selected band, press and hold SEEK for four seconds until a double beep sounds. The radio goes to a stored preset, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next stored preset. Press SEEK again to stop scanning preset stations. |
Drivers are encouraged to set up radio station favorites while the vehicle is in P (Park). Tune to favorite stations using the softkeys, favorites button, and steering wheel controls. See Defensive Driving Defensive Driving.
FAV (Favorites): A maximum of 36 stations can be stored as favorites using the six softkeys located below the radio station frequency tabs and by using the radio favorites page button (FAV button). Press FAV to go through up to six pages of favorites, each having six favorite stations available per page. Each page of favorites can contain any combination of AM, FM, or XM stations. The current balance/fade and tone settings are also stored with the favorite stations.To store a station as a favorite:
To setup the number of favorites pages:
If is pressed and the song title or artist information is longer than what can be displayed, the extra information will page every three seconds when Auto Text is activated.
The radio may be capable of adjusting bass, midrange, or treble to the middle position by pressing the softkey below the BASS, MID, or TREB tab for more than two seconds. The radio beeps once and the level adjusts to the middle position.
The radio may also be capable of adjusting all tone and speaker controls to the middle position by pressing for more than two seconds until the radio beeps once.
If a station's frequency is weak, or has static, decrease the treble.
EQ (Equalization): Press this button to select preset equalization settings. To return to the manual mode, press EQ until Manual displays or start to manually adjust the bass, midrange, or treble by pressing .To adjust balance or fade:
On some radios, FWD and REV can also be used to adjust the highlighted level.
The radio may be capable of adjusting balance or fade to the middle position by pressing the softkey below the BAL or FADE tab for more than two seconds. The radio beeps once and the level adjusts to the middle position.
The radio may also be capable of adjusting all tone and speaker controls to the middle position by pressing for more than two seconds until the radio beeps once.
• | Turn . |
• | Press the softkeys below the right or left arrows on the radio display. |
• | Press SEEK or SEEK. |
Undesired XM categories can be removed through the setup menu. To remove an undesired category:
Removed categories can be restored by pressing the softkey under the Add tab when a removed category displays or by pressing the softkey below the Restore All tab.
Categories cannot be removed or added while the vehicle is moving faster than 5 mph (8 km/h).
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.
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.
See XM Radio Messages later in this section for further detail.
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls it in and the CD begins playing.
When the CD is inserted, the CD symbol displays. As each new track starts to play, the track number displays.
The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.
To insert one CD:
To insert multiple CDs:
To eject the CD that is currently playing:
To eject all CDs:
If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the player it stays in the player. When the ignition or radio is turned on, the CD starts to play where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
(Tune): Turn to select tracks on the CD currently playing.To use random on a radio with a Six-Disc CD player:
The radio may have the MP3 CD-R or CD-RW disc capability feature. For more information, see Using an MP3 later in this section.
• | The CD player is very hot. When the temperature returns to normal, the CD should play. |
• | The road is very rough. When the road becomes smoother, the CD should play. |
• | The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down. |
• | The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and try again. |
• | A problem may have occurred while burning the CD. |
• | The label could be caught in the CD player. |
If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other reason, try a known good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer/retailer. If the radio displays an error message, write it down and provide it to your dealer/retailer when reporting the problem.
Store CD(s) in their original cases or other protective cases and away from direct sunlight and dust. The CD player scans the bottom of the disc. If the bottom of a CD is damaged it may not play properly or at all. Do not touch the bottom of a CD while handling it. Pick up CDs by grasping the outer edges or the edge of the hole and the outer edge.
If the surface of a CD is dirty, take a soft, lint free cloth or dampen a clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral detergent solution mixed with water, and clean it. Make sure the wiping process starts from the center to the edge.
Do not add labels to a CD, it could get caught in the CD player. Use a marking pen to write on the top of the CD if a description is needed.
Do not use CD lens cleaners, they could damage the CD player.
Notice: If a label is added to a CD, or more than one CD is inserted into the slot at a time, or an attempt is made to play scratched or damaged CDs, the CD player could be damaged. While using the CD player, use only CDs in good condition without any label, load one CD at a time, and keep the CD player and the loading slot free of foreign materials, liquids, and debris.
If an error displays, see "CD Messages" earlier in this section.
The radio system may have an auxiliary input jack located on the lower right side of the faceplate. This is not an audio output; do not plug the headphone set into the front auxiliary input jack. An external audio device such as an iPod®, laptop computer, MP3 player, CD changer, etc. can be connected to the auxiliary input jack for use as another audio source.
Drivers are encouraged to set up any auxiliary device while the vehicle is in P (Park). See Defensive Driving for more information on driver distraction.
To use a portable audio player, connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 inch) cable to the radio's front auxiliary input jack. When a device is connected, press the radio CD/AUX button to begin playing audio from the device over the vehicle speakers.
(Power/Volume): Turn to adjust the volume. Additional volume adjustments may have to be made from the portable device if the volume is too quiet or not loud.Radio's with a USB port can control a USB storage device or an iPod® using the radio buttons and knobs. See Using an MP3for information about how to connect and control a USB storage device or an iPod.
The USB connector is located on the front of the radio and uses the USB 2.0 standard.
• | USB Flash Drives |
• | Portable USB Hard Drives |
• | Fifth generation or later iPod |
• | First , Second, or Third generation iPod nano |
• | iPod touch |
• | iPod classic |
Make sure the iPod has the latest firmware from Apple® for proper operation. iPod firmware can be updated using the latest iTunes® application. See apple.com/itunes.
For help with identifying your iPod, go to apple.com/support.
The vehicle has one of these radios as its audio system.
The radio may have RDS. The RDS feature is available for use only on FM stations that broadcast RDS information. This system relies upon receiving specific information from these stations and only works when the information is available. While the radio is tuned to an FM-RDS station, the station name or call letters display. In rare cases, a radio station could broadcast incorrect information that causes the radio features to work improperly. If this happens, contact the radio station.
• | To seek stations, press and release SEEK to go to the previous station and stay there. |
• | To scan stations, press and hold SEEK for a few seconds until the radio beeps once. The radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next station. Press SEEK again to stop scanning. |
• | To scan preset stations in the selected band, press and hold SEEK for four seconds until a double beep sounds. The radio goes to a stored preset, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next stored preset. Press SEEK again to stop scanning preset stations. |
• | To seek stations, press and release SEEK to go to the next station and stay there. |
• | To scan stations, press and hold SEEK for a few seconds until the radio beeps once. The radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next station. Press SEEK again to stop scanning. |
• | To scan preset stations in the selected band, press and hold SEEK for four seconds until a double beep sounds. The radio goes to a stored preset, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next stored preset. Press SEEK again to stop scanning preset stations. |
Drivers are encouraged to set up radio station favorites while the vehicle is in P (Park). Tune to favorite stations using the softkeys, favorites button, and steering wheel controls. See Defensive Driving.
FAV (Favorites): A maximum of 36 stations can be stored as favorites using the six softkeys located below the radio station frequency tabs and by using the radio favorites page button (FAV button). Press FAV to go through up to six pages of favorites, each having six favorite stations available per page. Each page of favorites can contain any combination of AM, FM, or XM stations. The current balance/fade and tone settings are also stored with the favorite stations.To store a station as a favorite:
To setup the number of favorites pages:
If is pressed and the song title or artist information is longer than what can be displayed, the extra information will page every three seconds when Auto Text is activated.
The radio may be capable of adjusting bass, midrange, or treble to the middle position by pressing the softkey below the BASS, MID, or TREB tab for more than two seconds. The radio beeps once and the level adjusts to the middle position.
The radio may also be capable of adjusting all tone and speaker controls to the middle position by pressing for more than two seconds until the radio beeps once.
If a station's frequency is weak, or has static, decrease the treble.
EQ (Equalization): Press this button to select preset equalization settings. To return to the manual mode, press EQ until Manual displays or start to manually adjust the bass, midrange, or treble by pressing .To adjust balance or fade:
On some radios, FWD and REV can also be used to adjust the highlighted level.
The radio may be capable of adjusting balance or fade to the middle position by pressing the softkey below the BAL or FADE tab for more than two seconds. The radio beeps once and the level adjusts to the middle position.
The radio may also be capable of adjusting all tone and speaker controls to the middle position by pressing for more than two seconds until the radio beeps once.
• | Turn . |
• | Press the softkeys below the right or left arrows on the radio display. |
• | Press SEEK or SEEK. |
Undesired XM categories can be removed through the setup menu. To remove an undesired category:
Removed categories can be restored by pressing the softkey under the Add tab when a removed category displays or by pressing the softkey below the Restore All tab.
Categories cannot be removed or added while the vehicle is moving faster than 5 mph (8 km/h).
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.
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.
See XM Radio Messages later in this section for further detail.
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls it in and the CD begins playing.
When the CD is inserted, the CD symbol displays. As each new track starts to play, the track number displays.
The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.
If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the player it stays in the player. When the ignition or radio is turned on, the CD starts to play where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
(Tune): Turn to select tracks on the CD currently playing.The radio may have the MP3 CD-R or CD-RW disc capability feature. For more information, see Using an MP3 later in this section.
• | The CD player is very hot. When the temperature returns to normal, the CD should play. |
• | The road is very rough. When the road becomes smoother, the CD should play. |
• | The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down. |
• | The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and try again. |
• | A problem may have occurred while burning the CD. |
• | The label could be caught in the CD player. |
If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other reason, try a known good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer/retailer. If the radio displays an error message, write it down and provide it to your dealer/retailer when reporting the problem.
Store CD(s) in their original cases or other protective cases and away from direct sunlight and dust. The CD player scans the bottom of the disc. If the bottom of a CD is damaged it may not play properly or at all. Do not touch the bottom of a CD while handling it. Pick up CDs by grasping the outer edges or the edge of the hole and the outer edge.
If the surface of a CD is dirty, take a soft, lint free cloth or dampen a clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral detergent solution mixed with water, and clean it. Make sure the wiping process starts from the center to the edge.
Do not add labels to a CD, it could get caught in the CD player. Use a marking pen to write on the top of the CD if a description is needed.
Do not use CD lens cleaners, they could damage the CD player.
Notice: If a label is added to a CD, or more than one CD is inserted into the slot at a time, or an attempt is made to play scratched or damaged CDs, the CD player could be damaged. While using the CD player, use only CDs in good condition without any label, load one CD at a time, and keep the CD player and the loading slot free of foreign materials, liquids, and debris.
If an error displays, see "CD Messages" earlier in this section.
The radio system may have an auxiliary input jack located on the lower right side of the faceplate. This is not an audio output; do not plug the headphone set into the front auxiliary input jack. An external audio device such as an iPod®, laptop computer, MP3 player, CD changer, etc. can be connected to the auxiliary input jack for use as another audio source.
Drivers are encouraged to set up any auxiliary device while the vehicle is in P (Park). See Defensive Driving for more information on driver distraction.
To use a portable audio player, connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 inch) cable to the radio's front auxiliary input jack. When a device is connected, press the radio CD/AUX button to begin playing audio from the device over the vehicle speakers.
(Power/Volume): Turn to adjust the volume. Additional volume adjustments may have to be made from the portable device if the volume is too quiet or not loud.Radio's with a USB port can control a USB storage device or an iPod® using the radio buttons and knobs. See Using an MP3for information about how to connect and control a USB storage device or an iPod.
The USB connector is located on the front of the radio and uses the USB 2.0 standard.
• | USB Flash Drives |
• | Portable USB Hard Drives |
• | Fifth generation or later iPod |
• | First , Second, or Third generation iPod nano |
• | iPod touch |
• | iPod classic |
Make sure the iPod has the latest firmware from Apple® for proper operation. iPod firmware can be updated using the latest iTunes® application. See apple.com/itunes.
For help with identifying your iPod, go to apple.com/support.