2005 Cadillac STS Owners Manual

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The light will also come on if you turn the traction control system off using the TC (traction control) on/off button located on the console. If the TC (traction control) warning light stays on or comes on while you are driving, pull off the road as soon as possible and stop carefully. Turn your engine off and then restart it. If the light still stays on or comes back on again while you are driving, your vehicle needs service. Have the traction control system inspected as soon as possible. See Traction Control System (TCS) on page 4-8 for more information. 3-62 Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light The engine coolant temperature warning light will come on when the engine is very hot. Engine Coolant Temperature Gage This gage shows the engine coolant temperature. This light will also come on brieﬂy when the vehicle is started. If the light does not go out or comes on and stays on while driving, there may be a problem with the cooling system. Driving with engine coolant temperature light on could cause your vehicle to overheat, see Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode on page 5-28. See Engine Overheating on page 5-26 and DIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-74 for more information. It can be used to see when your engine has warmed up and to make sure your cooling system is operating properly. If the gage pointer moves into the shaded area, the engine coolant is too hot and the engine coolant temperature warning light will come on. See Engine Overheating on page 5-26 for more information. 3-63 Malfunction Indicator Lamp Check Engine Light Your vehicle is equipped with a computer which monitors operation of the fuel, ignition, and emission control systems. This system is called OBD II (On-Board Diagnostics-Second Generation) and is intended to assure that emissions are at acceptable levels for the life of the vehicle, helping to produce a cleaner environment. The CHECK ENGINE light comes on to indicate that there is a problem and service is required. Malfunctions often will be indicated by the system before any problem is apparent. This may prevent more serious damage to your vehicle. This system is also designed to assist your service technician in correctly diagnosing any malfunction. 3-64 If you keep driving your vehicle with this Notice: light on, after awhile, your emission controls may not work as well, your fuel economy may not be as good, and your engine may not run as smoothly. This could lead to costly repairs that may not be covered by your warranty. Notice: Modiﬁcations made to the engine, transmission, exhaust, intake, or fuel system of your vehicle or the replacement of the original tires with other than those of the same Tire Performance Criteria (TPC) can affect your vehicle’s emission controls and may cause this light to come on. Modiﬁcations to these systems could lead to costly repairs not covered by your warranty. This may also result in a failure to pass a required Emission Inspection/Maintenance test. This light should come on brieﬂy, as a check to show you it is working, as you start the engine. If the light does not come on, have it repaired. This light will also come on during a malfunction in one of two ways: Light Flashing — A misﬁre condition has been detected. A misﬁre increases vehicle emissions and may damage the emission control system on your vehicle. Diagnosis and service may be required. Light On Steady — An emission control system malfunction has been detected on your vehicle. Diagnosis and service may be required. (cid:127) (cid:127) If the Light Is Flashing The following may prevent more serious damage to your vehicle: (cid:127) Reducing vehicle speed (cid:127) Avoiding hard accelerations (cid:127) Avoiding steep uphill grades If the light stops ﬂashing and remains on steady, see “If the Light Is On Steady” following. If the light continues to ﬂash, when it is safe to do so, stop the vehicle. Find a safe place to park your vehicle. Turn the engine off, wait at least 10 seconds and restart the engine. If the light remains on steady, see “If the Light Is On Steady” following. If the light is still ﬂashing, follow the previous steps, and see your dealer for service as soon as possible. If the Light Is On Steady You also may be able to correct the emission system malfunction by considering the following: Did you recently put fuel into your vehicle? If so, reinstall the fuel cap, making sure to fully install the cap. See Filling Your Tank on page 5-8. The diagnostic system can determine if the fuel cap has been left off or improperly installed. A loose or missing fuel cap will allow fuel to evaporate into the atmosphere. A few driving trips with the cap properly installed should turn the light off. Did you just drive through a deep puddle of water? If so, your electrical system may be wet. The condition will usually be corrected when the electrical system dries out. A few driving trips should turn the light off. Have you recently changed brands of fuel? If so, be sure to fuel your vehicle with quality fuel. See Gasoline Octane on page 5-5. Poor fuel quality will cause your engine not to run as efficiently as designed. You may notice this as stalling after start-up, stalling when you put the vehicle into gear, misﬁring, hesitation on acceleration, or stumbling on acceleration. (These conditions may go away once the engine is warmed up.) This will be detected by the system and cause the light to turn on. If you experience one or more of these conditions, change the fuel brand you use. It will require at least one full tank of the proper fuel to turn the light off. If none of the above steps have made the light turn off, your dealer can check the vehicle. Your dealer has the proper test equipment and diagnostic tools to ﬁx any mechanical or electrical problems that may have developed. 3-65 Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs Some state/provincial and local governments have or may begin programs to inspect the emission control equipment on your vehicle. Failure to pass this inspection could prevent you from getting a vehicle registration. Here are some things you need to know to help your vehicle pass an inspection: Your vehicle will not pass this inspection if the CHECK ENGINE light is on or not working properly. To perform a Check Engine light bulb check with the keyless ignition, make sure the transmitter fob is in the passenger compartment. See Ignition Positions on page 2-23. Press the bottom of the ACC button on the instrument panel and hold the button down for ﬁve seconds. The instrument panel, including the Check Engine light, will light up and the ignition will be on, but the engine will not start — if you press the bottom of the ACC button only brieﬂy, less than ﬁve seconds, the accessory mode will be turned on, but not the ignition. After the bulb check, be sure to press and release the ACC button again to turn the ignition off and avoid draining the vehicle’s battery. Your vehicle will not pass this inspection if the OBD (on-board diagnostic) system determines that critical emission control systems have not been completely 3-66 diagnosed by the system. The vehicle would be considered not ready for inspection. This can happen if you have recently replaced your battery or if your battery has run down. The diagnostic system is designed to evaluate critical emission control systems during normal driving. This may take several days of routine driving. If you have done this and your vehicle still does not pass the inspection for lack of OBD system readiness, your GM dealer can prepare the vehicle for inspection. Oil Pressure Light {CAUTION: Do not keep driving if the oil pressure is low. If you do, your engine can become so hot that it catches ﬁre. You or others could be burned. Check your oil as soon as possible and have your vehicle serviced. Notice: Lack of proper engine oil maintenance may damage the engine. The repairs would not be covered by your warranty. Always follow the maintenance schedule in this manual for changing engine oil. This light tells you if there could be a problem with your engine oil pressure. Fog Lamp Light The fog lamps light will come on when the fog lamps are in use. This light will come on brieﬂy when you start your engine. That is a check to be sure the light works. If it does not come on, be sure to have it ﬁxed so it will be there to warn you if something goes wrong. When the light comes on and stays on, it means that oil is not ﬂowing through your engine properly. You could be low on oil and you might have some other system problem. Security Light For information regarding this light, see Theft-Deterrent System on page 2-20. The light will go out when the fog lamps are turned off. See Fog Lamps on page 3-37 for more information. Lights On Reminder This light comes on whenever the parking lamps are on. See Headlamps on Reminder on page 3-35 for more information. 3-67 Cruise Control Light Fuel Gage This light comes on whenever you set your cruise control. The fuel gage shows approximately how much fuel is in the tank. It works only when the engine is on. The light will go out when the cruise control is turned off. See Cruise Control on page 3-16 and Adaptive Cruise Control on page 3-19 for more information. Highbeam On Light This light comes on whenever the high-beam headlamps are on. See “Smart Beam Intelligent High-Beam Headlamp Control System” under Headlamps on page 3-31 and Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer on page 3-9 for more information. 3-68 If the fuel supply gets low, the Fuel Level Low message will appear on the DIC and a single chime will sound. Here are a few concerns some owners have had about the fuel gage. All of these situations are normal and do not indicate that anything is wrong with the fuel gage: (cid:127) At the gas station the gas pump shuts off before the gage reads full. The gage may change when you turn, stop quickly or accelerate quickly. It takes a little more or less fuel to ﬁll the tank than the gage indicated. For example, the gage may have indicated that the tank was half full, but it actually took a little more or less than half the tank’s capacity to ﬁll the tank. (cid:127) (cid:127) Driver Information Center (DIC) The Driver Information Center (DIC) gives you the status of many of your vehicle’s systems. The DIC is also used to display warning/status messages. All messages will appear in the DIC display located at the bottom of the instrument panel cluster, below the tachometer and speedometer. The DIC buttons are located on the instrument panel, to the left of the steering wheel. The DIC comes on when the ignition is on. After a short delay, the DIC will display the current driver and the information that was last displayed before the engine was turned off. The top line of the DIC display shows the vehicle system information and the warning/status messages. The bottom line of the DIC display shows either the odometer, the trip odometer A or the trip odometer B information on the left side. Only one odometer can appear at a time. See “Trip Information” under DIC Controls and Displays on page 3-69 for information on changing the display to show the odometer or trip odometer information. The bottom line of the DIC display also shows the outside temperature on the right side and the shift lever position indicator in the center. See Automatic Transmission Operation on page 2-26 for more information on the shift lever positions. When the sport mode is active, an S will appear next to the shift position indicator on the center of the DIC display. When the manual mode is active, an M will appear next to the shift position indicator. When the normal mode is active, only the shift position indicator will appear. See “Driver Shift Control” under Automatic Transmission Operation on page 2-26 for more information. If a problem is detected, a warning message will appear on the display. Be sure to take any message that appears on the display seriously and remember that clearing the message will only make the message disappear, not correct the problem. DIC Controls and Displays The Driver Information Center (DIC) has different modes which can be accessed by pressing the four DIC buttons located on the instrument panel, to the left of the steering wheel. 3-69 DIC Buttons (Base Level) If your vehicle does not have a Head-Up Display (HUD), these are the buttons for your DIC. 4// (Reset): Press this button to reset certain DIC features and to acknowledge DIC warning messages and clear them from the DIC display. EM (English/Metric): Press this button to change the display from English to metric. DIC Buttons (Uplevel) If your vehicle has a HUD, these are the buttons for your DIC. «4ª (Information): Press the top or bottom of this button to scroll through the available vehicle information displays which include fuel range, fuel economy, fuel used, average speed, timer, battery voltage, tire pressure (if equipped with a tire pressure monitor), engine oil life (if equipped) and digital speed display (if equipped). See “MPH (km)” later in this section for more information on the digital speed display. AB 3 00 (Trip Information): Press the top of this button to scroll through the odometer, trip odometer A and trip odometer B. Press and hold the bottom of this button to reset each trip odometer back to zero. 3-70 «4ª (Information): Press the top or bottom of this button to scroll through the available vehicle information displays which include fuel range, fuel economy, fuel used, average speed, timer, battery voltage, tire pressure (if equipped with a tire pressure monitor), engine oil life (if equipped), display units and digital speed display (if equipped). See “MPH (km)” later in this section for more information on the digital speed display. «~ª (Head-Up Display): Press this button to change the position of the HUD on the windshield. Press the top part of the button to move the HUD image up. Press the bottom part of the button to move the HUD image down. You can also adjust the brightness of the HUD image. Press in the center knob on the DIC control panel until the knob pops out. Then pull the knob until it stops. Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the brightness. If you turn the knob all the way counterclockwise, the HUD image will turn off. See Head-Up Display (HUD) on page 3-41 for more information. 4// (Reset): Press this button to reset certain DIC features and to acknowledge DIC warning messages and clear them from the DIC display. 3 (Trip Information): Press this button to scroll through the odometer, trip odometer A and trip odometer B. To reset each trip odometer, either press the reset button or press and hold the trip information button until the trip odometer displayed returns to zero. Information Display Menu Items The following display menu items can be displayed by pressing the information button. ENGLISH DISPLAY UNITS (METRIC DISPLAY UNITS) This display allows you to select between English and metric units of measurement if your vehicle has the uplevel DIC. Press the reset button to switch between English and metric units. ENGINE OIL LIFE This display, if equipped, shows the estimated oil life remaining. If you see 99% ENGINE OIL LIFE on the display, that means that 99% of the current oil life remains. When the oil life is depleted, the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message will appear on the display. You should change your oil as soon as possible. In addition to the engine oil life system monitoring the oil life, additional maintenance is recommended in the Maintenance Schedule in this manual. See Scheduled Maintenance on page 6-4 and Engine Oil on page 5-16. After an oil change, reset the ENGINE OIL LIFE display by pressing the reset button for three seconds. The display will show 100% ENGINE OIL LIFE after it has been reset. Also clear the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message from the display. See Engine Oil Life System on page 5-19 for more information. 3-71 TIRE PRESSURE This display, if equipped, shows the air pressure of each road tire in either pounds per square inch (PSI) or kilopascals (kPa). If the tire pressure is normal, the value will display. If the tire pressure is low, LOW will appear on the display with the value. If the tire pressure is high, HIGH will appear on the display with the value. Press the information button to scroll through the following displays: RR TIRE: This display shows the air pressure in the passenger’s side rear tire. LR TIRE: This display shows the air pressure in the driver’s side rear tire. RF TIRE: This display shows the air pressure in the passenger’s side front tire. LF TIRE: This display shows the air pressure in the driver’s side front tire. If the tire pressure display shows dashes instead of a value, there may be a problem with your vehicle. If this consistently occurs, see your GM dealer for service. BATTERY VOLTS This display shows the current battery voltage. If the voltage is in the normal range, the value will display. For example, the display may read 13.2 BATTERY VOLTS. If the voltage is low, the display will have LOW after it. If the voltage is high, the display will have HIGH after it. Your vehicle’s charging system regulates voltage based on the state of the battery. The battery voltage may ﬂuctuate when viewing this information on the DIC. This is normal. See Charging System Light on page 3-60 for more information. If there is a problem with the battery charging system, the DIC may display a message. See DIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-74 for more information. TIMER OFF This display can be used like a stopwatch. You can record the time it takes to travel from one point to another. To access the timer, press the information button until 00:00:00 TIMER OFF displays. To turn on the timer, press the reset button until TIMER ON displays. The timer will then start. To turn off the timer, press the reset button again until TIMER OFF displays. The timer will stop and display the end timing value. To reset the timer, press and hold the reset button after the timer has been stopped. The display will return to zero. 3-72 AVG MPH (AVG km/h) This display shows the average speed of the vehicle in miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (km/h). This average is calculated based on the various vehicle speeds recorded since the last reset of this display. To reset AVG MPH, press the reset button. The display will return to zero. GAL FUEL USED (L FUEL USED) This display shows the number of gallons or liters of fuel used since the last reset of this display. To reset GAL FUEL USED, press the reset button. The display will return to zero. MPG INST (L/100 km INST) This display shows the current fuel economy. This number reﬂects only the fuel economy that the vehicle has right now and will change frequently as driving conditions change. Unlike average fuel economy, this display cannot be reset. MPG AVG (L/100 km AVG) This display shows the approximate average miles per gallon (mpg) or kilometers per Liter (km/L). This number is calculated based on the number of mpg (km/L) recorded since the last time this display was reset. To reset MPG AVG, press the reset button. The display will return to zero. MILES RANGE (km RANGE) This display shows the approximate number of remaining miles or kilometers you can drive without reﬁlling your fuel tank. This estimate is based on the current driving conditions and will change if the driving conditions change. For example, if you are driving in traffic making frequent stops, the display may read one number, but if you enter the freeway, the number may change even though you still have the same amount of fuel in the fuel tank. This is because different driving conditions produce different fuel economies. Generally, freeway driving produces better fuel economy than city driving. Once the range drops below 40 miles (64 km) remaining, the display will show LOW RANGE. If your vehicle is low on fuel, the Fuel Level Low message will be displayed. See “Fuel Level Low” under DIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-74 for more information. MPH (km) This display, if equipped, shows the vehicle’s speed digitally in either miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (km/h). 3-73 Trip Information Display Menu Items The following display menu items can be displayed by pressing the trip Information button. Odometer Press the trip information button until the odometer appears on the DIC display. The odometer shows the total distance the vehicle has been driven in either miles or kilometers. Trip Odometer Press the trip information button until TRIP A or TRIP B appears on the DIC display. The trip odometer shows the current distance traveled since the last reset for each trip odometer in either miles or kilometers. Both odometers can be used at the same time. For base level vehicles, each trip odometer can be reset to zero separately by pressing and holding the bottom of the trip information button while the desired trip odometer is displayed. For uplevel vehicles, reset each trip odometer by pressing the reset button or by pressing and holding the trip information button while the desired trip odometer is displayed. DIC Warnings and Messages These messages will appear if there is a problem sensed in one of your vehicle’s systems. The text messages are the same for both the base audio and Navigation systems unless otherwise indicated. You must acknowledge a message to clear it from the screen for further use. To clear a message, press the reset button. Be sure to take any message that appears on the screen seriously and remember that clearing the message will only make the message disappear, not the problem. AUTOMATIC LIGHTS OFF This message will display when the automatic headlamps are turned off. See Headlamps on page 3-31 for more information. AUTOMATIC LIGHTS ON This message will display when the automatic headlamps are turned on. See Headlamps on page 3-31 for more information. 3-74 BATTERY NOT CHARGING SERVICE CHARGING SYS (System) This symbol appears with the BATTERY NOT CHARGING SERVICE CHARGING SYS message. This message will display when a problem with the charging system has been detected. Have your vehicle serviced by your GM dealer. BATTERY SAVER ACTIVE This message will display when the system detects that the battery voltage is dropping beyond a reasonable level. The battery saver system will start reducing certain features of the vehicle that you may not be able to notice. At the point that the features are disabled, this message is displayed. It means that the vehicle is trying to save the charge in the battery. Turn off all unnecessary accessories to allow the battery to recharge. The normal battery voltage range is 11.5 to 15.5 volts. You can monitor battery voltage on the DIC by pressing the information button until you ﬁnd BATTERY VOLTS. BATTERY VOLTAGE HIGH This symbol appears with the BATTERY VOLTAGE HIGH message. This message will display when the electrical charging system is overcharging the battery. When the system detects that the battery voltage is above approximately 16 volts, this message will be displayed. To reduce the charging overload, use the vehicle’s accessories. Turn on the exterior lamps and radio, set the climate control on AUTO and the fan speed on the highest setting, and turn the rear window defogger on. The normal battery voltage range is 11.5 to 15.5 volts when the engine is running. You can monitor battery voltage on the DIC by pressing the information button until you ﬁnd BATTERY VOLTS. 3-75 BATTERY VOLTAGE LOW This symbol appears with the BATTERED VOLTAGE LOW message. When this message displays, the electrical system is charging less than 10 volts or the battery has been drained. If this message appears immediately after starting the engine, it is possible that the generator can still recharge the battery. The battery should recharge while driving but may take a few hours to do so. Consider using an auxiliary charger (be sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions) to boost the battery after returning home or to a ﬁnal destination. If this message appears while driving or after starting your vehicle and stays on, have it checked immediately to determine the cause of this problem. To help the generator recharge the battery quickly, you can reduce the load on the electrical system by turning off the accessories. The normal battery voltage range is 11.5 to 15.5 volts. You can monitor battery voltage on the DIC by pressing the information button until you ﬁnd BATTERY VOLTS. 3-76 CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON When this message displays, it means that service is required for your vehicle. See your GM dealer. See Engine Oil on page 5-16 and Scheduled Maintenance on page 6-4 for more information. When you reset the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message by clearing it from the display, you still must reset the engine oil life system separately. For more information on resetting the engine oil life system, see Engine Oil Life System on page 5-19. CHECK BRAKE FLUID This message will display if the ignition is on to inform the driver that the brake ﬂuid level is low. Have the brake system serviced by your GM dealer as soon as possible. See Brake System Warning Light on page 3-60 for more information. CHECK COOLANT LEVEL This message will display when there is a low level of engine coolant. Have the cooling system serviced by your GM dealer as soon as possible. See Engine Coolant on page 5-23 for more information. CHECK GAS CAP When this message displays, the gas cap has not been fully tightened. You should recheck the gas cap to ensure that it is on and tightened properly. CHECK OIL LEVEL This message will display when the oil level is low. See Engine Oil on page 5-16 for more information on checking your engine oil. CHECK TIRE PRESSURE This symbol appears with the CHECK TIRE PRESSURE message. If your vehicle is equipped with a tire pressure monitor, this message will display when one or more of the vehicle’s tires are low or high. See DIC Controls and Displays on page 3-69 for information on checking your vehicle’s tire pressures. CHECK WASHER FLUID This symbol appears with the CHECK WASHER FLUID message. When this message displays, it means that your vehicle is low on windshield washer ﬂuid. You should reﬁll the tank as soon as possible. See Windshield Washer Fluid on page 5-34 for more information. CLEAN RADAR When this message displays, it means that the Adaptive Cruise Control system is disabled because the radar is blocked and cannot detect vehicles in your path. It may also activate during heavy rain or due to road spray. To clean the system, see “Cleaning the System” under Adaptive Cruise Control on page 3-19. 3-77 DRIVER DOOR AJAR This symbol appears with the DRIVER DOOR AJAR message. When this message displays, it means that the driver’s door was not closed completely. You should make sure that the driver’s door is closed completely. ENGINE COOLANT HOT IDLE ENGINE This symbol appears with the ENGINE COOLANT HOT IDLE ENGINE message. This message will display when the engine coolant temperature is too hot. Stop and allow the vehicle to idle until it cools down. See Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light on page 3-63. 3-78 If you drive your vehicle while the engine is See Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode on page 5-28 for information on driving to a safe place in an emergency. Notice: overheating, severe engine damage may occur. If an overheat warning appears on the instrument panel cluster and/or DIC, stop the vehicle as soon as possible. Do not increase the engine speed above normal idling speed. See Engine Overheating on page 5-26 for more information. ENGINE HOT – AC (Air Conditioning) OFF This message will display when the engine coolant becomes hotter than the normal operating temperature. See Engine Coolant Temperature Gage on page 3-63. To avoid added strain on a hot engine, the air conditioning compressor is automatically turned off. When the coolant temperature returns to normal, the air conditioning compressor will turn back on. You can continue to drive your vehicle. If this message continues to appear, have the system repaired by your GM dealer as soon as possible to avoid damage to your engine. If you drive your vehicle while the engine is ENGINE OVERHEATED STOP ENGINE This message will display when the engine has overheated. Immediately look for a safe place to pull your vehicle over and turn the engine off right away to avoid severe engine damage. See Engine Overheating on page 5-26 and Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode on page 5-28. A chime will also sound when this message is displayed. Notice: overheating, severe engine damage may occur. If an overheat warning appears on the instrument panel cluster and/or DIC, stop the vehicle as soon as possible. Do not increase the engine speed above normal idling speed. See Engine Overheating on page 5-26 for more information. ENGINE POWER REDUCED This message informs you that the engine power is being reduced to protect the engine from damage. There could be several malfunctions that might cause this message. Have your vehicle serviced by your GM dealer as soon as possible. FUEL LEVEL LOW This symbol appears with the FUEL LEVEL LOW message. When this message displays, it means that your vehicle is low on fuel. You should reﬁll the tank as soon as possible. A single chime will sound when this message is displayed. HOOD AJAR This symbol appears with the HOOD AJAR message. When this message displays, it means that the hood was not closed completely. You should make sure that the hood is completely closed. 3-79 ICE POSSIBLE This message will display when the outside temperature is cold enough to create icy road conditions. KEY FOB BATTERY LOW When this message displays, it means that the battery in your keyless access transmitter is low. Replace the battery in the transmitter. See “Battery Replacement” under Keyless Access System Operation on page 2-4. LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR This symbol appears with the LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR message. When this message displays, it means that the driver’s side rear door was not closed completely. You should make sure that the door is closed completely. NO FOBS DETECTED When this message displays, it means that the vehicle does not detect the keyless access transmitter. The keyless access transmitter must be in the vehicle for the ignition to work. Make sure you have the transmitter inside of the vehicle when using the electronic keyless ignition with push-button start. See Ignition Positions on page 2-23 for more information. NO FOB OFF OR RUN? When this message displays, it means that the keyless access transmitter is not detected inside of the vehicle while you are trying to turn the ignition off. You can either keep the car running or turn the ignition off while you locate your keyless access transmitter. However, if you turn the ignition off and you cannot ﬁnd the keyless access transmitter, you will not be able to restart the vehicle. The keyless access transmitter needs to be inside of the vehicle in order for the vehicle to start. See Starting Your Engine on page 2-24 for more information. 3-80 If you drive your vehicle while the engine OIL PRESSURE LOW STOP ENGINE A multiple chime will sound when this message is displayed. See Engine Oil on page 5-16 for more information. Notice: oil pressure is low, severe engine damage may occur. If a low oil pressure warning appears on the instrument panel cluster and/or DIC, stop the vehicle as soon as possible. Do not drive the vehicle until the cause of the low oil pressure is corrected. See Engine Oil on page 5-16 for more information. PASSENGER DOOR AJAR This symbol appears with the PASSENGER DOOR AJAR message. When this message displays, it means that the passenger’s side front door was not closed completely. You should make sure that the door is closed completely. PRESS START AND BRAKE TO START ENGINE When this message displays, it means that you need to press down on the brake pedal while pressing the start button on the electronic keyless ignition when trying to start your vehicle. See Starting Your Engine on page 2-24 for more information. RADAR CRUISE NOT READY When this message displays, it means that the Adaptive Cruise Control system will not activate due to a temporary condition. Your vehicle does not require service. This message will also display when either of the following conditions occurs: The driver turns off the head-up display (HUD) while the Adaptive Cruise Control is engaged. The driver attempts to engage the Adaptive Cruise Control while the HUD is off. If this message appears when you attempt to activate the system, continue driving for several minutes and then try activating the system again. 3-81 (cid:127) (cid:127) RIGHT REAR DOOR AJAR This symbol appears with the RIGHT REAR DOOR AJAR message. When this message displays, it means that the passenger’s side rear door was not closed completely. You should check to make sure that the door is closed completely. SERVICE AC (Air Conditioning) SYSTEM This message will display when the electronic sensors that control the air conditioning and heating systems are no longer working. Have the climate control system serviced by your GM dealer if you notice a drop in heating and air conditioning efficiency. SERVICE AIR BAG This message will display when there is a problem with the airbag system. Have your vehicle serviced by your GM dealer immediately. See Airbag Readiness Light on page 3-59 for more information. SERVICE RADAR CRUISE When this message displays, it means that the Adaptive Cruise Control system is disabled and needs service. See your GM dealer. SERVICE STABILITY SYS (System) Your vehicle may be equipped with a vehicle stability enhancement system called Stabilitrak®. See Stabilitrak® System on page 4-10. The SERVICE STABILITY SYS message will display if there has been a problem detected with Stabilitrak®. If the SERVICE STABILITY SYS message comes on while you are driving, pull off the road as soon as possible and stop carefully. Try resetting the system by turning the ignition off then back on. If the SERVICE STABILITY SYS message still stays on or comes back on again while you are driving, your vehicle needs service. Have the Stabilitrak® System inspected by your GM dealer as soon as possible. 3-82 SERVICE STEERING SYS (System) Your vehicle may be equipped with a speed variable assist steering system. See Steering on page 4-11. The SERVICE STEERING SYS message will display if a problem is detected with the speed variable assist steering system. When this message is displayed, you may notice that the effort required to steer the vehicle increases or feels “heavier,” but you will still be able to steer the vehicle. SERVICE SUSPENSION SYS (System) This message will display when the suspension system is not operating properly. Have your vehicle serviced by your GM dealer. SERVICE TIRE MONITOR This message will display if the Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM) system, if equipped, is not working properly. Have your vehicle serviced by your GM dealer as soon as possible. SERVICE THEFT SYSTEM This message will display when there is a problem with the hood open and closed switches. The switches may need to be replaced. When this message is displayed, the theft-deterrent system will still be protecting the interior of the vehicle, however, the hood area will not be protected at this time. Also, the remote start function will not work when this message appears. See your GM dealer for service. SERVICE TRANSMISSION This message will display when there is a problem with the transmission of your vehicle. Have your vehicle serviced by your GM dealer. SERVICE VEHICLE SOON This message will display when a non-emissions related malfunction occurs. Have your vehicle serviced by your GM dealer as soon as possible. SPEED LIMITED TO XXX This message will display when your vehicle speed is limited to XXX (mph in English mode and km/h in Metric mode) because the vehicle detects a problem in the suspension system. Have your vehicle serviced by your GM dealer. 3-83 STABILITY SYS (System) ACTIVE The STABILITY SYS ACTIVE message will display any time Stabilitrak® is actively assisting you with directional control of the vehicle. Slippery road conditions may exist when this message is displayed, so adjust your driving accordingly. This message may stay on for a few seconds after Stabilitrak® stops assisting you with directional control of the vehicle. See Stabilitrak® System on page 4-10 for more information. STABILITY SYS (System) NOT READY The STABILITY SYS NOT READY message will display if Stabilitrak® is not ready. Two conditions may cause this message to display. The ﬁrst condition may be that the vehicle needs to be driven in a straight line for approximately 30-40 ft (9-12 m) until the sensors are centered. Once the sensors are centered, the Stabilitrak® system will be ready and the STABILITY SYS READY message will display. The second condition that may cause this message to display is when you ﬁrst start your vehicle and drive away during cold winter weather. This is normal. The system needs to warm up. You can acknowledge this message by pressing the reset button. 3-84 The Stabilitrak® performance is affected until the STABILITY SYS READY message is displayed in the DIC. See Stabilitrak® System on page 4-10 for more information. STABILITY SYS (System) OFF The STABILITY SYS OFF message will display any time you turn off Stabilitrak® using the TC (traction control) on/off button. See Traction Control System (TCS) on page 4-8 for more information. When this message has been displayed, Stabilitrak® is no longer available to assist you with directional control of the vehicle. Adjust your driving accordingly. See Stabilitrak® System on page 4-10 for more information. STABILITY SYS (System) READY The STABILITY SYS READY message will display any time you turn back on Stabilitrak® using the TC (traction control) on/off button. See Traction Control System (TCS) on page 4-8 for more information. When this message has been displayed, Stabilitrak® is ready to assist you with directional control of the vehicle if needed. See Stabilitrak® System on page 4-10 for more information. STARTING DISABLED THEFT PROBLEM This message will display when incorrect conditions exist within the theft-deterrent system. See your GM dealer for service. STARTING DISABLED THROTTLE PROBLEM This message will display when your vehicle’s throttle system is not functioning properly. Have your vehicle serviced by your GM dealer. THEFT ATTEMPTED This symbol appears with the THEFT ATTEMPTED message. This message will display if the theft-deterrent system has detected a break-in attempt while you were away from your vehicle. TRACTION ACTIVE This message will display when the traction control system is actively limiting wheel spin. Slippery road conditions may exist if this message is displayed, so adjust your driving accordingly. The message will stay on for a few seconds after the traction control system stops limiting wheel spin. See Traction Control System (TCS) on page 4-8 for more information. TRANS (Transmission) HOT IDLE ENGINE This message will display when the transmission ﬂuid in your vehicle is too hot. Stop the vehicle and allow it to idle until the transmission cools down or until this message is removed. TRUNK OPEN This symbol appears with the TRUNK OPEN message. When this message displays, it means that the trunk was not closed completely. You should make sure that the trunk is closed completely. 3-85 TURN SIGNAL ON If you drive your vehicle for more than about 1 mile (1.6 km) with a turn signal on, this message will display as a reminder to turn off the turn signal. A multiple chime will sound when this message is displayed. Other Messages Here are more messages that you can receive on your Driver Information Center (DIC). To acknowledge a message and read another message that may have come on at the same time, press the reset button. (cid:127) ACCESSORY ACTIVE (See Ignition Positions on page 2-23.) (cid:127) KNOWN FOB (See “Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle” under Keyless Access System Operation on page 2-4.) (cid:127) MAX # FOBS LEARNED (See “Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle” under Keyless Access System Operation on page 2-4.) (cid:127) OFF/ACC TO LEARN (See “Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle” under Keyless Access System Operation on page 2-4.) (cid:127) READY FOR FOB X (See “Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle” under Keyless Access System Operation on page 2-4.) (cid:127) SHIFT TO PARK (See Starting Your Engine on page 2-24.) (cid:127) WAIT XX MIN (Minutes) (See “Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle” under Keyless Access System Operation on page 2-4.) 3-86 Audio System(s) Notice: Before adding any sound equipment to your vehicle, like a tape player, CB radio, mobile telephone, or two-way radio, make sure that it can be added by checking with your dealer. 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 may interfere with the operation of your vehicle’s engine, radio, or other systems, and even damage them. Your vehicle’s systems may interfere with the operation of sound equipment that has been added improperly. Figure out which audio system is in your vehicle, ﬁnd out what your audio system can do, and how to operate all of its controls. Your vehicle has a feature called Retained Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP, the audio system can be played even after the ignition is turned off. See Retained Accessory Power (RAP) on page 2-24 for more information. Setting the Time 1. Press the tune/select knob (the right knob) to enter the main menu. 2. Turn the tune/select knob until SET CLOCK appears on the display. 3. Press the tune/select knob to select SET CLOCK. 4. Turn the tune/select knob to adjust the time. 5. Press the tune/select knob to update the time. VEHICLE TIME UPDATED will appear on the display. If the CLOCK/RADIO DISP is conﬁgured into one of the conﬁgurable keys, pressing the key will switch the display back to the clock set function. The time and date will always appear on the radio display. See “Conﬁgurable Radio Display Keys” under Radio with CD on page 3-88 for more information on conﬁguring the keys. 3-87 Setting the Date 1. Press the tune/select knob (the right knob) to enter the main menu. 2. Turn the tune/select knob until SET DATE appears on the display. 3. Press the tune/select knob to select SET DATE. 4. Turn the tune/select knob to adjust the date. 5. Press the tune/select knob to update the time. VEHICLE DATE UPDATED will appear on the display. If the DATE is conﬁgured into one of the conﬁgurable keys, pressing the key will switch the display back to the date set function. The time and date will always appear on the radio display. See “Conﬁgurable Radio Display Keys” under Radio with CD on page 3-88 for more information on conﬁguring the keys. Radio with CD Radio with CD shown, Radio with Six-Disc CD similar 3-88 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: (cid:127) Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of programming (cid:127) Receive announcements concerning local and national emergencies (cid:127) Display messages from radio stations (cid:127) Seek to stations with traffic announcements This system relies upon 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. While the radio is tuned to an RDS station, the station name or call letters will appear on the display instead of the frequency. RDS stations may also provide the time of day, a program type (PTY) for current programming, and the name of the program being broadcast. XM™ Satellite Radio Service XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in the 48 contiguous United States. XM™ offers 100 coast to coast channels including music, news, sports, talk, and children’s programming. XM™ provides digital quality audio and text information, including song title and artist name. A service fee is required in order to receive the XM™ service. For more information, contact XM™ at www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-852-XMXM (9696). 4 (Information): Press this button while in XM mode to retrieve three different categories of information related to the current song or channel: Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY. To view this information, perform the following: 1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu. 2. Turn the tune/select knob until INFO appears on the display. 3. Press the tune/select knob to select INFO. The display will change to show the additional XM information. 4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out. 3-89 Playing the Radio O (Power): Press this knob to turn the system on and off. n (Volume): Turn this knob to increase or to decrease the volume. SRCE (Source): Press this button to select a source, either radio or CD. The CD must be loaded to select the source and to play. CD will appear on the display if a CD is loaded. If a CD is not loaded, the display will not change from the radio source. Finding a Station BAND: Press this button to select FM1, FM2, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). w (Tune): Turn this knob to select radio stations. © ¨ (Seek): Press the left single arrow button to go to the previous station and stay there. Press the right single arrow button to go to the next station and stay there. The sound will mute while seeking. The radio will only seek stations with a strong signal that are in the selected band. ©¨ (Scan): Press the double arrow scan button to enter scan mode. SCAN will appear on the display. Press this button to scan to the next station. The radio will go to a station, play for 5 seconds, then go on to the next station. Press this button again to stop scanning. To scan preset stations, press and hold the double arrow scan button for more than two seconds until you hear a beep and PSCAN appears on the display. The radio will go to the ﬁrst preset station, play for 5 seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press this button again to stop scanning presets. The radio will only scan stations with a strong signal that are in the selected band. LOCAL/DISTANT Selection: With this feature you can set the radio to search for local stations or stations that are further away for a larger selection. To set this feature to LOCAL or DISTANT, perform the following steps: 1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu. 2. Turn the tune/select knob until SEEK LOCAL or SEEK DISTANT appears on the display. 3. Press the tune/select knob to select either LOCAL or DISTANT. 3-90 4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out. To search for stations, press the single arrow buttons. If the system is set to LOCAL, SEEK will appear on the display and seek to stations with strong signals only. If the system is set to DISTANT, D-SEEK will appear on the display and seek to stations with weak and strong signals. Setting Preset Stations Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM, six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped)), can be programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons, by performing the following steps: 1. Turn the radio on. 2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM, or XM1 or XM2. 3. Tune in the desired station. 4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons for two seconds until you hear a beep. The set preset station number will appear on the display above the pushbutton that it is set to. Whenever that numbered pushbutton is pressed for less than two seconds, the station that was set will return. 5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton. To set the preset stations with an equalization setting, DSP setting, or a PTY setting, see each of these features later in this section. When a preset station is selected, once one of these additional settings is selected, the preset station will remember each setting and it will remain active, until the setting is selected off for that preset station. AUTOSTORE PRESETS: To set the preset stations automatically, perform the following steps: 1. Turn the radio on. 2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM. 3. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu. 4. Turn the tune/select knob until AUTOSTORE PRESETS appears on the display. 5. Press the tune/select knob to select. AUTOSTORE will appear on the display. The radio will automatically search the band and select and store the six radio stations with the strongest signal. The stations will be stored by signal strength, not sequential order. The set preset station number will appear on the display above the pushbutton that it is set to. Whenever that numbered pushbutton is pressed for less than two seconds, the station that was set will return. 3-91 6. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out. When battery power is removed and later applied, you will not have to reset your radio presets. PRESETS HOME/AWAY: This feature gives you the ability to store two different kinds of station presets. HOME can be used for stations available where you live and AWAY can be for stations available outside of your local broadcasting area. To set preset stations for home and away perform the following steps: 1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu. 2. Turn the tune/select knob until PRESETS HOME/AWAY appears on the display. 3. Press the tune/select knob to select. HOME or AWAY will appear on the display. 4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out. Follow the manual or automatic steps previously listed for setting the preset pushbuttons for both home and away. Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble) To adjust the bass, midrange, and treble, perform the following steps: 1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu. 2. Turn the tune/select knob until BASS-MID-TREBLE appears on the display. 3. Press the tune/select knob to enter the tone settings. 4. Press the tune/select knob to scroll through the settings. 5. Turn the tune/select knob to increase or to decrease the bass, midrange, or treble. If a station is weak or noisy, decrease the treble. 6. Press the tune/select knob to set the adjustment. 7. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To return to the original display repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out. 3-92 AUDIO EQUALIZER: This feature allows you to select customized equalization settings. To choose an equalization setting (EQ0 through EQ5), perform the following steps: 1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu. 2. Turn the tune/select knob until EQUALIZER appears on the display. 3. Press the tune/select knob to set the equalization setting. The equalization setting will appear on the display. 4. Press the tune/select knob to scroll to BALANCE or FADER. 5. Turn the tune/select knob to adjust the BALANCE to the right or the left speakers and the FADER to the front or the rear speakers. 6. Press the tune/select knob to set the adjustment. 7. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out. 4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out. EQ0 will not appear on the display when in this mode. RDS Messages The equalization settings are preset to EQ0 (Normal), EQ1 (Pop), EQ2 (Rock), EQ3 (Jazz), EQ4 (Talk), and EQ5 (Country). Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade) To adjust the balance or fade, perform the following steps: 1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu. 2. Turn the tune/select knob until BASS-MID-TREBLE appears on the display. 3. Press the tune/select knob to enter the tone settings. ALERT: Alert warns of local and national emergencies. When, an alert announcement comes on the current radio station or a related network station, ALERT will appear on the display. You will hear the announcement, even if the volume is low or a CD is playing. If a CD is playing, play will stop during the announcement. Alert announcements cannot be turned off. If the radio tunes to a related network station for the announcement, it will return to the original station when the announcement is ﬁnished. ALERT will not be affected by tests of the emergency broadcast system. This feature is not supported by all RDS stations. 3-93 MSG (Message): If the current RDS station has a message, MSG will appear on the display. The message may display the artist, song title, call in phone numbers, etc. If the entire message does not appear on the display, parts of the message will appear every three seconds until the message is completed. Once the completed message has been displayed, MSG will disappear from the display until another new message is received. To display the last message, perform the following steps: 1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu. 2. Turn the tune/select knob until RECALL RDS MESSAGE appears on the display. 3. Press the tune/select knob. The message will appear on the display. Once the message has been displayed, MSG will disappear from the display until another new message is received. TP (Traffic Program): TP will appear on the display when the radio detects a signal from an RDS station that has traffic announcement broadcast capability. TA (Traffic Announcement): If TA appears on the display, the tuned radio station broadcasts traffic announcements and when a traffic announcement comes on the tuned station you will hear it. If the station does not broadcast traffic announcements, when TA is turned on it will seek to a station that does. When a station that broadcasts traffic announcements is found, the radio will stop seeking and TA will appear on the display. If no station is found that broadcasts traffic announcements, No Traffic will appear on the display. The radio will play traffic announcements if the volume is low. The radio will interrupt the play of a CD if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements. To turn TA on or off, perform the following steps: 1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu. 2. Turn the tune/select knob until TRAFFIC ANNOUNCE appears on the display. 3. Press the tune/select knob to select ON or OFF. An X will appear in the box when TA is selected on. 4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out. 3-94 Activating Program Type (PTY) Stations (RDS and XM™) PTY allows you to search for stations with speciﬁc types of music. The selectable PTYs are POP, EASY, TALK, CNTRY (Country), CLASS (Classical), and JAZZ. To activate program types, perform the following steps: 1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu. 2. Turn the tune/select knob until PROGRAM TYPE MODE appears on the display. 3. Press the tune/select knob to select ON or OFF. An X will appear in the box when PTY is selected on. 4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out. Once program type is activated the PTYs will appear on the display above the pushbuttons, in place of the preset stations (if programmed). Press the pushbutton for the PTY that you would like to listen to. Not all stations support PTYs. The radio may not go to all of the stations with that music type when pressing the pushbutton. AF (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the same program type. To turn AF on or off, perform the following steps: 1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu. 2. Turn the tune/select knob until ALTERNATE FREQ. appears on the display. 3. Press the tune/select knob to select AF OFF, AF ON, or AF REG. An X will appear in the box when AF is selected on. 4. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out. Radio Message THEFTLOCK: This message is displayed when the THEFTLOCK® system has been activated. Take the vehicle to the dealer for service. 3-95 XM™ Radio Messages Condition Action Required Radio Display Message XL (Explicit Language Channels) XM Updating XL on the radio display, after the channel name, indicates content with explicit language. Updating encryption code No XM Signal Loss of signal Loading XM Acquiring channel audio (after 4 second delay) Channel Off Air Channel not in service Channel Unavail No Artist Info No Title Info 3-96 Channel no longer available Artist Name/Feature not available Song/Program Title not available These channels, or any others, can be blocked at a customer’s request, by calling 1-800-852-XMXM (9696). The encryption code in the receiver is being updated, and no action is required. This process should take no longer than 30 seconds. The system is functioning correctly, but the vehicle is in a location that is blocking the XM signal. When the vehicle is moved into an open area, the signal should return. The audio system is acquiring and processing audio and text data. No action is needed. This message should disappear shortly. This channel is not currently in service. Tune in to another channel. This previously assigned channel is no longer assigned. Tune to another station. If this station was one of the presets, choose another station for that preset button. No artist information is available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly. No song title information is available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly. XM™ Radio Messages (cont’d) Condition Action Required Radio Display Message No CAT Info Not Found No Information XM Lock Category Name not available No channel available for the chosen category No Text/Informational message available Theft lock active XM Radio ID Unknown Check XM Receiver Radio ID label (channel 0) Radio ID not known (should only be if hardware failure) Hardware failure No category information is available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly. There are no channels available for the selected category. The system is working properly. No text or informational messages are available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly. The XM receiver in your vehicle may have previously been in another vehicle. For security purposes, XM receivers cannot be swapped between vehicles. If this message is received after having your vehicle serviced, check with your GM dealer. If tuned to channel 0, this message will alternate with the XM Radio 8 digit radio ID label. This label is needed to activate the service. If this message is received when tuned to channel 0, there may be a receiver fault. Consult with your GM dealer. If this message does not clear within a short period of time, the receiver may have a fault. Consult with your GM dealer. 3-97 Using the Single CD Player Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull it in. If the ignition and the radio are on, the CD will begin playing. A CD may be loaded with the radio off, but it will not start playing until the radio is on. If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the player, it will stay in the player. When the ignition or radio is turned on, the CD will start to play where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source. When the CD is inserted, CD will appear on the display. As each new track starts to play, the track number will appear on the display. 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 playing a CD-R the sound quality may be reduced due to CD-R quality, the method of recording, the quality of the music that has been recorded, and the way the CD-R has been handled. There may be an increase in skipping, difficulty in ﬁnding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur, try a known good CD. Do not add paper labels to CDs, they could get caught in the CD player. If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages” later in this section. 3-98 When a CD is inserted, the CD functions will appear on the display above the pushbuttons, in place of the preset stations (if programmed). F1 PREV (Previous): Press this pushbutton to go to the previous track. Press and hold this pushbutton to reverse quickly within a track. Release the pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. F2 NEXT: Press this pushbutton to go to the next track. Press and hold this pushbutton to advance quickly within a track. Release the pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. F3 RDM (Random): Press this pushbutton to listen to the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RANDOM will appear on the display. Press RDM again to turn off random play. RANDOM will disappear from the display. F4 RPT (Repeat): Press this pushbutton to hear a track over again. REPEAT will appear on the display. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. REPEAT will disappear from the display. F6 DISP (Display): Press this pushbutton to display the time of the track. Press this pushbutton again to remove the time of the track from the display. © ¨ (Seek): Press the left single arrow button to go to the previous or press the right single arrow button to go to the next track on the CD. ©¨ (Scan): Press the double arrow button to listen to each track for 10 seconds. The CD will go to a track, play for 10 seconds, then go on to the next track. Press this button again to stop scanning. SRCE (Source): Press this button to select a source, either radio or CD. The CD must be loaded to select the source and to play. CD will appear on the display if a CD is loaded. If a CD is not loaded, the display will not change from the radio source. Z (Eject): Press this button to stop a CD when it is playing or to eject a CD when it is not playing. Eject may be activated with the ignition and the radio off. Using the Six-Disc CD Changer 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 playing a CD-R the sound quality may be reduced due to CD-R quality, the method of recording, the quality of the music that has been recorded, and the way the CD-R has been handled. There may be an increase in skipping, difficulty in ﬁnding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur try a known good CD. Do not add paper labels to CDs, they could get caught in the CD player. If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages” later in this section. When a CD is inserted, the CD functions will appear on the display above the pushbuttons, in place of the preset stations (if programmed). M (Load): Press this button to load CDs into the CD player. This CD player will hold up to six CDs. To insert one CD, do the following: 1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off. 2. Press and release the load button. Please Wait will appear on the display. 3. Load the CD, when INSERT appears on the display, insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull the CD in. When a CD is inserted, CD will appear on the display, the number of the CD and the track number will appear on the display if the radio is on. If the radio is on, the CD will begin to play automatically. 3-99 To insert multiple CDs, do the following: 1. The ignition and the radio can be on or off. 2. Press and hold the load button for two seconds. Please Wait will appear on the display and you will hear a beep. 3. Load the CD, when INSERT appears on the display, insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull the CD in. Do not load a CD until INSERT appears on the display. The CD player will take up to six CDs. Do not try to load more than six. If you want to load less than six CDs, load the desired amount. The CD player will time out when it does not receive any more CDs and the last CD loaded will begin to play. If the radio is on, the last CD loaded will begin to play automatically. F1 CDn(Down): Press this pushbutton to go to the previous CD. F2 CDm(Up): Press this pushbutton to go to the next CD. F3 CD REV { (Reverse): Press this pushbutton to go to the previous track. Press and hold this pushbutton to reverse quickly within the track. Release this pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. 3-100 F4 CD FWD | (Forward): Press this pushbutton to go to the next track. Press and hold this pushbutton to advance quickly within the track. Release this pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. F5 MODE: Press this pushbutton to select from NORMAL, RPT TRCK (Repeat Track), RPT CD (Repeat CD), RDM TRK (Random Track), and RDM ALL (Random All CDs). (cid:127) NORMAL: Sets the system for normal play of the CD(s). NORMAL will not appear on the display when in this mode. (cid:127) RPT TRCK (Repeat Track): Repeats the track over again. RPT TRCK will appear on the display. Press the MODE pushbutton again to turn off repeat play. RPT TRCK will disappear from the display. (cid:127) RPT CD (Repeat CD): Repeats the CD over again. RPT DISC will appear on the display. Press the MODE pushbutton again to turn off repeat play. RPT DISC will disappear from the display. (cid:127) RDM TRK (Random Track): Plays the tracks on the current CD in random, rather than sequential, order. RDM TRK will appear on the display. Press the MODE pushbutton again to turn off random play. RDM TRK will disappear from the display. (cid:127) RDM ALL (Random All CDs): Plays all of the CDs loaded in random, rather than sequential, order. RDM ALL will appear on the display. Press the MODE pushbutton again to turn off random play. RDM ALL will disappear from the display. F6 DISP (Display): Press this pushbutton to display the time of the track. Press this pushbutton again to display CD PLAY MODE. © ¨ (Seek): Press the left single arrow button to go to the previous or press the right single arrow button to go to the next track on the CD. ©¨ (Scan): Press this double arrow button to listen to each track for 10 seconds. The CD will go to a track, play for 10 seconds, then go on to the next track. Press this button again to stop scanning. SRCE (Source): Press this button to select a source, either radio or CD. The CD must be loaded to select the source and to play. CD will appear on the display if a CD is loaded. If a CD is not loaded, the display will not change from the radio source. Z (Eject): Press this button to eject the CD that is currently playing, or press and hold this button to eject all of the CDs loaded. You will hear a beep. Eject may be activated with the ignition or radio off. Using an MP3 CD MP3 Format This MP3 player will accept MP3 ﬁles that were recorded on an up to 700 MB CD-R CD. The ﬁles can be recorded with the following ﬁxed bit rates: 32 kbps, 40 kpbs, 56 kpbs, 64 kpbs, 80 kpbs, 96 kpbs, 112 kpbs, 128 kpbs, 160 kpbs, 192 kpbs, 224 kpbs, 256 kpbs, and 320 kpbs or a variable bit rate. Song title, artist name, and album will be available when recorded using ID3 tags versions 1 and 2. The player will be able to read and play a maximum of 50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions, and 255 ﬁles. Long ﬁle, folder, or playlist names or a combination of a large number of ﬁles and folders or playlists may cause the player to be unable to play up to the maximum number of ﬁles, folders, playlists, or sessions. If you wish to play large numbers of ﬁles, folders, playlists or sessions minimize the length of the ﬁle, folder or playlist name. You can also play an MP3 CD that was recorded using no ﬁle folders. The system can support up to 11 folders in depth, though, keep the depth of the folders to a minimum in order to keep down the complexity and confusion in trying to locate a particular folder during playback. If a CD contains more than the maximum of 50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions, and 255 ﬁles the player will let you access and navigate up to the maximum, but all items over the maximum will be ignored. 3-101 Root Directory The root directory will be treated as a folder. If the root directory has compressed audio ﬁles, the directory will be displayed as F1 ROOT. All ﬁles contained directly under the root directory will be accessed prior to any root directory folders. However, playlists (Px) will always be accessed before root folders or ﬁles. Empty Directory or Folder If a root directory or a folder exists somewhere in the ﬁle structure that contains only folders/subfolders and no compressed ﬁles directly beneath them, the player will advance to the next folder in the ﬁle structure that contains compressed audio ﬁles and the empty folder will not be displayed or numbered. No Folder When the CD contains only compressed ﬁles, the ﬁles will be located under the root folder. The next and previous folder functions will have no function on a CD that was recorded without folders or playlists. When displaying the name of the folder the radio will display ROOT. When the CD contains only playlists and compressed audio ﬁles, but no folders, all ﬁles will be located under the root folder. The folder down and the folder up buttons will search playlists (Px) ﬁrst and then go to the root folder. When the radio displays the name of the folder the radio will display ROOT. 3-102 Order of Play Tracks will be played in the following order: (cid:127) Play will begin from the ﬁrst track in the ﬁrst playlist and will continue sequentially through all tracks in each playlist. When the last track of the last playlist has been played, play will continue from the ﬁrst track of the ﬁrst playlist. If the CD does not contain any playlists, then play will begin from the ﬁrst track under the root directory. When all tracks from the root directory have been played, play will continue from ﬁles according to their numerical listing. After playing the last track from the last folder, play will begin again at the ﬁrst track of the ﬁrst folder or root directory. When play enters a new folder, the display will not automatically show the new folder name. The new track name will appear on the display. File System and Naming The song name that will be displayed will be the song name that is contained in the ID3 tag. If the song name is not present in the ID3 tag, then the radio will display the ﬁle name without the extension (such as .mp3) as the track name. (cid:127) Track names longer than 32 characters or 4 pages will be shortened. The display will not show parts of words on the last page of text and the extension of the ﬁlename will not be displayed. Preprogrammed Playlists You can access preprogrammed playlists which were created by WinAmp™, MusicMatch™, or Real Jukebox™ software, however, you will not have editing capability. These playlists will be treated as special folders containing compressed audio song ﬁles. Playing an MP3 Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull it in, and LOADING CD will appear on the display. The CD should begin playing and the CD symbol will appear on the display. If the ignition and the radio are on, the CD will begin playing. A CD may be loaded with the radio off, but it will not start playing until the radio is on. If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the player it will stay in the player. When the ignition or radio is turned on, the CD will start to play where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source. As each new track starts to play, the track number will appear on the display. 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 playing a CD-R the sound quality may be reduced due to CD-R quality, the method of recording, the quality of the music that has been recorded, and the way the CD-R has been handled. There may be an increase in skipping, difficulty in ﬁnding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading and ejecting. If these problems occur, try a known good CD. Do not add paper labels to CDs, they could get caught in the CD player. If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages” later in this section. F1 r (Previous Folder): Press this pushbutton to go to the ﬁrst track in the previous folder. Press and hold this pushbutton to reverse quickly within a track. Release this pushbutton to play the passage. REV and the elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. Pressing this button while in folder random mode will take you to the previous folder and random the tracks in that folder. 3-103 F2 [ (Next Folder): Press this pushbutton to go to the ﬁrst track in the next folder. Press and hold this pushbutton to advance quickly within a track. Release this pushbutton to play the passage. FWD and the elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. Pressing this button while in folder random mode will take you to the next folder and random the tracks in that folder. F3 RDM (Random): To play the tracks on the CD in random, rather than sequential order, press and release this pushbutton until RDM TRCK appears on the display. Once all of the tracks in the current folder or playlist have been played, the system will move on to the next folder or playlist and play all of the tracks in random order. To play the tracks in the current folder in random, rather than sequential order, press and release this pushbutton until RDM FLDR appears on the display. This feature will not work with playlists. When in random, pressing and releasing either single seek arrow will take you to the next or previous random track. Press and release this pushbutton until NORMAL appears on the display to turn random play off. 3-104 F4 RPT (Repeat): To repeat the current track, press and release this pushbutton until RPT TRCK appears on the display. To repeat the tracks in the current folder, press and release this pushbutton until RPT FLDR appears on the display. Press and release this pushbutton until NORMAL appears on the display to turn repeated play off. F6 DISP (Display): Press this pushbutton to switch between the elapsed time of the track and the MP3 playback information. © ¨ (Seek): Press the left arrow to go to the start of the previous track. Press the right arrow to go to the start of the next track. Pressing either arrow for more than two seconds will search the previous or next tracks at two tracks per second. Release the button to stop searching and to play the track. ©¨ (Scan): Press the double arrow button to scan the tracks in each folder. The radio will go to the next track, play for 10 seconds, then go on to the next track. Press this button again to stop scanning. w (Tune): Turning the tune knob will fast track reverse or advance through the tracks in all folders or playlists. The track number and ﬁle name will appear on the display for each track. Turning this knob while in random will fast track reverse or advance the tracks in sequential order. 4 (Information): Press this button, while an MP3 CD is loaded, to view the Title, Artist, Album, or Folder names. To view this information, perform the following: 1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu. 2. Turn the tune/select knob until INFO appears on the display. 3. Press the tune/select knob to select INFO. The display will change to show the additional MP3 information. 4. Press one of the following pushbuttons to view that speciﬁc information. F1 TTLE (Title): To display the title name. F2 ATST (Artist): To display the artist name. F3 ALBM (Album): To display the album name. F4 FLDR (Folder): To display the folder name. 5. Press the BACK (F6) button to exit the display. To return to the original display, repeatedly press the BACK (F6) button or wait for the display to time out. SRCE (Source): Press this button to select a source, either radio or CD. The CD must be loaded to select the source and to play. CD will appear on the display if a CD is loaded. If a CD is not loaded, the display will not change from the radio source. Z (Eject): Press this button to stop a CD when it is playing or to eject a CD when it is not playing. Eject may be activated with the ignition and the radio off. CD Messages If the CD comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons: If it is very hot. When the temperature returns to normal, the CD should play. If you are driving on a very rough road. 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. The format of the CD may not be compatible. See “MP3 Format” earlier in this section. There may have been a problem while burning the CD. The label may be caught in the CD player. 3-105 (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) 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 GM dealer. If the radio displays an error message, write it down and provide it to your GM dealer when reporting the problem. Conﬁgurable Radio Display Keys This feature allows you to customize the four keys that are located on each side of the radio display to make it easier to adjust the radio features and other non-radio related features are also available for customization. To program the conﬁgurable radio display keys, perform the following steps: 1. Press the tune/select knob to enter the main menu. 2. Turn the tune/select knob until SETUP appears on the display. 3. Press the tune/select knob to enter into SETUP. 4. Turn the tune/select knob until CONFIGURE DISPLAY KEYS appears on the display. 5. Press the tune/select knob to enter into CONFIGURE DISPLAY KEYS. 6. Turn the tune/select knob to select which of the four conﬁgurable keys you would like to change. The currently assigned feature will be shown. 3-106 7. Press the tune/select knob to select the conﬁgurable key to change. 8. Turn the tune/select knob to ﬁnd the feature that you would like to store to the key. 9. Press the tune/select knob when you have found the feature to be stored. The display will update, by showing the symbol of the feature that you selected next to the conﬁgurable key. 10. Repeat the previous steps for each conﬁgurable key. Once a feature is programmed to a key, the feature will not appear on the display when programming the remaining conﬁgurable keys. The conﬁgurable keys can be changed at any time. Navigation/Radio System Your vehicle may have a navigation radio system that includes Radio Data System (RDS) with Program Type (PTY) selections that will seek out the kind of music you want to listen to and XM™ Satellite Radio Service capabilities (if equipped). The radio can also communicate with the navigation system to broadcast announcements on traffic, weather, and emergency alert communications. For information on how to use this system, see the “Navigation System” manual. Radio Personalization Accessing the Radio’s Main Menu (Base Audio System) There are two different procedures for accessing the radio’s main menu depending upon whether or not your vehicle has the Navigation system. To access the main menu of the radio, do one of the following: (cid:127) Using the Base audio system, press the CNFG button located on the radio or press the tune/select knob located on the right side of the radio. Then turn the tune/select knob clockwise or counterclockwise to scroll through the menu items. If your vehicle has the Navigation system, see the Navigation System manual supplied with your vehicle for more information on accessing the main menu and for descriptions of the menu items for the Navigation system. The main menu for the Base audio system consists of the following menu items: (cid:127) e BASS - MID - TREBLE (cid:127) x BALANCE - FADER (cid:127) e EQ EQUALIZER (cid:127) H/A (HOME/AWAY) PRESETS (cid:127) AUTOSTORE PRESETS (cid:127) CAT CATEGORY TA TRAFFIC ANNOUNCE (cid:127) RECALL RDS (Radio Data System) MESSAGE (cid:127) AF ALTERNATE FREQ. (Frequency) (cid:127) A SEEK LOCAL/DISTANT (cid:127) 8 SET CLOCK (cid:127) B SET DATE 4 INFO (Information) LANG LANGUAGE (cid:127) SETUP 3-107 (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) Radio Main Menu Item Descriptions (Base Audio System) The following descriptions are for the Base audio system. For information pertaining to the Navigation audio system, see “Audio System” in the Index of the Navigation System manual supplied with your vehicle. e BASS - MID (Midrange) - TREBLE: This menu item allows you to adjust the levels for the bass, midrange and treble features of the audio system. See “Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)” under Radio with CD on page 3-88 for more information. x BALANCE - FADER: This menu item allows you to adjust the levels for the balance and fader features of the audio system. See “Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)” under Radio with CD on page 3-88 for more information. e EQ (Equalizer): This menu item allows you to choose among ﬁve preset equalizations for the audio system. See “Audio Equalizer” under Radio with CD on page 3-88 for more information. H/A (Home/Away) PRESETS: This menu item allows you to switch back and forth between your home and away preset radio stations. See “Presets Home/Away” under Radio with CD on page 3-88 for more information. AUTOSTORE PRESETS: This menu item allows you to automatically store radio stations with the strongest signals as presets. See “Autostore Presets” under Radio with CD on page 3-88 for more information. CAT (Category): This menu item allows you to select radio stations based on preset categories. See “Activating Program Type (PTY) Stations” under Radio with CD on page 3-88 for more information. TA (Traffic Announcement): This menu item allows you to turn the TA feature on and off. See “TA (Traffic Announcement)” under Radio with CD on page 3-88 for more information. RECALL RDS MESSAGE: This menu item allows you to view an RDS radio station message broadcast by a radio station. See “MSG (Message)” under Radio with CD on page 3-88 for more information. AF (Alternate Frequency): This menu item allows you to turn the AF feature on and off. See “Activating Program Type (PTY) Stations (RDS and XM™)” under Radio with CD on page 3-88 for more information. 3-108 ASEEK LOCAL/DISTANT: This feature instructs 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 when you are 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 when you are in rural areas where there are fewer radio station signals available. See “Local/Distant Selection” under Radio with CD on page 3-88 for more information. 8 SET CLOCK: Use this menu item to set the time. See Setting the Time on page 3-87 for more information. B SET DATE: Use this menu item to set the date. See Setting the Time on page 3-87 for more information. 4 (Information): This menu item is used to display XM™ satellite radio service and CD MP3 playback information. See “4 (Information)” under Radio with CD on page 3-88 for more information. LANG (Language): To change the language displayed on the radio, select LANGUAGE by pressing the tune/select knob. Turn the tune/select knob to scroll through the following available languages: (cid:127) ENGLISH (cid:127) GERMAN FRENCH (cid:127) SPANISH JAPANESE To make your selection, press the tune/select knob. If you accidentally select a language that you did not want, ENGLISH is always at the top of the language list. SETUP: When you select this menu item, the following submenu is available: (cid:127) PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU (cid:127) DRIVER SELECTION (cid:127) DRIVER EXIT SETTINGS (cid:127) CONFIGURE DISPLAY KEYS 3-109 (cid:127) (cid:127) SETUP Submenu Items The following choices are available for programming using the Base audio system. PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU This item turns the entire list of personalization features

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