2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Owners Manual

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The DIC buttons are located to the right of the steering wheel on the instrument panel. 4 (Information): Press this button to scroll through the vehicle information mode displays. r (Reset): Press this button to reset some vehicle information mode displays, select a personalization menu mode setting, or acknowledge a warning message. Press the information and reset buttons at the same time to enter the personalization menu. See DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-40 for more information. DIC Operation and Displays The DIC comes on when the ignition is on. The DIC has different modes which can be accessed by pressing the DIC buttons. The button functions are detailed in the following. Information Modes 4 (Information): Press this button to scroll through the following vehicle information modes: Outside Air Temperature and Odometer Press the information button until the outside air temperature and the odometer are displayed. This mode shows the temperature outside of the vehicle in either °F or °C and the total distance the vehicle has been driven in either miles (mi) or kilometers (km). The outside air temperature will appear on the left side of the DIC display and the odometer will appear on the right side of the display. To change the DIC display to English or metric units, see “UNITS” under DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-40. 3-35 TRIP A or TRIP B Press the information button until TRIP A or TRIP B is displayed. These modes show the current distance traveled since the last reset for each trip odometer in either miles (mi) or kilometers (km). Both odometers can be used at the same time. Each trip odometer can be reset to zero separately by pressing and holding the reset button for a few seconds while the desired trip odometer is displayed. FUEL RANGE Press the information button until FUEL RANGE is displayed. This mode shows the remaining distance you can drive without refueling in either miles (mi) or kilometers (km). It is based on fuel economy and the fuel remaining in the tank. The fuel economy data used to determine fuel range is an average of recent driving conditions. As your driving conditions change, this data is gradually updated. The FUEL RANGE mode cannot be reset. ECON Press the information button until ECON is displayed. This mode shows how many miles per gallon (mpg) or liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km) your vehicle is getting based on current and past driving conditions. Press and hold the reset button while ECON is displayed to reset the average fuel economy. Average fuel economy will then be calculated starting from that point. If the average fuel economy is not reset, it will be continually updated each time you drive. AV SPEED Press the information button until AV SPEED is displayed. This mode shows the vehicle’s average speed in miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (km/h). Press and hold the reset button while AV SPEED is displayed to reset the average vehicle speed. 3-36 OIL LIFE Press the information button until OIL LIFE is displayed. The engine oil life system shows an estimate of the oil’s remaining useful life. It will show 100% when the system is reset after an oil change. It will alert you to change your oil on a schedule consistent with your driving conditions. In addition to the engine oil life system monitoring the oil life, additional maintenance is recommended in the Maintenance Schedule in this manual. See Engine Oil on page 5-15 and Scheduled Maintenance on page 6-4. Always reset the engine oil life system after an oil change. See “How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System” under Engine Oil Life System on page 5-19 and “OIL–LIFE RESET” under DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-40. COOLANT Press the information button until COOLANT is displayed. This mode shows the temperature of the engine coolant in either °F or °C. Personalization Modes Press the information and reset buttons at the same time to enter the personalization menu. See DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-40 for more information on the personalization menu modes. DIC Warnings and Messages These messages will appear if there is a problem sensed in one of your vehicle’s systems. Any message will clear when the vehicle’s condition is no longer present. The warning message will come back on the next time the vehicle is turned off and back on if the condition is still present. With most messages, a warning chime will sound when the message is displayed. You can also acknowledge and clear some warning messages from the DIC display by pressing either the reset or information buttons. Your vehicle may have other warning messages. AUTO LIGHTS OFF This message is displayed if the automatic headlamp system is disabled with the headlamp switch. AUTO LIGHTS ON This message is displayed if the automatic headlamp system is enabled with the headlamp switch. 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. 3-37 CHANGE OIL SOON This message is displayed when the life of the engine oil has expired and it should be changed. When you acknowledge the CHANGE OIL SOON message by clearing it from the display, you still must reset the engine oil life system separately. See “OIL-LIFE RESET” under DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-40, Engine Oil Life System on page 5-19, and Scheduled Maintenance on page 6-4 for more information. CHECK GAS CAP This message is displayed if the gas cap has not been fully tightened. You should recheck your gas cap to ensure that it is on properly. A few driving trips with the cap properly installed should turn the display off. CRUISE ENGAGED This message is displayed when the cruise control system is active. See Cruise Control on page 3-10 for more information. DOOR AJAR This message is displayed if one or more of the vehicle’s doors are not closed properly. When this message appears, you should make sure that the door is closed completely. 3-38 ENG PWR REDUCED This message informs you that the vehicle has reduced engine power to avoid damaging the engine. ERROR This message will display while viewing the odometer if there is a problem with the instrument panel cluster. See your GM dealer for service. ICE POSSIBLE This message appears when the outside air temperature is cold enough to create icy road conditions. KEY FOB BATT LOW This message is displayed if the remote keyless entry transmitter battery is low. See “Battery Replacement” under Remote Keyless Entry System Operation on page 2-4. LOW COOLANT If your vehicle has a 2.0L engine, this message is displayed when there is a low level of engine coolant. Have the cooling system serviced by your GM dealer as soon as possible. LOW FUEL This message is displayed when your vehicle is low on fuel. You should reﬁll the tank as soon as possible. See Fuel Gage on page 3-34, Filling the Tank on page 5-8, and Fuel on page 5-5 for more information. LOW TRACTION This message is displayed when the enhanced traction system is actively limiting wheel spin. Slippery road conditions may exist if this message is displayed, so adjust your driving accordingly. See Enhanced Traction System (ETS) on page 4-8 for more information. PARKING BRAKE This message is displayed if the parking brake is left engaged. See Parking Brake on page 2-25. POWER STEERING This message is displayed if a problem has been detected with the electric power steering. Have your vehicle serviced by your GM dealer immediately. SERVICE AIR BAG This message is displayed when there is a problem with the airbag system. Let only a qualiﬁed technician work on your vehicle. Have your vehicle serviced by your GM dealer immediately. SERVICE VEHICLE This message is displayed when a non-emissions related powertrain malfunction occurs. Have your vehicle serviced by your GM dealer as soon as possible. TRUNK AJAR This message is displayed when the trunk lid of your vehicle is not closed completely. You should make sure that the trunk lid is closed completely. See Trunk on page 2-9. 3-39 DIC Vehicle Personalization Your vehicle has personalization capabilities that allow you to program certain features to a preferred setting. All of the features listed may not be available on your vehicle. Only the features available will be displayed on your DIC. The default settings for the features were set when your vehicle left the factory, but may have been changed from their default state since then. To change feature settings, use the following procedure: Entering Personalization Menu 1. Turn the ignition on while the vehicle is stopped. 2. Press the information and reset buttons at the same time to enter the personalization menu. 3. Press the information button to scroll through the available personalization menu modes. Press the reset button to scroll through the available settings for each mode. If you do not make a selection within ten seconds, the display will go back to the previous information displayed. 3-40 Personalization Menu Modes OIL-LIFE RESET When this feature is displayed, you can reset the engine oil life system. To reset the system to 100%, press and hold the reset button for at least one second. An ACKNOWLEDGED display message will appear for three seconds or until the next button is pressed. This will tell you the system has been reset. See Engine Oil Life System on page 5-19 and “OIL LIFE” under DIC Operation and Displays on page 3-35 for more information. UNITS This feature allows you to select the units of measurement in which the DIC will display the vehicle information. When UNITS appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings: ENGLISH (default in United States): All information will be displayed in English units. For example, distance will be shown in miles (mi) and fuel economy in miles per gallon (mpg). METRIC (default in Canada): All information will be displayed in metric units. For example, distance will be shown in kilometers (km) and fuel economy in liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km). Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature. LOCK HORN If your vehicle has remote keyless entry, this feature, which allows the vehicle’s horn to chirp every time the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed, can be enabled or disabled. When LOCK HORN appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings: OFF (default): The horn will not chirp on the ﬁrst press of the remote keyless entry transmitter lock button. The horn will still chirp on the second press. ON: The horn will chirp when the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed. See Remote Keyless Entry System Operation on page 2-4 for more information. Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature. UNLOCK HORN If your vehicle has remote keyless entry, this feature, which allows the vehicle’s horn to chirp on the ﬁrst press of the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter, can be enabled or disabled. When UNLOCK HORN appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings: OFF (default): The horn will not chirp when the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed. ON: The horn will chirp on the ﬁrst press of the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter. See Remote Keyless Entry System Operation on page 2-4 for more information. Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature. LIGHT FLASH If your vehicle has remote keyless entry, this feature, which allows the vehicle’s exterior perimeter lighting to ﬂash every time the lock or unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed, can be enabled or disabled. When LIGHT FLASH appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings: OFF: The exterior perimeter lighting will not ﬂash when the lock or unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed. ON (default): The exterior perimeter lighting will ﬂash when the lock or unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed. See Remote Keyless Entry System Operation on page 2-4 for more information. Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature. 3-41 DELAY LOCK This feature, which delays the actual locking of the vehicle, can be enabled or disabled. When DELAY LOCK appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings: ON (default): The doors will not lock until ﬁve seconds after the last door is closed. You can temporarily override delayed locking by pressing the power lock switch or the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter a second time. OFF: The doors will lock immediately when pressing the power lock switch or the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter. See Power Door Locks on page 2-7, Delayed Locking on page 2-8, and Remote Keyless Entry System Operation on page 2-4 for more information. Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature. AUTO UNLK This feature, which allows the vehicle to automatically unlock certain doors, can be enabled or disabled. When AUTO UNLK appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings: ALL (default): All of the doors will automatically unlock. DRIVER: The driver’s door will automatically unlock. NONE: None of the doors will automatically unlock. You will need to manually unlock the doors. If you have a manual transaxle vehicle, the door(s) will automatically unlock when the ignition is turned off. If you have an automatic transaxle vehicle, you can select when the automatic unlocking will occur. See “UNLK (Automatic Transaxle Only)” following. See Programmable Automatic Door Unlock on page 2-8 for more information. Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature. 3-42 UNLK (Automatic Transaxle Only) This screen displays only if your vehicle has an automatic transaxle and DRIVER or ALL is selected for the AUTO UNLK feature. This feature determines when the automatic door unlocking will occur. When UNLK appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings: KEY OFF: The door(s) will unlock when the ignition is turned off. SHIFT TO P (default): The door(s) will unlock when the vehicle is shifted into PARK (P). See Programmable Automatic Door Unlock on page 2-8 for more information. Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature. EXT LIGHTS If your vehicle has remote keyless entry, this feature, which allows the vehicle’s exterior perimeter lighting to turn on each time the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed, can be enabled or disabled. When EXT LIGHTS appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings: OFF: The exterior perimeter lighting will not turn on when the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed. ON (default): The exterior perimeter lighting will turn on when the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed. See Remote Keyless Entry System Operation on page 2-4 for more information. Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature. 3-43 SECURITY If your vehicle has the remote keyless entry system, this feature allows you to select the method used to arm the vehicle’s security system. When SECURITY appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings: RKE (default): The content theft-deterrent system will arm when the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed or when the power door lock switch is pressed. PASSIVE: The content theft-deterrent system will arm itself 60 seconds after the ignition has been turned off and all of the doors have been closed. See Content Theft-Deterrent on page 2-13 for more information. Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature. LANGUAGE This feature allows you to select the language in which the DIC will display. Press the reset button to scroll through the available settings: ENGLISH (default): The DIC will display all information in English. FRENCH: The DIC will display all information in French. SPANISH: The DIC will display all information in Spanish. GERMAN: The DIC will display all information in German. Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and exit out of the personalization menu mode. 3-44 Exiting Personalization Menu The personalization menu will be exited when any of the following conditions occur: (cid:127) A ten second time period has elapsed. The ignition is turned off. The end of the personalization menu list is reached. 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 2-18 for more information. Setting the Time for Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS) To set the hour, press the clock button. The clock symbol will appear on the display and the hour number will ﬂash. Then turn the ADJ knob to increase or to decrease. To set the minutes, press the clock button again. The minute numbers will ﬂash. Then turn the ADJ knob to increase or to decrease. The time can be set with the ignition on or off. 3-45 (cid:127) (cid:127) Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS) To set the hour, press the clock button. The clock symbol will appear on the display and the hour number will ﬂash. Then turn the ADJ knob to increase or to decrease. To set the minutes, press the clock button again. The minute numbers will ﬂash. Then turn the ADJ knob to increase or to decrease. The time can be set with the ignition on or off. To synchronize the time with an FM station broadcasting Radio Data System (RDS) information, press and hold the clock button to enter the clock set mode, then press and hold the clock button for three seconds until UPDATED appears on the display. If the time is not available from the station, NO UPDATE will appear on the display. RDS time is broadcast once a minute. After tuning to an RDS broadcast station, it may take a few minutes for the time to update. 3-46 Radio with CD (Base Level) Playing the Radio O (Power): Press this knob to turn the system on and off. u (Volume): Turn this knob to increase or to decrease the volume. DISP (Display): Press this knob to switch the display between the time radio station frequency. When the ignition is off, press this knob to display the time. To change the default on the display, press the DISP knob until you see the display you want, then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio will produce a beep and the selected display will now be the default. Finding a Station BAND: Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2, and AM. The display will show the selection. ADJ (Adjust): Turn this knob to select radio stations. © SEEK ¨: Press the right or left arrow to go to the next or to the previous station and stay there. To scan stations, press and hold either arrow for two seconds until you hear a beep. The radio will go to a station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station. Press either arrow again to stop scanning. To scan preset stations, press and hold either arrow for more than four seconds until you hear two beeps. The radio will go to the ﬁrst preset station stored on the pushbuttons, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press either arrow again to stop scanning presets. The radio will only seek and scan stations with a strong signal that are in the selected band. Setting Preset Stations Up to 18 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM), 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. 3. Tune in the desired station. 4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Whenever that numbered pushbutton is pressed, the station that was set will return. 5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton. Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble) EQ (Tone): To adjust the bass or the treble, press and release the EQ button until BASS or TREB appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to increase or to decrease. The display will show the bass or treble level. If a station is weak or noisy, decrease the treble. To adjust bass or treble to the middle position, select BASS or TREB. Then press and hold the EQ button for more than two seconds. You will hear a beep and the level will be adjusted to the middle position. 3-47 To adjust the tone controls to the middle position, ﬁrst end out of tone by pressing another button, causing the radio to perform that function, or by waiting ﬁve seconds for the display to return to the default display. Then press and hold the EQ button for more than two seconds until you hear a beep. CEN will appear on the display. Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade) To adjust the speaker controls to the middle position, ﬁrst end out of balance and fade by pressing another button, causing the radio to perform that function, or by waiting ﬁve seconds for the display to return to the default display. Then press and hold the balance/fade button for more than two seconds until you hear a beep. CEN will appear on the display. Radio Messages CAL (Calibration): The audio system has been calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If CAL appears on the display it means that the radio has not been conﬁgured properly for your vehicle and must be returned to your GM dealer for service. LOCK: This message is displayed when the THEFTLOCK® system has locked up the radio. Take the vehicle to your GM dealer for service. If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your GM dealer. x w (Balance/Fade): To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, press and release the balance/fade button until BAL appears on the display. Then turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers. To adjust the fade between the front and the rear speakers, press and release the balance/fade button until FADE appears on the display. Then turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. To adjust the balance or the fade to the middle position, select BAL or FADE. Then press and hold the balance/fade button for more than two seconds. You will hear a beep and the level will be adjusted to the middle position. 3-48 Playing a CD Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull it in and the CD should begin playing. If you want to insert a CD with the ignition off, ﬁrst press the eject button or the DISP knob. As each new track starts to play, the track number will appear on the display. 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 playing, where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source. The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single CDs without 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. 1 r (Reverse): Press and hold this pushbutton to reverse quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release this pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. 2 [ (Fast Forward): Press and hold this pushbutton to advance quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release this pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. 5 y (Random): Press this pushbutton to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. T# and RDM will appear on the display. Press RDM again to turn off random play, OFF will appear on the display. 6 N (Repeat): Press this pushbutton once to hear a track over again. RPT will appear on the display. The current track will continue to repeat. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play, OFF will appear on the display. 3-49 © SEEK ¨: Press the left arrow to go to the start of the current track if it has been playing for more than eight seconds. Press the right arrow to go to the next track. The track number will appear on the display. If either arrow is pressed more than once, the player will continue moving backward or forward through the CD. If either arrow is held for more then two seconds, the CD will enter CD scan mode and the CD will play the ﬁrst 10 seconds of each track. Press this button again to stop scanning. DISP (Display): Press this knob to see the current track number or the elapsed time of the track. To change the default on the display, press this knob until you see the display you want, then hold the knob for two seconds. You will hear a beep and the selected display will now be the default. BAND: Press this button to listen to the radio when a CD is playing. The inactive CD will remain safely inside the radio for future listening. B (CD): Press this button to play a CD when listening to the radio. Z (Eject): Press this button to eject a CD. Eject may be activated with either the ignition or radio off. CDs may be loaded with the ignition and radio off if this button is pressed ﬁrst. 3-50 CD Messages If the CD comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons: It is very hot. When the temperature returns to normal, the CD should play. (cid:127) 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. There may have been a problem while burning the CD. The label may 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 GM dealer. If the radio displays an error message, write it down and provide it to your GM dealer when reporting the problem. (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) Radio with CD (Up Level) 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 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. 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 that includes 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). 3-51 Playing the Radio O (Power): Press this knob to turn the system on and off. u (Volume): Turn this knob to increase or to decrease the volume. AUTO u (Automatic Volume): With automatic volume, the audio system adjusts automatically to make up for road and wind noise as you drive. Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH. AUTO VOL LOW, AUTO VOL MEDIUM, or AUTO VOL HIGH will appear on the display. Each higher setting will allow for more volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds. Then as you drive, automatic volume increases the volume, as necessary, to overcome noise at any speed. The volume level should always sound the same to you as you drive. AUTO VOL NONE will appear on the display if the radio cannot determine the vehicle speed or if the engine is not running. To turn automatic volume off, press this button until AUTO VOL OFF appears on the display. DISP (Display): When the ignition is off, press this knob to display the time. For RDS, press the DISP knob to change what appears on the display. The display options are station name, RDS station frequency, PTY, and the name of the program (if available). For XM™ (if equipped), press the DISP knob, while in XM™ mode, to retrieve four different categories of information related to the current song or channel: Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY, Channel Number/Channel Name. To change the default on the display, press the DISP knob until you see the display you want, then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio will produce a beep and the selected display will now be the default. Finding a Station BAND: Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). The display will show the selection. ADJ (Adjust): Turn this knob to select radio stations. 3-52 © SEEK ¨: Press the right or the left arrow to go to the next or to the previous station and stay there. To scan stations, press and hold either arrow for two seconds until you hear a beep. The radio will go to a station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station. Press either arrow again to stop scanning. To scan preset stations, press and hold either arrow for more than four seconds until you hear two beeps. The radio will go to the ﬁrst preset station stored on the pushbuttons, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press either arrow again to stop scanning presets. The radio will only seek and scan stations with a strong signal that are in the selected band. 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, AM, or XM1 or XM2. 3. Tune in the desired station. 4. Press AUTO EQ to select the equalization. 5. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Whenever that numbered pushbutton is pressed, the station that was set will return and the equalization that was selected will be stored for that pushbutton. 6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton. Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble) EQ (Tone): To adjust the bass or the treble, press and release the EQ button until BASS or TREBLE appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to increase or to decrease. The display will show the bass or treble level. If a station is weak or noisy, decrease the treble. To adjust bass or treble to the middle position, select BASS or TREBLE. Then press and hold the EQ button for more than two seconds. You will hear a beep and the level will be adjusted to the middle position. To adjust the tone controls to the middle position, ﬁrst end out of tone by pressing another button, causing the radio to perform that function, or by waiting ﬁve seconds for the display to return to the default display. Then press and hold the EQ button for more than two seconds until you hear a beep. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display. AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this button to select customized equalization settings designed for country, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical. 3-53 Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station (RDS and XM™) To select and ﬁnd a desired PTY perform the following: 1. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program type select mode. PTY and a program type will appear on the display. 2. Turn the ADJ knob to select a PTY. 3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press the SEEK left arrow to select the PTY and to take you to the PTY’s ﬁrst station. 4. To go to another station within that PTY press the SEEK left arrow again. If the radio cannot ﬁnd the desired PTY, NONE FOUND will appear on the display and the radio will return to the last station you were listening to. After 15 seconds of inactivity or if the P-TYPE button is pressed again, the radio will exit program type select mode. Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade) x w (Balance/Fade): To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, press and release the balance/fade button until BAL appears on the display. Then turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers. To adjust the fade between the front and the rear speakers, press and release the balance/fade button until FADE appears on the display. Then turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. To adjust the balance or the fade to the middle position, select BAL or FADE. Then press and hold the balance/fade button for more than two seconds. You will hear a beep and the level will be adjusted to the middle position. To adjust the speaker controls to the middle position, ﬁrst end out of balance and fade by pressing another button, causing the radio to perform that function, or by waiting ﬁve seconds for the display to return to the default display. Then press and hold the balance/fade button for more than two seconds until you hear a beep. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display. 3-54 RDS Messages ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies. When an alert announcement comes on the current radio 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. ALERT! will not be affected by tests of the emergency broadcast system. This feature is not supported by all RDS stations. MSG (Message): If the current station has a message, MSG will appear on the display. Press this button to see the message. The message may display the artist, song title, call in phone numbers, etc. If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the message will appear every three seconds. To scroll through the message, press and release the MSG button. A new group of words will appear on the display after every press of the button. Once the complete message has been displayed, MSG will disappear from the display until another new message is received. The last message can be displayed by pressing the MSG button. You can view the last message until a new message is received or a different station is tuned to. When a message is not available from a station, NO MESSAGE will appear on the display. Radio Messages CALIBRATE: The audio system has been calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If CALIBRATE appears on the display, it means that the radio has not been conﬁgured properly for your vehicle and it must be returned to your GM dealer for service. LOCKED: This message is displayed when the THEFTLOCK® system has locked up the radio. Take the vehicle to your GM dealer for service. If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your GM dealer. 3-55 XM™ Radio Messages Condition Action Required 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 you move 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 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. Radio Display Message XL (Explicit Language Channels) Updating XL on the radio display, after the channel name, indicates content with explicit language. Updating encryption code No Signal Loss of signal Acquiring channel audio (after 4 second delay) Channel not in service Channel no longer available Artist Name/Feature not available Loading XM Off Air CH Unavl No Info 3-56 Radio Display Message XM™ Radio Messages (cont’d) Condition Action Required No Info No Info No Info Not Found XM Lock Radio ID Unknown Check DAB Song/Program Title not available Category Name not available No Text/Informational message available No channel available for the chosen category Theft lock active Radio ID label (channel 0) Radio ID not known (should only be if hardware failure) Hardware failure No song title information is available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly. No category information is available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly. No text or informational messages are 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. The XM™ receiver in the vehicle may have previously been in another vehicle. For security purposes, XM™ receivers cannot be swapped between vehicles. If this message appears after having your vehicle serviced, check with your GM dealer. If tuned to channel 0, this message will alternate with the XM™ Radio eight 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. 3-57 Playing a CD Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull it in and the CD should begin playing. If you want to insert a CD with the ignition off, ﬁrst press the eject button or the DISP knob. As each new track starts to play, the track number will appear on the display. 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 playing, where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source. The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single CDs without 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. 1 r (Reverse): Press and hold this pushbutton to reverse quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release this pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. 2 [ (Fast Forward): Press and hold this pushbutton to advance quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release this pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. 5 y (Random): Press this pushbutton to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RANDOM ON will appear on the display. Turn the ADJ knob, while in random, to take you to the previous or next track in sequential order. Press RDM again to turn off random play, RANDOM OFF will appear on the display. 3-58 6 N (Repeat): Press this pushbutton once to hear a track over again. REPEAT ON and the repeat symbol will appear on the display. The current track will continue to repeat. Turn the ADJ knob, while in repeat, to take you to the previous or next track. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play, REPEAT OFF will appear on the display. © SEEK ¨: Press the left arrow to go to the start of the current track if it has been playing for more than eight seconds. Press the right arrow to go to the next track. The track number will appear on the display. If either arrow is pressed more than once, the player will continue moving backward or forward through the CD. If either arrow is held for more then two seconds, the CD will enter CD scan mode and the CD will play the ﬁrst 10 seconds of each track. Press this button again to stop scanning. DISP (Display): Press this knob to see how long the current track has been playing. TRACK, the track number, and the elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. To change the default on the display, time or elapsed time, press this knob until you see the display you want, then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio will produce one beep and the selected display will now be the default. AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this button to select the desired equalization setting while playing a CD. The equalization will be automatically recalled whenever a CD is played. For more information, see AUTO EQ listed previously in this section. BAND: Press this button to listen to the radio when a CD is playing. The inactive CD will remain safely inside the radio for future listening. SRCE (Source): Press this button to play a CD or to access a remote device (if installed) when listening to the radio. Z (Eject): Press this button to eject a CD. Eject may be activated with either the ignition or radio off. CDs may be loaded with the radio and ignition off if this button is pressed ﬁrst. 3-59 CD Messages Radio with CD (MP3) CHECK DISC: If this message appears on the display and/or the CD comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons: It is very hot. When the temperature returns to normal, the CD should play. (cid:127) 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. There may have been a problem while burning the CD. The label may 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 GM dealer. If the radio displays an error message, write it down and provide it to your GM dealer when reporting the problem. 3-60 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) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) 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. 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 that includes 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). Playing the Radio O (Power): Press this knob to turn the system on and off. u (Volume): Turn this knob to increase or to decrease the volume. AUTO u (Automatic Volume): With automatic volume, the audio system adjusts automatically to make up for road and wind noise as you drive. Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH. AUTO VOL LOW, AUTO VOL MEDIUM, or AUTO VOL HIGH will appear on the display. Each higher setting will allow for more volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds. Then as you drive, automatic volume increases the volume, as necessary, to overcome noise at any speed. The volume level should always sound the same to you as you drive. AUTO VOL NONE will appear on the display if the radio cannot determine the vehicle speed or if the engine is not running. To turn automatic volume off, press this button until AUTO VOL OFF appears on the display. 3-61 DISP (Display): When the ignition is off, press this knob to display the time. For RDS, press the DISP knob to change what appears on the display. The display options are station name, RDS station frequency, PTY, and the name of the program (if available). For XM™ (if equipped), press the DISP knob while in XM™ mode to retrieve four different categories of information related to the current song or channel: Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY, Channel Number/Channel Name. To change the default on the display, press the DISP knob until you see the display you want, then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio will produce a beep and the selected display will now be the default. Finding a Station BAND: Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). The display will show the selection. ADJ (Adjust): Turn this knob to select radio stations. © SEEK ¨: Press the right or the left arrow to go to the next or to the previous station and stay there. To scan stations, press and hold either arrow for two seconds until you hear a beep. The radio will go to a station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station. Press either arrow again to stop scanning. To scan preset stations, press and hold either arrow for more than four seconds until you hear two beeps. The radio will go to the ﬁrst preset station stored on the pushbuttons, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press either arrow again to stop scanning presets. The radio will only seek and scan stations with a strong signal that are in the selected band. 3-62 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, AM, or XM1 or XM2. 3. Tune in the desired station. 4. Press AUTO EQ to select the equalization. 5. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Whenever that numbered pushbutton is pressed, the station that was set will return and the equalization that was selected will be stored for that pushbutton. 6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton. Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble) EQ (Tone): To adjust the bass or the treble, press and release the EQ button until BASS or TREBLE appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to increase or to decrease. The display will show the bass or treble level. If a station is weak or noisy, decrease the treble. To adjust bass or treble to the middle position, select BASS or TREBLE. Then press and hold the EQ button for more than two seconds. You will hear a beep and the level will be adjusted to the middle position. To adjust the tone controls to the middle position, ﬁrst end out of tone by pressing another button, causing the radio to perform that function, or by waiting ﬁve seconds for the display to return to the default display. Then press and hold the EQ button for more than two seconds until you hear a beep. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display. AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this button to select customized equalization settings designed for country, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical. 3-63 Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station (RDS and XM™) To select and ﬁnd a desired PTY perform the following: 1. Press the P-TYPE button to activate program type select mode. PTY and a program type will appear on the display. 2. Turn the ADJ knob to select a PTY. 3. Once the desired PTY is displayed, press the SEEK left arrow to select the PTY and to take you to the PTY’s ﬁrst station. 4. To go to another station within that PTY press the SEEK left arrow again. If the radio cannot ﬁnd the desired PTY, NONE FOUND will appear on the display and the radio will return to the last station you were listening to. After 15 seconds of inactivity or if the P-TYPE button is pressed again, the radio will exit program type select mode. Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade) x w (Balance/Fade): To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, press and release the balance/fade button until BAL appears on the display. Then turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers. To adjust the fade between the front and the rear speakers, press and release the balance/fade button until FADE appears on the display. Then turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. To adjust the balance or the fade to the middle position, select BAL or FADE. Then press and hold the balance/fade button for more than two seconds. You will hear a beep and the level will be adjusted to the middle position. To adjust the speaker controls to the middle position, ﬁrst end out of balance and fade by pressing another button, causing the radio to perform that function, or by waiting ﬁve seconds for the display to return to the default display. Then press and hold the balance/fade button for more than two seconds until you hear a beep. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display. 3-64 RDS Messages ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies. When an alert announcement comes on the current radio 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. ALERT! will not be affected by tests of the emergency broadcast system. This feature is not supported by all RDS stations. MSG (Message): If the current station has a message, MSG will appear on the display. Press this button to see the message. The message may display the artist, song title, call in phone numbers, etc. If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the message will appear every three seconds. To scroll through the message, press and release the MSG button. A new group of words will appear on the display after every press of the button. Once the complete message has been displayed, MSG will disappear from the display until another new message is received. The last message can be displayed by pressing the MSG button. You can view the last message until a new message is received or a different station is tuned to. When a message is not available from a station, NO MESSAGE will appear on the display. Radio Messages CALIBRATE: The audio system has been calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If CALIBRATE appears on the display, it means that the radio has not been conﬁgured properly for your vehicle and it must be returned to your GM dealer for service. LOCKED: This message is displayed when the THEFTLOCK® system has locked up the radio. Take the vehicle to your GM dealer for service. If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your GM dealer. 3-65 XM™ Radio Messages Condition Action Required 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 you move 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 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. Radio Display Message XL (Explicit Language Channels) Updating XL on the radio display, after the channel name, indicates content with explicit language. Updating encryption code No Signal Loss of signal Acquiring channel audio (after 4 second delay) Channel not in service Channel no longer available Artist Name/Feature not available Loading XM Off Air CH Unavl No Info 3-66 Radio Display Message XM™ Radio Messages (cont’d) Condition Action Required No Info No Info No Info Not Found XM Lock Radio ID Unknown Check DAB Song/Program Title not available Category Name not available No Text/Informational message available No channel available for the chosen category Theft lock active Radio ID label (channel 0) Radio ID not known (should only be if hardware failure) Hardware failure No song title information is available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly. No category information is available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly. No text or informational messages are 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. The XM™ receiver in the vehicle may have previously been in another vehicle. For security purposes, XM™ receivers cannot be swapped between vehicles. If this message appears after having your vehicle serviced, check with your GM dealer. If tuned to channel 0, this message will alternate with the XM™ Radio eight 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. 3-67 If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages” later in this section. 1 r (Reverse): Press and hold this pushbutton to reverse quickly within a track. The sound will be muted. Release this pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. 2 [ (Fast Forward): Press and hold this pushbutton to advance quickly within a track. The sound will be muted. Release this pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. 5 y (Random): Press this pushbutton to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RANDOM ON will appear on the display. Turn the ADJ knob, while in random, to take you to the previous or next track in sequential order. Press RDM again to turn off random play, RANDOM OFF will appear on the display. Playing a CD Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull it in and the CD should begin playing. If you want to insert a CD with the ignition off, ﬁrst press the eject button or the DISP knob. As each new track starts to play, the track number will appear on the display. 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 playing, where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source. The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single CDs without 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. 3-68 6 N (Repeat): Press this pushbutton once to hear a track over again. REPEAT ON and the repeat symbol will appear on the display. The current track will continue to repeat. Turn the ADJ knob, while in repeat, to take you to the previous or next track. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play, REPEAT OFF will appear on the display. © SEEK ¨: Press the left arrow to go to the start of the current track if it has been playing for more than eight seconds. Press the right arrow to go to the next track. The track number will appear on the display. If either arrow is pressed more than once, the player will continue moving backward or forward through the CD. If either arrow is held for more then two seconds, the CD will enter CD scan mode and the CD will play the ﬁrst 10 seconds of each track. Press this button again to stop scanning. ADJ (Adjust): Turn this knob to go to the previous or next track(s). Stop turning this knob to play the track. DISP (Display): Press this knob to see how long the current track has been playing. TRACK, the track number, and the elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. To change the default on the display, time or elapsed time, press this knob until you see the display you want, then hold the knob for two seconds. The radio will produce one beep and the selected display will now be the default. MSG (Message): Press this button to display the text on commercially recorded CDs (if available). AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this button to select the desired equalization setting while playing a CD. The equalization will be automatically recalled whenever a CD is played. For more information, see AUTO EQ listed previously in this section. BAND: Press this button to listen to the radio when a CD is playing. The inactive CD will remain safely inside the radio for future listening. SRCE (Source): Press this button to play a CD or to access a remote device (if installed) when listening to the radio. Z (Eject): Press this button to eject a CD. Eject may be activated with either the ignition or radio off. CDs may be loaded with the radio and ignition off if this button is pressed ﬁrst. 3-69 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 kpbs, 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 version 1. 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. 3-70 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. 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 folder. (cid:127) Play will begin from the ﬁrst track in the ﬁrst folder and will continue sequentially through all tracks in each folder. When the last track of the last folder has been played, play will continue from the ﬁrst track of the ﬁrst playlist. When play enters a new folder, the display will not automatically show the new folder name unless you have chosen the folder mode as the default display. See DISP later in this section for more information. 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. Track names longer than 32 characters or four 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 With the ignition on, insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull it in, and READING DISC will appear on the display. The CD should begin playing and the CD symbol will appear on the display. If you want to insert a CD with the ignition off, ﬁrst press the eject button or the DISP knob. If you turn off the ignition or radio with a CD in the player it will stay in the player. When you turn on the ignition or radio, 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 without an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner. 3-71 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. 1 r (Reverse): Press and hold this pushbutton to reverse quickly within a track. Press and hold this pushbutton for less than two seconds to reverse at eight times the normal playing speed. Release this pushbutton to play the track. REV and the elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. 2 [ (Fast Forward): Press and hold this pushbutton to advance quickly within a track. Press and hold this pushbutton for less than two seconds to advance at eight times the normal playing speed. Release this pushbutton to play the track. FWD and the elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. 3 ! (Previous Folder): Press this pushbutton to go to the ﬁrst track in the previous folder. Pressing this pushbutton while in folder random mode will take you to the previous folder and random the tracks in that folder. 4 # (Next Folder): Press this pushbutton to go to the ﬁrst track in the next folder. Pressing this pushbutton while in folder random mode will take you to the next folder and random the tracks in that folder. 5 y (Random): To random the tracks in the current folder or playlist, press and release this pushbutton. FLDR RANDOM ON or PLST RANDOM ON will appear 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. When in random, pressing and releasing either SEEK arrow will take you to the next or previous random track. Turn the ADJ knob, while in random, to take you to the previous or next track in sequential order. Press and release this pushbutton again to turn off random play, RANDOM OFF will appear on the display. 3-72 6 N (Repeat): Press this pushbutton once to hear a track over again. TRACK REPEAT ON or FLDR REPEAT ON and the repeat symbol will appear on the display. The current track will continue to repeat. Turn the ADJ knob, while in repeat, to take you to the previous or next track. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play, REPEAT OFF will appear on the display. © 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. To scan tracks, press either arrow for more than two seconds to enter CD scan mode. The CD will play the ﬁrst 10 seconds of each track. Press either arrow again to stop scanning. ADJ (Adjust): Turn this knob to go to the previous or next track(s). Stop turning this knob to play the track. DISP (Display): Press this knob to switch between track and name, folder and name, and the elapsed time of the track. The display will show only eight characters, but there can be up to four pages of text. If there are more than eight characters in the song, folder, or playlist name, pressing this knob within two seconds will take you to the next page of text. If there are no other pages to be shown, pressing this knob within two seconds will take you to the next display mode. To change the default on the display, press the DISP knob until you see the display you want, then hold this knob for two seconds. MSG (Message): MSG will appear on the display whenever a current track has ID3 tag information. Press this button to display the artist name and album contained in the tag. MSG will disappear from the display when the information in the ID3 tag has ﬁnished. BAND: Press this button to listen to the radio when a CD is playing. The inactive CD will remain safely inside the radio for future listening. SRCE (Source): Press this button to play a CD or to access a remote device (if installed) when listening to the radio. Z (Eject): Press this button to eject a CD. Eject may be activated with either the ignition or radio off. CDs may be loaded with the radio and ignition off if this button is pressed ﬁrst. 3-73 CD Messages CHECK DISC: If this message appears on the display and/or the CD comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons: It is very hot. When the temperature returns to normal, the CD should play. (cid:127) 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. 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. Theft-Deterrent Feature THEFTLOCK® is designed to discourage theft of your vehicle’s radio. The feature works automatically by learning a portion of the Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN). If the radio is moved to a different vehicle, it will not operate and LOCK or LOCKED will appear on the display. With THEFTLOCK® activated, the radio will not operate if stolen. 3-74 (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) Audio Steering Wheel Controls If your vehicle has this feature, some audio controls can be adjusted at the steering wheel. They include the following: x SEEK w: Press the up or the down arrow to go to the next or to the previous radio station and stay there. The radio will only seek stations with a strong signal that are in the selected band. When a CD is playing, press the up or the down arrow to go to the next or previous track. BAND: Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). 1–6 (Preset Pushbuttons): Press this button to play stations that are programmed on the radio preset pushbuttons. The radio will only seek preset stations with a strong signal that are in the selected band. x u w (Volume): Press the up or the down arrow to increase or to decrease the volume. > (Mute): Press this button to silence the system. Press this button again, or any other radio button, to turn the sound on. Mute is unavailable when OnStar™ (if equipped) is active. SRCE (Source): Press this button to switch between listening to the radio and a CD. The inactive CD will remain safely inside the radio for future listening. Radio Reception AM The range for most AM stations is greater than for FM, especially at night. The longer range can cause station frequencies to interfere with each other. Static can occur on AM stations caused by things like storms and power lines. Try reducing the treble to reduce this noise. 3-75 FM Stereo FM stereo will give the best sound, but FM signals will reach only about 10 to 40 miles (16 to 65 km). Tall buildings or hills can interfere with FM signals, causing the sound to fade in and out. XM™ Satellite Radio Service XM™ Satellite Radio Service gives digital radio reception from coast to coast. Just as with FM, tall buildings or hills can interfere with satellite radio signals, causing the sound to fade in and out. The radio may display NO SIGNAL to indicate interference. Care of Your CDs Handle CDs carefully. Store them in their original cases or other protective cases and away from direct sunlight and dust. If the surface of a CD is soiled, dampen a clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral detergent solution and clean it, wiping from the center to the edge. Be sure never to touch the side without writing when handling CDs. Pick up CDs by grasping the outer edges or the edge of the hole and the outer edge. Care of the CD Player The use of CD lens cleaners for CD players is not advised, due to the risk of contaminating the lens of the CD optics with lubricants internal to the CD mechanism. Fixed Mast Antenna The ﬁxed mast antenna can withstand most car washes without being damaged. If the mast should ever become slightly bent, straighten it out by hand. If the mast is badly bent, replace it. Check occasionally to make sure the mast is still tightened to the fender. If tightening is required, tighten by hand, then with a wrench one quarter turn. XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System The XM™ Satellite Radio antenna is located on the roof of your vehicle. Keep this antenna clear of snow and ice build up for clear radio reception. The performance of the XM system may be affected if the sunroof is open. 3-76 Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..........4-2 Defensive Driving ...........................................4-2 Drunken Driving .............................................4-2 Control of a Vehicle ........................................4-5 Braking .........................................................4-5 Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) .........................4-6 Braking in Emergencies ...................................4-8 Enhanced Traction System (ETS) .....................4-8 Steering ......................................................4-10 Off-Road Recovery .......................................4-12 Passing .......................................................4-13 Loss of Control .............................................4-14 Driving at Night ............................................4-16 Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads ..................4-17 City Driving ..................................................4-20 Freeway Driving ...........................................4-21 Before Leaving on a Long Trip .......................4-22 Highway Hypnosis ........................................4-23 Hill and Mountain Roads ................................4-23 Winter Driving ..............................................4-25 If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ..............................................4-29 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out .................4-30 Loading Your Vehicle ....................................4-30 Towing ..........................................................4-35 Towing Your Vehicle .....................................4-35 Recreational Vehicle Towing ...........................4-35 Towing a Trailer (Manual Transaxle) ................4-37 Towing a Trailer (Automatic Transaxle) ............4-38 4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle Defensive Driving The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively. Please start with a very important safety device in your vehicle: Buckle up. See Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone on page 1-9. Defensive driving really means “be ready for anything.” On city streets, rural roads, or freeways, it means “always expect the unexpected.” Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are going to be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Be ready for their mistakes. Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable of accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough following distance. It is the best defensive driving maneuver, in both city and rural driving. You never know when the vehicle in front of you is going to brake or turn suddenly. Defensive driving requires that a driver concentrate on the driving task. Anything that distracts from the driving task — such as concentrating on a cellular telephone call, reading, or reaching for something on the ﬂoor — makes 4-2 proper defensive driving more difficult and can even cause a collision, with resulting injury. Ask a passenger to help do things like this, or pull off the road in a safe place to do them yourself. These simple defensive driving techniques could save your life. Drunken Driving Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It is the number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every year. Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: Judgment (cid:127) Muscular Coordination (cid:127) Vision (cid:127) Attentiveness Police records show that almost half of all motor vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases, these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking and driving. In recent years, more than 16,000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. (cid:127) Many adults — by some estimates, nearly half the adult population — choose never to drink alcohol, so they never drive after drinking. For persons under 21, it is against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws. The obvious way to eliminate the leading highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But what if people do? How much is “too much” if someone plans to drive? It is a lot less than many might think. Although it depends on each person and situation, here is some general information on the problem. The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of someone who is drinking depends upon four things: The amount of alcohol consumed The drinker’s body weight The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol According to the American Medical Association, a 180 lb (82 kg) person who drinks three 12 ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the same BAC by drinking three 4 ounce (120 ml) glasses of wine or three mixed drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of liquors like whiskey, gin, or vodka. It is the amount of alcohol that counts. For example, if the same person drank three double martinis (3 ounces or 90 ml of liquor each) within an hour, the person’s BAC would be close to 0.12 percent. A person who consumes food just before or during drinking will have a somewhat lower BAC level. 4-3 (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) There is a gender difference, too. Women generally have a lower relative percentage of body water than men. Since alcohol is carried in body water, this means that a woman generally will reach a higher BAC level than a man of her same body weight will when each has the same number of drinks. The law in most U.S. states, and throughout Canada, sets the legal limit at 0.08 percent. In some other countries, the limit is even lower. For example, it is 0.05 percent in both France and Germany. The BAC limit for all commercial drivers in the United States is 0.04 percent. The BAC will be over 0.10 percent after three to six drinks (in one hour). Of course, as we have seen, it depends on how much alcohol is in the drinks, and how quickly the person drinks them. But the ability to drive is affected well below a BAC of 0.10 percent. Research shows that the driving skills of many people are impaired at a BAC approaching 0.05 percent, and that the effects are worse at night. All drivers are impaired at BAC levels above 0.05 percent. Statistics show that the chance of being in a collision increases sharply for drivers who have a BAC of 0.05 percent or above. A driver with a BAC level of 0.06 percent has doubled his or her chance of having a collision. At a BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chance of this driver having a collision is 12 times greater; at a level of 0.15 percent, the chance is 25 times greater! The body takes about an hour to rid itself of the alcohol in one drink. No amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. “I will be careful” is not the right answer. What if there is an emergency, a need to take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street? A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to react quickly enough to avoid the collision. There is something else about drinking and driving that many people do not know. Medical research shows that alcohol in a person’s system can make crash injuries worse, especially injuries to the brain, spinal cord, or heart. This means that when anyone who has been drinking — driver or passenger — is in a crash, that person’s chance of being killed or permanently disabled is higher than if the person had not been drinking. 4-4 {CAUTION: Drinking and then driving is very dangerous. Your reﬂexes, perceptions, attentiveness, and judgment can be affected by even a small amount of alcohol. You can have a serious — or even fatal — collision if you drive after drinking. Please do not drink and drive or ride with a driver who has been drinking. Ride home in a cab; or if you are with a group, designate a driver who will not drink. Control of a Vehicle You have three systems that make your vehicle go where you want it to go. They are the brakes, the steering, and the accelerator. All three systems have to do their work at the places where the tires meet the road. Sometimes, as when you are driving on snow or ice, it is easy to ask more of those control systems than the tires and road can provide. That means you can lose control of your vehicle. See Enhanced Traction System (ETS) on page 4-8. Braking Braking action involves perception time and reaction time. First, you have to decide to push on the brake pedal. That is perception time. Then you have to bring up your foot and do it. That is reaction time. Average reaction time is about three-fourths of a second. But that is only an average. It might be less with one driver and as long as two or three seconds or more with another. Age, physical condition, alertness, coordination, and eyesight all play a part. So do alcohol, drugs, and frustration. But even in three-fourths of a second, a vehicle moving at 60 mph (100 km/h) travels 66 feet (20 m). That could be a lot of distance in an emergency, so keeping enough space between your vehicle and others is important. And, of course, actual stopping distances vary greatly with the surface of the road, whether it is pavement or gravel; the condition of the road, whether it is wet, dry, or icy; tire tread; the condition of your brakes; the weight of the vehicle; and the amount of brake force applied. 4-5 Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in spurts — heavy acceleration followed by heavy braking — rather than keeping pace with traffic. This is a mistake. Your brakes may not have time to cool between hard stops. Your brakes will wear out much faster if you do a lot of heavy braking. If you keep pace with the traffic and allow realistic following distances, you will eliminate a lot of unnecessary braking. That means better braking and longer brake life. If your engine ever stops while you are driving, brake normally but do not pump your brakes. If you do, the pedal may get harder to push down. If your engine stops, you will still have some power brake assist. But you will use it when you brake. Once the power assist is used up, it may take longer to stop and the brake pedal will be harder to push. Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) Your vehicle may have anti-lock brakes. ABS is an advanced electronic braking system that will help prevent a braking skid. If your vehicle has anti-lock brakes, this warning light on the instrument panel will come on brieﬂy when you start your vehicle. When you start your engine, or when you begin to drive away, your anti-lock brake system will check itself. You may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise while this test is going on, and you may even notice that your brake pedal moves or pulses a little. This is normal. 4-6 Let us say the road is wet and you are driving safely. Suddenly, an animal jumps out in front of you. You slam on the brakes and continue braking. Here is what happens with ABS: A computer senses that wheels are slowing down. If one of the wheels is about to stop rolling, the computer will separately work the brakes at each wheel. The anti-lock system can change the brake pressure faster than any driver could. The computer is programmed to make the most of available tire and road conditions. This can help you steer around the obstacle while braking hard. As you brake, your computer keeps receiving updates on wheel speed and controls braking pressure accordingly. Remember: Anti-lock does not change the time you need to get your foot up to the brake pedal or always decrease stopping distance. If you get too close to the vehicle in front of you, you will not have time to apply your brakes if that vehicle suddenly slows or stops. Always leave enough room up ahead to stop, even though you have anti-lock brakes. 4-7 Using Anti-Lock Do not pump the brakes. Just hold the brake pedal down ﬁrmly and let anti-lock work for you. You may feel a slight brake pedal pulsation or notice some noise, but this is normal. Braking in Emergencies At some time, nearly every driver gets into a situation that requires hard braking. If you have anti-lock brakes, you can steer and brake at the same time. However, if you do not have anti-lock brakes, your ﬁrst reaction — to hit the brake pedal hard and hold it down — may be the wrong thing to do. Your wheels can stop rolling. Once they do, the vehicle cannot respond to your steering. Momentum will carry it in whatever direction it was headed when the wheels stopped rolling. That could be off the road, into the very thing you were trying to avoid, or into traffic. If you do not have anti-lock brakes, use a “squeeze” braking technique. This will give you maximum braking while maintaining steering control. You can do this by pushing on the brake pedal with steadily increasing pressure. In an emergency, you will probably want to squeeze the brakes hard without locking the wheels. If you hear or feel the wheels sliding, ease off the brake pedal. This will help you retain steering control. If you do have anti-lock brakes, it is different. See Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) on page 4-6. In many emergencies, steering can help you more than even the very best braking. Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Your vehicle may have an Enhanced Traction System (ETS) that limits wheel spin. This is especially useful in slippery road conditions. The system operates only if it senses that one or both of the front wheels are spinning or beginning to lose traction. When this happens, the system reduces engine power and may also upshift the transaxle to limit wheel spin. You may feel or hear the system working, but this is normal. A LOW TRACTION message will appear on the Driver Information Center (DIC) 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. 4-8 If your vehicle is in cruise control when the Enhanced Traction System begins to limit wheel spin, the cruise control will automatically disengage. When road conditions allow you to safely use it again, you may re-engage the cruise control. See Cruise Control on page 3-10. When the system is on, this warning light will come on to let you know there’s a problem. If the warning light stays on, or comes on when you’re driving, there may be a problem with your Enhanced Traction System and your vehicle may need service.

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