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been driven, in either miles (used in the United States) or kilometers (used in Canada). Your vehicle has a tamper resistant odometer. The digital odometer will read 999,999 if someone tries to turn it back. You may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a new odometer installed. If the new one can be set to the mileage total of the old odometer, then it must be. But if it can’t, then it’s set at zero and a label must be put on the driver’s door to show the old mileage reading when the new odometer was installed.

Trip Odometer The trip odometer can tell you how far you have driven since you last reset it. The trip odometer is accessed and reset through the Driver Information Center (DIC). See DIC Operation and Displays on page 3-47 for more information.

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Tachometer

The tachometer shows your engine speed in revolutions per minute (rpm).

Safety Belt Reminder Light When the key is turned to ON or START, a chime will come on for several seconds to remind people to fasten their safety belts, unless the driver’s safety belt is already buckled.

The safety belt light will also come on and stay on for several seconds, then it will flash for several more.

This light will come on when you start your vehicle, and it will flash for a few seconds. Then the light should go out. This means the system is ready.

If the vehicle is equipped with the passenger sensing system, the chime and light will be repeated if the driver remains unbuckled and the vehicle is in motion. If the driver’s belt is already buckled, neither the chime nor the light will come on.

Airbag Readiness Light There is an airbag readiness light on the instrument panel, which shows the airbag symbol. The system checks the airbag’s electrical system for malfunctions. The light tells you if there is an electrical problem. The system check includes the airbag sensor, the pretensioners, the airbag modules, the wiring and the crash sensing and diagnostic module. For more information on the airbag system, see Airbag System on page 1-55.

If the airbag readiness light stays on after you start the vehicle or comes on when you are driving, your airbag system may not work properly. Have your vehicle serviced right away.

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If the airbag readiness light stays on after you start your vehicle, it means the airbag system may not be working properly. The airbags in your vehicle may not inflate in a crash, or they could even inflate without a crash. To help avoid injury to yourself or others, have your vehicle serviced right away if the airbag readiness light stays on after you start your vehicle.

The airbag readiness light should flash for a few seconds when you turn the ignition key to ON. If the light doesn’t come on then, have it fixed so it will be ready to warn you if there is a problem.

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Charging System Light

The charging system light will come on for a few seconds when you turn on the ignition as a check to show you it is working.

Brake System Warning Light Your vehicle’s hydraulic brake system is divided into two parts. If one part is not working, the other part can still work and stop you. For good braking, though, you need both parts working well. If the warning light comes on, there is a brake problem. Have your brake system inspected right away.

If it stays on, or comes on while you are driving and you hear a chime, you may have a problem with the electrical charging system. It could indicate that you have a loose generator drive belt or another electrical problem. Have it checked right away. Driving while this light is on could drain your battery. If you must drive a short distance with the light on, be certain to turn off all your accessories, such as the radio and air conditioner.

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Canada

This light should come on briefly when you turn the ignition key to ON. If it does not come on then, have it fixed so it will be ready to warn you if there is a problem. When the ignition is on, the brake system warning light will also come on when you set your parking brake. The light will stay on if your parking brake does not release fully. If it stays on after your parking brake is fully released, it means you have a brake problem.

The Driver Information Center (DIC) may display a BRAKE FLUID message. See DIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-50 for more information. If the light comes on while you are driving, pull off the road and stop carefully. You may notice that the pedal is harder to push or the pedal may go closer to the floor. It may take longer to stop. Try turning off and restarting the vehicle one or two times, if the light is still on, have the vehicle towed for service. See Towing Your Vehicle on page 4-39.

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Your brake system may not be working properly if the brake system warning light is on. Driving with the brake system warning light on can lead to an accident. If the light is still on after you have pulled off the road and stopped carefully, have the vehicle towed for service.

Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light

If your vehicle has the anti-lock brake system, the light will come on when your engine is started and may stay on for several seconds. That’s normal.

If the light stays on, turn the ignition to off. If the light comes on and the chime sounds when you are driving, stop as soon as possible and turn the ignition off. Then start the engine again to reset the system. If the light still stays on, or comes on again while you are driving, your vehicle needs service. If the regular brake system warning light is not on, you still have brakes, but you do not have anti-lock brakes. If the regular brake system warning light is also on, you do not have anti-lock brakes and there is a problem with your regular brakes. See Brake System Warning Light on page 3-36 earlier in this section. The anti-lock brake system warning light will come on briefly when you turn the ignition key to ON. This is normal. If the light does not come on then, have it fixed so it will be ready to warn you if there is a problem.

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Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light

Traction Control System Active Light

If your vehicle has the Traction Control System (TCS), this light may come on for the following reasons:

If your vehicle has the Traction Control System (TCS), this light will come on when the system is limiting wheel spin.

Slippery road conditions may exist if the TCS active light comes on, so adjust your driving accordingly. The light will stay on for a few seconds after the system stops limiting wheel spin.

If you turn the system off by pressing the TC (traction control) button located on the center console, the light will come on and stay on. To turn the system back on, press the button again and the warning light should go out. If there is a brake system problem that is specifically related to traction control, the TCS will turn off and the warning light will come on.

If the traction control system warning light comes on and stays on for an extended period of time when the system is turned on, your vehicle needs service.

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(cid:127) (cid:127) Enhanced Traction System Warning Light

Enhanced Traction System Active Light

If your vehicle has the Enhanced Traction System (ETS), this light may come on for the following reasons:

If your vehicle has the Enhanced Traction System (ETS), this light will come on when the system is limiting wheel spin.

If you turn the system off by pressing the TC (traction control) button located on the center console, the light will come on and stay on. To turn the system back on, press the button again and the warning light should go out. If there’s a brake system problem that is specifically related to traction control, the ETS will turn off and the warning light will come on.

If the traction control system warning light comes on and stays on for an extended period of time when the system is turned on, your vehicle needs service.

Slippery road conditions may exist if the Enhanced Traction System active light comes on, so adjust your driving accordingly. The light will stay on for a few seconds after the system stops limiting wheel spin.

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(cid:127) (cid:127) Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light

Engine Coolant Temperature Gage

This light indicates that the engine coolant has overheated or the radiator cooling fan is not working.

This light will come on briefly when you turn on the ignition as a check to show you it is working. If the light comes on and the vehicle has been operating under normal driving conditions, pull off the road, stop the vehicle, and turn off the engine as soon as possible. See Cooling System on page 5-32 for more information.

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This gage shows the engine coolant temperature. If the gage pointer moves into the red area, the light comes on and you hear a chime, your engine is too hot! It means that your engine coolant has overheated. If you have been operating your vehicle under normal driving conditions and the gage reads hot, you should pull off the road, stop your vehicle and turn off the engine as soon as possible. See Engine Overheating on page 5-29.

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. 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.

If you keep driving your vehicle with this

Notice: Modifications made to the engine, transaxle, 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. See Accessories and Modifications on page 5-3. This light should come on, as a check to show you it is working, when the ignition is on and the engine is not running. 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.

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(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 you are towing a trailer, reduce the amount of cargo being hauled as soon as it is possible 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 key 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 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 the 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.

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(cid:127) 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.

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. Your vehicle will not pass this inspection if the OBD (on-board diagnostic) system determines that critical emission control systems have not been completely 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.

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Oil Pressure Light

If you have low engine oil pressure, this light will stay on after you start your engine, or come on and you will hear a chime when you are driving.

This indicates that your engine is not receiving enough oil. The engine could be low on oil, or could have some other oil problem. Have it fixed immediately. This light will come on briefly when you turn on the ignition as a check to show you it is working. If it does not come on with the ignition on, you may have a problem with the bulb. Have it fixed right away.

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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.

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Security Light

Highbeam On Light

For information regarding this light, see Theft-Deterrent Systems on page 2-18.

This light will come on when the high-beam headlamps are in use.

Cruise Control Light

See Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer on page 3-8.

This light comes on whenever you set your cruise control.

The light will go out when the cruise control is turned off. See Cruise Control on page 3-11 for more information.

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Here are four things that some owners ask about. These are normal and do not indicate a problem with your fuel gage: (cid:127) At the service station, the gas pump shuts off

before the gage reads full. It takes a little more or less fuel to fill up than the gage indicated. For example, the gage may have indicated the tank was half full, but it actually took a little more or less than half the tank’s capacity to fill the tank. The indicator moves a little when you turn a corner or speed up. The gage goes back to empty when you turn off the ignition.

Fuel Gage

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Your fuel gage tells you about how much fuel you have left, when the ignition is on. When the indicator nears empty, the amber light located left of the pump symbol will come on and you will hear a chime. You still have a little fuel left, but you should get more soon. The arrow on the fuel gage points to side of the vehicle with the fuel door.

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(cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) Driver Information Center (DIC) The Driver Information Center (DIC) provides the following: (cid:127) A way to personalize your vehicle

Trip information

(cid:127) Warning messages

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The buttons used to activate the DIC are located on the left side of the vehicle’s audio system. INFO/4 (Information): Press this button to scroll through the vehicle information mode displays. MENU: Press this button to enter and scroll through the menu mode. ENTER/r (Enter): Press this button to select a menu option or to acknowledge a warning message. The DIC messages will be read through your audio system display.

DIC Operation and Displays The DIC comes on when the ignition is ON. If your vehicle has the uplevel audio system, the time and outside temperature will be shown on the first line of the display and the DIC information will be shown on the second line of the display. The DIC has different modes which can be accessed by pressing the DIC buttons. The button functions are detailed in the following section.

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(cid:127) Information Mode

INFO/4 (Information): Press this button to scroll through the vehicle information mode displays in the following order:

TRIP A TRIP B FUEL RANGE (Fuel Range Until Empty)

(cid:127) ECON (Average Fuel Economy) (cid:127) AV SPEED (Average Vehicle Speed) (cid:127) OIL LIFE (Engine Oil Life System)

TRIP A or TRIP B: Press the information button until TRIP A or TRIP B is displayed. This shows 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 enter button for a few seconds while the desired trip odometer is displayed.

FUEL RANGE: Press the information button until FUEL RANGE is displayed. This shows the remaining distance you can drive without refueling. 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. Fuel range cannot be reset.

ECON (Economy): Press the information button until ECON is displayed. Average fuel economy is 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 enter 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 (Average) SPEED: Press the information button until AV SPEED is displayed. This shows the vehicle’s average speed in miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (km/h).

Press and hold the enter button while AV SPEED is displayed to reset the average vehicle speed.

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.

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(cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) Always reset the engine oil life system after an oil change. See Engine Oil Life System on page 5-20.

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 5-17. Personalization

MENU: Press this button while the vehicle is in ON to scroll through each of the personalization options in the following order. If the vehicle is moving faster than 2 mph (3 km/h), the personalization menu options are not available, except for the UNITS option. All of the personalization options may not be available on your vehicle. Only the options available will be displayed on your DIC. (cid:127) Units Selection (English/Metric) (cid:127) Oil Life Reset (cid:127) Remote Start Capability (cid:127) Horn Chirp During Remote Keyless Entry Locking (cid:127) Horn Chirp During Remote Keyless Entry Unlocking (cid:127) Exterior Light Flash During Remote Keyless

Entry Locking or Unlocking

(cid:127) Delayed Locking

(cid:127) Automatic Vehicle Unlocking: Specific Doors (cid:127) Automatic Vehicle Unlocking: When Key is Off or

When Shift To Park

(cid:127) Exterior Perimeter Lighting During Remote Keyless

Entry Unlock

(cid:127) Select Language: (English, French, Spanish or

German)

When the desired option is reached, press the enter button to toggle between the modes of that option. To make a selection, press the MENU button again. If no selection is made within 10 seconds, the display will revert back to the previous information displayed. The MENU mode is exited when the information button is pressed, a 10 second time period has elapsed, the ignition is turned to OFF, or the end of the MENU list is reached. See DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-52 for more information on the personalization options. Enter ENTER/r (Enter): Press this button to reset certain functions and to turn off or acknowledge messages on the DIC display. This button also toggles through the options available in each personalization menu.

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DIC Warnings and Messages These messages will appear if there is a problem detected in one of your vehicle’s systems. Any message will clear when the vehicle’s condition is no longer present. To acknowledge a message and clear it from the display, press any of the three DIC buttons. 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. Your vehicle may have other warning messages.

AUTO (Automatic) LIGHTS OFF: This message will display if the automatic headlamp system is disabled with the headlamp switch.

AUTO (Automatic) LIGHTS ON: This message will display if the automatic headlamp system is enabled with the headlamp switch.

BRAKE FLUID: This message will display to inform the driver that the brake fluid level is low while the ignition is in ON. Have the brake system serviced by your GM dealer as soon as possible.

CHANGE OIL SOON: This message will display 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 Engine Oil Life System on page 5-20, Engine Oil on page 5-17, and Scheduled Maintenance on page 6-4 for more information.

CHECK GAS CAP: This message will display if the gas cap has not been fully tightened. You should recheck your gas cap to make sure that it is on properly. A few driving trips with the cap properly installed should turn the message off.

DOOR AJAR: This message will display if one or more of the vehicle’s doors are not closed properly. When this message displays, you should make sure that the door is closed completely.

ENGINE DISABLED: This message will display if the starting of the engine is disabled. Have your vehicle serviced immediately by your GM dealer.

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ENG (Engine) PWR (Power) REDUCED: This message will display to inform you that the vehicle has reduced engine power to avoid damaging the engine.

GATE AJAR: If your vehicle has a liftgate, this message will display when the liftgate of your vehicle is not closed completely. You should make sure that the liftgate is closed completely. See Liftgate (MAXX) on page 2-16 for more information.

ICE POSSIBLE: This message will display when the outside air temperature is cold enough to create icy road conditions.

KEY FOB BATT (Battery) LOW: This message will display if the remote keyless entry transmitter battery is low. You should replace the battery in the transmitter. See “Battery Replacement” under Remote Keyless Entry System Operation on page 2-6.

LOW COOLANT: 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.

LOW FUEL: This message will display when your vehicle is low on fuel. You should refill the fuel tank as soon as possible. You will also see a low fuel warning light on the instrument panel cluster. See Fuel on page 5-5 and Filling the Tank on page 5-8.

LOW WASHER FLUID: This message will display when your vehicle is low on windshield washer fluid. You should refill the windshield washer fluid reservoir as soon as possible. See “Adding Washer Fluid” under Windshield Washer Fluid on page 5-38.

POWER STEERING: This message will display if a problem has been detected with the electric power steering, if equipped. Have your vehicle serviced immediately by your GM dealer.

PUSH PARK PEDAL: This message is displayed if the parking brake is left engaged. See Parking Brake on page 2-33 for more information.

SERVICE AIR BAG: There is a problem with the airbag system when this message appears. Have your vehicle serviced immediately by your GM dealer.

TRUNK AJAR: If your vehicle has a trunk, this message will display when the trunk lid of your vehicle is not closed completely. You should make sure that the trunk lid is closed completely. See Trunk (Sedan) on page 2-15 for more information.

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DIC Vehicle Personalization The following personalization options may appear on your vehicle’s audio display by pressing the MENU button: UNITS: When UNITS appears on the display, press the enter button to move between METRIC or ENGLISH. When you have made your choice, press the MENU button to record your selection. The initial setting from the factory is English for the United States and metric for Canada.

If you choose English, all information will be displayed in English units. For example, distance in miles (mi) and fuel economy in miles per gallon (mpg) is displayed.

If you choose metric, all information will be displayed in metric units. For example, distance in kilometers (km) and fuel economy in liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km) is displayed.

The unit measurement will also change the trip odometer, temperature, and average fuel economy displays. OIL LIFE RESET: When this option is displayed, you can reset the engine oil life system. To reset the system, see Engine Oil Life System on page 5-20. REMOTE START: If your vehicle has this feature, the remote start option can be enabled or disabled.

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When REMOTE START appears on the display, press the enter button to move between OFF and ON. When you have made your choice, press the MENU button to record your selection. The initial setting from the factory is ON. LOCK HORN: If your vehicle has remote keyless entry, this option 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 enter button to move between ON and OFF. When you have made your choice, press the MENU button to record your selection. The initial setting from the factory is OFF. UNLOCK HORN: If your vehicle has remote keyless entry, this option which allows the vehicle’s horn to chirp every time the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed, can be enabled or disabled. When UNLOCK HORN appears on the display, press the enter button to move between ON and OFF. When you have made your choice, press the MENU button to record your selection. The initial setting from the factory is OFF. LIGHT FLASH: If your vehicle has remote keyless entry, this option 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 enter button to move between OFF and ON. When you have made your choice, press the MENU button to record your selection. The initial setting from the factory is ON. DELAY LOCK: The delayed locking option, which delays the actual locking of the vehicle, can be enabled or disabled. When DELAY LOCK appears on the display, press the enter button to move between OFF and ON. When you have made your choice, press the MENU button to record your selection. The initial setting from the factory is ON. AUTO UNLK (Unlock): The automatic door unlocking option, which allows the vehicle to automatically unlock certain doors can be enabled or disabled. When AUTO UNLK appears on the display, press the enter button to move between ALL, DRIVER, or NONE. When you have made your choice, press and the MENU button to record your selection. The initial setting from the factory is ALL. See Programmable Automatic Door Locks on page 2-13 for more information. UNLK (Unlock): This screen displays only if DRIVER or ALL is selected for the AUTO UNLK option. This option determines when the automatic door unlocking will occur, when either the key is turned to OFF or the vehicle is shifted into PARK (P). When UNLK appears on the display, press the enter button to move between KEY OFF and SHIFT TO P (Park).

When you have made your choice, press the MENU button to record your selection. The initial setting from the factory is SHIFT TO P (Park). See Programmable Automatic Door Locks on page 2-13 for more information.

EXT (Exterior) LIGHTS: If your vehicle has remote keyless entry, this option, 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 enter button to move between ON and OFF. When you have made your choice, press the MENU button to record your selection. The initial setting from the factory is ON.

LANGUAGE: To select your choice of language, press the enter button to move between the optional languages.

The languages are ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, and GERMAN.

Choosing a language will display all of the information on the DIC in the desired language.

When you have made your choice, press the MENU button for at least one second to record your selection. The initial setting from the factory is ENGLISH.

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Audio System(s) Determine which radio your vehicle has and then read the pages following to familiarize yourself with its features. Driving without distraction is a necessity for a safer driving experience. See Defensive Driving on page 4-2. By taking a few moments to read this manual and get familiar with your vehicle’s audio system, you can use it with less effort, as well as take advantage of its features. While your vehicle is parked, set up your audio system by presetting your favorite radio stations, setting the tone and adjusting the speakers. Then, when driving conditions permit, you can tune to your favorite stations using the presets and steering wheel controls (if equipped).

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This system provides you with a far greater access to audio stations and song listings. Giving extended attention to entertainment tasks while driving can cause a crash and you or others can be injured or killed. Always keep your eyes on the road and your mind on the drive — avoid engaging in extended searching while driving.

Keeping your mind on the drive is important for safe driving. For more information, see Defensive Driving on page 4-2. Here are some ways in which you can help avoid distraction while driving. While your vehicle is parked:

Familiarize yourself with all of its controls. Familiarize yourself with its operation.

(cid:127) Set up your audio system by presetting your favorite

radio stations, setting the tone, and adjusting the speakers. Then, when driving conditions permit, you can tune to your favorite radio stations using the presets and steering wheel controls (if equipped).

(cid:127) (cid:127) Notice: Before adding any sound equipment to your vehicle, such as an audio system, CD player, CB radio, mobile telephone, or two-way radio, make sure that it can be added by checking with your dealer. 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. 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 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.

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.

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Radio with CD (Base Level)

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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.

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DISP (Display): Press this knob to switch the display between the time and the temperature or the radio station frequency and the temperature. 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

AM/FM/CD: Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2, AM, and CD. The display will show the selection.

ADJ (Adjust): Turn this knob to select radio stations. SEEK w / SEEK x: Press the SEEK up button or the SEEK down button to go to the next or to the previous station and stay there.

To scan stations, press and hold either SEEK button 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 SEEK button again to stop scanning.

To scan preset stations, press and hold either SEEK button 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 SEEK button 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 AM/FM/CD 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)

TONE /P/Q (Bass/Treble): To adjust the bass or the treble, press and release the tone button until BASS or TREB appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to increase or to decrease. 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 tone 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 tone button for more than two seconds until you hear a beep. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display.

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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)

Radio Messages

BAL/FADE /S (Balance/Fade): To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, press and release the balance and fade button until BAL appears on the display. 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 and 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 and 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 and fade button for more than two seconds until you hear a beep. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display.

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 must be returned to your GM dealer for service.

LOCKED: This message is displayed when the THEFTLOCK® system has locked up. 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.

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.

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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, check the bottom surface of the CD. If the surface of the CD is damaged, such as cracked, broken, or scratched, the CD will not play properly. If the surface of the CD is soiled, see Care of Your CDs and DVDs on page 3-107 for more information. If there is no apparent damage, try a known good CD. Do not add any label to a CD, it could get caught in the CD player. If a CD is recorded on a personal computer and a description label is needed, try labeling the top of the recorded CD with a marking pen instead. Notice: than one CD into the slot at a time, or attempt to play scratched or damaged CDs, you could damage the CD player. When using the CD player, use only CDs in good condition without any label, load one CD at a time, and keep the CD player and the loading slot free of foreign materials, liquids, and debris.

If you add any label to a CD, insert more

If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages” later in this section. 1 s(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.

3 RPT (Repeat): Press this pushbutton once to hear a track over again. REPEAT ON and RPT will appear on the display. The current track will continue to repeat. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. REPEAT OFF will appear on the display and RPT will disappear from the display.

4 RDM (Random): Press this pushbutton to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. T#, RANDOM, and RDM will appear on the display. Press RDM again to turn off random play. RANDOM OFF will appear on the display and RDM will disappear from the display.

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SEEK w: Press this button to go to the next track. The track number will appear on the display. If this button is pressed more than once, the player will continue moving forward through the CD. If this button is held for more than 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. SEEK x: Press this button to go to the start of the current track if more than eight seconds have played. The track number will appear on the display. If this button is pressed more than once, the player will continue moving backward through the CD. If this button is held for more than 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, time, and temperature or the track number, the elapsed time of the track, and the temperature. 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. AM/FM/CD: Press this button when listening to the radio to play a CD.

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EJECT / 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. 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)

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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.

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XM™ Satellite Radio Service XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in the 48 contiguous United States and in Canada (if available). XM™ offers over 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.

DISP (Display): Press this knob to switch the display between the time and the temperature or the radio station frequency and the temperature. When the ignition is off, press this knob to display the time.

For RDS, press this knob to change what appears on the display while using RDS. The display options are station name, RDS station frequency, PTY, and the name of the program (if available).

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For XMâ„¢ (if equipped), press this 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. 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.

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. x SEEK w: Press the down or up 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 TONE or 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.

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Setting the Tone (Bass/Midrange/Treble)

TONE /P/Q (Bass/Treble): Press and release this button until BASS, MID, or TREB appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to increase or to decrease. The display will show the bass, midrange, or treble level. If a station is weak or noisy, decrease the treble.

To adjust bass, midrange, or treble to the middle position, select BASS, MID, or TREB. Then press and hold the tone button for more than two seconds. You will hear one beep and the tone control will be adjusted to the middle position.

To adjust all tone controls to the middle position, press and hold the tone button when no tone control is displayed. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display and you will hear a beep. The bass, midrange, and treble will be adjusted to the middle position.

AUTO TONE/AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this button to select customized equalization settings designed for country, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical.

To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO TONE or AUTO EQ button until CUSTOM appears on the display. You can also manually adjust the bass, midrange, and treble using the tone button.

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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)

BAL/FADE /S (Balance/Fade): To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, push and release the balance and fade button until BAL appears on the display. 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, push and release the balance and fade button until FADE appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers.

To adjust balance or fade to the middle position, select BAL or FADE. Then press and hold the balance and fade button for more than two seconds. You will hear one beep and the speaker control will be adjusted to the middle position.

To adjust both speaker controls to the middle position, push and hold the tone button when no speaker control is displayed. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display and you will hear one beep. The balance and fade will be adjusted to the middle position.

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 for FM or PTYPE for XM 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 up 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 up 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.

BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the same program type. To turn alternate frequency on, press and hold BAND for two seconds. FM ALT FREQ ON and AF will appear on the display. The radio may switch to stations with a stronger frequency.

To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold BAND again for two seconds. FM ALT FREQ OFF will appear on the display and AF will disappear from the display. The radio will not switch to other stations.

This function does not apply for XMâ„¢ Satellite Radio Service.

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.

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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.

TRAF (Traffic): If TRAFFIC appears on the display, the tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements and when a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio station you will hear it.

If the station does not broadcast traffic announcements, press the TRAF button and the radio will seek to a station that does. When a station that broadcasts traffic announcements is found, the radio will stop seeking and TRAF and brackets will appear on the display. If no station is found that broadcasts traffic announcements, NO TRAFFIC INFO will appear on the display.

If TRAF is on the display, press the TRAF button to turn off the traffic announcements.

The radio will play the traffic announcement even if the volume is low. The radio will interrupt the play of a CD if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements.

This function does not apply to XMâ„¢ Satellite Radio Service.

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. Take your vehicle to your GM dealer for service.

If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your GM dealer.

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XMâ„¢ Radio Messages

Condition

Action Required

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

Loading XM

Acquiring channel audio (after 4 second delay)

CH Off Air

Channel not in service

CH Unavail

No Info

No Info

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 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.

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Radio Display

Message

XM™ Radio Messages (cont’d)

Condition

Action Required

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 in the receiver module XM not available

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 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 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. If this message does not clear within a short period of time, the receiver may have a fault. Consult with your GM dealer.

No Info

No Info

Not Found

XM Locked

Radio ID

Unknown

Chk XMRcvr

CHECK DAB

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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 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, check the bottom surface of the CD. If the surface of the CD is damaged, such as cracked, broken, or scratched, the CD will not play properly. If the surface of the CD is soiled, see Care of Your CDs and DVDs on page 3-107
for more information.

If you add any label to a CD, insert more

If there is no apparent damage, try a known good CD. Do not add any label to a CD, it could get caught in the CD player. If a CD is recorded on a personal computer and a description label is needed, try labeling the top of the recorded CD with a marking pen instead. Notice: than one CD into the slot at a time, or attempt to play scratched or damaged CDs, you could damage the CD player. When using the CD player, use only CDs in good condition without any label, load one CD at a time, and keep the CD player and the loading slot free of foreign materials, liquids, and debris. If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages” later in this section. s(Reverse): Press and hold this pushbutton to reverse quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release the button to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display. \(Fast Forward): Press and hold this pushbutton to advance quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release the button to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track will appear on the display.

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RPT (Repeat): Press this button once to hear a track over again. REPEAT ON and RPT will appear on the display. The current track will continue to repeat. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. REPEAT OFF will appear on the display and RPT will disappear from the display.

RDM (Random): Press this button to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. T#, RANDOM, and RDM will appear on the display. T and the track number will appear on the display when each track starts to play. Press RDM again to turn off random play. RANDOM OFF will appear on the display and RDM will disappear from the display. x SEEK w: Press the down arrow to go to the start of the current track if more than eight seconds have played. If this arrow is pressed more than once, the player will continue moving backward through the CD.

Press the up arrow to go to the start of the next track. If this arrow is pressed more than once, the player will continue moving forward through the CD.

If either arrow is held or pressed for more than two seconds, the CD will enter CD scan mode and the CD will play the first 10 seconds of each track. Press either arrow again to stop scanning.

DISP (Display): Press this knob to see how long the current track has been playing. T, 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 the 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. Pressing this button will also display text on commercially recorded CDs (if available).

AUTO TONE/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 TONE/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. EJECT / 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.

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CD Messages

Radio with Six-Disc CD

CHECK CD: 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.

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(cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) (cid:127) 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 and in Canada (if available). XM™ offers over 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.

DISP (Display): Press this knob to switch the display between time and temperature or radio station frequency and temperature. 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 while using RDS. The display options are station name, RDS station frequency, PTY, and the name of the program (if available).

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For XMâ„¢ (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. You will hear a beep and the selected display will now be the default. 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.

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. x SEEK w: Press the down or up 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.

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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 TONE or 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.

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Setting the Tone (Bass/Midrange/Treble) TONE /P/Q (Bass/Treble): Press and release this button until BASS, MID, or TREB appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to increase or to decrease. The display will show the bass, mid, or treble level. If a station is weak or noisy, decrease the treble.

To adjust bass, midrange, or treble to the middle position, select BASS, MID, or TREB. Then press and hold the tone button for more than two seconds. The display level will be adjusted to the middle position and you will hear a beep.

To adjust all tone controls to the middle position, press and hold the tone button when no tone control is displayed. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display and you will hear a beep.

AUTO TONE/AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this button to select customized equalization settings designed for country, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical. The equalization setting last chosen will appear on the display when you first press this button. Each time you press this button, another equalization setting will appear on the display and automatic tone or automatic equalization will switch to that preset equalization settings.

To return to the manual mode, press the AUTO TONE or AUTO EQ button until CUSTOM appears on the display. Then manually adjust the bass, midrange, and treble using the tone button.

Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)

BAL/FADE /S (Balance/Fade): To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, push and release the balance and fade button until BAL appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers.

To adjust the fade between the front and rear speakers, push and release the balance and fade button until FADE appears on the display. Turn the ADJ knob to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers.

To adjust balance or fade to the middle position, select BAL or FADE. Then press and hold the balance and fade button for more than two seconds. The display level will be adjusted to the middle position and you will hear a beep.

To adjust both speaker controls to the middle position, press and hold the tone button when no speaker control is displayed. ALL CENTERED will appear on the display and you will hear a beep.

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 for FM or PTYPE for XM 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 up arrow to select and to take you to the PTY’s first station.

4. To go to another station within that PTY press the SEEK up 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.

5. Press P-TYPE to exit program type select mode. If PTY times out and is no longer on the display, go back to Step 1.

If both P-TYPE and TRAF are on, the radio will search for stations with the selected PTY and traffic announcements.

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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 this 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.

MSG (Traffic): If TRAFFIC appears on the display, the tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements and when a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio station you will hear it.

BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the same program type. To turn alternate frequency on, press and hold BAND for two seconds. FM ALT FREQ ON and AF will appear on the display. The radio may switch to stations with a stronger frequency.

To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold BAND again for two seconds. FM ALT FREQ OFF will appear on the display and AF will disappear from the display. The radio will not switch to other stations.

This function does not apply for XMâ„¢ Satellite Radio Service.

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.

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If the current tuned station does not broadcast traffic announcements, press and hold this button for two seconds and the radio will seek to a station that does. When a station that broadcasts traffic announcements is found, the radio will stop seeking and TRAF and brackets will appear on the display. When a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio station you will hear it. If no station is found that broadcasts traffic announcements, NO TRAFFIC INFO will appear on the display.

If TRAF is on the display, press and hold the MSG button for two seconds to turn off the traffic announcements.

The radio will play the traffic announcement even if the volume is low. The radio will interrupt the play of a CD if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements.

This function does not apply to XMâ„¢ Satellite Radio Service.

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 the vehicle and it must be returned to your GM dealer for service.

LOCKED: This message is displayed when the THEFTLOCK® system has locked up. Take your vehicle to your GM dealer for service.

If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your GM dealer.

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XMâ„¢ Radio Messages

Condition

Action Required

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

Loading XM

Acquiring channel audio (after 4 second delay)

CH Off Air

Channel not in service

CH Unavail

No Info

No Info

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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 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.

Radio Display

Message

XM™ Radio Messages (cont’d)

Condition

Action Required

No Info

No Info

Not Found

XM Locked

Radio ID

Unknown

Chk XMRcvr

CHECK DAB

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 in the receiver module XM not available

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 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 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. If this message does not clear within a short period of time, the receiver may have a fault. Consult with your GM dealer.

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Playing a CD 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. When a CD is inserted, the CD symbol will appear on the CD. 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, check the bottom surface of the CD. If the surface of the CD is damaged, such as cracked, broken, or scratched, the CD will not play properly. If the surface of the CD is soiled, see Care of Your CDs and DVDs on page 3-107
for more information.

If you add any label to a CD, insert more

If there is no apparent damage, try a known good CD. Do not add any label to a CD, it could get caught in the CD player. If a CD is recorded on a personal computer and a description label is needed, try labeling the top of the recorded CD with a marking pen instead. Notice: than one CD into the slot at a time, or attempt to play scratched or damaged CDs, you could damage the CD player. When using the CD player, use only CDs in good condition without any label, load one CD at a time, and keep the CD player and the loading slot free of foreign materials, liquids, and debris. If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages” later in this section.

LOAD: Press the LOAD 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. Turn the ignition on. 2. Press and release the LOAD button. 3. Wait for INSERT CD to flash on the display. 4. Load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot,

label side up. The player will pull the CD in.

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To insert multiple CDs, do the following: 1. Turn the ignition on. 2. Press and hold the LOAD button for two seconds. You will hear a beep and MULTI LOAD CD, then INSERT CD and the number will appear on the display.

3. Once INSERT CD and the number appears on the display, load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player will pull the CD in. Once the CD is loaded, INSERT CD and the number will appear on the display again. Once INSERT CD and the number appear on the display again, you can load another CD. The CD player takes up to six CDs. Do not try to load more than six.

To load more than one CD but less than six, complete Steps 1 through 3. When finished loading CDs, the radio will begin to play the last CD loaded. If more than one CD has been loaded, a number for each CD will be displayed and the currently selected slot number will be underlined.

EJECT/Z: To eject a single CD press this button. The radio will display EJECTING CD # and the single CD symbol will flash until the CD is ready to be removed. When the CD is ready to be removed it will eject part way from the radio and the display will change to a flashing REMOVE CD # with the single CD symbol flashing until the CD is removed. If the CD is not removed within 25 seconds the radio will pull it back in.

To eject multiple CDs, press and hold the eject button until you hear a beep and EJECTING ALL CDS appears on the display with the single CD symbol flashing. The CD symbol will flash until a CD is ready to be removed. When the CD is ready to be removed it will eject part way from the radio and the display will change to a flashing REMOVE CD # with the single CD symbol flashing until the CD is removed. If the CD is not removed within 25 seconds the radio will pull it back in. After the CD is removed the radio will repeat the previous actions until all of the CDs have been removed or a CD is pulled back in.

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Playing a Specific Loaded CD For every CD loaded, a number will appear on the display. To play a specific CD, press the numbered pushbutton that corresponds to the CD you want to play. A small bar will appear under the CD number that is playing, and the track number will appear. If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages” later in this section. s(Reverse): Press and hold this button to reverse quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release this button to play the passage. T#, the elapsed time, and REV will appear on the display. \(Fast Forward): Press and hold this button to advance quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume. Release the button to play the passage. T#, the elapsed time, and FWD will appear on the display.

RPT (Repeat): With repeat, one track or an entire CD can be repeated.

To use repeat, do the following:

To repeat the track you are listening to, press and release the RPT button. REPEAT ON and RPT will appear on the display. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. REPEAT OFF will appear on the display and RPT will disappear from the display. To repeat the CD you are listening to, press and hold the RPT button for more than two seconds. REPEAT ON and RPT will appear on the display. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. REPEAT OFF will appear on the display and RPT will disappear from the display.