2008 Pontiac Grand PRIX Owners Manual

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It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. LEFT REAR TURN LAMP OUT This message displays when the left rear turn signal lamp needs to be replaced. See Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps on page 5-58 for replacement procedures. This message displays while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds when this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. 3-74 LOW BRAKE FLUID LOW FUEL This symbol comes on with this message. This symbol comes on with this message. This message displays when the brake ﬂuid level is low. Have the brake system serviced by your dealer/retailer as soon as possible. See Brakes on page 5-41. The brake system warning light also appears on the instrument panel cluster when this message appears on the DIC. See Brake System Warning Light on page 3-45. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds while this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. This message displays when the vehicle is low on fuel. Reﬁll the fuel tank as soon as possible. This message displays while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds when this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. 3-75 If the LOW OIL PRESSURE warning LOW OIL PRESSURE Notice: message appears on the DIC display, stop the vehicle immediately. Do not drive the vehicle until the cause of the low oil pressure is corrected. Severe engine damage can result from driving a vehicle with low oil pressure. See Engine Oil on page 5-15 for more information. This symbol comes on with this message. This message displays when the vehicle’s engine oil pressure is low. The low oil pressure warning light also appears on the instrument panel cluster. See Oil Pressure Light on page 3-52. LOW OIL LEVEL On some vehicles, this message displays when the vehicle’s engine oil is low. This symbol comes on with this message. If this message comes on, ﬁll the oil to the proper level as soon as possible. See Engine Compartment Overview on page 5-12 for engine oil ﬁll location. Also, see Engine Oil on page 5-15 for information on the kind of oil to use and proper oil level. This message displays while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds when this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. 3-76 Stop the vehicle immediately, as engine damage can result from driving a vehicle with low oil pressure. Have the vehicle serviced by your dealer/retailer as soon as possible when this warning message is displayed. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds continuously when this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. LOW WASHER FLUID This symbol comes on with this message. This message displays when the windshield washer ﬂuid is low. Fill the windshield washer ﬂuid reservoir as soon as possible. See Engine Compartment Overview on page 5-12 for location of the windshield washer ﬂuid reservoir. Also, see Windshield Washer Fluid on page 5-40 for more information. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds when this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. 3-77 PARKING BRAKE ON This symbol comes on with this message. This message displays to alert the driver when the vehicle’s parking brake is on, the ignition is in ON/RUN, and the vehicle speed is greater than 5 mph (8 km/h). See Parking Brake on page 2-33 for more information. The brake system warning light also appears on the instrument panel cluster when this message appears on the DIC. See Brake System Warning Light on page 3-45. A chime sounds continuously while this message is displayed if driving above 5 mph (8 km/h). Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display for three seconds if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. 3-78 PARK LAMPS ON This message displays to alert the driver when the parking lamps are on, the ignition is in LOCK/OFF, and the key is removed. A chime sounds continuously while this message is displayed. This message cannot be acknowledged. REDUCED ENGINE POWER This symbol comes on with this message. This message displays when the vehicle’s engine power is reduced. If this happens during driving conditions, such as climbing a steep hill, the transmission may overwork in a gear that may cause damage to the vehicle’s engine or transmission. Reduced engine power can affect the vehicle’s ability to accelerate. If this message is on, but there is no reduction in performance, proceed to your destination. The performance may be reduced the next time the vehicle is driven. The vehicle may be driven at a reduced speed while this message is on, but acceleration and speed may be reduced. Anytime this message stays on, the vehicle should be taken to your dealer/retailer for service as soon as possible. This message displays only when the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds while this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. REMOTE START ACTIVE PRESS HAZARD SWITCH TO CANCEL If your vehicle has the remote start feature, this message displays when a remote start is initiated. If you would like to cancel the remote start, turn on the hazard warning ﬂashers. See Hazard Warning Flashers on page 3-6. REMOTE START DISABLED If your vehicle has the remote start feature, this message displays if a remote start attempt is unsuccessful. This may be caused if any of the following conditions are true when a remote start attempt is made: (cid:127) The remote start system is disabled through the DIC. (cid:127) The key is in the ignition. (cid:127) The hood or the doors are not closed. (cid:127) There is an emission control system malfunction. (cid:127) The engine coolant temperature is too high. (cid:127) The oil pressure is low. (cid:127) The hazard warning ﬂashers are turned on. (cid:127) The maximum number of remote starts or remote start attempts between ignition cycles has been reached. (cid:127) The content theft-deterrent alarm is on while attempting to remote start the vehicle. See “REMOTE START” under DIC Vehicle Customization on page 3-89 and Remote Vehicle Start on page 2-7 for more information. 3-79 RIGHT FRONT TURN LAMP OUT This message displays when the vehicle’s right front turn signal needs to be replaced. See Front Turn Signal, Parking and Fog Lamps on page 5-57 for bulb replacement procedures. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds while this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. RIGHT REAR TURN LAMP OUT This message displays when the vehicle’s right rear turn signal needs to be replaced. See Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps on page 5-58 for bulb replacement procedures. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds while this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. 3-80 SERVICE ABS SYSTEM SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM This symbol comes on with this message. This symbol comes on with this message. If the vehicle has the Antilock Brake System (ABS), this message displays when the vehicle’s brakes are not functioning properly. Have the brake system serviced by your dealer/retailer as soon as possible. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds while this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. This message displays when the vehicle’s brakes are not functioning properly. Have the brake system serviced by your dealer/retailer as soon as possible. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds while this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. 3-81 SERVICE BRAKE APPLY SENSOR This message displays when the brake apply sensor is not functioning properly. The vehicle still has brakes when this warning message displays, but you should have the vehicle serviced by your dealer/retailer as soon as possible. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds while this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. SERVICE PARK LAMPS This message displays if one of the vehicle’s parking lamps needs to be replaced. See Front Turn Signal, Parking and Fog Lamps on page 5-57 for bulb replacement procedures. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds while this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. 3-82 SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM This symbol comes on with this message. If the vehicle has the StabiliTrak® Plus system, this message displays when it is not functioning properly. A warning light also appears on the instrument panel cluster. See Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light on page 3-47. See StabiliTrak® Plus System on page 4-8 for more information. Have the StabiliTrak® Plus system serviced by your dealer/retailer as soon as possible. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds while this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. SERVICE THEFT SYSTEM This message displays if there is a problem with the theft-deterrent system programmed in the key. A fault has been detected in the system which means that the system is disabled and it is not protecting the vehicle. The vehicle usually restarts; however, you may want to take the vehicle to your dealer/retailer before turning off the engine. See Keys on page 2-2 for information on the PASS-Key III system. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds while this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. 3-83 SERVICE TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM This message displays if a part on the Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) is not working properly. The tire pressure light also ﬂashes and then remains on during the same ignition cycle. See Tire Pressure Light on page 3-49. Several conditions may cause this message to appear. See Tire Pressure Monitor Operation on page 5-72 for more information. If the warning comes on and stays on, there may be a problem with the TPMS. See your dealer/retailer. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. 3-84 SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM This symbol comes on with this message. If the vehicle has the traction system, this message displays when the system is not functioning properly. A warning light also appears on the instrument panel cluster. See Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light on page 3-47. See Traction Control System (TCS) on page 4-6 or Enhanced Traction System (ETS) on page 4-7 for more information. Have the system serviced by your dealer/retailer as soon as possible. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds while this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. SERVICE VARIABLE EFFORT STEERING This symbol comes on with this message. SERVICE VEHICLE SOON This symbol comes on with this message. If the vehicle has the variable effort steering system, this message displays if this system is not functioning properly. See Steering on page 4-10 for more information. Have the system serviced by your dealer/retailer as soon as possible. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds while this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. This message displays when a non-emissions related malfunction occurs. Have the vehicle serviced by your dealer/retailer as soon as possible. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds while this message is displayed. Press the set/reset button to acknowledge this message and to clear it from the screen. This message continues to display if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is turned off. It also re-displays for three seconds if the message has been acknowledged, but the condition still exists when the engine is turned off. If the condition still exists, the message re-appears when the engine is turned on. 3-85 STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVE STABILITY CONTROL OFF This symbol comes on with this message. This symbol comes on with this message. If the vehicle has the StabiliTrak® Plus system, this message displays when the system is engaged and actively assisting the driver with directional control of the vehicle. Slippery road conditions may exist when this warning message is displayed, so driving should be adjusted accordingly. STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVE also appears in the Head-Up Display (HUD), if your vehicle has this feature. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. This message stays on until road conditions change and StabiliTrak® Plus is not active. This message cannot be acknowledged and cleared from the screen. If the vehicle has the StabiliTrak® Plus system, this message displays when the system turns off. This message displays only while the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds once and the message stays on for three seconds and then disappears. A warning light indicating that this system is deactivated also appears on the instrument panel cluster. See Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light on page 3-47. When the StabiliTrak® Plus system is off, the system will not be engaged and will not actively assist the driver with directional control of the vehicle. See StabiliTrak® Plus System on page 4-8. 3-86 Any of the following conditions may cause the StabiliTrak® Plus system to turn off: (cid:127) The StabiliTrak® Plus system on the GXP option is manually turned off. See StabiliTrak® Plus System on page 4-8 for more information. (cid:127) The battery is low. (cid:127) There is a StabiliTrak® Plus system failure. See your dealer/retailer for service. STARTING DISABLED DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL This message displays when there is a malfunction with the electronic throttle control which prevents the vehicle from starting. Have the vehicle serviced by your dealer/retailer. This message only appears while the ignition is in ON/RUN, and will not disappear until the problem is resolved. A chime sounds for two seconds. This message cannot be acknowledged. STARTING DISABLED DUE TO THEFT SYSTEM This message displays when the system detects a malfunction in the content theft-deterrent system and prevents the vehicle from starting. This message only appears while the ignition is in ON/RUN, and will not disappear until the problem is resolved. A chime sounds for two seconds. This message cannot be acknowledged. TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVE This symbol comes on with this message. If the vehicle has the traction system, this message displays when the system is on. TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVE also appears in the Head-Up Display (HUD), if your vehicle has this feature. This message only displays while the ignition is in ON/RUN and will not disappear until driving conditions change and the system is no longer active. This message cannot be acknowledged or cleared from the screen. 3-87 TRACTION CONTROL OFF This symbol comes on with this message. If the vehicle has the traction system, this message displays when the system turns off. TRACTION CONTROL OFF also appears in the Head-Up Display (HUD), if your vehicle has this feature. This message only displays while the ignition is in ON/RUN and disappears after three seconds. A chime sounds once and the message stays on for three seconds and then disappears. A warning light indicating that this system is deactivated also appears on the instrument panel cluster. See Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light on page 3-47. Any of the following conditions may cause the system to turn off: (cid:127) The system is turned off by pressing the TC (traction control) button located on the center console. See Traction Control System (TCS) on page 4-6 or Enhanced Traction System (ETS) on page 4-7 for more information. (cid:127) The battery is low. (cid:127) There is a system failure. See your dealer/retailer for service. TURN SIGNAL ON This message displays if the vehicle is driven for more than 0.75 mile (1.21 km) while one of the turn signals are on. It appears as a reminder to turn off the turn signal. This message only displays when the ignition is in ON/RUN. A chime sounds for two seconds and the message will not disappear until the turn signal is manually turned off, or a turn is completed. 3-88 DIC Vehicle Customization Your vehicle may have customization capabilities that allow you to program certain features to one preferred setting. Customization features can only be programmed to one setting on the vehicle and cannot be programmed to a preferred setting for two different drivers. All of the customization options may not be available on your vehicle. Only the options available will be displayed on the DIC. The default settings for the customization features were set when your vehicle left the factory, but may have been changed from their default state since then. The customization preferences are automatically recalled. To change customization preferences, use the following procedure. Entering the Personal Programming Mode 1. Turn the ignition on and make sure the vehicle is in PARK (P). To avoid excessive drain on the battery, it is recommended that the headlamps are turned off. 2. Press the options button until PERSONAL PROGRAMMING MODE appears on the DIC. 3. Press the set/reset button to display the ﬁrst screen. 4. Press the options button to access these modes: Personal Programming Mode Screens EXTERIOR LIGHTING DELAY: This screen allows this feature to be turned off, or allows the selection of the number of seconds the exterior lamps are turned on after the key is removed from the ignition, or the vehicle is unlocked using the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter. If OFF is selected, the exterior lamps will not turn on. If a time delay is chosen, the lamps will turn on for the selected time. The time delay will be cancelled and the exterior lamps will turn on automatically when the key is removed from the ignition, or the vehicle is unlocked using the RKE transmitter. To program this mode: 1. Press and release the set/reset button to scroll to the selection you want to program. Choose from OFF, 15, 30, 60, or 90 seconds. 2. Press the options button again to advance to the next screen. 3-89 To program this mode: 1. Press and release the set/reset button to scroll to either OFF or ON. 2. Press the options button again to advance to the next screen. AUTO DOOR UNLOCK: This screen allows this feature to be turned off, used for the driver’s door only, or for all the doors. If OFF is selected, none of the doors will unlock when the vehicle is shifted into PARK (P). If DRIVER is selected, only the driver’s door will unlock when the vehicle is shifted into PARK (P). If ALL is selected, all the doors will unlock when the vehicle is shifted into PARK (P). To program this mode: 1. Press and release the set/reset button to scroll to either OFF, DRIVER, or ALL. 2. Press the options button again to advance to the next screen. INTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN DOOR CLOSED: This screen allows this feature to be turned OFF or ON. If OFF is selected, the interior lamps will turn off immediately when the ignition is turned off and the last open door is closed. If ON is selected, the interior lamps will stay on for about 25 seconds after the vehicle’s ignition is turned off and the last open door is closed. To program this mode: 1. Press and release the set/reset button to scroll to either OFF or ON. 2. Press the options button again to advance to the next screen. INTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN KEY REMOVED: This screen allows this feature to be turned OFF or ON. This feature enables the interior lamps in the vehicle to turn on for about 25 seconds after the key is removed from the ignition. If OFF is selected, removing the key from the ignition will not cause the interior lamps to turn on. If ON is selected, removing the key from the ignition will cause the interior lamps to be turned on for about 25 seconds. 3-90 AUTO DOOR UNLOCK ON: If DRIVER or ALL was selected on the AUTO DOOR UNLOCK screen, this screen allows selection of when the vehicle’s doors will unlock. The choices are when the key is removed from the ignition or when the vehicle is shifted into PARK (P). If KEY-OUT is selected, the auto door unlock will function when the key is taken out of the ignition. If PARK is selected, the auto door unlock will function when the vehicle is shifted into PARK (P). To program this mode: 1. Press and release the set/reset button to scroll to either KEY-OUT or PARK. 2. Press the options button again to advance to the next screen. DELAYED LOCKING: This screen allows this feature to be turned OFF or ON. The key must be out of the ignition for this feature to work. If OFF is selected, there will be no delayed locking of the vehicle’s doors. If ON is selected, the locking of the vehicle’s doors will be delayed by ﬁve seconds after a power door lock switch is pressed while the door is open, or the LOCK button on the RKE transmitter is pressed while any door is open. To program this mode: 1. Press and release the set/reset button to scroll to either OFF or ON. 2. Press the options button again to advance to the next screen. REMOTE LOCKS FEEDBACK: This screen allows selection for this option to be turned OFF, or gives the choice of two methods of veriﬁcation; LIGHTS or LIGHTS and HORN; that indicate the vehicle’s doors are locked when the LOCK button on the RKE transmitter is pressed. If OFF is selected, this feature will not be programmed. If LIGHTS is selected, the exterior lamps will ﬂash when the LOCK button on the RKE transmitter is pressed. If LIGHTS and HORN is selected, the exterior lamps will ﬂash when the LOCK button on the RKE transmitter is pressed, and the horn will sound when the LOCK button on the RKE transmitter is pressed again within ﬁve seconds of the previous command. To program this mode: 1. Press the set/reset button to scroll to OFF, LIGHTS, or LIGHTS and HORN. 2. Press the options button again to advance to the next screen. 3-91 If the vehicle does not have a content theft-deterrent system, the next screens with PROGRAMMING FINISHED and DISPLAY OFF will appear. If the vehicle does have a content theft-deterrent system, the next screen will appear. THEFT DETERRENT: The vehicle may have a content theft-deterrent system. Once it is turned on, the system will activate if someone tries to enter the vehicle without using the RKE transmitter or the correct key. This screen allows this feature to be turned OFF or ON. If OFF is selected, the content theft-deterrent system will not function. If ON is selected, the content theft-deterrent system will be activated. To program this mode: 1. Press the set/reset button to scroll to OFF or ON. 2. Press the options button again to advance to the next screen. KEY CYLINDER DISARM: If the vehicle has a content theft-deterrent system, and ON was selected on the THEFT DETERRENT screen, this screen allows this feature to be turned OFF or ON. This feature determines whether the driver’s door key cylinder may be used to disarm the content theft-deterrent system. If OFF is selected, the vehicle’s content theft-deterrent system can not be disarmed by unlocking the driver’s door using the driver’s door key cylinder. Selecting OFF prevents a thief from disarming the vehicle’s content theft-deterrent system by attacking the driver’s door key cylinder, and may make the vehicle more secure. However, if OFF is selected, unlocking an armed vehicle by using the driver’s door key cylinder and opening the door will cause the content theft alarm to activate. For this reason, it is recommended that the vehicle be unlocked using the remote keyless entry system when this feature is set to OFF. If ON is selected, the vehicle’s content theft-deterrent system can be disarmed by unlocking the driver’s door using the driver’s door key cylinder. To program this mode: 1. Press the set/reset button to scroll to OFF or ON. 2. Press the options button again to advance to the next screen. 3-92 LOCK SWITCH ARM: If the vehicle has the content theft-deterrent system and ON was selected on the THEFT DETERRENT screen, this screen allows this feature to be turned OFF or ON. This feature controls whether the vehicle’s content theft system can be activated using a door lock switch. REMOTE START: If your vehicle has the remote start feature, this screen allows this feature to be turned OFF or ON. The remote start feature allows you to start the engine from outside of the vehicle using the RKE transmitter. See Remote Vehicle Start on page 2-7 for more information. If OFF is selected, locking the vehicle using a door lock switch will not cause the vehicle’s content theft system to arm. If ON is selected, the content theft-deterrent system can be armed using the driver’s door lock switch by pressing the driver’s door lock switch while the driver’s door is open and the key is not in the ignition, or by pressing the front passenger’s door lock switch while the front passenger’s door is open and the key is not in the ignition. To program this mode: 1. Press the set/reset button to scroll to OFF or ON. 2. Press the options button again to advance to the next screen. If OFF is selected, the remote start feature will be disabled. If ON is selected, the remote start feature will be enabled. To program this mode: 1. Press the set/reset button to scroll to OFF or ON. 2. Press the options button again to advance to the next screen. PROGRAMMING FINISHED will appear on the next screen. This conﬁrms that the personal options programming is complete. 3-93 Audio System(s) Determine which radio your vehicle has and then read the pages following to familiarize yourself with its features. {CAUTION: This system provides you with 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. 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: (cid:127) Familiarize yourself with all of its controls. (cid:127) 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 the vehicle has them. 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/retailer. 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. Notice: The chime signals related to safety belts, parking brake, and other functions of your vehicle operate through the radio/entertainment system. If that equipment is replaced or additional equipment is added to your vehicle, the chimes may not work. Make sure that replacement or additional equipment is compatible with your vehicle before installing it. See Accessories and Modiﬁcations on page 5-3. 3-94 Radio(s) Radio with CD (MP3) shown, Radio with CD (Base) similar Your vehicle has one of these radios as its audio system. Your vehicle may have 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 Clock The radio may have a button marked with an H or HR to represent hours and an M or MN to represent minutes. Press and hold the hour button until the correct hour displays. AM or PM displays for morning or evening hours. Press and hold the minute button until the correct minute displays. 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 hour and minute buttons at the same time until UPDATED and the clock symbol appear on the display. If the time is not available from the station, NO UPDATE or NO UPDAT will appear on the display. RDS time is broadcast once a minute. After tuning to an RDS broadcast station, it could take a few minutes for the time to update. 3-95 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 only works when the information is available. In rare cases, a radio station may broadcast incorrect information that causes 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 the call letters 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. 3-96 XM™ Satellite Radio Service XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in the 48 contiguous United States and 10 Canadian provinces. XM™ Satellite Radio has a wide variety of programming and commercial-free music, coast-to-coast, and in digital-quality sound. During your trial or when you subscribe, you will get unlimited access to XM™ Radio Online for when you are not in your vehicle. A service fee is required to receive the XM™ service. For more information, contact XM™ at www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and www.xmradio.ca or call 1-877-438-9677 in Canada. Playing the Radio PWR (Power): Push this knob to turn the system on and off. VOL (Volume): Turn this knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or to decrease the volume. RCL (Recall): Push this knob to switch the display between the radio station frequency and the time. When the ignition is turned off, push this knob to display the time. For RDS, push the RCL 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). For XM™ (if equipped), push the RCL 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, push the RCL knob until you see the desired display, then hold the knob until the display ﬂashes. The selected display is now the default. SCV (Speed-Compensated Volume): Vehicles with the SCV feature, automatically lets the audio system adjust volume to make up for road and wind noise while driving. Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to select MIN (minimum), MED (medium), or MAX (maximum). Each higher setting allows for more volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds. Then, as you drive, SCV automatically increases the volume, as necessary, to overcome noise at any speed. The volume level should always sound the same while driving. To turn SCV off, press this button until OFF displays. AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume): Vehicles with automatic volume, automatically lets the audio system adjust volume to make up for road and wind noise as you drive. Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to select MIN (minimum), MED (medium), or MAX (maximum). Each higher setting allows 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. To turn automatic volume off, press this button until OFF displays. Finding a Station BAND: Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). The display shows the selection. TUNE: Turn this knob to select radio stations. wx or s tSEEK: Press the up or the down arrow to go to the next or to the previous station and stay there. The radio only seeks stations with a strong signal that are in the selected band. wx or s tSCAN: Press and hold either SCAN arrow for two seconds until SCAN or SC displays and a beep sounds. The radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next station. Press either SCAN arrow again to stop scanning. 3-97 To scan preset stations, press and hold either SCAN arrow for more than four seconds until PSCAN or PRESET SCAN and the preset number displays and a double beep sounds. The radio goes to the ﬁrst preset station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next preset station. Press either SCAN arrow again to stop scanning presets. The radio scans stations only 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 EQ, or depending on the radio, AUTO EQ, to select the equalization. 5. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons until a beep sounds. When that numbered pushbutton is pressed, the station that was set returns and the equalization that was selected is stored for that pushbutton. 6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton. 3-98 Setting the Tone (Bass/Midrange/Treble) TONE: Press and release the TONE button until BASS, MID (midrange), or TREB (treble) displays. The SELECT LED indicator lights to show that the tone control can be adjusted. Turn the SELECT knob to increase or to decrease. If a station is weak or has static, decrease the treble. To return all of the tone controls to the middle position, press and hold the TONE button until FLAT displays. AUDIO (Radio with Six-Disc CD Player): Push the AUDIO knob until BASS, MID (midrange), or TREB (treble) displays. Turn the knob to increase or to decrease. 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 and push and hold the AUDIO knob. The display level adjusts to the middle position and a beep sounds. To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone or speaker control is displayed. CENTERED displays and one beep sounds. EQ or AUTO EQ (Equalization): Press this button to select customized equalization settings. Up to six customized equalization settings, can be programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons, by performing the following steps: 1. Turn the radio on. 2. Use the TONE button and the SELECT knob to create the desired equalization. 3. Press and hold the EQ or AUTO EQ button for two seconds. SELECT EQ # displays and the EQ symbol ﬂashes. 4. Press EQ or turn the SELECT knob to select the desired EQ number. 5. Press and hold the EQ or AUTO EQ button or push the SELECT knob to store the equalization setting and the number. A beep sounds and EQ SAVED displays. 6. Repeat the steps for the other EQ settings and numbers. EQ 5 has been programmed at the factory for use with talk radio, but it can be set to a different tone. Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade) BAL (Balance): Press this button until BAL displays, to adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers. The SELECT LED indicator lights to show that the speakers can be adjusted. Turn the SELECT knob to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers. FADE: Press this button until FADE displays, to adjust the fade between the front and the rear speakers. The SELECT LED indicator lights to show that the speakers can be adjusted. Turn the SELECT knob to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. Press and hold the BAL FADE button for two seconds to return all speaker settings to the middle position. AUDIO (Radio with Six-Disc CD Player): Push the AUDIO knob until BAL (balance) displays, to adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers. Turn the knob to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers. To adjust the fade between the front and rear speakers, push and hold the AUDIO knob until FAD (fade) displays. Turn the knob to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. To adjust the balance and the fade to the middle position, select balance or fade and push and hold the AUDIO knob. The display level adjusts to the middle position and a beep sounds. 3-99 To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle position, push and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone or speaker controls are displayed. CENTERED displays and one beep sounds. Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station (RDS and XM™) To select and ﬁnd a desired PTY perform the following: 1. Press PROG TYPE, or depending on the radio, P-TYPE, to activate program type select mode. The PTY symbol displays. 2. Turn the SELECT, or depending on the radio, P-TYPE, knob to select a PTY. 3. Press either SEEK arrow, once the desired PTY displays, to select the PTY and to go to the PTY’s ﬁrst station. 4. To go to another station within that PTY, and the PTY displays, press either SEEK arrow once. If the PTY is not displayed, press either SEEK arrow twice to display the PTY and then to go to another station. 5. Press PROG TYPE, or depending on the radio, 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 PTY and TRAF are on, the radio searches for stations with the selected PTY and traffic announcements. The Radio with Six-Disc CD player has the PTY interrupt feature. To use this feature, press and hold the P-TYPE button until a beep sounds on the PTY used to interrupt. When selected, an asterisk displays beside that PTY on the display. Select multiple interrupts if desired. When listening to a CD, the last selected RDS station interrupts play if that selected program type format is broadcast. wx or s tSCAN: Scan the stations within a PTY by performing the following: 1. Press PROG TYPE, or depending on the radio, P-TYPE, to activate program type select mode. The PTY symbol displays. 2. Turn the SELECT, or depending on the radio, P-TYPE, knob to select a PTY. 3. Press and hold either SCAN arrow, once the desired PTY is displayed, and the radio begins scanning the stations in the PTY. 4. Press either SCAN arrow to stop at a station. If both PTY and TRAF are on, the radio scans for stations with the selected PTY and traffic announcements. 3-100 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. AF ON displays. The radio can switch to stations with a stronger frequency. To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold BAND again for two seconds. AF OFF displays. The radio does not switch to other stations. This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite Radio Service. Setting Preset PTYs (RDS Only) These pushbuttons have factory PTY presets. Up to 12 PTYs (six FM1 and six FM2), can be programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons, by performing the following steps: 1. Press BAND, or depending on the radio, AM/FM to select FM1 or FM2. 2. Press PROG TYPE, or depending on the radio, P-TYPE, to activate program type select mode. The PTY symbol displays. 3. Turn the SELECT, or depending on the radio, P-TYPE, knob to select a PTY. 4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons until a beep sounds. When that numbered pushbutton is pressed, the PTY that was set, returns, if program type select mode is activated. 5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton. RDS Messages ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies. When an alert announcement comes on the current radio station, ALERT! displays. The announcement is heard, even if the volume is low or a CD is playing. If a CD is playing, play stops during the announcement. Alert announcements cannot be turned off. ALERT! is not affected by tests of the emergency broadcast system. This feature is not supported by all RDS stations. INFO (Information): If the current station has a message, INFO displays. Press this button to see the message. The message can display the artist, song title, call in phone numbers, etc. 3-101 If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the message appears every three seconds. To scroll through the message, press and release the INFO button. A new group of words appear on the display after every press of this button. Once the complete message has been displayed, the information symbol disappears from the display until another new message is received. The last message can be displayed by pressing the INFO button. The last message can be viewed until a new message is received or a different station is tuned to. TRAF (Traffic): If TRAF displays, the tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements. To receive the traffic announcement from the tuned station, press this button. Brackets are displayed around TRAF and when a traffic announcement broadcasts on the tuned radio station, you will hear it. If the station does not broadcast traffic announcements, press the TRAF button and the radio seeks to a station that does. When a station that broadcasts traffic announcements is found, the radio stops seeking and brackets are displayed around TRAF. If no station is found that broadcasts traffic announcements, NO TRAFFIC displays. If the brackets are on the display and TRAF is not, press the TRAF button to remove the brackets or use the TUNE knob or the SEEK arrows to go to a station that supports traffic announcements. If no station is found that broadcasts traffic announcements, NO TRAFFIC may display. The radio plays the traffic announcement if the volume is low. The radio interrupts the play of a CD if the last tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements and the brackets are displayed. This function does not apply to XM™ Satellite Radio Service. Radio Messages CALIBRATE: The audio system has been calibrated for your vehicle from the factory. If CALIBRATE displays it means that the radio has not been conﬁgured properly for your vehicle and it must be returned to your dealer/ retailer for service. LOCKED: Vehicles with the Theft-Deterrent Feature may display LOCKED when the THEFTLOCK® system has locked up. Take the vehicle to your dealer/retailer for service. If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer/retailer. 3-102 Radio Messages for XM™ Only See XM Radio Messages on page 3-114 later in this section for further detail. Playing a CD Radio with CD (Base) Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls it in and the CD should begin playing. If you want to insert a CD when the ignition is off, ﬁrst press the eject button or push the RCL knob. If you insert a CD with the radio off and the ignition on, it starts to play. Radio with CD (MP3) Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls it in and READING DISC and the CD symbol appears on the display. If you want to insert a CD with the ignition off, ﬁrst press the EJECT button or push the RCL knob. When a CD is inserted, the CD symbol appears on the display. As each new track starts to play, the track number appears on the display. If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the player it stays in the player. When the ignition or radio is turned on, the CD starts to play where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source. For vehicles that have a radio with a Six-Disc CD player, see the following: LOAD / CD Z: Press the LOAD side of this button to load CDs into the CD player. This CD player holds 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 the indicator light, located to the right of the slot, to turn green. 4. Load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls the CD in. To insert multiple CDs, do the following: 1. Turn the ignition on. 2. Press and hold the LOAD button for two seconds. A beep sounds and the indicator light, located to the right of the slot, begins to ﬂash. 3. Once the light stops ﬂashing and turns green, load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls the CD in. Once the CD is loaded, the light begins ﬂashing again. Once the light stops ﬂashing and turns green you can load another CD. The CD player takes up to six CDs. Do not try to load more than six. 3-103 To load more than one CD but less than six, complete Steps 1 through 3. When ﬁnished loading CDs, the radio begins to play the last CD loaded. If more than one CD has been loaded, a number for each CD displays. Playing a Speciﬁc Loaded CD For every CD loaded, a number appears on the display. To play a speciﬁc CD, ﬁrst press the CD AUX button, then press the numbered pushbutton that corresponds to the CD. A small bar appears under the CD number that is playing and the track number displays. If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages” later in this section. LOAD / CD Z (Eject): Press the CD eject side of this button to eject a CD(s). A beep sounds and the indicator light ﬂashes to indicate when a CD is being ejected. REMOVE CD displays. The CD can be removed. If the CD is not removed, after 25 seconds, the CD is automatically pulled back into the player. If the CD is pushed back into the player, before the 25 second time period is complete, the player senses an error and tries to eject the CD several times before stopping. Do not repeatedly press the CD eject button to eject a CD after trying to push it in manually. The player’s 25-second eject timer resets at each press of eject, causing the player to not eject the CD until the 25-second time period has elapsed. Once the player stops and the CD is ejected, remove the CD. After removing the CD, push the PWR knob off and then on again, or wait for the system to reset. This clears the CD-sensing feature and enables CDs to be loaded into the player again. \1 (Forward) or FWD | (Forward): Depending on the radio that your vehicle has, the reverse arrows will look different, but they function the same. Press and hold this button to advance quickly within a track. Sound is heard at a reduced volume. Release this pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track displays. RPT (Repeat): For the Radio with Six-Disc CD player, use this feature to repeat one track or an entire CD. To use repeat, do the following: (cid:127) To repeat the track you are listening to, press and release the RPT button. RPT displays. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. (cid:127) To repeat the CD you are listening to, press and hold the RPT button for two seconds. RPT displays. Press RPT again to turn off repeat play. 3-104 RDM 2 / RDM 3 / RDM (Random): Depending on the radio, press this button to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RDM and the track number displays. Press RDM again to turn off random play. For the Radio with Six-Disc CD player, the tracks can be listened to in random order, on one CD or on all of the CDs. To use random on the Radio with Six-Disc CD player, do one of the following: (cid:127) To play the tracks on the CD in random order, press and release the RDM button. RANDOM ONE displays. Press RDM again to turn off random play. (cid:127) To play the tracks on all of the CDs that are loaded in random order, press and hold RDM for more than two seconds. A beep sounds and RANDOM ALL displays. Press RDM again to turn off random play. # 3 (Next Folder): This button does not have a function for non-MP3 CDs. Press this button to go to the next MP3 folder. 4 sor { REV (Reverse): Depending on the radio that your vehicle has, the reverse arrows will look different, but they function the same. Press and hold this button to reverse quickly within a track. Sound is heard at a reduced volume. Release this pushbutton to play the passage. The elapsed time of the track displays. 6 ! (Previous Folder): This button does not have a function for non-MP3 CDs. Press this button to go to the previous MP3 folder. EQ or AUTO EQ (Equalization): Press EQ, or depending on the radio, AUTO EQ, to select the desired customized equalization setting while playing a CD. The equalization is automatically set when a CD is played. See “EQ” or “AUTO EQ” listed previously for more information. w SEEK x (Radios with CD): Press the SEEK arrows to go to the previous or to the next track. Press either arrow for more than two seconds to search the previous or next tracks at two tracks per second. When the desired track number displays, release the arrow to stop searching and to play the track. sSEEK t (Radio with Six-Disc CD Player): Press the left arrow to go to the start of the current track, if more than ten seconds have played. Press the right arrow to go to the next track. If either arrow is held or pressed more than once, the player continues moving backward or forward through the CD. w SCAN x (Radios with CD): Press and hold either arrow for more than two seconds until SCAN and the track number displays and a beep sounds. The CD goes to the next track, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next track. Press either arrow again to stop scanning. 3-105 s SCAN t (Radio with Six-Disc CD Player): To scan one CD, press and hold either SCAN arrow for more than two seconds until SCAN displays and a beep sounds. The radio goes to the next track, plays for 10 seconds, then goes to the next track. Press either SCAN arrow again, to stop scanning. To scan all loaded CDs, press and hold either SCAN arrow for more than four seconds until CD SCAN displays and a beep sounds. Use this feature to listen to 10 seconds of the ﬁrst track of each loaded CD. Press either SCAN arrow again, to stop scanning. RCL (Recall): Push this button, or depending on the radio, press the RCL knob, to see how long the current track has been playing. To change the default on the display, track and elapsed time, push the button until the desired option displays, then hold the button until the display ﬂashes. The selected display is now the default. BAND: Depending on the radio, press this button to listen to the radio when a CD is playing. The inactive CD(s) remains inside the radio for future listening. CD AUX (Auxiliary): Press this button to play a CD while listening to the radio. Care of Your CDs If playing a CD-R, the sound quality can 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. Handle them carefully. Store CD-R(s) in their original cases or other protective cases and away from direct sunlight and dust. The CD player scans the bottom surface of the disc. If the surface of a CD is damaged, such as cracked, broken, or scratched, the CD does not play properly or not at all. Do not touch the bottom side of a CD while handling it; this could damage the surface. Pick up CDs by grasping the outer edges or the edge of the hole and the outer edge. If the surface of a CD is soiled, take a soft, lint free cloth or dampen a clean, soft cloth in a mild, neutral detergent solution mixed with water, and clean it. Make sure the wiping process starts from the center to the edge. If there is no apparent damage, try a known good CD. 3-106 Care of Your CD Player 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. The use of CD lens cleaners for CDs is not advised, due to the risk of contaminating the lens of the CD optics with lubricants internal to the CD player mechanism. Notice: CD is inserted into the slot at a time, or an attempt is made to play scratched or damaged CDs, the CD player could be damaged. While using the CD player, use only CDs in good condition without any label, load one CD at a time, and keep the CD player and the loading slot free of foreign materials, liquids, and debris. If an error displays, see “CD Messages” later in this section. If a label is added to a CD, or more than one Using Song List Mode (Radio with Six-Disc CD Player) This type of radio has a feature called song list. This feature is capable of saving 20 track selections. To save tracks into the song list feature, perform the following steps: 1. Turn the CD player on and load it with at least one CD. See “LOAD CD” listed previously in this section for more information. 2. Check to see that the CD changer is not in song list mode. S-LIST should not display. If S-LIST displays, press the SONG LIST button to turn it off. 3. Select the desired CD by pressing the numbered pushbutton and then use the SEEK SCAN right arrow to locate the track to be saved. The track begins to play. 4. Press and hold the SONG LIST button to save the track into memory. When SONG LIST is pressed, one beep sounds. After two seconds of continuously pressing the SONG LIST button, two beeps sound to conﬁrm the track has been saved. 5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other selections. S-LIST FULL displays if you try to save more than 20 selections. 3-107 To play the song list, press the SONG LIST button. One beep sounds and S-LIST displays. The recorded tracks begins to play in the order they were saved. Seek through the song list by using the SEEK SCAN arrows. Seeking past the last saved track returns to the ﬁrst saved track. To delete tracks from the song list, perform the following steps: 1. Turn the CD player on. 2. Press the SONG LIST button to turn song list on. S-LIST displays. 3. Press the SEEK SCAN arrows to select the desired track to be deleted. 4. Press and hold the SONG LIST button for two seconds. When SONG LIST is pressed, one beep sounds. After two seconds of continuously pressing the SONG LIST button, two beeps sound to conﬁrm the track has been deleted. After a track has been deleted, the remaining tracks are moved up the list. When another track is added to the song list, the track is added to the end of the list. To delete the entire song list, perform the following steps: 1. Turn the CD player on. 2. Press the SONG LIST button to turn song list on. S-LIST displays. 3. Press and hold the SONG LIST button for more than four seconds. One beep sounds, followed by two beeps after two seconds, and a ﬁnal beep sounds after four seconds. S-LIST EMPTY displays indicating the song list has been deleted. If a CD is ejected, and the song list contains saved tracks from that CD, those tracks are automatically deleted from the song list. Any tracks saved to the song list again are added to the bottom of the list. To end song list mode, press the SONG LIST button. One beep sounds and S-LIST is removed from the display. Playing an MP3 CD-R Disc Your vehicle’s radio system may have the MP3 feature. If it has this feature, it is capable of playing an MP3 CD-R disc. For more information on how to play an MP3 CD-R disc, see Using an MP3 on page 3-109 later in this section. 3-108 CD Messages CHECK CD: If this message appears on the display and/or the CD comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons: (cid:127) 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. (cid:127) The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down. (cid:127) The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and try again. (cid:127) The format of the CD may not be compatible. See Using an MP3 on page 3-109 later in this section. (cid:127) There may have been a problem while burning the CD. (cid:127) 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 dealer/retailer. If the radio displays an error message, write it down and provide it to your dealer/retailer when reporting the problem. Using an MP3 MP3 CD-R Disc MP3 Format If you burn your own MP3 disc on a personal computer: (cid:127) Make sure the MP3 ﬁles are recorded on a CD-R disc. (cid:127) Do not mix standard audio and MP3 ﬁles on one disc. (cid:127) Make sure playlists have a .m3u or .wpl extension, other ﬁle extensions may not work. (cid:127) Files can be recorded with a variety of ﬁxed or variable bit rates. Song title, artist name, and album are available for display by the radio when recorded using ID3 tags version 1 and 2. (cid:127) Create a folder structure that makes it easy to ﬁnd songs while driving. Organize songs by albums using one folder for each album. Each folder or album should contain 18 songs or less. (cid:127) Make sure to ﬁnalize the disc when burning an MP3 disc, using multiple sessions. It is usually better to burn the disc all at once. 3-109 The player is able to read and play a maximum of 50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions, and 255 ﬁles. Long ﬁle names, folder names, or playlist names may use more disc memory space than necessary. To conserve space on the disc, minimize the length of the ﬁle, folder or playlist names. 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 lets you access and navigate up to the maximum, but all items over the maximum are ignored. Root Directory The root directory is treated as a folder. If the root directory has compressed audio ﬁles, the directory is displayed as F1 ROOT. All ﬁles contained directly under the root directory are accessed prior to any root directory folders. However, playlists (Px) are 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 advances to the next folder in the ﬁle structure that contains compressed audio ﬁles. The empty folder does not display. No Folder When the CD contains only compressed ﬁles, the ﬁles are located under the root folder. The next and previous folder functions do not function on a CD that was recorded without folders or playlists. When displaying the name of the folder the radio displays ROOT. When the CD contains only playlists and compressed audio ﬁles, but no folders, all ﬁles are located under the root folder. The folder down and the folder up buttons search playlists (Px) ﬁrst and then go to the root folder. When the radio displays the name of the folder the radio displays ROOT. 3-110 Order of Play Tracks are played in the following order: (cid:127) Play begins from the ﬁrst track in the ﬁrst playlist and continues sequentially through all tracks in each playlist. When the last track of the last playlist has played, play continues from the ﬁrst track of the ﬁrst playlist. (cid:127) If the CD does not contain any playlists, then play begins from the ﬁrst track under the root directory. When all tracks from the root directory have played, play continues from ﬁles according to their numerical listing. After playing the last track from the last folder, play begins again at the ﬁrst track of the ﬁrst folder or root directory. When play enters a new folder, the display does not automatically show the new folder name unless you have chosen the folder mode as the default display. See RCL later in this section for more information. The new track name appears on the display. File System and Naming The song name that is displayed is the song name that is contained in the ID3 tag. If the song name is not present in the ID3 tag, then the radio displays the ﬁle name without the extension (such as .mp3) as the track name. Track names longer than 32 characters or four pages are shortened. Parts of words on the last page of text and the extension of the ﬁlename does not display. Preprogrammed Playlists Preprogrammed playlists that were created by WinAmp™, MusicMatch™, or Real Jukebox™ software can be accessed, however, they cannot be edited using the radio. These playlists are treated as special folders containing compressed audio song ﬁles. Playing an MP3 Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls it in, and READING displays. The CD should begin playing and the CD symbol appears on the display. If you want to insert a CD with the ignition off, ﬁrst press the EJECT button or the RCL knob. If the ignition or radio is turned off with a CD in the player it stays in the player. When the ignition or radio is turned on, the CD starts to play where it stopped, if it was the last selected audio source. As each new track starts to play, the track number appears on the display. 3-111 \ 1 (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 10 times the normal playing speed. Press and hold it for more than two seconds to advance at 20 times the normal playing speed. Release this pushbutton to play the track. FWD and the elapsed time of the track appears on the display. RDM 2 (Random): To repeat the tracks in the current folder or playlist, press and release this pushbutton. FOLDER RANDOM displays. Once all of the tracks in the current folder or playlist have been played, the system moves on to the next folder or playlist and plays all of the tracks in random order. To repeat the tracks on the CD, press and hold this pushbutton for two seconds. A beep sounds and DISC RANDOM displays. This feature does not work with playlists. When in random, pressing and releasing either SEEK arrow takes you to the next or previous random track. Press and release this pushbutton again to turn off random play. NO RANDOM displays. 3 # (Next Folder): Press this pushbutton to go to the ﬁrst track in the next folder or playlist. If the disc contains playlists, it goes through the playlist, then the folders. Pressing this button while in folder random mode takes you to the next folder and random the tracks in that folder. This function does not work on a CD that does not contain folders or playlists. 4 REV (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 10 times the normal playing speed. Press and hold it for more than two seconds to reverse at 20 times the normal playing speed. Release this pushbutton to play the track. REV and the elapsed time of the track appears on the display. If this pushbutton is pressed for more than 20 seconds, the radio stops reversing and begins to play. 6 ! (Previous Folder): Press this pushbutton to go to the ﬁrst track in the previous folder or playlist. If the disc contains playlists, it goes through the playlist, then the folders. Pressing this pushbutton while in folder random mode takes you to the previous folder and random the tracks in that folder. This function does not work on a CD that does not contain folders or playlists. 3-112 w SEEK x: Press the up arrow to go to the start of the next track. Press the down arrow to go to the start of the previous track. Pressing either arrow for more than two seconds searches the previous or next tracks at two tracks per second. When the track number that you would like to play appears on the display, release the arrow to stop searching and to play the track. TUNE: Turn this knob to fast track reverse or advance through tracks in all folders or playlists. The track number and ﬁle name appears on the display for each track. Turn this knob while in random to fast track reverse or advance the tracks in sequential order. RCL (Recall): Push this knob to switch between track mode, folder/playlist mode, and time of day mode. The display shows only 13 characters, but there can be up to three pages of text. If there are more than 13 characters in the song, folder, or playlist name pushing this knob within two seconds takes you to the next page of text. If there are no other pages to be shown, pushing this knob within two seconds takes you to the next display mode. Track mode displays the current track number and the ID3 tag song name. Folder/playlist mode displays the current folder or playlist number and the folder/playlist name. Time of day mode displays the time of day and the ID3 tag song name. To change the default on the display, push this knob until you see the desired display, then hold this knob for two seconds. The radio produces one beep and the selected display is now the default. INFO (Information): INFO displays whenever a current track has ID3 tag information. Press this button to display the artist name and album contained in the tag. INFO disappears 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 remains inside the radio for future listening. CD AUX (Auxiliary): Press this button to play a CD when listening to the radio. The CD symbol appears on the display when a CD is loaded. 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. 3-113 XM Radio Messages XL (Explicit Language Channels): These channels, or any others, can be blocked at a customer’s request, by calling 1-800-852-XMXM (9696). Updating: The encryption code in the receiver is being updated, and no action is required. This process should take no longer than 30 seconds. No Signal: 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. Loading XM: The audio system is acquiring and processing audio and text data. No action is needed. This message should disappear shortly. CH Off Air: This channel is not currently in service. Tune to another channel. CH Unavail: 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 Info: No artist, song title, category, or text information is available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly. No Info: No text or informational messages are available at this time on this channel. The system is working properly. Not Found: There are no channels available for the selected category. The system is working properly. XM Locked: 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 dealer/retailer. Radio ID: If tuned to channel 0, this message alternates with the XM™ Radio eight digit radio ID label. This label is needed to activate the service. Unknown: If this message is received when tuned to channel 0, there may be a receiver fault. Consult with your dealer/retailer. Chk XMRcvr: If this message does not clear within a short period of time, the receiver may have a fault. Consult with your dealer/retailer. 3-114 Audio Steering Wheel Controls 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 does not operate and LOCKED displays. When the radio and vehicle are turned off, the blinking red light indicates that THEFTLOCK® is armed. With THEFTLOCK® activated, the radio does not operate if stolen. If your vehicle has this feature, some audio controls can be adjusted at the steering wheel. They include the following: wt u x(Seek/Scan): Press the seek arrows to go to the previous or the next station and stay there. To scan stations, press and hold either scan arrow for two seconds until FREQUENCY SCAN displays. The radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next station. Press either scan arrow again to stop scanning. The sound mutes while seeking or scanning. The radio seeks or scans stations only with a strong signal that are in the selected band. 3-115 When a CD is playing, press either scan arrow to go to the previous or next track, if more than eight seconds have played. If either scan arrow is held or pressed more than once, the player continues moving backward or forward through the CD. 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 seeks preset stations only with a strong signal that are in the selected band. $ (Mute//OnStar®): Press this button to silence the system. Press this button again, to turn the sound on. If your vehicle is equipped with OnStar®, press and hold this button to interact with the OnStar® system. See the OnStar® System on page 2-40 in this manual for more information. r (Play): When listening to the radio, press this button to play a CD. wux (Volume): Press the volume arrows to increase or decrease the volume. Radio Reception Frequency interference and static during normal radio reception can occur if items such as cellphone chargers, vehicle convenience accessories, and external electronic devices are plugged into the accessory power outlet. If there is interference or static, unplug the item from the accessory power outlet. 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. For better radio reception, most AM radio stations boost the power levels during the day, and then reduce these levels during the night. Static can also occur when things like storms and power lines interfere with radio reception. When this happens, try reducing the treble on your radio. FM Stereo FM stereo gives the best sound, but FM signals 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. 3-116 XM™ Satellite Radio Service XM™ Satellite Radio Service gives digital radio reception from coast-to-coast in the 48 contiguous United States, and in Canada. Just as with FM, tall buildings or hills can interfere with satellite radio signals, causing the sound to fade in and out. In addition, traveling or standing under heavy foliage, bridges, garages, or tunnels may cause loss of the XM™ signal for a period of time. The radio may display NO SIGNAL to indicate interference. Backglass Antenna The AM-FM antenna is integrated with the rear window defogger, located in the rear window. Make sure that the inside surface of the rear window is not scratched and that the lines on the glass are not damaged. If the inside surface is damaged, it could interfere with radio reception. Also, for proper radio reception, the antenna connector at the top-center of the rear window needs to be properly attached to the post on the glass. Notice: Using a razor blade or sharp object to clear the inside rear window may damage the rear window antenna and/or the rear window defogger. Repairs would not be covered by your warranty. Do not clear the inside rear window with sharp objects. Notice: Do not apply aftermarket glass tinting with metallic ﬁlm. The metallic ﬁlm in some tinting materials will interfere with or distort the incoming radio reception. Any damage caused to your backglass antenna due to metallic tinting materials will not be covered by your warranty. Because this antenna is built into the rear window, there is a reduced risk of damage caused by car washes and vandals. If static is heard on the radio, when the rear window defogger is turned on, it could mean that a defogger grid line has been damaged and the grid line must be repaired. If adding a cellular telephone to your vehicle, and the antenna needs to be attached to the glass, make sure that you do not damage the grid lines for the AM-FM antenna. There is enough space between the lines to attach a cellular telephone antenna without interfering with radio reception. 3-117 XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System The XM™ Satellite Radio antenna is located on the roof of the vehicle. Keep this antenna clear of snow and ice build up for clear radio reception. If the vehicle has a sunroof, the performance of the XM™ system may be affected if the sunroof is open. Loading items onto the roof of the vehicle can interfere with the performance of the XM™ system. Make sure the XM™ Satellite Radio antenna is not obstructed. Chime Level Adjustment The radio is used to adjust the vehicle’s chime level. To change the volume level of the chime, press and hold pushbutton 6 with the ignition on and the radio power off. The volume level will change from the normal level to loud, and LOUD will appear on the radio display. To change back to the default or normal setting, press and hold pushbutton 6 again. The volume level will change from the loud level to normal, and NORMAL will appear on the radio display. Each time the chime volume is changed, three chimes will sound to indicate the new volume selected. Removing the radio and not replacing it with a factory radio or chime module will disable vehicle chimes. 3-118 Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..........4-2 Defensive Driving ...........................................4-2 Drunk Driving .................................................4-2 Control of a Vehicle ........................................4-3 Braking .........................................................4-3 Antilock Brake System (ABS) ...........................4-4 Braking in Emergencies ...................................4-5 Traction Control System (TCS) .........................4-6 Enhanced Traction System (ETS) .....................4-7 StabiliTrak® Plus System .................................4-8 Steering ......................................................4-10 Off-Road Recovery .......................................4-12 Passing .......................................................4-12 Loss of Control .............................................4-12 Driving at Night ............................................4-14 Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads ..................4-14 Before Leaving on a Long Trip .......................4-15 Highway Hypnosis ........................................4-16 Hill and Mountain Roads ................................4-16 Winter Driving ..............................................4-17 If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow ...................................................4-21 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out .................4-22 Loading Your Vehicle ....................................4-22 Towing ..........................................................4-27 Towing Your Vehicle .....................................4-27 Recreational Vehicle Towing ...........................4-27 Towing a Trailer ...........................................4-29 4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle Defensive Driving Defensive driving means “always expect the unexpected.” The ﬁrst step in driving defensively is to wear your safety belt — See Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone on page 1-10. {CAUTION: Assume that other road users (pedestrians, bicyclists, and other drivers) are going to be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do and be ready. In addition: (cid:127) Allow enough following distance between you and the driver in front of you. (cid:127) Focus on the task of driving. Driver distraction can cause collisions resulting in injury or possible death. These simple defensive driving techniques could save your life. 4-2 Drunk Driving {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. 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. Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a global tragedy. Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: judgment, muscular coordination, vision, and attentiveness. Police records show that almost 40 percent 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 17,000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use of alcohol, with about 250,000 people injured. 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. 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. Control of a Vehicle The following three systems help to control your vehicle while driving — brakes, steering, and accelerator. At times, as when driving on snow or ice, it is easy to ask more of those control systems than the tires and road can provide. Meaning, you can lose control of your vehicle. See Traction Control System (TCS) on page 4-6 and Enhanced Traction System (ETS) on page 4-7. Adding non-dealer/non-retailer accessories can affect your vehicle’s performance. See Accessories and Modiﬁcations on page 5-3. Braking See Brake System Warning Light on page 3-45. 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 the brakes; the weight of the vehicle; and the amount of brake force applied. 4-3 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. The brakes might not have time to cool between hard stops. The 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 vehicle’s engine ever stops while you are driving, brake normally but do not pump the brakes. If you do, the pedal could get harder to push down. If the 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 can take longer to stop and the brake pedal will be harder to push. Adding non-dealer/non-retailer accessories can affect your vehicle’s performance. See Accessories and Modiﬁcations on page 5-3. Antilock Brake System (ABS) Your vehicle might have the Antilock Brake System (ABS), an advanced electronic braking system that will help prevent a braking skid. If your vehicle has ABS, this warning light on the instrument panel will come on brieﬂy when you start your vehicle. When you start the engine, or when you begin to drive away, ABS will check itself. You might hear a momentary motor or clicking noise while this test is going on, and you might even notice that the brake pedal moves or pulses a little. This is normal. 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. 4-4 ABS can change the brake pressure faster than any driver could. The computer is programmed to make the

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2008 Pontiac Grand PRIX Owners Manual