Radio with CD (MP3)

Radio with Six-Disc CD Player

The vehicle has one of these radios as its audio system.

If the vehicle has a Bose® audio system, it has 6 channels of custom equalization.

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 the vehicle. A service fee is required to receive the XM service. For more information, contact XM at xmradio.com or call 1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and xmradio.ca or call 1-877-438-9677 in Canada.

Playing the Radio

(Power/Volume): Press to turn the system on and off. Turn to increase or to decrease the volume.

DISP (Display): Press to display the time, while the ignition is turned off. For XM, press the DISP button 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 button until the desired option displays, then hold this knob for two seconds. One beep sounds and the selected display becomes the default.

AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume): With automatic volume, the audio system adjusts automatically to make up for road and wind noise while driving by increasing the volume as vehicle speed increases. Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH. AVOL, or depending on the radio, MIN, MED, or MAX. AUTO VOL. Each higher setting provides more volume compensation at faster vehicle speeds. The volume level should always sound the same while driving. NONE displays if the radio cannot determine the vehicle speed. To turn automatic volume off, press this button until AVOL OFF (automatic volume off) displays.

Finding a Station

BAND: Press to switch between FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2.

(Tune): Turn to select radio stations.

SEEK : Press and release to go to the previous or the next station and stay there. The radio only seeks stations with a strong signal that are in the selected band. To scan stations, press and hold either arrow for more than two seconds. SCAN displays and one beep sounds. The radio goes to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next station. Press either arrow again or one of the pushbuttons to stop scanning. To scan preset stations, press and hold either arrow for more than four seconds. PSCN displays and the two beeps sound. The radio goes to a preset station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next preset station. Press either arrow again or one of the pushbuttons to stop scanning presets. The radio only scans preset stations with a strong signal that are in the selected band.

(Information) (XM Satellite Radio Service and MP3 Features): If the current station has a message, the information symbol displays. Press this button to see the message. The message can display the artist, song title, call in phone numbers, etc. If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the message appears every three seconds. To scroll through the message, press and release the information button. A new group of words display after every press of this button. Once the complete message displays, the information symbol disappears until another new message is received. The last message can be displayed by pressing the information button. The last message can be viewed until a new message is received or a different station is tuned to. When a message is not available from a station, No Info displays.

1-6 (Preset Pushbuttons) (Radio with Six-Disc CD Player: Press this button to play stations that are programmed on the radio preset pushbuttons. The radio only seeks preset 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, can be programmed on the six numbered pushbuttons. To program stations:

1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1 or XM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO EQ (automatic equalization) 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.

Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)

(Bass/Treble): Push and release until BASS or TREB (treble) displays, then turn to increase or to decrease the tone. The display shows the bass or the treble level. If a station is weak or has static, decrease the treble. To adjust the bass and the treble to the middle position, while in bass or treble, push and hold . One beep sounds. To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle position, push and hold when no tone or speaker control displays. ALL CENTERED displays and a beep sounds.

AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press to select customized equalization settings designed for country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock and classical. The equalization one through seven options are included only if the vehicle has the Bose® system. Press the AUTO EQ button to select equalization settings designed for equalization one through seven. To return the bass and treble to the manual mode, push and release until BASS and TREB displays.

Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)

(Balance/Fade): To adjust the balance between the right and the left speakers, push and release until BAL (balance) displays. Turn 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 until FADE displays. Turn to move the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. To adjust the balance and the fade to the middle position, while in fade or balance, push , then push it again and hold it until one beep sounds. To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle position, push and hold when no tone or speaker control is displayed. ALL CENTERED displays and a beep sounds.

Finding a Category (CAT) Station (XM Satellite Radio Service Only)

To select and find a desired category:

1. Press the CAT button to activate category select mode. The current category displays.
2. Turn the tune knob to select a category.
3. Press either SEEK arrow, once the desired category is displayed, to go to that category's first station.
4. Press either SEEK arrow again, to go to another station within that category and the category is displayed. If CAT disappears from the display, go back to Step 1.
5. Press CAT to exit category select mode or wait for CAT to time out.

If the radio cannot find the desired category, NOT FOUND displays and the radio returns to the last station being played.

Radio Messages

CAL ERR (Calibration Error): Displays if the radio is no longer calibrated properly for the vehicle. The vehicle must be returned to your dealer/retailer for service.

LOC (Locked): Displays when the THEFTLOCK® system has activated. 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.

Radio Messages for XM™Only

See XM Radio Messages later in this section for further detail.

Playing a CD

Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls it in and the CD should begin playing. To insert a CD with the ignition off, first press the eject button or the DISP (display) 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.

When the CD is inserted, READING and the CD symbol displays. As each new track starts to play, the track number also displays.

The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm) single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.

For vehicles that have a radio with a Six-Disc CD player:

LOAD: Press this button to load CDs into the CD player. This CD player holds up to six CDs.

To insert one CD:

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:

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, flashes and LOAD # displays.

3. Once the light stops flashing and turns green, INSERT CD # displays, 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 indicator light flashes again. After the light stops flashing and turns green, 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, press the LOAD button to cancel the loading function. 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 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 appears on the display.

If an error appears on the display, see "CD Messages" later in this section.

(Eject): Press to eject CD(s).

To eject the CD that is currently playing, press and release this button.

To eject multiple CDs:

1. Press and hold the CD eject button for five seconds.

A beep sounds and the indicator light, located to the right of the slot, flashes and EJECT ALL displays.

2. Once the light stops flashing and turns green, REMOVE CD # displays. The CD ejects and can be removed.

Once the CD is removed, the indicator light flashes again and another CD ejects.

To stop ejecting the CDs, press the LOAD or the eject button.

If the CD is not removed, after 25 seconds, the CD automatically pulls back into the player. If CD is pushed back into the player, before the 25 second time ends, 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 it is pushed in manually. The player's 25-second eject timer resets at each press of the eject button, causing the player to not eject the CD until the 25-second time period has elapsed.

Care of CDs

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.

Care of the CD and DVD 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.

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 and DVD player mechanism.

Notice: If a label is added to a CD, or more than one CD is inserted into the slot at a time, or an attempt is made to play scratched or damaged CDs, the CD player could be damaged. While using the CD player, use only CDs in good condition without any label, load one CD at a time, and keep the CD player and the loading slot free of foreign materials, liquids, and debris.

If an error displays, see "CD Messages" later in this section.

1 (Fast Reverse): Press to fast reverse within the track.

2 (Fast Forward): Press to fast forward within the track.

(Repeat): With the repeat setting, one track or an entire CD can be repeated. To use repeat:

4 (Random): Press to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential, order. RDM ON displays. Press this pushbutton again to turn off random play. RDM OFF displays.

(Random) (Radio with Six-Disc CD Player): The CD tracks can be listened to in random, rather than sequential, order, on one CD or on all of the CDs. To use random:

SEEK : Press the left arrow to go to the start of the current or the previous track. Press the right arrow to go to the start of the next track. If a track is approximately 10 seconds into its song, press either the left or right arrow twice to get to the previous or next track. To scan tracks, press either arrow for more than two seconds until one beep sounds and SCAN displays. The CD searches the previous or next tracks at two seconds per track. Press either arrow to stop scanning. To scan all loaded CDs on a Radio with Six-Disc CD player, press and hold either 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 arrow again, to stop scanning.

DISP (Display): Press to see how long the current track has been playing. The elapsed time of the track appears on the display. To change the default on the display, track or elapsed time, press this button until the desired option displays, then hold the button for two seconds. One beep sounds and the selected display becomes the default.

BAND: Press to listen to the radio when a CD is playing. The inactive CD remains inside the radio for future listening.

(CD): Press to play a CD when listening to the radio. The CD symbol displays when a CD is loaded.

AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press to select an equalization setting while playing a CD. The equalization is set whenever a CD is played. See "AUTO EQ" listed previously for more information. If an EQ setting for a CD is selected, it is activated each time a CD plays.

Playing an MP3 CD-R Disc

The 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 later in this section.

CD Messages

CHECK CD: If this message displays and/or the CD ejects, it could be for one of the following reasons:

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. If the radio displays an error message, write it down and provide it to your dealer when reporting the problem.