Chevrolet Sonic Owner's Manual: Radio
Radio Controls without Touchscreen
: Press to turn the system on or
off.
Turn to increase or decrease the volume.
When the system is on, press and release to mute the system. Press and release again to turn the sound back on.
RADIO/BAND: Press to choose FM, AM, or SiriusXM® (if equipped).
SEEK 
:
- Radio: Seeks the next station.
- CD: Selects the next track or fast forwards within a track.
SEEK:
- Radio: Seeks the previous station.
- CD: Selects the previous track or rewinds within a track.
Push/MENU/TUNE: Turn to navigate the available menus. Turn to search for stations.
MEDIA: Press to play a CD when listening to the radio.
For more information about these and other radio features, see Operation.
Storing a Favorite Station
Stations from all bands can be stored in any order in the favorite pages.
Up to six stations can be stored in each favorite page and the number of available favorite pages can be set.
Storing Stations
To store the station to a position in the list, press the corresponding button 1 to 6 until a beep is heard.
Retrieving Stations
Press the FAV button to open a favorite page or to switch to another favorite page. Briefly press one of the 1 to 6 buttons to retrieve the station.
See “Storing a Favorite Station” under AM-FM Radio.
Radio Controls with Touchscreen
Audio Source Menu
VOL
(Volume): Press to increase or decrease
the volume.
(Power): Press and hold to turn
the system on and off.
(Home Page): Press to enter the
Home Page.
Storing a Favorite Station
Stations from all bands can be stored in any order in the favorite pages.
Up to five stations can be stored in each of the seven favorites pages.
Storing Stations
To store the station to a position in the list, press the corresponding button 1−5 until a beep is heard.
1. Select the desired station.
2. Press 
or
to select the desired page of saved
favorites.
3. Hold down any of the preset buttons to save the current radio station to that button of the selected favorites page.
To change a preset button, tune to the new desired radio station and hold the button.
See “Storing a Favorite Station” under AM-FM Radio.
Setting the Clock
See Clock.
Vehicle Features
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Satellite Radio
SiriusXM® is a satellite radio service based in the 48 contiguous United States
and 10 Canadian provinces. SiriusXM satellite radio has a wide variety of programming
and commercial-free music, co ...
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Emergency Trunk Release Handle
Caution
Do not use the emergency trunk release handle as a tie-down or anchor point
when securing items in the trunk as it could damage the handle.
There is a glow-in-the-dark emergency trunk release handle on the underside of
the trunk lid. This handle will glow following exposure to light. ...
Hood
To open the hood:
1. Pull the hood release handle inside the vehicle. It is located on the lower
left side of the instrument panel.
2. Go to the front of the vehicle and move the secondary hood release lever toward
the right side of the vehicle.
3. Lift the hood and release the hood pro ...
Battery Charging
Special Tools
EL 50313 Battery Tester
For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools.
Diagnostic Aids
For best results, use an automatic taper-rate battery charger with a
voltage capability of 16 V.
The charging area should be well ventilated.
Do not charge a bat ...
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