GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

Vehicles with an RSA system allows rear seat passengers to listen to and control any of the following audio sources: AM/FM tuner, front CD player, and XM™ Satellite Radio Service. However, the rear seat passengers can only control the sources that the front seat passengers are not listening to. For example, rear seat passengers can listen to a CD in the front radio and control it while the front seat passengers listen to the radio through the front speakers. The rear seat passengers have control of the volume for each set of headphones.

The front seat audio controls always have priority over the RSA controls. If the front seat passengers switch the source for the main radio to a remote source, the RSA is not able to control the remote source. RSA can operate when the main radio is off.

The DVD or auxiliary device are always be available on channel (CHA or CH1) of the wireless headphones. All other RSA sources are available on channel (CHB or CH2) of the wireless headphones or wired headphones. If the RSA is off, the wired headphones provide DVD or auxiliary device audio. The rear seat passengers are not able to listen to XM on channel (CHB or CH2) if the front seat passengers are listening to a DVD or an auxiliary device.

The remote control does not operate any of the RSA features.


Object Number: 1693503  Size: B1
RSA SRC (Rear Seat Audio Source): Press and release to turn on the RSA system and to switch between AM, FM1, FM2, XM1, XM2, or the front CD player. If one of the sources is not available, the system skips over the source when this button is pressed. Press and hold to turn off RSA.

(Up Arrow): Press switch between the station presets while in AM, FM, or XM. While using the single CD player, press to go to the next track. While using the six-disc CD player, press to go to the next disc.

(Down Arrow): Press to change the BAND from AM/FM tuner to the front CD player or to XM while in AM/FM tuner.

(Left Arrow): Press to seek down while in AM, FM, or XM; or to go to the previous track while listening to a CD.

(Right Arrow):  Press to seek up while in AM, FM, or XM; or to go to the next track while listening to a CD.

(Wired Headphone Volume): Press to select the correct headphone, then press or to increase or decrease the headphone volume.


Object Number: 1697789  Size: B3
(Parental Control):  This button is located behind the video screen next to the auxiliary and headphone jacks. Press while using RSA, or when a DVD or CD is playing to blank the video screen and to mute the audio. The power indicator lights on the DVD player flashes. The parental control also disables all other button operations from the remote control and the DVD player, except for the eject button. Press again to restore operation of the RSA, DVD player, and remote control. can also be used to turn the DVD player power on and automatically resume play if the vehicle is on and a disc is in the player. If a disc is not in the player then the system powers up in auxiliary mode.