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With the compact disc changer, you can play up to six discs continuously. Normal size discs may be played using the trays supplied in the magazine.

The CD changer is located under the front passenger's seat. To access the changer, pull the front passenger seat forward to load the changer from the back seat.

You must first load the magazine with discs before you can play a compact disc. Each of the six trays holds one disc. The disc numbers are listed on the front of the magazine. Slide the button on the back of the magazine and pull gently on one of the trays. Load the trays from top to bottom, placing a disc in the tray label side up. If you load a disc label side down, the disc will not play and an error will occur. Gently push the tray back into the magazine slot until it locks into place. Repeat this procedure for loading up to six discs in the magazine.


Object Number: 868562  Size: B3

Once you have loaded the discs in the magazine, slide open the door of the compact disc (CD) changer. Push the magazine into the changer in the direction of the arrow marked on top of the magazine.


Object Number: 868566  Size: B3

Close the door by sliding it all the way to the right. If the door is left partially open, the changer will not operate and an error will occur. When the door is closed, the changer will begin checking for discs in the magazine. This will continue for up to two minutes depending on the number of discs loaded.

To eject the magazine from the player, slide the CD changer door all the way open. The magazine will automatically eject. Remember to keep the door closed whenever possible to keep dirt and dust from getting inside the changer.

All of the CD functions are controlled by the navigation system hard keys, except for ejecting the magazine. Whenever a CD magazine with discs is loaded in the changer, the CD Changer screen will be available on the radio display by pressing the CD hard key. When a CD begins playing, a disc and track number will be displayed.

If you have both a single CD and a CD magazine loaded, you may switch between them by pressing the CD hard key.

Playing a CD with the CD Changer


Object Number: 868560  Size: B3
Random: Press this key for less than two seconds to play the tracks on the current disc in random, rather than sequential, order. Press it again to turn off random play. When Random is pressed for more than two seconds, the player selects the D. Random mode. The system will then select a track from all of the discs in the magazine and will play them in random order. Press Random again to cancel.

(Forward): Press and hold this key to advance quickly within a track. As the CD advances, elapsed time will be displayed to help you find the correct passage.

(Reverse): Press and hold this key to reverse quickly within a track. As the CD reverses, elapsed time will be displayed to help you find the correct passage.

(Next) Disc: Press this key to advance to the next disc in the changer.

(Previous) Disc: Press this key to return to the previous disc in the changer.

Track Scan: Press and hold the SEEK key for at least two seconds, but less than four seconds, at which time a single chime will be heard to alert you that the CD changer has entered TRACK SCAN mode for the current CD. While TRACK SCAN is active, the first 10 seconds of each track on the current disc will be played before advancing to the next. Press the SEEK key again to stop the scan at the track currently being played.

Track Seek: Press the SEEK up or down arrows to advance to the next track or return to the previous track on the disc.

Disc Scan: Press and hold the SEEK key for at least four seconds, at which time a double chime will be heard to alert you that the CD changer has entered DISC SCAN mode for the entire CD magazine. While DISC SCAN is active, the first 10 seconds of the first track on each disc will be played before advancing to the first track on the next disc. Press SEEK again to stop the scan at the track and disc currently being played.

BAND: Press this key to switch to the radio when a CD is playing. If an error appears on the display, see "Compact Disc Changer Errors" following for more information.

CD Changer Errors

The following are some of the CD errors the system may display:

    • Magazine is not inserted
    • Magazine door is open
    • CD cannot be recognized

If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, please contact your dealer. If your audio system displays an error message, write it down and provide this information to your dealer when reporting the problem.