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Introduction Before driving: Customer Assistance Become familiar with the Assistance is available to help with operation, faceplate buttons, and Bluetooth pairing, application screen buttons. downloading and installation, other mobile device interface, and Set up the audio by presetting operation support of the favorite stations, setting the infotainment system.
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Introduction Radio without Navigation BACK 14. TONE 15. CD Slot (Phone/Mute) (Play/Pause) 18. SRCE (Source) 1. HOME 7. AS 1-2 (Autostore) 2. Preset Buttons 1 6 (Clock) (Seek Previous/Reverse) (Eject) /VOL (Power/Volume) 10. INFO (Information) 11. CONFIG (Configuration) (Seek Next/Forward) 12.
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Introduction Radio with Navigation 5. DEST/NAV (Destination Navigation) /VOL (Power/Volume) (Seek Next/Forward) (Play/Pause) 9. FAV 1-2-3 (Favorites) 10. AS 1-2 (Autostore) (Clock) (Eject) 13. CONFIG (Configuration Menu) 14. INFO (Information) 15. TUNE/MENU Knob 16. Inner Rocker Knob BACK 18. CD Slot 19.
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Introduction Infotainment Control Buttons Preset Buttons 1 6 : The preset AM, FM, SiriusXM (if equipped): buttons can be used to select stored Press to seek to the previous The buttons on the faceplate are AM, FM, and SiriusXM (if equipped) strong station.
Introduction CONFIG (Configuration Menu) : Touch Screen Buttons (Phone/Mute) : Press to adjust features for Touch screen buttons are on the Press to enter the phone main Languages, Time and Date, Radio screen and highlighted when a screen. See Bluetooth 0 76 or Settings, Phone Settings, Display feature is available.
Introduction Using the System Back : Touch to return to the (Push to Talk) : Press to previous page. interact with Bluetooth or voice The infotainment system is recognition. See Bluetooth 0 76 or Home : Touch to go back to the controlled by touching the screen, Voice Recognition 0 69.
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Introduction Home Page Customization 2. Touch to select an icon to AM, FM, SiriusXM (if equipped), CD, move and swap with another USB/iPod, Pandora (if equipped), icon on the first Home Stitcher, Bluetooth Audio, and AUX. Page only. See AM-FM Radio 0 14, Satellite 3.
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Introduction Touch the Destination screen button to display the Destination Entry home page or the Destination Menu. The available screen buttons provide easy access to a variety of ways to enter a destination. See Destination 0 51. Touch the Tone screen button to Touch the FM screen button to display the Tone main page.
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Introduction Touch the XM screen button (if sports, and entertainment shows equipped) to display the XM main through the audio system. See page and play the current or last Stitcher Internet Radio 0 28. tuned SiriusXM channel. See AM-FM Radio 0 14 and Satellite Radio 0 17.
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Introduction Touch the AUX screen button to access any connected auxiliary device. See Auxiliary Devices 0 41. Touch the Movies screen button (if Touch the Messages screen button equipped) to show detailed of local (if equipped) to display the Text movie theater listings, start times, Message Inbox.
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Radio Radio Some radios may stay on longer To adjust the settings: and reset the time for 10 minutes if Bass: Touch + or to change there are any additional presses of AM-FM Radio the level. the radio button. Mid (Midrange): Touch + or Playing the Radio The radio can be turned off at any change the level.
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Radio Finding a Station 1. Touch the AM screen button on 2. Touch the Menu screen button the Home Page or select AM to display the FM stations or Touch SRCE or press SRC on the by touching SRCE or pressing categories.
Radio Storing Radio Station Presets To change the number of favorite Seek to stations broadcasting pages displayed: the selected type of Up to 36 preset stations can be programming. 1. Touch Config on the stored. AM, FM, and SiriusXM (if Home Page.
Radio Satellite Radio TuneSelect ® SiriusXM Satellite Radio 3. Select Save Alert for Artist Playing or Save Alert for Song Playing. An alert will be sent when the radio sees that search criteria on any 4. Touch OK to confirm. Vehicles with a valid SiriusXM SiriusXM channel is met and offer To turn TuneSelect On or Off:...
Radio ® SiriusXM Categories 4. Select or deselect any category NavTraffic (If Equipped) to be used in XM mode. SiriusXM stations are organized in The navigation system might have a A checkmark will indicate that categories. SiriusXM NavTraffic receiver. It is a the category is selected.
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Radio Traffic information is delivered to the All Traffic Events : Touch to view a Travel Link Fuel Prices: Detailed vehicle by the SiriusXM Radio list of reported traffic conditions for nation wide fuel price information satellites. SiriusXM NavTraffic up to approximately 100 km (70 mi). may be available.
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Radio distance represents the straight line If equipped with Navigation when Select the Date field to choose distance between the vehicle the fuel station is selected, see which date to search movies location and the fuel station. Destination 0 51 for more and/or theaters.
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Radio Showtimes 3 Hour / 6 Hour Forecast Location Theater information includes The 3 Hour / 6 Hour Forecast page Select this option to view weather address, phone number, distance, shows the current weather condition conditions around or in a specific and amenities.
Radio ® Troubleshooting devices are plugged into the SiriusXM Satellite Radio accessory power outlet. If there is Service SiriusXM Travel Link services use interference or static, unplug the ® the SiriusXM Satellite Signal and SiriusXM Satellite Radio Service item from the accessory power GPS Satellite Signal to provide this gives digital radio reception from outlet.
Radio has these features. Keep the on the system and if the options are Pandora Internet Radio antenna clear of obstructions for available for that region, some ® Pandora is a free Internet radio clear reception. options may be grayed out. service that streams personalized If the vehicle has a sunroof, and it is Audio Info : Displays information...
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Radio ® On a BlackBerry phone, go to 2. To launch, do one of the If Pandora is shut down on the the BlackBerry App World following: phone or another audio app is used, search for Pandora. Pandora may not start on the next Launch the application on ignition cycle.
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Radio If the Please See Device message After Pandora has been launched, Touch Menu on the Pandora is shown, the login screen may touch SRCE, or press SRC on the main page. display on the device. steering wheel controls to access Pandora has a menu system with Pandora features.
Radio 2. Say Tune Pandora <Classic Pandora Troubleshooting (Thumbs Down) : When Rock> Radio. touched, Pandora stores the Unable to Connect Device to information, changes to the next Pandora voice control will not work Vehicle track, and does not play the track on until Pandora is launched the first If the device is unable to connect to this station again.
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Radio For iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad If any iPhone, iPod touch, Common Pandora Messages devices, check that the USB or iPad is connected to Please See Device : When not cable is connected to the USB Bluetooth and the dock logged in or when authentication port and the screen is unlocked.
Radio See www.pandora.com/help for To install Stitcher: 2. Use one of the following to more information. If the service will launch: On an Android phone or Tablet not work, see your dealer for with Internet connection, go to Press the application on the assistance.
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Radio If the Please See Device message After Stitcher has been launched, Touch Menu on the Stitcher is shown, the login screen may touch SRCE, or press SRC on the main page. display on the device. steering wheel controls to access Stitcher has a menu system with the Stitcher features.
Radio Stitcher Features 2. Remove the key from the (Next Show) : When touched, ignition. Stitcher changes to the next show. Stitcher service has features to rate or skip shows, or change stations. 3. Open and close the driver door, (Play/Pause) : Press on the wait about 30 seconds, and try radio to pause playback.
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Radio Close Stitcher on the device and If the connection is lost between the No Stations Found : Logged in but launch again. Devices that allow application and device, a message no stations have been created. multitasking may require an Please Unlock the Phone or Touch OK to continue.
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Radio lower resolution camera setting. 3. A list displays. Select a picture : Touch to display a next picture if Only jpeg, bmp, gif, and png files to view. not in slide show mode. are supported. : Touch to manually rotate a 1.
Audio Players Audio Players Do not apply labels to discs. The Playing an Audio CD labels could get caught in the player. CD Player Insert only one disc at a time. The CD player is capable of playing: Keep the loading slot free of Most audio CDs foreign materials, liquids, and debris.
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Audio Players Error Messages (Seek Previous/Reverse) : If Disc Error displays and/or the disc Press to seek to the beginning of Playing an MP3 CD comes out, it could be due to: the current or previous track. To play an MP3 CD, follow the same If the track has been playing for The disc has an invalid or instructions as Playing a CD or...
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Audio Players MP3 Music Menu Song Titles : Touch to display a list No Folder of all songs on the disc. Songs are Touch the Menu screen button while When the CD only contains displayed as stored on the disc. that source is active to access compressed audio files without any There might be a delay before the...
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Audio Players If equipped, the USB port is in the Searching Music Library Using To turn Normalization on: center console. Voice Recognition 1. Press CONFIG or touch Config The USB icon displays when the Voice Recognition : Gracenote on the Home Page. USB device is connected.
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Audio Players Menu when the device is music search will be available. The The system attribute for reconnected. If songs are removed radio will index and store two folders/files that contain audio from the device, the system will devices with up to 10,000 songs on data must not be set.
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Audio Players The radio supports plugging a cell Folders : Touch to open a folder list (Seek Next/Forward) : phone in as a USB drive as long as to access the files within the folder Touch to seek to the next track. the cell phone supports USB mass structure.
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Audio Players ® Genres : Playing from an iPod iPod music information displays on the radio s display and begins 1. Touch to view the genres on This feature supports the following playing through the vehicle s audio the USB. iPod models: system.
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Audio Players Play More Like This : Allows the 2. Select an artist name to view a Songs : radio to create playlists with song/ list of all albums with songs by 1. Touch to view a list of all songs tracks that are similar to what is the artist.
Audio Players Playing from an iPhone Some functionality may differ based Auxiliary Devices ® on operating system version on or iPad If equipped, this vehicle has an device. This feature supports the following auxiliary input jack in the center USB Troubleshooting iPhone or iPad models: console.
Audio Players Press SRCE to scroll all of the Press the SRC button on When selecting Bluetooth audio, the available audio source screens, the steering wheel controls Bluetooth device internal music until the AUX source screen is until Bluetooth Audio is player may not open depending on selected.
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Audio Players When playing music on the radio from a Bluetooth device, make sure the Bluetooth device is unlocked and the intended music application is showing on the home screen. For iPhone/iPod touch and iPad devices, Bluetooth Audio will not work if the device is connected through the USB and Bluetooth at the same time.
OnStar System OnStar System Call 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827) to connect to an ® OnStar Advisor for assistance. See OnStar with 4G LTE www.onstar.com for a detailed instruction guide, vehicle availability, details, and system limitations. Services and apps vary by make, model, year, carrier, availability, and conditions.
Navigation Navigation Touch to enter Route Menu to modify the current route, cancel a destination, or add a waypoint when Using the Navigation guidance is active. System Heading Indicator The Menu screen button at the bottom right side of the display accesses the Navigation Menu.
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Navigation Map Modes Map Settings Traffic Touch to change the view of the Touch Map Settings to display the Touch Traffic to display the Traffic maps while using the navigation Map Display line item. Touch Map Menu. Touch the desired option. function.
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Navigation Show POIs on Map POIs Along Route Destination Position Info Touch to display a search list of Touch to display a split map screen POIs that lie along or near the route showing the final destination. to the destination. Select the Map Adjustments desired POI.
Navigation Touch the Map Scale + or Touch and hold the screen in Maps button on the lower corners of any direction outside the scroll the map screen or the different symbol to scroll the map in that zoom indications to change the direction.
Navigation gas stations, tourist attractions, and historical monuments. The map database may not include data for newly constructed areas, map database corrections, or long term construction projects. The navigation system provides full The destination symbol marks the route guidance in the detailed map final destination after a route has areas.
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Navigation Select this screen symbol to change The No GPS symbol appears when Driving on a Route the view to Heading up or 3D. there is no Global Positioning Urgent Maneuver Alert System (GPS) satellite signal. The system will give an indication that the next maneuver is close.
Navigation Destination ABC or QUERTY : Touch to toggle If no state or province has been between ABC or QUERTY keyboard entered previously, the city and character layouts. state fields are not available. Touch the screen button at the right of the ÄÖ...
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Navigation House # : Enter a valid address 4. Select Canada. number. 5. Enter Province and confirm the Junction : Enter a street name that selection. intersects with the selected street. Entering a Destination in Other Entering the city name first: Countries 1.
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Navigation The destination in other countries Entering by POI name: can also be changed using voice 1. Select to search By Name. recognition. See Voice Recognition 0 69. Point of Interest (POI) 7. Touch the Start Guidance screen button and the route calculates.
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Navigation Address Book If a destination is already saved to 4. To customize the address book the address book, touch Destination entry, select Name, Number, on the Home Page to display the or Icon. Address Book screen button. Latitude/Longitude Coordinates Choose a destination by selecting an address that has been stored in the address book.
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Navigation 1. Touch Destination on the Home 2. Touch the Favorite Routes Deleting a Favorite Route: Page. Touch the Latitude and screen button to display New 1. Touch the Home Page Longitude screen button to Favorite Route. Destination button to display display the screen above.
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Navigation My Home Touch the Home Page Destination button to display the Select from Map screen button. Touch this button to display the map screen with a scroll symbol centered on the map. Touch the Zoom in/out button on the screen and touch the map to If no home destination is entered, locate the destination to select.
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Navigation 6. Select Sort Method from the 5. Touch the Done screen button, POI Selection menu to access or if the list has six or fewer the Search Order menu. Select items, a list of POIs will one of the two options: By immediately display.
Navigation Destination Confirmation Save as Home : Touch to save the Fastest : This calculates for the displayed destination as your home quickest route. destination. The home destination Shortest : This calculates for the will be stored at the top of the list of shortest route.
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Navigation Use Car Train : Deselect to avoid Destination List avoid a segment of roads. car trains. A maximum of eight avoided segments are allowed. Menu with Route Guidance Avoid List Active Select Avoid List to display a list of avoided road segments with the option to remove the avoided items from the list.
Navigation Waypoints To delete a waypoint: Instead of deleting individual waypoints, select Delete All Up to three waypoints can be added 1. From the Destination menu, Waypoints to delete all waypoints at to the current route. The waypoints touch Destination List. the same time.
Navigation If the address is not found within the Save : Touch to save the Previous Destinations map database, the system may use downloaded destination to the Previously downloaded OnStar latitude and longitude coordinates to address book. destinations are saved under locate the destination.
Navigation Time and Date Settings Radio Settings Touch the Config button on the Home Page or press the CONFIG button on the faceplate to enter the menu options. Turn the TUNE/ MENU knob or touch-tap the scroll bar to scroll through the available options.
Navigation Gracenote Options : Touch to Phone Settings Various navigation system settings enable/disable Normalization used are available through the See Bluetooth 0 76 in the Phone to improve voice recognition and Configuration Menu. Some options section for more information on media groupings.
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Navigation The Voice Prompt menu allows Touch to display the Traffic Sort By Name: Touch to display changes to the voice prompt Settings menu. traffic events in alphabetical features. order. Traffic Events (On/Off) : Touch to Navigation Voice Prompts : Select enable or disable the traffic feature.
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Navigation Traffic Flow Status Traffic Conditions The traffic flow status will display in The following traffic condition icons green, yellow, or red lines beside may display: the road. Red indicates significantly impaired traffic flow with average speed less than 40 km/h Alert Road Condition (25 mph).
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Navigation Touch to delete all saved Display Settings The Day setting brightens the destinations. A Delete Saved map background. Touch the Config button on the Destinations submenu displays. The Night setting darkens the Home Page or press the CONFIG Select the desired options for map background.
Navigation satellites, a symbol appears on the The vehicle is traveling on The tire pressure for the tires is map screen. See Navigation winding roads or long straight incorrect. Symbols 0 49. roads. This is the first navigation use This system might not be available The vehicle is approaching a tall after the map data is updated.
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Navigation Plural names of places might be sure the vehicle is parked in a www.gmnavdisc.com. If updates are announced occasionally. location that is safe and has a clear needed, call the GM Nav Disc view of the sky and away from large Center or order a new Map Update It could take a long time to obstructions.
Voice Recognition Voice Recognition 2. Clearly speak one of the When the command is commands listed later in this recognized, the system will Voice recognition allows for section. either perform the function or hands-free operation of the ask to confirm the choice. Press twice on the steering infotainment system features.
Voice Recognition To increase or decrease the If the system provides My Media : Use this command to voice volume during a voice destination in another country on learn how to play specific tracks, recognition session, turn the several attempts, say the artists, albums, devices connected volume knob of the radio, Change Country command and...
Voice Recognition Thumbs Up : Instructs the system Select Device or Change Phone : Play Artist (artist name) : Instructs to give the current song or station a Instructs the system to switch to a the system to play songs by a thumbs up in Pandora or Stitcher.
Voice Recognition Search Genre (genre name) : More Like This : Instructs the Yes, Yep, Yup, Ya, Sure, Right, Instructs the system to show a list of system to create a playlist of tracks Correct, OK, Positive, You Got it, all songs for a specific genre.
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Voice Recognition While voice recognition is Intersection : Allows an the choice of entry method to active, the system displays a Intersection to be stated as the continue. An example is to say, POI symbol in the top right of the destination.
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Voice Recognition The country can also be set using Help Commands Redial voice commands. However, the Help Dial country will change back to the Hands-Free Calling (if available) Number Recall default country when the vehicle is keyed off. Turn-by-Turn Directions Directory 1.
Voice Recognition My Number Minutes Number Recall Advisor Playback Virtual Advisor Virtual Advisor (if available) Choose this option to connect to a live Advisor. Voice Pass-Thru Voice pass-thru allows access to the voice recognition commands on the cell phone, namely Siri or Voice Command.
Bluetooth Phone/Devices Bluetooth Phone/ Bluetooth-enabled phones. (Phone/Mute) : Press to Available features and functions enter the Phone main menu. Press Devices may be dependent on the device. and hold to mute or unmute. On a current phone call screen, an Voice Recognition Bluetooth image of the contact from your...
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Bluetooth Phone/Devices adjusted volume level remains in The pairing process is disabled Identification Number (PIN), it memory for later calls. The system when the vehicle is moving. will display. The PIN is used in maintains a minimum volume level. Step 5. Pairing only needs to be See Voice Recognition 0 69.
Bluetooth Phone/Devices screen. Drag down the task bar 3. Select Device List. 3. Start the search for Bluetooth and look for connection/ devices on the phone. Then 4. Select the new phone to phonebook request and accept. select the device and follow the connect to and follow the instructions on the phone by 7.
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Bluetooth Phone/Devices Connecting to a Different Phone When a cell phone supports the 1. Press . The system or Device phone book feature, the Phone responds Please say a Book and Call Lists menus are command, followed by a tone. To connect to a different cell phone, automatically available.
Bluetooth Phone/Devices 5. Select the number to call. To make a call using voice Switching Between Calls (Call recognition, see Making a Call Waiting Calls Only) To make a call using the Call under Bluetooth 0 76. Lists menu: To switch between calls turn and press the outer ring of the TUNE/ Accepting or Declining a Call 1.
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Bluetooth Phone/Devices Conference Calling Using the Ending a Call To Transfer Audio from the Bluetooth System to a Cell Phone Infotainment Controls Using the Infotainment Controls During a call with the audio in the Conference calling and three-way Turn and press the outer ring of the vehicle, touch the Transfer Call calling must be supported on the TUNE/MENU knob and select Hang...
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Bluetooth Phone/Devices 2. Enter the phone number, To call a number: 1. Press . The system or select Enter Number on the responds Please say a 1. Press . The system screen and select digits, then command, followed by a tone. responds Please say a touch OK.
Bluetooth Phone/Devices Once connected, the person called Using Text Messaging will be heard through the audio speakers. Clearing the System Unless information is deleted out of the vehicle Bluetooth system, it will be retained. This includes phone pairing information. For directions on how to delete this information, 2.
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Bluetooth Phone/Devices message view screen is locked Select Listen to hear the out while the vehicle is in message through voice motion. recognition. Select Call to dial the contact or Select View to view the number associated with the text. message.
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Bluetooth Phone/Devices Select Manage Predefined Messages to create a user defined message that can be used later to reply to a text message. Select Text Alerts to choose the alert behavior for incoming text messages: Text alert with tone Tone only...
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