Honda Pilot Owner's Manual page 275

Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interference can be caused by any of
these conditions:
Driving on the north side of an
east/west mountain road.
Driving on the north side of a
large commercial truck on an
east/west road.
Driving in tunnels.
Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep cliff, or hill to the south
of you.
Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road.
Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you.
There may be other geographic
situations that could affect XM
Satellite Radio reception.
Playing the XM Satellite Radio (Models with navigation system)
As required by the FCC:
Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's
authority to operate the equipment.
Receiving XM Satellite Radio
Service
If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle from
a previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM Satellite Radio. With the
ignition switch in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON (II) position, push the
power/volume knob to turn on the
audio system, and press the
button. A variety of music
types and styles will play.
If you decide to purchase XM
satellite radio service, contact XM
Radio at www.xmradio.com
1-800-852-9696. In Canada, contact
XM Canada at www.xmradio.ca
1-877-438-9677. You will need to give
2009 Pilot
them your radio I.D. number and
your credit card number. To get your
radio I.D. number, turn the TUNE
knob until ''0'' appears in the display.
Your I.D. will appear in the display.
After you've registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
XM Satellite Radio mode while you
wait for activation. This should take
about 30 minutes.
While waiting for activation, make
sure your vehicle remains in an open
area with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated,
''CATEGORY'' or ''CH'' will appear in
the display, and you'll be able to
listen to XM Radio broadcasts. XM
Radio will continue to send an
activation signal to your vehicle for
at least 12 hours from the activation
, or at request. If the service has not been
activated after 36 hours, contact XM
, or at Radio.
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