2007 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual - Page 250

BAND (Alternate Frequency): Alternate frequency allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the same program type. To turn alternate frequency on, press and hold BAND for two seconds. FM ALT FREQ ON and AF displays. The radio can switch to stations with a stronger frequency. To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold BAND again for two seconds. FM ALT FREQ OFF displays and AF disappears. The radio does not switch to other stations. This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite Radio Service. RDS Messages ALERT!: Alert warns of local or national emergencies. When an alert announcement comes on the current radio station, ALERT! displays. You will hear the announcement, even if the volume is low or a CD is playing. If a CD is playing, play stops during the announcement. Alert announcements cannot be turned off. ALERT! is not affected by tests of the emergency broadcast system. This feature is not supported by all RDS stations. 250 MSG (Message): If the current station has a message, MSG displays. Press this button to see the message. The message can display the artist, song title, call in phone numbers, etc. If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the message appears every three seconds. To scroll through the message, press and release the MSG button. A new group of words display after every press of this button. Once the complete message has displayed, MSG disappears until another new message is received. The last message can display by pressing the MSG button. The last message can be viewed until a new message is received or a different station is tuned to. When a message is not available from a station, NO MESSAGE displays. MSG (Traffic): If TRAFFIC displays, the tuned station broadcasts traffic announcements and when a traffic announcement comes on the tuned radio station you will hear it. If the current tuned station does not broadcast traffic announcements, press and hold this button for two seconds and the radio seeks to a station that does. When a station that broadcasts traffic announcements is found, the radio stops seeking and TRAF between brackets displays.