Auto and start up volume

[Jon Lewis]

Hi, I've just got my first Silverado, a 2017 LTZ after years of Rams. Yes it's not as much fun and it seems way down on power but it's ok. In the 3 weeks I've owned it the dealer has had it back twice for noisy trim issues and radio volume issues. They seem to have fixed the trim but keep telling me the radio works fine. The problems are 1. it comes on at almost zero volume every time, I've tried setting it with the key memory but nothing changes and 2. the auto volume is seems screwed because on or off, the volume when driving just goes up and down on it's own, it's driving me nuts, any ideas or input from GM? Thanks.

[redwngr]

Have you gone into the settings menu's on the radio and adjusted the 'max start-up volume' and the 'auto volume'?

 

The description you giving sounds like the auto volume is set too high -- so it is adjusting more than you want; and the max startup is set too low, so it turns it down and you have to turn volume up every time. 

 

(The 'max startup setting will turn the radio down, but it won't turn the radio up.)

 

 

Press the home button below radio to get the home screen.

 

Press the settings icon on screen, and navigate the menus to find the ones you want. 

 

(I always check every setting on every available screen because

1) as a reminder of which things can be changed, a check on any new adjustments available, and

2) there are usually several that I don't like the factory 'defaults'.)

 

It's also a good chance to set remote start and fob features.

 

 

OM descriptions:

 

Auto Volume
This feature adjusts the volume based on vehicle speed and ambient noise.
Select Off, Low, Medium-Low, Medium, Medium-High, or High. 

 

Maximum Startup Volume
This feature sets the maximum startup volume. If the vehicle is started and the volume is greater than this level, the volume is adjusted to this level.

To set the maximum startup volume, touch +or − to increase or decrease. 

 

 

 

 

[pmhinatl]

On your radio go to:

 

Home / Settings / Radio / Maximum Startup Volume

 

You might have to scroll to the very bottom, on mine it is after Auto Volume.

 

Good luck,

M.

 

 

Ps, I see now there’s a much more detailed answer, I was a little slow hitting send

[Ravenkeeper]

It took me a few startups and readjustments to get it where I wanted it, but you'll get there, just be patient.  I wish that one of the firmware upgrades would be that they put in reference numbers to the volume controls, on the radio, and in settings.  Love that it does not blast my eardrums from the last operator cranking the radio (usually me), and that it auto adjusts with speed to compensate for "road noise."