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Originally Posted by Greg Papendick

In order to make the system work as designed (and tested), those vehicles with XM need to be properly wired and programmed. An installation as you describe has not been tested and there is a high probability of codes being set in the vehicle. Service charges for diagnostics would not be covered by warranty when it was discovered that the installation was performed improperly.

So if I read correctly, PAL requires the XM components and wiring to be in factory installed condition. But doesn't require an actual active XM subscription.

If a Solstice owner had removed parts of their car's XM system, things will not work as planned.

Here is a more information about how XM and PAL work:

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To select "iPod mode" on the vehicle radio, press the BAND button to cycle through available bands: AM, FM, and XM. The XM band alternates between iPod and XM mode; i.e., every other cycle through the XM band is actually iPod mode. When in iPod mode, the radio will briefly display "iPod Selected" or "No iPod" depending on the connection status of the iPod. Although the PAL is accessed through the radio's XM band, XM service is in no way related to the PAL.

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	Small Dealer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Under an invisibility cloak, somewhere in the Northeast	Quote: Originally Posted by Greg Papendick In order to make the system work as designed (and tested), those vehicles with XM need to be properly wired and programmed. An installation as you describe has not been tested and there is a high probability of codes being set in the vehicle. Service charges for diagnostics would not be covered by warranty when it was discovered that the installation was performed improperly. So if I read correctly, PAL requires the XM components and wiring to be in factory installed condition. But doesn't require an actual active XM subscription. If a Solstice owner had removed parts of their car's XM system, things will not work as planned. Here is a more information about how XM and PAL work: Quote: To select "iPod mode" on the vehicle radio, press the BAND button to cycle through available bands: AM, FM, and XM. The XM band alternates between iPod and XM mode; i.e., every other cycle through the XM band is actually iPod mode. When in iPod mode, the radio will briefly display "iPod Selected" or "No iPod" depending on the connection status of the iPod. Although the PAL is accessed through the radio's XM band, XM service is in no way related to the PAL. __________________ INFORMATION POSTED ON SITE Any GM Solstice Service Manual and Service Bulletin information found here on site, or Sales and Product information should be thought of as correct and accurate as of the date posted. After that any information or procedure should be confirmed as still correct with your dealership.