I must be missing something because I never get XM coming in, promotional or otherwise. I tried it for the 2 weeks or so I got it free before it ended the free promo. It wasn't worth anything IMO. I mostly just listen to my own music on a flash drive on the USB port or to audiobooks in the CD player. If I want radio I hit the AM/FM radio button. If the station I want doesn't come on automatically as the last one I listened to, I just hit the touchscreen button for the one I want, since all the ones I listen to are shown there. XM has a separate button which I never hit so I never get it. It sounds from these posts like somehow people are selecting the source from the steering wheel instead of the buttons. I didn't know that was possible but it can't be easier than just hitting the AM/FM button on the dash. It sounds like people are making it harder than it needs to be. I would like to see that (physical) XM button be replaced by either a USB button or CD button so I can switch back and forth from those two without having to step through the AUX choice every time.