2012 BUICK LACROSSE display

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Lighting 6-7
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
The headlamps, taillamps, license
plate lamps, back‐up lamps, dome
lamps, and most of the interior lights
turn on briefly when the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE)
Kbutton is
pressed, or when the door handle is
pulled on a keyless access vehicle.
See Ignition Positions (Key Access)
on page 9‑18 orIgnition Positions
(Keyless Access) on page 9‑20.
After about 30 seconds the exterior
lamps turn off, then the dome lamps
and remaining interior lights dim to
off. Entry lighting can be disabled
manually by changing the ignition
out of the OFF position, or by
pressing the RKE
Qbutton.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑43.
Exit Lighting
The headlamps, taillamps, parking
lamps, back‐up lamps, and license
plate lamps come on at night, or in
areas with limited lighting, when the
key is removed from the ignition.
The dome lamps also come on
when the key is removed from the
ignition. The exterior lights and
dome lamps remain on after the
door is closed for a set amount of
time, then automatically turn off.
For vehicles with keyless access,
the exterior lights and dome lamps
automatically turn on when a door is
opened after the ignition is turned
off. See Ignition Positions (Key
Access) on page 9‑18 orIgnition
Positions (Keyless Access) on
page 9‑20.
The exterior lights turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamps control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑43.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM) that estimates
the battery's temperature and state
of charge. It then adjusts the voltage
for best performance and extended
life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. If the vehicle
has a voltmeter gauge or a voltage
display on the Driver Information
Center (DIC), you may see the
voltage move up or down. This is
normal. If there is a problem, an
alert will be displayed.

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6-8 Lighting
The battery can be discharged at
idle if the electrical loads are very
high. This is true for all vehicles.
This is because the generator
(alternator) may not be spinning fast
enough at idle to produce all of the
power needed for very high
electrical loads.
A high electrical load occurs when
several of the following are on, such
as: headlamps, high beams, fog
lamps, rear window defogger,
climate control fan at high speed,
heated seats, engine cooling fans,
trailer loads, and loads plugged into
accessory power outlets.EPM works to prevent excessive
discharge of the battery. It does this
by balancing the generator's output
and the vehicle's electrical needs.
It can increase engine idle speed to
generate more power whenever
needed. It can temporarily reduce
the power demands of some
accessories.
Normally, these actions occur in
steps or levels, without being
noticeable. In rare cases at the
highest levels of corrective action,
this action may be noticeable to the
driver. If so, a DIC message might
be displayed and it is recommended
that the driver reduce the electrical
loads as much as possible. See
Battery Voltage and Charging
Messages on page 5‑35.Battery Power Protection
The battery saver feature is
designed to protect the vehicle's
battery.
If the exterior lamps or any interior
light is left on and the ignition is
turned off, the battery rundown
protection system automatically
turns the lamp off after about
10 minutes.

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Infotainment System 7-9
Q. TONE
R.
5(Phone menu)
Infotainment Control Buttons
The buttons on the faceplate are
used to start primary functions while
using the infotainment system.
VOL/
O(Volume/Power):
1. Press to turn the system on and off.
2. Turn to adjust the volume.
TUNE /
k(Tune/Play/Pause):
Press TUNE /
kto start, pause,
and resume playback. Turn to
manually change radios stations.
See CD Player on page 7‑28 and
MP3 on page 7‑33 for more
information.
SOURCE: Press to change the
audio sources such as AM-FM
Radio, XM™ (if equipped), CD,
and AUX. TONE:
Press to access the sound
menu screen to adjust bass,
midrange, and treble. See AM-FM
Radio (Radio with CD/DVD/MEM)
on page 7‑18 orAM-FM Radio
(Radio with CD and Touchscreen)
on page 7‑21 for more information.
INFO (Information): Press to
toggle through an audio information
screen.
CONFIG (Configure): Press to
adjust features for radio, display,
phone, vehicle, and time.
D/HOME (Home): See“Home
Page” following in this section.
MENU/SEL: Turn to highlight a
feature. Press to activate the
highlighted feature.
5(Phone): SeeBluetooth
(Overview) on page 7‑57 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls) on
page 7‑59 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) on page 7‑63 or
Bluetooth (UHP Mexico Only) on
page 7‑69 for more information.
/BACK:Press to return to the
previous screen in a menu.
If on a page accessed directly by a
faceplate button or Home Page
screen button, pressing
/BACK will
go to the previous menu.
FAV (Favorite Pages 1-6): Press
to display the current page number
above the preset buttons. The
stored stations for each list display
on the touch-sensitive preset
buttons at the bottom of the screen.
The number of preset FAV lists can
be changed in the
Configuration Menu.
g(Seek Down):
1. Press to seek to the beginning of the current or previous track.
If the track has been playing for
less than five seconds, it seeks
the previous track. If longer than
five seconds, the current track
starts from the beginning.
2. Press and hold to fast forward through a track.

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7-10 Infotainment System
3. Press and hold to quicklyreverse through a track. Release
the button to return to playing
speed. See CD Player on
page 7‑28 andMP3 on
page 7‑33 for more information.
4. For AM, FM, or XM (if equipped), press to seek to the next strong
station.
Preset Buttons (1-6): The preset
buttons numbered one through six
can be used to select stored AM,
FM, and XM (if equipped) stations.
H(Clock Menu): Press to set
the time.
X(Eject): Press to eject a disc
from the CD player. See CD Player
on page 7‑28.
Touch Screen Buttons
Touch screen buttons are on the
screen and highlighted when a
feature is available. Some toggle
screen buttons highlight when active
and gray out when inactive.
Home Page
The infotainment system displays a
home page that makes accessing
many of the features an easy
process.
Back: If on page two of the Home
Page, press Back to return to page
one of the Home Page. If on page
one, Back serves no function.
Home: While navigating through
other menus, press to go back to
the Home Page to start a different
feature.
FAV: Press to display a page of
stored (favorite) AM, FM, or XM
(if equipped) stations. Keep
pressing FAV to scroll through the
favorite pages.
The Home Page Menu lists the
options Customize Home Page and
Restore Home Page Defaults.
Out of all available Home Page
icons, up to eight icons can be
selected and sorted for the first
Home Page screen.
Home Page Features
Various functions are disabled when
the vehicle is moving.
Press the Now Playing screen
button to display the active source
page. The sources available are
AM, FM, XM (if equipped), CD,
USB/iPod, and AUX.
See AM-FM Radio (Radio with CD/
DVD/MEM) on page 7‑18 orAM-FM
Radio (Radio with CD and
Touchscreen) on page 7‑21,
Satellite Radio on page 7‑24, and
CD Player on page 7‑28.
Press the Phone screen button to
display the Phone main page. See
Bluetooth (Overview) on page 7‑57
or Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
on page 7‑59 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) on page 7‑63 or
Bluetooth (UHP Mexico Only) on
page 7‑69.

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Infotainment System 7-11
Press the Config screen button to
display the Config main page. From
this display, you can adjust features
such as time and date, radio,
phone, vehicle, and display.
Press the Tone screen button to
display the Tone main page. Adjust
the tone and speakers by pressing
the screen buttons to change the
levels of sound for treble, midrange,
bass, fade, and balance. See
AM-FM Radio (Radio with CD/DVD/
MEM) on page 7‑18orAM-FM
Radio (Radio with CD and
Touchscreen) on page 7‑21. Press the FM screen button to
display the FM main page and play
the current or last tuned FM station.
See
AM-FM Radio (Radio with CD/
DVD/MEM) on page 7‑18 orAM-FM
Radio (Radio with CD and
Touchscreen) on page 7‑21.
Press the AM screen button to
display the AM main page and play
the current or last tuned AM station.
See AM-FM Radio (Radio with CD/
DVD/MEM) on page 7‑18 orAM-FM
Radio (Radio with CD and
Touchscreen) on page 7‑21.
Press the XM screen button
(if equipped) to display the XM main
page and play the current or last
tuned XM channel. See AM-FM
Radio (Radio with CD/DVD/MEM)
on page 7‑18 orAM-FM Radio
(Radio with CD and Touchscreen)
on page 7‑21 andSatellite Radio on
page 7‑24. Press the CD screen button to
display the CD main page and play
the current or last CD track
selected. See
CD Player on
page 7‑28.
Press the USB screen button to
display the USB main page and play
the current or last track selected.
See Auxiliary Devices (Radio with
CD and Touchscreen) on page 7‑39.
Press the AUX screen button to
access any connected auxiliary
device. See Auxiliary Devices
(Radio with CD and Touchscreen)
on page 7‑39.
Time and Date Settings
From the Time & Date Settings
screen button, press to display the
Time & Date Settings menu.
Set Time: Press the up or down
arrows to increase or decrease the
Hours and Minutes displayed on the
clock.
Set Date: Press the up or down
arrows to increase or decrease
the day.

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7-12 Infotainment System
Set Time Format:Press the
12 Hours screen button for standard
time; press the 24 Hours screen
button for military time.
Set Date Format: Depending on
the region, the following date
formats may be available: MM/DD/
YYYY, DD.MM.YYYY, or YYYY/
MM/DD.
Display Digital Clock: Press
Display to turn the display of the
clock on the screen On or Off.
Radio Settings
Press the Config button on the
Home Page or the CONFIG button
on the faceplate to enter the menu
options. Turn the MENU knob or
touch-tap the scroll bar to scroll
through the available options. Press
the MENU knob or press Radio
Settings to display the radio settings
menu. Press this feature to make
changes for radio information
displayed, preset pages, Auto
Volume Control, and XM Categories Restore. See
Satellite Radio on
page 7‑24 (if equipped), for more
information about XM Categories.
The Radio Settings are:
Speed Dependent Volume: Select
OFF, Low, Medium, or High
sensitivity to automatically adjust
the volume to minimize the effects
of unwanted background noise that
can result from changing road
surfaces, driving speeds, or open
windows. This feature works best at
lower volume settings where
background noise is typically louder
than the sound system volume.
Startup Volume: Press to set the
maximum volume level for startup
that will be used even if a higher
volume had been set when the radio
was turned off.
Radio Favorites: Press to select
the number of FAV pages to be
used in the system. Add/Remove XM Categories:
Press to customize which available
XM Categories are used and
displayed in the system.
See
AM-FM Radio (Radio with CD/
DVD/MEM) on page 7‑18 orAM-FM
Radio (Radio with CD and
Touchscreen) on page 7‑21 for
more information.
Phone Settings
See Bluetooth (Overview) on
page 7‑57 orBluetooth
(Infotainment Controls) on
page 7‑59 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) on page 7‑63 or
Bluetooth (UHP Mexico Only) on
page 7‑69 in the“Phone” section for
more information on phone settings.
Vehicle Settings
See Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑43 for more information.

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Infotainment System 7-13
Display Settings
Press the Config button on the
Home Page or the CONFIG button
on the faceplate, then select Display
Settings from the list.
The following options may display:
Dimming Mode:Press to change
the screen background. The
Automatic setting adjusts the
screen background automatically
depending on the exterior lighting
conditions.
To change the overall brightness
setting for the display, use the
vehicle interior lighting instrument
panel illumination control.
Languages
The vehicle supports English,
French (Canadian), and Spanish.
The default language is English.
To change the display language,
see Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑43 for more information.
English and Metric Unit
Conversion
To change the display units between
English and metric units, see Driver
Information Center (DIC) on
page 5‑27 for more information.
Cleaning the Display
Notice:Using abrasive cleaners
when cleaning glass surfaces
could scratch the glass. Use only
a soft cloth and do not spray
cleaner directly on the system as
it could affect the mechanical
parts.
Do not wipe the panel with a hard
cloth or use a volatile liquid such as
paint thinner; it could scratch the
surface or erase the characters on
the buttons.
Operation
Controls
The infotainment system is operated
by using the pushbuttons,
multifunction knobs, menus shown
on the display, and steering wheel
controls, if equipped.
Turning the System On or Off
VOL/O(Volume/Power): Press to
turn the system on and off.
Automatic Switch‐Off
If the infotainment system has been
turned on after the ignition is turned
off, the system will turn off
automatically after 10 minutes.

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7-18 Infotainment System
Auto Volume
The auto volume feature
automatically adjusts the radio
volume to compensate for road and
wind noise as the vehicle speeds up
or slows down, so that the volume
level is consistent.
The level of volume compensation
can be selected, or the auto volume
feature can be turned off.
1. Press the CONFIG button.
2. Select Radio Settings.
3. Select Auto Volume.
4. Select the setting.
5. Press the
/BACK button to go
back to the System
Configuration menu. Maximum Startup Volume
The maximum volume played when
the radio with CD is first turned on
can be set.
1. Press the CONFIG button.
2. Select Radio Settings.
3. Select Maximum Startup
Volume.
4. Select the setting.
5. Press the
/BACK button to go
back to the System
Configuration menu.
Radio
AM-FM Radio (Radio with
CD/DVD/MEM)
Control Buttons(radio with CD
and Radio with CD/DVD/MEM)
The buttons used to control the
radio are:
RADIO/BAND: Press to turn the
radio on and choose between AM,
FM, and XM™, if equipped.
Menu Knob: Turn to navigate the
available menus.
TUNE: Turn to search for stations.
INFO: Press to display additional
information that may be available for
the current song.
g/l: Press to search for
stations.
FAV: Press to open the favorites
list and select the favorites page.