2012 BUICK VERANO information display

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Instruments and Controls 5-27
When the coolant temperature
returns to normal, the air
conditioning compressor turns
back on. You can continue to drive
the vehicle.
If this message continues to appear,
have the system repaired by your
dealer as soon as possible to avoid
damage to the engine.
COOLANT LEVEL LOW ADD
COOLANT
This message will display if the
coolant is low. SeeEngine Coolant
on page 10‑12.
ENGINE
OVERHEATED —IDLE
ENGINE
This message displays when the
engine coolant temperature is too
hot. Stop and allow the vehicle to
idle until it cools down.
ENGINE
OVERHEATED —STOP
ENGINE
This message displays and a
continuous chime sounds if the
engine cooling system reaches
unsafe temperatures for operation.
Stop and turn off the vehicle as
soon as it is safe to do so to avoid
severe damage. This message
clears when the engine has cooled
to a safe operating temperature.
HIGH COOLANT
TEMPERATURE
This message displays if the coolant
temperature is hot. See Engine
Overheating on page 10‑16.
Engine Oil Messages
CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
This message displays when the
engine oil needs to be changed.
When the engine oil is changed, be
sure to reset the Oil Life System. See
Engine Oil Life System on
page 10‑9, Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5‑21, Engine
Oil on page 10‑7, and Maintenance
Schedule on page 11‑3.
ENGINE OIL HOT, IDLE
ENGINE
This message displays when the
engine oil temperature is too hot.
Stop and allow the vehicle to idle
until it cools down.
OIL PRESSURE LOW —STOP
ENGINE
This message displays if low oil
pressure levels occur. Stop the
vehicle as soon as safely possible
and do not operate it until the cause
of the low oil pressure has been
corrected. Check the oil as soon as
possible and have the vehicle
serviced by your dealer.

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Instruments and Controls 5-29
Ride Control System
Messages
SERVICE TRACTION
CONTROL
This message displays when there
is a problem with the Traction
Control System (TCS). When this
message is displayed, the system
will not limit wheel spin. Adjust your
driving accordingly. See your dealer
for service.
SERVICE STABILITRAK
This message displays if there is a
problem with the StabiliTrak system.
If this message appears, try to reset
the system. Stop; turn off the engine
for at least 15 seconds; then start
the engine again. If this message
still comes on, it means there is a
problem. See your dealer for
service. The vehicle is safe to drive;
however, you do not have the
benefit of StabiliTrak, so reduce
your speed and drive accordingly.
TRACTION CONTROL OFF
This message displays when the
Traction Control System (TCS) is
turned off. Adjust your driving
accordingly.
TRACTION CONTROL ON
This message displays when the
Traction Control System (TCS) is
turned on.
Anti-theft Alarm System
Messages
THEFT ATTEMPTED
This message displays if the vehicle
detects a tamper condition.
Tire Messages
TIRE PRESSURE LOW ADD
AIR TO TIRE
On vehicles with the Tire Pressure
Monitor System (TPMS), this
message displays when the
pressure in one or more of the
vehicle's tires is low.The low tire pressure warning light
will also come on. See
Tire
Pressure Light on page 5‑18.
If a tire pressure message appears
on the DIC, stop as soon as you
can. Inflate the tires by adding air
until the tire pressure is equal to
the values shown on the Tire and
Loading Information label. See Tires
on page 10‑34, Vehicle Load Limits
on page 9‑10, and Tire Pressure on
page 10‑42.
You can receive more than one tire
pressure message at a time. To
read the other messages that may
have been sent at the same time,
press the SET/CLR button. The DIC
also shows the tire pressure values.
See Driver Information Center (DIC)
on page 5‑21.
SERVICE TIRE MONITOR
SYSTEM
This message displays if there is a
problem with the Tire Pressure
Monitor System (TPMS). See Tire
Pressure Monitor Operation on
page 10‑44.

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Instruments and Controls 5-31
Entering the Personalization
Menus
1. Press CONFIG to access theConfiguration Settings menu.
2. Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to highlight Vehicle Settings. Press
the CONFIG button until Vehicle
is highlighted on vehicles with a
navigation system only.
3. Press the center of the TUNE/ MENU knob to select the Vehicle
Settings menu. The key must be
in the ON/RUN position.
The following list of menu items may
be available:
.Climate and Air Quality
.Comfort and Convenience
.Collision/Detection Systems
.Lighting
.Power Door Locks
.Remote Lock/Unlock/Start
.Return to Factory Settings? Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to
highlight the menu. Press the
TUNE/MENU knob to select it.
Each of the menus is detailed in
the following information.
Vehicles with a navigation system
will display a checkmark to indicate
this feature is on.
Climate and Air Quality
If equipped, select the Climate and
Air Quality menu and the following
may be displayed:
.Auto Fan Speed
.Remote Start Auto Heat Seats
.Auto Defog
.Auto Rear Defog
Auto Fan Speed
This will allow you to select the
automatic fan speed. This feature
sets the climate control fan speed to
maintain the interior temperature.
Press the TUNE/MENU knob when
Auto Fan Speed is highlighted to
open the menu. Turn the knob to highlight High, Medium, or Low.
Press
/BACK to confirm the
selection and move back to the
last menu.
Remote Start Auto Heat Seats
On vehicles with remote start and
heated seats, the heated seats can
be set to on or off.
Press the TUNE/MENU knob when
Remote Start Auto Heat Seats is
highlighted to open the menu. Turn
the knob to highlight On or Off.
Press
/BACK to confirm the
selection and move back to the
last menu.
Auto Defog
When turned on and high humidity
is detected, the climate control
system may adjust to outside
air supply and turn on the air
conditioner or the heater. The fan
speed may slightly increase to
help prevent fogging. When high
humidity is no longer detected,
the system will return to its prior
operation.

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5-32 Instruments and Controls
Press the TUNE/MENU knob when
Auto Defog is highlighted to open
the menu. Turn the knob to highlight
On or Off. Press
/BACK to confirm
the selection and move back to the
last menu.
Auto Rear Defog
When on, this feature turns on the
rear defogger at vehicle start when
the interior temperature is cold and
fog is likely. The auto rear defog
function can be disabled by
pressing
1. When off, the feature
can be turned on by pressing
1.
See “Rear Window Defogger”
under Climate Control Systems on
page 8‑1 for more information.
Press the TUNE/MENU knob when
Auto Rear Defog is highlighted to
open the menu. Turn the knob to
highlight On or Off. Press the
TUNE/MENU knob to confirm the
selection and move back to the
last menu.
Comfort and Convenience
Select the Comfort and
Convenience menu and Chime
Volume will be displayed.
Chime Volume
This allows the selection of the
chime volume level.
Press the TUNE/MENU knob when
Chime Volume is highlighted. Turn
the knob to select Normal or High.
Press
/BACK to confirm and go
back to the last menu.
Collision/Detection Systems
If equipped, select the Collision/
Detection Systems menu and Park
Assist will be displayed.
Park Assist
This allows the Ultrasonic Parking
Assist feature, audible only, to be
turned on or off. Press the TUNE/MENU knob when
Park Assist is highlighted. Turn the
knob to select On or Off. Press the
TUNE/MENU knob to confirm and
go back to the last menu.
Lighting
Select the Lighting menu and the
following will be displayed:
.Exit Lighting
.Vehicle Locator Lights
Exit Lighting
This allows the selection of how
long the exterior lamps stay on
when leaving the vehicle when it is
dark outside.
Press the TUNE/MENU knob
when Exit Lighting is highlighted.
Turn the knob to select Off,
30 Seconds, 1 Minute, or 2 Minutes.
Press
/BACK to confirm and go
back to the last menu.

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Infotainment System 7-5
C.s©(Previous/Reverse)
.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.
.Press and hold to quickly
reverse through a track.
Release the button to
return to playing speed.
See CD Player on
page 7‑22 andMP3 on
page 7‑25 for more
information.
.For AM, FM, or XM (if
equipped), press to seek to
the previous strong station. D.
O/VOL (Power/Volume)
.Press to turn the system
on and off.
.Turn to adjust the volume.
E.
¨ \(Next/Forward)
.Press to seek the next
track.
.Press and hold to fast
forward through a track.
.Release the button to
return to playing speed.
See CD Player on
page 7‑22 andMP3 on
page 7‑25 for more
information.
.For AM, FM, or XM (if
equipped), press to seek to
the next strong station. F. FAV 1-2-3 (Favorites Page)
.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. SRCE (Source)
.Press to change the audio
sources such as AM-FM
Radio, XM™ (if equipped),
CD, and AUX.
H.
p/j(Play/Pause)
.Press to start, pause, and
resume playback. See CD
Player on page 7‑22 and
MP3 on page 7‑25 for
more information.

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7-6 Infotainment System
I.V/8(Phone/Mute)
.SeeBluetooth
(Infotainment Controls) on
page 7‑31 orBluetooth
(Overview) on page 7‑30
or Bluetooth (Voice
Recognition) on page 7‑35
for more information.
J. CD Slot
K. TONE
.Press to access the sound
menu screen to adjust
bass, midrange, and treble.
See AM-FM Radio on
page 7‑12 for more
information.
L.
/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. M. TUNE/MENU
.Turn to highlight a feature.
Press to activate the
highlighted feature.
.Turn to manually change
the radio station.
N. CONFIG (Configuration)
.Press to adjust features
for radio, display, phone,
vehicle, and time.
O. INFO (Information)
.Press to scroll through an
audio information screen.
P.
Z(Eject)
.Press to eject a disc from
the CD player. See CD
Player on page 7‑22.
Q.
H(Clock)
.Press to set the time.
R. AS 1-2 (Autostore)
Touch Screen Buttons
Touch screen buttons are on the
screen and highlighted when a
feature is available. Some 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 2 of the Home
Page, press Back to return to
page 1 of the Home Page. If on
page 1, 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.

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Infotainment System 7-7
Info:Press to toggle through an
audio information screen.
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 on page 7‑12,
Satellite Radio on page 7‑17, and
Auxiliary Devices on page 7‑26.
Press the Phone screen button to
display the Phone main page. See
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls) on page 7‑31
orBluetooth (Overview)
on page 7‑30 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) on page 7‑35.
Press the Config screen button to
display the Config main page. From
this display, you can adjust features
such as time and date, radio,
Bluetooth, 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 on page 7‑12. Press the FM screen button to
display the FM main page and play
the current or last tuned FM station.
See
AM-FM Radio on page 7‑12.
Press the AM screen button to
display the AM main page and play
the current or last tuned AM station.
See AM-FM Radio on page 7‑12.
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 on page 7‑12 andSatellite
Radio on page 7‑17.
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 7‑22.
Press the USB screen button to
display the USB main page and play
the current or last track selected.
See Auxiliary Devices on page 7‑26.

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7-8 Infotainment System
Press the AUX screen button to
access any connected auxiliary
device. SeeAuxiliary Devices on
page 7‑26.
Time and Date Settings
From the Time and Date Settings
screen button, press to display the
Time and Date Settings menu.
Set Time: Press + or−to increase
or decrease the Hours and Minutes
displayed on the clock.
Set Date: Press + or−to increase
or decrease the day.
12/24 HR 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.
Day + or Day −:Press the Day +
or Day −display buttons to increase
or decrease the day. Display:
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 TUNE/MENU knob
or touch-tap the scroll bar to scroll
through the available options. Press
the TUNE/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 7‑17 (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.
Phone Settings
See Bluetooth (Infotainment
Controls) on page 7‑31 orBluetooth
(Overview) on page 7‑30 or
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) on
page 7‑35 in the“Phone” section for
more information on phone settings.