2014 BUICK LACROSSE navigation system

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Vehicle Features
Steering Wheel Controls
For vehicles with audio steering
wheel controls, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.
g:Press to interact with the
available Bluetooth®, OnStar®,
or navigation system (if equipped).
i: Press to decline an incoming
call, or end a current call. Press to
mute or unmute the infotainment
system.
SorT: Press to go to the
previous or next area in the display
or to the previous or next menu.
yorz: Press to go up or down
in a list. Press to go up or down
a page.
@: Press to select a highlighted
menu option.
CorB: Press to go to the next or
previous favorite when listening to
the radio. Press to go to the next or
previous track when listening to a
media source.
v+ orv−: Press to increase or
decrease the volume.
See Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5-2.
Cruise Control
5: Press to turn cruise control on
or off. A white indicator comes on in
the instrument cluster.
RES+: Press the control up briefly
to make the vehicle resume to a
previously set speed, or hold
upwards to accelerate. If cruise
control is already active, use to
increase vehicle speed.

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SET−:Press the control down
briefly to set the speed and activate
cruise control. If cruise control is
already active, use to decrease
vehicle speed.
*: Press to disengage cruise
control without erasing the set
speed from memory.
See Cruise Control on page 9-37
and Adaptive Cruise Control on
page 9-39 (If Equipped).
Infotainment System
See the infotainment manual for
information on the radio, audio
players, phone, navigation system,
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE),
and voice or speech recognition.
It also includes information on
settings.
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
The DIC display is in the instrument
cluster. It shows the status of many
vehicle systems.
yorz:Press to move up or
down in a list.
SorT: PressSto open
application menus on the left. Press
Tto open interaction menus on the
right.
V: Press to open a menu or select
a menu item. Press and hold to
reset values on certain screens.
See Driver Information Center (DIC)
on page 5-27.
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System
If equipped, FCA may help avoid or
reduce the harm caused by
front-end crashes. FCA provides a
green indicator when a vehicle is
detected ahead. This indicator
displays amber if you follow a
vehicle much too closely. When
approaching a vehicle ahead too
quickly, FCA provides a flashing red
alert on the windshield and rapidly
beeps or pulses the driver seat.
See Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System on page 9-50.
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW)
If equipped, LDW is intended to help
avoid unintentional lane departures
at speeds of 56 km/h (35 mph) or
greater. LDW uses a camera sensor
to detect the lane markings. The
LDW indicator,
@, appears green if
a lane marking is detected. If the
vehicle departs the lane, the

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.When road and weather
conditions are appropriate, use
cruise control.
.Always follow posted speed
limits or drive more slowly when
conditions require.
.Keep vehicle tires properly
inflated.
.Combine several trips into a
single trip.
.Replace the vehicle's tires with
the same TPC Spec number
molded into the tire's sidewall
near the size.
.Follow recommended scheduled
maintenance.
Roadside Assistance
Program
U.S.: 1-800-252-1112
TTY Users (U.S. Only):
1-888-889-2438
Canada: 1-800-268-6800
New Buick owners are automatically
enrolled in the Roadside Assistance
Program.
SeeRoadside Assistance Program
on page 13-5.
OnStar®
If equipped, this vehicle has a
comprehensive, in-vehicle system
that can connect to a live Advisor
for Emergency, Security, Navigation,
Connection, and Diagnostic
Services. See OnStar Overview on
page 14-1.

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5-2 Instruments and Controls
Object Detection SystemMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Airbag System Messages . . . . 5-41
Security Messages . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Service Vehicle Messages . . . 5-41
Starting the Vehicle
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Transmission Messages . . . . . 5-42
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . 5-43
Window Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . 5-43
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . 5-49
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up
or down.
3. Pull or push the steering wheel closer or away from you.
4. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place. Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Steering Wheel Controls
For vehicles with audio steering
wheel controls, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.
g(Push to Talk):
Press to interact
with the available Bluetooth®,
OnStar®, or navigation system (if
equipped).

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Tire Pressure:Displays the
approximate pressures of all four
tires. Tire pressure is displayed in
either kilopascal (kPa) or in pounds
per square inch (psi). If the pressure
is low, the value for that tire is
shown in amber. See Tire Pressure
Monitor System on page 10-51 and
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation on
page 10-52.
Fuel Economy: The right hand
side displays the best average fuel
economy (AFE) that is achieved for
a selected distance. The left hand
side displays a running average of
fuel economy for the most recently
traveled selected distance. The
center bar graph displays the
instantaneous fuel economy. Press
the
Tbutton to display a page for
selecting one of the distance
options. Move the up/down arrow to
choose the selection, and
Vto
change the setting. When viewing
best AFE, a several second press
and hold of
Vwill reset the
best value. The best value will show
“- - -“until the selected
distance has been traveled. The
display provides feedback on how
current driving behavior in the bar
graph affects the running average in
the left display and how well recent
driving compares to the best that
has been achieved.
Fuel Used and Timer: Displays
the approximate liters (L) or
gallons (gal) of fuel that have been
used since last reset. The fuel used
can be reset by pressing the
T
button while the Fuel Used display
is showing.
To start the timer, press
Vwhile this
display is active. The display will
show the amount of time that has
passed since the timer was last
reset. To stop the timer, press
V
briefly while this display is active
and the timer is running. To reset
the timer to zero, press
Twhile this
display is active. Speed Limit:
Displays sign
information, which comes from a
roadway database in the onboard
navigation.
Following Distance/Gap Setting:
Used to select the alert timing for
the Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
and the gap for the Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC). See Forward
Collision Alert (FCA) System on
page 9-50 andAdaptive Cruise
Control on page 9-39.
Driver Efficiency Gauge (eAssist
Only): Assists in driving efficiently
and will vary based on driver input.
To maximize efficiency, keep the
leaf in the solid green zone in the
center of the gauge. The gauge
moves down when braking and up
when accelerating. When either is
done aggressively, the vehicle is
being driven less efficiently and the
gauge will move further from the
center

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Metric
English
Navigation View: This display
includes the information in speed
view along with Turn-by-Turn
Navigation information. The
compass heading is displayed when
navigation routing is not active.
Navigation Turn-by-Turn Alerts
shown in the instrument cluster may
also be displayed in any HUD view.
Metric
English
Performance View: This display
gives the speedometer reading (in
English or metric units), rpm
reading, transmission positions, and
gear shift indicator.
Care of the HUD
Clean the inside of the windshield
as needed to remove any dirt or film
that could reduce the sharpness or
clarity of the HUD image. Clean the HUD lens with a soft cloth
sprayed with glass cleaner. Wipe
the lens gently, then dry it.
If You Cannot See the HUD
Image When the Ignition Is On
Check that:
.Nothing is covering the
HUD lens.
.HUD brightness setting is not
too dim or too bright.
.HUD is adjusted to the proper
height.
.Polarized sunglasses are
not worn.
.Windshield and HUD lens are
clean.
If the HUD image is not correct,
contact your dealer.
The windshield is part of the HUD
system. See Windshield
Replacement on page 10-30.

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Infotainment System 7-1
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Introduction
Infotainment
See the infotainment manual for
information on the radio, audio
players, phone, navigation system,
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE),
and voice or speech recognition.
It also includes information on
settings.

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Customer Information 13-15
OnStar Terms and Conditions and
Privacy Statement on the OnStar
website.
Infotainment System
If the vehicle is equipped with a
navigation system as part of the
infotainment system, use of the
system may result in the storage of
destinations, addresses, telephone
numbers, and other trip information.
See the infotainment manual for
information on stored data and for
deletion instructions.
Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID)
RFID technology is used in some
vehicles for functions such as tire
pressure monitoring and ignition
system security, as well as in
connection with conveniences such
as Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitters for remote door locking/
unlocking and starting, and
in-vehicle transmitters for garage
door openers. RFID technology inGM vehicles does not use or record
personal information or link with any
other GM system containing
personal information.
Radio Frequency
Statement
This vehicle has systems that
operate on a radio frequency that
comply with Part 15 of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
rules and with Industry Canada
Standards RSS‐GEN/210/220/310.
Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
1. The device may not cause
harmful interference.
2. The device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause
undesired operation of the
device.
Changes or modifications to any of
these systems by other than an
authorized service facility could void
authorization to use this equipment.