2015 BUICK VERANO Owner's Manual

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not operating, these lamps turn off.
Move the exterior lamp control to
P
or;to disable this feature.
Hazard Warning Flashers
|(Hazard Warning Flasher):
Press and momentarily hold this
button to make the front and rear
turn signal lamps flash on and off.
This warns others that you are
having trouble. Press and
momentarily hold again to turn the
flashers off.
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
Move the lever all the way up or
down to signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster
will flash in the direction of the turn
or lane change.
Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane
change. The turn signal flashes
three times.
The lever returns to its starting
position when it is released. If after signaling a turn or lane
change the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb
may be burned out. Replace any
burned out bulbs. If a bulb is not
burned out, check the fuse. See
Fuses and Circuit Breakers on
page 10-31.
Front Fog Lamps
For vehicles with front fog lamps,
the button is on the outboard side of
the instrument panel.
The ignition must be on to turn on
the fog lamps.

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#(Front Fog Lamps):Press to
turn the fog lamps on or off. An
indicator light on the instrument
cluster comes on when the fog
lamps are on.
The fog lamps come on together
with the parking lamps.
If the high-beam headlamps are
turned on, the fog lamps will turn off.
If the high-beam headlamps are
turned off, the fog lamps will turn
back on again.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on
along with the fog lamps.Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
This feature controls the brightness
of the instrument panel controls and
infotainment display screen. The
thumbwheel is to the left of the
steering column on the instrument
panel.
D(Instrument Panel
Brightness): Move the
thumbwheel up or down and hold, to
brighten or dim the instrument panel
controls and infotainment display
screen.
Courtesy Lamps
The courtesy lamps come on
automatically when any door is
opened and the dome lamp is in the
door position.
Dome Lamps
The interior lamps control located in
the overhead console controls both
the front and rear interior lamps.
((Dome Lamp Override): Press
to turn the lamps off, even when a
door is open.
H(Door): Press to turn the lamps
on automatically when a door is
opened.

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'(On):Press to turn on the
dome lamps.
Reading Lamps
There are front and rear reading
lamps.
The front reading lamps are located
in the overhead console.
The rear reading lamps are located
in the headliner.
#or$(Reading Lamps): Press
the button near each lamp to turn it
on or off.
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
The headlamps, parking lamps,
taillamps, back-up lamps, and most
of the interior lamps turn on briefly
at night or in areas of limited lighting
when
Kis pressed on the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
After about 30 seconds the exterior
lamps turn off, and then the dome
and remaining interior lamps will dim
to off. Entry lighting can be disabled
manually by changing the ignition
out of the OFF position, or by
pressing the RKE transmitter
Q
button.
This feature can be changed. See
“Vehicle Locator Lights” under
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-33.

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Exit Lighting
The headlamps, taillamps, back-up
lamps, parking 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 lamps and
dome lamps remain on after the
door is closed for a set amount of
time, then automatically turn off.
If equipped with Keyless Access,
the exterior lamps and dome lamps
automatically turn on when the
driver door is opened after the
ignition is turned off. SeeIgnition
Positions (Keyless Access) on
page 9-14 orIgnition Positions (Key
Access) on page 9-16. The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamp control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-33.
Battery Power Protection
The battery saver feature is
designed to protect the vehicle's
battery.
If some interior lamps are left on
and the ignition is turned off, the
battery rundown protection system
automatically turns the lamp off after
some time.
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver
The exterior lamps turn off about
10 minutes after the ignition is
turned off, if the parking lamps or
headlamps have been manually left
on. This protects against draining
the battery. To restart the 10-minute
timer, turn the exterior lamp control
to the off position and then back to
the parking lamp or headlamp
position.
To keep the lamps on for more than
10 minutes, the ignition must be in
the ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN
position.

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2NOTES

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Infotainment System 7-1
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 7-2
Overview (Radio with CD) . . . . . 7-3
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Audio Players
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . 7-19
Bluetooth (InfotainmentControls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Introduction
Infotainment
Base radio information is included in
this manual. See the navigation
manual for information on other
available infotainment systems.
Read the following pages to
become familiar with these features.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for
too long or too often while using
any infotainment feature can
cause a crash. You or others
could be injured or killed. Do not
give extended attention to
infotainment tasks while driving.
Limit your glances at the vehicle
displays and focus your attention
on driving. Use voice commands
whenever possible.

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7-2 Infotainment System
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid
distraction by disabling some
functions when driving. These
functions may gray out when they
are unavailable. Many infotainment
features are also available through
the instrument cluster and steering
wheel controls.
Before driving:
.Become familiar with the
operation, faceplate buttons, and
screen buttons.
.Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the
tone, and adjusting the
speakers.
.Set up phone numbers in
advance so they can be called
easily by pressing a single
button or by using a single voice
command if equipped with
Bluetooth phone capability.
See Defensive Driving on page 9-3.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) on
page 9-21.Theft-Deterrent Feature
The theft-deterrent feature works by
learning a portion of the Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN) to the
infotainment system. The
infotainment system does not
operate if it is stolen or moved to a
different vehicle.

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Infotainment System 7-3
Overview (Radio with CD)
1. RADIO/BAND
.Changes the band while
listening to the radio.
.Selects the radio when
listening to a different audio
source.2. Buttons 1−6
.Radio: Saves and selects
favorite stations.
3.
s ©(Previous/Reverse)
.Radio: Seeks the previous
station.
.CD: Selects the previous
track or rewinds within a
track.
4.
O/VOL (Power/Volume)
.Turns the system on or off
and adjusts the volume.
5.
¨ \(Next/Forward)
.Radio: Seeks the next
station.
.CD: Selects the next track
or fast forwards within a
track.
6. FAV 1-2-3 (Favorites Page)
.Radio: Opens the
favorites list.
7. CD
.Selects the CD player.
8. AUX (Auxiliary)
.Selects an external audio
source.