2016 BUICK CASCADA infotainment

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Lighting 123
The ignition must be on to turn on
the 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.
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: 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 in the
overhead console controls both the
front and rear interior lamps.
(: Press to turn the lamps off,
even when a door is open.
H: Press to turn the lamps on
automatically when a door is
opened.

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126 Infotainment System
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 130
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . 138
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 145
Quick Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . 146
Stitcher Internet Radio . . . . . . . . 150
Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted MediaDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Navigation
Using the Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . 170
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
OnStar
®Destination
Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
If the System Needs
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Bluetooth Phone/Devices
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

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Introduction
Overview
Read the following pages to
become familiar with the
infotainment system 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.
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 0217.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0230.
Customer Assistance
Assistance is available to help with
Bluetooth pairing, application
downloading and installation, other
mobile device interface, and
operation support of the infotainment system. Specialists are
available when calling this
Customer Assistance number:
U.S. 1-855-4SUPPORT (478-7767).
Infotainment System Overview
The infotainment system is
controlled by using the buttons,
touch screen, steering wheel
controls, and voice recognition.
See
Using the System 0131.

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1.{(Home)
2. Preset Buttons 1−6
3.
s ©(Seek Previous/Reverse) 4.
O/n(Power/Volume)
5.
¨ \(Seek Next/Forward)
6. FAV 1/2/3 (Favorites) 7. AS 1/2 (Autostore)
8. CONFIG (Configuration Menu)
9.
H(Clock)
10.
J(Play/Pause)
11.
Z(Eject)
12. INFO (Information)
13.
Z(Outer Ring)
14. Inner Rocker Knob
15. BACK
16. CD Slot
17. PHONE
18. RPT (Repeat Navigation)
19. NAVI (Navigation)
20. DEST (Destination)
21. SRCE (Source)
Infotainment Control Buttons
The buttons on the faceplate are
used to start primary functions while
using the infotainment system.

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SRCE :Press to change the audio
source to AM, FM, SiriusXM®(if
equipped), Pandora®(if equipped),
Stitcher®(if equipped), CD, USB/
iPod, AUX, or Bluetooth Audio.
{: Press to go to the Home Page.
See “Home Page” later in this
section.
s ©:
. CD, USB, Bluetooth Audio:
Press to seek to the beginning of
the current or previous track.
Press and hold to quickly
reverse through a track. Release
the button to return to playing
speed. See CD Player0155,
USB 0164, or Bluetooth
Audio 0164.
. AM, FM, SiriusXM (if equipped):
Press to seek to the previous
strong station.
Preset Buttons 1–6 : Use to select
stored AM, FM, and SiriusXM (if
equipped) stations.
DEST :
. Press to enter a destination. .
If a destination has already been
entered, press to access the
Destination Menu. See
Destination 0172.
O/n:
. Press to turn the system on
and off.
. Turn to adjust the volume.
¨\:
. CD, USB, Bluetooth Audio:
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 Player0155,
USB 0164, or Bluetooth
Audio 0164.
. AM, FM, SiriusXM (if equipped):
Press to seek to the previous
strong station.
J:Press to pause or resume
playback. See CD Player0155,
USB 0164, or Bluetooth
Audio 0164.
FAV 1/2/3 : Press to display the
current favorite page number above
the preset buttons. Keep pressing to scroll through the favorites pages.
The stored stations for each list
display on the bottom of the screen.
To change the number of preset
Favorite Pages press the Config on
the Home Page, then press Radio
Settings, and then press Number of
Favorite Pages.
AS 1/2 :
See“Autostore” later in this
section.
NAVI :
. Press to view the vehicle’s
current position on the map
screen.
. Continue pressing to cycle
through the full map and split
screens.
PHONE :
. Press to enter the phone main
screen. See Bluetooth0197 or
OnStar Overview 0360.
. Press and hold to mute or
unmute the infotainment system.
RPT : Press to repeat the last voice
guidance prompt.
BACK : Press to return to the
previous screen in a menu.

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Inner Rocker Knob :Move the
rocker knob in different directions to
navigate through the map
display only.
ZKnob :
1. Turn to change a radio station. See AM-FM Radio 0136.
2. Turn to highlight a feature within a menu. Press the outer
diameter (chrome ring) of the
Zknob to activate the
highlighted feature.
INFO : Press to alternate between
an audio or navigation information
screen.
CONFIG : Press to adjust features
for Languages, Time and Date,
Radio Settings, Phone Settings,
Display Settings, and Vehicle
Settings.
Z: Press to eject a disc from the
CD player. See CD Player0155.
H:Press to open the clock menu.
Autostore
To use Autostore:
1. Press SRCE to select FM or AM.
2. Press AS 1/2 for two seconds.
3. The radio searches and automatically stores the six
strongest stations.
Press AS 1/2 to alternate between
the Autostore stations and favorites.
Autostore does not delete
previously stored favorite stations.
Autostore does not function with
SiriusXM radio stations.
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.
Steering Wheel Controls
Depending on the vehicle options,
some audio functions can be
controlled through the steering
wheel controls.
b/g: Press to interact with
Bluetooth or voice recognition. See
Bluetooth 0197 orVoice
Recognition 0191.
$/i:Press to decline an
incoming call, or to end a current
call. Press to silence the vehicle
speakers while using the
infotainment system. Press again to
turn the sound on. Press to cancel
voice recognition.
_SRC^: Press to select an audio
source.

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Use the thumbwheel to select the
next or previous favorite radio
station, CD, MP3 track, USB, and
Bluetooth Audio.
Use
_SRC to skip to the next song
or show using Pandora or Stitcher.
See Pandora Internet Radio 0146
or Stitcher Internet Radio 0150.
+
x− :Press + to increase the
volume. Press −to decrease.
See Steering Wheel Controls 093.
Using the System
The infotainment system is
controlled by touching the screen,
and by using the knobs and other
buttons.
Voice recognition, through the
steering wheel controls, can be
used to control the infotainment
features.
Press
b/gon the steering wheel
controls to begin voice recognition.
See Voice Recognition 0191.
Home Page
Touch Screen Buttons
The Home Page allows access to
many of the features.
Back : Touch to return to the
previous page.
Home : Touch to go back to the
Home Page.
Fav : Touch to display a page of
stored (favorite) AM, FM, or XM (if
equipped) stations. Keep touching
Fav to scroll through the favorite
pages.
More
r: This button may display
depending on the number of options
stored on the Home Page. Touch to
go to the next page.
qPrevious : Touch to go to the
previous page.
Next
r: Touch to go to the
next page.
Home Page Customization
The first Home Page can be
customized.
To add screen buttons:
1. Touch Menu.
2. Touch Customize.
3. Touch a screen button to add or remove from the first Home
Page. A
hindicates it will be
displayed. The maximum
number of buttons on Home
Page 1 is eight.

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4. Touch Done.
To move screen buttons:
1. Touch Sort.
2. Touch to select an icon to move and swap with another
icon on the first Home
Page only.
3. Touch Done.
To restore Home Page 1 defaults:
1. Touch Menu.
2. Touch Restore Home Page Defaults.
3. Touch Yes or Cancel.
Home Page Features
Touch screen buttons are
highlighted when a feature is
available.
Various functions are disabled when
the vehicle is moving.
Touch Now Playing to display the
active source page. The sources
available are AM, FM, SiriusXM (if
equipped), CD, USB/iPod, Pandora
(if equipped), Stitcher, Bluetooth
Audio, and AUX.
See AM-FM Radio 0136, Satellite
Radio 0139, CD Player 0155,
Pandora Internet Radio 0146,
Stitcher Internet Radio 0150, and
Auxiliary Devices 0164.
Touch Navigation to display a map
of your current vehicle position. See
Using the Navigation System 0166,
Maps 0170, Navigation Symbols
0 170, and Configure Menu 0183.
Touch Destination to display the
Destination Entry home page or the
Destination Menu. The available
screen buttons provide easy access
to a variety of ways to enter a
destination. See Destination0172.
Touch Phone to display the Phone
main page. See Bluetooth0197.