2017 BUICK CASCADA phone

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16 In Brief
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System
See Infotainment System in this
manual for information on the radio,
audio players, phone, navigation
system, and voice or speech
recognition. It also includes
information on settings.
Steering Wheel Controls
The infotainment system can be
operated by using the steering
wheel controls. SeeSteering Wheel
Controls 093.
Cruise Control
1:Press to turn the cruise control
system on or off. A white indicator
comes on in the instrument cluster
when cruise is turned on.
RES/+ : If there is a set speed in
memory, move the thumbwheel up
briefly to resume to that speed or
hold upward to accelerate. If cruise
control is already active, use to
increase vehicle speed. SET/−
:Move the thumbwheel down
briefly to set the speed and activate
cruise control. If cruise control is
already active, use to decrease
speed.
*: Press to disengage cruise
control without erasing the set
speed from memory.
See Cruise Control 0242.
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
The DIC display is in the center of
the instrument cluster. It shows the
status of many vehicle systems. The
controls for the DIC are on the turn
signal lever.
1. SET/CLR: Press to set,
or press and hold to clear, the
menu item displayed.

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2.w/x:Use the band to
scroll through the items in
each menu.
3. MENU: Press to display the
DIC menus. This button is also
used to return to or exit the last
screen displayed on the DIC.
See Driver Information Center
(DIC) 0110.
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,
V, when a vehicle
is detected ahead. When
approaching a vehicle ahead too
quickly, FCA provides a visual alert
and rapidly beeps.
See Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0246.
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW)
If equipped, LDW may 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 light,
@, is green if a lane
marking is detected. If the vehicle
departs the lane without using a turn
signal in that direction, the light will
change to amber and flash. In
addition, beeps will sound.
See Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) 0248.
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC)
If equipped, RVC displays a view of
the area behind the vehicle on the
infotainment display when the
vehicle is shifted into R (Reverse) to
aid with parking and low-speed
backing maneuvers.
See Assistance Systems for Parking
or Backing 0244.
Parking Assist
If equipped, Rear Parking Assist
(RPA) uses sensors on the rear
bumper to assist with parking and
avoiding objects while in
R (Reverse). It operates at speeds
less than 8 km/h (5 mph). RPA may
display a warning triangle on the
RVC screen and a graphic on the
instrument cluster to provide the
object distance. In addition, multiple
beeps may occur if very close to an
object.
The vehicle may also have the Front
Parking Assist system.
See Assistance Systems for Parking
or Backing 0244.
Power Outlets
The accessory power outlets can be
used to plug in electrical equipment,
such as a cell phone or MP3 player.
There is one accessory power outlet
on the center stack below the
climate controls and one on the rear
of the center floor console. These

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The compass system is designed to
operate for a certain number of
miles or degrees of turn before
needing a signal from the GPS
satellites. When the compass
display shows CAL, drive the
vehicle for a short distance in an
open area where it can receive a
GPS signal. The compass system
will automatically determine when a
GPS signal is restored and provide
a heading again.
Clock
The infotainment system controls
are used to access the time and
date settings through the menu
system. The clock menu can only
be used with the radio while in ON/
RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY. See
“Time and Date Settings”under
Configure Menu 0185.
Power Outlets
The accessory power outlets can be
used to plug in electrical equipment,
such as a cell phone or MP3 player. There is one accessory power outlet
on the center stack below the
climate controls and one on the rear
of the center floor console. These
outlets are powered when the key is
in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY,
or until the driver door is opened
within 10 minutes of turning off the
vehicle. See
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) 0231.
Caution
Leaving electrical equipment
plugged in for an extended period
of time while the vehicle is off will
drain the battery. Always unplug
electrical equipment when not in
use and do not plug in equipment
that exceeds the maximum
20 amp rating.
Certain electrical accessories may
not be compatible with the
accessory power outlet and could
overload vehicle or adapter fuses.
If a problem is experienced, see
your dealer. When adding electrical equipment,
be sure to follow the installation
instructions included with the
equipment. See
Add-On Electrical
Equipment 0253.
Caution
Hanging heavy equipment from
the power outlet can cause
damage not covered by the
vehicle warranty. The power
outlets are designed for
accessory power plugs only, such
as cell phone charge cords.

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Using the Touch Screen
Touch a screen feature to:
.View more feature options.
. Enable or disable the feature.
w:Touch to scroll up.
x:Touch to scroll down.
Back : Touch to return to the
previous menu.
To access the
personalization menu:
1. Touch Config on the Home Page of the infotainment
display or press CONFIG on
the faceplate.
2. Select the desired feature to display a list of available
options.
3. Select the desired feature setting.
Personalization Menus
The following list of menu items may
be available:
. Languages
. Time and Date .
Radio Settings
. Phone Settings
. Navigation Settings
. Display Settings
. Vehicle Settings
Each menu is detailed in the
following information.
Languages
Select Languages, then select from
the available language(s).
Time and Date
Manually set the time and date. See
Clock 096.
Radio Settings
Select and the following may
display:
.
Auto Volume
. Gracenote Options
. SXM Channel Art
. Max Startup Volume
. Number of Favorites Pages
. SXM Categories .
Software Versions Menu
Auto Volume
This feature adjusts 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.
Select Off, Low, Medium, or High.
Gracenote Options
Select and the following may
display:
. Normalization
Normalization
This feature improves voice
recognition and media groupings.
See CD Player 0157, USB 0160
Auxiliary Devices 0165, and
Bluetooth Audio 0166.
Select to enable or disable.

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SXM Channel Art
This feature turns the SXM Audio
page background on the SXM
Channel display on and off.
Select to enable or disable.
Max Startup Volume
This feature sets the maximum
startup volume. If the vehicle is
started and the volume is greater
than this level, the volume is
adjusted to this level.
Select + or−to increase or
decrease the volume.
Number of Favorite Pages
Select to set the number of favorite
pages to display.
Select the desired number.
SXM Categories
This allows which available SXM
Categories are used and displayed.
Select to enable or disable available
categories. Software Versions Menu
Select to display information about
the system and update software if
available.
Phone Settings
Select and the following may
display:
.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Select and the following may
display:
. Device List
. Pair Device
Device List
Select to connect to a different
phone source, disconnect a phone,
or delete a phone.
Pair Device
Select to pair a new device. See
Bluetooth 0198.
Navigation Settings
See Configure Menu 0185.
Display Settings
Select and the following may
display:
.
Home Page Menu
. Rear Camera Options
. Display Off
. Map Settings
Home Page Menu
Select and the following may
display:
. Customize
. Sort
. Restore Home Page Defaults
Customize
This feature allows the selection of
what icons will be on the first
Home Page.
Select and follow the screen
prompts.

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Infotainment
System
Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 132
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . 141
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 147
Quick Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . 147
Stitcher Internet Radio . . . . . . . . 152
Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted MediaDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Navigation
Using the Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . 172
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
OnStar
®Destination
Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
If the System Needs
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Bluetooth Phone/Devices
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

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128 Infotainment System
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, center stack controls,
and infotainment displays.
. 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 touching a single
display command or by using a
single voice command if
equipped with Bluetooth phone
capability.
See Defensive Driving 0218.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0231.
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:
1-855-4SUPPORT (478-7767).

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9. NAVI (Navigation)
10. PHONE
11. DEST (Destination)
12. RPT (Repeat)
13. BACK
14. Inner Rocker Knob
15.
Z(Tune/Menu)
16. INFO (Information)
17. TONE
18. CONFIG (Configuration)
19. CD Slot
20.
Z(Eject)
21.H(Clock)
Infotainment Center Stack
Controls
The controls on the center stack are
used to start primary functions while
using the infotainment system.
Center stack controls on radios
without navigation replace SRCE
with RADIO/BAND, CD, and AUX.
SeeAM-FM Radio 0138, Satellite
Radio 0141 (if equipped), CD
Player 0165, and Auxiliary
Devices 0165.
F:Press to access the Home
Page on the infotainment display.
See “Home Page” following in this
section.
For radios without navigation touch
Home at the top bar of the
infotainment display to access the
Home Page.
SRCE : Press to change the audio
sources such as AM-FM radio,
SiriusXM (if equipped), CD, USB/
iPod, Pandora (if equipped),
Stitcher, Bluetooth Audio, and AUX.
See AM-FM Radio 0138, Satellite
Radio 0141 (if equipped), Pandora
Internet Radio 0147 (if equipped),
Stitcher Internet Radio 0152, CD
Player 0157, Bluetooth Audio
0 166, or Auxiliary Devices 0165.
s ©:
. AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if
equipped): Press to seek to the
previous strong station. See
AM-FM Radio 0138 orSatellite
Radio 0141 (if equipped). .
CD, USB/iPod, Bluetooth Audio,
or AUX: Press to seek the
beginning of the current or
previous track. See CD Player
0 157, Bluetooth Audio 0166,
or Auxiliary Devices 0165.
. CD, USB/iPod, Bluetooth Audio,
or AUX: Press and hold to
quickly reverse through a track.
Release to return to playing
speed. See CD Player0157,
Bluetooth Audio 0166, or
Auxiliary Devices 0165.
Presets 1–6 : The presets
numbered one through six can be
used to select stored AM-FM
stations and SiriusXM channels.
O/n:
1. Press to turn the system on and off.
2. Turn to adjust the volume.
\ ¨:
. AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if
equipped): Press to seek to the
next strong station. See AM-FM
Radio 0138 orSatellite Radio
0 141 (if equipped).