2017 BUICK CASCADA infotainment

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Driving on a Route
Urgent Maneuver Alert
The system will give an indication
that the next maneuver is close.
Driving on a Highway
Driving on a Residential Road
Destination
If route guidance is not active, touch
Destination on the Home Page to
access Destination Entry. Several
options can be selected to plan a
route by entering destinations.
Some destination entry items such
as Previous Destinations, Address
Book, and My Home may be grayed
out if no destination was previously
entered or saved.
Alpha-Numeric Keyboard
Letters of the alphabet, symbols,
punctuation, and numbers, when
available, display on the navigation
screen as alpha/numeric keyboards.
The alpha keyboard displays when
data needs to be entered.ABC or QWERTY :
Touch to toggle
between ABC or QWERTY
keyboard character layouts.
ÄÖ : Touch to access an alternate
language keyboard.
Sym : Use to select symbols.
Space : Use to enter a space
between characters or the words of
a name.
Delete : Touch to delete an
incorrect character that has been
selected.
Last 5 : Touch to select any of the
last five cities or street names
entered if available.
Address Entry
Touch Address to display Address
Entry. Set a route by entering the
state name, city name, street name,
house number, and intersection.

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If no state has been entered
previously, the city and state fields
are not available. Touch display at
the right of the city name to select a
state.
If the state was previously set and is
displayed, touch the display at the
right of the city name to change the
selected state.
To make name selection easier, the
system highlights only characters
that are available after the
previously entered one.
City :Enter a city name.
State : Enter a state name.
Street : Enter a street name.
House # : Enter a valid address
number. Junction :
Enter a street name that
intersects with the selected street.
To enter the city name first:
1. Enter the city name.
2. Enter the street name. Use the Delete option to delete an
incorrectly entered character.
A list displays if six or fewer
names are available. If there
are more than six, there is a
match counter with a number
of available streets. Touch the
Done option to view the list and
select the street.
3. Enter the house number.
4. Touch the Done option at any time and the system tries to
resolve a destination based on
the entered information, then
displays it on the screen.
5. Touch the Start Guidance
option and the route calculates.
Entering a Destination in Other
Countries
To change the destination address
from the United States to another
country, the country will need to
change in the navigation system.
To change the country address: 1. Touch Destination on the Home Page.
2. Touch Address to display the Address Entry option.
3. Go to State and select. The State entry displays. Select the
Country option. The available
Country List displays.

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4. Select the desired country. Forexample, select Canada as a
default country.
5. Enter State. For example, enter Ontario and confirm the
selection.
The destination in other countries
can also be changed using voice
recognition. See Voice
Recognition 0192.
Point of Interest (POI)
Touch POI on the Destination Entry
page. Several options can be
selected to plan a route.
The POI List allows selection of a
destination search by Category,
Name, or Telephone Number.
Entering by POI name: 1. Select to search By Name.
2. Make sure the correct country and city are present, then
select Search. Add the city
location to narrow down the
results of the search. 3. Enter the POI name.
4. Select a few of the characters
or spell the name in full, by
using the alpha keyboard.
5. Select the Done option, or if the list has six or fewer items,
a list of POIs will immediately
display.
6. Touch the desired POI.
7. Touch Start Guidance and the route calculates.

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Previous Destinations
Select a destination from the
Previous Destination List. Up to
15 points that have been previously
entered can be recalled. If the list is
full, the oldest destinations are
automatically deleted once the
newest destinations are added.
Address Book
If no destination is saved to the
address book, save a destination:1. Touch Destination on the Home Page. 2. Enter an address using any of
the destination methods
(Address Entry, POI
Entry, etc.).
3. On the Destination Confirmation screen,
select Save.
4. The system displays the options Name, Number, Icon,
and Done. Touch Done to save
the destination.
5. To customize the address book entry, select Name, Number,
or Icon.
If a destination is already saved to
the address book, touch Destination
on the Home Page to display
Address Book.
Choose a destination by selecting
an address that has been stored in
the address book. 1. Touch Address Book. A list displays the address book
entries.
2. Select the destination from the list. 3. Touch Start Guidance and the
route calculates.
To edit Address Book entries: 1. Select an item from the address book.
2. On the Destination Confirmation display,
select Edit.
3. The system displays the options Name, Number, Icon,
and Delete. Touch Delete to
delete the destination from the
address book.
4. To customize the address book entry, select Name, Number,
or Icon.
Latitude/Longitude Coordinates
Choose a destination based on
latitudinal and longitudinal
coordinates.

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To enter the location as coordinates,
latitude and longitude:1. Touch Destination on the Home Page. Touch the Latitude and
Longitude option to display the
screen above.
2. Select Latitude or Longitude to change. Enter the coordinates
in degrees, minutes, and
seconds.
3. Touch Search if the information is correct.
4. Touch the Start Guidance option. The route calculates. Favorite RoutesAdding a Favorite Route:
1. Touch Destination on the Home Page to display the Favorite
Routes option.
2. Touch Favorite Routes to display New Favorite Route.
3. Select New Favorite Route and enter a favorite route name.
4. Touch OK and the display returns to the favorite
routes list.
5. Select the favorite route and add a waypoint using any of
the destination methods, such
as address entry, POI
entry, etc.
Selecting a Favorite Route: 1. Touch Destination on the Home
Page to display the Favorite
Routes option.
2. Touch Favorite Routes to display a list of available
favorite routes.
3. Scroll and select a favorite route.
4. Touch Start Guidance. The route calculates.
Deleting a Favorite Route: 1. Touch Destination on the Home Page to display the Favorite
Routes option. Touch this
option to display the list of
available favorite routes.
2. Scroll and select the route to be deleted.
3. Touch Edit.
4. Touch Delete Favorite Route.
Changing the route name: 1. Touch Destination on the Home Page to display the Favorite
Routes option. Touch this to
display the list of available
favorite routes.

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2. Touch the Edit option.
3. Select Edit Name.
4. Using the keypad, enterthe name.
5. Touch the Done option. The new name will be in the
Favorite Routes Menu.
My Home
If no home destination is entered,
save a destination by touching the
Destination icon on the Home Page.
Enter a destination using any of the
destination entry methods (Address
Entry, POI Entry, etc.). Select Save
as Home from the Destination
Confirmation screen.
If a destination is already saved as
home, touch Destination on the
Home Page to display My Home.
Touch this option to start route
guidance. Select from Map
1. Touch Destination on the Home
Page to display Select from
Map. Touch this option to
display the map screen with a
scroll symbol centered on
the map.
2. Touch the Zoom in/out option on the screen and touch the
map to locate the destination to
select. Touch and hold a finger
on the map to activate fast
scrolling.
3. Touch Go on the bottom of the screen to display Destination
Confirmation.
4. Touch Start Guidance. The route calculates. Travel GuideTouch Travel Guide on the
Destination Entry page. Several
options can be selected to plan a
route.
The Travel Guide POI entry list
allows selection of a destination
search by category or name.

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Entering by POI Category
1. Select Category from the POIList menu to access the POI
Selection option.
2. Enter the necessary information by first selecting
the location option to access
the Location menu.
3. Select any of the line optionssuch as Nearby. 4. Select Category from the POI
Selection menu to access the
POI List.
5. Select any of the line options
such as All POIs.
6. Select Sort Method from the POI Selection menu to access
the Search Order menu. Select
one of the two options: By
Distance or By Name.
7. Select Search.
8. Select the desired POI.
Entering by POI name:
1. Select to search By Name.
2. Make sure the correct country, state, and city are present,
then select Search.
3. Enter the POI name.
4. Select a few of the characters or spell the name in full, by
using the alpha keyboard.
5. Touch Done, or if the list has six or fewer items, a list of
POIs will immediately display.
6. Touch the desired POI.

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The Travel Guide POI will have
some detailed information about the
selection made. This information
may include:
.Brief Description
. Address
. Number
. Hours of Operation
. Price
. Website
Photos may not be available for
certain locations or countries. Destination Confirmation
Multiple options are available on the
Destination Confirmation screen:
Start Guidance :
Touch to start a
route calculation to the displayed
destination.
Show on Map : Touch to switch to
the map view with the displayed
destination centered on the map.
Save/Edit : Touch to save the
displayed destination into the
address book. If the displayed
destination is already stored in the
address book, Edit will show as the
menu item.
Call : Touch to initiate a phone call
to the displayed phone number,
if phone capability is available. Save as Home :
Touch to save the
displayed destination as your home
destination. The home destination
will be stored at the top of the list of
destinations in the address book.
Route Options : Touch to change
route options. See “Route Options”
following.
Route Options
Touch to display various route
options.
Alternative Routes : If enabled, the
system will provide an additional
screen after Start Guidance has
been selected. Select Fastest,
Shortest, or Eco calculated routes
before selecting Go.