2017 BUICK VERANO bluetooth

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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Trunk Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 12
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Passenger Sensing System . . . 13
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 14
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 15
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 19
Bluetooth
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 19
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 21
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Universal Remote System . . . . . 22
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 24
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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.www.siriusxm.ca or call
1-877-438-9677 (Canada).
See Satellite Radio 0148.
Portable Audio Devices
Some vehicles have a 3.5 mm
(1/8 in) auxiliary input and a USB
port in the center console. External
devices such as iPods
®, laptop
computers, MP3 players, CD
changers, and USB drives may be
connected, depending on the audio
system.
See Auxiliary Devices 0153.
Bluetooth®
The Bluetooth®system allows users
with a Bluetooth-enabled mobile
phone to make and receive
hands-free calls using the vehicle
audio system and controls.
The Bluetooth-enabled mobile
phone must be paired with the
in-vehicle Bluetooth system before it
can be used in the vehicle. Not all
phones will support all functions. See
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition)
0 161 orBluetooth (Infotainment
Controls) 0158 orBluetooth
(Overview) 0156.
Steering Wheel Controls
For vehicles with audio steering
wheel controls, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.
b/g: Press to interact with the
available Bluetooth, OnStar,
or navigation system.
$/i: Press to silence the
vehicle speakers only. Press again
to turn the sound on. For vehicles
with OnStar or Bluetooth systems,
press to reject an incoming call,
or to end a current call.
_SRC^: Press the thumbwheel to
select an audio source.
Move the thumbwheel up or down to
select the next or previous favorite
radio station, CD, or MP3 track.
+
x− : Press + to increase or −to
decrease the volume.
For more information, see Steering
Wheel Controls 098.

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Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 130
Universal Remote SystemProgramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Controls
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. Lift the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Steering Wheel Controls
Some audio controls can be
adjusted at the steering wheel.
b/g: For vehicles with a
Bluetooth, OnStar, or navigation
system, press to interact with those
systems. See “Bluetooth”or
“OnStar” in the separate
infotainment manual.
$/i: Press to silence the
vehicle speakers only. Press again
to turn the sound on. For vehicles
with OnStar or Bluetooth systems,
press to reject an incoming call,
or end a current call.

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.Radio Settings
. Phone Settings
. Navigation Settings
. Display Settings
. Vehicle Settings
Each menu is detailed in the
following information.
Languages
Select Language, then select from
the available language(s).
Time and Date
Manually set the time and date. See
Clock 0100.
Radio Settings
Select and depending on the radio
the following may display:
.
Auto Volume
. Gracenote Options
. SXM Channel Art
. Max Startup Volume
. Maximum Startup Volume
. Number of Favorites Pages .
Radio Favorites
. RDS Options
. 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,” “USB,” “Auxiliary
Devices,” and“Bluetooth Audio” in
the infotainment manual. Select to enable or disable.
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 or Maximum
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.
Press + or
−to increase or
decrease the volume.
Number of Favorites Pages or
Radio Favorites
Press to set the number of favorites
to display.
Select the desired number.
RDS Options
Select and the following may
display:
. RDS

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.Text Scroll Freeze
. RDS Text
RDS
Select to turn RDS on or off. See
“RDS (Radio Data System)” in
AM-FM Radio 0145.
Text Scroll Freeze
When on, this allows the RDS Text
to scroll across the radio screen.
Select to enable or disable.
RDS Text
When on, this allows the RDS
information from the station to be
displayed.
Select to enable or disable.
SXM Categories
This allows which available SXM
Categories are used and displayed.
Press to enable or disable available
categories.
Software Versions Menu
Press to display information about
the system and update software if
available.Phone Settings
Select and depending on the radio
the following may display:
. Device List
. Pair Device
. Pair Device (Phone)
. Pair Device (GPS)
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
“Pairing a Phone/Device” in
“Bluetooth” in the infotainment
manual.
Pair Device (Phone) or Pair
Device (GPS)
Select to pair a new phone. See
“Pairing a Phone” in“Bluetooth
(Infotainment Controls)” inBluetooth
(Voice Recognition) 0161 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 158 orBluetooth (Overview) 0156 or
“Pairing a Phone/Device” in
“Bluetooth” in the infotainment
manual.
Navigation Settings
See “Navigation Settings” in
“Configure Menu” in the
infotainment manual.
Display Settings
Press 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

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Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . 140
Overview (Radio with CD) . . . . 141
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 151
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted MediaDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . . 156
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Introduction
Infotainment
Base radio information is included in
this manual. See the infotainment
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.
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid
distraction by disabling some
functions when driving. These

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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 0177.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0193.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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.Artists
. Albums
. Song Titles
. Genres
. Folder View
*This only displays if a playlist is
found on the device.
To search for tracks: 1. Turn the TUNE/MENU knob.
2. Select Search.
3. Select: Playlists, Artists, Albums, Song Titles, Genres,
or Folder View.
4. Select the track. Shuffle Functionality
Turn the TUNE/MENU knob and set
Shuffle Songs (Random) to On
or Off.
On :
Plays current tracks in random
order.
Off : Plays current tracks in
sequential order.
Repeat Functionality
Turn the TUNE/MENU knob and set
Repeat to On or Off.
Repeat On : Repeats the current
track.
Repeat Off : Starts playback from
the beginning of the current track
after the last track finishes.Phone
Bluetooth (Overview)
For radios with CD and touch
screen, see “Bluetooth”in the
infotainment manual.
For vehicles equipped with
Bluetooth capability, the system can
interact with many cell phones,
allowing:
. Placement and receipt of calls in
a hands-free mode.
. Sharing of the cell phone’s
address book or contact list with
the vehicle.
To minimize driver distraction,
before driving, and with the vehicle
parked:
. Become familiar with the
features of the cell phone.
Organize the phone book and
contact lists clearly and delete
duplicate or rarely used entries.
If possible, program speed dial
or other shortcuts.