Buick Infotainment System (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-10999317) -
2018 - CRC - 7/31/17
ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
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8 Introduction
i:Press to decline an incoming
call or end a current call. Press to
mute or unmute the infotainment
system when not on a call.
SorT: Press the five-way control
to go to the previous or next display
in the instrument cluster.
yorz: Press the five-way
control to go up or down in a list on
the instrument cluster.
@: Press to select a highlighted
menu item.
CorB: Press to go to the next or
previous favorite when listening to
the radio. Press to go to the next or
previous track when listening to a
media source.
x+ orx− :Press to increase or
decrease the volume.
Using the System
Home Page Features
Touch the icons on the Home Page
to launch an application. Audio
Touch the Audio icon to display the
active audio source page. Available
sources are AM, FM, SXM,
if equipped, MyMedia, USB,
Bluetooth, and AUX Input.
Phone
Touch the Phone icon to display the
Phone main page. See
Bluetooth
(Overview) 059 orBluetooth
(Infotainment Controls) 060 or
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) 063.
Projection
Touch the Projection icon to activate
Android Auto or Apple CarPlay (if
equipped) after a supported device
is connected. See Apple CarPlay
and Android Auto 066.
Apps
If equipped, in-vehicle apps are
available for download. Touch the
APPS icon on the Home Page to
begin.
Downloading and using apps
requires Internet connectivity and a
data plan, which can be accessed through the vehicle’
s built-in 4G LTE
Wi-Fi hotspot, if equipped, or a
compatible mobile device hotspot.
On most mobile devices, activation
of the Wi-Fi hotspot is in the
vehicle’s Settings menu under
Mobile Network Sharing, Personal
Hotspot, Mobile Hotspot, or similar.
To purchase data for the in-vehicle
Wi-Fi hotspot, if equipped, touch
APPS on the Home Page or contact
an OnStar Advisor. The vehicle
must have active OnStar service
and a payment method on file.
Availability of apps and connectivity
varies by vehicle, conditions, and
location. Data plan rates apply. For
more information, see
my.buick.com/learn.
Nav/OnStar Nav
Touch the Nav icon to display the
navigation map or OnStar
Turn-by-Turn Navigation. See Using
the Navigation System 025, and
OnStar System 048.
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Radio 15
Storing Radio Station Presets
Favorites are stored near the bottom
of the display.
Up to 60 preset stations can be
stored:
AM, FM, SXM, if equipped, and
HD Radio Stations :Touch and
hold a favorite preset to save the
current station as a favorite. Touch a
saved favorite to recall a favorite
station.
Mixed-Audio Favorites
Favorites that can be stored include
radio stations, media favorites,
contacts, destinations, navigation,
or applications.
To scroll through the favorites:
. Drag
lup to display the
favorites. To close the favorites,
drag them down.
. Slide a finger to the right or left
to scroll through each page of
favorites.
Tone Settings : Touch and hold a
preset to store the current tone
settings as a favorite. Touch a
saved favorite to recall a favorite
tone setting.
The number of favorites displayed is
automatically adjusted by default,
but can be manually adjusted in the
Settings menu under Radio and
then Number of Favorites Shown.
HD Radio Technology
If equipped, HD Radio Technology
is a free service with features such
as digital quality sound, more
stations available on a single
frequency such as HD2 and HD3,
and display information such as
artist and song title. From the AM or FM display, touch
HD Radio to turn HD Radio
reception on or off.
Station Access
To access HD Radio stations:
1. Tune the radio to the station. If the HD Radio reception is
turned on and the station is
broadcasting with HD Radio
technology, the radio will
display the HD2/HD3 channels
available and will automatically
switch to digital audio indicated
with the HD logo.
2. Touch
g,7ord,6on the
infotainment display to tune to
the previous or next HD Radio
station.
There may be a delay before the
station starts playing.
The HD Radio station number is
indicated next to the HD logo.
HD Radio stations can be saved as
favorites.
For a list of all stations, see
www.hdradio.com.
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Navigation 25
Navigation
Using the Navigation
System
Touch the Nav icon on the Home
Page or the Nav icon in the
applications tray to access the
navigation application.
Touch Menu from the map view to
access the Navigation Menu.
Features displayed in the
Navigation Menu can be selected to
adjust navigation preferences.
To exit out of a list, touch Exit in the
top right corner of the map to return
to the main map view.When the display is not in use, it will
time out and remove the controls.
Touch anywhere near the bottom or
top of the display to show the
controls.
Additional navigation features are:
.
Cancel Route/Resume To
. Navigation Voice Preferences
. Current Location
. Traffic
. Map View
. Routing Preferences
. Display “Places of Interest”
Icons
. Personal Data It is advised to set up preferences
before setting a destination. To set a
destination, see
Destination034.
Cancel Route/Resume To
. While under route guidance,
Cancel Route displays. Touch
Cancel Route to end route
guidance. No further prompts will
be given. The list item then
changes to Resume To.
. Touch Resume To and resume
route guidance to the last
entered destination.
. The last location that the system
has provided guidance to can be
resumed by touching on this
option.
. If the route includes waypoints,
the entire route can be
suspended using the Cancel
Route option. When Resume To
is touched, all waypoints are
resumed for guidance.
Navigation Voice Preferences
Touch the Navigation Voice
Preferences option to adjust the
voice preferences.
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26 Navigation
The following options can be
adjusted:
.Voice Prompts On/Off
. Voice Volume
. Prompts During Phone Calls
On/Off
Voice Prompts : Touch the Voice
Prompts option to toggle voice
prompts On and Off.
Voice Volume : Adjust the loudness
of the audio feedback by touching −
or +. If a maneuver prompt is being
played, and the main volume is
adjusted, the prompt volume will
update and be saved. Prompts During Phone Calls :
When enabled, the system plays a
shorter prompt while on a phone
call. This setting can be configured
as to whether a prompt would be
heard during a phone conversation.
When this setting is Off, only the
short alert tone is played when
approaching the maneuver.
Voice Prompts Mute Icon
Touch the Mute icon on the left side
of the map while in map view to turn
voice prompts On or Off.
Current Location
Touch the Current Location option to
display a Current Location list.
The following information is
displayed on the Current
Location list:
.
Nearest Address
. Lat/Long
. Nearest Hospital
. Nearest Police
. Nearest Fuel
. Nearest Service
Touching any of the options will
display the Destination Details view
for that location to allow guidance to
the selected location.
Touch Nearest Address and then
touch Save to store the current
location to the Address Book.
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Navigation 27
Traffic (If Equipped)
Touch to browse the traffic in the
area as well as adjust the traffic
settings. Where traffic information is
available, it is displayed on the map.
Where live traffic flow data is
available, it is displayed as a solid
line adjacent to the road. The road
is displayed in colors to show the
flow rate as:
.Black –Stopped or Closed
. Red –Poor
. Yellow –Slow
. Green –Normal
There are several options on the
Traffic menu:
.
Show Nearby Traffic Incidents .
Show Flow On Map On-Off
. Show Icons On Map On-Off
. Traffic Routing Preferences
. Traffic Types
1. Touch Show Nearby Traffic
Incidents to access the Traffic
List menu. This menu displays
the incident symbol and
highway name, along with the
distance and heading to the
incident.
2. Touch the incident to display additional details about the
incident as well as an option to
avoid that particular incident if
it is along the current route. Traffic Routing Preferences
The system can be configured as to
how it reacts when receiving traffic
information. Touch Traffic Routing
Preferences to access the Traffic
Routing menu.
When this setting is Off, the system
will never take traffic conditions into
account when creating routes. In
addition, the two options below are
grayed out. If one of the grayed-out
options is touched, it automatically
turns the traffic avoidance feature
On and performs the desired
selection.
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28 Navigation
The two options, Ask Me Before
Avoiding and Automatically Avoid
Traffic, will adjust the system as
follows:
.If the Automatically Avoid Traffic
option is touched, the system
will automatically adjust the
route based on traffic without
notifying the driver.
. If the Ask Me Before Avoiding
option is touched, the system
will always use Alerts to show
when there is an incident and
allow it to be avoided by
touching the avoid option.
If the Traffic option is touched from
the Map Menu and Traffic is not
available because the SiriusXM
subscription is not valid, a pop-up
will display with information on how
to reactivate the subscription along
with the SiriusXM radio ID. Traffic Types
Touch to access the Traffic
Types menu.
The system can be configured to
filter out certain types of traffic
events. If a particular type has been
turned off, the system does not
display it on the map, and does not
alert the driver.
Map View
Touch to select the desired map
view. A checkmark appears to
indicate a view has been selected.
3D View
The 3D View is a Heading Up View
but it includes perspective. Map
items will appear larger as the
vehicle comes closer.
Heading Up View
The Heading Up View keeps the
vehicle's current heading at the top
of the view. The vehicle icon always
faces the top of the view as the map
rotates.
North Up View
The North Up View keeps north at
the top of the view. The vehicle icon
is placed in the center of the view
and rotates to indicate the heading
for the vehicle.
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Navigation 29
Audio Information
Touch to turn the audio information
view on or off from the main
map view.
The audio status display contains:
.Station Frequency
. Artist Information
. Song Information
.
r/jor Station and Channel
Controls
Press the
g,7ord,6station
controls to go to the next or
previous strong signal station or
digital channel.
When the audio status pane
displays Artist and Song
information, press
g,7ord,6
to go to the next or previous track
based on the current media mode. Day/Night Mode
Touch to access the Day/Night
Mode menu.
The options are:
.
Day Mode: Brightens the map
background.
. Night Mode: Darkens the map
background.
. Auto: Adjusts the display
background automatically
depending on the exterior
lighting conditions. Routing Preferences
Touch the Routing Preferences
option to access the Routing
Preferences menu. Options on how
the routes are created for route
guidance are listed on this menu.
Route Style
Touch this option to change the
route type preferences.
The options are:
.
Fast (default)
. Eco Friendly (if equipped)
. Short
. Configure Eco Profile
The Configure Eco Profile can be
used to configure two parameters
for the Eco Friendly route. These
parameters are roof load and trailer.
For each parameter, the options are
None, Small, Medium, and Large.
Touch to scroll through the list. The
default for both is None.
These preferences are used for all
routes generated.