Buick Regal Infotainment System (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-
12680696) - 2019 - crc - 6/25/18
ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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Introduction 3
Before driving:
.Become familiar with the
operation, controls on the center
stack, steering wheel controls,
and infotainment display.
. Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the
tone, and adjusting the
speakers.
. Set up cell phone and mobile
device numbers in advance so
they can be called easily by
pressing a single control or by
using a single voice command.
See “Distracted Driving” in the
owner ’s manual.
Infotainment System
The infotainment system is
controlled by using the infotainment
display, the controls on the center
stack, steering wheel controls, and
voice recognition.
Uplevel Radio
1.{(Home Page)
. Press to go to the Home
Page. See “Home Page”
later in this section.
2.7
. Radio: Press and
release to go to the
previous station or
channel. Press and hold
to fast seek the next
strongest previous
station or channel. See
AM-FM Radio 011. .
USB/Bluetooth: Press to
seek to the beginning of
the current or previous
track. Press and hold to
quickly reverse through
a track. Release to
return to playing speed.
See USB Port 016 or
Bluetooth Audio 019.
3.O(Power)
. Press to turn the
power on.
. Press and hold to turn
the power off.
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6 Introduction
.Press to mute/unmute
the system when on.
When the power is on
and the system is not
muted, a quick status
pane will display when
Ois pressed. PressingOwill mute the system
and trigger this pane to
show a long press is
required to actually
power down the system.
. Turn to decrease or
increase the volume.
4.d
.
Radio: Press and
release to go to the next
station or channel.
Press and hold to fast
seek the next or
strongest station or
channel.
. USB/Bluetooth: Press to
seek the next track.
Press and hold to fast
forward through a track.
Release to return to playing speed.
See
USB Port 016 or
Bluetooth Audio 019.
5.5
.
Press and release to
access the phone
display or answer an
incoming call.
Home Page
The Home Page is where vehicle
application icons are accessed.
Some applications are disabled
when the vehicle is moving.
Depending on your system, the
Home Page can be set up to have
up to four pages with eight icons
per page.
Swipe left or right across the display
to access the pages of icons.
Managing Home Page Icons 1. Touch and hold any of the Home Page icons to enter
edit mode.
2. Continue holding the icon and drag it to the desired position. 3. Release your finger to drop the
icon in the desired position.
4. To move an application to another page, drag the icon to
the edge of the display toward
the desired page.
5. Continue dragging and dropping application icons as
desired.
Steering Wheel Controls
Some audio controls can be
adjusted at the steering wheel.
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Introduction 7
g:Press to answer an incoming
call or start voice recognition.
See Bluetooth (Overview) 046 or
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using the
Phone) 047 or“OnStar Overview”
in the owner ’s manual.
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 menu
in the instrument cluster.
yorz: Press the five-way
control to go up or down in a list on
the instrument cluster.
V: 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
Audio
Touch the Audio icon to display the
active audio source page. Examples
of available sources are AM, FM,
SXM (if equipped), MyMedia, USB,
AUX, and Bluetooth.
Phone
Touch the Phone icon to display the
Phone main page.
See Bluetooth (Overview) 046 or
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using the
Phone) 047.
Nav
If equipped, touch the Nav icon to
display the embedded navigation
map. See Using the Navigation
System 023.
Climate
Touch the Climate icon to display
the Climate main page. See “Dual
Automatic Climate Control System”
in the owner ’s manual.
Users
If equipped, touch the Users icon to
sign in or create a new user profile
and follow the on-screen
instructions.
Only four user profiles can be active
at one time in the vehicle. It may be
necessary to remove a profile from
the menu before creating or signing
into an existing profile. The removed
profile can be logged into at a
later time.
Settings
Touch the Settings icon to display
the Settings menu. See Settings
0 53.
Apple CarPlay
Touch the Apple CarPlay icon to
activate Apple CarPlay, if equipped,
after a supported device is
connected. See Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto 051.
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Audio Players 19
Podcasts :TouchHnext to any
podcast to store the podcast as a
favorite. Touch a saved favorite to
recall a favorite podcast. The
podcast begins to play.
Audiobooks : Touch
Hnext to
any audiobook to store the
audiobook as a favorite. Touch a
saved favorite to recall a favorite
audiobook. The first chapter in the
audiobook begins to play.
Media Playback and Mute
USB playback will be paused if the
system is muted. If the steering
wheel mute control is pressed
again, playback will resume.
If the source is changed while in
mute, playback resumes and audio
will unmute.
Auxiliary Jack
This vehicle has an auxiliary input
jack in the center console. Possible
auxiliary audio sources include:
. Laptop computer
. Audio music player This jack is not an audio output. Do
not plug headphones into the
auxiliary input jack. Set up an
auxiliary device while the vehicle is
in P (Park).
Connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) cable
from the auxiliary device to the
auxiliary input jack. When a device
is connected, the system can play
audio from the device over the
vehicle speakers.
If an auxiliary device has already
been connected, but a different
source is currently active, touch
More and then touch AUX to make
the source active.
Shuffle and Browse are not
available in the AUX source menu.
Bluetooth Audio
Music may be played from a paired
Bluetooth device.
See
Bluetooth (Overview) 046 or
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using the
Phone) 047 for help pairing a
device. Volume and song selection may be
controlled by using the infotainment
controls or the mobile device.
If Bluetooth is selected and no
volume is present, check the
volume setting on both your mobile
device and the infotainment system.
Launch music by touching Bluetooth
from the recent sources list on the
left of the display or by touching
More and then touching the
Bluetooth device.
To play music via Bluetooth:
1. Power on the device, and pair to connect the device.
2. Once paired, touch the Audio icon from the Home Page, then
touch Bluetooth from the recent
sources list on the left of the
display.
Bluetooth Sound Menu
See “Infotainment System Sound
Menu” underAM-FM Radio 011.
Manage Bluetooth Devices
From the Home Page: 1. Touch the Audio icon.
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20 Audio Players
2. Touch More.
3. Touch Bluetooth.
4. Touch Devices to add or deletedevices.
When touching Bluetooth, the radio
may not be able to launch the audio
player on the connected device to
start playing. When the vehicle is
not moving, use the mobile device
to begin playback.
All devices launch audio differently.
When selecting Bluetooth as a
source, the radio may show as
paused on the display. Press play
on the device or touch
pon the
display to begin playback.
Browse functionality will be provided
where supported by the Bluetooth
device. This media content will not
be part of the MyMedia
source mode. Some smartphones will support
sending Bluetooth music information
to display on the radio. When the
radio receives this information, it will
check to see if any is available and
display it. For more information
about supported Bluetooth features,
see my.buick.com/learn.
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OnStar System 21
OnStar System
4G LTE
If equipped with 4G LTE, up to
seven devices, such as
smartphones, tablets, and laptops,
can be connected to high-speed
Internet through the vehicle’s built-in
Wi-Fi hotspot.
Call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) to connect to an
OnStar Advisor for assistance. See
www.onstar.com for vehicle
availability, details, and system
limitations. Service and connectivity
may vary by make, model, year,
carrier, availability, and conditions.
4G LTE service is available in select
markets. 4G LTE performance is
based on industry averages and
vehicle systems design. Some
services require a data plan.
The OnStar App
If equipped, the infotainment system
has OnStar controls in the
embedded OnStar app on the Home
Page. All OnStar functions that can
be performed with the buttons canbe done using the app. To open the
app, touch the OnStar icon on the
Home Page. Features vary by
region and model. Features are
subject to change. For more
information on this feature, see
my.buick.com/learn.
Services
The Services tab displays the
default view for the app. Use this
page to launch the available OnStar
services. Touch a service to open its
display. Touch Hands-Free Calling
(HFC) to launch the phone app.
Touch Wi-Fi to launch the
connections manager. Turn-by-Turn
and Advisor Call are the other tiled
options.
Account
The Account tab displays a
snapshot of the account linked with
the vehicle. If there is no such
account, this tab will show all values
as
——. The call advisor call icon
will be active even if there is no
active account. Advisor Call
Selecting Advisor Call is the same
as pressing
Qor calling
1-888-4ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827).
The X option in the upper right
corner of the screen does not end
the call, but returns to the previous
display.
Turn-by-Turn Directions
With a connected plan, an OnStar
Advisor can download a destination
to the vehicle or its embedded
navigation system, if equipped.
Select Turn-by-Turn Directions from
the main page of the OnStar app to
call an Advisor or select a recent or
favorite destination. Touch the
navigation icons to select home,
address or place. A destination
transfer from OnStar will show the
detail view of the destination when it
is transferred from OnStar to the
Navigation application. See
www.onstar.com for a coverage
map. Services vary by model. Map
coverage is available in the United
States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
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The progress bar provides an
overview of the route progress and
may show traffic and incidents along
the way. As the route proceeds, the
vehicle icon moves up the bar.
Touch the icon to zoom out on the
map and view the entire route.
Touch it again to return to the
previous view.
View the drive time by touching the
estimated time of arrival (ETA).
Current Location
When the vehicle is parked and not
in a Navigation session, the user
icon is centered on the map view,
highlighting the current location.
Destination
Receiving Destination Directions
from Different Sources
Destinations can be received or
transferred from different sources to
the Nav application for route
guidance.
If equipped, some of these sources
may include:
.Navigation from search results.
. OnStar Advisor destination
download.
. An address from the
Contacts list.
. An application on the
smartphone such as myBuick
(subscription required) that can
send destinations to the vehicle.
. An application downloaded to
the vehicle that can send
destinations to the navigation
system.
Waypoints
Add up to five waypoints, which are
additional destinations, along the
route. To add an additional stop or
waypoint:
1. From active guidance, touch
}.
2. Search for the destination using One-Box, Voice search,
or the Quick Category icons.
3. Choose search results Along Route, Nearby, or Near
Destination.
4. Choose the desired waypoint and touch Add to Trip or
replace the current destination
by touching New Destination.
Route options are not available for
waypoints.
Arriving at a Waypoint
When approaching a waypoint, the
system will display a Destination
Arrival view. To continue on to the
next destination touch the Drive to
message on the infotainment
display.