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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ....Radio ......Audio Players .

  • Page 3: Introduction

    If the vehicle is this manual including but not limited sold, leave this manual in the to GM, the GM logo, BUICK, the The infotainment system has built-in vehicle. BUICK Emblem, and the names...
  • Page 4 Introduction 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 Radio with CD...
  • Page 5 Introduction Home Page The Home Page is where vehicle application icons are accessed. Radio with Tone Some applications are disabled when the vehicle is moving. Power (On/Off/Mute) (Power) The Home Page can be set up to When off, press to turn the 2.

  • Page 6: Steering Wheel Controls

    Introduction Touch and hold a location within the Steering Wheel Controls (Previous or Next) : Press favorites area to begin the process the five-way control to the left or of saving a favorite application. right to go to the previous or next area in the display or to the previous Touch the application icon to store or next menu.
  • Page 7 Introduction Home Page Features SETTINGS Applications Tray Touch the icons on the Home Page Touch the SETTINGS icon to screen to launch an application. display the Settings menu. See Settings 0 66. AUDIO PANDORA (If Equipped) Touch the AUDIO icon to display the active audio source page.
  • Page 8 Introduction Infotainment Gestures Touch and hold can be used to start Nudge another gesture, move, or delete an Use the following finger gestures to application. control the infotainment system. Drag Touch/Tap Nudge is used to move items a short distance on a list or a map. To nudge, hold and move the selected item up or down to a new location.

  • Page 9: Software Updates

    Turn Website Information Turn the MENU knob or the knob In the U.S., see www.buick.com on the faceplate to perform functions such as tuning the radio or In Canada, see www.buick.gm.ca scrolling lists. Cleaning High Gloss Surfaces...
  • Page 10 Radio Radio Tone Settings : DSP Modes (If Equipped) : ® ® Bass, Midrange, Treble, Bose Studio Surround ® ® AM-FM Radio Surround (if equipped): Touch + Bose Centerpoint Surround to adjust. Surround adjusts sound system has four DSP Playing the Radio the headrest speaker modes including: volume only.
  • Page 11 Radio Auto Volume : If equipped, this Update Station List : For AM and If not equipped with Direct Tune, feature adjusts the volume based on FM only, touch to update the station touch the SEEK screen button to vehicle speed. The options are OFF, switch to TUNE.
  • Page 12 Radio Slide a finger to the right or left The audio system can record live Rewinding or Fast Forwarding a to scroll through each page of radio for up to 25 minutes. When Timeshifted Broadcast favorites. tuned to a station, the system Touch and hold the rewind automatically begins recording the Tone Settings : Touch and hold a...

  • Page 13: Satellite Radio

    Radio Skipping Back in a Broadcast Satellite Radio SiriusXM Menu For programs with metadata, SiriusXM has a menu to adjust ® SiriusXM Satellite Radio touching the previous button less different features. Service (If Equipped) than five seconds into a program Touching the MENU screen button will make the system skip to the may display the following:...

  • Page 14: Radio Reception

    Radio BACK on the faceplate or touch the when things like storms and power inside surface or damage the lines Back screen button to go back to lines interfere with radio reception. in the glass. If the inside surface is the previous menu.

  • Page 15: Pandora Internet Radio

    Radio comedians. Create stations using Connect the iPhone to the USB Caution the Pandora website or Smartphone port, or connect Android ® BlackBerry through Bluetooth. See application, then use (thumbs up) Do not apply aftermarket glass Auxiliary Jack 0 23 or Bluetooth (thumbs down) to personalize tinting with metallic film.
  • Page 16 Radio The login screen may display on the Pandora Features device. Using an Android or BlackBerry Phone The BlackBerry phone must be unlocked to launch Pandora service. 1. Pair the phone using Bluetooth. 2. Launch Pandora directly from Pandora has a menu system with the Home Page by touching the following: the Pandora icon.
  • Page 17 Radio 2. Take the Remote Keyless Entry For an iPhone, check that the (Next Track) : When touched, (RKE) transmitter at least 6 m USB cable is connected to the Pandora changes to the next track. (20 ft) away from the vehicle. USB port and the screen is (Play/Pause) : Touch to play unlocked.
  • Page 18 Radio An iPhone is connected to both Part of the Action Unavailable. Bluetooth and the USB port. Please Check Device : The Bluetooth signal is lost. Playback can be resumed from a loss of audio by double No Skips Remaining for This tapping on the iPhone menu Station or Permitted During button then scrolling through the...

  • Page 19: Audio Players

    Audio Players Audio Players Do not use scratched or Playing an Audio CD damaged discs. Press the MEDIA faceplate button CD Player Do not apply labels to discs. The or touch the MEDIA onscreen button labels could get caught in the until CD Audio icon Now Playing If equipped, use the CD player to player.
  • Page 20 Audio Players Press and hold to fast forward Playlists : Touch a screen button in Error Messages through a track. Release the the favorite area to recall a favorite If Disc Error displays and/or the disc button to return to playing playlist.

  • Page 21: Usb Port

    Audio Players If any error continues, contact your Auto Volume (If Equipped) : This present in the ID3 tag, the radio dealer. feature adjusts the volume based on displays the file name as the the speed of the vehicle. See track name.
  • Page 22 Audio Players My Media Library To play a USB device, do one of the Press and hold to advance following: quickly through playback. The infotainment system allows Release to return to playing access to content from all indexed Connect the USB. speed.
  • Page 23 2. Select a podcast. If episodes exist, select an episode. To view supported devices in USA, 3. Select a song from the list to see my.buick.com\learned. begin playback. Composers : To view supported devices in Songs : 1.

  • Page 24: Sd Card Reader

    Audio Players can be resumed by changing the Place the card into the port. If an auxiliary device has already audio source from Bluetooth to USB been connected, but a different If an SD card has already been cable. source is currently active, touch the connected, but a different source is MEDIA screen button to scroll Source USB from the Audio MEDIA...

  • Page 25: Radio

    Audio Players DSP Modes (If Equipped) : With a 1. Power on the device, and pair When selecting Bluetooth audio, the ® ® Bose Studio Surround Sound to connect the device. radio may not be able to launch the System, adjusts the DSP modes. audio player on the connected 2.

  • Page 26: Onstar System

    OnStar System OnStar System Call 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827) to connect to an ® OnStar Advisor for assistance. See OnStar with 4G LTE www.onstar.com for a detailed instruction guide, vehicle availability, details, and system limitations. Services and apps vary by make, model, year, carrier, availability, and conditions.

  • Page 27: Using The Navigation System

    Navigation Navigation When the screen is not in use, it will It is advised to set up preferences time out and remove the controls. before setting a destination. To set a Touch anywhere along the bottom or destination, see Destination 0 35. Using the Navigation top of the screen to display the Cancel/Resume Route...
  • Page 28 Navigation Navigation Voice Preferences being played, and the main volume is adjusted, the prompt volume will Touch the Navigation Voice update and be saved. Preferences list item to adjust the voice preferences. The following information is displayed on the Current As the volume of the voice guidance Location list: is being adjusted, a quick status bar...
  • Page 29 Navigation Display Places of Interest Icons When a higher-level category Heading Up View has some of its subcategories Places of Interest (POI) icons can The Heading Up View keeps the selected, the checkmark next to be displayed on the map using vehicle's current heading at the top it is grayed out.
  • Page 30 Navigation When the audio status pane Routing Preferences displays Artist and Song Touch the Routing Preferences list Information, touch the item to access the Routing controls to go to the next or Preferences menu. Options on how previous track based on the current the routes are created for route media mode.
  • Page 31 Navigation Where live traffic flow data is Traffic Routing Preferences 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 Poor Yellow Slow 1.
  • Page 32 Navigation If the Automatically Avoid Traffic Traffic Types Personal Data list item is touched, the system will automatically adjust the route based on traffic without notifying the driver. If the Ask Me Before Avoiding list item is touched, the system will always use Alerts to show when there is an incident and allow it to be avoided by...
  • Page 33 Navigation Recent Destinations Touch Upload Saved Locations Scroll Features to save the Vehicle Contacts list Touch Delete Individual and any MyPOIs that have been Destinations to display a recent saved to the vehicle. destinations list. Select the individual entry to delete. Once saved locations have been uploaded to a USB, they can be Touch Delete All Destinations to...

  • Page 34: Navigation Symbols

    Navigation When the map is recentered Touch a finger on a POI icon information such as street names, away from being locked to the shown on the map; the name of street addresses, and turn vehicle position, the crosshairs the POI is shown in the address restrictions.
  • Page 35 Navigation The estimated time to the destination displays. Touch the Arrival button to toggle to duration and to the distance of the destination. The symbol indicates the current The destination symbol marks the position and heading direction of the final destination after a route has vehicle on the map.
  • Page 36 Navigation Autozoom Another way to enter a destination Touch the DESTINATION button ® is to connect to the OnStar system and the last used destination view is As a maneuver is being and ask an OnStar Advisor to shown. This mode is retained. The approached, the map automatically initial default is Address.
  • Page 37 Navigation Alpha-Numeric Keyboard displays an entire list of matches. Continue to touch and hold, and any Touch the appropriate match without additional special characters The keyboard is used in multiple having to enter more text. associated with that letter are locations throughout the system and displayed around the current letter.
  • Page 38 Navigation While creating a predefined POI, the Example: 7.0350000, Downloading the POI to the Infotainment System GPS coordinates for longitude and 50.6318040, Michaels Home, latitude of the POI s location and a 123 Maple Lane, Connect the USB drive or SD card descriptive name will need to be 02379234567.
  • Page 39 Navigation for the files already in the system. Edit My POIs Changing POI Categories If the file being downloaded is newer than the one on the system, that particular category of POIs is overwritten. Any other POIs that had previously been saved in other categories are not affected.
  • Page 40 Navigation Contacts contact detail list, to go to the When a favorite address is being destination view showing that routed to, it is shown active. address on the map. Touch on the active favorite, to suspend that route. Save locations as Favorites for recall later in the Destination Details View.
  • Page 41 Navigation Storing Favorites from Map Touch GO to go to the main Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) navigation view and to start and Distance route guidance. When under route guidance, the If the system has an active system shows the ETA or travel route, a pop-up will display, time, or the driving distance.

  • Page 42: Navigation

    Navigation Destination Turn List always highlighted upon entry into the Turn List to quickly show Touch the Destination screen button what the next maneuver is. to add a waypoint or change the destination while viewing the turn Each maneuver indicates the list.
  • Page 43 Navigation change. This change is is indicated with a numbered When either a waypoint trip is automatically saved when executed icon, starting with the next first created, or additional by the keyboard. waypoint. waypoints are added to an existing waypoint trip, they are The saved trip can also be deleted To indicate what segment of the added in the location that would...
  • Page 44 Navigation SiriusXM Weather (If Allow approximately 15 minutes for Press one of the options displayed the current weather in the area to on the Interaction Selector along the Equipped) display. bottom of the map screen to select SiriusXM Weather is available on another function or display another Weather Regions the navigation system through a...
  • Page 45 Navigation City and State : The city and state Weather Menu Touch to select any one of the are displayed for the view currently other line items such as High, Touch MENU on the Weather shown. The default is the current Low, Informational to filter the Interaction Selector along the city and state that the vehicle is in.
  • Page 46 Navigation If one match results from a MENU: Touch to display the weather search, the system current advisories, turn weather returns to the map. The map alerts on or off, and view the and forecast information map legend. updates for that location. ROUTE: Touch to display the If there are multiple results forecasted weather for the route.
  • Page 47 Navigation To access the traffic features, touch If the alert is not acknowledged, the Traffic Alert While Not Under Guidance the Traffic screen button on the alert automatically times out and Map Menu. does not modify the route. If traffic is not available because there is no valid SiriusXM subscription, a pop-up displays information on how to reactivate the...
  • Page 48 Navigation showtimes are available for the Touch the Sort button to change When navigation is selected, the selected theater, this information is the sort method. The default sort OnStar Turn-by-Turn screens shown in the additional details area method is based on distance display.
  • Page 49 Navigation Cancel Route Touch NEXT or PREV to display The system receives the the next or previous maneuver indication that there is an active My Destination information, including distance OnStar subscription, then help Route Preview between it and the previous text is displayed with instructions maneuver.

  • Page 50: Vehicle Positioning

    Navigation can affect the navigation system's Vehicle Positioning The vehicle is entering and/or ability to determine the accurate exiting a parking lot, garage, or a At times, the position of the vehicle position of the vehicle. lot with a roof. on the map could be inaccurate due The GPS shows the current position The GPS signal is not received.
  • Page 51 Navigation Route guidance might not be recently changed, or if certain For questions about the operation of available when using automatic roads are not listed in the map the navigation system or the update rerouting for the next right or data.

  • Page 52: Voice Recognition

    Voice Recognition Voice Recognition Voice recognition can be used when For example, if the prompt the ignition is on or when Retained seems to be taking too long to Voice recognition allows for Accessory Power (RAP) is active. finish, press again and the hands-free operation within the See Retained Accessory Power...
  • Page 53 Voice Recognition If a selection is made using a For example, if the prompt Press on the steering wheel manual control, the dialog will seems to be taking too long to controls to terminate the voice progress in the same way as if the finish, to speak the command session and display the screen selection was made through a voice...
  • Page 54 Voice Recognition After saying Place of Interest, If the phone number has been manual controls, press BACK on only major chains are available saved with a name and a place, the the faceplate, or touch the Back by name. Chains are businesses direct command should include screen button to try again.
  • Page 55 Voice Recognition infotainment touchscreen. Touch the Tune to <AM frequency> AM : Play Artist <artist name> : Dismiss button to make the pop-up Tune to the radio station whose Begin playback of the media go away. frequency is identified in the selection identified in the command.
  • Page 56 Voice Recognition name is the name displayed on the Play Podcast <podcast Song files including other screen when the device is first name> : Begin playback of the individual files of all media types such as audiobook chapters, selected as an audio source. media selection identified in the podcast episodes, and videos.
  • Page 57 Voice Recognition the album name. The reply would Destination Address : Begin a Cancel Route : End route be to say the name of the album dialog to enter a specific destination guidance. to play. address, which includes the entire Voice Recognition for the address consisting of the house Once the number of songs has...
  • Page 58 Voice Recognition can be entered in groups of digits Voice Recognition for OnStar with each group of digits being (If Equipped) repeated back by the system. If the OnStar : Begin OnStar Voice group of digits is not correct, the Recognition.
  • Page 59 Phone Phone Pair cell phone(s) to the vehicle. Steering Wheel Controls The system may not work with (Push to Talk) : Press to answer all cell phones. See Pairing in Bluetooth (Overview) incoming calls, confirm system this section. information, and start voice The Bluetooth-capable system can Vehicles with a Bluetooth system recognition.
  • Page 60 Bluetooth (Infotainment is deleted from the system. information on this process. Controls) One Bluetooth device can be 5. Locate Buick IntelliLink on the connected to the Bluetooth display. Follow the instructions For information about how to system at a time.
  • Page 61 Phone Listing All Paired and Connected 1. Touch the PHONE screen Making a Call Using Contacts Phones button. and Recent Calls 1. Touch the PHONE screen 2. Select PHONES. Calls can be made through the button. Bluetooth system using personal 3.
  • Page 62 Phone To make a call using the Recent Accepting a Call Declining a Call Calls menu: To accept a call: To decline a call-waiting call: 1. Touch the PHONE screen Press on the steering wheel Press on the steering wheel button.
  • Page 63 Phone 3. When the second call is active, 2. While in the Call View, touch Bluetooth (Voice touch Merge to conference the the up arrow to raise the Recognition) three-way call together. interaction selector. Using Bluetooth Voice 4. Once all calls are merged, the 3.

  • Page 64: Text Messaging

    Phone Use the Voice Keypad command Using the Switch Phone Clearing the System for international numbers or special Command Unless information is deleted out of numbers which include * or #. the vehicle Bluetooth system, it will 1. Press . The system responds Once connected, the person called be retained.
  • Page 65 Phone Reply : Touch to reply using a The messages can be deleted or a Manage Predefined Messages : predefined text message. See Text new message can be added. Touch to add, change, or delete Settings. predefined messages. To add a new message: Call : Touch to place a call to the 1.
  • Page 66 APPLE CARPLAY icon on the Home Page to launch. For further information on how to set up Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in the vehicle, see my.buick.com or see Customer Assistance in the owner manual. Android Auto is provided by Google and is subject to Google s terms and privacy policy.

  • Page 67: Voice Recognition

    Settings Settings Valet Mode (If Equipped) hold the station to drag it to a new location. Touch Done to go This will lock the infotainment The Settings Menu allows back to the previous menu. system and steering wheel controls. adjustment of different vehicle and Number of Favorites Shown: It may also limit top speed, power, radio features.
  • Page 68 Settings Audio Volume (If Equipped): This Voice Mail Numbers: This Prompt Length: Select Short or feature adjusts the startup and feature displays the voice mail Long for shorter or longer voice shutdown sounds. To adjust the number for all connected prompts.
  • Page 69 Settings Turn Off Display: Touch to turn touched, a confirmation pop-up the display off. Touch anywhere will appear indicating all private on the display area or press any data has been cleared from the faceplate button again to turn system. the display on.
  • Page 70 Trademarks and License Agreements ® ® Trademarks and iPod shuffle , and iPod touch channel name. Channel blocking is trademarks of Apple Inc., registered available for SiriusXM Satellite License Agreements in the U.S. and other countries. Radio receivers by notifying SiriusXM: FCC Information USA Customers...
  • Page 71 Trademarks and License Agreements General Requirements: DTS, the Symbol, & DTS and the Java Symbol together are registered 1. A License Agreement from Java is a registered trademark of trademarks & DTS 2.0 Channel is a ® SiriusXM is required for any Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  • Page 72 Trademarks and License Agreements 7,369,677 and other U.S. and by General Motors is under license. CDDB, MusicID, MediaVOCS, the worldwide patents issued and Other trademarks and trade names Gracenote logo and logotype, and pending as well as copyright and are those of their respective owners. the "Powered by Gracenote"...
  • Page 73 Trademarks and License Agreements respect to Gracenote Data shall Gracenote Data, the Gracenote Gracenote deems sufficient. No also apply to such content and such Software, and the Gracenote warranty is made that the Gracenote content providers shall be entitled to Servers, including all ownership Software or Gracenote Servers are rights.

  • Page 74: Phone

    Trademarks and License Agreements INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR FOR HERE holds a nonexclusive license permanent basis if you retain no ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST from the United States Postal copies and the recipient agrees to ® ® REVENUES. Service to publish and sell ZIP+4 the terms of this End User License information.
  • Page 75 Trademarks and License Agreements circumstances, sources used, and IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT ALLEGING ANY LOSS, INJURY the nature of collecting LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED OR DAMAGES, DIRECT OR comprehensive geographic data, WARRANTIES OF INDIRECT, WHICH MAY RESULT any of which may lead to incorrect NON-INFRINGEMENT, FROM THE USE OR POSSESSION results.
  • Page 76 Trademarks and License Agreements product thereof except in Government End Users NOTICE OF USE compliance with, and with all If the Data is being acquired by or CONTRACTOR (MANUFACTURER/ licenses and approvals required on behalf of the United States SUPPLIER) under, applicable export laws, rules government or any other entity NAME:...
  • Page 77 Trademarks and License Agreements PANDORA you may make one backup copy of the Software as part of the Product PANDORA, the PANDORA logo, Portions of this software are software. QSSC and its licensors and the Pandora trade dress are copyright © 2008-2015, QNX reserve all license+C31 rights not trademarks or registered trademarks Software Systems.
  • Page 78 Trademarks and License Agreements CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, For more information on the EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WHETHER IN TORT (INCLUDING Software, including any open source software license terms (and INCLUDING, WITHOUT NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, FOR DAMAGES, available source code) as well as LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE,...
  • Page 79 Trademarks and License Agreements END USER NOTICE The marks of companies displayed by this product to indicate business locations are the marks of their respective owners. The use of such marks in this product does not imply any sponsorship, approval, or endorsement by such companies of this product.
  • Page 80 Index Index Accepting or Declining a Call ..61 Call Waiting ..... . 61 Agreements Canceling Voice Recognition ..52 Trademarks and License .
  • Page 81 Index Finding a Station ....10 Jack NAV (Navigation, If Equipped) ..6 FM ......13 Auxiliary.

  • Page 82: Settings

    Index Port SiriusXM Weather (If Turn List ......40 USB......20 Equipped) .
  • Page 83 Index Voice Recognition for OnStar (If Equipped) ....57 Voice Recognition for the Phone ......56 Voice Recognition for the Radio .

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