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2 Introduction
Introduction
Infotainment
The names, logos, emblems,
slogans, vehicle model names, and
vehicle body designs appearing in
this manual including but not limited
to GM, the GM logo, BUICK, the
BUICK Emblem, and the names
ENCLAVE, ENCORE, ENVISION,
and LACROSSE, are trademarks
and/or service marks of General
Motors LLC, its subsidiaries,
affiliates, or licensors.
For vehicles first sold in Canada,
substitute the name General Motors
of Canada Company for Buick Motor
Division wherever it appears in this
manual.The information in this manual
supplements the owner
’s manual.
This manual describes features that
may or may not be on the vehicle
because of optional equipment that
was not purchased on the vehicle,
model variants, country
specifications, features/applications
that may not be available in your
region, or changes subsequent to
the printing of this manual.
Keep this manual with the owner ’s
manual in the vehicle, so it will be
there if it is needed. If the vehicle is
sold, leave this manual in the
vehicle.
Overview
Introduction
Read the following pages to
become familiar with the
infotainment system 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
features when driving. These
features may gray out when they
are unavailable. Many infotainment
features are also available through
the instrument cluster and steering
wheel controls.
Litho in U.S.A.
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Before driving:
.Become familiar with the system
operation, center stack 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.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see “Retained
Accessory Power (RAP)” in the
owner ’s manual.
Infotainment System
The infotainment system is
controlled by using the infotainment
display, controls on the center stack,
steering wheel controls, and voice
recognition.
LaCrosse, Enclave, and Encore
1.{(Home Page)
2.7(Seek)
3.O(Power)
4.6(Seek)
5.SBACK
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Envision
1.O(Power)
2. RADIO
3. MEDIA
4.
gandd(Seek)
5. TONE
6.
qBACK
7.{(Home Page)
8. MENU
Power
.When off, press
Oto turn the
system on. Press and hold to
turn off. .
When on, press
Oto mute the
system. Press
Oagain to
unmute the system.
. When the power is on and the
system is not muted, a quick
status pane will display when
O
is pressed. PressingOwill mute
the system and trigger this pane
to show a long press is required
to actually power down the
system. Volume
Turn
Oto increase or decrease the
volume.
7org:
. AM, FM, or SXM (if equipped):
Press to seek to the previous
strong station or channel. See
AM-FM Radio 011.
. USB, AUX, or Bluetooth Audio:
Press to seek to the beginning of
the current or previous track.
. USB, AUX, or Bluetooth Audio:
Press and hold to quickly
reverse through a track. Release
to return to playing speed. See
USB Port 017, Auxiliary Jack
0 20, or Bluetooth Audio 021.
6ord:
. AM, FM, or SXM (if equipped):
Press to seek to the next strong
station or channel. See AM-FM
Radio 011.
. USB, AUX, or Bluetooth Audio:
Press to seek the next track.
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.USB, AUX, or Bluetooth Audio:
Press and hold to fast forward
through a track. Release to
return to playing speed. See
USB Port 017, Auxiliary Jack
0 20, or Bluetooth Audio 021.
{:Press to go to the Home Page.
See “Home Page” in this section.
RADIO : Press to change the audio
source to AM, FM, or SXM (if
equipped).
MEDIA : Press to change the media
source to USB, Bluetooth, or AUX.
MENU : Turn to highlight a feature.
Press to activate the highlighted
feature.
TONE : Press to adjust the Bass,
Midrange, Treble, or Surround (if
equipped). See AM-FM Radio011.
qBACK orSBACK : Press to
return to the previous screen in
a menu. Home Page
The Home Page is where vehicle
application icons are accessed.
Some applications are disabled
when the vehicle is moving.
The Home Page can be set up to
have up to five pages with eight
icons per page.
Touch
hto go left orkto go right or
slide a finger left/right across the
display to access the pages of
icons.
k: Touch to go to the next
Home Page.
h: Touch to go to the previous
Home Page.
l: Touch this interaction selector
to display the favorites list. Touch and hold a preset to begin
the process of saving a favorite
application.
Touch the application icon to store
as a favorite, and the name of the
application will show in the favorites.
Managing Home Page Icons
1. Touch and hold any of the Home Page icons to edit
that icon.
2. Drag the icon to a new location on the Home Page or to save it
to the applications tray.
3. Press
{to exit edit mode.
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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.
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.
v+ orv– :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) 057 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 58 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) 061.
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 064.
Apps or Shop (Chevrolet, GMC,
Buick), or Apps or Collection
(Cadillac)
If equipped, in-vehicle apps are
available for download. Touch the
Apps or Shop icon, or the Apps or
Collection (Cadillac only) icon, on
the Home Page to begin. Downloading and using apps
requires Internet connectivity which
can be accessed with a data plan
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 the
myBuick icon on the Home Page or
contact an OnStar Advisor. The
vehicle must have active OnStar or
connected service and a payment
method on file.
Availability of apps and connectivity
varies by vehicle, conditions, and
location. Data plan rates apply.
Features are subject to change. For
more information, see
my.buick.com/learn.
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8 Introduction
Nav/OnStar Nav
Touch the Nav icon to display the
navigation map or OnStar
Turn-by-Turn Navigation. SeeUsing
the Navigation System 023, and
OnStar System 046.
Settings
Touch the Settings icon to display
the Settings menu. See Settings
0 65.
OnStar
If equipped, touch the OnStar icon
to display the OnStar main page
and start OnStar voice recognition.
See “OnStar Overview” in the
owner ’s manual.
Climate
Touch the Climate icon to display
the Climate main page. See “Dual
Automatic Climate Control System”
in the owner ’s manual. Rear Climate
If equipped, touch the R. Climate
icon to display the Rear Climate
main page. See
“Rear Climate
Control System” in the owner’s
manual.
Applications Tray
The applications tray is at the top
center of the display. The
applications tray can have three to
five applications.
To add an application from the
Home Page to the applications tray:
1. Touch and hold any icon on the Home Page to enter edit mode.
2. Drag the icon to the applications tray. To remove an item from the
applications tray, drag the icon
from the applications tray back
to the Home Page.
Adding or removing applications
from the applications tray will not
remove them from the Home Page.
Infotainment Display Features
Infotainment display features show
on the display when available.
When a feature is unavailable, the
option for the feature may gray out.
When a feature is touched, the
option for the feature may highlight.
Infotainment Gestures
Use the following finger gestures to
control the infotainment system.
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Touch/Tap
Touch/tap is used to select an icon
or option, activate an application,
or change the location inside a map.
Touch and Hold
Touch and hold can be used to start
another gesture, move, or delete an
application.Drag
Drag is used to move applications
on the Home Page, or to pan the
map. To drag the item, it must be
held and moved along the display to
the new location. This can be done
up, down, right, or left.
Nudge
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.
Fling or Swipe
Fling or swipe is used to scroll
through a list, pan the map,
or change page views. Do this by
placing a finger on the display then
moving it rapidly up and down or
right and left.
Turn
Turn
Oon the center stack to
increase or decrease the volume.
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Radio
AM-FM Radio
Playing the Radio
While on the audio main page the
available sources are: AM, FM,
SXM, if equipped, MyMedia, USB,
Bluetooth, and AUX Input.
.Touch Audio on the Home Page
to access Radio on the
infotainment display or press
RADIO on the center stack to
scroll through AM, FM, and SXM
(if equipped).
. Touch the Audio icon on the
Home Page to access Media on
the infotainment display or press
MEDIA on the center stack to
scroll through MyMedia, USB,
Bluetooth, and AUX Input.
Infotainment System Settings
Press RADIO on the center stack or
touch the Radio icon on the
infotainment display to access
broadcast sources. Touch the Menu icon on the
infotainment display or press MENU
on the center stack to display the
following menus:
Tone Settings:
.
Bass, Midrange, Treble,
or Surround, if equipped: Touch
+ or –to adjust. Surround
adjusts the headrest speaker
volume only.
. Balance: Touch
SorTfor more
sound from the left or right
speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the
left and right speakers.
. Fade: Touch
yorzfor more
sound from the front or rear
speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the
front and rear speakers.
DSP Modes (If Equipped):
. Bose Centerpoint surround
sound system has four DSP
modes including: ‐
Normal: Adjusts the audio to
provide the best sound for all
seating positions.
‐ Driver: Adjusts the audio to
provide the best sound for the
driver.
‐ Rear: Adjusts the audio to
provide the best sound for the
rear seat occupants.
‐ Centerpoint: Turns on Bose
Centerpoint surround
technology. This setting
creates a surround sound from
nearly any audio source;
existing stereo, and MP3
players. For more information
on Bose Centerpoint surround
technology, see
www.boseautomotive.com.
Categories : Touch Categories
under the Audio menu to access the
categories list for AM or FM. The list
contains names associated with the
AM and FM stations. Touch a
category name to display a list of
stations for that category. Selecting
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To scroll through the favorites:
.Drag up from near the bottom 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 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 Now Playing display, touch
the HD Radio icon to turn HD on
or off.
Station Access
To access HD Radio stations:
1. Tune the radio to the station. If HD Radio is turned on and
the station is broadcasting in
HD Radio, the radio will
automatically tune to the HD
version of the current channel
(HD1) after several seconds.
The radio will also display
icons representing additional
channels (HD2, ...HD8), that
may be available. When the
radio successfully tunes to a
HD station, the HD logo will
display and digital audio
will play.
2. Touch7or6on 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.
HD Radio Troubleshooting
Digital Audio Delay :
Wait for the
signal to process. This can take
several seconds.
Volume Change, Audio Skip,
Echo, Digital Audio Lost : Station
signal strength may be weak, the
station is out of range, or the station
may be out of alignment. Verify
proper reception on another station.
If the HD Radio signal loses
reception while listening to HD1, the
radio will go back to the analog
version of the radio station.
If the HD Radio signal loses
reception while listening to stations
HD2 to HD8, the radio mutes until
the signal can be recovered or until
the station is changed.
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Bluetooth Audio
If equipped, music may be played
from a paired Bluetooth device.
SeeBluetooth (Overview) 057 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 58 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) 061 for help pairing a
device.
The music can be controlled by
either the infotainment controls,
or the controls on the device.
Music can be launched by touching
Media on the infotainment display.
To play music through Bluetooth:
1. Power on the device, and pair to connect the device.
2. Once paired, go into the audio application from the Home
Page or through the
applications tray. Touch Media
and then scroll until Bluetooth
displays. Bluetooth Audio Menu
Touch Menu on the infotainment
display to access the Bluetooth
Audio menu. The following may be
available:
Tone :
Touch + or –to adjust the
tone settings. See AM-FM Radio
0 11.
Touch the Back icon on the
infotainment display to go back to
the previous menu.
Auto Volume (If Equipped) : This
feature adjusts the volume based on
the speed of the vehicle. See
AM-FM Radio 011.
Bose AudioPilot Noise
Compensation Technology (If
Equipped) : This feature adjusts
the volume based on the noise in
the vehicle and speed. See AM-FM
Radio 011. Manage Bluetooth Devices :
Touch to go to the Bluetooth page to
add or delete devices.
When selecting Bluetooth audio, the
radio may not be able to launch the
audio player on the connected
device to start playing. When the
vehicle is not moving, choose the
connected device to begin playback.
All devices launch audio differently.
When selecting Bluetooth audio as
a source, the radio may show as
paused on the display. Touch play
on the device or touch
rto begin
playback.
Some phones 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 www.gm.com/bluetooth.