BUICK LACROSSE 2013 Get To Know Guide

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Ending a Call
Using the Infotainment Controls
Turn the SELECT/Multifunction
knob, then press the outer ring of
the SELECT/Multifunction knob, and
select Hang Up or press Hang Up
on the screen.
Using Steering Wheel Controls
Press
$/i.
Muting a Call
During a call, all sounds from inside
the vehicle can be muted so that the
person on the other end of the call
cannot hear them.
Using the Infotainment Controls
Turn the SELECT/Multifunction
knob, then press the outer ring of
the SELECT/Multifunction knob, and
select Mute Call. Press again to
cancel mute.
Transferring a Call
Audio can be transferred between
the Bluetooth system and the cell
phone.
The cell phone must be paired and
connected with the Bluetooth
system before a call can be
transferred.
To Transfer Audio from the
Bluetooth System to a Cell Phone
During a call with the audio in the
vehicle, press the Transfer Call
button on the screen or press and
hold the
b/gbutton on the
steering wheel.
To Transfer Audio to the Bluetooth
System from a Cell Phone
Use the audio transfer feature on
the cell phone. See your cell phone
manufacturer's user guide for more
information. Press the Transfer call
button on the screen or press and
hold the
b/gbutton on the
steering wheel.
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
(DTMF) Tones
The in-vehicle Bluetooth system can
send numbers during a call. This is
used when calling a menu-driven
phone system.
Using the Infotainment Controls
1. Turn the SELECT/Multifunction knob, then press the outer ring
of the SELECT/Multifunction
knob, and select Enter Number.
2. Enter the phone number, or select Enter Number on the
screen and select digits, then
press OK.
Hands-Free Phone
Using Bluetooth Voice
Recognition
To use voice recognition, press
the
b/gbutton on the steering
wheel. Use the commands below
for the various voice features. For
additional information, say “Help”
while in a voice recognition menu.

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Making a Call
Calls can be made using the
following commands.
Dial or Call:These commands can
be used interchangeably to dial a
phone number.
Digit Dial: This command allows a
phone number to be dialed by
entering the digits one at a time.
Re-dial: This command dials the
last number used on the cell phone.
Using the “Dial”or“Call”
Command
To call a number:
1. Press
V. The system responds
“Please Say a Command,”
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Dial”or“Call.”
3. Say the entire number without pausing, followed by “Dial.”
Once connected, the person called
will be heard through the audio
speakers. To call using a name tag:
1. Press
V. The system responds
“Please Say a Command,”
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Dial”or“Call” and then say
the name tag. For example “Call
John at Work.”
Once connected, the person called
will be heard through the audio
speakers.
Using the “Digit Dial” Command
This allows a phone number to be
dialed by entering the digits one at
a time.
1. Press
V. The system responds
“Please Say a Command,”
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Digit Dial.”
3. Say each digit, one at a time, to dial. After each digit is entered,
the system repeats back the
digit it heard followed by a tone.
After the last digit has been
entered, say “Dial.” If an unwanted number is repeated
back, say
“Clear”to clear the last
number.
Once connected, the person called
will be heard through the audio
speakers.
Using the “Re-dial”Command
1. Press
V. The system responds
“Please Say a Command,”
followed by a tone.
2. After the tone, say “Re-dial.”The
system dials the last number
called from the connected cell
phone.
Once connected, the person called
will be heard through the audio
speakers.
Clearing the System
Unless information is deleted out of
the vehicle Bluetooth system, it will
be retained. This includes phone
pairing information. For directions
on how to delete this information,
see “Deleting a Paired Phone/
Device.”

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Trademarks and
License Agreements
FCC Information
See“Radio Frequency Statement”
in the owner manual for information
regarding Part 15 of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
rules and with Industry Canada
Standards RSS-GEN/210/220/310.
“Made for iPod” and“Made for
iPhone” mean that an electronic
accessory has been designed to
connect specifically to iPod or
iPhone and has been certified by
the developer to meet Apple
performance standards. iPod and iPhone are trademarks of
Apple Computer, Inc., registered in
the U.S. and other countries.
Fees and Taxes: Subscription fee,
taxes, one time activation fee, and
other fees may apply. Subscription
fee is consumer only. All fees
and programming subject to
change. Subscriptions subject to
Customer Agreement available at
www.siriusxm.com. SiriusXM
®
service only available in the
48 contiguous United States and
Canada.
In Canada: Some deterioration of
service may occur in extreme
northern latitudes. This is beyond
the control of SiriusXM
®Satellite
Radio. Explicit Language Notice: Channels
with frequent explicit language are
indicated with an
“XL”preceding the
channel name. Channel blocking is
available for SiriusXM Satellite
Radio receivers by notifying
SiriusXM:
.USA: 866-635-2349 or see
www.siriusxm.com.
.Canada: 877-209-0079 or see
www.xmradio.ca.
It is prohibited to copy, decompile,
disassemble, reverse engineer,
hack, manipulate, or otherwise
make available any technology or
software incorporated in receivers
compatible with the SiriusXM
Satellite Radio System or that
support the SiriusXM website, the
Online Service or any of its content.
Furthermore, the AMBER voice
compression software included
in this product is protected by
intellectual property rights including
patent rights, copyrights, and trade
secrets of Digital Voice
Systems, Inc.

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General Requirements:
1. A License Agreement fromSiriusXM is required for any
product that incorporates
SiriusXM Technology and/or for
use of any of the SiriusXM
marks to be manufactured,
distributed, or marketed in the
SiriusXM Service Area.
2. For products to be distributed, marketed, and/or sold in
Canada, a separate agreement
is required with Canadian
Satellite Radio Inc. (operating as
XM Canada).
Gracenote
Gracenote®, Gracenote logo and
logotype, and the "Powered by
Gracenote" logo are either a
registered trademark or a trademark
of Gracenote, Inc. in the United
States and/or other countries.
Bluetooth
The Bluetooth®word mark and
logos are owned by the Bluetooth®
SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks
by General Motors is under license.
Other trademarks and trade names
are those of their respective owners.
Pandora (If Equipped)
Pandora is a registered trademark
of Pandora Media, Inc., used under
license.
Manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories.
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INDEX i-1
A
Accepting or Declining a Call . . . . 89
Adding or Removing XMCategories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Audio Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Audio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Audio/Video (A/V) Jacks . . . . . . . . . 48
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
B
Before Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 94
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Bluetooth Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
C
Call Waiting Using Steering
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Call Waiting Using the Infotainment Controls . . . . . . . . . . 90
Canceling Voice Recognition . . . . 79
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
CD Radio Without Navigation . . . . . 5
CD/DVD Radio With Navigation . . 6
Cellular Phone Usage . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Cleaning High Gloss Surfaces and Vehicle Information and
Radio Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cleaning the RSE Seatback Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cleaning the Video Screen . . . . . . 55
Clearing the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Conference Calling Using the
Infotainment Controls . . . . . . . . . . 90
Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Controls
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
D
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Destination Download, OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Destination, Navigation . . . . . . . . . . 61
Detailed Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Devices Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Driving on a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
(DTMF) Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
DVD Rear Seat Entertainment
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
DVD Display Error Messages . . . . 54
DVD Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
E
Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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i-2 INDEX
F
Finding a Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
FM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
G
Global Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Global PositioningSystem (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Gracenote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Gracenote
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
H
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Helpful Hints for Speaking
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Home Page Customization . . . . . . 10
Home Page Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
I
Info Quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Infotainment Control Buttons . . . . . . 7
Infotainment System Overview . . . 4
Infotainment System Settings . . . . 15
Internet Radio Pandora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
L
Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Launching Pandora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Launching Stitcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Loading and Ejecting Discs . . . . . . 36
M
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Making a Call Using PhoneBook and Infotainment
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Making a Call Using the Infotainment Controls . . . . . . . . . . 89
Map Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Map End User License
Agreement (Optional
Equipment Applies Where
Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Map Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Menu Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Menu with Route Guidance Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Mixed-Band Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Muting a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
My Media Commands . . . . . . . . . . . 81
N
Navigation
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Navigation Commands (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Navigation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Navigation Settings Button . . . . . . 73
NavTraffic
®(If Equipped) . . . . . . . . 20