Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-14607636) -
2021 - CRC - 8/18/20
Infotainment System
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To call using a contact from your
phone book:
1. Press
g
. The system responds
“
Command Please,
”
followed by a tone.
2. Say
“
Dial
”
or
“
Call
”
and then say the
contact name, for example,
“
Call <name>
at Work.
”
Once connected, the person called will be
heard through the audio speakers.
Calling Local Emergency Number
1. Press
g
on the steering wheel controls.
The system responds
“
Command Please,
”
followed by a tone.
2. Say
“
Call <emergency number>.
”
Once connected, the person called will be
heard through the audio speakers.
Using the
“
Switch Phone
”
Command
1. Press
g
on the steering wheel controls.
The system responds
“
Command Please,
”
followed by a tone.
2. After the tone, say
“
Switch Phone.
”
The
system displays a list of phones to
select.
Using the
“
Voice Keypad
”
Command
1. Press
g
on the steering wheel controls.
The system responds
“
Command Please,
”
followed by a tone.
2. After the tone, say
“
Voice Keypad.
”
The
system allows entry of special numbers
and characters.
Using the
“
Voice Mail
”
Command
1. Press
g
on the steering wheel controls.
The system responds
“
Command Please,
”
followed by a tone.
2. After the tone, say
“
Voice Mail.
”
The
system dials the voice mail number of
the connected phone.
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.
”
Text Messaging (8 Inch Screen)
If equipped, the infotainment system may
allow text messages to be received and
replied to. Received messages can also be
read aloud.
Before using the text messaging feature,
check to see if the phone is compatible.
To view compatible phones in U.S., see
my.buick.com.
Text Menu
Inbox :
Touch to display incoming messages.
To view a message, touch the name of the
sender. Touch
>
to listen to the text
message. Press
S
BACK on the center stack
or touch the Back icon on the infotainment
display to go back to the previous menu.
Settings :
See
“
Text Settings
”
later in this
section.
Reply :
Touch to reply using a predefined
text message. See
“
Text Settings.
”
Call :
Touch to place a call to the sender of
the text message.
Viewing a Text Message
While viewing a text message:
.
Touch Reply to reply using a predefined
text message.
.
Touch Call to place a call to the sender of
the text message.