Buick Encore: Navigation
Navigation requires a specific OnStar or connected service plan.
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to receive Turn-by-Turn
directions or have them sent to the
vehicle's navigation screen,
if equipped.
Turn-by-Turn Navigation
- Press
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to connect to an
Advisor. - Request directions to be downloaded to the vehicle.
- Follow the voice-guided commands.
Using Voice Commands During a Planned Route
Functionality of the Voice Command
button, if equipped, may vary by
vehicle and region. For some
vehicles, press .gif)
to open the
OnStar app on the infotainment
display. For other vehicles press .gif)
as follows.
Cancel Route
- Press
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. System responds:
"OnStar ready," then a tone. - Say "Cancel route." System responds: "Do you want to cancel directions?"
- Say "Yes." System responds: "OK, request completed, thank you, goodbye."
Route Preview
- Press
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. System responds:
"OnStar ready," then a tone. - Say "Route preview." System responds with the next three maneuvers.
Repeat
- Press
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. System responds:
"OnStar ready," then a tone. - Say "Repeat." System responds with the last direction given, then responds with "OnStar ready," then a tone.
Get My Destination
- Press
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. System responds:
"OnStar ready," then a tone. - Say "Get my destination." System responds with the address and distance to the destination, then responds with "OnStar ready," then a tone.
Send Destination to Vehicle
Directions can be sent to the vehicle's navigation screen, if equipped.
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, then ask the Advisor to
download directions to the vehicle's
navigation system, if equipped. After
the call ends, the navigation screen
will provide prompts to begin driving
directions. Routes that are sent to
the navigation screen can only be
canceled through the navigation
system.
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Connections
The following services help with
staying connected.
Ensuring Security
Change the default passwords
for the Wi-Fi hotspot and
myBuick mobile application.
Make these passwords different
from each
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Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North
America
For more information about the
vehicle battery, see Battery - North
America
If the battery has run down, try to
use another vehicle and some
jumper cables to start your vehicle.
Be sure to use the following steps to
do it safely.
Warning
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Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA)
If equipped, the SBZA system is a
lane-changing aid that assists
drivers with avoiding crashes that
occur with moving vehicles in the
side blind zone (or spot) areas. The
SBZA warning display will light up in
the corresponding outside side
mirror and will flash if the turn signal
is on.
Warning
SBZA
