Buick Encore Owners & Service Manuals

Buick Encore: Navigation

Navigation requires a specific OnStar or connected service plan.

Press to receive Turn-by-Turn directions or have them sent to the vehicle's navigation screen, if equipped.

Turn-by-Turn Navigation

  1. Press to connect to an Advisor.
  2. Request directions to be downloaded to the vehicle.
  3. 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 to open the OnStar app on the infotainment display. For other vehicles press as follows.

Cancel Route

  1. Press . System responds: "OnStar ready," then a tone.
  2. Say "Cancel route." System responds: "Do you want to cancel directions?"
  3. Say "Yes." System responds: "OK, request completed, thank you, goodbye."

Route Preview

  1. Press . System responds: "OnStar ready," then a tone.
  2. Say "Route preview." System responds with the next three maneuvers.

Repeat

  1. Press . System responds: "OnStar ready," then a tone.
  2. Say "Repeat." System responds with the last direction given, then responds with "OnStar ready," then a tone.

Get My Destination

  1. Press . System responds: "OnStar ready," then a tone.
  2. 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.

Press , 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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