Buick Encore: Bluetooth (Pairing and Using the Phone for 8 Inch Screen) / Making a Call Using Contacts and Recent Calls
Calls can be made through the Bluetooth
system using personal cell phone contact
information for all phones that support the
Phone Book feature. Become familiar with
the phone settings and operation. Verify the
cell phone supports this feature.
When supported, the Contacts and Recent
Calls menus are automatically available.
The Contacts menu accesses the phone book
stored in the cell phone.
The Recent Calls menu accesses the recent
call list(s) from your cell phone.
To make a call using the Contacts menu:
- Touch Phone on the Home Page.
- Touch Contacts.
- Touch the name to call.
- Touch the desired contact number to call.
To make a call using the Recent Calls menu:
- Touch Phone on the Home Page.
- Touch Recent.
- Touch the name or number to call.
- If necessary, select between Missed,
Recent, and Sent calls by touching View
in the top right corner of the list.
Making a Call Using the Keypad
To make a call by dialing the numbers:
- Touch Phone on the Home Page.
- Touch Keypad and enter a phone number.
- Touch Call to start dialing the number.
To switch between handset or handsfree
mode, touch Phone on the Home Page to
display “Call View.”
While the active call is hands-free, touch
the Handset option to switch to the
handset mode...
When an incoming call is received, the
infotainment system mutes and a ring tone
is heard in the vehicle.
Accepting a Call
To accept a call:
Press on the steering wheel
controls...
Other information:
Infotainment System
The infotainment system is controlled by using the infotainment display,
controls on the center stack, steering wheel controls, and voice recognition.
Below is the 8 inch screen controls image and overview. For 7 inch screen
controls, see Overview (7 Inch Screen)...
If equipped with an anti-theft alarm system,
the indicator light, on the instrument panel
near the windshield, shows the status of the
system.
Off : Alarm system is disarmed.
On Solid : Vehicle is secured during the
delay to arm the system.
Fast Flast : Vehicle is unsecured...
Categories
All seating positions in the vehicle have a
lap-shoulder belt.
The following instructions explain how to
wear a lap-shoulder belt properly.
Adjust the seat, if the seat is adjustable,
so you can sit up straight. To see how,
see “Seats” in the Index.

Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt
across you. Do not let it get twisted.
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