Buick Encore: Bluetooth (Pairing and Using the Phone for 8 Inch Screen) / Pairing

Buick Encore 2020-2025 Owner's Manual / Infotainment System / Phone / Bluetooth (Pairing and Using the Phone for 8 Inch Screen) / Pairing

A Bluetooth-enabled cell phone must be paired to the Bluetooth system and then connected to the vehicle before it can be used. See the cell phone manufacturer's user guide for Bluetooth functions before pairing the cell phone.

Pairing Information

  • A Bluetooth phone with music capability can be paired to the vehicle as a phone and a music player at the same time.
  • Up to 10 devices can be paired to the Bluetooth system.
  • The pairing process is disabled when the vehicle is moving.
  • Pairing only needs to be completed once, unless the pairing information on the cell phone changes or the cell phone is deleted from the system.
  • One Bluetooth device can be connected to the Bluetooth system at a time.
  • If multiple paired cell phones are within range of the system, the system connects to the paired cell phone in the order that they were last used in the system. To link to a different paired phone, see “Connecting to a Different Phone” later in this section.

Pairing a Phone

  1. Touch Phone on the Home Page.
  2. Select Phones and select Pair New Device.
  3. A four-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) appears on the display. The PIN, if required, may be used in Step 5.
  4. Start the pairing process on the cell phone to be paired to the vehicle. See the cell phone manufacturer's user guide for information on this process.
  5. Locate “Buick” on the display. Follow the instructions provided in Step 3, to enter the PIN. After the PIN is successfully entered or the code is confirmed, the system responds with “<Device name> has been successfully paired” when the pairing process is complete.
  6. If “Buick” does not appear, turn the phone off or remove the phone battery and retry.
  7. If the phone prompts to accept connection or allow phone book download, select Always Accept and Allow. The phone book may not be available if not accepted.
  8. Repeat Steps 1−5 to pair additional phones.

Listing All Paired and Connected Phones

  1. Touch Phone on the Home Page.
  2. Touch Phones.

Disconnecting a Connected Phone

  1. Touch Phone on the Home Page.
  2. Touch Phones.
  3. Touch Buick Encore. Pairing next to the phone to disconnect.

Deleting a Paired Phone

Only disconnected phones can be deleted.

  1. Touch Phone on the Home Page.
  2. Touch Phones.
  3. Touch Buick Encore. Pairing next to the phone to delete and follow the on-screen prompts.

Connecting to a Different Phone

To connect to a different phone, the new phone must be in the vehicle and paired to the Bluetooth system.

  1. Touch Phone on the Home Page.
  2. Touch Phones.
  3. Touch the new phone to connect to from the not connected device list.

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