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The navigation system has Bluetooth®. Bluetooth® is a wireless communication system that allows you to use a Bluetooth® compatible phone in a hands-free mode. A phone directory can be set up for use in the vehicle. Up to 12 phones may be registered with your Bluetooth® system, but only one phone may be connected at a time.

Setting Up Your Bluetooth® Phone

In order to use your cellular phone with this Bluetooth® system, your phone must be Bluetooth® compatible. See your phone information to find out if your phone supports Bluetooth®. If your phone does support Bluetooth®, your phone will need to be paired to the radio.

To use the navigation system to connect or pair to the phone:

  1. Press the CONFIG hard key.
  2. Select the (Bluetooth®) screen button.
  3. Your phone must be in the discoverable mode and the Bluetooth® feature powered on, to be found by the Bluetooth system in the vehicle. This is normally in the phone settings Bluetooth option.
  4. Select the Search screen button. The system searches for the compatible Bluetooth® devices.
  5. Choose your device by touching the icon next to the device name. Scroll through the choices using the arrow buttons.
  6. Select the Connect screen button. Your phone and the Bluetooth® system will begin a connecting procedure.
  7. Follow the instructions on the screen of the phone. They will differ depending on your phone. Refer to your phone instructions for further information.
  8. Select default so the vehicle will attempt to automatically connect to the phone when you enter the vehicle.

To use the phone to connect or pair to the navigation system:

  1. Press the CONFIG hard key.
  2. Select the (Bluetooth®) screen button.
  3. Select the Receive screen button. Use your phone's search feature to select the vehicle from the phone's list of Bluetooth® devices found.
  4. Follow the instructions on the screen of the phone to connect the phone with the vehicle. They differ depending on your phone. Refer to your phone instructions for further information.
  5. Select default so the vehicle attempts to automatically connect to the phone when you enter the vehicle.

The following options are available when in the Bluetooth® set up screen.


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My Info (Information): Select this screen button to display the details of your Bluetooth® device including the name and passkey information. Selecting Device Name allows you to edit the name of the Bluetooth® device name. Selecting Pass-key allows you to edit the pairing passkey used for your vehicle. The system default device name is "Cadillac STS" and the pass-key is set to "1234". It is recommended that you change the default pass-key to a number that you can easily remember.

(Page Up): Select to scroll up the list one page at a time.

(Page Down): Select to scroll down the list one page at a time.

(Cancel): Select to return to the setup screen.

Registered Device: Select to display a list of all Bluetooth® phones that have been registered (connected) to the vehicle. From this list you can set your default device, change the phones to be used in the vehicle, search for a new device, delete a device, and receive or connect a new device.

New Device: Select when you are in the process of adding a new phone to be used in the vehicle. From this menu you can receive a new device or search for new devices.

(Back): Select to return the previous screen.

Connect: Select to connect your phone to the Bluetooth® system.

Receive: Select this screen button to have your Bluetooth® system connect to your phone when you are using your phone as the device to initiate pairing. This allows your phone to search for other devices and to find and connect to your vehicle. When this button is pressed, the navigation system is waiting to be connected to a device.

(Delete): Select to delete paired items one at a time.

To delete an item:

  1. Select the item from the device list.
  2. Select the delete screen button.
Default: Select to set a device as the default.

To set a device as a default:

  1. Select the device name from the device list.
  2. Select the Default screen button.
  3. The device is underlined. The system automatically connects to the defaulted device when entering your vehicle.

Search: This screen button begins the system's search for all available Bluetooth® phones in a designated area.

Bluetooth® Phone Screen

This information on this screen depends on the information received from the phone. Some phones may not support this feature. While in this screen, use the different features to dial or to make a call.

Press the AUX hard key to get to the BLUETOOTH PHONE screen. The screen displays even if the phone is not connected. If the phone is not connected, the system displays "Bluetooth phone not available, please check phone."


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(Bluetooth): Select to get to the Bluetooth® screen.

(Call Status): This area indicates the call status. It indicates whether or not there is good signal strength and whether or not the phone is in service range.

(Backspace): Select to delete numbers after they have been entered. Select and release to delete numbers one-by-one or hold it down to delete all numbers at the same time.

Switch Call: Use this screen button to switch calls during a call-waiting situation.

Hands Free: Select to put the phone in hands-free mode and to hear it through the vehicle's speakers.

Private: Select to put the phone in handset mode.

Last 10: This screen button goes to a screen showing the last 10 calls either sent or received using Bluetooth®. Phone calls can be placed from this screen. See the "Last 10 Calls Screen" later in this section for more information.

(Phone Book): This screen button goes to the phone book screen. From this screen names can be stored in the Bluetooth® system to be used to dial calls from. This address book is independent of the phone’s address book and data cannot be transferred from the Bluetooth® phone book to the phone’s address book or vise versa.

(Send/End Call): This screen button lets you place a call after using the alpha keypad or to end a call at the end of the conversation. When you send a call, the button is green. When you are in a call the button is red to indicate that touching the button ends the call.

Dialing and Making Calls Using Your Bluetooth® Phone

Once your phone has been set up, you are ready to begin using it.

  1. Press the AUX hard key to enter the BLUETOOTH PHONE screen.
  2. Select the Bluetooth® screen button ( ).
  3. Use the keypad to input the number to be called. The number can also be selected from the phone book or from the last 10 calls.
  4. Select the phone icon screen button to place the call.
  5. When ready to hang up, press the phone icon screen button again to disconnect the call.

To reduce driver distraction, the phone screen buttons are not available while driving. See "Defensive Driving" in the Index of the vehicle's owner manual for more information.

Phone Book Screen

This screen allows access to your Bluetooth® Phone Book where names and phone numbers are stored. Information in this screen must be entered using the New screen button or by copying and adding the number from the last 10 dialed or received options. This phone book is stored on the Bluetooth® system. Phone book entries can not be transferred to the phone address book.


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(Page Up): Scrolls up the list one page at a time.

(Scroll Up): Scrolls up the list one entry at a time.

(Scroll Down): Scrolls down the list one entry at a time.

(Page Down): Scrolls down the list one page at a time.

(OnStar): Select to use the OnStar system to place a phone call. See OnStar® System for more information.

Video: Select when using an auxiliary device. See Auxiliary Devices for more information.

(Cancel): Select to return to the BLUETOOTH PHONE screen.

(Back): This screen button returns the screen to the previous page.

(Scroll to End/Beginning): These screen buttons allow you to scroll through the entry as necessary.

New: This screen button begins the creation of a new phone book entry.

To add a new phone book entry:

  1. Select the New screen button.
  2. Select a name or phone screen button entry.
  3. Use the keypads to enter the name and telephone number. There can be a maximum of 24 characters.
  4. A nametag to the entry to work with the voice recognition. Up to 20 nametags can be used for phone book entries in use at a time.
  5. After entering the information, touch the OK screen button.

To delete a phone book entry:

  1. Select the (phone book) screen button.
  2. Select the name to be deleted.
  3. Select the Edit screen button.
  4. Select the (delete) screen button.
  5. The system will request confirmation. Press Yes to confirm or No to cancel.

To add a nametag to a specific name:

  1. Select the (phone book) screen button.
  2. Select the name that will have a nametag added.
  3. Select the Edit screen button.
  4. Select the Add Nametag screen button.
  5. The system requests to state the name associated with this entry.
  6. The system plays back the name and request confirmation. Say "Yes" to confirm or "No" to cancel.

To delete a nametag:

  1. Select the (phone book) screen button.
  2. Select the name to delete.
  3. Select the Edit screen button.
  4. Select the Del Nametag screen button.
  5. The system requests confirmation. Press Yes to confirm or No to cancel.
Edit: This screen button edits an existing phone book entry.

All (Delete All): This screen button deletes all phone book entries.

Last 10: This screen button goes to a screen showing the last 10 calls either sent or received using the Bluetooth system. Phone calls can be placed from this screen. See the "Last 10 Calls Screen" later in this section for more information.

(Phone Book): This screen button goes to the phone book screen.

(Send/End Call): This screen button lets a call be placed after touching the appropriate phone book entry or to cancel a call at the end of the conversation.

Last 10 Calls Screen

This screen shows either the last 10 calls that have been placed or the last 10 calls received by the Bluetooth® system. The newest calls are at the top of the list.

(Page Up): Scrolls up the list one page at a time.

(Scroll Up): Scrolls up the list one entry at a time.

(Scroll Down): Scrolls down the list one entry at a time.

(Page Down): Scrolls down the list one page at a time.

(Cancel): Returns to the BLUETOOTH PHONE screen.

(Back): Returns the screen to the previous page.

(Scroll to End/Beginning): Scrolls through the entry as necessary.

Save: Saves the entry in your phone book.

All (Delete All): Deletes all phone book entries in the current screen, either received or sent.

(Phone Book): Goes to the phone book screen.

[phone ] (Send/End Call): Lets a call be placed after touching the appropriate phone book entry or to cancel a call at the end of the conversation.

Sent: Gives the list of the last 10 calls sent from the system.

Received: Gives the list of the last 10 calls received on the system.

Dialing from Navigation Screens

When a Bluetooth® phone is connected the (Send/End Call) screen button can be used to dial the associated number. Press the Info screen button when it appears on the display. The (Send/End Call) screen button appears next to the telephone number. Press the screen button and the number dials. For example, dial a POI number (restaurant, bank, etc.), dial a number associated with a preset destination.