GMC Terrain/Terrain Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-18552429) - 2025
Infotainment System 129
Helpful Hints for Speaking Commands
V
o
ice recognition identifies commands that
are naturally stated in sentence form, or
direct commands that state the application
and the task.
For best results:
•
Speak the command naturally, not too fast,
not too slow.
•
Use direct commands without alot of
extra words. For example, “Call <name>
at work,” “Play” followed by the artist or
song name, or “Play” followed by the radio
station number.
Direct commands are more clearly understood
by the system. An example of adirect
command is “Dial <number>.”
If acell phone number was saved with aname
and a place, the direct command should include
both. For example “Call <name> at work.”
Voice Recognition for the Radio
When voice is started, the voice recognition
commands for AM, FM, SiriusXM (if equipped),
and media apps (if supported) are available.
“Play <AM frequency> AM”: Tu
ne to the radio
station frequency identified in the command
(like “nine fifty”).
“Play <FM frequency> FM”: Tune to the radio
station frequency identified in the command
(like “one oh one point one”).
“Play channel <SiriusXM channel number>
on SiriusXM” : Tune to the SiriusXM radio
station channel number identified in the
command. This command may require an
online connection.
“Play <SiriusXM channel name> on SiriusXM”:
Tune to the SiriusXM radio station channel
name identified in the command. This
command may require an online connection.
“Play <Media> on <Audio Source>” : Play
media like asong or channel using aspecified
audio source such as Pandora or Spotify. This
command may require an online connection.
Voice Recognition for the Phone
Make sure the phone is paired using Bluetooth
to use the phone related voice commands.
“Call <contact name>”: Initiate a call to a stored
contact. The command may include location
if the contact has location numbers stored.
You must accept Personal Results permission
during set up for access to the contacts.
“Call <phone number>”: In
itiate acall to
aphone number of seven digits or 10 digits.
“Send amessage to <contact name>”: Send
amessage to astored contact.
Voice Recognition for Navigation
Navigation commands can be used to start,
cancel route, or add waypoints/points of
interest (POI).
“Navigate to <destination address>”: Initiate
navigation to the address in the command.
“Find a<Place of Interest>”: Find and initiate
navigation to aPOI in the command.
“Add <destination> on my way”: Adds
awaypoint to the current route.
“Take me home”: Starts navigation to Home
location set in Google maps.
Onboard Vehicle Commands
These commands can be used to adjust vehicle
temperature, control window defrosters and
obtain fuel information.
“Turn on the A/C”: Turns on the
air conditioning.
“How much gas do Ihave left”: Find out how
much fuel your vehicle has left.