Driving And Operating - Buick Enclave 2016 Manual

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Driving and Operating

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 188
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 189
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 191
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 195
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 202
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 208
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Driver Assistance Systems
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . 212
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 221
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231