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Buick 2015 Encore Owner's Manual

Buick 2015 Encore Owner's Manual (335 pages)

Brand: Buick | Category: Automobile | Size: 4.52 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

2
- Using this Manual
  4
- Onstar
  6
- In Brief
  8
  - Instrument Panel
    9
  - Initial Drive Information
    11
    
    Door Locks
    12
    
    Memory Features
    14
    
    Head Restraint Adjustment
    15
    
    Heated Seats
    15
    
    Second Row Seats
    15
    
    Mirror Adjustment
    16
    
    Passenger Sensing System
    16
  - Vehicle Features
    22
  - Performance and Maintenance
    25
    
    Driving for Better Fuel Economy
    26
    
    Engine Oil Life System
    26
    
    Onstar Overview
    27
- Keys, Doors, and Windows
  28
  - Keys and Locks
    28
    
    Remote Keyless Entry (Rke) System Operation
    30
    
    Remote Vehicle Start
    32
    
    Delayed Locking
    34
    
    Power Door Locks
    34
    
    Automatic Door Locks
    35
    
    Lockout Protection
    35
    
    Safety Locks
    35
  - Doors
    36
  - Vehicle Security
    37
    
    Vehicle Alarm System
    37
    
    Disarming the Alarm System
    38
    
    Immobilizer Operation
    39
  - Exterior Mirrors
    40
    
    Convex Mirrors
    40
    
    Folding Mirrors
    40
    
    Heated Mirrors
    40
    
    Power Mirrors
    40
  - Interior Mirrors
    41
    
    Interior Rearview Mirrors
    41
    
    Manual Rearview Mirror
    41
    
    Reverse Tilt Mirrors
    41
  - Windows
    42
  - Power Windows
    42
  - Roof
    44
  - Sun Visors
    44
3-1 Seats and

46
- Seats and Restraints
  47
  - Head Restraints
    47
  - Front Seats
    48
  - Rear Seats
    55
  - Safety Belts
    59
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    62
    
    Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
    63
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    66
  - Safety Belt Extender
    67
  - Safety System Check
    67
  - Safety Belt Care
    67
  - Airbag System
    68
- Airbag System
  70
  - Where Are the Airbags
    70
  - When Should an Airbag Inflate
    72
  - What Makes an Airbag
    73
    
    Inflate
    73
  - How Does an Airbag
    73
    
    Restrain
    73
  - What will You See after an Airbag Inflates
    73
  - Passenger Sensing
    75
    
    System
    75
  - Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    79
  - Airbag System Check
    80
  - Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash
    81
  - Child Restraints
    81
  - Older Children
    81
  - Infants and Young
    83
    
    Children
    83
  - Child Restraint Systems
    86
  - Where to Put the
    88
  - Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
    89
    
    Latch System
    89
    
    System
    92
  - Replacing LATCH System
    95
    
    Parts after a Crash
    95
  - Securing Child Restraints
    95
    
    (Rear Seat)
    95
    
    (Front Passenger Seat)
    97
Storage 4-1 Storage Storage Instrument Panel Storage Compartments

102
- Storage Compartments
  102
  - Instrument Panel Storage
    102
  - Cupholders
    103
  - Glove Box
    103
  - Sunglasses Storage
    103
  - Additional Storage Features
    104
    
    Cargo Cover
    104
    
    Cargo Management
    105
    
    Convenience Net
    105
    
    System
    105
    
    First Aid Kit
    106
    
    Warning Triangle
    106
  - Center Console Storage
    104
  - Underseat Storage
    104
  - Roof Rack System
    106
Instruments and Controls 5-1 Instruments and Controls

108
- Controls
  109
  - Steering Wheel Adjustment
    109
  - Steering Wheel Controls
    109
  - Heated Steering Wheel
    109
  - Horn
    109
  - Windshield Wiper/Washer
    109
  - Rear Window Wiper
    111
  - Washer
    111
  - Compass
    111
  - Clock
    112
  - Power Outlets
    112
- Instruments and Controls
  109
- Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators
  114
  - Instrument Cluster
    115
  - Speedometer
    116
  - Odometer
    116
  - Trip Odometer
    116
  - Tachometer
    116
  - Fuel Gauge
    116
- Engine Coolant Temperature
  117
- Airbag Readiness Light
  118
- Safety Belt Reminders
  118
- Passenger Airbag Status
  119
  - Indicator
    119
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    120
- Charging System Light
  120
- Malfunction
  120
  - Indicator Lamp
    120
- Brake System Warning
  122
  - Light
    122
- Antilock Brake System (ABS)
  123
  - Antilock Brake System (Abs) Warning Light
    123
- Lane Departure Warning
  124
  - (LDW) Light
    124
- Power Steering Warning
  124
  - Light
    124
- Traction off Light
  124
- Vehicle Ahead Indicator
  124
- Stabilitrak ® off Light
  125
- Tire Pressure Light
  125
- Traction Control System (Tcs)/Stabilitrak ® Light
  125
- Engine Oil Pressure Light
  126
- High-Beam on Light
  127
  - Front Fog Lamp Light
    127
  - Lamps on Reminder
    128
  - Cruise Control Light
    128
- Immobilizer Light
  127
- Low Fuel Warning Light
  127
- Information Displays Driver Information
  128
  - Center (DIC)
    128
  - Vehicle Messages
    131
    
    Messages
    132
  - Brake System Messages
    132
  - Door Ajar Messages
    132
  - Engine Cooling System
    132
  - Engine Oil Messages
    133
  - Engine Power Messages
    133
  - Fuel System Messages
    133
  - Object Detection System
    134
    
    Messages
    135
  - Ride Control System
    135
  - Tire Messages
    135
  - Transmission Messages
    136
- Vehicle Messages
  131
  - Vehicle Personalization
    136
    
    Vehicle Personalization
    141
Lighting 6-1 Lighting Exterior Lighting ;

142
- Exterior Lighting
  142
  - Exterior Lamp Controls
    142
  - Daytime Running
    143
    
    Lamps (DRL)
    143
  - Flash-To-Pass
    143
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam
    143
  - Automatic Headlamp
    144
    
    System
    144
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    144
  - Front Fog Lamps
    145
  - Turn and Lane-Change
    145
    
    Signals
    145
  - Interior Lighting
    146
    
    Courtesy Lamps
    146
    
    Dome Lamps
    146
    
    Instrument Panel Illumination
    146
    
    Reading Lamps
    147
  - Lighting Features
    147
    
    Battery Power Protection
    147
    
    Entry Lighting
    147
    
    Exit Lighting
    147
    
    Air Vents
    150
    
    Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    152
    
    Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    155
9-1 Driving and Operating

158
- Driving and Operating
  159
- Driving Information
  159
  - Distracted Driving
    159
  - Driver Behavior
    159
  - Driving Environment
    159
  - Vehicle Design
    159
  - Defensive Driving
    160
  - Drunk Driving
    160
  - Braking
    161
  - Control of a Vehicle
    161
  - Steering
    161
  - Loss of Control
    162
  - Off-Road Recovery
    162
  - Driving on Wet Roads
    163
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    164
  - Winter Driving
    164
  - If the Vehicle Is Stuck
    166
  - Vehicle Load Limits
    167
- Starting and Operating
  171
  - Ignition Positions
    171
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    171
  - Starting the Engine
    173
  - Engine Heater
    174
  - Power (RAP)
    175
  - Retained Accessory
    175
  - Shifting into Park
    176
  - Shifting out of Park
    177
  - Engine Exhaust
    178
  - Parking over Things
    178
  - That Burn
    178
  - Running the Vehicle While
    179
- Engine Exhaust
  
  178
  - Automatic Transmission
    179
    
    Manual Mode
    181
- Brakes
  
  182
  - Drive Systems
    182
    
    All-Wheel Drive
    182
    
    Antilock Brake
    182
    
    System (ABS)
    182
    
    Parking Brake
    183
    
    Brake Assist
    184
    
    System Operation
    184
  - Ride Control Systems
    184
    
    Traction Control/Electronic
    184
    
    Cruise Control
    186
- Cruise Control
  
  186
  - Driver Assistance Systems
    189
    
    Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
    189
    
    System
    189
    
    Parking Assist
    191
    
    Alert (SBZA)
    193
    
    Side Blind Zone
    193
    
    Camera (RVC)
    195
    
    Rear Vision
    195
    
    Lane Departure
    196
    
    Warning (LDW)
    196
    
    Fuel
    198
    
    California Fuel
    199
    
    Fuel Additives
    199
    
    Fuels in Foreign Countries
    199
    
    Requirements
    199
    
    Filling the Tank
    200
    
    Container
    201
    
    Filling a Portable Fuel
    201
    
    General Towing
    202
    
    Information
    202
- Fuel
  
  199
- Towing
  
  202
  - Conversions and Add-Ons
    202
    
    Add-On Electrical
    202
    
    Equipment
    202
General Information

204
- General Information
  
  205
  - California Perchlorate
    205
    
    Materials Requirements
    205
  - California Proposition
    205
    
    65 Warning
    205
  - Accessories and Modifications
    206
- Vehicle Checks
  
  206
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    206
  - Hood
    207
  - Engine Oil
    210
  - Engine Oil Life System
    212
  - Automatic Transmission
    213
    
    Automatic Transmission Fluid
    213
    
    Fluid
    213
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    214
  - Cooling System
    215
  - Engine Coolant
    215
  - Engine Overheating
    218
  - Washer Fluid
    220
  - Brakes
    220
  - Brake Fluid
    221
  - All-Wheel Drive
    223
  - Battery
    223
  - Starter Switch Check
    223
  - Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control Function
    224
  - Ignition Transmission Lock
    224
  - Park Brake and P (Park)
    224
    
    Function Check
    224
    
    Mechanism Check
    224
    
    Replacement
    225
    
    Wiper Blade Replacement
    225
  - Bulb Replacement
    227
  - Halogen Bulbs
    227
  - Headlamp Aiming
    227
  - Headlamps, Front Turn
    227
    
    Lamps
    227
    
    Signal and Parking
    227
  - License Plate Lamp
    229
- Electrical System
  
  230
  - Overload
    230
  - Replacement Bulbs
    230
  - Fuses and Circuit
    231
    
    Breakers
    231
    
    Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    231
    
    Block
    234
  - Instrument Panel Fuse
    234
  - Rear Compartment Fuse
    236
    
    Block
    236
  - Tires
    238
- Wheels and Tires
  
  238
  - All-Season Tires
    239
  - Summer Tires
    240
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    240
  - Winter Tires
    240
  - Tire Designations
    242
  - Tire Terminology and Definitions
    243
  - Tire Pressure
    246
  - Tire Pressure Monitor
    247
    
    System
    247
  - Tire Pressure Monitor
    248
    
    Operation
    248
  - Tire Inspection
    251
  - Tire Rotation
    252
  - When It Is Time for New
    253
    
    Tires
    253
  - Buying New Tires
    254
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    255
  - Uniform Tire Quality
    256
    
    Grading
    256
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire
    257
    
    Balance
    257
  - Wheel Replacement
    257
  - Tire Chains
    258
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    259
  - Tire Changing
    260
    
    Removing Flat Tire/Installing Spare Tire
    261
    
    Storing Flat/Spare Tire and Tools
    263
  - Compact Spare Tire
    264
  - Jump Starting
    265
  - Recreational Vehicle
    268
    
    Towing
    268
  - Towing the Vehicle
    268
- Appearance Care
  
  271
  - Exterior Care
    271
  - Interior Care
    275
  - Floor Mats
    279
  - Service and Maintenance
    280
    
    Maintenance Schedule
    281
    
    Services
    287
    
    Lubricants, and Parts
    290
    
    Maintenance Replacement Parts
    291
    
    Maintenance Records
    292
  - Technical Data
    294
    
    Vehicle Data
    295
Customer Information 13-1 Customer Information Reporting Safety Defects Customer Information

298
- Customer Information
  298
- Customer Information
  300
  - Customer Assistance
    300
    
    Offices
    300
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    301
  - Online Owner Center
    301
    
    Gm Mobility Reimbursement Program
    302
    
    Program
    302
  - Roadside Assistance
    302
    
    Program
    304
  - Courtesy Transportation
    304
    
    Courtesy Transportation Program
    304
  - Scheduling Service
    304
    
    Appointments
    304
  - Collision Damage Repair
    305
  - Service Publications Ordering Information
    308
    
    Plymouth, MI
    308
  - Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
    309
    
    Statement
    309
  - Reporting Safety Defects
    309
    
    Government
    309
    
    Government
    310
    
    Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
    310
  - Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy
    311
    
    Event Data Recorders
    311
    
    Infotainment System
    312
    
    Onstar
    312
    
    Onstar Services
    314
    
    Emergency
    315
    
    Onstar Services
    315
    
    Navigation
    316
    
    Security
    316
    
    Connections
    317
    
    Onstar Additional
    319
    
    Onstar Additional Information
    319
    
    Vehicle Diagnostics
    319
    
    For Children (Latch)
    329
    
    Traction Control System
    329

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Buick 2015 Encore Quick Reference Manual

Buick 2015 Encore Quick Reference Manual (17 pages)

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