Buick 2016 Encore User Manual

Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9234779) - 2016 - crc - 7/30/15
188 Vehicle Care
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 189
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 189
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 197
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 198
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 203
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Battery - North America . . . . . . 207
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 208
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 209
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 209
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 211
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal
and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . 212
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 213
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 214
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 215
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 224
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 240
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 247

Buick 2016 Encore Specifications

General

Brand	Buick
Model	2016 Encore
Category	Automobile
Language	English