Buick Encore2017 User Manual

Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9956106) - 2017 - crc - 10/20/16
Driving and Operating 157
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Driving Environment . . . . . . . . . . 158
Vehicle Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 162
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 162
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 164
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 169
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 178
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Driver Assistance Systems
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . 187
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 197
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Buick Encore2017 Specifications

General

Brand	Buick
Model	Encore2017
Category	Automobile
Language	English