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Buick Encore2017
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Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9956106) - 2017 - crc - 10/20/16
Vehicle Care 201
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 202
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 202
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 211
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 213
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 218
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Battery - North America . . . . . . 221
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 222
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 223
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 223
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 225
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal
and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . 226
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 229
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 230
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 231
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 240
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 256
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

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