Buick Encore2017 User Manual

Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9956106) - 2017 - crc - 10/20/16
Seats and Restraints 45
Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . 48
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Safety Belts
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safety Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . 65
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Passenger Sensing System . . . 70
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 74
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . 75
Replacing Airbag System Parts
after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Infants and Young Children . . . . 77
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . 79
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . 81
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) . . . . 82
Replacing LATCH System Parts
After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Securing Child Restraints (With
the Safety Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Securing Child Restraints (With
the Safety Belt in the
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Buick Encore2017 Specifications

General

Brand	Buick
Model	Encore2017
Category	Automobile
Language	English