2016 BUICK ENCORE sunroof

Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9234779) - 2016 - CRC - 1/5/16
Service and Maintenance 265
.Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of
wear. See Exterior Care 0252.
. Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 058.
. Visually inspect fuel system for
damage or leaks.
. Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for
loose or damaged parts.
. Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0252. .
Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0208.
. Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check 0208.
. Check ignition transmission lock.
See Ignition Transmission Lock
Check 0208.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism
Check 0209. .
Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Visually inspect gas strut for
signs of wear, cracks, or other
damage. Check the hold open
ability of the strut. See your
dealer if service is required.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof039.

Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9234779) - 2016 - CRC - 1/5/16
316 Index
Proposition65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .188, 207, 246
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 288
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 173
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . 97
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 250
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 70 Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 289
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 277
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 58
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 57
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 289
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 284
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 44
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 44
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Index 317
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 83, 85
SecurityOnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Service Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 134
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 189
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 274
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 275
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 284
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 178 Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Special Application Services . . . . 269
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Power, Warning Lights . . . . . . . . 109
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Cargo Management System . . . . 91
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Underseat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 89
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 291
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 280
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 35
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233