Buick Enclave Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
13527524) - 2020 - CRC - 4/10/19
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . . 7
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . 101
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 155
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 164
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 326
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 344
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 354
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
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6 Introduction 1. Air Vents 0 162 .
2. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 150 .
IntelliBeam System Button (If
Equipped). See Exterior Lamp
Controls 0 146 .
3. Manual Mode 0 196 .
4. Instrument Cluster (Base
Level) 0 111 or
Instrument Cluster (Uplevel)
0 114 .
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Display. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) (Base Level)
0 130 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Uplevel) 0 133 .
5. Windshield Wiper/Washer
0 103 .
6. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0 200 .
All-Wheel Drive Button (If
Equipped). See Driver Mode
Control 0 202 . Sport Mode Button (If
Equipped) or Tow/Haul Mode
Button (If Equipped). See
Driver Mode Control 0 202 .
7. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0 149 .
8. Hazard Warning Flashers
0 150 .
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0 216 (If
Equipped).
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0 229
(If Equipped).
9. Infotainment 0 155 .
10. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0 156 .
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 0 46 (If Equipped).
11. Wireless Charging 0 107 (If
Equipped).
12. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0 191 .
13. ENGINE START/STOP Button.
See Ignition Positions 0 181 .
14. Steering Wheel Controls 0 102 . 15. Horn 0 103 .
16. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0 102 (Out of View).
17. Cruise Control 0 203 .
Adaptive Cruise Control 0 206
(If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0 102
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0 221 (If Equipped).
18. Hood Release. See Hood
0 250 .
19. Data Link Connector (DLC)
(Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0 122 .
20. Exterior Lamp Controls 0 146 .
21. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0 151 .
22. Electric Parking Brake 0 198 .
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10 Keys, Doors, and Windows turn signal lamps flash for
30 seconds, or until
7 is pressed
again or the vehicle is started.
b : Press twice quickly to open or
close the liftgate.
Press once to stop the liftgate from
moving.
Keyless Access Operation With the Keyless Access system,
you can lock and unlock the doors
and access the liftgate without
removing the RKE transmitter from
your pocket, purse, briefcase, etc.
The RKE transmitter should be
within 1 m (3 ft) of the liftgate or door
being opened. The buttons are on
the outside door handles.
Keyless Access can be
programmed to unlock all doors on
the first lock/unlock press from the
driver door. Keyless Unlocking can
also be turned off. See Vehicle
Personalization 0 137 . If equipped with memory seats, RKE
transmitters 1 and 2 are linked to
seating positions of memory 1 or 2.
See Memory Seats 0 43 .
Keyless Unlocking/Locking from
the Driver Door
When the doors are locked and the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of
the driver door handle, pressing the
lock/unlock button on the driver door
handle will unlock the driver door.
If the lock/unlock button is pressed
again within five seconds, all
passenger doors will unlock. Driver Shown, Passenger Similar
Pressing the lock/unlock button will
cause all doors to lock if any of the
following occur:
.
It has been more than
five seconds since the first lock/
unlock button press.
.
Two lock/unlock button presses
were used to unlock all doors.
.
Any vehicle door has opened
and all doors are now closed.
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16 Keys, Doors, and Windows Starting the Engine Using
Remote Start To start the vehicle:
1. Press and release
Q on the
RKE transmitter.
2. Immediately after completing
Step 1, press and hold
/ until
the lamps flash. If the vehicle's
lights cannot be seen, press
and hold
/ for at least
four seconds.
When the vehicle starts, the park
lamps will turn on and remain on as
long as the engine is running. The
doors will be locked and the climate
control system will operate
automatically if the vehicle has the
automatic system, or at the same
setting as when the vehicle was last
turned off.
With an automatic climate control
system and if equipped with heated
seats, the heated seats turn on
during colder outside temperatures
and shut off when the ignition is
turned on. See Heated and
Ventilated Front Seats 0 46 . If equipped with an auto heated
steering wheel, it may come on
during a remote start. See Heated
Steering Wheel 0 102 .
The rear window defogger and
heated mirrors, if equipped, turn on
during colder outside temperatures
and turn off when the ignition is
turned on.
After entering the vehicle during a
remote start, press the brake and
ENGINE START/STOP with the
transmitter in the vehicle to drive the
vehicle.
If the vehicle is left running, it
automatically shuts off after
15 minutes unless a time extension
has been done.
Extending Engine Run Time To extend the engine run time by
15 minutes, repeat Steps 1 and 2
while the engine is still running. An
extension can be requested
30 seconds after starting. The
engine run time can only be
extended if it is the first remote start since the vehicle has been driven.
Remote start can be extended
one time.
If the remote start procedure is used
again while the engine is still
running, 15 minutes will be added
on for a total of 30 minutes.
For example, if
Q and then
/ are
pressed again while the engine is
still running, 15 minutes will be
added on for a total of 30 minutes.
A maximum of two remote starts or
remote start with an extension are
allowed between ignition cycles.
After the vehicle's engine has been
started two times using the remote
start button or a start with an
extension, the ignition must be
turned on and then back off before
the remote start procedure can be
used again.
Canceling a Remote Start
To manually shut off a remote start:
.
Press and hold
/ until the
lamps turn off.
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Keys, Doors, and Windows 31automatic car wash. Push the mirror
outward to return it to the original
position.
Power Folding Mirrors
If equipped, press
g to power fold
the mirrors. Press again to unfold.
Resetting the Power Folding
Mirrors
Reset the power folding mirrors if
the mirrors:
.
Are accidentally obstructed while
folding.
.
Are accidentally manually folded/
unfolded. .
Do not stay in the unfolded
position.
.
Vibrate at normal driving speeds.
Fold and unfold the mirrors one time
using the mirror controls to reset
them to their normal position.
A noise may be heard during the
resetting of the power folding
mirrors. This sound is normal after a
manual folding operation.
Remote Mirror Folding
If equipped, press and hold
Q on
the RKE transmitter for
approximately one second to
automatically fold the exterior
mirrors. Press and hold
K on the
RKE transmitter for approximately
one second to unfold. See Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation 0 8 .
This feature is turned on or off
through vehicle personalization. See
Vehicle Personalization 0 137 .
Memory Mirrors
The vehicle may have memory
mirrors. See Memory Seats 0 43 . Lane Change Alert (LCA)
The vehicle may have LCA. See
Lane Change Alert (LCA) 0 227 .
Side Blind Zone Alert
The vehicle may have Side Blind
Zone Alert. See Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) 0 226 .
Heated Mirrors
K : Press to heat the mirrors.
See “ Rear Window Defogger ” under
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0 156 .
Automatic Dimming
Mirror The driver outside mirror
automatically adjusts for the glare of
headlamps from behind.
Reverse Tilt Mirrors If equipped with memory seats, the
passenger and/or driver mirror tilts
to a preselected position when the
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Seats and Restraints 39
Seats and
Restraints Head Restraints Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Front Seats Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . 42
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear Seats Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Seat Belts Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seat Belt Use During
Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 60 Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Replacing Seat Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Airbag System Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . 63
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Passenger Sensing System . . . 68
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 72
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . 73
Replacing Airbag System Parts
after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Child Restraints Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Infants and Young Children . . . . 76
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . 78
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . 80
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) . . . . 81 Replacing LATCH System Parts
After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Securing Child Restraints (With
the Seat Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Securing Child Restraints (With
the Seat Belt in the
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
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40 Seats and Restraints
Head Restraints Front Seats
{ WarningWith head restraints that are not
installed and adjusted properly,
there is a greater chance that
occupants will suffer a neck/
spinal injury in a crash. Do not
drive until the head restraints for
all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
The vehicle's front seats have
adjustable head restraints in the
outboard seating positions. Adjust the head restraint so that the
top of the restraint is at the same
height as the top of the occupant's
head. This position reduces the
chance of a neck injury in a crash.
The height of the head restraint can
be adjusted. To raise or lower the head restraint,
press the button located on the side
of the head restraint, and pull up or
push the head restraint down, and
release the button. Pull and push on
the head restraint after the button is
released to make sure that it is
locked in place.
The front seat outboard head
restraints are not removable.
Rear Seats
Second Row Seats
The vehicle ’ s second row seats
have adjustable head restraints in
the outboard seating positions.
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Seats and Restraints 41The height of the head restraint can
be adjusted. Pull the head restraint
up to raise it. Try to move the head
restraint to make sure that it is
locked in place.
To lower the head restraint, press
the button, located on the top of the
seatback, and push the head
restraint down. Try to move the
head restraint after the button is
released to make sure that it is
locked in place. Always adjust the head restraint so
that the top of the restraint is at the
same height as the top of the
occupant's head.
If you are installing a child restraint
in the rear seat, see “ Securing a
Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System ” under Lower
Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) 0 81 .
Third Row Seats
The vehicle ’ s third row seats have
head restraints in the outboard
seating positions that cannot be
adjusted up or down.
The third row outboard head
restraints are not removable.
The third row outboard head
restraints are designed to be folded.
The head restraint can be folded to
allow for better visibility when the
rear seat is unoccupied. When folding the seatback down,
the head restraint will automatically
fold out of the way as the seat is
folded down.
Return the lowered head restraint to
the upright position until it locks into
place. Push and pull on the head
restraint to make sure it is locked.
When an occupant is in the seat,
always return the head restraint to
the upright position. Pull the head
restraint up and push it rearward
until it locks into place. Push and
pull on the head restraint to make
sure that it is locked.