2020 BUICK ENCORE GX child lock

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Seats and Restraints 91
6. To tighten the belt, push downon the child restraint, pull the
shoulder portion of the belt to
tighten the lap portion of the
belt, and feed the shoulder belt
back into the retractor. When
installing a forward-facing child
restraint, it may be helpful to
use your knee to push down on
the child restraint as you
tighten the belt.
Try to pull the belt out of the
retractor to make sure the
retractor is locked. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat
Steps 5 and 6. 7. Before placing a child in the
child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the seat belt path and
attempt to move it side to side
and back and forth. When the
child restraint is properly
installed, there should be no
more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement.
If the airbags are off, the OFF
indicator in the passenger airbag
status indicator will come on and
stay on when the vehicle is started.
If a child restraint has been installed
and the ON indicator is lit, see “If
the On Indicator Is Lit for a Child
Restraint” underPassenger Sensing
System 066.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle seat belt and
let it return to the stowed position.

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Driving and Operating 259
automatically disengage. See
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control0254. When road
conditions allow ACC to be safely
used, ACC can be turned back on.
Disabling the TCS or StabiliTrak/
ESC system will disengage and
prevent engagement of ACC.
ACC may operate differently in a
sharp curve. It may reduce the
vehicle speed if the curve is too
sharp.
ACC can reduce the need for you to
frequently brake and accelerate,
especially when used on
expressways, freeways, and
interstate highways. When used on
other roads, you may need to take
over the control of braking or
acceleration more often.
{Warning
ACC has limited braking ability
and may not have time to slow
the vehicle down enough to avoid
a collision with another vehicle
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
you are following. This can occur
when vehicles suddenly slow or
stop ahead, or enter your lane.
Also see“Alerting the Driver” later
in this section. Complete attention
is always required while driving
and you should be ready to take
action and apply the brakes. See
Defensive Driving 0226
{Warning
ACC will not detect or brake for
children, pedestrians, animals,
or other objects.
Do not use ACC when:
. On winding and hilly roads
or when the camera sensor
is blocked by snow, ice,
or dirt. The system may not
detect a vehicle ahead.
Keep the windshield and
headlamps clean.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
.When visibility is poor due
to rain, snow, fog, dirt,
insect residue, or dust;
when other foreign objects
obscure the camera’s view;
or when the vehicle in front
or oncoming traffic causes
additional environmental
obstructions, such as road
spray. ACC performance is
limited under these
conditions.
. On slippery roads where
fast changes in tire traction
can cause excessive
wheel slip.
. With extremely heavy cargo
loaded in the cargo area or
rear seat.
. When towing a trailer.

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Driving and Operating 283
may also respond to pedestrians.
SeeAutomatic Emergency Braking
(AEB) 0281.
The FPB system can detect and
alert to pedestrians in a forward
gear at speeds between 8 km/h
(5 mph) and 80 km/h (50 mph).
During daytime driving, the system
detects pedestrians up to a distance
of approximately 40 m (131 ft).
During nighttime driving, system
performance is very limited.
{Warning
FPB does not provide an alert or
automatically brake the vehicle,
unless it detects a pedestrian.
FPB may not detect pedestrians,
including children: . When the pedestrian is not
directly ahead, fully visible,
or standing upright, or when
part of a group.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
.Due to poor visibility,
including nighttime
conditions, fog, rain,
or snow.
. If the FPB sensor is blocked
by dirt, snow, or ice.
. If the headlamps or
windshield are not cleaned
or in proper condition.
Be ready to take action and apply
the brakes. For more information,
see Defensive Driving 0226.
Keep the windshield, headlamps,
and FPB sensor clean and in
good repair.
FPB can be set to Off, Alert, or Alert
and Brake through vehicle
personalization. See “Collision/
Detection Systems” underVehicle
Personalization 0135.
Detecting the Pedestrian
Ahead
FPB alerts and automatic braking
will not occur unless the FPB
system detects a pedestrian. When
a nearby pedestrian is detected in
front of the vehicle, the pedestrian
ahead indicator will display amber.
Front Pedestrian Alert
If Head-Up Display (HUD) is not
equipped, when the vehicle
approaches a pedestrian ahead too
rapidly, the red FPB alert display will
flash on the windshield.

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Index 431
Carbon MonoxideEngine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Management System . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 93
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 115
Check Engine Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 74
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 88
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 216
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 413
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Connected Services
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Connections
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 427
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Controls
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . .112
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 218 Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . 182
Covers
Rear Compartment/StoragePanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 258
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Customer Information Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418

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Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
LATCH SystemReplacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 148
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . .117
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . .118
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 121
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 145 Lights (cont'd)
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . .113
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 122
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 390 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 115
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 162
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Mirror Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Mirrors (cont'd)Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 32
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
N
Navigation
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 426
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 236
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 313
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 73
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 409
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 OnStar Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . 166, 179
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
P
ParkShifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Parking Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 328
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 246
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 271
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 66
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 119
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 305
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 190
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Positioning Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 244
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 58
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 418

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438 Index
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 412
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 59
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 43
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 42
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 86, 88
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Service (cont'd)
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 216
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 305
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 401
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 412
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 285
Sidemarker Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 334, 335
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Special Application Services . . . . 395
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . 154
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 334, 335
Storage Areas
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cargo Management System . . . . 95
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Rear Compartment/StoragePanel Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93