2020 BUICK ENCORE GX instrument cluster

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Reducing Speed While Using
Cruise Control
If the cruise control system is
already activated:
.Press and hold −SET down until
the desired lower speed is
reached, then release it.
. To slow down in small
increments, press −SET down
briefly. For each press, the
vehicle goes about 1 km/h
(1 mph) slower.
The speedometer reading can be
displayed in either English or metric
units. See Instrument Cluster 0107.
The increment value used depends
on the units displayed.
Passing Another Vehicle While
Using Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to
increase the vehicle speed. When
you take your foot off the pedal, the
vehicle will slow down to the
previous set cruise speed. While
pressing the accelerator pedal or
shortly following the release to
override cruise control, pressing −SET down briefly will result in
cruise control set to the current
vehicle speed.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well the cruise control works
on hills depends upon the vehicle
speed, load, and the steepness of
the hills. When going up steep hills,
you might have to step on the
accelerator pedal to maintain the
vehicle speed. When going
downhill, you might have to brake or
shift to a lower gear to keep your
speed down. If the brake pedal is
applied, cruise control will
disengage.
Ending Cruise Control
There are four ways to end cruise
control:
.
Step lightly on the brake pedal.
. Press
*.
. Shift the transmission to
N (Neutral).
. To turn off cruise control,
press
5. Erasing Speed Memory
The cruise control set speed is
erased from memory if
5is pressed
or if the ignition is turned off.
Adaptive Cruise Control
If equipped, Adaptive Cruise Control
(ACC) allows the cruise control set
speed and following gap to be
selected. Read this entire section
before using this system. The
following gap is the following time
between your vehicle and a vehicle
detected directly ahead in your path,
moving in the same direction. If no
vehicle is detected in your path,
ACC works like regular cruise
control. ACC uses a windshield
mounted front camera sensor.
If a vehicle is detected in your path,
ACC can apply acceleration or
limited, moderate braking to
maintain the selected following gap.
To disengage ACC, apply the brake.
If ACC is controlling the vehicle
speed when the Traction Control
System (TCS) or StabiliTrak/
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
system activates, ACC may

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5:Press to turn the system on or
off. The indicator turns white on the
instrument cluster when ACC is
turned on.
RES+ : Press the control up briefly
to resume the previous set speed or
to increase vehicle speed if ACC is
already activated. To increase
speed by about 1 km/h (1 mph),
press RES+ up briefly. To increase
speed to the next 5 km/h (5 mph)
mark on the speedometer, hold
RES+.
SET− :Press the control down
briefly to set the speed and activate
ACC or to decrease vehicle speed if ACC is already activated. To
decrease speed by about 1 km/h
(1 mph), press SET–
down briefly.
To decrease speed to the next
5 km/h (5 mph) mark on the
speedometer, hold SET–.
*: Press to disengage ACC
without erasing the selected set
speed.
[: Press to select a following gap
setting for ACC of Far, Medium,
or Near.
The speedometer reading can be
displayed in either English or metric
units. See Instrument Cluster 0107.
The increment value used depends
on the units displayed.
Switching Between ACC and
Regular Cruise Control
To switch between ACC and regular
cruise control, press and hold
**.
A Driver Information Display (DIC)
message displays. See Vehicle
Messages 0134.
ACC IndicatorRegular Cruise
Control Indicator
When ACC is engaged, a green
o
indicator will be lit on the instrument
cluster and the following gap will be
displayed. When the regular cruise
control is engaged, a green
J
indicator will be lit on the instrument
cluster; the following gap will not
display.
When the vehicle is turned on, the
cruise control mode will be set to
the last mode used before the
vehicle was turned off.
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indicator on the instrument cluster
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control is in before using the
feature. If ACC is not active, the
vehicle will not automatically
brake for other vehicles, which
could cause a crash if the brakes
are not applied manually. You and
others could be seriously injured
or killed.
Setting Adaptive Cruise
Control
If5is on when not in use, it could
get pressed and go into ACC when
not desired. Keep
5off when cruise
is not being used.
Select the set speed desired for
ACC. This is the vehicle speed
when no vehicle is detected in
its path.
While the vehicle is moving, ACC
will not set at a speed less than
5 km/h (3 mph), although it can be
resumed. While the vehicle is moving, ACC
will not set at a speed less than
25 km/h (15 mph), although it can be
resumed when driving at lower
speeds. The minimum allowable set
speed is 25 km/h (15 mph).
To set ACC while moving:
1. Press
5.
2. Get up to the desired speed.
3. Press SET– down and release.
4. Remove your foot from the accelerator.
After ACC is set, it may immediately
apply the brakes if a vehicle ahead
is detected closer than the selected
following gap.
ACC can also be set while the
vehicle is stopped and the brake
pedal is applied. The ACC indicator displays on the
instrument cluster. When ACC is
turned on, the indicator will be lit
white. When ACC is engaged, the
indicator will turn green.
Be mindful of speed limits,
surrounding traffic speeds, and
weather conditions when selecting
the set speed.
Resuming a Set Speed
If the ACC is set at a desired speed
and then the brakes are applied,
ACC is disengaged without erasing
the set speed from memory.
To begin using ACC again, press
RES+ up briefly.
.
If the vehicle is moving more
than 5 km/h (3 mph), it returns to
the previous set speed.
. If the vehicle is stopped with
the brake pedal applied, press
RES+ up and release the brake
pedal. ACC will hold the vehicle
until RES+ or the accelerator
pedal is pressed.

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A green ACC indicator and the set
speed display on the instrument
cluster. The vehicle ahead indicator
may be flashing if a vehicle ahead
was present and moved. See
“Approaching and Following a
Vehicle”later in this section.
Once ACC has resumed, the
vehicle speed will increase to the
set speed under the following
conditions:
. There is no vehicle ahead.
. The vehicle ahead is beyond the
selected following gap.
. The vehicle speed is not being
limited because of a sharp turn.
Increasing Speed While ACC Is
at a Set Speed
If ACC is already activated, do one
of the following:
.Use the accelerator to get to the
higher speed. Briefly press down
and release SET– and release
the accelerator pedal. The
vehicle will now cruise at the
higher speed. When the
accelerator pedal is pressed, ACC will not brake because it is
overridden. While overridden,
the ACC indicator will turn blue
on the instrument cluster and
Head-Up Display (HUD),
if equipped.
When the accelerator pedal is
pressed, ACC will not brake
because it is overridden. The
ACC indicator will turn blue on
the instrument cluster.
. Press and hold RES+ up until
the desired set speed is
displayed, then release it.
. To increase vehicle speed in
smaller increments, press RES+
up briefly. For each press, the
vehicle goes about 1 km/h
(1 mph) faster.
. To increase vehicle speed in
larger increments, hold RES+
up. While holding RES+, the
vehicle speed increases to the
next 5 km/h (5 mph) step, then
continues to increase by 5 km/h
(5 mph) at a time. The set speed can also be
increased while the vehicle is
stopped.
.
If stopped with the brake pedal
applied, press RES+ up until the
desired set speed is displayed.
. If ACC is holding the vehicle at a
stop and there is another vehicle
directly ahead, pressing RES+
up will increase the set speed.
. Pressing RES+ up when there is
no longer a vehicle ahead or the
vehicle ahead is pulling away
and the brake is not applied will
cause the ACC to resume
When it is determined that there is
no vehicle ahead or the vehicle
ahead is beyond the selected
following gap, then the vehicle
speed will increase to the set speed.
Reducing Speed While ACC Is
at a Set Speed
If ACC is already activated, do one
of the following:

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.Use the brake to get to the
desired lower speed. Release
the brake and press SET– down.
The vehicle will now cruise at
the lower speed.
. Press and hold SET– down until
the desired lower speed is
reached, then release it.
. To decrease the vehicle speed in
smaller increments, press SET–
down briefly. For each press, the
vehicle goes about 1 km/h
(1 mph) slower.
. To decrease the vehicle speed in
larger increments, hold SET–
down. While holding SET–, the
vehicle speed decreases to the
next 5 km/h (5 mph) step, then
continues to decrease by 5 km/h
(5 mph) at a time.
The set speed can also be
decreased while the vehicle is
stopped.
. If stopped with the brake
applied, press or hold SET–
down until the desired set speed
is displayed.Selecting the Follow
Distance Gap
When a slower moving vehicle is
detected ahead within the selected
following gap, ACC will adjust the
vehicle's speed and attempt to
maintain the follow distance gap
selected.
Press
[on the steering wheel to
adjust the following gap. Each press
cycles the gap button through three
settings: Far, Medium, or Near.
When pressed, the current gap
setting displays briefly on the
instrument cluster and HUD,
if equipped. The gap setting will be
maintained until it is changed.
Since each gap setting corresponds
to a following time (Far, Medium,
or Near), the following distance will
vary based on vehicle speed. The
faster the vehicle speed, the further
back your vehicle will follow a
vehicle detected ahead. Consider
traffic and weather conditions when
selecting the following gap. The range of selectable gaps may not be
appropriate for all drivers and
driving conditions.
Changing the gap setting
automatically changes the alert
timing sensitivity (Far, Medium,
or Near) for the Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) feature. See
Forward
Collision Alert (FCA) System 0278.
The gap setting used by ACC is
independent to the alert timing
sensitivity (Far, Medium, or Near)
used by the Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) feature. Pressing
[while
ACC is active will only modify the
gap setting used by ACC without
changing the alert timing sensitivity
used by FCA. Pressing
[while
ACC is not active will only modify
the alert timing sensitivity used by
FCA without modifying the gap
setting used by ACC. See Forward
Collision Alert (FCA) System 0278.

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Alerting the Driver
With Head-Up Display ScreenClosed
With Head-Up DisplayScreen Open
Without Head-Up Display
If ACC is engaged, driver action
may be required when ACC cannot
apply sufficient braking because of
approaching a vehicle too rapidly.
When this condition occurs, the red
collision alert symbol will flash on
the windshield or on the HUD,
if equipped. Eight beeps will sound
from the front.
See Defensive Driving 0226.
Approaching and Following a
Vehicle
The vehicle ahead indicator is in the
instrument cluster and HUD,
if equipped. It only displays when a
vehicle is detected in your vehicle’s
path moving in the same direction.
If this symbol is not displaying, ACC
will not respond to or brake for
vehicles ahead.
ACC automatically slows the vehicle
down and adjusts vehicle speed to
follow a detected vehicle ahead at
the selected following gap. The
vehicle speed increases or
decreases to follow a detected
vehicle in front of your vehicle.
When that vehicle is traveling
slower than your vehicle set speed,
it may apply limited braking,
if necessary. When braking is
active, the brake lamps will come
on. The automatic braking may feel
or sound different than if the brakes
were applied manually. This is
normal.
Passing a Vehicle While
Using ACC
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.The Traction Control System
(TCS) or StabiliTrak/ESC system
has activated or been disabled.
. There is a fault in the system.
. A DIC message displays to
indicate that ACC is temporarily
unavailable.
The ACC indicator will turn white
when ACC is no longer active.
In some cases, when ACC is
temporarily unavailable, regular
cruise control may be used. See
“Switching Between ACC and
Regular Cruise Control” in this
section. Always consider driving
conditions before using either cruise
control system.
Notification to Resume ACC
ACC will maintain a follow gap
behind a detected vehicle and slow
your vehicle to a stop behind that
vehicle.
If the stopped vehicle ahead has
driven away and ACC has not
resumed, the vehicle ahead indicator will flash as a reminder to
check traffic ahead before
proceeding.
When the vehicle ahead drives
away, ACC resumes automatically if
the stop was brief. If necessary,
press RES+ up or the accelerator
pedal to resume ACC. If stopped for
more than two minutes or if the
driver door is opened and the driver
seat belt is unbuckled, the ACC
automatically applies the Electric
Parking Brake (EPB) to hold the
vehicle. The EPB status light will
turn on. See
Electric Parking Brake
0 252. To release the EPB, press
the accelerator pedal.
A DIC warning message may
display indicating to shift to P (Park)
before exiting the vehicle. See
Vehicle Messages 0134.
{Warning
If ACC has stopped the vehicle,
and if ACC is disengaged, turned
off, or canceled, the vehicle will
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
no longer be held at a stop. The
vehicle can move. When ACC is
holding the vehicle at a stop,
always be prepared to manually
apply the brakes.
{Warning
Leaving the vehicle without
placing it in P (Park) can be
dangerous. Do not leave the
vehicle while it is being held at a
stop by ACC. Always place the
vehicle in P (Park) and turn off
the ignition before leaving the
vehicle.
ACC Override
If using the accelerator pedal while
ACC is active, the ACC indicator
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Other Vehicle Lane Changes
ACC will not detect a vehicle ahead
until it is completely in the lane. The
brakes may need to be manually
applied.
Objects Not Directly in Front of
Your Vehicle
The detection of objects in front of
the vehicle may not be possible if:
.The vehicle or object ahead is
not within your lane.
. The vehicle ahead is shifted, not
centered, or is shifted to one
side of the lane.
Driving in Narrow Lanes
Vehicles in adjacent traffic lanes or
roadside objects may be incorrectly
detected when located along the
roadway.
Do Not Use ACC on Hills and
When Towing a Trailer
Do not use ACC when driving on
steep hills or when towing a trailer.
ACC will not detect a vehicle in the
lane while driving on steep hills.
Disengaging ACC
There are three ways to
disengage ACC:
.Step lightly on the brake pedal.
. Press
*. .
Press
5.
Erasing Speed Memory
The ACC set speed is erased from
memory if
5is pressed or if the
ignition is turned off.
Weather Conditions
Affecting ACC
If the interior temperature is
extremely high, the instrument
cluster may indicate that ACC is
temporarily unavailable. This can be
caused by extreme hot weather
conditions with direct sunlight on the
front camera. ACC will return to
normal operation once the cabin
temperature is lower.
Conditions that are associated with
low visibility, such as fog, rain,
snow, or road spray, may limit ACC
performance. Water droplets from
rain or snow that remain on the
windshield may also limit ACC’s
ability to detect objects.