2020 BUICK ENCORE interior lights

Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13710474) -
2020 - CRC - 10/7/19
Keys, Doors, and Windows 21
Fast Flast :Vehicle is unsecured.
A door, the liftgate, or the hood
is open.
Slow Flash : Alarm system is
armed.
Arming the Alarm System
1. Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle in one of
two ways:
.Use the RKE transmitter.
. With a door open, press
Q
on the interior of the door.
3. After 30 seconds the alarm system will arm, and the
indicator light will begin to
slowly flash indicating the
alarm system is operating.
Pressing
Qon the RKE
transmitter a second time will
bypass the 30-second delay
and immediately arm the alarm
system.
The vehicle alarm system will not
arm if the doors are locked with
the key. If any door or the hood is opened
without first unlocking with the RKE
transmitter, the horn will chirp and
the lights will flash to indicate
pre-alarm. If the vehicle is not
started, or the door is not unlocked
by pressing
Kon the RKE
transmitter during the 10-second
pre-alarm, the alarm will be
activated.
The alarm will also be activated if
any door or the the hood is opened
without first disarming the system.
When the alarm is activated, the
turn signals flash and the horn
sounds for about 30 seconds. The
alarm system will then re-arm to
monitor for the next unauthorized
event.
Disarming the Alarm System
To disarm the alarm system or turn
off the alarm if it has been activated:
. Press
Kon the RKE transmitter.
. Start the vehicle. Avoid setting off the alarm by
accident:
.
Lock the vehicle after all
occupants have exited and all
doors are closed.
. Always unlock the vehicle with
the RKE transmitter.
Unlocking the driver door with the
key will not disarm the system or
turn off the alarm.
How to Detect a Tamper
Condition
IfKis pressed and the horn chirps
and the lights flash three times, an
attempted break-in has occurred
while the system was armed.
Immobilizer
See Radio Frequency Statement
0 289.
Immobilizer Operation
This vehicle has a passive
theft-deterrent system.
The system does not have to be
manually armed or disarmed.

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Lighting 123
Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 123
Headlamp High/Low-BeamChanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 125
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Front Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Battery Power Protection . . . . . 128
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering column.
There are four positions:
O: Turns the exterior lamps off and
deactivates the AUTO mode. Turn
Oagain to reactivate the
AUTO mode.
In Canada, the headlamps will
automatically reactivate when the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park).
AUTO : Turns the exterior lamps on
and off automatically depending on
outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
5: Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights. A warning
chime sounds if the driver door is
opened when the ignition is off and
the headlamps are on.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
3: Push the turn signal lever away
from you and release, to turn the
high beams on.

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126 Lighting
burned out bulbs. If a bulb is not
burned out, check the fuse. See
Fuses and Circuit Breakers0213.
Front Fog Lamps
The fog lamps button is on the
instrument panel beside the steering
wheel.
To turn on the fog lamps, the ignition
and the headlamps or parking lamps
must be on.
#:If equipped, press to turn on or
off. An indicator light on the
instrument cluster comes on when
the fog lamps are on.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on
along with the fog lamps.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
The brightness of the instrument
cluster display, infotainment display
and controls, steering wheel
controls, and all other illuminated
controls, as well as feature status
indicators can be adjusted.
The knob for this feature is on the
instrument panel beside the steering
column.
Push the knob in all the way until it
extends out and then turn the knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to
brighten or dim the lights.
Courtesy Lamps
The courtesy lamps come on
automatically when any door is
opened and the dome lamp is in the
door position.
Dome Lamps
Front and Rear Dome Lamps
The front dome lamp controls are in
the overhead console.
(: Press to turn the lamps off,
even when a door is open.

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Lighting 127
H:When the button is returned to
the middle position, the lamps turn
on automatically when a door is
opened.
': Press to turn on the dome
lamps.
The rear dome lamp controls are in
the headliner above the rear seats.
9: Press to turn the lamps off,
even when a door is open.
H: When the button is returned to
the middle position, the lamps turn
on automatically when a door is
opened.
R: Press to turn on the dome lamps.
Reading Lamps
The front reading lamps are in the
overhead console.
#or$:Press to turn each lamp
on or off.
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior
lamps turn on briefly at night, or in
areas with limited lighting, when
K
is pressed on the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter. When a
door is opened, the interior lamps
come on. They stay on for about
20 seconds. When all of the doors
have been closed or the ignition is
turned on, they gradually fade out.
This feature can be changed. See
“Vehicle Locator Lights” under
Vehicle Personalization 0113.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior
lights come on at night, or in areas
with limited lighting, when the driver
door is opened after the ignition is
turned off. The interior lamps come
on after the ignition is turned off.
The exterior lamps and interior
lamps remain on for a set amount of
time, then automatically turn off.

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134 Climate Controls
Ionizer :If equipped with an ionizer,
this feature helps to clean the air
inside the vehicle and remove
contaminants such as pollen, odors,
and dust. To turn the ionizer on or
off, see “Climate and Air Quality”
under Vehicle Personalization
0 113.
Rear Window Defogger
=:Press to turn the rear window
defogger on or off. An indicator light
on the button comes on to show that
the rear window defogger is on.
The defogger only works when the
ignition is on. The defogger turns off
if the ignition is off or in ACC/
ACCESSORY.
The rear window defogger can be
set to automatic operation. See
“Climate and Air Quality” under
Vehicle Personalization 0113.
When Auto Rear Defog is turned on,
the rear window defogger turns on
automatically when the interior
temperature is cold and the outside
temperature is about 4 °C (40 °F)
and below. The auto rear defogger
turns off automatically after about 10 minutes. At higher speeds, the
rear window defogger may stay on
continuously.
If equipped with heated outside
mirrors, they turn on when the rear
window defogger button is on and
help to clear fog or frost from the
surface of the mirrors. See
Heated
Mirrors 023.Caution
Do not try to clear frost or other
material from the inside of the
front windshield and rear window
with a razor blade or anything
else that is sharp. This may
damage the rear window
defogger grid and affect the
radio's ability to pick up stations
clearly. The repairs would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
MorL:If equipped, press to turn
the heated seats on or off. See
Heated Front Seats 036.
(:If equipped, press to turn the
heated steering wheel on or off. See
Heated Steering Wheel 089.
Remote Start Climate Control
Operation : If equipped with the
remote vehicle start feature, the
climate control system may run
when the vehicle is started remotely.
The system uses the driver ’s
previous settings to heat or cool the
inside of the vehicle. The rear defog
may come on during remote start
based on cold ambient conditions.
The rear defog indicator light does
not come on during a remote start.
If equipped, the heated seats may
come on during a remote start. The
heated seat indicator lights do not
come on during a remote start. See
Remote Vehicle Start 015 and
Heated Front Seats 036.

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306 Index
FusesEngine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 213
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 119Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . 98
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 261
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 125
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 108
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 123
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 109
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 132
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 145
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 164
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 132
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 288
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 24
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245