2020 BUICK ENVISION vehicle recovery system

Buick Envision Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
13555857) - 2020 - CRC - 2/25/19
160 Driving and Operating
Driving and
Operating Driving Information Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Driving Environment . . . . . . . . . . 161
Vehicle Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 166
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 167
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 168
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Starting and Operating New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 173
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Engine Exhaust Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Automatic Transmission Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 182
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Brakes Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 186
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 188
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Cruise Control Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . 192
Driver Assistance Systems Driver Assistance Systems . . . 200
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 202
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Automatic Emergency
Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . 211
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . 213
Fuel Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Recommended Fuel (2.0L
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Recommended Fuel (2.5L
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 216
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Buick Envision Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
13555857) - 2020 - CRC - 2/25/19
Driving and Operating 165.
Wait until the vehicle is out of
the curve before accelerating
gently into the straightaway.
Steering in Emergencies .
There are some situations when
steering around a problem may
be more effective than braking.
.
Holding both sides of the
steering wheel allows you to turn
180 degrees without removing
a hand.
.
The Antilock Brake System
(ABS) allows steering while
braking. Off-Road Recovery
The vehicle's right wheels can drop
off the edge of a road onto the
shoulder while driving. Follow
these tips:
1. Ease off the accelerator and
then, if there is nothing in the
way, steer the vehicle so that it
straddles the edge of the
pavement.
2. Turn the steering wheel about
one-eighth of a turn, until the
right front tire contacts the
pavement edge. 3. Turn the steering wheel to go
straight down the roadway.
Loss of Control Skidding There are three types of skids that
correspond to the vehicle's three
control systems:
.
Braking Skid — wheels are not
rolling.
.
Steering or Cornering Skid —
too much speed or steering in a
curve causes tires to slip and
lose cornering force.
.
Acceleration Skid — too much
throttle causes the driving
wheels to spin.
Defensive drivers avoid most skids
by taking reasonable care suited to
existing conditions, and by not
overdriving those conditions. But
skids are always possible.
If the vehicle starts to slide, follow
these suggestions:

Buick Envision Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
13555857) - 2020 - CRC - 2/25/19
354 Index Driving (cont'd)
Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 167
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 168
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
E Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 186
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 117
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 258
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Electrical System (cont'd)
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 234
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 182
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Engine Oil
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . .110
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 338
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 144
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 146
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
F Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 147
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 240
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

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Index 357Lights (cont'd)
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 122
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
M Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 311 Maintenance Schedule (cont'd)
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 115
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 28
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
N Navigation
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 348
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 173 O Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Off-Road
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 239
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 67
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 329
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
OnStar Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Operation
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Overview
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
P
Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179