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Buick Encore GX Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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Vehicle Care 279
Liftgate
Headlamp Aiming
Front Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp aim has been preset and should
need no further adjustment.
If the vehicle is damaged in a crash, the
headlamp aim may be affected.
If adjustment to the headlamps is necessary,
see your dealer.
Bulb Replacement
For the proper type of replacement bulbs,
or any bulb changing procedure not listed in
this section, contact your dealer.
Caution
Do not replace incandescent bulbs with
aftermarket LED replacement bulbs. This
can cause damage to the vehicle electrical
system.
This vehicle may be equipped with desiccant
to reduce fogging inside the headlamp due
to moisture. If fogging continues for a long
time, see your dealer for service.
Halogen Bulbs
{Warning
Halogen bulbs have pressurized gas inside
and can burst if you drop or scratch the
bulb. You or others could be injured. Be
sure to read and follow the instructions
on the bulb package.
LED Lighting
This vehicle has several LED lamps. For
replacement of any LED lighting assembly,
contact your dealer.
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps
Base Level Headlamp Assembly
The base model vehicle has halogen
high-beam and low-beam headlamps, an LED
turn signal lamp, and a DRL and parking
lamp on the headlamp assembly.
Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar
1. Low-Beam Headlamp
2. High-Beam Headlamp

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High-Beam Headlamp/Low-Beam
Headlamp
1. Open the hood. SeeHood0257.
2. Remove the headlamp bulb access cover.
3. Turn the bulb counterclockwise and pull
straight back.
4. Disconnect the wiring harness connectorfrom the bulb.
5. Install the new bulb in the headlamp assembly by turning clockwise.
6. Reconnect the wiring harness connector.
7. Install the headlamp bulb access cover.
Uplevel Headlamp Assembly
The uplevel model vehicle has LED
high-beam and low-beam headlamps, a DRL
and parking lamp, and a DRL position lamp
on the headlamp assembly.
Sidemarker
The vehicle has an LED sidemarker lamp.

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368 Index
Front Fog LampLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 245
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 287
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 291
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Gauges
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 92
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . 152
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Guidance Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Headlamps (cont'd)
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . 125
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Front Turn Signal and Fog Lamps . . . . . . 281
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182, 184
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . 46
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182, 184
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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IndicatorPedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . 63
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 130
J
Jack
Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . .314
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Lamps (cont'd)
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 129
Headlamps and Sidemarker . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Malfunction Indicator (Check
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 74
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Lights (cont'd)
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 102
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18