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Buick Encore GX Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
16897608) - 2024 - CRC - 1/23/23
310 OnStar
OnStar
OnStar Overview
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
OnStar Services
Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
OnStar Additional Information
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . 312
OnStar Overview
=Voice Command Button
QBlue OnStar Button
>Red Emergency Button
This vehicle may be equipped with a
comprehensive, in-vehicle system that can
connect to an OnStar Advisor for Emergency,
Security, Navigation, Connections, and
Diagnostics Services. OnStar services may
require a paid service plan and data plan.
OnStar requires the vehicle battery and
electrical system, cellular service, and GPS
satellite signals to be available and
operating. OnStar acts as a link to existing
emergency service providers. OnStar may
collect information about you and your
vehicle, including location information. See
OnStar User Terms, Privacy Statement, and
Software Terms for more details including
system limitations at www.onstar.com (U.S.)
or www.onstar.ca (Canada). The OnStar system status light is next to
the OnStar buttons. If the status light is:
.Solid Green: System is ready.
.Flashing Green: On a call.
.Red: Indicates a problem.
.Off: System is off. PressQtwice to
speak with an OnStar Advisor.
Press
Qor call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) to speak to an Advisor.
Functionality of the Voice Command button
may vary by vehicle and region.
Press
=to:
.Open the OnStar app on the infotainment
display. If equipped, the infotainment
system has OnStar controls in the
embedded OnStar app on the Home Page.
Most OnStar functions that can be
performed with the buttons can be done
using the app. To open the app, touch the
OnStar icon on the Home Page. App
updates require a corresponding service
plan. Features vary by region and model.
Features are subject to change. For more
information, see my.buick.com/learn or
press
Q.

Buick Encore GX Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
16897608) - 2024 - CRC - 1/23/23
Index 319
Appearance CareExterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . 135
Armrest Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Assistance Systems
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Automatic EmergencyBraking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Automatic Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . 191
Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) . . . . . . . . . 196
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . 193
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Surround Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Audio
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Auto Stop Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Automatic
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Emergency Braking (AEB) Disabled
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Transmission Shift Lock Control Function Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . 130
B
Battery Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 123
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . .233, 270
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131, 132
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Front Pedestrian (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . 196
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Taillamps, Turn Signal,Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Backup Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238, 241
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
C
Calibration Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 215
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . 1, 270
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

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Index 325
OnStar (cont'd)Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
P
ParkAssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 190
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Parking Brake and P (Park) Mechanism
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Parking Assist Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Perchlorate Materials Requirements,
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Phone Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . 135
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131, 132
Port
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Proposition 65 Warning California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Proposition 65 Warning, California . . . . . . . 270
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 306
R
Radiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Frequency Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Rear Compartment/Storage Panel
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . 290
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Reimbursement Program, GM
Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Remote Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10