Buick Encore: Power Door Locks
: Press to unlock the doors.
: Press to lock the doors.
Delayed Locking
This feature delays the locking of the doors until five seconds after all doors are closed.
Delayed locking can only be turned on when the Unlocked Door Anti-Lockout has been turned off.
When is pressed on the power
door lock switch while the door is
open, a chime will sound three
times indicating delayed locking is
active.
The doors will lock automatically five seconds after all doors are closed. If a door is reopened before that time, the five-second timer will reset when all doors are closed again.
Press on the door lock switch
again or press on the RKE
transmitter to lock the doors
immediately.
This feature can also be programmed. See Vehicle Personalization
Automatic Door Locks
The doors will lock automatically when all doors are closed, the ignition is on, and the vehicle is shifted out of P (Park).
If a vehicle door is unlocked, and then opened and closed, the doors will lock either when your foot is removed from the brake or the vehicle speed becomes faster than 13 km/h (8 mph).
To unlock the doors:
- Press
on the power door lock
switch. - Shift the transmission into P (Park).
Automatic door locking cannot be disabled. Automatic door unlocking can be programmed. See Vehicle Personalization
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Lockout Protection
If the vehicle is on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY and the power door
lock switch is pressed with the
driver door open, all the doors will
lock and only the driver door will
unlock.
If the vehicle is off and
Doors
Liftgate
Warning
Exhaust gases can enter the
vehicle if it is driven with the
liftgate, hatch/trunk open, or with
any objects that pass through the
seal between the body and the
hatch/trunk or liftgat
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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 au
Description and operation
POWER STEERING SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
The power steering system reduces the amount of effort needed to steer the
vehicle. The system uses the
powertrain control module, body control module, power steering control module,
discrete battery voltage
supply circuit, steering shaft torque sens
