heater BUICK ENCORE 2018 User Guide

Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
11354409) - 2018 - crc - 11/8/17
230 Vehicle Care
Mini Fuses Usagevision camera/
Interior rearview
mirror
11 Rear wiper
12 Rear window defogger
13 Power lumbar switch
14 Exterior rearview mirror heater
15 Fuel system control module battery
16 Heated seat module/ Memory module
17 TIM DC DC converter/Fuel
system control
module RC/
Compass module
18 Engine control module RC/
Transmission control
module RC/
FICM RC
19 Fuel pump Mini Fuses Usage
20 –
21 Fan relay (auxiliary BEC)
22 –
23 Ignition coil/ Injector coil
24 Washer pump
25 Automatic headlamp leveling
26 EMS Var 1
27 –/Auxiliary
heater pump
28 –/Engine control
module powertrain/
Ignition 3
29 Engine control module powertrain/
Ignition 1/Ignition 2
30 EMS Var 2
31 Left high-beam headlamp
32 Right high-beam headlamp Mini Fuses Usage
33 Engine control module battery
34 Horn
35 A/C clutch
36 Front fog lamps
J-Case Fuses Usage
1 Electronic brake control module pump
2 Front wiper
3 Linear power module blower
4 IEC RC
5 –
7 –/Starter solenoid
8 Cooling fan low –mid
9 Cooling fan –high
10 EVP 11 Starter solenoid/ Starter pinion

Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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Vehicle Care 231
U-MicroRelays Usage
2 Fuel pump
4 –/Auxiliary
heater pump
HC-Micro Relays Usage
7 Starter/Starter pinion
10 Starter solenoid
Mini Relays Usage 1 Run/Crank
3 Cooling fan –mid
5 Powertrain relay
8 Cooling fan –low
HC-Mini Relays Usage
6 Cooling fan –highAuxiliary Fuse Block
To remove the fuse block cover,
squeeze the clips and lift it up.
Caution
Spilling liquid on any electrical
component on the vehicle may
damage it. Always keep the
covers on any electrical
component.
The vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the relays and features
shown.
Relays Usage
01 Electric vacuum pump
02 Cooling fan control 1
03 Cooling fan control 2
04 N/A

Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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Vehicle Care 233
FusesUsage
F14 Central gate module
F15 Lane departure warning/GENTEX
F16 Adaptive forward lighting module
F17 Electrical steering column lock
F18 Parking assist module/Side blind
zone alert
F19 Body control module/Regulated
voltage control
F20 Clock spring
F21 A/C/Accessory power outlet/PRNDL
F22 Auxiliary power outlet/DC center
F23 HVAC module/ICS
F24 –
F25 OnStar module/ Eraglonass Fuses
Usage
F26 Heated steering wheel
F27 Instrument cluster/ Auxiliary heater/
Auxiliary virtual
image display
F28 Trailer feed 2
F29 Infotainment system
F30 DC/DC 400W
F31 Instrument cluster module battery
F32 Silver box audio module/Navigation
F33 Trailer feed 1
F34 Passive entry/ Passive start
Midi Fuses Usage M01 Positive temperature coefficient S/B Fuses Usage
S/B01 Passenger power seat
S/B02 –
S/B03 Front power windows
S/B04 Rear power windows
S/B05 Logistic mode relay
S/B06 Driver power seat
S/B07 –
S/B08 Trailer interface module
Circuit
Breaker Usage
CB1 –
Relays Usage
RLY01 Accessory/Retained accessory power
RLY02 Liftgate
RLY03 –
RLY04 –

Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
11354409) - 2018 - crc - 11/8/17
Index 321
E
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 228
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 203
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Engine (cont'd)
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 175
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 304
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 138
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 210
First Aid Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 140
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 210
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Fog Lamps
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 122
Requirements, California . . . . . 194
Fuses
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 228

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322 Index
Fuses (cont'd)Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 134Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Gauges
Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 276
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 140
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 122
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 138
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 123
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 148
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 160
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 148
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 42
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 27
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 237
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141