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Buick Encore GX Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
14018934) - 2020 - CRC - 2/27/20
400 Service and Maintenance
Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 42712666 A3251C
Engine Oil Filter 1.2L L3 Gas Engine 12696048 PF64
1.3L L3 Gas Engine 55495105 PF66
Passenger Compartment Air Filter 13508023 CF185
Spark Plugs 1.2L L3 Gas Engine 12683541 41-156
1.3L L3 Gas Engine 12688094 41-106-IP
Wiper Blades Driver Side –65.0 cm (25.6 in) 42709497 —
Passenger Side –40.0 cm (15.7 in) 42709499 —
Rear –30.0 cm (11.8 in) 42709516 —

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Technical Data 403
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and charge amount, see the refrigerant label under thehood. See your dealer for more information.
Engine Cooling System* 1.2L L3 Gas Engine 6.3 L 6.7 qt
1.3L L3 Gas Engine 7.4 L 7.8 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 1.2L L3 Gas Engine FWD 4.0 L 4.2 qt
1.3L L3 Gas Engine FWD 4.5 L 4.8 qt
1.3L L3 Gas Engine AWD 4.5 L 4.8 qt
Fuel Tank 50 L 13.2 gal
Transfer Case Fluid 0.23 L 0.24 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 140 Y100 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this
manual. Recheck fluid level after filling.
*Engine cooling system capacity values are based on the entire cooling system and its components.

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428 Connected Services
devices. Manage data usage by
turning Wi-Fi on or off on your
mobile device, by using the myBuick
mobile app, or by contacting an
OnStar Advisor. On some vehicles,
Wi-Fi can also be managed from the
Wi-Fi Hotspot menu.
MyBuick Mobile App (If Available)
Download the myBuick mobile app
to compatible Apple and Android
smartphones. Buick users can
access the following services from a
smartphone:
.Remotely start/stop the vehicle,
if factory-equipped.
. Lock/unlock doors, if equipped
with automatic locks.
. Activate the horn and lamps.
. Check the vehicle’s fuel level, oil
life, or tire pressure,
if factory-equipped with the Tire
Pressure Monitor System.
. Send destinations to the vehicle.
. Locate the vehicle on a map
(U.S. market only). .
Turn the vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot
on/off, manage settings, and
monitor data consumption,
if equipped.
. Locate a dealer and schedule
service.
. Request roadside assistance.
. Set a parking reminder with pin
drop, take a photo, make a note,
and set a timer.
. Connect with Buick on social
media.
Features are subject to change. For
myBuick mobile app information and
compatibility, see my.buick.com.
An active OnStar or connected
service plan may be required.
A compatible device,
factory-installed remote start, and
power locks are required. Data rates
apply. See www.onstar.com for
details and system limitations.Remote Services
Contact an OnStar Advisor to
unlock the doors or sound the horn
and flash the lamps.
Marketplace
OnStar Advisors can provide offers
from restaurants and retailers on
your route, help locate hotels,
or book a room. These services
vary by market.
Diagnostics
By monitoring and reporting on the
vehicle’s key systems, OnStar
Advanced Diagnostics, if equipped,
provides a way to keep up on
maintenance. Capabilities vary by
model. See www.onstar.com for
details and system limitations.
Features are subject to change. For
updates on feature capabilities, see
my.buick.com. Message and data
rates may apply.

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432 Index
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 413
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 419
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 418
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 428
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Door Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 405
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 250, 327
Driver Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 270 Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123, 127
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 278
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . 225
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 230
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 232
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 252
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 118
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 338
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 308
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 247
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

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Index 435
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
LATCH SystemReplacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 148
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . .117
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . .118
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 121
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 145 Lights (cont'd)
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . .113
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 122
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 390 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 115
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 162
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Mirror Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Mirrors (cont'd)Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 32
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
N
Navigation
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 426
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 236
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 313
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 73
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 409
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 OnStar Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . 166, 179
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
P
ParkShifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Parking Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 328
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 246
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 271
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 66
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 119
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 305
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 190
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Positioning Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 244
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 58
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 418