traction control BUICK ENVISION 2019 Owner's Manual

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4 Introduction
Vehicle Symbol Chart
Here are some additional symbols
that may be found on the vehicle
and what they mean. See the
features in this manual for
information.
u:Air Conditioning System
G:Air Conditioning Refrigerant Oil
9:Airbag Readiness Light
!:Antilock Brake System (ABS)
$:Brake System Warning Light
9:Dispose of Used Components
Properly
P: Do Not Apply High Pressure
Water
B: Engine Coolant Temperature
_: Flame/Fire Prohibited
H:Flammable
[:Forward Collision Alert
R: Fuse Block Cover Lock
Location
+: Fuses
j:ISOFIX/LATCH System Child
Restraints
Q: Keep Fuse Block Covers
Properly Installed
|: Lane Change Alert
@:Lane Departure Warning
A:Lane Keep Assist
*:Malfunction Indicator Lamp
::Oil Pressure
X:Park Assist
~:Pedestrian Ahead Indicator
O:Power
7: Rear Cross Traffic Alert
I:Registered Technician
/:Remote Vehicle Start
>:Seat Belt Reminders
I: Side Blind Zone Alert
h:Start/Stop
7: Tire Pressure Monitor
d:Traction Control/StabiliTrak/
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
a: Under Pressure
V:Vehicle Ahead Indicator

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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . 12
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 12
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Passenger Sensing System . . . 13
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 14
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 16
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 19
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . 20
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . 21
Surround Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 21
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Automatic Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Universal Remote System . . . . . 22
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel (2.5L Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel (2.0L Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 25
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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1.Air Vents 0174.
2. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 164.
3. Instrument Cluster 0122.
Driver Information Center
Display. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) (Base Level)
0 140 orDriver Information
Center (DIC) (Uplevel) 0143.
4. Windshield Wiper/Washer
0113.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer
0 115.
5. Hazard Warning Flashers
0163.
6. Infotainment 0168.
7. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0163.
8. Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0228
(If Equipped).
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0217 (If
Equipped). Stop/Start Disable Switch. See
Starting the Engine
0191.
9. Clock 0116.
10. Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 061 (If Equipped).
11. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0169.
12. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0203.
13. Electric Parking Brake 0201.
14. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0197.
15. ENGINE START/STOP Button. SeeIgnition Positions 0189.
16. Steering Wheel Controls 0113.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Buttons. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) (Base Level)
0 140 orDriver Information
Center (DIC) (Uplevel) 0143.
17. Horn 0113.
18. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0113 (Out of View).
19. Cruise Control 0205. Adaptive Cruise Control
0208
(If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0113
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0222 (If Equipped).
20. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0132.
21. Front Storage 0106.
22. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0165.
Head-Up Display (HUD) 0145
(If Equipped) (Out of View).
23. Exterior Lamp Controls 0160.
Fog Lamps 0164 (If
Equipped).

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Vent :From the closed position,
press
e(1) to vent the sunroof.
Open/Close (Manual Mode) : To
open the sunroof, press and hold
e(1) until the sunroof reaches
the desired position. Press and hold
g(1) to close it.
Express-Open/Express-Close : To
express-open the sunroof, fully
press and release
e(1). Press
the switch again to stop it. To
express-close the sunroof, fully
press and release
g(1). Press
the switch again to stop it. Sunshade :
To open the sunshade,
press and hold
r(2) until the
sunshade reaches the desired
position. Press
s(2) to close the
sunshade.
To express-open the sunshade, fully
press and release
r(2). To
express-close the sunshade, fully
press and release
s(2). Press the
switch again to stop it.
When the sunroof is opened, an air
deflector will automatically raise.
The air deflector will retract when
the sunroof is closed.
See Sunroof 051.
Performance and
Maintenance
Traction Control/
Electronic Stability
Control
The Traction Control System (TCS)
limits wheel spin. The system is on
when the vehicle is started.
The StabiliTrak/Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) system assists with
directional control of the vehicle in
difficult driving conditions. The
system is on when the vehicle is
started.
.
To turn off TCS, press and
release
gon the center console.
The traction off light
i
illuminates in the instrument
cluster.
. Press and release
gagain to
turn TCS back on. The traction
off light
iin the instrument
cluster will turn off.

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.To turn off both TCS and
StabiliTrak/ESC, press and
hold
guntil the traction off light
iand StabiliTrak/ESC OFF
light
gilluminate in the
instrument cluster.
. Press and release
gagain to
turn on both systems. The
traction off light
iand
StabiliTrak/ESC OFF light
gin
the instrument cluster will
turn off.
See Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0203.
Tire Pressure Monitor
This vehicle may have a Tire
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS).
The low tire pressure warning light
alerts to a significant loss in
pressure of one of the vehicle's
tires. If the warning light comes on,
stop as soon as possible and inflate
the tires to the recommended
pressure shown on the Tire and
Loading Information label. See
Vehicle Load Limits 0184. The
warning light will remain on until the
tire pressure is corrected.
The low tire pressure warning light
may come on in cool weather when
the vehicle is first started, and then
turn off as the vehicle is driven. This
may be an early indicator that the
tire pressures are getting low and
the tires need to be inflated to the
proper pressure.
The TPMS does not replace normal
monthly tire maintenance. Maintain
the correct tire pressures.
See Tire Pressure Monitor System
0 286.
Tire Fill Alert (If Equipped)
This feature provides visual and
audible alerts outside the vehicle to
help when inflating an underinflated tire to the recommended cold tire
pressure. See
“Tire Fill Alert (If
Equipped)” underTire Pressure
Monitor Operation 0287.
Fuel (2.5L Engine)
Regular Unleaded Fuel
Use only Regular 87 octane —
(R+M)/2 —or higher unleaded
gasoline in your vehicle. TOP TIER
Detergent Gasoline is
recommended. Do not use gasoline
with an octane rating lower as it will
result in reduced performance and
lower fuel economy. See
Recommended Fuel (2.5L Engine)
0 230 orRecommended Fuel (2.0L
Engine) 0230.

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 113
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 113
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 113
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 113
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Headlamp Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Engine Oil Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 129
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 130
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 131
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 132
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 136
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 136
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 138
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 138
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 139
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 139
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 139
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 139
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . 145
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 149
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 149
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 150
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 157
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

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This light is amber and flashes as a
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
alert, to indicate that the lane
marking has been crossed.
SeeLane Keep Assist (LKA) 0228.
Vehicle Ahead Indicator
If equipped, this indicator will
display green when a vehicle is
detected ahead and amber when
you are following a vehicle ahead
much too closely.
See Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0222.
Traction Off Light
This light comes on briefly while
starting the engine. If it does not,
have the vehicle serviced by your
dealer. If the system is working
normally, the indicator light then
turns off.
The traction off light comes on when
the Traction Control System (TCS)
has been turned off by pressing and
releasing the TCS/StabiliTrak/ESC
button.
This light and the StabiliTrak/ESC
OFF light come on when StabiliTrak/
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is
turned off.
If the TCS is off, wheel spin is not
limited. Adjust driving accordingly.
See Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0203.
StabiliTrak OFF Light
This light comes on briefly while
starting the engine. If it does not,
have the vehicle serviced by your
dealer.
This light comes on when the
StabiliTrak/Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) system is turned off.
If StabiliTrak/ESC is off, the Traction
Control System (TCS) is also off.
If StabiliTrak/ESC and TCS are off,
the system does not assist in
controlling the vehicle. Turn on the
TCS and the StabiliTrak/ESC
systems, and the warning light
turns off.
See Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0203.

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Instruments and Controls 137
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light
This light comes on briefly when the
engine is started.
If the light does not come on, have
the vehicle serviced by your dealer.
If the system is working normally,
the indicator light turns off.
If the light is on and not flashing, the
TCS and potentially the StabiliTrak/
ESC system have been disabled.
A Driver Information Center (DIC)
message may display. Check the
DIC messages to determine which
feature(s) is no longer functioning
and whether the vehicle requires
service.
If the light is on and flashing, the
TCS and/or the StabiliTrak/ESC
system is actively working.See
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0203.
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning
Light
This light comes on briefly while
starting the vehicle.
If it does not, have the vehicle
serviced by your dealer. If the
system is working normally the
indicator light goes off.
Caution
The engine coolant temperature
warning light indicates that the
vehicle has overheated. Driving
with this light on can damage the
(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
engine and it may not be covered
by the vehicle warranty. See
Engine Overheating0259.
The engine coolant temperature
warning light comes on when the
engine has overheated.
If this happens, pull over and turn
off the engine as soon as possible.
See Engine Overheating 0259.
Tire Pressure Light
For vehicles with the Tire Pressure
Monitor System (TPMS), this light
comes on briefly when the engine is
started. It provides information
about tire pressures and the TPMS.

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176 Driving and Operating
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Driving Environment . . . . . . . . . . 177
Vehicle Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 181
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 182
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 184
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 188
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 197
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Brakes
Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 201
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 203
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . 208
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 215
Assistance Systems forParking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 217
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . 226
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . 228
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Recommended Fuel (2.5L Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Recommended Fuel (2.0L Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 231
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

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178 Driving and Operating
Safe driver behavior and
understanding of the environment
can help avoid a rollover crash in
any type of vehicle, including utility
vehicles.
Distracted Driving
Distraction comes in many forms
and can take your focus from the
task of driving. Exercise good
judgment and do not let other
activities divert your attention away
from the road. Many local
governments have enacted laws
regarding driver distraction. Become
familiar with the local laws in
your area.
To avoid distracted driving, keep
your eyes on the road, keep your
hands on the steering wheel, and
focus your attention on driving.
.Do not use a phone in
demanding driving situations.
Use a hands-free method to
place or receive necessary
phone calls. .
Watch the road. Do not read,
take notes, or look up
information on phones or other
electronic devices.
. Designate a front seat
passenger to handle potential
distractions.
. Become familiar with vehicle
features before driving, such as
programming favorite radio
stations and adjusting climate
control and seat settings.
Program all trip information into
any navigation device prior to
driving.
. Wait until the vehicle is parked
to retrieve items that have fallen
to the floor.
. Stop or park the vehicle to tend
to children.
. Keep pets in an appropriate
carrier or restraint.
. Avoid stressful conversations
while driving, whether with a
passenger or on a cell phone.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death.
Focus your attention on driving.
Refer to the infotainment section for
more information on using that
system and the navigation system,
if equipped, including pairing and
using a cell phone.
Defensive Driving
Defensive driving means “always
expect the unexpected.” The first
step in driving defensively is to wear
the seat belt. See Seat Belts065.
. Assume that other road users
(pedestrians, bicyclists, and
other drivers) are going to be
careless and make mistakes.
Anticipate what they might do
and be ready.
. Allow enough following distance
between you and the driver in
front of you.