Buick 2013 Encore User Manual

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Buick Encore Owner Manual - 2013 - crc - 1/8/13
Seats and Restraints 3-1
Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . 3-4
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Safety Belts
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . 3-22
Safety Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . 3-25
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Passenger Sensing
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . 3-34
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . 3-34
Replacing Airbag System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Infants and Young
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . 3-40
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 3-41
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Replacing LATCH System
Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Securing Child Restraints
(Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Securing Child Restraints
(Front Passenger Seat) . . . . 3-51

Buick 2013 Encore Specifications

General

Brand	Buick
Model	2013 Encore
Category	Automobile
Language	English