Buick Encore: Door Locks
Warning
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
- Passengers, especially children, can easily open the doors and fall out of a moving vehicle. The doors can be unlocked and opened while the vehicle is moving. The chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in a crash is increased if the doors are not locked. So, all passengers should wear seat belts properly and the doors should be locked whenever the vehicle is driven.
- Young children who get into
unlocked vehicles may be
unable to get out. A child
can be overcome by
extreme heat and can suffer
permanent injuries or even
death from heat stroke.
Always lock the vehicle whenever leaving it.
- Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked door when you slow down or stop the vehicle. Locking the doors can help prevent this from happening.
To lock or unlock the doors from the outside:
- Press
or
on the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation
- Use the key in the driver door.
To lock or unlock the doors from inside the vehicle:
- Press
or
on the power door
lock switch. - Pulling an interior door handle will unlock the door. Pulling the door handle again unlatches it.
Keyless Access
The RKE transmitter must be within 1m (3 ft) of the liftgate or door being opened.
Press the button on the door handle to open. See "Keyless Access Operation" under Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation
Free-Turning Locks
The door key lock cylinder turns freely when either the wrong key is used, or the correct key is not fully inserted. The free-turning door lock feature prevents the lock from being forced open. To reset the lock, turn it to the vertical position with the correct key fully inserted. Remove the key and insert it again. If this does not reset the lock, turn the key halfway around in the cylinder and repeat the reset procedure.
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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 tur
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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Theft Deterrent - Description and operation
THEFT SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
When armed, the content theft deterrent system is designed to deter vehicle
content theft by pulsing the horns
and exterior lamps for approximately 30 seconds when an unauthorized vehicle
entry is detected. However, the
content theft deterrent system does no
Automotive terminology & definitions
ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM
active suspension systems move each wheel up and down to control body motion
in response to road
abnormalities. The system responds to inputs from the road and the driver. With
an active suspension, a
vehicle can simultaneously provide the smooth ride of a soft suspension
