Buick Enclave Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9955666) - 2017 - crc - 8/4/16
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Driving and Operating
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 192
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 193
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 195
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 199
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 207
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Brakes
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 212
Ride Control Systems
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Driver Assistance Systems
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . 216
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 226
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Trailer Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Conversions and Add-Ons