Buick Enclave Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
14637843) - 2021 - CRC - 12/9/20
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Driving and Operating
Driving and Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 191
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Impaired Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . 207
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . 209
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine Exhaust
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Brakes
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Adaptive Cruise Control (Advanced) . . . . 221
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Assistance Systems for Parking or
Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . 235
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . 237
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . 240
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . 246
Trailer Towing
General Towing Information . . . . . . . . . . 246
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Conversions and Add-Ons