Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control Function Check; Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check; Vehicle Care- Page 206

2020 Buick encore Owner Manual

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08-Driving and Operating_en_US
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Vehicle Care
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Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13710474) -

2020 - CRC - 10/7/19

Vehicle Care

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1. Before starting this check, be

sure there is enough room
around the vehicle.

2. Apply both the parking brake

and the regular brake.

Do not use the accelerator
pedal, and be ready to turn off
the engine immediately if it
starts.

3. Try to start the engine in each

gear. The vehicle should start
only in P (Park) or N (Neutral).
If the vehicle starts in any other
position, contact your dealer for
service.

Automatic Transmission
Shift Lock Control
Function Check

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Warning

When you are doing this
inspection, the vehicle could
move suddenly. If the vehicle
moves, you or others could be
injured.

1. Before starting this check, be

sure there is enough room
around the vehicle. It should be
parked on a level surface.

2. Apply the parking brake. Be

ready to apply the regular
brake immediately if the vehicle
begins to move.

3. With the engine off, turn the

ignition on, but do not start the
engine. Without applying the
regular brake, try to move the
shift lever out of P (Park) with
normal effort. If the shift lever
moves out of P (Park), contact
your dealer for service.

Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check

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Warning

When you are doing this check,
the vehicle could begin to move.
You or others could be injured
and property could be damaged.
Make sure there is room in front

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Warning (Continued)

of the vehicle in case it begins to
roll. Be ready to apply the regular
brake at once should the vehicle
begin to move.

Park on a fairly steep hill, with the
vehicle facing downhill. Keeping
your foot on the regular brake, set
the parking brake.

.

To check the parking brake's
holding ability: With the engine
running and the transmission in
N (Neutral), slowly remove foot
pressure from the regular brake
pedal. Do this until the vehicle is
held by the parking brake only.

.

To check the P (Park)
mechanism's holding ability:
With the engine running, shift to
P (Park). Then release the
parking brake followed by the
regular brake.

Contact your dealer if service is
required.

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  • 1. Before starting this check, be sure there is enough room around the vehicle.
  • 2. Apply both the parking brake and the regular brake.
  • 3. Try to start the engine in each gear.
  • 1. Before starting this check, be sure there is enough room around the vehicle.
  • 2. Apply the parking brake.
  • 3. With the engine off, turn the ignition on, but do not start the engine.