Buick Encore GX Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
14608036) - 2021 - CRC - 9/21/20
Seats and Restraints
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Seats and Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Seat Belts
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . 44
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . 48
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . 53
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . 54
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . 54
What Will You See after an Airbag
Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat
Belt in the Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat
Belt in the Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Head Restraints
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Warning
With head restraints that are not
installed and adjusted properly, there is a
greater chance that occupants will suffer
a neck/spinal injury in a crash. Do not
drive until the head restraints for all
occupants are installed and adjusted
properly.
Front Seats
The vehicle's front seats have adjustable
head restraints in the outboard seating
positions.