Buick Encore: Climate Control Systems / Air Conditioning
: Press to turn the air
conditioning on or
off. If the fan is turned off or the outside
temperature falls below freezing, the air
conditioner will not run and the indicator
light turns off.
: Press to turn on the
recirculation. An
indicator light comes on. Air is recirculated
inside the vehicle. It helps to quickly cool
the air inside the vehicle or reduce entry of
outside air and odors. To improve fuel
efficiency and to cool the vehicle faster,
recirculation may be automatically selected
in warm weather when the temperature is
set to the coldest setting. The recirculation
light will not come on. Press to
select
recirculation; press it again to select
outside air.
The heating, cooling, defrosting, and ventilation for the vehicle can be
controlled with this
system.
Temperature Control
Air Delivery Modes
Fan Control
Defrost
Rear Window Defogger
Air Conditioning
Recirculation
The following are climate control settings
that use more fuel:
Defrost mode
Extreme temperature settings
High fan speed settings
To help reduce fuel usage:
Select a temperature setting that is
higher in hot weather and lower in cold
weather...
: Press to turn the rear window
and
outside mirror defogger on or off. An
indicator light comes on to show that the
feature is on.
The defogger only works when the ignition
is on...
Other information:
Defensive driving means “always expect the
unexpected.” The first step in driving
defensively is to wear the seat belt. See
Seat Belts.
Assume that other road users
(pedestrians, bicyclists, and other drivers)
are going to be careless and make
mistakes...
The vehicle has the following airbags:
A frontal airbag for the driver
A frontal airbag for the front outboard
passenger
A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the
driver
A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the
front outboard passenger
A roof-rail airbag for the driver and the
passenger seated directly behind the
driver
A roof-rail airbag for the front outboard
passenger and the passenger seated
directly behind the front outboard
passenger
The vehicle may have the following airbags:
A knee airbag for the driver
A knee airbag for the front outboard
passenger
Seat-mounted side impact airbags for the
second row outboard passengers
All vehicle airbags have the word AIRBAG on
the trim or on a label near the deployment
opening...