Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9956106) - 2017 - crc - 10/20/16
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Keys, Doors, and Windows
Warning (Continued)
doors should be locked
whenever the vehicle is
driven.
.
Young children who get into
unlocked vehicles may be
unable to get out. A child
can be overcome by
extreme heat and can suffer
permanent injuries or even
death from heat stroke.
Always lock the vehicle
whenever leaving it.
.
Outsiders can easily enter
through an unlocked door
when you slow down or stop
the vehicle. Locking the
doors can help prevent this
from happening.
To lock or unlock the doors from the
outside:
.
Press
K
or
Q
on the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
See
.
Use the key in the driver door.
Keyless Access
The RKE transmitter must be within
1 m (3 ft) of the door being opened.
Press the button on the door handle
to open. See
“
Keyless Access
Operation
”
under
Power Door Locks
K
:
Press to unlock the doors.
Q
:
Press to lock the doors.
Delayed Locking
This feature delays the locking of
the doors until five seconds after all
doors are closed.
Delayed locking can only be turned
on when the Unlocked Door
Anti-Lockout has been turned off.
When
Q
is pressed on the power
door lock switch while the door is
open, a chime will sound three
times indicating delayed locking is
active.
The doors will lock automatically
five seconds after all doors are
closed. If a door is reopened before
that time, the five-second timer will
reset when all doors are closed
again.
Press
Q
on the door lock switch
again or press
Q
on the RKE
transmitter to lock the doors
immediately.
This feature can also be
programmed. See
.
