Buick Encore: Keys and Locks / Automatic Door Locks

Buick Encore 2020-2025 Owner's Manual / Keys, Doors, and Windows / Keys and Locks / Automatic Door Locks

The doors will lock automatically when all doors are closed, the ignition is on, and the vehicle is shifted out of P (Park).

If a vehicle door is unlocked, and then opened and closed, the doors will lock either when your foot is removed from the brake or the vehicle speed becomes faster than 13 km/h (8 mph).

To unlock the doors:

Press on the power door lock switch.
Shift the transmission into P (Park).

Automatic door locking cannot be disabled. Automatic door unlocking can be programmed. See Vehicle Personalization (8 Inch Screen) or Vehicle Personalization (7 Inch Screen).

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 Open Door Anti-Lockout has been turned off...

Lockout Protection

If the vehicle is on or in ACC/ACCESSORY and the power door lock switch is pressed with the driver door open, all the doors will lock and only the driver door will unlock...

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Buick Encore 2020-2025 Owner's Manual: Shifting Into Park

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