Buick Encore: Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy / OnStar

Buick Encore 2020-2022 Owner's Manual / Customer Information / Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy / OnStar

If the vehicle is equipped with OnStar and has an active service plan, additional data may be collected and transmitted through the OnStar system. This includes information about the vehicle’s operation; collisions involving the vehicle; the use of the vehicle and its features, including infotainment; and the location and approximate GPS speed of the vehicle. Refer to the OnStar Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement on the OnStar website.

See OnStar Additional Information.

Event Data Recorders

This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed...

Infotainment System

If the vehicle is equipped with a navigation system as part of the infotainment system, use of the system may result in the storage of destinations, addresses, telephone numbers, and other trip information...

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Buick Encore 2020-2022 Owner's Manual: Applications Tray

The applications tray is at the top center of the display. The applications tray can have three to five applications. To add an application from the Home Page to the applications tray: Touch and hold any icon on the Home Page to enter edit mode...

Buick Encore 2020-2022 Owner's Manual: Connections

The following services help with staying connected. For coverage maps, see www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada). Ensuring Security Change the default passwords for the Wi-Fi hotspot and myBuick mobile application. Make these passwords different from each other and use a combination of letters and numbers to increase the security...