Buick Encore: Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy / OnStar

Buick Encore 2020-2026 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 2020-2026 Owner's Manual: Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

If equipped, Android Auto and/or Apple CarPlay capability may be available through a compatible smartphone. If available, the Android Auto and Apple CarPlay icons will change from gray to color on the Home Page of the infotainment display. To use Android Auto and/or Apple CarPlay: For Wired Phone Projection Download the Android Auto app to your smartphone from the Google Play store...

Buick Encore 2020-2026 Owner's Manual: Battery Power Protection and Exterior Lighting Battery Saver

Battery Power Protection The battery saver feature protects against draining the vehicle's battery. If some interior lamps or the manual parking lamps or headlamps are left on and the ignition is turned off, the battery rundown protection system automatically turns the lamp off after some time...