2014 Buick Encore Owner Manual - Page 37

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-11 Vehicle Security This vehicle has theft-deterrent features; however, they do not make the vehicle impossible to steal. Arming the System 1. Close all doors, the hood, and the liftgate. 2. Lock the vehicle using the transmitter or the power door lock button with the door open. The indicator light on the instrument panel should come on and flash for about 30 seconds. 3. After 30 seconds, or if the Q button on the transmitter is pressed twice, the alarm system will arm, and the indicator light will begin to slowly flash to show that the alarm is operating. If any door or the hood is opened without first unlocking with the transmitter, the turn signals will flash and the horn will sound for about 30 seconds. The alarm system will then re-arm to monitor for the next unauthorized event. The theft-deterrent alarm system will not activate if the doors are locked with the key. Disarming the System To disarm the system, either unlock the doors using the transmitter, or start the vehicle. To avoid setting off the alarm by accident: . Vehicle Alarm System If equipped with an anti-theft alarm system, the indicator light, on the instrument panel near the windshield, shows the status of the system. Lock the vehicle with the transmitter after all occupants have left the vehicle and all doors are closed. Always unlock a door with the transmitter. Unlocking the driver door with the backup key will not disarm the alarm. . If you set off the alarm by accident, turn off the alarm by pressing K on the transmitter, or start the vehicle with a recognized transmitter in the vehicle. The alarm will not stop if you unlock the driver door with the key.