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Guide to Buick Teen Driver Mode Setup and Use
Parents everywhere are often on edge once their child gets their license and is able to legally drive on their own. Worries about whether they are driving too fast, playing music too loud, or simply aren’t paying enough attention behind the wheel can be major concerns for parents. General Motors has a solution to easing these worries for parents. Teen Driver Mode, available in new Buick models, helps encourage safe driving habits for young drivers while providing parents with a detailed look at each trip their teen takes.

In this quick guide we are going to take a look at the setup of Buick Teen Driver Mode, what it is, and how to use it.

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What is Buick Teen Driver Mode?
The Buick brand’s Teen Driver Mode is a safety feature that lets parents monitor their child’s driving habits to help them coach their driving skills.

What Does Teen Driver Mode Do?
Steering wheel and dashboard in 2020 Buick Encore GX
Teen Driver Mode does a variety of things in a Buick vehicle. A key feature it provides is a “report card.” This will show parents the distance driven, maximum speed reached, antilock brake events, stability control events, Forward Collision Alerts, and Forward Collision Avoidance Braking events during each trip their child takes.

Additionally, Teen Driver Mode will automatically turn on active safety features in the vehicle, provide an audible and visual speed warning when the driver exceeds the set limit, muting the audio features in the vehicle until occupants in the front seats have buckled their seat belts, and the system will even limit the maximum volume of the radio.

How Do I Set Up Teen Driver Mode in a Buick?
Setting up Teen Driver Mode in your Buick vehicle is easy, and the mode will be assigned to certain key fobs. This means the system will automatically activate when your child uses their key fob in the vehicle, but it will not activate when a parent uses their own fob. Check out the video below to see how to set up Teen Driver Mode in your Buick vehicle.

What do you think of the Teen Driver Mode feature that is available in many new Buick models? Head over to the Richard Karr Motors inventory to check out our lineup of new Buick models that offer this unique safety feature.