2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE clock setting

Cruise Control Light.............3-43
Highbeam On Light..............3-43
Tow/Haul Mode Light...........3-43
Fuel Gage..........................3-43
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
Driver Information
Center (DIC).....................3-44
DIC Operation and Displays
(With DIC Buttons).............3-45
DIC Operation and Displays
(Without DIC Buttons).........3-51
DIC Compass.....................3-54
DIC Warnings and
Messages.........................3-56
DIC Vehicle Customization
(With DIC Buttons).............3-65
Audio System(s)Audio System(s)..................3-73
Setting the Clock.................3-74
Radio(s).............................3-75
Using an MP3
(Radio with CD).................3-92
Using an MP3 (Radio with
CD and DVD Player)..........3-96
XM Radio Messages..........3-102Navigation/Radio System.....3-103
Bluetooth
®........................3-103
Rear Seat Entertainment
(RSE) System..................3-114
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)......3-123
Theft-Deterrent Feature.......3-125
Audio Steering Wheel
Controls..........................3-125
Radio Reception................3-126
Multi-Band Antenna............3-127
3-2 Instrument Panel

Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System
A. Fan Control
B. Temperature Control
C. Air Delivery Mode Control
For vehicles with the rear climate
control system, the controls are
located on the rear of the center
console. The system can also be
controlled with the front controls.
Press the REAR button on the front
climate control system to turn the
rear climate control system on or off.An indicator comes on when the
rear system is on. The system also
turns on if any of the rear controls
are adjusted.
Mimic Mode:
This mode matches
the rear climate control to the front
climate control settings. It comes on
when REAR is pressed.
Independent Mode: This mode
directs rear seating airow according
to the settings of the rear controls.
It comes on when any rear control
is adjusted. Fan Control:
Turn clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or
decrease the fan speed. Turn the
knob to
9to turn the fan off.
Temperature Control: Turn
clockwise or counterclockwise to
increase or decrease the airow
temperature.
Air Delivery Mode Control: Turn
to the desired mode to change
the airow direction.
H(Vent): Air is directed through
the overhead outlets.
)(Bi-Level): Air is directed
through the rear oor outlets, as
well as the overhead outlets.
6(Floor): Air is directed through
the oor outlets. The rear system
oor outlets are located under
the third row seats.
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Setting the Clock
To adjust the time and date:
1. Turn the ignition key to
ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN,
then press
O, to turn the
radio on.
2. Press
Gto display HR, MIN,
MM, DD, YYYY (hour, minute,
month, day, and year).
3. Press the pushbutton located
under any one of the labels to
be changed.4. To increase the time or date, do
one of the following:
Press the pushbutton below
the selected label.
Press¨SEEK.
Press\FWD.
Turnfclockwise.
5. To decrease the time or date,
do one of the following:
Press©SEEK.
PresssREV.
Turnfcounter-clockwise.To change the time default setting
from 12 hour to 24 hour or to
change the date default setting from
month/day/year to day/month/year:
1. Press
Gand then the pushbutton
located under the forward arrow
that displays on the radio screen
until the time 12H (hour) and
24H (hour), and the date MM/DD
(month and day) and DD/MM
(day and month) displays.
2. Press the pushbutton located
under the desired option.
3. Press
Gagain to apply the
selected default, or let the screen
time out.
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Playing the Radio
O(Power/Volume):Press to turn
the system on and off. Turn to
increase or decrease the volume.
For vehicles with a Rear
Entertainment System (RSE),
press and hold for more than
two seconds to turn off the entire
radio and RSE system and to start
the parental control feature. Parental
control prevents the rear seat
occupant from operating the Rear
Seat Audio (RSA) system or remote
control.
A lock symbol displays next to
the clock display while the parental
control feature is being used.
The feature remains on until
Ois
pressed and held for more than
two seconds, or the driver turns the
ignition off and exits the vehicle.
4(Information):Press to switch the
display between the radio station
frequency and the time. When
the ignition is in the OFF position,
press
4to display the time.
For vehicles with XM, MP3, WMA
or RDS features, press
4to display
additional text information related
to the current FM-RDS or XM
station; or CD, MP3 or WMA song.
If information is available during XM,
CD, MP3 or WMA playback, the song
title information displays on the
top line of the display and artist
information displays on the bottom
line. When information is not
available, “NO INFO” is displayed.
Speed Compensated Volume
(SCV):The Speed Compensated
Volume (SCV) feature automatically
adjusts the radio volume to
compensate for road and wind noise
as the vehicle speeds up or slows
down, so that the volume level is
consistent.To activate SCV:
1. Set the radio volume to the
desired level.
2. Press the MENU button to
display the radio setup menu.
3. Press the pushbutton under
the AUTO VOLUM (automatic
volume) label on the radio
display.
4. Press the pushbutton under the
desired Speed Compensated
Volume setting (OFF, Low, Med,
or High) to select the level of radio
volume compensation. Press the
pushbutton located below the
BACK label on the MENU SETUP
display or let the display time out
after approximately 10 seconds.
Each higher setting allows for
more radio volume compensation
at faster vehicle speeds.
Instrument Panel 3-77

To setup the number of favorites
pages:
1. Press MENU to display the radio
setup menu.
2. Press the pushbutton located
below the FAV 1-6 label.
3. Select the desired number of
favorites pages by pressing
the pushbutton located below
the displayed page numbers.
4. Press FAV, or let the menu
time out, to return to the original
main radio screen showing the
radio station frequency labels
and to begin the process of
programming favorites for the
chosen amount of numbered
pages.Auto Text (Satellite Radio Service,
CD, MP3, and WMA features):If
additional information is available for
the current song being played, Auto
Text will automatically page/scroll the
information every ve seconds above
the FAV presets on the radio display.
To activate Auto Text:
1. Press MENU to display the radio
setup menu.
2. Press the pushbutton under
AUTO TXT label on the radio
display.
3. Press the pushbutton under the
ON label on the radio display.
If
4is pressed and the song title
or artist information is longer
than what can be displayed,
the extra information will page
every ve seconds when Auto
Text is activated.
Setting the Tone
(Bass/Midrange/Treble)
BASS/MID/TREB (Bass, Midrange,
or Treble):To adjust bass,
midrange, or treble:
1. Press
funtil the tone control
labels display.
2. Continue pressing
fto highlight
the desired label, or press the
pushbutton under the desired
label.
3. To adjust the highlighted setting,
do one of the following until the
desired levels are obtained.
Turnfclockwise or
counterclockwise.
Press\FWD, orsREV.
If a station’s frequency is weak or if
there is static, decrease the treble.
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To quickly adjust bass, midrange,
or treble to the middle position, press
the pushbutton positioned under the
BASS, MID, or TREB label for more
than two seconds. A beep sounds
and the level adjusts to the middle
position.
To quickly adjust all tone and
speaker controls to the middle
position, press
ffor more than
two seconds until a beep sounds.
EQ (Equalization):Press to choose
bass and treble equalization settings
designed for different types of music.
The choices are pop, rock, country,
talk, jazz, and classical. Selecting
MANUAL or changing bass or treble,
returns the EQ to the manual bass
and treble settings.
Unique EQ settings can be saved
for each source.
If the radio has a Bose
®audio
system, the EQ settings are either
MANUAL or TALK.
Adjusting the Speakers
(Balance/Fade)
BAL/FADE (Balance/Fade):
To adjust the balance or fade:
1. Press
funtil the speaker control
labels display.
2. Continue pressing
fto highlight
the desired label, or press the
pushbutton under the desired
label.
3. To adjust the highlighted setting,
do one of the following until the
desired levels are obtained.
Turnfclockwise or
counterclockwise.
Press\FWD, orsREV.
To quickly adjust balance or fade
to the middle position, press the
pushbutton positioned under the
BAL or FADE label for more than
two seconds. A beep sounds and the
level adjusts to the middle position.To quickly adjust all speaker and
tone controls to the middle position,
press
ffor more than two seconds
until a beep sounds.
Radios with CD and DVD fade
differently depending on the DVD
Media type:
With DVD-A 5.1 Surround
media, the left front and right
front speakers fade rearward,
leaving the center front speakers
unaffected until the last fade step,
then all front speakers mute.
With DVD-V 5.1 Surround media,
surround sound is maintained
until Step 4 of the Fade control is
reached while fading rearward.
At that point the audio system
output changes to Stereo to
prevent the loss of Center
channel output when the full
rearward fade position is reached.
If the Rear Seat Audio (RSA) is
turned on, the radio disables FADE
and mutes the rear speakers.
3-80 Instrument Panel

Using the DVD Player
The DVD player can be controlled
by the buttons on the remote control,
the RSA system, or by the buttons
on the radio faceplate. See “Remote
Control”, underRear Seat
Entertainment (RSE) System on
page 3-114andRear Seat Audio
(RSA) on page 3-123for more
information.
The DVD player is only compatible
with DVDs of the appropriate region
code that is printed on the jacket of
most DVDs.
The DVD slot of the radio is
compatible with most audio
CDs, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-Video,
DVD-Audio, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/
RW media along with MP3 and
WMA formats.
If an error message displays on
the video screen or the radio, see
“DVD Display Error Messages”
under,Rear Seat Entertainment
(RSE) System on page 3-114and
“DVD Radio Error Messages” in
this section for more information.Playing a DVDf(Tune):Turn to change tracks
on a CD or DVD, to manually tune
a radio station, or to change clock
or date settings, while in the clock
or date setting mode. See the
information given earlier in this
section specic to the radio, CD,
and the DVD. Also, see “Setting the
Clock” in the index, for setting the
clock and date.
©SEEK (Previous Track/
Chapter):Press to return to the
start of the current track or chapter.
Press
©again to go to the previous
track or chapter. This button may not
work when the DVD is playing the
copyright information or the
previews.
SEEK
¨(Next Track/Chapter):
Press to go to the next track or
chapter. This button may not work
when the DVD is playing the
copyright information or the
previews.
sREV (Fast Reverse):Press
to quickly reverse the DVD at
ve times the normal speed.
The radio displays the elapsed time
while in fast reverse. To stop fast
reversing, press again. This button
may not work when the DVD is
playing the copyright information
or the previews.
\FWD (Fast Forward):Press
to fast forward the DVD. The radio
displays the elapsed time and fast
forwards ve times the normal
speed. To stop fast forwarding,
press again. This button may not
work when the DVD is playing
the copyright information or the
previews.
Z(Eject):Press to eject a
DVD. If the DVD is ejected, but not
removed, the player automatically
pulls it back in after 15 seconds.
If loading and reading of a DVD
cannot be completed, because of an
unknown format, etc., and the disc
fails to eject, press and hold for more
than ve seconds to force the disc to
eject.
Instrument Panel 3-87

A
Accessories and
Modications...................... 5-3
Accessory Power.................2-22
Accessory Power Outlets......3-17
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle....1-58
Additional Required Services,
Scheduled Maintenance....... 6-6
Additives, Fuel...................... 5-5
Add-On Electrical
Equipment.......................5-86
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.......5-15
Air Conditioning...................3-19
Airbag
Readiness Light................3-33
Airbag System.....................1-46
Adding Equipment to
Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle........................1-58
How Does an Airbag
Restrain?.....................1-51
Passenger Sensing
System........................1-53
Servicing Your
Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle........................1-57Airbag System (cont.)
What Makes an Airbag
Inate?........................1-51
What Will You See After
an Airbag Inates?........1-51
When Should an Airbag
Inate?........................1-49
Where Are the Airbags?.....1-48
Airbags
Passenger Status
Indicator.......................3-33
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD)
System............................. 4-7
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 4-4
Warning Light...................3-37
Appearance Care
Aluminum or
Chrome-Plated Wheels . . . 5-83
Care of Safety Belts..........5-80
Chemical Paint Spotting.....5-84
Cleaning Exterior
Lamps/Lenses...............5-81
Fabric/Carpet...................5-79
Finish Care......................5-81
Finish Damage.................5-84
Instrument Panel, Vinyl,
and Other Plastic
Surfaces......................5-80Appearance Care (cont.)
Interior Cleaning...............5-78
Leather...........................5-80
Sheet Metal Damage........5-84
Tires...............................5-83
Underbody Maintenance....5-84
Washing Your Vehicle........5-81
Weatherstrips...................5-81
Windshield, Backglass,
and Wiper Blades..........5-82
Assistance Program,
Roadside.......................... 7-6
Audio System......................3-73
Audio Steering Wheel
Controls.....................3-125
Navigation/Radio
System, see
Navigation Manual.......3-103
Setting the Clock..............3-74
Audio System(s)..................3-75
Audio Systems
Radio Reception.............3-126
Rear Seat (RSA).............3-123
Theft-Deterrent Feature....3-125
Automatic Transmission
Fluid...............................5-16
Operation........................2-24
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