2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Owners Manual

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A. Turn and Lane‐Change Lever.See Turn and Lane-Change
Signals on page 6‑4.
Windshield Wiper/Washer on
page 5‑5.
B. Instrument Cluster on
page 5‑11.
C. Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5‑2.
D. Instrument Panel Storage on
page 4‑1.
USB Port (Inside IP Storage).
Auxiliary Devices on page 7‑34
E. Infotainment on page 7‑2.
Navigation/Radio System
(If Equipped). See the separate
navigation manual.
F. Air Vents on page 8‑11.
G. Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6‑1.
H. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control on page 6‑5. I. Data Link Connector (DLC)
(Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp on page 5‑17.
J. Cruise Control on page 9‑31.
K. Steering Wheel Adjustment on
page 5‑2.
L. Horn on page 5‑4.
M. Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons (If Equipped). See
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(With DIC Buttons) on
page 5‑24 orDriver Information
Center (DIC) (Without DIC
Buttons) on page 5‑29.
N. Climate Control Systems on
page 8‑1 (If Equipped).
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System on page 8‑4
(If Equipped).
O. Shift Lever. See Shifting Into
Park on page 9‑19. P.
Power Outlets on page 5‑8.
Q. Rear Window Wiper/Washer on
page 5‑5.
Traction Control System (TCS)
Disable Button. See
StabiliTrak
®System on
page 9‑28.
Tow/Haul Button (If Equipped).
See Tow/Haul Mode on
page 9‑25.
Power Liftgate Button
(If Equipped). See Liftgate on
page 2‑10.
R. Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats on page 3‑8
(If Equipped).
S. Hazard Warning Flashers on
page 6‑4.
T. Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator on page 5‑16.

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Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The RKE transmitter is used to
remotely lock and unlock the doors
from up to 60 m (195 ft) away from
the vehicle.
PressKto unlock the driver door.
Press
Kagain within five seconds
to unlock all remaining doors.
Press
Qto lock all doors.
Lock and unlock feedback can be
personalized.
To open or close the liftgate, press
and hold
8until the liftgate
begins to move.
Press
Land release to locate the
vehicle. Press
Land hold for more than
two seconds to sound the panic
alarm.
Press
Lagain to cancel the panic
alarm.
See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 2‑3.
Remote Vehicle Start
Starting the Vehicle
With this feature the engine can be
started from outside of the vehicle.
1. Aim the RKE transmitter at the
vehicle.
2. Press and release
Q.
3. Immediately after completing Step 2, press and hold
/until
the parking lamps flash.
When the vehicle starts, the parking
lamps will turn on and remain on as
long as the engine is running. The
doors will be locked and the climate
control system may come on.

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The engine will continue to run for
10 minutes. Repeat the steps for a
10-minute time extension. Remote
start can be extended only once.
Canceling a Remote Start
To cancel a remote start:
.Aim the RKE transmitter at the
vehicle and press and hold
/
until the parking lamps turn off.
.Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
.Turn the ignition switch on and
then off.
See Remote Vehicle Start on
page 2‑5.
Door Locks
To lock or unlock a door manually:
.From the inside use the door
lock knob on the window sill.
.From the outside turn the key
toward the front or rear of the
vehicle, or press the
KorQ
button on the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter.
Power Door Locks
Base Model
Uplevel Model
K: Press to unlock the doors.
Q:Press to lock the doors.
See Power Door Locks on page 2‑8.
Liftgate
To open the liftgate the vehicle must
be in P (Park). Press the touch pad
under the liftgate handle. To close
the liftgate, use the pull cup or pull
strap as an aid.

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Power Liftgate
On vehicles with a power liftgate,
the vehicle must be in P (Park) to
operate it.
.Press and hold8on the
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter.
.PressO.
.Press the touch pad switch on
the outside liftgate handle.
For more information see Liftgate on
page 2‑10.
Windows
Press the switch to lower the
window. Pull the switch up to
raise it.
For more information, see Power
Windows on page 2‑20.
Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
A. Seat Adjustment Handle
B. Driver Seat Height Adjustment Lever
C. Seatback Lever

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To adjust a manual seat:
1. Lift the handle (A) under the seatto unlock it.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position, and then release the
handle.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure it is locked in
place.
Move the lever (B) up or down to
raise or lower the seat.
Use the lever (C) to adjust the
seatback.
See Seat Adjustment on page 3‑3
and Reclining Seatbacks on
page 3‑5 for more information.Power Seats
A. Seat Adjustment Control
B. Seatback Control
C. Lumbar Control
To adjust a power seat, if equipped:
.Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the
control (A) forward or rearward.
.Raise or lower the entire seat
by moving the control (A) up
or down.
.Adjust the seatback by tilting the
top of the control (B) forward or
rearward.
SeeReclining Seatbacks on
page 3‑5.
.Increase or decrease lumbar
support by pressing the front or
rear of the control (C).
See Lumbar Adjustment on
page 3‑4.
See Power Seat Adjustment on
page 3‑4 for more information.

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Memory Features
On vehicles with the memory
feature, the controls on the driver
door are used to program and recall
memory settings for the driver seat
and outside mirrors.Storing Memory Positions
To save into memory:
1. Adjust the driver seat, seatback
recliner, and both outside
mirrors.
See Power Mirrors on page 2‑16
for more information.
Not all vehicles will have the
ability to save and recall the
mirror positions.
2. Press and hold “1”until
two beeps sound.
3. Repeat for a second driver position using “2.” To recall, press and release
“1”
or “2.” The vehicle must be in
P (Park). A single beep will sound.
The seat and outside mirrors will
move to the position previously
stored for the identified driver.
See Memory Seats on page 3‑7 and
Vehicle Personalization (With DIC
Buttons) on page 5‑40 for more
information.
Easy Exit Driver Seat
This feature can move the seat
rearward to allow extra room to exit
the vehicle.S: Press to recall the easy exit
seat position. The vehicle must be
in P (Park).
See Memory Seats on page 3‑7 and
Vehicle Personalization (With DIC
Buttons) on page 5‑40 for more
information.

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Second Row Seats
The second row seat can be folded
to access the third row. Pull the
sliding seat lever forward; the seat
cushion folds, and the seat slides
forward.
SeeRear Seats on page 3‑9.
Third Row Seats
The third row seatbacks can be
folded forward, and the seats can
be removed.
To fold the third row seatback:
1. Remove anything on or under
the seat.
2. Disconnect the rear safety beltmini-latch using a key in the slot
on the mini-buckle, and let the
belt retract into the headliner.
Stow the mini-latch in the holder
in the headliner.
3. Pull up on the release lever onthe back of the seat.
4. Push the seatback forward to lay flat.
See Third Row Seats on page 3‑11
for more information.

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Heated and Ventilated
Seats
Heated and Cooled Seat ButtonsShown, Heated Seat Buttons Similar
If available, the buttons are on the
center console. To operate, the
engine must be running.
I: If available, press to heat the
seatback only.
H: If available, press to cool the
entire seat.
J: Press to heat the seat and
seatback. Press the button once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the button, the seat will change to
the next lower setting, and then to
the off setting. The lights indicate
three for the highest setting and
one for the lowest.
See
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats on page 3‑8 for more
information.
Head Restraint
Adjustment
Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback
recline angle as little as necessary
while keeping the seat and the
head restraint height in the proper
position.
For more information see Head
Restraints on page 3‑2 andSeat
Adjustment on page 3‑3.
Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly:
.Safety Belts on page 3‑14.
.How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly on page 3‑15.
.Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 3‑16.
.Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on
page 3‑47.