2013 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE seat memory

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In Brief 1-1
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 Head Restraint
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 1-14
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Vehicle Features
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . 1-20
Bluetooth
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . 1-21 Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Driver Information Center
(DIC) (With DIC Buttons) . . . 1-22
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 1-23
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Universal Remote System . . . 1-23
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Performance and Maintenance
StabiliTrak®System . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . 1-24
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 1-25
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

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1-8 In Brief
3. Lumbar Control
To adjust a power seat, if equipped:
.Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the
control (1) forward or rearward.
.Raise or lower the front part of
the seat cushion by moving the
front of the control (1) up
or down.
.Raise or lower the entire seat by
moving the rear of the control (1)
up or down.
.Adjust the seatback by tilting the
top of the control (2) forward or
rearward.
SeeReclining Seatbacks on
page 3‑5.
.Increase or decrease lumbar
support by pressing the front or
rear of the control (3).
See Lumbar Adjustment on
page 3‑4.
See Power Seat Adjustment on
page 3‑4.
Memory Features
If available, the controls on the
driver door are used to program and
recall memory settings for the driver
seat and outside mirrors.
See Memory Seats on page 3‑6 and
Vehicle Personalization (With DIC
Buttons) on page 5‑41.
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.
See Rear Seats on page 3‑9.

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Seats and Restraints 3-1
Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . 3-4
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Safety Belts
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15 Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . 3-22
Safety Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . 3-25
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34 Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . 3-35
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . 3-36
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Infants and Young
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . 3-41
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 3-43
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Securing Child Restraints (Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Securing Child Restraints (Front Passenger Seat) . . . . 3-54

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3-6 Seats and Restraints
To recline the seatback:
1. Lift the lever.
2. Move the seatback to thedesired position, and then
release the lever to lock the
seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
To return the seatback to the upright
position:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the
seatback, and the seatback will
return to the upright position. 2. Push and pull on the seatback to
make sure it is locked.
Power Reclining Seatbacks
To adjust a power seatback,
if equipped:
.Tilt the top of the control
rearward to recline.
.Tilt the top of the control forward
to raise.
Memory Seats
If available, 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.
Not all vehicles will have the
ability to save and recall the
mirror positions.

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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.
Memory Remote Recall
The memory feature can recall the
driver seat and outside mirrors to
stored positions when entering the
vehicle.
To activate, unlock the driver door
with the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter. The driver
seat and outside mirrors will move
to the memory position associated
with the transmitter used to unlock
the vehicle. This feature is turned on or off using
the vehicle personalization menu.
See
Vehicle Personalization (With
DIC Buttons) on page 5‑41.
To stop recall movement, press one
of the power seat controls, memory
buttons, or the power mirror buttons.
If something has blocked the driver
seat while recalling a memory
position, the recall may stop.
Remove the obstruction; then press
and hold the appropriate manual
control for the memory item that is
not recalling for two seconds. Try
recalling the memory position again
by pressing the appropriate memory
button. If the memory position is still
not recalling, see your dealer for
service.
Easy Exit Driver Seat
This feature can move the seat
rearward to allow extra room to exit
the vehicle.S(Easy Exit Driver Seat): Press
to activate the recall. The vehicle
must be in P (Park).
If this feature is programmed on in
the vehicle personalization menu,
automatic seat movement occurs
when the ignition key is removed.
A single beep sounds. The driver
seat moves back approximately
8 cm (3 in). To move the seat back
farther, press
Sagain until the seat
is all the way back.
If something has blocked the driver
seat while recalling the exit position,
the recall may stop. Remove the
obstruction; then press and hold the
power seat control rearward for
two seconds. Try recalling the exit
position again. If the exit position is
still not recalling, see your dealer for
service.
See Vehicle Personalization (With
DIC Buttons) on page 5‑41.

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5-46 Instruments and Controls
NO CHANGE:No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain.
There is no default for chime
volume. The volume will stay at the
last known setting.
To select a setting, press the set/
reset button while the desired
setting is displayed on the DIC.
PARK TILT MIRRORS
If your vehicle has this feature, it
allows you to select whether or not
the outside mirror(s) will
automatically tilt down when the
vehicle is shifted into R (Reverse).
See Park Tilt Mirrors on page 2‑17
for more information. Press the customization button until
PARK TILT MIRRORS appears on
the DIC display. Press the set/reset
button once to access the settings
for this feature. Then press the
customization button to scroll
through the following settings:
OFF (default):
Neither outside
mirror will be tilted down when the
vehicle is shifted into R (Reverse).
DRIVER MIRROR: The driver's
outside mirror will be tilted down
when the vehicle is shifted into
R (Reverse).
PASSENGER MIRROR: The
passenger's outside mirror will be
tilted down when the vehicle is
shifted into R (Reverse).
BOTH MIRRORS: The driver's and
passenger's outside mirrors will be
tilted down when the vehicle is
shifted into R (Reverse).
NO CHANGE: No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain. To select a setting, press the set/
reset button while the desired
setting is displayed on the DIC.
EASY EXIT SEAT
If your vehicle has this feature, it
allows you to select your preference
for the automatic easy exit seat
feature. See
Memory Seats on
page 3‑6 for more information.
Press the customization button until
EASY EXIT SEAT appears on the
DIC display. Press the set/reset
button once to access the settings
for this feature. Then press the
customization button to scroll
through the following settings:
OFF (default): No automatic seat
exit recall will occur.
ON: The driver seat will move back
when the key is removed from the
ignition.
The automatic easy exit seat
movement will only occur one time
after the key is removed from the
ignition. If the automatic movement
has already occurred, and you put

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the key back in the ignition and
remove it again, the seat and
steering column will stay in the
original exit position, unless a
memory recall took place prior to
removing the key again.
NO CHANGE:No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/
reset button while the desired
setting is displayed on the DIC.
MEMORY SEAT RECALL
If your vehicle has this feature, it
allows you to select your preference
for the remote memory seat recall
feature. See Memory Seats on
page 3‑6 for more information. Press the customization button until
MEMORY SEAT RECALL appears
on the DIC display. Press the set/
reset button once to access the
settings for this feature. Then press
the customization button to scroll
through the following settings:
OFF (default):
No remote memory
seat recall will occur.
ON: The driver seat and outside
mirrors will automatically move to
the stored driving position when the
unlock button on the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter is
pressed.
NO CHANGE: No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/
reset button while the desired
setting is displayed on the DIC.
REMOTE START
If your vehicle has this feature, it
allows you to turn the remote start
off or on. The remote start feature
allows you to start the engine from outside of the vehicle using the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter. See
Remote Vehicle
Start on page 2‑4 for more
information.
Press the customization button until
REMOTE START appears on the
DIC display. Press the set/reset
button once to access the settings
for this feature. Then press the
customization button to scroll
through the following settings:
OFF: The remote start feature will
be disabled.
ON (default): The remote start
feature will be enabled.
NO CHANGE: No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the set/
reset button while the desired
setting is displayed on the DIC.

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Fuse Side
The vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the fuses, relays, and
features shown. Fuses Usage
# GMC NON HID = Lo Beam
)GMC NON HID =
High Shutter
) )Chevy = Fog
Lamps
) ) )Buick China =
Rear Fog Lamp
AIRBAG Airbag
AMP AmplifierBCK
UP/STOP Back-up Lamp/
Stoplamp
BCM Body Control Module
CNSTR VENT Canister Vent
CTSY Courtesy Lamps
DR LCK Door Locks Fuses Usage
DRL/
LO BEAM Daytime Running
Lamps Relay/Low
Beam Headlamps
Relay
DSPLY Display
EMPTY Empty
FRT WSW Front Windshield Washer
HTD/
COOL SEAT Heated/Cooling
Seats
HVAC Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Conditioning
INADV PWR INT LAMPS Inadvertent Power/
Interior Light Pipe
Lamps
INFOTMNT/ MSM Infotainment/
Memory Seat
Module
LT TRN SIG Driver Side Turn Signal