2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE CD changer

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iv Introduction
Danger, Warnings, and
Cautions
Warning messages found on vehicle
labels and in this manual describe
hazards and what to do to avoid or
reduce them.
{Danger
Danger indicates a hazard with a
high level of risk which will result
in serious injury or death.
{Warning
Warning indicates a hazard that
could result in injury or death.
{Caution
Caution indicates a hazard that
could result in property or vehicle
damage.
A circle with a slash through it is a
safety symbol which means“Do
Not,” “Do not do this,” or“Do not let
this happen.”
Symbols
The vehicle has components and
labels that use symbols instead of
text. Symbols are shown along with
the text describing the operation or
information relating to a specific
component, control, message,
gauge, or indicator.
M: This symbol is shown when
you need to see your owner manual
for additional instructions or
information.
*: This symbol is shown when
you need to see a service manual
for additional instructions or
information. Vehicle Symbol Chart
Here are some additional symbols
that may be found on the vehicle
and what they mean. For more
information on the symbol, refer to
the Index.
9:
Airbag Readiness Light
!:Antilock Brake System (ABS)
%:Audio Steering Wheel Controls
or OnStar®(if equipped)
$: Brake System Warning Light
":Charging System
I:Cruise Control
B: Engine Coolant Temperature
O:Exterior Lamps
#:Fog Lamps
.: Fuel Gauge
+:Fuses
3: Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer
j: LATCH System Child
Restraints

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In Brief 1-21
SeeSatellite Radio (Radio without
Touchscreen) on page 7-15 or
Satellite Radio (Radio with
Touchscreen) on page 7-18.
Portable Audio Devices
The vehicle has a 3.5 mm (1/8 in)
auxiliary input jack on the faceplate
and a USB port in the center stack.
External devices such as iPods,
laptop computers, MP3 players, CD
changers, USB storage devices,
etc. can be connected to the
auxiliary port using a 3.5 mm (1/8 in)
input jack or the USB port
depending on the audio system.
If equipped, there are two USB
ports on the rear of the center
console that can be used for
charging only. They can charge
devices that draw 2.1 amps or less.
See the device’ s owner manual for
the specification.
See Auxiliary Devices on page 7-31.
Bluetooth®
The Bluetooth®system allows users
with a Bluetooth-enabled mobile
phone to make and receive
hands-free calls using the vehicle
audio system and controls.
The Bluetooth-enabled mobile
phone must be paired with the
in-vehicle Bluetooth system before it
can be used in the vehicle. Not all
phones will support all functions.
See Bluetooth on page 7-34.
Steering Wheel Controls
(Radio without
Touchscreen)
worc/x:Press to change
favorite radio stations, select tracks
on a CD, or navigate tracks or
folders on an iPod or USB device.
b/g: Press to mute the speakers,
press again to unmute. Press and
hold to interact with Bluetooth and
OnStar
®, if equipped.

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Instruments and Controls 5-25
For information regarding this light
and the vehicle's security system,
seeVehicle Alarm System on
page 2-12.
High-Beam On Light
This light comes on when the
high-beam headlamps are in use.
See Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer on page 6-2 for more
information.
Cruise Control Light
This light comes on when the cruise
control is set.
This light goes out when the cruise
control is canceled. See Cruise
Control on page 9-30.
Information Displays
Driver Information Center
(DIC) (With DIC Buttons)
If your vehicle has DIC buttons, the
information below explains the
operation of this system.
The DIC displays information about
your vehicle. It also displays
warning messages if a system
problem is detected.
All messages will appear in the DIC
display at the top of the instrument
cluster.
The DIC comes on when the ignition
is on. After a short delay, the DIC
will display the information that was
last displayed before the engine
was turned off.
The DIC also displays a shift lever
position indicator on the bottom line
of the display. See Automatic
Transmission on page 9-22.

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Lighting 6-1
Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . 6-1
Headlamp High/Low-BeamChanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)/Automatic Headlamp
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Delayed Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 6-3
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Delayed Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . 6-7
Delayed Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Parade Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Battery Load Management . . . . 6-8
Battery Power Protection . . . . . . 6-9Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering wheel.
There are four positions:
O(Off): Briefly turn to this position
to turn the automatic light control off
or on again.
AUTO (Automatic): Turns the
headlamps on automatically at
normal brightness, together with the
other exterior lamps and instrument
panel lights.

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6-2 Lighting
;(Parking Lamps):Turns on the
parking lamps including all lamps,
except the headlamps.
5(Headlamps): Turns on the
headlamps together with the parking
lamps and instrument panel lights.
A warning chime sounds if the driver
door is opened when the ignition
switch is off and the headlamps
are on.
#(Fog Lamps): If equipped, it
turns the fog lamps on or off.
See Fog Lamps on page 6-4.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
2 3
(Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer): Push the turn signal
lever away from you to turn the high
beams on.
Pull the lever toward you to return to
low beams.
This indicator light turns on in the
instrument cluster when the
high-beam headlamps are on.
Flash-to-Pass
This feature is used to signal to the
vehicle ahead that you want
to pass.
If the headlamps are off or in the
low-beam position, pull the turn
signal lever toward you to
momentarily switch to high beams.
Release the lever to turn the
high-beam headlamps off.
Daytime Running Lamps
(DRL)/Automatic
Headlamp System
DRL can make it easier for others to
see the front of your vehicle during
the day. Fully functional DRL are
required on all vehicles first sold in
Canada.
The DRL system makes the
low-beam headlamps come on at a
reduced brightness when the
following conditions are met:
.The ignition is in the ON/RUN
position.
.The exterior lamp control is
in AUTO.
.The engine is running.
When the DRL are on, the regular
headlamps, taillamps, sidemarker,
and other lamps will not be on. The
instrument cluster will also not be lit.
The headlamps automatically
change from DRL to the regular
headlamps depending on the

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Infotainment System 7-33
P(Power):Press to turn the RSA
on or off.
Volume: Turn to increase or to
decrease the volume of the wired
headphones. The left knob controls
the left headphones and the right
knob controls the right headphones.
SRCE (Source): Press to select
between the radio, CD, and if the
vehicle has these features, DVD,
front auxiliary, and rear auxiliary.
©or¨(Seek): Press to go to the
previous or to the next station and
stay there. This function is inactive,
with some radios, if the front seat
passengers are listening to the
radio. Press and hold
©or¨until the
display flashes to tune to an
individual station. The display stops
flashing after the buttons have not
been pressed for more than
two seconds. This function is
inactive, with some radios, if the
front seat passengers are listening
to the radio.
While listening to a disc, press
¨to
go to the next track or chapter on
the disc. Press
©to go back to the
start of the current track or chapter
(if more than 10 seconds have
played). This function is inactive,
with some radios, if the front seat
passengers are listening to the disc.
When a DVD video menu is being
displayed, press
©or¨to perform a
cursor up or down on the menu.
Hold
©or¨to perform a cursor left
or right on the menu. PROG (Program):
Press to go to
the next preset radio station or
channel set on the main radio. This
function is inactive, with some
radios, if the front seat passengers
are listening to the radio.
When a CD or DVD audio disc is
playing, press PROG to go to the
beginning of the CD or DVD audio.
This function is inactive, with some
radios, if the front seat passengers
are listening to the disc.
When a disc is playing in the CD or
DVD changer, press PROG to
select the next disc if multiple discs
are loaded. This function is inactive,
with some radios, if the front seat
passengers are listening to the disc.
When a DVD video menu is being
displayed, press PROG to perform
the ENTER menu function.

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INDEX i-5
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-56Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-57
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-81
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . 10-10
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Heated and Cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44 Fuel (cont'd)
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-44
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Fuses Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 5-52Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Gauges
Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 6-3
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Daytime Running Lamps/
Automatic Headlamp
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Delayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-2
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Heated and Cooled Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

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INDEX i-7
Lights (cont'd)Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 5-23
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-2
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 5-22
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 5-15
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
StabiliTrak
®Indicator . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-14
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . 11-2 Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 5-18
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 5-36
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Object Detection System . . . . . 5-39
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 5-41 Messages (cont'd)
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Park Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . 2-16
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24, 7-29
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19