2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE heater

Chevrolet Traverse Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9955676) - 2017 - crc - 3/29/16
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{Warning
An electric engine cooling fan
under the hood can start up even
when the engine is not running
and can cause injury. Keep
hands, clothing, and tools away
from any underhood electric fan.
{Warning
Heater and radiator hoses, and
other engine parts, can be very
hot. Do not touch them. If you do,
you can be burned.
Do not run the engine if there is a
leak. If you run the engine, it
could lose all coolant. That could
cause an engine fire, and you
could be burned. Get any leak
fixed before you drive the vehicle.
Caution
Using coolant other than
DEX-COOL®can cause
premature engine, heater core,
or radiator corrosion. In addition,
the engine coolant could require
changing sooner. Any repairs
would not be covered by the
vehicle warranty. Always use
DEX-COOL (silicate-free) coolant
in the vehicle.
Engine Coolant
The cooling system in the vehicle is
filled with DEX-COOL®engine
coolant. See Maintenance Schedule
0 344 andRecommended Fluids
and Lubricants 0353.
The following explains the cooling
system and how to check and add
coolant when it is low. If there is a
problem with engine overheating,
see Engine Overheating 0279.
What to Use
{Warning
Adding only plain water or some
other liquid to the cooling system
can be dangerous. Plain water
and other liquids, can boil before
the proper coolant mixture will.
The coolant warning system is set
for the proper coolant mixture.
With plain water or the wrong
mixture, the engine could get too
hot but you would not get the
overheat warning. The engine
could catch fire and you or others
could be burned. Use a 50/
50 mixture of clean, drinkable
water and DEX-COOL coolant.
Use a 50/50 mixture of clean,
drinkable water and DEX-COOL
coolant. If using this mixture,
nothing else needs to be added.
This mixture:
. Gives freezing protection down
to−37 °C (−34 °F), outside
temperature.

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should be running. If they are not,
do not continue to run the engine
and have the vehicle serviced.
Caution
Running the engine without
coolant may cause damage or a
fire. Vehicle damage would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
SeeOverheated Engine
Protection Operating Mode 0281
for information on driving to a
safe place in an emergency.
If Steam Is Coming from the
Engine Compartment
{Warning
Steam from an overheated engine
can burn you badly, even if you
just open the hood. Stay away
from the engine if you see or hear
steam coming from it. Turn it off
and get everyone away from the
vehicle until it cools down. Wait
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
until there is no sign of steam or
coolant before you open
the hood.
If you keep driving when the
vehicles engine is overheated,
the liquids in it can catch fire. You
or others could be badly burned.
Stop the engine if it overheats,
and get out of the vehicle until the
engine is cool.
SeeOverheated Engine
Protection Operating Mode 0281
for information on driving to a
safe place in an emergency.
If No Steam Is Coming from
the Engine Compartment
If an engine overheat warning is
displayed but no steam can be seen
or heard, the problem may not be
too serious. Sometimes the engine
can get a little too hot when the
vehicle:
. Climbs a long hill on a hot day. .
Stops after high-speed driving.
. Idles for long periods in traffic.
. Tows a trailer.
If the overheat warning is displayed
with no sign of steam: 1. Turn the air conditioning off.
2. Turn the heater on to the highest temperature and to the
highest fan speed. Open the
windows as necessary.
3. When it is safe to do so, pull off the road, shift to P (Park) or
N (Neutral), and let the
engine idle.
If the temperature overheat gauge is
no longer in the overheat zone or an
overheat warning no longer
displays, the vehicle can be driven.
Continue to drive the vehicle slow
for about 10 minutes. Keep a safe
vehicle distance from the car in front
of you. If the warning does not come
back on, continue to drive normally
and have the cooling system
checked for proper fill and function.

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Driving (cont'd)Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 30
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 221
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 223
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
E
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 291
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Emergency
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Engine (cont'd)
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 269
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cooling System Messages . . . 139
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Overheated Protection Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 234
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 371
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 157
F
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 159
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 274
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heated and Cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Fuel (cont'd)Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Requirements, California . . . . . 254
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fuses
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 291
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Gauges
Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 343
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 159
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Delayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 129
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 157
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Heated and Cooled Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 205 High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 221
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 240
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Ignition Transmission LockCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 47
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2