2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE clock

Chevrolet Traverse Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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16 In Brief
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamps
The dome lamps are in the
overhead console and above the
rear seat passengers.
The dome lamps come on when a
door is opened, unless the dome
lamp override button is pressed in.
To manually turn them on, turn the
instrument panel brightness control
clockwise to the farthest position.
Dome Lamp Override
The dome lamp override button is
next to the exterior lamps control.E
DOME OFF : Press the button
and the dome lamps remain off
when a door is opened. An indicator
light on the button comes on to
show that the dome lamps are off.
Press the button again so the dome
lamps come on when a door is
opened.
AMBIENT OFF (If Equipped) :
Press the button to turn the ambient
lights off. Press the button again to
turn ambient lights on.
Reading Lamps
Press the button near each lamp to
turn them on or off. For more information, see:
.
Dome Lamps 0160.
. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0160.
Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel, to the left of the
steering wheel.
O:Briefly turn to this position to
turn the automatic light control off or
on again.
AUTO : Turns the headlamps on
automatically at normal brightness,
together with the other exterior
lamps and instrument panel lights.

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For more information about these
and other radio features, see
Operation (Radio without
Touchscreen)0168 orOperation
(Radio with Touchscreen) 0170.
If equipped with Rear Seat
Entertainment (RSE), see the
infotainment manual.
Storing a Favorite Station
A maximum of 36 stations can be
stored as favorites using the six
softkeys located below the radio
station frequency tabs and by using
the radio FAV button. Press FAV to
go through up to six pages of
favorites, each having six favorite
stations available per page. Each
page of favorites can contain any
combination of AM, FM, or SiriusXM
stations, if equipped.
See AM-FM Radio (Radio without
Touchscreen) 0173 orAM-FM
Radio (Radio with
Touchscreen) 0174.
Setting the Clock
To set the time and date:
1. Turn the ignition key to ACC/ ACCESSORY or ON/RUN,
then press
Oto turn the
radio on.
2. Press
Hto 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 or decrease the time or date, turn
fclockwise
or counterclockwise.
See Clock (Radio without
Touchscreen) 0114 orClock (Radio
with Touchscreen) 0115.

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2. Repeat for each preset.
Setting the Clock
Press Settings on the Home Page,
then press the Set Time or Set Date
settings screen button to display the
different options for setting the time
and date.
Set Time:
.Press the up or down arrows to
change the Hours, Minutes, AM,
PM, or 24 hour setting on the
clock.
. Press and hold to quickly
increase or decrease the time
settings.
. Press OK to save the
adjustments.
. Press the Back or Cancel screen
button to cancel the
adjustments.
Set Date:
. Press the up or down arrows to
increase or decrease the Month,
Day, and Year settings. .
Press and hold to quickly
increase or decrease the date
settings.
. Press OK to save the
adjustments.
. Press the Back or Cancel screen
button to cancel the
adjustments.
Satellite Radio
If equipped, vehicles with a
SiriusXM®satellite radio tuner and a
valid SiriusXM satellite radio
subscription can receive SiriusXM
programming.
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Service
SiriusXM is a satellite radio service
based in the 48 contiguous United
States and 10 Canadian provinces.
SiriusXM satellite radio has a wide
variety of programming and
commercial-free music, coast to
coast, and in digital-quality sound.
A fee is required to receive the
SiriusXM service. Refer to:
.
www.siriusxm.com or call
1-888-601-6296 (U.S.).
. www.siriusxm.ca or call
1-877-438-9677 (Canada).
See Satellite Radio (Radio without
Touchscreen) 0177 orSatellite
Radio (Radio with
Touchscreen) 0180.
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.

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108 Instruments and Controls
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 109
Steering Wheel Controls(Radio without
Touchscreen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Steering Wheel Controls (Radio with Touchscreen) . . . 110
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 111
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . 111
Rear Window Wiper/ Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Clock (Radio without Touchscreen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Clock (Radio with Touchscreen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 121
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 122
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 123
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 124
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . 127
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 127
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light . . . 127
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 128
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 130
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) (With DIC Buttons) . . . . . . . . . . 130
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Without DIC Buttons) . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Battery Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Brake System Messages . . . . . 138
Cruise Control Messages . . . . . 138
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . 138
Engine Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . 140
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 140
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . . 141
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 141
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Airbag System Messages . . . . 143
Security Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Service Vehicle Messages . . . . 144
Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Transmission Messages . . . . . . 145
Vehicle Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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114 Instruments and Controls
Do not operate any switches
such as window, sunroof,
climate controls, seats, etc.
during the calibration
procedure.
2. Press the vehicle information button until PRESS
VTO
CALIBRATE COMPASS
displays.
3. Press the set/reset button to start the compass calibration.
4. The DIC will display CALIBRATING: DRIVE IN
CIRCLES. Drive the vehicle in
tight circles at less than 8 km/h
(5 mph) to complete the
calibration. The DIC will display
CALIBRATION COMPLETE for
a few seconds when the
calibration is complete. The
DIC display will then return to
the previous menu.
Clock (Radio without
Touchscreen)
To adjust the time and date:
1. Turn the ignition key to ACC/ ACCESSORY or ON/RUN,
then press
Oto turn the
radio on.
2. Press
Hto 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.
. Turn
fclockwise.
5. To decrease the time or date, do one of the following:
.Press
©SEEK. .
Press
sREV.
. Turn
fcounterclockwise.
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
Hand 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) display.
2. Press the pushbutton located under the desired option.
3. Press
Hagain to apply the
selected default, or let the
screen time out.

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Clock (Radio with
Touchscreen)
Touch Settings on the Home Page
Menu, then touch the Set Time or
Set Date settings screen button to
display the different options for
setting the time and date.
Set Time:
.Touch the up or down arrows to
increase or decrease the Hours,
Minutes, AM, PM, or the 24 hour
setting on the clock.
. Touch and hold to quickly
increase or decrease the time
settings.
. Touch OK to save the
adjustments.
. Touch the Back or Cancel
screen button to cancel the
adjustments.
Set Date:
. Touch the up or down arrows to
increase or decrease the Month,
Day, and Year settings. .
Touch and hold to quickly
increase or decrease the date
settings.
. Touch OK to save the
adjustments.
. Touch the Back or Cancel
screen button to cancel the
adjustments.
Power Outlets
The vehicle has 12-volt outlets that
can be used to plug in electrical
equipment, such as a cell phone or
MP3 player.
The power outlets are located:
.On the center stack below the
climate controls.
. Inside the center console.
. At the rear of the center console.
. In the rear cargo area.
Lift the cover to access the outlet
and replace when not in use.
{Warning
Power is always supplied to the
outlets. Do not leave electrical
equipment plugged in when the
vehicle is not in use because the
vehicle could catch fire and cause
injury or death.
Caution
Leaving electrical equipment
plugged in for an extended period
of time while the vehicle is off will
drain the battery. Always unplug
electrical equipment when not in
use and do not plug in equipment
that exceeds the maximum
20 amp rating.
Certain accessory plugs may not be
compatible with the accessory
power outlet and could overload
vehicle and adapter fuses. If a
problem is experienced, see your
dealer.

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For vehicles with front fog lamps,
the fog lamp button is on the
exterior lamp control to the left of
the steering column.
Use the fog lamps for better vision
in foggy or misty conditions.
#(Fog Lamps) :Press the fog
lamp button to turn the fog lamps on
or off. A light comes on in the
instrument cluster when the fog
lamps are in use. The ignition must
be on for the fog lamps to work.
When the headlamps are changed
to high beam, the fog lamps turn off.
The fog lamps come back on again
when the high-beam headlamps are
turned off.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on
along with the fog lamps.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
The instrument panel brightness
knob is located on the instrument
panel to the left of the steering
column.
D: Push the knob in all the way
until it extends out and then turn the
knob clockwise or counterclockwise
to brighten or dim the lights. Push
the knob back in when finished.
Courtesy Lamps
The courtesy lamps automatically
come on when a door is opened.
The lamps can also be turned on
manually by fully turning the
instrument panel brightness control
clockwise.
The reading lamps, located on the
headliner above the rearview mirror,
can be turned on or off
independently of the automatic
courtesy lamps, when the doors are
closed.
Dome Lamps
The dome lamps are in the
overhead console and above the
rear seat passengers.
The dome lamps come on when a
door is opened, unless the dome
lamp override button is pressed in.
The lamps can also be turned on
and off by turning the instrument
panel brightness control clockwise
to the farthest position.

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9. Auxiliary Input Jack.Use to connect external
audio devices.
10. CD/AUX .Press to scroll through
selecting the CD or an
auxiliary device.
11.
\FWD
. Press and hold to fast
forward through a track.
12.
sREV
. Press and hold to go
backward fast through a
track.
13.
P
. Press to turn the
infotainment system on
or off.
. Turn to adjust the volume.
14.
¨SEEK
. Seeks the next station or
track. 15.
©SEEK
. Seeks the previous station
or track.
16. BAND .Press to scroll through the
available bands AM, FM,
or SiriusXM, if equipped.
17.
H
. Press to set the clock.