2018 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Owner's Manual

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8 In Brief
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’s manual.
Stop/Start System
The vehicle may have a fuel saving
Stop/Start system to shut off the
engine and help conserve fuel.
When the brakes are applied and
the vehicle is at a complete stop,
the engine may turn off. When the
brake pedal is released or the
accelerator pedal is pushed, the
engine will restart. The engine may
restart even while the brake is
applied. SeeStarting the Engine
0 225.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter may work up to
60 m (197 ft) away from the vehicle.
With Remote Start and Power
Liftgate Shown
Press the button on the side of the
RKE transmitter to remove the key.
The key can be used for all locks.
K: Press to unlock the driver door
or all doors depending on vehicle
personalization settings. For vehicles with the manual
liftgate, unlocking all doors will also
unlock the liftgate.
Q:
Press to lock all doors.
Lock and unlock feedback can be
personalized. See Vehicle
Personalization 0154.
b:If equipped with the power
liftgate, press twice quickly until the
liftgate begins to move.
7: Press and release to initiate the
vehicle locator. Press and hold for at
least three seconds to sound the
panic alarm. Press
7again to
cancel the panic alarm.
See Keys 031 and Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 032.
Remote Vehicle Start
If equipped, the engine can be
started from outside of the vehicle.
Starting the Vehicle
1. Press and releaseQon the
RKE transmitter.

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2. Immediately press and hold/
for at least four seconds or until
the turn signal lamps flash.
Start the vehicle normally after
entering.
When the vehicle starts, the parking
lamps will turn on.
Remote start can be extended.
Canceling a Remote Start
To cancel a remote start, do one of
the following:
. Press and hold
/until the
parking lamps turn off.
. Turn on the hazard warning
flashers.
. Turn the vehicle on and then off.
See Remote Vehicle Start 038.
Door Locks
To lock or unlock the vehicle from
the outside, press
QorKon the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter. To lock or unlock the vehicle from
the inside, press
QorKon the
power door lock switch. Pulling an
interior door handle will unlock the
door. Pulling the handle again
unlatches it.
Power Door Locks
Q: Press to lock the doors.
K:Press to unlock the doors.
See Door Locks 040.
Keyless Access
If equipped, press the button on the
driver door handle when the RKE
transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of the
driver door handle. When unlocking
from the driver door, the first press
unlocks that door; press again
within five seconds to unlock all
passenger doors. See Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation 032.

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Liftgate
To unlock the liftgate, pressKon
the power door lock switch or
press
Kon the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter twice to
unlock all doors. Press the touch
pad on the underside of the liftgate
handle and lift up. See Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation 032.
Use the pull cup to lower and close
the liftgate. Do not press the touch
pad while closing the liftgate. This
will cause the liftgate to be
unlatched.
Power Liftgate Operation
If equipped with a power liftgate, the
switch is on the driver door. The
vehicle must be in P (Park).
Choose the power liftgate mode by
selecting MAX or 3/4. Press
8.
The driver door must be unlocked.
On the RKE transmitter press
b
twice quickly until the liftgate starts
moving.
Press any liftgate button while the
liftgate is moving to stop it. Pressing
again reverses the direction.
To close, press
lon the bottom
of the liftgate.
To disable the power liftgate
function, select OFF on the liftgate
switch. See Liftgate044.
Windows
Power windows work when the
ignition is on, in ACC/ACCESSORY,
or when Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) is active. See Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0228.
Using the window switch, press to
open or pull to close the window.
The windows may be temporarily
disabled if they are used repeatedly
within a short time.
See Power Windows 057.

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Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
1. Seatback Lever
2. Driver Seat HeightAdjustment Lever
3. Seat Adjustment Handle
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Lift the handle (3) under the seat to unlock it.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position, and then release the
handle (3). 3. Try to move the seat back and
forth to be sure it is locked in
place.
Move the lever (2) up or down to
raise or lower the seat.
Use the lever (1) to adjust the
seatback.
See Seat Adjustment 064 and
Reclining Seatbacks 066.
Power Seat Adjustment
{Warning
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a driver
seat while the vehicle is moving.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
To adjust the seat:
.
Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward.
. Raise or lower the front part of
the seat cushion by moving the
front of the control up or down.
. Raise or lower the entire seat by
moving the rear of the control up
or down.
To adjust the seatback, see
Reclining Seatbacks 066.
To adjust the lumbar support, see
Lumbar Adjustment 065.

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Memory Features
If equipped, memory seats allow two
drivers to store and recall their
unique seat positions for driving the
vehicle, and a shared exit position
for getting out of the vehicle. Other
feature positions may also be set,
such as power mirrors and power
steering wheel, if equipped. Memory
positions are linked to RKE
transmitter 1 or 2 for automatic
memory recalls.Before storing, adjust all available
memory feature positions. Turn the
ignition on and then press and
release SET; a beep will sound.
Then immediately press and hold 1,
2, or
B(Exit) on the driver door
until two beeps sound. To manually
recall these positions, press and
hold 1, 2, or
Buntil the saved
position is reached.
When Auto Memory Recall is
enabled in vehicle personalization,
positions previously stored to
memory buttons 1 and 2 are
recalled when the ignition is
changed from off to on or ACC/
ACCESSORY.
When Easy Exit Options is enabled
in vehicle personalization, the
feature automatically recalls the
previously stored exit position when
exiting the vehicle. See Memory
Seats 067.
Second Row Seats
If equipped, the second row seat
can be folded to access the third
row. Pull the handle on the top or
side of the seat and pull the seat
forward.

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To fold the second row seatbacks:1. Remove anything on or under the seat.
2. Fold the head restraint rearward. See Head Restraints
0 62.
3. Pull up on the reclining seatback lever.
To return the seatback to the
seating position, lift the seatback
and push it rearward until it locks
into place. Push and pull on the
seatback to make sure it is locked.
Push on the head restraint to return
it to the upright, locked position. See
Rear Seats 071.
Third Row Seats
Folding the Seatback
To fold the third row seatback:
1. Remove objects on the floor in front of or on the second row
seat, or in the seat tracks on
the floor.
2. If the second row seat is in the full rear position, adjust it
forward to allow the third row
seat to fold fully flat.
3. Remove anything on or under the seat.
4. Disconnect the center seat belt
mini-latch, using a key in the
slot on the mini-buckle, and let
the belt retract into the
headliner.

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5. Stow the mini-latch in theholder in the headliner.
6. Pull the release strap locatedon the seatback. 7. Push the seatback forward to
lay flat.
8. Repeat for the other seatback, if necessary.
Returning the Seat to the
Seating Position
To return the seatback to the
seating position:
1. From the rear of the vehicle, raise the seatback to the
upright position using the pull
strap on the back of the third
row seat, or lift the seatback
and push it into place from
inside the vehicle.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked in
place.
3. Reconnect the center seat belt mini-latch to the mini-buckle.
Do not let it twist.
4. Pull on the seat belt to be sure the mini-latch is secure.
Power Seatback Folding
If equipped, the third row seatbacks
can also be folded forward and
returned to the upright position by
pressing and holding the switches
on the passenger side of the rear
cargo area.
See Third Row Seats 074.

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Heated and Ventilated
Seats
Heated and Ventilated Seat
Buttons Shown, Heated Seat Buttons Similar
If available, the buttons are near the
climate controls on the center stack.
To operate, the ignition must be on.
Press
LorMto heat the driver or
passenger seat.
Press
{orC, if available, to
ventilate the driver or passenger
seat. A ventilated seat has a fan
that pulls or pushes air through the
seat. The air is not cooled. 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 indicator lights
next to the buttons indicate three for
the highest setting and one for the
lowest. If the heated seats are on
high, the level may automatically be
lowered after approximately
30 minutes.
See
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 070.
The heated and ventilated front
seats can also be programmed to
come on during a remote start. See
Vehicle Personalization 0154.
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.
See
Head Restraints 062 and Seat
Adjustment 064.
Seat Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
seat belts properly:
.
Seat Belts 077.
. How to Wear Seat Belts Properly
078.
. Lap-Shoulder Belt 079.