2018 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE keyless entry

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158 Instruments and Controls
Vehicle Locator Lights
This feature will flash the exterior
lamps and allows some of the
exterior lamps and most of the
interior lamps to turn on briefly
when
Kon the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter is pressed
to locate the vehicle.
Select Off or On.
Exit Lighting
This allows the selection of how
long the exterior lamps stay on
when leaving the vehicle when it is
dark outside.
Select Off, 30 Seconds, 60 Seconds,
or 120 Seconds.
Power Door Locks
Select and the following may
display:
. Unlocked Door Anti-Lockout
. Auto Door Unlock
. Delayed Door Lock Unlocked Door Anti-Lockout
When on, this feature will keep the
driver door from locking when the
door is open. If Off is selected, the
Delayed Door Lock menu will be
available.
Select Off or On.
Auto Door Unlock
This allows selection of which of the
doors will automatically unlock when
the vehicle is shifted into P (Park).
Select Off, All Doors, or Driver Door.
Delayed Door Lock
When on, this feature will delay the
locking of the doors. To override the
delay, press the power door lock
switch on the door.
Select Off or On.
Remote Lock, Unlock, Start
Select and the following may
display:
.
Remote Unlock Light Feedback
. Remote Lock Feedback
. Remote Door Unlock .
Remote Start Auto Cool Seats
. Remote Start Auto Heat Seats
. Remote Window Operation
. Passive Door Unlock
. Passive Door Lock
. Remote Left in Vehicle Alert
Remote Unlock Light Feedback
When on, the exterior lamps will
flash when unlocking the vehicle
with the RKE transmitter.
Select Off or Flash Lights.
Remote Lock Feedback
This allows selection of what type of
feedback is given when locking the
vehicle with the RKE transmitter.
Select Off, Lights and Horn, Lights
Only, or Horn Only.
Remote Door Unlock
This allows selection of which doors
will unlock when pressing
Kon the
RKE transmitter.
Select All Doors or Driver Door.

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Remote Start Auto Cool Seats
This setting automatically turns on
the ventilated seats when using the
remote start function on warm days.
Select Off or On.
Remote Start Auto Heat Seats
This setting automatically turns on
the heated seats when using the
remote start function on cold days.
If equipped with Remote Start
Heated Steering Wheel, this feature
will turn on when the Remote Start
Auto Heated Seats turn on.
Select Off or On.
Remote Window Operation
If equipped, this feature enables the
remote operation of all windows
from the RKE transmitter. See
“Remote Window Operation”in
Power Windows 057.
Select Off or On. Passive Door Unlock
This allows the selection of what
doors will unlock when using the
button on the driver door to unlock
the vehicle.
Select All Doors or Driver Door.
Passive Door Lock
This allows passive locking to be
turned on or off and selects
feedback. See
Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 032.
Select Off, On with Horn
Chirp, or On.
Remote Left in Vehicle Alert
This feature sounds an alert when
the RKE transmitter is left in the
vehicle. This menu also enables
Remote No Longer In Vehicle Alert.
Select Off or On.
Bluetooth
Select and the following may
display:
. Device Information
. Pair New Device .
Device Management
. Change Pairing PIN
. Ringtones
. Sort Order
. Voice Mail Numbers
. Text Message Alerts
Device Information
See information about the device
name, address, and PIN code.
Pair New Device
Select to pair a new device. See
“Pairing” in“Infotainment Controls”
under “Bluetooth” in the infotainment
manual.
Device Management
Select to connect to a different
phone source, disconnect a phone,
or delete a phone.
Change Pairing PIN
Select to change the PIN of a
device.

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Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
Some exterior lamps and most of
the interior lights turn on briefly at
night, or in areas of limited lighting
when
Kis pressed on the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation 032. When the
driver door is opened, all control
lights, Driver Information Center
(DIC) lights, and door pocket lights
turn on. After about 30 seconds the
exterior lamps turn off, then the
remaining interior lights dim to off.
Entry lighting can be disabled
manually by turning the ignition on
or to ACC/ACCESSORY, or by
pressing
Qon the RKE transmitter.
This feature can be changed. See
“Vehicle Locator Lights” under
Vehicle Personalization 0154.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior
lights come on at night, or in areas
with limited lighting, when the driver
door is opened after the ignition is
turned off. The dome lamp comes
on after the ignition is turned off.
The exterior lamps and dome lamp
remain on for a set amount of time,
then automatically turn off.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamp control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization 0154.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM) that estimates
the battery's temperature and state
of charge. It then adjusts the voltage
for best performance and extended
life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up. When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. If the vehicle
has a voltmeter gauge or a voltage
display on the Driver Information
Center (DIC), you may see the
voltage move up or down. This is
normal. If there is a problem, an
alert will be displayed.
The battery can be discharged at
idle if the electrical loads are very
high. This is true for all vehicles.
This is because the generator
(alternator) may not be spinning fast
enough at idle to produce all of the
power needed for very high
electrical loads.
A high electrical load occurs when
several of the following are on, such
as: headlamps, high beams, rear
window defogger, climate control fan
at high speed, heated seats, engine
cooling fans, trailer loads, and loads
plugged into accessory power
outlets.
EPM works to prevent excessive
discharge of the battery. It does this
by balancing the generator's output
and the vehicle's electrical needs.

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Caution (Continued)
breaking-in guideline every
time you get new brake
linings.
Following break-in, engine speed
and load can be gradually
increased.
Ignition Positions
This vehicle has pushbutton
starting. The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter must be in the vehicle for
the system to operate. If the
pushbutton start is not working, the
vehicle may be near a strong radio
antenna signal causing interference
to the Keyless Access system. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation
032.
To shift out of P (Park), the ignition
must be on or in ACC/ACCESSORY
and the brake pedal must be
applied.
Stopping the Engine/OFF (No
Indicator Lights) : When the
vehicle is stopped, press ENGINE
START/STOP once to turn the
engine off.
If the vehicle is in P (Park), the
ignition will turn off, and Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) will remain
active. See Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) 0228.
If the vehicle is not in P (Park), the
ignition will return to ACC/
ACCESSORY and display the
message SHIFT TO PARK in the Driver Information Center (DIC).
When the vehicle is shifted into
P (Park), the ignition will turn off.
Do not turn the engine off when the
vehicle is moving. This will cause a
loss of power assist in the brake
and steering systems and disable
the airbags.
If the vehicle must be shut off in an
emergency:
1. Brake using a firm and steady pressure. Do not pump the
brakes repeatedly. This may
deplete power assist, requiring
increased brake pedal force.
2. Shift the vehicle to N (Neutral). This can be done while the
vehicle is moving. After shifting
to N (Neutral), firmly apply the
brakes and steer the vehicle to
a safe location.
3. Come to a complete stop, shift to P (Park), and turn the
ignition off. The shift lever must
be in P (Park) to turn the
ignition off.

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California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements
Certain types of automotive
applications, such as airbag
initiators, seat belt pretensioners,
and lithium batteries contained in
Remote Keyless Entry transmitters,
may contain perchlorate materials.
Special handling may be necessary.
For additional information, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate.
Accessories and
Modifications
Adding non-dealer accessories or
making modifications to the vehicle
can affect vehicle performance and
safety, including such things as
airbags, braking, stability, ride and
handling, emissions systems,
aerodynamics, durability, and
electronic systems like antilock
brakes, traction control, and stability
control. These accessories or
modifications could even cause
malfunction or damage not covered
by the vehicle warranty.Damage to suspension components
caused by modifying vehicle height
outside of factory settings will not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Damage to vehicle components
resulting from modifications or the
installation or use of non-GM
certified parts, including control
module or software modifications, is
not covered under the terms of the
vehicle warranty and may affect
remaining warranty coverage for
affected parts.
GM Accessories are designed to
complement and function with other
systems on the vehicle. See your
dealer to accessorize the vehicle
using genuine GM Accessories
installed by a dealer technician.
Also, see
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 095.
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work
{Warning
It can be dangerous to work on
your vehicle if you do not have
the proper knowledge, service
manual, tools, or parts. Always
follow owner ’s manual procedures
and consult the service manual
for your vehicle before doing any
service work.
If doing some of your own service
work, use the proper service
manual. It tells you much more
about how to service the vehicle
than this manual can. To order the
proper service manual, see Service
Publications Ordering Information
0 389.
This vehicle has an airbag system.
Before attempting to do your own
service work, see Servicing the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 095.

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Index 411
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200, 203
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 54
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 32
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 320
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 168
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 265
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 267
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 145
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . 104
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 171
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 143
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 144
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 147
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 168
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 139
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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Index 413
Operation (cont'd)Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 178
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 389
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Parking
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 304
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 230
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 256
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 91
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 145 Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 284
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 192
Hands-Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 228
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 82
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 392
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 386
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .283, 302, 348, Back Cover
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 390
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear Climate Control System . . . 203
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 256
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 126
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 351
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96