2018 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Traction contro

Chevrolet Traverse Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
10603118) - 2018 - CRC - 1/29/18
Vehicle Care 347
Storing the Compact Spare
Tire and Tools
To store the spare tire and tools:1. Open the liftgate. See Liftgate
0 44.
2. Lift the load floor.
3. Remove the cargo management system.
4. Put back the spare tire and all tools as they were stored in the
rear storage compartment.
5. Install the cargo management system and load floor.
The compact spare is for temporary
use only. Replace the compact
spare tire with a full-size tire as
soon as you can.
Compact Spare Tire
{Warning
Driving with more than one
compact spare tire at a time could
result in loss of braking and
handling. This could lead to a
crash and you or others could be
injured. Use only one compact
spare tire at a time.
If this vehicle has a compact spare
tire, it was fully inflated when new;
however, it can lose air over time.
Check the inflation pressure
regularly. It should be 420 kPa
(60 psi).
Stop as soon as possible and check
that the spare tire is correctly
inflated after being installed on the
vehicle. The compact spare tire is
designed for temporary use only. The vehicle will perform differently
with the spare tire installed and it is
recommended that the vehicle
speed be limited to 80 km/h
(50 mph). To conserve the tread of
the spare tire, have the standard tire
repaired or replaced as soon as
convenient and return the spare tire
to the storage area.
When using a compact spare tire,
the ABS and Traction Control
systems may engage until the spare
tire is recognized by the vehicle,
especially on slippery roads. Adjust
driving to reduce possible
wheel slip.
Performance of the All-Wheel
Drive (AWD) system will be
automatically reduced to protect the
system when using the compact
spare. To restore the AWD and
prevent excessive wear on the
clutch in the AWD, replace the
compact spare tire with a full-size
tire as soon as possible.

Chevrolet Traverse Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
10603118) - 2018 - CRC - 1/29/18
408 Index
ChargingWireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 141
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Child Restraints
Infants and Young Children . . . . . 99
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112, 114
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 387
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Connections
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . 138
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200, 203
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 246
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . . . 389
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 387
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 393
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 392
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Devices
Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Diagnostics
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 379
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 235, 303
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 255
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

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10603118) - 2018 - CRC - 1/29/18
412 Index
Lights (cont'd)Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 148
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 365 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 141
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Media
Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 184
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Mirror
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 54
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
N
Navigation OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 223
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 291
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 97
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 383
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
OnStar Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
OnStar Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
OnStar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

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10603118) - 2018 - CRC - 1/29/18
416 Index
Towing (cont'd)Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 351
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 336
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 162Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Updates
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 376
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 145
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . 309
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 267
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . 338
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . 103
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Winter
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 304