2018 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE headlamp bulb

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282 Vehicle Care
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 283
California Proposition65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . . . 284
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your OwnService Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 291
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 293
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 298
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Battery - North America . . . . . . 302
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 303
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 304
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 304
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 306
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and Sidemarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 308
Electrical System
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Electrical System Overload . . . 309
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 310
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 320
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Tire Terminology andDefinitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Tire Pressure for High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 338

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Vehicle Care 307
Liftgate
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp aim has been preset and
should need no further adjustment.
If the vehicle is damaged in a crash,
the headlamp aim may be affected.
If adjustment to the headlamps is
necessary, see your dealer.
Bulb Replacement
For the proper type of replacement
bulbs, or any bulb changing
procedure not listed in this section,
contact your dealer.
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting
{Warning
The High Intensity Discharge
(HID) lighting system operates at
a very high voltage. If you try to
service any of the system
components, you could be
seriously injured. Have your
dealer or a qualified technician
service them.
After an HID headlamp bulb has
been replaced, the beam might be a
slightly different shade than it was
originally. This is normal.

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LED Lighting
This vehicle has several LED lamps.
For replacement of any LED lighting
assembly, contact your dealer.
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, and Sidemarker
The headlamp is either an HID or an
LED. See“High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting” and“LED Lighting”
earlier in this section.
Driver Side Shown, Passenger
Side Similar
1. Sidemarker Bulb
2. Front Turn Signal
To replace the front turn signal or
sidemarker:
1. Open the hood. See Hood
0 285.
2. Locate the bulb socket on the headlamp assembly.
3. Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise to remove it
from the headlamp assembly.
4. Pull the bulb straight out from the socket.
5. Push the new bulb into the socket and reinstall the socket
into the headlamp assembly by
turning it clockwise.
License Plate Lamp
This applies only to vehicles without
rear camera mirrors. All other
vehicles are equipped with LED
license plate lamps. To replace one of these bulbs:
1. Push the left end of the lamp
assembly toward the right.
2. Pull the lamp assembly down gently to remove it from the
liftgate.

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Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 256
Audio Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 176
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184B
Battery
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Battery - North America . . . . 302, 348
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 304
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 192
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 143
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 263
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 223
Bulb Replacement Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, and Sidemarker . . . . . 308 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 308
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .283, 302, 348,
Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Cargo
Management System . . . . . . . . . .119
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 119
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

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Front Fog LampLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 70
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 148
Requirements, California . . . . . 270
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 310
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 363
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
H
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 170
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Headlamps (cont'd)
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 307, 308
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 148
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 168
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 149
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200, 203
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 327
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 217
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 239
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285