
Chevrolet TRAX Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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46 Keys, Doors, and Windows
Vehicle Security
This vehicle has theft-deterrent
features; however, they do not make
the vehicle impossible to steal.
Vehicle Alarm System
This vehicle may be equipped with
an alarm system.
An indicator light, on the instrument
panel near the windshield, indicates
the status of the system:
Off :Alarm system is disarmed.
On Solid : Vehicle is secured
during the delay to arm the system. Fast Flash :
Vehicle is unsecured.
A door, the liftgate, or the hood
is open.
Slow Flash : Alarm system is
armed.
Arming the Alarm System
1. Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle in one of two ways:
.Use the RKE transmitter.
. With a door open, press
Q
on the interior of the door.
3. After 30 seconds the alarm system will arm, and the
indicator light will begin to
slowly flash indicating the
alarm system is operating.
Pressing
Qon the RKE
transmitter a second time will
bypass the 30-second delay
and immediately arm the alarm
system.
The vehicle alarm system will not
arm if the doors are locked with
the key. If the driver door is opened without
first unlocking with the RKE
transmitter, the horn will chirp and
the lights will flash to indicate
pre-alarm. If the vehicle is not
started, or the door is not unlocked
by pressing
Kon the RKE
transmitter during the 10–second
pre-alarm, the alarm will be
activated.
The alarm will also be activated if a
passenger door, the liftgate, or the
hood is opened without first
disarming the system. When the
alarm is activated, the turn signals
flash and the horn sounds for about
30 seconds. The alarm system will
then re-arm to monitor for the next
unauthorized event.
Disarming the Alarm System
To disarm the alarm system or turn
off the alarm if it has been activated:
. Press
Kon the RKE transmitter.
. Start the vehicle.

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Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
Move the lever all the way up or
down to signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster
will flash in the direction of the turn
or lane change.
Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane
change. The turn signal flashes
three times.
The lever returns to its starting
position when it is released.
If after signaling a turn or lane
change the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb
may be burned out. Replace anyburned out bulbs. If a bulb is not
burned out, check the fuse. See
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
0261.
Front Fog Lamps
The fog lamps button is on the
instrument panel beside the steering
wheel.
To turn on the fog lamps, the ignition
and the headlamps or parking lamps
must be on.
#:If equipped, press to turn on or
off. An indicator light on the
instrument cluster comes on when
the fog lamps are on.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on
along with the fog lamps.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
The brightness of the instrument
cluster display, infotainment display
and controls, steering wheel
controls, and all other illuminated
controls, as well as feature status
indicators can be adjusted.
The knob for this feature is on the
instrument panel beside the steering
column.
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.

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Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior
lamps turn on briefly at night, or in
areas with limited lighting, when
K
is pressed on the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter. When a
door is opened, the interior lamps
come on. They stay on for about
20 seconds. When all of the doors
have been closed or the ignition is
turned on, they gradually fade out.
This feature can be changed. See
“Vehicle Locator Lights”under
Vehicle Personalization 0134.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior
lamps come on when the key is
removed from the ignition. The
exterior and interior lamps remain
on for a set amount of time, then
automatically turn off.
If equipped with Keyless Access,
the exterior lamps automatically turn
on when the driver ’s door is opened after the ignition is turned off. The
interior lights turn on when the
ignition is turned off.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamp control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization
0134.
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 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, fog
lamps, 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.
It can increase engine idle speed to
generate more power, whenever
needed. It can temporarily reduce
the power demands of some
accessories.

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358 Index
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Instrument PanelStorage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 50
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 145
J
Jack Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . 31, 34
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 270
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 139
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Front Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Lamps (cont'd)
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 141
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Lights (cont'd)
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 121
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 124
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 125
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 139
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 122
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Operate Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Reduced Engine Power . . . . . . 126
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . .116
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . 120
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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Lights (cont'd)Ultrasonic Parking Sensor . . . . 123
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Warning, Power Steering . . . . . 122
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 125
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 312 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 118 Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 153
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 133
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Mirrors Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 50
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
N
Navigation
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 188
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 236
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 84
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 330
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
OnStar Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
OnStar Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
OnStar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Operate Pedal Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 336
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111