2019 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Rear air

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1.Air Vents 0206.
2. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 171.
IntelliBeam
®System Button (If
Equipped). See Exterior Lamp
Controls 0167.
3. Instrument Cluster 0135.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Display. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0151.
4. Windshield Wiper/Washer
0127.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer
0 128.
5. ENGINE START/STOP Button. See Ignition Positions 0225.
6. Hazard Warning Flashers
0171.
7. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0170.
8. Infotainment 0176.
9. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0201. 10.
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 069 (If Equipped).
11. Power Outlets 0130.
12. Wireless Charging 0132 (If
Equipped).
13. USB Port 0185.
Auxiliary Jack. See Auxiliary
Devices 0191.
14. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0241.
Driver Mode Control Knob. See
Driver Mode Control 0242 (If
Equipped).
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0269
(If Equipped).
15. Electric Parking Brake 0238.
16. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0233.
Manual Mode 0235.
17. Steering Wheel Controls 0125.
18. Horn 0126.
19. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0125 (Out of View). 20.
Cruise Control 0246.
Adaptive Cruise Control 0248
(If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0126
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0261 (If Equipped).
21. Hood Release. See Hood
0 292.
22. Fog Lamps 0172 (If
Equipped).
23. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0142.
24. Exterior Lamp Controls 0167.
25. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0172.

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Climate Controls
The heating, cooling, and ventilation for the vehicle can be controlled with
this system.
1. Driver and PassengerVentilated Seats (If Equipped)
2. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
3. MAX Defrost
4. Air Delivery Mode Controls
5. A/C (Air Conditioning)
6. Driver and Passenger Heated Seats (If Equipped) 7. SYNC
8. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
9. Fan Controls
10. Power (On/Off)
11. Recirculation
12. Rear Window Defogger See
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0201. For more information
about the rear climate control, see
Rear Climate Control System 0204.
Transmission
Electronic Range Select
(ERS) Mode
ERS mode allows you to choose the
top-gear limit of the transmission
and the vehicle's speed while
driving downhill or towing a trailer.
The vehicle has an electronic shift
position indicator within the
instrument cluster. When using the
ERS mode a number will display
next to the L, indicating the
maximum gear allowed for the
range selected.
To use this feature:
1. Move the shift lever to L (Low).
2. Press + (Plus) or −(Minus) on
the shift lever to increase or
decrease the gear range
available.
See Manual Mode 0235.

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5:Press and release to access the
phone on the infotainment display,
answer an incoming call, or access
the device home screen.
See Overview 0178.
Satellite Radio
If equipped, vehicles with a
SiriusXM satellite radio tuner and a
valid SiriusXM satellite radio
subscription can receive SiriusXM
programming.
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Service
SiriusXM is a satellite radio service
based in the 48 contiguous United
States and 10 Canadian provinces.
SiriusXM satellite radio has a wide
variety of programming and
commercial-free music, coast to
coast, and in digital-quality sound.
A fee is required to receive the
SiriusXM service.
Refer to:
.
www.siriusxm.com or call
1-888-601-6296 (U.S.). .
www.siriusxm.ca or call
1-877-438-9677 (Canada).
See Satellite Radio 0182.
Portable Audio Devices
This vehicle has USB ports in the
center stack. There is also a USB
port in the storage area behind the
radio. External devices such as
iPods, MP3 players, and USB
storage devices may be connected.
There are also charging only USB
ports on the rear of the center
console and in the third row
seating area.
See USB Port 0185.
Bluetooth
The Bluetooth system allows users
with a Bluetooth-enabled mobile
phone to make and receive
hands-free calls using the vehicle
audio system and controls. The Bluetooth-enabled mobile
phone must be paired with the
in-vehicle Bluetooth system before it
can be used in the vehicle. Not all
phones will support all functions.
See
Bluetooth (Overview) 0192 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 193.
Steering Wheel Controls
If equipped, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.

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Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . 63
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Seat Belts
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 83 Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing Seat Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . 87
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Passenger Sensing System . . . 92
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 96
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . 97
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Infants and Young Children . . . . 99
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . 102
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 103
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren (LATCH System) . . . 105 Replacing LATCH System
Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . 113
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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When Should an Airbag
Inflate?
This vehicle is equipped with
airbags. SeeAirbag System 085.
Airbags are designed to inflate if the
impact exceeds the specific airbag
system's deployment threshold.
Deployment thresholds are used to
predict how severe a crash is likely
to be in time for the airbags to
inflate and help restrain the
occupants. The vehicle has
electronic sensors that help the
airbag system determine the
severity of the impact. Deployment
thresholds can vary with specific
vehicle design.
Frontal airbags are designed to
inflate in moderate to severe frontal
or near frontal crashes to help
reduce the potential for severe
injuries, mainly to the driver's or
front outboard passenger's head
and chest.
Whether the frontal airbags will or
should inflate is not based primarily
on how fast the vehicle is traveling. It depends on what is hit, the
direction of the impact, and how
quickly the vehicle slows down.
Frontal airbags may inflate at
different crash speeds depending on
whether the vehicle hits an object
straight on or at an angle, and
whether the object is fixed or
moving, rigid or deformable, narrow
or wide.
Frontal airbags are not intended to
inflate during vehicle rollovers, in
rear impacts, or in many side
impacts.
In addition, the vehicle has
advanced technology frontal
airbags. Advanced technology
frontal airbags adjust the restraint
according to crash severity.
The front center airbag is designed
to inflate in moderate to severe side
crashes depending upon the
location of the impact, when either
side of the vehicle is struck. In
addition, the front center airbag is
designed to inflate when the
sensing system predicts that the
vehicle is about to roll over on itsside. The front center airbag is not
designed to inflate in frontal
impacts, near frontal impacts,
or rear impacts.
Seat-mounted side impact airbags
are designed to inflate in moderate
to severe side crashes depending
on the location of the impact.
Seat-mounted side impact airbags
are not designed to inflate in frontal
impacts, near frontal impacts,
rollovers, or rear impacts.
A seat-mounted side impact airbag
is designed to inflate on the side of
the vehicle that is struck.
Roof-rail airbags are designed to
inflate in moderate to severe side
crashes depending on the location
of the impact. In addition, these
roof-rail airbags are designed to
inflate during a rollover or in a
severe frontal impact. Roof-rail
airbags are not designed to inflate in
rear impacts. Both roof-rail airbags
will inflate when either side of the
vehicle is struck, if the sensing
system predicts that the vehicle is
about to roll over on its side, or in a
severe frontal impact.

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an airbag system will not work
properly. See your dealer for
service.
Passenger Sensing
System
The vehicle has a passenger
sensing system for the front
outboard passenger position. The
passenger airbag status indicator
will light on the overhead console
when the vehicle is started.
The words ON and OFF will be
visible during the system check.
When the system check is
complete, either the word ON or
OFF will be visible. SeePassenger
Airbag Status Indicator 0141.
The passenger sensing system
turns off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag under certain conditions. No other airbag
is affected by the passenger
sensing system.
The passenger sensing system
works with sensors that are part of
the front outboard passenger seat
and seat belt. The sensors are
designed to detect the presence of
a properly seated occupant and
determine if the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag should be
allowed to inflate or not.
According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
secured in a rear seat in the correct
child restraint for their weight
and size.
Whenever possible, children aged
12 and under should be secured in
a rear seating position.
Never put a rear-facing child seat in
the front. This is because the risk to
the rear-facing child is so great,
if the airbag inflates.
{Warning
A child in a rear-facing child
restraint can be seriously injured
or killed if the passenger frontal
airbag inflates. This is because
the back of the rear-facing child
restraint would be very close to
the inflating airbag. A child in a
forward-facing child restraint can
be seriously injured or killed if the
passenger frontal airbag inflates
and the passenger seat is in a
forward position.
Even if the passenger sensing
system has turned off the
passenger frontal airbag, no
system is fail-safe. No one can
guarantee that an airbag will not
deploy under some unusual
circumstance, even though the
airbag is turned off.
Never put a rear-facing child
restraint in the front seat, even if
the airbag is off. If securing a
forward-facing child restraint in
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the front outboard passenger
seat, always move the seat as far
back as it will go. It is better to
secure child restraints in the rear
seat. Consider using another
vehicle to transport the child
when a rear seat is not available.
The passenger sensing system is
designed to turn off the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag if:
. The front outboard passenger
seat is unoccupied.
. The system determines an infant
is present in a child restraint.
. A front outboard passenger
takes his/her weight off of the
seat for a period of time.
. There is a critical problem with
the airbag system or the
passenger sensing system.
When the passenger sensing
system has turned off the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag, the OFF indicator will light and stay
lit as a reminder that the airbag is
off. See
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator 0141.
The passenger sensing system is
designed to turn on the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag
anytime the system senses that a
person of adult size is sitting
properly in the front outboard
passenger seat.
When the passenger sensing
system has allowed the airbag to be
enabled, the ON indicator will light
and stay lit as a reminder that the
airbag is active.
For some children, including
children in child restraints, and for
very small adults, the passenger
sensing system may or may not turn
off the front outboard passenger
frontal airbag, depending upon the
person's seating posture and body
build. Everyone in the vehicle who
has outgrown child restraints should
wear a seat belt properly —whether
or not there is an airbag for that
person.
{Warning
If the airbag readiness light ever
comes on and stays on, it means
that something may be wrong
with the airbag system. To help
avoid injury to yourself or others,
have the vehicle serviced right
away. See Airbag Readiness
Light 0141 for more information,
including important safety
information.
If the On Indicator Is Lit for a
Child Restraint
The passenger sensing system is
designed to turn off the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag if
the system determines that an infant
is present in a child restraint. If a
child restraint has been installed
and the ON indicator is lit:
1. Turn the vehicle off.
2. Remove the child restraint from the vehicle.

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3. Remove any additional itemsfrom the seat such as blankets,
cushions, seat covers, seat
heaters, or seat massagers.
4. Reinstall the child restraint following the directions
provided by the child restraint
manufacturer and refer to
Securing Child Restraints (With
the Seat Belt in the Rear Seat)
0113 orSecuring Child
Restraints (With the Seat Belt
in the Front Seat) 0115.
Make sure the seat belt
retractor is locked by pulling
the shoulder belt all the way
out of the retractor when
installing the child restraint,
even if the child restraint is
equipped with a seat belt lock
off. When the retractor lock is
set, the belt can be tightened
but not pulled out of the
retractor. 5. If, after reinstalling the child
restraint and restarting the
vehicle, the ON indicator is still
lit, turn the vehicle off. Then
slightly recline the vehicle
seatback and adjust the seat
cushion, if adjustable, to make
sure that the vehicle seatback
is not pushing the child
restraint into the seat cushion.
Also make sure the child
restraint is not trapped under
the vehicle head restraint.
If this happens, adjust the head
restraint. See Head Restraints
0 61.
6. Restart the vehicle.
The passenger sensing system may
or may not turn off the airbag for a
child in a child restraint depending
upon the child’s size. It is better to
secure the child restraint in a rear
seat. Never put a rear-facing child
restraint in the front seat, even if the
ON indicator is not lit.If the Off Indicator Is Lit for an
Adult-Sized Occupant
If a person of adult size is sitting in
the front outboard passenger seat,
but the OFF indicator is lit, it could
be because that person is not sitting
properly in the seat or that the child
restraint locking feature is engaged.
Use the following steps to allow the
system to detect that person and
enable the front outboard passenger
frontal airbag: 1. Turn the vehicle off.