2020 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE roof

Chevrolet Traverse Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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Driving and Operating 187
{Warning
Improper use of the heater cord
or an extension cord can damage
the cord and may result in
overheating and fire.. Plug the cord into a
three-prong electrical utility
receptacle that is protected
by a ground fault detection
function. An ungrounded
outlet could cause an
electric shock.
. Use a weatherproof,
heavy-duty, 15 amp-rated
extension cord if needed.
Failure to use the
recommended extension
cord in good operating
condition, or using a
damaged heater or
extension cord, could make
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
it overheat and cause a fire,
property damage, electric
shock, and injury.
. Do not operate the vehicle
with the heater cord
permanently attached to the
vehicle. Possible heater
cord and thermostat
damage could occur.
. While in use, do not let the
heater cord touch vehicle
parts or sharp edges. Never
close the hood on the
heater cord.
. Before starting the vehicle,
unplug the cord, reattach
the cover to the plug, and
securely fasten the cord.
Keep the cord away from
any moving parts.
4. Before starting the engine, be sure to unplug and store the
cord as it was before to keep it away from moving engine
parts. If you do not, it could be
damaged.
The length of time the heater should
remain plugged in depends on
several factors. Ask a dealer in the
area where you will be parking the
vehicle for the best advice on this.
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP)
When the ignition is turned from on
to off, the following features (if
equipped) will continue to function
for up to 10 minutes, or until the
driver door is opened. These
features will also work when the
ignition is in RUN or ACC/
ACCESSORY:
. Infotainment System
. Power Windows (during RAP
this functionality will be lost
when any door is opened)
. Sunroof (during RAP this
functionality will be lost when
any door is opened)
. Auxiliary Power Outlet

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Vehicle Care 279
FusesUsage
F14 Left front heated seat
F15 –
F16 Sunroof
F17 Communication gateway module
F18 Instrument cluster
F19 Body control module 1
F20 Wireless charger module
F21 Body control module 4
F22 Infotainment
F23 Body control module 2
F24 –
F25 Park assist
F26 Communications integration module
F27 Video Fuses
Usage
F28 Radio/Heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning
display
F29 Radio
F30 Steering wheel controls
F31 Front blower
F32 DC AC inverter
F33 Driver power seat
F34 Passenger power seat
F35 Feed/Body control module 4
F36 Electric power steering
F37 Power outlet/ Wireless charger/
Accessory
F38 Body control module 8 Fuses
Usage
F39 Steering wheel controls
backlighting
Circuit
Breakers Usage
F40 –
F41 –
F42 Auxiliary power outlet/Lighter

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330 Service and Maintenance
.Check engine coolant level. See
Cooling System 0258.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0263.
. Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure 0290.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0296.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect brake system. See
Exterior Care 0318.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damage,
including cracks or tears in the
rubber boots, loose or missing
parts, or signs of wear at least
once a year. See Exterior Care
0 318.
. Inspect power steering for
proper electrical connections,
binding, cracks, chafing, etc.
. Visually inspect halfshafts and
drive shafts for excessive wear,
lubricant leaks, and/or damage
including: tube dents or cracks,
constant velocity joint or universal joint looseness,
cracked or missing boots, loose
or missing boot clamps, center
bearing excessive looseness,
loose or missing fasteners, and
axle seal leaks.
. Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 063.
. Visually inspect fuel system for
damage or leaks.
. Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for
loose or damaged parts.
. Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0318.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0267.
. Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function Check
0267. .
Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 267.
. Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Visually inspect gas strut for
signs of wear, cracks, or other
damage. Check the hold open
ability of the strut. If the hold
open ability is low, service the
gas strut. See Gas Strut(s)
0 269.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof037.

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378 Index
Reporting Safety Defects (cont'd)U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 344
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 356
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 351
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Seat Belts (cont'd)
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 64
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 48
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 43
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 42
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 94, 96
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Service (cont'd)
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 249
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 340
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 351
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 225
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Special Application Services . . . . 334
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

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Index 379
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
StabiliTrakOFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Storage Areas Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 100
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . 257 System (cont'd)
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 358
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 348
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 30Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290, 291
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 292 Tires (cont'd)
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 291
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Terminology and Definitions . . 287
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 302
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 233
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 233
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 315
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 244
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 130
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129