
Chevrolet TRAX Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-15498927) -
2022 - CRC - 5/27/21
182 Vehicle Care
When the brake fluid falls to a low level,
the brake warning light comes on. SeeBrake
System Warning Light 085.
Brake fluid absorbs water over time which
degrades the effectiveness of the brake fluid.
Replace brake fluid at the specified intervals
to prevent increased stopping distance. See
Maintenance Schedule 0235.
What to Add
Use only GM approved DOT 4 brake fluid
from a clean, sealed container. See
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants 0243.
{Warning
The wrong or contaminated brake fluid
could result in damage to the brake
system. This could result in the loss of
braking leading to a possible injury.
Always use the proper GM approved
brake fluid.
Caution
If brake fluid is spilled on the vehicle's
painted surfaces, the paint finish can be
damaged. Immediately wash off any
painted surface.
Battery - North America
The original equipment battery is
maintenance free. Do not remove the cap
and do not add fluid.
Refer to the replacement number shown on
the original battery label when a new
battery is needed. See Engine Compartment
Overview 0171 for battery location.
{Warning
WARNING: Battery posts, terminals and
related accessories can expose you to
chemicals including lead and lead
compounds, which are known to the
State of California to cause cancer and
birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Wash hands after handling. For more
information go to
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
See the warning on the back cover.
Vehicle Storage
{Warning
Batteries have acid that can burn you and
gas that can explode. You can be badly
hurt if you are not careful. See Jump
Starting - North America 0220 for tips on
working around a battery without
getting hurt.
Infrequent Usage: Remove the black,
negative (−) cable from the battery to keep
the battery from running down.
Extended Storage: Remove the black,
negative (−) cable from the battery or use a
battery trickle charger.
All-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case
Under normal driving conditions, transfer
case fluid does not require maintenance
unless there is a fluid leak or unusual noise.
If required, have the transfer case serviced
by your dealer.

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(3)Do not directly power wash the transfer
case and/or front/rear axle output seals.
High pressure water can overcome the seals
and contaminate the transfer case fluid.
Contaminated fluid will decrease the life of
the transfer case and/or axles and should be
replaced.
(4) Or every five years, whichever comes
first. See Cooling System 0176.
(5) Or every 10 years, whichever comes first.
Inspect for fraying, excessive cracking,
or damage; replace, if needed.
(6) Replace brake fluid every five years. See
Brake Fluid 0181.
(7) Or every 12 months, whichever comes
first. See Wiper Blade Replacement 0184.
(8) Or every 10 years, whichever comes first.
See Gas Strut(s) 0185.
(9) Replace air conditioning desiccant every
seven years.
Special Application Services
.Severe Commercial Use Vehicles Only:
Lubricate chassis components every oil
change.
.Have underbody flushing service
performed. See "Underbody Maintenance"
in Exterior Care 0226.
Additional Maintenance
and Care
Your vehicle is an important investment and
caring for it properly may help to avoid
future costly repairs. To maintain vehicle
performance, additional maintenance
services may be required.
It is recommended that your dealer perform
these services —their trained dealer
technicians know your vehicle best. Your
dealer can also perform a thorough
assessment with a multi-point inspection to
recommend when your vehicle may need
attention.
The following list is intended to explain the
services and conditions to look for that may
indicate services are required.
Battery
The 12-volt battery supplies power to start
the engine and operate any additional
electrical accessories.
.To avoid break-down or failure to start
the vehicle, maintain a battery with full
cranking power.
.Trained dealer technicians have the
diagnostic equipment to test the battery
and ensure that the connections and
cables are corrosion-free.
Belts
.Belts may need replacing if they squeak
or show signs of cracking or splitting.
.Trained dealer technicians have access to
tools and equipment to inspect the belts
and recommend adjustment or
replacement when necessary.
Brakes
Brakes stop the vehicle and are crucial to
safe driving.
.Signs of brake wear may include chirping,
grinding, or squealing noises, or difficulty
stopping.
.Trained dealer technicians have access to
tools and equipment to inspect the brakes
and recommend quality parts engineered
for the vehicle.

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270 Index
AutomaticDoor Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Shift Lock Control Function Check . . . . . . 183
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . 109
B
Battery Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 101
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . .182, 220
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Bluetooth
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Brake
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Bulb Replacement
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, andParking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and Backup Lamps . . . . . . . 189
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 168
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182, 220, Back Cover
Camera
Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Cargo
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Check Engine Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . 83
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 69
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 97
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . 38
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140, 142
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Indicator
Owner Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . .55
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 102
J
Jack Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . 220
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 12
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 8
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Lamps
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 101
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 67
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82