Chevrolet Traverse 2012 User manual

Review this Quick Reference Guide for an overview of some important features in your Chevrolet

Traverse. More detailed information can be found in your Owner Manual. Some optional equipment

described in this guide may not be included in your vehicle.

If you have additional questions about the features and controls in your vehicle, press the blue OnStar

button to speak with a customer assistance representative who can provide more information.

Cruise Control

Buttons Instrument

Cluster Audio Steering

Wheel Controls✦

Instrument Panel Illumination

Control/Dome Lamp Off Button

Exterior Lamps

Control

Instrument Panel

StabiliTrak/

Traction Control

Charging System

Brake System

Security

Oil Pressure

Airbag Readiness

Engine Coolant

Temperature

Low Tire Pressure

Safety Belt Reminder

Check Engine or

Tighten Gas Cap

Cruise Control Set

Antilock Brake

System

Tilt/Telescopic Steering

Wheel Lever

Symbols

Turn Signal Lever/

Windshield Wipers Lever

Note: Refer to your Owner Manual to learn about the information being relayed by the lights, gauges

and indicators of the instrument cluster, as well as what to do to ensure safety and prevent damage.

See Instruments and Controls in your Owner Manual.

Driver

Information

Center Buttons✦

Audio System/

Navigation

System✦

Accessory

Power Outlet

Driver’s

Heated/Cooled

Seat Buttons✦

Rear Wiper Switch/

Traction Control Off Button/

Tow/Haul Mode Button✦/

Power Liftgate Switch✦

Climate

Controls

Hazard

Warning

Flashers Button

Passenger’s

Heated/Cooled

Seat Buttons✦

✦optional equipment

USB Port

(inside storage

compartment)

Driver’s Seat

A. Seat Fore/Aft Adjustment

Lift the handle under the front of the

seat to manually slide the seat forward

or rearward.

B. Seat Height Adjustment

Repeatedly rachet the lever on the

outboard side of the seat up to raise

the seat or down to lower the seat.

C. Seatback Recline Adjustment

Lift the lever on the lower outboard

side of the seatback (behind the safety

belt) to manually recline or raise the

seatback.

D. Lumbar Adjustment

Pull up/push down the lever on the

inboard side of the seatback to adjust

the amount of lumbar support.

A. Seat Adjustment

Move the horizontal control to move the

seat forward or rearward and to raise,

lower or tilt the seat.

B. Seatback Recline Adjustment

Move the vertical control to recline or

raise the seatback.

C. Lumbar Adjustment

Press the switch to adjust the amount

of lumbar support.

Manual Driver’s Seat

Head Restraint

The head restraint is in a forward position to meet the Insurance Institute for Highway

Safety (IIHS) performance criteria for rear impacts.

• To raise the head restraint, pull it up.

• To lower the head restraint, press the release button on the head restraint post and

push it down.

See Seats and Restraints in your Owner Manual.

Power Driver’s Seat (optional)

2nd-Row Seats

Slide the Seat

1. Make sure nothing is on the 2nd-row

seat or the floor in front of or behind

the seat.

2. Fold up the armrest(s).

3. Rotate the release lever (A) on the

upper-outboard side of the seatback

forward.

4. Push the top of the seatback forward.

The seat cushion will fold and the entire

seat will slide forward.

5. After entering/exiting, push the top of

the seatback rearward until the seat-

back and floor tracks lock.

6. Push down at the rear of the seat

cushion to lock it in place.

1. Make sure nothing is on the floor in

front of or behind the 2nd-row seat.

2. Pull outward on the handle (B) on the

outboard side of the seat cushion and

slide the seat forward or rearward.

3. Release the handle.

1. Make sure the seat is all the way

rearward (when folding the seat) and

the armrest(s) are upright.

2. Pull forward on the strap (C) on the

outboard side of the seatback.

3. Fold down or recline the seatback.

Fold/Recline the Seatback

See Seats and Restraints in your Owner Manual.

Enter or Exit the 3rd-Row Seats

Exterior/Interior Lighting

Off/On

AUTO Automatic Headlamp System

Activates the Daytime Running Lamps

(DRLs) in the daytime and the headlamps

and other exterior lamps at night or when

necessary.

Parking Lamps

Manual operation of the parking lamps.

Headlamps

Manual operation of the headlamps.

Instrument Panel Brightness

Turn the small knob to increase or

decrease the instrument panel lighting.

Turn the knob fully to turn on the dome

lamps when all doors are closed.

Dome Lamp Off

Press the button to turn off the dome

lamps. With the button depressed,

the dome lamps will not turn on

when a door is open.

Press the button again to have the dome

lamps turn on when a door is open.

See Lighting in your Owner Manual.

Automatic Headlamp System

Instrument Panel Lighting

Dome Lamp

Rear Seat Climate Controls

Front Seat Control

Press the REAR button (A) on the front

climate control panel to turn the rear

climate control system On or Off. The

button indicator will illuminate when the

rear system is On.

• The rear system operates in Mimic

Mode, with the rear settings the same

as the driver’s settings, when the

REAR button is pressed.

• The rear system operates in

Independent Mode when any of the

rear settings are adjusted using the

rear seat controls.

Air delivery modes:

Vent

Bi-level

Floor Temperature

controls

Fan controls

See Climate Controls in your Owner Manual.

Rear climate controls with rear seat audio (optional) shown.

Rear seat occupants can adjust the rear settings at any time by using the rear

controls, regardless of the front control panel REAR setting.

• To turn on the rear system, press any rear control.

• To turn off the rear system, turn the left knob to the Off position, or press the down

Fan Control repeatedly (rear climate controls with rear seat audio).

Dual automatic climate controls (optional) shown.

Rear Seat Control

Cruise Control

Set Cruise Control

1. Press the On/Off button. The

button indicator will illuminate when the

system is on.

2. When traveling at the desired speed,

press the SET– button to set the speed.

The Cruise Control symbol will

illuminate on the instrument cluster.

Adjust Cruise Control

RES+ Resume/Accelerate

Press to resume a set speed.

When the system is active, press to

increase speed.

SET– Set/Coast

When the system is active, press to

decrease speed.

Cancel

Press to cancel the cruise control

but retain the set speed in memory.

The cruise control set speed is erased

when cruise control or the vehicle ignition

is turned off.

See Driving and Operating in your Owner Manual.

Audio SteeringWheel Controls

(optional)

+–Volume

Pull up the + or – button to increase or

decrease the volume.

Next/Previous

Presstheupordownarrowtogotothe

next or previous favorite radio station,

CD track or DVD chapter (optional).

SRCE Source

Press to select an audio source.

Press and hold for one second to initiate

voice recognition on the navigation system

(optional).

Seek

Press to go to the next radio station on the

same band, CD track or DVD chapter

(optional).

Mute/Push to Talk

Press to mute the vehicle speakers.

Press and hold for two seconds to interact

with the OnStar or Bluetooth system.

End

Press to end or reject an OnStar or a

Bluetooth call.

Bluetooth

System (optional)

ABluetooth-enabled cell 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.

Visit www.gm.com/bluetooth for more

information.

See Instruments and Controls in your Owner Manual.

Note: An iPod®or a USB storage device

connected to the USB port, located in the

upper instrument panel storage compartment,

can be controlled using the audio controls.

RearWiper/Washer

Rear Wiper

Press the top of the switch to turn the rear

wiperonoroff.

Washer Fluid

Press the bottom of the switch to spray

washer fluid on the rear window.

See Instruments and Controls in your Owner Manual.

Power Liftgate

(optional)

Power Liftgate Switch

• Press the Power Liftgate OFF switch

to turn off the power liftgate. The

liftgate can only be operated manually

when the power liftgate switch is in the

Off position.

• Press the top of the Power Liftgate

switch to turn on the power liftgate.

Note: If the power liftgate does not open or

close, make sure the power liftgate switch is not

in the Off position.

Open/Close the Power Liftgate

• Press and hold the Power Liftgate

button on the Remote Keyless Entry

transmitter until the liftgate starts

moving.

• Press the top of the Power

Liftgate switch on the center console.

• Press the touchpad (A) above the

liftgate handle to open.

• Press the touchpad (B) next to the

liftgate latch to close.

See Keys, Doors and Windows in your Owner Manual.

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