Chevrolet Traverse Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
10603118) - 2018 - crc - 8/25/17
Driving and Operating
207
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 216
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 217
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 219
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 223
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 229
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 232
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 237
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 239
Ride Control Systems
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . 241
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . 246
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 255
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 256
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
(FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . 265
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . 267
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 270
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Filling a Portable Fuel