CHEVROLET TRAX 2018 Owner's Manual
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To turn the DRL off or on again, turn
the exterior lamp control to the off
position and then release. For
vehicles first sold in Canada, the
DRL can only be turned off when
the vehicle is parked.
Automatic Headlamp
System
If equipped, the headlamps come on
automatically when it is dark enough
outside and the exterior lamp
control is in the automatic position.
SeeExterior Lamp Controls 0138.
The vehicle has a light sensor on
top of the instrument panel. Make
sure it is not covered, or the
headlamps will be on when they are
not needed.
The system may also turn on the
headlamps when driving through a
parking garage or tunnel.
Lights On with Wipers
If the windshield wipers are
activated in daylight with the engine
on, and the exterior lamp control is
in AUTO, the headlamps, parking
lamps, and other exterior lamps
come on. The transition time for the
lamps coming on varies based on
wiper speed. When the wipers are
not operating, these lamps turn off.
Move the exterior lamp control to
P
or;to disable this feature.
Hazard Warning Flashers
|:Press to make the front and
rear turn signal lamps flash on and
off. This warns others that you are
having trouble. Press again to turn
the flashers off.
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Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
Move the lever all the way up or
down to signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster
will flash in the direction of the turn
or lane change.
Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane
change. The turn signal flashes
three times.
The lever returns to its starting
position when it is released.
If after signaling a turn or lane
change the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb
may be burned out. Replace anyburned out bulbs. If a bulb is not
burned out, check the fuse. See
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
0261.
Front Fog Lamps
The fog lamps button is on the
instrument panel beside the steering
wheel.
To turn on the fog lamps, the ignition
and the headlamps or parking lamps
must be on.
#:If equipped, press to turn on or
off. An indicator light on the
instrument cluster comes on when
the fog lamps are on.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on
along with the fog lamps.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
The brightness of the instrument
cluster display, infotainment display
and controls, steering wheel
controls, and all other illuminated
controls, as well as feature status
indicators can be adjusted.
The knob for this feature is on the
instrument panel beside the steering
column.
Push the knob in all the way until it
extends out and then turn the knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to
brighten or dim the lights.
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Courtesy Lamps
The courtesy lamps come on
automatically when any door is
opened and the dome lamp is in the
door position.
Dome Lamps
Front and Rear Dome Lamps
The front dome lamp controls are in
the overhead console.
(:Press to turn the lamps off,
even when a door is open.
H: When the button is returned to
the middle position, the lamps turn
on automatically when a door is
opened.
': Press to turn on the dome
lamps.
The rear dome lamp controls are in
the headliner above the rear seats.
9: Press to turn the lamps off,
even when a door is open.
H: When the button is returned to
the middle position, the lamps turn
on automatically when a door is
opened.
R: Press to turn on the dome lamps.
Reading Lamps
The front reading lamps are in the
overhead console.
#or$:Press to turn each lamp
on or off.
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Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior
lamps turn on briefly at night, or in
areas with limited lighting, when
K
is pressed on the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter. When a
door is opened, the interior lamps
come on. They stay on for about
20 seconds. When all of the doors
have been closed or the ignition is
turned on, they gradually fade out.
This feature can be changed. See
“Vehicle Locator Lights”under
Vehicle Personalization 0134.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior
lamps come on when the key is
removed from the ignition. The
exterior and interior lamps remain
on for a set amount of time, then
automatically turn off.
If equipped with Keyless Access,
the exterior lamps automatically turn
on when the driver ’s door is opened after the ignition is turned off. The
interior lights turn on when the
ignition is turned off.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamp control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization
0134.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM) that estimates
the battery's temperature and state
of charge. It then adjusts the voltage
for best performance and extended
life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. If the vehicle
has a voltmeter gauge or a voltage
display on the Driver Information
Center (DIC), you may see the voltage move up or down. This is
normal. If there is a problem, an
alert will be displayed.
The battery can be discharged at
idle if the electrical loads are very
high. This is true for all vehicles.
This is because the generator
(alternator) may not be spinning fast
enough at idle to produce all the
power needed for very high
electrical loads.
A high electrical load occurs when
several of the following are on, such
as: headlamps, high beams, fog
lamps, rear window defogger,
climate control fan at high speed,
heated seats, engine cooling fans,
trailer loads, and loads plugged into
accessory power outlets.
EPM works to prevent excessive
discharge of the battery. It does this
by balancing the generator's output
and the vehicle's electrical needs.
It can increase engine idle speed to
generate more power, whenever
needed. It can temporarily reduce
the power demands of some
accessories.
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Normally, these actions occur in
steps or levels, without being
noticeable. In rare cases at the
highest levels of corrective action,
this action may be noticeable to the
driver.
Battery Power Protection
The battery saver feature protects
against draining the vehicle's
battery.
If some interior lamps or the manual
parking lamps or headlamps are left
on and the ignition is turned off, the
battery rundown protection system
automatically turns the lamp off after
some time.
To restart the 10-minute timer, turn
the exterior lamp control to the
O
position and then back to the;or
5position. To keep the lamps on
for more than 10 minutes, the
ignition must be on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY.
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver
The exterior lamps turn off about
10 minutes after the ignition is
turned off, if the parking lamps or
headlamps have been manually left
on. This protects against draining
the battery. To restart the 10-minute
timer, turn the exterior lamp control
to the off position and then back to
the parking lamp or headlamp
position.
To keep the lamps on for more than
10 minutes, the ignition must be on
or in ACC/ACCESSORY.
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Infotainment
System
Introduction
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 153
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted MediaDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . . 159
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using the Phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Settings
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Introduction
Read the following pages to
become familiar with the features.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for
too long or too often while using
any infotainment feature can
cause a crash. You or others
could be injured or killed. Do not
give extended attention to
infotainment tasks while driving.
Limit your glances at the vehicle
displays and focus your attention
on driving. Use voice commands
whenever possible.
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid
distraction by disabling some
functions when driving. These
functions may gray out when they
are unavailable. Many infotainment
features are also available through
the instrument cluster and steering
wheel controls.
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Before driving:
.Become familiar with the
operation, center stack controls,
and infotainment display
controls.
. Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the
tone, and adjusting the
speakers.
. Set up phone numbers in
advance so they can be called
easily by pressing a single
button or by using a single voice
command if equipped with
Bluetooth phone capability.
See Defensive Driving 0178.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0195.Overview
Customer Assistance
Assistance is available to help with
Bluetooth pairing, other mobile
device interface, and operation
support of the infotainment system.
Specialists are available when
calling Customer Assistance, see
Customer Assistance Offices 0329.
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Infotainment System
The infotainment system is controlled by using the infotainment display, the
controls on the center stack, and steering wheel controls.
1.{
.Press to go to the Home
Page. See Home Page
following.
2.
g
. Radio: Press and release to
fast seek the strongest
previous station or channel.
. USB/Music/Pictures: Press
to go to the previous
content. Press and hold to
fast rewind.
3.
O
. When off, pressOto turn
the system on. Press and
hold to turn off.
. When on, press
Oto mute
the system and display a
status pane. Press
Oagain
to unmute the system.
. Turn to decrease or
increase the volume.
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4.d
.Radio: Press and release to
fast seek the next strongest
station or channel.
. USB/Music/Pictures: Press
to go to the next content.
Press and hold to fast
forward.
5.
5
. Press and release to
access the phone screen,
answer an incoming call,
or access the device home
screen.
Home Page
The Home Page is where
application icons are accessed.
Some features are disabled when
the vehicle is moving.
Slide a finger left/right across the
screen to access the pages of
icons. Managing Home Page Icons
1. Touch and hold any of the Home Page icons to edit
that icon.
2. Drag the icon to a new location on the Home Page.
Using the System
Infotainment Display Icons
Infotainment display icons show on
the screen when available. When a
function is unavailable, the icon may
gray out. When a function is
selected, the icon may highlight.
Audio
Touch the Audio icon to display the
active audio source page. Examples
of available sources are AM, FM,
SXM, MyMedia, USB, and AUX.
Phone
Touch the Phone icon to display the
Phone main page. See Bluetooth
(Pairing and Using the Phone)
0 160.
Settings
Touch the Settings icon to display
the Settings menu. See Settings
0 166.
Apple CarPlay
Touch the Apple CarPlay icon to
activate Apple CarPlay (if equipped)
after a supported device is
connected. See Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto 0164.
Android Auto
Touch the Android Auto icon to
activate Android Auto (if equipped)
after a supported device is
connected. See Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto 0164.
OnStar Services
If equipped, touch the OnStar
Services icon to display the OnStar
Services and Account pages. See
OnStar Overview 0341.
Shortcut Tray
The shortcut tray is at the bottom of
the screen. It displays three
applications.
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Infotainment Gestures
Use the following finger gestures to
control the infotainment system.
Touch/Tap
Touch/Tap is used to select an icon
or option, or activate an application.
Touch and Hold
Touch and hold can be used to start
another gesture, or to move or
delete an application.
Drag
Drag is used to move applications
on the Home Page. To drag the
item, it must be held and moved
along the screen to the new
location. This can be done up,
down, right, or left.Nudge
Nudge is used to move items a
short distance on a list. To nudge,
hold and move the selected item up
or down to a new location.
Fling or Swipe