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2009-2017 Chevrolet Traverse Oil Life/Oil Change Light Reset Guide

‘Ello, matey. Wassup? So on most of these newer Chevy models, there’s an oil life gauge or monitoring system it’ll tell you how much oil life those remaining to start at 100% down to zero. And now I’m going to show you how to reset the engine oil life or oil change light in the Chevrolet Traverse.

It’s up to you and how you want to maintain your vehicle. I generally go about 5,000 miles before a change in the oil, and so this is generally at 0% and a little bit beyond after it tells me when I change it. So when the meters are down to zero, you have to get the oil change, and you have to reset this back to a hundred percent afterward. So let’s do it.

Table of Contents

2009-2017 Chevrolet Traverse Oil Life Light Reset Guide
Resetting Oil Change Light With Cluster Button
Why do we need to change the engine oil?
FAQ – Traverse Engine Oil

2009-2017 Chevrolet Traverse Oil Life Light Reset Guide

Time needed: 3 minutes

In this section, I’m going to show you how to do a quick oil life reset on a 2015 Chevy Traverse, and a lot of other vehicles within the GM line will be similar to this as well. So the first thing you want to do is:

Turn the key on without starting the engine
First, put the key in the ignition and turn it to the on position
Go to the OIL LIFE display
Then you’re going to go down here to the bottom of your radio and there’s a button that looks like a little car with i for information next to it. So press that button until your Oil Life is displayed
Press and hold the ✓ button
Once you get there you need to press the ✓ button until it beeps at you and it’ll say 100% so you’re good to go

Resetting Oil Change Light With Cluster Button

If your vehicle is not equipped with DIC, you can reset the Change Engine Oil Soon light in the following ways:

Turn the car all the way on and so the lights are on
Then you’re gonna press the TRIP button on the dash repeatedly till it takes you on the OIL LIFE

Once you’re on that you’re gonna hold the TRIP button and just hold it down until it gives you a hundred percent

For your info, this operation work for the first generation of the Chevrolet Traverse (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 model years). For the latest model, you can reach it here.

Why do we need to change the engine oil?

Oil is the engine’s lifeblood and is essential because it does several things. First, it helps keep the engine cool. It helps take away some of the heat from those metal parts, runs it through an oil cooler, and goes back to allow cool it some more. Also, of course, oil lubricates. Many metal parts are rubbing against each other; without oil, they would get hot and speedy and start to disintegrate.

Lastly, oil is a cleaner it has virgins in it, and it grabs all the carbon and microscopic metal shavings that happen with normal engine wear, and it takes it all to the filter and puts it safely, so it’s not damaging your engine. But unfortunately, oil can’t do this forever, so you got to change it now and then, and the filter gets clogged after a while. So you got to change it too.

FAQ – Traverse Engine Oil

What oil capacity and type goes in a 2014 Chevy Traverse?

All 2014 Chevy Traverse models have a 3.6L V6 as the standard engine. Including the filter, the total capacity of motor oil for the engine is 6 US quarts. This vehicle requires synthetic 5W-30 motor oil.

How much is a Chevy Traverse oil change?

The labor cost to replace the oil in your Traverse is around $40, and the price of the oil itself is about $90.

What is the meaning of the P0700 code in a Chevrolet Traverse?

When the PCM detects an issue with the transmission control system, the code P0700 is stored. Due to this fault, the car will turn on the check engine light and enter fail-safe mode. When the fail-safe mode is activated, it will stay that way until the problem is fixed or a solution is discovered.

So there we go, that’s how you do it. Hopefully, this helped you out and was informational for you. If you have any comments on how I could do things differently or anything you do to help improve and meet it on your vehicle, please throw them in the comments section. So thanks for your time, and I wish you luck!

Nick

Hi! Greetings, I'm Nick, an automotive technician and a vehicle enthusiast with over a decade of experience working at a dealer service station. I have extensive knowledge of engine oils and lubricants and have helped countless customers maintain their vehicles. As an editor and author of articles on automobiles, I draw on my personal experience and professional training to provide readers with accurate and reliable information. I am passionate about sharing my expertise with others and helping them make informed decisions about their vehicles.