Protecting Your Teenager; Chevrolet’s Teen Driver Technology

Everyone remembers what it’s like being a teenager the first day you get your driver’s license, the excitement is overwhelming and the ability to go anywhere at any time is incredibly freeing. While their teenagers are experiencing insurmountable joy, parents are running every “what-if” scenario through their minds as the evening goes on. An available built-in system of safety features, Chevrolet’s Teen Driver features promote driver safety while coaching the driver on safe driving habits. With Teen Driver features, parents are given peace of mind knowing their teen is safe behind the wheel of their trusted Chevrolet vehicle. Keep your teenager safe by driving a Teen Driver equipped Chevrolet, available from Community Chevy, located in Meadville, PA.

What Comes with Chevrolet Teen Driver?

An industry first, Chevrolet’s Teen Driver technology is a built-in report card that lets you know how your teen is driving and helps them learn to be safer drivers. Here is how it works:

• Buckle to Drive: This feature will not allow your teenager to shift out of park for up to 20 seconds unless the driver’s seatbelt is buckled. Also uses visual and audible alerts to remind your teen to buckle that seatbelt.
• Speed Warning: Allows a parental speed limit to be set. When the speed limit is exceeded, the driver receives visual and audible alerts and the violation is tracked to the report card.
• Speed Limiter: Allows a parental speed limit to be set, this time restricting the drivers ability to exceed that set speed limit. Any attempts to exceed this limit are tracked and reported using the report card feature.
• Volume Limit: A teen’s summer wouldn’t be complete without blaring music from the car stereo. With Teen Driver’s Volume Limit you’re able to set a maximum volume limit, ensuring your teen stays focused and alert while behind the wheel.
• Seatbelt Audio Mute: Ensure your teen’s safety before they even leave the driveway with the seatbelt audio mute feature, which mutes the radio until your teen driver buckles up!

The core of Teen Driver features are great, safety enhancing features, but they aren’t the only benefits of the Teen Driver system. When Teen Driver is activated, the following safety features are turned on and unable to be manually turned off by your teen driver. Here are the features:

• Stability Control
• Front and Rear Park Assist
• Side Blind Zone Alert
• Rear Cross Traffic Alert
• Forward Collision Alert
• Daytime Running Lamps / Automatic Light Control
• Forward Collision Braking
• Traction Control
• Front Pedestrian Braking

Putting your teen driver’s safety first, Chevrolet’s Teen Driver system is the first and only teen-focused driver safety assistance system. Designed to maximize safety and minimize distractions, Teen Driver is a must have feature for any parent with a teenage driver.

Teen Driver Technology Set-Up

In contrast to most things involving cars and technology, Chevrolet’s Teen Driver is user friendly and fairly easy to use. With an easy set-up and reliable operation, Teen Driver is quick and easy to get activated on your Chevrolet. Below are the easy to follow instructions provided by Chevrolet, ensuring your teenagers safety with Chevrolet’s Teen Driver system.

To Access:

1. Touch “Settings” on the Home Page, then touch “Teen Driver”.
2. Create a Personal Identification Number (PIN) by choosing a four-digit PIN. Re-enter the PIN to confirm. To change the PIN, touch Change PIN.
3. The Pin is required to:

• Register or unregister keys.
• Change Teen Driver settings.
• Change or clear the Teen Driver PIN.
• Access or delete Report Card data.

Register Keys to Activate:

• Any vehicle key can be registered, up to a maximum of eight keys. Label the key to tell it apart from the other keys.
• For a pushbutton start system.
  1. Start the Engine
  2. Keep vehicle in P (Park)
  3. From the Settings menu, touch Teen Driver.
  4. Create and enter your PIN
  5. Place the key (aka Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter) in the transmitter pocket. The transmitter pocket is typically the front cup holder (Equinox) or in the center console of the vehicle (Traverse). *See Remote Keyless Entry System Operation in the owner’s manual for transmitter pocket location.
  6. From the Teen Driver Menu, touch Key Registration
  • If the key is in the correct location, it will identify whether it is registered or unregistered.
  • If the key is not registered, the option to register displays.
  • If the key is already registered, the option to unregister displays. If Unregister is touched, the key is no longer registered and a confirmation message displays.

Ready to Hit the Road!

Now that Chevrolet’s Teen Driver safety features are active and enabled on your vehicle, your precious teenager is ready to hit the road and make memories. Although watching your teen grow up is a difficult and stressful time, Teen Driver makes handing the keys to your teen an easier task by ensuring their distraction-free driving experience enhanced with all of the benefits of Chevrolet’s driver assistance features. Available in all new Chevrolet models, Teen Driver is an essential safety feature that any parent of a teenager should have in their vehicle before handing over the keys to their teen. Stay safe, have peace of mind, and make memories with Chevrolet’s Teen Driver system, available in all new models at Meadville’s favorite Chevrolet dealer, Community Chevrolet.

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