Chevrolet adds their new key hole cap to the Traverse

New key hole cap

While perusing the Auto Show in New York yesterday, we discovered that the new key hole cap used on the Chevrolet Blazer EV has been added to the Traverse SUV. The same cap is used on the Honda Prologue EV and Acura ZDX EV models that were developed with the help of General Motors.

We got video of us releasing the cap from a ZDX which we will use in a video in the next few days. We have updated the Chevrolet back up open page.

The cap still has a slot underneath the cap. The cap is released by inserting the key in the slot and turning it clockwise. We didn’t have the proper key, but once the key was turned the cap slip back off the handle. We suspect the matching key will produce a smoother result.

In the meantime, the TRAX now sports a very BMW-like cover that is removed using the mechanical key from behind like a Hyundai (right)! We were able to remove it but weren’t able to get footage of the very awkward process.

Smart Keys or Intelligent Keys, or Access Keys — or whatever the manufacturer of your chooses to call them — that let you into your car and start it with just a touch use up their internal batteries at alarming rates, catching busy drivers unawares — even though the car had tried to warn you.

Our goal is to help you feel safe — and keep you moving or get you moving if at all possible — rather than leave you fretting whenever your key fob stops working. The instructions for getting into and starting most keyless start cars can be found on our pages — without roadside assistance.

You can see the Chevrolet back up open and start page here.

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