Understanding Chevy’s Teen Driver Technology

Young drivers are still learning to develop good driving habits that keep them and their passengers safe. However, you can’t go out with them every time they borrow the family car. To make up for this, Chevy came up with Chevy Teen Driver Technology to help you teach your young drivers good habits and keep track of how their journeys go.

What Is Chevy Teen Driver Technology?

Teen Driver Technology is a standard feature across most of the Chevy lineup. In short, it’s a set of safety features designed to be used when your teenage driver is borrowing the car. It’s designed to promote safe driving habits, has features that let you monitor your teenager even when you’re not in the car with them, and aims to help your teenager make smarter driving decisions.

What Does Teen Driver Technology Enforce?

If your Chevy has Buckle to Drive, then your car will aim to prevent your teenager from shifting into drive without buckling their seatbelt. If the driver’s belt isn’t buckled, then the car will issue audio and visual alerts while preventing the driver from shifting into drive for 20 seconds. It can also mute the audio until the seat belts are buckled.

You can also choose a volume limit for the sound system and a maximum speed that your teenager is allowed to drive. The technology lets you filter which SiriusXM stations your teenager can listen to, too.

What Is the Teen Driver Technology Report Card?

Your Chevy can monitor your teenager’s driving and generate a report card for you to check after their journey. It tells you how far they drove and their highest speed. It also lets you know if any of the driver assistance and active safety features, such as Forward Collision Alert or Stability Control, were engaged. The vehicle can let you know if there were any overspeed warnings, avoidance braking events, and more.

How Do You Set up Teen Driver Technology?

You use your key fob to set up teen driver technology. You can designate one fob as the teen driver fob. You register this as the teen driver key fob through your infotainment system’s, and you can set up a pin that only you know, preventing your teenager from changing any of the teen driver settings. You can then set the speed and volume limit and activate/deactivate any other features.

To get a car with teen driver technology, come to Jennings Chevrolet in Glenview, IL, today. Contact 855-926-7029 with any questions you have.

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