Chevrolet Impala 2007 User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ........................ 7
Front Seats .............................................. 9
Rear Seats ............................................. 15
Safety Belts ............................................ 18
Child Restraints ...................................... 41
Airbag System ........................................ 68
Restraint System Check ......................... 84
Features and Controls ................................. 87
Keys ....................................................... 89
Doors and Locks .................................... 98
Windows ............................................... 104
Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 107
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ..... 111
Mirrors .................................................. 126
OnStar
®
System ................................... 128
Universal Home Remote System .......... 132
Storage Areas ...................................... 144
Sunroof ................................................ 145
Instrument Panel ........................................ 147
Instrument Panel Overview ................... 150
Climate Controls ................................... 168
Warning Lights, Gages,
and Indicators ................................... 174
Driver Information Center (DIC) ............ 190
Audio System(s) ................................... 215
Driving Your Vehicle .................................. 247
Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle ..................................... 248
Towing ................................................. 282
Service and Appearance Care ................... 293
Service ................................................. 296
Fuel ...................................................... 298
Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 304
Headlamp Aiming ................................. 343
Bulb Replacement ................................ 343
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ... 349
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Tires ..................................................... 351
Appearance Care .................................. 386
Vehicle Identification ............................. 396
Electrical System .................................. 397
Capacities and Specifications ................ 403
Maintenance Schedule ............................... 405
Maintenance Schedule .......................... 406
Customer Assistance Information ............. 425
Customer Assistance and Information .... 426
Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 440
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ..... 443
Index ........................................................... 445
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem,
the IMPALA Emblem, and the name IMPALA
are registered trademarks of General Motors
Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at
the time it was printed. We reserve the right
to make changes after that time without further
notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute
the name “General Motors of Canada Limited”
for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears
in this manual.
This manual describes features that may be
available in this model, but your vehicle may not
have all of them. For example, more than one
entertainment system may be offered or your
vehicle may have been ordered without a front
passenger or rear seats.
Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there
if it is needed while you are on the road. If the
vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.
Canadian Owners
A French language copy of this manual can be
obtained from your dealer/retailer or from:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 15863014 B Second Printing
©
2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read the owner manual from
beginning to end when they first receive their new
vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn
about the features and controls for the vehicle.
Pictures and words work together in the
owner manual to explain things.
Index
A good place to quickly locate information about
the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual.
It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual
and the page number where it can be found.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
There are a number of safety cautions in this
book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to
tell about things that could hurt you if you were
to ignore the warning.
{CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could
hurt you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.
Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or
reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions.
If you do not, you or others could be hurt.
You will also find a
circle with a slash
through it in this book.
This safety symbol
means “Do Not,”
“Do Not do this” or
“Do Not let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this manual you will find these notices:
Notice: These mean there is something
that could damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage
the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be
covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could
be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help
avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors
or in different words.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle.
They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown
along with the text describing the operation or
information relating to a specific component,
control, message, gage, or indicator.
If you need help figuring out a specific name of
a component, gage, or indicator, reference
the following topics:
•Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
•Features and Controls in Section 2
•Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
•Climate Controls in Section 3
•Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in
Section 3
•Audio System(s) in Section 3
•Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:
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Front Seats ..................................................... 9
Manual Passenger Seat ................................ 9
Power Seats ................................................. 9
Manual Lumbar ........................................... 10
Heated Seats .............................................. 10
Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 11
Head Restraints .......................................... 13
Center Seat ................................................ 14
Rear Seats .................................................... 15
Split Folding Rear Seat ............................... 15
Safety Belts .................................................. 18
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 18
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts ............................................. 22
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 23
Driver Position ............................................. 24
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 32
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 33
Right Front Passenger Position ................... 33
Center Front Passenger Position ................. 34
Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 35
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 37
Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 40
Safety Belt Extender ................................... 40
Child Restraints ............................................ 41
Older Children ............................................. 41
Infants and Young Children ......................... 43
Child Restraint Systems .............................. 47
Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 52
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) .................................... 54
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position ................................... 61
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position ....................... 63
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position ......................... 64
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Airbag System .............................................. 68
Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 71
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 73
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 75
How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 75
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inflates? ........................................ 76
Passenger Sensing System ......................... 77
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 82
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 83
Restraint System Check ............................... 84
Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 84
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ........................................... 85
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Manual Passenger Seat
Your vehicle may have a manual passenger seat.
Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to
unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it
and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your
body to be sure the seat is locked in place.
Power Seats
If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used to
operate them are located on the outboard side of the
seats. To adjust the seat, do any of the following:
•Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding
the control forward or rearward.
•Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion
by moving the front of the control up or down.
•Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion
by moving the rear of the control up or down.
Driver’s Seat with Manual Lumbar,
Power Seat Control, and Power Recline shown
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Your driver’s seat may have power reclining
seatbacks. See “Power Reclining Seatbacks”
under Reclining Seatbacks on page 11 for
more information.
Manual Lumbar
If your vehicle has manual lumbar, the lever is
located on the outboard side of the driver’s
seat near the front of the seat cushion.
Lift up on the lever repeatedly to increase lumbar
support. Push down on the lever repeatedly to
decrease lumbar support.
Heated Seats
If your vehicle has this
feature, the buttons that
control temperature for
the driver’s and front
passenger’s seats are
located on the climate
control panel. See
Climate Control System
on page 168.
Press the button once to warm the seat to a high
temperature. Both lights below the heated seat
symbol will come on. Press the button a second
time to reduce the seat to a lower temperature. The
bottom light will be lit. Press the button a third time
to turn the heated seat off.
The heated seat feature will need to be turned
on each time the ignition is turned off and back
on again.
Driver’s Seat with Manual Lumbar and
8-way Power Controls shown
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