CHEVROLET IMPALA 2006 9.G Owners Manual

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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-17
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-68
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-93
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-22
Air Conditioning..............................................3-19
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-28
Readiness Light..........................................3-27
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-55
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-68
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-61
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-63
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-67
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-61
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-62
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-60
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-57
Antenna, Backglass.........................................3-85
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System......................................................3-86Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-7
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-31
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-89
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-87
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-90
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-87
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle................5-84
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-85
Finish Care.................................................5-88
Finish Damage............................................5-90
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-86
Leather......................................................5-86
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-90
Tires..........................................................5-89
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-90
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-91
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-87
Weatherstrips..............................................5-87
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-88
Ashtray(s)......................................................3-18
Audio System(s).............................................3-58
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-83
Backglass Antenna......................................3-85
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-85
Care of Your CDs ........................................3-85
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Audio System(s) (cont.)
Radio with CD....................................3-62, 3-67
Setting the Time..........................................3-60
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-83
Understanding Radio Reception.....................3-84
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-86
Automatic Door Lock.......................................2-11
Automatic Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-23
Operation...................................................2-25
B
Backglass Antenna..........................................3-85
Battery..........................................................5-43
Run-Down Protection...................................3-17
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-21
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-7
Emergencies................................................ 4-9
Parking......................................................2-28
System Warning Light..................................3-30
Brakes..........................................................5-40
Braking........................................................... 4-6
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-9
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-20Bulb Replacement...........................................5-48
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-48
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-47
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps..................................5-48
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-52
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up Lamps.................5-50
Buying New Tires...........................................5-66
C
Calibration.....................................................3-44
California Fuel.................................................. 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-3
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications............................5-99
Carbon Monoxide...................2-13, 2-32, 4-24, 4-36
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-87
Your CD Player...........................................3-85
Your CDs ...................................................3-85
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-43
Center Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts....1-25
Center Seat..................................................... 1-9
Chains, Tire...................................................5-71
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Charging System Light....................................3-30
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-34
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-90
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-38
Infants and Young Children...........................1-34
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-43
Older Children.............................................1-32
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position..................................................1-49
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position...................................1-51
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-52
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-42
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-18
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-89
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-87
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-85
Finish Care.................................................5-88
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-84
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-86Cleaning (cont.)
Leather......................................................5-86
Tires..........................................................5-89
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-90
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-87
Weatherstrips..............................................5-87
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-88
Climate Control System...................................3-19
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-23
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-22
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-10
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-29
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-83
Compass.......................................................3-44
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-17
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-6
Convenience Net............................................2-43
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-33
Engine Temperature Warning Light.................3-32
Heater, Engine............................................2-24
Cooling System..............................................5-31
Courtesy Lamps.............................................3-15
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-38
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-42
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Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY)
Users....................................................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government............................................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the United
States Government...................................7-14
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-15
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Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp
System......................................................3-14
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Entry Lighting.....................................3-16
Delayed Exit Lighting.......................................3-16
Delayed Headlamps........................................3-14
DIC Compass.................................................3-44
Displacement on Demand™ (DoD™).................2-25Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp ...................................................3-15
Door
Automatic Door Lock....................................2-11
Locks........................................................2-10
Power Door Locks.......................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-11
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-17
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-39
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-39
DIC Vehicle Customization............................3-52
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-45
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-16
City ...........................................................4-19
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-20
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-22
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-17
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-29
Winter........................................................4-24
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Eight-Way Power Seats..................................... 1-3
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-93
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-94
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-93
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-94
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-94
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-96
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-93
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-22
Battery.......................................................5-43
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-34
Coolant......................................................5-26
Coolant Heater............................................2-24
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-33
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-32
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-32
Oil .............................................................5-17
Oil Life System...........................................5-20
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-31
Overheating................................................5-29
Starting......................................................2-22Entry Lighting.................................................3-16
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-31
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-12
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-22
Finish Damage...............................................5-90
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-72
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-73
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-81
Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-23
Power Steering...........................................5-38
Windshield Washer......................................5-39
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-37
Fog Lamps ....................................................3-15
Folding Rear Seat............................................ 1-9
Fuel............................................................... 5-4
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-5
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Fuel (cont.)
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-38
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-94
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-94
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-96
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-93
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Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-33
Fuel..........................................................3-38
Speedometer..............................................3-26
Tachometer.................................................3-26
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-38
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-42
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-8
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-47
Headlamp Wiring............................................5-93
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-48
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic
Headlamp System....................................3-14
Delayed.....................................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-48
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps..................................5-48
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-19
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-38
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-21
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-22
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-16
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-21
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-34
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-60
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-15
Cluster.......................................................3-25
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-44
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-55
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-17
Courtesy....................................................3-15Lamps (cont.)
Dome ........................................................3-15
Exterior......................................................3-12
Fog ...........................................................3-15
Reading.....................................................3-17
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-43
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-27
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-31
Brake System Warning.................................3-30
Charging System.........................................3-30
Cruise Control.............................................3-38
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-32
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-37
Highbeam On.............................................3-38
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-34
Oil Pressure...............................................3-36
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-28
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder....................3-26
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-26
Security.....................................................3-37
TCS Warning Light......................................3-32
Tire Pressure..............................................3-33
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-32
Lighting
Delayed Entry.............................................3-16
Delayed Exit...............................................3-16
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Lighting (cont.)
Entry.........................................................3-16
Parade Dimming..........................................3-17
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-29
Lockout Protection..........................................2-13
Locks
Automatic Door Lock....................................2-11
Door ..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-13
Power Door ................................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-11
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Loss of Control...............................................4-15
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-4
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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-14Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-13
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-34
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-4
Manual Passenger Seat.................................... 1-2
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-45
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®.....2-34
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-34
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®.............2-34
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-35
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-35
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-20
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-13
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Odometer......................................................3-26
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-13
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-17
Pressure Light.............................................3-36
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-20
Older Children, Restraints................................1-32
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-36
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-22
Outlet(s), Accessory Power...............................3-17
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-35
Power Mirrors.............................................2-35
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode..........................................5-31
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................5-90
Parade Dimming.............................................3-17Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-29
Shifting Out of............................................2-31
Parking
Brake........................................................2-28
Over Things That Burn.................................2-32
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-28
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-23
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-63
Passing.........................................................4-13
PASS-Key
®III+..............................................2-18
PASS-Key®III+ Operation................................2-19
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-17
Door Locks.................................................2-11
Eight-Way Seats........................................... 1-3
Electrical System.........................................5-94
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-22
Six-Way Seats.............................................. 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................5-38
Windows....................................................2-16
Pressure Cap.................................................5-28
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-31
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock...............2-11
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-16
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R
Radios..........................................................3-58
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-85
Care of Your CDs ........................................3-85
Radio with CD....................................3-62, 3-67
Setting the Time..........................................3-60
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-83
Understanding Reception..............................3-84
Reading Lamps..............................................3-17
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-12
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-29
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................2-43
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-26
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-43
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®.....................................................2-34
Rearview Mirror with OnStar®...........................2-34
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-34
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-34
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation..................................................... 2-4Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.............................................5-76
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-74
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-52
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-14
General Motors...........................................7-14
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-69
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a
Crash.....................................................1-70
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-22
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-24
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-29
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-33
S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light............................3-26
Pretensioners..............................................1-31
Reminder Light............................................3-26
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