belt CHEVROLET IMPALA 2007 9.G Owners 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
................................................ 145Instrument 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
2007 Chevrolet Impala Owner ManualM
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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................... 33Center 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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{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your
vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Even if you buckle up, your safety belts
cannot do their job when you are reclined
like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job
because it will not be against your body.
Instead, it will be in front of you. In a
crash, you could go into it, receiving neck
or other injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a
crash, the belt could go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would be there,
not at your pelvic bones. This could cause
serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is
in motion, have the seatback upright.
Then sit well back in the seat and wear
your safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
Head Restraints
Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the
restraint is at the same height as the top of
the occupant’s head. This position reduces the
chance of a neck injury in a crash.
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Pull the head restraint
up to raise it. To lower
the head restraint,
press the button,
located on the top of the
seatback, and push
the restraint down.Center Seat
Your vehicle may have a front center seat. There
are cupholders on the underside of the seat
cushion. To use them, ip the seat cushion
forward. This seat can also be used as a storage
area by lowering the seatback. SeeCenter
Console Storage Area on page 144. The seatback
doubles as an armrest for the driver or front
passenger when the center seat is unoccupied.
For information on safety belts for this position,
seeCenter Front Passenger Position on page 34.
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Rear Seats
Split Folding Rear Seat
Flip and Fold Feature
If your vehicle has this feature, you can ip the
bottom seat cushion(s) forward and fold the
seatback(s) down for an extended at cargo area.
To use this feature, do the following:
Notice:Folding a rear seat with the safety
belts still fastened may cause damage to the
seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle
the safety belts and return them to their normal
stowed position before folding a rear seat.
1. Disconnect the rear
center safety belt
latch from the
mini buckle, if your
vehicle has this,
by using an object
such as a car key.Insert the key into the slot in the mini buckle
and press the release button.
2. Flip the bottom seat cushion forward by
pulling up on the tab located in the center
of the seat cushion where the seatback meets
the seat cushion. There is a tab on both
rear seats.
Make sure the front seats are not reclined.
If they are, the seat cushion will not ip
forward completely.
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{CAUTION:
A safety belt that is improperly routed,
not properly attached, or twisted will not
provide the protection needed in a crash.
The person wearing the belt could be
seriously injured. After raising the rear
seatback, always check to be sure that
the safety belts are properly routed and
attached, and are not twisted.
2. Ensure that the safety belts are properly
stowed over the seatback in all three positions.
3. Reconnect the
rear center safety
belt latch plate
to the mini buckle,
if your vehicle
has this.Make sure the safety belt label is facing the
same direction as the release button of
the mini buckle. Make sure the belt is not
twisted. Push and pull on the latch plate to
be sure it is secure.
4. Flip the bottom seat cushion back into place.
Push rmly on the seat cushion to make sure
it is secure.
When the seat is not in use, the seatback should
be placed in upright, locked position, and the
seat cushion should be in the down position.
Under Seat Storage
Your vehicle has under seat storage.
To get to the storage area, lift up on the tab
located in the center of the bottom seat cushion
where the seat cushion meets the seatback.
SeeRear Storage Area on page 144for more
information.
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Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use
safety belts properly. It also tells you some things
you should not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Do not let anyone ride where he or she
cannot wear a safety belt properly. If you
are in a crash and you are not wearing a
safety belt, your injuries can be much
worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be
seriously injured or killed. In the same
crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety
belt, and check that your passengers’
belts are fastened properly too.
{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a collision, people riding in these areas
are more likely to be seriously injured or
killed. Do not allow people to ride in any
area of your vehicle that is not equipped
with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat
and using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has indicators to remind you and
your passengers to buckle your safety belts.
SeeSafety Belt Reminder Light on page 177
andPassenger Safety Belt Reminder Light
on page 177.
In most states and in all Canadian provinces,
the law says to wear safety belts. Here is
why:They work.
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You never know if you will be in a crash.
If you do have a crash, you do not know if
it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can
be so serious that even buckled up, a person
would not survive. But most crashes are in
between. In many of them, people who buckle up
can survive and sometimes walk away. Without
belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.
After more than 40 years of safety belts in
vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes
buckling up does matter... a lot!Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast
as it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a
seat on wheels.
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or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle
does. You get more time to stop. You stop
over more distance, and your strongest bones
take the forces. That is why safety belts
make such good sense.
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
Q:Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if I am wearing a safety belt?
A:Youcouldbe — whether you are wearing a
safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a
safety belt, even if you are upside down. And
your chance of being conscious during and
after an accident, so youcanunbuckle and get
out, ismuchgreater if you are belted.
Q:If my vehicle has airbags, why should I
have to wear safety belts?
A:Airbags are supplemental systems only; so
they workwithsafety belts — not instead of
them. Every airbag system ever offered
for sale has required the use of safety belts.
Even if you are in a vehicle that has airbags,
you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That is true not only in frontal
collisions, but especially in side and other
collisions.
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Q:If I am a good driver, and I never drive
far from home, why should I wear
safety belts?
A:You may be an excellent driver, but if you are
in an accident — even one that is not your
fault — you and your passengers can be hurt.
Being a good driver does not protect you
from things beyond your control, such as
bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km)
of home. And the greatest number of
serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds
of less than 40 mph (65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know
about safety belts and children. And there
are different rules for smaller children and babies.
If a child will be riding in your vehicle, see
Older Children on page 41orInfants and Young
Children on page 43. Follow those rules for
everyone’s protection.
First, you will want to know which restraint
systems your vehicle has.
We will start with the driver position.
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