CHEVROLET IMPALA 2007 9.G Owners Manual

G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.................... 184
Fuel......................................................... 190
Speedometer........................................... 176
Tachometer.............................................. 176
Garage Door Opener................................... 133
Gasoline
Octane..................................................... 298
Specications........................................... 299
Glove Box................................................... 144
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.......... 431
H
Hazard Warning Flashers............................ 152
Head Restraints............................................ 13
Headlamp
Aiming..................................................... 343
Headlamp Wiring......................................... 397Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.................................... 343
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic
Headlamp System................................ 162
Delayed................................................... 162
Exterior Lamps......................................... 160
Flash-to-Pass........................................... 155
Halogen Bulbs......................................... 344
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps ........... 344
High/Low Beam Changer......................... 155
Heated Seats................................................ 10
Heater......................................................... 168
Highbeam On Light..................................... 189
Highway Hypnosis....................................... 270
Hill and Mountain Roads............................. 270
Hood
Checking Things Under............................ 304
Release................................................... 305
Horn............................................................ 152
How to Use This Manual................................ 4
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............... 23
451

I
Ignition Positions......................................... 112
Infants and Young Children, Restraints.......... 43
Ination - Tire Pressure............................... 359
Instrument Panel
Overview.................................................. 150
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness................................................ 163
Cluster..................................................... 175
J
Jump Starting.............................................. 338
K
Keyless Entry System................................... 90
Keys............................................................. 89
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall................................. 352
Lamps
Courtesy.................................................. 163
Dome....................................................... 164
Reading................................................... 165
LATCH System
Child Restraints......................................... 54
License Plate Lamps................................... 348
Light
Airbag Readiness..................................... 178
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning............. 182
Brake System Warning............................. 181
Charging System..................................... 181
Cruise Control.......................................... 189
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning....... 183
Fog Lamp................................................ 189
Highbeam On.......................................... 189
Malfunction Indicator................................ 185
Oil Pressure............................................. 188
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator............ 179
452

Light (cont.)
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder.............. 177
Safety Belt Reminder............................... 177
Security................................................... 189
TCS Warning Light.................................. 183
Tire Pressure........................................... 184
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning.... 183
Lighting
Delayed Entry.......................................... 164
Delayed Exit............................................ 165
Entry........................................................ 164
Parade Dimming...................................... 165
Lights
Exterior Lamps......................................... 160
Flash-to-Pass........................................... 155
High/Low Beam Changer......................... 155
Loading Your Vehicle................................... 277
Lockout Protection....................................... 101
Locks
Automatic Door Lock................................ 100
Door.......................................................... 98
Lockout Protection................................... 101
Power Door............................................... 99
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock..... 100
Rear Door Security Locks........................ 100
Loss of Control........................................... 262
Lumbar
Manual Controls......................................... 10M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services.................... 411
At Each Fuel Fill...................................... 414
At Least Once a Month............................ 415
At Least Once a Year.............................. 415
Introduction.............................................. 406
Maintenance Footnotes............................ 412
Maintenance Record................................ 421
Maintenance Requirements...................... 406
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ... 419
Owner Checks and Services.................... 414
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....... 417
Scheduled Maintenance........................... 408
Using....................................................... 407
Your Vehicle and the Environment............ 406
Malfunction Indicator Light........................... 185
Manual Lumbar Controls............................... 10
Manual Passenger Seat.................................. 9
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 199
453

Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview
with OnStar
®........................................ 126
Manual Rearview Mirror........................... 126
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...... 126
Outside Convex Mirror............................. 127
Outside Power Mirrors............................. 127
MP3 ............................................................ 236
MyGMLink.com............................................ 429
N
Navigation System, Privacy......................... 444
New Vehicle Break-In.................................. 111
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts..... 419
O
Odometer.................................................... 176
Off-Road Recovery...................................... 260
Oil
Engine..................................................... 310
Pressure Light.......................................... 188Oil, Engine Oil Life System ......................... 314
Older Children, Restraints............................. 41
Online Owner Center................................... 429
OnStar, Privacy........................................... 444
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual........ 128
Operation, Universal Home
Remote System..............................133, 137
Other Warning Devices................................ 152
Outlet Adjustment........................................ 172
Outlets
Accessory Power..................................... 167
Outside
Convex Mirror.......................................... 127
Power Mirrors.......................................... 127
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode....................................... 326
Owner Checks and Services....................... 414
Owners, Canadian.......................................... 3
454

P
Paint, Damage............................................ 393
Parade Dimming.......................................... 165
Park (P)
Shifting Into............................................. 121
Shifting Out of......................................... 123
Parking
Brake....................................................... 120
Over Things That Burn............................ 123
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator............... 179
Passenger Compartment Air Filter............... 173
Passenger Sensing System........................... 77
Passing....................................................... 260
PASS-Key
®III+........................................... 108
PASS-Key®III+ Operation........................... 109
Power
Door Locks................................................ 99
Electrical System..................................... 398
Retained Accessory (RAP)....................... 113
Seat............................................................ 9
Steering Fluid.......................................... 332
Windows.................................................. 105
Pressure Cap.............................................. 323
Pretensioners, Safety Belt............................. 40Privacy........................................................ 443
Event Data Recorders.............................. 443
Navigation System................................... 444
OnStar..................................................... 444
Radio Frequency Identication.................. 444
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock......... 100
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.... 22
R
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID),
Privacy..................................................... 444
Radios........................................................ 215
Care of Your CD Player........................... 245
Care of Your CDs.................................... 245
Radio with CD................................219, 225
Setting the Time...................................... 216
Theft-Deterrent......................................... 243
Understanding Reception......................... 244
Reading Lamps........................................... 165
Rear Door Security Locks........................... 100
455

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides.................. 37
Rear Seat Armrest...................................... 144
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts.............. 35
Rear Storage Area...................................... 144
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming
with OnStar
®............................................ 126
Rearview Mirror with OnStar®...................... 126
Rearview Mirrors......................................... 126
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 11
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.......... 417
Recreational Vehicle Towing........................ 282
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System............ 90
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation................................................... 91
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.......................................... 377
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools............ 375
Replacement Bulbs..................................... 349
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government............................. 441
General Motors........................................ 441
United States Government....................... 440
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems................. 84
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash......................................... 85
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)................ 113Right Front Passenger Position,
Safety Belts............................................... 33
Roadside
Assistance Program................................. 432
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.............. 277
Routing, Engine Drive Belt.......................... 420
Running the Engine While Parked............... 125
S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light....................... 177
Pretensioners............................................. 40
Reminder Light........................................ 177
Safety Belts
Care of.................................................... 390
Center Front Passenger Position................ 34
Driver Position........................................... 24
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............ 23
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................ 22
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides............... 37
Rear Seat Passengers............................... 35
Right Front Passenger Position.................. 33
Safety Belt Extender.................................. 40
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy............. 33
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.................... 18
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster.................... 32
456

Safety Warnings and Symbols......................... 4
Scheduled Maintenance............................... 408
Seats
Center Seat............................................... 14
Head Restraints......................................... 13
Heated Seats............................................. 10
Manual Lumbar.......................................... 10
Manual Passenger....................................... 9
Power Seats................................................ 9
Reclining Seatbacks................................... 11
Split Folding Rear Seat.............................. 15
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position......................... 63
Rear Seat Position..................................... 61
Right Front Seat Position........................... 64
Security Light.............................................. 189
Service........................................................ 296
Accessories and Modications.................. 296
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle......................................... 298
California Proposition 65 Warning............. 297
Doing Your Own Work............................. 297
Engine Soon Light................................... 185
Publications Ordering Information............. 441
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......... 82
Sheet Metal Damage................................... 393
Shifting Into Park (P)................................... 121Shifting Out of Park (P)............................... 123
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................ 32
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.................. 154
Spare Tire
Compact.................................................. 385
Installing.................................................. 377
Removing................................................ 375
Storing..................................................... 383
Specications, Capacities............................ 403
Speedometer............................................... 176
Split Folding Rear Seat ................................. 15
Starting Your Engine................................... 113
Steering...................................................... 257
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio................... 243
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel.......................... 153
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area................... 144
Convenience Net..................................... 145
Cupholder(s)............................................ 144
Glove Box................................................ 144
Rear Seat Armrest................................... 144
Rear Storage Area................................... 144
Sunglasses Storage Compartment............ 144
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow............... 276
Sun Visors.................................................. 107
Sunroof....................................................... 145
System Identication, Universal Home
Remote System....................................... 132
457

T
Tachometer................................................. 176
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps.................................... 346
TCS Warning Light...................................... 183
Theft-Deterrent, Radio................................. 243
Theft-Deterrent Systems.............................. 107
Content Theft-Deterrent............................ 107
PASS-Key
®III+........................................ 108
PASS-Key®III+ Operation........................ 109
Tilt Wheel.................................................... 153
Time, Setting............................................... 216
Tire
Pressure Light.......................................... 184
Tires........................................................... 351
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..................... 392
Buying New Tires..................................... 366
Chains..................................................... 372
Changing a Flat Tire................................ 374
Cleaning.................................................. 393
Compact Spare Tire................................. 385
Different Size........................................... 368
If a Tire Goes Flat................................... 373Tires (cont.)
Ination - Tire Pressure............................ 359
Inspection and Rotation............................ 364
Installing the Spare Tire........................... 377
Pressure Monitor System ......................... 360
Removing the Flat Tire............................. 377
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools......... 375
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..... 383
Tire Sidewall Labeling.............................. 352
Tire Terminology and Denitions............... 356
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.................... 369
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance........... 370
Wheel Replacement................................. 371
When It Is Time for New Tires................. 366
Towing
Recreational Vehicle................................. 282
Towing a Trailer....................................... 284
Your Vehicle............................................. 282
Traction
Control System (TCS).............................. 256
Control System Warning Light.................. 183
Trunk.......................................................... 102
Turn and Lane-Change Signals................... 154
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever.................... 153
458

U
Understanding Radio Reception................... 244
Uniform Tire Quality Grading....................... 369
Universal Home Remote System................. 133
Operation........................................133, 137
System Identication................................ 132
V
Vehicle
Control..................................................... 252
Damage Warnings....................................... 5
Loading.................................................... 277
Symbols...................................................... 5
Vehicle Customization, DIC......................... 208
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy............ 443
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).......................................... 396
Service Parts Identication Label.............. 396
Ventilation Adjustment.................................. 172
Visors.......................................................... 107
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators......... 174
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 199
Hazard Warning Flashers......................... 152
Other Warning Devices............................ 152
Safety and Symbols..................................... 4
Vehicle Damage.......................................... 5
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..................... 370
Different Size........................................... 368
Replacement............................................ 371
Where to Put the Restraint............................ 52
Windows..................................................... 104
Power...................................................... 105
459

Windshield
Washer.................................................... 156
Washer Fluid........................................... 333
Wiper Blade Replacement........................ 349
Wiper Blades, Cleaning............................ 392
Wiper Fuses............................................ 397
Wipers..................................................... 155
Winter Driving............................................. 272X
XM Radio Messages................................... 241
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System......... 246
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment............... 406
460