CHEVROLET IMPALA 2010 9.G Owners Manual

Charging System Light....................................4-26
Check
Engine Lamp..............................................4-31
Checking Things Under the Hood......................6-12
Chemical Paint Spotting . . .................................6-94
Child Restraints
Infants and Young Children...........................2-35
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........2-43
Older Children.............................................2-32
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position..................................................2-49
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position . . . . . ..............................2-52
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position . . . . . ..............................2-52
Systems.....................................................2-39
Where to Put the Restraint...........................2-42
Cigarette Lighter.............................................4-16
Circuit Breakers..............................................6-96
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................6-93
Exterior Lamps/Lenses . ................................6-91
Fabric/Carpet..............................................6-88
Finish Care . . ...............................................6-92
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................6-90
Interior . . .....................................................6-87Cleaning (cont.)
Leather......................................................6-89
Tires..........................................................6-93
Underbody Maintenance . . . . . ..........................6-94
Washing Your Vehicle . . . . ...............................6-91
Weatherstrips..............................................6-90
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................6-92
Climate Control System . . .................................4-16
Outlet Adjustment........................................4-20
Climate Controls.............................................1-14
Clock, Setting.................................................4-58
Collision Damage Repair..................................8-13
Compact Spare Tire........................................6-86
Compass.......................................................4-42
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................3-17
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 5-3
Convenience Net............................................3-42
Coolant
Engine.......................................................6-25
Engine Temperature Gage............................4-30
Engine Temperature Warning Light.................4-30
Cooling System..............................................6-24
Courtesy Lamps.............................................4-11
Courtesy Transportation Program . . ....................8-11
Cruise Control.................................................. 4-6
Light..........................................................4-35
Cupholders....................................................3-42
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Customer Assistance......................................... 8-6
Offices . . . . . . ................................................... 8-6
Text Telephone (TTY) Users........................... 8-6
Customer Information
Service Publications Ordering Information........8-17
Customer Satisfaction Procedure........................ 8-2
D
Damage Repair, Collision.................................8-13
Data Recorders, Event....................................8-19
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic
Headlamp System.......................................4-10
Defensive Driving............................................. 5-2
Delayed Entry Lighting.....................................4-12
Delayed Exit Lighting.......................................4-13
Delayed Locking.............................................3-10
DIC Compass . . . . . . ...........................................4-42
Disc, MP3 . .....................................................4-68
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 6-4
Dome Lamp . . . . . . . ............................................4-11
Door
Automatic Door Lock....................................3-10
Delayed Locking..........................................3-10
Locks.......................................................... 3-9
Power Locks...............................................3-10
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............3-11
Rear Door Security Locks . . . . . ........................3-11Driver Information Center (DIC).........................4-37
DIC Operation and Displays..........................4-37
DIC Vehicle Customization............................4-51
DIC Warnings and Messages........................4-44
Driving
At Night.....................................................5-13
Before a Long Trip......................................5-15
Defensive..................................................... 5-2
Drunk.......................................................... 5-2
Highway Hypnosis.......................................5-15
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................5-16
In Rain and on Wet Roads ...........................5-14
Loss of Control...........................................5-11
Off-Road Recovery......................................5-11
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................5-20
Winter........................................................5-17
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . ....................1-21
E
E85 Fuel......................................................... 6-8
EDR .............................................................8-18
Electrical Equipment, Add-On............................6-95
Electrical System
Fuses and Circuit Breakers ...........................6-96
Headlamp Wiring.........................................6-96
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................6-96
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Electrical System (cont.)
Power Windows and Other Power Options . . . . . . 6-96
Underhood Fuse Block . ................................6-97
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................6-96
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®
III+...........................................3-18
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®
III+...........................................3-18
Electronic Stability Control................................. 5-6
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................6-19
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........4-31
Compartment Overview................................6-14
Coolant . . ....................................................6-25
Coolant Heater............................................3-23
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................4-30
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................4-30
Cooling System...........................................6-24
Drive Belt Routing.......................................7-12
Exhaust.....................................................3-31
Oil .............................................................6-15
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........6-32
Overheating................................................6-29
Starting . . ....................................................3-21
Engine Oil
Life System................................................6-18
Entry Lighting . . ...............................................4-12Event Data Recorders.....................................8-19
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................2-31
Exterior Lamps................................................. 4-9
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................6-19
Finish Damage...............................................6-94
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 4-3
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 4-5
Flat Tire........................................................6-74
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................6-75
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................6-83
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................6-22
Power Steering...........................................6-32
Windshield Washer......................................6-33
Fog Lamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................4-11
Light..........................................................4-35
Folding Rear Seat...........................................2-10
Fuel............................................................... 6-5
Additives...................................................... 6-7
California Fuel.............................................. 6-6
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 6-8
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Fuel (cont.)
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................6-12
Filling the Tank...........................................6-10
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 6-9
Gage . . . ......................................................4-36
Gasoline Octane........................................... 6-6
Gasoline Specifications.................................. 6-6
Fuel Economy
Driving for Better.........................................1-21
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................6-96
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................6-96
Underhood Fuse Block.................................6-97
Windshield Wiper.........................................6-96
G
Gages
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................4-30
Fuel . . . . . . . . . .................................................4-36
Speedometer . . ............................................4-23
Tachometer . . . . . . ...........................................4-23
Garage Door Opener.......................................3-35
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 6-6
Specifications ............................................... 6-6
Glove Box .....................................................3-42
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 8-7
H
Halogen Bulbs................................................6-43
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 4-3
Head Restraints............................................... 2-2
Headlamp Wiring............................................6-96
Headlamps
Aiming.......................................................6-43
Bulb Replacement.......................................6-43
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic
Headlamp System....................................4-10
Exterior Lamps............................................. 4-9
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 4-5
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps..................................6-44
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 4-5
Heated Seats................................................... 2-6
Heater . ..........................................................4-16
Engine Coolant...........................................3-23
Highbeam On Light.........................................4-36
Highway Hypnosis...........................................5-15
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................5-16
Hood
Checking Things Under................................6-12
Release.....................................................6-13
Horn............................................................... 4-3
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . .................2-17
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I
Ignition Positions.............................................3-20
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............2-35
Inflation - Tire Pressure . . .................................6-59
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................4-11
Cluster . . .....................................................4-22
Introduction...................................................... 7-2
J
Jump Starting . . ...............................................6-39
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . .................................. 3-4
Keyless Entry System....................................... 3-4
Keys . . . . ........................................................... 3-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................6-52
Lamps
Courtesy . . . . ................................................4-11
Dome . . . . . ...................................................4-11
License Plate..............................................6-49Lamps (cont.)
Malfunction Indicator....................................4-31
Map ..........................................................4-13
Reading.....................................................4-13
Lap Belt........................................................2-30
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................2-25
LATCH System for Child Restraints . . .................2-43
Lighting
Delayed Entry.............................................4-12
Delayed Exit...............................................4-13
Entry.........................................................4-12
Parade Dimming..........................................4-13
Lights
Airbag Readiness........................................4-24
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Brake System Warning . . . . .............................4-27
Charging System.........................................4-26
Cruise Control.............................................4-35
Electronic StabiliTrak Control Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............4-30
Exterior Lamps . . ........................................... 4-9
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 4-5
Fog Lamps.................................................4-35
Highbeam On.............................................4-36
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 4-5
Oil Pressure...............................................4-34
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . ...............4-25
Safety Belt Reminders..................................4-23
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Lights (cont.)
Security .....................................................4-35
Tire Pressure . . ............................................4-31
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........4-28
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................5-20
Locks
Automatic Door Lock....................................3-10
Delayed Locking..........................................3-10
Door . . . ........................................................ 3-9
Lockout Protection.......................................3-12
Power Door . . . . ............................................3-10
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............3-11
Rear Door Security Locks . . . . . ........................3-11
Loss of Control...............................................5-11
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . ............2-43
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 2-5
M
Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Record....................................7-13
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................7-11
Owner Checks and Services........................... 7-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . ............7-10
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 7-3
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................4-31
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 2-5Manual Seats................................................... 2-4
Map Lamps....................................................4-13
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................4-44
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................3-33
Manual Rearview.........................................3-33
Outside Convex Mirror.................................3-34
Outside Heated Mirrors................................3-34
Outside Power Mirrors..................................3-34
MP3 .............................................................4-68
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................8-20
Net, Convenience...........................................3-42
New Vehicle Break-In......................................3-19
O
Odometer......................................................4-23
Off-Road
Recovery....................................................5-11
Oil
Engine.......................................................6-15
Engine Oil Life System.................................6-18
Pressure Light.............................................4-34
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Older Children, Restraints................................2-32
Online Owner Center........................................ 8-5
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........3-35
Outlet Adjustment............................................4-20
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................4-15
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................3-34
Heated Mirrors............................................3-34
Power Mirrors.............................................3-34
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . 6-32
Owner Checks and Services . . ............................ 7-8
Owners, Canadian.............................................. iii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................6-94
Parade Dimming.............................................4-13
Park
Shifting Into................................................3-28
Shifting Out of............................................3-29
Parking
Brake . . . . . ...................................................3-27
Over Things That Burn . ................................3-30
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................4-25Passenger Compartment Air Filter .....................4-20
Passenger Sensing System..............................2-66
Passing.........................................................5-11
PASS-Key
®
III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............3-18
PASS-Key
®
III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................3-18
Perchlorate Materials Requirements,
California..................................................... 6-4
Phone
Bluetooth®
..................................................4-74
Power
Door Locks.................................................3-10
Electrical System.........................................6-96
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................3-21
Seat . . .......................................................... 2-5
Steering Fluid.............................................6-32
Windows....................................................3-15
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts..........................2-30
Privacy..........................................................8-18
Navigation System.......................................8-20
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).............8-20
Program
Courtesy Transportation................................8-11
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock...............3-11
Proposition 65 Warning, California....................... 6-4
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R
Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID).....................................8-20
Statement . . . . . . . ............................................8-20
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................................4-59
Radios
Reception . . . . . . . ............................................4-85
Setting the Clock.........................................4-58
Theft-Deterrent............................................4-84
Reading Lamps . . ............................................4-13
Rear Door Security Locks................................3-11
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................3-42
Rear Storage . . . . . . ...........................................3-42
Rearview Mirrors.............................................3-33
Automatic Dimming......................................3-33
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 2-6
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................7-10
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . ...........................5-26
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility................. 8-7
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 3-4
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 3-7
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire . . . . . . . ...........................................6-77
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................6-76
Replacement Bulbs.........................................6-49Replacement Parts
Maintenance...............................................7-11
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................8-16
General Motors...........................................8-16
U.S. Government.........................................8-16
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................2-74
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................2-75
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . ....................3-21
Ride Control Systems....................................... 5-6
Electronic Stability (ESC)................................ 5-6
Roadside Assistance Program............................ 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................5-20
Roof
Sunroof......................................................3-43
Running the Vehicle While Parked
.....................3-32
S
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................6-90
Extender....................................................2-31
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................2-17
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Lap Belt . ....................................................2-30
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................2-25
Reminders..................................................4-23
Safety Belts Are for Everyone .......................2-12
Use During Pregnancy . ................................2-30
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government..................................8-16
General Motors...........................................8-16
U.S. Government.........................................8-16
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iv
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 7-3
Scheduling Appointments . ................................8-11
Seats
Center Seat.................................................. 2-9
Head Restraints............................................ 2-2
Heated Seats............................................... 2-6
Manual Lumbar............................................. 2-5
Power Seats................................................. 2-5
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 2-6
Split Folding Rear Seat................................2-10
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................2-52
Rear Seat Position......................................2-49
Right Front Seat Position..............................2-52Security
Light..........................................................4-35
Service........................................................... 6-3
Accessories and Modifications . . ....................... 6-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 6-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 6-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................4-31
Parts Identification Label . . . . . ..........................6-95
Publications Ordering Information . . .................8-17
Scheduling Appointments..............................8-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............2-72
Setting the Clock............................................4-58
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................6-94
Shifting
Out of Park................................................3-29
Shifting Into Park............................................3-28
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . .
...................... 4-4
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................6-86
Installing....................................................6-77
Removing...................................................6-76
Storing.......................................................6-83
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . ...................6-100
Speedometer..................................................4-23
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Split Folding Rear Seat....................................2-10
StabiliTrak Control Indicator Light, Electronic.......4-29
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 3-7
Starting the Engine.........................................3-21
Steering.......................................................... 5-9
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................4-84
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 4-3
Storage Areas
Center Console...........................................3-42
Convenience Net.........................................3-42
Cupholders . . . . . . ...........................................3-42
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . ........................................3-42
Rear . . . . . . . ...................................................3-42
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................3-42
Sunglasses Storage Compartment..................3-42
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................5-19
Sun Visors .....................................................3-16
Sunroof . . . . . ....................................................3-43
T
Tachometer ....................................................4-23
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps.......................................6-47
Text Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 8-6Theft-Deterrent Feature....................................4-84
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................3-16
Content Theft-Deterrent................................3-17
PASS-Key
®
III+ Electronic Immobilizer............3-18
PASS-Key
®
III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................3-18
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 4-3
Time, Setting..................................................4-58
Tires . . ...........................................................6-51
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................6-93
Buying New Tires........................................6-68
Chains.......................................................6-73
Changing a Flat Tire....................................6-75
Cleaning....................................................6-93
Compact Spare...........................................6-86
Different Size . . ............................................6-69
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................6-74
Inflation - Tire Pressure................................6-59
Inspection and Rotation................................6-65
Installing the Spare Tire................................6-77
Pressure Light.............................................4-31
Pressure Monitor Operation ...........................6-62
Pressure Monitor System..............................6-60
Removing the Flat Tire.................................6-77
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............6-76
Sidewall Labeling.........................................6-52
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