CHEVROLET IMPALA 2016 10.G User Guide

Chevrolet Impala Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S/Canada-9086448) -
2016 - CRC - 5/20/15
10 In Brief
Trunk
To open the trunk:
.Press
|with the transmission
in (P) Park.
. Press and hold
Yon the RKE
transmitter.
. If equipped, press the touch pad
on the underside of the trunk lid
after unlocking all doors.
If equipped with Keyless Access,
the RKE transmitter must be within
1 m (3 ft) of the trunk. Press the
touch pad on the underside of the trunk and lift to open. See
Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation 030.
When closing the trunk, use the
pull cup.
See Trunk 041.
Windows
The power windows only operate
with the ignition in ACC/
ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/START,
or when Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) is active. See Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0208. The power window switches on the
driver door control all the windows.
Each passenger door has a switch
that controls only that window.
Press the switch to lower the
window. Pull the switch up to
raise it.
See
Power Windows 047.
Seat Adjustment
Manual Front Seats
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Pull the handle at the front of the seat.

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2. Slide the seat to the desiredposition and release the
handle.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure it is locked in
place.
Seat Height Adjuster
Press and hold the top or bottom of
the switch to raise or lower the seat.
Release the switch when the
desired height is reached.
See Seat Adjustment 055.
Power Seats
To adjust the seat:
.
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 seat by
moving the rear of the control up
or down.
See Power Seat Adjustment 056.
Lumbar Adjustment
Lumbar with Power Recline
Shown, Manual Recline Similar
To adjust the lumbar support:
. Press and hold the control
forward to increase or rearward
to decrease lumbar support.
. If equipped with manual recline,
press and hold the top of the
control to increase or the bottom
of the control to decrease
lumbar support.
See Lumbar Adjustment 056.

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Reclining Seatbacks
Manual Reclining Seatbacks
To recline a manual seatback:1. Lift the lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, and then
release the lever to lock the
seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
To return the seatback to the upright
position: 1. Lift the lever fully without
applying pressure to the
seatback, and the seatback will
return to the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
Power Reclining Seatbacks
To adjust a power seatback:
. Tilt the top of the control
rearward to recline.
. Tilt the top of the control forward
to raise.
See Reclining Seatbacks 057.
Memory Features
If equipped, the 1, 2, SET, andB
(Exit) buttons on the driver door are
used to manually store and recall
memory settings for the driver seat,
outside mirrors, and power tilt and
telescoping steering column (if
equipped).
Automatic Memory Recall and/or
Easy Exit Recall features may be
enabled in the vehicle
personalization menus.
See Memory Seats 058 and
Vehicle Personalization 0138.

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Second Row Seats
The rear seatbacks can be folded
down to increase cargo space.
SeeRear Seats 061.
Heated and Ventilated
Seats
Heated and Ventilated Seat
Buttons Shown, Heated Seat
Buttons Similar
If available, the buttons are on the
center console. To operate, the
ignition must be on.
I: If available, press to heat the
driver or passenger seatback only.
J: Press to heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion and
seatback.
C: If available, press to ventilate
the driver or passenger seat.
A ventilated seat has a fan that pulls
or pushes air through the seat. The
air is not cooled.
An indicator light on the button turns
on when the heated or ventilated
seat is on.
See Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 060.
Head Restraint
Adjustment
Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback
recline angle as little as necessary
while keeping the seat and the head
restraint height in the proper
position.
See Head Restraints 053 and Seat
Adjustment 055.
Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly:
.
Safety Belts 063.
. How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly 064.
. Lap-Shoulder Belt 065.
. Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 088.

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Passenger Sensing
System
United States
Canada
The passenger sensing system will
turn off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and knee
airbag under certain conditions. No
other airbag is affected by the
passenger sensing system. See
Passenger Sensing System 075. The passenger airbag status
indicator lights on the overhead
console when the vehicle is started.
See
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator 0118.
Mirror Adjustment
Exterior Mirrors
1. Move the selector switch to L
(Left) or R (Right) to choose
the driver or passenger mirror.
2. Press one of the four arrows to move the mirror.
3. Move the selector switch to
)
to deselect the mirror. The vehicle has manual folding
mirrors. See
Folding Mirrors 046.
Interior Mirrors
Adjustment
Adjust the rearview mirror for a clear
view of the area behind the vehicle.
Manual Rearview Mirror
For vehicles with a manual rearview
mirror, push the tab forward for
daytime use and pull it for nighttime
use to avoid glare from the
headlamps from behind. See
Manual Rearview Mirror 047.
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror
For vehicles with an automatic
dimming rearview mirror, the mirror
will automatically reduce the glare
from the headlamps from behind.
The dimming feature comes on
when the vehicle is started. See
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
0 47.

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Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Pull or push the steering wheel closer or away from you.
4. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place. Power Tilt and Telescoping Wheel
If equipped with this feature, press
the control to move the steering
wheel up and down or forward and
rearward.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamps
The interior lamps control in the
overhead console controls both the
front and rear interior lamps.
To change the dome lamp settings,
press the following:
OFF :
Turns the lamp off, even
when a door is open.
DOOR : The lamp comes on
automatically when a door is
opened.
ON : Turns the lamp on.

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Reading Lamps
Front Reading Lamps
Rear Reading Lamps
There are front and rear reading
lamps in the overhead console and
the headliner.
#or$: Press the button near
each lamp to turn it on or off.
Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamp control is on the
turn signal lever.
There are four positions.
O: Turns off the exterior lamps.
The knob returns to the AUTO
position after it is released. Turn to
Oagain to reactivate the
AUTO mode.
AUTO : Automatically turns the
exterior lamps on and off,
depending on outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
2: Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights.

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See:
.Exterior Lamp Controls 0148
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper/washer lever
is on the right side of the steering
column. With the ignition in ACC/
ACCESSORY or ON/RUN, move
the windshield wiper lever to select
the wiper speed.
HI : Use for fast wipes.
LO : Use for slow wipes.
INT : Move the lever up to INT for
intermittent wipes, then turn the
x
INT band up for more frequent
wipes or down for less frequent
wipes.
OFF : Use to turn the wipers off.
1X : For a single wipe, briefly move
the wiper lever down. For several
wipes, hold the wiper lever down.
n L: Pull the windshield wiper
lever toward you to spray windshield
washer fluid and activate the wipers.
See Windshield Wiper/Washer
0 106.
Climate Controls
The heating, cooling, and ventilation
for the vehicle can be controlled
with these systems.

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Climate Control System
1. Fan Control
2. Air Conditioning or Comfort/ Eco Air Conditioning (Stop/
Start Only)
3. Air Delivery Modes
4. Defrost
5. TEMP (Temperature Control)
6. Rear Window Defogger
7. Recirculation

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Dual Automatic Climate Control System
1. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
2. Air Conditioning or Comfort/ Eco Air Conditioning (Stop/
Start Only)
3. Fan Control
4. Defrost
5. SYNC
6. Rear Window Defogger
7. Air Delivery Modes
8.
O(Fan On/Off)
9. Recirculation 10. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
See
Climate Control Systems 0181
or Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0184, if equipped.
Transmission
Driver Shift Control (DSC)
This feature allows for changing
gears similar to a manual
transmission. To use this feature:
1. Move the shift lever from D (Drive) rearward to
M (Manual Mode).
2. Using the button on the top of the shift lever, press the
+ (plus) end of the button to
upshift, or press the −(minus)
end of the button to downshift.
See Manual Mode 0212.