CHEVROLET IMPALA 2017 10.G Owners Manual

Chevrolet Impala Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-9921197) -
2017 - crc - 3/30/16
100 Storage
Storage
Storage Compartments
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . 100
Instrument Panel Storage . . . . 100
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Center Console Storage . . . . . . 101
Umbrella Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Additional Storage Features
Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Storage
Compartments
{Warning
Do not store heavy or sharp
objects in storage compartments.
In a crash, these objects may
cause the cover to open and
could result in injury.
Instrument Panel Storage
If equipped with storage behind the
fuse box, push on the cover and
release to open.
If equipped with storage behind the
radio, press
Pand hold to open.
There is a USB port inside. See
USB Port 0165.
Press
Pand hold again to close.
Caution
To avoid damage, do not
manually force the display
to move.
Keep the storage area closed when
not in use.

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Storage 101
The storage area cannot be
operated with
Pwhen valet mode
is enabled. See “Valet Mode”under
“Setting Radio Preferences” in
Home Page 0159.
Glove Box
Pull the handle up to open.
Cupholders
Pull the rear seat armrest down to
access.
If equipped, press the button to
release the cupholders. Push back
in to stow.
Center Console Storage
Push the cover down and release to
access. To close, push the cover
again and release. There is an
accessory power outlet inside.

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102 Storage
Press the button and lift to access.
There is a removable tray on the top
of the console. There is an auxiliary
input jack, USB port(s), and
accessory power outlet inside.
There may be an SD card reader
inside.
The rear of the center console has a
storage area and an accessory
power outlet.
SeePower Outlets 0109, Auxiliary
Jack 0168, and USB Port 0165.
Umbrella Storage
Slide an umbrella into the opening
on the driver or passenger door.
Additional Storage
Features
Cargo Management
System
There is storage under the load floor
for small items. Pull the load floor
handle to access.
Secure the load floor handle to seal
the access to the spare tire.

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Convenience Net
The vehicle may have a
convenience net in the trunk. The
net (1) attaches to the convenience
net hooks (2). Put small loads
behind the net. Do not use the net
for heavy loads.

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104 Instruments and Controls
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 105
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 106
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 106
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 107
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Clock (Base Radio) . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Clock (Uplevel Radio) . . . . . . . . 109
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 118
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 119 Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 120
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 120
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 124
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 126
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 126
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 127
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 127
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 127
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Battery Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Brake System Messages . . . . . 131
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . . 131
Cruise Control Messages . . . . . 131
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . 132
Engine Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . 133
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 133
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . . 134
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 134
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Airbag System Messages . . . . 136
Security Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Service Vehicle Messages . . . . 137
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Transmission Messages . . . . . . 138

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Vehicle ReminderMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 138
Washer Fluid Messages . . . . . . 138
Window Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 139
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 146
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Controls
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
Steering Wheel
If equipped, press the control to
move the steering wheel up and
down or forward and rearward.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.

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106 Instruments and Controls
Steering Wheel Controls
Some audio controls can be
adjusted at the steering wheel.
g:For vehicles with OnStar®or a
Bluetooth®system, press to interact
with those systems. See OnStar
Overview 0356 or“Bluetooth
(Overview)” in the infotainment
manual.
c: Press to reject an incoming
call or end a current call. Press to
mute or unmute the infotainment
system when not on a call.
The favorite and volume switches
are on the back of the steering
wheel.
1. Favorites: Press to select the next or previous favorite when
listening to AM, FM,
or SiriusXM
®(if equipped),
or the next or previous track
when listening to a media
source.
2. Volume: Press to increase or decrease the volume.
Heated Steering Wheel
(:If equipped, press to turn on or
off. A light on the button displays
when the feature is turned on.
The steering wheel takes about
three minutes to start heating.
Horn
Pressaon the steering wheel pad
to sound the horn.

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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.
The wipers will continue until the
lever is released or the maximum
wash time is reached. When the
windshield wiper lever is released,
additional wipes may occur
depending on how long the
windshield washer had been
activated. See Washer Fluid0266
for information on filling the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.
{Warning
In freezing weather, do not use
the washer until the windshield is
warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your vision.
Clear snow and ice from the wiper
blades and windshield before using
them. If frozen to the windshield,
carefully loosen or thaw them.
Damaged blades should be
replaced. See Wiper Blade
Replacement 0271.
Heavy snow or ice can overload the
wiper motor.
Wiper Parking
If the ignition is turned to OFF while
the wipers are on LO, HI, or INT,
they will immediately stop.
If the windshield wiper lever is then
moved to OFF before the driver
door is opened or within 10 minutes,
the wipers will restart and move to
the base of the windshield.

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108 Instruments and Controls
If the ignition is turned to OFF while
the wipers are performing wipes due
to windshield washing, the wipers
continue to run until they reach the
base of the windshield.
Compass
The vehicle may have a compass
display on the Driver Information
Center (DIC). The compass receives
its heading and other information
from the Global Positioning
System (GPS) antenna,
StabiliTrak
®, and vehicle speed
information.
The compass system is designed to
operate for a certain number of
miles or degrees of turn before
needing a signal from the GPS
satellites. When the compass
display shows CAL, drive the
vehicle for a short distance in an
open area where it can receive a
GPS signal. The compass system
will automatically determine when a
GPS signal is restored and provide a heading again. See
Compass
Messages 0131 for the messages
that may be displayed for the
compass.
Clock (Base Radio)
Setting the Time and Date
To set the time or date:
1. Select SETTINGS from the Home Page, then select Time
and Date Settings.
2. Select the desired function.
3. Turn the MENU knob to increase or decrease the value.
4. Press the MENU knob to go to the next value. After the last
value is selected the system
will update and return to the
SETTINGS menu. Press
q
BACK to go to the last menu
and save the changes.
To set the Auto Set:
1. Select Settings from the Home Page, then select Time and
Date Settings.
2. Select Auto Set. 3. Press the faceplate button just
below Auto Set to turn it on
or off.
Press
qBACK to go to the last
menu and save the changes.
Auto Set requires an OnStar
subscription.
If Auto Set is on, the time displayed
on the clock may not update
immediately when driving into a new
time zone.
To set the clock display:
1. Select Settings from the Home Page, then select Time and
Date Settings.
2. Select Clock Display.
3. Turn the MENU knob to Off or On.
4. Press the MENU knob to select.
Press
qBACK to go to the last
menu and save the changes.

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Instruments and Controls 109
Clock (Uplevel Radio)
Setting the Time and Date
To set the time or date:1. Select Settings from the Home Page, then select Time and
Date Settings.
2. Select the desired function.
To set the time or date, press
«or
ªto change the hour, minutes,
AM, or PM.
To change the 12-24Hr setting,
press the 12-24Hr button.
To turn Auto Set on and off, press
the Auto Set screen button.
Auto Set requires an OnStar
subscription.
If Auto Set is on, the time displayed
on the clock may not update
immediately when driving into a new
time zone.
Press
qBACK to go to the last
menu and save the changes or
{to
return to the Home Page.
Power Outlets
Power Outlets 12 Volt Direct
Current
The accessory power outlets can be
used to plug in electrical equipment,
such as a cell phone or MP3 player.
There are three accessory power
outlets:
. Inside the front storage area
below the climate control
system.
. Inside the center console.
. On the rear of the center
console.
The outlet is powered when the
ignition is in ON/RUN or ACC/
ACCESSORY, or until the driver
door is opened within 10 minutes of
turning off the vehicle. See Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0209.
Open the protective cover to use the
accessory power outlet.
Certain electrical accessories may
not be compatible with the
accessory power outlets and could overload vehicle or adapter fuses.
If there is a problem, see your
dealer.
When adding electrical equipment,
be sure to follow the installation
instructions included with the
equipment. See
Add-On Electrical
Equipment 0247.
Caution
Hanging heavy equipment from
the power outlet can cause
damage not covered by the
vehicle warranty. The power
outlets are designed for
accessory power plugs only, such
as cell phone charge cords.
Always unplug electrical equipment
when not in use and do not plug in
equipment that exceeds the
maximum 20 amps rating.