2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA remote control

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Section 2 Features and Controls
Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and information on starting,
shifting and braking. Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything is
working properly
-- and what to do if you have a problem.
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-2 Keys
2-4 Door Locks
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-6 Remote Keyless Entry (Option)
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-10 Trunk
2
-11 Theft
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-12 Content Theft-Deterrent (If Equipped)
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-14 Vehicle Customization Settings
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-19 Passlock

2-20 New Vehicle ªBreak-Inº
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-20 Ignition Switch
2
-21 Starting Your Engine
2
-24 Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped)
2
-25 Automatic Transaxle Operation
2
-30 Parking Brake
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-31 Shifting Into PARK (P)
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-34 Shifting Out of PARK (P)
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-34 Parking Over Things That Burn
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-35 Engine Exhaust
2
-35 Running Your Engine While You're Parked2
-36 Windows
2
-37 Tilt Wheel Adjustable Steering Column
2
-38 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
2
-44 Exterior Lamps
2
-46 Interior Lamps
2
-48 Mirrors
2
-52 Accessory Power Receptacle
2
-52 Auxiliary Power Connection (Power Drop)
2
-53 Cellular Phone Readiness Package (If Equipped)
2
-53 OnStar
System (Option)
2
-54 Power Sunroof (Option)
2
-55 Universal Transmitter (If Equipped)
2
-58 The Instrument Panel -- Your
Information System
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-59 Instrument Panel Cluster
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-62 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
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-71 Message Center
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-77 Driver Information Center (DIC) (Option)

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2-11 Trunk Lock
To unlock the trunk from the outside, insert the key and
turn it. You can also press the car symbol on your
remote keyless entry transmitter.
Remote Trunk Release
You can also unlock the trunk from inside the vehicle.
Press the button located below the headlamp control
knob on the underside of the dashboard. The shift lever
must be in PARK (P) for the remote trunk release
button to work.
Theft
Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some cities.
Although your vehicle has a number of theft
-deterrent
features, we know that nothing we put on it can make it
impossible to steal. However, there are ways you
can help.
Key in the Ignition
If you leave your vehicle with the keys inside, it's an
easy target for joy riders or professional thieves
-- so
don't do it.
When you park your vehicle and open the driver's door,
you'll hear a chime reminding you to remove your key
from the ignition and take it with you. Always do this.
Your steering wheel will be locked, and so will your
ignition and transaxle. And remember to lock the doors.

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2-46 Fog Lamps (If Equipped)
To turn the fog lamps on, press the fog lamps switch
located next to the exterior lamp control on the left side
of the steering column.
A light will glow on the switch to let you know that they
are on. (Your parking lamps must be on or your fog
lamps won't come on.) Press the switch again to turn the
fog lamps off. The fog lamps will go off whenever you
change to high
-beam headlamps. When you return to
low beams, the fog lamps will come on again.
Interior Lamps
Instrument Panel Brightness Control
You can brighten or dim the instrument panel lights by
turning the panel light thumbwheel. Turn the control
clockwise to increase the brightness of the instrument
panel, and counterclockwise to decrease the brightness.
Courtesy Lamps
When any door is opened, several lamps come on. These
lamps are courtesy lamps. They make it easy for you to
enter and leave your vehicle. You can also turn these
lamps on by moving the panel light thumbwheel all the
way to the right.Some of the lamps have switches so you can turn them
on, even when the doors are closed. These lamps are
reading lamps.
Illuminated Entry (If Equipped)
Your courtesy lamps will come on and stay on for a set
time whenever you press UNLOCK on the remote
keyless entry transmitter.
If you open a door, the lamps will stay on while it's open
and then turn off automatically about 25 seconds after
you close it. If you press UNLOCK and don't open a
door, the lamps will turn off after about 40 seconds.
Illuminated entry includes a feature called theater
dimming. With theater dimming, the lamps don't just
turn off at the end of the delay time. Instead, they slowly
dim after the delay time until they go out. The delay
time is canceled if you turn the ignition key to ON,
START or press the power door lock switch so the
lamps will dim right away.
When the ignition is on, illuminated entry is inactive,
which means the courtesy lamps won't come on unless a
door is opened.

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The Instrument Panel -- Your Information System
The main components of your instrument panel are:
A. Instrument Panel Fuse Block
B. Multifunction Lever
C. Hazard Warning Flasher Switch
D. Audio System
E. Climate ControlsF. Center Console Shift Lever
(If Equipped)
G. Ignition Switch
H. Steering Wheel Cruise
Control SwitchesI. Hood Release
J. Remote Trunk Release
K. Lamp Controls