2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA Owners Manual

Eight-Way Power Seats
Your vehicle may have an 8-way power driver’s seat.
The controls are located on the outboard side of the seat
cushion. To adjust the seat, do any of the following:
Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding
the horizontal control forward or rearward.
Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion
by moving the front of the horizontal control up
or down.
Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion
by moving the rear of the horizontal control up
or down.
To recline or raise the seatback, press the vertical
control rearward or forward. See “Power Reclining
Seatbacks” underReclining Seatbacks on
page 1-5for more information.
Driver’s Seat with 8-way Power Controls and
Manual Lumbar shown
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Manual Lumbar
If your vehicle has manual lumbar, the lever is located
on the outboard side of the driver’s seat near the front
of the seat cushion. Lift up on the lever repeatedly
to increase lumbar support. Push down on the lever
repeatedly to decrease lumbar support.
Heated Seats
If your vehicle has this
feature, the buttons that
control temperature for
the driver’s and front
passenger’s seats are
located on the climate
control panel. SeeClimate
Control System on
page 3-19.
Press the button once to warm the seat to a high
temperature. Both lights below the heated seat symbol
will come on. Press the button a second time to
reduce the seat to a lower temperature. The bottom
light will be lit. Press the button a third time to turn the
heated seat off.
The heated seat feature will need to be turned on each
time the ignition is turned off and back on again. Driver’s Seat with Manual Lumbar and
8-way Power Controls shown
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Reclining Seatbacks
Manual Reclining Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle
is moving. The sudden movement could startle
and confuse you, or make you push a pedal
when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s
seat only when the vehicle is not moving.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.The vehicle has manual recline on the front passenger’s
seat. There may be manual recline on the driver’s seat.
To recline the seatback, do the following:
1. Lift the recline lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then
release the lever to lock the seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure
it is locked.Passenger’s Seat with Manual Recline and
Power Seat Control shown
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To return the seatback to an upright position, do the
following:
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 Seatback
The driver’s seat may have a power reclining seatback.
The control used to operate it is located on the
outboard side of the seat cushion rear of the horizontal
power seat control.
Press the front of the control to recline the seatback.
Press the rear of the control to raise the seatback. Driver’s Seat with Manual Lumbar, Power Seat
Control, and Power Recline shown
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{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle
is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you
buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their
job when you are reclined like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it
will not be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In a crash, you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash,
the belt could go up over your abdomen. The
belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic
bones. This could cause serious internal
injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear your safety belt
properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
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Head Restraints
Press the button on the
side of the head restraint
to lower it.
Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces
the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
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Center Seat
Your vehicle may have a front center seat. There are
cupholders on the underside of the seat cushion. To use
them, ip the seat cushion forward. This seat can also
be used as a storage area by lowering the seatback.
SeeCenter Console Storage Area on page 2-43.
The seatback doubles as an armrest for the driver or
front passenger when the center seat is unoccupied.
For information on safety belts for this position,
seeCenter Front Passenger Position on page 1-25.
Rear Seats
Split Folding Rear Seat
Flip and Fold Feature
If your vehicle has this feature, you can ip the bottom
seat cushion(s) forward and fold the seatback(s) down
for an extended at cargo area.
To use this feature, do the following:
Notice:Folding a rear seat with the safety belts
still fastened may cause damage to the seat or the
safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts
and return them to their normal stowed position
before folding a rear seat.
1. Disconnect the rear
center safety belt latch
from the mini buckle
by using an object such
as a car key.
Insert the key into the slot in the mini buckle and
press the release button.
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2. Flip the bottom seat cushion forward by pulling up
on the tab located in the center of the seat cushion
where the seatback meets the seat cushion.
There is a tab on both rear seats.
Make sure the front seats are not reclined. If they
are, the seat cushion will not ip forward completely.3. Lower the seatback(s)
by pulling forward on
the tab located on
the outboard side of the
seatback(s). Make
sure the front seats are
not reclined. If they
are, the rear seatbacks
will not fold down all
the way.
To return the seats to the normal position, do the
following:{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
1. Raise the seatback up and make sure it latches.
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