2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA Owners Manual

Reprogramming a Single Universal
Home Remote Button
To program a device to Universal Home Remote
using a Universal Home Remote button
previously trained, follow these steps:
1. Press and hold the desired Universal Home
Remote button. Do not release the button.
2. The indicator light will begin to ash after
20 seconds. While still holding the Universal
Home Remote button, proceed with
Step 2 under “Programming Universal
Home Remote” shown earlier in this section.
For help or information on the Universal Home
Remote System, call the customer assistance
phone number underCustomer Assistance Offices
on page 430.
Universal Home Remote System
Operation (With Three Round LED)
Your vehicle may have the Universal Home
Remote System. If there are three round Light
Emitting Diode (LED) indicator lights above
the Universal Home Remote buttons, follow the
instructions below.
This system provides a way to replace up to
three remote control transmitters used to activate
devices such as garage door openers, security
systems, and home automation devices.
Do not use this system with any garage door
opener that does not have the stop and reverse
feature. This includes any garage door opener
model manufactured before April 1, 1982.
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Read the instructions completely before attempting
to program the transmitter. Because of the steps
involved, it may be helpful to have another person
available to assist you in programming the
transmitter.
Be sure to keep the original remote control
transmitter for use in other vehicles, as well as,
for future programming. You only need the original
remote control transmitter for Fixed Code
programming. It is also recommended that upon
the sale or lease termination of the vehicle, the
programmed buttons should be erased for security
purposes. See “Erasing Universal Home Remote
Buttons” later in this section.
When programming a garage door, it is advised to
park outside of the garage. Be sure that people
and objects are clear of the garage door or
security device you are programming.
Programming Universal Home
Remote — Rolling Code
Most garage door openers sold after 1996 are
Rolling Code units.Programming a garage door opener involves
time-sensitive actions, so read the entire procedure
before you begin. If you do not follow these actions,
the device will time out and you will have to repeat
the procedure.
Follow these steps to program up to three devices:
1. From inside the vehicle, press the two
outside buttons at the same time for one to
two seconds, and immediately release them.
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2. Locate in the garage, the garage door opener
receiver (motor-head unit). Locate the “Learn”
or “Smart” button. It can usually be found
where the hanging antenna wire is attached to
the motor-head unit and may be a colored
button. Press this button. After you press this
button, you will have 30 seconds to complete
the following steps.3. Immediately return to your vehicle. Press and
hold the universal home remote button that
you would like to use to control the garage
door until the garage door moves. The
indicator light, above the selected button,
should slowly blink. You may need to hold
the button from ve to 20 seconds.
4. Immediately, within one second, release
the button when the garage door moves.
The indicator light will blink rapidly until
programming is complete.
5. Press and release the same button again.
The garage door should move, conrming
that programming is successful and complete.
To program another Rolling Code device such as
an additional garage door opener, a security
device, or home automation device, repeat
Steps 1-5, choosing a different function button
in Step 3 than what you used for the garage door
opener.
If these instructions do not work, you probably
have a Fixed Code garage door opener. Follow
the Programming instructions below for a
Fixed Code garage door opener.
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Programming Universal Home
Remote — Fixed Code
Most garage door openers sold before 1996 are
Fixed Code units.
Programming a garage door opener involves
time-sensitive actions, so read the entire procedure
before you begin. If you do not follow these
actions, the device will time out and you will have
to repeat the procedure.Follow these steps to program up to three devices:
1. To verify if you have a Fixed Code garage
door opener, remove the battery cover on
your hand held transmitter supplied by
the manufacturer of your garage door opener
motor. If you see a row of dip switches
similar to the graphic above, you have a Fixed
Code garage door opener. If you do not see
a row of dip switches, return to the previous
section for Programming Universal Home
Remote – Rolling Code.
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Your panel of switches may not appear
exactly as they do in the examples above,
but they should be similar.
The switch positions on your hand-held
transmitter may be labeled, as follows:
A switch in the up position may be labeled
as “Up,” “+,” or “On.”
A switch in the down position may be
labeled as “Down,” “−,” or “Off.”
A switch in the middle position may be
labeled as “Middle,” “0,” or “Neutral.”
Example of Eight Dip Switches with Two PositionsExample of Eight Dip Switches with Three Positions
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2. Write down the eight to 12 switch settings
from left to right as follows:
When a switch is in the up position,
write “Left.”
When a switch is in the down position, write
“Right.”
If a switch is set between the up and down
position, write “Middle.”
The switch settings that you wrote down in
Step 2 will now become the button strokes
you enter into the Universal Home Remote in
Step 4. Be sure to enter the switch settings
that you wrote down in Step 2, in order from
left to right, into the Universal Home Remote,
when completing Step 4.
3. From inside your vehicle, rst rmly press
all three buttons at the same time for about
three seconds. Release the buttons to put
the Universal Home Remote into
programming mode.4. The indicator lights will blink slowly. Enter each
switch setting from Step 2 into your vehicle’s
Universal Home Remote. You will have two
and one-half minutes to complete Step 4.
Now press one button on the Universal Home
Remote for each switch setting as follows:
If you wrote “Left,” press the left button in the
vehicle.
If you wrote “Right,” press the right button in
the vehicle.
If you wrote “Middle,” press the middle
button in the vehicle.
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5. After entering all of the switch positions,
again, rmly press and release all three
buttons at the same time. The indicator lights
will turn on.
6. Press and hold the button you would like to use
to control the garage door until the garage door
moves. The indicator light above the selected
button should slowly blink. You may need to
hold the button from ve to 55 seconds.
7. Immediately release the button when the
garage door moves. The indicator light will
blink rapidly until programming is complete.
8. Press and release the same button again.
The garage door should move, conrming
that programming is successful and complete.
To program another Fixed Code device such as an
additional garage door opener, a security device,
or home automation device, repeat Steps 1-8,
choosing a different button in Step 6 than what you
used for the garage door opener.
Using Universal Home Remote
Press and hold the appropriate button for at least
half of a second. The indicator light will come
on while the signal is being transmitted.
Reprogramming Universal Home
Remote Buttons
You can reprogram any of the three buttons by
repeating the instructions.
Erasing Universal Home Remote
Buttons
You should erase the programmed buttons when
you sell or terminate your lease.
To erase either Rolling Code or Fixed Code on
the Universal Home Remote device, do the
following:
1. Press and hold the two outside buttons at the
same time for approximately 20 seconds, until
the indicator lights, located directly above
the buttons, begin to blink rapidly.
2. Once the indicator lights begin to blink,
release both buttons. The codes from all
buttons will be erased.
For help or information on the Universal Home
Remote System, call the customer assistance
phone number underCustomer Assistance Offices
on page 430.
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Storage Areas
Glove Box
To open the glove box, lift up on the lever.
Cupholder(s)
Your vehicle may have cupholders built into the
front center console, front portion of the front
center seat and rear armrest. To access the front
cupholders, on the ve-passenger model, pull
out the divider in front of the front center console
to separate the opening into two cupholders. To
access the front cupholders, on the six-passenger
model, fold the front portion of the front center seat
forward.
Sunglasses Storage Compartment
Your vehicle may have a sunglass storage
compartment located above the rearview mirror.
To open, push on cover.
Do not operate the vehicle with the sunglasses
storage compartment cover open, it could obstruct
your view.
Center Console Storage Area
Your vehicle may have a front center console
storage area. To open the front center console
storage area, pull up on the latch located in
the front of the console lid. Inside is a removable
tray and an accessory power outlet.
Rear Storage Area
If your vehicle has the split folding rear seat, there
will be two storage areas underneath. To access
these storage areas, pull the tab(s) located by the
seatbelt buckle on the passenger side and the
center of the rear seat on the driver side. SeeSplit
Folding Rear Seat on page 15for more
information.
Rear Seat Armrest
Your vehicle may have a rear seat armrest.
To access, pull the tab on the armrest forward.
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