2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA ignition

Your driver’s seat may have power reclining
seatbacks. See “Power Reclining Seatbacks”
underReclining Seatbacks on page 11for
more information.
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. See
Climate Control System
on page 168.
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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CAUTION: (Continued)
If you need to secure a forward-facing
child restraint in the right front seat,
always move the front passenger seat
as far back as it will go. It is better to
secure the child restraint in a rear seat.
If you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat position, move the
seat as far back as it will go before securing
the forward-facing child restraint. SeeManual
Passenger Seat on page 9orPower Seats
on page 9.
If your child restraint has the LATCH system,
seeLower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) on page 54.
There is no top tether anchor at the right front
seating position. Do not secure a child restraint
in this position if a national or local law requires
that the top tether be anchored or if the
instructions that come with the child restraint
say that the top tether must be anchored.SeeLower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) on page 54if your child restraint
has a top tether.
You will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure
the child restraint in this position. Be sure to follow
the instructions that came with the child restraint.
Secure the child in the child restraint when and
as the instructions say.
1. Your vehicle has a right front passenger’s
frontal airbag. SeePassenger Sensing
System on page 77. We recommend that
rear-facing child restraints be secured in a
rear seat, even if the airbag is off. If your
child restraint is forward-facing, move the
seat as far back as it will go before securing
the child restraint in this seat. SeeManual
Passenger Seat on page 9orPower Seats
on page 9.
When the passenger sensing system has
turned off the right front passenger’s frontal
airbag, the off indicator in the passenger
airbag status indicator should light and
stay lit when you turn the ignition to RUN
or START. SeePassenger Airbag Status
Indicator on page 179.
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In many crashes severe enough to inate an
airbag, windshields are broken by vehicle
deformation. Additional windshield breakage may
also occur from the right front passenger airbag.
Airbags are designed to inate only once.
After an airbag inates, you will need some
new parts for the airbag system. If you do
not get them, the airbag system will not be
there to help protect you in another crash.
A new system will include airbag modules
and possibly other parts. The service manual
for your vehicle covers the need to replace
other parts.
Your vehicle has a crash sensing and
diagnostic module which records information
after a crash. SeeVehicle Data Recording
and Privacy on page 443andEvent Data
Recorders on page 443.
Let only qualied technicians work on the
airbag system. Improper service can mean
that your airbag system will not work properly.
See your dealer/retailer for service.
Passenger Sensing System
Your vehicle has a passenger sensing system.
The passenger airbag status indicator on the
instrument panel will be visible when you turn
your ignition key to RUN or START. The words
ON and OFF or the symbol for on and off,
will be visible during the system check.
If you use remote start to start your vehicle from
a distance, if your vehicle has this feature,
you may not see the system check. When the
system check is complete, either the word ON
or the word OFF, or the symbol for on or the
symbol for off will be visible. SeePassenger
Airbag Status Indicator on page 179.
United StatesCanada
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SeeAdding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle on page 83for more information about
modications that can affect how the system
operates.
{CAUTION:
Stowing of articles under the passenger’s
seat or between the passenger’s seat
cushion and seatback may interfere with
the proper operation of the passenger
sensing system.
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle
Airbags affect how your vehicle should be
serviced. There are parts of the airbag
system in several places around your vehicle.You do not want the system to inate while
someone is working on your vehicle. Your dealer/
retailer and the service manual have information
about servicing your vehicle and the airbag system.
To purchase a service manual, seeService
Publications Ordering Information on page 441.
{CAUTION:
For up to 10 seconds, after the ignition is
turned off and the battery is disconnected,
an airbag can still inate during improper
service. You can be injured if you are
close to an airbag when it inates. Avoid
yellow connectors. They are probably part
of the airbag system. Be sure to follow
proper service procedures, and make
sure the person performing work for you
is qualied to do so.
The airbag system does not need regular
maintenance.
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Keys.............................................................. 89
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.......... 90
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation.................................... 91
Doors and Locks.......................................... 98
Door Locks................................................. 98
Power Door Locks....................................... 99
Automatic Door Lock................................. 100
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock....... 100
Rear Door Security Locks......................... 100
Lockout Protection..................................... 101
Trunk........................................................ 102
Windows...................................................... 104
Power Windows........................................ 105
Sun Visors................................................ 107
Theft-Deterrent Systems............................. 107
Content Theft-Deterrent............................. 107
PASS-Key
®III+......................................... 108
PASS-Key®III+ Operation......................... 109Starting and Operating Your Vehicle......... 111
New Vehicle Break-In................................ 111
Ignition Positions....................................... 112
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)............. 113
Starting the Engine.................................... 113
Engine Coolant Heater.............................. 115
Active Fuel Management™
(3.9L V6 and 5.3L V8 Engines).............. 116
Automatic Transaxle Operation.................. 116
Parking Brake........................................... 120
Shifting Into Park (P)................................. 121
Shifting Out of Park (P)............................. 123
Parking Over Things That Burn................. 123
Engine Exhaust......................................... 124
Running the Engine While Parked............. 125
Mirrors......................................................... 126
Manual Rearview Mirror............................. 126
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®....... 126
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
with OnStar
®.......................................... 126
Outside Power Mirrors............................... 127
Outside Convex Mirror............................... 127
Section 2 Features and Controls
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Keys
{CAUTION:
Leaving children in a vehicle with the
ignition key is dangerous for many
reasons, children or others could be badly
injured or even killed. They could operate
the power windows or other controls or
even make the vehicle move. The windows
will function with the keys in the ignition
and they could be seriously injured or
killed if caught in the path of a closing
window. Do not leave the keys in a vehicle
with children.
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One key is used for
the ignition and the
driver’s door.
If you need a new key, contact your dealer for
assistance. In an emergency, contact Roadside
Assistance. SeeRoadside Assistance Program on
page 432for more information.
Notice:If you ever lock your keys in your
vehicle, you may have to damage the vehicle
to get in. Be sure you have spare keys.Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System
The remote keyless entry system operates on a
radio frequency subject to Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Rules and with Industry
Canada.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
This device may not cause harmful
interference.
This device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the device.
This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry
Canada. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
This device may not cause interference.
This device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the device.
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The following functions may be available if your
vehicle has the remote keyless entry system:
/(Remote Vehicle Start):If your vehicle
has this feature, it may be started from outside the
vehicle using the remote keyless entry transmitter.
See “Remote Vehicle Start” following for more
detailed information.
Q(Lock):Press the lock button to lock all the
doors. If enabled through the Driver Information
Center (DIC), the parking lamps will ash once to
indicate locking has occurred. If enabled through
the DIC, the horn will chirp when the lock button is
pressed again within ve seconds of the previous
press of the lock button. SeeDIC Vehicle
Customization on page 208for additional
information. Pressing the lock button may arm
the content theft-deterrent system. SeeContent
Theft-Deterrent on page 107.
"(Unlock):Press the unlock button to unlock the
driver’s door. If the button is pressed again within
ve seconds, all remaining doors will unlock.
The interior lamps will come on and stay on for
20 seconds or until the ignition is turned on.
If enabled through the DIC, the parking lamps will
ash once to indicate unlocking has occurred. See
DIC Vehicle Customization on page 208. Pressing
the unlock button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter will disarm the content theft-deterrent
system. SeeContent Theft-Deterrent on page 107.Remote Keyless Entry
with Remote StartRemote Keyless Entry
without Remote Start
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