2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA Owners Manual

Older Children, Restraints................................2-32
Online Owner Center........................................ 8-5
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........3-35
Outlet Adjustment............................................4-20
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................4-15
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................3-34
Heated Mirrors............................................3-34
Power Mirrors.............................................3-34
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . 6-32
Owner Checks and Services . . ............................ 7-8
Owners, Canadian.............................................. iii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................6-94
Parade Dimming.............................................4-13
Park
Shifting Into................................................3-28
Shifting Out of............................................3-29
Parking
Brake . . . . . ...................................................3-27
Over Things That Burn . ................................3-30
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................4-25Passenger Compartment Air Filter .....................4-20
Passenger Sensing System..............................2-66
Passing.........................................................5-11
PASS-Key
®
III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............3-18
PASS-Key
®
III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................3-18
Perchlorate Materials Requirements,
California..................................................... 6-4
Phone
Bluetooth®
..................................................4-74
Power
Door Locks.................................................3-10
Electrical System.........................................6-96
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................3-21
Seat . . .......................................................... 2-5
Steering Fluid.............................................6-32
Windows....................................................3-15
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts..........................2-30
Privacy..........................................................8-18
Navigation System.......................................8-20
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).............8-20
Program
Courtesy Transportation................................8-11
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock...............3-11
Proposition 65 Warning, California....................... 6-4
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R
Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID).....................................8-20
Statement . . . . . . . ............................................8-20
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................................4-59
Radios
Reception . . . . . . . ............................................4-85
Setting the Clock.........................................4-58
Theft-Deterrent............................................4-84
Reading Lamps . . ............................................4-13
Rear Door Security Locks................................3-11
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................3-42
Rear Storage . . . . . . ...........................................3-42
Rearview Mirrors.............................................3-33
Automatic Dimming......................................3-33
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 2-6
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................7-10
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . ...........................5-26
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility................. 8-7
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 3-4
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 3-7
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire . . . . . . . ...........................................6-77
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................6-76
Replacement Bulbs.........................................6-49Replacement Parts
Maintenance...............................................7-11
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................8-16
General Motors...........................................8-16
U.S. Government.........................................8-16
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................2-74
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................2-75
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . ....................3-21
Ride Control Systems....................................... 5-6
Electronic Stability (ESC)................................ 5-6
Roadside Assistance Program............................ 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................5-20
Roof
Sunroof......................................................3-43
Running the Vehicle While Parked
.....................3-32
S
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................6-90
Extender....................................................2-31
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................2-17
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Lap Belt . ....................................................2-30
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................2-25
Reminders..................................................4-23
Safety Belts Are for Everyone .......................2-12
Use During Pregnancy . ................................2-30
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government..................................8-16
General Motors...........................................8-16
U.S. Government.........................................8-16
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iv
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 7-3
Scheduling Appointments . ................................8-11
Seats
Center Seat.................................................. 2-9
Head Restraints............................................ 2-2
Heated Seats............................................... 2-6
Manual Lumbar............................................. 2-5
Power Seats................................................. 2-5
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 2-6
Split Folding Rear Seat................................2-10
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................2-52
Rear Seat Position......................................2-49
Right Front Seat Position..............................2-52Security
Light..........................................................4-35
Service........................................................... 6-3
Accessories and Modifications . . ....................... 6-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 6-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 6-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................4-31
Parts Identification Label . . . . . ..........................6-95
Publications Ordering Information . . .................8-17
Scheduling Appointments..............................8-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............2-72
Setting the Clock............................................4-58
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................6-94
Shifting
Out of Park................................................3-29
Shifting Into Park............................................3-28
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . .
...................... 4-4
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................6-86
Installing....................................................6-77
Removing...................................................6-76
Storing.......................................................6-83
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . ...................6-100
Speedometer..................................................4-23
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Split Folding Rear Seat....................................2-10
StabiliTrak Control Indicator Light, Electronic.......4-29
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 3-7
Starting the Engine.........................................3-21
Steering.......................................................... 5-9
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................4-84
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 4-3
Storage Areas
Center Console...........................................3-42
Convenience Net.........................................3-42
Cupholders . . . . . . ...........................................3-42
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . ........................................3-42
Rear . . . . . . . ...................................................3-42
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................3-42
Sunglasses Storage Compartment..................3-42
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................5-19
Sun Visors .....................................................3-16
Sunroof . . . . . ....................................................3-43
T
Tachometer ....................................................4-23
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps.......................................6-47
Text Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 8-6Theft-Deterrent Feature....................................4-84
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................3-16
Content Theft-Deterrent................................3-17
PASS-Key
®
III+ Electronic Immobilizer............3-18
PASS-Key
®
III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................3-18
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 4-3
Time, Setting..................................................4-58
Tires . . ...........................................................6-51
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................6-93
Buying New Tires........................................6-68
Chains.......................................................6-73
Changing a Flat Tire....................................6-75
Cleaning....................................................6-93
Compact Spare...........................................6-86
Different Size . . ............................................6-69
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................6-74
Inflation - Tire Pressure................................6-59
Inspection and Rotation................................6-65
Installing the Spare Tire................................6-77
Pressure Light.............................................4-31
Pressure Monitor Operation ...........................6-62
Pressure Monitor System..............................6-60
Removing the Flat Tire.................................6-77
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............6-76
Sidewall Labeling.........................................6-52
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Tires (cont.)
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............6-83
Terminology and Definitions...........................6-56
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................6-70
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................6-71
Wheel Replacement.....................................6-71
When It Is Time for New Tires......................6-67
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................5-26
Towing a Trailer..........................................5-28
Your Vehicle...............................................5-26
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 5-7
Control System Warning Light .......................4-28
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................6-22
Transmission Operation, Automatic . . ..................3-24
Transportation Program, Courtesy......................8-11
Trunk............................................................3-12
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 4-4
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 4-4
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................6-70
Universal Home Remote System .......................3-35
Operation ...................................................3-35
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 5-3
Loading......................................................5-20
Remote Start................................................ 3-7
Running While Parked..................................3-32
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................4-51
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . ...............8-18
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN).............................................6-95
Service Parts Identification Label . . .................6-95
Ventilation Adjustment......................................4-20
Visors...........................................................3-16
W
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators...............4-21
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................4-44
Hazard Flashers............................................ 4-3
Safety and Symbols......................................... iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................6-71
Different Size..............................................6-69
Replacement...............................................6-71
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When It Is Time for New Tires..........................6-67
Where to Put the Child Restraint.......................2-42
Windows.......................................................3-14
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................................3-15
Windshield
Washer . ....................................................... 4-6
Washer Fluid . . ............................................6-33
Wiper Blade Replacement . . ...........................6-49
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................6-92
Wiper Fuses...............................................6-96
Wipers . . . . . . ................................................... 4-5
Winter Driving . . . . ............................................5-17
X
XM Radio Messages.......................................4-72
XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna.....................................................4-86
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