2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA Owners Manual

Chevrolet Impala Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S/Canada-9086448) -
2016 - CRC - 5/20/15
16 In Brief
Reading Lamps
Front Reading Lamps
Rear Reading Lamps
There are front and rear reading
lamps in the overhead console and
the headliner.
#or$: Press the button near
each lamp to turn it on or off.
Exterior Lighting
The exterior lamp control is on the
turn signal lever.
There are four positions.
O: Turns off the exterior lamps.
The knob returns to the AUTO
position after it is released. Turn to
Oagain to reactivate the
AUTO mode.
AUTO : Automatically turns the
exterior lamps on and off,
depending on outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
2: Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps and
instrument panel lights.

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See:
.Exterior Lamp Controls 0148
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper/washer lever
is on the right side of the steering
column. With the ignition in ACC/
ACCESSORY or ON/RUN, move
the windshield wiper lever to select
the wiper speed.
HI : Use for fast wipes.
LO : Use for slow wipes.
INT : Move the lever up to INT for
intermittent wipes, then turn the
x
INT band up for more frequent
wipes or down for less frequent
wipes.
OFF : Use to turn the wipers off.
1X : For a single wipe, briefly move
the wiper lever down. For several
wipes, hold the wiper lever down.
n L: Pull the windshield wiper
lever toward you to spray windshield
washer fluid and activate the wipers.
See Windshield Wiper/Washer
0 106.
Climate Controls
The heating, cooling, and ventilation
for the vehicle can be controlled
with these systems.

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Climate Control System
1. Fan Control
2. Air Conditioning or Comfort/ Eco Air Conditioning (Stop/
Start Only)
3. Air Delivery Modes
4. Defrost
5. TEMP (Temperature Control)
6. Rear Window Defogger
7. Recirculation

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Dual Automatic Climate Control System
1. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls
2. Air Conditioning or Comfort/ Eco Air Conditioning (Stop/
Start Only)
3. Fan Control
4. Defrost
5. SYNC
6. Rear Window Defogger
7. Air Delivery Modes
8.
O(Fan On/Off)
9. Recirculation 10. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
See
Climate Control Systems 0181
or Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0184, if equipped.
Transmission
Driver Shift Control (DSC)
This feature allows for changing
gears similar to a manual
transmission. To use this feature:
1. Move the shift lever from D (Drive) rearward to
M (Manual Mode).
2. Using the button on the top of the shift lever, press the
+ (plus) end of the button to
upshift, or press the −(minus)
end of the button to downshift.
See Manual Mode 0212.

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20 In Brief
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System
The base radio information is
included in this manual. See the
infotainment manual for information
on the uplevel radios, audio players,
phone, navigation system, and
voice or speech recognition. There
is also information on settings and
downloadable applications (if
equipped).
Radio(s)
O
:Press to turn the system on.
Press and hold to turn it off. When
on, press to mute; press again to
unmute. Turn to increase or
decrease the volume.
RADIO : Press to choose between
FM, AM, and SiriusXM
®,
if equipped.
MEDIA : Press to change the audio
source between USB, SD card,
and AUX.
{: Press to go to the Home Page.
MENU : Press to select a menu.
g:Press to seek the previous
station or track.
l: Press to seek the next station
or track.
See Overview 0157 about these
and other radio features.
Storing Radio Station Presets
Up to 25 preset stations from all
bands can be stored in the favorite
lists in any order. Up to five stations
can be stored in each favorite page
and the number of favorite pages
can be set.
To store the station to a position in
the list, while on the active source
main page, such as AM, FM,
or SiriusXM (if equipped), press and
hold a favorites/soft key button on
the faceplate.
See “Storing Radio Station Presets”
under AM-FM Radio 0161.
Setting the Clock
See Clock (Base Radio) 0107 or
Clock (Uplevel Radio) 0108.
Satellite Radio
Vehicles with a SiriusXM®satellite
radio tuner and a valid SiriusXM
satellite radio subscription can
receive SiriusXM programming.
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Service
SiriusXM is a satellite radio service
based in the 48 contiguous United
States and 10 Canadian provinces.
SiriusXM satellite radio has a wide
variety of programming and
commercial-free music, coast to
coast, and in digital-quality sound.
A fee is required to receive the
SiriusXM service.
For more information refer to:
. www.siriusxm.com or call
1-866-635-2349 (U.S.).
. www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-209-0079 (Canada).
See Satellite Radio 0162.

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Portable Audio Devices
This vehicle has a 3.5 mm (1/8 in)
auxiliary input jack. If equipped,
there are up to two USB ports in the
center console and one in the
storage behind the radio. External
devices such as iPods
®, laptop
computers, MP3 players, CD
changers, and USB storage devices
may be connected, depending on
the audio system.
See Auxiliary Jack 0167 andUSB
Port 0164.
Bluetooth®
The Bluetooth®system allows users
with a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone
to make and receive hands-free
calls using the vehicle audio system
and controls.
The Bluetooth-enabled cell phone
must be paired with the in-vehicle
Bluetooth system before it can be
used in the vehicle. Not all phones
will support all functions. See
Bluetooth (Overview) 0168 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls -
Base Radio) 0170 orBluetooth
(Voice Recognition - Base Radio)
0 174.
Steering Wheel Controls
Some audio controls can be
adjusted at the steering wheel.
g:For vehicles with OnStar®or a
Bluetooth®system, press to interact
with those systems. See OnStar
Overview 0355 or“Bluetooth
(Overview)” in the infotainment
manual.
c: Press to reject an incoming
call, or end a current call. Press to
mute or unmute the infotainment
system when not on a call.
The favorite and volume switches
are on the back of the steering
wheel.
1. Favorites: Press to select the next or previous favorite.
2. Volume: Press to increase or decrease the volume.
See Steering Wheel Controls 0105.

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Cruise Control
5:Press to turn cruise control on
or off. A white indicator comes on in
the instrument cluster when cruise
is on.
+RES : If there is a set speed in
memory, press briefly to resume to
that speed or press and hold to
accelerate. If cruise control is
already active, use to increase
vehicle speed.
SET– :Press briefly to set the
speed and activate cruise control.
If cruise control is already active,
use to decrease vehicle speed.
*: Press to disengage cruise
control without erasing the set
speed from memory.
See Cruise Control 0218 or
Adaptive Cruise Control 0220 (if
equipped).
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
The DIC display is in the instrument
cluster. It shows the status of many
vehicle systems.
worx: Press to move up or
down in a list, or on the main view
press to cycle through the different
Info app pages.
oorp: Pressoto open
application menus on the left. Press
pto open interaction menus on the
right.
V: Press to select a menu item.
Press and hold to reset values on
certain screens, or on the main view
reset info pages to the original
setting.
See Instrument Cluster 0112 and
Driver Information Center (DIC)
0 127.
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System
If equipped, FCA may help avoid or
reduce the harm caused by
front-end crashes. FCA provides a
green indicator,
V, when a vehicle
is detected ahead. This indicator
displays amber if you follow a
vehicle much too closely. When
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quickly, FCA provides a red flashing
alert on the windshield and rapidly
beeps.
SeeForward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0230.
Front Automatic Braking
(FAB) System
If the vehicle has Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC), it also has FAB.
When the system detects a vehicle
ahead in your path that is traveling
in the same direction that you may
be about to crash into, it can
automatically brake the vehicle. This
can help avoid or lessen the
severity of crashes when driving in a
forward gear.
See Front Automatic Braking (FAB)
System 0232.
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW)
If equipped, LDW may help avoid
unintentional lane departures at
speeds of 56 km/h (35 mph) or
greater. LDW uses a camera sensor
to detect the lane markings. The LDW light,
@, is green if a lane
marking is detected. If the vehicle
departs the lane without using a turn
signal in that direction, the light will
change to amber and flash. In
addition, beeps will sound.
See Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
0 235.
Lane Change Alert (LCA)
If equipped, the LCA system is a
lane-changing aid that assists
drivers with avoiding lane change
crashes that occur with moving
vehicles in the side blind zone (or
spot) areas or with vehicles rapidly
approaching these areas from
behind. The LCA warning display
will light up in the corresponding
outside side mirror and will flash if
the turn signal is on. The Side Blind
Zone Alert (SBZA) system is
included as part of the LCA system.
See Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA)
0 233 andLane Change Alert (LCA)
0 233.
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC)
If equipped, RVC displays a view of
the area behind the vehicle on the
center stack display when the
vehicle is shifted into R (Reverse) to
aid with parking and low-speed
backing maneuvers.
See Assistance Systems for Parking
or Backing 0228.
Rear Cross Traffic Alert
(RCTA) System
If equipped, the RCTA system uses
a triangle with an arrow displayed
on the RVC screen to warn of traffic
behind your vehicle that may cross
your vehicle's path while in
R (Reverse). In addition, beeps will
sound.
See Assistance Systems for Parking
or Backing 0228.
Parking Assist
If equipped, Rear Parking Assist
(RPA) uses sensors on the rear
bumper to assist with parking and