
Chevrolet Impala Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-9921197) -
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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . 13
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 13
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Passenger Sensing System . . . 14
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 15
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 17
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 21
Bluetooth
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 21
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . 23
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 23
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Universal Remote System . . . . . 24
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 26
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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In Brief 7
1.Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0152.
2. Air Vents 0189.
3. Trunk Release. See Trunk 041.
Parking Assist Button. See
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0229 (If
Equipped).
Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) Button. See Lane
Departure Warning
(LDW) 0237.
4. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change
Signals 0152.
5. Instrument Cluster 0113.
Driver Information Center
(DIC) 0128.
6. Windshield Wiper/
Washer 0107.
7. Hazard Warning
Flashers 0151.
8. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0151. 9. Storage Area with USB Port
Inside (If Equipped). See
Instrument Panel Storage
0100 andUSB Port 0165.
10. Infotainment 0156.
11. Climate Control
Systems 0182.
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0185.
12. Storage Area with Accessory Power Outlet Inside. See
Center Console Storage 0101
and Power Outlets 0109.
13. Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 060 (If Equipped).
14. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0218.
15. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0212.
16. Ignition Positions (Keyless
Access) 0204 orIgnition
Positions (Key Access) 0202.
17. Steering Wheel Controls 0106.
Driver Information Center
Buttons. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0128. 18.
Steering Wheel Controls 0106
(Out of View).
19. Horn 0106.
20. Steering Wheel
Adjustment 0105.
21. Cruise Control 0219 (If
Equipped).
Adaptive Cruise Control 0221
(If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0106
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0231 (If Equipped).
22. Instrument Panel Storage
0100 (If Equipped).
Fuse Cover. See Instrument
Panel Fuse Block 0281.
23. Hood Release. See Hood 0252.
24. Data Link Connector (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0120.
25. Electric Parking Brake 0215.

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SeeMemory Seats 058 and
Vehicle Personalization 0139.
Second Row Seats
The rear seatbacks can be folded
down to increase cargo space.
See Rear Seats 061.
Heated and Ventilated
Seats
Heated and Ventilated Seat
Buttons Shown, Heated Seat Buttons Similar
If available, the buttons are on the
center console. To operate, the
ignition must be on.
I: If available, press to heat the
driver or passenger seatback only.
J: Press to heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion and
seatback.
C: If available, press to ventilate
the driver or passenger seat.
A ventilated seat has a fan that pulls
or pushes air through the seat. The
air is not cooled.
An indicator light on the button turns
on when the heated or ventilated
seat is on.
See Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 060.
Head Restraint
Adjustment
Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback
recline angle as little as necessary
while keeping the seat and the head
restraint height in the proper
position. See
Head Restraints 053 and Seat
Adjustment 055.
Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly:
.
Safety Belts 063.
. How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly 064.
. Lap-Shoulder Belt 065.
. Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 088.

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On some models, the rear head
restraints can be folded forward to
allow for better visibility when the
rear seat is unoccupied. To fold the
head restraint, grasp the top of the
head restraint and pull the head
restraint forward and down until it
locks in place.
When an occupant or child restraint
is in the seat, always return the
head restraint to the full upright
position. Push down on the head
restraint to release the locking
mechanism. Then, pull the head
restraint up and push it rearward
until it is in the full upright position.Always adjust the head restraint so
that the top of the restraint is at the
same height as the top of the
occupant's head.
Rear outboard head restraints are
not removable.
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
{Warning
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a driver
seat while the vehicle is moving.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Pull the handle at the front of the seat.

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2. Slide the seat to the desiredposition and release the
handle.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure it is locked in
place.
Seat Height Adjuster
Press and hold the top or bottom of
the switch to raise or lower the seat.
Release the switch when the
desired height is reached.
Power Seat Adjustment
{Warning
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a driver
seat while the vehicle is moving.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
To adjust the seat:
.Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward. .
Raise or lower the front part of
the seat cushion by moving the
front of the control up or down.
. Raise or lower the seat by
moving the rear of the control up
or down.
To adjust the seatback, see
Reclining Seatbacks 057.
To adjust the lumbar support, see
Lumbar Adjustment 056.
Lumbar Adjustment
Lumbar with Power Recline
Shown, Manual Recline Similar

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5. To make the lap part tight, pullup on the shoulder belt.
To unlatch the belt, push the button
on the buckle. The belt should
return to its stowed position.
Always stow the safety belt slowly.
If the safety belt webbing returns
quickly to the stowed position, the
retractor may lock and cannot be
pulled out. If this happens, pull the
safety belt straight out firmly to
unlock the webbing, and then
release it. If the webbing is still
locked in the retractor, see your
dealer.
Before a door is closed, be sure the
safety belt is out of the way. If a
door is slammed against a safety
belt, damage can occur to both the
safety belt and the vehicle.
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
The vehicle has a shoulder belt
height adjuster for the driver and
front outboard passenger seating
positions.
Adjust the height so the shoulder
portion of the belt is on the shoulder
and not falling off of it. The belt
should be close to, but not
contacting, the neck. Improper shoulder belt height adjustment
could reduce the effectiveness of
the safety belt in a crash. See
How
to Wear Safety Belts Properly 064.
Push down on the release button
and move the height adjuster to the
desired position. The adjuster can
be moved up by pushing the slider/
trim up. After the adjuster is set to
the desired position, try to move it
down without pushing the release
button to make sure it has locked
into position.

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It should never weigh more than
454 kg (1,000 lb). But even that can
be too heavy.
It depends on how the rig is used.
For example, speed, altitude, road
grades, outside temperature, and
how much the vehicle is used to pull
a trailer are all important. It can
depend on any special equipment
on the vehicle, and the amount of
tongue weight the vehicle can carry.
See“Weight of the Trailer Tongue”
following.
Maximum trailer weight is calculated
assuming the tow vehicle has the
driver, a front seat passenger, all the
required tow equipment, and it has
all the required trailering equipment.
The weight of additional optional
equipment, passengers, and cargo
in the tow vehicle must be
subtracted from the maximum trailer
weight.
Ask your dealer for trailering
information or advice, or write us at
our Customer Assistance Offices.
See Customer Assistance
Offices 0344.Weight of the Trailer Tongue
The tongue load (1) of any trailer is
an important weight to measure
because it affects the total gross
weight of the vehicle. The Gross
Vehicle Weight (GVW) includes the
curb weight of the vehicle, any
cargo carried in it, and the people
who will be riding in the vehicle.
If there are a lot of options,
equipment, passengers, or cargo in
the vehicle, it will reduce the tongue
weight the vehicle can carry, which
will also reduce the trailer weight the
vehicle can tow. If towing a trailer,
the tongue load must be added to
the GVW because the vehicle will
be carrying that weight, too. See
Vehicle Load Limits 0199.
The trailer tongue (1) should weigh
10 % of the total loaded trailer
weight (2).
After loading the trailer, weigh the
trailer and then the tongue,
separately, to see if the weights are
proper. If they are not, adjustments
might be made by moving some
items around in the trailer.
Total Weight on Your Vehicle's
Tires
Be sure the vehicle's tires are
inflated to the upper limit for cold
tires. These numbers can be found

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Index 375
Seats (cont'd)Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 94, 96
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 182
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 251
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 337
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 338
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 348
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 235
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Spare Tire
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Special Application Services . . . . 332
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Steering (cont'd)
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Storage Areas Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 100
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 355
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228