2007 Chevrolet Impala Owners Manual

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XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System ...... 245 Automatic Door Lock ................................... 102 Automatic Transaxle Fluid ........................................................ 319 Operation ................................................. 117 Backglass Antenna ...................................... 244 Battery ........................................................ 340 Electric Power Management ..................... 163 Run-Down Protection ............................... 164 450 C Calibration ................................................... 195 California Fuel ............................................. 300 California Proposition 65 Warning ................ 298 Canadian Owners ........................................... 3 Capacities and Speciﬁcations ...................... 405 Carbon Monoxide .............. 103, 124, 272, 286 Care of Safety Belts ............................................. 393 Your CD Player ........................................ 244 Your CDs ................................................. 244 CD, MP3 ..................................................... 233 Center Console Storage Area ...................... 143 Center Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts ............................................... 36 Center Seat .................................................. 16 Chains, Tire ................................................. 376 Charging System Light ................................ 179 Check Engine Light ............................................ 183 Checking Things Under the Hood ................ 306 Chemical Paint Spotting .............................. 397 Child Restraints Child Restraint Systems ............................. 50 Infants and Young Children ........................ 46 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children ..... 55 Child Restraints (cont.) Older Children ........................................... 43 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ................................. 62 Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Front Seat Position ..................... 64 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ........................ 65 Where to Put the Restraint ........................ 54 Cigarette Lighter .......................................... 166 Cleaning Aluminum Wheels .................................... 396 Exterior Lamps/Lenses ............................. 394 Fabric/Carpet ........................................... 391 Finish Care .............................................. 394 Inside of Your Vehicle .............................. 390 Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces .......................... 393 Leather .................................................... 392 Tires ........................................................ 396 Underbody Maintenance ........................... 397 Washing Your Vehicle .............................. 394 Windshield and Wiper Blades ................... 395 Climate Control System ............................... 166 Air Filter, Passenger Compartment ........... 171 Outlet Adjustment ..................................... 170 Collision Damage Repair ............................. 441 451 Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt ................. 39 Compact Spare Tire .................................... 389 Compass ..................................................... 195 Content Theft-Deterrent ............................... 107 Control of a Vehicle ..................................... 252 Convenience Net ......................................... 144 Coolant Engine Temperature Gage ........................ 182 Engine Temperature Warning Light ........... 181 Heater, Engine ......................................... 115 Cooling System ........................................... 329 Courtesy Lamps .......................................... 161 Cruise Control ............................................. 155 Cruise Control Light .................................... 187 Cupholder(s) ................................................ 143 Customer Assistance Information Courtesy Transportation ........................... 437 Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users ................. 432 Customer Assistance Offices .................... 432 Customer Satisfaction Procedure .............. 428 GM Mobility Reimbursement Program ...... 433 Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors ..................................... 446 Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government .......................... 446 452 Customer Assistance Information (cont.) Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government .................... 446 Roadside Assistance Program .................. 434 Service Publications Ordering Information ........................................... 447 Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp System .................................... 160 Delayed Entry Lighting ................................ 162 Delayed Exit Lighting ................................... 163 Delayed Headlamps .................................... 160 DIC Compass .............................................. 195 Disc, MP3 ................................................... 233 Doing Your Own Service Work .................... 298 Dome Lamp ................................................ 162 Door Automatic Door Lock ................................ 102 Locks ....................................................... 100 Power Door Locks ................................... 101 Programmable Automatic Door Unlock ..... 102 Rear Door Security Locks ........................ 102 Driver Driving Position, Safety Belt ................................... 25 Driver Information Center (DIC) ................... 188 DIC Operation and Displays ..................... 189 DIC Vehicle Customization ....................... 206 DIC Warnings and Messages ................... 197 At Night ................................................... 263 City .......................................................... 267 Defensive ................................................. 248 Drunken ................................................... 249 Freeway ................................................... 268 Hill and Mountain Roads .......................... 270 In Rain and on Wet Roads ...................... 264 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .......... 278 Winter ...................................................... 272 Electric Power Management ........................ 163 Electrical System Add-On Equipment ................................... 400 Fuses and Circuit Breakers ...................... 400 Headlamp Wiring ..................................... 400 Instrument Panel Fuse Block ................... 401 Electrical System (cont.) Power Windows and Other Power Options ............................ 400 Underhood Fuse Block ............................. 402 Windshield Wiper Fuses ........................... 400 Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ...................................... 318 Battery ..................................................... 340 Check and Service Engine Soon Light ..... 183 Coolant .................................................... 323 Coolant Heater ......................................... 115 Coolant Temperature Gage ...................... 182 Coolant Temperature Warning Light .......... 181 Drive Belt Routing .................................... 422 Engine Compartment Overview ................ 308 Exhaust ................................................... 124 Oil ........................................................... 312 Oil Life System ........................................ 316 Overheated Protection Operating Mode .... 329 Overheating ............................................. 326 Starting .................................................... 114 Entry Lighting .............................................. 162 Event Data Recorders (EDR) ...................... 440 Extender, Safety Belt ..................................... 42 Exterior Lamps ............................................ 158 453 F Filter Engine Air Cleaner ................................... 318 Finish Damage ............................................ 397 Flashers, Hazard Warning ........................... 150 Flash-to-Pass .............................................. 153 Flat Tire ...................................................... 377 Flat Tire, Changing ...................................... 378 Flat Tire, Storing ......................................... 387 Fluid Automatic Transaxle ................................. 319 Power Steering ........................................ 335 Windshield Washer .................................. 336 Fog Lamp Light ........................................... 187 Fog Lamps .................................................. 161 Folding Rear Seat ......................................... 16 Fuel ............................................................ 299 Additives .................................................. 300 California Fuel .......................................... 300 E85 (85% Ethanol) ................................... 301 Filling a Portable Fuel Container .............. 305 Filling Your Tank ...................................... 303 Fuels in Foreign Countries ....................... 302 454 Fuel (cont.) Fuses Gage ....................................................... 188 Gasoline Octane ...................................... 299 Gasoline Speciﬁcations ............................ 300 Fuses and Circuit Breakers ...................... 400 Instrument Panel Fuse Block ................... 401 Underhood Fuse Block ............................. 402 Windshield Wiper ..................................... 400 Gage Engine Coolant Temperature .................... 182 Fuel ......................................................... 188 Speedometer ........................................... 174 Tachometer .............................................. 174 Garage Door Opener ................................... 132 Gasoline Octane ..................................................... 299 Speciﬁcations ........................................... 300 Glove Box ................................................... 142 GM Mobility Reimbursement Program .......... 433 H Hazard Warning Flashers ............................ 150 Head Restraints ............................................ 15 Headlamp Aiming ..................................................... 346 Headlamp Wiring ......................................... 400 Headlamps Bulb Replacement .................................... 346 Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp System ................................ 160 Delayed ................................................... 160 Flash-to-Pass ........................................... 153 Halogen Bulbs ......................................... 346 Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps ........... 347 High/Low Beam Changer ......................... 153 Heated Seats ................................................ 11 Heater ......................................................... 166 Highbeam On Light ..................................... 187 Highway Hypnosis ....................................... 270 Hill and Mountain Roads ............................. 270 Hood Checking Things Under ............................ 306 Release ................................................... 307 Horn ............................................................ 150 How to Use This Manual ................................ 4 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............... 25 Ignition Positions ......................................... 112 Infants and Young Children, Restraints .......... 46 Inﬂation - Tire Pressure ............................... 362 Instrument Panel Overview .................................................. 148 Instrument Panel (I/P) Brightness ................................................ 161 Cluster ..................................................... 173 Jump Starting .............................................. 341 Keyless Entry System ................................... 92 Keys ............................................................. 91 455 L Labeling, Tire Sidewall ................................. 355 Lamps Battery Run-Down Protection ................... 164 Courtesy .................................................. 161 Dome ....................................................... 162 Electric Power Management ..................... 163 Exterior .................................................... 158 Fog .......................................................... 161 Reading ................................................... 163 LATCH System Child Restraints ......................................... 55 License Plate Lamps ................................... 351 Light Airbag Readiness ..................................... 176 Anti-Lock Brake System Warning ............. 180 Brake System Warning ............................. 179 Charging System ..................................... 179 Cruise Control .......................................... 187 Engine Coolant Temperature Warning ....... 181 Fog Lamp ................................................ 187 Highbeam On .......................................... 187 Malfunction Indicator ................................ 183 Oil Pressure ............................................. 186 456 Light (cont.) Passenger Airbag Status Indicator ............ 177 Passenger Safety Belt Reminder .............. 175 Safety Belt Reminder ............................... 175 Security ................................................... 187 TCS Warning Light .................................. 181 Tire Pressure ........................................... 182 Traction Control System (TCS) Warning ..... 181 Lighting Delayed Entry .......................................... 162 Delayed Exit ............................................ 163 Entry ........................................................ 162 Parade Dimming ...................................... 163 Loading Your Vehicle ................................... 279 Locks Automatic Door Lock ................................ 102 Door ........................................................ 100 Lockout Protection ................................... 103 Power Door ............................................. 101 Programmable Automatic Door Unlock ..... 102 Rear Door Security Locks ........................ 102 ........................................... 262 Loss of Control Lumbar Manual Controls ......................................... 11 M Maintenance Schedule Additional Required Services .................... 413 At Each Fuel Fill ...................................... 416 At Least Once a Month ............................ 417 At Least Once a Year .............................. 417 Introduction .............................................. 408 Maintenance Footnotes ............................ 414 Maintenance Record ................................ 423 Maintenance Requirements ...................... 408 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts .... 421 Owner Checks and Services .................... 416 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ....... 420 Scheduled Maintenance ........................... 410 Using ....................................................... 409 Your Vehicle and the Environment ............ 408 Malfunction Indicator Light ........................... 183 Manual Lumbar Controls ............................... 11 Manual Passenger Seat .................................. 9 Message DIC Warnings and Messages ................... 197 Mirrors Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar® ........................................ 126 Manual Rearview Mirror ........................... 126 Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar® ...... 126 Outside Convex Mirror ............................. 127 Outside Power Mirrors ............................. 127 MP3 ............................................................ 233 MyGMLink.com ............................................ 431 New Vehicle Break-In .................................. 111 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ..... 421 457 O Odometer .................................................... 174 Off-Road Recovery ...................................... 260 Oil Engine ..................................................... 312 Pressure Light .......................................... 186 Oil, Engine Oil Life System ......................... 316 Older Children, Restraints ............................. 43 Online Owner Center ................................... 431 OnStar® System, see OnStar® Manual ........ 128 Other Warning Devices ................................ 150 Outlet Adjustment ........................................ 170 Outlet(s), Accessory Power .......................... 165 Outside Convex Mirror .......................................... 127 Power Mirrors .......................................... 127 Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode ....................................... 329 Owner Checks and Services ....................... 416 Owners, Canadian .......................................... 3 458 Paint, Damage ............................................ 397 Parade Dimming .......................................... 163 Park (P) Shifting Into ............................................. 121 Shifting Out of ......................................... 123 Parking Brake ....................................................... 120 Over Things That Burn ............................ 123 Passenger Airbag Status Indicator ............... 177 Passenger Compartment Air Filter ............... 171 Passenger Sensing System ........................... 79 Passing ....................................................... 260 PASS-Key® III+ ........................................... 108 PASS-Key® III+ Operation ........................... 109 Power Accessory Outlet(s) .................................. 165 Door Locks .............................................. 101 Electrical System ..................................... 400 Retained Accessory (RAP) ....................... 113 Seat .......................................................... 10 Steering Fluid .......................................... 335 Windows .................................................. 106 Pressure Cap .............................................. 326 Pretensioners, Safety Belt ............................. 42 Programmable Automatic Door Unlock ......... 102 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ...... 24 Radios ........................................................ 213 Care of Your CD Player ........................... 244 Care of Your CDs .................................... 244 Radio with CD ................................ 217, 223 Setting the Time .............................. 214, 215 Theft-Deterrent ......................................... 241 Understanding Reception ......................... 243 Reading Lamps ........................................... 163 Rear Door Security Locks ........................... 102 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides .................. 39 Rear Seat Armrest ...................................... 143 Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts .............. 37 Rear Storage Area ...................................... 143 Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with OnStar® ............................................ 126 Rearview Mirror with OnStar® ...................... 126 Rearview Mirrors ......................................... 126 Reclining Seatbacks ...................................... 12 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants .......... 420 Recreational Vehicle Towing ........................ 284 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System ............ 92 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation ................................................... 93 Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire ........................... 381 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............ 379 Replacement Bulbs ..................................... 351 Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government ............................. 446 General Motors ........................................ 446 United States Government ....................... 446 Restraint System Check Checking the Restraint Systems ................. 86 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ......................................... 87 Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ................ 113 Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts ............................................... 35 Roadside Assistance Program ................................. 434 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .............. 278 Routing, Engine Drive Belt .......................... 422 Running the Engine While Parked ............... 125 459 S Safety Belt Safety Belts Passenger Reminder Light ....................... 175 Pretensioners ............................................. 42 Reminder Light ........................................ 175 Care of .................................................... 393 Center Front Passenger Position ................ 36 Driver Position ........................................... 25 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............ 25 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ............................................ 24 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ............... 39 Rear Seat Passengers ............................... 37 Right Front Passenger Position .................. 35 Safety Belt Extender .................................. 42 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ............. 35 Safety Belts Are for Everyone .................... 20 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster .................... 34 Safety Warnings and Symbols ......................... 4 Scheduled Maintenance ............................... 410 Seats Center Seat ............................................... 16 Head Restraints ......................................... 15 Heated Seats ............................................. 11 Seats (cont.) Manual Lumbar .......................................... 11 Manual Passenger ....................................... 9 Power Seats .............................................. 10 Reclining Seatbacks ................................... 12 Split Folding Rear Seat .............................. 16 Securing a Child Restraint Center Front Seat Position ......................... 64 Rear Seat Position ..................................... 62 Right Front Seat Position ........................... 65 Security Light .............................................. 187 Service ........................................................ 297 Accessories and Modiﬁcations .................. 297 Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle ......................................... 299 California Proposition 65 Warning ............. 298 Doing Your Own Work ............................. 298 Engine Soon Light ................................... 183 Publications Ordering Information ............. 447 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ......... 84 Setting the Time ................................. 214, 215 Sheet Metal Damage ................................... 397 Shifting Into Park (P) ................................... 121 Shifting Out of Park (P) ............................... 123 Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .................. 152 460 Spare Tire Compact .................................................. 389 Installing .................................................. 381 Removing ................................................ 379 Storing ..................................................... 387 Speciﬁcations, Capacities ............................ 405 Speedometer ............................................... 174 Starting Your Engine ................................... 114 Steering ...................................................... 257 Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ................... 242 Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel .......................... 150 Storage Areas Center Console Storage Area ................... 143 Convenience Net ..................................... 144 Cupholder(s) ............................................ 143 Glove Box ................................................ 142 Rear Seat Armrest ................................... 143 Rear Storage Area ................................... 143 Sunglasses Storage Compartment ............ 143 Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow ............... 278 Sun Visors .................................................. 107 Sunroof ....................................................... 144 Tachometer ................................................. 174 Taillamps Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and Back-Up Lamps ............................. 349 TCS Warning Light ...................................... 181 Theft-Deterrent, Radio ................................. 241 Theft-Deterrent Systems .............................. 107 Content Theft-Deterrent ............................ 107 PASS-Key® III+ ........................................ 108 PASS-Key® III+ Operation ........................ 109 Tilt Wheel .................................................... 150 Tire Pressure Light .......................................... 182 Tires ........................................................... 354 Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning ..................... 396 Buying New Tires ..................................... 370 Chains ..................................................... 376 Changing a Flat Tire ................................ 378 Cleaning .................................................. 396 Compact Spare Tire ................................. 389 Different Size ........................................... 372 If a Tire Goes Flat ................................... 377 461 Traction Transaxle Control System (TCS) .............................. 256 Control System Warning Light .................. 181 Fluid, Automatic ....................................... 319 Transaxle Operation, Automatic ................... 117 Trunk .......................................................... 103 Turn and Lane-Change Signals ................... 152 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever .................... 151 Understanding Radio Reception ................... 243 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ....................... 372 Universal Home Remote System ................. 132 Operation ........................................ 133, 139 Tires (cont.) Inﬂation - Tire Pressure ............................ 362 Inspection and Rotation ............................ 368 Installing the Spare Tire ........................... 381 Pressure Monitor System ......................... 363 Removing the Flat Tire ............................. 381 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ......... 379 Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ..... 387 Tire Sidewall Labeling .............................. 355 Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions ............... 359 Uniform Tire Quality Grading .................... 372 Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ........... 374 Wheel Replacement ................................. 374 When It Is Time for New Tires ................. 369 Recreational Vehicle ................................. 284 Towing a Trailer ....................................... 286 Your Vehicle ............................................. 284 Towing 462 V Vehicle Control ..................................................... 252 Damage Warnings ....................................... 5 Loading .................................................... 279 Symbols ...................................................... 5 Vehicle Customization, DIC ......................... 206 Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders .............................. 440 Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN) .......................................... 399 Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label .............. 399 Ventilation Adjustment .................................. 170 Visors .......................................................... 107 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ......... 172 Warnings DIC Warnings and Messages ................... 197 Hazard Warning Flashers ......................... 150 Other Warning Devices ............................ 150 Safety and Symbols ..................................... 4 Vehicle Damage .......................................... 5 Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance ..................... 374 Different Size ........................................... 372 Replacement ............................................ 374 Where to Put the Restraint ............................ 54 Windows ..................................................... 105 Power ...................................................... 106 463 Windshield Washer .................................................... 154 Washer Fluid ........................................... 336 Wiper Blade Replacement ........................ 352 Wiper Blades, Cleaning ............................ 395 Wiper Fuses ............................................ 400 Wipers ..................................................... 153 Winter Driving ............................................. 272 XM Radio Messages ................................... 240 XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System ......... 245 Your Vehicle and the Environment ............... 408 464

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2007 Chevrolet Impala Owners Manual