2006 Chevrolet Impala Owners Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-8 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-11 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-32 Airbag System ......................................... 1-54 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-69 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Keys ........................................................ 2-2 Doors and Locks ...................................... 2-10 Windows ................................................. 2-15 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-17 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-20 Mirrors .................................................... 2-33 OnStar ® System ...................................... 2-35 Universal Home Remote System ................ 2-37 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-41 Sunroof .................................................. 2-42 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-19 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-24 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-39 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-58 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Towing ................................................... 4-34 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Fuel ......................................................... 5-4 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-48 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-52 Tires ...................................................... 5-54 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-83 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-91 Electrical System ...................................... 5-92 Capacities and Specifications ..................... 5-97 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-14 Index ................................................................ 1 2006 Chevrolet Impala Owner Manual M

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, the IMPALA Emblem, and the name IMPALA are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 How to Use This Manual Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn about the features and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things. Index A good place to quickly locate information about the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 06IMPALA A First Printing © 2005 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii

Safety Warnings and Symbols There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, you or others could be hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means “Do Not,” “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.” iii

Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this manual you will find these notices: Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. A notice tells about something that can damage the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gage, or indicator. If you need help figuring out a specific name of a component, gage, or indicator, reference the following topics: • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 • Features and Controls in Section 2 • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 • Climate Controls in Section 3 • Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3 • Audio System(s) in Section 3 • Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 iv

These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: v

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Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Manual Passenger Seat ..................................1-2 Six-Way Power Seats .....................................1-2 Eight-Way Power Seats ...................................1-3 Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-4 Heated Seats .................................................1-4 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-5 Head Restraints .............................................1-7 Center Seat ...................................................1-8 Rear Seats .......................................................1-8 Split Folding Rear Seat ...................................1-8 Safety Belts ...................................................1-11 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-11 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts .........1-15 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-16 Driver Position ..............................................1-16 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-23 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-24 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-24 Center Front Passenger Position .....................1-24 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-26 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-29 Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-31 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-31 Child Restraints .............................................1-32 Older Children ..............................................1-32 Infants and Young Children ............................1-35 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-38 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-42 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) ......................................1-43 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ...................................................1-48 Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Front Seat Position ....................................1-50 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ....................................1-51 Airbag System ...............................................1-54 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-57 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-60 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-61 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-61 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? ........1-62 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-63 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-67 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ....................................................1-68 Restraint System Check ..................................1-69 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-69 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-69 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems 1-1

Front Seats Manual Passenger Seat Your vehicle may have a manual passenger seat. Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked in place. Six-Way Power Seats Your vehicle may have a 6-way power driver’s or passenger’s seat. The control is located on the outboard side of the seat cushion. To adjust the seat, do any of the following: • 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 rear part of the seat cushion by moving the rear of the control up or down. Passenger’s Seat with 6-way Power Control and Manual Recline shown 1-2

Eight-Way Power Seats Your vehicle may have an 8-way power driver’s seat. The controls are located on the outboard side of the seat cushion. To adjust the seat, do any of the following: • Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the horizontal control forward or rearward. • Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by moving the front of the horizontal control up or down. • Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by moving the rear of the horizontal control up or down. • To recline or raise the seatback, press the vertical control rearward or forward. See Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-5 for more information. Driver’s Seat with 8-way Power Controls and Manual Lumbar shown 1-3

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 3-19. 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 1-4

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