2005 Chevrolet Impala Owners Manual

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Odometer, Trip ............................................... 3-30 Off-Road Recovery .......................................... 4-12 Oil Engine ....................................................... 5-18 Pressure Message ....................................... 3-42 Supercharger, Engine ................................... 5-23 Older Children, Restraints ................................ 1-29 Online Owner Center ........................................ 7-3 OnStar® System ............................................. 2-30 Other Warning Devices ...................................... 3-6 Outlet Adjustment ............................................ 3-24 Outside Convex Mirror ............................................. 2-30 Power Mirrors ............................................. 2-29 Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode ..... 5-33 Owner Checks and Services .............................. 6-9 Owners, Canadian ............................................... ii Parade Dimming ............................................. 3-18 Park (P) Shifting Into ................................................ 2-23 Shifting Out of ............................................ 2-25 Parking Brake ........................................................ 2-22 Over Things That Burn ................................. 2-26 Passenger Compartment Air Filter ..................... 3-25 Passing ......................................................... 4-13 Passlock® ...................................................... 2-15 Power Accessory Outlets ........................................ 3-19 Door Locks .................................................. 2-9 Electrical System ......................................... 5-95 Retained Accessory (RAP) ............................ 2-17 Six-Way Seats .............................................. 1-3 Steering Fluid ............................................. 5-41 Windows .................................................... 2-13 Programmable Automatic Door Locks .................. 2-9 Programming the HomeLink® Transmitter ........... 2-32 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......... 1-12 R Radiator Pressure Cap .................................... 5-31 Radios .......................................................... 3-52 Care of Your Cassette Tape Player ................ 3-88 Care of Your CD Player ............................... 3-90 Care of Your CDs ........................................ 3-90 Radio with Cassette ..................................... 3-53 Radio with Cassette and CD ......................... 3-74 Radio with CD ............................................ 3-64 Setting the Time .......................................... 3-52 Theft-Deterrent ............................................ 3-87 Understanding Reception .............................. 3-88 Reading Lamps .............................................. 3-18 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ...................... 1-26 Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts .................. 1-23 Rear Storage Area .......................................... 2-36 Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming .................. 2-28 Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with OnStar® .............................................. 2-29 Rearview Mirror with OnStar® ........................... 2-28 Rearview Mirrors ............................................. 2-28 Reclining Seatbacks .......................................... 1-4 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ................. 6-12 10 Recreational Vehicle Towing ............................. 4-34 Remote Keyless Entry System ............................ 2-3 Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation ............ 2-4 Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire .................................................. 5-77 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ................... 5-76 Replacement Bulbs ......................................... 5-56 Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government .................................. 7-11 General Motors ........................................... 7-11 United States Government ............................ 7-10 Restraint System Check Checking Your Restraint Systems ................... 1-58 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash .................................................. 1-59 Restraint Systems Checking .................................................... 1-58 Replacing Parts ........................................... 1-59 Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...................... 2-17 Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts ...... 1-21 Roadside Assistance Program ....................................... 7-6 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .................... 4-29 Running Your Engine While You Are Parked ....... 2-27 S Safety Belt Safety Belts Reminder Light ............................................ 3-30 Care of ...................................................... 5-89 Center Front Passenger Position .................... 1-22 Driver Position ............................................ 1-13 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ 1-13 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ........ 1-12 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults ...................................... 1-26 Rear Seat Passengers ................................. 1-23 Right Front Passenger Position ...................... 1-21 Safety Belt Extender .................................... 1-28 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ................. 1-21 Safety Belts Are for Everyone ......................... 1-8 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ........................ 1-20 Safety Warnings and Symbols .............................. iii Scheduled Maintenance ..................................... 6-4 Seats Head Restraints ............................................ 1-6 Heated Seats ............................................... 1-4 Manual ........................................................ 1-2 Manual Lumbar ............................................. 1-3 Reclining Seatbacks ...................................... 1-4 Six-Way Power Seats .................................... 1-3 Split Folding Rear Seat .................................. 1-6 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System ................... 1-44 Rear Seat Position ...................................... 1-44 Right Front Seat Position .............................. 1-46 Service ........................................................... 5-3 Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle ..................................................... 5-5 Doing Your Own Work ................................... 5-4 Engine Soon Light ....................................... 3-35 Message .................................................... 3-46 Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-11 Traction System Warning Message ................. 3-40 Vehicle Soon Message ................................. 3-48 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............. 1-58 Setting the Time ............................................. 3-52 Sheet Metal Damage ....................................... 5-92 Shifting Into Park (P) ....................................... 2-23 Shifting Out of Park (P) ................................... 2-25 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ........................... 1-20 Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .......................... 3-8 Spare Tire Installing .................................................... 5-77 Removing ................................................... 5-76 Storing ....................................................... 5-83 Speciﬁcations, Capacities ............................... 5-102 Speedometer .................................................. 3-30 Split Folding Rear Seat ..................................... 1-6 11 Starting Your Engine ....................................... 2-17 Steering ........................................................ 4-10 Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ......................... 3-87 Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ................................. 3-6 Storage Areas Center Console Storage Area ........................ 2-36 Convenience Net ......................................... 2-37 Front Storage Area ...................................... 2-36 Glove Box .................................................. 2-36 Rear Storage Area ....................................... 2-36 Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ...................... 4-28 Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-13 Sunroof ......................................................... 2-37 Tachometer .................................................... 3-30 Taillamps Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Sidemarker Lamps .................................................... 5-55 TCS Warning Light .......................................... 3-33 Theft-Deterrent, Radio ..................................... 3-87 Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... 2-14 Content Theft-Deterrent ................................ 2-14 Passlock® ................................................... 2-15 Tilt Wheel ........................................................ 3-6 Tire Low Message ............................................. 3-44 12 Tires ............................................................. 5-58 Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning .......................... 5-91 Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-69 Chains ....................................................... 5-73 Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 5-74 Cleaning .................................................... 5-91 Compact Spare Tire ..................................... 5-85 If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-74 Inﬂation -- Tire Pressure ............................... 5-64 Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-67 Installing the Spare Tire ................................ 5-77 Pressure Monitor System .............................. 5-65 Removing the Flat Tire ................................. 5-77 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-76 Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............ 5-83 Tire Sidewall Labelling .................................. 5-59 Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions .................... 5-61 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-70 Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-71 Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-71 When It Is Time for New Tires ...................... 5-68 Top Strap ...................................................... 1-40 Top Strap Anchor Location ............................... 1-41 Towing Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 4-34 Towing a Trailer .......................................... 4-36 Your Vehicle ............................................... 4-34 Active Message ........................................... 3-41 Control System (TCS) .................................... 4-8 Control System Warning Light ....................... 3-33 Service Traction System Warning Message ....... 3-40 Service Soon Message ................................. 3-48 Symbols ......................................................... iv Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders .................................................... 7-9 Vehicle (cont.) Traction Transaxle Fluid, Automatic ........................................... 5-26 Transaxle Operation, Automatic ......................... 2-20 Trip Computer ................................................ 3-51 Trip Odometer ................................................ 3-30 Trunk ............................................................ 2-10 Trunk Ajar Warning Message ............................ 3-45 Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... 3-8 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 3-7 Understanding Radio Reception ........................ 3-88 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ 5-70 Vehicle Control ........................................................ 4-5 Customization Settings ................................. 3-91 Damage Warnings ........................................... iv Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN) ............................................. 5-94 Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label ................... 5-94 Vehicle Personalization .................................... 2-38 Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 3-24 Visors ........................................................... 2-13 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ................ 3-26 Warnings Hazard Warning Flashers ............................... 3-6 Other Warning Devices .................................. 3-6 Safety and Symbols ......................................... iii Vehicle Damage .............................................. iv Washer Fluid Low Warning Message ................. 3-46 Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance .......................... 5-71 Replacement ............................................... 5-71 Where to Put the Restraint ............................... 1-38 Windows ....................................................... 2-12 Power ........................................................ 2-13 13 Windshield Wiper Blades, Cleaning ................................ 5-90 Windshield Washer ......................................... 3-10 Fluid .......................................................... 5-42 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...................................... 5-57 Fuses ........................................................ 5-95 Windshield Wipers ......................................... 3-9 Winter Driving ................................................ 4-24 XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System ................ 3-91 Your Vehicle and the Environment ....................... 6-2 14

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2005 Chevrolet Impala Owners Manual