2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Owner Manual M
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2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Owner Manual M ® Seats and Restraint Systems ....................... 7 OnStar System ................................... 125 Front Seats .............................................. 8 Universal Home Remote System .......... 129 Rear Seats ............................................. 16 Storage Areas ...................................... 140 Safety Belts ............................................ 18 Sunroof ................................................ 141 Child Restraints ...................................... 41 Instrument Panel ....................................... 143 Airbag System ........................................ 68 Instrument Panel Overview ................... 146 Restraint System Check ......................... 84 Climate Controls ................................... 164 Features and Controls ................................ 87 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators .... 170 Keys ....................................................... 89 Driver Information Center (DIC) ............ 186 Doors and Locks .................................... 98 Audio System(s) ................................... 210 Windows ............................................... 103 Driving Your Vehicle ................................. 245 Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 105 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ..... 108 Vehicle .............................................. 246 Mirrors .................................................. 123 Towing ................................................. 282 1 Service and Appearance Care .................. 293 Electrical System .................................. 395 Service ................................................. 296 Capacities and Specifications ................ 400 Fuel ...................................................... 298 Maintenance Schedule .............................. 403 Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 306 Maintenance Schedule .......................... 404 Headlamp Aiming ................................. 342 Bulb Replacement ................................ 342 Customer Assistance Information ............. 421 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement .... 347 Customer Assistance and Information ..... 422 Tires ..................................................... 349 Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 440 Appearance Care .................................. 385 Vehicle Identification ............................. 394 Index .......................................................... 443 2 This manual describes features that may be available in this model, but your vehicle may not have all of them. For example, more than one entertainment system may be offered or your vehicle may have been ordered without a front passenger or rear seats. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, if it is needed while you are on the road. If the CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. name MONTE CARLO are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. Canadian Owners This manual includes the latest information at A French language copy of this manual can be the time it was printed. We reserve the right obtained from your dealer or from: to make changes after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute Helm, Incorporated the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” P.O. Box 07130 for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears Detroit, MI 48207 in this manual. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15863015 A First Printing © 2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 3 How to Use This Manual { Many people read the owner manual from CAUTION: beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn These mean there is something that could about the features and controls for the vehicle. hurt you or other people. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Index Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. A good place to quickly locate information about If you do not, you or others could be hurt. the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual You will also find a and the page number where it can be found. circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol Safety Warnings and Symbols means “Do Not,” There are a number of safety cautions in this “Do Not do this” or book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to “Do Not let this happen.” tell about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. 4 Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this manual you will find these notices: The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown Notice: These mean there is something along with the text describing the operation or that could damage your vehicle. information relating to a specific component, A notice tells about something that can damage control, message, gage, or indicator. the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be If you need help figuring out a specific name of covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could a component, gage, or indicator, reference be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help the following topics: avoid the damage. • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors • Features and Controls in Section 2 or in different words. • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 There are also warning labels on the vehicle. • Climate Controls in Section 3 They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3 • Audio System(s) in Section 3 • Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 5 These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: 6 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ..................................................... 8 Child Restraint Systems .............................. 47 Manual Passenger Seat ................................ 8 Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 51 Power Seat ................................................... 8 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Manual Lumbar ............................................. 9 Children (LATCH) .................................... 53 Heated Seats .............................................. 10 Securing a Child Restraint in a Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 10 Rear Seat Position ................................... 60 Head Restraints .......................................... 13 Securing a Child Restraint in the Seatback Latches ........................................ 14 Right Front Seat Position ......................... 63 Easy Entry Seat .......................................... 15 Airbag System .............................................. 68 Rear Seats .................................................... 16 Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 71 Split Folding Rear Seat ............................... 16 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 73 Safety Belts .................................................. 18 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 75 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 18 How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 75 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts .... 23 What Will You See After an How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 24 Airbag Inflates? ........................................ 76 Driver Position ............................................. 24 Passenger Sensing System ......................... 77 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 32 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 82 Right Front Passenger Position ................... 33 Adding Equipment to Your Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 33 Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 83 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 36 Restraint System Check ............................... 84 Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 40 Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 84 Safety Belt Extender ................................... 40 Replacing Restraint System Parts Child Restraints ............................................ 41 After a Crash ........................................... 85 Older Children ............................................. 41 Infants and Young Children ......................... 44 7 Front Seats Power Seat Manual Passenger Seat Driver’s Seat with Manual Lumbar, Power Seat Control and Manual Recline shown 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. 8 Your vehicle has a power driver’s seat. The Manual Lumbar 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. Driver’s Seat with Manual Lumbar, Power Seat Control, and Manual Recline shown The driver’s seat has manual lumbar. The lever is