2005 Chevrolet Impala Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-49 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Trip Computer ......................................... 3-51 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-6 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-52 Safety Belts .............................................. 1-8 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-29 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Airbag System ......................................... 1-49 Towing ................................................... 4-34 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-58 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Keys ........................................................ 2-2 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-8 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Windows ................................................. 2-12 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-53 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-14 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-53 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-16 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-57 Mirrors .................................................... 2-28 Tires ...................................................... 5-58 ® OnStar System ...................................... 2-30 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-86 ® HomeLink Transmitter ............................. 2-32 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-94 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-36 Electrical System ...................................... 5-95 Sunroof .................................................. 2-37 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-102 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-38 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-21 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-26 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-10 Message Center ....................................... 3-40 Index ................................................................ 1 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 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, the IMPALA How to Use This Manual Emblem, and the name IMPALA are registered Many people read the owner manual from beginning to trademarks of General Motors Corporation. end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this This manual includes the latest information at the time it is done, it can help you learn about the features was printed. We reserve the right to make changes and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work after that time without further notice. For vehicles first together in the owner manual to explain things. sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever Index it appears in this manual. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is A good place to quickly locate information about the needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 05IMPALA A First Edition © 2004 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii Safety Warnings and Symbols In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things you or others could be hurt. that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in {CAUTION: this book. This safety symbol means “Do Not,” “Do Not do this” or “Do Not These mean there is something that could hurt let this happen.” you or other people. iii 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 along with Notice: These mean there is something that could the text describing the operation or information damage your vehicle. relating to a specific component, control, message, A notice tells about something that can damage the gage, or indicator. vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered If you need help figuring out a specific name of a by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But component, gage, or indicator, reference the following the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. topics: When you read other manuals, you might see • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. • Features and Controls in Section 2 There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • 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 ✍ NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-35 Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-38 Six-Way Power Seats .....................................1-3 Top Strap ....................................................1-40 Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-41 Heated Seats .................................................1-4 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4 Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-42 Head Restraints .............................................1-6 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Rear Seats .......................................................1-6 LATCH System .........................................1-44 Split Folding Rear Seat ...................................1-6 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ............................................1-44 Safety Belts .....................................................1-8 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-8 Seat Position ............................................1-46 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-12 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-13 Airbag System ...............................................1-49 Driver Position ..............................................1-13 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-52 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-20 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-54 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-21 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-55 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-21 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-56 Center Front Passenger Position .....................1-22 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-56 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-23 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-58 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children Restraint System Check ..................................1-58 and Small Adults .......................................1-26 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-58 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-28 Replacing Restraint System Parts After Child Restraints .............................................1-29 a Crash ...................................................1-59 Older Children ..............................................1-29 Infants and Young Children ............................1-31 1-1 Front Seats Manual Seats {CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. If your vehicle has manual seats, 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 back and forth to be sure the seat is locked in place. 1-2 Six-Way Power Seats