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2009 Chevrolet Impala Owner Manual M
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Seats and Restraint System Driver Information Center (DIC)
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Head Restraints ......................................... 1-2
Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-63
Front Seats ............................................... 1-4
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Driving Your Vehicle
Rear Seats .............................................. 1-10 Your Driving, the Road, and the
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Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer/retailer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 www.helminc.com GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, the IMPALA Propriétaires Canadiens Emblem, and the name IMPALA are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès de concessionnaire ou à l’adresse suivante: This manual include
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A notice tells about something that can damage the Safety Warnings and Symbols vehicle. A circle with a slash Notice: These mean there is something that could through it is a safety damage your vehicle. symbol which means “Do Many times, this damage would not be covered by the Not,” “Do not do this,” vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. The notice or “Do not let this happen.” tells what to do to help avoid the damage. There are also warning labels on the vehicle which use the same words,
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Vehicle Symbol Chart . : Fuel Gage Here are some additional symbols that may be found on + : Fuses the vehicle and what they mean. For more information on the symbol, refer to the index. i : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer 9 : Airbag Readiness Light j : LATCH System Child Restraints # : Air Conditioning * : Malfunction Indicator Lamp ! : Antilock Brake System (ABS) : : Oil Pressure ® g : Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar } : Power $ : Brake System Warning Light / : Remote Vehicle Start " :
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint System Head Restraints ...............................................1-2 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) ..................................................1-45 Front Seats ......................................................1-4 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Manual Seats ................................................1-4 Position ...................................................1-50 Power Seats ........................................
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Head Restraints The vehicle’s front seats have adjustable head restraints in the outboard seating positions. { CAUTION: With head restraints that are not installed and adjusted properly, there is a greater chance that occupants will suffer a neck/spinal injury in a crash. Do not drive until the head restraints for all occupants are installed and adjusted properly. Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s head. This position red
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Push down on the head restraint after the button is released to make sure that it is locked in place. The head restraints are not designed to be removed. Pull the head restraint up to raise it. To lower the head restraint, press the button, located on the top of the seatback, and push the restraint down. 1-3
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If the vehicle has a manual seat, it can be moved Front Seats forward or rearward. 1. Lift the bar to unlock Manual Seats the seat. 2. Slide the seat to the desired position and { CAUTION: release the bar. 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. Try to move the seat w
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On vehicles with power seats, the controls used to Power Seats operate them are located on the outboard side of the seats. To adjust the seat: � 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. The driver seat may have power reclining seatbacks. See “Power Reclining Seatback
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Manual Lumbar Heated Seats On vehicles with this feature, the buttons that control the driver and front passenger heated seats are located on the climate control panel. See Climate Control System on page 3-20. Press the button to turn on the seat at the high setting. Both lights below the heated seat symbol are lit. Press the button a second time to turn the seat to the Driver Seat with Manual Lumbar shown low setting. Only the bottom light is lit. Press the button a third time to turn the heate
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Reclining Seatbacks Manual Reclining Seatbacks { 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. Passenger Seat with Manual Recline and Power Seat Control shown To operate a manual reclining seatback: { CAUTION: 1. Lift the recline lever. If either seatback is not lo
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To return the seatback to an upright position: Power Reclining Seatback 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the seatback will return to the upright position. 2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. Driver Seat with Manual Lumbar, Power Seat Control, and Power Recline shown The driver seat may have a power reclining seatback. The control used to operate it is located on the outboard side of the seat cushion rear of the horizontal power seat co
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{ CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when the vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even when buckled up, the safety belts cannot do their job when reclined like this. The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it will not be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash, the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic b
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Center Seat Rear Seats Split Folding Rear Seat Flip and Fold Feature On vehicles with this feature, you can flip the bottom seat cushion(s) forward and fold the seatback(s) down to create an extended flat cargo area. The vehicle may have a front center seat. There are cupholders on the underside of the seat cushion. To use them, flip the seat cushion forward. The seat can also be used as a storage area by lowering the seatback. See Center Console Storage on page 2-43. The seatback doubles as an arm
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To use this feature: 3. Lower the seatback(s) by pulling forward on 1. Make sure the front seats are not reclined. If they the tab located on are, the seat cushion will not flip forward completely. the outboard side of the seatback(s). 2. Flip the bottom seat cushion forward by pulling up on the tab located in the center of the seat cushion where the seatback meets the seat cushion. 1-11
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To return the seats to the normal position: 2. Ensure that the safety belts are properly stowed over the seatback in all three positions. 3. Flip the bottom seat cushion back into place. Push { CAUTION: firmly on the seat cushion to make sure it is secure. When the seat is not in use, the seatback should If either seatback is not locked, it could move be placed in an upright, locked position, and the seat forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cushion should be in the down position. cause
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Safety Belts { CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, This section of the manual describes how to use inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people safety belts properly. It also describes some things not riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously to do with safety belts. injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in your
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law Why Safety Belts Work requires wearing safety belts. Here is why: When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have it goes. a crash, you do not know if it will be a serious one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up, a person would not survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes wal
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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider does not stop. 1-15
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The person keeps going until stopped by something. In or the instrument panel... a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... 1-16
