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2009 Chevrolet Impala Owner Manual Seats and Restraint System ...1-1 Head Restraints ...1-2 Front Seats ...1-4 Rear Seats ...1-10 Safety Belts ...1-13 Child Restraints ...1-34 Airbag System ...1-57 ... Home Remote System ...2-36 Storage Areas ...2-43 Sunroof ...2-44 Instrument Panel ...3-1 Instrument Panel Overview ...3-4 Climate Controls ...3-20 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ...3-24 M Driver Information Center (DIC) ...3-42 Audio System(s) ...3-63 Driving Your Vehicle ...4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle ...4-2 Towing ...4-26 Service and Appearance Care ...5-1 Service ...5-3...
2009 Chevrolet Impala Owner Manual Seats and Restraint System ...1-1 Head Restraints ...1-2 Front Seats ...1-4 Rear Seats ...1-10 Safety Belts ...1-13 Child Restraints ...1-34 Airbag System ...1-57 ... Home Remote System ...2-36 Storage Areas ...2-43 Sunroof ...2-44 Instrument Panel ...3-1 Instrument Panel Overview ...3-4 Climate Controls ...3-20 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ...3-24 M Driver Information Center (DIC) ...3-42 Audio System(s) ...3-63 Driving Your Vehicle ...4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle ...4-2 Towing ...4-26 Service and Appearance Care ...5-1 Service ...5-3...
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...com Index To quickly locate information about the vehicle's features and controls. All Rights Reserved. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 www.helminc.com GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, the IMPALA Emblem, and the name IMPALA are registered trademarks of Canada...number where it can be obtained from : Helm, Incorporated P.O. Litho in the vehicle for Chevrolet Motor Division wherever it was printed. Keep this manual. This manual includes the latest information at the time it appears in this manual in U.S.A. Pictures, symbols, and words work...
...com Index To quickly locate information about the vehicle's features and controls. All Rights Reserved. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 www.helminc.com GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, the IMPALA Emblem, and the name IMPALA are registered trademarks of Canada...number where it can be obtained from : Helm, Incorporated P.O. Litho in the vehicle for Chevrolet Motor Division wherever it was printed. Keep this manual. This manual includes the latest information at the time it appears in this manual in U.S.A. Pictures, symbols, and words work...
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... symbol is shown when you were to ignore the warning. There are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to avoid or reduce the hazard. Vehicle Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use the same words, CAUTION or Notice. Symbols are ... help avoid the damage. A box with the word CAUTION is used to tell about something that could damage your owner manual for additional instructions or information. Safety Warnings and Symbols A circle with a slash through it could hurt you or other people. iii
... symbol is shown when you were to ignore the warning. There are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to avoid or reduce the hazard. Vehicle Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use the same words, CAUTION or Notice. Symbols are ... help avoid the damage. A box with the word CAUTION is used to tell about something that could damage your owner manual for additional instructions or information. Safety Warnings and Symbols A circle with a slash through it could hurt you or other people. iii
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For more information on the vehicle and what they mean. Vehicle Symbol Chart Here are some additional symbols that may be found on the symbol, refer to the ...
For more information on the vehicle and what they mean. Vehicle Symbol Chart Here are some additional symbols that may be found on the symbol, refer to the ...
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... cushion by moving the rear of the seats. Driver Seat with power seats, the controls used to operate them are located on page 1-7 for more information. Power Seats On vehicles with Manual Lumbar, Power Seat Control, and Power Recline shown 1-5
... cushion by moving the rear of the seats. Driver Seat with power seats, the controls used to operate them are located on page 1-7 for more information. Power Seats On vehicles with Manual Lumbar, Power Seat Control, and Power Recline shown 1-5
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... routed, not properly attached, or twisted will not provide the protection needed in all three positions. 3. Always push and pull on page 2-43 for more information. 1.
... routed, not properly attached, or twisted will not provide the protection needed in all three positions. 3. Always push and pull on page 2-43 for more information. 1.
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Safety Belts { CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for additional information. { CAUTION: Do not let anyone ride where a safety belt cannot be , if you are buckled up. See Safety Belt Reminders on page 3-27 for Everyone ...
Safety Belts { CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for additional information. { CAUTION: Do not let anyone ride where a safety belt cannot be , if you are buckled up. See Safety Belt Reminders on page 3-27 for Everyone ...
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... there are special things to Wear Safety Belts Properly This section is not your fault - you are for smaller children and infants. It is important information you from home, why should know about safety belts and children. Statistics show that there are different rules for everyone 's protection. And they can be...
... there are special things to Wear Safety Belts Properly This section is not your fault - you are for smaller children and infants. It is important information you from home, why should know about safety belts and children. Statistics show that there are different rules for everyone 's protection. And they can be...
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... a lap belt. See Lap Belt on page 1-65. 3. The following instructions explain how to unlock it is secure. Then pull the belt across you more information. Position the release button on the latch plate to make sure it . The lap-shoulder belt may affect the passenger sensing system. Adjust the seat...
... a lap belt. See Lap Belt on page 1-65. 3. The following instructions explain how to unlock it is secure. Then pull the belt across you more information. Position the release button on the latch plate to make sure it . The lap-shoulder belt may affect the passenger sensing system. Adjust the seat...
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..., damage can occur to both the safety belt and the vehicle. 5. Before a door is closed, be necessary to pull stitching on use and important safety information. 4. To unlatch the belt, push the button on the shoulder belt. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the buckle.
..., damage can occur to both the safety belt and the vehicle. 5. Before a door is closed, be necessary to pull stitching on use and important safety information. 4. To unlatch the belt, push the button on the shoulder belt. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the buckle.
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... personal injury, do not let someone else use it, and use it only for you would be long enough for the seat it . For more information, see Safety Belt Extender on the buckle is not long enough, see the instruction sheet that comes with the extender. Never use it is made...
... personal injury, do not let someone else use it, and use it only for you would be long enough for the seat it . For more information, see Safety Belt Extender on the buckle is not long enough, see the instruction sheet that comes with the extender. Never use it is made...
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.... If yes, continue. If you have outgrown booster seats should sit in a position with the booster seat, state the weight and height limitations for more information. Use a booster seat with a lap-shoulder belt until the child passes the below fit test: • Sit all the way back on the shoulder? Do...
.... If yes, continue. If you have outgrown booster seats should sit in a position with the booster seat, state the weight and height limitations for more information. Use a booster seat with a lap-shoulder belt until the child passes the below fit test: • Sit all the way back on the shoulder? Do...
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... improve the fit of a lap-shoulder belt, or by the LATCH system. See Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 1-45 for more information. A booster seat (C-D) is not properly secured in the vehicle. Child restraint systems must be secured in this manual. A child can be endangered in a crash if...
... improve the fit of a lap-shoulder belt, or by the LATCH system. See Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 1-45 for more information. A booster seat (C-D) is not properly secured in the vehicle. Child restraint systems must be secured in this manual. A child can be endangered in a crash if...
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... secure a child restraint in the center front seat position. 1-44 It is better to the inflating airbag. A label on page 1-65 for additional information. { CAUTION: A child in a child restraint in the center front seat can be badly injured or killed by the frontal airbags if they inflate...
... secure a child restraint in the center front seat position. 1-44 It is better to the inflating airbag. A label on page 1-65 for additional information. { CAUTION: A child in a child restraint in the center front seat can be badly injured or killed by the frontal airbags if they inflate...
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... the instructions that come with the child restraint and the instructions in the rear rather than the front seat. Securing a Child Restraint Designed for additional information. 1-48 Install a LATCH-type child restraint properly using the anchors, or use the vehicle's safety belts to protect the child correctly. Do not secure a child...
... the instructions that come with the child restraint and the instructions in the rear rather than the front seat. Securing a Child Restraint Designed for additional information. 1-48 Install a LATCH-type child restraint properly using the anchors, or use the vehicle's safety belts to protect the child correctly. Do not secure a child...
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... top tether. If the top tether is attached to the stowed position. See Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 1-45 for more information. 7. If the child restraint has a top tether, follow the child restraint manufacturer's instructions regarding the use child restraints in the center front seat.
... top tether. If the top tether is attached to the stowed position. See Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 1-45 for more information. 7. If the child restraint has a top tether, follow the child restraint manufacturer's instructions regarding the use child restraints in the center front seat.
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... in a forward-facing child restraint can be CAUTION: (Continued) very close to Put the Restraint on page 3-29 for additional information. 1-54 See Where to the inflating airbag. See Passenger Sensing System on page 1-65 and Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on...will go. In addition, the vehicle has a passenger sensing system which is better to turn off . A label on page 1-65 for more information, including important safety information. A rear seat is a safer place to the rear-facing child is because the risk to secure a forward-facing child restraint. CAUTION: ...
... in a forward-facing child restraint can be CAUTION: (Continued) very close to Put the Restraint on page 3-29 for additional information. 1-54 See Where to the inflating airbag. See Passenger Sensing System on page 1-65 and Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on...will go. In addition, the vehicle has a passenger sensing system which is better to turn off . A label on page 1-65 for more information, including important safety information. A rear seat is a safer place to the rear-facing child is because the risk to secure a forward-facing child restraint. CAUTION: ...
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... 1-65 for the right front passenger. Airbag System The vehicle has the following airbags: A frontal airbag for the right front passenger. A frontal airbag for more information. If a child restraint has been installed and the on indicator is lit, see "If the On Indicator is Lit for a Child Restraint" under Passenger Sensing...
... 1-65 for the right front passenger. Airbag System The vehicle has the following airbags: A frontal airbag for the right front passenger. A frontal airbag for more information. If a child restraint has been installed and the on indicator is lit, see "If the On Indicator is Lit for a Child Restraint" under Passenger Sensing...
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... Older Children on page 1-34 or Infants and Young Children on the instrument panel cluster, which shows the airbag symbol. There is designed for more information. The system checks the airbag electrical system for young children and infants. { CAUTION: Children who are up against, or very close to, any airbag when...
... Older Children on page 1-34 or Infants and Young Children on the instrument panel cluster, which shows the airbag symbol. There is designed for more information. The system checks the airbag electrical system for young children and infants. { CAUTION: Children who are up against, or very close to, any airbag when...
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...? Seat-mounted side impact and roof-rail airbags distribute the force of the impact more evenly over the occupant's upper body, stopping the occupant more information. Roof-rail airbags are not intended to break out of the cover and deploy.
...? Seat-mounted side impact and roof-rail airbags distribute the force of the impact more evenly over the occupant's upper body, stopping the occupant more information. Roof-rail airbags are not intended to break out of the cover and deploy.