Chevrolet Impala Limited Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.- 9085358) -
2016 - crc - 8/20/15
Vehicle Care
199
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 200
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 200
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 206
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 207
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 212
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . 213
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Battery - North America . . . . . . 216
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 217
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 218
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 218
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 223
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 223
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 224
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 230
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 245
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
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