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Chevrolet Impala Owner Manual - 2012

Vehicle Care

10-1

Vehicle Care

General Information

General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
California Proposition

65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

California Perchlorate

Materials Requirements . . . . 10-3

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

Vehicle Checks

Doing Your Own

Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Engine Compartment

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6

Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-10
Automatic Transmission

Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10

Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-11
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-15

Overheated Engine

Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16

Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . 10-17
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-21
Automatic Transmission Shift

Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22

Ignition Transmission Lock

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22

Park Brake and P (Park)

Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-22

Wiper Blade

Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23

Headlamp Aiming

Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-24

Bulb Replacement

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Headlamps, Front Turn

Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24

Taillamps, Turn Signal,

Sidemarker, Stoplamps,
and Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . 10-27

License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-28
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-28

Electrical System

Electrical System

Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28

Fuses and Circuit

Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29

Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32

Wheels and Tires

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . 10-34
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Tire Terminology and

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37

Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Tire Pressure Monitor

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41

Tire Pressure Monitor

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43

Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-45
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46

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