Compass - Chevrolet 2011 Impala Owner's Manual

Compass

This vehicle may have a compass in
the Driver Information Center (DIC).
Compass Zone
Your dealer will set the correct zone
for your location.
Under certain circumstances,
such as during a long distance
cross-country trip or moving to
a new state or province, it will
be necessary to compensate for
compass variance by resetting the
zone through the DIC if the zone
is not set correctly.
Compass variance is the difference
between the earth's magnetic
north and true geographic north.
If the compass is not set to the zone
where you live, the compass may
give false readings. The compass
must be set to the variance zone
in which the vehicle is traveling.
To adjust for compass variance,
use the following procedure:
Compass Variance (Zone)
Procedure
1. Do not set the compass zone
when the vehicle is moving.
Only set it when the vehicle
is in P (Park).
Press until PRESS
CHANGE COMPASS ZONE
displays.
Instruments and Controls
2. Find the vehicle's current
location and variance zone
number on the map.
TO
Zones 1 through 15 are
available.
3. Press to scroll through
and select the appropriate
variance zone.
5-5