User Manuals: Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2007 Used Car

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Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2007 Owner's Manual (456 pages)

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- Canadian Owners
  3
- How to Use this Manual
  4
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  4
  - Vehicle Damage Warnings
    5
  - Vehicle Symbols
    5
  - Table of Contents
    7
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
- Front Seats
  
  8
  - Manual Passenger Seat
    8
  - Power Seat
    8
  - Manual Lumbar
    9
  - Heated Seats
    10
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    10
  - Head Restraints
    13
  - Seatback Latches
    14
  - Easy Entry Seat
    15
- Rear Seats
  
  16
  - Split Folding Rear Seat
    16
- Safety Belts
  
  18
  - Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
    18
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    20
  - Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    23
  - How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    24
  - Driver Position
    24
  - Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    32
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    33
  - Rear Seat Passengers
    33
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    34
  - Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
    36
  - Safety Belt Pretensioners
    40
  - Safety Belt Extender
    40
- Child Restraints
  
  41
- Airbag System
  
  68
- Restraint System Check
  
  84
  - Checking the Restraint Systems
    84
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    85
Section 2 Features and Controls

87
- Features and Controls
  
  87
- Keys
  
  89
- Doors and Locks
  
  98
  - Door Locks
    98
  - Power Door Locks
    99
  - Automatic Door Lock
    100
  - Programmable Automatic Door Unlock
    100
  - Lockout Protection
    100
  - Trunk
    101
    
    Remote Trunk Release
    101
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    102
- Windows
  
  103
  - Power Windows
    104
  - Sun Visors
    104
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  105
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    105
  - Disarming with Your Key
    106
  - PASS-Key III+ Operation
    107
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  108
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    108
  - Ignition Positions
    109
  - Key in the Ignition
    110
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    110
  - Starting the Engine
    110
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    112
  - Active Fuel Management
    113
  - (5.3L V8 Engine)
    113
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    113
  - Parking Brake
    117
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    118
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    119
    
    Torque Lock
    119
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    120
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    120
  - Engine Exhaust
    121
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    122
- Mirrors
  
  123
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    123
  - Manual Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    123
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    123
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    124
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    124
  - Outside Heated Mirrors
    124
- Onstar System
  
  125
- Universal Home Remote System
  
  129
- Storage Areas
  
  140
  - Glove Box
    140
  - Cupholder(S)
    140
  - Center Console Storage Area
    140
  - Rear Seat Armrest
    140
  - Convenience Net
    141
- Sunroof
  
  141
Section 3 Instrument Panel

143
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  146
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    148
  - Other Warning Devices
    148
  - Horn
    148
  - Tilt Wheel
    148
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    149
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    150
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    151
  - Flash-To-Pass
    151
  - Windshield Wipers
    151
  - Windshield Washer
    152
  - Cruise Control
    153
  - Exterior Lamps
    156
  - Delayed Headlamps
    157
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)/ Automatic Headlamp System
    158
  - Fog Lamps
    158
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    159
  - Courtesy Lamps
    159
  - Dome Lamp
    159
  - Entry Lighting
    160
  - Delayed Entry Lighting
    160
  - Delayed Exit Lighting
    160
  - Parade Dimming
    161
    
    Electric Power Management
    161
    
    Reading Lamps
    161
    
    Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    162
    
    Battery Run-Down Protection
    162
    
    Ashtray(S) and Cigarette Lighter
    164
- Climate Controls
  
  164
  - Climate Control System
    164
    
    Manual Operation
    165
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    167
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    168
  - Outlet Adjustment
    168
  - Operation Tips
    168
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    169
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  170
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    171
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    172
  - Tachometer
    172
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    173
  - Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light
    173
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    174
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    175
  - Charging System Light
    177
  - Brake System Warning Light
    177
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    178
  - Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
    179
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    179
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    180
  - Tire Pressure Light
    180
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    181
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    182
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    182
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    183
  - Oil Pressure Light
    184
  - Security Light
    184
  - Fog Lamp Light
    185
  - Cruise Control Light
    185
  - Highbeam on Light
    185
  - Fuel Gage
    185
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  186
  - DIC Operation and Displays
    187
    
    Tire Pressure
    191
  - DIC Compass
    193
  - DIC Warnings and Messages
    195
    
    Driver Door Open
    197
    
    Trunk Open
    203
    
    Turn Signal on
    203
  - DIC Vehicle Customization
    203
- Audio System(S)
  
  210
  - Setting the Time (Without Date Display)
    211
  - Setting the Time (with Date Display)
    212
  - Radio with CD (Base)
    214
    
    Finding a Station
    214
    
    Playing the Radio
    214
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    215
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    215
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    216
    
    Radio Messages
    216
    
    Using the Auxiliary Input Jack
    219
  - Radio with CD (MP3)
    220
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    221
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    221
    
    Finding a Category (CAT) Station
    225
    
    Playing a CD(S) (Six-Disc CD Player)
    227
    
    Playing an MP3 CD-R or CD-RW Disc
    229
  - Using an MP3
    231
  - XM Radio Messages
    238
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    240
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    240
  - Radio Reception
    241
  - Care of Your Cds
    242
  - Care of the CD Player
    242
  - Backglass Antenna
    242
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    243
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

245
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  245
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  246
  - Defensive Driving
    246
  - Drunken Driving
    247
  - Control of a Vehicle
    250
  - Braking
    250
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    251
  - Braking in Emergencies
    253
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    254
  - Steering
    255
    
    Steering Tips
    255
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    257
  - Off-Road Recovery
    258
  - Passing
    258
  - Loss of Control
    260
  - Driving at Night
    261
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    262
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    264
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    264
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    264
  - City Driving
    265
  - Freeway Driving
    266
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    267
  - Highway Hypnosis
    268
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    268
  - Winter Driving
    270
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    272
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    274
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow
    276
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    276
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    277
- Towing
  
  282
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    282
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    282
    
    Dinghy Towing
    283
    
    Dolly Towing
    283
  - Towing a Trailer
    284
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    285
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    285
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    286
    
    Safety Chains
    287
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    287
    
    Trailer Brakes
    287
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    288
    
    Following Distance
    288
    
    Making Turns
    289
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    289
    
    Driving on Grades
    290
    
    Parking on Hills
    290
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    291
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    291
    
    When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    291
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

293
- Service and Appearance Care
  293
- Service
  
  296
- Fuel
  
  298
  - Gasoline Octane
    298
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    299
  - California Fuel
    299
  - Additives
    300
  - Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol)
    301
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    302
  - Filling the Tank
    303
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    305
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  306
  - Hood Release
    307
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    308
  - Checking Engine Oil
    311
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    312
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    313
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    314
  - Engine Oil Life System
    314
    
    How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    315
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    315
  - When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    316
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    316
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    317
    
    How to Check Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    318
    
    How to Add Fluid
    320
  - Engine Coolant
    320
    
    What to Use
    321
    
    Checking Coolant
    322
  - Pressure Cap
    323
  - Engine Overheating
    323
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    324
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    325
  - Cooling System
    326
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    331
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    331
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    332
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    332
  - Brakes
    333
    
    Brake Wear
    334
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    335
  - Battery
    336
  - Vehicle Storage
    336
  - Jump Starting
    337
- Bulb Replacement
  
  342
  - Halogen Bulbs
    342
  - Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps
    343
  - Taillamps, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    345
  - License Plate Lamp
    346
  - Replacement Bulbs
    346
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  342
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  347
- Tires
  
  349
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    350
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    354
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    357
    
    When to Check
    357
    
    How to Check
    358
  - Tire Pressure Monitor System
    358
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    362
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    364
  - Buying New Tires
    364
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    366
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    367
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    368
  - Wheel Replacement
    368
    
    Used Replacement Wheels
    369
  - Tire Chains
    370
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    371
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    372
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    373
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    375
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    382
  - Compact Spare Tire
    384
- Appearance Care
  
  385
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    385
  - Fabric/Carpet
    386
  - Leather
    387
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces
    388
  - Care of Safety Belts
    388
  - Weatherstrips
    388
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    389
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    389
  - Finish Care
    389
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    390
  - Aluminum Wheels
    390
  - Tires
    391
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    391
  - Finish Damage
    392
  - Underbody Maintenance
    392
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    392
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    393
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  394
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    394
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    394
- Electrical System
  
  395
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    395
  - Headlamp Wiring
    395
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    395
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    395
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    395
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    396
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    397
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  400
  - Engine Specifications
    401
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

403
- Introduction
  404
- Maintenance Requirements
  404
- Maintenance Schedule
  404
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  404
- Using the Maintenance Schedule
  405
- Scheduled Maintenance
  406
- Additional Required Services
  409
- Maintenance Footnotes
  410
- At each Fuel Fill
  412
- At Least Once a Month
  412
- Owner Checks and Services
  412
- At Least Once a Year
  413
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  415
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  416
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  417
- Maintenance Record
  418
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

421
- Customer Assistance Information
  421
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  422
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    422
  - Online Owner Center
    425
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    426
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    426
    
    Overseas - Customer Assistance
    427
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    427
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    428
  - Courtesy Transportation
    432
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    432
    
    Transportation Options
    433
    
    Additional Program Information
    434
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    434
  - Collision Damage Repair
    436
    
    Collision Parts
    436
    
    Repair Facility
    436
    
    If an Accident Occurs
    437
    
    Insuring Your Vehicle
    437
    
    Managing the Vehicle Damage Repair Process
    439
    
    Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
    440
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  440
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
    440
  - Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
    440
  - Service Publications Ordering
    441
    
    Information
    441
    
    Service Bulletins
    441
    
    Current and Past Model Order Forms
    442
    
    Owner Information
    442

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Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Rear Seats

Safety Belts

Child Restraints

Airbag System

Restraint System Check

Section 2 Features and Controls

Features and Controls

Keys

Doors and Locks

Windows

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

Mirrors

Onstar System

Universal Home Remote System

Storage Areas

Sunroof

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Driver Information Center (DIC)

Audio System(S)

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Towing

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

Bulb Replacement

Headlamp Aiming

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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