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Car Forum / GMC Cars / December 20052006 Impala Features
Thought I'd post a couple of '06 Impala features my mom is raving about: 1. The temperature dipped to the freezing mark the other morning. Mom got in the car heading off to work and just after starting the car the DIC popped up with a message like: "There is a possibilty of black ice on the road, drive safely." 2. The factory remote car starter uses the outdoor air temperature sensor to decide if it should turn on the AC or the heater and if the blower motor is not on, it turns it on. Interesting. Steve Mackie, Yo Momma will probably see the Black Ice warning from now till next March 31st. My hunch is its programmed to come on under a certain temperature. Have any "ricer boys" yelled, " Hey lady, nice Honda!" Has she used the flip & fold flat rear seat yet to haul anything? Harryface 05 Park Avenue, 32,391 91 Bonneville LE 304,555 She has the LT model without the folding rear seat. No Honda reference yet, except from my wife who is a Honda fan. Steve > Mackie, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > 05 Park Avenue, 32,391 > 91 Bonneville LE 304,555 My 2000 Impala lights up ICE on the display at 36 degrees or colder for a couple of minutes as a warning but no words about black ice. Roy > Mackie, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > 05 Park Avenue, 32,391 > 91 Bonneville LE 304,555 > Thought I'd post a couple of '06 Impala features my mom is raving about: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > up with a message like: "There is a possibilty of black ice on the road, > drive safely." All the DIC in my '91 Bonneville ever did was beep and tell me my door was open. > 2. The factory remote car starter uses the outdoor air temperature sensor > to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Interesting. Now, that I like. I cant remember how many times I remote started my car, and got to it only to realize I had forgot to set the temp and fan to max hot/cold. How much extra does a factory remote starter run these days? This is actually the first I have heard of one. > Steve 80K > > 2. The factory remote car starter uses the outdoor air temperature sensor > > to [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > hot/cold. How much extra does a factory remote starter run these days? This > is actually the first I have heard of one. Mom's Impala is a base model LT, no options. So I'm going to say the remote start is standard on the LT. >> > 2. The factory remote car starter uses the outdoor air temperature > sensor [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > remote > start is standard on the LT. Right on. I saw your posts about your mom trading in her Intrigue for the Impala. I have driven an older Intrigue (around the same year as your mom's) and thought it had an awesome ride and was very comfortable to drive. How does she like the new Impala? > > Mom's Impala is a base model LT, no options. So I'm going to say the > > remote [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > and thought it had an awesome ride and was very comfortable to drive. How > does she like the new Impala? She had a 2000 Impala, then an '02 Intrigue and now an '06 Impala. All she really said is that her current Impala is much better than the old one, no comparison to the Olds yet, but since you bring it up, I will ask. Steve >> > Mom's Impala is a base model LT, no options. So I'm going to say the >> > remote [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > really said is that her current Impala is much better than the old one, no > comparison to the Olds yet, but since you bring it up, I will ask. One of my Aunt's has an older Impala (2003 or so) and though she likes the car, she says there are several things she would change if she could. The rear-end for one, and the fact that it rides so low (may be the option package she has on it). As for the '06 Impala, you need to get up to see your Mom and give us a run down on it ;-) > > She had a 2000 Impala, then an '02 Intrigue and now an '06 Impala. All she > > really said is that her current Impala is much better than the old one, no [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > package she has on it). As for the '06 Impala, you need to get up to see > your Mom and give us a run down on it ;-) She's coming to visit us in two weeks, I'll take it for rip. I'm mostly interested in how the new VVT engine drives. >> > She had a 2000 Impala, then an '02 Intrigue and now an '06 Impala. All > she [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > She's coming to visit us in two weeks, I'll take it for rip. I'm mostly > interested in how the new VVT engine drives. Make sure to let us know once you have driven it. >> > 2. The factory remote car starter uses the outdoor air temperature >sensor [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >Mom's Impala is a base model LT, no options. So I'm going to say the remote >start is standard on the LT. Could also be included in some other package her car has. $150 option on Pontiacs, likely similar on the Chevy. > >Mom's Impala is a base model LT, no options. So I'm going to say the remote > >start is standard on the LT. > > Could also be included in some other package her car has. $150 option > on Pontiacs, likely similar on the Chevy. www.gmcanada.com says it's standard on the LT. However, the US website has three option groups, 1LT, 2LT and 3LT. Canada only seems to have LT, and both websites suck, the information is hard to find. Steve >>> > 2. The factory remote car starter uses the outdoor air temperature >>sensor [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Could also be included in some other package her car has. $150 option > on Pontiacs, likely similar on the Chevy. $150 is not a bad deal IMHO for a factory installed remote start. I paid around that to have an aftermarket one installed, and all it did was start the car. Remote start option is available on LS, standard on LT and above according to a brochure I picked up from the dealer. Roy >> > 2. The factory remote car starter uses the outdoor air temperature > sensor [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > remote > start is standard on the LT. > Remote start option is available on LS, standard on LT and above according > to a brochure I picked up from the dealer. > Roy Mom mentioned that even the vehicles that don't have the remote start installed are "remote start ready." Which I take to mean it's an easy 'dealer installed' option. Steve >> Remote start option is available on LS, standard on LT and above according >> to a brochure I picked up from the dealer. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Steve I can only speak to how the Grand Prix options work but I imagine the Imapala is similar. There are 2 "remote start" packages. One is the actual feature, the other makes the car remoste start ready. The "remote start ready" cars have the long-range RKE receiver, so all that's needed is the computer programming and the new RKE transmitters to make the RVS work. The "ready" option is new for '06 on the Grand Prix. The vehicle needs to be ordered with eithr the RVS-ready option (RPO AP8 I think) or with the RVS option to get it. One might be able to get the long-range receiver to add to a car not equipped for it, but it's not been tested yet. The extened range option allows the RKE signal to be recieved from up to 300 feet away (I think that's the distance, I can double-check it in the AM). I checked at a local mall, that range is actually somewhat accurate, I could start my car from a store entrance and I was parked at the far reaches of the nearest lot. "Normal" range is about 60 feet. >>> Remote start option is available on LS, standard on LT and above according >>> to a brochure I picked up from the dealer. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >was parked at the far reaches of the nearest lot. "Normal" range is >about 60 feet. Correction, my manual says 492 feet of range with the RVS option. > Thought I'd post a couple of '06 Impala features my mom is raving about: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > up with a message like: "There is a possibilty of black ice on the road, > drive safely." Wouldn't one tend to get used to seeing that light all winter and therefore eventually tend to ignore it? Worse, wouldn't such a light tend to condition the driver to ignore other, more important, lights that might come on? Sounds fairly useless to me. Right up there with the speed sensitive auto radio volume control. > 2. The factory remote car starter uses the outdoor air temperature sensor > to > decide if it should turn on the AC or the heater and if the blower motor > is > not on, it turns it on. This one would be useful. >> Thought I'd post a couple of '06 Impala features my mom is raving about: >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >This one would be useful. On my '06 Grand Prix, the "ICE" indication comes on when the temp reaches 37°F, and will alternate between ICE and the temp for about 5 minutes, then displays only the temp. My DIC has a small area where this displays, in one corner of it. I also have the factory remote-start, $150 option on my car. Since I don't have the automatic dual-zone climate mine uses the IAT sensor to determine the HVAC functions on a remote start. If it's deemed neccessary, the car will run the HVAC in defrost on full blower speed, regardless of the knob positions. I've had it happen. It will also turn on the rear defrost. This post answers other questions from the thread, but I'll answer in reply to those also. Beemers do a similar thing. A bong goes off when the T is 3below 7 F to warn of ice. Annoying when you first experience it. > Thought I'd post a couple of '06 Impala features my mom is raving about: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Steve |
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