Steering - Pontiac 2008 G6 Owner's Manual

When you first start your vehicle and begin to drive
away, the system performs several diagnostic checks to
ensure there are no problems. You may hear or feel
the system working. This is normal and does not mean
there is a problem with your vehicle.
When the system is on, this light will come on to let you
know if there's a problem, or if the system has been
turned off.
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StabiliTrak comes on automatically whenever you start
your vehicle. To help assist you with directional
control of the vehicle, you should always leave the
This symbol will appear
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when the StabiliTrak
system is activated.
This light is located on the
instrument panel cluster.
system on. You can turn the traction control system and
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StabiliTrak off if you ever need to by pressing and
holding the TC (traction control) on/off button. Press the
TC button again to turn StabiliTrak
control system back on. See Traction Control System
(TCS) on page 4-5 for more information.
If your vehicle is in cruise control when the StabiliTrak
activates, the cruise control will automatically
disengage. When road conditions allow you to safely
use it again, you may reengage the cruise control. See
Cruise Control on page 3-10 for more information.

Steering

Electric Power Steering
If your vehicle has the electric power steering system
and the engine stalls while you are driving, the power
steering assist system will continue to operate until you
are able to stop your vehicle. If you lose power steering
assist because the electric power steering system is not
functioning, you can steer, but it will take more effort.
If you turn the steering wheel in either direction several
times until it stops, or hold the steering wheel in the
stopped position for an extended amount of time, you
may notice a reduced amount of power steering
assist. The normal amount of power steering assist
should return shortly after a few normal steering
movements.
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and the traction
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