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Pontiac 2005 Bonneville Owner's Manual (438 pages)

Brand: Pontiac | Category: Automobile | Size: 2.84 MB

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- How to Use this Manual
  2
  - Table of Contents
    7
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
- Front Seats
  
  8
  - Power Seats
    8
  - Manual Seats
    8
  - Manual Lumbar
    9
  - Power Lumbar
    9
  - Heated Seats
    10
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    10
  - Power Reclining Seatback
    11
  - Head Restraints
    13
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    15
  - Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    18
  - How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    18
  - Rear Seat Passengers
    27
- Safety Belts
  
  34
  - Infants and Young Children
    36
- Child Restraints
  
  38
- Airbag System
  
  53
- Restraint System Check
  
  62
  - Checking Your Restraint Systems
    62
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts
    63
    
    After a Crash
    63
Section 2 Features and Controls

65
- Features and Controls
  
  65
- Keys
  
  66
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    68
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    69
    
    Personalization Features
    70
    
    Security Feedback
    70
    
    Battery Replacement
    72
- Doors and Locks
  
  73
  - Door Locks
    73
  - Central Door Unlocking System
    74
  - Power Door Locks
    74
  - Delayed Locking
    75
  - Personalization Programming
    75
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    76
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    78
  - Lockout Protection
    78
  - Trunk
    79
    
    Trunk Lock Release
    79
    
    Remote Trunk Release
    79
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    80
- Windows
  
  81
  - Power Windows
    82
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  83
  - Sun Visors
    83
  - Universal Theft-Deterrent
    83
  - Testing the Alarm
    84
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    85
  - PASS-Key ® III
    86
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  87
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    87
  - Ignition Positions
    88
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    88
  - Key Reminder Warning
    88
  - Starting Your Engine
    89
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    90
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    91
  - Parking Brake
    94
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    95
    
    Console Shift Lever
    96
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    96
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    97
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    98
  - Engine Exhaust
    98
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    99
- Mirrors
  
  100
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    100
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
    100
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    101
  - Outside Curb View Assist Mirror
    102
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    102
  - Outside Heated Mirrors
    102
- Onstar System
  
  103
- Homelink Transmitter
  
  104
  - Programming the Homelink
    105
    
    Using Homelink
    107
    
    Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    107
- Storage Areas
  
  108
  - Glove Box
    108
  - Front Storage Area
    109
  - Center Console Storage Area
    109
  - Rear Seat Pass through
    109
  - Convenience Net
    109
- Sunroof
  
  109
- Vehicle Personalization
  
  110
  - Memory Seat and Mirrors
    110
Section 3 Instrument Panel

113
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  116
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    118
  - Other Warning Devices
    118
  - Horn
    118
  - Tilt Wheel
    118
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    119
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    120
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    120
  - Flash-To-Pass
    121
  - Windshield Wiper Lever
    121
    
    Windshield Washer
    122
  - Cruise Control
    123
  - Exterior Lamps
    126
  - Wiper Activated Headlamps
    126
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    127
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    127
  - Fog Lamps
    128
  - Twilight Sentinel
    128
  - Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
    129
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    129
  - Courtesy Lamps
    129
  - Entry Lighting
    130
  - Delayed Entry Lighting
    130
  - Theater Dimming
    130
  - Delayed Exit Lighting
    130
  - Perimeter Lighting
    130
  - Parade Dimming
    131
  - Front Reading Lamps
    132
    
    Rear Reading Lamps
    132
    
    Battery Load Management
    132
    
    Inadvertent Power Battery Saver
    133
    
    Head-Up Display (HUD)
    133
    
    Accessory Power Outlets
    136
    
    Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    136
- Climate Controls
  
  137
  - Climate Control System
    137
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    139
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    139
  - Automatic Climate Control System
    140
  - Outlet Adjustment
    144
  - Climate Controls Personalization
    144
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  145
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    145
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    149
  - Trip Odometer
    149
  - Tachometer
    150
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    150
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    150
  - Voltmeter Gage
    152
  - Brake System Warning Light
    153
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    154
  - Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
    155
  - Low Traction Active Light
    156
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage (V6 Engine)
    157
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage (V8 Engine)
    158
  - Tire Pressure Light
    159
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    160
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    161
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    161
  - Maintenance Schedule
    163
  - Oil Pressure Gage (V6 Engine)
    163
  - Maintenance Schedule
    164
  - Oil Pressure Gage (V8 Engine)
    164
  - Check Oil Level Light
    165
  - Security Light
    165
  - Highbeam on Light
    166
  - Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
    166
  - Check Gages Warning Light
    166
  - Door Ajar Light
    166
  - Trunk Ajar Light
    167
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    167
  - Fuel Gage (V6 Engine)
    168
  - Fuel Gage (V8 Engine)
    169
- Systems Monitor
  
  170
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  171
  - DIC Controls and Displays
    172
  - DIC Warnings and Messages
    174
  - Driver Identiﬁer DIC Display
    176
  - DIC Vehicle Personalization
    176
  - Automatic Door Locks
    178
  - Perimeter Lighting
    180
- Secondary Information Center (SIC)
  
  182
  - Electronic Compass
    182
    
    Changing Your Zone Number
    183
    
    Compass Accuracy
    183
    
    Calibrating the Compass
    183
- Audio System(S)
  
  184
  - Setting the Time
    184
  - Radio with CD
    185
    
    Finding a Station
    186
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    187
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    188
    
    Rds Messages
    189
    
    Radio Messages
    190
    
    Playing a CD
    193
  - Radio with Cassette and CD
    195
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    197
    
    Rds and XM
    198
    
    Playing a Cassette Tape
    203
    
    Cassette Tape Messages
    204
    
    CD Adapter Kits
    205
  - Trunk-Mounted CD Changer
    207
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    211
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    211
  - Radio Reception
    212
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    213
  - Care of Your Cds
    214
  - Care of Your CD Player
    214
  - Diversity Antenna System
    214
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    215
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    215
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

217
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  217
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  218
  - Defensive Driving
    218
  - Drunken Driving
    218
  - Control of a Vehicle
    221
  - Braking
    221
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    222
  - Braking in Emergencies
    224
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    224
  - Steering
    226
    
    Power Steering
    226
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    227
  - Off-Road Recovery
    228
  - Passing
    228
  - Loss of Control
    229
  - Driving at Night
    231
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    232
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    234
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    234
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    234
  - City Driving
    235
  - Freeway Driving
    236
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    237
  - Highway Hypnosis
    238
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    238
  - Winter Driving
    240
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    241
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    242
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    244
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    245
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    245
- Towing
  
  250
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    250
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    251
  - Towing a Trailer (V8 Engine)
    252
  - Towing a Trailer (V6 Engine)
    252
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    253
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    254
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    254
    
    Safety Chains
    256
    
    Trailer Wiring Harness
    256
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    256
    
    Trailer Brakes
    256
    
    Following Distance
    257
    
    Making Turns
    257
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    257
    
    Parking on Hills
    258
    
    Driving on Grades
    258
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    259
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    259
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

261
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  261
- Service
  
  263
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    264
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    265
    
    Fuel
    265
  - Gasoline Octane
    265
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    266
  - Additives
    266
  - California Fuel
    266
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    267
  - Filling Your Tank
    268
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    270
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  270
  - Hood Release
    271
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    272
  - Engine Oil
    276
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    277
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    278
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    279
  - Engine Oil Life System
    280
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    281
    
    How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    281
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter (3.8L V6 Engine)
    282
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter (4.6L V8 Engine)
    282
  - L V8 Engine
    283
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid (3.8L V6 Engine)
    285
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid (4.6L V8 Engine)
    285
    
    When to Check and Change
    285
    
    How to Check
    286
    
    How to Add Fluid
    288
  - Engine Coolant (3.8L V6 Engine)
    291
    
    What to Use
    292
    
    Checking Coolant
    292
  - Engine Coolant (4.6L V8 Engine)
    294
  - Radiator Pressure Cap (3.8L V6 Engine)
    296
  - Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap (4.6L V8 Engine)
    296
  - Engine Overheating (3.8L V6 Engine)
    296
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    297
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    297
  - Engine Overheating (4.6L V8 Engine)
    298
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode (4.6L V8 Engine)
    300
  - Cooling System (3.8L V6 Engine)
    300
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    303
  - Cooling System (4.6L V8 Engine)
    307
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    308
  - Power Steering Fluid
    312
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    313
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    313
  - Brakes
    314
    
    Brake Wear
    316
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    316
    
    Brake Adjustment
    316
  - Battery
    317
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    317
    
    Vehicle Storage
    318
  - Jump Starting (3.8L V6 Engine)
    319
  - Jump Starting (4.6L V8 Engine)
    323
- Bulb Replacement
  
  327
  - Halogen Bulbs
    327
  - Headlamps
    328
  - Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
    329
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    331
  - Replacement Bulbs
    332
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  333
- Tires
  
  334
  - Tire Sidewall Labelling
    335
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    337
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    340
  - Check Tire Pressure System
    343
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    345
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    346
  - Buying New Tires
    346
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    347
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    349
  - Wheel Replacement
    349
  - Tire Chains
    350
  - Accessory Inﬂator
    351
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    352
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    353
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    354
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    355
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    360
  - Compact Spare Tire
    360
- Appearance Care
  
  361
  - Fabric/Carpet
    362
  - Vinyl
    363
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    363
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    363
  - Leather
    364
  - Instrument Panel
    364
  - Interior Plastic Components
    364
  - Glass Surfaces
    364
  - Care of Safety Belts
    364
  - Weatherstrips
    365
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    365
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    365
  - Finish Care
    366
    
    Windshield and Wiper Blades
    366
    
    Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    367
    
    Tires
    367
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    368
    
    Finish Damage
    368
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    368
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    368
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    369
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  370
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    370
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    370
- Electrical System
  
  371
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    371
  - Headlamp Wiring
    371
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    371
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    371
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    371
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block (3.8L V6 Engine)
    372
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    372
  - Rear Underseat Fuse Block
    376
  - Removing the Rear Seat Cushion
    379
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  381
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  
  382
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

383
- Introduction
  384
- Maintenance Requirements
  384
- Maintenance Schedule
  384
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  384
- How this Section Is Organized
  385
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  386
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  386
- Selecting the Right Schedule
  387
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  388
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  395
- At each Fuel Fill
  401
- At Least Once a Month
  401
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  401
- At Least Once a Year
  402
- At Least Twice a Year
  402
  - Starter Switch Check
    403
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    404
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    404
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  405
- Exhaust System Inspection
  405
- Fuel System Inspection
  405
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  405
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  405
- Brake System Inspection
  406
- Throttle System Inspection
  406
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  407
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  409
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

413
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  414
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    414
  - Online Owner Center
    415
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    416
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    416
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    417
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    417
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    418
  - Courtesy Transportation
    419
    
    Additional Program Information
    420
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    421
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  422

Pontiac 2005 Bonneville Getting To Know Manual (16 pages)

Brand: Pontiac | Category: Automobile | Size: 1.34 MB

Table of Contents
1
Instrument Panel
2
Instrument Panel Cluster
3
Memory Driver's Seat and Outside Rearview Mirrors
4
Remote Keyless Entry and Content Theft-Deterrent Systems
5
Driver Information Center (DIC)
6
Personalizing Vehicle Features
6
Systems Monitor Buttons
9
Climate Control Systems
10
Audio Systems
12
Cruise Control
14
Accessory Power Outlet and Cigarette Lighter
14
Homelink Transmitter
14
Homelink Transmitter
15
Onstar
15
Roadside Assistance
16
My Gmlink
16

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Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front 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

Homelink Transmitter

Storage Areas

Sunroof

Vehicle Personalization

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Systems Monitor

Driver Information Center (DIC)

Secondary Information Center (SIC)

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 and Appearance Care

Service

Checking Things under the Hood

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

Pontiac 2005 Bonneville Getting To Know Manual (16 pages)

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