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Pontiac 2005 Vibe Owner's Manual (374 pages)

Brand: Pontiac | Category: Automobile | Size: 2.61 MB

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Table of Contents
    7
- Front Seats
  
  8
  - Manual Seats
    8
  - Driver Seat Height Adjuster
    9
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    9
  - Head Restraints
    11
  - Passenger Folding Seatback
    11
- Rear Seats
  
  13
  - Rear Seat Operation
    13
- Safety Belts
  
  14
  - Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
    14
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    16
  - How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    20
  - Driver Position
    20
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
    26
  - Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    27
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    27
  - Rear Seat Passengers
    27
  - Safety Belt Pretensioners
    30
  - Safety Belt Extender
    31
- Child Restraints
  
  32
- Airbag System
  
  52
- Restraint System Check
  
  68
  - Checking Your Restraint Systems
    68
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts
    69
    
    After a Crash
    69
Section 2 Features and Controls

71
- Features and Controls
  
  71
- Keys
  
  72
- Doors and Locks
  
  77
  - Door Locks
    77
  - Power Door Locks
    78
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    79
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    80
  - Liftgate/Liftglass
    81
- Windows
  
  83
  - Manual Windows
    84
  - Power Windows
    84
  - Sun Visors
    84
  - Visor Vanity Mirror
    84
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  85
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    85
    
    How the System Alarm Is Activated
    86
    
    Testing the Alarm
    86
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  87
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    87
  - Ignition Positions
    88
  - Starting Your Engine
    89
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    91
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    92
  - Overdrive off
    94
  - Manual Transaxle Operation
    95
  - Shift Speeds
    97
  - Parking Brake
    98
  - Shifting into Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle)
    98
  - Shifting out of Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle)
    100
  - Shift Lock Release
    101
  - Parking Your Vehicle (Manual Transaxle)
    101
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    102
  - Engine Exhaust
    102
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    103
- Mirrors
  
  104
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    104
  - Manual Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    104
  - Outside Remote Control Mirrors
    104
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    105
- Onstar System
  
  105
- Storage Areas
  
  107
  - Glove Box
    107
  - Cupholder(S)
    107
  - Coinholder(S)
    107
  - Instrument Panel Storage Area
    107
  - Center Console Storage Area
    107
  - Floor Mats
    108
  - Rear Storage Area
    108
  - Rear Cargo Accessory Track System
    109
  - Cargo Cover
    109
  - Cargo Tie Downs
    110
- Sunroof
  
  110
Section 3 Instrument Panel

111
- Instrument Panel
  111
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  114
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    116
  - Horn
    116
  - Other Warning Devices
    116
  - Tilt Wheel
    117
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    117
  - Flash-To-Pass
    118
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    118
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    118
  - Windshield Wipers
    119
  - Cruise Control
    120
  - Windshield Washer
    120
  - Exterior Lamps
    123
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    123
  - Daytime Running Lamps
    124
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    125
  - Fog Lamps
    125
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    125
  - Entry Lighting
    126
  - Interior Lamps Control
    126
  - Reading Lamps
    127
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    128
  - Power Outlet 115 Volt Alternating Current
    128
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    129
- Climate Controls
  
  130
  - Climate Control System
    130
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    131
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    132
  - Outlet Adjustment
    132
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    133
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  135
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    136
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    137
  - Trip Odometers
    137
  - Tachometer
    137
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    138
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    139
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    140
  - Charging System Light
    141
  - Brake System Warning Light
    142
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    143
  - Low Tire Pressure Warning Light
    143
  - Warning Light
    143
  - Stabilitrak ® Indicator Light
    144
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    145
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    145
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    146
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    147
  - Oil Pressure Light
    148
  - Lights on Reminder
    149
  - Cruise Control Light
    149
  - Taillamp Indicator Light
    149
  - Door Ajar Light
    150
  - Highbeam on Light
    150
  - Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
    150
  - Overdrive off Light
    150
  - Fuel Gage
    151
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    151
- Audio System(S)
  
  152
  - Setting the Time
    152
  - Radio with CD
    153
    
    Finding a Station
    154
    
    Playing the Radio
    154
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    155
    
    Rds Messages
    157
    
    Radio Messages
    158
    
    Playing a CD
    161
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    163
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    165
    
    Setting Preset Ptys
    167
    
    Using Song List Mode
    172
  - Care of Your Cds
    174
  - Navigation/Radio System
    174
  - Radio Reception
    174
  - Care of Your CD Player
    175
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    175
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    175
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

177
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  177
  - Defensive Driving
    178
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  178
  - Drunken Driving
    179
  - Braking
    182
  - Control of a Vehicle
    182
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    183
  - Braking in Emergencies
    185
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    185
  - Stabilitrak System
    186
    
    Power Steering
    187
  - All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System
    187
  - Panic Brake Assist
    187
  - Steering
    187
    
    Steering Tips
    188
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    189
  - Off-Road Recovery
    190
  - Passing
    190
  - Loss of Control
    192
  - Driving at Night
    193
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    194
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    196
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    196
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    196
  - City Driving
    197
  - Freeway Driving
    198
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    199
  - Highway Hypnosis
    200
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    200
  - Winter Driving
    202
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    204
  - Ice or Snow
    206
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud
    206
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    206
  - Recovery Hook
    207
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    208
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    213
    
    Dinghy Towing
    214
    
    Dolly Towing
    215
- Towing
  
  213
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    213
  - Towing a Trailer
    216
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    217
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    217
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    218
    
    Safety Chains
    219
    
    Trailer Brakes
    219
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    220
    
    Following Distance
    220
    
    Making Turns
    220
    
    Driving on Grades
    221
    
    Parking on Hills
    221
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    221
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    222
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    222
    
    Service and Appearance Care
    223
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

224
- Service
  225
- Doing Your Own Service Work
  226
  - Fuel
    227
  - Gasoline Octane
    227
  - California Fuel
    228
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    228
  - Filling Your Tank
    229
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    229
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    231
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    232
  - Hood Release
    232
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    234
  - Checking Engine Oil
    238
  - Engine Oil
    238
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    239
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    240
  - Engine Oil Additives
    241
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    242
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    242
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    243
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    245
  - How to Add Fluid
    247
  - Manual Transaxle Fluid
    248
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    249
  - Engine Coolant
    250
  - Checking Coolant
    251
  - Engine Overheating
    252
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    252
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    253
- Cooling System
  254
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    257
  - Power Steering Fluid
    259
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    260
  - Brake Wear
    263
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    264
  - Jump Starting
    265
  - All-Wheel Drive
    270
  - Bulb Replacement
    271
  - Halogen Bulbs
    271
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps
    275
  - Back-Up Lamps
    276
  - Replacement Bulbs
    277
  - Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
    278
  - Tires
    279
  - Tire Sidewall Labelling
    280
  - Tire Size
    282
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    283
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    286
  - Tire Pressure Monitor System
    287
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    290
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    291
  - Buying New Tires
    292
- Uniform Tire Quality Grading
  292
- Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
  294
- Wheel Replacement
  294
- Tire Chains
  295
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  296
- Changing a Flat Tire
  297
- Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
  298
- Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
  300
- Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
  306
- Compact Spare Tire
  308
- Appearance Care
  
  309
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    310
  - Using Cleaner on Fabric
    310
  - Glass Surfaces
    311
  - Instrument Panel
    311
  - Interior Plastic Components
    311
  - Care of Safety Belts
    312
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    312
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    312
  - Finish Care
    313
    
    Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades
    313
    
    Aluminum Wheels
    314
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    315
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    315
    
    Finish Damage
    315
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    315
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    316
- Vehicle Identification
  
  317
- Electrical System
  
  317
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    317
    
    Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    317
    
    Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (Vin)
    317
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    318
  - Headlamp Wiring
    318
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    318
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    318
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    319
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    320
  - Capacities and Speciﬁcations
    322
- Capacities and Specifications
  
  324
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  
  324
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

325
- Introduction
  326
- Maintenance Requirements
  326
- Maintenance Schedule
  326
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  326
- How this Section Is Organized
  327
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  328
- Scheduled Maintenance
  328
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  328
- At each Fuel Fill
  337
- At Least Once a Month
  337
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  337
- At Least Once a Year
  338
  - Starter Switch Check
    339
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    340
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    340
- At Least Twice a Year
  338
- Exhaust System Inspection
  341
- Fuel System Inspection
  341
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  341
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  341
- Brake System Inspection
  342
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  342
- Throttle System Inspection
  342
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  343
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  345
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

349
- Customer Assistance and Information
  349
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  350
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    350
  - Online Owner Center
    351
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    352
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    352
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
    353
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    354
  - Courtesy Transportation
    355
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    355
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    355
    
    Transportation Options
    356
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    357
    
    Additional Program Information
    357
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  358

Pontiac 2005 Vibe User Manual (48 pages)

Brand: Pontiac | Category: Car Navigation system | Size: 1.15 MB

Getting Started
6
Table of Contents
7
Features and Controls
7
Overview
8
Using the Navigation System
8
Setup Menu
10
- Screen Color
  11
- Maintenance Information
  13
Maps
14
Symbols
15
Navigation Menu
16
- DVD Information
  18
- Edit Route
  18
- Route Preview
  19
Destination
23
- Previous Destination
  26
- Previous Start Point
  29
Colors on the Screen
31
Global Positioning System (GPS)
31
Vehicle Positioning
32
Problems with Route Guidance
33
If the System Needs Service
33
Ordering Map Dvds
33
Database Coverage Explanations
33
- Playing the Radio
  36
- Finding a Station
  37
- Setting Preset Stations
  37
- Band Menu
  38
- Playing a CD
  41
- Getting Started
  47

Pontiac 2005 Vibe Quick Start Manual (16 pages)

Brand: Pontiac | Category: Automobile | Size: 1.22 MB

Table of Contents
1
Instrument Panel
2
Instrument Panel Cluster
3
Remote Keyless Entry
4
Programmable Automatic Power Door Locks
4
Content Theft-Deterrent System
5
Onstar
5
Advanced Passive Suppression Passenger Air Bag
6
Rear Center Seat Belt Operation
6
Latch
6
Driver's Seat Height Adjustment
7
Closing the Sunroof
7
Storing a Flat Tire
7
Air Filtration System
7
Automatic Lamp Control (ALC)
7
Air Conditioning System
8
Side Vent Airflow
8
Window Anti-Fog Feature
8
Front and Rear Washers/Wipers
8
Rear Liftglass Washer
9
Cruise Control
9
Steering Wheel Lock-Up
10
Cold Engine Speed
10
Cold Engine Shifting
10
Reverse Gear Alert Signal
10
EVAP Leak Detection Pump
10
Auxiliary Power Outlets
10
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
11
Rear Cargo Track Tie-Downs
11
115-Volt AC Power Outlet
11
Dome Lamp Control
11
Radio Data System (RDS) Operation
12
Tire Pressure Monitor System
12
Stabilitrak® Vehicle Stability Control
13
Roadside Assistance
16
My Gmlink
16

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Pontiac 2005 Vibe Owner's Manual (374 pages)

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

Storage Areas

Sunroof

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

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

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

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