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Pontiac 2004 Grand Prix Owner's Manual (432 pages)

Brand: Pontiac | Category: Automobile | Size: 3 MB

Table of Contents

1
- Canadian Owners
  2
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Front Seats
    8
  - Manual Seats
    8
    
    Fold-Flat Front Passenger Seat
    9
    
    Power Seat
    10
    
    Heated Seats
    11
    
    Power Lumbar
    11
    
    Reclining Seatbacks
    12
    
    Head Restraints
    13
  - Rear Seats
    14
  - Split Folding Rear Seat
    14
  - Safety Belts
    16
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    17
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    20
    
    Driver Position
    21
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    21
    
    Lap-Shoulder Belt
    21
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
    23
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    28
  - Rear Seat Passenger Positions
    29
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    29
    
    Right Front Passenger Position
    29
    
    Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
    32
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    34
    
    Safety Belt Pretensioners
    34
  - Child Restraints
    35
  - Older Children
    35
  - Infants and Young Children
    38
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    41
  - Where to Put the Restraint
    44
  - Top Strap
    45
  - Top Strap Anchor Location
    46
    
    Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System)
    47
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    49
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position
    49
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    51
  - Air Bag Systems
    54
    
    Where Are the Air Bags
    56
    
    What Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate
    59
    
    When Should an Air Bag Inﬂate
    59
    
    How Does an Air Bag Restrain
    60
    
    What will You See after an Air Bag Inﬂates
    60
  - Restraint System Check
    62
    
    Checking Your Restraint Systems
    62
    
    Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    62
    
    Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    63
- Features and Controls
  
  65
  - Keys
    66
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    68
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    69
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    69
  - Battery Replacement
    70
  - Doors and Locks
    71
    
    Door Locks
    71
    
    Last Door Closed Locking
    72
    
    Power Door Locks
    72
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    73
  - Lockout Protection
    73
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    73
  - Remote Trunk Release
    74
  - Trunk Lock
    74
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    75
    
    Trunk Assist Handle
    75
  - Windows
    76
  - Window Lock-Out
    77
    
    Power Windows
    77
    
    Sun Visors
    77
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    78
    
    Arming with the Power Lock Switch
    78
    
    Content Theft-Deterrent
    78
    
    Arming Conﬁrmation
    79
  - Disarming with Your Key
    79
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    82
  - Ignition Positions
    82
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    82
  - Retained Accessory Power (Rap)
    83
  - Starting Your Engine
    83
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    84
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    85
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    86
  - Performance Shifting with Tap-Shift
    89
  - Parking Brake
    91
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    92
  - Torque Lock
    93
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    93
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    94
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    94
  - Engine Exhaust
    95
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    96
  - Mirrors
    97
    
    Manual Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    97
    
    Outside Convex Mirror
    98
    
    Outside Power Mirrors
    98
  - Onstar System
    99
  - Onstar Services
    99
  - Storage Areas
    100
    
    Glove Box
    100
    
    Overhead Console
    100
  - Sunglasses Storage Compartment
    101
    
    Center Console Storage Area
    101
    
    Front Seat Storage Net
    101
  - Assist Handles
    102
    
    Convenience Net
    102
  - Sunroof
    103
- Instrument Panel
  
  105
  - Instrument Panel Overview
    106
    
    Hazard Warning Flashers
    108
  - Tilt Wheel
    109
    
    Other Warning Devices
    109
    
    Windshield Washer Lever
    110
    
    Windshield Wipers
    110
    
    Windshield Washer
    111
  - Cruise Control Lever
    112
  - Cruise Control
    112
    
    Setting Cruise Control
    113
    
    Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
    114
    
    Resuming a Set Speed
    114
  - Exterior Lamp Control Lever
    116
  - Exterior Lamps
    116
    
    Fog Lamps
    117
    
    Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    117
    
    Headlamps on Reminder
    117
  - Flash-To-Pass Feature
    118
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    118
  - Daytime Running Lamps
    119
  - Turn Signal on Chime
    119
  - Interior Lamps
    120
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    120
  - Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
    120
  - Light Sensor
    120
  - Courtesy Lamps
    121
  - Delayed Entry Lighting
    121
  - Delayed Exit Lighting
    122
  - Overhead Console Reading Lamps
    122
  - Rear Assist Handle Reading Lamps
    122
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    123
  - Head-Up Display (Hud
    123
  - Care of the Hud
    126
  - If the Hud Image Is Not Clear
    126
    
    Accessory Power Outlets
    127
    
    Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    128
  - Cigarette Lighter
    128
  - Climate Control System
    129
  - Climate Controls
    129
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    130
  - Air Conditioning
    131
  - Rear Window Defogger
    132
  - Outlet Adjustment
    133
    
    Operation Tips
    133
    
    Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    133
  - Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    135
    
    Instrument Panel Cluster
    136
    
    Speedometer and Odometer
    137
    
    Trip Odometer
    137
    
    Air Bag Readiness Light
    138
    
    Safety Belt Reminder Light
    138
  - Up-Shift Light
    139
    
    Brake System Warning Light
    140
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    141
    
    Enhanced Traction System Warning Light
    142
    
    Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    143
    
    Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    143
  - If the Light Is on Steady
    145
  - If the Light Is Flashing
    145
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    146
    
    Oil Pressure Light
    147
    
    Fuel Gage
    148
    
    High-Beam on Light
    148
  - Fog Lamp Light
    148
  - Base Level DIC
    149
  - Driver Information Center (DIC)
    149
    
    DIC Controls and Displays
    149
  - Uplevel DIC with Trip Computer
    157
  - Setting Compass
    162
  - A/C off for Engine Protection
    169
    
    DIC Warnings and Messages
    169
  - Change Oil Soon
    170
    
    Check Gas Cap
    171
    
    Check Tire Pressure
    172
  - Delayed Locking
    173
  - Cruise Set
    173
  - Headlamps Suggested
    174
  - Hot Coolant
    174
  - Hot Engine Oil. Reduce Speed
    175
  - Key in Ignition
    177
  - Left Front Turn Lamp out
    178
  - Left Rear Turn Lamp out
    178
  - Low Brake Fluid
    179
  - Low Fuel
    179
  - Low Oil Pressure
    180
  - Low Oil Level
    180
  - Low Washer Fluid
    181
  - Reading Lamp on
    182
  - Reduced Engine Power
    183
  - Right Rear Turn Lamp out
    184
  - Service Abs System
    184
  - Service Brake System
    185
  - Service Traction System
    186
  - Service Park Lamps
    186
  - Service Theft System
    187
  - Service Variable Effort Steering
    188
  - Service Vehicle Soon
    188
  - Stability Control Active
    189
  - Stability Control off
    189
  - Theft System Not Programmed
    190
  - Traction Control Active
    191
  - Traction Control off
    191
  - Turn Signal on
    191
  - Audio System(S)
    192
  - Setting the Time
    192
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    193
    
    Radio with CD
    193
  - Playing the Radio
    194
  - Finding a Station
    195
  - Setting Preset Stations
    195
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    196
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    196
  - Rds Messages
    198
  - Setting Preset Ptys
    198
  - Radio Messages
    199
  - XM Radio Messages
    200
  - Playing a Compact Disc
    202
    
    Compact Disc Messages
    203
    
    Radio with Cassette and CD
    204
  - Playing a Cassette Tape
    213
  - Cassette Tape Messages
    214
  - CD Adapter Kits
    215
    
    Playing a Compact Disc
    215
    
    Compact Disc Messages
    217
    
    Radio with Six-Disc CD
    218
  - Using Song List Mode
    230
    
    Theft-Deterrent Feature
    232
    
    Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    233
  - Fm Stereo
    234
    
    Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    234
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    234
    
    Care of Your CD Player
    235
    
    Care of Your Cds
    235
  - Backglass Antenna
    236
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System (United States Only)
    236
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

237
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  238
  - Defensive Driving
    238
  - Drunken Driving
    239
  - Control of a Vehicle
    242
  - Braking
    242
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs)
    243
  - Braking in Emergencies
    245
  - Using Anti-Lock
    245
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    246
  - Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
    247
  - Stabilitrak ® Plus System
    249
  - Steering
    250
  - Power Steering
    250
  - Steering Tips
    250
  - Variable Effort Steering
    250
  - Steering in Emergencies
    251
  - Off-Road Recovery
    252
  - Passing
    252
  - Loss of Control
    254
  - Driving at Night
    255
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    256
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    258
  - Driving through Flowing Water
    258
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    258
  - City Driving
    259
  - Freeway Driving
    260
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    261
  - Highway Hypnosis
    262
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    262
  - Winter Driving
    264
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    265
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    266
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    268
- Towing
  
  269
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    269
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    269
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    269
  - Dinghy Towing
    270
  - Dolly Towing
    270
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    271
  - Towing a Trailer
    273
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    274
  - Weight of the Trailer
    274
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    275
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    275
  - Safety Chains
    276
  - Trailer Brakes
    276
  - Driving with a Trailer
    277
  - Backing up
    277
  - Following Distance
    277
  - Driving on Grades
    278
  - Making Turns
    278
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    278
  - Parking on Hills
    279
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    279
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    280
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    280
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

281
- Service
  
  283
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    283
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    284
- Fuel
  
  284
  - Gasoline Octane
    284
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    285
  - California Fuel
    285
  - Additives
    286
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    287
  - Filling Your Tank
    287
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    290
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  290
  - Hood Release
    291
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    292
  - Checking Engine Oil
    296
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    297
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    298
  - Engine Oil Additives
    299
  - Gm Oil Life System
    300
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    300
    
    Supercharger Oil
    301
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    301
  - What Kind of Oil to Use
    301
  - How to Check and Add Oil
    302
    
    Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    302
    
    How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    302
    
    When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    302
  - When to Check and Change
    304
    
    Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    304
    
    How to Check
    304
    
    Checking the Fluid Level
    305
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  306
  - Engine Coolant
    306
  - How to Add Fluid
    306
  - What to Use
    307
    
    Adding Coolant
    308
    
    Engine Overheating
    309
    
    Radiator Pressure Cap
    309
  - Checking Coolant
    308
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    310
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    310
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    311
    
    Cooling System
    312
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    317
    
    How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    322
    
    When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    322
    
    Windshield Washer Fluid
    323
  - When to Add
    323
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    324
    
    Brakes
    325
  - Brake Fluid
    325
    
    What to Add
    326
    
    Brake Adjustment
    327
    
    Battery
    328
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    327
  - Brake Wear
    327
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    328
  - Vehicle Storage
    328
    
    Jump Starting
    329
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  336
  - Headlamp Vertical Aiming
    337
- Bulb Replacement
  
  339
  - Halogen Bulbs
    339
  - Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps
    340
  - Front Turn Signal, Parking and Fog Lamps
    342
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    344
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps
    344
  - Back-Up Lamps
    345
  - Replacement Bulbs
    346
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  347
- Tires
  
  348
  - Inﬂation -- Tire Pressure
    349
  - Tire Pressure Monitor System
    350
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    351
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    352
  - Buying New Tires
    353
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    354
  - Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    354
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    355
  - Wheel Replacement
    355
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    356
    
    Tire Chains
    357
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    358
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    358
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    360
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    362
  - Removing Wheel Nut Caps
    362
  - Storing the Flat Tire and Tools
    367
  - Compact Spare Tire
    368
  - Storing the Spare Tire and Tools
    368
- Appearance Care
  
  370
  - Cleaning Fabric/Carpet
    370
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    370
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    371
  - Using Cleaner on Fabric
    371
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    372
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    372
  - Cleaning Leather
    372
  - Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    372
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    372
  - Care of Safety Belts
    373
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    373
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    373
  - Weatherstrips
    373
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    374
  - Cleaning Windshield and Wiper Blades
    374
  - Finish Care
    374
  - Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    375
  - Cleaning Tires
    375
  - Finish Damage
    375
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    375
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    376
  - GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    376
  - Underbody Maintenance
    376
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  378
- Electrical System
  
  379
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    379
  - Headlamp Wiring
    379
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    379
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    379
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    379
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    380
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    382
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  384
  - Engine Specifications
    385
  - Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
    385
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

387
- Introduction
  388
- Maintenance Requirements
  388
- Maintenance Schedule
  388
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  388
- How this Section Is Organized
  389
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  390
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  390
- Engine Oil Scheduled Maintenance
  391
  - Tire Inﬂation Check
    396
- At each Fuel Fill
  396
- At Least Once a Month
  396
  - Cassette Tape Player Service
    396
  - Engine Coolant Level Check
    396
  - Engine Oil Level Check
    396
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  396
- At Least Once a Year
  397
  - Automatic Transaxle Check
    397
  - Body Lubrication Service
    397
  - Key Lock Cylinders Service
    397
  - Weatherstrip Lubrication
    397
  - Starter Switch Check
    398
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    399
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    399
- At Least Twice a Year
  397
- Exhaust System Inspection
  400
- Fuel System Inspection
  400
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  400
- Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection
  400
- Brake System Inspection
  401
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
  401
- Throttle System Inspection
  401
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  402
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  403
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

405
- Customer Assistance Information
  
  406
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    406
  - Online Owner Center
    407
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    408
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    408
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
    409
    
    Overseas – Customer Assistance
    409
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    410
  - Courtesy Transportation
    411
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    411
    
    Plan Ahead When Possible
    411
    
    Transportation Options
    412
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  413

Pontiac 2004 Grand Prix Get To Know (20 pages)

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Table of Contents
1
Instrument Panel Cluster
3
Instrument Panel
4
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
4
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
4
Windshield Wipers & Washers
4
Cruise Control
5
Cabin Air Filter
5
Climate Controls
6
DIC/Trip Computer
6
Audio System
9
Tapshift ® Manual Performance Shifter
11
Tapshift
11
Head-Up Display (HUD) Center Console Controls
12
Parking Brake Operation
13
Remote Trunk Release
14
Accessory Power Outlets
14
Hood Release
14
Power Seat
14
Heated Seats
15
Fold-Flat Front Passenger Seat
15
Split-Folding Rear Seat
16
Wide-Opening Rear Doors
16
Dual Stage Frontal Air Bags
16
Side Impact Air Bags
16
Storage Areas
16
Full-Function Traction Control
17
Stabilitrak Sport System
17
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
18
Fuel
18
Fuel Tank Cap
18
Roadside Assistance Program
20
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Seats and Restraint Systems

Features and Controls

Instrument Panel

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Towing

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

Maintenance Schedule

Headlamp Aiming

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

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Reporting Safety Defects

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