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Pontiac 2004 GTO Owner's Manual (326 pages)

Brand: Pontiac | Category: Automobile | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

1
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  3
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  4
  - Vehicle Damage Warnings
    4
  - Vehicle Symbols
    4
  - Front Seats
    8
    
    Manual Lumbar
    8
    
    Power Seats
    8
    
    Reclining Seatbacks
    9
    
    Safety Belts
    9
  - Seatback Latches
    10
    
    Head Restraints
    10
    
    Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
    12
  - Safety Belts
    12
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    13
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    16
    
    Driver Position
    18
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    18
    
    Lap-Shoulder Belt
    18
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
    20
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    25
  - Rear Seat Passenger Positions
    26
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    26
    
    Right Front Passenger Position
    26
    
    Child Restraints
    29
    
    Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
    29
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    31
    
    Safety Belt Pretensioners
    31
  - Child Restraints
    32
  - Older Children
    32
  - Infants and Young Children
    34
    
    Air Bag Systems
    36
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    38
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    41
  - Top Strap
    42
  - Top Strap Anchor Location
    43
    
    Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System)
    44
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    46
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position
    46
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    49
  - Air Bag Systems
    52
    
    Where Are the Air Bags
    54
    
    When Should an Air Bag Inﬂate
    55
    
    How Does an Air Bag Restrain
    56
    
    What Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate
    56
    
    What will You See after an Airbag Inflates
    56
  - Restraint System Check
    58
    
    Checking Your Restraint Systems
    58
    
    Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    58
    
    Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    59
- Features and Controls
  
  61
  - Keys
    62
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    64
    
    Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    65
    
    Door Locks
    66
  - Doors and Locks
    66
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    67
  - Trunk Lock
    68
  - Remote Trunk Release
    69
  - Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    70
  - Windows
    70
  - Power Windows
    71
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    72
  - Express-Down Window
    72
  - Sun Visors
    72
    
    Immobilizer Operation
    73
  - Disarming the System
    74
    
    Content Theft-Deterrent
    74
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    75
  - How to Detect a Tamper Condition
    75
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    75
  - Ignition Positions
    76
    
    Automatic Transmission
    77
  - Retained Accessory Power (Rap)
    77
  - Starting Your Engine
    77
    
    Manual Transmission
    77
    
    Automatic Transmission Operation
    78
  - Racing or Other Competitive Driving
    78
  - Manual Transmission Operation
    81
  - One to Four Shift Light (Manual Transmission)
    82
  - Shift Speeds
    82
  - Parking Brake
    83
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    84
  - Torque Lock
    85
  - Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    85
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    86
    
    Parking Your Vehicle/Key Removal
    86
    
    Shift Lock Release
    86
    
    Engine Exhaust
    87
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    87
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    88
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    89
    
    Manual Rearview Mirror
    89
  - Storage Areas
    90
    
    Glove Box
    90
    
    Outside Convex Mirror
    90
    
    Center Console Storage Area
    91
    
    Cup Holders
    91
    
    Front Storage Area
    91
  - Vehicle Personalization
    92
  - Restore to Factory Settings
    93
    
    Entering Programming Mode
    93
    
    Navigating the Menu
    93
    
    Trip Computer a & B
    94
  - Dist to Arrival Display
    94
  - Confirmation Beeps
    95
  - Radio Display
    95
  - Speed Dependent Volume
    95
  - Courtesy Lamp Timeout
    96
  - Ignition off Courtesy Lamp
    96
  - Two Stage Unlock
    96
  - Door Lock Indication
    97
  - Exiting Programming Mode
    97
  - Exit Options Menu
    97
Section 3 Instrument Panel

99
- Instrument Panel
  
  99
  - Instrument Panel Overview
    100
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    102
  - Other Warning Devices
    102
  - Telescopic Steering Column
    103
  - Tilt Wheel
    103
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    103
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    104
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    104
  - Windshield Wipers
    105
  - Flash-To-Pass Feature
    105
    
    Windshield Washer
    106
  - Cruise Control
    107
    
    Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
    108
    
    Setting Cruise Control
    108
  - Daytime Running Lamps (Drl)
    110
  - Exterior Lamps
    110
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    111
  - Fog Lamps
    112
  - Headlamps and Dimming Instructions
    112
  - Courtesy Lamps
    113
  - Dome Lamp
    113
  - Entry Lighting
    113
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    113
  - Interior Lamps
    113
  - Front Reading Lamps
    114
  - Trunk Lamp
    114
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    114
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    115
    
    Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    116
  - Cigarette Lighter
    116
- Climate Controls
  
  117
  - Climate Control System
    117
  - Operation
    117
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    118
  - Rear Window Defogger
    119
  - Outlet Adjustment
    120
  - Operation Tips
    120
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  121
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    122
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    123
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    124
  - Brake System Warning Light
    125
  - Charging System Light
    125
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    126
    
    Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    126
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  127
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    127
  - If the Light Is Flashing
    128
  - If the Light Is on Steady
    128
  - Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    129
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  130
  - Oil Pressure Light
    130
    
    Change Engine Oil Light
    131
    
    Fog Lamp Light
    131
    
    Highbeam on Light
    131
    
    Security Light
    131
    
    Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
    132
    
    Service Vehicle Soon Light
    132
    
    Fuel Gage
    133
- Trip Computer
  
  134
  - Avg Speed
    134
  - Dist to Arrival
    135
  - Time to Arrival
    135
  - Trip Distance
    135
  - Trip Time
    135
  - Dist to Empty
    136
  - Inst Fuel
    136
  - Altering Overspeed Presets
    137
  - Trip Computer Notes
    138
  - Trip A/B
    138
- Audio System(S)
  
  140
  - Setting the Time
    140
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    141
  - Finding a Station
    141
  - Playing the Radio
    141
  - Setting Preset Stations
    142
  - Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade
    143
  - Playing a CD
    143
  - Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    143
  - CD Messages
    147
  - Options Menu
    147
    
    Master Reset
    149
    
    Mobile Telephone
    149
    
    Theft-Deterrent Feature
    150
  - Security Release Procedure
    150
    
    Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    151
    
    Care of Your CD Player
    152
    
    Care of Your Cds
    152
    
    Radio Reception
    152
    
    Backglass Antenna
    153
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

155
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  156
  - Defensive Driving
    156
  - Drunken Driving
    156
  - Control of a Vehicle
    159
  - Braking
    159
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs)
    160
    
    Braking in Emergencies
    162
    
    Using Anti-Lock
    162
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    162
  - Steering
    163
    
    Power Steering
    163
    
    Steering Tips
    163
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    164
  - Off-Road Recovery
    165
  - Passing
    166
  - Loss of Control
    167
  - Driving at Night
    169
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    170
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    172
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    172
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    172
  - City Driving
    173
  - Freeway Driving
    174
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    175
  - Highway Hypnosis
    176
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    176
  - Winter Driving
    178
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    179
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    180
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    182
- Towing
  
  183
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    183
    
    Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    183
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    184
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    184
    
    Tire and Loading Information Label
    185
    
    Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
    186
    
    Certification Label
    188
  - Towing a Trailer
    189
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

191
- Service
  
  193
- Fuel
  
  195
  - Gasoline Octane
    195
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    195
  - California Fuel
    196
  - Additives
    196
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    197
  - Filling Your Tank
    197
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    199
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  200
  - Hood Release
    201
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    202
  - Checking Engine Oil
    203
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    204
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    204
    
    Gm Oil Life System
    206
    
    When to Change Engine Oil
    206
  - Engine Oil Additives
    206
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    207
  - When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    208
    
    How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    208
    
    When to Check and Change
    209
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    209
  - How to Check
    210
  - Checking the Fluid Level
    211
  - How to Add Fluid
    212
  - Manual Transmission Fluid
    213
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    214
    
    How to Check and Add Fluid
    214
    
    When to Check and What to Use
    214
  - Engine Coolant
    215
  - What to Use
    216
  - Checking Coolant
    217
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    218
  - Adding Coolant
    218
  - Engine Overheating
    218
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    219
  - Cooling System
    221
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    223
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    226
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    226
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    227
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    227
  - Brakes
    228
  - Brake Fluid
    228
    
    Checking Brake Fluid
    229
    
    What to Add
    229
  - Brake Wear
    230
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    230
  - Battery
    231
  - Vehicle Storage
    231
  - Jump Starting
    232
- Bulb Replacement
  
  237
  - Halogen Bulbs
    237
  - Headlamps
    237
  - Rear Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    239
  - Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
    239
  - Replacement Bulbs
    240
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  240
- Tires
  
  241
  - Winter Tires
    242
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    242
  - Tire Size
    245
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    246
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    248
  - When to Check
    250
  - High Speed Operation
    251
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    252
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    254
  - Buying New Tires
    255
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    256
  - Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    256
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    257
  - Wheel Replacement
    258
  - Tire Chains
    259
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    259
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    260
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    261
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    262
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    263
  - Compact Spare Tire
    267
  - Storing the Spare Tire and Tools
    267
  - Storing the Flat Tire and Tools
    267
- Appearance Care
  
  268
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    269
    
    Cleaning Fabric/Carpet
    269
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    269
    
    Cleaning Leather
    270
    
    Cleaning Vinyl
    270
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    270
  - Care of Safety Belts
    271
  - Weatherstrips
    271
    
    Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    271
    
    Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    271
    
    Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    271
    
    Washing Your Vehicle
    272
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    272
    
    Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    272
    
    Finish Care
    272
    
    Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    273
    
    Cleaning Windshield and Wiper Blades
    273
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    274
  - Finish Damage
    274
  - Underbody Maintenance
    274
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    274
    
    Cleaning Tires
    274
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    275
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  276
- Electrical System
  
  277
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    277
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    277
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    278
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    280
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  282
  - Engine Specifications
    282
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

283
- Introduction
  284
- Maintenance Requirements
  284
- Maintenance Schedule
  284
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  284
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  285
- Scheduled Maintenance
  286
- Additional Required Services
  288
- Maintenance Footnotes
  290
- At each Fuel Fill
  291
  - Engine Oil Level Check
    291
  - Tire Inﬂation Check
    292
- Owner Checks and Services
  291
- At Least Once a Month
  292
- At Least Once a Year
  292
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  295
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  297
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  298
- Maintenance Record
  299
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

301
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  302
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    302
  - Online Owner Center
    303
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    304
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    304
    
    Canada – Customer Assistance
    304
    
    Overseas – Customer Assistance
    304
  - GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
    305
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    305
    
    Transportation Options
    307
  - Courtesy Transportation
    307
    
    Plan Ahead When Possible
    307
    
    Additional Program Information
    308
    
    Courtesy Rental Vehicle
    308
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    309
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  310

Pontiac 2004 GTO Owner's Manual (16 pages)

Brand: Pontiac | Category: Automobile | Size: 0 MB

Table of Contents
1
Instrument Panel
2
Instrument Panel Cluster
3
Vehicle Personalization
4
Trip Computer
5
Preventing Battery Rundown
5
Power Seat Adjustments
6
Rear Seat Access
6
Tilt and Telescope Wheel
6
Door Lock Operation
7
Manual Transmissions Shift Light
8
Exterior Lighting and Interior Dimming Controls
8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
8
Cruise Control
9
Windshield Wipers/Washers
9
Audio System
10
Audio Steering Wheel Controls
12
Trunk Release
12
Fuel Door Release
12
Frontal Air Bags
13
Accessory Power Outlet
13
Storage Areas
13
Theft Deterrent Systems
13
Keys - Replacement
14
Security Card
14
Smoker's Package
14
Traction Control System
14
Fuel
15
Winter Driving Suggestions
15
Roadside Assistance Program
16
My Gmlink
16

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Table of Contents

Seats and Restraint Systems

Features and Controls

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Driving Your Vehicle

Maintenance Schedule

Trip Computer

Audio System(S)

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

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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