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Pontiac 2005 Montana Owner's Manual (470 pages)

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

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- Canadian Owners
  2
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  3
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  4
- Vehicle Symbols
  4
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Table of Contents
    7
- Front Seats
  
  9
  - Six-Way Power Seats
    10
    
    Heated Seats
    11
    
    Reclining Seatbacks
    11
  - Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
    13
  - Rear Seat Operation
    13
  - Head Restraints
    13
  - Manual Seats
    9
- Rear Seats
  
  13
  - Flip and Fold Feature
    14
  - Split Bench Seats
    14
    
    Second Row
    15
    
    Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
    16
    
    Removing the Split Bench Seat
    17
    
    Replacing the Split Bench Seats
    19
  - Adjusting the Bucket Seats
    22
    
    Removing the Bucket Seats
    24
    
    Replacing the Bucket Seats
    26
  - Captain Chairs
    28
    
    Removing the Captain's Chairs
    29
    
    Replacing the Captain's Chairs
    30
  - Stowable Seat
    32
    
    Folding the Seatback
    32
    
    Removing the Stowable Seat
    33
    
    Replacing the Stowable Seat
    34
  - Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
    36
- Safety Belts
  
  36
- Child Restraints
  
  56
- Airbag System
  
  87
- Restraint System Check
  
  97
  - Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    97
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    98
Section 2 Features and Controls

99
- Features and Controls
  
  99
- Keys
  
  101
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    102
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    103
    
    Remote Power Sliding Door Operation
    104
    
    Remote Alarm
    104
    
    Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    105
    
    Battery Replacement
    106
- Doors and Locks
  
  107
  - Door Locks
    107
  - Power Door Locks
    108
  - Last Door Closed Locking
    109
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    110
  - Sliding Door Delayed Locking
    110
  - Lockout Protection
    110
    
    Dual Sliding Doors
    111
    
    Sliding Door Lock
    111
    
    Canceling the Sliding Door Security Lock
    113
  - Power Sliding Door (PSD)
    114
  - Resetting the Power Sliding Door
    118
  - Liftgate
    119
- Windows
  
  121
  - Power Windows
    122
  - Express-Down Window
    122
  - Power Rear Quarter Windows
    123
  - Sun Visors
    123
    
    Theft-Deterrent Systems
    123
    
    Content Theft-Deterrent
    124
    
    Arming with the Power Lock Switch
    124
    
    Disarming with Your Key
    125
    
    Arming with Your Key
    125
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  126
  - PASS-Key ® III
    126
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  128
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    128
  - Ignition Positions
    128
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    129
  - Starting Your Engine
    129
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    130
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    131
  - Warm-Up Shift
    133
  - Parking Brake
    135
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    136
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    136
    
    Torque Lock
    137
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    137
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    138
  - Engine Exhaust
    138
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    139
- Mirrors
  
  140
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    140
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    140
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    140
  - Outside Heated Mirrors
    141
- Onstar System
  
  141
  - Onstar Services
    141
- Homelink Transmitter
  
  142
  - Programming the Homelink Transmitter
    143
    
    Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    145
    
    Using Homelink
    145
    
    Erasing Homelink
    145
- Storage Areas
  
  146
  - Glove Box
    146
  - Cupholder(S)
    146
  - Compact Overhead Console
    147
  - Overhead Console
    147
  - Garage Door Opener Compartment
    148
  - Front Seat Storage Net
    149
  - Luggage Carrier
    150
  - Rear Storage Area
    151
  - Convenience Net
    151
  - Convenience Center
    152
    
    Replacing the Convenience Center
    153
    
    Removing the Convenience Center
    153
- Vehicle Personalization
  
  155
Section 3 Instrument Panel

165
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  168
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    170
  - Horn
    170
  - Other Warning Devices
    170
  - Tilt Wheel
    170
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    171
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    172
    
    Turn Signal on Chime
    172
  - Flash-To-Pass
    173
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    173
  - Windshield Wipers
    173
  - Windshield Washer
    174
    
    Rear Window Washer/Wiper
    175
  - Cruise Control
    176
    
    Setting Cruise Control
    176
    
    Resuming a Set Speed
    177
    
    Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
    177
  - Exterior Lamps
    179
    
    Lamps on Reminder
    179
  - Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp System
    180
  - Fog Lamps
    181
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    181
  - Interior Lamps Control
    181
  - Dome Lamp
    182
  - Entry Lighting
    182
  - Interior Lamp Override
    182
  - Delayed Lighting
    183
  - Exit Lighting
    183
  - Cargo Lamp
    184
  - Front Reading Lamps
    184
  - Rear Reading Lamps
    184
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    185
  - Instrument Panel Switchbank
    185
  - Switchbanks
    185
  - Overhead Console Switchbank
    186
  - Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)
    186
    
    How the System Works
    188
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    189
  - Climate Control System
    190
    
    Operation
    190
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    191
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    192
- Climate Controls
  
  190
  - Outlet Adjustment
    192
    
    Operation Tips
    192
  - Rear Climate Control System
    193
    
    Rear Air Outlets
    194
  - Rear Climate Control System (Without Entertainment System)
    193
  - (With Entertainment System)
    195
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    196
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  198
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    199
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    200
  - Dual Trip Odometers
    200
  - Retro-Active Reset
    201
  - Tachometer
    201
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    202
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    202
  - Brake System Warning Light
    203
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    204
  - Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
    204
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    205
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    205
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    206
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    207
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    208
  - Highbeam on Light
    208
  - Fuel Gage
    209
- Message Center
  
  209
  - Service Traction System Warning Message
    210
  - Traction Active Message
    210
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Message
    211
  - Charging System Indicator Message
    211
  - Low Oil Pressure Message
    212
  - Maintenance Schedule
    212
  - Change Engine Oil Message
    213
  - Power Sliding Door Warning Message
    213
  - Door Ajar Warning Message
    214
  - Rear Hatch Ajar Warning Message
    214
  - Low Fuel Warning Message
    215
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  216
  - Compass Variance
    216
  - Automatic Compass Calibration
    217
  - Manual Compass Calibration
    217
  - Resetting the Trip Computer
    218
  - Error Displays
    218
- Audio System(S)
  
  219
  - Setting the Time
    219
  - Radio with CD (MP3)
    220
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    220
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    220
    
    Playing the Radio
    221
    
    Finding a Station
    221
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    222
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    222
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    223
    
    Rds Messages
    224
    
    Setting Preset Ptys (RDS Only)
    224
    
    Radio Messages
    225
    
    XM Radio Messages
    226
    
    Playing a CD
    228
    
    Radio with CD (Mp)
    230
    
    Rds and XM
    233
    
    Using an Mp3 CD
    239
    
    Root Directory
    240
  - Radio with Cassette and CD
    244
    
    Playing the Radio
    244
    
    Finding a Station
    245
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    245
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    246
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    246
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    247
    
    Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
    247
    
    Setting Preset Ptys
    248
    
    Rds Messages
    249
    
    Playing a Cassette Tape
    250
    
    Radio Messages
    250
    
    Cassette Tape Messages
    251
    
    CD Adapter Kits
    252
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    254
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    255
    
    Using Song List Mode
    266
  - Entertainment System
    268
    
    Before You Drive
    268
    
    Stereo Rca Jacks
    270
    
    Audio Speakers
    270
    
    Video Screen
    271
    
    DVD Player
    272
    
    Playing a Disc
    272
    
    Remote Control
    273
    
    Ejecting a Disc
    273
    
    Remote Control Buttons
    274
    
    Cleaning the Video Screen
    275
    
    DVD Distortion
    275
    
    Primary Radio Controls
    275
    
    Rear Seat Audio (RSA) (Without Entertainment System)
    275
    
    Rear Seat Radio Controls
    276
    
    Rear Seat Audio (RSA) (with Entertainment System)
    277
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    279
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    279
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    280
  - Radio Reception
    280
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    282
  - Care of Your CD and DVD Player
    282
  - Care of Your Cds and Dvds
    282
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    282
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

283
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  283
  - Defensive Driving
    284
  - Drunken Driving
    284
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  284
  - Braking
    287
  - Control of a Vehicle
    287
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    288
    
    Using Anti-Lock
    289
  - Braking in Emergencies
    289
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    290
  - Steering
    291
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    292
  - Off-Road Recovery
    293
  - Passing
    294
  - Loss of Control
    295
  - Driving at Night
    296
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    298
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    299
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    300
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    300
  - City Driving
    301
  - Freeway Driving
    302
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    303
  - Highway Hypnosis
    304
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    304
  - Winter Driving
    306
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    307
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    308
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    310
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    311
    
    Tire and Loading Information Label
    312
    
    Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
    312
    
    Certification/Tire Label
    315
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    311
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    316
    
    Dinghy Towing
    317
    
    Dolly Towing
    317
- Towing
  
  316
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    316
  - Level Control
    317
  - Towing a Trailer
    318
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    319
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    319
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    320
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    320
    
    Trailer Brakes
    321
    
    Safety Chains
    321
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    322
    
    Turns Signals When Towing a Trailer
    323
    
    Following Distance
    323
    
    Making Turns
    323
    
    Driving on Grades
    324
    
    Parking on Hills
    324
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    325
    
    Trailer Wiring Harness
    325
    
    When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    325
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

327
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  327
  - California Proposition 65 Warning
    329
  - Service
    329
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    330
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    331
- Fuel
  
  331
  - Gasoline Octane
    331
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    331
  - California Fuel
    332
  - Additives
    332
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    333
  - Filling Your Tank
    334
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  336
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    336
  - Hood Release
    337
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    338
  - Engine Oil
    339
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    340
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    340
  - Engine Oil Life System
    342
  - Engine Oil Additives
    342
  - When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    343
    
    How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    343
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    343
    
    How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    344
  - How to Check Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    345
    
    Checking the Fluid Level
    346
    
    How to Add Fluid Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    347
  - Engine Coolant
    348
    
    What Engine Coolant to Use
    348
    
    Checking Coolant
    349
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    350
  - Adding Coolant
    350
  - Engine Overheating
    351
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    351
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    352
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    352
  - Cooling System
    353
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    356
  - Power Steering Fluid
    358
    
    When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    359
    
    How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    359
    
    What Power Steering Fluid to Use
    359
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    360
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    360
  - Brakes
    361
    
    What to Add
    362
    
    Brake Wear
    363
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    363
    
    Brake Adjustment
    363
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    364
    
    Vehicle Storage
    364
  - Battery
    364
  - Jump Starting
    365
- Bulb Replacement
  
  370
  - Halogen Bulbs
    370
  - Headlamps
    370
  - Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking Lamps
    372
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    374
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  376
  - Replacement Bulbs
    376
- Tires
  
  378
  - Tire Sidewall Labelling
    379
    
    Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    381
    
    Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    384
    
    When to Check
    384
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    385
  - How to Check
    385
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    386
  - Buying New Tires
    387
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    388
  - Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    388
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    389
  - Wheel Replacement
    390
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    391
  - Tire Chains
    391
  - Accessory Inﬂator
    392
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    394
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    394
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    396
    
    Spare Tire
    397
    
    Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    399
  - Secondary Latch System
    404
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    406
  - Compact Spare Tire
    408
- Appearance Care
  
  409
  - Fabric/Carpet
    409
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    410
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    410
  - Child Restraint Pad
    411
  - Glass Surfaces
    411
  - Instrument Panel
    411
  - Interior Plastic Components
    411
  - Leather
    411
  - Vinyl
    411
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    412
    
    Restraint Harness
    412
  - Weatherstrips
    412
    
    Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades
    413
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    413
    
    Finish Care
    413
    
    Aluminum Wheels
    414
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    415
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    415
    
    Tires
    415
    
    Finish Damage
    415
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    415
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    416
    
    Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    417
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  417
  - Engine Identification
    417
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    418
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    418
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    418
- Electrical System
  
  418
  - Headlamp Wiring
    418
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    419
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    419
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    422
    
    Capacities and Speciﬁcations
    425
    
    Engine Specifications
    425
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

427
- Maintenance Schedule
  427
- Introduction
  428
- Maintenance Requirements
  428
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  428
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  428
- Scheduled Maintenance
  430
- Additional Required Services
  432
- Maintenance Footnotes
  433
- At each Fuel Fill
  435
- At Least Once a Month
  435
- Owner Checks and Services
  435
- At Least Once a Year
  436
  - Starter Switch Check
    436
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    437
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    437
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  438
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  440
- Maintenance Record
  441
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

445
- Customer Assistance and Information
  445
  - Customer Assistance and Information
    446
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    446
- Online Owner Center
  447
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    448
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
  448
- GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
  449
- Roadside Assistance Program
  449
  - Canadian Roadside Assistance
    450
  - Scheduling Service Appointments
    451
  - Transportation Options
    451
- Courtesy Transportation
  451
- Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
  453
- Reporting Safety Defects
  454

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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

Homelink Transmitter

Storage Areas

Vehicle Personalization

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Message Center

Driver Information Center (DIC)

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

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

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