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Pontiac 2006 Grand Prix Owner's Manual (472 pages)

Brand: Pontiac | Category: Automobile | Size: 2.96 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
  - Six-Way Power Driver Seat
    8
  - Manual Passenger Seat
    8
  - Power Lumbar
    9
  - Heated Seats
    9
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    10
  - Head Restraints
    12
  - Passenger Folding Seatback
    13
- Rear Seats
  
  15
  - Split Folding Rear Seat
    15
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    17
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    20
- Safety Belts
  
  36
- Child Restraints
  
  36
- Airbag System
  
  58
- Restraint System Check
  
  73
  - Checking the Restraint Systems
    73
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts
    73
    
    After a Crash
    73
Section 2 Features and Controls

75
- Features and Controls
  
  75
- Keys
  
  76
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    77
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    78
    
    Battery Replacement
    80
    
    Remote Vehicle Start
    81
- Doors and Locks
  
  84
  - Door Locks
    84
  - Power Door Locks
    85
  - Delayed Locking
    85
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    86
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    86
  - Lockout Protection
    87
  - Trunk
    87
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    88
    
    Remote Trunk Release
    88
- Windows
  
  89
  - Power Windows
    90
  - Window Lockout
    90
  - Sun Visors
    91
    
    Arming with the Power Lock Switch
    92
    
    Disarming with Your Key
    93
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  94
  - PASS-Key ® III
    94
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  95
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    95
  - Ignition Positions
    96
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    96
  - Starting the Engine
    97
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    98
  - Displacement on Demand™ (Dod™) (5.3L Engine)
    99
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    99
  - Parking Brake
    104
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    105
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    106
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    107
  - Engine Exhaust
    107
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    108
- Mirrors
  
  109
- Onstar System
  
  112
- Storage Areas
  
  114
  - Glove Box
    114
  - Cupholder(S)
    115
  - Overhead Console
    116
  - Front Seat Storage Net
    116
  - Center Console Storage Area
    116
  - Assist Handles
    116
  - Convenience Net
    117
- Sunroof
  
  117
Section 3 Instrument Panel

119
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  122
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    124
  - Horn
    124
  - Other Warning Devices
    124
  - Tilt Wheel
    124
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    125
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    125
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    126
  - Flash-To-Pass
    127
  - Windshield Wiper Lever
    127
    
    Windshield Washer
    128
  - Cruise Control
    129
  - Exterior Lamps
    133
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    133
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    134
  - Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
    135
  - Fog Lamps
    135
  - Interior Lamps
    135
  - Courtesy Lamps
    136
  - Entry Lighting
    136
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    136
  - Delayed Entry Lighting
    137
  - Delayed Exit Lighting
    137
  - Front Reading Lamps
    138
  - Overhead Console Reading Lamps
    138
    
    Battery Run-Down Protection
    138
    
    Rear Assist Handle Reading Lamps
    138
    
    Head-Up Display (HUD)
    139
    
    Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    142
    
    Ashtray(S) and Cigarette Lighter
    143
- Climate Controls
  
  144
  - Climate Control System
    144
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    145
  - Air Conditioning
    146
  - Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    147
  - Rear Window Defogger
    150
  - Outlet Adjustment
    151
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    151
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  153
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    154
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    155
  - Tachometer
    155
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    156
  - Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light
    156
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    157
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    158
  - Up-Shift Light
    160
  - Brake System Warning Light
    160
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    162
  - Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
    163
  - Enhanced Traction System Warning Light
    163
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    164
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    164
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    165
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    166
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    166
    
    Maintenance Schedule
    168
  - Fog Lamp Light
    168
  - Oil Pressure Light
    168
  - Cruise Control Light
    169
  - Fuel Gage
    169
  - Highbeam on Light
    169
  - DIC Controls and Displays
    170
    
    Trip Odometer
    180
    
    DIC Warnings and Messages
    190
    
    Check Gas Cap
    193
    
    Check Tire Pressure
    193
    
    Headlamps Suggested
    195
    
    Hot Coolant
    195
    
    Right Rear Turn Lamp out
    203
    
    Service Brake Apply Sensor/Park Lamps
    205
    
    Service Park Lamps
    205
    
    Service Stability System
    206
    
    Service Theft System
    207
    
    Service Traction System
    207
    
    Service Vehicle Soon
    209
    
    Stability Control Active
    209
    
    Stability Control off
    210
    
    Traction Control off
    211
    
    Turn Signal on
    212
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  170
- Audio System(S)
  
  212
  - Playing the Radio
    215
  - Finding a Station
    216
  - Setting Preset Stations
    216
  - Rds and XM
    218
  - Rds Messages
    219
  - Radio Messages
    220
  - Playing a CD
    223
  - Radio with CD (Mp)
    225
  - Mp3 Format
    236
  - Using Song List Mode
    255
  - Backglass Antenna
    259
  - Care of Your Cds
    259
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    260
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    260
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

261
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  261
  - Defensive Driving
    262
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  262
  - Drunken Driving
    263
  - Control of a Vehicle
    265
  - Braking
    266
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    267
  - Braking in Emergencies
    268
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    269
  - Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
    271
  - Stabilitrak ® Plus System
    272
  - Steering
    273
    
    Power Steering
    273
    
    Steering Tips
    273
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    275
  - Off-Road Recovery
    276
  - Passing
    276
  - Loss of Control
    278
  - Driving at Night
    279
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    280
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    281
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    281
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    281
  - City Driving
    282
  - Freeway Driving
    283
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    284
  - Highway Hypnosis
    285
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    286
  - Winter Driving
    288
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    289
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    290
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    292
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    293
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    293
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    298
    
    Dinghy Towing
    299
    
    Dolly Towing
    299
- Towing
  
  298
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    298
  - Towing a Trailer
    300
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    301
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    301
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    302
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    303
    
    Safety Chains
    303
    
    Trailer Brakes
    303
    
    Following Distance
    304
    
    Making Turns
    304
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    304
    
    Driving on Grades
    305
    
    Parking on Hills
    305
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    306
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    306
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

307
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  307
- Service
  
  309
  - Accessories and Modiﬁcations
    309
  - California Proposition 65 Warning
    309
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    310
- Fuel
  
  311
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    311
  - Gasoline Octane
    311
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    311
  - California Fuel
    312
  - Additives
    312
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    313
  - Filling the Tank
    313
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    315
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  316
  - Hood Release
    317
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    318
  - Engine Oil
    322
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    323
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    324
  - Engine Oil Life System
    325
  - Supercharger Oil
    326
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    327
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    329
  - Engine Coolant
    331
  - What to Use
    332
  - Pressure Cap
    334
  - Engine Overheating
    334
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    335
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    336
  - Cooling System
    336
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    340
  - Power Steering Fluid
    346
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    347
  - Brakes
    348
    
    Brake Fluid
    348
    
    Brake Adjustment
    350
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    350
    
    Brake Wear
    350
  - Battery
    351
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    351
    
    Vehicle Storage
    351
  - Jump Starting
    352
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  356
- Bulb Replacement
  
  359
  - Halogen Bulbs
    359
  - Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps
    360
  - Front Turn Signal, Parking and Fog Lamps
    362
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps
    363
  - Back-Up Lamps
    364
  - Replacement Bulbs
    365
- Tires
  
  366
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    368
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    370
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    373
  - Tire Inﬂation Monitor System
    374
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    376
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  366
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    377
  - Buying New Tires
    378
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    379
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    380
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    381
  - Wheel Replacement
    381
    
    Used Replacement Wheels
    382
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    383
  - Tire Chains
    383
  - Tire Inﬂator Kit (GXP)
    385
    
    Tire Sealant
    387
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    394
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    396
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    397
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    403
- Windshield Replacement
  
  366
- Appearance Care
  
  405
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    405
  - Compact Spare Tire
    405
  - Fabric/Carpet
    407
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    408
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    408
  - Leather
    409
  - Ultra Lux Suede
    409
  - Care of Safety Belts
    410
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces
    410
  - Weatherstrips
    410
    
    Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    411
    
    Finish Care
    411
    
    Washing Your Vehicle
    411
    
    Aluminum Wheels
    412
    
    Windshield and Wiper Blades
    412
    
    Finish Damage
    413
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    413
    
    Tires
    413
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    414
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    414
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    415
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  416
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    416
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    416
- Electrical System
  
  417
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    417
  - Headlamp Wiring
    417
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    417
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    417
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    418
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    418
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    420
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  424
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

427
- Introduction
  428
- Maintenance Requirements
  428
- Maintenance Schedule
  428
- Using the Maintenance Schedule
  428
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  428
- Scheduled Maintenance
  430
- Additional Required Services
  432
- Maintenance Footnotes
  433
- Owner Checks and Services
  434
- At each Fuel Fill
  435
- At Least Once a Month
  435
- At Least Once a Year
  436
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    437
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    437
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  438
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  439
- Maintenance Record
  440
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

443
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  443
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  444
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    444
  - Online Owner Center
    445
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    446
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    446
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    447
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    448
  - Courtesy Transportation
    449
    
    Additional Program Information
    450
    
    Transportation Options
    450
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    451
  - Collision Damage Repair
    452
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  455

Pontiac 2006 Grand Prix Getting To Know Manual (20 pages)

Brand: Pontiac | Category: Automobile | Size: 0.74 MB

Table of Contents
1
Instrument Panel
2
Instrument Panel Cluster
3
Remote Vehicle Start
4
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
4
Exterior Lamps Control
5
Cruise Control
5
Windshield Wipers & Washers
6
Cabin Air Filter
6
Climate Controls
7
Dual Automatic Climate Control
7
DIC/Trip Computer
8
Audio System
11
XM Satellite Radio
12
Touch Screen Navigation Entertainment
13
System
13
Tapshift Manual Performance Shifter
14
Head-Up Display (HUD) Center Console
14
Controls
14
Parking Brake Operation
16
Accessory Power Outlets
16
Remote Trunk Release
17
Hood Release
17
Power Seat
17
Fold-Flat Front Passenger Seat
18
Split-Folding Rear Seat
18
Dual Stage Frontal Air Bags
18
Side Impact Air Bags
18
Stabilitrak Sport System
18
Full-Function Traction Control
19
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
19
Fuel
19
Securing the Fuel Tank Cap
19
Roadside Assistance
20
My Gmlink
20

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Pontiac 2006 Grand Prix Owner's Manual (472 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

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

Service

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

Headlamp Aiming

Bulb Replacement

Tires

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Windshield Replacement

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

Pontiac 2006 Grand Prix Getting To Know Manual (20 pages)

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