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Pontiac 2006 Torrent Owner's Manual (368 pages)

Brand: Pontiac | Category: Automobile | Size: 2.49 MB

Section 2 Features and Controls

71
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  7
- Front Seats
  8
- Manual Seats
  8
- Driver Seat Height Adjuster
  9
- Six-Way Power Driver Seat
  9
- Heated Seats
  10
- Manual Lumbar
  10
- Reclining Seatbacks
  11
- Head Restraints
  14
- Passenger Folding Seatback
  15
- Rear Seats
  16
- Split Folding Rear Seat
  16
- Safety Belts
  18
- Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
  18
- Why Safety Belts Work
  20
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  23
- Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
  23
- Driver Position
  24
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  30
- Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
  30
- Rear Seat Passengers
  31
- Right Front Passenger Position
  31
- Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
  33
- Safety Belt Pretensioners
  35
- Child Restraints
  36
- Older Children
  36
- Safety Belt Extender
  36
- Features and Controls
  
  71
- Keys
  
  72
- Doors and Locks
  
  76
  - Door Locks
    76
  - Power Door Locks
    77
  - Delayed Locking
    77
  - Automatic Door Lock
    78
  - Programmable Automatic Door Unlock
    78
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    78
  - Lockout Protection
    79
  - Liftgate
    80
- Windows
  
  81
  - Power Windows
    82
  - Sun Visors
    82
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  85
  - Passlock
    85
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  85
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    85
  - Ignition Positions
    86
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    87
  - Starting the Engine
    87
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    88
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    89
  - Parking Brake
    92
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    93
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    94
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    95
  - Engine Exhaust
    95
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    96
- Mirrors
  
  97
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    97
    
    Compass Variance
    98
    
    Compass Calibration
    99
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature Display
    99
    
    Cleaning the Mirror
    99
    
    Temperature Display
    99
    
    Temperature and Compass Display
    100
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    101
  - Outside Convex Mirrors
    102
- Onstar System
  
  102
- Storage Areas
  
  104
  - Glove Box
    104
  - Cupholder(S)
    104
  - Center Console Storage Area
    105
  - Luggage Carrier
    105
  - Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover
    107
  - Table
    109
  - Convenience Net
    110
- Sunroof
  
  110
Section 3 Instrument Panel

111
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  114
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    116
  - Other Warning Devices
    116
  - Horn
    116
  - Tilt Wheel
    117
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    117
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    118
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    118
  - Flash-To-Pass
    118
  - Windshield Wipers
    118
  - Windshield Washer
    120
  - Rear Window Wiper/Washer
    120
  - Cruise Control
    121
  - Headlamps
    124
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    124
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    124
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    125
  - Fog Lamps
    125
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    126
  - Dome Lamp
    126
  - Entry Lighting
    127
  - Map Lamps
    127
  - Cargo Lamp
    127
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    128
  - Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    128
  - Ashtray(S) and Cigarette Lighter
    129
- Climate Controls
  
  129
  - Climate Control System
    129
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    131
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    131
  - Outlet Adjustment
    132
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    132
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  133
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    134
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    135
  - Trip Odometer
    135
  - Tachometer
    135
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    136
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    136
  - Battery Warning Light
    137
  - Brake System Warning Light
    138
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    139
  - Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
    140
  - Low Traction Light
    140
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    141
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    141
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    142
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    143
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    143
  - Oil Pressure Light
    145
  - Change Engine Oil Light
    146
  - Security Light
    146
  - Reduced Engine Power Light
    146
  - Highbeam on Light
    147
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    147
    
    Indicator Light
    147
  - Gate Ajar Light
    147
  - Fuel Gage
    147
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    148
- Audio System(S)
  
  148
  - Setting the Time
    150
  - Radio with CD (Base Level)
    150
    
    Playing the Radio
    151
    
    Finding a Station
    152
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    153
    
    Rds and XM
    154
    
    Radio Messages
    155
    
    Rds Messages
    155
    
    Playing a CD
    158
  - Radio with CD (MP3)
    160
    
    Mp3 Format
    170
  - Radio with Six-Disc CD
    175
    
    Using Song List Mode
    187
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    189
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    189
  - Radio Reception
    190
  - Care of Your Cds
    190
  - Care of the CD Player
    191
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    191
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    191
  - Chime Level Adjustment
    191
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

193
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  193
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  194
  - Defensive Driving
    194
  - Drunken Driving
    195
  - Control of a Vehicle
    197
  - Braking
    198
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    199
  - Braking in Emergencies
    200
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    201
  - All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System
    202
  - Steering
    203
    
    Steering Tips
    203
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    204
  - Off-Road Recovery
    205
  - Passing
    206
  - Loss of Control
    207
  - Driving at Night
    208
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    209
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    211
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    211
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    211
  - City Driving
    212
  - Freeway Driving
    213
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    214
  - Highway Hypnosis
    215
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    216
  - Winter Driving
    218
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    220
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud
    222
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    223
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    223
- Towing
  
  228
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    228
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    228
    
    Dinghy Towing
    229
    
    Dolly Towing
    229
  - Towing a Trailer
    230
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    231
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    232
    
    Safety Chains
    233
    
    Trailer Brakes
    233
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    234
    
    Following Distance
    234
    
    Driving on Grades
    235
    
    Making Turns
    235
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    235
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    236
    
    Parking on Hills
    236
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

237
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  237
- Service
  
  239
  - Accessories and Modiﬁcations
    239
  - California Proposition 65 Warning
    240
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    240
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside
    241
    
    Of Your Vehicle
    241
- Fuel
  
  241
  - Gasoline Octane
    241
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    241
  - California Fuel
    242
  - Additives
    242
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    243
  - Filling the Tank
    244
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    246
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  246
  - Hood Release
    247
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    248
  - Engine Oil
    249
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    250
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    251
  - Engine Oil Life System
    252
    
    How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    253
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    253
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    254
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    257
  - Engine Coolant
    257
    
    Checking Coolant
    258
    
    What to Use
    258
  - Engine Overheating
    259
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    260
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    260
  - Overheated Engine Protection
    261
    
    Operating Mode
    261
  - Cooling System
    262
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    264
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    267
  - Brakes
    268
    
    Brake Adjustment
    269
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    269
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    269
  - Battery
    270
  - Jump Starting
    270
- All-Wheel Drive
  
  276
  - Rear Drive Module
    277
- Bulb Replacement
  
  278
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  281
- Tires
  
  282
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    283
  - Tire Size
    285
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    286
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    288
    
    How to Check
    289
    
    When to Check
    289
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    290
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    291
  - Buying New Tires
    292
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    293
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    294
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    295
  - Wheel Replacement
    296
  - Tire Chains
    297
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    298
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    298
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    300
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    301
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    308
  - Compact Spare Tire
    309
- Appearance Care
  
  310
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    310
  - Fabric/Carpet
    311
  - Leather
    312
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces
    312
  - Care of Safety Belts
    313
  - Weatherstrips
    313
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    313
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    314
  - Finish Care
    314
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    314
    
    Aluminum Wheels
    315
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    316
    
    Finish Damage
    316
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    316
    
    Tires
    316
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    316
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    317
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  318
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    318
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    318
- Electrical System
  
  319
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    319
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    319
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    319
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    319
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    320
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    321
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  324
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

325
- Maintenance Schedule
  325
- Introduction
  326
- Maintenance Requirements
  326
- Using the Maintenance Schedule
  326
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  326
- Scheduled Maintenance
  328
- Additional Required Services
  330
- Maintenance Footnotes
  331
- At each Fuel Fill
  332
- Owner Checks and Services
  332
- At Least Once a Month
  333
- At Least Once a Year
  333
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  335
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  337
- Maintenance Record
  338
Section 7 Customer Assistance and Information

341
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  341
  - Customer Assistance and Information
    342
  - Online Owner Center
    344
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    344
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    344
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    346
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    346
    
    Canadian Roadside Assistance
    347
  - Courtesy Transportation
    348
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    348
    
    Transportation Options
    348
    
    Additional Program Information
    349
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    350
  - Collision Damage Repair
    351
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  354

Pontiac 2006 Torrent Getting To Know Your (20 pages)

Brand: Pontiac | Category: Automobile | Size: 0.47 MB

Table of Contents
1
DRIVER INFORMATION Instrument Panel
2
- Instrument Panel Cluster
  3
- Vehicle Symbols
  4
Comfort
4
ENTERTAINMENT AM/FM Radio with CD Player
6
- Multiple-Disc CD Changer
  8
- MP3 Player
  8
- XM Satellite Radio
  9
Audio Steering Wheel
9
Controls
9
Convenience
10
Remote Keyless Entry
10
System
10
Windshield Wipers and Washer
10
Rear Wiper and Washer
11
Cruise Control
11
Dome Lamps
12
Center Console Features
12
Ashtray and Lighter Kit
12
Sunroof
13
Fold-Down Front Passenger Seatback
13
Multiflex™ Split-Folding and Sliding Rear Seat
14
PERFORMANCE & MAINTENANCE Automatic Transmission
16
OWNER INFORMATION Roadside Assistance
20
- My Gmlink
  20

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Pontiac 2006 Torrent Owner's Manual (368 pages)

Table of Contents

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

Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

All-Wheel Drive

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

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Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

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