Pontiac 2007 Torrent Manuals

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Pontiac 2007 Torrent Owner's Manual (490 pages)

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- Canadian Owners
  3
- How to Use this Manual
  4
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  4
  - Vehicle Damage Warnings
    5
  - Vehicle Symbols
    5
  - Table of Contents
    7
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
- Front Seats
  
  8
  - Manual Seats
    8
  - Driver Seat Height Adjuster
    9
  - Power Seat
    10
  - Manual Lumbar
    10
  - Heated Seats
    11
  - Manual Reclining Seatbacks
    11
  - Head Restraints
    14
  - Passenger Folding Seatback
    15
- Rear Seats
  
  17
  - Split Folding Rear Seat
    17
- Safety Belts
  
  19
- Child Restraints
  
  43
- Airbag System
  
  72
- Restraint System Check
  
  90
  - Checking the Restraint Systems
    90
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    91
Section 2 Features and Controls

93
- Features and Controls
  
  93
- Keys
  
  95
  - Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
    96
  - Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation
    97
    
    Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    99
    
    Battery Replacement
    100
    
    Remote Vehicle Start
    101
    
    Remote Start Ready
    103
- Doors and Locks
  
  104
  - Door Locks
    104
  - Power Door Locks
    105
  - Delayed Locking
    105
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    105
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    106
  - Lockout Protection
    106
  - Liftgate
    107
- Windows
  
  109
  - Power Windows
    110
  - Sun Visors
    110
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  111
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    111
  - Disarming with Your Key
    112
  - PASS-Key III+ Operation
    113
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  114
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    114
  - Ignition Positions
    115
  - Automatic Transaxle
    116
  - Key in the Ignition
    116
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    116
  - Starting the Engine
    116
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    118
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    119
  - Parking Brake
    122
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    123
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    124
    
    Torque Lock
    124
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    125
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    126
  - Engine Exhaust
    127
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    128
- Mirrors
  
  129
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    129
  - Manual Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    129
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Onstar ® and Compass
    129
    
    Automatic Dimming Mirror Operation
    129
    
    Compass Display
    130
    
    Compass Operation
    130
    
    Compass Variance
    130
    
    Cleaning the Mirror
    131
    
    Compass Calibration
    131
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Compass
    131
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    132
  - Outside Convex Mirrors
    133
- Onstar System
  
  133
  - Onstar Services
    134
- Storage Areas
  
  137
  - Glove Box
    137
  - Cupholder(S)
    137
  - Center Console Storage Area
    138
  - Luggage Carrier
    138
  - Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover
    140
  - Rear Seat Armrest
    141
  - Table
    142
  - Convenience Net
    143
- Sunroof
  
  143
Section 3 Instrument Panel

145
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  148
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    150
  - Other Warning Devices
    150
  - Horn
    150
  - Tilt Wheel
    151
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    151
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    152
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    152
  - Flash-To-Pass
    153
  - Windshield Wipers
    153
  - Windshield Washer
    154
  - Rear Window Wiper/Washer
    155
  - Cruise Control
    155
    
    Setting Cruise Control
    156
  - Headlamps
    159
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    159
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    160
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    160
  - Fog Lamps
    161
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    161
  - Dome Lamp
    162
  - Entry Lighting
    162
  - Map Lamps
    162
  - Cargo Lamp
    162
  - Electric Power Management
    163
    
    Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    164
    
    Battery Run-Down Protection
    164
    
    Ashtray(S) and Cigarette Lighter
    165
- Climate Controls
  
  166
  - Climate Control System
    166
    
    Operation
    166
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    168
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    169
  - Outlet Adjustment
    170
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    170
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  172
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    173
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    174
  - Trip Odometer
    174
  - Tachometer
    174
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    175
  - Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light
    175
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    176
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    177
  - Battery Warning Light
    179
  - Brake System Warning Light
    180
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    181
  - Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
    182
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    182
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    183
  - Tire Pressure Light
    183
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    184
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    185
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    186
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    187
  - Oil Pressure Light
    187
  - Change Engine Oil Light
    188
  - Security Light
    189
  - Fog Lamp Light
    189
  - Cruise Control Light
    189
  - Reduced Engine Power Light
    190
  - Highbeam on Light
    190
  - Service All-Wheel Drive Light
    191
  - All-Wheel Drive Disabled Light
    191
  - Gate Ajar Light
    192
  - Door Ajar Light
    192
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    192
  - Fuel Gage
    192
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    193
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  194
  - DIC Operation and Displays
    195
  - DIC Warnings and Messages
    200
    
    Battery Saver Active
    201
    
    Buckle Seatbelt
    202
    
    Check Tire Pressure
    202
    
    Driver Door Open
    203
    
    Fuel Level Low
    204
    
    Service Brake System
    206
    
    Service Tire Monitor System
    207
    
    Service Vehicle Soon
    208
  - DIC Vehicle Personalization
    210
- Audio System(S)
  
  218
  - Setting the Time (Without Date Display)
    220
  - Setting the Time (with Date Display)
    220
  - Radio with CD (Base)
    222
    
    Playing the Radio
    222
    
    Finding a Station
    223
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    223
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    223
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    224
    
    Radio Messages
    224
    
    Using the Auxiliary Input Jack
    227
  - Radio with CD (MP3)
    228
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    229
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    229
    
    Finding a Category (CAT) Station
    233
    
    Playing a CD(S) (Six-Disc CD Player)
    234
  - Radio with CD and DVD
    239
    
    Audio Output
    248
    
    Using the DVD Player
    250
    
    DVD Radio Error Messages
    255
  - Using an MP3 (Radio with CD or Six-Disc CD Player)
    257
  - Player)
    264
  - XM Radio Messages
    272
  - Navigation/Radio System
    274
  - Rear Seat Entertainment System
    274
    
    Before You Drive
    274
    
    Parental Control
    274
    
    Audio/Video (A/V) Jacks
    277
    
    Remote Control
    279
    
    Video Screen
    279
    
    Remote Control Buttons
    280
    
    Cleaning the Video Screen
    284
    
    DVD Display Error Messages
    284
    
    DVD Distortion
    284
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    285
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    285
  - Radio Reception
    287
  - Care of Your Cds and Dvds
    288
  - Care of the CD and DVD Player
    288
  - Multi-Band Antenna
    288
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

289
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  289
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  290
  - Defensive Driving
    290
  - Drunken Driving
    291
  - Control of a Vehicle
    294
  - Braking
    294
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    295
  - Braking in Emergencies
    297
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    297
  - Stabilitrak System
    298
  - All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System
    299
  - Steering
    300
    
    Steering Tips
    300
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    302
  - Off-Road Recovery
    303
  - Passing
    303
  - Loss of Control
    305
  - Driving at Night
    306
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    308
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    309
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    310
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    310
  - City Driving
    311
  - Freeway Driving
    312
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    313
  - Highway Hypnosis
    314
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    314
  - Winter Driving
    316
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    317
    
    You Are Caught in Blizzard
    318
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud
    320
  - Ice, or Snow
    320
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    321
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    321
- Towing
  
  326
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    326
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    326
    
    Dinghy Towing
    327
    
    Dolly Towing
    327
  - Towing a Trailer
    328
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    329
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    329
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    330
    
    Safety Chains
    331
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    331
    
    Trailer Brakes
    331
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    332
    
    Following Distance
    333
    
    Making Turns
    333
    
    Driving on Grades
    334
    
    Parking on Hills
    334
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    334
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    335
    
    When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    335
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

337
- Service and Appearance Care
  337
- Service
  
  339
- Fuel
  
  341
  - Gasoline Octane
    341
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    341
  - California Fuel
    342
  - Additives
    342
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    343
  - Filling the Tank
    343
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    345
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  346
  - Hood Release
    347
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    348
  - Engine Oil
    349
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    350
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    351
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    352
  - Engine Oil Life System
    352
    
    How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    353
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    353
  - When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    354
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    354
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    357
  - Engine Coolant
    357
    
    What to Use
    358
    
    Checking Coolant
    359
  - Engine Overheating
    360
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    360
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    361
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    362
  - Cooling System
    362
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    364
  - Adding Windshield Washer Fluid
    368
  - Brakes
    369
    
    Brake Wear
    370
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    371
  - Battery
    372
  - Vehicle Storage
    372
  - Jump Starting
    373
- All-Wheel Drive
  
  378
- Bulb Replacement
  
  380
  - Halogen Bulbs
    380
  - Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps
    381
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    382
  - License Plate Lamp
    383
  - Replacement Bulbs
    384
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  384
  - Rear Window Wiper Blade Replacement
    385
- Tires
  
  386
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    387
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    390
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    393
    
    How to Check
    394
    
    When to Check
    394
  - Tire Pressure Monitor System
    395
  - TPMS Sensor Matching Process
    397
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    399
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    401
  - Buying New Tires
    401
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    403
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    403
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    405
  - Wheel Replacement
    405
    
    Used Replacement Wheels
    406
  - Tire Chains
    406
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    407
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    408
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    409
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    411
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    418
  - Compact Spare Tire
    420
- Appearance Care
  
  420
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    420
  - Fabric/Carpet
    422
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    423
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    423
  - Leather
    423
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces
    424
  - Care of Safety Belts
    424
  - Weatherstrips
    425
    
    Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    425
    
    Finish Care
    425
    
    Washing Your Vehicle
    425
    
    Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
    426
    
    Windshield and Wiper Blades
    426
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    427
    
    Tires
    427
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    428
    
    Finish Damage
    428
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    428
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    429
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  430
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    430
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    430
- Electrical System
  
  431
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    431
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    431
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    431
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    432
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    434
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  436
  - Engine Specifications
    436
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

437
- Maintenance Schedule
  437
- Introduction
  438
- Maintenance Requirements
  438
- Maintenance Schedule
  438
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  438
- Using the Maintenance Schedule
  439
- Scheduled Maintenance
  440
- Additional Required Services
  443
- Maintenance Footnotes
  444
- Owner Checks and Services
  445
- At each Fuel Fill
  446
- At Least Once a Month
  446
- At Least Once a Year
  447
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  449
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  450
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  451
- Maintenance Record
  452
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

455
- Customer Assistance Information
  455
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  456
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    456
  - Online Owner Center
    459
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    460
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    460
    
    Overseas - Customer Assistance
    461
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    461
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    462
  - Courtesy Transportation
    465
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    466
    
    Transportation Options
    466
    
    Additional Program Information
    467
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    468
  - Collision Damage Repair
    469
    
    Collision Parts
    469
    
    Insuring Your Vehicle
    470
    
    Repair Facility
    470
    
    If an Accident Occurs
    471
    
    Managing the Vehicle Damage Repair Process
    472
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  473
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
    473
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
    473
  - Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
    474
  - Service Publications Ordering
    474
    
    Information
    474
    
    Service Bulletins
    474
    
    Current and Past Model Order Forms
    475
    
    Owner Information
    475

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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

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

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

All-Wheel Drive

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

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

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