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Pontiac 2008 Torrent Owner's Manual (434 pages)

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

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

5
- Canadian Owners
  2
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  3
- Using this Manual
  3
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  4
- Vehicle Symbols
  4
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  5
  - Table of Contents
    5
- Front Seats
  
  6
  - Manual Seats
    6
  - Seat Height Adjuster
    7
  - Power Seat
    7
  - Heated Seats
    8
  - Manual Lumbar
    8
  - Manual Reclining Seatbacks
    9
  - Head Restraints
    11
  - Passenger Folding Seatback
    12
  - Split Folding Rear Seat
    14
- Rear Seats
  
  14
- Child Restraints
  
  35
  - Older Children
    35
    
    Infants and Young Children
    38
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    41
    
    Securing the Child Within the Child Restraint
    43
  - Where to Put the Restraint
    44
- Safety Belts
  
  45
  - Latch
    45
    
    Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)
    46
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System
    50
  - Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position
    54
    
    Seat Position
    54
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    56
- Airbag System
  
  60
- Restraint System Check
  
  75
  - Checking the Restraint Systems
    75
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    76
Section 2 Features and Controls

77
- Features and Controls
  
  77
- Keys
  
  79
- Doors and Locks
  
  87
  - Door Locks
    87
  - Power Door Locks
    87
  - Delayed Locking
    88
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    88
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    88
  - Lockout Protection
    89
  - Liftgate
    89
- Windows
  
  91
  - Power Windows
    92
  - Sun Visors
    93
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  93
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    94
  - PASS-Key ® III
    95
  - PASS-Key III+ Operation
    95
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  96
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    96
  - Ignition Positions
    97
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    98
  - Starting the Engine
    98
  - Engine Coolant Heater
    99
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    100
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    101
    
    (3.4L V6 with 5-Speed)
    101
    
    (3.6L V6 with 6-Speed)
    104
  - Parking Brake
    108
  - Shifting into PARK (P)
    109
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    110
    
    Torque Lock
    110
  - Shifting out of PARK (P)
    111
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    111
  - Engine Exhaust
    112
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    112
- Mirrors
  
  113
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    113
  - Manual Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    113
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    114
  - Mirror Operation
    114
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    114
  - Outside Convex Mirrors
    115
- Onstar System
  
  115
  - Onstar Services
    116
  - Onstar Virtual Advisor
    117
  - Onstar Steering Wheel Controls
    117
  - How Onstar Service Works
    118
  - Your Responsibility
    118
  - Luggage Carrier
    119
- Storage Areas
  
  119
  - Glove Box
    119
  - Cupholder(S)
    119
  - Center Console Storage
    119
  - Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover
    121
  - Rear Seat Armrest
    122
  - Table
    123
  - Convenience Net
    124
- Sunroof
  
  124
Section 3 Instrument Panel

125
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  128
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    130
  - Horn
    130
  - Other Warning Devices
    130
  - Tilt Wheel
    131
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    131
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    132
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    132
  - Flash-To-Pass
    133
  - Windshield Wipers
    133
  - Windshield Washer
    134
  - Cruise Control
    135
    
    Setting Cruise Control
    136
    
    Ending Cruise Control
    138
    
    Erasing Speed Memory
    138
  - Rear Window Wiper/Washer
    135
  - Headlamps
    138
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    138
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    139
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    139
  - Fog Lamps
    140
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    140
  - Dome Lamp
    141
  - Entry Lighting
    141
  - Map Lamps
    141
  - Cargo Lamp
    142
  - Electric Power Management
    142
  - Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    143
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    143
  - Ashtray(S) and Cigarette Lighter
    144
- Climate Controls
  
  144
  - Climate Control System
    144
    
    Operation
    145
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    147
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    147
  - Outlet Adjustment
    148
  - Operation Tips
    148
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    148
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  150
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    151
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    152
  - Trip Odometer
    152
  - Tachometer
    152
  - Safety Belt Reminders
    152
  - Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light
    153
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    153
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    154
  - Charging System Light
    156
  - Brake System Warning Light
    157
  - Antilock Brake System Warning Light
    158
  - Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
    158
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    159
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    159
  - Tire Pressure Light
    160
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    160
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    161
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    162
  - Maintenance Schedule
    163
  - Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    163
  - Oil Pressure Light
    163
  - Change Engine Oil Light
    164
  - Security Light
    164
  - Fog Lamp Light
    164
  - Cruise Control Light
    165
  - Highbeam on Light
    165
  - Reduced Engine Power Light
    165
  - All-Wheel Drive Disabled Light
    166
  - Gate Ajar Light
    166
  - Service All-Wheel Drive Light
    166
  - Door Ajar Light
    167
  - Fuel Gage
    167
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    167
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    168
  - DIC Operation and Displays
    169
    
    DIC Buttons
    169
    
    Blank Display
    171
    
    Oil Life
    171
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  169
  - DIC Compass
    173
    
    Compass Calibration Procedure
    175
  - DIC Warnings and Messages
    176
    
    Battery Saver Active
    176
    
    Buckle Seatbelt
    177
    
    Check Tire Pressure
    178
    
    Driver Door Open
    178
    
    Fuel Level Low
    179
    
    Service Air Bag
    180
    
    Service Brake System
    181
    
    Service Tire Monitor System
    182
    
    Service Vehicle Soon
    182
    
    Theft Attempted
    183
    
    Traction Control off
    184
    
    Turn Signal on
    184
  - DIC Vehicle Personalization
    184
- Audio System(S)
  
  191
  - CD Player)
    192
    
    Radio with Six-Disc CD (MP3)
    193
    
    With Date Display
    193
    
    Playing the Radio
    196
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    196
    
    Finding a Station
    197
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    197
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    198
    
    Storing a Radio Station as a Favorite
    198
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    199
    
    Finding a Category (Cat) Station
    200
  - Setting the Time
    192
  - XM Radio Messages
    201
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    201
    
    Care of Your Cds
    202
    
    Playing a CD(S) (Six-Disc CD Player)
    202
    
    Care of Your CD and DVD Player
    203
    
    Audio Output
    207
    
    Playing a DVD
    208
    
    Using the DVD Player
    208
    
    Inserting a Disc
    211
    
    DVD Radio Error Messages
    212
    
    Ejecting a Disc
    212
    
    Using the Auxiliary Input Jack
    213
    
    Compressed Audio
    214
    
    Using an MP3 (Radio with CD or Six-Disc CD Player)
    214
    
    Root Directory
    215
    
    Using an MP3 (Radio with CD and DVD Player)
    219
    
    XM Radio Messages
    224
    
    Navigation/Radio System
    225
    
    Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) System
    225
    
    Before You Drive
    226
    
    Parental Control
    226
    
    Audio/Video (A/V) Jacks
    227
    
    Battery Replacement
    227
    
    Remote Control
    229
    
    Video Screen
    229
    
    Remote Control Buttons
    230
    
    DVD Display Error Messages
    233
    
    DVD Distortion
    233
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    234
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    234
    
    Cleaning the Video Screen
    234
    
    Radio Reception
    235
  - Multi-Band Antenna
    236
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

237
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  237
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  238
  - Defensive Driving
    238
  - Drunk Driving
    239
  - Braking
    240
  - Control of a Vehicle
    240
  - Antilock Brake System (ABS)
    241
    
    Using ABS
    241
  - Braking in Emergencies
    242
    
    Panic Brake Assist
    242
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    242
  - Stabilitrak ® System
    243
  - All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System
    244
  - Steering
    245
    
    Steering Tips
    246
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    247
  - Loss of Control
    248
  - Off-Road Recovery
    248
  - Passing
    248
  - Driving at Night
    250
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    251
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    252
  - Highway Hypnosis
    252
    
    Other Rainy Weather Tips
    252
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    253
  - Winter Driving
    254
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    254
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    255
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow
    257
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    258
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    258
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    263
    
    Towing Your Vehicle from the Rear
    267
- Towing
  
  263
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    263
  - Towing a Trailer
    268
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    269
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    269
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    270
    
    Safety Chains
    271
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    271
    
    Trailer Brakes
    271
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    272
    
    Following Distance
    273
    
    Making Turns
    273
    
    Driving on Grades
    274
    
    Parking on Hills
    274
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    274
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    275
    
    When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    275
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

277
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  277
- Service
  
  279
- Fuel
  
  281
  - Gasoline Octane
    281
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    282
  - California Fuel
    282
  - Additives
    282
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    283
  - Filling the Tank
    284
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    286
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  286
  - Hood Release
    287
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    288
  - Engine Oil
    291
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    292
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    293
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    294
  - Engine Oil Life System
    294
    
    How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    295
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    295
  - When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    296
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    296
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    298
  - Engine Coolant
    298
    
    What to Use
    299
    
    Checking Coolant
    300
    
    Adding Coolant
    301
  - Engine Overheating
    301
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    301
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    302
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    302
  - Cooling System
    303
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    304
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    308
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    308
  - Adding Windshield Washer Fluid
    309
  - Brakes
    310
    
    What to Add
    310
    
    Brake Wear
    311
    
    Brake Adjustment
    312
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    312
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    312
    
    Vehicle Storage
    313
  - Battery
    313
  - Jump Starting
    314
- All-Wheel Drive
  
  320
  - How to Check Lubricant
    320
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  322
- Bulb Replacement
  
  323
  - Halogen Bulbs
    323
  - Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps
    323
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    325
  - License Plate Lamp
    326
  - Replacement Bulbs
    326
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  327
- Tires
  
  328
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    329
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    332
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    335
    
    How to Check
    336
    
    When to Check
    336
  - High-Speed Operation
    337
  - Tire Pressure Monitor System
    338
  - Tire Pressure Monitor Operation
    339
    
    Tpms Malfunction Light and Message
    341
    
    Tpms Sensor Matching Process
    342
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    343
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    345
  - Buying New Tires
    346
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    348
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    348
    
    Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    348
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    350
  - Wheel Replacement
    350
    
    Used Replacement Wheels
    351
  - Tire Chains
    351
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    352
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    352
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    354
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    355
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    362
- Appearance Care
  
  364
  - Compact Spare Tire
    364
  - Interior Cleaning
    364
  - Fabric/Carpet
    366
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    367
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    367
  - Leather
    367
  - Care of Safety Belts
    368
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces
    368
  - Weatherstrips
    368
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    369
    
    Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    369
    
    Finish Care
    370
    
    Protecting Exterior Bright Metal Parts
    370
    
    Windshield and Wiper Blades
    370
    
    Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels and Trim
    371
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    372
    
    Finish Damage
    372
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    372
    
    Tires
    372
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    372
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    373
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  374
- Electrical System
  
  375
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    375
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    375
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    375
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    376
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    378
    
    Capacities and Speciﬁcations
    381
    
    Engine Specifications
    382
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

383
- Maintenance Requirements
  384
- Maintenance Schedule
  384
- Using the Maintenance Schedule
  384
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  384
- Scheduled Maintenance
  386
- Additional Required Services
  388
- Maintenance Footnotes
  389
- At each Fuel Fill
  390
- Owner Checks and Services
  390
- At Least Once a Month
  391
- At Least Once a Year
  391
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  394
- Maintenance Replacement Parts
  396
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  397
- Maintenance Record
  398
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

401
- Customer Assistance Information
  401
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  402
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    402
  - Online Owner Center
    404
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    405
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    405
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    406
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    407
    
    Services Provided
    407
    
    Who Is Covered
    407
    
    Calling for Assistance
    409
  - Courtesy Transportation
    410
    
    Additional Program Information
    411
    
    Courtesy Rental Vehicle
    411
    
    Public Transportation or Fuel Reimbursement
    411
  - Scheduling Service Appointments
    410
  - Collision Damage Repair
    412
    
    Collision Parts
    412
    
    Repair Facility
    412
    
    If a Crash Occurs
    413
    
    Insuring Your Vehicle
    413
    
    Managing the Vehicle Damage Repair Process
    414
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  415
- Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy
  
  417
  - Event Data Recorders
    418
  - Onstar
    419
  - Navigation System
    419
  - Radio Frequency Identiﬁcation (RFID)
    419

Pontiac 2008 Torrent Getting To Know Manual (20 pages)

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

Table of Contents
1
DRIVER INFORMATION Instrument Panel

2
- Instrument Panel Cluster
  3
- Driver Information Center
  4
Safety & Security

5
Comfort

7
- Manual Driver's Seat
  7
- Adjustments
  7
- Power Driver's Seat Adjustments
  7
- Driver's Seat Lumbar Support
  8
- Heated Seats
  8
- Climate Controls
  8
Entertainment

9
- Audio System Features
  9
- Multiple-Disc CD Player
  11
- DVD Radio
  11
- Touch Screen Navigation Entertainment System
  12
- Audio Steering Wheel Controls
  12
- Radio
  12
Convenience

13
- Windshield Wipers and Washer
  13
- Rear Wiper and Washer
  13
- CONVENIENCE Windshield Wipers and Washer
  13
- Center Console Features
  14
- Cupholders
  14
- Cruise Control
  14
- Dome Lamps
  15
- Clothes Hook
  15
- Ashtray and Lighter Kit
  15
- Sunroof
  15
- Fold-Down Front Passenger
  16
- Seatback
  16
- Multiflex™ Split-Folding and Sliding Rear Seat
  16
- Multifunction Cargo Panel
  17
- Security Cover
  17
- Roof Rack Cross-Rails
  18
Performance & Maintenance

18
Owner Information

20
- Roadside Assistance
  20
- My Gmlink
  20

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Pontiac 2008 Torrent Owner's Manual (434 pages)

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Rear Seats

Child Restraints

Safety Belts

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

All-Wheel Drive

Headlamp Aiming

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy

Pontiac 2008 Torrent Getting To Know Manual (20 pages)

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