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Pontiac G5 Owner's Manual (426 pages)

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M 2007 Pontiac G5 Owner Manual

1
- Table of Contents
  1
- Canadian Owners
  3
- How to Use this Manual
  4
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  4
  - Vehicle Damage Warnings
    5
  - Vehicle Symbols
    5
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  8
  - Front Seats
    9
  - Manual Seats
    9
  - Driver Seat Height Adjuster
    10
  - Manual Lumbar
    10
  - Heated Seats
    11
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    12
  - Head Restraints
    15
  - Easy Entry Seat (Coupe)
    16
  - Rear Seats
    17
  - Split Folding Rear Seat
    17
  - Safety Belts
    19
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    20
  - Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    23
  - How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    24
  - Driver Position
    25
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
    32
  - Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    33
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    33
  - Rear Seat Passengers
    34
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    34
  - Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
    37
  - Safety Belt Pretensioners
    40
  - Safety Belt Extender
    40
  - Older Children
    41
  - Child Restraints
    41
    
    Infants and Young Children
    44
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    47
    
    Securing the Child Within the Child Restraint
    51
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    52
    
    Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (Latch)
    53
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position
    60
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    62
  - Airbag System
    66
    
    Where Are the Airbags
    69
    
    When Should an Airbag Inﬂate
    72
    
    What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate
    73
    
    How Does an Airbag Restrain
    74
    
    What will You See after an Airbag Inflates
    74
    
    Passenger Sensing System
    76
  - Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    80
  - Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    81
  - Restraint System Check
    82
  - Checking the Restraint Systems
    82
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    83
Section 2 Features and Controls

85
- Features and Controls
  
  85
  - Onstar
    86
- Keys
  
  87
  - Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
    88
  - Operation
    89
    
    Remote Keyless Entry (Rke) System Operation
    90
    
    Battery Replacement
    92
    
    Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    92
    
    Remote Vehicle Start
    93
- Doors and Locks
  
  96
  - Door Locks
    96
  - Power Door Locks
    97
  - Delayed Locking
    97
  - Automatic Door Lock
    98
  - Programmable Automatic Door Unlock
    98
  - Rear Door Security Locks (Sedan)
    98
  - Lockout Protection
    99
  - Trunk
    99
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    100
    
    Remote Trunk Release
    100
- Windows
  
  101
  - Manual Windows
    101
  - Power Windows
    102
  - Express-Down Window
    103
  - Sun Visors
    103
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  103
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    104
    
    Disarming the System
    104
    
    How the System Alarm Is Activated
    105
    
    How to Detect a Tamper Condition
    105
    
    How to Turn off the System Alarm
    105
  - PASS-Key III+ Operation
    106
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  108
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    108
  - Ignition Positions
    108
  - Key in the Ignition
    110
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    111
  - Manual Transaxle
    112
  - Starting the Engine
    112
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    113
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    114
  - Manual Transaxle Operation
    117
  - Shift Speeds
    119
  - Parking Brake
    120
  - Shifting into Park (P) (Automatic
    121
    
    (Automatic Transaxle)
    121
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    122
    
    Torque Lock
    122
  - Shifting out of Park (P) (Automatic
    123
    
    (Automatic Transaxle)
    123
  - Parking Your Vehicle
    124
    
    (Manual Transaxle)
    124
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    124
  - Engine Exhaust
    125
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    126
- Mirrors
  
  127
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    127
  - Manual Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    127
  - Cleaning the Mirror
    127
  - Outside Remote Control Mirror
    127
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    128
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    128
- Onstar System
  
  129
- Storage Areas
  
  133
  - Glove Box
    133
  - Cupholder(S)
    133
  - Center Console Storage Area
    133
  - Driver's Storage Compartment
    133
  - Convenience Net
    133
- Sunroof
  
  134
Section 3 Instrument Panel

135
- Instrument Panel
  
  135
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  138
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    140
  - Other Warning Devices
    140
  - Horn
    140
  - Tilt Wheel
    141
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    141
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    142
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    142
  - Flash-To-Pass
    143
  - Windshield Wipers
    143
  - Windshield Washer
    144
  - Cruise Control
    145
  - Headlamps
    148
  - Wiper Activated Headlamps
    149
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    149
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    149
  - Fog Lamps
    150
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    150
  - Dome Lamp
    150
  - Entry/Exit Lighting
    151
  - Mirror Reading Lamps
    151
    
    Electric Power Management
    151
    
    Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    152
    
    Battery Run-Down Protection
    152
    
    Ashtray(S) and Cigarette Lighter
    153
- Climate Controls
  
  154
  - Climate Control System
    154
    
    Operation
    154
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    156
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    156
  - Outlet Adjustment
    157
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    157
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  159
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    160
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    161
  - Tachometer
    161
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    162
  - Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light
    162
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    163
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    164
  - Charging System Light
    166
  - Up-Shift Light
    166
  - Brake System Warning Light
    167
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    168
  - Enhanced Traction System Warning Light
    168
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    169
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    170
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    171
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    172
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    173
  - Oil Pressure Light
    173
  - Security Light
    174
  - Fog Lamp Light
    174
  - Highbeam on Light
    175
  - Fuel Gage
    175
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  176
  - DIC Operation and Displays
    176
  - Information Modes
    177
  - DIC Warnings and Messages
    179
  - DIC Vehicle Personalization
    181
    
    Entering Personalization Menu
    182
    
    Personalization Menu Modes
    182
    
    Exiting Personalization Menu
    187
- Audio System(S)
  
  187
  - Setting the Time (Without Date Display)
    188
  - Setting the Time (with Date Display)
    189
  - Radio with CD (Base)
    191
    
    Finding a Station
    191
    
    Playing the Radio
    191
    
    Using the Auxiliary Input Jack
    195
  - Radio with CD (MP3)
    196
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    197
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    197
    
    Finding a Category (CAT) Station
    200
    
    Playing a CD(S) (Six-Disc CD Player)
    202
    
    Playing an MP3 CD-R or CD-RW Disc
    204
  - Using an MP3
    206
  - XM Radio Messages
    212
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    214
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    214
  - Radio Reception
    215
  - Care of Your Cds
    216
  - Care of the CD Player
    216
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    216
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    216
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

217
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  217
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  218
  - Defensive Driving
    218
  - Drunken Driving
    219
  - Control of a Vehicle
    222
  - Braking
    222
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    223
  - Braking in Emergencies
    225
  - Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
    226
  - Steering
    227
    
    Steering Tips
    228
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    229
  - Off-Road Recovery
    230
  - Passing
    230
  - Loss of Control
    232
  - Driving at Night
    233
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    234
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    236
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    236
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    236
  - City Driving
    237
  - Freeway Driving
    238
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    239
  - Highway Hypnosis
    240
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    241
  - Winter Driving
    243
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    244
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    246
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow
    248
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    248
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    249
- Towing
  
  254
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    254
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    254
    
    Dinghy Towing
    255
    
    Dolly Towing
    256
  - Towing a Trailer (Manual Transaxle)
    256
  - Towing a Trailer (Automatic Transaxle)
    257
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    258
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    258
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    259
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    259
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    260
    
    Safety Chains
    260
    
    Trailer Brakes
    260
    
    Following Distance
    261
    
    Making Turns
    261
    
    Driving on Grades
    262
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    262
    
    Parking on Hills
    263
    
    When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    263
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    264
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    264
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

265
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  265
- Service
  
  268
  - Accessories and Modiﬁcations
    268
  - California Proposition 65 Warning
    269
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    269
- Fuel
  
  270
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    270
  - Gasoline Octane
    270
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    271
  - California Fuel
    271
  - Additives
    272
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    273
  - Filling the Tank
    274
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  276
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    276
  - Hood Release
    277
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    278
  - Engine Oil
    279
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    280
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    281
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    282
  - Engine Oil Life System
    282
    
    How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    283
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    283
  - When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    284
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    284
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    285
  - Manual Transaxle Fluid
    285
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    286
  - Engine Coolant
    286
    
    What to Use
    287
    
    Checking Coolant
    288
  - Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    289
  - Engine Overheating
    289
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    290
  - Cooling System
    292
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    293
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    297
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    297
  - Brakes
    298
    
    Brake Wear
    300
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    301
  - Battery
    301
  - Vehicle Storage
    302
  - Jump Starting
    302
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  308
- Bulb Replacement
  
  311
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  317
- Tires
  
  318
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    319
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    322
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    325
    
    How to Check
    326
    
    When to Check
    326
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    326
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    328
  - Buying New Tires
    328
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    330
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    330
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    332
  - Wheel Replacement
    332
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    333
  - Tire Chains
    334
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    335
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    336
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    337
  - Base Models
    337
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    342
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    347
  - Compact Spare Tire
    350
- Appearance Care
  
  351
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    351
  - Fabric/Carpet
    352
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces
    353
  - Care of Safety Belts
    353
  - Weatherstrips
    354
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    354
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    354
  - Finish Care
    354
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    355
  - Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels and Trim
    356
  - Tires
    357
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    357
  - Finish Damage
    357
  - Underbody Maintenance
    358
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    358
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    359
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  360
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    360
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    360
- Electrical System
  
  361
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    361
  - Headlamp Wiring
    361
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    361
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    361
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    362
  - Floor Console Fuse Block
    362
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    364
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  368
  - Engine Specifications
    369
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

371
- Maintenance Schedule
  371
- Introduction
  372
- Maintenance Requirements
  372
- Maintenance Schedule
  372
- Using the Maintenance Schedule
  373
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  373
- Scheduled Maintenance
  375
- Additional Required Services
  378
- Maintenance Footnotes
  379
- Owner Checks and Services
  380
- At each Fuel Fill
  381
- At Least Once a Month
  381
- At Least Once a Year
  382
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    383
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    384
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  385
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  387
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  388
- Maintenance Record
  389
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

393
- Customer Assistance Information
  393
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  394
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    394
  - Online Owner Center
    397
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    398
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    398
    
    Overseas - Customer Assistance
    399
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    399
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    400
  - Courtesy Transportation
    402
    
    Scheduling Service Appointments
    403
    
    Transportation Options
    403
    
    Additional Program Information
    404
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    405
  - Collision Damage Repair
    406
    
    Collision Parts
    406
    
    Insuring Your Vehicle
    407
    
    Repair Facility
    407
    
    If an Accident Occurs
    408
    
    Managing the Vehicle Damage Repair Process
    409
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  410
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
    410
  - Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
    410
  - Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
    411
  - Service Publications Ordering
    411
    
    Information
    411
    
    Service Bulletins
    411
    
    Current and Past Model Order Forms
    412
    
    Owner Information
    412
Safety Warnings and Symbols/Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle

423

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M 2007 Pontiac G5 Owner Manual

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

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

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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