Pontiac G6 2007 Owner Manual

2007 Pontiac G6 Owner Manual M

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats Rear Seats Safety Belts Child Restraints Airbag System Restraint System Check

Features and Controls

Keys Doors and Locks Windows Theft-Deterrent Systems Starting and Operating Your Vehicle Mirrors OnStar

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System

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..... 122

Storage Areas Sunroof Retractable Hardtop

Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview Climate Controls Warning Lights, Gages, and

Indicators Driver Information Center (DIC) Audio System(s)

Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and

Your Vehicle Towing

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Service and Appearance Care

Service Fuel

................................................. 308

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Checking Things Under the Hood Bulb Replacement

................................ 361

Windshield Wiper Blade

Replacement

Tires

..................................................... 370

Appearance Care Vehicle Identiﬁcation

..................................... 369

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Electrical System

.................................. 415

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Maintenance Schedule

.............................. 427

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Customer Assistance Information

Customer Assistance and

Information

Reporting Safety Defects

Index

.......................................................... 471

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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem, and the name G6 are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation.

This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without further notice. For vehicles ﬁrst sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Pontiac Division whenever it appears in this manual.

This manual describes features that may be available in this model, but your vehicle may not be equipped with all of them. For example, more than one entertainment system may be offered or your vehicle may have been ordered without a front passenger or rear seats.

Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.

Canadian Owners

A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from:

Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207

Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15864101 A First Printing

How to Use This Manual

Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they ﬁrst receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn about the features and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things.

Index

A good place to quickly locate information about the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found.

Safety Warnings and Symbols

There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning.

{CAUTION:

These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people.

In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, you or others could be hurt.

You will also ﬁnd a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means “Do Not,” “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.”

Vehicle Damage Warnings

Vehicle Symbols

Also, in this manual you will ﬁnd these notices:

Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle.

A notice tells about something that can damage the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage.

When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words.

There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a speciﬁc component, control, message, gage, or indicator.

If you need help ﬁguring out a speciﬁc name of a component, gage, or indicator, reference the following topics:

• Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1

• Features and Controls in Section 2

• Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3

• Climate Controls in Section 3

• Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in

Section 3

• Audio System(s) in Section 3

• Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5

These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats ..................................................... 9

Manual Seats ................................................ 9

Power Seat ................................................. 10

Manual Lumbar ........................................... 10

Heated Seats .............................................. 11

Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 12

Head Restraints .......................................... 15

Seatback Latches ........................................ 16

Easy Entry Seat .......................................... 17

Power Lift Seat ........................................... 20

Rear Seats .................................................... 20

60/40 Split Bench Seat

(Sedan and Coupe) ................................. 20

Safety Belts .................................................. 22

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 22

Questions and Answers About

Safety Belts ............................................. 26

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 27

Driver Position ............................................. 27

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment

(Sedan Only) ........................................... 36

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 37

Right Front Passenger Position ................... 37

Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 38

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides

(Sedan and Coupe Only) ......................... 42

Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 45

Safety Belt Extender ................................... 45

Child Restraints ............................................ 46

Older Children ............................................. 46

Infants and Young Children ......................... 49

Child Restraint Systems .............................. 53

Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 58

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) .................................... 60

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear

Seat Position ........................................... 69

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right

Front Seat Position .................................. 71

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Airbag System .............................................. 76

Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 79

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .................. 83

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? ................... 85

How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 85

What Will You See After an Airbag

Inﬂates? ................................................... 86

Passenger Sensing System ......................... 87

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 92

Adding Equipment to Your

Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 93

Restraint System Check ............................... 94

Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 94

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ........................................... 95

Front Seats

Manual Seats

{CAUTION:

You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving.

Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked in place.

Power Seat

If the vehicle has a power seat, the control used to operate it is located on the outboard side of the driver’s seat.

To adjust the seat, do any of the following:

• Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding

the control forward or rearward.

• Raise or lower the front part of the seat

cushion by moving the front of the control up or down.

• Raise or lower the rear part of the seat

cushion by moving the rear of the control up or down.

Manual Lumbar

2-door Model Shown, 4-door Model Similar

If your vehicle has this feature, the handle is located on the outboard side of the driver’s seat. Move the handle up repeatedly to decrease lumbar support. Move the handle down repeatedly to increase lumbar support.

Heated Seats

Your vehicle may have heated front seats.

The buttons are located on the outboard side of the driver’s and front passenger’s seats.

Press the top of the switch to turn the feature on. The seat will heat to the high setting. The indicator light above the switch will be lit next to the number 2.

Press the top of the switch again to go to the low heat setting. The indicator light will be lit next to the number 1.

Press the bottom of the switch to turn the feature off.

The heated seat feature will turn off when the ignition is turned off.

Reclining Seatbacks

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

Your seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The lever used to operate them is located on the outboard side of the seats.

4-door Model Shown, 2-door Model Similar

To recline the seatback, do the following:

1. Lift the recline lever.

2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then release the lever to lock the seatback in place.

3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.

To return the seatback to an upright position, do the following:

1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the seatback will return to the upright position. Release the lever to lock the seatback in place.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.

{CAUTION:

Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their job when you are reclined like this.

The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it will not be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries.

The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash, the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries.

For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.

Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.

Head Restraints

Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.

Pull the restraint up to raise it. To lower the head restraint, press the button, located on the top of the seatback, and push the restraint down.

The rear seat head restraints are also adjustable.

Seatback Latches

{CAUTION:

If your vehicle is a coupe or retractable hardtop model, it has a seatback latch as part of the manual recline lever. This feature provides easy access to the rear seats. To operate the seatback latch, pull up on the manual recline lever. The seatback will automatically spring forward. To operate the latch from the rear seat, pull back on the top of the manual recline lever.

{CAUTION:

Easy Entry Seat

If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

Lift the seatback up to return it to the upright position. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.

{CAUTION:

If the easy entry right front seat is not locked, it can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there could be injured. After you have used it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry seat to be sure it is locked.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

If your vehicle is a two-door model, the front seats can be moved to make it easier to get in and out of the rear seat.

To use the easy entry seat, do the following:

1. Remove the safety belt from the headrest-mounted guide.

2. Pull back on the top of the recliner lever. The seatback will move forward.

3. Slide the seat forward.

4. Move the seatback to its original position after the passenger enters the rear seat area; then return the front seat safety belt to the safety belt guide.

5. Move the seat rearward until it locks into place. Make sure both the seat and seatback are locked.

Power Lift Seat

Your vehicle may have this feature. First move the seat forward or rearward to where you want it. See Manual Seats on page 9.

Rear Seats

60/40 Split Bench Seat (Sedan and Coupe)

Folding the Seatback

To fold down the rear seatback, do the following:

The power lift seat switch is located on the outboard side of the driver’s seat. To raise or lower the seat, press the top or bottom of the switch.

1. The handles that are used to lower the rear seatbacks are located on the upper edge of the trunk opening. Open the trunk. Pull the driver’s side handle to open the larger side of the seatback. Pull the passenger’s side handle to open the smaller side of the seatback.

Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still fastened may cause damage to the seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts and return them to their normal stowed position before folding a rear seat.

2. Fold the seatback down from inside the vehicle.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

{CAUTION:

A safety belt that is improperly routed, not properly attached, or twisted will not provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. After raising the rear seatback, always check to be sure that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are not twisted.

To return the seatback to the upright position, push up the seatback until you hear a click. Then pull on the seatback to make sure it is secure.

Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts.

{CAUTION:

Do not let anyone ride where he or she cannot wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and you are not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you might not be, if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts are fastened properly too.

{CAUTION:

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a safety belt properly.

Your vehicle has indicators to remind you and your passengers to buckle your safety belts. See

Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 195 and Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 195.

In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here is why: They work.

You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you do not know if it will be a bad one.

A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up, a person would not survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.

After more than 40 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter... a lot!

Why Safety Belts Work

When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.

Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on wheels.

Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The

rider does not stop.

The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield...

or the instrument panel...

or the safety belts!

With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That is why safety belts make such good sense.

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts

Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an

accident if I am wearing a safety belt?

A: You could be — whether you are wearing a

safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you are upside down. And your chance of being conscious during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted.

Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I

have to wear safety belts?

A: Airbags are in many vehicles today and will be

in most of them in the future. But they are supplemental systems only; so they work with safety belts — not instead of them. Every airbag system ever offered for sale has required the use of safety belts. Even if you are in a vehicle that has airbags, you still have to buckle up to get the most protection. That is true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions.

Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far

from home, why should I wear safety belts?

A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are

in an accident — even one that is not your fault — you and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver does not protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers.

Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph (65 km/h).

Safety belts are for everyone.

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly

This part is only for people of adult size.

Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding in your vehicle, see

Older Children on page 46 or Infants and Young Children on page 49. Follow those rules for

everyone’s protection.

First, you will want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has.

We will start with the driver position.

Driver Position

Lap-Shoulder Belt

The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is how to wear it properly.

1. Close and lock the door.

2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To see how, see “Seats” in the Index.

3. If your vehicle has a retractable hardtop or is a coupe, and the safety belt is not routed through the guide on the head restraint, slide the edge of the belt webbing through the opening on the guide. Be sure the belt is not twisted.

4. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Do not let it get twisted.

The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you more slowly.

5. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.

6. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 45.

Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.

7. If your vehicle is a sedan, move the shoulder belt height adjuster to the height that is right for you. Improper shoulder belt height adjustment could reduce the effectiveness of the safety belt in a crash. See Shoulder

Belt Height Adjustment (Sedan Only) on page 36.

8. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the shoulder belt.

It may be necessary to pull stitching on the safety belt through the latch plate to fully tighten the lap belt on smaller occupants.

The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you would be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces.

The safety belt locks if there is a sudden stop or crash.

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