Pontiac Pursuit 2005 User Manual

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2005 Pontiac Pursuit 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 Storage Areas Sunroof

Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview Climate Controls Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators Driver Information Center (DIC) Audio System(s)

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System

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Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle Towing

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

Maintenance Schedule

Customer Assistance and Information

Customer Assistance and Information Reporting Safety Defects

Index

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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

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC, and the PONTIAC Emblem are registered trademarks; and the name PURSUIT is a trademark 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.

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.

Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 05PURSUIT B First Edition

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.

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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.”

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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

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

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✍ NOTES

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats ......................................................1-2

Manual Seats ................................................1-2

Driver Seat Height Adjuster ..............................1-3

Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3

Heated Seats .................................................1-4

Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-5

Head Restraints .............................................1-7

Passenger Folding Seatback ............................1-8

Rear Seats .....................................................1-10

Split Folding Rear Seat .................................1-10

Safety Belts ...................................................1-11

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-11

Questions and Answers About

Safety Belts ..............................................1-16

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-16

Driver Position ..............................................1-17

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-23

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-23

Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-24

Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-24

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for

Children and Small Adults ..........................1-27

Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-29

Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-29

Child Restraints .............................................1-30

Older Children ..............................................1-30

Infants and Young Children ............................1-33

Child Restraint Systems .................................1-36

Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-39

Top Strap ....................................................1-39

Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-41

Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for

Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-41

Securing a Child Restraint Designed for

the LATCH System ....................................1-43

Securing a Child Restraint in a

Rear Seat Position ....................................1-43

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Right Front Seat Position ............................1-45

Airbag System ...............................................1-48

Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-50

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .....................1-52

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? .......................1-54

How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-54

What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? ........1-54

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-56

Restraint System Check ..................................1-56

Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-56

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ............................................1-57

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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.

Your vehicle has manual seats. 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.

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Driver Seat Height Adjuster

The driver’s seat height adjuster is located on the outboard side of the seat.

To raise the seat, move the lever upward repetitively until the seat is at the desired height. To lower the seat, move the lever downward repetitively until the seat is at the desired height.

Manual Lumbar

If your vehicle has this feature, the knob is located on the front of the driver seat lower cushion.

Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the lumbar support.

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Heated Seats

Your vehicle may have heated front seats. This feature heats the seat cushions. The switches are located on the instrument panel above the climate control system.

Press the side of the switch with the double indicator lights to turn on the heated seat at the highest setting.

Driver’s Side Switch,

Passenger’s Side

Similar

Both indicator lights will be lit to indicate that the setting is on high. Press the side of the switch with the single indicator light to go to the low setting. The indicator light will be lit to indicate that the setting is on low. Return the switch to the center to turn off the heated seat.

If your vehicle has been turned off, the last heated seat setting will be retained when the vehicle is started again.

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Reclining Seatbacks

Your vehicle has reclining seatbacks. The lever is located on the outboard side of the seats. Lift the lever to release the seatback. Move the seatback to where you want it and release the lever to lock the seatback in place. Press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked into 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 press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

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But do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.

{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.

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Head Restraints

Press the button on the side of the head restraint to adjust it.

Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.

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Passenger Folding Seatback

Your vehicle may have a passenger seat that folds ﬂat. To fold the seatback, do the following:

1. Lift the bar under the seat to unlock it.

2. Slide the seat as far back as it will go and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to make sure it is locked into place.

3. Lift the recliner lever, located on the outboard side of the seat, and fold the seat forward until the seatback disengages. Continue to fold the seat forward until it locks in the folded position. Pull up on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

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{CAUTION:

If you fold the seatback forward to carry longer objects, such as skis, be sure any such cargo is not near an airbag. In a crash, an inﬂating airbag might force that object toward a person. This could cause severe injury or even death. Secure objects away from the area in which an airbag would inﬂate. For more information, see

Where Are the Airbags? on page 1-50 and Loading Your Vehicle on page 4-30.

Things you put on this seatback can strike and injure people in a sudden stop or turn, or in a crash. Remove or secure all items before driving.

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Rear Seats

Split Folding Rear Seat

You can fold either side of the rear seatback down for more cargo space.

To lower the rear seatback, follow these steps:

1. Open the trunk and pull one or both of the small handles located in the center of the trunk.

2. Once the handle is pulled, the seatback can be pushed open through the trunk, or pulled open from the inside of the vehicle.

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To raise the rear seatback, lift it up and push rearward until you hear a click. Push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked into place.

Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

{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 pull forward on the top of the seatback at the area of the latch 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.

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 can not 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.

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{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 a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. See

Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 3-23.

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

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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.

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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider does not stop.

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

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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.

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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 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.

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.

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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 1-30 or Infants and Young Children on page 1-33. 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.

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

The 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.

4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. 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 1-29.

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.

5. Move the shoulder belt height adjuster to the height that is right for you. See Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment on page 1-23.

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6. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle end of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder belt.

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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, or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor.

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Q: What is wrong with this?

A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It will not give nearly

as much protection this way.

{CAUTION:

You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should ﬁt against your body.

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Q: What is wrong with this?

A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place.

{CAUTION:

You can be seriously injured if your belt is buckled in the wrong place like this. In a crash, the belt would go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at the pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. Always buckle your belt into the buckle nearest you.

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Q: What is wrong with this?

A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It should

be worn over the shoulder at all times.

{CAUTION:

You can be seriously injured if you wear the shoulder belt under your arm. In a crash, your body would move too far forward, which would increase the chance of head and neck injury. Also, the belt would apply too much force to the ribs, which are not as strong as shoulder bones. You could also severely injure internal organs like your liver or spleen.

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Q: What is wrong with this?

A: The belt is twisted across the body.

{CAUTION:

You can be seriously injured by a twisted belt. In a crash, you would not have the full width of the belt to spread impact forces. If a belt is twisted, make it straight so it can work properly, or ask your dealer to ﬁx it.

To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle. The belt should go back out of the way.

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Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of the way. If you slam the door on it, you can damage both the belt and your vehicle.

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment

Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt height adjuster to the height that is right for you.

Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of the belt is centered on your shoulder. The belt should be away from your face and neck, but not falling off your shoulder.

To move it down, press the release button (A) and move the height adjuster to the desired position. You can move the height adjuster up just by pushing up on the shoulder belt guide.

After you move the height adjuster to where you want it, try to move it down without pressing the release button to make sure it has locked into position.

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy

Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they do not wear safety belts.

A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion should be worn as low as possible, below the rounding, throughout the pregnancy.

The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it is more likely that the fetus will not be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly.

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Right Front Passenger Position

To learn how to wear the right front passenger’s safety belt properly, see Driver Position on page 1-17.

The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same way as the driver’s safety belt — except for one thing. If you ever pull the shoulder portion of the belt out all the way, you will engage the child restraint locking feature. If this happens, just let the belt go back all the way and start again.

Rear Seat Passengers

It is very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts.

Rear passengers who are not safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike others in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.

Lap-Shoulder Belt

All rear seat positions have lap-shoulder belts. Here is how to wear one properly.

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

The 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.

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2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. When the shoulder belt is pulled out all the way,

it will lock. If it does, let it go back all the way and start again.

If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 1-29.

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.

3. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle end of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder part.

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The safety belt locks if there is a sudden stop or a crash, or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor.

{CAUTION:

You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should ﬁt against your body.

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To unlatch the belt, push the button on the buckle.

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Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults

Rear shoulder belt comfort guides will provide added safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown booster seats and for small adults. When installed on a shoulder belt, the comfort guide better positions the belt away from the neck and head.

There is one guide for each outside passenger position in the rear seat. To provide added safety belt comfort for children who have outgrown child restraints and booster seats and for smaller adults, the comfort guides may be installed on the shoulder belts. Here is how to install a comfort guide and use the safety belt:

1. Pull the elastic cord out from between the edge of the seatback and the interior body to remove the guide from its storage clip.

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2. Slide the guide under and past the belt. The elastic cord must be under the belt. Then, place the guide over the belt, and insert the two edges of the belt into the slots of the guide.

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3. Be sure that the belt is not twisted and it lies ﬂat. The elastic cord must be under the belt and the guide on top.

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4. Buckle, position and release the safety belt as described in Rear Seat Passengers on page 1-24. Make sure that the shoulder belt crosses the shoulder.

To remove and store the comfort guides, squeeze the belt edges together so that you can take them out of the guides. Pull the guide upward to expose its storage clip, and then slide the guide onto the clip. Turn the guide and clip inward and in between the seatback and the interior body, leaving only the loop of elastic cord exposed.

Safety Belt Pretensioners

Your vehicle has safety belt pretensioners for the driver and right front passenger. Although you cannot see them, they are located on the retractor part of the safety belts. They help the safety belts reduce a person’s forward movement in a moderate to severe frontal or near frontal crash.

Pretensioners work only once. If they activate in a crash, you will need to get new ones, and probably other new parts for your safety belt system. See Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash on page 1-57.

Safety Belt Extender

If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you, you should use it.

But if a safety belt is not long enough, your dealer will order you an extender. It is free. When you go in to order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the extender will be long enough for you. To help avoid personal injury, do not let someone else use it, and use it only for the seat it is made to ﬁt. The extender has been designed for adults. Never use it for securing child seats. To wear it, just attach it to the regular safety belt. For more information, see the instruction sheet that comes with the extender.

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Child Restraints

Older Children

Older children who have outgrown booster seats should wear the vehicle’s safety belts.

Q: What is the proper way to wear safety belts? A: If possible, an older child should wear a

lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide. The shoulder belt should not cross the face or neck. The lap belt should ﬁt snugly below the hips, just touching the top of the thighs. It should never be worn over the abdomen, which could cause severe or even fatal internal injuries in a crash.

Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear seat.

In a crash, children who are not buckled up can strike other people who are buckled up, or can be thrown out of the vehicle. Older children need to use safety belts properly.

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{CAUTION:

Never do this. Here two children are wearing the same belt.

The belt can not properly spread the impact forces. In a crash, the two children can be crushed together and seriously injured. A belt must be used by only one person at a time.

Q: What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt,

but the child is so small that the shoulder belt is very close to the child’s face or neck?

A: If the child is sitting in a seat next to a window,

move the child toward the center of the vehicle. Also see Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults on page 1-27. If the child is sitting in the center rear seat passenger position, move the child toward the safety belt buckle. In either case, be sure that the shoulder belt still is on the child’s shoulder, so that in a crash the child’s upper body would have the restraint that belts provide.

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{CAUTION:

Never do this. Here a child is sitting in a seat that has a

lap-shoulder belt, but the shoulder part is behind the child. If the child wears the belt in this way, in a crash the child might slide under the belt. The belt’s force would then be applied right on the child’s abdomen. That could cause serious or fatal injuries.

Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the child’s thighs. This applies belt force to the child’s pelvic bones in a crash.

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Infants and Young Children

Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! This includes infants and all other children. Neither the distance traveled nor the age and size of the traveler changes the need, for everyone, to use safety restraints. In fact, the law in every state in the United States and in every Canadian province says children up to some age must be restrained while in a vehicle.

Every time infants and young children ride in vehicles, they should have the protection provided by appropriate restraints. Young children should not use the vehicle’s adult safety belts alone, unless there is no other choice. Instead, they need to use a child restraint.

{CAUTION:

People should never hold a baby in their arms while riding in a vehicle. A baby does not weigh much — until a crash. During a crash a baby will become so heavy it is not possible to hold it. For example, in a crash at only 25 mph (40 km/h), a 12 lb (5.5 kg) baby will suddenly become a 240 lb (110 kg) force on a person’s arms. A baby should be secured in an appropriate restraint.

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{CAUTION:

Children who are up against, or very close to, any airbag when it inﬂates can be seriously injured or killed. Airbags plus lap-shoulder belts offer protection for adults and older children, but not for young children and infants. Neither the vehicle’s safety belt system nor its airbag system is designed for them. Young children and infants need the protection that a child restraint system can provide.

Q: What are the different types of add-on child

restraints?

A: Add-on child restraints, which are purchased by the

vehicle’s owner, are available in four basic types. Selection of a particular restraint should take into consideration not only the child’s weight, height and age but also whether or not the restraint will be compatible with the motor vehicle in which it will be used.

For most basic types of child restraints, there are many different models available. When purchasing a child restraint, be sure it is designed to be used in a motor vehicle. If it is, the restraint will have a label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards.

The restraint manufacturer’s instructions that come with the restraint, state the weight and height limitations for a particular child restraint. In addition, there are many kinds of restraints available for children with special needs.

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{CAUTION:

Newborn infants need complete support, including support for the head and neck. This is necessary because a newborn infant’s neck is weak and its head weighs so much compared with the rest of its body. In a crash, an infant in a rear-facing seat settles into the restraint, so the crash forces can be distributed across the strongest part of an infant’s body, the back and shoulders. Infants always should be secured in appropriate infant restraints.

The body structure of a young child is quite unlike that of an adult or older child, for whom the safety belts are designed. A young child’s hip bones are still so small that the vehicle’s regular safety belt may not remain low on the hip bones, as it should. Instead, it may settle up around the child’s abdomen. In a crash, the belt would apply force on a body area that is unprotected by any bony structure. This alone could cause serious or fatal injuries. Young children always should be secured in appropriate child restraints.

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Child Restraint Systems

An infant car bed (A), a special bed made for use in a motor vehicle, is an infant restraint system designed to restrain or position a child on a continuous ﬂat surface. Make sure that the infant’s head rests toward the center of the vehicle.

A rear-facing infant seat (B) provides restraint with the seating surface against the back of the infant. The harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash, acts to keep the infant positioned in the restraint.

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A forward-facing child seat (C-E) provides restraint for the child’s body with the harness and also sometimes with surfaces such as T-shaped or shelf-like shields.

A booster seat (F-G) is a child restraint designed to improve the ﬁt of the vehicle’s safety belt system. Some booster seats have a shoulder belt positioner, and some high-back booster seats have a ﬁve-point harness. A booster seat can also help a child to see out the window.

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Q: How do child restraints work? A: A child restraint system is any device designed for

use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position children. A built-in child restraint system is a permanent part of the motor vehicle. An add-on child restraint system is a portable one, which is purchased by the vehicle’s owner.

For many years, add-on child restraints have used the adult belt system in the vehicle. To help reduce the chance of injury, the child also has to be secured within the restraint. The vehicle’s belt system secures the add-on child restraint in the vehicle, and the add-on child restraint’s harness system holds the child in place within the restraint.

One system, the three-point harness, has straps that come down over each of the infant’s shoulders and buckle together at the crotch. The ﬁve-point harness system has two shoulder straps, two hip straps and a crotch strap. A shield may take the place of hip straps. A T-shaped shield has shoulder straps that are attached to a ﬂat pad which rests low against the child’s body. A shelf- or armrest-type shield has straps that are attached to a wide, shelf-like shield that swings up or to the side.

When choosing a child restraint, be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards.

Then follow the instructions for the restraint. You may ﬁnd these instructions on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system or the LATCH system in your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury. When securing an add-on child restraint, refer to the instructions that come with the restraint which may be on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both, and to this manual. The child restraint instructions are important, so if they are not available, obtain a replacement copy from the manufacturer.

Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child restraint in your vehicle – even when no child is in it.

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Where to Put the Restraint

Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We, therefore, recommend that child restraints be secured in a rear seat, including an infant riding in a rear-facing infant seat, a child riding in a forward-facing child seat and an older child riding in a booster seat. Never put a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat. Here is why:

{CAUTION:

A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured or killed if the right front passenger’s airbag inﬂates. This is because the back of the rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inﬂating airbag. Always secure a rear-facing child restraint in a rear seat.

If you need to secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat, always move the front passenger seat as far back as it will go. It is better to secure the child restraint in a rear seat.

Wherever you install a child restraint, be sure to secure the child restraint properly.

Top Strap

Some child restraints have a top strap, or “top tether.” It can help restrain the child restraint during a collision. For it to work, a top strap must be properly anchored to the vehicle. Some top strap-equipped child restraints are designed for use with or without the top strap being anchored. Others require the top strap always to be anchored. Be sure to read and follow the instructions for your child restraint. If yours requires that the top strap be anchored, do not use the restraint unless it is anchored properly.

If the child restraint does not have a top strap, one can be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints. Ask the child restraint manufacturer whether or not a kit is available.

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{CAUTION:

Each top tether bracket is designed to anchor only one child restraint. Attaching more than one child restraint to a single bracket could cause the anchor to come loose or even break during a crash. A child or others could be injured if this happens. To help prevent injury to people and damage to your vehicle, attach only one child restraint per bracket.

In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child restraints have a top strap, and that the strap be anchored. In the United States, some child restraints also have a top strap. If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be anchored.

If the position you are using has a head restraint, route the top strap over it. See Head Restraints on page 1-7.

Anchor the top strap to an anchor point speciﬁed in Top Strap Anchor Location on page 1-41. Be sure to use an anchor point located on the same side of the vehicle as the seating position where the child restraint will be placed.

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Once you have the top strap anchored, you will be ready to secure the child restraint itself. Tighten the top strap when and as the child restraint manufacturer’s instructions say.

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Top Strap Anchor Location

Your vehicle has top strap anchors (A) for the rear seating positions. The anchors are located behind the rear seat on the ﬁller panel.

Do not secure a child restraint in the right front passenger’s position if a national or local law requires that the top strap be anchored, or if the instructions that come with the child restraint say that the top strap must be anchored. There is no place to anchor the top strap in this position.

Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System)

Your vehicle has the LATCH system. There are anchors for each rear seating position.

This system, designed to make installation of child restraints easier, does not use the vehicle’s safety belts. Instead, it uses vehicle anchors and child restraint attachments to secure the restraints. Some restraints also use another vehicle anchor to secure a top tether strap.

A. Lower Anchorage B. Lower Anchorage

C. Top Tether

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A. Lower Anchorage B. Lower Anchorage

In order to use the LATCH system in your vehicle, you need a child restraint designed for that system.

To assist you in locating the lower anchorages for this child restraint system, each seating position with the LATCH system has visible metal anchors in the seat where the seatback meets the seat cushion.

{CAUTION:

If a LATCH-type child restraint is not attached to its anchorage points, the restraint will not be able to protect the child correctly. In a crash, the child could be seriously injured or killed. Make sure that a LATCH-type child restraint is properly installed using the anchorage points, or use the vehicle’s safety belts to secure the restraint, following the instructions that came with that restraint, and also the instructions in this manual.

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Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position

1. Find the LATCH anchorages for the seating position you want to use, where the bottom of the seatback meets the back of the seat cushion. See Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 1-41.

2. Put the child restraint on the seat.

3. Attach and tighten the LATCH attachments on the child restraint to the LATCH anchorages in the vehicle. The child restraint instructions will show you how.

4. If the child restraint is forward-facing, attach and tighten the top tether to the top tether anchorage. The child restraint instructions will show you how. Also see Top Strap on page 1-39.

5. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure.

To remove the child restraint, simply unhook the top tether from the top tether anchorage and then disconnect the LATCH attachments from the LATCH anchorages.

If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH system, see Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for

Children (LATCH System) on page 1-41. See Top Strap on page 1-39 if the child restraint has one.

If your child restraint does not have the LATCH system, you will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure the child restraint in this position. Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and as the instructions say.

1. Put the child restraint on the seat.

2. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how.

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

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4. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor to set the lock.

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5. To tighten the belt, push down on the child restraint, pull the shoulder portion of the belt to tighten the lap portion of the belt and feed the shoulder belt back into the retractor. If you are using a forward-facing child restraint, you may ﬁnd it helpful to use your knee to push down on the child restraint as you tighten the belt.

6. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure.

To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety belt will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger.

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position

If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH system, see Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 1-41.

There is no top strap anchor in the right front passenger’s position. Do not secure a child seat in this position if a national or local law requires that the top strap be anchored, or if the instructions that come with the child restraint say that the top strap must be anchored. See Top Strap on page 1-39 if the child restraint has one.

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Your vehicle has a right front passenger airbag. Never put a rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here is why:

{CAUTION:

A rear seat is a safer place to secure a forward-facing child restraint. If you need to secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat, you will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure the restraint in this position. Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and as the instructions say.

1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger airbag, always move the seat as far back as it will go before securing a forward-facing child restraint. See Manual Seats on page 1-2.

2. Put the child restraint on the seat.

3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how.

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

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5. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor to set the lock.

6. To tighten the belt, push down on the child restraint, pull the shoulder portion of the belt to tighten the lap portion of the belt and feed the shoulder belt back into the retractor. You may ﬁnd it helpful to use your knee to push down on the child restraint as you tighten the belt.

7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure.

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Airbag System

Your vehicle has a frontal airbag for the driver and another frontal airbag for the right front passenger. Your vehicle may also have roof mounted side impact airbags. Roof mounted side impact airbags are available for the driver and the passenger seated directly behind the driver and for the right front passenger and the passenger seated directly behind that passenger.

If your vehicle has side impact airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear on the airbag covering on the garnish trim near ceiling and the side windows.

Frontal airbags are designed to help reduce the risk of injury from the force of an inﬂating frontal airbag. But these airbags must inﬂate very quickly to do their job and comply with federal regulations.

Here are the most important things to know about the airbag system:

{CAUTION:

You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if you are not wearing your safety belt — even if you have airbags. Wearing your safety belt

CAUTION: (Continued)

during a crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejected from it. Airbags are “supplemental restraints” to the safety belts. All airbags are designed to work with safety belts but do not replace them.

Frontal airbags for the driver and right front passenger are designed to deploy in moderate to severe frontal and near frontal crashes. They are not designed to inﬂate in rollover, rear or low-speed frontal crashes, or in many side crashes. And, for some unrestrained occupants, frontal airbags may provide less protection in frontal crashes than more forceful airbags have provided in the past. The roof-mounted side impact airbags are designed to inﬂate in moderate to severe crashes where something hits the side of your vehicle. They are not designed to inﬂate in frontal, in rollover or in rear crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety belt properly — whether or not there is an airbag for that person.

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CAUTION: (Continued)

Both frontal and side impact airbags inﬂate with great force, faster than the blink of an eye. If you are too close to an inﬂating airbag, as you would be if you were leaning forward, it could seriously injure you. Safety belts help keep you in position for airbag inﬂation before and during a crash. Always wear your safety belt even with frontal airbags. The driver should sit as far back as possible while still maintaining control of the vehicle. Occupants should not lean on or sleep against the door.

{CAUTION:

Anyone who is up against, or very close to, any airbag when it inﬂates can be seriously injured or killed. Airbags plus lap-shoulder

CAUTION: (Continued)

belts offer the best protection for adults, but not for young children and infants. Neither the vehicle’s safety belt system nor its airbag system is designed for them. Young children and infants need the protection that a child restraint system can provide. Always secure children properly in your vehicle. To read how, see Older Children on page 1-30 or Infants and Young Children on page 1-33.

There is an airbag readiness light on the instrument panel cluster, which shows the airbag symbol.

The system checks the airbag electrical system for malfunctions. The light tells you if there is an electrical problem. See Airbag Readiness Light on page 3-24 for more information.

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Where Are the Airbags?

The driver’s airbag is in the middle of the steering wheel.

The right front passenger’s airbag is in the instrument panel on the passenger’s side.

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If your vehicle has a side impact airbag for the driver and the person seated directly behind the driver, it is located in the ceiling above the side windows.

If your vehicle has a side impact airbag for the right front passenger and the person directly behind that passenger, it is located in the ceiling above the side windows.

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{CAUTION:

If something is between an occupant and an airbag, the bag might not inﬂate properly or it might force the object into that person causing severe injury or even death. The path of an inﬂating airbag must be kept clear. Do not put anything between an occupant and an airbag, and do not attach or put anything on the steering wheel hub or on or near any other airbag covering. And, if your vehicle has roof-mounted side impact airbags, never secure anything to the roof of your vehicle by routing the rope or tiedown through any door or window opening. If you do, the path of an inﬂating side impact airbag will be blocked. The path of an inﬂating airbag must be kept clear.

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate?

The driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal airbags are designed to inﬂate in moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal crashes. But they are designed to inﬂate only if the impact exceeds a predetermined deployment threshold. Deployment thresholds take into account a variety of desired deployment and non-deployment events and are used to predict how severe a crash is likely to be in time for the airbags to inﬂate and help restrain the occupants. Whether your frontal airbags will or should deploy is not based on how fast your vehicle is traveling. It depends largely on what you hit, the direction of the impact and how quickly your vehicle slows down.

In addition, your vehicle has “dual-stage” frontal airbags, which adjust the restraint according to crash severity. Your vehicle is equipped with electronic frontal sensors which help the sensing system distinguish between a moderate frontal impact and a more severe frontal impact. For moderate frontal impacts, these airbags inﬂate at a level less than full deployment. For more severe frontal impacts, full deployment occurs. If the front of your vehicle goes straight into a wall that does not move or deform, the threshold level for the reduced deployment is about 12 to 16 mph (19 to 26 km/h), and the threshold level for a full deployment is about 18 to 24 mph (29 to 38.5 km/h).

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The threshold level can vary, however, with speciﬁc vehicle design, so that it can be somewhat above or below this range.

Frontal airbags may inﬂate at different crash speeds. For example:

• If the vehicle hits a stationary object, the airbags

could inﬂate at a different crash speed than if the object were moving.

• If the vehicle hits an object that deforms, the

airbags could inﬂate at a different crash speed than if the object does not deform.

• If the vehicle hits a narrow object (like a pole) the

airbags could inﬂate at a different crash speed than if the vehicle hits a wide object (like a wall).

• If the vehicle goes into an object at an angle the

airbags could inﬂate at a different crash speed than if the vehicle goes straight into the object.

Frontal airbags (driver and right front passenger) are not intended to inﬂate during vehicle rollovers, rear impacts, or in many side impacts.

Your vehicle may or may not have side impact airbags. See Airbag System on page 1-48. Side impact airbags are intended to inﬂate in moderate to severe side crashes. A side impact airbag will inﬂate if the crash severity is above the system’s designed threshold level. The threshold level can vary with speciﬁc vehicle design. Side impact airbags are not intended to inﬂate in frontal or near-frontal impacts, rollovers or rear impacts. A side impact airbag is intended to deploy on the side of the vehicle that is struck.

In any particular crash, no one can say whether an airbag should have inﬂated simply because of the damage to a vehicle or because of what the repair costs were. For frontal airbags, inﬂation is determined by the angle of the impact and how quickly the vehicle slows down in frontal or near-frontal impacts. For side impact airbags, inﬂation is determined by the location and severity of the impact.

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What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate?

In an impact of sufficient severity, the airbag sensing system detects that the vehicle is in a crash. For both frontal and side impact airbags, the sensing system triggers a release of gas from the inﬂator, which inﬂates the airbag. The inﬂator, airbag, and related hardware are all part of the airbag modules inside the steering wheel and in the instrument panel in front of the right front passenger. For vehicles with side impact airbags, the airbag modules are located in the ceiling of the vehicle, near the side windows.

frontal or near frontal collisions, rollovers, and rear impacts, primarily because an occupant’s motion is not toward those airbags. Airbags should never be regarded as anything more than a supplement to safety belts, and then only in moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions for the driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal airbags, and only in moderate to severe side collisions for side impact airbags.

What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates?

How Does an Airbag Restrain?

In moderate to severe frontal or near frontal collisions, even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or the instrument panel. In moderate to severe side collisions, even belted occupants can contact the inside of the vehicle. The airbag supplements the protection provided by safety belts. Airbags distribute the force of the impact more evenly over the occupant’s upper body, stopping the occupant more gradually. But the frontal airbags would not help you in many types of collisions, including rollovers, rear impacts, and many side impacts, primarily because an occupant’s motion is not toward the airbag. Side impact airbags would not help you in many types of collisions, including many

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After an airbag inﬂates, it quickly deﬂates, so quickly that some people may not even realize the airbag inﬂated. Some components of the airbag module — the steering wheel hub for the driver’s airbag, the instrument panel for the right front passenger’s bag or the garnish trim and ceiling of your vehicle near the side windows — will be hot for a short time. The parts of the bag that come into contact with you may be warm, but not too hot to touch. There will be some smoke and dust coming from the vents in the deﬂated airbags. Airbag inﬂation does not prevent the driver from seeing or being able to steer the vehicle, nor does it stop people from leaving the vehicle.

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When an airbag inﬂates, there is dust in the air. This dust could cause breathing problems for people with a history of asthma or other breathing trouble. To avoid this, everyone in the vehicle should get out as soon as it is safe to do so. If you have breathing problems but cannot get out of the vehicle after an airbag inﬂates, then get fresh air by opening a window or a door. If you experience breathing problems following an airbag deployment, you should seek medical attention.

Your vehicle has a feature that will automatically unlock the doors and turn the interior lamps on when the airbags inﬂate (if battery power is available). You can lock the doors again and turn the interior lamps off by using the door lock and interior lamp controls.

In many crashes severe enough to inﬂate an airbag, windshields are broken by vehicle deformation. Additional windshield breakage may also occur from the right front passenger airbag.

• Airbags are designed to inﬂate only once. After an

airbag inﬂates, you will need some new parts for your airbag system. If you do not get them, the airbag system will not be there to help protect you in another crash. A new system will include airbag modules and possibly other parts. The service manual for your vehicle covers the need to replace other parts.

• Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and

diagnostic module which records information after a crash. See Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders on page 7-9.

• Let only qualiﬁed technicians work on your airbag

system. Improper service can mean that your airbag system will not work properly. See your dealer for service.

Notice: If you damage the covering for the driver’s or the right front passenger’s airbag, or the side impact airbag covering on the garnish trim and ceiling near the side windows, the airbag may not work properly. You may have to replace the airbag module in the steering wheel, both the airbag module and the instrument panel for the right front passenger’s airbag, or side impact airbag module, garnish trim and ceiling covering for roof-mounted side impact airbags. Do not open or break the airbag coverings.

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Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle

Airbags affect how your vehicle should be serviced. There are parts of the airbag system in several places around your vehicle. You do not want the system to inﬂate while someone is working on your vehicle. Your dealer and the service manual have information about servicing your vehicle and the airbag system. To purchase a service manual, see Service Publications Ordering Information on page 7-11.

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For up to 10 minutes after the ignition key is turned off and the battery is disconnected, an airbag can still inﬂate during improper service. You can be injured if you are close to an airbag when it inﬂates. Avoid yellow connectors. They are probably part of the airbag system. Be sure to follow proper service procedures, and make sure the person performing work for you is qualiﬁed to do so.

The airbag system does not need regular maintenance.

Restraint System Check

Checking the Restraint Systems

Now and then, make sure the safety belt reminder light and all your belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors and anchorages are working properly. Look for any other loose or damaged safety belt system parts. If you see anything that might keep a safety belt system from doing its job, have it repaired.

Torn or frayed safety belts may not protect you in a crash. They can rip apart under impact forces. If a belt is torn or frayed, get a new one right away.

Also look for any opened or broken airbag covers, and have them repaired or replaced. (The airbag system does not need regular maintenance.)

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Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash

{CAUTION:

A crash can damage the restraint systems in your vehicle. A damaged restraint system may not properly protect the person using it, resulting in serious injury or even death in a crash. To help make sure your restraint systems are working properly after a crash, have them inspected and any necessary replacements made as soon as possible.

If you have had a crash, do you need new belts or LATCH system parts?

After a very minor collision, nothing may be necessary. But if the belts were stretched, as they would be if worn during a more severe crash, then you need new parts.

If the LATCH system was being used during a more severe crash, you may need new LATCH system parts.

If belts are cut or damaged, replace them. Collision damage also may mean you will need to have LATCH system, safety belt or seat parts repaired or replaced. New parts and repairs may be necessary even if the belt or LATCH system was not being used at the time of the collision.

If an airbag inﬂates, you will need to replace airbag system parts. See the part on the airbag system earlier in this section.

If the frontal airbags inﬂate you will also need to replace the driver and front passenger’s safety belt retractor assembly. Be sure to do so. Then the new retractor assembly will be there to help protect you in a collision.

After a crash you may need to replace the driver and front passenger’s safety belt retractor assemblies, even if the frontal airbags have not deployed. The driver and front passenger’s safety belt retractor assemblies contain the safety belt pretensioners. Have your safety belt pretensioners checked if your vehicle has been in a collision, or if your airbag readiness light stays on after you start your vehicle or while you are driving. See Airbag Readiness Light on page 3-24.

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✍ NOTES

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Section 2 Features and Controls

Keys ...............................................................2-2

Remote Keyless Entry System .........................2-3

Remote Keyless Entry System Operation ...........2-4

Doors and Locks .............................................2-7

Door Locks ....................................................2-7

Power Door Locks ..........................................2-7

Delayed Locking .............................................2-8

Automatic Door Locks .....................................2-8

Programmable Automatic Door Unlock ...............2-8

Rear Door Security Locks ................................2-8

Lockout Protection ..........................................2-9

Trunk ............................................................2-9

Windows ........................................................2-11

Manual Windows ..........................................2-11

Power Windows ............................................2-12

Sun Visors ...................................................2-13

Theft-Deterrent Systems ..................................2-13

Content Theft-Deterrent .................................2-13

Passlock

....................................................2-15

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ................2-15

New Vehicle Break-In ....................................2-15

Ignition Positions ..........................................2-16

Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...................2-18

Starting the Engine .......................................2-18

Engine Coolant Heater ..................................2-19

Automatic Transaxle Operation .......................2-20

Manual Transaxle Operation ...........................2-23

Parking Brake ..............................................2-24

Shifting Into Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle) ......2-25

Shifting Out of Park (P)

(Automatic Transaxle) ................................2-26

Parking Your Vehicle .....................................2-27

Parking Over Things That Burn .......................2-27

Engine Exhaust ............................................2-28

Running the Engine While Parked ...................2-28

Mirrors ...........................................................2-29

Manual Rearview Mirror .................................2-29

Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror ................2-29

Outside Manual Mirror ...................................2-29

Outside Remote Control Mirror .......................2-30

Outside Power Mirrors ...................................2-30

Outside Convex Mirror ...................................2-31

OnStar

Storage Areas ................................................2-33

System .............................................2-31

Glove Box ...................................................2-33

Cupholder(s) ................................................2-33

Center Console Storage Area .........................2-33

Driver’s Storage Compartment ........................2-33

Convenience Net ..........................................2-33

Sunroof .........................................................2-34

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Keys

{CAUTION:

Leaving children in a vehicle with the ignition key is dangerous for many reasons. They could operate the power windows or other controls or even make the vehicle move. The children or others could be badly injured or even killed. Do not leave the keys in a vehicle with children.

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One key is used for the ignition, the doors and all other locks.

When a new vehicle is delivered, the dealer removes the key tag from the key and gives it to the ﬁrst owner. Each tag has a code on it that tells your dealer or a qualiﬁed locksmith how to make extra keys. Keep the tag in a safe place. If you lose your key, you will be able to have a new one made easily using the tag.

If you need a new key, contact your dealer who can obtain the correct key code. See Roadside Assistance Program on page 7-6 for more information.

Notice: If you ever lock your keys in your vehicle, you may have to damage the vehicle to get in. Be sure you have spare keys.

If your vehicle is equipped with the OnStar an active subscription and you lock your keys inside the vehicle, OnStar

may be able to send a command to

system with

unlock your vehicle. See OnStar®System on page 2-31 for more information.

Remote Keyless Entry System

If equipped, the keyless entry system operates on a radio frequency subject to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and with Industry Canada.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

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Changes or modiﬁcations to this system by other than an authorized service facility could void authorization to use this equipment.

At times you may notice a decrease in range. This is normal for any remote keyless entry system. If the transmitter does not work or if you have to stand closer to your vehicle for the transmitter to work, try this:

• Check the distance. You may be too far from your

vehicle. You may need to stand closer during rainy or snowy weather.

• Check the location. Other vehicles or objects may

be blocking the signal. Take a few steps to the left or right, hold the transmitter higher, and try again.

• Check to determine if battery replacement is

necessary. See “Battery Replacement” under

Remote Keyless Entry System Operation on page 2-4.

• If you are still having trouble, see your dealer or a

qualiﬁed technician for service.

Remote Keyless Entry System Operation

If your vehicle has this feature, the vehicle’s doors can be locked and unlocked, and the trunk can be unlocked from about 3 feet (1 m) up to 60 feet (18 m) away with the remote keyless entry transmitter.

If you notice a decrease in the operating range of the transmitter, see Remote Keyless Entry System on page 2-3 for information regarding conditions which may affect the transmitter’s performance.

The following functions are available with the remote keyless entry system.

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Q (Lock): Press the lock button to lock all the doors.

If enabled through the Driver Information Center (DIC), the remote lock feedback can be programmed to have the horn chirp and/or the parking lamps ﬂash when the remote keyless entry transmitter is used to lock the vehicle’s doors. See “LOCK HORN” and “LIGHT FLASH” under DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-38 for more information.

Pressing the lock button may arm the content theft-deterrent system. See Content Theft-Deterrent on page 2-13.

" (Unlock): Press the unlock button one time to unlock

the driver’s door. Press the unlock button again within ﬁve seconds to unlock the other doors. The interior lamps will come on and stay on for 20 seconds or until the ignition is turned on. If enabled through the DIC, the remote unlock feedback can be programmed to have the horn chirp and/or the parking lamps ﬂash when the remote keyless entry transmitter is used to unlock the vehicle’s doors. See “UNLOCK HORN” and “LIGHT FLASH” under DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-38 for more information.

If enabled through the DIC, and it is dark enough outside, the vehicle’s high-beam headlamps, parking lamps, and back-up lamps will come on each time the unlock button on the transmitter is pressed. These exterior lamps will stay on for 20 seconds, or until a door is opened. See “EXT (Exterior) LIGHTS” under DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-38.

Pressing the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter will disarm the content-theft deterrent system. See Content Theft-Deterrent on page 2-13 for more details.

V (Remote Trunk Release): The trunk will open

when this button on the transmitter is pressed and held for approximately one second. You can open the trunk with the transmitter when the vehicle is stationary.

L (Vehicle Locator/Panic Alarm): This button

may be used to help locate your vehicle. The horn will sound three times and the headlamps and parking lamps will ﬂash three times. Press and hold the button for three seconds to sound the panic alarm. The horn will sound and the headlamps and parking lamps will ﬂash for 30 seconds. Press the button again to cancel the panic alarm.

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Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle

Each remote keyless entry transmitter is uniquely coded to prevent another transmitter from unlocking the vehicle. If a transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can be purchased through your GM dealer. Remember to bring any additional transmitters with you when you go to your dealer. The vehicle can have a maximum of four transmitters matched to it.

Battery Replacement

Under normal use, the battery in the remote keyless entry transmitter should last about four years.

You can tell the battery is weak if the transmitter will not work, at the normal range, in any location. If you have to get close to your vehicle before the transmitter works, it is probably time to change the battery. The KEY FOB BATT LOW message in the vehicle’s DIC will display, if the remote keyless entry transmitter battery is low.

Notice: When replacing the battery, use care not to touch any of the circuitry. Static from your body transferred to these surfaces may damage the transmitter.

To replace the battery do the following:

1. Insert a ﬂat object with a thin edge into the notch, located below the Vehicle Locator/Panic Alarm button, and pry the front and back apart.

2. Remove the old battery, but do not use a metal object to do this.

3. Slide the new battery into the transmitter with the positive side of the battery facing up. Use a type CR2032 battery, or equivalent type.

4. Snap the front and the back of the transmitter together.

5. Test the operation of the transmitter with the vehicle.

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Doors and Locks

Door Locks

{CAUTION:

Unlocked doors can be dangerous.

• Passengers — especially children — can

easily open the doors and fall out of a moving vehicle. When a door is locked, the handle will not open it. You increase the chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in a crash if the doors are not locked. So, wear safety belts properly and lock the doors whenever you drive.

• Young children who get into unlocked

vehicles may be unable to get out. A child can be overcome by extreme heat and can suffer permanent injuries or even death from heat stroke. Always lock your vehicle whenever you leave it.

• Outsiders can easily enter through an

unlocked door when you slow down or stop your vehicle. Locking your doors can help prevent this from happening.

There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle. To lock the driver’s door from the outside, turn the

key clockwise. To unlock the door, turn the key counterclockwise.

You can also use the remote keyless entry transmitter to lock and unlock the doors.

From the inside, use the manual lock knobs on each door or the power door lock switch to lock and unlock all doors.

Power Door Locks

Your vehicle may have power door locks. If so, they are located on the driver’s and front passenger’s door armrest.

Press the right side of the switch with the lock symbol to lock the doors. Press the left side of the switch with the unlock symbol to unlock the doors.

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Delayed Locking

The delayed locking feature will delay the actual locking of the doors for up to ﬁve seconds after exiting the vehicle when the power door lock switch or remote keyless entry transmitter is used to lock the vehicle.

If any door is open when locking the vehicle, three chimes will sound signaling that the delayed locking feature is active. Five seconds after the last door is closed, all of the doors will lock and the turn signal lamps will ﬂash. To cancel the delay and lock the doors immediately, press the lock button a second time.

If the key is in the ignition this feature will not lock the doors.

You can disable this function through the Driver Information Center (DIC). See DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-38.

Automatic Door Locks

With this feature, the doors will automatically lock when the shift lever is moved out of PARK (P) for a vehicle with an automatic transmission, or the speed is greater than 5 mph (8 km/h) for a vehicle with a manual transmission.

The automatic door locking feature cannot be disabled.

Programmable Automatic Door Unlock

Your vehicle can be programmed through the Driver Information Center (DIC) to automatically unlock several ways. See DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-38 for more information.

Rear Door Security Locks

Your vehicle has rear door security locks that prevent passengers from opening the rear doors from the inside.

The rear door security locks are located on the inside edge of each rear door. You must open the rear doors to access them.

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To set the locks, do the following:

1. Insert the key into the security lock slot and turn it so the slot is in the horizontal position.

2. Close the door.

When you want to open a rear door when the security lock is on, do the following:

1. Unlock the door using the remote keyless entry transmitter, the power door lock switch, or by lifting the rear door manual lock.

2. Open the door from the outside.

To cancel the rear door security lock, do the following:

1. Unlock the door and open it from the outside.

2. Insert the key into the security lock slot and turn it so the slot is in the vertical position.

Lockout Protection

If you press the power door lock switch when the key is in the ignition and any door is open, all the doors will lock and the driver’s door will unlock. Be sure to remove the key from the ignition when locking your vehicle.

The lockout protection can be overridden by pressing and holding the power door lock in the lock position for three seconds.

Trunk

To release the trunk lid from the outside, use the key or the remote keyless entry transmitter.

{CAUTION:

It can be dangerous to drive with the trunk lid open because carbon monoxide (CO) gas can come into your vehicle. You cannot see or smell CO. It can cause unconsciousness and even death. If you must drive with the trunk lid open or if electrical wiring or other cable connections must pass through the seal between the body and the trunk lid:

• Make sure all other windows are shut.

• Turn the fan on your heating or cooling

system to its highest speed and select the control setting that will force outside air into your vehicle. See Climate Control System in the Index.

• If you have air outlets on or under the

instrument panel, open them all the way.

See Engine Exhaust on page 2-28.

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Remote Trunk Release

To open the trunk from inside the vehicle, press the remote trunk release button located inside the driver’s storage compartment located on the lower left side of the instrument panel.

See Instrument Panel Overview on page 3-4 or Driver’s Storage Compartment on page 2-33.

The remote trunk release will only work when either the ignition is in OFF or ACC, or the vehicle speed is less than 2 mph (3 km/h).

Emergency Trunk Release Handle

Notice: Do not use the emergency trunk release handle as a tie-down or anchor point when securing items in the trunk as it could damage the handle. The emergency trunk release handle is only intended to aid a person trapped in a latched trunk, to open the trunk from the inside.

There is a glow-in-the-dark emergency trunk release handle located on the inside of the trunk lid of your vehicle. This handle will glow following exposure to light. Pull the release handle and push the trunk lid open from the inside to open the trunk.

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Windows

{CAUTION:

Leaving children, helpless adults, or pets in a vehicle with the windows closed is dangerous. They can be overcome by the extreme heat and suffer permanent injuries or even death from heat stroke. Never leave a child, a helpless adult, or a pet alone in a vehicle, especially with the windows closed in warm or hot weather.

Manual Windows

If your vehicle has manual windows, use the window crank to open and close each window.

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Power Windows

If your vehicle has power windows, the switches on the driver’s door armrest control each of the windows.

In addition, each passenger’s door has a window switch that controls that door’s window. Press the front of the switch to open the window. Pull up the switch to close it.

Express-Down Window

The driver’s window switch has an express-down feature which allows the window to be lowered fully without continuously pressing the switch. This switch is labeled AUTO. Press the front of the switch to the ﬁrst position, and the driver’s window will open a small amount. Press the switch down fully and the window will go all the way down.

To stop the window while it is lowering, pull the front of the switch.

Window Lockout

(Window Lockout): The driver’s window controls

also include a lockout switch. Press the right side of the switch to prevent the rear passengers from using their window switches. The driver can still control all the windows with the lockout on. Press the switch to the left to return to normal window operation. A red bar on the right side of the switch indicates that the lockout feature is off.

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Sun Visors

To block out glare, swing down the visor(s). The visors can also be detached from the center mount and swung to the side to cover the windows.

Visor Vanity Mirror

Your vehicle may have a driver’s side vanity mirror. Swing down the sun visor and lift the cover to expose the mirror.

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some cities. Although your vehicle has a number of theft-deterrent features, we know that nothing we put on it can make it impossible to steal.

Content Theft-Deterrent

Your vehicle may have a content theft-deterrent alarm system.

Arming the System

With the ignition off, you can arm the system by doing any one of the following:

• Press the remote keyless entry transmitter

lock button.

• Press the power door lock switch while the driver’s

door is open.

The system will arm after either of these things occur:

• Thirty seconds after all the doors are closed.

• Sixty seconds with any door open.

If you press the lock button on the transmitter a second time while all the doors are closed, the system will arm immediately. The system will still arm in 60 seconds if a door is open. When the open door is closed, it will also become armed.

The security light, located on the instrument panel cluster, will turn on to indicate that arming has been initiated. Once the system is armed, the security light will ﬂash once every three seconds.

If the security light is ﬂashing twice per second, this means that a door is open.

If you do not want to arm the system, you may lock the car with the manual lock knobs on the doors.

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Disarming the System

You can disarm the system by doing any one of the following:

• Press the remote keyless entry transmitter unlock

button.

• Turn the ignition on.

If the system is armed and the trunk is opened using the trunk release button on the transmitter, the system will temporarily disarm itself and re-arm when the trunk has been closed. This allows the you to exit the vehicle, lock the doors using the transmitter, and open the trunk using the transmitter without having to disarm and re-arm the system.

Once the system is disarmed, the security light will stop ﬂashing.

How the System Alarm is Activated

If the system is armed, it can be activated by either:

• Opening the driver’s door or trunk. This will cause

a ten second pre-alarm chirp followed by a thirty second full alarm of horn and lights.

• Opening any other door. This will immediately

cause a full alarm of horn and lights for thirty seconds.

When an alarm event has ﬁnished, the system will re-arm itself automatically.

How to Turn Off the System Alarm

To turn off the system alarm, do one of the following:

• Press the lock button on the remote keyless

entry transmitter. The system will then re-arm itself.

• Press the unlock button on the remote keyless entry

transmitter. This will also disarm the system.

• Insert the key in the ignition and turn it on. This will

also disarm the system.

Simulated Armed Mode

If you choose not to arm the system or if proper arming cannot be completed, the Content Theft Deterrent system will ﬂash the security light once every three seconds after a one minute delay with all the doors closed. This ﬂashing serves as a visual deterrent; however, the system is not armed.

How to Detect a Tamper Condition

If you hear three chirps when you press the unlock, lock, or trunk release buttons on the remote keyless transmitter, it means that the content theft security system alarm was activated previously.

Passive Arming

If passive arming is enabled through the Driver Information Center (DIC), the system will arm itself 60 seconds after cycling the ignition off and closing all doors.

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Passlock

Your vehicle is equipped with the Passlock theft-deterrent system.

Passlock enables fuel if the ignition lock cylinder is turned with a valid key. If a correct key is not used or the ignition lock cylinder is tampered with, fuel is disabled.

During normal operation, the security light will go off approximately three seconds after the key is turned to RUN following an engine start. The security light is located on the instrument panel cluster. See Instrument Panel Cluster on page 3-22.

If the engine stalls and the security light ﬂashes, wait until the light stops ﬂashing before trying to restart the engine. Remember to release the key from START as soon as the engine starts.

If the engine is running and the security light comes on, you will be able to restart the engine if you turn the engine off. However, your Passlock not working properly and must be serviced by your dealer. Your vehicle is not protected by Passlock time. See your dealer for service. Or see Roadside Assistance Program on page 7-6 for more information.

You may also want to check the fuses. See Fuses and Circuit Breakers on page 5-81.

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Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

New Vehicle Break-In

Notice: Your vehicle does not need an elaborate break-in. But it will perform better in the long run if you follow these guidelines:

• Do not drive at any one speed, fast or slow,

for the ﬁrst 500 miles (805 km). Do not make full-throttle starts.

• Avoid making hard stops for the ﬁrst 200 miles

(322 km) or so. During this time your new brake linings are not yet broken in. Hard stops with new linings can mean premature wear and earlier replacement. Follow this breaking-in guideline every time you get new brake linings.

• Do not tow a trailer during break-in. See Towing a

Trailer (Manual Transaxle) on page 4-38 or Towing a Trailer (Automatic Transaxle) on page 4-38 for more information.

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Ignition Positions

With the key in the ignition switch, you can turn it to four different positions.

Notice: Using a tool to force the key from the ignition switch could cause damage or break the key. Use the correct key and turn the key only with your hand. Make sure the key is all the way in. If it is, turn the steering wheel left and right while you turn the key hard. If none of this works, then your vehicle needs service.

9(LOCK): This position locks your steering column. It

is a theft-deterrent feature. You will only be able to remove your key when the ignition is turned to LOCK.

If you have an automatic transaxle, the ignition switch cannot be turned to LOCK unless the shift lever is in PARK (P).

{CAUTION:

If you have a manual transaxle removing the key from the ignition switch will lock the steering column and result in a loss of ability to steer the vehicle. This could cause a collision. If you need to turn the engine off while the vehicle is moving, turn the key to ACC.

ACC (ACCESSORY): This position operates some of

your electrical accessories. It unlocks the steering wheel and ignition.

R (RUN): This is the position the switch returns to after

you start your engine and release the switch. The switch stays in the RUN position when the engine is running. But even when the ignition is not running, you can use RUN to operate your electrical accessories and to display some warning and indicator lights.

/ (START): This position starts the engine. When the

engine starts, release the key. The ignition switch will return to RUN for normal driving.

A warning tone will sound if you open the driver’s door when the key has not been removed from the ignition.

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Shift Lock Release

The following procedure allows the ignition to be turned to LOCK and for ignition key removal in case of a dead battery or low voltage battery.

1. Make sure the shift lever is in PARK (P).

2. Using a tool, pry off the cover from the bottom of the steering column.

3. Place your ﬁnger into the access hole and locate the plunger.

4. Press and hold the plunger toward the driver’s door while turning the ignition key to LOCK. Remove the key.

Have your vehicle serviced at your GM dealer as soon as possible.

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Retained Accessory Power (RAP)

Your vehicle is equipped with a Retained Accessory Power (RAP) feature which will allow the radio, power windows and sunroof to continue to work up to 10 minutes after the ignition is turned off.

Your vehicle’s radio will work when the ignition key is in RUN or ACC. Once the key is turned off, the radio, power windows and sunroof will continue to work for up to 10 minutes or until any door is opened.

Starting the Engine

Automatic Transaxle

Move your shift lever to PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N). Your engine will not start in any other position — that is a safety feature. To restart when you are already moving, use NEUTRAL (N) only.

Notice: Shifting into PARK (P) with the vehicle moving could damage the transaxle. Shift into PARK (P) only when your vehicle is stopped.

Manual Transaxle

The shift lever should be in NEUTRAL and the parking brake engaged. Hold the clutch pedal to the ﬂoor and start the engine. Your vehicle will not start if the clutch pedal is not all the way down — that is a safety feature.

Starting Procedure

1. With your foot off the accelerator pedal, turn your ignition to START. When the engine starts, let go of the key. The idle speed will go down as your engine gets warm.

Notice: Holding your key in START for longer than 15 seconds at a time will cause your battery to be drained much sooner. And the excessive heat can damage your starter motor. Wait about 15 seconds between each try to help avoid draining your battery or damaging your starter.

2. If it does not start, wait about 15 seconds and try again to start the engine by turning the ignition to START. Wait about 15 seconds between each try.

When your engine has run about 10 seconds to warm up, your vehicle is ready to be driven. Do not run your engine at high speed when it is cold.

If the weather is below freezing (32°F or 0°C), let the engine run for a few minutes to warm up.

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3. If your engine still will not start, or starts but then stops, it could be ﬂooded with too much gasoline. Try pushing your accelerator pedal all the way to the ﬂoor and holding it there as you hold the key in START for about three seconds. If the vehicle starts brieﬂy but then stops again, do the same thing, but this time keep the pedal down for ﬁve or six seconds. This clears the extra gasoline from the engine.

Notice: Your engine is designed to work with the electronics in your vehicle. If you add electrical parts or accessories, you could change the way the engine operates. Before adding electrical equipment, check with your dealer. If you do not, your engine might not perform properly. Any resulting damage would not be covered by your vehicle’s warranty.

Engine Coolant Heater

Your vehicle has this feature, in very cold weather 0°F (−18°C) or colder, the engine coolant heater can help. You will get easier starting and better fuel economy during engine warm-up. Usually, the coolant heater should be plugged in a minimum of four hours prior to starting your vehicle. At temperatures above 32°F (0°C), use of the coolant heater is not required.

To Use the Engine Coolant Heater

1. Turn off the engine.

2. Open the hood and unwrap the electrical cord. The electrical cord is located in front of the engine coolant surge tank on the passenger’s side.

3. Plug it into a normal, grounded 110-volt AC outlet.

{CAUTION:

Plugging the cord into an ungrounded outlet could cause an electrical shock. Also, the wrong kind of extension cord could overheat and cause a ﬁre. You could be seriously injured. Plug the cord into a properly grounded three-prong 110-volt AC outlet. If the cord will not reach, use a heavy-duty three-prong extension cord rated for at least 15 amps.

4. Before starting the engine, be sure to unplug and store the cord as it was before to keep it away from moving engine parts. If you do not, it could be damaged.

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How long should you keep the coolant heater plugged in? The answer depends on the outside temperature, the kind of oil you have, and some other things. Instead of trying to list everything here, we ask that you contact your dealer in the area where you will be parking your vehicle. The dealer can give you the best advice for that particular area.

PARK (P): This position locks your front wheels. It is the best position to use when you start your engine because your vehicle cannot move easily.

{CAUTION:

Automatic Transaxle Operation

If your vehicle is equipped with an automatic transaxle, the shift lever is located on the console between the seats.

There are several different positions for your shift lever.

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It is dangerous to get out of your vehicle if the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brake ﬁrmly set. Your vehicle can roll.

Do not leave your vehicle when the engine is running unless you have to. If you have left the engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly. You or others could be injured. To be sure your vehicle will not move, even when you are on fairly level ground, always set your parking brake and move the shift lever to PARK (P). See Shifting Into Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle)

on page 2-25. If you are pulling a trailer, see Towing a Trailer (Manual Transaxle) on page 4-38 or Towing a Trailer (Automatic Transaxle) on page 4-38.

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Ensure the shift lever is fully in PARK (P) before starting the engine. Your vehicle has an automatic transaxle shift lock control system. You have to fully apply your regular brakes before you can shift from PARK (P) when the ignition key is in RUN. If you cannot shift out of PARK (P), ease pressure on the shift lever by pushing the shift lever all the way into PARK (P), or by releasing the shift lever button on ﬂoor shift console models as you maintain brake application. Then move the shift lever into the gear you want. Press the shift lever button before moving the shift lever. See Shifting Out of Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle) on page 2-26.

REVERSE (R): Use this gear to back up.

Notice: Shifting to REVERSE (R) while your vehicle is moving forward could damage the transaxle. The repairs would not be covered by your warranty. Shift to REVERSE (R) only after your vehicle is stopped.

To rock your vehicle back and forth to get out of snow, ice or sand without damaging your transaxle, see

If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow on page 4-29.

NEUTRAL (N): In this position, your engine does not connect with the wheels. To restart when you are already moving, use NEUTRAL (N) only. Also, use NEUTRAL (N) when your vehicle is being towed.

{CAUTION:

Shifting into a drive gear while your engine is running at high speed is dangerous. Unless your foot is ﬁrmly on the brake pedal, your vehicle could move very rapidly. You could lose control and hit people or objects. Do not shift into a drive gear while your engine is running at high speed.

Notice: Shifting out of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) while the engine is running at high speed may damage the transaxle. The repairs would not be covered by your warranty. Be sure the engine is not running at high speeds when shifting your vehicle.

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AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D): This position is for normal driving with the automatic transaxle. If you need more power for passing, and you are:

• Going less than about 35 mph (55 km/h), push your

accelerator pedal about halfway down.

• Going about 35 mph (55 km/h), push your

accelerator all the way down.

SECOND (2): This position is also used for normal driving. However, it offers braking from the engine for slight downgrades where the vehicle would otherwise accelerate due to steepness of grade. If repetitive shifts occur between third and fourth gears on steep uphills, this position can be used to prevent repetitive shifting. Fuel economy will be lower than AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D). Here are some times you might choose SECOND (2) instead of AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D):

• When driving on hilly, winding roads.

• When towing a trailer, so there is less shifting

between gears.

FIRST (1): This position holds you in the lowest gear possible for the given vehicle speed. It provides more engine braking but lower fuel economy than SECOND (2). You can use it on very steep hills as a brake assist, or in deep snow or mud.

Notice: Spinning the tires or holding the vehicle in one place on a hill using only the accelerator pedal may damage the transaxle. If you are stuck, do not spin the tires. When stopping on a hill, use the brakes to hold the vehicle in place.

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Manual Transaxle Operation

This is your shift pattern.

Here is how to operate your manual transaxle: FIRST (1): Press the clutch pedal and shift into

FIRST (1). Then, slowly let up on the clutch pedal as you press the accelerator pedal.

You can shift into FIRST (1) when you are going less than 20 mph (32 km/h). If you have come to a complete stop and it is hard to shift into FIRST (1), put the shift lever in NEUTRAL and let up on the clutch. Press the clutch pedal back down. Then shift into FIRST (1).

SECOND (2): Press the clutch pedal as you let up on the accelerator pedal and shift into SECOND (2). Then, slowly let up on the clutch pedal as you press the accelerator pedal.

THIRD (3), FOURTH (4) and FIFTH (5): Shift into THIRD (3), FOURTH (4) and FIFTH (5) the same way you do for SECOND (2). Slowly let up on the clutch pedal as you press the accelerator pedal.

To stop, let up on the accelerator pedal and press the brake pedal. Just before the vehicle stops, press the clutch pedal and the brake pedal, and shift to NEUTRAL.

NEUTRAL: Use this position when you start or idle your engine.

REVERSE (R): To back up, press down the clutch pedal and shift into REVERSE (R). Let up on the clutch pedal slowly while pressing the accelerator pedal.

Also, use REVERSE (R), along with the parking brake, for parking your vehicle.

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Parking Brake

Manual Shift

Automatic Shift

The parking brake lever is located between the front seats.

For vehicles equipped with an armrest, lift the console armrest in order to access the parking brake lever.

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To set the parking brake, Hold the brake pedal down and pull up on the parking brake lever. If the ignition is on, the brake system warning light will come on. See Brake System Warning Light on page 3-25.

To release the parking brake, hold the brake pedal down. Pull the parking brake lever up until you can press the release button. Hold the release button in as you move the brake lever all the way down.

If you forget to release your parking brake, a chime will sound and a warning light will ﬂash when the parking brake is applied and the vehicle is moving faster than 5 mph (8 kph). See DIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-36.

Notice: Driving with the parking brake on can overheat the brake system and cause premature wear or damage to brake system parts. Verify that the parking brake is fully released and the brake warning light is off before driving.

Shifting Into Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle)

{CAUTION:

It can be dangerous to get out of your vehicle if the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brake ﬁrmly set. Your vehicle can roll. If you have left the engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly. You or others could be injured. To be sure your vehicle will not move, even when you are on fairly level ground, use the steps that follow. If you are pulling a trailer, see Towing a Trailer (Manual

Transaxle) on page 4-38 or Towing a Trailer (Automatic Transaxle) on page 4-38.

Hold the brake pedal down and set the parking brake.

2. Move the shift lever into PARK (P) by holding the button on the shift lever and pushing the lever all the way toward the front of the vehicle.

3. Turn the ignition key to LOCK.

4. Remove the key and take it with you. If you can leave your vehicle with the ignition key in your hand, your vehicle is in PARK (P).

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Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running

{CAUTION:

It can be dangerous to leave your vehicle with the engine running. Your vehicle could move suddenly if the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brake ﬁrmly set. And, if you leave the vehicle with the engine running, it could overheat and even catch ﬁre. You or others could be injured. Do not leave your vehicle with the engine running.

If you have to leave your vehicle with the engine running, be sure your vehicle is in PARK (P) and your parking brake is ﬁrmly set before you leave it. After you have moved the shift lever into PARK (P), hold the regular brake pedal down. Then, see if you can move the shift lever away from PARK (P) without ﬁrst pushing the button. If you can, it means that the shift lever was not fully locked into PARK (P).

Torque Lock

If you are parking on a hill and you do not shift your transaxle into PARK (P) properly, the weight of the vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl in the transaxle. You may ﬁnd it difficult to pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). This is called “torque lock.” To prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and then shift into PARK (P) properly before you leave the driver’s seat. To ﬁnd out how, see Shifting Into Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle) on page 2-25.

When you are ready to drive, move the shift lever out of PARK (P) before you release the parking brake.

If torque lock does occur, you may need to have another vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some of the pressure from the parking pawl in the transaxle, so you can pull the shift lever out of PARK (P).

Shifting Out of Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle)

This vehicle is equipped with an electronic shift lock release system. The shift lock release is designed to:

• Prevent ignition key removal unless the shift lever

is in PARK (P) with the shift lever button fully released, and

• prevent movement of the shift lever out of PARK (P)

unless the ignition is in a position other than LOCK.

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The shift lock release is always functional except in the case of a an uncharged or low voltage (less than 9 volt) battery.

If your vehicle has an uncharged battery or a battery with low voltage, try charging or jump starting the battery. See Jump Starting on page 5-33 for more information.

If you still cannot move the shift lever from PARK (P), consult your dealer or a professional towing service.

Parking Your Vehicle

Before leaving your vehicle, fully press the clutch pedal in, move the shift lever into REVERSE (R), and ﬁrmly apply the parking brake. Once the shift lever has been placed in REVERSE (R) with the clutch pedal pressed in, you can turn the ignition key to LOCK, remove the key and release the clutch. See Manual Transaxle Operation on page 2-23.

Parking Over Things That Burn

{CAUTION:

Things that can burn could touch hot exhaust parts under your vehicle and ignite. Do not park over papers, leaves, dry grass or other things that can burn.

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Engine Exhaust

{CAUTION:

Running the Engine While Parked

It is better not to park with the engine running. But if you ever have to, here are some things to know.

Engine exhaust can kill. It contains the gas carbon monoxide (CO), which you cannot see or smell. It can cause unconsciousness and death.

You might have exhaust coming in if:

• Your exhaust system sounds strange or

different.

• Your vehicle gets rusty underneath.

• Your vehicle was damaged in a collision.

• Your vehicle was damaged when driving

over high points on the road or over road debris.

• Repairs were not done correctly.

• Your vehicle or exhaust system had been

modiﬁed improperly.

If you ever suspect exhaust is coming into your vehicle:

• Drive it only with all the windows down to

blow out any CO; and

• Have your vehicle ﬁxed immediately.

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{CAUTION:

Idling the engine with the climate control system off could allow dangerous exhaust into your vehicle. See the earlier caution under Engine Exhaust on page 2-28.

Also, idling in a closed-in place can let deadly carbon monoxide (CO) into your vehicle even if the climate control fan is at the highest setting. One place this can happen is a garage. Exhaust — with CO — can come in easily. NEVER park in a garage with the engine running.

Another closed-in place can be a blizzard. See Winter Driving on page 4-25.

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{CAUTION:

It can be dangerous to get out of your vehicle if the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brake ﬁrmly set. Your vehicle can roll. Do not leave your vehicle when the engine is running unless you have to. If you have left the engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly. You or others could be injured. To be sure your vehicle will not move, even when you are on fairly level ground, always set your parking brake and move the shift lever to PARK (P).

Follow the proper steps to be sure your vehicle will not move. See Shifting Into Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle) on page 2-25.

If you are parking on a hill and if you are pulling a trailer, also see Towing a Trailer (Manual Transaxle) on

page 4-38 or Towing a Trailer (Automatic Transaxle) on page 4-38.

Mirrors

Manual Rearview Mirror

To reduce glare from lamps behind you, move the lever toward you to the night position.

Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror

The automatic dimming rearview mirror automatically dims to the proper level to minimize glare from lights behind you after dark.

Outside Manual Mirror

Adjust your outside mirror so you can just see the side of your vehicle and have a clear view of objects behind you. The mirror can be folded in to enter narrow areas.

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Outside Remote Control Mirror

Outside Power Mirrors

Adjust the driver’s outside mirror with the control lever located on the driver’s door.

Adjust the outside mirrors so that the side of the vehicle can be seen while sitting in a comfortable driving position.

To adjust the passenger’s outside mirror, sit in the driver’s seat and have a passenger adjust the mirror for you. The mirror is a manual fold design.

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The controls for the outside power mirrors, are located on the driver’s door armrest.

Move the selector switch located below the four-way control pad to the left or right to choose either the driver’s side or passenger’s side mirror. To adjust a mirror, use the arrows located on the four-way control pad to move the mirror in the desired direction. Adjust each outside mirror so that a little of the vehicle and the area behind it can be seen while sitting in a comfortable driving position. Keep the selector switch in the center position when not adjusting either outside mirror.

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Both mirrors can manually be folded by pulling them toward the vehicle. This feature may be useful when going through a car wash or a conﬁned space. Push the mirrors away from the vehicle, to the normal position, before driving.

Outside Convex Mirror

{CAUTION:

A convex mirror can make things (like other vehicles) look farther away than they really are. If you cut too sharply into the right lane, you could hit a vehicle on your right. Check your inside mirror or glance over your shoulder before changing lanes.

The passenger’s side mirror is convex. A convex mirror’s surface is curved so more can be seen from the driver’s seat. It also makes things appear farther away than they really are.

OnStar®System

OnStar®uses global positioning system (GPS) satellite technology, wireless communications, and call centers to provide you with a wide range of safety, security, information, and convenience services.

A complete OnStar conditions of the OnStar®Subscription Service Agreement are included in the vehicle’s glove box literature. For more information, visit www.onstar.com or www.onstarcanada.com. Contact OnStar 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827), or press the

OnStar 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Terms and conditions of the Subscription Service Agreement can be found at www.onstar.com or www.onstarcanada.com.

button to speak to an OnStar®advisor

OnStar®Services

For new vehicles equipped with OnStar®, the Safe and Sound Plan is included for the ﬁrst year. You can extend this plan beyond the ﬁrst year, or upgrade to the Directions and Connections Plan to meet your needs. For more information, press the OnStar with an advisor.

user’s guide and the terms and

button to speak

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Safe and Sound Plan

•

Advanced Automatic Collision Notiﬁcation

• Automatic Notiﬁcation of Airbag Deployment

• Emergency Services

• Roadside Assistance

• Stolen Vehicle Tracking

• AccidentAssist

• Remote Door Unlock/Vehicle Alert

• Remote Diagnostics

• Online Concierge

Directions and Connections Plan

•

All Safe and Sound Plan Services

• Driving Directions

• RideAssist

• Information and Convenience Services

OnStar®Personal Calling

As an OnStar®subscriber, the Personal Calling capability is an available hands-free wireless phone that is integrated into the vehicle. Calls can be placed nationwide using simple voice commands with no additional contracts and no additional roaming charges. To ﬁnd out more about OnStar refer to the OnStar®user’s guide in the vehicle’s glove box or visit www.onstar.com or www.onstarcanada.com; or speak with an OnStar

OnStar (1-888-466-7827).

button or by calling 1-888-4-ONSTAR

OnStar®Virtual Advisor

Virtual Advisor is a feature of OnStar®Personal Calling that uses minutes to access up-to-date weather and traffic reports for your area, news and sports updates, stock quotes, entertainment and more. Customize your information proﬁle at www.myonstar.com. See the OnStar

user’s guide for more information.

Personal Calling,

advisor by pressing the

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Storage Areas

Glove Box

Open the glove box by lifting up on the lever. Close the glove box with a ﬁrm push.

Cupholder(s)

There are two cupholders located at the front of the center console, in front of the shift lever. There are also cupholder for the rear seat passengers located at the rear of the center console.

Center Console Storage Area

Your vehicle may have a center console armrest with storage area. Use the lever on the front of the console to open it.

Driver’s Storage Compartment

The driver’s storage compartment is located near the left side of the steering column on the bottom of the instrument panel. It can be used to store small items and contains the remote trunk release switch. For more information, see Remote Trunk Release under Trunk on page 2-9.

Convenience Net

Your vehicle may have a convenience net. You will see it inside the back wall of the trunk. Put small loads behind the net. It can help keep them from falling over during sharp turns or quick starts and stops.

Unclip a corner of the convenience net to ﬁt larger objects behind the net, then reclip it to secure them in place. The net is not for larger, heavier loads. Store them in the trunk as far forward as you can.

You can unhook the net so that it will lie ﬂat when you are not using it.

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Sunroof

Your vehicle may be equipped with a power sunroof. The switch that operates it is located on the headliner.

To open or close the sunroof, the ignition must be on, or turned to ACC, or Retained Accessory Power (RAP) must be active. See Retained Accessory Power (RAP) on page 2-18.

Press and hold the switch rearward to open the glass panel to the vent position. Press and hold the switch rearward a second time to open the sunroof. If the sunshade is closed, it will open automatically with the sunroof.

To close the sunroof, press the switch forward and hold it until the sunroof is closed. The sunroof will stop if the switch is released. The sunshade must be closed manually.

The sunroof glass panel cannot be opened or closed if the vehicle has an electrical failure.

Notice: If you force the sunshade forward of the sliding glass panel, damage will occur and the sunroof may not open or close properly. Always close the glass panel before closing the sunshade.

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Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview ...............................3-4

Hazard Warning Flashers ................................3-6

Other Warning Devices ...................................3-6

Horn .............................................................3-6

Tilt Wheel .....................................................3-6

Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever .........................3-7

Turn and Lane-Change Signals ........................3-8

Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer ..................3-8

Flash-to-Pass .................................................3-8

Windshield Wipers ..........................................3-9

Windshield Washer .......................................3-10

Cruise Control ..............................................3-10

Headlamps ..................................................3-13

Wiper Activated Headlamps ............................3-14

Headlamps on Reminder ................................3-14

Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) .......................3-14

Fog Lamps ..................................................3-15

Instrument Panel Brightness ...........................3-15

Dome Lamp .................................................3-15

Entry/Exit Lighting .........................................3-16

Mirror Reading Lamps ...................................3-16

Battery Run-Down Protection ..........................3-16

Accessory Power Outlets ...............................3-16

Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter ........................3-17

Climate Controls ............................................3-18

Climate Control System .................................3-18

Outlet Adjustment .........................................3-21

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ............3-21

Instrument Panel Cluster ................................3-22

Speedometer and Odometer ...........................3-23

Tachometer .................................................3-23

Safety Belt Reminder Light .............................3-23

Airbag Readiness Light ..................................3-24

Charging System Light ..................................3-25

Brake System Warning Light ..........................3-25

Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light .............3-26

Enhanced Traction System Warning Light .........3-27

Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light ......3-28

Malfunction Indicator Lamp .............................3-28

Oil Pressure Light .........................................3-31

Security Light ...............................................3-32

Fog Lamp Light ............................................3-32

Highbeam On Light .......................................3-32

Fuel Gage ...................................................3-32

Driver Information Center (DIC) .......................3-33

DIC Operation and Displays ...........................3-34

DIC Warnings and Messages .........................3-36

DIC Vehicle Personalization ............................3-38

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Section 3 Instrument Panel

Audio System(s) .............................................3-43

Setting the Time for Radios without

Radio Data Systems (RDS) ........................3-44

Setting the Time for Radios with

Radio Data Systems (RDS) ........................3-44

Radio with CD (Base Level) ...........................3-45

Radio with CD (Up Level) ..............................3-49

Radio with CD (MP3) ....................................3-59

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Theft-Deterrent Feature ..................................3-73

Audio Steering Wheel Controls .......................3-74

Radio Reception ...........................................3-74

Care of Your CDs .........................................3-75

Care of the CD Player ...................................3-75

Fixed Mast Antenna ......................................3-75

XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System .............3-75

Pontiac Pursuit 2005 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Manual Seats

Driver Seat Height Adjuster

Manual Lumbar

Heated Seats

Reclining Seatbacks

Head Restraints

Passenger Folding Seatback

Rear Seats

Split Folding Rear Seat

Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly

Driver Position

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy

Right Front Passenger Position

Rear Seat Passengers

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults

Safety Belt Pretensioners

Safety Belt Extender

Child Restraints

Older Children

Infants and Young Children

Child Restraint Systems

Where to Put the Restraint

Top Strap

Top Strap Anchor Location

Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System)

Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position

Airbag System

Where Are the Airbags?

How Does an Airbag Restrain?

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle

Restraint System Check

Checking the Restraint Systems

Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash

Section 2 Features and Controls

Keys

Remote Keyless Entry System

Remote Keyless Entry System Operation

Doors and Locks

Door Locks

Power Door Locks

Delayed Locking

Automatic Door Locks

Programmable Automatic Door Unlock

Rear Door Security Locks

Lockout Protection

Trunk

Windows

Manual Windows

Power Windows

Sun Visors

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Content Theft-Deterrent

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

New Vehicle Break-In

Ignition Positions

Retained Accessory Power (RAP)

Starting the Engine

Engine Coolant Heater

Automatic Transaxle Operation

Manual Transaxle Operation

Parking Brake

Shifting Into Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle)

Shifting Out of Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle)

Parking Your Vehicle

Parking Over Things That Burn

Engine Exhaust

Running the Engine While Parked

Mirrors