2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM ignition

Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and
diagnostic module, which records information
about the air bag system. The module records
information about the readiness of the system, when
the system commands air bag inflation and
driver’s safety belt usage at deployment.
Let only qualified technicians work on your air bag
system. Improper service can mean that your air
bag system won’t work properly. See your dealer for
service.
Notice: If you damage the covering for the driver’s
or the right front passenger’s air bag, the bag
may not work properly. You may have to replace the
air bag module in
the steering wheel or both the
air bag module and the instrument panel for
the right front passenger’s air bag. Do not open or
break
the air bag coverings.
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped
Vehicle
Air bags affect how your vehicle should be serviced.
There are parts of the air bag system in several places
around your vehicle. You don’t want the system to
inflate white someone is working on your vehicle. Your dealer and
the service manual have information
about servicing your vehicle and the air bag system.
To purchase a service manual, see Service Publications
Ordering Information on page
7-9.
For up to 10 minutes after the ignition key is
turned
off and the battery is disconnected, an
air bag can
still inflate during improper
service. You can be injured
if you are close to
an air bag when
it inflates. Avoid wires
wrapped with yellow tape or yellow connectors. They are probably part of the air bag system. Be sure to follow proper service
procedures, and make sure the person
performing work for you is qualified to do
so.
The air bag system does not need regular maintenance.
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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
Qoors and Locks ............................................. 2-7
Door Locks
.................................................... 2-7
Power Door Locks
.......................................... 2-8
Delayed Locking
............................................. 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks
................ 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks
.............................. 2-10
Lockout Protection
........................................ 2-11
Leaving Your Vehicle
.................................... 2-1 1
Trunk .......................................................... 2-12
Windows
........................................................ 2-15
Manual Windows
.......................................... 2-15
Power Windows
............................................ 2-16
Sun Visors
................................................... 2-16
Theft-Deterrent Systems
.................................. 2-17
Passlock@
@ ................................................. 2-17
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
................ 2-18
New Vehicle Break-In
.................................... 2-18
Ignition Positions
.......................................... 2-18 Starting
Your Engine
..................................... 2.19
Engine Coolant Heater
.................................. 2.22
Automatic Transaxle Operation
....................... 2.24
Manual Parking
Shifting
Shifting Parking Parking Transaxle Operation
.......................... -2-27
Brake
.............................................. 2.29
Into Park (P)
..................................... 2.30
Out
of Park (P) ................................. 2.32
Your VehiclelKey Removal
.................. 2.32
Over Things That Burn
....................... 2-33
Engine Exhaust
............................................ 2-33
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
.... 2-34
Mirrors
........................................................... 2-35
Manual Rearview Mirror
................................. 2.35
Outside Remote Control Mirror
....................... 2.35
Outside Power Mirrors
................................... 2.36
Outside Convex Mirror
................................... 2.36
Storage Areas
................................................ 2.37
Glove Box
................................................... 2.37
Center Console Storage Area
......................... 2.37
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Sunroof ......................................................... 2-38
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Keys
Leaving children in a vehicle with the ignition
key is dangerous for many reasons.
A child or
others could be badly injured or even killed.
They could operate the power windows or
other controls or even make the vehicle move.
Don't leave the keys in a vehicle with children.
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One key is used for the
ignition and all locks.
When a new vehicle is delivered, the key has a
bar-coded key tag. This tag may be removed by your
dealer before it is delivered.
Each tag has a key 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 keys, you’ll be able
to have one made easily using this tag.
If you need
See
Roadside Assistance Program on page 7-5 for more
information.
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Notice: Your vehicle has a number of new features
that can help prevent theft. You can have a lot
of
trouble getting into your vehicle if you ever
lock your keys inside. You may even have to
damage your vehicle to get in.
So be sure you have
spare keys.
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, and
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:
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2. This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
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gf (Unlock): The driver's door will unlock
automatically when this button on the transmitter is
pressed. If the button
is pressed again within five
seconds, all remaining doors will unlock. The interior
lamps will stay on for
10 seconds or until the ignition is
turned on. The parking lamps will flash twice to
indicate unlocking has occurred.
(Remote Trunk Release): The trunk will unlock
when the vehicle symbol on the transmitter is pressed,
as long as the trunk lockout is not engaged. You
can open the trunk with the transmitter when the vehicle
speed is less than
2 mph (3 km/h), when the parking
brake is engaged, or when the ignition is
off. The interior
lamps will come on for
10 seconds or until the ignition
switch is turned to
ON.
& (Horn): The horn will sound and the headlamps
and the parking lamps will flash for up to two minutes
when the horn symbol on the transmitter is pressed. The
interior lamps will come on and remain on while the
horn is sounding and the lamps are flashing. The horn
and lamps can be turned
off by pressing the horn
symbol button again or by turning the ignition to
ON.
Programmable Horn Chirp
When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to
lock the doors or use the delayed locking feature
the parking lamps will flash and the horn will chirp.
The programmable horn chirp can be disabled by
pressing and holding either of the door lock switches in
the unlock position for
10 seconds with the ignition
ON and all of the doors closed. When you hear the horn
chirp, programming is complete.
To reactivate the horn chirp feature, repeat the above
procedure.
Matching Transmitter(s) to Your
Vehicle
Each remote keyless entry transmitter is coded to
prevent another transmitter from unlocking your vehicle.
If a transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can
be purchased through your dealer. Remember to bring
your dealer. When the dealer matches the replacement
transmitter to your vehicle, any remaining transmitters
must also be matched. Once your dealer has coded the
new transmitter, the lost transmitter will not unlock
your vehicle. Each vehicle can have a maximum of four
transmitters matched to it.
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Power Door Locks
With the power door locks, you can lock or unlock all of
the doors on your vehicle using the driver’s or front
passenger’s door lock switch.
Press the bottom of the switch
to lock all of the doors.
Press the top of the switch
to unlock all of the doors.
Delayed Locking
This feature will allow the driver to delay the actual
locking of the vehicle. This feature will not operate
if the
key is left in the ignition. See
Lockout Protection on
page 2- I 1.
When LOCK on the driver’s power door lock switch is
pressed, with the key removed from the ignition and the
driver’s door open, three chimes will be heard. The
doors will
not lock. Seven seconds after the driver’s door
has been closed, all of the doors will lock and the
parking lamps will flash. The horn will also chirp
if the
horn chirp feature is enabled. See “Programmable Horn
Chirp” previously for more information.
If the driver opens another door before the seven
seconds, the doors will not lock until seven seconds
after the last door is closed. If
the power door lock switch is pressed
to LOCK twice
when leaving the vehicle, or the LOCK button on the
remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed, the
doors will lock immediately.
If the power door lock switch is pressed to unlock, the
doors will not lock automatically.
Programmable Automatic Door
Locks
Just close the doors and turn on the ignition. All of the
doors will lock when you move the shift lever
out of
PARK
(P) to REVERSE (R) on vehicles with an
automatic transaxle. All of the doors will lock when the
vehicle speed is greater than
5 mph (8 km/h) on
vehicles with a manual transaxle.
If someone needs to get out while the vehicle is
running, have that person use the door lock. When the
door is closed again, it will lock automatically when
the vehicle reaches about
5 mph (8 km/h).
All doors will automatically unlock when the shift lever is
moved
to PARK (P) on vehicles with an automatic
transaxle or to REVERSE (R) on vehicles with a manual
transaxle and the key is turned
to OFF.
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Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory it was
programmed in Mode
1. To determine the current
mode or
to change to a different mode, do the following:
1. Put an automatic transaxle in PARK (P) or a
manual transaxle
in REVERSE (R) with the parking
brake engaged and turn the ignition to
ON.
2. Press and hold LOCK on the power door lock
switch for
10 seconds. Release the switch when
you hear the chime.
3. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode your vehicle is in.
You can change the mode by pressing and
holding LOCK on the power door lock switch (two
chimes for Mode
2, three chimes for Mode 3
and four chimes for Mode 4).
that matches the mode you want.
4. Repeat Step 2 until you hear the number of chimes
The mode you selected is now set.
Rear Door Security Locks
If your vehicle is a four-door model, it has rear door
security locks that help prevent passengers from
opening the rear doors from
the inside.
The switch is located
on
the inside of the rear door.
To use the security locks, do the following:
1. Move the switch up.
2. Close the door.
3. Do the same thing to the other rear door.
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The rear doors on your vehicle cannot be opened from
the inside when this feature is in use. If you want to
open a rear door when the security lock is on, do
the following:
1. Unlock the door from the inside.
2, Then open the door from the outside.
If you don’t cancel the security lock feature, adults or
older children who ride in the rear won’t be able to open
the rear door from the inside. You should let adults
and older children know how these security locks work,
and how to cancel the locks.
To cancel
a rear door lock, do the following:
1. Unlock the door from the inside and open it from
2. Move the switch down.
3. Do the same to the other rear door.
the outside.
The rear doors will now work normally.
Lockout Protection
Lockout protection is a standard feature intended to
provide enhanced security and convenience. This
feature prevents a driver who has left the keys in the
ignition from locking the doors or using the power door
locks while any door
is open.
To override this feature, when the key
is in the ignition
and a door is open, hold the power door lock switch
for three seconds.
This feature cannot guarantee that you will never be
locked out of your vehicle. If you don’t leave the keys in
the ignition, or
if you use the manual door lock, or if
you use the remote keyless entry transmitter (if
equipped), you could still lock your keys inside your
vehicle. Always remember to take your keys with you.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving your vehicle, open your door and
set the locks from the inside, then get out and close
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