2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ignition

Heated Seats
If your vehicle is equipped
with this feature, the heated seat switch is
located on the center
console, behind the
open storage bin.
Reclining Seatbacks
The recliner lever for the driver’s and passenger’s front
seatback is located on the outboard side of each
front seat cushion.
Press
LO to warm the seat to a lower temperature.
Press
HI to warm the seat to a higher temperature.
To turn this feature
off, place the switch in the center
position. This feature only works when the ignition
is turned on.
Lift the lever to release the seatback, then move the
seatback
to where you want it. Release the lever to lock
the seatback in place. Pull up on the lever without
pushing on the seatback and the seatback will move
forward.
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Section 2 Features and Controls
Keys ............................................................... 2.3
Remote Keyless Entry System
......................... 2.4
Remote Keyless Entry System Operation ........... 2.5
Doors and Locks ............................................. 2-8
Door Locks
.................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks
.......................................... 2-9
Last Door Closed Locking
................................ 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks
.............. 2-10
Lockout Protection
........................................ 2-10
Leaving Your Vehicle
.................................... 2-1 1
Trunk
.......................................................... 2-1 1
Windows ........................................................ 2.13
Power Windows
............................................ 2-14
Sun Visors
................................................... 2.14
Theft-Deterrent Systems .................................. 2.15
Content Theft-Deterrent
................................. 2.15
PASS-Key@
Ill .......................................... 2.16
PASS-Key@
Ill Operation ........................... 2-17
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ............... -2-1 9
New Vehicle Break-In
.................................... 2-19
Ignition Positions
.......................................... 2.19
Starting Your Engine
..................................... 2-20
Engine Coolant Heater
.................................. 2-23
Automatic Transaxle Operation
....................... 2.24 Shifting Into
Park
(P) ..................................... 2-28
Parking Over Things That Burn
....................... 2-30
Shifting
Out
of Park (PI ................................. 2-30
Engine Exhaust ............................................ 2-31
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
.... 2-32
Mirrors ........................................................... 2-33
Manual Rearview Mirror
................................ -2-33
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with
Onstar@, Compass and Temperature
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with
Compass and Temperature Display
.............. 2-34
Outside Power Mirrors
................................... 2-37
Outside Convex Mirror
................................... 2-37
OnStar@ System ............................................. 2-38
Storage Areas .... -2-40
Glove Box
................................................... 2-40
Overhead Console
........................................ 2-40
Center Console Storage Area
......................... 2-40
Assist Handles
............................................. 2-41
Purse or Litter Bag Holder
............................. 2-41
Rear Storage Area
........................................ 2-41
Convenience Net
.......................................... 2-41
Trunk Access Panel
...................................... 2-41
Display
.................................................... 2-33
....................................
Parking Brake .............................................. 2-27 Sunroof .................. ........... ............. 2.42
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The key can be used for the ignition, as well as the
door lock and storage compartments.
When a new key
is delivered, it will come with a bar
coded tag attached to the key ring. Keep the bar code
tag that came with the original keys. Give this tag
to your dealer
if you need a new key made.
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Power Door Locks
To unlock all doors from inside the vehicle, press the
front of the power door lock switch on either front
door.
If the content theft-deterrent system is armed, the
power door lock switch will not unlock the doors until
the system is disarmed. See Content Theft-Deterrent on
page 2-15 for more information on disarming the
system.
You can lock all doors from inside the vehicle by
pressing the rear of the power lock switch on either
front door. The content theft-deterrent system,
may be programmed to arm the system when the rear
of the power lock switch is pressed. See Content
Theft-Deterrent System on page
2-51 for more details.
Last Door Closed Locking
The last door closed locking feature makes it more
convenient for you to use your power door locks to lock
all the doors when leaving your vehicle. When a door
is open, three chimes will sound the first time you
attempt to lock the doors using the power door lock
switch or the keyless entry transmitter. The chimes
indicate that the last door closed locking is being used.
All doors can be opened for five seconds from the
time the last door has been closed. Five seconds after
the last door is closed, all doors will lock. You can
lock the doors immediately by using the power door lock
switch or the remote keyless entry transmitter.
The last door closed locking feature will not activate
when the ignition is in
RUN or ACCESSORY.
To turn the last door closed locking feature on or
off,
see Vehicle Personalization on page 2-43.
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Programmable Automatic Door
Locks
All of the doors will lock automatically when you move
your shift lever out of PARK (P). All doors will unlock
automatically when the ignition is turned off while
the
shift lever is in PARK (P). If you prefer to have your
doors unlocked automatically at any time, see Vehicle
Personalization on page 2-43.
If someone needs to get in or out of the vehicle after the
doors have been automatically locked, place the shift
lever into PARK (P). Unlock all doors using the power
door lock switch or unlock the door you want using the
inside manual lever. If you have programmed the
Automatic Door Locks to unlock the doors when the shift
lever is shifted into PARK (P), then the doors will
automatically unlock for you. See Vehicle Personalization
on page 2-43 for programming information. If
you don’t want the doors to unlock automatically when
you turn the ignition
off, see Vehicle Personalization
on page 2-43.
Lockout Protection
The lockout deterrent feature makes it difficult for you to
lock your keys in the vehicle. If the driver’s door
is
open while the keys are in the ignition, you will not be
able to use your power door lock switch.
This feature cannot guarantee that you’ll 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, you
could still lock your keys inside your vehicle. Always
remember to take your keys with you.
To turn this feature on or off, see Vehicle
Personalization on page 2-43.
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Power Windows
Use the switches on the
driver’s door armrest to
operate each of the
windows while the ignition
is on or while Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) is active. See “Retained
Accessory Power (RAP)”
under Ignition Positions
on page 2- 79 for more
information. To
stop the window while it is lowering, press the front
of the switch. To raise the window, press and hold
the front of the switch.
Window Lock-Out
The driver’s window switch includes a lock-out feature.
Push
LOCK OUT to stop front and rear passengers
from using their window switches. The driver can
still control all the windows with the lock on. Push
LOCK OUT again to return to normal window operation.
When the colored band on the switch is showing, the
passengers can operate their windows.
In addition, each passenger door has a window switch.
Express-Down Window
The driver’s window switch has an express-down
feature. This switch is labeled AUTO. Tap the rear of
the switch, and the driver’s window will open a
small amount.
If the rear of the switch is fully pressed
and released, the window will go all the way down.
Sun Visors
To block out glare, you can swing down the visors.
You can also swing them from front
to side. The visors
also have extenders that you can pull out for added
coverage.
Visor Vanity Mirror
Open the cover on the sun visor to expose the vanity
mirror. If the vehicle has the optional lighted vanity
mirrors, the lamps come on when you open the cover.
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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 has a theft-deterrent alarm system. A
red light located on top of the instrument panel,
toward the center of the vehicle and near the windshield,
will flash slowly when the system is armed.
While armed, the doors will not unlock with the power
door lock switch. The
alarm will souad if someone
tampers with the trunk lock, enters the vehicle without
using the remote keyless entry transmitter or key to
unlock the doors, or turns the ignition on. The horn will
sound and the headlamps will flash for up to two
minutes. The system will also cut
off the fuel supply,
preventing the vehicle from being driven.
Arming with the Power Lock Switch
Your alarm system can be programmed to arm when
you use either power lock switch to lock the
doors while
any door is open and the key is removed from the
ignition.
If you would like to arm the system with the
power lock switch, see Vehicle Personalization on
page
2-43. When programmed, the red light will flash
quickly to let you know that the system is ready to arm
with the power lock switches. When you press the
rear of a power door lock switch, the red light will stop
flashing and stay on to let you know that the system
is arming. After all the doors are closed and locked, the
red light will begin flashing at a very slow rate to let
you know the system
is armed.
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Arming with the Remote Keyless Entry
Transmitter
The alarm system will arm when you use the remote
keyless entry transmitter to lock the doors after the key
is removed from the ignition. The red light will turn
on to let you know the system is arming. After
all doors
are closed and locked, the red light will begin flashing
at a very slow rate to let you know the system is armed.
Arming Confirmation
If the remote unlock confirmation is on, the headlamps
will flash briefly to let you know when the alarm
system has armed. See Vehicle Personalization
on
page 2-43 for programming information.
Disarming with the Remote Keyless
Entry Transmitter
The alarm system will disarm when you use your
remote keyless entry transmitter to unlock the doors.
The red light will go
off to let you know the system
is disarmed.
Disarming with Your Key
The alarm system will disarm when you use the key to
unlock the doors. The red light will stop flashing
when the system is disarmed.
If you would like the key
to disarm the alarm system, see Vehicle Personalization
on page 2-43.
PASS-Key@ 111
Your PASS-Key@ Ill 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 harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada.
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.
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