2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX tow

Seats and Restraint Systems........................... 1-1
Front Seats
............................................... 1-2
Rear Seats
............................................... 1-8
Safety Belts
.............................................1-10
Child Restraints
.......................................1-29
Air Bag Systems
......................................1-48
Restraint System Check
............................1-56
Features and Controls..................................... 2-1
Keys
........................................................ 2-2
Doors and Locks
....................................... 2-7
Windows
.................................................2-12
Theft-Deterrent Systems
............................2-14
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
...........2-18
Mirrors
....................................................2-33
OnStar
žSystem
......................................2-35
Storage Areas
.........................................2-36
Sunroof
..................................................2-39
Instrument Panel............................................. 3-1
Instrument Panel Overview
.......................... 3-2
Climate Controls
......................................3-25
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
.........3-31
Driver Information Center (DIC)
..................3-45
Audio System(s)
.......................................3-88Driving Your Vehicle....................................... 4-1
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
..... 4-2
Towing
...................................................4-33
Service and Appearance Care.......................... 5-1
Service
..................................................... 5-3
Fuel
......................................................... 5-4
Checking Things Under the Hood
...............5-10
Headlamp Aiming
.....................................5-56
Bulb Replacement
....................................5-59
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
.........5-67
Tires
......................................................5-68
Appearance Care
.....................................5-90
Vehicle Identi®cation
.................................5-98
Electrical System
......................................5-99
Capacities and Speci®cations
...................5-104
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
......5-105
Maintenance Schedule..................................... 6-1
Maintenance Schedule
................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance Information.................... 7-1
Customer Assistance Information
.................. 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects
............................ 7-9
Index................................................................ 1
2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner ManualM

Fold-Flat Front Passenger Seat
{CAUTION:
If you fold the seatback forward to carry longer
objects, such as skis, be sure any such cargo
is not near an air bag. In a crash, an in¯ating
air bag might force that object toward a
person. This could cause severe injury or even
death. Secure objects away from the area in
which an air bag would in¯ate. For more
information, see ªWhere Are the Air Bags?º
and ªLoading Your Vehicle,º in the Index.
If the vehicle has this feature, the front passenger seat
can be folded ¯at for more cargo space. Used with
the split folding rear seat, optimum cargo space
is gained for long, ¯at items. See
Split Folding Rear
Seat on page 1-8later in this section for more
information.Pull up on the lever located in the middle of the
seatback, lift up on the seatback, and push it forward.
To return the seat to normal use, raise the seatback
to the upright position. Push and pull on the seatback
to make sure it is locked.
1-3

Power Seat
If your vehicle has this feature, the control is located on
the outboard side of the driver's seat.To adjust the seat do the following:
·Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the
control toward the front or rear of the vehicle.
·Raise or lower the seat cushion by sliding the
control up or down.
·Raise or lower the front portion of the seat by
sliding the front part of the control up or down.
·Raise or lower the rear portion of the seat by
sliding the rear part of the control up or down.
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{CAUTION:
Never do this.
Here two children are wearing the same belt.
The belt can't 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:Move the child toward the center of the vehicle,
but 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.
If the child is sitting in a rear seat outside position,
see
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults on page 1-26
.
1-30

{CAUTION:
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's unprotected by any bony structure.
This alone could cause serious or fatal
injuries. Young children always should be
secured in appropriate child restraints.
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 ¯at
surface. Make sure that the infant's head rests toward
the center of the vehicle.
1-35

How Does an Air Bag 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 air bag supplements the protection
provided by safety belts. Air bags distribute the force of
the impact more evenly over the occupant's upper
body, stopping the occupant more gradually. But the
frontal air bags 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 air bag. Side impact air bags would not
help you in many types of collisions, including frontal
or near frontal collisions, rollovers, and rear impacts,
primarily because an occupant's motion is not toward
those air bags. Air bags 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 air bags, and only in moderate to severe
side collisions for the side impact air bags.
What Will You See After an Air Bag
In¯ates?
After an air bag in¯ates, it quickly de¯ates, so quickly
that some people may not even realize the air bag
in¯ated. Some components of the air bag module Ð the
steering wheel hub for the driver's air bag, the
instrument panel for the right front passenger's bag or
the ceiling of your vehicle near the side windows Ð 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 de¯ated air bags. Air bag in¯ation
doesn't prevent the driver from seeing or being able
to steer the vehicle, nor does it stop people from leaving
the vehicle.
1-54

Trunk Assist Handle
The trunk assist handle is
located inside the trunk lid
toward the driver's side
of the vehicle.
Notice:The trunk assist handle is not designed to
be used to tie down the trunk lid or as an anchor
point when securing items in the trunk. Improper
use of the trunk assist handle could damage it.
Pull down on the handle to lower the trunk lid. Then
close the trunk with your other hand. If the trunk is not
properly closed, the AJAR message, along with a
trunk ajar graphic will appear on the DIC. See
DIC
Warnings and Messages on page 3-65for more
information.
Emergency Trunk Release Handle
Notice:The emergency trunk release handle is not
designed to be used to tie down the trunk lid or as
an anchor point when securing items in the trunk.
Improper use of the emergency trunk release handle
could damage it.
There is a glow-in-the-dark emergency trunk release
handle located on the latch inside the trunk lid. This
handle will glow following exposure to light. Pull the
release handle to open the trunk from the inside.
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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 ¯ash slowly
when the system is armed.
While armed, the doors will not unlock with the power
door lock switch. The remote alarm will sound if
someone tampers with the trunk lock, enters the vehiclewithout using the remote keyless entry transmitter or
key to unlock the doors, or turns the ignition on without
the proper key. The horn will sound and the headlamps
will ¯ash 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
The vehicle's content theft-deterrent alarm system
can be activated when the key is removed from
the ignition and either power door lock switch is used to
lock the doors, when any door is open. This system
can be activated through the Driver's Information Center
(DIC). See personal programming under
DIC Controls
and Displays on page 3-45.
When programmed, the red light will ¯ash rapidly on top
of the instrument panel indicating the system is ready to
activate. When the doors are locked using the power door
lock switch, the red light will stop ¯ashing indicating that
the system is arming. After all the doors are closed and
locked, the red light will begin ¯ashing at a very slow rate,
indicating the system is armed.
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