2006 PONTIAC G6 light

Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-45
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-45
Fuses...........................................................5-97
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-100
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-98
Rear Compartment Fuse Block....................5-102
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-97
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-40
Fuel..........................................................3-45
Speedometer..............................................3-31
Tachometer.................................................3-31
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-45
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-6
Headlamp
Aiming.......................................................5-47
Headlamps....................................................3-14
Automatic Headlamp System.........................3-16
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-49
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-15
Delayed.....................................................3-15
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-49
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps..................................5-50
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Headlamps Off in Park (P)...............................3-14
Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...................................................3-20, 3-23
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-44
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-25
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-26
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
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Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-15
Hydraulic Clutch.............................................5-26
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-23
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-33
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-64
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-17
Cluster.......................................................3-29
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-42
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-59
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-18
Courtesy....................................................3-17
Dome........................................................3-18
Fog ...........................................................3-17
Overhead Console Reading..........................3-18
Trunk.........................................................3-18
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-41
Lift Seat, Power............................................... 1-8
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-33
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-37
Brake System Warning.................................3-36
Charging System.........................................3-36
Cruise Control.............................................3-44
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Active Light.............................................3-39
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Warning Light..........................................3-38
Highbeam On.............................................3-44
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-45
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-40
Oil Pressure...............................................3-43
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-34
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder....................3-32
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Light (cont.)
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-32
Security.....................................................3-44
Service Vehicle Soon...................................3-44
StabiliTrak
®Indicator....................................3-39
StabiliTrak®Not Ready.................................3-39
TCS Warning Light......................................3-38
Traction Control System Active......................3-38
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-38
Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-18
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-33
Lockout Protection..........................................2-13
Locks
Automatic Door Lock....................................2-12
Delayed Locking..........................................2-12
Door..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-13
Power Door................................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-13
Loss of Control...............................................4-17
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-45
Lowering the Retractable Hardtop......................2-49
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-13
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-40
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-3
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-26
Operation...................................................2-32
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-48
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Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview
with Compass..........................................2-41
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®
and Compass..........................................2-39
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-39
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®.............2-39
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-43
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-43
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-22
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-13
O
Odometer......................................................3-31
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-31
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-15
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-17
Pressure Light.............................................3-43
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-20
Older Children, Restraints................................1-30
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-44
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-28
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-43
Power Mirrors.............................................2-43
Overhead Console Reading Lamps....................3-18
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode..........................................5-32
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-34
Shifting Out of............................................2-36
Park (P) Headlamps Off in Park (P)..................3-14
Parking
Brake........................................................2-33
Over Things That Burn.................................2-37
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-36
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-34
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-65
Passing.........................................................4-16
PASS-Key
®III+..............................................2-20
PASS-Key®III+ Operation................................2-21
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Retractable Hardtop........................................2-49
Lowering....................................................2-49
Raising......................................................2-51
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-23
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-32
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-38
S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light............................3-32
Pretensioners..............................................1-29
Reminder Light............................................3-32
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-91
Driver Position............................................1-15
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-15
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-14
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-27
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-23
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-23
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-29
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-23
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-10
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-22
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4Seats
60/40 Split Bench Seat.................................. 1-9
Easy Entry Seat............................................ 1-6
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Power Lift Seat............................................. 1-8
Power Seat.................................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-49
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-52
Security Light.................................................3-44
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-40
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Vehicle Soon Light.......................................3-44
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-70
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-55
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS).....3-55
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-94
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-34
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Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-36
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-22
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-86
Installing....................................................5-78
Removing...................................................5-76
Storing.......................................................5-83
Specications, Capacities...............................5-105
Speedometer..................................................3-31
Split Bench Seat (60/40).................................... 1-9
StabiliTrak
®System.........................................4-12
StabiliTrak®Indicator Light................................3-39
StabiliTrak®Not Ready Light.............................3-39
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-24
Steering........................................................4-13
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.................3-86, 3-87
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-45
Convenience Net.........................................2-46
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-45
Glove Box..................................................2-45
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-32
Sun Visors.....................................................2-19
Sunroof.........................................................2-46
Sunroof - Panoramic.......................................2-47
T
Tachometer....................................................3-31
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps.......................5-52, 5-53, 5-54
TCS Active Light.............................................3-38
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-38
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-86
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-19
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-19
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-20
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-21
Throttle, Adjustable..........................................2-26
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-57
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-93
Buying New Tires........................................5-68
Chains.......................................................5-73
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-74
Cleaning....................................................5-93
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-86
Different Size..............................................5-69
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-74
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-64
Inspection and Rotation................................5-66
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-78
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Tires (cont.)
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-78
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-76
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-83
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-59
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-62
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-70
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-71
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-72
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-67
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-38
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-40
Your Vehicle...............................................4-38
Traction
Control System Active Light..........................3-38
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-9
Control System Warning Light.......................3-38
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)...................4-11
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Active Light.............................................3-39
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Warning Light..........................................3-38
StabiliTrak
®System.....................................4-12
Transaxle
Fluid, Automatic..................................5-23, 5-24
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-26
Transaxle Operation, Automatic.........................2-28
Transaxle Operation, Manual............................2-32
Trip Odometer................................................3-31Trunk............................................................2-14
Trunk Lamps..................................................3-18
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-87
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-70
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-33
Parking Your...............................................2-36
Service Soon Light......................................3-44
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-96
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-96
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-52
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-28
Visors...........................................................2-19
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W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-29
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-48
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-71
Different Size..............................................5-69
Replacement...............................................5-72
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-39
Windows.......................................................2-16
Power........................................................2-17
Windshield
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-92Windshield Washer.........................................3-10
Fluid..........................................................5-38
Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................5-56
Fuses........................................................5-97
Windshield Wipers......................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-27
X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-89
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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