2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX heater

How to Add Coolant to the Coolant
Recovery Tank
{CAUTION:
Adding only plain water to your cooling
system can be dangerous. Plain water, or
some other liquid such as alcohol, can boil
before the proper coolant mixture will. Your
vehicle’s coolant warning system is set for the
proper coolant mixture. With plain water or the
wrong mixture, your engine could get too hot
but you would not get the overheat warning.
Your engine could catch re and you or others
could be burned. Use a 50/50 mixture of clean,
drinkable water and DEX-COOL
®coolant.If you have not found a problem yet, but the coolant
level is not at the cold ll line, add a 50/50 mixture
of clean, drinkable water and DEX-COOL
®engine
coolant at the coolant recovery tank. SeeEngine
Coolant on page 5-25for more information.
Notice:In cold weather, water can freeze and crack
the engine, radiator, heater core and other parts.
Use the recommended coolant and the proper
coolant mixture.
{CAUTION:
You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot
engine parts. Coolant contains ethylene glycol
and it will burn if the engine parts are hot
enough. Do not spill coolant on a hot engine.
When the coolant level in the coolant recovery tank is at
the cold ll line, start the vehicle.
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3.2. Lift the engine cover shield at the front, slide
the catch tab out of the engine bracket and
remove the cover shield.
3.3. Put the oil ll tube, with cap attached, in the
valve cover oil ll hole until you are ready to
replace the cover shield.4. After the engine cools,
open the coolant air
bleed valve located on
the thermostat
housing near the
heater hose.
3800 V6 Supercharged Engine
Thermostat Housing
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Child Restraints (cont.)
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-41
Older Children.............................................1-30
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position...........................................1-46
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-48
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-40
Chime Level Adjustment.................................3-142
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-25
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels......................................5-106
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-105
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-101
Finish Care...............................................5-105
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-99
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.....................................5-104
Leather....................................................5-103
Tires........................................................5-107
Ultra Lux Suede........................................5-103
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-108
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-105
Weatherstrips............................................5-104
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-106
Climate Control System...................................3-26
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-33
Dual Automatic............................................3-29
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-33Collision Damage Repair..................................7-10
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-26
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-99
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-17
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-5
Convenience Net............................................2-43
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-46
Engine Temperature Warning Light.................3-46
Heater, Engine............................................2-24
Cooling System..............................................5-30
Courtesy Lamps.............................................3-18
Cruise Control................................................3-11
Cruise Control Light........................................3-51
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-41
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-13
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-14
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D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-16
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Entry Lighting.....................................3-19
Delayed Exit Lighting.......................................3-19
Delayed Locking.............................................2-11
Displacement on Demand™ (DoD™).................2-25
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Door
Delayed Locking..........................................2-11
Locks........................................................2-10
Power Door Locks.......................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-12
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-16
Six-Way Power Seat...................................... 1-2
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-52
DIC Controls and Displays....................3-52, 3-60
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-72
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-19
City...........................................................4-22
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-23
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-26
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-20Driving (cont.)
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-33
Winter........................................................4-28
Dual Automatic Climate Control System.............3-29
E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-111
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-112
Headlamp Wiring.......................................5-111
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-112
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-111
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-114
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-111
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-21
Battery.......................................................5-45
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-47
Coolant......................................................5-25
Coolant Heater............................................2-24
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-46
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-46
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-33
Oil .............................................................5-16
Oil Life System...........................................5-19
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-30
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H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-6
Headlamp
Aiming.......................................................5-50
Headlamp Wiring...........................................5-111
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-53
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-16
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Fog Lamps.....5-56
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-53
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps................5-54
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps...................5-54
Head-Up Display (HUD)...................................3-21
Heated Seats................................................... 1-3
Heater...........................................................3-26
Heater...........................................................3-29
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-51
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-25
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-26
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-15
I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-22
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-33
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-67
Inator Kit, Tire...............................................5-79
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-18
Cluster.......................................................3-36
Interior Lamps................................................3-17
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-46
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
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