2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Owners Manual

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Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-62
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-20
Courtesy....................................................3-18
Exterior......................................................3-15
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-17
Fog ...........................................................3-17
Front Reading.............................................3-20
Interior.......................................................3-17
Overhead Console Reading..........................3-20
Rear Assist Handle Reading..........................3-20
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-41
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-39
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-44
Brake System Warning.................................3-42
Cruise Control.............................................3-51
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-46
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Warning Light..........................................3-45
Fog Lamp..................................................3-50
Highbeam On.............................................3-51Light (cont.)
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-47
Oil Pressure...............................................3-50
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-40
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder....................3-38
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-38
TCS Warning Light......................................3-45
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-45
Up-Shift.....................................................3-42
Lighting
Delayed Entry.............................................3-19
Delayed Exit...............................................3-19
Entry.........................................................3-18
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-33
Lockout Protection..........................................2-13
Locks
Delayed Locking..........................................2-11
Door..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-13
Power Door................................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-12
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Loss of Control...............................................4-18
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-3
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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
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.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-47
Manual Passenger Seat.................................... 1-2
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-72
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass
and Temperature Display...........................2-35
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®.............2-35
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-38
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-37
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
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Navigation/Radio System, see
Navigation Manual.....................................3-139
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-21
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-13
O
Odometer......................................................3-37
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-16
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-16
Pressure Light.............................................3-50
Supercharger, Engine...................................5-20
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-19
Older Children, Restraints................................1-30
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-38
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-33
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-38
Power Mirrors.............................................2-37
Overhead Console..........................................2-42
Overhead Console Reading Lamps....................3-20
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....5-30
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
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P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-31
Shifting Out of............................................2-32
Parking
Brake........................................................2-30
Over Things That Burn.................................2-33
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-40
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-33
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-61
Passing.........................................................4-16
PASS-Key
®III ................................................2-19
PASS-Key®III Operation..................................2-20
Power............................................................. 1-2
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-24
Door Locks.................................................2-11
Electrical System.......................................5-111
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-22
Steering Fluid.............................................5-40
Windows....................................................2-16
Pressure Cap.................................................5-28
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-29
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-12
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-14
R
Radios..........................................................3-94
Care of Your CD Player..............................3-141
Care of Your CDs......................................3-141
Navigation/Radio System, see
Navigation Manual..................................3-139
Radio with CD...................................3-96, 3-107
Radio with Six-Disc CD..............................3-123
Setting the Time..........................................3-96
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-139
Understanding Reception............................3-140
Rear Assist Handle Reading Lamps...................3-20
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-12
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-26
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-23
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass and Temperature Display................2-35
Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...........................2-35
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
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Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-38
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare
Tire ...........................................................5-91
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-90
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-59
Replacement, Windshield.................................5-60
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-14
General Motors...........................................7-14
United States Government............................7-13
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-67
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a
Crash.....................................................1-67
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-22
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-23
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-33
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-34S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light............................3-38
Pretensioners..............................................1-29
Reminder Light............................................3-38
Safety Belts
Care of....................................................5-104
Driver Position............................................1-16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-15
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-14
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-26
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..................................... 6-4
Seatback, Folding Passenger............................. 1-7
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Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Heated Seats............................................... 1-3
Manual Passenger......................................... 1-2
Passenger Folding Seatback........................... 1-7
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Six-Way Power Driver.................................... 1-2
Split Folding Rear Seat.................................. 1-9
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-46
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-48
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.......................................3-47
Publications Ordering Information...................7-14
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-65
Setting the Time.............................................3-96
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-107
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-31
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-32Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-22
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-99
Installing....................................................5-91
Removing...................................................5-90
Storing.......................................................5-97
Specications, Capacities...............................5-118
Speedometer..................................................3-37
Split Folding Rear Seat..................................... 1-9
StabiliTrak
®Plus System.................................4-12
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-23
Steering........................................................4-13
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-139
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-42
Convenience Net.........................................2-43
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-41
Front Seat Storage Net................................2-42
Glove Box..................................................2-40
Overhead Console.......................................2-42
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-32
Sun Visors.....................................................2-17
Sunroof.........................................................2-43
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Tachometer....................................................3-37
Taillamps
Turn Signal, and Stoplamps..........................5-57
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-45
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-139
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-17
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-17
PASS-Key
®III .............................................2-19
PASS-Key®III Operation..............................2-20
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-60
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning........................5-106
Buying New Tires........................................5-72
Chains.......................................................5-77
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-88
Cleaning...................................................5-107
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-99
Different Size..............................................5-73
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-77
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-67
Inspection and Rotation................................5-70
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-91
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-91
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-90
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-97Tires (cont.)
Tire Inator Kit............................................5-79
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-62
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-64
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-74
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-75
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-75
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-71
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-38
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-40
Your Vehicle...............................................4-38
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-9
Control System Warning Light.......................3-45
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)...................4-11
Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Warning
Light......................................................3-45
StabiliTrak
®Plus System..............................4-12
Transaxle
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-23
Transaxle Operation, Automatic.........................2-25
Transmission
Up-Shift Light..............................................3-42
Trunk............................................................2-13
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
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Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-140
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-74
Up-Shift Light.................................................3-42
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-33
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-110
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-110
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-33
Visors...........................................................2-17
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-35
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-72
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-75
Different Size..............................................5-73
Replacement...............................................5-75
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-40
Windows.......................................................2-15
Power........................................................2-16
Windshield
Wiper Blades, Cleaning..............................5-106
Windshield Replacement..................................5-60
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Windshield Washer
Fluid..........................................................5-41
Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................5-60
Fuses......................................................5-111
Windshield Wiper Lever..................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-28X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-142
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Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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