2006 PONTIAC TORRENT ignition

Manual Lumbar
If your vehicle has this
feature, the knob is
located on the front of the
driver seat lower cushion
on the inboard side.
Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to
increase or decrease the lumbar support.
Heated Seats
If your vehicle has
heated seats, the
switches are located
on the center console
of the instrument panel
above the shift lever.
Press the switch, nearest to the seat, once to turn
the heated seat on to the high setting. Both indicator
lights will be lit. Press the switch a second time to
turn the heated seat to the low setting. One indicator
light will be lit. Press the switch a third time to turn
the heated seat off.
The ignition must be on for the heated seats to operate.
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Your vehicle has a feature that may automatically
unlock the doors and turn the interior dome lamp on
and ash the parklamps on and off when the airbags
inate (if battery power is available.) You can lock
the doors again and turn the interior lamps off by
using the door lock and interior lamp controls.
Airbags are designed to inate only once. After
an airbag inates, you will need some new parts
for your airbag system. If you do not get them,
the airbag system will not be there to help protect
you in another crash. A new system will include
airbag modules and possibly other parts. The
service manual for your vehicle covers the need
to replace other parts.
Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and
diagnostic module which records information after
a crash. SeeVehicle Data Collection and Event
Data Recorders on page 7-10.
Let only qualied technicians work on your airbag
system. Improper service can mean that your
airbag system will not work properly. See your
dealer for service.
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle
Airbags affect how your vehicle should be serviced.
There are parts of the airbag system in several places
around your vehicle. You do not want the system to
inate while someone is working on your vehicle.
Your dealer and the service manual have information
about servicing your vehicle and the airbag system.
To purchase a service manual, seeService Publications
Ordering Information on page 7-15.
{CAUTION:
For up to 10 minutes after the ignition key is
turned off and the battery is disconnected, an
airbag can still inate during improper service.
You can be injured if you are close to an airbag
when it inates. Avoid yellow connectors.
They are probably part of the airbag system.
Be sure to follow proper service procedures,
and make sure the person performing work
for you is qualied to do so.
The airbag system does not need regular maintenance.
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Keys...............................................................2-2
Remote Keyless Entry System.........................2-3
Remote Keyless Entry System Operation...........2-4
Doors and Locks.............................................2-6
Door Locks....................................................2-6
Power Door Locks..........................................2-7
Delayed Locking.............................................2-7
Automatic Door Lock.......................................2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock...............2-8
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-8
Lockout Protection..........................................2-9
Liftgate........................................................2-10
Windows........................................................2-11
Power Windows............................................2-12
Sun Visors...................................................2-12
Theft-Deterrent Systems..................................2-13
Content Theft-Deterrent.................................2-13
Passlock
®....................................................2-15
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle................2-15
New Vehicle Break-In....................................2-15
Ignition Positions..........................................2-16
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)...................2-17
Starting the Engine.......................................2-17
Engine Coolant Heater..................................2-18
Automatic Transaxle Operation.......................2-19Parking Brake..............................................2-22
Shifting Into Park (P).....................................2-23
Shifting Out of Park (P).................................2-24
Parking Over Things That Burn.......................2-25
Engine Exhaust............................................2-25
Running the Engine While Parked...................2-26
Mirrors...........................................................2-27
Manual Rearview Mirror.................................2-27
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with
OnStar
®, Compass and Temperature
Display....................................................2-27
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with
Compass and Temperature Display..............2-29
Outside Power Mirrors...................................2-31
Outside Convex Mirrors.................................2-32
OnStar
®System.............................................2-32
Storage Areas................................................2-34
Glove Box...................................................2-34
Cupholder(s)................................................2-34
Center Console Storage Area.........................2-35
Luggage Carrier...........................................2-35
Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover..........2-37
Table..........................................................2-39
Convenience Net..........................................2-40
Sunroof.........................................................2-40
Section 2 Features and Controls
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Keys
{CAUTION:
Leaving children in a vehicle with the ignition
key is dangerous for many reasons. They
could operate the power windows or other
controls or even make the vehicle move.
The children or others could be badly injured
or even killed. Do not leave the keys in a
vehicle with children.
One key is used for the ignition and all of the locks.
Key code information can be obtained by your dealer.
These code numbers can be used to make new
keys. Additional keys that are needed can be made
at any retail service facility provided you have the key
code information. Store this information in a safe place,
but not in your vehicle.
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Remote Keyless Entry System
Operation
With this feature, you can lock and unlock the doors
from about 26 feet (8 m) away using the remote keyless
entry transmitter supplied with your vehicle.
Q(Lock):Press this
button on the remote
keyless entry transmitter
one time to lock the doors.
The parking lamps will
ash once. This also arms
the content theft-deterrent
system.
Pressing the lock button two times within three seconds
will lock the doors. The parking lamps will ash twice
and the horn chirps.
K(Unlock): Press this button on the remote
keyless entry transmitter one time to unlock the
driver’s door. The parking lamps will ash three times
and the headlamps and interior lamps will come on.
The interior lights will stay on for 20 seconds or until
the key is turned in the ignition. Press the button again
within ve seconds to unlock the rest of the doors.
The unlock button also disarms the content
theft-deterrent system.
L(Panic Alarm):Press the button with the horn
symbol when the ignition is turned off. The horn
will sound and the parking lamps and dome lamp will
ash for up to two minutes. To stop the panic alarm,
press this button again.
The remote keyless entry transmitter is used to
arm/disarm the content theft-deterrent system. Your
vehicle’s theft-deterrent system can be programmed
to three different modes. SeeContent Theft-Deterrent
on page 2-13
If you accidentally set off the alarm when entering
or exiting the vehicle, you can shut it off by pressing
the lock or unlock button once or the panic alarm
button twice.
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There are a couple of ways to manually lock or
unlock your vehicle.
From the outside, use the key in the driver’s door.
From the inside, use the lock control on the door.
Power Door Locks
The power door lock
switches are located
on the driver’s and front
passenger’s doors.
K(Unlock):To unlock the doors, press the
unlock symbol.
Q(Lock):Remove the ignition key and press
the lock symbol to lock all of the doors.
Delayed Locking
A chime will sound three times to indicate a door or
liftgate is open when you try to lock the doors with
the remote keyless entry transmitter or the power
door lock switch. The doors will not lock, and the
theft-deterrent system will not arm until all the doors
are closed and ve seconds have passed.
The delayed locking feature can be overridden by
pressing the lock button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter, or the door lock switch, a second time.
The doors will lock immediately and when all doors
are closed the theft-deterrent system will arm after
30 seconds.
To get the horn to chirp if a door was open during
the arming process, you must press the lock button
on your transmitter twice after the doors are closed.
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Automatic Door Lock
With this feature, all the doors will automatically lock
when the shift lever is moved out of PARK (P) if
the ignition is in the run position and all doors are
closed. Otherwise, the doors will automatically lock
if the vehicle is going faster than 3 mph (5 km/h).
In the following two situations, all doors will lock
again when:
The brake pedal is applied, a door is opened
and then closed, and the brake pedal is released.
A door is opened and closed without the brake
pedal applied while the vehicle is moving faster
than 3 mph (5 km/h).
This feature cannot be disabled.
Programmable Automatic
Door Unlock
Your vehicle is programmed to automatically unlock all
doors when the shift lever is moved into PARK (P).
To turn this feature on or off, turn the ignition to the run
position and press the unlock part of the power door
lock switch for eight seconds. The horn will chirp once
when this feature is on and twice when it is off.
Rear Door Security Locks
Your vehicle has rear door security locks that prevent
passengers from opening the rear doors from the inside.
The rear door security
locks are located on
the inside edge of each
rear door. You must
open the rear doors to
access them.
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To set the security locks, do the following:
1. Insert the key into the lock above the rear
door security lock label and turn it to the
horizontal position.
2. Close the door.
3. Repeat the steps for the other rear door.
To open a rear door while the security lock is on,
do the following:
1. Unlock the door using the remote keyless entry
transmitter, the front door power lock switch,
or by lifting the rear door manual lock.
2. Open the door from the outside.
To cancel the rear door security lock, do the following:
1. Unlock the door and open it from the outside.
2. Insert the key into the slot next to the rear
door security lock label and turn it to the
vertical position.
3. Repeat the steps for the other lock.Lockout Protection
If you press the power door lock switch when the key
is in the ignition and any door is open, all the doors
will lock and only the driver’s door will unlock. Be sure
to remove the key from the ignition when locking
your vehicle.
If the keyless entry transmitter is used to lock the
doors and the key is in the ignition, a chime will
sound three times. All passenger doors will lock,
but the driver’s door will remain unlocked.
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