2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ECO mode

Air Conditioning
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(Air Conditioner):Press this button to turn
the air conditioning compressor on or off. An
indicator light to the right of the button will come
on. This button has no control over the air
conditioning compressor when in Floor/Defog and
Defrost modes. The instrument panel brightness
control may have to be adjusted to the highest
setting in order to see the indicator. See
Instrument Panel Brightness on page 147for
additional information.
On hot days during the vehicle’s initial start-up,
open the windows to let hot inside air escape; then
close them. This helps to reduce the time it
takes for the vehicle to cool down. It also helps
the system to operate more efficiently.
For quicker cool down on hot days, do the
following:
1. Select any mode setting between vent and
the setting before defrost.
2. Select the air conditioner.
3. Select the coolest temperature.
4. Select the highest climate control fan speed.Using these settings will set recirculation for quicker
cool down (the light indicator will not turn on).
If outside air is desired, press the recirculation
button twice.
Using these settings together for long periods of
time may cause the air inside the vehicle to
become too dry. To prevent this from happening,
after ve minutes the recirculation door will
open slightly to allow some outside air into the
vehicle.
The air conditioning system removes moisture
from the air, so sometimes there may be a small
amount of water dripping underneath the
vehicle while it is idling or after the engine is
turned off. This is normal.
Recirculation
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(Recirculation):Press this button to
activate the recirculation mode. With this selection,
inside air is recirculated into the vehicle. This
mode reduces outside air and odors from entering
the vehicle. It may also help to heat or cool the
air inside the vehicle more quickly.
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6(Floor):This mode directs most of the air to
the oor outlets with some air directed to the
side window outlets, and a little air directed to the
windshield.
#(Air Conditioning):Press this button to turn
the air conditioning compressor on or off. The
indicator light on the button will come on when the
air conditioning is on.
?(Recirculation):Press this button to turn
the recirculation mode on or off. This mode keeps
outside air from coming in the vehicle. It can be
used to help reduce the outside air and odors that
may enter the vehicle or help to cool the air
inside the vehicle quicker.
Recirculation is not available in defrost or
oor/defog mode. Pressing the recirculation button
will turn on the indicator light.
Using recirculation for long periods of time may
cause the air inside your vehicle to become
too dry. To prevent this from happening, after the
air in your vehicle has cooled, turn the
recirculation mode off.
z(Heated Seats):Press this button to turn the
heated seats on and off. The button on the left
controls the driver’s seat and the button on
the right controls the passenger’s seat. See
Heated Seats on page 10for additional
information.
Sensors
The solar sensor on your vehicle monitors the
solar radiation and the air inside of your vehicle,
then uses the information to maintain the selected
temperature by initiating needed adjustments to
the temperature, the fan speed and the air delivery
system. The system may also supply cooler air
to the side of the vehicle facing the sun. The
recirculation mode will also be activated, as
necessary. Do not cover the solar sensor located
in the center of the instrument panel, near the
windshield, or the system will not work properly.
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When the indicator nears empty, there is still a
little fuel left, but you should get more soon.
Here are four things owners usually ask about the
fuel gage. All these situations are normal and
do not indicate a problem with the fuel gage:
At the gas station the pump shuts off before
the gage reads full.
It takes more or less fuel to ll up than the
gage indicates. For example, the gage
reads half full, but it took more or less than
half the tank’s capacity to ll it.
The gage pointer may move while cornering,
braking or speeding up.
The gage may not indicate full when the
ignition is turned off.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
The Driver Information Center (DIC) gives
important safety and maintenance facts. When the
vehicle’s ignition is turned on, all of the DIC
lights illuminate for a few seconds and an
introductory message will appear. After this, the
DIC will begin working.
DIC Controls and Displays
(Base Level DIC)
The Driver Information Center (DIC) control
buttons and the message display screen are
located above the radio. The DIC gives important
safety and maintenance facts concerning the
vehicle. The status of many of the vehicle’s
systems along with driver personal programming
mode menus and warning messages about
the vehicle’s systems may display on the DIC
screen.
The vehicle’s transaxle position will also appear.
The buttons on the base level are trip odometer,
set/reset, and options.
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Trip Odometer
3(Trip Odometer):Press this button to access
the odometer and trip distance modes.
The rst menu on the DIC screen will be the
odometer reading, or cumulative mileage of the
vehicle. The odometer cannot be reset.
Press the trip odometer button to advance to the
next menu.
Trip Distances:This menu shows the distances
that the vehicle has driven between specic
points. The trip odometer will record the number of
miles up to 9,999.9 miles or 9 999.9 km travelled
for up to two trips. When 9,999.9 miles or
9 999.9 km is reached for either trip, the odometer
for that trip will go back to zero.
Press the trip odometer button again to access
TRIP A. Press the trip odometer button again
to access TRIP B. To reset the trip odometer(s)
back to zero miles or kilometers, access the trip to
reset and press the set/reset button.The trip odometer has a feature called the
retro-active reset. This can be used to set the trip
odometer to the number of miles or kilometers
driven since the ignition was last turned on. This
can be used if the trip odometer was not reset
at the beginning of the trip.
To use the retro-active reset feature, press and
hold the set/reset button for at least three seconds.
The trip odometer will display the number of
miles or kilometers driven since the ignition was
last turned on and the vehicle began moving. Once
the vehicle has begun moving, the trip odometer
will accumulate mileage. For example, if the
vehicle was driven 5.0 miles (8.0 km) before the
vehicle is started again, and then the retro-active
reset feature is activated, the display will show
5.0 miles (8.0 km). As the vehicle begins moving,
the display will increase to 5.1 miles (8.2 km),
5.2 miles (8.4 km), etc.
If the retro-active reset feature is activated after
the vehicle is started, but before it begins moving,
the display will show the number of miles or
kilometers that were driven during the last ignition
cycle.
Press the trip odometer button again to access the
odometer.
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Set/Reset
r(Set/Reset):Press this button to set or reset
a menu item when using the trip odometer or
options buttons.
Options
4(Options):Press this button to access the Date,
Language, Display Units, Daytime Display
Enhancement, Engine Oil Monitor System,
Personal Programming modes, and Tire Pressure
readings.
Date:This menu sets the date.
The time is set through the radio. SeeSetting the
Time on page 234for more information.
To set the date, use the following procedure:
1. Press the options button until the date
is displayed on the DIC.
2. Press the set/reset button to access the
RESET YEAR screen. The second position in
the year will be selected. Press and hold
the set/reset button to scroll through the
available digits. Release the button when the
correct digit appears.3. Press the options button to advance to the
rst position in the year. Press and hold the
set/reset button to scroll through the available
digits. Release the button when the correct
digit appears.
4. Press the options button to advance to the
months of the year.
5. Press the set/reset button to scroll through the
months of the year, releasing the button when
the correct month appears.
6. Press the options button to advance to the
days of the month.
7. Press the set/reset button to scroll through the
days of the month, releasing the button when
the correct day appears.
8. Press the options button again to advance to
the main date screen. The screen will now
display the new date.
Language:This menu allows the selection of the
language in which the DIC messages will
appear. The DIC can be programmed to one of
three languages: English, French, or Spanish. The
message on the HUD, if equipped, will also
appear in the language selected. SeeHead-Up
Display (HUD) on page 151.
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ENGINE HOURS:This screen shows the number
of cumulative hours the engine has operated
while the key was in the RUN position. This screen
cannot be reset.
Press the gages button to advance to the next
screen.
ENGINE BOOST:If the vehicle has the
supercharged engine, this screen will appear.
It shows a graphic that indicates the amount of
boost the engine is receiving.
Press the gages button again to advance to the
next screen.
MAXIMUM Gs:If you have the GXP option, this
screen will appear. The DIC monitors and
keeps track of the maximum levels for
acceleration, deceleration, and lateral-acceleration
achieved since the screen was last reset. If you
try to select this screen while the vehicle is
moving, the message MAXIMUM Gs NOT
AVAILABLE WHILE MOVING will display. To view
the maximum accelerations achieved since last
reset, you must bring the vehicle to a stop.
Then the values will be displayed.To reset the values to zero, press and hold the
set/reset button.
Press the gages button again to advance to the
next screen.
Trip Odometer
3(Trip Odometer):Press this button to access
the Odometer, Trip Distances, AVERAGE
SPEED, and TIME ELAPSED modes.
Odometer:When the trip odometer button is
pressed, the rst menu displayed on the DIC
screen is the odometer reading, or cumulative
mileage of the vehicle. The odometer cannot be
reset.
Press the trip odometer button again to advance
to the next menu.
Trip Distances:This menu shows the distances
that the vehicle has driven between specic
points. The trip odometer will record the number of
miles up to 9,999.9 miles or 9 999.9 km travelled
for up to two trips. When 9,999.9 miles or
9 999.9 km is reached for either trip, the odometer
for that trip will go back to zero.
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AVERAGE SPEED:The average speed is
displayed in miles per hour (mph) or kilometers
per hour (km/h). The average speed is calculated
from the various vehicle speeds recorded since
the last reset of this menu item. To reset the
average speed, press the set/reset button. The
display will return to zero.
Press the trip odometer button again to advance
to the next screen.
TIME ELAPSED:This screen can be used as a
stopwatch. The display can show the hours,
minutes and seconds. The elapsed time indicator
will record up to 99 hours, 59 minutes and
59 seconds, then it will reset to zero and continue
counting.
To set the time elapsed function, use the following
procedures:
1. Press the set/reset button for less than
two seconds to start or stop the timer.
2. Press and hold the set/reset button for
more than two seconds to reset the timer back
to zero.
Press the trip odometer button again to advance
to the next screen.Set/Reset
r(Set/Reset):Press this button to set or reset
a mode item when using the trip odometer or
option buttons.
Options
4(Options):Press this button to access the Date,
Language, Display Units, Daytime Display
Enhancement, Engine Oil Monitor System,
Compass Calibration, Personal Programming
modes, and Tire Pressure readings.
Date:This menu sets the date.
The time is set through the radio. SeeSetting the
Time on page 234for more information.
To set the date, use the following procedure:
1. Press the options button until the date
is displayed on the DIC.
2. Press the set/reset button to access the
RESET YEAR screen. The second position in
the year will be selected. Press and hold
the set/reset button to scroll through the
available digits. Release the button when the
correct digit appears.
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TIRE PRESSURE:This menu shows the tire
pressure for each tire. The tire pressure will be
shown in either pounds per square inch (psi)
or kilopascals (kPa). Press the options button until
the DIC shows the tire pressure for the front
tires. Press the options button again to view the
pressure for the rear tires.
If a low or high tire pressure condition is detected
by the system while driving, a message advising
you to check the pressure in a specic tire
will appear in the display. SeeInation - Tire
Pressure on page 408andDIC Warnings
and Messages on page 200for more information.
If the tire pressure display shows dashes
instead of a value, there may be a problem with
your vehicle. If this consistently occurs, see
you dealer for service.
Press the options button to advance to the next
screen.
DISPLAY OFF will appear on the next screen. The
screen will count down and then go blank.
Press the options button to return to the main
(date) screen.Fuel
.(Fuel):Press this button to access the
Average Fuel Economy, Instantaneous Fuel
Economy, and Fuel Range modes.
AVG ECONOMY (Average Fuel Economy):This
screen will display the approximate average
miles per gallon (mpg) or liters per 100 kilometers
(L/100 km). This number is calculated based
on the number of mpg (L/100 km) recorded since
the last time this menu item was reset.
To reset the average fuel economy for the vehicle,
follow this procedure:
1. Press the set/reset button to reset to zero.
2. Press the fuel button again to advance to the
next screen.
INST ECONOMY (Instantaneous Fuel
Economy):This screen displays the current fuel
economy at a particular moment and will
change frequently as driving conditions change.
Unlike average fuel economy, this screen
cannot be reset.
Press the fuel button again to advance to the next
screen.
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