2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Personalization

At times you may notice a decrease in operating
range. This is normal for any RKE system. If
the transmitter does not work or if you have to
stand closer to your vehicle for the transmitter to
work, try this:
Check the distance. You may be too far from
your vehicle. You may need to stand closer
during rainy or snowy weather.
Check the location. Other vehicles or objects
may be blocking the signal. Take a few steps
to the left or right, hold the transmitter
higher, and try again.
Check to determine if battery replacement is
necessary. See “Battery Replacement”
underRemote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation on page 62.
If you are still having trouble, see your dealer
or a qualied technician for service.
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation
The vehicle’s doors can
be locked and unlocked,
and the trunk can be
unlatched from
about 3 feet (1 m) up to
60 feet (18 m) away
with the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter.
Q(Lock):Press the lock button to lock all the
doors. If enabled through the Driver Information
Center (DIC), the parking lamps may ash
once and the horn may chirp to indicate locking
has occurred. See “LOCK HORN” underDIC
Vehicle Personalization on page 152.
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"(Unlock):Press the unlock button one time to
unlock the driver’s door. Press the unlock
button again within ve seconds to unlock the
other doors. The interior lamps will come on and
stay on for 20 seconds or until the ignition is turned
on. If enabled through the DIC, the parking
lamps will ash once to indicate unlocking has
occurred. See “UNLOCK HORN” underDIC
Vehicle Personalization on page 152.
V(Trunk Release):Press and hold this button
for approximately one second to release the
trunk lid. The trunk release will only work if the
ignition is off or the vehicle speed is less than
2 mph (3 km/h).
L(Vehicle Locator/Panic Alarm):Press and
release this button to help locate your vehicle.
The horn will sound three times and the hazard
lamps will ash three times. Press and hold
the button for three seconds to sound the panic
alarm. The horn will sound and the hazard
lamps will ash for 30 seconds. The ignition must
be off for the vehicle locator/remote alarm to
work. Press the vehicle locator/panic alarm button
again or turn the ignition to ACC or RUN to
turn off the alarm.The vehicle may have Remote Lock/Unlock
Conrmation. This feature provides feedback that
a command has been received by the vehicle.
The parking lamps will ash and the horn
may sound briey. See “LOCK HORN” and
“UNLOCK HORN” underDIC Vehicle
Personalization on page 152for programming
information.
Matching Transmitter(s) to Your
Vehicle
Each remote keyless entry transmitter is uniquely
coded to prevent another transmitter from
unlocking the vehicle. If a transmitter is lost or
stolen, a replacement can be purchased through
your dealer. Remember to bring any additional
transmitters so they can also be re-coded to match
the new transmitter. Once your dealer has
coded the new transmitter, the lost transmitter
cannot unlock the vehicle. The vehicle can have a
maximum of four transmitters coded to it.
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From inside the vehicle,
use the manual door
lock knob. Pull up or
down on the knob to
unlock or lock the door.
To lock either door from the outside, turn the key
toward the rear of the vehicle. To unlock the
door, turn the key toward the front of the vehicle.
Power Door Locks
You can use the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter to lock and unlock the doors from inside
or outside the vehicle. SeeRemote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation on page 62for
more information.
The power door lock switches are located on the
driver’s and passenger’s door.
Press the top of the switch to unlock all doors.
Press the bottom of the switch to lock all doors.
Delayed Locking
If your vehicle has power door locks, it will have
the delayed locking feature. This feature delays the
actual locking of the doors when the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter is used to lock
the vehicle.
If any door is open when locking the vehicle using
the RKE transmitter, three chimes will sound
signaling that the delayed locking feature is active.
Five seconds after the last door is closed, both
doors will lock and the parking lamps will ash.
To cancel the delay and lock the doors immediately,
press the lock button on the RKE a second time.
If the key is in the ignition, this feature will not lock
the doors.
Your vehicle is programmed from the factory with
this feature turned off. To turn the feature on,
you must go through the Driver Information
Center (DIC), if the vehicle has one. SeeDIC
Vehicle Personalization on page 152.
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Automatic Door Lock
If your vehicle has power door locks, the doors will
automatically lock when the shift lever is moved
out of PARK (P) for a vehicle with an automatic
transmission. For a vehicle with a manual
transmission, the speed must be greater than
5 mph (8 km/h).
The automatic door locking feature cannot be
disabled.
Automatic Door Unlock
If your vehicle has an automatic transmission and
power door locks, the doors with automatically
unlock when the shift lever is moved into
PARK (P).
If your vehicle has a manual transmission and
power door locks, the doors will automatically
unlock when the key is removed from the ignition.
The automatic unlock feature can be disabled
or programmed in different ways if the vehicle has
an automatic transmission and a Driver
Information Center (DIC). SeeDIC Vehicle
Personalization on page 152for more information.
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Oil Pressure Light..................................... 142
Security Light............................................ 143
Reduced Engine Power Light
(2.4L Engine Only)................................. 143
Highbeam On Light................................... 143
Trunk Ajar Light........................................ 144
Service Vehicle Soon Light
(2.4L Engine Only)................................. 144
Fuel Gage................................................. 144
Low Fuel Warning Light............................ 145
Driver Information Center (DIC).................. 145
DIC Operation and Displays...................... 146
DIC Warnings and Messages.................... 148
DIC Vehicle Personalization....................... 152Audio System(s)......................................... 157
Setting the Time (Without Date Display).... 158
Setting the Time (With Date Display)......... 159
Radio with CD (Base)............................... 161
Radio with CD (MP3)................................ 166
Using an MP3........................................... 176
XM Radio Messages................................. 183
Theft-Deterrent Feature............................. 185
Audio Steering Wheel Controls.................. 185
Radio Reception........................................ 186
Care of Your CDs..................................... 187
Care of the CD Player.............................. 187
Fixed Mast Antenna.................................. 187
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System....... 187
Section 3 Instrument Panel
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Low Fuel Warning Light
This light will come on
briey when you are
starting the engine.
This light also comes on when the fuel tank is low
on fuel. When you add fuel the light should go
off. If it does not, have your vehicle serviced.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Your vehicle may have a Driver Information Center
(DIC). The DIC display gives you the status of many
of your vehicle’s systems. The DIC is also used to
display driver personalization menu modes and
warning/status messages. All messages will appear
in the DIC display, located at the bottom of the
tachometer on the instrument panel cluster.The DIC buttons are
located on the left side
of the steering wheel.
q(Information):Press this button to scroll
through the vehicle information mode displays.
r(Reset):Press this button to reset some
vehicle information mode displays, select a
personalization menu mode setting, or
acknowledge a warning message.
Press and hold the information and reset buttons
at the same time for one second, then release
the buttons to enter the personalization menu.
SeeDIC Vehicle Personalization on page 152for
more information.
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DIC Operation and Displays
The DIC comes on when the ignition is on. The
DIC has different modes which can be accessed
by pressing the DIC buttons. The button functions
are detailed in the following.
Information Modes
q
(Information):Press this button to scroll
through the following vehicle information modes:
Odometer
Press the information button until the odometer is
displayed. This mode shows the total distance
the vehicle has been driven in either miles (mi) or
kilometers (km).
To change the DIC display to English or metric
units, see “UNITS” underDIC Vehicle
Personalization on page 152.
TRIP A or TRIP B
Press the information button until TRIP A or
TRIP B is displayed. These modes show the
current distance traveled since the last reset for
each trip odometer in either miles (mi) or
kilometers (km). Both odometers can be used at
the same time.
Each trip odometer can be reset to zero separately
by pressing and holding the reset button for a
few seconds while the desired trip odometer
is displayed.
FUEL RANGE
Press the information button until FUEL RANGE is
displayed. This mode shows the remaining
distance you can drive without refueling in either
miles (mi) or kilometers (km). It is based on
fuel economy and the fuel remaining in the tank.
When the fuel level is low, FUEL RANGE LOW
will display.
The fuel economy data used to determine fuel
range is an average of recent driving conditions.
As your driving conditions change, this data is
gradually updated. The FUEL RANGE mode
cannot be reset.
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TRUNK AJAR
This message displays when the trunk lid is not
closed completely. Make sure that the trunk
lid is closed completely. SeeTrunk on page 68
andTrunk Ajar Light on page 144.
DIC Vehicle Personalization
Your vehicle has personalization capabilities that
allow you to program certain features to a
preferred setting. All of the features listed may not
be available on your vehicle. Only the features
available will be displayed on the DIC.
The default settings for the features were set
when your vehicle left the factory, but may have
been changed from their default state since
that time.
To change feature settings, use the following
procedure:
Entering Personalization Menu
1. Turn the ignition on while the vehicle is
stopped.
To avoid excessive drain on the battery, it is
recommended that the headlamps are
turned off.2. Press and hold the information and reset
buttons at the same time for one second, then
release to enter the personalization menu.
If the vehicle speed is greater than 2 mph
(3 km/h), only the UNITS menu will be
accessible.
3. Press the information button to scroll through
the available personalization menu modes.
Press the reset button to scroll through
the available settings for each mode.
If you do not make a selection within ten
seconds, the display will go back to the
previous information displayed.
Personalization Menu Modes
OIL LIFE RESET
When this feature is displayed, you can reset the
engine oil life system. To reset the system,
seeEngine Oil Life System on page 252. See
“OIL LIFE” underDIC Operation and Displays on
page 146for more information.
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