2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Owners Manual

Passing.........................................................4-14
PASS-Key®III+..............................................2-15
PASS-Key®III+ Operation................................2-15
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California....... 5-4
Power
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Electrical System.........................................5-95
Reduced Engine Light..................................3-35
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-20
Steering Fluid.............................................5-35
Windows....................................................2-12
Privacy..........................................................7-17
Event Data Recorders..................................7-18
Navigation System.......................................7-19
OnStar.......................................................7-19
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-19
R
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy......7-19
Radios..........................................................3-49
Radio(s)........................................................3-53
Radios
Reception...................................................3-69
Setting the Time..........................................3-50
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-68Rear Axle......................................................5-45
Limited-Slip.................................................. 4-9
Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...........................2-31
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-31
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-3
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-29
Reduced Engine Power Light............................3-35
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation..................................................... 2-4
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-49
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-16
General Motors...........................................7-16
United States Government............................7-15
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-50
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-51
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-20
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-24
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-15
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-30
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Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-23
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-88
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-11
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-18
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-21
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-20
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-6
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-5
Seats
Driver Seat Height Adjuster............................. 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-3
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-5
Securing a Child Restraint
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-32
Security Light.................................................3-35
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-5Service (cont.)
California Pershlorate Materials Requirements..... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-32
Publications Ordering Information...................7-16
Vehicle Soon Light.......................................3-36
Service, Scheduling Appointments....................... 7-9
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-48
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-92
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-26
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-28
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Specications, Capacities...............................5-101
Speedometer..................................................3-22
Starting the Engine.........................................2-20
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-69
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................
2-36
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-35
Glove Box..................................................2-35
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-23
Sun Visors.....................................................2-13
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T
Tachometer....................................................3-22
Taillamps
Turn Signal, and Stoplamps..........................5-48
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-68
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-13
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-13
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-15
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-15
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-50
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-31
Tires.............................................................5-51
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-91
Buying New Tires........................................5-68
Chains.......................................................5-74
Cleaning....................................................5-91
Different Size..............................................5-69
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-75
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-58
Inspection and Rotation................................5-65
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-61
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-59
Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit...................5-76
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-53
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-55Tires (cont.)
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-70
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-71
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-72
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-67
Winter Tires................................................5-52
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-29
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-29
Your Vehicle...............................................4-29
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-6
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.................................... 4-9
Traction Control System...................................3-29
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-23
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-23
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-22
Transmission Operation, Manual........................
2-24
Trunk.............................................................. 2-9
Trunk Ajar Light..............................................3-36
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-70
Using this Manual............................................... iii
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-24
Parking Your...............................................2-28
Service Soon Light......................................3-36
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-17
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-94
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-94
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-44
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-20
Visors...........................................................2-13
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-20
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-40
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. ivWheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-71
Different Size..............................................5-69
Replacement...............................................5-72
Windows.......................................................2-10
Manual......................................................2-11
Power........................................................2-12
Windshield
Washer......................................................3-10
Washer Fluid..............................................5-36
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-50
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-90
Wipers......................................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-19
Winter Tires...................................................5-52
X
XM Radio Messages.......................................3-67
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-70
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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