2008 PONTIAC VIBE airbag

Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy
Your GM vehicle has a number of sophisticated
computers that record information about the vehicle’s
performance and how it is driven. For example, your
vehicle uses computer modules to monitor and control
engine and transmission performance, to monitor the
conditions for airbag deployment and deploy airbags in a
crash and, if so equipped, to provide antilock braking to
help the driver control the vehicle. These modules may
store data to help your dealer/retailer technician service
your vehicle. Some modules may also store data about
how you operate the vehicle, such as rate of fuel
consumption or average speed. These modules may also
retain the owner’s personal preferences, such as radio
pre-sets, seat positions, and temperature settings.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle has an Event Data Recorder (EDR).
The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain
crash or near crash-like situations, such as an airbag
deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist
in understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle
dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle is
designed to record such data as:
How various systems in your vehicle were operating
Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts
were buckled/fastened
How far, if at all, the driver was pressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal
How fast the vehicle was traveling
This data can help provide a better understanding of the
circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.
Important:EDR data is recorded by your vehicle only
if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data is recorded
by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no
personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash
location) is recorded. However, other parties, such as
law enforcement, could combine the EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data routinely acquired
during a crash investigation.
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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-65
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-90
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-17
Air Conditioning..............................................3-20
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-30
Readiness Light..........................................3-29
Airbag System................................................1-50
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-58
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-55
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-52
Airbag Systems
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-65
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-57
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-59
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-64
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-57
Antenna, Fixed Mast........................................3-64
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System.....3-64
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-4
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-33Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-87
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-85
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-88
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-86
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-83
Finish Care.................................................5-86
Finish Damage............................................5-88
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-84
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-82
Leather......................................................5-84
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-88
Tires..........................................................
5-88
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-88
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-89
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-85
Weatherstrips..............................................5-85
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-87
Appointments, Scheduling Service....................... 7-9
Ashtray.........................................................3-19
Audio System.................................................3-42
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-64
Radio Reception..........................................3-63
Setting the Time..........................................3-43
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-64
Audio System(s).............................................3-44
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Jump Starting.................................................5-38
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-50
Lamps
Reading.....................................................3-17
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-23
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-37
Liftgate/Liftglass..............................................2-10
Liftglass/Liftgate..............................................2-10
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-29
Antilock Brake System Warning.....................3-33
Brake System Warning.................................3-32
Charging System.........................................3-32
Cruise Control.............................................3-39
Door Ajar...................................................3-40
Highbeam On.............................................3-40
Lights On Reminder.....................................3-39Light (cont.)
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-42
Low Tire Pressure Warning Light...................3-34
Low Washer Fluid Warning...........................3-40
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-36
Oil Pressure...............................................3-38
Overdrive Off..............................................3-39
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-30
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-28
StabiliTrak
®Indicator....................................3-35
Taillamp Indicator.........................................3-39
TCS Warning Light......................................3-34
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-34
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-17
Lights
Exterior Lamps............................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-19
Locks
Door........................................................... 2-7
Power Door.................................................. 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Loss of Control...............................................4-10
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-42
Low Washer Fluid Warning Light.......................3-40
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-40
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Odometer......................................................3-27
Odometers, Trip..............................................3-27
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-10
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Light.............................................3-38
Older Children, Restraints................................1-27
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-17
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-35
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-22
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-18
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-35
Remote Controls Mirrors...............................2-34
Overdrive Off.................................................2-25
Overdrive Off Light..........................................3-39
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
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Paint, Damage...............................................5-88
Panic Brake Assist............................................ 4-7
Park Brake....................................................2-27
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-28
Shifting Out of............................................2-30
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-31
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-31
Part A - Scheduled Maintenance Services............ 6-4
Part B - Owner Checks and Services................6-12
Part C - Periodic Maintenance Inspections..........6-17
Part D - Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....6-19
Part E - Maintenance Record...........................6-21
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-30
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-23
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-59
Passing.........................................................4-10
Perchlorate Materials Requirements,
California..................................................... 5-4
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Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-28
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-85
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-15
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-23
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-26
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-26
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-10
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback, Folding Passenger............................. 1-6
Seats
Driver Seat Height Adjuster............................. 1-3
Head Restraints............................................ 1-5
Passenger Folding Seatback........................... 1-6
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-8
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-3
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-44
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-46Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-5
California Pershlorate Materials
Requirements............................................ 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-36
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments....................... 7-9
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-64
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-88
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-28
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-30
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-81
Installing....................................................5-73
Removing...................................................5-71
Storing.......................................................5-79
Specications, Capacities.................................5-95
Speedometer..................................................
3-27
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