2009 PONTIAC G3 check engine light

Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-82
CD, MP3 .......................................................3-51
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)...........5-46
Central Door Unlock System.............................. 2-6
Chains, Tire...................................................5-69
Charging System Light....................................3-28
Check
Engine Lamp..............................................3-32
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-86
Child Restraints
Infants and Young Children...........................1-36
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-44
Older Children.............................................1-32
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-51
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-54
Systems.....................................................1-39
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-42
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-17
Circuit Breakers..............................................5-88
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-84
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-83
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-80Cleaning (cont.)
Finish Care.................................................5-83
Glass Surfaces............................................5-82
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-81
Interior.......................................................5-79
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-81
Leather......................................................5-81
Tires..........................................................5-85
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-86
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-82
Weatherstrips..............................................5-82
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................
5-84
Climate Control System...................................3-18
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-21
Clock............................................................3-17
Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-21
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-11
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-78
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-15
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-4
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-23
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-30
Cooling System..............................................5-22
Courtesy Transportation...................................7-10
Cruise Control................................................3-10
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Electrical System (cont.)
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-89
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-88
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-88
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-18
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-35
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........3-32
Compartment Overview................................5-12
Coolant......................................................5-23
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-30
Cooling System...........................................5-22
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-15
Exhaust.....................................................2-30
Oil .............................................................5-13
Oil Life System...........................................5-16
Overheating................................................5-28
Starting......................................................2-18
Engine Heater................................................2-19
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-17
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-32
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-13F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-18
Finish Damage...............................................5-85
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-56
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-70
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-70
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-78
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-19
Power Steering...........................................5-30
Windshield Washer......................................5-31
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-14
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-35
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Economy Driving........................................... 4-2
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
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Fuel (cont.)
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-37
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Low Fuel Warning Light................................3-37
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-90
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-88
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-89
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-88
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Gage
Speedometer..............................................3-25
Tachometer.................................................3-25
Gages
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-30
Fuel..........................................................3-37
Trip Odometer.............................................3-25
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-37
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Halogen Bulbs................................................5-42
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-2
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-42
Headlamp Wiring............................................5-87
Headlamps....................................................5-43
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-42
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL).....................3-14
Exterior Lamps............................................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps.........................................5-44
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
Heater...........................................................3-18
Engine.......................................................2-19
Height Adjuster, Driver Seat............................... 1-5
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-36
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-12
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-13
Hold Mode Light.............................................3-30
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
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Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-18
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-16
O
Odometer......................................................3-25
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-25
Off-Road
Recovery..................................................... 4-8
Oil
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-35
Engine.......................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System.................................5-16
Pressure Light.............................................3-34
Older Children, Restraints................................1-32
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-18
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-34
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-21
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-16Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-33
Heated Mirrors............................................2-33
Manual Mirrors............................................2-32
Power Mirrors.............................................2-33
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................5-85
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-27
Shifting Out of............................................2-28
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-30
Parking Brake................................................2-26
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-29
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-27
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-22
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-65
Passing........................................................... 4-8
Perchlorate Materials Requirements,
California..................................................... 5-4
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