2009 PONTIAC G5 lock

How to Reset the Engine Oil Life
System
The Engine Oil Life System calculates when to change
your engine oil and lter based on vehicle use. Whenever
the oil is changed, reset the system so it can calculate
when the next oil change is required. If a situation occurs
where the oil is changed prior to a CHANGE OIL SOON
message being turned on, reset the system.
After changing the engine oil, the system must be reset:
1. Turn the ignition to ON/RUN, with the engine off.
2. Press the information and reset buttons on the Driver
Information Center (DIC) at the same time to enter
the personalization menu. SeeDIC Vehicle
Personalization on page 3-47.
3. Press the information button to scroll through the
available personalization menu modes until the
DIC display shows OIL-LIFE RESET.4. Press and hold the reset button until the DIC display
shows ACKNOWLEDGED. This will tell you the
system has been reset.
5. Turn the key to LOCK/OFF.
If the CHANGE OIL SOON message comes back on
when the vehicle is started, the engine oil life system
has not reset. Repeat the reset procedure.
What to Do with Used Oil
Used engine oil contains certain elements that can be
unhealthy for your skin and could even cause cancer.
Do not let used oil stay on your skin for very long. Clean
your skin and nails with soap and water, or a good hand
cleaner. Wash or properly dispose of clothing or rags
containing used engine oil. See the manufacturer’s
warnings about the use and disposal of oil products.
Used oil can be a threat to the environment. If you
change your own oil, be sure to drain all the oil from the
lter before disposal. Never dispose of oil by putting it in
the trash, pouring it on the ground, into sewers, or into
streams or bodies of water. Recycle it by taking it to a
place that collects used oil.
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{CAUTION:
Adding only plain water to the cooling system can
be dangerous. Plain water, or some other liquid
such as alcohol, can boil before the proper coolant
mixture will. The vehicle’s coolant warning system
is set for the proper coolant mixture. With plain
water or the wrong mixture, the engine could get
too hot but you would not get the overheat
warning. The engine could catch re and you or
others could be burned. Use a 50/50 mixture of
clean, drinkable water and DEX-COOL
®coolant.
Notice:In cold weather, water can freeze and crack
the engine, radiator, heater core and other parts.
Use the recommended coolant and the proper
coolant mixture.
{CAUTION:
You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot
engine parts. Coolant contains ethylene glycol and
it will burn if the engine parts are hot enough.
Do not spill coolant on a hot engine.
1. You can remove the coolant surge tank pressure
cap when the cooling system, including the coolant
surge tank pressure cap and upper radiator hose,
is no longer hot. Turn the pressure cap slowly
counterclockwise about two or two and one-half
turns. If you hear a hiss, wait for that to stop.
This will let any pressure still left to be vented
out the discharge hose.
2. Then keep turning the
pressure cap slowly,
and remove it.
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4. Open the hood on the other vehicle and locate the
positive (+) and negative (−) terminal locations on
that vehicle.
You will not see the battery of your vehicle under the
hood. It is located in the trunk. You will not need to
access your battery for jump starting. The vehicle has
a remote positive (+) and a remote negative (−) jump
starting terminal.
Locate the remote
positive (+) terminal which
is located under a red
tethered cap on the engine
compartment fuse block.
Lift the cap to access
the terminal.Locate the remote
negative (−) ground
terminal, marked GND (−),
which is located behind
the engine coolant
surge tank.
SeeEngine Compartment Overview on page 5-12
for more information on the location of the
positive (+) and negative (−) terminals on the
vehicle.
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3. At the wall, measure from the ground upward (A) to
the recorded distance from Step 2 and mark it.
4. Draw or tape a horizontal line (B) on the wall the
width of the vehicle at the height of the mark in
Step 3.
Notice:Do not cover a headlamp to improve beam
cut-off when aiming. Covering a headlamp may cause
excessive heat build-up which may cause damage to
the headlamp.
5. Turn on the low-beam headlamps and place a piece
of cardboard in front of the headlamp not being
adjusted. Do not place it directly on the headlamp.
This allows only the beam of light from the headlamp
being adjusted to be seen on the at surface.6. Locate the vertical headlamp aiming screws, which
are under the hood near each headlamp assembly.
The adjustment screw can be turned with a 6 mm
socket wrench.
7. Turn the vertical aiming screw until the headlamp
beam is aimed to the horizontal tape line. Turn it
clockwise or counterclockwise to raise or lower the
angle of the beam.
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4. Pull the front fascia back.
5. Pull the headlamp assembly up at an angle and
towards the radiator to remove it.
6. Disconnect the bulb base from the wiring harness
by lifting the locking tab.
7. Disconnect the wiring harness from the bulb
socket.
8. Remove the retainer by turning it counterclockwise.
9. Turn the bulb socket for the headlamp, front turn
signal, or parking lamp counterclockwise. For the
sidemarker bulb, use a tool to assist in turning
the bulb socket.
10. Pull the old bulb out of the socket.
11. Install a new bulb.12. Reinstall the bulb assembly by reversing Steps 1
through 9.
When reinstalling the headlamp assembly, rst
make sure that the wiring harness is in its original
position. If not, the headlamp assembly will not
t correctly.
Align the two tabs on the bottom of the assembly
that t into two slots in the headlamp assembly
bracket.
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
(CHMSL)
To replace a CHMSL bulb:
1. Open the trunk.
2. Press the tabs to release the bulb assembly.
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3. Pull the bulb assembly down to access the bulbs.
4. Pull the old bulb straight out.
5. Push the new bulb straight in until it clicks.
6. Align the tabs in the bulb assembly with the
assembly in the trunk lid. Push the bulb assembly
back into place until it snaps in. You may need
to use a tool to guide the tabs into the assembly.
Taillamps and Turn Signal Lamps
(Coupe)
To replace a taillamp or rear turn signal bulb:
1. Open the trunk. SeeTrunk on page 2-12for more
information.
2. Remove the screw retaining the taillamp assembly.
3. Disconnect the wiring harness by lifting up on
the tab to release and pull it straight out.
4. Hold and turn the bulb socket clockwise and then
release it from the lamp housing.
5. Pull the old bulb straight out of the socket.
6. Install a new bulb.
7. Reverse Steps 2 through 4 to reinstall the taillamp
assembly.
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps
and Back-up Lamps (Sedan)
To replace one of these bulbs:
1. Open the trunk.
2. Remove the trunk trim and pull back fastener.
3. Remove the additional fastener.
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4. Remove the outer two screws from the taillamp
assembly.
5. Lift up on the tab and pull the wiring harness
straight out.
6. Remove the taillamp assembly from the quarter
panel.
A. Sidemarker
B. Stoplamp/Turn Signal/Taillamp
C. Back-up7. Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise and pull it
straight out.
8. Pull the old bulb straight out of the socket.
9. Push the new bulb straight into the socket.
10. Push the new bulb into the taillamp assembly and
turn it clockwise to lock it into place.
11. Reinstall the taillamp assembly into the quarter
panel.
12. Push the wiring harness straight into the taillamp
assembly and push the tab down.
13. Reinstall the outer two screws into the taillamp
assembly.
14. Reinstall the trunk trim and the fasteners.
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Back-Up Lamps (Coupe)
To replace a back-up lamp bulb:
1. Remove the two screws from the face of the
back-up lamp.
2. Pull the lamp straight out from the fascia pocket.
3. Hold and turn the bulb socket clockwise and
then release it from the lamp housing.
4. Pull the old bulb out of the socket.
5. Push the new bulb straight into the bulb socket until
it clicks.
6. Push the bulb socket into the housing and turn it
clockwise to lock it into place.
7. Push the lamp straight into the fascia pocket.
8. Reinstall the two screws into the face of the
back-up lamp.
License Plate Lamp
To replace one of these bulbs:
1. Remove the two screws holding each of the license
plate lamps.
2. Turn and pull the license plate lamp toward you
through the opening.
3. Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise and pull the
bulb straight out of the socket.
4. Install the new bulb.
5. Push the bulb straight into the socket and turn
clockwise to reinstall.
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