2010 PONTIAC VIBE child restraint

Never exceed the GVWR for the
vehicle, or the Gross Axle Weight
Rating (GAWR) for either the
front or rear axle.
And, if you do have a heavy load,
you should spread it out. See
“Steps for Determining Correct
Load Limit” earlier in this section.
{CAUTION
Do not load the vehicle any
heavier than the Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVWR), or
either the maximum front or
rear Gross Axle Weight Rating
(GAWR). If you do, parts on
the vehicle can break, and it
can change the way your
vehicle handles. These could
cause you to lose control and
crash. Also, overloading can
shorten the life of the vehicle. Notice
:Overloading your
vehicle may cause damage.
Repairs would not be covered
by your warranty. Do not
overload your vehicle.
If you put things inside your
vehicle — like suitcases,
tools, packages, or anything
else — they will go as fast as the
vehicle goes. If you have to stop
or turn quickly, or if there is a
crash, they will keep going.
{CAUTION
Things you put inside your
vehicle can strike and injure
people in a sudden stop or
turn, or in a crash.
•Put things in the rear area
of your vehicle. Try to
spread the weight evenly.
If you have fold-down rear
seats, you will find four
(Continued)
CAUTION (Continued) anchors on the back wall
of your trunk. You can use
these anchors to tie down
lighter loads. They are not
strong enough for heavy
things, however, so put
them as far forward as
you can in the trunk or
rear area.
•Never stack heavier
things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle so that
some of them are above
the tops of the seats.
•Do not leave an unsecured
child restraint in your
vehicle.
•When you carry something
inside the vehicle, secure it
whenever you can.
•Do not leave a seat folded
down unless you need to.
Driving and Operating 8-15

B
Battery............................... 9-28
Jump Starting ................... 9-69
Power Protection ................ 5-5
Blade Replacement, Wiper ....9-30
Brakes ............................... 9-26
Antilock ........................... 8-32
Fluid ............................... 9-27
Parking ........................... 8-33
Braking ................................ 8-4
Break-In, New Vehicle ..........8-16
Bulb Replacement ................9-37
Fog Lamps ........................ 5-4
Halogen Bulbs ..................9-33
Headlamp Aiming ..............9-32
Headlamps ...................... 9-33
Headlamps and Parking Lamps ......................... 9-33
License Plate Lamps .........9-36
Taillamps ......................... 9-35
Buying New Tires .................9-56
C
California
Fuel Requirements ............8-39
Perchlorate Materials Requirements ................. 9-3
Warning ............................ 9-2
Canadian Vehicle Owners .......... ii
Capacities and Specifications ................... 11-2
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust ................8-23
Liftgate ............................. 1-6
Winter Driving .................... 8-9
Cargo Cover ............................... 3-2
Management System .......... 3-4
Tie Downs ......................... 3-4
Cautions, Danger, and Warnings ............................. iii
CD Player ............................ 6-9
Center Console Storage ......... 3-2
Chains, Tire ........................ 9-61
Charging System Light ..........4-14
Check Engine Lamp .............4-14Child Restraints
Infants and YoungChildren ....................... 2-38
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children .................. 2-45
Older Children ..................2-37
Securing .................. 2-51, 2-53
Systems .......................... 2-41
Where to Put the Restraint ...................... 2-43
Cigarette Lighter .................... 4-8
Circuit Breakers ...................9-38
Climate Control Systems ......... 7-1
Cluster, IP ............................ 4-9
Clutch, Hydraulic ..................9-15
Collision Damage Repair .....12-10
Compact Spare Tire .............9-68
Control of a Vehicle ............... 8-3
Coolant Engine ............................ 9-19
Engine Temperature Gage . . . 4-11
Cooling System ...................9-19
Courtesy Transportation Program .......................... 12-8
i-2 INDEX

H
Halogen Bulbs..................... 9-33
Hazard Warning Flashers ........ 5-3
Head Restraints ..................... 2-2
Active ............................... 2-3
Headlamps Aiming ............................ 9-32
Automatic .......................... 5-3
Bulb Replacement .............9-33
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) .................. 5-2
Flash-to-Pass ..................... 5-2
High-Beam On Light .........4-20
High/Low Beam Changer ..... 5-2
Lamps On Reminder .........4-20
Parking Lamps .................9-33
High-Beam On Light .............4-20
Highway Hypnosis ................. 8-8
Hill and Mountain Roads ......... 8-8
Hood ................................... 9-5
Hooks and Load Rails ............ 3-4
Horn .................................... 4-5
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .......................... 2-12
Hydraulic Clutch ...................9-15
I
Ignition Positions ..................8-16
Illumination Control ................ 5-4
Immobilizer ........................... 1-9
Infants and Young Children, Restraints ........................ 2-38
Instrument Cluster .................. 4-9
Instrument Panel ................... 5-4
Interior Care ........................ 9-80
Introduction .............................. ii
J
Jump Starting ...................... 9-69
K
Keyless Entry System ............ 1-3
Keys .................................... 1-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall ..........9-44
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) ....... 5-2
Dome ............................... 5-4
Exterior Controls ................ 5-1 Lamps (cont.)
Headlamps and ParkingLamps ......................... 9-33
License Plate ................... 9-36
Malfunction Indicator .........4-14
On Reminder ................... 4-20
Reading ............................ 5-5
Taillamps ......................... 9-35
Lap-Shoulder Belt ................2-18
Latch, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children ...........2-45
LATCH System Replacing Parts After aCrash .......................... 2-51
Liftgate Carbon Monoxide ............... 1-6
Lighter, Cigarette ................... 4-8
Lighting Entry ................................ 5-5
Lights Airbag Readiness .............4-12
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning ..............4-17
Charging System ..............4-14
Cruise Control ..................4-21
Door Ajar ......................... 4-21
INDEX i-5

Lights (cont.)Engine Oil Pressure ..........4-19
Flash-to-Pass ..................... 5-2
Fog Lamps ...................... 4-20
High-Beam On .................4-20
High/Low Beam Changer ..... 5-2
Low Fuel Warning .............4-20
Low Washer Fluid Warning ....................... 4-21
Safety Belt Reminders .......4-11
Security ........................... 4-20
Service All-Wheel-Drive ......4-18
Speed Sensitive Power Steering (SSPS)
Warning ....................... 4-18
StabiliTrak
®Indicator .........4-18
Taillamp Indicator ..............4-21
Tire Pressure ................... 4-19
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning ..............4-19
Load Rails and Hooks ............ 3-4
Locks Door ................................. 1-5
Power Door ....................... 1-6
Safety ............................... 1-6
Loss of Control ..................... 8-6
Low Fuel Warning Light ........4-20 Low Washer Fluid Warning
Light ............................... 4-21
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCHE
SYSTEM) ........................ 2-45
M
Maintenance
Records ......................... 10-18
Replacement Parts ..........10-17
Maintenance Schedule Recommended Fluidsand Lubricants ............10-15
Scheduled Maintenance .....10-3
Malfunction Indicator Lamp ....4-14
Manual Mode ...................... 8-28
Manual Transmission ............8-29
Fluid ............................... 9-14
Mirrors Folding ............................ 1-10
Manual Rearview ..............1-11
Outlets ....................... 4-6, 4-7
Power ............................. 1-10
Monitor System, Tire Pressure ......................... 9-50
MP3 ................................... 6-11
N
Navigation System
Vehicle Data Recordingand Privacy ................12-15
New Vehicle Break-In ...........8-16
O
Odometer ........................... 4-10
Trip ................................ 4-10
Off-Road Recovery .......................... 8-6
Oil Pressure Light ..................4-19
Oil, Engine ........................... 9-9
Older Children, Restraints ......2-37
Online Owner Center ............12-4
OnStar
®System .................. 4-23
Operation, Infotainment System ............................. 6-2
Outlets Power ........................ 4-6, 4-7
Overheating, Engine .............9-23
i-6 INDEX

S
Safety Belts.......................... 2-8
Care ............................... 2-22
Extender ......................... 2-21
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ....................... 2-12
Lap-Shoulder Belt .............2-18
Reminders ....................... 4-11
Replacing After a Crash .....2-22
Use During Pregnancy ......2-20
Safety Defects Reporting General Motors ...............12-14
U.S. Government ............12-13
Safety Locks ......................... 1-6
Safety System Check ...........2-21
Satellite Radio ....................... 6-6
Satellite Radio Antenna .......... 6-9
Scheduled Maintenance ........10-3
Scheduling Appointments .......12-8
Seats Adjustment, Front ............... 2-4
Folding Seatback ................ 2-6
Head Restraints ................. 2-2
Position, Front ................... 2-3
Rear ................................. 2-7
Reclining Seatbacks ............ 2-4Securing Child
Restraints ................ 2-51, 2-53
Security Light ............................... 4-20
Vehicle ............................. 1-7
Service Accessories andModifications .................. 9-3
All-Wheel-Drive Light .........4-18
Engine Soon Lamp ...........4-14
Maintenance, General Information ................... 10-1
Parts Identification Label ....11-1
Publications Ordering Information ................. 12-12
Scheduling Appointments . . . 12-8
Service and Maintenance Records ......................... 10-18
Service, Doing Your Own Work ................................ 9-4
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ............................ 2-34
Shifting Into Park ......................... 8-20
Out

of Park ..................... 8-22
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change ..................... 5-3 Spare Tire
Compact ......................... 9-68
Specifications and Capacities ....................... 11-2
Speed Sensitive Power Steering (SSPS)
Warning Light ................... 4-18
Speedometer ....................... 4-10
StabiliTrak System ................8-35
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light .....4-18
Starter Switch Check ............9-30
Starting the Engine ..............8-18
Steering ............................... 8-4
Fluid, Power .................... 9-24
Steering Wheel Adjustment ..... 4-4
Steering Wheel Controls ......... 4-4
Storage Areas Cargo Cover ...................... 3-2
Cargo Management System .......................... 3-4
Center Console .................. 3-2
Front ................................ 3-2
Glove Box ......................... 3-1
Roof Rack ......................... 3-5
Stuck Vehicle ...................... 8-11
Sun Visors .......................... 1-12
Sunroof .............................. 1-13
Symbols ................................. iii
i-8 INDEX

W
Warning Lights, Gages, andIndicators .......................... 4-8
Warnings ................................ iii
Cautions and Danger ............ iii
Hazard Flashers ................. 5-3
Washer Fluid ....................... 9-24
Washer Fluid, Low Warning Light ............................... 4-21
Wheels Alignment and TireBalance ....................... 9-60
Different Size ................... 9-58
Replacement .................... 9-60
When It Is Time for New Tires ............................... 9-56
Where to Put the Child Restraint ......................... 2-43
Windows ............................. 1-11
Power ............................. 1-12
Windshield Wiper/Washer .................... 4-5
Winter Driving ....................... 8-9
Wiper Blade Replacement .....9-30
Wipers Rear Washer ..................... 4-6
i-10 INDEX