PONTIAC G3 2009 Owners Manual

Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-20
Hydraulic Clutch.............................................5-21
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-17
Immobilizer....................................................2-13
Immobilizer Operation......................................2-14
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver.......................3-15
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-36
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-57
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-15
Cluster.......................................................3-24
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Introduction...................................................... 6-2
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-36
K
Keyless Entry, Remote Operation........................ 2-4
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-51
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-32
Lamps
Daytime Running (DRL)................................3-14
Dome ........................................................3-15
License Plate..............................................5-48
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-28
LATCH System for Child Restraints...................1-44
Liftgate
Carbon Monoxide........................................2-10
Lights
Airbag Readiness........................................3-26
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning............3-30
Brake System Warning.................................3-28
Change Engine Oil......................................3-35
Charging System.........................................3-28
Cruise Control.............................................3-36
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator..................3-36
Door Ajar...................................................3-36
Exterior Lamps............................................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-35
Highbeam On.............................................3-36
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
Hold Mode .................................................3-30
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Lights (cont.)
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-37
Oil Pressure...............................................3-34
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-27
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-26
Tire Pressure..............................................3-31
Up-Shift.....................................................3-28
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-18
Locks
Central Door Unlocking System....................... 2-6
Door ........................................................... 2-6
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-7
Loss of Control................................................ 4-8
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-37
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............1-44
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-5
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Maintenance
Footnotes..................................................... 6-7
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................3-32
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-5
Manual Seats................................................... 1-4
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-21
Operation...................................................2-24
Manual Windows............................................2-12
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-32
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-33
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-33
Outside Manual Mirrors................................2-32
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-33
MP3 .............................................................3-51
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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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Power
Electrical System.........................................5-88
Steering Fluid.............................................5-30
Windows....................................................2-12
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts..........................1-31
Privacy..........................................................7-16
Navigation System.......................................7-18
OnStar .......................................................7-18
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID).............7-18
Proposition 65 Warning, California....................... 5-4
R
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID),
Privacy......................................................7-18
Radios
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-39
Radio with CD............................................3-44
Reception...................................................3-55
Rear Door Security Locks.................................. 2-7
Rear Seat Operation.................................1-8, 1-11
Rear Window Washer/Wiper.............................3-10
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-32
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-6
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-28
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility................. 7-7
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation..................................................... 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-73
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-72
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-48
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-14
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-15
General Motors...........................................7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..................................7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-72
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-73
Roadside Assistance Program............................ 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-18
Roof
Sunroof......................................................2-38
Running the Vehicle While Parked.....................2-31
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S
Safety Belt Reminders.....................................3-26
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-82
Extender....................................................1-32
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-20
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-28
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-14
Use During Pregnancy.................................1-31
Safety Defects
Reporting to General Motors.........................7-15
Reporting to the United States Government.....7-14
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
Scheduling Appointments................................... 7-9
Seats
Driver Seat Height Adjuster............................. 1-5
Head Restraints............................................ 1-2
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-5
Rear Seat Operation..............................1-8, 1-11
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-6
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-51
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-54Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-32
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Scheduling Appointments................................ 7-9
Service Parts Identication Label.......................5-87
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-70
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-85
Shifting
Out of Park................................................2-28
Shifting Into Park............................................2-27
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-78
Installing....................................................5-73
Removing...................................................5-72
Storing
.......................................................5-78
Specications and Capacities............................5-93
Speedometer..................................................3-25
Starting the Engine.........................................2-18
Steering.......................................................... 4-6
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-54
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
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Storage Areas................................................2-37
Cupholders.................................................2-37
Glove Box..................................................2-37
Sunglasses Storage Compartment..................2-38
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-17
Sun Visors.....................................................2-13
Sunroof.........................................................2-38
T
Tachometer....................................................3-25
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps.......................................5-47
Text Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-6
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-13
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-15
Immobilizer.................................................2-13
Immobilizer Operation...................................2-14
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time .............................................................3-17
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-31
Tires.............................................................5-50
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-84
Buying New Tires........................................5-64
Chains.......................................................5-69Tires (cont.)
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-70
Cleaning....................................................5-85
Compact Spare...........................................5-78
Different Size..............................................5-66
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-70
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-57
Inspection and Rotation................................5-62
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-73
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-60
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-58
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-73
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-72
Sidewall Labeling.........................................5-51
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-78
Terminology and Denitions...........................5-54
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-66
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-68
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-68
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-63
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-28
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-30
Your Vehicle...............................................4-28
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-19
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-21
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Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-20
Transmission Operation, Manual........................2-24
Transportation, Courtesy..................................7-10
Trip Odometer................................................3-25
Trunk.............................................................. 2-8
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-66
Up-Shift Light.................................................3-28
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-4
Loading......................................................4-18
Parking Your...............................................2-29
Running While Parked..................................2-31
Symbols......................................................... iii
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-16
Vehicle Data Recording,
Radio Frequency (RFID)...............................7-18Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-86
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-87
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-21
Visors...........................................................2-13
W
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators...............3-23
Warnings
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-68
Different Size..............................................5-66
Replacement...............................................5-68
When It Is Time for New Tires..........................5-63
Where to Put the Child Restraint.......................1-42
Windows.......................................................2-11
Manual......................................................2-12
Power ........................................................2-12
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Windshield
Washer........................................................ 3-9
Washer Fluid..............................................5-31
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-49
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-84
Wiper Fuses...............................................5-88
Wipers......................................................... 3-8
Winter Driving................................................4-14
Wipers
Rear Washer..............................................3-10X
XM Radio Messages.......................................3-54
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Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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