service indicator PONTIAC G5 2009 Owner's Manual

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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power............................................2-23
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-16
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-65
Additional Required Services, Scheduled
Maintenance................................................. 6-6
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-102
Adjustments
Headlamp Range.......................................... 1-7
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-18
Air Conditioning..............................................3-18
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment....................3-21
Airbag
Readiness Light..........................................3-26
Airbag System................................................1-52
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
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-58
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-56
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-54Airbags
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-27
Antenna
Fixed Mast.................................................3-87
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System......................................................3-87
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-4
Warning Light.............................................3-30
Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-100
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-97
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-101
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-98
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-95
Finish Care.................................................5-98
Finish Damage
..........................................5-101
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-96
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-94
Leather......................................................5-96
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-101
Tires........................................................5-100
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-101
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-97
Weatherstrips..............................................5-97
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-99
Ashtray.........................................................3-17
Assistance Program, Roadside........................... 7-7
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Driving (cont.)
Off-Road Recovery......................................4-13
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-22
Winter........................................................4-19
Driving for Better Fuel Economy......................... 4-2
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Easy Entry Seat............................................... 1-8
EDR .............................................................7-17
Electrical Equipment
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-102
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-105
Floor Console Fuse Block...........................5-104
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-103
Headlamp Wiring.......................................5-103
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-103
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-103
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-18
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-19
Electronic Stability Control................................. 4-6
Electronic Stability Control Indicator Light...........3-31
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-18
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........3-33
Compartment Overview................................5-12Engine (cont.)
Coolant......................................................5-24
Coolant Heater............................................2-25
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-32
Cooling System...........................................5-20
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-15
Exhaust.....................................................2-34
Oil .............................................................5-13
Oil Life System...........................................5-16
Overheating................................................5-27
Starting......................................................2-24
Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Active Light.....4-10
Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Indicator/
Warning Light.............................................3-31
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-15
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-18
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-28
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Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-18
Finish Damage.............................................5-101
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-87
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-71
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-80
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Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-49
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-33
Lamps
Back-Up.....................................................5-46
Daytime Running (DRL)................................3-13
Dome ........................................................3-15
License Plate..............................................5-46
Mirror Reading............................................3-15
Taillamps and Turn Signal.............................5-44
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-23
LATCH System for Child Restraints...................1-39
Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-15
Lights............................................................3-12
Airbag Readiness........................................3-26
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning............3-30
Brake System Warning.................................3-29
Charging System.........................................3-28
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-32
Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Active.........4-10
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-37
Highbeam On.............................................3-37
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
Oil Pressure...............................................3-36
On Reminder..............................................3-13Lights (cont.)
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-27
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-25
Security.....................................................3-37
Tire Pressure..............................................3-33
Up-Shift.....................................................3-28
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-22
Locks
Automatic Door Lock....................................2-10
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Door ........................................................... 2-8
Lockout Protection.......................................2-11
Power Door.................................................. 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Loss of Control...............................................4-14
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............1-39
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3
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Maintenance
Footnotes..................................................... 6-7
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
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Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................3-33
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-3
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Operation...................................................2-28
Manual Windows............................................2-15
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-42
Mirror Reading Lamps.....................................3-15
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-36
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-37
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-36
Outside Remote Control Mirror......................2-36
MP3 .............................................................3-66N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-19
Net
Convenience...............................................2-41
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-20
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Odometer......................................................3-24
Off-Road
Recovery....................................................4-13
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System.................................5-16
Pressure Light.............................................3-36
Older Children, Restraints................................1-29
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-19
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-37
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-20
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-16
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Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-37
Power Mirrors.............................................2-36
Remote Control Mirror..................................2-36
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-101
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-31
Shifting Out of............................................2-33
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-34
Parking Brake................................................2-30
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-33
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-27
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-21
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-59
Passing.........................................................4-14
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-18
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-19
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Phone
Bluetooth
®..................................................3-74Power
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.......................................5-103
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-23
Windows....................................................2-15
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts..........................1-28
Privacy..........................................................7-17
Navigation System.......................................7-19
OnStar.......................................................7-19
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID).............7-19
Program
Courtesy Transportation................................7-10
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock...............2-10
Proposition 65 Warning, California....................... 5-4
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Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-19
Radio(s)........................................................3-55
Radios
Reception...................................................3-86
Setting the Clock.........................................3-53
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-85
Range Adjustment, Headlamps........................... 1-7
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-10
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-36
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Loading......................................................4-22
Parking Your...............................................2-33
Running While Parked..................................2-35
Symbols......................................................... iii
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-17
Vehicle Data Recording, Radio
Frequency (RFID)........................................7-19
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-102
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-102
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-47
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-6
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-20
Visors...........................................................2-16
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Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators...............3-22
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-42
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iiiWheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-68
Different Size..............................................5-67
Replacement...............................................5-69
When It Is Time for New Tires..........................5-64
Where to Put the Child Restraint.......................1-38
Windows.......................................................2-14
Manual......................................................2-15
Power ........................................................2-15
Windshield
Washer........................................................ 3-9
Washer Fluid..............................................5-29
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-47
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-99
Wiper Fuses.............................................5-103
Wipers......................................................... 3-8
Winter Driving................................................4-19
Wiper Activated Headlamps..............................3-13
X
XM Radio Messages.......................................3-73
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-87
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Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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