engine PONTIAC G6 2007 Owners Manual

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468

A
Accessories and Modications..................... 308
Accessory Power Outlet(s).......................... 181
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle............................ 93
Additives, Fuel............................................ 311
Add-On Electrical Equipment....................... 415
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal............ 127
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine............................. 330
Air Conditioning..................................182, 187
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator....................... 197
Readiness Light....................................... 196
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic
Module (SDM).......................................... 461
Airbag System............................................... 76
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......................... 93
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.................. 85
Passenger Sensing System....................... 87
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle....... 92
What Makes an Airbag Inate?.................. 85
What Will You See After an Airbag
Inates?................................................. 86Airbag System (cont.)
When Should an Airbag Inate?................. 83
Where Are the Airbags?............................. 79
Antenna, Backglass..................................... 250
Antenna, Fixed Mast................................... 250
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna System....................................... 251
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS).................... 259
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light....... 200
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels.................................... 410
Care of Safety Belts................................ 408
Chemical Paint Spotting........................... 412
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses.............. 409
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle.......... 404
Fabric/Carpet........................................... 406
Finish Care.............................................. 409
Finish Damage......................................... 411
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and
Other Plastic Surfaces.......................... 407
Leather.................................................... 407
Sheet Metal Damage............................... 411
Tires........................................................ 411
Underbody Maintenance........................... 412
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials.......... 413
471

Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Replacement Bulbs.................................. 368
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps...................364, 365, 367
Buying New Tires........................................ 383
C
Calibration..........................................143, 145
California Fuel............................................. 311
California Proposition 65 Warning................ 309
Canadian Owners........................................... 3
Capacities and Specications...................... 424
Carbon Monoxide..............113, 140, 282, 296
Care of
Safety Belts............................................. 408
Your CD Player........................................ 250
Your CDs ................................................. 250
Center Console Storage Area...................... 150
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL).........................363, 364
Chains, Tire................................................. 389
Charging System Light................................ 199Check
Engine Light............................................ 204
Checking Things Under the Hood ................ 316
Chemical Paint Spotting .............................. 412
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems............................. 53
Infants and Young Children........................ 49
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children....... 60
Older Children........................................... 46
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position................................. 69
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position........................ 71
Where to Put the Restraint........................ 58
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels.................................... 410
Exterior Lamps/Lenses............................. 409
Fabric/Carpet........................................... 406
Finish Care.............................................. 409
Inside of Your Vehicle .............................. 404
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and
Other Plastic Surfaces.......................... 407
Leather.................................................... 407
Tires........................................................ 411
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Cleaning (cont.)
Underbody Maintenance........................... 412
Washing Your Vehicle.............................. 408
Weatherstrips........................................... 408
Windshield and Wiper Blades................... 410
Climate Control System............................... 182
Automatic................................................. 187
Outlet Adjustment..................................... 191
Clutch, Hydraulic......................................... 338
Collision Damage Repair............................. 462
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt................. 42
Compact Spare Tire.................................... 403
Compass............................................143, 145
Content Theft-Deterrent............................... 118
Control of a Vehicle..................................... 258
Convenience Net......................................... 150
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage........................ 203
Heater, Engine......................................... 128
Cooling System........................................... 345
Courtesy Lamps.......................................... 178
Cruise Control............................................. 171
Cruise Control Light.................................... 208
Cupholder(s)................................................ 150Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation........................... 459
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users ......................... 454
Customer Assistance Offices.................... 454
Customer Satisfaction Procedure.............. 450
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program........ 455
Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors..................................... 467
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government.......................... 467
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.................... 466
Roadside Assistance Program.................. 456
Service Publications Ordering
Information........................................... 468
D
Daytime Running Lamps............................. 176
Defensive Driving........................................ 254
Delayed Headlamps.................................... 176
Delayed Locking.......................................... 110
Doing Your Own Service Work.................... 309
474

Dome Lamp................................................ 179
Door
Automatic Door Lock................................ 110
Delayed Locking...................................... 110
Door Ajar Reminder................................. 109
Locks....................................................... 108
Power Door Locks................................... 109
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock....... 111
Rear Door Security Locks........................ 111
Driver
Position, Safety Belt................................... 27
Driver Information Center (DIC)................... 209
DIC Operation and Displays..................... 209
DIC Vehicle Personalization..................... 216
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 212
Driving
At Night................................................... 272
City.......................................................... 277
Defensive................................................. 254
Drunken................................................... 255
Freeway................................................... 278
Hill and Mountain Roads.......................... 280
In Rain and on Wet Roads...................... 274
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.......... 288
Winter...................................................... 282E
Easy Entry Seat............................................ 17
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment................................... 415
Engine Compartment Fuse Block............. 418
Fuses...................................................... 415
Instrument Panel Fuse Block................... 416
Power Windows and Other Power
Options................................................. 415
Rear Compartment Fuse Block ................ 421
Windshield Wiper Fuses........................... 415
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter...................................... 330
Battery..................................................... 355
Check and Service Engine Soon Light........ 204
Coolant.................................................... 339
Coolant Heater......................................... 128
Coolant Temperature Gage...................... 203
Drive Belt Routing.................................... 444
Engine Compartment Overview ................ 318
Exhaust................................................... 140
Oil ........................................................... 325
Oil Life System........................................ 328
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Engine (cont.)
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...... 344
Overheating............................................. 342
Starting.................................................... 125
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)................ 263
Active Light.............................................. 202
Warning Light........................................... 202
Entry/Exit Lighting....................................... 179
Event Data Recorders (EDR)...................... 461
Extender, Safety Belt..................................... 45
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner................................... 330
Finish Damage............................................ 411
Fixed Mast Antenna.................................... 250
Flashers, Hazard Warning........................... 166
Flash-to-Pass.............................................. 169
Flat Tire...................................................... 390
Flat Tire, Changing...................................... 390
Flat Tire, Storing......................................... 400Fluid
Automatic Transaxle........................332, 335
Manual Transaxle..................................... 338
Power Steering........................................ 349
Windshield Washer.................................. 350
Fog Lamps.................................................. 178
Fuel............................................................ 310
Additives.................................................. 311
California Fuel.......................................... 311
Filling a Portable Fuel Container.............. 315
Filling Your Tank...................................... 313
Fuels in Foreign Countries....................... 312
Gage....................................................... 208
Gasoline Octane...................................... 310
Gasoline Specications............................ 310
Low Warning Light................................... 208
Fuses.......................................................... 415
Engine Compartment Fuse Block............. 418
Instrument Panel Fuse Block................... 416
Rear Compartment Fuse Block................ 421
Windshield Wiper..................................... 415
476

G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.................... 203
Fuel......................................................... 208
Speedometer........................................... 194
Tachometer.............................................. 194
Gasoline
Octane..................................................... 310
Specications........................................... 310
Glove Box................................................... 150
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.......... 455
H
Hazard Warning Flashers............................ 166
Head Restraints............................................ 15
Headlamps.................................................. 174
Automatic Headlamp System.................... 177
Bulb Replacement.................................... 361
Daytime Running Lamps.......................... 176
Delayed................................................... 176
Flash-to-Pass........................................... 169
Halogen Bulbs......................................... 361Headlamps (cont.)
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps........... 362
High/Low Beam Changer......................... 169
On Reminder........................................... 175
Headlamps Off in Park (P).......................... 175
Heated Seats................................................ 11
Heater................................................182, 187
Highbeam On Light..................................... 208
High-Speed Operation, Tires........................ 381
Highway Hypnosis....................................... 280
Hill and Mountain Roads............................. 280
Hood
Checking Things Under............................ 316
Release................................................... 317
Horn............................................................ 167
How to Use This Manual ................................ 4
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............... 27
Hydraulic Clutch.......................................... 338
I
Ignition Positions......................................... 122
Infants and Young Children, Restraints .......... 49
Ination - Tire Pressure............................... 379
477

Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
Compass.............................................. 145
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
OnStar
®and Compass......................... 143
Manual Rearview Mirror........................... 142
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...... 142
Outside Convex Mirror............................. 147
Outside Power Mirrors............................. 147
MyGMLink.com............................................ 453
N
New Vehicle Break-In.................................. 122
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts....... 443
O
Odometer.................................................... 194
Odometer, Trip............................................ 194
Off-Road Recovery...................................... 269
Oil
Engine..................................................... 325
Pressure Light.......................................... 207Oil, Engine Oil Life System ......................... 328
Older Children, Restraints............................. 46
Online Owner Center................................... 453
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual........ 148
Other Warning Devices................................ 166
Outlet Adjustment........................................ 191
Outlet(s), Accessory Power.......................... 181
Outside
Convex Mirror.......................................... 147
Power Mirrors.......................................... 147
Overhead Console Reading Lamps............. 180
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode....................................... 344
Owner Checks and Services....................... 438
Owners, Canadian.......................................... 3
P
Paint, Damage............................................ 411
Parade Dimming.......................................... 180
Park (P)
Shifting Into............................................. 136
Shifting Out of......................................... 138
Park (P) Headlamps Off in Park (P)............ 175
480

Remote Keyless Entry System.................... 100
Remote Keyless Entry System,
Operation................................................. 101
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.......................................... 394
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools............ 392
Replacement Bulbs..................................... 368
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government............................. 467
General Motors........................................ 467
United States Government....................... 466
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems................. 94
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash......................................... 95
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)................ 124
Retractable Hardtop..................................... 153
Lowering.................................................. 154
Raising.................................................... 157
Right Front Passenger Position,
Safety Belts............................................... 37
Roadside
Assistance Program................................. 456
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.............. 288
Routing, Engine Drive Belt.......................... 444
Running the Engine While Parked............... 141S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light....................... 195
Pretensioners............................................. 45
Reminder Light........................................ 195
Safety Belts
Care of.................................................... 408
Driver Position........................................... 27
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............ 27
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................ 26
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides............... 42
Rear Seat Passengers............................... 38
Right Front Passenger Position.................. 37
Safety Belt Extender.................................. 45
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy............. 37
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.................... 22
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster.................... 36
Safety Warnings and Symbols......................... 4
Scheduled Maintenance............................... 431
Seatback Latches.......................................... 16
Seats
60/40 Split Bench Seat.............................. 20
Easy Entry Seat........................................ 17
Head Restraints......................................... 15
482

Seats (cont.)
Heated Seats............................................. 11
Manual........................................................ 9
Manual Lumbar.......................................... 10
Power Lift Seat.......................................... 20
Power Seat................................................ 10
Reclining Seatbacks................................... 12
Seatback Latches...................................... 16
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position..................................... 69
Right Front Seat Position........................... 71
Security Light.............................................. 207
Service........................................................ 308
Accessories and Modications.................. 308
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle......................................... 310
California Proposition 65 Warning............. 309
Doing Your Own Work............................. 309
Engine Soon Light................................... 204
Publications Ordering Information............. 468
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......... 92
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data
Systems (RDS)..................................... 221
Radios without Radio Data
Systems (RDS)..................................... 220Sheet Metal Damage................................... 411
Shifting Into Park (P)................................... 136
Shifting Out of Park (P)............................... 138
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................ 36
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.................. 168
Spare Tire
Compact.................................................. 403
Installing.................................................. 394
Removing................................................ 392
Storing..................................................... 400
Specications, Capacities............................ 424
Speedometer............................................... 194
Split Bench Seat (60/40)............................... 20
StabiliTrak
®System..................................... 265
StabiliTrak®Indicator Light........................... 203
StabiliTrak®Not Ready Light........................ 203
Starting Your Engine................................... 125
Steering...................................................... 266
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio................... 248
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel.......................... 167
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area................... 150
Convenience Net..................................... 150
Cupholder(s)............................................ 150
Glove Box................................................ 150
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