clock PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2007 Owners Manual

Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror with
OnStar
®
Your vehicle has this feature located at the bottom
of the mirror, to change the mirror from the day
to the night position. To reduce the glare of
headlamps from behind, turn the control
counterclockwise. To return the mirror to
the day position, turn the control clockwise.
There are also three OnStar
®buttons located at
the bottom of the mirror face. See your dealer
for more information on the system and how
to subscribe to OnStar
®. SeeOnStar®System
on page 122for more information about the
services OnStar
®provides.
Outside Power Mirrors
The power mirror
controls are located
near the driver’s
window, on the driver’s
door armrest.
Move the top control to the left to adjust the
driver’s side outside mirror. Move the control to
the right to adjust the passenger’s side mirror. The
center position turns the power control off and
will not allow the mirrors to move if the control pad
is touched.
The round control pad adjusts the angle of the
selected outside mirror. Press the arrows on the
control pad to adjust the angle of the mirror.
Adjust each mirror so that the sides and the area
behind the vehicle can be seen.
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Instrument Panel Brightness
This feature controls the brightness of the
instrument panel lights.
The interior lamps
control is located on the
instrument panel, to
the left of the steering
column.
Turn the control to adjust the brightness of the
instrument panel lights.
Courtesy Lamps
When a door is opened, the courtesy lamps will
automatically come on. These lamps will also
come on when the interior lamps control is fully
turned clockwise.
Dome Lamp
If the vehicle does not have an overhead console,
it will have a dome light located in the front of
the headliner.
The switch on this lamp has three positions. The
on position will turn on the lamp anytime. The
door position will turn on the lamp whenever
a door is opened. The off position will shut off the
lamp completely, even while a door is opened.
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I II III IIII (Brightness):Turn the outer ring on the
HUD control clockwise to dim the display and
counterclockwise to brighten it.
w(Up):Press this portion of the switch on the
HUD control to move the image up.
x(Down):Press this portion of the switch on
the HUD control to move the image down.
Move the image as low as possible on the
windshield, keeping it in full view.
?(Page):Press this button to select the display
formats. Release the page button when the
format number with the desired display is shown
on the HUD.
Format One:This display gives the
speedometer reading (in English or metric
units), transaxle positions, compass direction,
and the outside air temperature.
Format Two:This display includes the
information in Format One without the compass
direction and the outside air temperature.
Format Three:This display includes all the
information in Format One, but turns the
instrument cluster lighting off. Format three is
only available at night.
All formats will show the turn-by-turn guidance
information. It will display the next turn, direction,
street name, and distance to the selected
destination. When you near your destination, the
HUD will display a distance bar that will ll in
the closer you get to your destination. All
navigation information is provided to the HUD by
the navigation radio, if the vehicle has one.
The warning indicators still appear on the
instrument panel when required. The HUD will
display Stealth Mode On.
The HUD will store the last display format selected.
If the last format displayed was Format One or
Format Three, then Format One will be displayed
when the vehicle is started.
If the last format was Format Two, then Format
Two will be displayed.
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Fan
9
(Fan):Turn the knob by this symbol, located on
the left side of the climate control panel, clockwise
or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the fan
speed. The fan speed will be temporarily reduced
between the transition to a new mode. The fan will
resume the original speed when the transition to the
new mode is complete.
9(Off):Turn the knob to this position to turn the
climate control system off. Only the heated seat
and/or rear defrost can be operated when the fan
is off.
Mode
Turn the middle knob to select the following modes:
H(Vent) (Outside Air):This mode directs
outside air to the instrument panel outlets. If driving
in city traffic, and the vehicle is stopped and
idling, or the weather is hot, press the recirculation
button. To prevent the air inside the vehicle
from becoming stale, be sure to turn off
recirculation periodically.
)(Bi-Level):This mode directs half of the air to
the instrument panel outlets, and the remaining
air to the oor outlets. Some air may be directed
toward the windshield. Slightly cooler air is directed
to the instrument panel outlets and warmer air is
directed to the oor outlets.
6(Floor):This mode directs most of the air to
the oor outlets with some air directed toward
the side window outlets and a little air directed to
the windshield.
In this mode, the system will automatically use
outside air. The air conditioning compressor will
be engaged unless the outside temperature
is 40°F (4°C) or below.
Recirculation cannot be selected when in this
mode even though the indicator light comes on
when the recirculation button is pressed.
The middle knob on the climate control panel can
also be used to select the defog or defrost mode.
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Defogging and Defrosting
Fog on the inside of the vehicle is a result of high
humidity causing moisture to condense on the cool
window glass. This can be minimized if the climate
control system is used properly. There are
two modes to clear frost or fog from the windshield.
Use the defog mode to clear the windows of
condensation and to warm the vehicle’s occupants.
Use the defrost mode to remove frost or
condensation from the windshield quickly.
See “Rear Window Defogger” later in this section
for information on clearing the rear window of
fog or ice.
.(Floor/Defog):Use the oor/defog mode to
clear the windows of fog or moisture and to
warm the passengers. This mode directs the air
equally between the windshield and the oor
outlets, along with some directed to the side
window outlets.
This mode will automatically use outside air. The
air conditioning compressor will be engaged
unless the outside temperature is 40°F (4°C) or
below. Recirculation cannot be selected when
in this mode even though the indicator light comes
on when the recirculation button is pressed.
1(Defrost):Use the defrost mode to remove
fog or frost from the windshield more quickly. This
mode directs most of the air to the windshield
and the side window outlets, with some air directed
to the oor outlets. This mode has a timer and
will shut off after ve minutes.
This mode will automatically use outside air. The
air conditioning compressor will be engaged
unless the outside temperature is 40°F (4°C) or
below. Recirculation cannot be selected when
in this mode even though the indicator light comes
on when the recirculation button is pressed.
Temperature
The knob on the right of the climate control panel
is the temperature adjustment that can be used
with any of the climate control modes.
Turn the knob clockwise for warmer settings and
counterclockwise for colder settings.
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Do not cover the solar sensor located in the
center of the instrument panel, near the
windshield. For more information on the solar
sensor, see “Sensors” later in this section.
Manual Operation
xw
(Temperature):To manually adjust the
temperature inside the vehicle, press the up arrow
on the temperature control to raise the temperature
and press the down arrow to lower the
temperature. The display will show your selection.
When one temperature is displayed, the driver
temperature is set. When both temperatures are
displayed, the temperature for both the driver
and passenger are set. Pressing PASS will turn
the passenger temperature setting on and
off. If only the driver temperature is set, the driver
temperature is used for the passenger and the
passenger display is off.
9(Fan):Turn the fan knob clockwise to increase
the fan speed and counterclockwise to decrease
the fan speed. Turning the fan knob cancels
the automatic fan operation and places the systemin manual. Turn the knob to AUTO to return to
automatic fan operation. If the airow seems low
when the fan is at the highest setting, the
passenger compartment air lter, if equipped, may
need to be replaced. SeePassenger Compartment
Air Filter on page 166for additional information.
9(Off):Turning the fan knob off will turn
the controller completely off.
Mode:This control has several settings to control
the direction of airow.
To change the current mode, select one of the
following:
AUTO:This mode is automatically set depending
on the temperature in the vehicle and solar
sensor information.
H(Vent):This mode directs air to the
instrument panel outlets.
%(Bi-Level):This mode directs airow to the
instrument panel outlets and to the oor outlets.
A small amount of air is also directed to the
windshield and the side window outlets.
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This system relies upon receiving specic
information from these stations and only works
when the information is available. In rare cases, a
radio station may broadcast incorrect information
that causes the radio features to work improperly.
If this happens, contact the radio station.
While the radio is tuned to an RDS station, the
station name or call letters appear on the display
instead of the frequency. RDS stations may
also provide the time of day, a program type (PTY)
for current programming, and the name of the
program being broadcast.
XM™ Satellite Radio Service
XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in
the 48 contiguous United States and Canada.
XM™ offers a large variety of coast-to-coast
channels including music, news, sports, talk,
traffic/weather (U.S. subscribers), and children’s
programming. XM™ provides digital quality
audio and text information that includes song title
and artist name. A service fee is required in
order to receive the XM™ service. For more
information, contact XM™; In the U.S. at
www.xmradio.com or call 1-800-852-XMXM (9696)
or in Canada at www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-GET-XMSR (438-9677).
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Push this knob to turn the system
on and off.
VOL (Volume):Turn this knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or to decrease the
volume.
SCV (Speed-Compensated Volume):With SCV,
the audio system adjusts automatically to make
up for road and wind noise as you drive.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this
button to select MIN (minimum), MED (medium),
or MAX (maximum). Each higher setting allows for
more volume compensation at faster vehicle
speeds. Then, as you drive, SCV automatically
increases the volume, as necessary, to overcome
noise at any speed. The volume level should
always sound the same to you as you drive.
To turn SCV off, press this button until OFF
displays.
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Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Push this knob to turn the system
on and off.
VOL (Volume):Turn this knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or to decrease the
volume.
RCL (Recall):Push this knob to switch the
display between the radio station frequency and
the time. When the ignition is turned off, push this
knob to display the time.
For XM™ (if equipped), push the RCL knob while
in XM™ mode to retrieve four different categories
of information related to the current song or
channel: Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY,
Channel Number/Channel Name.To change the default on the display, push the
RCL knob until you see the desired display, then
hold the knob until the display ashes. The
selected display is now the default.
SCV (Speed-Compensated Volume):With SCV,
the audio system adjusts automatically to make
up for road and wind noise as you drive.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this
button to select MIN (minimum), MED (medium),
or MAX (maximum). Each higher setting allows for
more volume compensation at faster vehicle
speeds. Then, as you drive, SCV automatically
increases the volume, as necessary, to overcome
noise at any speed. The volume level should
always sound the same to you as you drive. To
turn SCV off, press this button until OFF displays.
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Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Push this knob to turn the system
on and off.
VOLUME:Turn this knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or to decrease the
volume.
RCL (Recall):Press this knob to switch the
display between the radio station frequency and
the time. When the ignition is off, press this
knob to display the time.
For RDS, press the RCL knob to change what
appears on the display while using RDS. The
display options are station name, RDS station
frequency, PTY, and the name of the program
(if available).
For XM™ (if equipped), press the RCL knob while
in XM mode to retrieve four different categories
of information related to the current song or
channel: Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY,
Channel Number/Channel Name.To change the default on the display, press the
RCL knob until you see the desired display,
then hold the knob until the display ashes. The
selected display is now the default.
AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume):With automatic
volume, the audio system adjusts automatically
to make up for road and wind noise as you drive.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this
button to select MIN (minimum), MED (medium),
or MAX (maximum). Each higher setting allows for
more volume compensation at faster vehicle
speeds. Then, as you drive, automatic volume
increases the volume, as necessary, to overcome
noise at any speed. The volume level should
always sound the same to you as you drive.
To turn automatic volume off, press this button
until OFF displays.
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Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be more
effective than braking. For example, you come over
a hill and nd a truck stopped in your lane, or a car
suddenly pulls out from nowhere, or a child darts
out from between parked cars and stops right in
front of you. You can avoid these problems by
braking — if you can stop in time. But sometimes
you cannot; there is not room. That is the time for
evasive action — steering around the problem.
Your vehicle can perform very well in emergencies
like these. First apply your brakes.
SeeBraking on page 288. It is better to remove as
much speed as you can from a possible collision.
Then steer around the problem, to the left or
right depending on the space available.An emergency like this requires close attention
and a quick decision. If you are holding the steering
wheel at the recommended 9 and 3 o’clock
positions, you can turn it a full 180 degrees very
quickly without removing either hand. But you
have to act fast, steer quickly, and just as quickly
straighten the wheel once you have avoided
the object.
The fact that such emergency situations are always
possible is a good reason to practice defensive
driving at all times and wear safety belts properly.
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