PONTIAC G5 2007 Owners Manual

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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services.................... 378
At Each Fuel Fill...................................... 381
At Least Once a Month............................ 381
At Least Once a Year.............................. 382
Introduction.............................................. 372
Maintenance Footnotes............................ 379
Maintenance Record................................ 389
Maintenance Requirements...................... 372
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.... 387
Owner Checks and Services.................... 380
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....... 385
Scheduled Maintenance........................... 375
Using....................................................... 373
Your Vehicle and the Environment............ 373
Malfunction Indicator Light........................... 168
Manual Lumbar Controls................................. 9
Manual Seats.................................................. 8Manual Transaxle
Fluid........................................................ 286
Operation................................................. 116
Manual Windows......................................... 100
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 177
Mirror Reading Lamps................................. 149
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror........................... 125
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...... 125
Outside Convex Mirror............................. 126
Outside Power Mirrors............................. 126
Outside Remote Control Mirror................. 125
MP3 ............................................................ 205
MyGMLink.com............................................ 396
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New Vehicle Break-In.................................. 106
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts..... 387
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Odometer.................................................... 159
Off-Road Recovery...................................... 230
Oil
Engine..................................................... 279
Pressure Light.......................................... 171
Oil, Engine Oil Life System......................... 282
Older Children, Restraints............................. 39
Online Owner Center................................... 396
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual........ 127
Other Warning Devices................................ 138
Outlet Adjustment........................................ 155
Outlet(s), Accessory Power.......................... 150
Outside
Convex Mirror.......................................... 126
Power Mirrors.......................................... 126
Remote Control Mirror.............................. 125
Owner Checks and Services....................... 380
P
Paint, Damage............................................ 359
Park (P)
Shifting Into............................................. 119
Shifting Out of......................................... 121
Parking
Brake....................................................... 118
Over Things That Burn............................ 122
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator............... 162
Passenger Compartment Air Filter............... 155
Passenger Sensing System........................... 73
Passing....................................................... 230
PASS-Key
®III+........................................... 104
PASS-Key®III+ Operation........................... 104
Power
Accessory Outlet(s).................................. 150
Door Locks................................................ 95
Electrical System..................................... 363
Retained Accessory (RAP)....................... 110
Windows.................................................. 101
Pretensioners, Safety Belt............................. 38
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock........... 96
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Questions and Answers About Safety Belts...... 21
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Radios........................................................ 185
Care of Your CD Player........................... 216
Care of Your CDs.................................... 216
Radio with CD................................189, 194
Setting the Time..............................186, 187
Theft-Deterrent......................................... 214
Understanding Reception......................... 215
Rear Door Security Locks............................. 96
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides.................. 35
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts.............. 32
Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...................... 125
Rearview Mirrors......................................... 125
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 10
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.......... 385
Recreational Vehicle Towing........................ 254
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System............ 86Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation................................................... 87
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire................................................ 344
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools............ 339
Replacement Bulbs..................................... 318
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government............................. 409
General Motors........................................ 409
United States Government....................... 409
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems................. 80
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash......................................... 81
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ................ 110
Right Front Passenger Position,
Safety Belts............................................... 31
Roadside
Assistance Program................................. 399
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.............. 248
Routing, Engine Drive Belt.......................... 388
Running the Engine While Parked............... 124
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Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light....................... 160
Pretensioners............................................. 38
Reminder Light........................................ 160
Safety Belts
Care of.................................................... 356
Driver Position........................................... 22
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............ 22
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................ 21
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides............... 35
Rear Seat Passengers............................... 32
Right Front Passenger Position.................. 31
Safety Belt Extender.................................. 38
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy............. 31
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.................... 16
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster.................... 30
Scheduled Maintenance............................... 375Seats
Driver Seat Height Adjuster.......................... 9
Easy Entry Seat........................................ 14
Head Restraints......................................... 13
Heated Seats............................................. 10
Manual........................................................ 8
Manual Lumbar............................................ 9
Reclining Seatbacks................................... 10
Split Folding Rear Seat.............................. 15
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position..................................... 57
Right Front Seat Position........................... 60
Security Light.............................................. 172
Service........................................................ 268
Accessories and Modications.................. 268
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle......................................... 270
California Proposition 65 Warning............. 269
Doing Your Own Work............................. 269
Engine Soon Light................................... 168
Publications Ordering Information............. 410
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Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......... 78
Setting the Time.................................186, 187
Sheet Metal Damage................................... 359
Shifting Into Park (P)................................... 119
Shifting Out of Park (P)............................... 121
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................ 30
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.................. 140
Spare Tire
Compact.................................................. 352
Installing.................................................. 344
Removing................................................ 339
Storing..................................................... 349
Specications, Capacities............................ 369
Speedometer............................................... 159
Starting Your Engine................................... 110
Steering...................................................... 227
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio................... 214
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel.......................... 139
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area................... 131
Convenience Net..................................... 131
Cupholder(s)............................................ 131
Driver’s Storage Compartment................. 131
Glove Box................................................ 131
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow............... 248
Sun Visors.................................................. 102
Snroof......................................................... 132T
Tachometer................................................. 159
Taillamps
Turn Signal Lamps................................... 316
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps..................................... 316
Theft-Deterrent, Radio................................. 214
Theft-Deterrent Systems .............................. 102
Content Theft-Deterrent............................ 102
PASS-Key
®III+........................................ 104
PASS-Key®III+ Operation........................ 104
Tilt Wheel.................................................... 139
Tires........................................................... 320
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning............................................... 358
Buying New Tires..................................... 330
Chains..................................................... 336
Changing a Flat Tire................................ 338
Cleaning.................................................. 359
Compact Spare Tire................................. 352
Different Size........................................... 332
If a Tire Goes Flat................................... 337
Ination - Tire Pressure............................ 327
Inspection and Rotation............................ 328
Installing the Spare Tire........................... 344
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Tires (cont.)
Removing the Flat Tire............................. 344
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools......... 339
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..... 349
Tire Sidewall Labeling.............................. 321
Tire Terminology and Denitions............... 324
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.................... 333
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance........... 334
Wheel Replacement................................. 335
When It Is Time for New Tires................. 330
Towing
Recreational Vehicle................................. 254
Towing a Trailer..............................256, 257
Your Vehicle............................................. 254
Traction
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)............. 226
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Warning Light....................................... 166Transaxle
Fluid, Automatic....................................... 286
Fluid, Manual........................................... 286
Transaxle Operation, Automatic................... 113
Transaxle Operation, Manual....................... 116
Transmission
Up-Shift Light........................................... 164
Trunk............................................................ 98
Turn and Lane-Change Signals................... 140
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever.................... 139
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Understanding Radio Reception................... 215
Uniform Tire Quality Grading....................... 333
Up-Shift Light.............................................. 164
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Vehicle
Control..................................................... 222
Loading.................................................... 249
Vehicle Data Collection and
Event Data Recorders.............................. 403
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).......................................... 361
Service Parts Identication Label.............. 362
Vehicle Personalization
DIC .......................................................... 179
Ventilation Adjustment.................................. 155
Visors.......................................................... 102
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Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators......... 157
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 177
Hazard Warning Flashers......................... 138
Other Warning Devices............................ 138
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..................... 334
Different Size........................................... 332
Replacement............................................ 335
Where to Put the Restraint............................ 49
Windows..................................................... 100
Manual..................................................... 100
Power...................................................... 101
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Windshield
Washer.................................................... 142
Washer Fluid........................................... 297
Wiper Blade Replacement........................ 319
Wiper Blades, Cleaning............................ 358
Wiper Fuses............................................ 363
Wipers..................................................... 141
Winter Driving............................................. 243
Wiper Activated Headlamps......................... 147X
XM Radio Messages................................... 212
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System......... 216
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Your Vehicle and the Environment............... 373
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