warning light PONTIAC G6 2008 Owner's Guide

LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-44
Latches, Seatback............................................ 1-8
License Plate Lamps.......................................5-58
Lift Seat, Power..............................................1-11
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-30
Antilock Brake System Warning.....................3-35
Brake System Warning.................................3-34
Charging System.........................................3-33
Cruise Control.............................................3-42
Highbeam On.............................................3-42
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-42
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-38
Oil Pressure...............................................3-41
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-31
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-30
Security.....................................................3-41
StabiliTrak
®Indicator....................................3-36
StabiliTrak®Not Ready.................................3-36
TCS Warning Light......................................3-35
Tire Pressure..............................................3-37
Traction Control System Active......................3-36
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-35Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-17
Parade Dimming..........................................3-17
Lights............................................................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-20
Lockout Protection..........................................2-13
Locks
Automatic Door Lock....................................2-11
Delayed Locking..........................................2-11
Door..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-13
Power Door................................................2-10
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-12
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Loss of Control...............................................4-10
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-42
Lowering the Retractable Hardtop......................2-46
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3
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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month................................6-10
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-17
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-13
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-38
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-3
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual, Using.................................................... iii
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-46
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass....2-39
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®
and Compass..........................................2-37Mirrors (cont.)
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-37
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®.............2-37
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-41
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-40
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-17
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-21
O
Odometer......................................................3-29
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-29
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-10
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-21
Pressure Light.............................................3-41
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-24
Older Children, Restraints................................1-33
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-17
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-41
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
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Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass....................................................2-39
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®and Compass.................................2-37
Rearview Mirror with OnStar®...........................2-37
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-37
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-26
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation..................................................... 2-4
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-7
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-90
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-88
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-58
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-14
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-14
General Motors...........................................7-15
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-74
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................1-75Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-23
Retractable Hardtop........................................2-45
Lowering....................................................2-46
Raising......................................................2-49
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-20
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-15
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-36
S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-30
Safety Belts
Care of....................................................5-103
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-18
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-26
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-32
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-32
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-13
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-8
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Seats
60/40 Split Bench Seat.................................1-11
Easy Entry Seat............................................ 1-9
Head Restraints............................................ 1-7
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Power Lift Seat...........................................1-11
Power Seat.................................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-8
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-53
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-56
Security Light.................................................3-41
Service........................................................... 5-4
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-6
California Pershlorate Materials
Requirements............................................ 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-5
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-38
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments....................... 7-9
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-72
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-106Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-32
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-34
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-99
Installing....................................................5-90
Removing...................................................5-88
Storing.......................................................5-96
Specications, Capacities...............................5-119
Speedometer..................................................3-29
Split Bench Seat (60/40)..................................1-11
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-6
StabiliTrak®Indicator Light................................3-36
StabiliTrak®Not Ready Light.............................3-36
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-23
Steering.......................................................... 4-7
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-67
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-44
Convenience Net.........................................2-44
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-44
Glove Box..................................................2-44
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-19
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
Sunroof.........................................................2-45
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T
Tachometer....................................................3-29
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps.......................5-55, 5-56, 5-57
TCS Active Light.............................................3-36
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-35
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-67
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-18
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-18
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-19
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-20
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-53
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-37
Tires.............................................................5-60
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning........................5-106
Buying New Tires........................................5-79
Chains.......................................................5-85
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-86
Cleaning...................................................5-106
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-99
Different Size..............................................5-81
High-Speed Operation..................................5-70
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-86Tires (cont.)
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-68
Inspection and Rotation................................5-77
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-90
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-72
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-70
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-90
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-88
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-96
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-62
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-65
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-82
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-83
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-83
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-78
Winter Tires................................................5-61
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-26
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-28
Your Vehicle...............................................4-25
Traction
Control System Active Light..........................
3-36
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-5
Control System Warning Light.......................3-35
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-6
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic..................................5-27, 5-30
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Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-27
Trip Odometer................................................3-29
Trunk............................................................2-13
Trunk Lamps..................................................3-17
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-82
Using this Manual............................................... iii
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-20
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-16
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-109
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-109Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-50
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-7
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-26
Visors...........................................................2-18
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-27
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-46
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-83
Different Size..............................................5-81
Replacement...............................................5-83
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-42
Windows.......................................................2-15
Power........................................................2-16
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