PONTIAC G6 2010 Owner's Guide

Head Restraints...............................................2-2
Front Seats......................................................2-4
Manual Seats................................................2-4
Power Seats..................................................2-5
Power Lumbar ...............................................2-5
Heated Seats.................................................2-6
Reclining Seatbacks........................................2-7
Seatback Latch............................................2-10
Easy Entry Seat...........................................2-11
Power Lift Seat............................................2-12
Rear Seats.....................................................2-13
60/40 Split Bench Seat (Sedan
and Coupe)..............................................2-13
Safety Belts...................................................2-14
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone................2-14
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly.................2-20
Lap-Shoulder Belt.........................................2-28
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy..................2-35
Safety Belt Extender.....................................2-35
Child Restraints.............................................2-36
Older Children..............................................2-36
Infants and Young Children............................2-39Child Restraint Systems.................................2-42
Where to Put the Restraint.............................2-44
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH)......................................2-46
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position....................................2-54
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position............................2-56
Airbag System...............................................2-59
Where Are the Airbags?................................2-61
When Should an Airbag Inflate?.....................2-63
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?.......................2-65
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.......................2-65
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates?.....2-65
Passenger Sensing System...........................
.2-67
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...........2-72
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle....................................................2-72
Restraint System Check..................................2-74
Checking the Restraint Systems......................2-74
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash............................................2-75
Section 2 Seats and Restraint System
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Head Restraints
The vehicle’s front seats have adjustable head restraints
in the outboard seating positions.
{WARNING:
With head restraints that are not installed and
adjusted properly, there is a greater chance that
occupants will suffer a neck/spinal injury in a
crash. Do not drive until the head restraints for all
occupants are installed and adjusted properly.
Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s
head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury
in a crash.
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Pull the head restraint up to raise it. To lower the head
restraint, press the button, located on the top of the
seatback, and push the restraint down.Push down on the head restraint after the button is
released to make sure that it is locked in place.
The head restraints are not designed to be removed.
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Front Seats
Manual Seats
{WARNING:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.If the vehicle has a manual seat, it can be moved
forward or rearward.
1. Lift the bar to unlock
the seat.
2. Slide the seat to the
desired position and
release the bar.
Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat
is locked in place.
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Power Seats
If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used to
operate them are located on the outboard side of
the seats.
To adjust the seat:
•Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the
control forward or rearward.
•Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by
moving the front of the control up or down.
•Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by
moving the rear of the control up or down.
Power Lumbar
On seats with power lumbar, the control is located on
the outboard side of the seat cushion.
Press the front of the control (A) to increase lumbar
support. Press the rear of the control (B) to decrease
lumbar support.
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Heated Seats
On vehicle’s with heated front seats, press the top of
the switch to turn the feature on to the high heat setting.
The indicator light (2) will be lit.Press the top of the switch again to go to the low
heat setting. The indicator light (1) will be lit.
Press the bottom of the switch to turn the feature off.
The heated seat feature will turn off when the ignition is
turned off.
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Reclining Seatbacks
Manual Reclining Seatbacks
{WARNING:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
{WARNING:
If either seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatbacks to be sure they
are locked.On seats with manual reclining seatbacks, the lever
used to operate them is located on the outboard side
of the seat.
To recline the seatback:
1. Lift the recline lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then
release the lever to lock the seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure
it is locked.
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To return the seatback to an upright position:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the
seatback and the seatback returns to the upright
position.
2. Release the lever to lock the seatback.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it
is locked.Power Reclining Seatbacks
If the seats have power reclining seatbacks, the control
used to recline them is located on the outboard side
of the seat behind the power seat control.
•To recline the seatback, tilt the top of the control
rearward.
•To bring the seatback forward, tilt the top of the
control forward.
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{WARNING:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts cannot do their job when you
are reclined like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job. In a crash, you
could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash the
belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion,
have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the
seat and wear your safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if the vehicle is
moving.
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Seatback Latch
{WARNING:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.On vehicles with this feature, it provides easy access to
the rear seats. To operate the seatback latch, pull up
on the manual recline lever. The seatback will
automatically spring forward. To operate the latch from
the rear seat, pull back on the top of the manual
recline lever.
{WARNING:
If either seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatbacks to be sure they
are locked.
Lift the seatback up to return it to the upright position.
Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
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