PONTIAC GRAND AM 2005 Owners Manual

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Radios..........................................................3-37
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-69
Care of Your CDs........................................3-69
Radio with CD............................3-38, 3-42, 3-53
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data
Systems (RDS)........................................3-37
Setting the Time for Radios without Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-37
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-67
Understanding Reception..............................3-69
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-10
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-27
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-8
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-23
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-28
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-35
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-64
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-62
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-45
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-10
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10Restraint System Check
Checking Your Restraint Systems...................1-57
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................1-58
Restraint Systems
Checking....................................................1-57
Replacing Parts...........................................1-58
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-17
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-22
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-30
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked.......2-27
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Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-25
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-74
Center Rear Passenger Position....................1-26
Driver Position............................................1-14
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-14
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-13
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults......................................1-27
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-23
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-22
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-29
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-22
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-9
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-21
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-6
Seats
Driver Seat Height Adjuster............................. 1-3
Easy Entry Seat............................................ 1-6
Head Restraints............................................ 1-5
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Power Lift Seat............................................. 1-7
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-8
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-6
Six-Way Power Driver.................................... 1-3
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Rear Seat Position............................1-46
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-43
Rear Outside Seat Position...........................1-44
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-48
Security Light.................................................3-35
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-30
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11Service (cont.)
Vehicle Soon Light.......................................3-35
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-56
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-37
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS)........3-37
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-77
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-24
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-25
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-21
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Installing....................................................5-64
Removing...................................................5-62
Storing.......................................................5-69
Specifications, Capacities.................................5-85
Speedometer..................................................3-24
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-17
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-68
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-30
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-29
Glove Box..................................................2-29
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-29
Sun Visors.....................................................2-14
Sunroof.........................................................2-30
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Tachometer....................................................3-24
Taillamps
Turn Signal, and Stoplamps..........................5-44
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-67
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-15
Passlock
®...................................................2-15
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
Tires.............................................................5-46
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-76
Buying New Tires........................................5-55
Chains.......................................................5-59
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-61
Cleaning....................................................5-76
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-70
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-60
Inflation -- Tire Pressure...............................5-52
Inspection and Rotation................................5-53
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-64
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-64
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-62
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-69
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-47
Tire Terminology and Definitions....................5-49
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-56
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-57Tires (cont.)
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-57
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-54
Top Strap......................................................1-39
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-41
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-35
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-38
Your Vehicle...............................................4-35
Traction
Enhanced Traction System (ETS).................... 4-8
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Active Light.............................................3-29
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
Warning Light..........................................3-28
Transaxle
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-21
Transaxle Operation, Automatic.........................2-20
Trip Odometer................................................3-24
Trunk............................................................2-11
Trunk Lamps..................................................3-18
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-8
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Understanding Radio Reception........................3-69
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-56
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Service Soon Light......................................3-35
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN).............................................5-79
Service Parts Identification Label...................5-79
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-21
Visors...........................................................2-14
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Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-22
Warnings
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-7
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Washer Fluid, Low Warning Light......................3-35Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-57
Replacement...............................................5-57
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-39
Windows.......................................................2-13
Power........................................................2-14
Windshield
Wiper Blades, Cleaning................................5-75
Windshield Washer........................................... 3-9
Fluid..........................................................5-32
Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................5-45
Fuses........................................................5-80
Windshield Wiper Lever...................................3-10
Winter Driving................................................4-25X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System................3-70
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Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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