display PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2005 User Guide

Oil Pressure Light.........................................3-47
Fog Lamp Light............................................3-47
Cruise Control Light......................................3-48
Highbeam On Light.......................................3-48
Fuel Gage...................................................3-48
Driver Information Center (DIC).......................3-49
DIC Controls and Displays
(Base Level DIC).......................................3-49
DIC Controls and Displays
(Uplevel DIC with Trip Computer)................3-57
DIC Warnings and Messages.........................3-69
Audio System(s).............................................3-92
Setting the Time...........................................3-93
Radio with CD (Base Level)...........................3-93Radio with CD (MP3)..................................3-104
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-118
Navigation/Radio System..............................3-132
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-132
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-133
Radio Reception.........................................3-134
Care of Your CDs.......................................3-134
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-134
Backglass Antenna......................................3-134
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-135
Chime Level Adjustment...............................3-135
Section 3 Instrument Panel
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Turn and Lane-Change Signals
To signal a turn, move the lever all the way up or down.
The lever returns automatically when the turn is
complete.
An arrow on the instrument
panel cluster will ash in
the direction of the
turn or lane change.
If the vehicle is equipped with the Head-Up-Display
(HUD), the turn signals will appear in the HUD
area when making turns or lane changes. SeeHead-Up
Display (HUD) on page 3-20for more information.
Raise or lower the lever until the arrow starts to ash
to signal a lane change. Hold it there until the lane
change is complete. The lever returns to its original
position when it is released.Arrows that ash rapidly when signaling for a turn or
lane change may be caused by a burned-out signal bulb.
Other driver’s will not see the signal.
Replace burned-out bulbs to help avoid possible
accidents. SeeReplacement Bulbs on page 5-56,Front
Turn Signal, Parking and Fog Lamps on page 5-53,
andTaillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps on
page 5-54. Also, check the fuse for burned-out bulbs
if a turn signal arrow fails to work when signaling a turn.
SeeFuses and Circuit Breakers on page 5-103for
location information.
Turn Signal On Chime
If the turn signal is left on for approximately one mile
(1.61 km), a warning chime will sound and the
TURN SIGNAL ON warning message will appear on
the Driver Information Center (DIC) display. See “Turn
Signal On” underDIC Warnings and Messages on
page 3-69.
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Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
Push forward on the exterior lamps control lever to
change the headlamps from low to high-beam. Pull the
lever back and then release it to change from high
to low-beam.
This symbol appears
on the instrument
panel cluster when the
high-beam lamps are on.
When the high-beam headlamps are on, the fog lamps
will not be on. If the vehicle is equipped with the
Head-Up-Display (HUD) an arrow will appear in the
HUD area indicating that the high-beams are on.
SeeHead-Up Display (HUD) on page 3-20for more
information.
Flash-to-Pass
This feature allows the use of the high-beam headlamps
to signal the driver in front of you that you want to pass.
Pull and hold the exterior lamps control lever to use this
feature. When this is done, the following will occur:
The high-beam headlamps will turn on, while
the headlamps are off, in low-beam, or in Daytime
Running Lamps (DRL) mode. They will stay on
as long as the lever is held in this position. Release
the lever to turn them off.
The headlamps will switch to low beam if the
headlamps had been in the high-beam mode.
To return to high-beam, push the lever.
If the vehicle is equipped with the Head-Up Display
(HUD), an arrow will appear on the display to indicate
that the high beams are on.
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About 30 seconds after the wipers are on, the
headlamps, taillamps, and instrument panel lighting will
come on, and the Driver Information Center (DIC)
back lighting will decrease to the night time mode. About
ten seconds after the wipers are turned off, all the
lamps will go back to the AUTO (Automatic) mode.
Windshield Washer
{CAUTION:
In freezing weather, do not use your washer
until the windshield is warmed. Otherwise the
washer uid can form ice on the windshield,
blocking your vision.
The windshield washer button is located at the end of
the windshield wiper lever.
K(Washer Fluid):Press this button to activate the
washer uid to spray onto the windshield. The wipers
will run for a few cycles to clear the windshield. For more
wash cycles, press and hold the button.If the vehicle is low on washer uid, the LOW WASHER
FLUID message will appear on the Driver Information
Center (DIC) display. See “LOW WASHER FLUID”
underDIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-69for
more information.
Cruise Control
{CAUTION:
Cruise control can be dangerous where you
cannot drive safely at a steady speed. So, do
not use your cruise control on winding roads
or in heavy traffic.
Cruise control can be dangerous on slippery
roads. On such roads, fast changes in tire
traction can cause needless wheel spinning,
and you could lose control. Do not use cruise
control on slippery roads.
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Setting Cruise Control
{CAUTION:
If you leave your cruise control on when you
are not using cruise, you might hit a button
and go into cruise when you do not want to.
You could be startled and even lose control.
Keep the cruise control switch off until you
want to use cruise control.
1. Push the button at the end of the cruise control
lever to turn the cruise control on.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed.
3. Push down on the cruise control lever and release
it. This will set the speed in cruise control.
4. Remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.This symbol, along with
the CRUISE SET
message, will briey
appear in the Driver
Information Center (DIC)
when the cruise control
is set.
The CRUISE SET message will also appear briey on
the Head-Up Display (HUD), if equipped, when the
cruise control lever is pushed to the minus
(set/coast/decelerate) or the plus (resume/accelerate)
positions.
A cruise control light will also appear on the instrument
panel cluster when the cruise control is on. This
message will disappear when the brakes are applied or
the cruise control is cancelled. It will reappear when
the set cruise speed is resumed. The message will go
out when the cruise control is turned off. SeeCruise
Control Light on page 3-48.
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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.
Entry Lighting
The entry lighting feature turns the interior lights on
before anyone enters the vehicle. The interior lamps will
come on for 40 seconds when the doors are unlocked
using the remote keyless entry transmitter and the
ignition is in OFF. After 40 seconds have elapsed, the
interior lamps will slowly fade out. The lamps will
fade out before 40 seconds have elapsed if one of the
following is done:
Lock all doors using the remote keyless entry
transmitter.
Lock the doors using the power door lock switch.
When any door is opened, entry lighting is cancelled.
The interior lamps will stay on while any door is opened
and slowly fade out when all doors are closed. The
interior lamps may stay on for up to 25 seconds after all
doors have been closed if they have not been locked.
Delayed Entry Lighting
The delayed lighting feature will continue to light the
interior of the vehicle for 25 seconds after all the doors
have been closed. Delayed lighting will not occur
while the ignition is in RUN or ACC. After 25 seconds
have elapsed, the interior lamps will slowly fade out.
The lamps will fade out before the 25 seconds
have elapsed if one of the following is done:
The ignition is turned to RUN or ACC.
The doors are locked using the remote keyless
entry transmitter.
The doors are locked using the power door
lock switch.
To turn the delayed lighting feature off or on, see
“Personal Programming Modes” underDIC Controls
and Displays (Base Level DIC) on page 3-49or
DIC Controls and Displays (Uplevel DIC with Trip
Computer) on page 3-57DIC Controls and Displays.
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Delayed Exit Lighting
For exiting the vehicle at night, the vehicle is equipped
with the delayed exit lighting feature. The interior
lamps will light for up to 25 seconds when the key is
removed from the ignition. After 25 seconds have
elapsed, the interior lamps will slowly fade. The lamps
will fade before the 25 seconds have elapsed if any
of the following are done:
The ignition is turned to RUN or ACC.
The doors are locked using the remote keyless
entry transmitter.
The doors are locked using the power door
lock switch.
When any door is opened, delayed exit lighting is
cancelled. The interior lamps will stay on while any door
is opened and will slowly fade out when all the doors
are closed. The interior lamps may stay on for up
to 25 seconds after all the doors have been closed if
they have not been locked.
To turn the delayed exit lighting feature off or on, see
“Personal Programming Mode Screen” underDIC
Controls and Displays (Base Level DIC) on page 3-49
orDIC Controls and Displays (Uplevel DIC with Trip
Computer) on page 3-57.
Front Reading Lamps
If the vehicle has a sunroof, there are reading lamps in
front of the sunroof switch located on the headliner.
These lamps will come on when the doors are opened.
Press the side of each reading lamp to turn them on
and off when the doors are closed.
Overhead Console Reading Lamps
The vehicle may have reading lamps on the overhead
console. These lamps will turn on when the doors
are opened. When the doors are closed, press the side
of each lamp to turn them on and off.
Rear Assist Handle Reading Lamps
If the vehicle has reading lamps on each rear assist
handle, press the side of each lamp to turn it on or off.
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Battery Run-Down Protection
The vehicle has a feature to help prevent the battery
from draining in case the interior, trunk, or underhood
lamps are accidentally left on. If any of these lamps are
left on while the ignition is in OFF, they will automatically
turn off after 10 minutes. The lamps will not come
back on again until any of the following are done:
The ignition is turned to RUN or ACC.
The interior lamps control is turned completely to
the right, then back slightly to the left.
Open, or close and reopen, a door that is closed.
If the vehicle has less than 15 miles (25 km) on
the odometer, the battery saver will turn off the lamps
after only three minutes.
Head-Up Display (HUD)
{CAUTION:
If the HUD image is too bright or too high in
your eld of view, it may take you more time
to see things you need to see when it is dark
outside. Be sure to keep the HUD image dim
and placed low in your eld of view.
If the vehicle has the Head-Up Display (HUD), some
information concerning the operation of the vehicle
is projected onto the windshield. This includes
the speedometer reading, transaxle positions, compass
direction, outside air temperature, the tap shift gear
and the upshift symbol if active, and a brief display of
the current radio station, including XM information or
CD track. It will also display turn-by-turn navigation
information if the vehicle is equipped with a navigation
radio. The images are projected by the HUD lens
located on the driver’s side of the instrument panel.
The tap shift gear and the upshift symbol will also
appear on the HUD if tap shift is active.
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The HUD information can be displayed in one of three
languages, English, French, or Spanish. The
speedometer reading and other numerical values can
be displayed in either English or metric units.
The language selection and the units of measurement
are changed through the trip computer in the Driver
Information Center (DIC). See “Options” under
DIC Controls and Displays (Base Level DIC) on
page 3-49orDIC Controls and Displays (Uplevel DIC
with Trip Computer) on page 3-57.
The HUD information appears as an image focused out
toward the front of the vehicle.When the ignition key is turned to run, the HUD will
display an introductory message for a short time, until
the HUD has warmed up.
The following indicator lights come on the instrument
panel when activated and will also appear on the HUD:
Turn Signal Indicators
High-Beam Indicator Symbol
The HUD will temporarily display CHECK TRIP
COMPUTER when there are messages on the DIC trip
computer.
The HUD will also display the following messages when
these systems, if equipped, are active:
TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVE
STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVE
The HUD will temporarily display the TRACTION
CONTROL OFF message when the traction control
system is turned off.
The HUD will temporarily display the CRUISE SET
message when cruise control is activated or cruise
speed is increased.
Notice:If you try to use the HUD image as a parking
aid, you may misjudge the distance and damage your
vehicle. Do not use the HUD image as a parking aid.
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When the HUD is on, the speedometer reading will
continually be displayed. The current radio station or CD
track number will only be displayed for six seconds after
the radio or CD track status changes. This will happen
whenever one of the radio controls is pressed.
The speedometer size will be reduced when radio,
CD information, warnings, or turn-by-turn navigation
information are displayed on the HUD.
The HUD control is located
on the console.
To adjust the HUD image so that items are properly
displayed, do the following:
1. Adjust the driver’s seat to a comfortable position.
2. Start the engine.
3. Adjust the HUD controls.Use the following settings to adjust the HUD.
9(Off):Rotate the outer ring on the HUD control to
this position to turn the HUD off.
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.
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