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go : Turn the knob to this symbol to turn on the headlamps
and other operating lamps.
PG: Turn the knob to this symbol to turn on the parking
and other operating lamps without the headlamps.
Turn the knob to
OFF to turn off the lamps.
Daytime Running Lamps
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
others to see the front of your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different driving
conditions,
but they can be especially helpful in the
short periods after dawn and before sunset.
A light sensor on top of the instrument panel makes the
DRL work, so be sure it isn't covered.
The DRL system will make your low-beam headlamps
come on at a reduced brightness when:
0 The ignition is on,
0 The headlamp switch is off, and
0 The parking brake is released.
When the
DRL are on, only your low-beam headlamps
will be on. The taillamps, sidemarker and other lamps
won't be on. Your instrument panel won't be lit up either.
When it's dark enough outside, your headlamps will change to full brightness. The other lamps that come on
with your headlamps will also come on.
When it's bright enough outside, the regular lamps will
go out, and your low-beam headlamps change to the
reduced brightness of DRL.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off, set the parking
brake while the ignition is in
OFF or LOCK. Then start
your vehicle. The DRL will stay
off until you release the
parking brake.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system when you need it.
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Fog Lamps Interior Lamps
Instrument Panel Intensity Control
The fog lamps switch is located in the upper, left corner of the
instrument panel, to the left of the instrument panel cluster.
To turn the fog lamps on, press the right side of the fog
lamps switch. A light will glow on the switch to let you
know that they are on. (Your parking lamps must be on,
or
your fog lamps won’t come on.) Press the left side of
the switch to turn the fog lamps off.
You can brighten or dim the instrument panel lights by
moving the interior lamps dial. Turn the dial to the right
to increase the brightness of the instrument panel lights,
to the left to decrease the brightness. Turn the control
all the way to the left to turn them off.
The fog lamps will
go off whenever you change to
high-beam headlamps. When you return to low beams.
the fog lamps will come on again.
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Courtesy Lamps
When any door is opened, several lamps come on. These
lamps are courtesy lamps. They make
it easy for you to
enter and leave your vehicle at night. You can also turn
these lamps
on by turning the interior lamps dial all the
way to the right.
Illuminated Entry
The Illuminated Entry feature will illuminate the interior
so that you can see the inside of your vehicle before you
enter at night. The interior lamps will come on for
40
seconds when you unlock your doors using the key
chain transmitter (if equipped) and the ignition is in the
LOCK or
OFF position. After 40 seconds have elapsed,
the interior lamps will slowly fade out. The lamps will
fade out before
40 seconds have elapsed if you:
Lock all doors using your key chain transmitter.
Lock the doors using the power door lock switch.
When any door is opened, illuminated entry is canceled.
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.
See “Delayed Illumination” later in this section.
Delayed Illumination
The Delayed Illumination feature will continue to
illuminate the interior for
25 seconds after all the doors
have been closed so that you can find the ignition and
buckle your seat belt at night. Delayed Illumination will
not occur while the ignition is in RUN or ACCESSORY
position. After
25 seconds have elapsed, the interior
lamps will slowly fade out. The lamps will fade out
before the
25 seconds have elapsed if you:
0 Turn the ignition to the RUN or
Lock all doors using your key chain transmitter
Lock the doors using the power door lock switch.
To turn Delayed Illumination feature off or on. See
“Locks and Lighting Choices” in the Index.
ACCESSORY
position.
(if equipped).
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Exit Lighting Battery Saver
Your vehicle has a feature to help prevent you from
draining the battery
in case you accidentally leave the
interior, trunk or underhood lamps on.
If YOU leave any
of these lamps on while the ignition
is in LOCK or
OFF position, they will automatically turn off after
10 minutes. The lamps won’t come back on again until
you do one of the following:
So that you can see to exit the vehicle at wight, your
vehicle
is equipped with the Exit Lighting feature. The
interior lamps will illuminate for up to 25 seconds when
you remove your
key from the ignition. After 25 seconds
have elapsed, the interior lamps will slowly fade out. The
lamps will fade out before
the 25 seconds have elapsed
if you:
Turn the ignition to the RUN or
ACCESSORY position.
(if equipped).
Lock all doors using your key chain transmitter
0 Lock the doors using the power door lo’ck switch.
When any door is opened, Exit Lighting is canceled.
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 €or
up to 25 seconds after all
the doors have been closed if they have not been locked.
See“De1ayed Illumination” earlier in this section.
To turn the Exit Lighting feature
off or on, see “Locks
and Lighting Choices” in the Index.
Turn the ignition to the RUN or
ACCESSORY position;
Turn the interior lamp dial all the way to the right,
then back slightly to the left;
Open (or close and reopen) a door that is closed.
Note that if your vehicle has less than
15 miles (25 Pun)
on the odometer, the battery saver will turn off the lamps
after only three minutes.
Retained Accessory Power
With retained accessory power, your power windows,
audio system and sunroof will continue to
work up to
10 minutes after the ignition key is turned to the OFF
position and 4, of the doors are opened.
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Locks and Lighting Choices
Your Pontiac’s locks and lighting systems can be programmed with several different features. The features you can
program depend on the options that came with your vehicle. The following chart shows the features that can be
programmed and which options you need to have to program them.
Feature
Number
Arming/ Unlock Door
Locking/
tion/
Sounded
Theft Theft Lock/
Driver’s Closed Door Locks
Illurnma- of Chimes
Content
Content
Remote
Remote Last Door
Auto~matic
Delayed
Exit tion
Control Deterrent
Lighting
Disarming Confirma - Unlock
Lockout
2
X X X x X X X 4
X X X X 3
X X
X
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Entering Programming Mode
To program features, your vehicle must be in this
programming mode. Follow these steps:
FUSE USA
CIRCUIT
BREAKERS STR WHL
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RAP
0 ’ ECM CRUISE
CIG LTR
INT LAMP
0 PWR WDO
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MALLPGM I MALL I WIPER
‘TT:FL I SUNROOF I RADIO I I PWR LOCK HSEATILUM
HAZARD PWR MIR
STOP LAMP AUWCNSL
I/P - IGN SIR
ABS
HVAC CTRL
ABS IGN
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HVAC
HI
CD CHG
TURN BTSI
DIC/HVAC DRL
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1. The Content Theft-Deterrent system (if equipped)
must be disarmed.
2. Remove the MALL PGM fuse from the instrument
panel fuse block.
3. Turn the ignition switch to ACCESSORY.
4. You will hear one to four chimes, depending upon
the features that you have.
You can now program your choices.
Leaving Programming Mode
To get out of the programming mode, just turn the key
from the ACCESSORY position to the OFF position and
put the MALL PGM fuse back into the instrument panel
fuse block.
Delayed IlluminatiodExit Lighting
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 4. This
means that:
The interior lamps will stay on for awhile after all
the doors are closed and
The interior lamps will come on and stay on for a while
whenever you remove the keys from the ignition.
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To change the factory setting while in the programming
mode do the following:
1. Tun the interior lamps dial all the way to the right
and then back slightly
to the left.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode your vlehide is set
for. You change the mode by turning the interior
lamps dial all
the way to the right and then back
slightly
to the left.
3. Repeat step 2 until you hear the number of chimes
Mode 1: Both Off (The interior lamps will turn on OF off
at the same instant that a door is opened or closed).
Mode 2: Delayed Illumination Only (The interior lamps
will
stay on for about 25 seconds after all the doors are
closed, or until you lock the doors).
that matches the mode you want.
Mode 3: Exit Lighting Only (The interim lamps will
come on whenever you remwe
the key from the ignition
and stay on for about 25 seconds, or until you lock
the doors).
Mode 4: Both On (This combines modes 2 and 3).
Automatic Door Locks
A CAUTION:
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers-especially children-can easily fall
out. When
a door is locked, the inside handle
won’t open it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked
door when you slow down or stop your vehicle.
This may
not be so obvious: You increase the
chance
of being thrown out of the vehicle in a
crash
if the doors aren’t locked, Wear safety belts
properly, lock your doors, and you will be far
better off whenever you drive your vehicle.
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Mode 3: Remote Lock Confirmation with Exterior
Lights and Horn
Remote Lock Confirmation: When you use the key
chain transmitter to lock your vehicle, the horn will
sound briefly and your headlamps will flash briefly
to let you know your command is received.
Remote Unlock confirmation: When you use the key
chain transmitter to unlock your vehicle or open your
trunk, your headlamps will flash briefly
to let you
know your command is received.
Mode 4: Remote Lock Confirmation with Exterior
Lights and Horn (on second LOCK press)
Remote Lock Confirmation: When you use the
key chain transmitter
to lock your vehicle, your
headlamps will flash briefly to let
you know your
command is received. The horn will sound briefly
and the headlamps will flash briefly if you press
the
LOCK button again within five seconds.
Remote Unlock Confirmation: When you use the key
chain transmitter to unlock your vehicle
or open your
trunk, your headlamps will flash briefly to let
you
know your command is received.
Content Theft
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 4. This
means that:
If anyone damages or enters your vehicle while your
Content Theft-Deterrent System is armed, an alarm
will sound and your headlamps will flash for up to
two minutes.
To change the factory setting while in the programming
mode, do the following:
1. Turn the parking lamps on, then off.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode your vehicle is set
for. You change the mode by turning the
park lamps
on, then off again.
3. Repeat step 2 until you hear the number of chimes
that matches the mode
you want.
Mode 1: Damage Detection with Less Sensitivity (If
anyone seriously damages your vehicle, tampers with
the trunk lock or opens a door while your theft deterrent
is armed, an alarm will sound and your headlamps will
flash for up to two minutes).
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5. Add one peg at a time until your garage door opener
operates with the compartment door closed when
you press the button.
SUNGLASSES STORAGE COMPARTMENT Your
sunglasses storage compartment is the second compartment
from the back on the overhead console. To open the sunglasses
storage compartment, press the release latch forward and pull
the compartment down to the
full open position.
ACCESSORY POWER OUTLET In front of your
reading lights in a small, black door. Push up on the
bottom edge of this door to expose your accessory
power outlet and a small storage compartment.
Trunk Access Panel (If Equipped)
If your Grand Prix has rear seat armrests, you will also
have a trunk access panel.
To use the trunk access panel,
pull your rear armrest down, unlock the access panel
and
pull it down.
Rear Armrest Storage (If Equipped)
If you have a trunk access panel, you will also have a
pull down armrest that contains an open storage bin and
two cupholders.
Convenience Net (If Equipped)
Your vehicle may have a convenience net. You’ll see it
on the back wall of the trunk.
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Put small loads, like grocery bags, in the net. It can help
keep them
from falling over during sharp turns or quick
starts and stops.
The net isn’t for larger, heavier loads. Store them in the
trunk as
far forward as you can.
You can unhook the net so that it will lie flat when
you’re not using it. You will also need to unhook the net
for taillamp removal.
Ashtrays and Lighter
The center front ashtray is on the instrument panel. To
open it, pull at the bottom of the ashtray until it is fully
open.
To remove the ashtray cup, lift the tabs on the
sides of the ashtray cup and pull out.
Your Grand Prix has one rear ashtray. There
is either one
on the front seat armrest back or one on the back of the
center
console (if you have that option). To open the
ashtray, press the right side and turn it open.
To remove the ashtray for cleaning, press the snuffer as
you lift up the bottom of the ashtray.
NOTICE:
Don’t put papers and other things that burn into
your ashtrays.
If you do, cigarettes or other
smoking materials could set them on fire,
causing damage.
To use the lighter, located inside the center front ashtray,
just push it in all the way and let
go. When it’s ready, it
will pop back by itself.
y. That can make it overheat, damaging the
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