service PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2006 Owners Manual

Door
Automatic Door Lock..................................... 2-8
Automatic Door Unlock.................................. 2-9
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-8
Manual Door Locks....................................... 2-7
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-7
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-10
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-36
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-36
DIC Vehicle Personalization..........................3-40
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-38
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-15
City...........................................................4-19
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-20
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-22
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-16
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-29
Winter........................................................4-24
E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-77
Floor Console Fuse Block.............................5-78
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-78
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-78Electrical System (cont.)
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-78
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-80
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-18
Battery.......................................................5-34
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-30
Coolant......................................................5-19
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-29
Cooling System Inspection............................6-20
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-28
Oil .............................................................5-13
Oil Life System...........................................5-16
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-25
Overheating................................................5-23
Reduced Power Light...................................3-34
Starting......................................................2-19
Entry/Exit Lighting...........................................3-15
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-17
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-18
Finish Damage...............................................5-75
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-71
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-59
4

Light (cont.)
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder....................3-23
Reduced Engine Power................................3-34
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-23
Security.....................................................3-33
Service Vehicle Soon...................................3-34
Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-15
Limited-Slip Rear Axle....................................... 4-9
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-29
Locks
Automatic Door Lock..................................... 2-8
Automatic Door Unlock.................................. 2-9
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-8
Manual Door................................................ 2-7
Power Door.................................................. 2-7
Loss of Control...............................................4-14
Low Coolant Warning Light..............................3-29
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-35
M
Maintenance Schedule
At Each Fuel Fill.........................................6-13
At Least Once a Month................................6-14
At Least Once a Year..................................6-15
At Least Twice a Year..................................6-14
Brake System Inspection..............................6-20
Engine Cooling System Inspection.................6-20Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Exhaust System Inspection...........................6-19
Fuel System Inspection................................6-19
How This Section is Organized....................... 6-2
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-23
Part A - Scheduled Maintenance Services......... 6-4
Part B - Owner Checks and Services.............6-13
Part C - Periodic Maintenance Inspections......6-19
Part D - Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . 6-21
Part E - Maintenance Record........................6-24
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Steering and Suspension Inspection...............6-19
Throttle System Inspection............................6-20
Using.......................................................... 6-4
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-30
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-19
Operation...................................................2-23
Manual Windows............................................2-12
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-38
Mirror Reading Lamps.....................................3-15
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-29
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®.............2-29
7

Mirrors (cont.)
Outside Manual Mirror..................................2-30
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-30
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-16
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-23
O
Odometer......................................................3-22
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-12
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-13
Pressure Light.............................................3-32
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-16
Older Children, Restraints................................1-18
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-30
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-20
Outside
Manual Mirror.............................................2-30
Power Mirrors.............................................2-30
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . 5-25
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-25
Shifting Out of............................................2-26
Parking
Brake........................................................2-24
Over Things That Burn.................................2-27
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-27
Part A - Scheduled Maintenance Services............ 6-4
Part B - Owner Checks and Services................6-13
Part C - Periodic Maintenance Inspections..........6-19
Part D - Recommended Fluids and Lubricants....6-21
Part E - Maintenance Record...........................6-24
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-25
Passenger Position, Safety Belts.......................1-17
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-37
Passing.........................................................4-12
PASS-Key
®III+..............................................2-14
PASS-Key®III+ Operation................................2-15
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-15
Door Locks.................................................. 2-7
Electrical System.........................................5-78
Reduced Engine Light..................................3-34
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-19
Steering Fluid.............................................5-29
Windows....................................................2-12
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-17
8

Seatback Latches............................................. 1-4
Seats
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-2
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-4
Securing a Child Restraint
Passenger Seat Position...............................1-27
Security Light.................................................3-33
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-30
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Vehicle Soon Light.......................................3-34
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-41
Setting the Time.............................................3-47
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-75
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-25
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-26
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Specications, Capacities.................................5-82
Speedometer..................................................3-22
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-19
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering and Suspension Inspection..................6-19
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-69
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-33
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-33
Glove Box..................................................2-33
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-28
Sun Visors.....................................................2-12
T
Tachometer....................................................3-22
Taillamps
Turn Signal, and Stoplamps..........................5-42
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-68
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-13
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-13
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-14
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-15
Throttle System Inspection...............................6-20
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-44
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning.................................................5-74
Buying New Tires........................................5-53
Chains.......................................................5-59
Cleaning....................................................5-75
Different Size..............................................5-54
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-59
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-50
Inspection and Rotation................................5-51
10

Tires (cont.)
Tire Inator Kit............................................5-60
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-46
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-47
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-55
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-56
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-56
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-52
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-34
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-34
Your Vehicle...............................................4-34
Traction
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.................................... 4-9
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-19
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-19
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-20
Transmission Operation, Manual........................2-23
Trunk.............................................................. 2-9
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7U
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-70
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-55
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-29
Parking Your...............................................2-27
Service Soon Light......................................3-34
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-77
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-77
Vehicle Personalization
DIC ...........................................................3-40
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-20
Visors...........................................................2-12
11