audio PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2006 Owner's Manual

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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-15
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-42
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-77
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-18
Air Conditioning..............................................3-17
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-25
Readiness Light..........................................3-24
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-30
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-42
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-35
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-37
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-41
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-35
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-36
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-34
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-32
Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-71
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System.....3-71
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-7
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-28Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels..............5-74
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-72
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-76
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-72
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle................5-69
Convertible Top...........................................5-74
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-70
Finish Care.................................................5-73
Finish Damage............................................5-75
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-71
Leather......................................................5-71
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-75
Tires..........................................................5-75
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-75
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-76
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-72
Weatherstrips..............................................5-72
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-73
Ashtray(s)......................................................3-16
Audio System(s).............................................3-45
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-69
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-71
Care of Your CDs........................................3-71
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-71
Radio with CD....................................3-48, 3-53
Setting the Time..........................................3-47
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Audio System(s) (cont.)
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-68
Understanding Radio Reception.....................3-70
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-71
Automatic Door Lock......................................... 2-8
Automatic Door Unlock...................................... 2-9
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-19
Operation...................................................2-20
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Battery..........................................................5-34
Run-Down Protection...................................3-15
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-21
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-7
Emergencies................................................ 4-9
Parking......................................................2-24
System Inspection.......................................6-20
System Warning Light..................................3-27
Brakes..........................................................5-31
Braking........................................................... 4-6
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-9
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-16
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-40
Back-Up Lamps...........................................5-42
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Fog Lamps.....5-41
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-40Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Headlamps.................................................5-41
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-43
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps............5-42
Buying New Tires...........................................5-53
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California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-3
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications............................5-82
Carbon Monoxide.....................2-9, 2-28, 4-24, 4-34
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-72
Your CD Player...........................................3-71
Your CDs ...................................................3-71
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-33
Chains, Tire...................................................5-59
Charging System Light....................................3-27
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-30
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-76
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-23
Infants and Young Children...........................1-20
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-26
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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
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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
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