PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2007 Owners Manual

Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror............................. 93
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®........ 93
Outside Manual Mirror............................... 93
Outside Power Mirrors............................... 94
MP3 ............................................................ 176
MyGMLink.com............................................ 365
N
New Vehicle Break-In.................................... 76
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts..... 355
O
Odometer.................................................... 129
Off-Road Recovery...................................... 206
Oil
Engine..................................................... 247
Pressure Light.......................................... 142
Oil, Engine Oil Life System......................... 252
Older Children, Restraints............................. 27
Online Owner Center................................... 365
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual.......... 94
Other Warning Devices................................ 110Outlet Adjustment........................................ 126
Outlet(s), Accessory Power.......................... 121
Outside
Manual Mirror............................................ 93
Power Mirrors............................................ 94
Owners, Canadian.......................................... 3
P
Paint, Damage............................................ 322
Park (P)
Shifting Into............................................... 87
Shifting Out of........................................... 89
Parking
Brake......................................................... 86
Over Things That Burn.............................. 90
Parking Your Vehicle..................................... 89
Part A - Scheduled Maintenance Services..... 336
Part B - Owner Checks and Services........... 346
Part C - Periodic Maintenance
Inspections............................................... 351
Part D - Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants................................................ 353
Part E - Maintenance Record....................... 357
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator............... 132
391

Passenger Position, Safety Belts................... 26
Passenger Sensing System........................... 50
Passing....................................................... 206
PASS-Key
®III+............................................. 74
PASS-Key®III+ Operation............................. 74
Power
Accessory Outlet(s).................................. 121
Door Locks................................................ 66
Electrical System..................................... 326
Lift Seat..................................................... 12
Reduced Engine Light.............................. 143
Retained Accessory (RAP)......................... 80
Steering Fluid.......................................... 268
Windows.................................................... 71
Pretensioners, Safety Belt............................. 26
Q
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................... 17
R
Radios........................................................ 157
Care of Your CD Player........................... 187
Care of Your CDs.................................... 187
Radio with CD................................161, 166
Setting the Time..............................158, 159
Theft-Deterrent......................................... 185
Understanding Reception ......................... 186
Rear Axle.................................................... 279
Limited-Slip.............................................. 200
Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®........................ 93
Rearview Mirrors........................................... 93
Reclining Seatbacks........................................ 9
Recreational Vehicle Towing........................ 231
Reduced Engine Power Light...................... 143
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System............ 61
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System, Operation..................................... 62
Replacement Bulbs..................................... 283
392

Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government............................. 379
General Motors........................................ 379
United States Government....................... 379
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems................. 56
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash......................................... 57
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)................. 80
Roadside
Assistance Program................................. 368
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.............. 225
Routing, Engine Drive Belt.......................... 356
Running the Engine While Parked................. 92
S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light....................... 130
Pretensioners............................................. 26
Reminder Light........................................ 130
Safety Belts
Care of.................................................... 317
Driver Position........................................... 18Safety Belts (cont.)
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............ 18
Passenger Position.................................... 26
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................ 17
Safety Belt Extender.................................. 26
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy............. 25
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.................... 12
Safety Warnings and Symbols......................... 4
Scheduled Maintenance............................... 337
Seatback Latches.......................................... 11
Seats
Manual........................................................ 8
Power Lift Seat.......................................... 12
Reclining Seatbacks..................................... 9
Seatback Latches...................................... 11
Securing a Child Restraint
Passenger Seat Position............................ 38
Security Light.............................................. 143
Service........................................................ 235
Accessories and Modications.................. 235
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle..................................... 237
California Proposition 65 Warning............. 236
393

Service (cont.)
Doing Your Own Work............................. 236
Engine Soon Light................................... 138
Publications Ordering Information............. 380
Vehicle Soon Light................................... 144
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......... 54
Setting the Time.................................158, 159
Sheet Metal Damage................................... 322
Shifting Into Park (P)..................................... 87
Shifting Out of Park (P)................................. 89
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.................. 112
Specications, Capacities............................ 332
Speedometer............................................... 129
Starting Your Engine..................................... 80
Steering...................................................... 203
Steering and Suspension Inspection............ 351
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio................... 185
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel.......................... 111
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area.................... 99
Cupholder(s).............................................. 98
Glove Box................................................. 98
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow............... 224
Sun Visors.................................................... 71T
Tachometer................................................. 129
Taillamps
Turn Signal, and Stoplamps..................... 281
Theft-Deterrent, Radio................................. 185
Theft-Deterrent Systems................................ 72
Content Theft-Deterrent.............................. 72
PASS-Key
®III+.......................................... 74
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.......................... 74
Throttle System Inspection.......................... 352
Tilt Wheel.................................................... 111
Tires........................................................... 284
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning............................................... 321
Buying New Tires..................................... 296
Chains..................................................... 302
Cleaning.................................................. 322
Different Size........................................... 297
If a Tire Goes Flat................................... 302
Ination - Tire Pressure............................ 292
Inspection and Rotation............................ 293
Tire Inator Kit......................................... 303
Tire Sidewall Labeling.............................. 286
394

Tires (cont.)
Tire Terminology and Denitions............... 289
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.................... 298
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance........... 299
Wheel Replacement................................. 299
When It Is Time for New Tires................. 295
Winter Tires............................................. 285
Towing
Recreational Vehicle................................. 231
Towing a Trailer....................................... 231
Your Vehicle............................................. 231
Traction
Control System (TCS).............................. 198
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.............................. 200
Traction Control System Warning Light........ 136
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic....................................... 256
Fluid, Manual........................................... 256
Transmission Operation, Automatic................ 82
Transmission Operation, Manual.................... 85
Trunk............................................................ 68
Trunk Ajar Light........................................... 144
Turn and Lane-Change Signals................... 112
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever.................... 111U
Understanding Radio Reception................... 186
Uniform Tire Quality Grading....................... 298
V
Vehicle
Control..................................................... 194
Damage Warnings....................................... 5
Loading.................................................... 226
Parking Your.............................................. 89
Service Soon Light................................... 144
Symbols...................................................... 5
Vehicle Data Collection and Event
Data Recorders........................................ 373
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).......................................... 325
Service Parts Identication Label.............. 325
Vehicle Personalization
DIC .......................................................... 152
Ventilation Adjustment.................................. 126
Visors........................................................... 71
395

W
Warning Lights, Gages and
Indicators................................................. 127
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages................... 148
Hazard Warning Flashers......................... 110
Other Warning Devices............................ 110
Safety and Symbols..................................... 4
Vehicle Damage.......................................... 5
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..................... 299
Different Size........................................... 297
Replacement............................................ 299
Windows....................................................... 70
Manual...................................................... 71
Power........................................................ 71Windshield
Washer.................................................... 114
Washer Fluid........................................... 269
Wiper Blade Replacement........................ 283
Wiper Blades, Cleaning............................ 320
Wipers..................................................... 113
Winter Driving............................................. 220
Winter Tires................................................. 285
X
XM Radio Messages................................... 183
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System......... 187
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment............... 334
396