engine PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2009 Owners Manual

Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-23
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning............3-26
Brake System Warning.................................3-25
Charging System.........................................3-25
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-28
Highbeam On.............................................3-33
Low Coolant Warning...................................3-28
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-34
Oil Pressure...............................................3-32
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-24
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-22
Security.....................................................3-32
Tire Pressure..............................................3-29
Trunk Ajar..................................................3-33
Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-14
Lights............................................................3-12
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-7
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-7
On Reminder..............................................3-13
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.....................................4-10
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-20
Locks
Automatic Door Lock..................................... 2-7
Automatic Door Unlock.................................. 2-7
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-7
Manual Door................................................ 2-6
Power Door .................................................. 2-6Loss of Control...............................................4-12
Low Coolant Warning Light..............................3-28
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-34
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............1-31
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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................3-29
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-23
Operation...................................................2-22
Manual Windows............................................2-11
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Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-37
Mirror Reading Lamps.....................................3-14
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-29
Outside Manual Mirrors................................2-29
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-29
MP3 .............................................................3-60
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-16
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-16
O
Odometer......................................................3-21
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-11
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Light.............................................3-32
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-19
Older Children, Restraints................................1-22
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-16
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-30Outlet Adjustment............................................3-19
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-14
Outside
Manual Mirrors............................................2-29
Power Mirrors.............................................2-29
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................5-97
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-24
Shifting Out of............................................2-25
Park Brake....................................................2-23
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-26
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-26
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-24
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-42
Passing.........................................................4-12
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-14
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-14
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Phone
Bluetooth
®..................................................3-68
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Power
Door Locks.................................................. 2-6
Electrical System.........................................5-99
Retained Accessory.....................................2-17
Steering Fluid.............................................5-30
Windows....................................................2-11
Privacy..........................................................7-15
Event Data Recorders..................................7-15
Navigation System.......................................7-16
OnStar.......................................................7-16
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-16
R
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-16
Radio(s)........................................................3-49
Radios
Reception...................................................3-80
Setting the Clock.........................................3-47
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-78
Rear Axle......................................................5-40
Limited-Slip.................................................4-10
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-29
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-3
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-25
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation..................................................... 2-4Removing the Roof Panel................................2-34
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-45
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-14
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-13
General Motors...........................................7-14
United States Government............................7-13
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-48
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................1-49
Retained Accessory Power...............................2-17
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-20
Roof Panel....................................................2-33
Installing the Roof Panel...............................2-36
Removing the Roof Panel.............................2-34
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-15
Running the Vehicle While Parked.....................2-28
S
Safety Belt Reminders.....................................3-22
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-93
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-11
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-18
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Safety Belts (cont.)
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-21
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-21
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-6
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-5
Seats
Driver Seat Height Adjuster............................. 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-3
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-5
Securing a Child Restraint
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-32
Security Light.................................................3-32
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements............................................ 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-29
Publications Ordering Information...................7-14
Service, Scheduling Appointments....................... 7-8
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-46
Setting the Clock............................................3-47
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-97
Shifting Into Park............................................2-24Shifting Out of Park........................................2-25
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Specications, Capacities...............................5-104
Speedometer..................................................3-21
Starting the Engine.........................................2-17
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-79
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-33
Cupholders.................................................2-33
Glove Box..................................................2-33
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit......5-89
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-19
Sun Visors.....................................................2-12
T
Tachometer....................................................3-21
Taillamps
Turn Signal, and Stoplamps..................5-43, 5-44
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-78
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-12
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-12
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-14
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-14
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-47
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