immobilizer PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2009 Owners Manual

Keys...............................................................2-2
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System................2-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation...................................................2-4
Doors and Locks.............................................2-6
Manual Door Locks.........................................2-6
Power Door Locks..........................................2-6
Delayed Locking.............................................2-7
Automatic Door Lock.......................................2-7
Automatic Door Unlock....................................2-7
Trunk............................................................2-8
Windows........................................................2-10
Manual Windows..........................................2-11
Power Windows............................................2-11
Sun Visors...................................................2-12
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
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle................2-16
New Vehicle Break-In....................................2-16
Ignition Positions..........................................2-16
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)...................2-17Starting the Engine.......................................2-17
Automatic Transmission Operation...................2-19
Manual Transmission Operation......................2-22
Parking Brake..............................................2-23
Shifting Into Park (Automatic Transmission)......2-24
Shifting Out of Park......................................2-25
Parking the Vehicle (Manual Transmission).......2-26
Parking Over Things That Burn.......................2-26
Engine Exhaust............................................2-27
Running the Vehicle While Parked..................2-28
Mirrors...........................................................2-29
Manual Rearview Mirror.................................2-29
Outside Manual Mirrors..................................2-29
Outside Power Mirrors...................................2-29
OnStar
®System.............................................2-30
Storage Areas................................................2-33
Glove Box...................................................2-33
Cupholders..................................................2-33
Center Console Storage.................................2-33
Roof Panel.....................................................2-33
Removing the Roof Panel..............................2-34
Installing the Roof Panel................................2-36
Convertible Top..............................................2-37
Section 2 Features and Controls
2-1

Keys
{CAUTION:
Leaving children in a vehicle with the ignition key
is dangerous for many reasons, children or others
could be badly injured or even killed. They could
operate the power windows or other controls or
even make the vehicle move. The windows will
function with the keys in the ignition and children
could be seriously injured or killed if caught in the
path of a closing window. Do not leave the keys in
a vehicle with children.
The key can be used for the ignition and all locks.
Your vehicle has a vehicle theft-deterrent system. The
key has a transponder in the key head that is
electronically coded to match a decoder in your vehicle
that allows the key to start the vehicle. If a replacement
key or any additional key is needed, you must
purchase it from your dealer/retailer. See
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer Operation on
page 2-14for additional information.
2-2

PASS-Key®III+ Electronic
Immobilizer
The PASS-Key III+ system operates on a radio
frequency subject to Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Rules and with Industry Canada.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
Changes or modications to this system by other than
an authorized service facility could void authorization to
use this equipment.
PASS-Key III+ uses a radio frequency transponder in
the key that matches a decoder in the vehicle.
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic
Immobilizer Operation
Your vehicle has PASS-Key®III+ (Personalized
Automotive Security System) theft-deterrent system.
PASS-Key
®III+ is a passive theft-deterrent system.
The system is automatically armed when the key
is removed from the ignition.
You do not have to manually arm or disarm the system.
The security light will come on if there is a problem
with arming or disarming the theft-deterrent system.
When the PASS-Key
®III+ system senses that someone
is using the wrong key, it prevents the vehicle from
starting. Anyone using a trial-and-error method to start
the vehicle will be discouraged because of the high
number of electrical key codes.
When trying to start the vehicle if the engine does not
start and the security light comes on, there may be
a problem with your theft-deterrent system. Turn
the ignition off and try again.
If the engine still does not start, and the key appears to
be undamaged, try another ignition key. At this time,
you may also want to check the fuse, seeFuses
and Circuit Breakers on page 5-99. If the engine still
does not start with the other key, your vehicle needs
service. If your vehicle does start, the rst key may be
faulty. See your dealer/retailer who can service the
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D
Daytime Running Lamp...................................3-13
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-7
Disc, MP3......................................................3-60
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Door
Automatic Door Lock..................................... 2-7
Automatic Door Unlock.................................. 2-7
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-7
Manual Door Locks....................................... 2-6
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-6
Driver
Seat Height Adjuster...................................... 1-2
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-34
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-35
DIC Vehicle Personalization..........................3-41
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-37
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-13
Before a Long Trip......................................4-15
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Highway Hypnosis.......................................4-15
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-16
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-14
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-20
Winter........................................................4-17
Driving for Better Fuel Economy......................... 4-2
E
EDR .............................................................7-15
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-98
Floor Console Fuse Block.............................5-99
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-99
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-99
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-99
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-101
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-14
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-14
Electronic Stability Control................................. 4-6
Electronic Stability Control Indicator Light...........3-27
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-21
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........3-29
Coolant......................................................5-25
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-28
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-15
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-27
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-19
Overheating................................................5-29
Starting......................................................2-17
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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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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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