axle PONTIAC VIBE 2005 Repair Manual

Light (cont.)
Highbeam On.............................................3-40
Lights On Reminder.....................................3-39
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-41
Low Tire Pressure Warning Light...................3-33
Low Washer Fluid Warning...........................3-40
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-35
Oil Pressure...............................................3-38
Overdrive Off..............................................3-40
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-30
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-28
Stabilitrak
®Indicator.....................................3-34
Taillamp Indicator.........................................3-39
TCS Warning Light......................................3-34
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-34
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-16
Locks
Door........................................................... 2-7
Power Door.................................................. 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Loss of Control...............................................4-16
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-41
Low Washer Fluid Warning Light.......................3-40
M
Maintenance, Normal Replacement Parts..........5-102
Maintenance Schedule
At Each Fuel Fill.........................................6-13
At Least Once a Month................................6-13
At Least Once a Year..................................6-14
At Least Twice a Year..................................6-14
Brake System Inspection..............................6-18
Engine Cooling System Inspection.................6-18
Exhaust System Inspection...........................6-17
Fuel System Inspection................................6-17
How This Section is Organized....................... 6-3
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Part A - Scheduled Maintenance Services......... 6-4
Part B - Owner Checks and Services.............6-13
Part C - Periodic Maintenance Inspections......6-17
Part D - Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants...............................................6-19
Part E - Maintenance Record........................6-21
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle
Boot and Seal Inspection..........................6-17
Throttle System Inspection............................6-18
Using Your................................................... 6-4
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
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Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-35
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-26
Operation...................................................2-25
Manual Windows............................................2-14
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-34
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®.............2-34
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-35
Outside Remote Control Mirrors.....................2-34
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
Navigation/Radio System..................................3-64
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-17
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts...........5-102
O
Odometer......................................................3-27
Odometers, Trip..............................................3-27
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-14Oil
Engine.......................................................5-16
Pressure Light.............................................3-38
Older Children, Restraints................................1-26
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System.............................................2-35
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-22
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-35
Remote Controls Mirrors...............................2-34
Overdrive Off.................................................2-24
Overdrive Off Light..........................................3-40
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Panic Brake Assist..........................................4-11
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-28
Shifting Out of............................................2-30
Parking
Brake........................................................2-28
Over Things That Burn.................................2-32
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Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-35
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-60
Setting the Time.............................................3-42
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-93
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-28
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-30
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-20
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Installing....................................................5-78
Removing...................................................5-76
Storing.......................................................5-84
Specications, Capacities...............................5-100
Speedometer..................................................3-27
Stabilitrak
®System.........................................4-10
Stabilitrak®Indicator Light.................................3-34
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-19
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive
Axle Boot and Seal Inspection.......................6-17Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-37
Coinholder(s)..............................................2-37
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-37
Glove Box..................................................2-37
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-37
Rear Cargo Accessory Track System..............2-39
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-38
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-30
Sun Visors.....................................................2-14
Sunroof.........................................................2-40
T
Tachometer....................................................3-27
Taillamp Indicator Light....................................3-39
Taillamps
Turn Signal, and Stoplamps..........................5-53
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-34
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-15
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-15
Throttle System Inspection...............................6-18
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
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Tires.............................................................5-57
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-92
Buying New Tires........................................5-70
Chains.......................................................5-73
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-75
Cleaning....................................................5-92
Compact Spare Tire.....................................5-86
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-74
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-64
Inspection and Rotation................................5-68
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-78
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-65
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-78
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-76
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-84
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-58
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-61
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-70
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-72
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-72
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-69
Top Strap......................................................1-35
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-37Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-37
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-40
Your Vehicle...............................................4-37
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-9
Control System Warning Light.......................3-34
Stabilitrak
®System......................................4-10
Transaxle
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-23
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-26
Transaxle Operation, Automatic.........................2-22
Transaxle Operation, Manual............................2-25
Trip Odometers..............................................3-27
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-64
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-70
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