Pontiac 2003 Montana User manual

The 2003 PontiacMontana Owner Manual
Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1
FrontSeats ............................................... 1-3
RearSeats
............................................ 1-8
SafetyBelts
............................................. 1-28
Child Restraints
....................................... 1-54
Air Bag Systems
...................................... 1-90
RestraintSystemCheck
............................ 1-99
Keys ........................................................ 2-3
Doors andLocks
....................................... 2-9
Windows
................................................. 2-22
Theft-DeterrentSystems
............................ 2-25
StartingandOperatingYour Vehicle
........... 2-30
Mirrors
.................................................... 2-43
Onstar@System
...................................... 2-45
HomeLink@Transmitter
............................. 2-47
Storage
Areas ......................................... 0 ci I
VehiclePersonalization ............................. 2-60
InstrumentPanelOverview
.......................... 3-4
Climate Controls
...................................... 3-24
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicatws ......... 3-34
MessageCenter ....................................... 3-48
FeaturesandControls
..................................... 2-1
InstrumentPanel
............................................. 3-1
Driver Information Center (DIC)
.................. 3-56
Audio System(s)
....................................... 3-59
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2
Towing
................................................... 4-32
Service
..................................................... 5-3
Fuel
......................................................... 5-5
Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10
All-Wheel Drive
........................................ 5-49
Bulb Replacement
.................................... 5-51
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-57
Tires
...................................................... 5-59
Appearance Care
..................................... 5-85
Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-94
Electrical System ...................................... 5-95
Capacities and Sp~clfic&z-s ................... d- c1n1 1u1
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts .... 5-103
MaintenanceSchedule
..................................... 6-1
Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance Information
.................... 7-1
Customer Assistance Information .................. 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects
............................ 7-9
DrivingYour Vehicle
....................................... 4-1
Service andAppearanceCare
.......................... 5-1
Index ................................................................ f

Canadian Owners
I GM
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the PONTIAC Emblem and the name MONTANA are
registeredtrademarks of General Motors Corporation.
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new owner can use it.
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10324696 A First Edition
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P.O. Box
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If
you do this, it will help you learn about the features and
controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find
that pictures and words work together to explain things.
Index
A good place to look for what you need is the Index in
back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical listof what’s
in the manual, and the page number where you’ll find it.
@CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation
06/24/02
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Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about
things that could hurt
you if you were to ignore the
1 rning.
These mean there
is something that could hurt
you or other people.
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In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.
Then we tell
you what to do to help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions.
If you don’t, you
or others could be hurt.
You will also find a circle
with a slash through it in
this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,’’
“Don’t do this” or “Don’t let
this happen.”

Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
Notice: These mean there is somethingthat could
damage your vehicle.
A notice will tell you about something that can damage
your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be
covered byyour warranty, and it could be costly. But the
notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the
damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION
and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in
different words.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
Your vehicle has components and labelsthat use
symbols insteadof text. Symbols, used on your vehicle,
are shown along with the text describingthe operation
or information relating
to a specific component, control,
message, gage or indicator.
If you need help figuring out a specific name of a
component, gage or indicator referencethe following
topics:
Seats and RestraintSystems in Section 1
Features and Controls in Section 2
Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
Climate Controls in Section 3
Warning Lights, Gagesand IndicatorsinSection 3
Audio System(s) in Section 3
0 EngineCompartmentOverviewinSection 5
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These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle:
POSSIBLE p\
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
6
EYES BY
SHIELDING
W
CAUSTIC
BATTERY
&ID COULD
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
BATERY
1
LATCHBOTH LAP AND
SHOULDER BELTSTO
PROTECTOCCUPANT
@
DO NOTTWIST SAFETY e
BELT WHENATACHING
MOVE SEAT
FULLY
\$!%
REARWARD* //
SECURE
CHILD SEAT
PULLBELT
COMPLETELY
THEN SECURE
CHILD SEAT
DO NOTINSTALL
A REAR-FACING
CHILD RESTRAINT
INTHIS SEATING
POSITION
DO NOT INSTALLA
FORWARD-FACING
CHILDRESTRAINT
INTHIS SEATING
POSITION
fl
EijGii iKri
UNLOCK
LIGHTING
-
MASTER SWITCH 0 e- , \
SIGNALS
TURN
LAMPS
P=-
RUNNING ':{io
DAYTIME
LAMPS
LAE
Lp\
ENGINE
COOLANT
TEMP
-
CHARGING 71
BATTERY
SYSTEM
COOLANT
d
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE Wb
LTJ
ACCESS
ENGINE
COOLANT
FAN
OWNER'S
c]ctl
MANUAL
SERVICE
V

5.

Section Seats and Restraint Systems
Front Seats .......................... ............. 1.3
ManualSeats
............................................ 1.3
Six-WayPowerSeats
..................................... 1-4
Heated Seats
................................................. 1-5
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................ 1-5
HeadRestraints ............................................. 1-7
Rear Seats
....................................................... 1-8
Rear Seat Operation
....................................... 1-8
Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
..................... 1-8
Flipand Fold Feature
..................................... 1-8
Split Bench Seats
........................................... 1-9
BucketSeats
................. ............ .... 1-15
CaptainChairs
.............................. .... 1-20
Stowable Seat
.............................................. 1-25
SafetyBelts
................................................... 1-28
QuestionsandAnswersAboutSafety Belts
...... 1-32
How toWearSafety Belts Properly
................. 1-33
Driver Position
.............................................. 1-33
SafetyBeltUseDuring Pregnancy
.................. 1-42
Right Front Passenger Position
....................... 1-43
CenterPassenger Position
(Bucket Seat)
............................................ 1-43
CenterPassengerPosition
(Bench Seat)
............................................ 1-45
RearSeatPassengers
.................................. 1-47
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
................ 1-28
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides forChildren
and Small Adults
....................................... 1.50
Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................... 1-53
Safety Belt Extender
..................................... 1-53
Child Restraints
............................................. 1.54
Older Children
.............................................. 1.54
Infants and Young Children
... .................. 1.56
Child Restraint Systems
................................. 1.59
Where to Put the Restraint
............................. 1.63
Top Strap
.................................................... 1.63
Top Strap Anchor Location
............................. 1-65
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)
........................... 1-66
Securing aChild Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System
......................................... 1-68
Securing aChild Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position
................................ 1-69
Securing aChild Restraint in
a
Zerlier Seai Fosiiiorl
(Third Row Bench Seat) ............................. 1-72
Securing aChild Restraint ina Center
Seat Position(Bucket Seat)
........................ 1-74
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position
............................................ 1-76
Built-In Child Restraint
............................... 1-78

Section 1
Seats and Restraint Systems
Air Bag Systems ............................................ 1-90
WhenShouldanAir Bag Inflate?
.................... 1-95
WhatMakesanAir Bag Inflate?
.. ............ 1-96
How DoesanAir Bag Restrain?
.. ........ 1-96
WhatWillYouSee After an
Air Bag Inflates?
....................................... 1-97
Servicing YourAirBag-Equipped Vehicle
..... 1-98
Where Are the Air Bags?
............................... 1-93 Restraint System Check
.................................. 1-99
CheckingYourRestraintSystems
................... 1-99
Replacing Restraint System Parts Aftera
Crash
............................................
...... 1-99
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Front Seats
Manual Seats
Use the lever located on
the front of the seat to
adjust the seat forward
or
rearward. Pull up the
lever to unlock the seat.
Slide the seat to where you
want it and release the
lever.
You can lose conlrui of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle
is moving. Thesudden movement could startle
and confuse you,or make you push a pedal
when you don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s
seat only when the vehicle
is not moving.
To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move
the seat back and forth with your body.
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Six-Way Power Seats
Your vehicle may havethis
feature. If itdoes,the
six-way power seat control
is locatedonthe outboard
sidesof the driver’s and
front passenger’sseats.
Movethefront of the controlup or downto adjust the
front portionof the cushion up or down.
Movethe rearof the controlup or downto adjustthe
rearportionof the cushionup or down.
Liftupor push down onthe whole controlto move
the entire seat upor down.
To move thewhole seatforward or rearward, slide
the controlforwardor rearward.
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Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have this
feature.
If it does, the
heated seat switches are
located in the instrument
panel switchbank.
This feature will heat the lower cushions and lower back
of the driver’s and front passenger’s seats for added
comfort.
The left switch is for the driver’s seat and the right
switch is for the frontpassenger’sseat. Pressthe bottom
of the switch to turn the heater on. The indicator light
on the switchwill be lit. Press the top of the switch
to turn the heater
off. The heated seat switch will turn
off when the ignition is turned to OFF and will resume
operation when the ignition is turned to
RUN, unless the
switch is manua!!y turned off.
Reclining Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback, pull up on the lever located on
the outboard sides of both the driver’s and thefront
passenger’s seats.
It is easier to recline the seat if you
lean forward, taking your weight
off the seatback.
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But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
Sitting
in a reclined position when your vehicle
is in motion can be dangerous.Even if you
buckle up, your safety belts can't do their job
when you're reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can't do its jobbecause
it
won't be against your body.Instead, it will be
in front of you.
In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can't do its jobeither. In a crash
the belt could go up over yourabdomen. The
belt forces wouldbe there, notat your pelvic
bones. This could cause serious internal
injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright.Then sit
~ well back in the seat and wear your safety belt
~ properly.
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HeadRestraints
Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is closest to the top
of your head. This position
reduces the chance of a neck injury in
a crash.
Head restraints are fixed on some models and
adjustable on others. To adjust
a head restraint, slide it
up or down.
1-7

Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps
used to adjust, remove and reinstall the seats. By using
the levers and straps, in the correct order, you can
easily remove the seats from the vehicle.
When you put the seats back in the vehicle, be sure to
follow the label on the back of the seat for proper
location.
Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
If your vehicle has a split bench seat in the second row,
use the clip on the safety belt to secure the belt after
it is disconnected from the mini-buckle. When removing
the second row split bench seat, secure the loose
end of the safety belt in this clip. This will keep the
safety belt from dangling and possibly striking
something.
Do not have the second row outside safety belt stored if
someone is sitting in the second row outside position.
Flip and Fold Feature
The rear seats in your vehicle can be folded forward.
Use this feature for exiting and enteringthird row seats.
1. If the seats havetl
push them fully do
2 adjustablehead restraints,
In.
2. Foldtheseatbackflat
on the seat, by either
pullingon thenylon
strap on the rear of the
seat or liftingup on
the lever located on the
front of the seatback.
If the seat adjusts, slide
it all the way back.
3. Releasetherearset of
hooks from the floor
pins by pullingthe
nylon strap located at
the base of the
seat; hang on to the
strap as the seat folds
forward.
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To return the seat(s) to the normal position, do the
following:
1. Push the seat back and firmly push the rear hooks
onto the rear floor pins by pushing down on the
rear of the seat.
2. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.
3. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon
strap on the back of the seat and raise the
seatback until it locks upright.
locked.
4. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
Split Bench Seats
If you have the split bench seat (50/50 or 40/60), the
seatbacks can be folded forward or reclined individually
and the seats can be removed individually. The
second row (40/60) sections can also be adjusted
forward or rearward individually.
with a built-inchild restraint.See Built-ln Child Restraint
on page
1-78.
The seccnb rsk! (40/60) split bench rzsy be eqglpper!
Adjusting the Split Bench Seats
(Second
Row)
The second row bench seats are adjustable. There are
two adjustment levers on each section of the split
bench seats to adjustthe seat forward or rearward.
One is located belowthe center, in the front of each
section
of the split bench.
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The other lever is located
on the rear of the seat.
Lift up either lever and slide the seat forward or
rearward. Release the lever. Push and pull on the seat
to make sure it is locked into place.
ng or Rec
ling the Sea,
ac ks
If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
The seatbacks on each sectionof the split bench seat
can be either folded forwardor reclined.The following
explains how to use thenylonstrap or recliner lever
to fold or recline the seatbacks.
Nylon Strap Recliner Lever
To fold the seatback forward, pull the nylon strap
located
on the rear of the seat or lift up on the recliner
lever located on the front of the seatback. The
seatback will lock into place.
To raise a seatback, pull the nylon strap or lift the
recliner lever while raisingthe seatback until it locks
upright. Push and pull on the seatback
to check that it is
locked into place.
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To recline the seatback, pull thenylon strap or lift the
recliner lever. Press back on the seatback until you
reach the desired positionthen let go of the strap
or lever.
'To return the seatback to an upright position, pull on the
nylon strap or
lift the recliner lever without putting any
pressure on the seatback. Push and pull on the
seatback
to be sure it is locked into place.
Removing the Split Bench Seat
Make sure the seatback is in the upright position.
1. For the second row split bench, with the seatback
in the upright position, unhook the side attachment
for the safety belt. This mini-buckle is located
on the right side of the seat.Push the red center of
the buckle up with a
small pointed
object
- like a key or
a pen - io remove
the seat belt,
if needed.
3. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon
strap on the back of the seat
to fold the seatback
forward.
4. If the seat is in the second row, lift one of the
adjustment levers and slide the seat fully rearward.
5. From behind the bench seat, pull the nylon strap at
the center of the base of the seat
to release the
rear latches from the floor pins.
Do not let go of the strap until the seat is folded all
the way forward.
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6. To unlatch the front latches, squeeze the angled
,’. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly forward, then
bar toward the straight crossbar.
toward the rear of the vehicle and then pulling
it out.
Repeat these steps for the other section
of the split
bench seat.
Replacingthe Split Bench Seats
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If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move
forward ina sudden stop or crash.That could
cause injury to the person sittingthere. Always
press rearward on the seatback tobe sure
it is
locked.
, ;eat tl : isn’t locked i.._~ p.-:e prope: can
move around
in a collision or sudden stop.
People
in the vehicle couldbe injured. Be sure
to lock theseat into place properlywhen
installing
it.
1-12

A safety belt that is improperly routed, not
properly attached, or twisted won't provide the
protection needed
in a crash. The person
wearing the belt could be seriously injured.
After installing theseat, always check to be
sure that the safety belts are properly routed
and attached, and are not twisted.
Make sure the seatback is in the upright position and
the safety belts are on the correct section of the seat.
Don't put the sectionsof the bench seat in
so they face
rearwardbecause they won't latch that way. If you
want more storage room behind the second row seat,
adjust each section by sliding it forward.
The split bench seats have seat position labels, located
must go. Followthat diagram.
"r! the h2Ck sf ex!? sezt, shs!I'I"g !Vhe!-e the sat
The seat must be placed in the proper location for the
legs to attach correctly.
1. Squeeze the angled bar toward the solid crossbar
while placing the front hooks
of the bench seat onto
the front two floor pins.
Make sure the seat is in the full rear position before
beginning this p:m!du:e.
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