Pontiac 2006 GTO User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2
Safety Belts .............................................. 1-6
Child Restraints ....................................... 1-25
Airbag System ......................................... 1-46
Restraint System Check ............................ 1-53
Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1
Keys ........................................................ 2-2
Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-7
Windows ................................................. 2-12
Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-14
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-16
Mirrors .................................................... 2-29
Storage Areas ......................................... 2-30
Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-31
Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1
Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4
Climate Controls ...................................... 3-19
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-22
Trip Computer ......................................... 3-33
Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-44
Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2
Towing ................................................... 4-34
Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1
Service ..................................................... 5-3
Fuel ......................................................... 5-5
Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10
Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-43
Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-45
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-50
Tires ...................................................... 5-51
Appearance Care ..................................... 5-76
Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-85
Electrical System ...................................... 5-85
Capacities and Specifications ..................... 5-90
Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1
Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1
Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-13
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC,
the PONTIAC Emblem and the name GTO are
registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the time it
was printed. We reserve the right to make changes
after that time without further notice. For vehicles first
sold in Canada, substitute the name General Motors of
Canada Limited for Pontiac Division wherever it
appears in the manual.
Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is
needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is
sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.
How to Use This Manual
Many people read the owner manual from beginning to
end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this
is done, it can help you learn about the features
and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work
together in the owner manual to explain things.
Index
A good place to quickly locate information about the
vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an
alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the
page number where it can be found.
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 06GTO A First Printing
©
2005 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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Safety Warnings and Symbols
There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We
use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things
that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning.
{CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
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 do not,
you or others could be hurt.
You will also find a circle
with a slash through it in
this book. This safety
symbol means “Do Not,”
“Do Not do this” or “Do Not
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this manual you will find these notices:
Notice: These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage the
vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered
by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But
the notice will tell 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.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with
the text describing the 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, reference the following
topics:
•Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
•Features and Controls in Section 2
•Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
•Climate Controls in Section 3
•Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3
•Audio System(s) in Section 3
•Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:
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✍NOTES
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Front Seats ......................................................1-2
Power Seats ..................................................1-2
Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-2
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-3
Head Restraints .............................................1-4
Seatback Latches ...........................................1-5
Safety Belts .....................................................1-6
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-6
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-11
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-11
Driver Position ..............................................1-12
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-18
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-19
Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-19
Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-19
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-22
Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-24
Child Restraints .............................................1-25
Older Children ..............................................1-25
Infants and Young Children ............................1-28
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-31
Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-36
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) ......................................1-37
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position ....................................1-41
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position ............................1-43
Airbag System ...............................................1-46
Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-48
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-49
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-50
How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-50
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-50
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-52
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle ....................................................1-52
Restraint System Check ..................................1-53
Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-53
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ............................................1-53
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Power Seats
The power seat controls are located on the outboard
side of the driver’s and passenger’s seat.
The horizontal switch is used to adjust the height, the
tilt, and the movement of the seat forward and rearward.
The vertical switch is used to adjust the seatback.
•To move the entire seat forward or rearward, move
the horizontal control forward or rearward.
•To raise or lower the entire seat, move the
horizontal control up or down.
•To raise or lower the front of the seat, move the
front of the horizontal control up or down.
•To raise or lower the rear of the seat, move the
rear of the horizontal control up or down.
•To raise or recline the seatback, tilt the vertical
control forward or rearward. See
Reclining
Seatbacks on page 1-3
.
Manual Lumbar
The manual lumbar control
lets you adjust the amount
of support in the lower
seatback.
The control is located on the outboard side of the
seatback.
To increase or decrease lumbar support, turn the knob.
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Reclining Seatbacks
Use the vertical switch on the outboard side of the seat
cushion to recline the seatbacks.
Press the top of the switch forward or rearward to recline
or raise the seatback to the desired position. See
Power
Seats on page 1-2
.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle
is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you
buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their
job when you are reclined like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it
will not 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 cannot do its job either. In a
crash, the belt could go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not
at 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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Head Restraints
The head restraints on
both the front and rear
seats are adjustable.
Press the button at the base of the head restraint to
lower it. Pull up on the restraint to raise it.
Adjust the 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.
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Seatback Latches
The front seats in your vehicle have an easy entry
feature.
For easy entry/exit to the rear seats, do the following:
1. Lift the lever located on
the outboard side of
the seat, near the top,
to tilt the seatback
forward.
2. Press and hold the
button, located below
the lever, to move
the entire seat forward
completely.
A weight sensor has been built into the front seats. The
seat will not move forward if there is more than 27 lbs
(12 kg) on the seat sensor.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
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To return the seat to the original position, do the
following:
1. Make sure there are no objects in front of or behind
the seat.
2. Return the seatback to the original, upright position.
3. Press and hold the button, located below the
lever, to return the seat to its original position.
The seat will pause for two seconds when it reaches
its original position.
The seatback must first be returned upright before
pressing the button, otherwise the seat will not move.
When rear seat passengers are entering or exiting
the vehicle, it may be helpful to move the seat
belt anchor arm toward the rear of the vehicle.
Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety
belts properly. It also tells you some things you should
not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Do not let anyone ride where he or she cannot
wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a
crash and you are not wearing a safety belt,
your injuries can be much worse. You can hit
things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it.
You can be seriously injured or killed. In the
same crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,
and check that your passengers’ belts are
fastened properly too.
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{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a
collision, people riding in these areas are more
likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not
allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle
that is not equipped with seats and safety
belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a
seat and using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a
reminder to buckle up. See
Safety Belt Reminder
Light on page 3-24
.
In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law
says to wear safety belts. Here is why:
They work .
You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have
a crash, you do not know if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckled up, a person would not
survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of
them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes
walk away. Without belts they could have been badly
hurt or killed.
After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles, the
facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter...a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on
wheels.
Put someone on it.
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
does not stop. The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield...
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or the instrument panel... or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.
You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That is why
safety belts make such good sense.
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Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident
if I am wearing a safety belt?
A: You could be — whether you are wearing a safety
belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you are upside down. And your chance of
being conscious during and after an accident,
so you
can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if
you are belted.
Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have to
wear safety belts?
A: Airbags are in many vehicles today and will be in
most of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only; so they work
with
safety belts — not instead of them. Every airbag
system ever offered for sale has required the use of
safety belts. Even if you are in a vehicle that has
airbags, you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That is true not only in frontal collisions,
but especially in side and other collisions.
Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from
home, why should I wear safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in an
accident — even one that is not your fault — you
and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good
driver does not protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of
home. And the greatest number of serious injuries
and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph
(65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about
safety belts and children. And there are different
rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be
riding in your vehicle, see
Older Children on page 1-25
or Infants and Young Children on page 1-28 . Follow
those rules for everyone’s protection.
First, you will want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We will start with the driver position.
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Driver Position
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To see
how, see “Seats” in the Index.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Do not let it get twisted.
The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt
across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt
go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt
across you more slowly.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
5. Move the shoulder belt height adjuster to the height
that is right for you. See
Shoulder Belt Height
Adjustment on page 1-18
.
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6. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the
shoulder belt.
The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on
the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this
applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you would
be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid
under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen.
This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The
shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across
the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take
belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there is a sudden stop or crash,
or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor.
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Q: What is wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It will not give nearly
as much protection this way.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt
is too loose. In a crash, you would move
forward too much, which could increase injury.
The shoulder belt should fit against your body.
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