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To unlock any door or the liftgate from the outside with your key, turn thekey to the unlock position and release. This will onlyunlock that door or the liftgate. You can unlock all the doors and the liftgate by holding the key cylinder,in the unlock position for onesecond. o 1 With power d 0 locks, you can lock all the doors from the outside by inserting the key and turning the key cylinder to th'elock position. Automatic D'oorLocks All of the doors will lock automatically when you move your shift lever out of PARK ( ) All doors will unlock P. automatically when the ignition is turned off while the shift lever is in PARK (P). You can program the Automatic Door Locks to operate with the remote keyless entry system and to lock and unlock automatically to suit your needs. See "Locks and Lighting Choices" in the Index. With the Automatic Door Locks feature, you can still lock or unlock the doors at any time, either manually or with the power door lock switches. With powerlocks, when the doors are locked, the inside as well as the outside door handle cannot open the doors. This safety feature prevents a door from being accidentally opened from the inside by moving the handle. To override this safety feature, move the locking lever to the unlock position on the door you want to open. When the liftgate has been unlocked with the power door locks, you won't needthe key to open it. Simply squeeze the handle above the license plate. This is also true if you use the optional remote keyless entry transmitter. See "Keyless Entry System" later in this section. Last Door Closed Locking The Last Door Closed Locking feature makes it easier to use your power door locks to lo'ckall the doors and the liftgate when leaving your vehicle. When any door or the liftgate is open, the first time you attempt to lock the doors using the power lock switch or the remote keyless entry transmitter (if equipped), will result in three chimes to signal that Last Door Closed Locking is being used. All doors and the liftgatecan be opened for five seconds from the time thelast door is closed. 2-6

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Seats and Restraint Systems	8
Seats and Seat Controls	9
Rear Seats	13
Safety Belts	40
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About	45
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	46
Driver Position	46
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	54
Right Front Passenger Position	55
Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS)	55
Rear Seat Passengers	63
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides	67
Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat)	69
Center Passenger Position	71
Children	73
Built-in Child Restraint	76
Child Restraints	87
Larger Children	104
Safety Belt Extender	107
Checking Your Restraint	107
Replacing Restraint System Parts	108
Features and Controls	112
Keys	113
Door Locks	115
Keyless Entry System	119
Switchbanks	124
Sliding Door	125
Power Sliding Door (Option)	126
Liftgate	132
Theft	133
Content Theft-Deterrent	134
New Vehicle “Break-In”	136
Ignition Positions	137
Starting Your Engine	138
Engine Coolant Heater	140
Automatic Transaxle Operation	141
Parking Brake	145
Shifting Into PARK	146
Shifting Out of PARK	148
Parking Over Things That	149
Engine Exhaust	149
Running Your Engine While You’re	150
Locks and Lighting Choices	151
Windows	161
Turn SignaVMultifunction	163
Exterior Lamps	169
Interior Lamps	171
Mirrors	175
Storage Compartments	176
Sun Visors	188
Accessory Inflator	189
Power Sunroof (Option)	192
Instrument Panel	193
Warning Lights, Gages	194
Driver Information Center	210
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	216
Comfort Controls	217
Heating	219
Defogging and Defrosting	219
Rear Window Defogger	220
Rear Climate Control (If Equipped)	221
Ventilation System	223
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo	224
Setting the Clock for All Systems Except	224
AM-FM Stereo	225
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape	226
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette	230
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player	234
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc	236
Rear Seat Audio (If Equipped)	239
Remote Compact Disc Player (If Equipped)	241
Theft-Deterrent Feature (If Equipped)	242
Audio Steering Wheel Controls	245
Understanding Radio Reception	246
Tips About Your Audio System	246
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	247
Care of Your Compact Discs	248
Care of Your Compact Disc Player	248
Integrated Windshield	248
Your Driving and the Road	252
Defensive Driving	253
Drunken Driving	254
Control of a Vehicle	257
Braking	257
Steering	262
Off-Road Recovery	264
Passing	264
Loss of Control	266
Driving at Night	267
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads	268
City Driving	271
Freeway Driving	272
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	273
Highway Hypnosis	273
Hill and Mountain Roads	274
Winter Driving	276
Loading Your Vehicle	280
Towing a Trailer	283
Problems on the Road	294
Hazard Warning Flashers	295
Other Warning Devices	295
Jump Starting	296
Towing Your Vehicle	300
Engine Overheating	305
If a Tire Goes Flat	315
Air Inflator (Option)	315
Changing a Flat Tire	316
Compact Spare Tire	325
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice	326
Service and Appearance Care	330
Service	331
Fuel	332
Filling a Portable Fuel Container	336
Checking Things Under the Hood	337
Engine Oil	340
Air Cleaner	344
Passenger Compartment Air	346
Automatic Transaxle Fluid	347
Engine Coolant	350
Radiator Pressure Cap	353
Windshield Washer Fluid	355
Brakes	356
Battery	359
Bulb Replacement	360
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement	368
Tires	369
Appearance Care	377
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle	377
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle	381
Underbody Maintenance	384
Chemical Paint Spotting	384
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	386
Electrical System	387
Replacement Bulbs	395
Capacities and Specifications	395
Engine Specifications	395
Vehicle Dimensions	396
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts	396
Air Conditioning Refrigerants	396
Maintenance Schedule	400
Introduction	401
Your Vehicle and the Environment	401
How This Section is Organized	402
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	403
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	403
Selecting the Right Schedule	403
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	428
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	432
Part E: Maintenance Record	435
Customer Assistance Information	440
Pontiac Cares	441
What Makes Up Pontiac Cares?	442
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	442
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone	444
Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program	445
Canadian Roadside Assistance	446
Pontiac Courtesy Transportation	447
GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	448
warranty Information	449
Reporting Safety Defects to the U.S.	449
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canada	450
Reporting Safety Defects to General	450
Ordering Service in Canada	450

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unlock any door or the liftgate from the outside with

your

key, turn

the key

the unlock position and release.

This

will

only unlock that door or the liftgate.

You

can

unlock all the doors and the liftgate by holding the key

cylinder,in

the

unlock position for

one second.

With power

do01

locks, you

can

lock all the doors from

the outside

inserting

the

key and turning the

key

cylinder to th’e

lock position.

With

power locks, when the doors are locked, the inside

well

as the outside

door

handle cannot open

the

doors.

This

safety feature prevents

door from being

accidentally opened

from

the

inside

moving

the handle.

override this safety feature, move the locking lever to

the unlock position

on the door you want to open.

When the liftgate has been unlocked with the power

door

locks, you

won’t

need

the key to

open it. Simply

squeeze the handle above the license plate. This

also

true

you use the optional remote keyless entry

transmitter. See “Keyless Entry System” later in

this section.

Automatic

D’oor

Locks

All of the doors will lock automatically when you move

your shift lever out of

PARK

(P).

All

doors

will

unlock

automatically when the ignition is turned

off

while the

shift lever is in

PARK

(P).

You

can

program the Automatic

Door

Locks

operate

with the remote keyless entry system and

lock

and

unlock automatically to suit your needs.

See

“Locks

and

Lighting Choices” in the Index.

With the Automatic Door Locks feature, you can

still

lock or unlock the doors at any time, either manually or

with the power door lock switches.

Last

Door

Closed

Locking

The Last Door Closed Locking feature

makes

it easier to

use your power door locks to lo’ck all the doors and the

liftgate when leaving your vehicle.

When any door or the liftgate

open, the first time you

attempt to lock the

doors

using the power lock switch

the remote keyless

entry

transmitter

(if

equipped), will

result

three chimes

signal

that

Last

Door

Closed

Locking

being used. All doors and the

liftgate

can

opened

for

five seconds from the time

the

last door

closed.

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