2003 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 160

2003 Pontiac Grand Prix Manual

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The Driver Information Center (DIC) gives you important safety and maintenance facts. When you turn the ignition on, all of the DIC lights illuminate for a few seconds. After this, the DIC will begin working. Functions LOW TRAC (Low Traction): If your vehicle is equipped with anti-lock brakes, this light will come on when the enhanced traction system is limiting wheel spin. See Enhanced Traction System (ETS) on page 4- I I or Low Traction Light on page 3-30. TRAC OFF (Traction Off): If your vehicle is equipped with anti-lock brakes, this light lets you know that the enhanced traction system has been disabled and will not limit wheel spin. See Enhanced Traction System Warning Light on page 3-30 or Low Traction Light on page 3-30. TRAC (Traction): If the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and the enhanced traction system, you will have a disable button on the far right side of the DIC. The enhanced traction system is automatically activated when you turn the ignition on. This button will activate/deactivate the system. If you need to disable the system, such as when you are stuck and are rocking the vehicle back and forth, push this button. See If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow on page 4-32. __appear next to that door on the vehicleajar, this light (Door Ajar): Ifoneof the doors is will outline. CHANGE OIL SOON: This light will appear when the system indicates that it'stime for an oil change. The system predicts remaining oil life using data from length of drives, coolant temperature, engine rpm and vehicle speed. It alerts you to change the oil on a schedule consistent with the vehicle's driving conditions. After changing the oil, the system must be reset. See How to Reset the GM Oil Life SystemTM under Engine Oil on page 5- 18. LOW: This light will come on when the ignition is on and the fluid in the washer fluid container is low. AJAR: This light alerts you that the trunk is not fully closed. e 3-39

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The
Driver
Information
Center
(DIC)
gives you important
safety and maintenance facts. When you turn the
ignition on, all of the
DIC lights illuminate for a
few
seconds.
After
this,
the DIC will begin working.
Functions
_ _
(Door Ajar):
If one of
the doors is ajar, this light
will
appear
next
to
that
door
on the vehicle outline.
CHANGE
OIL
SOON:
This light will appear when the
system
indicates
that
it’s
time for
an oil change. The
system
predicts
remaining oil life using data from length
of drives,
coolant
temperature,
engine
rpm and
vehicle
speed. It alerts
you to change the oil on a
schedule
consistent
with the vehicle’s driving conditions.
After
changing the oil,
the system must be reset. See
How
to
Reset
the
GM
Oil
Life SystemTM
under
Engine
Oil
on
page
5-
18.
e
LOW:
This
light
will come on when the ignition is
on
and
the fluid in
the
washer fluid container is low.
AJAR:
This
light alerts you that the trunk is not
fully
closed.
LOW TRAC (Low
Traction):
If
your vehicle is equipped
with anti-lock brakes, this light will come on when the
enhanced traction system is limiting wheel spin.
See
Enhanced Traction System (ETS) on page 4-
I
I
or
Low
Traction Light
on
page
3-30.
TRAC
OFF
(Traction Off):
If
your vehicle is equipped
with anti-lock brakes, this light lets you know that
the enhanced traction system has been disabled and
will not limit wheel
spin.
See
Enhanced Traction System
Warning Light
on
page 3-30
or
Low Traction Light
on
page 3-30.
TRAC (Traction):
If the vehicle has anti-lock brakes
and the enhanced traction system, you will have a
disable button on the far
right
side of the DIC.
The enhanced traction system is automatically activated
when you turn the ignition on. This button will
activate/deactivate the system. If you need to disable
the system, such
as
when
you are stuck and are rocking
the vehicle back and forth,
push this button.
See
If
You
Are Stuck:
in
Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow on
page 4-32.
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