2008 Pontiac G8 Owner's Manual - Page 104

2008 Pontiac G8 Manual

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4-30 Instruments and Controls OverSpeed Replace Battery in Remote Key This message is displayed when the battery in the remote keyless entry transmitter needs to be replaced. See your dealer/retailer to replace the battery. You can press 3 or 8 to acknowledge that you received the message, but Q Key Batt will continue to appear in the bottom of the DIC display until the battery has been replaced. accompanied by a chime, unless the ignition has been turned off. For information on how to turn the rest reminder on and off, see DIC Vehicle Customization on page 4-32. y This message is displayed when the vehicle's speed is greater than the set OverSpeed value. See "OverSpeed" under DIC Operation and Displays on page 4-23. You can press 8 or move the thumbwheel up Q or down R to acknowledge that you received the message, but OverSpeed will continue to appear in the bottom of the DIC display as long as the vehicle's speed exceeds the preset value. { Safety Mode Active and Power Reduced These messages display alternately when there is a problem with the engine control system, see your dealer/retailer. You can press 3 or 8 to acknowledge that you received the message, but { Safety will continue to appear in the bottom of the DIC display until the vehicle has been serviced. w Rest Reminder $ Park Brake This message is displayed if the parking brake is applied when you are driving. Release the parking brake. See Parking Brake on page 8-9. This feature reminds the driver that they may have been driving for too long without a break. When the ignition is turned on, a timer starts counting. After two hours of continuous driving, the rest reminder flashes to alert the driver. The Rest Reminder message is displayed until 3 or 8 are pressed. The rest reminder reappears after 20 minutes

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y
OverSpeed
This message is displayed when the
vehicle’s speed is greater than
the set OverSpeed value. See
“OverSpeed” under
DIC Operation
and Displays on page 4-23
.
You can press
8
or move the
thumbwheel up
Q
or down
R
to
acknowledge that you received
the message, but OverSpeed will
continue to appear in the bottom of
the DIC display as long as the
vehicle’s speed exceeds the preset
value.
$
Park Brake
This message is displayed if the
parking brake is applied when you
are driving. Release the parking
brake. See
Parking Brake on
page 8-9
.
Replace Battery in
Remote Key
This message is displayed when the
battery in the remote keyless
entry transmitter needs to be
replaced. See your dealer/retailer to
replace the battery.
You can press
3
or
8
to
acknowledge that you received the
message, but
Q
Key Batt will
continue to appear in the bottom of
the DIC display until the battery
has been replaced.
w
Rest Reminder
This feature reminds the driver that
they may have been driving for too
long without a break. When the
ignition is turned on, a timer starts
counting. After two hours of
continuous driving, the rest reminder
flashes to alert the driver. The Rest
Reminder message is displayed until
3
or
8
are pressed. The rest
reminder reappears after 20 minutes
accompanied by a chime, unless the
ignition has been turned off. For
information on how to turn the rest
reminder on and off, see
DIC Vehicle
Customization on page 4-32
.
{
Safety Mode Active and
Power Reduced
These messages display alternately
when there is a problem with the
engine control system, see
your dealer/retailer.
You can press
3
or
8
to
acknowledge that you received the
message, but
{
Safety will
continue to appear in the bottom of
the DIC display until the vehicle
has been serviced.
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