2008 Pontiac G8 Owner's Manual - Page 105

2008 Pontiac G8 Manual

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Instruments and Controls Service Charging System This message is displayed when there is a fault in the battery charging system, see your dealer/retailer. You can press 3 or 8 to acknowledge that you received the message, but " Low Batt will continue to appear in the bottom of the DIC display until the vehicle has been serviced. 4-31 v Service Vehicle Soon This message is displayed when there is a problem with the vehicle, see your dealer/retailer. You can press 3 or 8 to acknowledge that you received the message, but * Service will continue to appear in the bottom of the DIC display until the vehicle has been serviced. Stability Ctrl (Control) Assistance This message is displayed when the Electronic Stability Program (ESP®) is actively helping the vehicle with road grip and stability. ESP CTRL appears at the bottom of the display and remains illuminated as long as the ESP is actively helping with road grip and stability. See Electronic Stability Program on page 8-16. L : Service Engine Oil D Sport Shift This message is displayed when the engine oil needs to be changed. When you change the engine oil, be sure to reset the Oil Life System. See Engine Oil Life System on page 9-10 for information on how to reset the message. See Engine Oil on page 9-8 and Scheduled Maintenance on page 11-4 for more information. This message is displayed when the automatic transmission is operating in sport shift mode. See Automatic Transmission Operation on page 8-6. F Stability Ctrl (Control) Off This message is displayed when the ESP has been turned off. See Electronic Stability Program on page 8-16. If this message is displayed and you have not turned off the ESP, it means there is a problem with the ESP, see your dealer/retailer.

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Service Charging System
This message is displayed when
there is a fault in the battery
charging system, see your
dealer/retailer.
You can press
3
or
8
to
acknowledge that you received the
message, but
"
Low Batt will
continue to appear in the bottom of
the DIC display until the vehicle
has been serviced.
:
Service Engine Oil
This message is displayed when the
engine oil needs to be changed.
When you change the engine oil, be
sure to reset the Oil Life System.
See
Engine Oil Life System on
page 9-10
for information on how to
reset the message. See
Engine
Oil on page 9-8
and
Scheduled
Maintenance on page 11-4
for more
information.
v
Service Vehicle Soon
This message is displayed when
there is a problem with the vehicle,
see your dealer/retailer.
You can press
3
or
8
to
acknowledge that you received the
message, but
*
Service will
continue to appear in the bottom of
the DIC display until the vehicle
has been serviced.
D
Sport Shift
This message is displayed when the
automatic transmission is operating
in sport shift mode.
See
Automatic Transmission
Operation on page 8-6
.
L
Stability Ctrl (Control)
Assistance
This message is displayed when the
Electronic Stability Program
(ESP
®
) is actively helping the
vehicle with road grip and stability.
ESP CTRL appears at the bottom
of the display and remains
illuminated as long as the ESP is
actively helping with road grip
and stability. See
Electronic Stability
Program on page 8-16
.
F
Stability Ctrl (Control) Off
This message is displayed when the
ESP has been turned off.
See
Electronic Stability Program on
page 8-16
. If this message is
displayed and you have not turned
off the ESP, it means there is a
problem with the ESP, see
your dealer/retailer.
Instruments and Controls
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