User manual PONTIAC AZTEK 2004

2004 Pontiac Aztek Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-6 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-12 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-39 Air Bag Systems ...................................... 1-61 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-71 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 ........... 2-18 Mirrors .................................................... 2-31 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-32 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-34 Sunroof .................................................. 2-48 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-24 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ......... 3-31 Message Center ....................................... 3-43 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-53 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-64 M 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 ......................................................... 5-4 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-48 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-50 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-56 Tires ...................................................... 5-58 Appearance Care ................................... 5-103 Vehicle Identification ............................... 5-111 Electrical System .................................... 5-112 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-118 ..................................... 6-1 Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Customer Assistance Information .................... 7-1 Customer Assistance Information .................. 7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-11 Index .................................................................1 Canadian Owners You can obtain a French copy of this manual from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem and the name AZTEK 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 whenever it appears in this manual. Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be there if you ever need it when you're on the road. If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new owner can use it. About Driving Your Vehicle As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or an accident. See Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle on page 4-2. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 10337756 A First Edition ii © Copyright General Motors Corporation 05/30/03 All Rights Reserved How to Use This Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you will find that pictures and words work together to explain things. {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 don't, you or others could be hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means "Don't," "Don't do this" or "Don't let this happen." Index A good place to look for what you need is the Index in back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual, and the page number where you will find it. Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book you will find these notices: Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. A notice will tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you 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. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Symbols Your vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle, 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 iv These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle: v NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Child Restraint Systems .................................1-45 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-48 Top Strap ....................................................1-49 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-50 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) ......................1-52 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System ...............................1-54 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position ................................1-54 Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position ....................................1-56 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ....................................1-59 Air Bag Systems ............................................1-61 Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-64 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-67 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-68 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-68 What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates? .......1-69 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-71 Restraint System Check ..................................1-71 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-71 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ............................................1-72 Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Manual Passenger Seat ..................................1-2 Six-Way Power Seats .....................................1-2 Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3 Heated Seats .................................................1-3 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4 Head Restraints .............................................1-5 Rear Seats .......................................................1-6 Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-6 Split Bench Seats ...........................................1-6 Safety Belts ...................................................1-12 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-12 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-17 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-18 Driver Position ..............................................1-18 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-26 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-27 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-28 Center Rear Passenger Position .....................1-32 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults .......................................1-34 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-38 Child Restraints .............................................1-39 Older Children ..............................................1-39 Infants and Young Children ............................1-41 1-1 Front Seats Manual Passenger Seat Pull up on the lever, located on the front of the seat, to unlock and move the seat. Six-Way Power Seats Your vehicle may have this feature. If it does, the six-way power seat control is located on the outboard sides of the driver's and front passenger's seats. · Move the front of the control up or down to adjust the front portion of the cushion up or down. · Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust the rear portion of the cushion up or down. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever. To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move the seat back and forth with your body. · Lift up or push down on the whole control to move the entire seat up or down. · To move the whole seat forward or rearward, slide the control forward or rearward. 1-2 Manual Lumbar The knob that controls this feature is located on the outboard sides of the driver's and front passenger's seats. Heated Seats Your vehicle may have heated seats. If it does, the heated seat switches are located in the instrument panel switchbank. Turn the knob toward the front of the vehicle to increase lumbar support. Turn the knob toward the rear of the vehicle to decrease lumbar support. This feature will quickly heat the seat cushions and lower back of the driver's and front passenger's seat. The left switch is for the driver's seat and the right switch is for the front passenger's seat. Press the top of the switch to turn the heater on. Press the bottom of the switch to turn the heater off. The heated seat switch will turn off when the ignition is turned to OFF and will resume operation when the ignition is turned to ON, unless the switch is turned off. 1-3 Reclining Seatbacks To adjust the seatback, pull up on the recliner lever located on the outboard sides of both the driver's and front passenger's seats. Release the lever to lock the seatback where you want it. Push and pull on the seat to make sure it's locked into position. Pull up on the lever, and the seat will go to its original upright position. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-4 Head Restraints {CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can't do their job when you're reclined like this. The shoulder belt can't do its job because it won't 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 can't 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. Adjust your 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. The front seat head restraints are adjustable. Slide the head restraint up or down to adjust it. The rear seat head restraints in your vehicle may be adjustable. They work the same as the front seat head restraints. 1-5 Rear Seats Rear Seat Operation The rear seats in your vehicle have seat operating features to adjust, fold, remove and reinstall the seats. By using the seat operating procedures, in the correct order, you can easily remove the seats from your vehicle. When you put the seats back in the vehicle, be sure to follow the label on the back of the seat for proper location. Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks {CAUTION: If the seatback isn't locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked. Split Bench Seats The seatbacks can be folded forward or reclined individually and the sections can be flipped forward or removed individually. 1-6 To recline the seatbacks lift up on the recliner lever located on the outboard side of the seatback. Removing the Split Bench Seat Each section of the split bench seat can be flipped forward or removed individually. Move the seatback to the desired position. It is easier to raise or lower the seatback if you lean forward and take the weight off the seatback. To fold the seatback forward lift up on the recliner lever and fold the seatback forward. The seatback will lock into place. Lift up on the lever again to raise the seatback. The seatback will lock into place when you push it back to the upright position. After raising a seatback to an upright position, push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked upright. 1. Unlatch the shoulder belt from the lap belt. 2. Make sure the seatback is in the upright position. 3. Lift the seatback recliner lever to fold the seatback forward. 1-7 4. Pull the lever, located at the base on the outboard side of the seat, to release the rear latches from the floor pins and flip the seat forward. The seat can stay in this position or it can be removed from the vehicle by following the next steps. 5. To release the front latches, squeeze the angled latch release bar toward the straight crossbar. 6. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly toward the rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out. Repeat these steps for the other section of the split bench seat. 1-8 Replacing the Split Bench Seats {CAUTION: {CAUTION: If the seatback isn't locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked. A safety belt that is improperly routed, not properly attached, or twisted won't provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. After installing the seat, always check to be sure that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are not twisted. Make sure the seatback is in the folded forward position and the safety belts are on the correct section of the seat. Don't put the sections of the bench seat in so they face rearward because they won't latch that way. The split bench seat sections have seat position labels, located on the back of each section, showing where the section must go. The seat must be placed in the proper location for the legs to attach correctly. {CAUTION: A seat that isn't locked into place properly can move around in a collision or sudden stop. People in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock the seat into place properly when installing it. 1-9 2. Make sure the bench seat is angled so that the front hooks clear the floor pins. If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear legs will not attach to the rear set of floor pins. 1. Squeeze the angled latch release bar toward the straight crossbar while placing the front hooks of the bench seat onto the front two floor pins. 1-10 3. Firmly push the rear hooks onto the rear floor pins by pushing down on the rear of the seat. 4. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down. 5. Lift the seatback recliner lever and raise the seatback until it locks upright. 6. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked upright. 7. Attach the lap belt. 1-11 Safety Belts {CAUTION: 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. 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. {CAUTION: Don't let anyone ride where he or she can't wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and you're 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. Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. See Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 3-35. In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. You never know if you'll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don't know if it will be a bad one. 1-12 A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up, a person wouldn't 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! Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat on wheels. 1-13 Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider doesn't stop. 1-14