Congratulations on your purchase of a Pontiac Grand Am. Please read this information and your Owner Manual to ensure an outstanding ownership experience. Note that your vehicle may not include all the features described in this booklet. Place this booklet in your Owner Manual portfolio for easy reference. Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Instrument Panel Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Remote Keyless Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Horn Chirp -- How to Program . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Remote Keyless Entry Battery Replacement . . .5 Programmable Automatic Power Door Locks . .6 Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Window Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Automatic Light Control/ Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Removing Key from Parked Vehicle . . . . . . . . . .9 Fueling Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 MP3 Stereo System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Oil Life Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Installing a Child Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Rear Door Security Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 My GMLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 2 Instrument Panel Getting to Know Your 2004 Grand Am A. Fog Lamp Button B. Instrument Panel Brightness Thumbwheel C. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever D. Horn E. Instrument Panel Cluster F. Windshield Wiper/Washer Lever G. Ignition Switch H. Enhanced Traction System Button I. Hazard Warning Flashers Button J. Instrument Panel Fuse Blocks K. Hood Release Handle L. Tilt Wheel Lever M. Audio System Steering Wheel Controls (If equipped) See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. N. Cruise Control Buttons (If equipped) O. Shift Lever P. Cigarette Lighter Q. Climate Control System R. Audio System Instrument Panel Cluster B C A D Your vehicle's instrument panel is equipped with this cluster or one very similar to it. The instrument panel cluster includes these key features: A. Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge B. Tachometer C. Speedometer D. Fuel Gauge IMPORTANT: The instrument panel cluster is designed to let you know of many important aspects of your vehicle's operation. It is important to read your Owner Manual and become familiar with the information being relayed to you by the lights, gauges and indicators, and what action can be taken to ensure safety and to prevent damage. 3 See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. 4 Getting to Know Your 2004 Grand Am Remote Keyless Entry The Remote Keyless Entry transmitter can be used to lock or unlock your vehicle, open the trunk or activate the alarm. Delayed Locking With Delayed Locking, when your keys are removed from the ignition and a door is opened, a chime will sound three times after you press the Power Door Lock switch. The chime indicates that the doors will not lock until after all the doors have been closed for seven seconds. You may cancel this feature through the following ways: · Press the door Unlock switch (to unlock). · Override it by pressing the door Lock switch again or the Lock button on the optional Remote Keyless Entry transmitter to immediately lock the doors. Delayed Locking allows you to get back into the vehicle to grab a package or a small child without having to activate the door Lock switch again. See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. When you press the Unlock or Trunk release button, the vehicle's interior lamps will illuminate. In addition, both audible and visual feedback is provided when operating the transmitter buttons while performing the following functions: 1. Lock button: Park lamps flash twice and horn chirps (if all doors are close). 2. Unlock button: Park lamps flash twice on first button press as driver's door unlocks. Remaining doors unlock on second press of button. 3. Trunk button: No park lamps flash and no horn chirps as trunk is released. 4. Horn Alarm button: This feature allows you to draw attention to your vehicle when personal safety is in question. Park lamps and headlamps will flash followed by horn activation. You can disable this feature by pressing the Alarm button a second time or by turning your ignition to ON. After one minute, this feature will automatically turn off. 5 The horn chirp feature for both the Delayed Locking and Remote Keyless Entry is turned "on" at the factory. To disable horn chirp for both of these features, simply follow this procedure. See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. Remote Keyless Entry Battery Replacement Under normal use, the battery in your Remote Keyless Entry transmitter should last about two years. You can tell the battery is weak if the transmitter won't work at the normal range in any location. If you have to get close to your vehicle before the transmitter works, it's probably time to change the battery. Note: When replacing the battery, use one three-volt CR2032 or equivalent battery. Use care not to touch any of the transmitter circuitry. Static from your body transferred to these surfaces may damage the transmitter. See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. Horn Chirp -- How to Program Close the doors, turn the ignition to the ON position. Keep all doors closed throughout this procedure. 1. Press and hold down either Power Door Lock switch in the UNLOCK position for 10 seconds. 2. When the horn chirps, you can release the switch. The horn chirp feature has been disabled and will remain in this mode unless changed back (this does not affect the horn activation with the Alarm button of the Remote Keyless Entry). Re-enabling the horn chirp feature can be done by repeating the above procedure. See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. 6 Getting to Know Your 2004 Grand Am How to Program Automatic Power Door Locks To change modes (settings), simply: 1. Close the doors, turn the ignition to the ON position. Keep all doors closed throughout this procedure. 2. Press and hold down either Power Door Lock switch in the LOCK position for 10 seconds. 3. When the chime sounds, you can release the switch. The Programmable Door Lock feature has been advanced to the next setting and will remain in this mode unless changed again. The number of chime sounds indicates which mode you are in (for example, three chimes sound for Mode 3). The modes occur in the following order: 1) Factory Setting; 2 and 3) If equipped with Remote Keyless Entry; 4) Functions will operate as defined above in each mode. See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. Programmable Automatic Power Door Locks Grand Am's Power Door Locks can be programmed to fit your needs. First, close all the doors and make sure the ignition is in the ON position and your foot is on the brake pedal. When you move the gearshift out of Park, all the doors will automatically lock. When the gearshift is returned to Park and the ignition is turned to OFF, all doors will automatically unlock. If someone needs to get in or out while you're in Park, use the manual or Power Door Lock switch. When a door has been opened and closed again, it will lock automatically when the car has reached 5 mph. Programmable Automatic Power Door Locks can be set to any of the following modes: MODE 1: Factory Setting -- All doors automatically lock when shifted out of Park. All doors automatically unlock when shifted into Park and the ignition is turned to OFF. MODE 2: All doors automatically lock when shifted out of Park. Driver door only unlocks when shifted into Park and the ignition is turned to OFF. (Remote Keyless Entry only). MODE 3: All doors automatically lock when shifted out of Park. Doors do not lock when shifted into Park and the ignition is turned to OFF (Remote Keyless Entry only). MODE 4: The doors do not lock or unlock automatically. 7 Lockout Protection Your vehicle's Lockout Protection feature reduces the chances of locking the car with the keys in the ignition. Whenever any door is open and the Power Door Lock switch is pressed to LOCK with the key in the ignition, the doors WILL NOT LOCK. If the driver's door is open and the ignition is OFF, the chime will sound, reminding you that the key is in the ignition. Notice in this situation, the absence of the three chimes associated with the Delayed Locking. To intentionally lock the keys in the car: · Depress and hold either Power Door Lock switch in the LOCK position for three seconds, or · Depress the LOCK button on the Remote Keyless Entry transmitter. See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. Air Conditioning For faster interior cooling on very hot, sunny days, follow these tips: · Open the windows long enough to let the hot inside air escape. · Set the temperature knob all the way into the blue (Cold) area and press the A/C button until the activation light comes on. · For maximum cooling, wait until the interior temperature has cooled to a comfortable level. Select MAX (Maximum) to recirculate the cool air inside your vehicle. See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. Window Defogging For faster side window defogging on very humid, cool days, use these tips: · Turn the climate control mode knob to (Floor). · Turn the temperature knob all the way into the red (Hot) area and the fan knob to top speed (5). · Press and hold the A/C button until the activation light comes on. See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. 8 Getting to Know Your 2004 Grand Am Delayed Headlamps Off Your vehicle's Delayed Headlamp Off feature provides illumination when exiting your Grand Am. When you turn the ignition to OFF (while in the Automatic Light Control mode), the headlamps will remain on as courtesy lighting for 20 seconds. The headlamps will turn off automatically after 20 seconds with no further action on your part. Overriding the Systems If you prefer not to use Automatic Light Control, DRL or Delayed Headlamps Off, you can temporarily override these systems by following these procedures: · Overriding Automatic Light Control (ALC): Under nighttime lighting conditions, activate the parking brake by pulling the hand lever before turning the ignition ON. Notice that activating the parking brake while in ALC will not override this feature. · Overriding Daytime Running Lamps (DRL): Under daytime lighting conditions, place the shifter in Park or activate the park brake as described above. Note that the DRL will activate with the park brake applied and the vehicle speed is above 3 mph. · Overriding Delayed Headlamps Off: With the headlamps ON after the ignition is OFF, rotate the headlamp stalk switch from OFF to PARKLAMPS to OFF to immediately turn off the headlamps. See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. Automatic Light Control/ Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) Your Grand Am is equipped with Automatic Light Control (ALC) for night driving and Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) for daytime driving. The ALC activates full exterior lighting -- including headlamps and instrument panel lighting -- the same as activating the headlamp switch located on the left stalk of the steering column. The DRL system activates your headlamps at reduced intensity when the ignition is ON, the headlamps switch is OFF, the shifter is not in Park and the park brake is released. When it's dark enough outside, the DRL will turn off and the vehicle's full intensity headlamps and parking lamps will activate. When it's bright enough outside, the full intensity headlamps and parking lamps will go off and the reduced intensity headlamps (DRL) will come on. Note: The Automatic Light Control system may temporarily switch your vehicle's headlamps and interior lights -- including the radio display -- to the nighttime mode when you pass through a darker ambient condition, such as under a bridge or through a tunnel. This should last no longer than 45 seconds. 9 Removing Key from Parked Vehicle (Manual Transmission Models Only) Fueling Your Vehicle Never fuel your vehicle while the engine is running, and make sure to reinstall the fuel cap securely when finished (turn it until it clicks). Either of these situations would allow fuel to evaporate into the atmosphere and cause the SERVICE ENGINE SOON lamp to illuminate. See Section 6 of your Owner Manual. Before getting out of your vehicle, shift into reverse by lifting the shifter ring (the clutch pedal must be depressed fully to engage reverse) and apply the parking brake. Reverse gear is the safest gear setting for manual transmissionequipped vehicles. Once the transmission is in reverse, the ignition can be turned to OFF and the key can be removed. Note: Shift into reverse only after your vehicle is stopped. Shifting into reverse while your vehicle is moving could damage your transmission. See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. 10 Getting to Know Your 2004 Grand Am · Avoid mixing standard CD audio t ...