User manual PONTIAC GRANDPRIX 2003

N 0 0 CI) The 2003 PontiacGrandPrixOwnerManual Seats and Restpaint Systems ........................... ? -1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 .............................................. 1-7 Safety Belts ....................................... 1-29 Child Restraints (SRS) ......... 1-51 Supplemental Restraint System ............................ 1-58 Restraint System Check Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 2-3 Keys ........................................................ Doors Locks and ....................................... 2-8 2-13 Windows ................................................. 2-15 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ ........... 2-19 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle Mirrors .................................................... 2-33 Onstar@System ...................................... 2-38 ......................................... 2-40 Storage Areas .................................................. 2-42 Sunroof 2-43 Vehicle Personalization ............................. Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 3-2 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... ...................................... 3-20 Climate Controls Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ......... 3-23 .................. 3-38 Driver Information Center (DIC) Trip Computer ......................................... 3-40 ....................................... 3-44 Audio System(s) a ~rivingi yoerr Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 ..... 4-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle Towing ................................................... 4-33 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Service ..................................................... 5-3 5-5 Fuel ......................................................... Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-59 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-60 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-67 Tires ...................................................... 5-68 ..................................... 5-88 Appearance Care Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-96 5-97 Electrical System ...................................... Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-102 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts .... 5-104 Maintenance Schedule ........................... ,..6 - 1 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Customer Assistance Information .................... 7-1 Customer Assistance Information .................. 7-2 ......................... 7-9 Reporting Safety Defects Index ........................................ ..... 1 Canadian Owners You can obtain a French copy of this manual from your dealer or from: PONTIAC I ~~ Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem and the name GRAND PRlX 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. 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'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things. Index A good place to look for what you need is the Index in back of the manual. It's an alphabetical list of what's in the manual, and the page number where you'll find it. Litho in U.S.A. PartA No. 10325260 ii First Edition OCopyright General Motors Corporation 06/26/02 Reserved Rights All 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 Y ning. 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." I 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. 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: CAUTION POSSlBLE INJURY A LATCH BOTH LAP AND SHOULDER BELTSTO PROTECT OCCUPANT DO NOT TWIST SAFETY BELT WHENAlTACHING FASTEN SEAT BELTS MOVE SEAT FULLY REARWARD* SECURE CHILD SEAT PULL BELT COMPLETELY THEN SECURE CHILD SEAT 4 LlGHTlNG MASTER / SWITCH -, e\ ENGINE COOLANT TEMP PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING TURN SIGNALS CAUSTIC BAlTERY 4CID COULD CAUSE BURNS \% ! $ / z DO NOT INSTALL A REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IN THIS SEATING POSITION PARKING LAMPS pf BAlTERY CHARGING SYSTEM ENGINE COOLANT FAN COOLANT AVO1D SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BAlTERY DO NOT INSTALL A 'ORWARD-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IN THISSEATING POSITION d b OWNERS MANUAL RUNNING LAMPS ENGINE OIL PRESSURE W SERVICE \\I/' POWER WINDOW T I DOOR LOCK UNLOCK L LAMPS so ANTI-LOCK BRAKES () @ MANUAL 1. Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Top Strap .................................................... 1.39 Top Strap Anchor Location ............................. 1.40 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) ........................... 1.41 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System ......................................... 1-43 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position ............................................ 1.43 Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position ............................................ 1-46 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ............................................ 1.48 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ............................................. 1-51 Where Are the Air Bags? ............................... 1-53 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? .................... 1-55 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ..................... 1-55 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ..................... 1-55 What Will You See After an Air BagInflates? ....... 1.56 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-57 Restraint System Check .................................. 1-58 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1.58 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ........................................ 1-58 Front Seats ...................................................... 1.2 Manual Seats ................................................ 1.2 Six-Way Power Driver Seat .............................. 1-3 Power Lumbar ............................................... 1-3 Heated Seats ................................................. 1-4 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................ 1-4 Head Restraints ............................................. 1-6 Safety Belts ..................................................... 1-7 .................1-7 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1.11 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1.12 Driver Position .............................................. 1.1 2 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-20 Right Front Passenger Position ....................... 1-20 Center Passenger Position ............................. 1-21 Rear Seat Passengers .................................. 1-22 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults ....................................... 1.26 Safety Belt Extender ..................................... 1-28 Child Restraints ............................................. 1.29 Older Children .............................................. 1-29 Infants and Young Children ............................ 1.32 Child Restraint Systems ................................. 1-35 Where to Put the Restraint ............................. 1-38 Front Seats Manual Seats You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving. If your vehicle is equipped with manual seats, lift the lever, located under the front of the seat, using a twisting motion. This will unlock the seat. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever. Try to move the seat back and forth to make sure the seat is locked in place. 1-2 Six-Way Power Driver Seat If your vehicle has this feature, the control is located on the outboard side of the driver's seat cushion. Power Lumbar To adjust the seat, do any of the following: Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the control toward the front or the rear. Raise or lower the seat cushion by sliding the control up or down. Raise or lower the front portion of the seat cushion by sliding the front of the control up or down. 0 If your vehicle is equipped with this feature, there will be a control located on the outboard side of the driver's seat cushion, in front of the reclining seatback lever. To increase or decrease lumbar support, push the control forward or rearward. To adjust the lumbar support up or down, push the control up or down. Raise or lower the rear portion of the seat cushion by sliding the rear of the control up or down. 1-3 Heated Seats If your vehicle is equipped with this feature, the heated seat switch is located on the center console, behind the open storage bin. Reclining Seatbacks The recliner lever for the driver's and passenger's front seatback is located on the outboard side of each front seat cushion. Press LO to warm the seat to a lower temperature. Press HI to warm the seat to a higher temperature. To turn this feature off, place the switch in the center position. This feature only works when the ignition is turned on. Lift the lever to release the seatback, then move the seatback to where you want it. Release the lever to lock the seatback in place. Pull up on the lever without pushing on the seatback and the seatback will move forward. 1 -4 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. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-5 Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces the chance o a neck injury in f a crash. 1-6 Safety Belts 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. ~ I ~ 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. It is extremely dangerous to .n a cargo area, inside or outsideof 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. E*. Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. See Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 3-26. 1-7 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. 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. 1-8 The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... or the instrument panel.. 1-10 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts 0: I be trapped in the vehicle after an Won't accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? A: You could be - whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you're upside down. And your chance of being conscious during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted. Q: If my vehicle has air bags, why wear safety belts? or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why safety belts make such good sense. should I have to A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in most of them in the future. But they are supplemental systems only; so they work with safety belts - not instead of them. Every air bag system ever offered for sale has required the use of safety belts. Even if you're in a vehicle that has air bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions. 1-11 Q: If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? How to Wear Safety Belts Properly This part is only for people of adult size. Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding in your vehicle, see Older Children on page 1-29 or Infants and Young Children on page 1-32. Follow those rules for everyone's protection. First, you'll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. We'll start with the driver position. A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you're in an accident - even one that isn't your fault - you and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver doesn't protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Safety belts are for everyone. Driver Position This part describes the driver's restraint system. Lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here's how to wear it properly. 1. Close and lock the door. 2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To see how, see "Seats'' in the Index. 1-12 Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. 3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Don't let it get twisted. The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you more slowly. 4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it issecure. If the belt isn't long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 1-28at theend of this section. 5. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle end of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder belt. 1-13