2005 Pontiac Bonneville Owners Manual

Checking .................................................... 1-56
Replacing Parts ........................................... 1-57
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...................... 2-24
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts ...... 1-20
Roadside

Assistance Program ....................................... 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .................... 4-29
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked ....... 2-35

Safety Belt

Safety Belts

Reminder Light ............................................ 3-38

Care of .................................................... 5-104
Center Front Passenger Position .................... 1-20
Driver Position ............................................ 1-13

Safety Belts (cont.)

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ 1-12
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ..... 1-12
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children

and Small Adults ...................................... 1-25
Rear Seat Passengers ................................. 1-21
Right Front Passenger Position ...................... 1-20
Safety Belt Extender .................................... 1-27
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ................. 1-19
Safety Belts Are for Everyone ......................... 1-7
Safety Warnings and Symbols .............................. iii Seats

Head Restraints ............................................ 1-7
Heated Seats ............................................... 1-4
Manual ........................................................ 1-2
Manual Lumbar ............................................. 1-3
Memory ..................................................... 2-46
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-3
Power Reclining Seatback .............................. 1-5
Power Seats ................................................. 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks ...................................... 1-4

Securing a Child Restraint

Center Front Seat Position ............................ 1-44
Designed for the LATCH System ................... 1-42
Rear Seat Position ...................................... 1-42
Right Front Seat Position .............................. 1-45
Security Light ................................................. 3-53
Selecting the Right Schedule, Maintenance .......... 6-5

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Service ........................................................... 5-3

Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your

Vehicle ..................................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work ................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light ....................................... 3-48
Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-11
Vehicle Soon Light ....................................... 3-55
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............. 1-56
Setting the Time ............................................. 3-72
Sheet Metal Damage ..................................... 5-108
Shifting Into Park (P) ....................................... 2-31
Shifting Out of Park (P) ................................... 2-33
Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance ................ 6-6
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .......................... 3-8
Spare Tire

Installing .................................................... 5-95
Removing ................................................... 5-94
Storing ..................................................... 5-100
Specifications, Capacities ............................... 5-121
Speedometer .................................................. 3-37
Starting Your Engine ....................................... 2-25
Steering ........................................................ 4-10
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot

and Seal Inspection ..................................... 6-23
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ......................... 3-99
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ................................. 3-6
Storage Areas

Center Console Storage Area ........................ 2-45
Convenience Net ......................................... 2-45

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Storage Areas (cont.)

Front Storage Area ...................................... 2-45
Glove Box .................................................. 2-44
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ...................... 4-28
Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-19
Sunroof ......................................................... 2-45
Systems Monitor ............................................. 3-58

Tachometer .................................................... 3-38
Taillamps

Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps .... 5-71
TCS Warning Light .......................................... 3-43
Theater Dimming ............................................ 3-18
Theft-Deterrent, Radio ..................................... 3-99
Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... 2-19
Content Theft-Deterrent ................................ 2-21
PASS-Key® III ............................................. 2-21
PASS-Key® III Operation .............................. 2-22
Universal Theft-Deterrent .............................. 2-19
Throttle System Inspection ............................... 6-24
Tilt Wheel ........................................................ 3-6
Tire

Pressure Light ............................................. 3-47
Tires ............................................................. 5-74

Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,

Cleaning ............................................... 5-107
Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-86

Tires (cont.)

Chains ....................................................... 5-90
Changing a Flat Tire .................................... 5-93
Check Tire Pressure System ......................... 5-83
Cleaning ................................................... 5-107
Compact Spare Tire ................................... 5-100
If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-92
Inflation -- Tire Pressure ............................... 5-80
Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-85
Installing the Spare Tire ................................ 5-95
Removing the Flat Tire ................................. 5-95
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............... 5-94
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools .......... 5-100
Tire Sidewall Labelling .................................. 5-75
Tire Terminology and Definitions .................... 5-77
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-87
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-89
Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-89
When It Is Time for New Tires ...................... 5-86
Top Strap ...................................................... 1-38
Top Strap Anchor Location ............................... 1-39
Towing

Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 4-35
Towing a Trailer .......................................... 4-36
Your Vehicle ............................................... 4-34

Traction

Control System (TCS) .................................... 4-8
Control System Warning Light ....................... 3-43
Low Active Light .......................................... 3-44

Transaxle

Fluid, Automatic .................................. 5-25, 5-28
Transaxle Operation, Automatic ......................... 2-27
Trip Odometer ................................................ 3-37
Trunk ............................................................ 2-15
Trunk Ajar Light .............................................. 3-55
Trunk-Mounted CD Changer ............................. 3-95
Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 3-7
Twilight Sentinel® ............................................ 3-16

Understanding Radio Reception ....................... 3-100
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ 5-87

Vehicle

Control ........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings ........................................... iv Service Soon Light ...................................... 3-55
Symbols ......................................................... iv

Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data

Recorders .................................................... 7-9

Vehicle Identification

Number (VIN) ............................................ 5-110
Service Parts Identification Label .................. 5-110

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Windows ....................................................... 2-17
Power ........................................................ 2-18

Windshield

Windshield Washer

Windshield Wiper

Wiper Blades, Cleaning .............................. 5-106

Fluid .......................................................... 5-53

Blade Replacement ...................................... 5-73
Fuses ...................................................... 5-111
Windshield Wiper Lever ..................................... 3-9
Winter Driving ................................................ 4-24
Wiper Activated Headlamps .............................. 3-14

XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System .............. 3-103

Your Vehicle and the Environment ....................... 6-2

Vehicle Personalization

DIC ........................................................... 3-64
Memory Seat and Mirrors ............................. 2-46
Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 3-32
Visors ........................................................... 2-19
Voltmeter Gage .............................................. 3-40

Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ................ 3-33
Warnings

DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-62
Hazard Warning Flashers ............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices .................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols ......................................... iii Vehicle Damage .............................................. iv Washer Fluid, Low Warning Light ...................... 3-54
Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance .......................... 5-89
Replacement ............................................... 5-89
Where to Put the Restraint ............................... 1-37

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