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Seats and Restpaint Systems
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Front Seats Safety Belts Child Restraints Supplemental Restraint System Restraint System Check
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Keys Doors and Locks Windows Theft-Deterrent Systems Starting and Operating Your Vehicle Mirrors Onstar@ System Storage Areas Sunroof Vehicle Personalization
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Instrument Panel ............................................. .......................... ......................................
Instrument Panel Overview Climate Controls Warning Lights, Gages and Driver Information Center (DIC) Trip Computer Audio System(s)
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Indicators
the Hood
~rivingi yoerr Vehicle .......................................
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle Towing
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Service Fuel Checking Things Under Headlamp Aiming Bulb Replacement Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Tires Appearance Care Vehicle Identification Electrical System Capacities and Specifications Normal Maintenance Replacement
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Parts Maintenance Schedule ...........................
Maintenance Schedule
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Customer Assistance Information Reporting Safety Defects
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Index ........................................
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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 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.
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Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the Y ning.
to tell you about
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.”
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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
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These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle:
CAUTION POSSlBLE INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING
CAUSTIC BAlTERY 4CID COULD CAUSE BURNS
AVO1 D SPARKS OR FLAMES
SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BAlTERY
LATCH BOTH LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS TO PROTECT OCCUPANT
DO NOT TWIST SAFETY BELT WHEN AlTACHING
FASTEN SEAT BELTS
MOVE SEAT
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DO NOT INSTALL A REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IN THIS SEATING POSITION
REARWARD* SECURE CHILD SEAT
PULL BELT
COMPLETELY THEN SECURE CHILD SEAT
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MASTER SWITCH
TURN SIGNALS
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DO NOT INSTALL A 'ORWARD-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IN THIS SEATING POSITION
DOOR LOCK UNLOCK
RUNNING LAMPS
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SERVICE
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BRAKES
MANUAL
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Safety Belts .....................................................
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 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
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 Inflate? .................... 1-55 When Should an Air Bag What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ..................... 1-55 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ..................... 1-55 What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates? ....... 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
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.
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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.
Six-Way Power Driver Seat
Power Lumbar
If your vehicle has this feature, the control is located on the outboard side of the driver's seat cushion.
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 Raise or lower the rear portion of the seat cushion
by sliding the rear of the control up or down.
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.
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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.
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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.
But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
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.
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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 of a neck injury in a crash.
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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.
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.
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It is extremely dangerous to E*.-- 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.
Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. See Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 3-26.
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Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.
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!
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on wheels.
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The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ...
or the instrument panel..
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accident if I’m wearing a safety belt?
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts 0: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an 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 should I have to A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be
wear safety belts?
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.
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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.
home, why should I wear safety belts?
Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from 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.
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. 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.
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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 is secure. If the belt isn’t long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 1-28 at the end 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.
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Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt adjuster to the height that is right for you.
The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or crash, or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor.
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To move it down, squeeze the release lever and the shoulder belt guide as shown and move the height adjuster to the desired position. You can move the adjuster up just by pushing up on the shoulder belt guide. After you move the adjuster to where you want it, try to move it down without squeezing the release lever to make sure it has locked into position.
Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of the belt is centered on your shoulder. The belt should be away from your face and neck, but not Q: What’s wrong with this?
falling off your shoulder.
You can be serLaN,! hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should fit against your body.
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It won’t give nearly
as much protection this way.
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You can be seriously injured if your belt is buckled in the wrong place like this. In a crash, the belt would go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at the pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. Always buckle your belt into the buckle nearest you.
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place.
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Q: What's wrong with this?
. JU can be seriously injured if you wear the shoulder belt under your arm. In a crash, your body would move too far forward, which would increase the chance of head and neck injury. Also, the belt would apply too much force to the ribs, which aren't as strong as shoulder 1 bones. You could also severely injure internal
organs like your liver or spleen.
A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It should
be worn over the shoulder at all times.
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You can be seriously injured by a twisted belt. In a crash, you wouldn’t have the full width of the belt to spread impact forces. If a belt is twisted, make it straight so it can work properly, or ask your dealer to fix it.
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is twisted across the body.
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To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle. The belt should go back out of the way. Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of the way. If you slam the door on it, you can damage both the belt and your vehicle.
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Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they don’t wear safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion should be worn as low as possible, below the rounding, throughout the pregnancy. The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it’s more likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Right Front Passenger Position To learn how to wear the right front passenger’s safety belt properly, see Driver Position on page 7-12. The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same way as the driver’s safety belt - except for one thing. If you ever pull the shoulder portion of the belt out all the way, you will engage the child restraint locking feature. If this happens, just let the belt go back all the way and start again.
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Center Passenger Position Lap Belt
When you sit in the center seating position, you have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor. To make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it along the belt.
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To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as shown until the belt is snug. Buckle, position and release it the same way as the lap part of a lap-shoulder belt. If the belt isn’t long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 1-28. 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.
Rear Seat Passengers
It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts. Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike others in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.
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Rear Seat Outside Passenger
Positions
Lap-Shoulder Belt The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder belts. Here’s how to wear one properly.
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.
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2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. When the shoulder belt is pulled out all the way, it will lock. If it does, let it go back all the way and start again. If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 1-28. 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.
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3. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle end of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder part.
You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder beDt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should fit against your body.
The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or a crash, or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor.
To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
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Here’s how to install a comfort guide and use the safety belt:
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults Your vehicle may have this feature already. If it doesn’t, you can get it from any GM dealer. Rear shoulder belt comfort guides will provide added safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown booster seats and for small adults. When installed on a shoulder belt, the comfort guide better positions the belt away from the neck and head. There is one guide available for each outside passenger position in the rear seat. To provide added safety belt comfort for children who have outgrown child restraints and booster seats and for smaller adults, the comfort guides may be installed on the shoulder belts.
1. Pull the elastic cord out from between the edge of the seatback and the interior body to remove the guide from its storage clip.
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2. Slide the guide under and past the belt. The elastic cord must be under the belt. Then, place the guide over the belt, and insert the two edges of the belt into the slots of the guide.
3. Be sure that the belt is not twisted and it lies flat. The elastic cord must be under the belt and the guide on top.
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To remove and store the comfort guides, squeeze the belt edges together so that you can take them out of the guides. Pull the guide upward to expose its storage clip, and then slide the guide onto the clip. Turn the guide and clip inward and in between the seatback and the interior body, leaving only the loop of the elastic cord exposed. Safety Belt Extender If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you, you should use it. But if a safety belt isn’t long enough to fasten, your dealer will order you an extender. It’s free. When you go in to order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the extender will be long enough for you. The extender will be just for you, and just for the seat in your vehicle that you choose. Don’t let someone else use it, and use it only for the seat it is made to fit. To wear it, just attach it to the regular safety belt.
4. Buckle, position and release the safety belt as
described in Rear Seat Passengers on page 1-22. Make sure that the shoulder belt crosses the shoulder.
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Child Restraints
Older Children
Q: What is the proper way to wear safety belts? A: If possible, an older child should wear a
lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide. The shoulder belt should not cross the face or neck. The lap belt should fit snugly below the hips, just touching the top of the thighs. It should never be worn over the abdomen, which could cause severe or even fatal internal injuries in a crash.
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear seat. In a crash, children who are not buckled up can strike other people who are buckled up, or can be thrown out of the vehicle. Older children need to use safety belts properly.
Older children who have outgrown booster seats should wear the vehicle’s safety belts. If you have the choice, a child should sit next to a window so the child can wear a lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide.
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Never do this. Here two children are wearing the same belt. The belt can’t properly spread the impact forces. In a crash, the two children can be crushed together and seriously injured. A belt must be used by only one person at a time.
Q: What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt, but the child is so small that the shoulder belt is very close to the child’s face or neck? A: Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but
be sure that the shoulder belt still is on the child’s shoulder, so that in a crash the child’s upper body would have the restraint that belts provide. If the child is sitting in a rear seat outside position, see Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults on page 7-26. If the child is so small that the shoulder belt is still very close to the child’s face or neck, you might want to place the child in the center seat position, the one that has only a lap belt.
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Never do this. Here a child is sitting in a seat that has a lap-shoulder belt, but the shoulder part is behind the child. If the child wears the belt in this way, in a crash the child might slide under the belt. The belt’s force would then be applied right on the child’s abdomen. That could cause serious or fatal injuries.
Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the child’s thighs. This applies belt force to the child’s pelvic bones in a crash.
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Infants and Young Children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! This includes infants and all other children. Neither the distance traveled nor the age and size of the traveler changes the need, for everyone, to use safety restraints. In fact, the law in every state in the United States and in every Canadian province says children up to some age must be restrained while in a vehicle. Every time infants and young children ride in vehicles, they should have the protection provided by appropriate restraints. Young children should not use the vehicle’s adult safety belts alone, unless there is no other choice. Instead, they need to use a child restraint.
People should never hold a baby in their arms while riding in a vehicle. A baby doesn’t weigh much -- until a crash. During a crash a baby will become so heavy it is not possible to hold it.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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For example, in a crash at only 25 mph (40 km/h), a 12-lb. (5.5 kg) baby will suddenly become a 240-lb. (110 kg) force on a person’s arms. A baby should be secured in an appropriate restraint.
Children who are up against, or very close to, any air bag when it inflates can be seriously injured or killed. Air bags plus lap-shoulder belts offer outstanding protection for adults and older children, but not for young children and infants. Neither the vehicle’s safety belt system nor its air bag system is designed for them. Young children and infants need the protection that a child restraint system can provide.
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Newborn infants need complete support, including support for the head and neck. This necessary because a newborn infant’s neck is weak and its head weighs so much compared with the rest of its body. In a crash, an infant in a rear-facing seat settles into the restraint, so the crash forces can be distributed across the strongest part of an infant’s body, the back and shoulders. Infants always should be secured in appropriate infant restraints.
Q: What are the different types of add-on child A: Add-on child restraints, which are purchased by the
restraints?
vehicle’s owner, are available in four basic types. Selection of a particular restraint should take into consideration not only the child’s weight, height, and age but also whether or not the restraint will be compatible with the motor vehicle in which it will be used. For most basic types of child restraints, there are many different models available. When purchasing a child restraint, be sure it is designed to be used in a motor vehicle. If it is, the restraint will have a label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards. The restraint manufacturer’s instructions that come with the restraint state the weight and height limitations for a particular child restraint. In addition, there are many kinds of restraints available for children with special needs.
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A rear-facing infant seat (B) provides restraint with the seating surface against the back of the infant. The harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash, acts to keep the infant positioned in the restraint.
A forward-facing child seat (C-E) provides restraint for the child's body with the harness and also sometimes with surfaces such as T-shaped or shelf-like shields.
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Q: How do child restraints work? A: A child restraint system is any device designed for use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position children. R built-in child restraint system is i! permanent part of the motor vehicle. An add-on child restraint system is a portable one, which is purchased by the vehicle’s owner. For many years, add-on child restraints have used the adult belt system in the vehicle. To help reduce the chance of injury, the child also has to be secured within the restraint. The vehicle’s belt system secures the add-on child restraint in the vehicle, and the add-on child restraint’s harness system holds the child in place within the restraint. One system, the three-point harness, has straps that come down over each of the infant’s shoulders and buckle together at the crotch. The five-point harness system has two shoulder straps, two hip straps and a crotch strap. A shield may take the place of hip straps. A T-shaped shield has shoulder straps that are attached to a flat pad which rests low against the child’s body. A shelf- or armrest-type shield has straps that are attached to a wide, shelf-like shield that swings up or to the side.
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A booster seat (F-G) is a child restraint designed to improve the fit of the vehicle’s safety belt system. Some booster seats have a shoulder belt positioner, and some high-back booster seats have a five-point harness. A booster seat can also help a child to see out the window.
When choosing a child restraint, be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards. Then follow the instructions for the restraint. You may find these instructions on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury. When securing an add-on child restraint, refer to the instructions that come with the restraint which may be on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both, and to this manual. The child restraint instructions are important, so if they are not available, obtain a replacement copy from the manufacturer. Where to Put the Restraint Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. General Motors, restraints be secured in a rear seat, infant riding in a rear-facing infant seat, a child riding in a forward-facing child seat and an older child riding in a booster seat. Never put a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat.
therefore, recommends that child
including an
Here’s why:
f in a rear-facing child restraint can be A cl seriously injured or killed if the right front passenger’s air bag inflates. This is because the back of the rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure a rear-facing child restraint in a rear seat. You may secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat, but before you do, always move the front passenger seat as far back as it will go. It’s better to secure the child restraint in a rear seat.
Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child restraint properly. Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child restraint in your vehicle - even when no child is in it.
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Top Strap
Some child restraints have a top strap, or “top tether”. It can help restrain the child restraint during a collision. For it to work, a top strap must be properly anchored to the vehicle. Some top strap-equipped child restraints are designed for use with or without the top strap being anchored. Others require the top strap always to be anchored. Be sure to read and follow the instructions for your child restraint. If yours requires that the top strap be anchored, don’t use the restraint unless it is anchored properly. If the child restraint does not have a top strap, one can be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints. Ask the child restraint manufacturer whether or not a kit is available.
In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child restraints have a top strap, and that the strap be anchored. In the United States, some child restraints also have a top strap. If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be anchored.
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Anchor the top strap to one of the following anchor points. Be sure to use an anchor point located on the same side of the vehicle as the seating position where the child restraint will be placed. Once you have the top strap anchored, you’ll be ready to secure the child restraint itself. Tighten the top strap when and as the child restraint manufacturer’s instructions say.
Top Strap Anchor Location Your vehicle has top strap anchors already installed for the rear seating positions. You’ll find them behind the rear seat on the filler panel.
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Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System)
Your vehicle has the LATCH system. You’ll find anchors (A) in all three rear seating positions.
I To assist you in locating
the lower anchors for this child restraint system, each seating position with the LATCH system will have a dot on the seatback directly above the anchor.
A. Vehicle anchor B. LATCH system attachment points C. Top strap
In order to use the system, you need either a forward-facing child restraint that has attaching points (6) at its base and a top tether anchor (C), or a rear-facing child restraint that has attaching points (B), as shown here.
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. - iTC. ‘type chi., its anchorage points, the restraint won’t be able to protect a child sitting there. In a crash, the child could be seriously injured or killed. Make sure that a LATCH-type child restraint is properly installed using the anchorage points, or use the vehicle’s safety belts to secure the restraint. See “Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System”, “Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position” or “Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position” in the Index for information on how to secure a child restraint in your vehicle.
A. Vehicle anchor B. LATCH system attachment points With this system, use the LATCH system vehicle’s safety belts to secure a child restraint.
instead of the
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Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System 1.
Find the anchors for the seating position you want to use, where the bottom of the seatback meets the back of the seat cushion. Put the child restraint on the seat. Attach the anchor points on the child restraint to the anchors in the vehicle. The child restraint instructions will show you how. If the child restraint is forward-facing, attach the top strap to the top strap anchor. See Top Strap on page 1-39. Tighten the top strap according to the child restraint instructions. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure.
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To remove the child restraint, simply unhook the top strap from the top tether anchor and then disconnect the anchor points.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position
If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH system, see Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 1-41. You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See Top Strap on page 1-39 if the child restraint has one. Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and as the instructions say.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. 2. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how.
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3. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
4. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of
the retractor to set the lock.
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5. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back
into the retractor while you push down on the child restraint. If you’re using a forward-facing child restraint, you may find it helpful to use your knee to push down on the child restraint as you tighten the belt.
6. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety belt will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position
If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH system, see Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 1-4 I . You’ll be using the lap belt. Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the child restraint when and as the instructions say. See Top Strap on page 1-39 if the child restraint has one.
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1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
plate and pulling it along the belt.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. 3. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how.
4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
5. To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push
down on the chiid restraint. if you're using a forward-facing child restraint, you may find it helpful to use your knee to push the child restraint as you tighten the belt.
6. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's safety belt. It will be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger.
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Although a rear seat is a safer place, you can secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat. You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part about the Top Strap on page 7-39, if the child restraint has one. Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and as the instructions say. 1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger’s air bag, always move the seat as far back as it will go before securing a forward-facing child restraint. See Manual Seats on page 1-2.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. 3. Pick up the latch plate and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. Never
t a rear facing child restraint in this seat. Here’s why:
I A CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured or killed if the right front passenger’s air bag inflates. This is because the back of the rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure a rear-facing child restraint in a rear seat.
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6. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back into
the retractor while you push down on the child restraint. You may find it helpful to use your knee to push down on the child restraint as you tighten the belt.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety belt will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger.
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Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) or air bag system. Your vehicle has air bags - one air bag for the driver and another air bag for the right front passenger. Frontal air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of injury from the force of an inflating air bag. But these air bags must inflate very quickly to do their job and comply with federal regulations. Here are the most important things to know about the air bag system:
You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if you aren’t wearing your safety belt - even if you have air bags. Wearing your safety belt during a crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejected from it. Air bags are designed to work with safety belts, but don’t replace them.
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Air bags are designed to deploy only in moderate to severe frontal and near frontal crashes.They aren’t designed to inflate at all in rollover, rear or low-speed frontal crashes, or in many side crashes. And, for some unrestrained occupants, air bags may provide less protection in frontal crashes than more forceful air bags have provided in the past. Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety belt properly - whether or not there’s an air bag for that person.
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r bags inflate with great force, faster than the blink of an eye. If you’re too close to an inflating air bag, as you would be if you were leaning forward, it could seriously injure you. Safety belts help keep you in position before and during a crash. Always wear your safety belt, even with air bags. The driver should sit as far back as possible while still maintaining control of the vehicle.
Anyone who is up against, or very close to, any air bag when it inflates can be seriously injured or killed. Air bags plus lap-shoulder belts offer the best protection for adults, but not for young children and infants. Neither the vehicle’s safety belt system nor its air bag system is designedfor them. Young children and infants need the protection that a child restraint system can provide. Always secure children properly in your vehicle. To read how, see the parts of this manual called “Older Children” and “Infants and Young Children”.
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I SRS AIR BAG
Where Are the Air Bags?
United States
Canada
There is a air bag readiness light on the instrument panel, which shows SRS AIR BAG or the air bag symbol. The system checks the air bag electrical system for malfunctions. The light tells you if there is an electrical problem. See Air Bag Readiness Light on page 3-26 for more information.
The driver’s air bag is in the middle of the steering wheel.
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If something is between an occupant and an air bag, the bag might not inflate properly or it might force the object into that person causing severe injury or even death. The path of an inflating air bag must be kept clear. Don’t put anything between an occupant and an air bag, and don’t attach or put anything on the steering wheel hub or on or near any other air bag covering.
The right front passenger’s air bag is in the instrument panel on the passenger’s side.
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When Should an Air Bag Inflate?
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate?
An air bag is designed to inflate in a moderate to severe frontal, or near-frontal crash. The air bag will inflate only if the impact speed is above the system’s designed “threshold level.” If your vehicle goes straight into a wall that doesn’t move or deform, the threshold level is about 12 to 18 mph (19 to 29 km/h). The threshold level can vary, however, with specific vehicle design, so that it can be somewhat above or below this range. If your vehicle strikes something that will move or deform, such as a parked car, the threshold level will be higher. The air bag is not designed to inflate in rollovers, rear impacts, or in many side impacts because inflation would not help the occupant. in any particular crash, no one can say whether an air bag should have inflated simply because of the damage to a vehicle or because of what the repair costs were. Inflation is determined by the angle of the impact and how quickly the vehicle slows down in frontal or near-frontal impacts.
In an impact of sufficient severity, the air bag sensing system detects that the vehicle is in a crash. The sensing system triggers a release of gas from the inflator, which inflates the air bag. The inflator, air bag, and related hardware are all part of the air bag modules inside the steering wheel and in the instrument panel in front of the right front passenger.
How Does an Air Bag Restrain?
In moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions, even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or the instrument panel. Air bags supplement the protection provided by safety belts. Air bags distribute the force of the impact more evenly over the occupant’s upper body, stopping the occupant more gradually. But air bags would not help you in many types of collisions, including rollovers, rear impacts and many side impacts, primarily because an occupant’s motion is not toward those air bags. Air bags should never be regarded as anything more than a supplement to safety belts, and then only in moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions.
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What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates? After an air bag inflates, it quickly deflates, so quickly that some people may not even realize the air bag inflated. Some components of the air bag module -the steering wheel hub for the driver’s air bag or the instrument panel for the right front passenger’s bag - will be hot for a short time. The parts of the bag that come into contact with you may be warm, but not too hot to touch. There will be some smoke and dust coming from the vents in the deflated air bags. Air bag inflation doesn’t prevent the driver from seeing or being able to steer the vehicle, no- ”oes it sto- Teople from leaving the vehicle
inflates, there is dust i.. khe
When an air ,,g air. This dust could cause breathing problems for people with a history of asthma or other breathing trouble. To avoid this, everyone in the vehicle should get out as soon as it is safe (Continued)
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to do so. If you hawe breath ...d prob.,.ns butcan’t get out of the vehicle after an air bag inflates, then get fresh air by opening a window or a door. If you experience breathing problems following an air bag deployment, you should seek medical attention.
In many crashes severe enough to inflate an air bag, windshields are broken by vehicle deformation. Additional windshield breakage may also occur from the right front passenger air bag. 0 Air bags are designed to inflate only once. After an
air bag inflates, you’ll need some new parts for your air bag system. If you don’t get them, the air bag system won’t be there to help protect you in another crash. A new system will include air bag modules and possibly other parts. The service manual for your vehicle covers the need to replace other parts.
Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and diagnostic module, which records information about the air bag system. The module records information about the readiness of the system, when the system commands air bag inflation and driver’s safety belt usage at deployment. Let only qualified technicians work on your air bag system. Improper service can mean that your air bag system won’t work properly. See your dealer for service.
Notice: If you damage the covering for the driver’s or the right front passenger’s air bag, the bag may not work properly. You may have to replace the air bag module in the steering wheel or both the air bag module and the instrument panel for the right front passenger’s air bag. Do not open or break the air bag coverings.
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle Air bags affect how your vehicle should be serviced. There are parts of the air bag system in several places around your vehicle. You don’t want the system to inflate while someone is working on your vehicle. Your dealer and the service manual have information about servicing your vehicle and the air bag system. To purchase a senlice manual, see Service Publications Ordering Informal
7 on page 7- 10.
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For up to 10 seconds afi turned off and the battery is disconnected, an air bag can still inflate during improper service. You can be injured if you are close to an air bag when it inflates. Avoid yellow connectors. They are probably part of the air bag system. Be sure to follow proper service procedures, and make sure the person performing work for you is qualified to do so.
The air bag system does not need regular maintenance.
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Restraint System Check
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Now and then, make sure the safety belt reminder light and all your belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors and anchorages are working properly. Look for any other loose or damaged safety belt system parts. If you see anything that might keep a safety belt system from doing its job, have it repaired. Torn or frayed safety belts may not protect you in a crash. They can rip apart under impact forces. If a belt is torn or frayed, get a new one right away. Also look for any opened or broken air bag covers, and have them repaired or replaced. (The air bag system does not need regular maintenance.)
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash
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A crash can damag he restrain your vehicle. A damaged restraint system may not properly protect the person using it, resulting in serious injury or even death in a crash. To help make sure your restraint systems are working properly after a crash, have them inspected and any necessary replacements made as soon as possible.
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If you’ve had a crash, do you need new belts or LATCH system parts? After a very minor collision, nothing may be necessary. But if the belts were stretched, as they would be if worn during a more severe crash, then you need new parts. If the LATCH system was being used during a more severe crash, you may need new LATCH system parts.
If belts are cut or damaged, replace them. Collision damage also may mean you will need to have LATCH system, safety belt or seat parts repaired or replaced. New parts and repairs may be necessary even if the belt or LATCH system wasn’t being used at the time of the collision. If an air bag inflates, you’ll need to replace air bag system parts. See the part on the air bag system earlier in this section.
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Section 2
Features and Controls
Doors and Locks
Keys ...............................................................
2.3 Remote Keyless Entry System ......................... 2.4 Remote Keyless Entry System Operation ........... 2.5 ............................................. 2-8 Door Locks .................................................... 2-8 Power Door Locks .......................................... 2-9 Last Door Closed Locking ................................ 2-9 .............. 2-10 Programmable Automatic Door Locks Lockout Protection ........................................ 2-10 Leaving Your Vehicle .................................... 2-1 1 Trunk .......................................................... 2-1 1 Windows ........................................................ 2.13 Power Windows ............................................ 2-14 Sun Visors ................................................... 2.14 Theft-Deterrent Systems .................................. 2.15 Content Theft-Deterrent ................................. 2.15 PASS-Key@ Ill .......................................... 2.16 PASS-Key@ Ill Operation ........................... 2-17 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ............... -2-1 9 New Vehicle Break-In .................................... 2-19 Ignition Positions .......................................... 2.19 Starting Your Engine ..................................... 2-20 Engine Coolant Heater .................................. 2-23 Automatic Transaxle Operation ....................... 2.24 .............................................. 2-27 Parking Brake
Shifting Into Park (P) ..................................... 2-28 Shifting Out of Park (PI ................................. 2-30 Parking Over Things That Burn ....................... 2-30 Engine Exhaust ............................................ 2-31 Running Your Engine While You Are Parked .... 2-32 Mirrors ........................................................... 2-33 -2-33
Manual Rearview Mirror ................................ Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with
Onstar@, Compass and Temperature Display ....................................................
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Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with
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Compass and Temperature Display .............. 2-34 Outside Power Mirrors ................................... 2-37 Outside Convex Mirror ................................... 2-37 OnStar@ System ............................................. 2-38 Storage Areas .... -2-40 Glove Box ................................................... 2-40 Overhead Console ........................................ 2-40 Center Console Storage Area ......................... 2-40 Assist Handles ............................................. 2-41 Purse or Litter Bag Holder ............................. 2-41 Rear Storage Area ........................................ 2-41 Convenience Net .......................................... 2-41 Trunk Access Panel ...................................... 2-41 ............. 2.42
Sunroof ..................
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Section 2
Features and Controls
Vehicle Personalization ................................... 2.43 Entering Programming Mode .......................... 2-44 Delayed illumination and Exit Lighting .............. 2-44 Automatic Door Locks ................................... 2-45 Last Door Closed Locking and Lockout
Protection .................................................
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Remote Driver Unlock Control ........................ 2.48 Remote Lock and Unlock Confirmation ............ -2-49 ... -2-51 Content Theft-Deterrent System .............. , Arming and Disarming the Content
Theft-Deterrent System ............................... 2.52 Exiting Programming Mode ......................... 2.53
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The key can be used for the ignition, as well as the door lock and storage compartments. When a new key is delivered, it will come with a bar coded tag attached to the key ring. Keep the bar code tag that came with the original keys. Give this tag to your dealer if you need a new key made.
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Your vehicle has the PASS-Key@ Ill vehicle theft system. The key has a transponder in the key head that matches a decoder in the vehicle’s steering column. If a replacement key or an additional key is needed, it must be purchased from your dealer. The key will have PK3 stamped on it. Any new PASS-Key@ I l l key must be programmed before it will start your vehicle. See PASS-Key 111 on page 2-16 for more information on programming your new key. In an emergency, contact Pontiac Roadside Assistance. See Roadside Assistance Program on page 7-5 for more information. Notice: Your vehicle has a number of features that can help prevent theft. You can have a lot of trouble getting into your vehicle if you ever lock your keys inside. You may even have to damage your vehicle to get in. So be sure you have spare keys. If your vehicle is equipped with the OnStar system with an active subscription and you lock your keys inside the vehicle, OnStar may be able to send a command to unlock your vehicle. See OnStap System on page 2-38 for more information.
Remote Keyless Entry System Your keyless entry system operates on a radio frequency subject to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and with Industry Canada. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Changes or modifications to this system by other than an authorized service facility could void authorization to use this equipment.
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At times you may notice a decrease in range. This is normal for any remote keyless entry system. If the transmitter does not work or if you have to stand closer to your vehicle for the transmitter to work, try this:
Check the distance. You may be too far from your vehicle. You may need to stand closer during rainy or snowy weather. Check the location. Other vehicles or objects may be blocking the signal. Take a few steps to the left or right, hold the transmitter higher, and try again. Check to determine if battery replacement is necessary. See “Battery Replacement” under Remote Keyless Entry System Operation on page 2-5. If you are still having trouble, see your dealer or a qualified technician for service.
Remote Keyless Entry System Operation You can lock and unlock your doors or unlock your trunk from about 3 feet (1 m) up to 30 feet (9 m) away using the remote keyless entry transmitter supplied with your vehicle.
LOCK: To lock all the doors, press the LOCK button. See Power Door Locks on page 2-9 for more details on power door lock features.
If your vehicle is equipped with the content theft-deterrent system, the LOCK button may arm the system. See Content Theft-Deterrent on page 2- 15 for more information.
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UNLOCK: When you press the UNLOCK button, only the driver’s door will unlock. If you press UNLOCK again within five seconds, all the doors will unlock. If you would like all the doors to unlock the first time you press UNLOCK, see Power Door Locks on page 2-9 The UNLOCK button on the remote keyless entry transmitter will disarm the content theft deterrent system. See Content Theft-Deterrent on page 2-75 for more details.
(Open Trunk): Press the button with the trunk
symbol to open your trunk. The transaxle must be in PARK (P) for this feature to operate. .& (Remote Alarm): When you press the button with the horn symbol, the headlamps will flash and the horn will sound. This will allow you to attract attention if needed. Your vehicle may have Remote Lock/Unlock Confirmation. This feature provides feedback to the holder of the remote keyless entry transmitter that a command has been received by the keyless entry receiver. To signal that a command has been received, the headlamps will flash and the horn may sound briefly. See Vehicle Personalization on page 2-43 for programming information.
Matching Transmitter(s) to Your Vehicle Each remote keyless entry transmitter is coded to prevent another transmitter from unlocking your vehicle. If a transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can be purchased through your dealer. Remember to bring any remaining transmitters with you when you go to your dealer. When the dealer matches the replacement transmitter to your vehicle, any remaining transmitters must also be matched. Once your dealer has coded the new transmitter, the lost transmitter will not unlock your vehicle. Each vehicle can have a maximum of four transmitters matched to it. Battery Replacement Under normal use, the battery in your remote keyless entry transmitter should last about three 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.
Notice: When replacing the battery, use care not to touch any of the circuitry. Static from your body transferred to these surfaces may damage the transmitter.
To replace the battery do the following: 1.
insert a flat object like a coin into the slot on the side of the transmitter and twist to separate the halves. Gently pry the battery out of the transmitter. Do not use the metal flanges to remove the battery. Put the new battery into the transmitter as shown on the transmitter. Use a type CR2032 battery, or equivalent type. Reassemble the transmitter. Make sure the halves are snapped together tightly so water will not get in Check the transmitter operation.
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Doors and Locks
Door Locks
There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle. To lock or unlock your vehicle from the outside, use your key or remote keyless entry transmitter.
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers - especially children - can easily open the doors and fall out of a moving vehicle. When a door is locked, the handle won’t open it. You increase the chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in a crash if the doors aren’t locked. So, wear safety belts properly and lock the doors whenever you drive. Young children who get into unlocked vehicles may be unable to get out. A child can be overcome by extreme heat and can suffer permanent injuries or even death from heat stroke. Always lock your vehicle whenever you leave it. Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked door when you slow down or stop your vehicle. Locking your doors can help prevent this from happening.
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To unlock or lock your doors from inside the vehicle, push the manual lever forward or rearward.
Power Door Locks To unlock all doors from inside the vehicle, press the front of the power door lock switch on either front door. If the content theft-deterrent system is armed, the power door lock switch will not unlock the doors until the system is disarmed. See Content Theft-Deterrent on page 2-15 for more information on disarming the system. You can lock all doors from inside the vehicle by pressing the rear of the power lock switch on either front door. The content theft-deterrent system, may be programmed to arm the system when the rear of the power lock switch is pressed. See Content Theft-Deterrent System on page 2-51 for more details.
Last Door Closed Locking The last door closed locking feature makes it more convenient for you to use your power door locks to lock all the doors when leaving your vehicle. When a door is open, three chimes will sound the first time you attempt to lock the doors using the power door lock switch or the keyless entry transmitter. The chimes indicate that the last door closed locking is being used. All doors can be opened for five seconds from the time the last door has been closed. Five seconds after the last door is closed, all doors will lock. You can lock the doors immediately by using the power door lock switch or the remote keyless entry transmitter. The last door closed locking feature will not activate when the ignition is in RUN or ACCESSORY. To turn the last door closed locking feature on or off, see Vehicle Personalization on page 2-43.
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Programmable Automatic Door Locks All of the doors will lock automatically when you move your shift lever out of PARK (P). All doors will unlock automatically when the ignition is turned off while the shift lever is in PARK (P). If you prefer to have your doors unlocked automatically at any time, see Vehicle Personalization on page 2-43. If someone needs to get in or out of the vehicle after the doors have been automatically locked, place the shift lever into PARK (P). Unlock all doors using the power door lock switch or unlock the door you want using the inside manual lever. If you have programmed the Automatic Door Locks to unlock the doors when the shift lever is shifted into PARK (P), then the doors will automatically unlock for you. See Vehicle Personalization on page 2-43 for programming information.
If you don’t want the doors to unlock automatically when you turn the ignition off, see Vehicle Personalization on page 2-43. Lockout Protection The lockout deterrent feature makes it difficult for you to lock your keys in the vehicle. If the driver’s door is open while the keys are in the ignition, you will not be able to use your power door lock switch. This feature cannot guarantee that you’ll never be locked out of your vehicle. If you don’t leave the keys in the ignition, or if you use the manual door lock, you could still lock your keys inside your vehicle. Always remember to take your keys with you. To turn this feature on or off, see Vehicle Personalization on page 2-43.
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Leaving Your Vehicle If you are door and set the locks from inside. Then get out and dose the door.
leaving the vehicle, take your keys, open your
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trunk lid It can be dangerous to drive with the open because carbon monoxide (CO) gas can come into your vehicle. You can’t smell CO. It can cause unconsciousness and even death.
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if you must drive with the trunk lid aen or if electrical wiring or other cable connections must pass through the seal between the body and the trunk lid:
0 Make sure all other windows are shut. 0 Turn the fan on your heating or cooling
system to its highest speed and select the control setting that will force outside air into your vehicle. See “Climate Controls” in the Index. If you have air outlets on or under the instrument panel, open them all the way.
See “Engine Exhaust” in the Index.
Trunk Lock To unlock the trunk from the outside, insert the key into the lock on the trunk and turn it clockwise. You can also press the trunk symbol on the remote keyless entry transmitter.
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Remote Trunk Release This feature is used to unlock the trunk from inside the vehicle.
Press the TRUNK button located behind the glove box door.
Emergency Trunk Release Handle Notice: The emergency trunk release handle is not designed to be used to tie down the trunk lid or as an anchor point when securing items in the trunk. Improper use of the emergency trunk release handle could damage it.
The shift lever must be in PARK (P) for the remote trunk release button to work.
There is a glow-in-the-dark emergency trunk release handle located inside the trunk on the latch. This handle will glow following exposure to light. Pull the release handle to open the trunk from the inside.
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Windows
Leaving children in a vehici, Jvith the ..,ndows closed is dangerous. A child can be overcome by the extreme heat and can suffer permanent injuries or even death from heat stroke. Never leave a child alone in a vehicle, especially with the windows closed in warm or hot weather.
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Power Windows
Use the switches on the driver’s door armrest to operate each of the windows while the ignition is on or while Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is active. See “Retained Accessory Power (RAP)” under Ignition Positions on page 2- 79 for more information.
In addition, each passenger door has a window switch. Express-Down Window The driver’s window switch has an express-down feature. This switch is labeled AUTO. Tap the rear of the switch, and the driver’s window will open a small amount. If the rear of the switch is fully pressed and released, the window will go all the way down.
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To stop the window while it is lowering, press the front of the switch. To raise the window, press and hold the front of the switch. Window Lock-Out The driver’s window switch includes a lock-out feature. Push LOCK OUT to stop front and rear passengers from using their window switches. The driver can still control all the windows with the lock on. Push LOCK OUT again to return to normal window operation. When the colored band on the switch is showing, the passengers can operate their windows. Sun Visors To block out glare, you can swing down the visors. You can also swing them from front to side. The visors also have extenders that you can pull out for added coverage. Visor Vanity Mirror Open the cover on the sun visor to expose the vanity mirror. If the vehicle has the optional lighted vanity mirrors, the lamps come on when you open the cover.
Theft-Deterrent Systems Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some cities. Although your vehicle has a number of theft-deterrent features, we know that nothing we put on it can make it impossible to steal. Content Theft-Deterrent Your vehicle has a theft-deterrent alarm system.
A red light located on top of the instrument panel, toward the center of the vehicle and near the windshield, will flash slowly when the system is armed. While armed, the doors will not unlock with the power door lock switch. The alarm will souad if someone tampers with the trunk lock, enters the vehicle without using the remote keyless entry transmitter or key to unlock the doors, or turns the ignition on. The horn will sound and the headlamps will flash for up to two minutes. The system will also cut off the fuel supply, preventing the vehicle from being driven. Arming with the Power Lock Switch Your alarm system can be programmed to arm when you use either power lock switch to lock the doors while any door is open and the key is removed from the ignition. If you would like to arm the system with the power lock switch, see Vehicle Personalization on page 2-43. When programmed, the red light will flash quickly to let you know that the system is ready to arm with the power lock switches. When you press the rear of a power door lock switch, the red light will stop flashing and stay on to let you know that the system is arming. After all the doors are closed and locked, the red light will begin flashing at a very slow rate to let you know the system is armed.
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Arming with the Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter The alarm system will arm when you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to lock the doors after the key is removed from the ignition. The red light will turn on to let you know the system is arming. After all doors are closed and locked, the red light will begin flashing at a very slow rate to let you know the system is armed. Arming Confirmation If the remote unlock confirmation is on, the headlamps will flash briefly to let you know when the alarm system has armed. See Vehicle Personalization on page 2-43 for programming information. Disarming with the Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter The alarm system will disarm when you use your remote keyless entry transmitter to unlock the doors. The red light will go off to let you know the system