15775 Grand Am 5/22/03 1:41 PM Page 1 Congratulations on your purchase of a Pontiac Grand Am. Please read this information and your Owner Manual to ensure an outstanding ownership experience. Note that your vehicle may not include all the features described in this booklet. Place this booklet in your Owner Manual portfolio for easy reference. Instrument Panel . .2 Oil Life Monitor . .11 Instrument Panel Cluster . .3 Installing a Child Seat . .11 Delayed Locking . .4 Rear Door Security Locks . .11 Remote Keyless Entry . .4 Roadside Assistance Program . .12 Horn Chirp — How to Program . .5 My GMLink . .12 Remote Keyless Entry Battery Replacement . .5 Programmable Automatic Power Door Locks . .6 Lockout Protection . .7 Window Defogging . .7 Air Conditioning . .7 Automatic Light Control/ Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . .8 Removing Key from Parked Vehicle . .9 Fueling Your Vehicle . .9 MP3 Stereo System . .10 15775 GrandAm5/22/031:41PMPage2 2 Instrument Panel Getting to Know Your Getting toKnow 2004 Grand Am 2004 Grand A. Fog Lamp Button H. Enhanced Traction System Button N. Cruise Control Buttons B. Instrument Panel Brightness I. Hazard Warning Flashers Button (If equipped) Thumbwheel J. Instrument Panel Fuse Blocks O. Shift Lever C. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever K. Hood Release Handle P. Cigarette Lighter D. Horn L. Tilt Wheel Lever Q. Climate Control System E. Instrument Panel Cluster M. Audio System Steering Wheel R. Audio System F. Windshield Wiper/Washer Lever Controls (If equipped) G. Ignition Switch See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. 15775 GrandAm5/22/031:41PMPage3 Instrument Panel Cluster B C A D Your vehicle’s instrument panel is IMPORTANT: The instrument panel equipped with this cluster or one cluster is designed to let you know very similar to it. The instrument of many important aspects of your panel cluster includes these key vehicle’s operation. It is important to features: read your Owner Manual and A. Engine Coolant Temperature become familiar with the information Gauge being relayed to you by the lights, gauges and indicators, and what B. Tachometer action can be taken to ensure safety C. Speedometer and to prevent damage. D. Fuel Gauge 3 See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. 15775 Grand Am 5/22/03 1:41 PM Page 4 4 Getting to Know Your 2004 Grand Am Delayed Locking Remote Keyless Entry With Delayed Locking, when your keys The Remote Keyless Entry transmitter are removed from the ignition and a can be used to lock or unlock your vehi- door is opened, a chime will sound three cle, open the trunk or activate the alarm. times after you press the Power Door Lock switch. The chime indicates that the doors will not lock until after all the doors have been closed for seven seconds. You may cancel this feature through the following ways: • Press the door Unlock switch (to unlock). • Override it by pressing the door Lock switch again or the Lock button on When you press the Unlock or Trunk the optional Remote Keyless Entry release button, the vehicle’s interior transmitter to immediately lock the lamps will illuminate. In addition, both doors. audible and visual feedback is provided Delayed Locking allows you to get back when operating the transmitter buttons into the vehicle to grab a package or a while performing the following functions: small child without having to activate the 1. Lock button: Park lamps flash twice door Lock switch again. and horn chirps (if all doors are See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. close). 2. Unlock button: Park lamps flash twice on first button press as driver’s door unlocks. Remaining doors unlock on second press of button. 3. Trunk button: No park lamps flash and no horn chirps as trunk is released. 4. Horn Alarm button: This feature allows you to draw attention to your vehicle when personal safety is in question. Park lamps and headlamps will flash followed by horn activation. You can disable this feature by press- ing the Alarm button a second time or by turning your ignition to ON. After one minute, this feature will automati- cally turn off. 15775 Grand Am 5/22/03 1:41 PM Page 5 5 The horn chirp feature for both the Remote Keyless Entry Battery Delayed Locking and Remote Keyless Replacement Entry is turned “on” at the factory. To disable horn chirp for both of these fea- Under normal use, the battery in your tures, simply follow this procedure. Remote Keyless Entry transmitter See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. should last about two years. You can tell the battery is weak if the transmitter won’t work at the normal range in any Horn Chirp — How to Program location. If you have to get close to your vehicle before the transmitter works, it’s Close the doors, turn the ignition to the probably time to change the battery. ON position. Keep all doors closed throughout this procedure. Note: When replacing the battery, use 1. Press and hold down either Power one three-volt CR2032 or equivalent battery. Use care not to touch any of the Door Lock switch in the UNLOCK transmitter circuitry. Static from your position for 10 seconds. body transferred to these surfaces may 2. When the horn chirps, you can damage the transmitter. release the switch. The horn chirp feature has been disabled and will See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. remain in this mode unless changed back (this does not affect the horn activation with the Alarm button of the Remote Keyless Entry). Re-enabling the horn chirp feature can be done by repeating the above procedure. See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. 15775 Grand Am 5/22/03 1:41 PM Page 6 6 Getting to Know Your 2004 Grand Am Programmable Automatic Power How to Program Automatic Power Door Locks Door Locks To change modes (settings), simply: Grand Am’s Power Door Locks can be programmed to fit your needs. First, 1. Close the doors, turn the ignition to close all the doors and make sure the the ON position. Keep all doors ignition is in the ON position and your closed throughout this procedure. foot is on the brake pedal. When you 2. Press and hold down either Power move the gearshift out of Park, all the Door Lock switch in the LOCK posi- doors will automatically lock. When the tion for 10 seconds. gearshift is returned to Park and the 3. When the chime sounds, you can ignition is turned to OFF, all doors will release the switch. The automatically unlock. If someone needs Programmable Door Lock feature has to get in or out while you’re in Park, use been advanced to the next setting the manual or Power Door Lock switch. and will remain in this mode unless When a door has been opened and changed again. The number of chime closed again, it will lock automatically sounds indicates which mode you are when the car has reached 5 mph. in (for example, three chimes sound Programmable Automatic Power Door for Mode 3). The modes occur in the Locks can be set to any of the following following order: 1) Factory Setting; modes: 2 and 3) If equipped with Remote MODE 1: Factory Setting — All doors Keyless Entry; 4) Functions will oper- automatically lock when shifted out of ate as defined above in each mode. Park. All doors automatically unlock See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. when shifted into Park and the ignition is turned to OFF. MODE 2: All doors automatically lock when shifted out of Park. Driver door only unlocks when shifted into Park and the ignition is turned to OFF. (Remote Keyless Entry only). MODE 3: All doors automatically lock when shifted out of Park. Doors do not lock when shifted into Park and the igni- tion is turned to OFF (Remote Keyless Entry only). MODE 4: The doors do not lock or unlock automatically. 15775 Grand Am 5/22/03 1:41 PM Page 7 7 Lockout Protection Air Conditioning Your vehicle’s Lockout Protection feature For faster interior cooling on very hot, reduces the chances of locking the car sunny days, follow these tips: with the keys in the ignition. Whenever • Open the windows long enough to let any door is open and the Power Door the hot inside air escape. Lock switch is pressed to LOCK with the key in the ignition, the doors WILL NOT • Set the temperature knob all the way LOCK. If the driver’s door is open and into the blue (Cold) area and press the ignition is OFF, the chime will sound, the A/C button until the activation light reminding you that the key is in the igni- comes on. tion. Notice in this situation, the • For maximum cooling, wait until absence of the three chimes associated the interior temperature has cooled with the Delayed Locking. To intentional- to a comfortable level. Select ly lock the keys in the car: MAX (Maximum) to recirculate • Depress and hold either Power Door the cool air inside your vehicle. Lock switch in the LOCK position for See Section 3 of your Owner Manual. three seconds, or • Depress the LOCK button on the Remote Keyless Entry transmitter. See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. Window Defogging For faster side window defogging on very humid, cool days, use these tips: •Turn the climate control mode knob to (Floor). •Turn the temperature knob all the way into the red (Hot) area and the fan knob to top speed (5). • Press and hold the A/C button until the activation light comes on.