2009 Pontiac G6 Get to Know Guide
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REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM AUDIO SYSTEM FEATURES Climate Controls . .16 Remote Keyless Entry . .2 Audio System . .7 Exterior Lamps . .17 Remote Vehicle Start System . .2 Audio Steering Wheel Controls .9 Sunroof . .17 RKE Transmitter Battery Bluetooth® System . .9 60/40 Split Rear Seat . .18 Replacement . .4 XM® Radio . .9 Retractable Hardtop COMFORT FEATURES INSTRUMENT PANEL FEATURES Convertible . .18 Adjusting the Power Seat . .4 Instrument Panel . .10 Window Indexing . .18 Adjusting Lumbar Support and Instrument Panel Cluster . .11 MAINTENANCE FEATURES Seatback Position . .5 Driver Information Center . .12 Tire Pressure Monitor . .19 Easy Entry Seat . .5 CONVENIENCE FEATURES Securing the Fuel Cap . .19 Heated Seat Controls . .5 Automatic Transmission Resetting the Oil Life System . .19 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster . .6 Operation . .14 OWNER INFORMATION Tilt/Telescoping Steering Traction Control . .14 Roadside Assistance . .20 Wheel . .6 Automatic Door Locks . .15 Pontiac Owner Center . .20 Power Mirrors . .6 Speed-Sensitive Wipers . .15 Cruise Control . .15 Congratulations on your purchase of a Pontiac G6. Please read this information about your vehicle’s features and your Owner Manual to ensure an outstanding ownership experience. Note that your vehicle may not include all the features described in this booklet. Keep this booklet with your Owner Manual for easy reference. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM Remote Keyless Entry (Trunk Release): The trunk will unlatch when this button on the transmitter is pressed and held for approximately one second. You can open the trunk with the transmitter when the vehicle is stationary. The trunk may also be opened using the Trunk Release button located on the driver-side door. (Vehicle Locator/Panic Alarm): Press and hold this button for approxi- mately one second to locate your The features of the Remote Keyless vehicle. The horn will sound three times Entry (RKE) transmitter include: and the headlamps and parking lamps (Remote Start) (if equipped): This will flash three times. feature can be used to start the engine. To sound the panic alarm, press and (See Remote Vehicle Start System.) hold the button for three seconds. The (Lock): Press this button to lock all horn will sound and the headlamps and the doors. The interior lamps will turn parking lamps will flash for two min- off after a short delay once all doors are utes. Press the button again to cancel closed. If enabled through the Driver the panic alarm. Information Center (DIC), the parking See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. lamps will flash once and/or the horn will chirp to indicate locking has occurred. Remote Vehicle Start System (Unlock): Press this button to unlock (if equipped) the driver’s door. If the button is pressed This feature allows you to start the again within five seconds, all remaining engine from outside the vehicle by doors will unlock. The interior lamps using the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) will illuminate and remain on for 10 transmitter. The remote start capability seconds or until the ignition is turned must be turned on using the Driver on. If enabled through the DIC, the park- Information Center. (See the Driver ing lamps will flash twice and the horn Information Center section.) will chirp twice to indicate unlocking has occurred. During a remote start, the manual climate control system will operate at its last setting before the vehicle was turned off. With automatic climate control (if equipped), the system will default to a heating or cooling mode based on outside temperature. 2 REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM Canceling a Remote Start To turn off the engine instead of driving Entry System after a remote start, do any of the Remote Keyless following: • Press and hold the (Remote Start) button until the parking lamps turn off. Comfort • Press and release the Hazard Features Warning Flashers button. Press it Starting the Vehicle again to turn off the flashers. 1. Aim the RKE transmitter at the • Turn the key in the ignition switch to vehicle. (Transmitter range is within the On position and then off. approximately 200 feet of the Note: Instructions for the Remote Vehicle vehicle.) Features Start System are provided on a tag that 2. Press and release the (Lock) can be attached to your vehicle’s key Audio System button on the transmitter. chain. 3. Immediately press and hold the (Remote Start) button for about four See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. seconds. When the vehicle starts, the parking lamps will light and remain on while the engine is Instrument running. The engine will continue Panel Features running for 10 minutes. 4. Repeat these steps for a 10-minute time extension. Only two consecu- tive remote starts are allowed. When you enter the vehicle after a Features remote start, the ignition must be Convenience turned to the On position before driving. Note: The Remote Vehicle Start feature will not operate if the key is in the ignition, the hood is open, or the Check Engine light is illuminated on the instrument panel cluster. Features Maintenance Owner Information 3 REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM COMFORT FEATURES RKE Transmitter Battery Adjusting the Power Seat Replacement The power seat can be adjusted up or Under normal use, the battery in your down using the power height adjuster Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter located on the outboard side of the should last about two years. You can driver’s seat. The seat can be manually tell the battery is weak if the transmit- adjusted forward or rearward. ter won’t work at the normal range in any location. If you have to get close to Move the Seat Forward or your vehicle before the transmitter Rearward works, it’s probably time to change the • Lift and hold the bar under the front battery. Your Driver Information Center of the seat to manually slide the will also advise you when the battery is seat. becoming weak. Raise or Lower the Entire Seat Replace the Battery • Press and hold the height adjuster 1. Use a flat, thin object to separate control up or down. the bottom half from the top half of the transmitter. 2. Remove the battery and replace it with a new one. Make sure the positive side of the battery faces up. 3. Put the two halves back together. Make sure they are tightly secured. Note: When replacing the battery, use one Raise or Lower the Front or Rear of 3-volt CR2032 or equivalent battery. Use the Seat Cushion (if equipped) care not to touch any of the transmitter circuitry. Static from your body transferred The 6-way power seat also features to these surfaces may damage the seat cushion adjustment. transmitter. • Press and hold the front or rear of the control up or down. See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. See Section 1 of your Owner Manual. 4 COMFORT FEATURES Adjusting Lumbar Support To use the easy entry seat, pull back on and Seatback Position the top of the recliner lever and slide Entry System the seat forward. After the passenger Remote Keyless Adjust the lumbar support using the enters the rear seat area, move the manual lumbar handle (A) located on seat rearward until it locks in place the outboard side of the driver’s seat- and adjust the seat to a comfortable back. Ratchet the handle down to position. Make sure both the seat and increase support and up to decrease seatback are locked. Comfort support. You may need to ratchet the See Section 1 of your Owner Manual. Features handle several times for the desired amount of support. Heated Seat Controls (if equipped) The heated front seat controls are locat- ed on the outboard corner of the driver and front passenger seats. The seats Features have a high and low heat setting. Audio System A B Adjust the seatback position by pulling up the recliner handle (B) and adjusting the seatback forward or rearward. Instrument Release the handle to secure the seat- Panel Features back in place. High Setting See Section 1 of your Owner Manual. • Press the top of the switch ( ) once to turn on the heated seat. It will Easy Entry Seat (if equipped) heat to the high setting (indicator light number 2). Features Convenience Coupe and convertible models feature Low Setting an easy entry front passenger seat that makes it easier to get in and out of the • Press the top of the switch ( ) twice rear seat. to turn on the seat to the low setting (indicator light number 1). Off • Press the bottom of the switch ( ) Features to turn the heated seat off. Maintenance See Section 1 of your Owner Manual. Owner Information 5 COMFORT FEATURES Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster Power Mirrors (sedan only) The power outside The shoulder belt can be adjusted to rearview mirrors can the height that is right for you. Push the be adjusted using Release button up or down to move the the controls located height adjuster. Once in a comfortable on the driver’s door. position, try to move the height adjuster Use the bottom to make sure it is locked in place. switch to select See Section 1 of your Owner Manual. the driver-side or passenger-side mirror; and then use the control pad to adjust the selected mirror Tilt/Telescoping Steering Wheel up, down or side to side. The mirror will move only when the control pad is in the 12, 3, 6 or 9 o’clock position. Move the selector switch to the center posi- tion when not adjusting either mirror. See Section 2 of your Owner Manual. Adjusting the Steering Wheel To adjust the position of the steering wheel: 1. Push down the lever located on the left side of the steering column.