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2006 Pontiac G6 Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-9 Towing ................................................... 4-38 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-10 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-30 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Airbag System ......................................... 1-56 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-71 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-47 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-49 Doors and Locks ...................................... 2-10 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-56 Windows ................................................. 2-16 Tires ...................................................... 5-57 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-19 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-87 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-22 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-96 Mirrors .................................................... 2-39 Electrical System ...................................... 5-97 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-44 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-105 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-45 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Sunroof .................................................. 2-46 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Retractable Hardtop .................................. 2-49 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-10 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-20 Index .................................................................1 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-29 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-45 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-54 Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC, and the PONTIAC Emblem, are registered trademarks; How to Use This Manual and the name G6 is a trademark of General Motors Many people read the owner manual from beginning to Corporation. end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this This manual includes the latest information at the time is done, it can help you learn about the features it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work after that time without further notice. For vehicles together in the owner manual to explain things. first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Pontiac Division Index whenever it appears in this manual. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if A good place to quickly locate information about the it is needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 06G6 A First Printing © 2005 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a circle with a slash through it in There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We this book. This safety use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things symbol means “Do Not,” that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.” {CAUTION: 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 do not, you or others could be hurt. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this manual you will find these notices: The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with Notice: These mean there is something that could the text describing the operation or information damage your vehicle. relating to a specific component, control, message, A notice tells about something that can damage the gage, or indicator. vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered If you need help figuring out a specific name of a by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But component, gage, or indicator, reference the the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. following topics: When you read other manuals, you might see • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. • Features and Controls in Section 2 There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • Climate Controls in Section 3 • Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3 • Audio System(s) in Section 3 • Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 iv These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: v ✍ NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Child Restraints .............................................1-30 Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Older Children ..............................................1-30 Power Seat ...................................................1-3 Infants and Young Children ............................1-33 Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-36 Heated Seats .................................................1-4 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-39 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children Head Restraints .............................................1-6 (LATCH) ..................................................1-41 Easy Entry Seat .............................................1-6 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Power Lift Seat ..............................................1-8 Position ...................................................1-49 Rear Seats .......................................................1-9 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front 60/40 Split Bench Seat (Sedan and Coupe) .......1-9 Seat Position ............................................1-52 Safety Belts ...................................................1-10 Airbag System ...............................................1-56 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-10 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-58 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-14 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-61 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-15 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-63 Driver Position ..............................................1-15 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-63 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-64 (Sedan Only) ............................................1-22 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-65 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-23 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-70 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-23 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-23 Vehicle ....................................................1-70 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides Restraint System Check ..................................1-71 (Sedan and Coupe Only) ............................1-27 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-71 Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-29 Replacing Restraint System Parts After Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-29 a Crash ...................................................1-72 1-1 Front Seats Manual Seats {CAUTION: 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 do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked in place. 1-2 Power Seat Manual Lumbar If your vehicle has this feature, the control is located on the outboard side of the driver’s seat. To adjust the seat, do the following:

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