2005 Pontiac Grand Am 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 ............................................... 1-8 Towing ................................................... 4-35 Safety Belts .............................................. 1-9 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-30 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Airbag System ......................................... 1-51 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-57 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-42 Keys ........................................................ 2-2 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-45 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-7 Tires ...................................................... 5-46 Windows ................................................. 2-13 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-71 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-15 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-79 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-15 Electrical System ...................................... 5-80 Mirrors .................................................... 2-28 Capacities and Specifications ..................... 5-85 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-29 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Sunroof .................................................. 2-30 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-19 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-10 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-22 Index .................................................................1 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-37 Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. 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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. 22720031 A First Edition © 2004 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 following the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. 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 Infants and Young Children ............................1-32 Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-36 Driver Seat Height Adjuster ..............................1-3 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-39 Six-Way Power Driver Seat ..............................1-3 Top Strap ....................................................1-39 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-41 Head Restraints .............................................1-5 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Seatback Latches ...........................................1-6 Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-41 Easy Entry Seat .............................................1-6 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for Power Lift Seat ..............................................1-7 the LATCH System ....................................1-43 Rear Seats .......................................................1-8 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-8 Outside Seat Position ................................1-44 Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Safety Belts .....................................................1-9 Rear Seat Position ....................................1-46 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-9 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-13 Front Seat Position ....................................1-48 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-14 Driver Position ..............................................1-14 Airbag System ...............................................1-51 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-21 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-52 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-22 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-54 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-22 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-54 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-23 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-55 Center Rear Passenger Position .....................1-26 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-55 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-56 Children and Small Adults ..........................1-27 Restraint System Check ..................................1-57 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-29 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-57 Child Restraints .............................................1-30 Replacing Restraint System Parts After Older Children ..............................................1-30 a Crash ...................................................1-58 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 Driver Seat Height Adjuster Six-Way Power Driver Seat If your vehicle has this feature, the power seat control is located on the outboard side of the driver’s seat. This control allows you to move the seat up, down, forward, or backward. It will also move the front or rear of the seat cushion up or