2004 Pontiac Bonneville Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Secondary Information Center (SIC) ............ 3-70 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-73 Safety Belts .............................................. 1-8 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-29 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Air Bag Systems ...................................... 1-51 Towing ................................................... 4-31 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-60 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Doors and Locks ...................................... 2-10 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-12 Windows ................................................. 2-19 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-52 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-21 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-57 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-25 Tires ...................................................... 5-58 Mirrors .................................................... 2-39 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-91 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-42 ® Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-99 HomeLink Transmitter ............................. 2-44 Electrical System .................................... 5-100 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-48 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-109 Sunroof .................................................. 2-49 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ...... 5-110 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-50 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 .............. 7-1 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-27 Customer Assistance and Information Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-36 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-11 Systems Monitor ...................................... 3-57 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-58 Index ................................................................ 1 Canadian Owners You can obtain a French language copy of this manual from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem and the name BONNEVILLE How to Use This Manual are registered trademarks of General Motors Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning Corporation. to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If This manual includes the latest information at the time it you do this, it will help you learn about the features and was printed. We reserve the right to make changes controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you will find after that time without further notice. For vehicles first that pictures and words work together to explain things. sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Pontiac Division whenever it Index appears in this manual. Please keep this manual in your vehicle, so it will be A good place to look for what you need is the Index in there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the is in the manual, and the page number where you will new owner can use it. find it. Litho in U.S.A. ©Copyright General Motors Corporation 09/12/03 Part No. 25755769 A First Edition All Rights Reserved ii Safety Warnings and Symbols In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about or others could be hurt. things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety {CAUTION: symbol means “Don’t,” “Don’t do this” or “Don’t let this happen.” These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this book you will find these notices: Your vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle, Notice: These mean there is something that could are shown along with the text describing the operation damage your vehicle. or information relating to a specific component, control, A notice will tell you about something that can damage message, gage or indicator. your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be If you need help figuring out a specific name of a covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the component, gage or indicator, reference the following notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the topics: damage. • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different • Features and Controls in Section 2 words. • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use • Climate Controls in Section 3 the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • 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 you may find on your vehicle: v ✍ NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-38 Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Top Strap ....................................................1-40 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-41 Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Power Lumbar ...............................................1-4 Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-42 Heated Seats .................................................1-5 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-5 LATCH System .........................................1-44 Head Restraints .............................................1-7 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Safety Belts .....................................................1-8 Position ...................................................1-44 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-8 Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Front Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-12 Seat Position ............................................1-47 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-13 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Driver Position ..............................................1-14 Seat Position ............................................1-47 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-20 Air Bag Systems ............................................1-51 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-21 Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-54 Center Front Passenger Position .....................1-21 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-56 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-23 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-57 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-57 and Small Adults .......................................1-26 What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates? .......1-58 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-29 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-60 Child Restraints .............................................1-29 Restraint System Check ..................................1-60 Older Children ..............................................1-29 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-60 Infants and Young Children ............................1-32 Replacing Restraint System Parts After Child Restraint Systems .................................1-35 a Crash ...................................................1-61 1-1 Front Seats Power 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 don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Pull up on the control bar located under the front of the If your vehicle has this feature, the controls for the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it power seats are located on the outboard side of each and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body front seat. to