2007 Pontiac G6 Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ....................... 7 Storage Areas ...................................... 150 Front Seats .............................................. 9 Sunroof ................................................ 150 Rear Seats ............................................. 20 Retractable Hardtop .............................. 153 Safety Belts ............................................ 22 Instrument Panel Child Restraints ...................................... 46 ....................................... 161 Airbag System ........................................ 76 Instrument Panel Overview ................... 164 Restraint System Check ......................... 94 Climate Controls ................................... 182 Warning Lights, Gages, and Features and Controls ................................ 97 Indicators .......................................... 192 Keys ....................................................... 99 Driver Information Center (DIC) ............ 209 Doors and Locks .................................. 108 Audio System(s) ................................... 219 Windows ............................................... 115 Driving Your Vehicle Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 118 ................................. 253 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ..... 122 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..................................... 254 Mirrors .................................................. 142 ® Towing ................................................. 293 OnStar System ................................... 148 1 Service and Appearance Care .................. 305 Electrical System .................................. 415 Service ................................................. 308 Capacities and Specifications ................ 424 Fuel ...................................................... 310 Maintenance Schedule Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 316 .............................. 427 Bulb Replacement ................................ 361 Maintenance Schedule .......................... 428 Windshield Wiper Blade Customer Assistance Information Replacement ..................................... 369 ............. 449 Tires ..................................................... 370 Customer Assistance and Information ........................................ 450 Appearance Care .................................. 404 Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 466 Vehicle Identification ............................. 414 Index .......................................................... 471 2 This manual describes features that may be available in this model, but your vehicle may not be equipped with all of them. For example, more than one entertainment system may be offered or your vehicle may have been ordered without a front passenger or rear seats. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, if it is needed while you are on the road. If the PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem, and the name vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. G6 are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. Canadian Owners This manual includes the latest information at the A French language copy of this manual can be time it was printed. We reserve the right to obtained from your dealer or from: make changes after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute Helm, Incorporated the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” P.O. Box 07130 for Pontiac Division whenever it appears in Detroit, MI 48207 this manual. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15864101 A First Printing © 2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 3 How to Use This Manual { Many people read the owner manual from CAUTION: beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn These mean there is something that could about the features and controls for the vehicle. hurt you or other people. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Index Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If A good place to quickly locate information about you do not, you or others could be hurt. the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual You will also find a and the page number where it can be found. circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol Safety Warnings and Symbols means “Do Not,” “Do There are a number of safety cautions in this Not do this” or “Do Not book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to let this happen.” tell about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. 4 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 Notice: These mean there is something with the text describing the operation or that could damage your vehicle. information relating to a specific component, A notice tells about something that can damage control, message, gage, or indicator. the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be If you need help figuring out a specific name of a covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could component, gage, or indicator, reference the be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help following topics: avoid the damage. • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors • Features and Controls in Section 2 or in different words. • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They • Climate Controls in Section 3 use 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 5 These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: 6 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ..................................................... 9 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment Manual Seats ................................................ 9 (Sedan Only) ........................................... 36 Power Seat ................................................. 10 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 37 Manual Lumbar ........................................... 10 Right Front Passenger Position ................... 37 Heated Seats .............................................. 11 Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 38 Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 12 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides Head Restraints .......................................... 15 (Sedan and Coupe Only) ......................... 42 Seatback Latches ........................................ 16 Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 45 Easy Entry Seat .......................................... 17 Safety Belt Extender ................................... 45 Power Lift Seat ........................................... 20 Child Restraints ............................................ 46 Rear Seats .................................................... 20 Older Children ............................................. 46 60/40 Split Bench Seat Infants and Young Children ......................... 49 (Sedan and Coupe) ................................. 20 Child Restraint Systems .............................. 53 Safety Belts .................................................. 22 Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 58 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 22 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Questions and Answers About Children (LATCH) .................................... 60 Safety Belts ............................................. 26 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 27 Seat Position ........................................... 69 Driver Position ............................................. 27 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position .................................. 71 7 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Airbag System .............................................. 76 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 92 Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 79 Adding Equipment to Your When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 83 Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 93 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 85 Restraint System Check ............................... 94 How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 85 Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 94 What Will You See After an Airbag Replacing Restraint System Parts Inflates? ................................................... 86 After a Crash ........................................... 95 Passenger Sensing System ......................... 87 8 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 Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to when the vehicle is not moving. 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. 9 Power Seat Manual Lumbar If the