2009 Pontiac Vibe Owner Manual M Seats and Restraints ......... 1-1 Lighting ............................. 5-1 Jump Starting ............... 9-71 Front Seats .................... 1-2 Lighting ......................... 5-1 Towing ........................ 9-75 Rear Seats .................... 1-7 ...................... 6-1 Appearance Care .......... 9-83 Safety Belts ................... 1-8 Infotainment Audio System(s) ............. 6-1 ................. 10-1 Airbag System .............. 1-21 Technical Data Vehicle Identification ...... 10-1 Child Restraints ............. 1-36 Climate Controls ............... 7-1 Climate Controls ............. 7-1 Capacities and Keys, Doors and Specifications ............ 10-2 Windows ............................ 2-1 Driving and Operating ....... 8-1 Normal Maintenance Keys ............................. 2-2 Starting and Operating Replacement Parts ..... 10-4 Doors and Locks ............ 2-6 Your Vehicle ............... 8-2 Driving Your Vehicle ...... 8-17 Service and Theft-Deterrent Systems ... 2-9 ..................... 11-1 Fuel ............................ 8-36 Maintenance Windows ...................... 2-12 Service and Mirrors ......................... 2-13 Vehicle Service Maintenance .............. 11-1 Sunroof ........................ 2-14 and Care ............................ 9-1 ...... 12-1 Service Customer Information Storage .............................. 3-1 .......................... 9-2 Customer Information ..... 12-1 Storage ......................... 3-1 Owner Checks ................ 9-5 Reporting Safety Headlamp Aiming .......... 9-30 Defects ................... 12-15 Instruments and Bulb Replacement ......... 9-31 Vehicle Data Recording Controls ............................. 4-1 Electrical System ........... 9-35 and Privacy ............. 12-17 Instrument Panel Tires ........................... 9-41 Overview .................... 4-2 ....................................i-1 Tire Changing ............... 9-61 Index Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ............ 4-11 OnStar® System ............ 4-25 ii Preface further notice. For vehicles first Canadian Owners sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” A French language copy of this for Pontiac Division wherever it manual can be obtained from your appears in this manual. dealer/retailer or from: This manual describes features Helm, Incorporated that may or may not be on P.O. Box 07130 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Detroit, MI 48207 your specific vehicle. Emblem, PONTIAC, the PONTIAC 1-800-551-4123 Emblem and the name VIBE Read this manual from beginning to helminc.com are registered trademarks of end to learn about the vehicle’s General Motors Corporation. features and controls. Pictures, Propriétaires Canadiens symbols, and words work together This manual includes the latest On peut obtenir un exemplaire de to explain vehicle operation. information at the time it was printed. ce guide en français auprès de GM reserves the right to make Keep this manual in the vehicle for concessionnaire ou à l’adresse changes after that time without quick reference. suivante: Helm Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 helminc.com Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 25823089 B Second Printing © 2008 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Preface iii Index A box with the word CAUTION is Notice: These mean there is used to tell about things that could something that could damage To quickly locate information about hurt you or others if you were to your vehicle. the vehicle use the Index in the back ignore the warning. of the manual. It is an alphabetical Many times, this damage would not list of what is in the manual and the be covered by the vehicle’s warranty, page number where it can be found. { CAUTION and it could be costly. The notice tells what to do to help avoid the Cautions and Notices These mean there is something damage. that could hurt you or other people. There are also warning labels on the vehicle which use the same Cautions tell what the hazard is and words, CAUTION or Notice. what to do to avoid or reduce the hazard. Read these cautions. A notice tells about something that A circle with a slash through it is a can damage the vehicle. safety symbol which means “Do Not,” “Do not do this” or “Do not let this happen.” iv Preface ✍ NOTES Seats and Restraints 1-1 Safety Belt Extender .........1-19 Adding Equipment to Seats and Safety Belt Check .............1-20 Your Airbag-Equipped Restraints Care of Safety Belts .........1-20 Vehicle ............................1-34 Replacing Safety Belt Airbag System Check .......1-35 System Parts After a Replacing Airbag System Crash ..............................1-20 Parts After a Crash .........1-35 Front Seats Airbag System Child Restraints Manual Seats .....................1-2 Airbag System ..................1-21 Older Children ..................1-36 Seat Height Adjuster ...........1-2 Where Are the Airbags? ....1-23 Infants and Young Reclining Seatbacks ...........1-3 When Should an Airbag Children ..........................1-38 Passenger Folding Inflate? ............................1-24 Child Restraint Systems ....1-41 Seatback ...........................1-4 What Makes an Airbag Where to Put the Head Restraints ..................1-6 Inflate? ............................1-26 Restraint .........................1-43 Rear Seats How Does an Airbag Lower Anchors and Rear Seat Operation ...........1-7 Restrain? ........................1-26 Tethers for Children What Will You See After (LATCH) ..........................1-44 Safety Belts an Airbag Inflates? ..........1-26 Replacing LATCH System Safety Belts ........................1-8 Passenger Sensing Parts After a Crash .........1-49 How to Wear Safety Belts System ............................1-28 Securing Child Restraints Properly ..........................1-11 Servicing Your (Right Front Seat) ...........1-50 Lap-Shoulder Belt .............1-16 Airbag-Equipped Securing Child Restraints Safety Belt Use During Vehicle ............................1-33 (Rear Seats) ...................1-53 Pregnancy .......................1-19 1-2 Seats and Restraints Front Seats To move a manual seat forward or Seat Height Adjuster rearward: 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 The driver seat height adjuster is located on the outboard side of the confuse you, or make you push a seat. To raise or lower the seat, pedal when you do not want to. pull up or push down on the lever Adjust the driver’s seat only when repeatedly until the seat is at the vehicle is not moving. 1. Lift the bar to unlock the seat. the desired height. 2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the bar. Try to move the seat to be sure it is locked in place. Seats and Restraints 1-3 Reclining Seatbacks { CAUTION { CAUTION { CAUTION If the seatback is not locked, it Sitting in a reclined position when could move forward in a sudden your vehicle is in motion can be You can lose control of the stop or crash. That could cause dangerous. Even if you buckle up, vehicle if you try to adjust a injury to the person sitting there. your safety belts cannot do their manual driver’s seat while the Always push and pull on the job when you are reclined like this. vehicle is moving. The sudden seatback to be sure it is locked. movement could startle and The shoulder belt cannot do its job confuse you, or make you push a because it will not be against your pedal when you do not want to. body. Instead, it will be in front of Adjust the driver’s seat only when you. In a crash, you could go into the vehicle is not moving. it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash, the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. 1-4 Seats and Restraints On vehicles with manual reclining To return the seatback to an upright Passenger Folding seatbacks the lever used to operate position: Seatback them is located on the outboard 1. Lift the lever fully, without side of the seat. applying pressure to the { seatback, and the seatback will CAUTION return to the upright position. If you fold the seatback forward to 2. Push and pull on the seatback to carry longer objects, such as skis, make sure it is locked. be sure any such cargo is not near an airbag. In a crash, an inflating airbag might force that object toward a person. This could cause severe injury or even To recline the seatback: death. Secure objects away from the area in which an airbag would 1. Lift the recline lever. inflate. For more information, see 2. Move the seatback to the desired Where Are the Airbags? on position, then release the lever to page 1-23 and Loading the lock the seatback in place. Vehicle on page 8-32. 3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. Seats and Restraints 1-5 To fold the seatback down: To raise the seatback: { CAUTION 1. Move the seat rearward. 1. Pull up on one of the levers Things you put on this seatback 2. Lower the head restraint to the located on either side of the back can strike and injure people in a lowest position and make sure of the passenger’s seatback. sudden stop or turn, or in a crash. the seatback is at the most 2. Pull the seatback up and push it Remove or secure all items upright position and locked. back to lock it into place. Make before driving. sure the safety belt is not twisted or caught in the seatback. On vehicles with this feature, the 3. Push and pull the top of the seatback folds down to allow seatback to be sure it is for more cargo space. When the locked into position. area is not being used for more 4. Use the reclining front seatback cargo space or as a temporary table, lever to adjust the seatback to a put the seatback in the locked, comfortable position. upright position.