2005 Pontiac GTO 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 Safety Belts .............................................. 1-6 Towing ................................................... 4-34 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-25 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Airbag System ......................................... 1-44 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-50 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Keys ........................................................ 2-2 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-45 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-7 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-47 Windows ................................................. 2-11 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-52 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-13 Tires ...................................................... 5-52 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-15 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-76 Mirrors .................................................... 2-28 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-85 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-29 Electrical System ...................................... 5-85 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-30 Capacities and Specifications ..................... 5-90 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-19 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-22 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Trip Computer ......................................... 3-33 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-10 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-45 Index ................................................................ 1 How to Use This Manual Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn about the features and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC, Index and the PONTIAC Emblem, are registered trademarks; and the name GTO is a trademark of General Motors A good place to quickly locate information about the Corporation. vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an This manual includes the latest information at the time it alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the was printed. We reserve the right to make changes page number where it can be found. after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name General Motors of Canada Limited for Pontiac Division wherever it appears in the manual. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 05GTO 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 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 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-34 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Top Strap ....................................................1-35 Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-2 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-36 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-3 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Head Restraints .............................................1-4 Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-37 Seatback Latches ...........................................1-4 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for Safety Belts .....................................................1-6 the LATCH System ....................................1-39 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-6 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-10 Seat Position ............................................1-39 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-11 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Driver Position ..............................................1-12 Front Seat Position ....................................1-41 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-18 Airbag System ...............................................1-44 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-19 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-46 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-19 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-47 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-19 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-48 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-48 Children and Small Adults ..........................1-22 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-48 Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-24 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-50 Child Restraints .............................................1-25 Restraint System Check ..................................1-50 Older Children ..............................................1-25 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-50 Infants and Young Children ............................1-28 Replacing Restraint System Parts Child Restraint Systems .................................1-31 After a Crash ............................................1-51 1-1 Front Seats • To raise or lower the front of the seat, move the front of the horizontal control up or down. Power Seats • To raise or lower the rear of the seat, move the rear of the horizontal control up or down. • To raise or recline the seatback, move the vertical control forward or rearward. See Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-3. Manual Lumbar The manual lumbar control lets you adjust the amount of support in the lower seatback. The power seat controls are located on the outboard side of the driver’s and passenger’s seat. The horizontal switch is used to adjust the height, the tilt, and the movement of the seat forward and rearward. The vertical switch is used to adjust the seatback. • To move the entire seat forward or rearward, move the horizontal control forward or rearward. The control is located on the outboard side of the seat cushion. • To raise or lower the entire seat, move the horizontal control up or down. To increase or decrease lumbar support, turn the knob. 1-2 Reclining Seatbacks Use the vertical switch on the outboard side of the front {CAUTION: seat cushion to recline the seatbacks. Press the switch forward or rearward to recline or raise Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle the seatback to the desired position. See Power is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you Seats on page 1-2. buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their