Pontiac 2007 G6 Owner's manual

Seats and Restraint Systems

....................... 7

Front Seats

.............................................. 9

Rear Seats

............................................. 20

Safety Belts

............................................ 22

Child Restraints

...................................... 46

Airbag System

........................................ 76

Restraint System Check

......................... 94

Features and Controls

................................ 97

Keys

....................................................... 99

Doors and Locks

.................................. 108

Windows

............................................... 115

Theft-Deterrent Systems

....................... 118

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

..... 122

Mirrors

.................................................. 142

OnStar

®

System

................................... 148

Storage Areas

...................................... 150

Sunroof

................................................ 150

Retractable Hardtop

.............................. 153

Instrument Panel

....................................... 161

Instrument Panel Overview

................... 164

Climate Controls

................................... 182

Warning Lights, Gages, and

Indicators

.......................................... 192

Driver Information Center (DIC)

............ 209

Audio System(s)

................................... 219

Driving Your Vehicle

................................. 253

Your Driving, the Road, and

Your Vehicle

..................................... 254

Towing

................................................. 293

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Service and Appearance Care

.................. 305

Service

................................................. 308

Fuel

...................................................... 310

Checking Things Under the Hood

......... 316

Bulb Replacement

................................ 361

Windshield Wiper Blade

Replacement

..................................... 369

Tires

..................................................... 370

Appearance Care

.................................. 404

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

............................. 414

Electrical System

.................................. 415

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

................ 424

Maintenance Schedule

.............................. 427

Maintenance Schedule

.......................... 428

Customer Assistance Information

............. 449

Customer Assistance and

Information

........................................ 450

Reporting Safety Defects

...................... 466

Index

.......................................................... 471

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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,

PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem, and the name

G6 are registered trademarks of General

Motors Corporation.

This manual includes the latest information at the

time it was printed. We reserve the right to

make changes after that time without further

notice. For vehicles ﬁrst sold in Canada, substitute

the name “General Motors of Canada Limited”

for Pontiac Division whenever it appears in

this manual.

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

if it is needed while you are on the road. If the

vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.

Canadian Owners

A French language copy of this manual can be

obtained from your dealer or from:

Helm, Incorporated

P.O. Box 07130

Detroit, MI 48207

Litho in U.S.A.

Part No. 15864101 A First Printing

©

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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.

Index

A good place to quickly locate information about

the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual.

It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual

and the page number where it can be found.

Safety Warnings and Symbols

There are a number of safety cautions in this

book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to

tell about things that could hurt you if you were to

ignore the warning.

{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.

You will also ﬁnd a

circle with a slash

through it in this book.

This safety symbol

means “Do Not,” “Do

Not do this” or “Do Not

let this happen.”

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Vehicle Damage Warnings

Also, in this manual you will ﬁnd these notices:

Notice: These mean there is something

that could damage your vehicle.

A notice tells about something that can damage

the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be

covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could

be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help

avoid the damage.

When you read other manuals, you might see

CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors

or in different words.

There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They

use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

Vehicle Symbols

The vehicle has components and labels that use

symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along

with the text describing the operation or

information relating to a speciﬁc component,

control, message, gage, or indicator.

If you need help ﬁguring out a speciﬁc name of a

component, gage, or indicator, reference the

following topics:

• Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1

• Features and Controls in Section 2

• Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3

• 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

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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:

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Front Seats ..................................................... 9

Manual Seats ................................................ 9

Power Seat ................................................. 10

Manual Lumbar ........................................... 10

Heated Seats .............................................. 11

Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 12

Head Restraints .......................................... 15

Seatback Latches ........................................ 16

Easy Entry Seat .......................................... 17

Power Lift Seat ........................................... 20

Rear Seats .................................................... 20

60/40 Split Bench Seat

(Sedan and Coupe) ................................. 20

Safety Belts .................................................. 22

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 22

Questions and Answers About

Safety Belts ............................................. 26

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 27

Driver Position ............................................. 27

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment

(Sedan Only) ........................................... 36

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 37

Right Front Passenger Position ................... 37

Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 38

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides

(Sedan and Coupe Only) ......................... 42

Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 45

Safety Belt Extender ................................... 45

Child Restraints ............................................ 46

Older Children ............................................. 46

Infants and Young Children ......................... 49

Child Restraint Systems .............................. 53

Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 58

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) .................................... 60

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear

Seat Position ........................................... 69

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right

Front Seat Position .................................. 71

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

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Airbag System .............................................. 76

Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 79

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .................. 83

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? ................... 85

How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 85

What Will You See After an Airbag

Inﬂates? ................................................... 86

Passenger Sensing System ......................... 87

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 92

Adding Equipment to Your

Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 93

Restraint System Check ............................... 94

Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 94

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ........................................... 95

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

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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.

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Power Seat

If the vehicle has a

power seat, the control

used to operate it is

located on the outboard

side of the driver’s seat.

To adjust the seat, do any of the following:

• Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding

the control forward or rearward.

• Raise or lower the front part of the seat

cushion by moving the front of the control up

or down.

• Raise or lower the rear part of the seat

cushion by moving the rear of the control up

or down.

Manual Lumbar

If your vehicle has this feature, the handle is

located on the outboard side of the driver’s seat.

Move the handle up repeatedly to decrease lumbar

support. Move the handle down repeatedly to

increase lumbar support.

2-door Model Shown, 4-door Model Similar

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Heated Seats

Your vehicle may have heated front seats.

The buttons are located

on the outboard side of

the driver’s and front

passenger’s seats.

Press the top of the switch to turn the feature on.

The seat will heat to the high setting. The

indicator light above the switch will be lit next to

the number 2.

Press the top of the switch again to go to the low

heat setting. The indicator light will be lit next

to the number 1.

Press the bottom of the switch to turn the

feature off.

The heated seat feature will turn off when the

ignition is turned off.

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Reclining Seatbacks

{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.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could

move forward in a sudden stop or crash.

That could cause injury to the person

sitting there. Always push and pull on the

seatback to be sure it is locked.

Your seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The

lever used to operate them is located on the

outboard side of the seats.

4-door Model Shown, 2-door Model Similar

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To recline the seatback, do the following:

1. Lift the recline lever.

2. Move the seatback to the desired position,

then release the lever to lock the seatback

in place.

3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it

is locked.

To return the seatback to an upright position, do

the following:

1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to

the seatback and the seatback will return to

the upright position. Release the lever to

lock the seatback in place.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could

move forward in a sudden stop or crash.

That could cause injury to the person

sitting there. Always push and pull on the

seatback to be sure it is locked.

2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it

is locked.

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{CAUTION:

Sitting in a reclined position when your

vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.

Even if you buckle up, your safety belts

cannot do their job when you are reclined

like this.

The shoulder belt cannot do its job

because it will not be against your body.

Instead, it will be in front of you. In a

crash, you could go into 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.

Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is

moving.

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Head Restraints

Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the

restraint is at the same height as the top of

the occupant’s head. This position reduces the

chance of a neck injury in a crash.

Pull the restraint up to

raise it. To lower the

head restraint, press the

button, located on the

top of the seatback, and

push the restraint down.

The rear seat head restraints are also adjustable.

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Seatback Latches

{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.

If your vehicle is a coupe or retractable hardtop

model, it has a seatback latch as part of the

manual recline lever. This feature provides easy

access to the rear seats. To operate the seatback

latch, pull up on the manual recline lever. The

seatback will automatically spring forward.

To operate the latch from the rear seat, pull back

on the top of the manual recline lever.

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{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could

move forward in a sudden stop or crash.

That could cause injury to the person

sitting there. Always push and pull on the

seatback to be sure it is locked.

Lift the seatback up to return it to the upright

position. Push and pull on the seatback to make

sure it is locked.

Easy Entry Seat

{CAUTION:

If the easy entry right front seat is not

locked, it can move. In a sudden stop or

crash, the person sitting there could be

injured. After you have used it, be sure to

push rearward on an easy entry seat to be

sure it is locked.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could

move forward in a sudden stop or crash.

That could cause injury to the person

sitting there. Always push and pull on the

seatback to be sure it is locked.

If your vehicle is a two-door model, the front seats

can be moved to make it easier to get in and

out of the rear seat.

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To use the easy entry seat, do the following:

1. Remove the safety belt from the

headrest-mounted guide.

2. Pull back on the top of the recliner lever. The

seatback will move forward.

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3. Slide the seat forward.

4. Move the seatback to its original position after

the passenger enters the rear seat area; then

return the front seat safety belt to the

safety belt guide.

5. Move the seat rearward until it locks into

place. Make sure both the seat and

seatback are locked.

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Power Lift Seat

Your vehicle may have this feature. First move the

seat forward or rearward to where you want it.

See Manual Seats on page 9.

The power lift seat switch is located on the

outboard side of the driver’s seat. To raise or

lower the seat, press the top or bottom of

the switch.

Rear Seats

60/40 Split Bench Seat

(Sedan and Coupe)

Folding the Seatback

To fold down the rear seatback, do the following:

1. The handles that are used to lower the rear

seatbacks are located on the upper edge of

the trunk opening. Open the trunk. Pull

the driver’s side handle to open the larger

side of the seatback. Pull the passenger’s side

handle to open the smaller side of the

seatback.

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