Pontiac 2007 Torrent Owner's manual

Seats and Restraint Systems

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

Front Seats

.............................................. 8

Rear Seats

............................................. 17

Safety Belts

............................................ 19

Child Restraints

...................................... 43

Airbag System

........................................ 72

Restraint System Check

......................... 90

Features and Controls

................................ 93

Keys

....................................................... 95

Doors and Locks

.................................. 104

Windows

............................................... 109

Theft-Deterrent Systems

....................... 111

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

..... 114

Mirrors

.................................................. 129

OnStar

®

System

................................... 133

Storage Areas

...................................... 137

Sunroof

................................................ 143

Instrument Panel

....................................... 145

Instrument Panel Overview

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

Climate Controls

................................... 166

Warning Lights, Gages,

and Indicators

................................... 172

Driver Information Center (DIC)

............ 194

Audio System(s)

................................... 218

Driving Your Vehicle

................................. 289

Your Driving, the Road, and

Your Vehicle

..................................... 290

Towing

................................................. 326

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Service and Appearance Care

.................. 337

Service

................................................. 339

Fuel

...................................................... 341

Checking Things Under the Hood

......... 346

All-Wheel Drive

..................................... 378

Bulb Replacement

................................ 380

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

.... 384

Tires

..................................................... 386

Appearance Care

.................................. 420

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

............................. 430

Electrical System

.................................. 431

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

................ 436

Maintenance Schedule

.............................. 437

Maintenance Schedule

.......................... 438

Customer Assistance Information

............. 455

Customer Assistance and

Information

........................................ 456

Reporting Safety Defects

...................... 473

Index

.......................................................... 477

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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,

PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem, and the name

TORRENT 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

have 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. 15860878 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 ..................................................... 8

Manual Seats ................................................ 8

Driver Seat Height Adjuster ........................... 9

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

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

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

Manual Reclining Seatbacks ........................ 11

Head Restraints .......................................... 14

Passenger Folding Seatback ....................... 15

Rear Seats .................................................... 17

Split Folding Rear Seat ............................... 17

Safety Belts .................................................. 19

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 19

Questions and Answers About Safety

Belts ........................................................ 24

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 25

Driver Position ............................................. 25

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 34

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 35

Right Front Passenger Position ................... 35

Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 36

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 39

Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 42

Safety Belt Extender ................................... 42

Child Restraints ............................................ 43

Older Children ............................................. 43

Infants and Young Children ......................... 46

Child Restraint Systems .............................. 49

Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 54

Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children

(LATCH) .................................................. 57

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat

Position ................................................... 64

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right

Front Seat Position .................................. 66

Airbag System .............................................. 72

Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 75

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .................. 78

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? ................... 80

How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 80

What Will You See After an Airbag

Inﬂates? ................................................... 81

Passenger Sensing System ......................... 82

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 88

Adding Equipment to Your

Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 89

Restraint System Check ............................... 90

Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 90

Replacing Restraint System Parts After

a Crash ................................................... 91

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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Driver Seat Height Adjuster

If your vehicle has a manual driver seat height

adjuster, it is located on the outboard side of the

seat near the front of the seat cushion.

To raise the seat, move the lever upward

repeatedly until the seat is at the desired height.

To lower the seat, move the lever downward

repeatedly until the seat is at the desired height.

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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 knob is

located on the front of

the driver seat lower

cushion on the

inboard side.

Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to

increase or decrease the lumbar support.

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Heated Seats

If your vehicle has

heated seats, the

switches are located on

the center console of the

instrument panel above

the shift lever.

The ignition must be on for the heated seats to

operate.

Press the switch, nearest to the seat, once to turn

the heated seat on to the high setting. Both

indicator lights will be lit. Press the switch a

second time to turn the heated seat to the low

setting. One indicator light will be lit. Press

the switch a third time to turn the heated seat off.

Manual 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.

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To adjust the seatback on the driver’s seat, lift the

lever on the rear outboard side of the seat and

move the seatback to the desired position. Then

release the lever to lock the seatback in place.

To adjust the seatback on the front passenger’s

seat, lift the lever on the outboard side of the seat

and move the seatback to the desired position.

Then release the lever to lock the seatback

in place. If your front passenger’s seat is a ﬂat

folding seat, you must fully raise the lever to

disengage the seatback.

Driver’s Seat with Manual Recline and Manual

Height Adjuster shown

Passenger Seat with Folding Seatback Option

shown

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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 head 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.

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Passenger Folding Seatback

The front passenger’s seatback may fold ﬂat.

{CAUTION:

If you fold the seatback forward to carry

longer objects, such as skis, 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 death. Secure objects

away from the area in which an airbag

would inﬂate. For more information, see

Where Are the Airbags? on page 75 and

Loading Your Vehicle on page 321.

{CAUTION:

Things you put on this seatback can

strike and injure people in a sudden stop

or turn, or in a crash. Remove or secure

all items before driving.

To fold the seatback, do the following:

1. Lower the head restraint all the way.

2. Lift the bar under the front of the seat to

unlock it. Slide the seat as far back as it

will go and release the bar. Try to move the

seat back and forth to make sure it is

locked into place.

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3. Lift the recliner lever, located on the outboard

side of the seat, up fully and fold the seatback

forward until it disengages.

4. Continue to fold the seat forward until it locks

in the folded position.

5. Pull up on the seatback to be sure it is

locked.

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To raise the seatback, do the following:

1. Lift the recliner lever, located on the outboard

side of the seat, up fully and push up on the

seatback.

2. Continue raising the seatback until the

seatback re-engages.

{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.

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

is locked in place.

The recliner lever is also used to recline the

seatback while a passenger is seated. See Manual

Reclining Seatbacks on page 11.

Rear Seats

Split Folding Rear Seat

The rear split bench seatbacks have three available

positions — folded forward, upright, or partially

reclined. Both of the seatbacks can be moved to

any of the three positions independent of the other

seatback position. The rear bench seat can also be

moved forward and rearward.

{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.

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{CAUTION:

A safety belt that is improperly routed, not

properly attached, or twisted will not

provide the protection needed in a crash.

The person wearing the belt could be

seriously injured. After raising the rear

seatback, always check to be sure that the

safety belts are properly routed and

attached, and are not twisted.

To fold the seatback down, do the following:

Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety

belts still fastened may cause damage to

the seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle

the safety belts and return them to their normal

stowed position before folding a rear seat.

1. Ensure all three of the safety belts are

unbuckled and the front seatbacks are

not reclined.

2. Lift the lever located on the top of the

seatback to release the seatback.

3. Fold the seatback forward to the desired

position.

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To recline the seatback, do the following:

1. Lift and hold the lever located on top of the

seatback.

2. Tilt the seatback rearward, then release the

lever when the seatback is in the desired

position.

To slide the entire seat forward or rearward, do

the following:

1. Lift and hold the release bar located under the

front of the seat cushion to unlock the seat.

2. Slide the seat to the desired position.

3. Release the bar.

4. Try to move the seat back and forth to ensure

the seat is locked in place.

Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

This part of the manual tells you how to use

safety belts properly. It also tells you some things

you should not do with safety belts.

{CAUTION:

Do not let anyone ride where he or she

cannot wear a safety belt properly. If you

are in a crash and you are not wearing a

safety belt, your injuries can be much

worse. You can hit things inside the

vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be

seriously injured or killed. In the same

crash, you might not be, if you are

buckled up. Always fasten your safety

belt, and check that your passengers’

belts are fastened properly too.

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{CAUTION:

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a

cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle.

In a collision, people riding in these areas

are more likely to be seriously injured or

killed. Do not allow people to ride in any

area of your vehicle that is not equipped

with seats and safety belts. Be sure

everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and

using a safety belt properly.

Your vehicle has a light

that comes on as a

reminder to buckle up.

See Safety Belt

Reminder Light on

page 175.

In most states and in all Canadian provinces,

the law says to wear safety belts.

Here is why: They work.

You never know if you will be in a crash. If you

do have a crash, you do not know if it will be

a bad one.

A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be

so serious that even buckled up, a person

would not survive. But most crashes are in

between. In many of them, people who buckle up

can survive and sometimes walk away. Without

belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.

After more than 40 years of safety belts in

vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes

buckling up does matter... a lot!

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