Pontiac Montana SV6 2005 Owner's manual

Seats and Restraint Systems

........................... 1-1

Front Seats

............................................... 1-2

Rear Seats

............................................... 1-6

Safety Belts

............................................. 1-22

Child Restraints

....................................... 1-42

Airbag System

......................................... 1-62

Restraint System Check

............................ 1-77

Features and Controls

..................................... 2-1

Keys

........................................................ 2-3

Doors and Locks

...................................... 2-10

Windows

................................................. 2-24

Theft-Deterrent Systems

............................ 2-26

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

........... 2-30

Mirrors

.................................................... 2-41

OnStar

®

System

...................................... 2-42

HomeLink

®

Wireless Control System

........... 2-44

Storage Areas

......................................... 2-48

Instrument Panel

............................................. 3-1

Instrument Panel Overview

.......................... 3-4

Climate Controls

...................................... 3-25

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

........ 3-30

Driver Information Center (DIC)

.................. 3-45

Audio System(s)

....................................... 3-75

Driving Your Vehicle

....................................... 4-1

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

..... 4-2

Towing

................................................... 4-37

Service and Appearance Care

.......................... 5-1

Service

..................................................... 5-3

Fuel

......................................................... 5-5

Checking Things Under the Hood

............... 5-10

All-Wheel Drive

........................................ 5-42

Bulb Replacement

.................................... 5-43

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

......... 5-48

Tires

...................................................... 5-49

Appearance Care

..................................... 5-80

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

................................. 5-89

Electrical System

...................................... 5-90

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

..................... 5-96

Maintenance Schedule

..................................... 6-1

Maintenance Schedule

................................ 6-2

Customer Assistance and Information

.............. 7-1

Customer Assistance and Information

........... 7-2

Reporting Safety Defects

........................... 7-10

Index

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2005 Pontiac Montana SV6 Owner Manual M

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC,

the PONTIAC Emblem, and the name MONTANA

are registered trademarks; and the name SV6 is a

trademark 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.

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

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.

Litho in U.S.A.

Part No. 05MONTSV6 B First Edition

©

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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

iv

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

v

✍ NOTES

vi

Front Seats ......................................................1-2

Manual Seats ................................................1-2

Six-Way Power Seats .....................................1-3

Heated Seats .................................................1-3

Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4

Head Restraints .............................................1-6

Rear Seats .......................................................1-6

Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-6

Flip and Fold Feature (Bucket Seats) ................1-7

Bucket Seats .................................................1-8

Captain Chairs .............................................1-14

Third Row Seat ............................................1-18

Safety Belts ...................................................1-22

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-22

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-26

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-27

Driver Position ..............................................1-28

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-35

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-36

Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-36

Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-36

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for

Children and Small Adults ..........................1-39

Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-41

Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-42

Child Restraints .............................................1-42

Older Children ..............................................1-42

Infants and Young Children ............................1-45

Child Restraint Systems .................................1-48

Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-51

Top Strap ....................................................1-52

Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-53

Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for

Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-54

Securing a Child Restraint Designed for

the LATCH System ....................................1-56

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear

Seat Position ............................................1-56

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right

Front Seat Position ....................................1-58

Airbag System ...............................................1-62

Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-65

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .....................1-67

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? .......................1-69

How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-69

What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? .....1-70

Passenger Sensing System ............................1-71

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-76

Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped

Vehicle ....................................................1-76

Restraint System Check ..................................1-77

Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-77

Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-78

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

1-1

Front Seats

Manual Seats

Use the lever located on

the front of the seat to

adjust the seat forward or

rearward. Pull up the

lever to unlock the seat.

Slide the seat to where you

want it and release the

lever.

{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.

To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move

the seat back and forth with your body.

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Six-Way Power Seats

Your vehicle may have this

feature. If it does, the

six-way power seat control

is located on the outboard

side of the driver’s

seat. Your vehicle may

also have a passenger’s

six-way power seat.

• Move the front of the control up or down to adjust

the front portion of the cushion up or down.

• Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust

the rear portion of the cushion up or down.

• Lift up or push down on the whole control to move

the entire seat up or down.

• To move the whole seat forward or rearward, slide

the control forward or rearward.

Heated Seats

Your vehicle may have this feature. If it does, the

heated seat buttons are located on the climate control

panel.

This feature will heat the lower cushions of the driver’s

and front passenger’s seats.

Press this button once to

turn on the driver’s side

heated seat to the

high setting.

Both indicator lights to the right of the symbol will be lit

to indicate that it is on the high setting. Press the

button a second time to go to the low setting. One

indicator will be lit. Press the button a third time to turn

the heated seat off.

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Press this button once to

turn on the front

passenger’s heated seat to

the high setting.

Both indicator lights to the left of the symbol will be lit to

indicate that it is on the high setting. Press the button

a second time to go to the low setting. One indicator will

be lit. Press the button a third time to turn the heated

seat off.

The heated seats will turn off when the ignition is turned

to LOCK and will resume operation when the ignition

is turned to RUN, unless the button is manually

turned off.

Reclining Seatbacks

To adjust a seatback, pull up on the lever located on

the outboard side of the driver’s or front passenger’s

seats. Release the lever to lock the seatback where you

want it. Push and pull on the seat to make sure it is

locked into position. Pull up on the lever, and the seat

will go to its original upright position.

1-4

But do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is

moving.

{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.

1-5

Head Restraints

Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint

is closest to the top of your head. This position

reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.

The head restraints are adjustable on the ﬁrst and

second row seats. They are not adjustable on the third

row seat, if equipped. To adjust a head restraint,

slide it up or down.

Rear Seats

Rear Seat Operation

The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps

used to adjust, remove, and reinstall the seats. By using

the levers and straps in the correct order, you can

easily remove the seats from the vehicle.

When reinstalling the seats, make sure the seats are in

the proper positions.

If your vehicle has a second row center console, it can

be removed. See Second Row Center Console on

page 2-51. Do not put a seat in the center position

because the safety belt cannot be worn properly in this

position. See Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

on page 1-22.

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Flip and Fold Feature (Bucket Seats)

The rear seats in your vehicle can be folded forward.

Use this feature for exiting and entering third row seats.

1. Ensure the adjustable head restraints are

fully down.

2. Fold the seatback ﬂat

on the seat, by either

pulling on the nylon

strap on the rear of the

seat or lifting up on

the lever located on the

front of the seatback.

If the seat adjusts, slide

it all the way back.

3. Release the rear set of

hooks from the ﬂoor

pins by pulling the

nylon strap located at

the base of the

seat. Hang on to the

strap to guide the seat

forward.

To return the seat(s) to the normal position, do the

following:

1. Push the seat back and ﬁrmly push the rear hooks

onto the rear ﬂoor pins by pushing down on the

rear of the seat.

2. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.

3. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon

strap on the back of the seat and raise the

seatback until it locks upright.

4. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is

locked.

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Bucket Seats

If your vehicle has the bucket seats, the seatbacks can

be folded down or reclined. The seats can also be

adjusted forward or rearward, or removed.

Adjusting the Bucket Seats

There are two adjustment levers on each seat to adjust

the seat forward or rearward.

One is located below the center, in front of the

bucket seats.

The other lever is located

on the rear of the

bucket seat.

Lift up either lever and slide the seat forward or

rearward.

Release the lever. Push and pull on the seat to make

sure it is locked into place.

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Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks

{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

press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is

locked.

The seatback on a bucket seat can be either folded

forward or reclined. The following explains how to use

either the nylon strap or the lever to fold or recline

the seatback.

To fold the seatback forward, pull the nylon strap

located on the rear of the seat or lift up on the recliner

lever located on the front of the seatback. The

seatback will lock into place.

To raise a seatback, pull the nylon strap or lift the

recliner lever while raising the seatback until it locks

upright. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is

locked into place.

To recline the seatback, pull the nylon strap or lift the

recliner lever. Press back on the seatback until you

reach the desired position, then let go of the strap

or lever.

Nylon Strap

Recliner Lever

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To return the seatback to an upright position, pull on the

nylon strap or lift the recliner lever without putting any

pressure on the seatback. Push and pull on the

seatback to be sure it is locked into place.

Removing the Bucket Seats

Make sure the seatback is in the upright position. The

head restraints should be fully down.

1. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon

strap on the back of the seat to fold the seatback

forward.

2. Slide the seat all the way back by lifting either one

of the adjuster levers and sliding the seat fully

rearward.

3. From behind the seat, pull the nylon strap, located

at the base of the seat, to release the rear latches

from the ﬂoor pins.

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You can also lift the lever on the side of the seat to

release the rear latches from the ﬂoor pins.

Do not let go of the strap or lever until the seat is

folded all the way forward.

4. To unlatch the front latches, with the seat folded

forward, squeeze the angled bar toward the

straight crossbar.

5. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly forward, then

toward the rear of the vehicle and then pulling it

out. This should be done in one motion.

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Replacing the Bucket Seats

{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

press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is

locked.

{CAUTION:

A seat that is not locked into place properly

can move around in a collision or sudden stop.

People in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure

to lock the seat into place properly when

installing it.

{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 installing the seat, always check to be

sure that the safety belts are properly routed

and attached, and are not twisted.

Do not put the seats in so they face rearward because

they will not latch that way. If you want more storage

room behind the seat, adjust the seat by sliding it

forward.

Make sure the seats are in the full rear position before

beginning this procedure.

1. With the seat folded, squeeze the angled bar

toward the straight crossbar while placing the

front hooks of the bucket seat onto the front two

ﬂoor pins.

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2. Make sure the bucket

seat is angled so that

the front hooks

clear the ﬂoor pins.

If the front hooks are not attached correctly, the

rear hooks will not attach to the rear set of

ﬂoor pins.

If the front hooks are not attaching correctly, check

that the seat is in the full rear position.

3. Firmly push the rear hooks onto the rear ﬂoor pins

by pushing down the rear of the seat.

4. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.

5. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon

strap on the back of the seat and raise the

seatback until it locks upright.

6. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure that it

is locked in place.

1-13

Captain Chairs

If your vehicle has captain’s chairs, the chairs and

seatbacks can be adjusted forward or rearward.

Adjusting the Captain’s Chairs

(Second Row)

The second row captain’s chairs can be adjusted

forward or rearward.

There are two manual adjustment bars on each seat.

One is located under the front of the seat cushion. The

other one is located under the rear of the seat

cushion.

Lift up either bar to slide the seat forward or rearward.

Release the lever. Push and pull on the seat to

make sure it is locked into place.

Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks

{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

press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is

locked.

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