Pontiac 2006 Montana SV6 Owner's manual

Seats and Restraint Systems

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

Front Seats

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

Rear Seats

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

Safety Belts

............................................. 1-21

Child Restraints

....................................... 1-40

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

Universal Home Remote 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

........ 3-31

Driver Information Center (DIC)

.................. 3-46

Audio System(s)

....................................... 3-76

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

........................................ 5-46

Bulb Replacement

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

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

......... 5-52

Tires

...................................................... 5-53

Appearance Care

..................................... 5-88

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

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

Electrical System

...................................... 5-97

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

................... 5-103

Maintenance Schedule

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

Maintenance Schedule

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

Customer Assistance and Information

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

Customer Assistance and Information

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

Reporting Safety Defects

........................... 7-14

Index

.................................................................1

2006 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. 06MONTANASV6 A First Printing

©

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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

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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

Bucket Seats .................................................1-6

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

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

Safety Belts ...................................................1-21

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-21

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts .........1-25

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-26

Driver Position ..............................................1-26

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-33

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-34

Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-34

Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-34

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-37

Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-39

Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-39

Child Restraints .............................................1-40

Older Children ..............................................1-40

Infants and Young Children ............................1-43

Child Restraint Systems .................................1-46

Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-50

Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children

(LATCH) ..................................................1-51

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear

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

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front

Seat Position ............................................1-59

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

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

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .....................1-68

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

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Front Seats

Manual Seats

Use the lever located on

the front of the seat to

adjust the seat forward or

rearward. Pull up on

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 seat up or down.

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

the rear portion of the seat up or down.

• Slide the control forward or rearward to move the

seat 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 the heated seat on to

the high setting.

Both indicator lights next to the heated seat 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.

This feature will turn off automatically when the ignition

is turned off.

Driver’s Side Button

shown, Passenger’s

Side similar

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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.

{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.

Pull up on the lever, and the seat will go to its original

upright position.

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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.

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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. If your vehicle

has second row captain chairs with airbags, the seats

cannot be removed.

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 1-21.

Bucket Seats

Your vehicle may have bucket seats in the second row.

These seats can be adjusted several different ways.

1-6

Fold and Tumble Feature

The second row bucket seats can be folded and

tumbled forward. Use this feature for exiting and

entering third row seats, if the vehicle has them.

1. Make sure the adjustable head restraints are in the

fully lowered position.

2. Fold the seatback ﬂat

on the seat, by either

pulling on the nylon

strap, located on the

rear right hand side of

the seat, or by lifting

the recline lever,

located on the front

right hand side of

the seatback.

3. Slide the seat all the way back in this position.

4. Release the rear set of

seat hooks from the

ﬂoor pins by pulling

either the nylon strap,

located at the base of

the seat, or the release

handle located on the

side of the seat. Use

the strap to guide the

seat forward.

To return the seat to the original position, do the

following:

1. Align the seat so that the rear hooks on the seat

are over the rear ﬂoor pins. Push down ﬁrmly on

the rear of the seat so that the rear hooks attach to

the rear ﬂoor pins.

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

the ﬂoor.

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3. Pull the nylon strap, located on the rear right hand

side of the seat, or lift the recline lever, located on

the front right hand side of the seatback, to raise

the seatback to the upright position.

{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.

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

is locked.

Adjusting the Bucket Seats Forward

and Rearward

There are two adjustment levers on the second row

bucket seats that enable them to move forward or

rearward.

One is located below the front of the seat.

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The other lever is located

on the rear of the seat.

To adjust the second row bucket seats forward or

rearward, do the following:

1. Lift up either lever and slide the seat forward or

rearward.

2. Release the lever when the seat is in the desired

position.

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

Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks

The seatback on a bucket seat can either be

folded forward or reclined using the nylon strap or

the recline lever.

To fold the seatback forward, do the following:

1. Pull the nylon strap, located on the rear right hand

side of the seat, or lift the recline lever, located on

the front right hand side of the seatback to

release the seatback.

2. Fold the seatback forward.

Nylon Strap 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.

To raise the seatback to the upright position from

a reclined position, do the following:

1. Pull the nylon strap or lift the recline lever while

raising the seatback until it locks to the upright

position.

2. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it

is locked.

To recline the seatback, do the following:

1. Pull the nylon strap or lift the recline lever.

2. Press back on the seatback until it is in the desired

position.

3. Let go of the strap or lever.

Removing the Bucket Seats

To remove the bucket seats, do the following:

1. Make sure the head restraint is in the fully lowered

position.

2. Fold the seatback ﬂat on the seat, by either pulling

on the nylon strap, located on the rear right hand

side of the seat, or by lifting the recline lever,

located on the front right hand side of the seatback.

3. Lift either one of the adjuster levers and slide the

seat to the most rearward position. See “Adjusting

the Bucket Seats Forward and Rearward” earlier

in this section.

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4. Release the rear set of hooks from the ﬂoor pins by

pulling either the nylon strap, located at the base of

the seat, or the release handle located on the side

of the seat. Use the strap to guide the seat forward.

5. To release the front seat hooks from the ﬂoor pins,

squeeze the angled bar, located beneath the seat

toward the straight crossbar.

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

toward the rear of the vehicle while pulling it out.

This should be done in one motion.

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Reinstalling the Bucket Seats

{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 install the seat facing the rear of the vehicle,

as it will not lock into place. If more storage room

is needed behind the seat, slide the seat forward.

Make sure the seat is in the full rear position before

beginning this procedure.

To reinstall the bucket seats, do the following:

1. With the seat folded, squeeze the angled bar

beneath the seat toward the straight crossbar, while

placing the front hooks of the seat into the front

two ﬂoor pins.

2. Make sure the seat is

angled so that the front

seat hooks clear the

ﬂoor pins. If the front

hooks are not attached

correctly, the seat’s

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.

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3. Firmly push the rear seat hooks into the rear ﬂoor

pins by pushing down the rear of the seat.

{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.

4. Check that the seat is locked by trying to raise

the seat.

5. Pull the nylon strap, located on the rear right hand

side of the seat, or lift the recline lever, located on

the front right hand side of the seatback, to

raise the seatback to the upright position.

{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.

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

is locked.

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Captain Chairs

Your vehicle may have second row captain chairs. If so,

they can be adjusted forward or rearward and the

seatbacks can be adjusted.

Adjusting the Captain Chairs Forward

and 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

push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is

locked.

To recline the seatback, lift up on the recliner lever

located on the outboard side of the seat, then move the

seatback to the desired position.

To raise the seatback, lift up on the recliner lever

without applying pressure to the seatback. Push and

pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked in place.

To fold the seatback forward, lift up fully on the

recliner lever. Push the seatback forward until it is ﬂat.

The armrests can be lowered or raised for easier entry or

exit of the vehicle. If your vehicle has captain chairs with

side impact airbags, they will have one armrest on the

inboard side.

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