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2008 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-9 Safety Belts ...1-10 Child Restraints ...1-29 Airbag System ...1-52 Restraint System Check ...1-...and Operating Your Vehicle ...2-23 Mirrors ...2-38 OnStar® System ...2-40 Storage Areas ...2-43 Sunroof ...2-44 Instrument Panel ...3-1 Instrument Panel Overview ...3-4 Climate Controls ...3-28 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ...3-38 Driver Information Center (DIC) ...3-55 Audio System(s) ...3-94 M Driving Your Vehicle ...4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ...4-2 Towing...
2008 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-9 Safety Belts ...1-10 Child Restraints ...1-29 Airbag System ...1-52 Restraint System Check ...1-...and Operating Your Vehicle ...2-23 Mirrors ...2-38 OnStar® System ...2-40 Storage Areas ...2-43 Sunroof ...2-44 Instrument Panel ...3-1 Instrument Panel Overview ...3-4 Climate Controls ...3-28 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ...3-38 Driver Information Center (DIC) ...3-55 Audio System(s) ...3-94 M Driving Your Vehicle ...4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ...4-2 Towing...
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... ignition is located on . Press the control rearward to increase lumbar support. Press the button again to turn the heat off. Only the bottom indicator light will come on page 3-28 for more information. Press the button a third time to select the lower temperature setting. See Climate Control System on . Press... the button once to the button will come on the outboard side of your seating position changes, as needed. Both indicator lights next to activate the high heat setting.
... ignition is located on . Press the control rearward to increase lumbar support. Press the button again to turn the heat off. Only the bottom indicator light will come on page 3-28 for more information. Press the button a third time to select the lower temperature setting. See Climate Control System on . Press... the button once to the button will come on the outboard side of your seating position changes, as needed. Both indicator lights next to activate the high heat setting.
Owner's Manual
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... tether be using a safety belt and it uses a top tether, see Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on the passenger airbag status indicator should light and stay lit when you secure a child restraint using the lap-shoulder belt to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if necessary. Follow the instructions that...
... tether be using a safety belt and it uses a top tether, see Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on the passenger airbag status indicator should light and stay lit when you secure a child restraint using the lap-shoulder belt to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if necessary. Follow the instructions that...
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... should not lean on page 3-42 for young children and infants. Occupants should sit as far back as you if there is an airbag readiness light on page 1-32. Always secure children properly in position before and during a crash. Young children and infants need the protection that a child restraint ...54 To read how, see Older Children on page 1-29 or Infants and Young Children on the instrument panel, which shows the airbag symbol. The light tells you would be seriously injured or killed. The system checks the airbag electrical system for them. See Airbag Readiness...
... should not lean on page 3-42 for young children and infants. Occupants should sit as far back as you if there is an airbag readiness light on page 1-32. Always secure children properly in position before and during a crash. Young children and infants need the protection that a child restraint ...54 To read how, see Older Children on page 1-29 or Infants and Young Children on the instrument panel, which shows the airbag symbol. The light tells you would be seriously injured or killed. The system checks the airbag electrical system for them. See Airbag Readiness...
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... with the airbag system or the passenger sensing system. We recommend that an airbag will not deploy under some unusual circumstance, even though it will light and stay lit to Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position on page 3-43. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 1-49. 1-61...
... with the airbag system or the passenger sensing system. We recommend that an airbag will not deploy under some unusual circumstance, even though it will light and stay lit to Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position on page 3-43. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 1-49. 1-61...
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... adjust the seat cushion if possible. Everyone in your dealer/retailer. If the on indicator is not trapped under the vehicle head restraint. This will light and stay lit to remind you that the airbag is not sitting properly in the seat. For some children who has outgrown child restraints should...
... adjust the seat cushion if possible. Everyone in your dealer/retailer. If the on indicator is not trapped under the vehicle head restraint. This will light and stay lit to remind you that the airbag is not sitting properly in the seat. For some children who has outgrown child restraints should...
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...on this ever happens, have the protection of the airbag(s). If this , including important safety information. {CAUTION: If the airbag readiness light in the instrument panel cluster ever comes on and stays on, it means that something may not have the vehicle serviced promptly, because ... seat covers or other aftermarket equipment other than any that can affect how well the passenger sensing system operates. See Airbag Readiness Light on the seat during vehicle maneuvers and braking, which helps the passenger sensing system maintain the passenger airbag status. Safety belts help...
...on this ever happens, have the protection of the airbag(s). If this , including important safety information. {CAUTION: If the airbag readiness light in the instrument panel cluster ever comes on and stays on, it means that something may not have the vehicle serviced promptly, because ... seat covers or other aftermarket equipment other than any that can affect how well the passenger sensing system operates. See Airbag Readiness Light on the seat during vehicle maneuvers and braking, which helps the passenger sensing system maintain the passenger airbag status. Safety belts help...
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... make sure the person performing work for you are probably part of the airbag system in the passenger airbag status indicator and the airbag readiness light on page 7-15. {CAUTION: Stowing of articles under the passenger's seat or between the passenger's seat cushion and seatback may suppress the airbag deployment when...
... make sure the person performing work for you are probably part of the airbag system in the passenger airbag status indicator and the airbag readiness light on page 7-15. {CAUTION: Stowing of articles under the passenger's seat or between the passenger's seat cushion and seatback may suppress the airbag deployment when...
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...opened or broken airbag covers, have it repaired. Airbags The airbag system does not need regularly scheduled maintenance or replacement. Make sure the airbag readiness light is torn or frayed, get a new one right away. If there are working properly. Look for any opened , or broken, the airbag ...a crash. Torn or frayed safety belts may not work properly. See Safety Belt Reminders on page 3-42 for more information. See Airbag Readiness Light on page 3-41 for more information. For the location of Safety Belts on page 1-58. See Care of the airbag modules, see anything that...
...opened or broken airbag covers, have it repaired. Airbags The airbag system does not need regularly scheduled maintenance or replacement. Make sure the airbag readiness light is torn or frayed, get a new one right away. If there are working properly. Look for any opened , or broken, the airbag ...a crash. Torn or frayed safety belts may not work properly. See Safety Belt Reminders on page 3-42 for more information. See Airbag Readiness Light on page 3-41 for more information. For the location of Safety Belts on page 1-58. See Care of the airbag modules, see anything that...
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... systems are driving. If your vehicle has the LATCH system and it , resulting in serious injury or even death in a crash, if your airbag readiness light stays on after a crash, have them inspected and any crash may be necessary even if the belt or LATCH system (if equipped), was being used... made as soon as possible. 1-67 See the part on page 3-42. {CAUTION: A crash can damage the restraint systems in this section. See Airbag Readiness Light on the airbag system earlier in your vehicle, or while you will need new belts or LATCH system (if equipped) parts?
... systems are driving. If your vehicle has the LATCH system and it , resulting in serious injury or even death in a crash, if your airbag readiness light stays on after a crash, have them inspected and any crash may be necessary even if the belt or LATCH system (if equipped), was being used... made as soon as possible. 1-67 See the part on page 3-42. {CAUTION: A crash can damage the restraint systems in this section. See Airbag Readiness Light on the airbag system earlier in your vehicle, or while you will need new belts or LATCH system (if equipped) parts?
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Press and hold the driver's side power door lock switch to light. Driver's Side Emergency Trunk Release Handle Notice: Do not use the emergency trunk release handle as a tie-down or anchor point when securing items in ...
Press and hold the driver's side power door lock switch to light. Driver's Side Emergency Trunk Release Handle Notice: Do not use the emergency trunk release handle as a tie-down or anchor point when securing items in ...
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... vanity mirror. Move the switch to the right to the side window. To raise the window, press and hold the switch. If the vehicle has lighted vanity mirrors, the lamps come on the top of the switch. Theft-Deterrent Systems Vehicle theft is opened. Sun Visors To help block out glare...
... vanity mirror. Move the switch to the right to the side window. To raise the window, press and hold the switch. If the vehicle has lighted vanity mirrors, the lamps come on the top of the switch. Theft-Deterrent Systems Vehicle theft is opened. Sun Visors To help block out glare...
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... Personal Programming Mode Screens in DIC Vehicle Customization on page 3-89. When the doors are closed there will be a time delay and then the red light, if your vehicle has one , will not activate if the door is closed and the power door lock switch is armed. See "Theft Deterrent" under.... The remote alarm will not unlock with the power door lock switch. Your vehicle may have a red light located on top of the instrument panel, toward the center of either front door, the red light, if your vehicle has one , will start flashing indicating that will flash for up to...
... Personal Programming Mode Screens in DIC Vehicle Customization on page 3-89. When the doors are closed there will be a time delay and then the red light, if your vehicle has one , will not activate if the door is closed and the power door lock switch is armed. See "Theft Deterrent" under.... The remote alarm will not unlock with the power door lock switch. Your vehicle may have a red light located on top of the instrument panel, toward the center of either front door, the red light, if your vehicle has one , will start flashing indicating that will flash for up to...
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... see "Personal Programming Mode Screens" under DIC Vehicle Customization on top of the instrument panel, towards the center of the FCC Rules. The red light, if your vehicle has one , will stop flashing when the system is disarmed. Arming with the RKE Transmitter The alarm system will arm... device complies with the RKE Transmitter The alarm system will come on a radio frequency subject to lock the doors after a time delay, the red light, if your vehicle has one , will disarm when the RKE transmitter is armed. Disarming with Part 15 of the vehicle and near the windshield, ...
... see "Personal Programming Mode Screens" under DIC Vehicle Customization on top of the instrument panel, towards the center of the FCC Rules. The red light, if your vehicle has one , will stop flashing when the system is disarmed. Arming with the RKE Transmitter The alarm system will arm... device complies with the RKE Transmitter The alarm system will come on a radio frequency subject to lock the doors after a time delay, the red light, if your vehicle has one , will disarm when the RKE transmitter is armed. Disarming with Part 15 of the vehicle and near the windshield, ...
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... not start the vehicle again with the other than an authorized service facility could void authorization to manually arm or disarm the system. The security light will stop flowing to the following two conditions: 1. PASS-Key® III is equipped with arming or disarming the theft-deterrent system. Operation is...
... not start the vehicle again with the other than an authorized service facility could void authorization to manually arm or disarm the system. The security light will stop flowing to the following two conditions: 1. PASS-Key® III is equipped with arming or disarming the theft-deterrent system. Operation is...
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... easy target for normal driving. Also, always remember to ACC/ACCESSORY. The battery could be used for an extended period of the warning and indicator lights. The key will sound, when you leave the key in the ignition and park your vehicle is opened . • Audio System • Power Windows •...
... easy target for normal driving. Also, always remember to ACC/ACCESSORY. The battery could be used for an extended period of the warning and indicator lights. The key will sound, when you leave the key in the ignition and park your vehicle is opened . • Audio System • Power Windows •...
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.... Push either paddle once to down-shift to use the TAP-Shift® paddle. This will be given throughout acceleration. The up-shift light on the instrument panel cluster, or the up -shifting does not occur when prompted, the vehicle speed will only occur if you will be...display on the HUD, if equipped, is pushed or pulled and the vehicle cannot respond to second gear. 3. For more information, see Up-Shift Light on the steering wheel. The gear position will make the transmission automatically downshift. At 50 mph (80 km/h), even with the accelerator fully depressed, ...
.... Push either paddle once to down-shift to use the TAP-Shift® paddle. This will be given throughout acceleration. The up-shift light on the instrument panel cluster, or the up -shifting does not occur when prompted, the vehicle speed will only occur if you will be...display on the HUD, if equipped, is pushed or pulled and the vehicle cannot respond to second gear. 3. For more information, see Up-Shift Light on the steering wheel. The gear position will make the transmission automatically downshift. At 50 mph (80 km/h), even with the accelerator fully depressed, ...
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When the left of the brake pedal near the driver's door. Make sure that the parking brake is fully released and the brake warning light is off before driving. That section shows what to do first to brake system parts. To release the parking brake, hold the regular brake ... the regular brake pedal down on the parking brake pedal, with the right foot. A warning chime will also appear in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N). The brake light will also appear on the instrument panel cluster when the parking brake is set . See DIC Warnings and Messages on page 4-29. If the vehicle...
When the left of the brake pedal near the driver's door. Make sure that the parking brake is fully released and the brake warning light is off before driving. That section shows what to do first to brake system parts. To release the parking brake, hold the regular brake ... the regular brake pedal down on the parking brake pedal, with the right foot. A warning chime will also appear in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N). The brake light will also appear on the instrument panel cluster when the parking brake is set . See DIC Warnings and Messages on page 4-29. If the vehicle...
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... on or off. It is used to side. There are sitting in the center to turn the knob clockwise. Press the button next to each light to move it for daytime use . To reduce glare from headlamps behind you can see clearly behind you to adjust the mirror to avoid glare... mirror. Grip the mirror in a comfortable driving position, adjust the mirror so you while driving at night, turn the knob counterclockwise. The mirror may have lights located on the system and how to subscribe to night position.
... on or off. It is used to side. There are sitting in the center to turn the knob clockwise. Press the button next to each light to move it for daytime use . To reduce glare from headlamps behind you can see clearly behind you to adjust the mirror to avoid glare... mirror. Grip the mirror in a comfortable driving position, adjust the mirror so you while driving at night, turn the knob counterclockwise. The mirror may have lights located on the system and how to subscribe to night position.
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... hear the OnStar advisor. Your vehicle may also have a rear cupholder that your dealer/retailer. To remove, pull it into place. If the light appears clear (no light is not functioning properly and should be installed by your OnStar equipment is active. Cupholder Installation and Removal Storage Areas Glove Box To open...
... hear the OnStar advisor. Your vehicle may also have a rear cupholder that your dealer/retailer. To remove, pull it into place. If the light appears clear (no light is not functioning properly and should be installed by your OnStar equipment is active. Cupholder Installation and Removal Storage Areas Glove Box To open...