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2007 Pontiac G5 Owner Manual M
Seats and Restraint Systems Instrument Panel
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Front Seats Instrument Panel Overview
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Rear Seats ............................................. 17 Climate Controls ................................... 154
Safety Belts Warning Lights, Gages, and
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Indicators
Child Restraints ..........
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Bulb Replacement ................................ 311 Maintenance Schedule .............................. 371 Windshield Wiper Blade Maintenance Schedule .......................... 372 Replacement ..................................... 317 Customer Assistance Information ............. 393 Tires ..................................................... 318 Customer Assistance and Appearance Care .................................. 351 Information ........................................ 394 Vehicle Ide
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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 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem are registered trademarks, and
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How to Use This Manual {CAUTION: 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 These mean there is something that could about the features and controls for the vehicle. hurt you or other people. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or Index reduce the hazard. Please read these c
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Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this manual you will find these notices: The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along Notice: These mean there is something with the text describing the operation or that could damage your vehicle. information relating to a specific component, A notice tells about something that can damage control, message, gage, or indicator. the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be If you need help figurin
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: 6
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ..................................................... 9 Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 40 Manual Seats ................................................ 9 Safety Belt Extender ................................... 40 Driver Seat Height Adjuster ......................... 10 Child Restraints ............................................ 41 Manual Lumbar ........................................... 10 Older Children ..............
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Passenger Sensing System ......................... 76 Restraint System Check ............................... 82 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 80 Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 82 Adding Equipment to Your Replacing Restraint System Parts After Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 81 a Crash ................................................... 83 8
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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 Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to when the vehicle is not moving. 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 plac
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Driver Seat Height Adjuster 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. The driver’s seat height adjuster is located on the outboard side of the seat. 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 th
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Both indicator lights will be lit to indicate that the Heated Seats setting is on high. Press the side of the switch with Your vehicle may have heated front seats. The the single indicator light to go to the low setting. switches are located on the instrument panel The indicator light will be lit to indicate that above the climate control system. the setting is on low. Return the switch to the center to turn off the heated seat. Press the side of the If your vehicle has been turned off, the last
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Reclining Seatbacks {CAUTION: {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. You can lose control of the vehicle if you That could cause injury to the person try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while sitting there. Always push and pull on the the vehicle is moving. The sudden seatback to be sure it is locked. movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do Your seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The not want to. Adjust
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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. 2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. 13
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CAUTION: (Continued) 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. {CAUTION: Then sit well
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Pull the head restraint Head Restraints up to raise it. To lower the head restraint, press the button, located on the top of the seatback, and push the restraint down. 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. 15
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Easy Entry Seat (Coupe) {CAUTION: {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. If the easy entry right front seat is not That could cause injury to the person locked, it can move. In a sudden stop or sitting there. Always push and pull on the crash, the person sitting there could be seatback to be sure it is locked. injured. After you have used it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry seat to be The front passenger seat can be used to easily sure
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To use the easy entry seat, do the following: Rear Seats Split Folding Rear Seat You can fold either side of the rear seatback down for more cargo space. To lower the rear seatback, follow these steps: 1. Push down the easy entry seat handle located on the rear of the seatback on the outboard side to release the seatback. 2. Tilt the seatback forward completely while pushing the seat forward. 3. Move the seatback to its original position after someone gets into the rear seat area. Make 1. Open t
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Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still fastened may cause damage to the {CAUTION: seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts and return them to their normal If the seatback is not locked, it could stowed position before folding a rear seat. move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always pull forward on the top of the seatback at the area of the latch to be sure it is locked. {CAUTION: A safety belt that is impr
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Safety Belts {CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone It is extremely dangerous to ride in a This part of the manual tells you how to use cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. safety belts properly. It also tells you some things In a collision, people riding in these areas you should not do with safety belts. 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 {CAUTION: with seats and safety belts. Be sure eve
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You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do Why Safety Belts Work have a crash, you do not know if it will be a When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast bad one. as it goes. 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 be
