2008 Pontiac Solstice Owners Manual

Electronic Stability Control Indicator Light ........... 3-29
Engine

Air Cleaner/Filter ......................................... 5-21
Check and Service Engine Soon Light ............ 3-32
Coolant ...................................................... 5-24
Coolant Temperature Warning Light ................ 3-30
Drive Belt Routing ....................................... 6-15
Engine Compartment Overview ...................... 5-12
Exhaust ..................................................... 2-29
Oil ............................................................. 5-15
Oil Life System ........................................... 5-19
Overheating ................................................ 5-27
Reduced Power Light ................................... 3-35
Running While Parked .................................. 2-30
Starting ...................................................... 2-20
Entry/Exit Lighting ........................................... 3-15
Event Data Recorders ..................................... 7-18
Extender, Safety Belt ....................................... 1-21

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Filter

Engine Air Cleaner ...................................... 5-21
Finish Damage ............................................... 5-92
Fixed Mast Antenna ........................................ 3-70
Flashers, Hazard Warning .................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass ................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire ........................................................ 5-75
Fluid ............................................................. 5-23
Power Steering ........................................... 5-35
Windshield Washer ...................................... 5-36

Fog Lamp

Fuel

Fog ........................................................... 3-14
............................................................... 5-5
Additives ...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel .............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .................... 5-10
Filling the Tank ............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries .............................. 5-7
Gage ......................................................... 3-36
Gasoline Octane ........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specifications .................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light ....................................... 3-37

Floor Console Fuse Block ............................. 5-96
Fuses and Circuit Breakers ........................... 5-95
Underhood Fuse Block ................................. 5-97

Fuses

Gage

Gasoline

Fuel .......................................................... 3-36
Speedometer .............................................. 3-22
Tachometer ................................................. 3-22

Octane ........................................................ 5-5
Specifications ............................................... 5-5
Glove Box ..................................................... 2-35
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program .................. 7-6

Hazard Warning Flashers ................................... 3-6
Headlamp

Aiming ....................................................... 5-46
Headlamp Wiring ............................................ 5-95
Headlamps ............................................ 3-13, 5-47
Bulb Replacement ....................................... 5-46
Daytime Running Lamps ............................... 3-14
Flash-to-Pass ............................................... 3-8
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Fog Lamps ..... 5-47
Halogen Bulbs ............................................ 5-46
High/Low Beam Changer ................................ 3-8
On Reminder .............................................. 3-13
Heater ........................................................... 3-17

Height Adjuster, Driver Seat ............................... 1-2
Highbeam On Light ......................................... 3-35
Highway Hypnosis ........................................... 4-18
Hill and Mountain Roads .................................. 4-18
Hood

Checking Things Under ................................ 5-10
Release ..................................................... 5-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................... 1-11
Hydraulic Clutch ............................................. 5-23

Ignition Positions ............................................. 2-17
Infants and Young Children, Restraints ............... 1-25
Inflation - Tire Pressure ................................... 5-58
Inflator Kit, Tire ............................................... 5-76
Instrument Panel

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

Instrument Panel (I/P)

Brightness .................................................. 3-15
Cluster ....................................................... 3-21

Jump Starting ................................................. 5-41

Keyless Entry System ....................................... 2-3
Keys ............................................................... 2-2

Labeling, Tire Sidewall ..................................... 5-53
Lamps

Mirror Reading ............................................ 3-15
Lap-Shoulder Belt ........................................... 1-18
LATCH System

Child Restraints ........................................... 1-31
Latches, Seatback ............................................ 1-5
License Plate Lamps ....................................... 5-49
Light

Airbag Readiness ........................................ 3-24
Antilock Brake System Warning ..................... 3-28
Brake System Warning ................................. 3-27
Charging System ......................................... 3-27
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning ............. 3-30
Highbeam On ............................................. 3-35
Low Coolant Warning ................................... 3-30
Low Fuel Warning ....................................... 3-37
Malfunction Indicator .................................... 3-32
Oil Pressure ............................................... 3-34
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator .................. 3-25

Light (cont.)

Reduced Engine Power ................................ 3-35
Safety Belt Reminders .................................. 3-23
Security ..................................................... 3-35
Service Vehicle Soon ................................... 3-36
Tire Pressure .............................................. 3-31
Trunk Ajar .................................................. 3-36

Lighting

Entry/Exit

................................................... 3-15
Lights ............................................................ 3-13
Flash-to-Pass ............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer ................................ 3-8
On Reminder .............................................. 3-13
Limited-Slip Rear Axle ....................................... 4-9
Loading Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-24
Locks

Automatic Door Lock ..................................... 2-8
Automatic Door Unlock .................................. 2-8
Delayed Locking ........................................... 2-8
Manual Door ................................................ 2-7
Power Door .................................................. 2-8
Loss of Control ............................................... 4-14
Low Coolant Warning Light .............................. 3-30
Low Fuel Warning Light ................................... 3-37

Maintenance Schedule

Additional Required Services ........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill ........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month .................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year .................................... 6-9
Introduction .................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes .................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record .................................... 6-16
Maintenance Requirements ............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ......... 6-14
Owner Checks and Services ........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ............. 6-12
Scheduled Maintenance ................................. 6-4
Using .......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment ................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light ................................ 3-32
Manual Seats ................................................... 1-2
Manual Transmission

Fluid .......................................................... 5-23
Operation ................................................... 2-24
Manual, Using .................................................... iii Manual Windows ............................................ 2-11

Message

DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-40
Mirror Reading Lamps ..................................... 3-15
Mirrors

Manual Rearview Mirror ................................ 2-31
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar® ............. 2-31
Outside Manual Mirror .................................. 2-31
Outside Power Mirrors .................................. 2-31
MP3 ............................................................. 3-63
MyGMLink.com ................................................ 7-4

Navigation System, Privacy .............................. 7-19
New Vehicle Break-In ...................................... 2-17
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ............ 6-14

Odometer ...................................................... 3-22
Off-Road Recovery .......................................... 4-14
Oil

Engine ....................................................... 5-15
Pressure Light ............................................. 3-34
Oil, Engine Oil Life System .............................. 5-19

Older Children, Restraints ................................ 1-22
Online Owner Center ........................................ 7-4
OnStar, Privacy .............................................. 7-19
OnStar® System, see OnStar® Manual ............... 2-32
Other Warning Devices ...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment ............................................ 3-20
Outlets

Accessory Power ......................................... 3-16

Outside

Manual Mirror ............................................. 2-31
Power Mirrors ............................................. 2-31
Owner Checks and Services .............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian ............................................... ii

Paint, Damage ............................................... 5-92
Park Brake .................................................... 2-25
Park (P)

Shifting Into ................................................ 2-26
Shifting Out of ............................................ 2-28

Parking

Over Things That Burn ................................. 2-29
Parking Your Vehicle ....................................... 2-28
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator ..................... 3-25
Passenger Sensing System .............................. 1-43

Passing ......................................................... 4-14
PASS-Key® III+ .............................................. 2-15
PASS-Key® III+ Operation ................................ 2-15
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California ....... 5-4
Power

Door Locks .................................................. 2-8
Electrical System ......................................... 5-95
Reduced Engine Light .................................. 3-35
Retained Accessory (RAP) ............................ 2-20
Steering Fluid ............................................. 5-35
Windows .................................................... 2-12
Privacy .......................................................... 7-17
Event Data Recorders .................................. 7-18
Navigation System ....................................... 7-19
OnStar ....................................................... 7-19
Radio Frequency Identification ....................... 7-19

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Privacy ...... 7-19
Radios .......................................................... 3-49
Radio(s) ........................................................ 3-53
Radios

Reception ................................................... 3-69
Setting the Time .......................................... 3-50
Theft-Deterrent ............................................ 3-68

Rear Axle ...................................................... 5-45
Limited-Slip .................................................. 4-9
Rearview Mirror with OnStar® ........................... 2-31
Rearview Mirrors ............................................. 2-31
Reclining Seatbacks .......................................... 1-3
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ................. 6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing ............................. 4-29
Reduced Engine Power Light ............................ 3-35
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System .................. 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,

Operation ..................................................... 2-4
Replacement Bulbs ......................................... 5-49
Reporting Safety Defects

Canadian Government .................................. 7-16
General Motors ........................................... 7-16
United States Government ............................ 7-15

Restraint System Check

Checking the Restraint Systems .................... 1-50
Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash .......................................... 1-51
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...................... 2-20
Roadside

Assistance Program ....................................... 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .................... 4-24
Routing, Engine Drive Belt ............................... 6-15
Running the Engine While Parked ..................... 2-30

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Safety Belt

Safety Belts

Reminder Light ............................................ 3-23

Care of ...................................................... 5-88
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................ 1-11
Lap-Shoulder Belt ........................................ 1-18
Safety Belt Extender .................................... 1-21
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ................. 1-20
Safety Belts Are for Everyone ......................... 1-6
Safety Warnings and Symbols .............................. iii Scheduled Maintenance ..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches ............................................. 1-5
Seats

Driver Seat Height Adjuster ............................. 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks ...................................... 1-3
Seatback Latches .......................................... 1-5

Securing a Child Restraint

Right Front Seat Position .............................. 1-32
Security Light ................................................. 3-35
Service ........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modifications ......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside

of Your Vehicle .......................................... 5-5

Service (cont.)

California Pershlorate Materials Requirements ..... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning .................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work ................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light ....................................... 3-32
Publications Ordering Information ................... 7-16
Vehicle Soon Light ....................................... 3-36
Service, Scheduling Appointments ....................... 7-9
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .............. 1-48
Sheet Metal Damage ....................................... 5-92
Shifting Into Park (P) ....................................... 2-26
Shifting Out of Park (P) ................................... 2-28
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .......................... 3-8
Specifications, Capacities ............................... 5-101
Speedometer .................................................. 3-22
Starting the Engine ......................................... 2-20
Steering ........................................................ 4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ......................... 3-69
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ................................. 3-6
Storage Areas

Center Console Storage Area ........................ 2-36
Cupholder(s) ............................................... 2-35
Glove Box .................................................. 2-35
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow ..................... 4-23
Sun Visors ..................................................... 2-13

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Tachometer .................................................... 3-22
Taillamps

Turn Signal, and Stoplamps .......................... 5-48
Theft-Deterrent, Radio ..................................... 3-68
Theft-Deterrent Systems ................................... 2-13
Content Theft-Deterrent ................................ 2-13
PASS-Key® III+ ........................................... 2-15
PASS-Key® III+ Operation ............................. 2-15
Tilt Wheel ........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting .................................................. 3-50
Tire

Pressure Light ............................................. 3-31
Tires ............................................................. 5-51

Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,

Cleaning ................................................. 5-91
Buying New Tires ........................................ 5-68
Chains ....................................................... 5-74
Cleaning .................................................... 5-91
Different Size .............................................. 5-69
If a Tire Goes Flat ....................................... 5-75
Inflation - Tire Pressure ................................ 5-58
Inspection and Rotation ................................ 5-65
Pressure Monitor Operation ........................... 5-61
Pressure Monitor System .............................. 5-59
Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit ................... 5-76
Tire Sidewall Labeling .................................. 5-53
Tire Terminology and Definitions .................... 5-55

Tires (cont.)

Uniform Tire Quality Grading ......................... 5-70
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 5-71
Wheel Replacement ..................................... 5-72
When It Is Time for New Tires ...................... 5-67
Winter Tires ................................................ 5-52

Recreational Vehicle ..................................... 4-29
Towing a Trailer .......................................... 4-29
Your Vehicle ............................................... 4-29

Towing

Traction

Control System (TCS) .................................... 4-6
Limited-Slip Rear Axle .................................... 4-9
Traction Control System ................................... 3-29
Transmission

Fluid, Automatic ........................................... 5-23
Fluid, Manual .............................................. 5-23
Transmission Operation, Automatic .................... 2-22
Transmission Operation, Manual ........................ 2-24
Trunk .............................................................. 2-9
Trunk Ajar Light .............................................. 3-36
Turn and Lane-Change Signals .......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ........................... 3-7

Uniform Tire Quality Grading ............................ 5-70
Using this Manual ............................................... iii

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Vehicle

Control ........................................................ 4-3
Damage Warnings ........................................... iv Loading ...................................................... 4-24
Parking Your ............................................... 2-28
Service Soon Light ...................................... 3-36
Symbols ......................................................... iv Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy .................. 7-17
Vehicle Identification

Number (VIN) ............................................. 5-94
Service Parts Identification Label ................... 5-94

Vehicle Personalization

DIC ........................................................... 3-44
Ventilation Adjustment ...................................... 3-20
Visors ........................................................... 2-13

Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ................ 3-20
Warnings

DIC Warnings and Messages ........................ 3-40
Hazard Warning Flashers ............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices .................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols ......................................... iii Vehicle Damage .............................................. iv

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Wheels

Alignment and Tire Balance .......................... 5-71
Different Size .............................................. 5-69
Replacement ............................................... 5-72
Windows ....................................................... 2-10
Manual ...................................................... 2-11
Power ........................................................ 2-12

Windshield

Washer ...................................................... 3-10
Washer Fluid .............................................. 5-36
Wiper Blade Replacement ............................. 5-50
Wiper Blades, Cleaning ................................ 5-90
Wipers ......................................................... 3-9
Winter Driving ................................................ 4-19
Winter Tires ................................................... 5-52

XM Radio Messages ....................................... 3-67
XMâ„¢ Satellite Radio Antenna System ................ 3-70

Your Vehicle and the Environment ....................... 6-2