Pontiac Automobile 2006 Gto User Manual

Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Instrument Panel Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Preventing Battery Rundown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Power Seat Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Rear Seat Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Tilt and Telescope Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Door Lock Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Manual Transmission Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Exterior Lighting and

Interior Dimming Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Windshield Wipers/Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Audio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Audio Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Trunk Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Fuel Door Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Frontal Air Bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Accessory Power Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Storage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Keys — Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Security Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Traction Control System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Winter Driving Suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

My GMLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Congratulations on your purchase of a Pontiac GTO. Please read this information about your vehicle’s fea-

tures and your Owner Manual to ensure an outstanding ownership experience. Note that your vehicle may not

include all the features described in this booklet. Keep this booklet with your Owner Manual for easy reference.

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Instrument Panel

A. Air Outlets

G. Climate Controls

M.Shift Lever

B. Exterior Lamp Controls

C. Instrument Panel Cluster

D. Windshield Wiper Lever

E. Trip Computer Control

H. Audio System Controls

I. Cruise Control Lever

J. Audio Steering Wheel Controls

K. Tilt Wheel

N. Power Window Switches

O. Accessory Power Outlet

P. Parking Brake

Q. Glove Box

F. Hazard Warning Flasher Buttons

L. Horn

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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Instrument Panel Cluster

Your vehicle’s instrument panel is

equipped with this cluster or one very

similar to it. The instrument panel

cluster includes these key features:

A. Engine Coolant Temperature

Gauge

B. Tachometer

C. Speedometer

D. Fuel Gauge

E. Trip Computer Displays

Note: The instrument panel

cluster is designed to let you know

about many important aspects of

your vehicle’s operation. It is

important to read your Owner Manual

and become familiar with the

information that is being relayed to

you by the cluster’s lights, gauges

and indicators, as well as what action

can be taken to ensure safety and to

prevent damage.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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Trip Computer Warnings and

Messages

To acknowledge and clear many

warnings and messages, press the

Trip Computer MODE button. Some

messages cannot be cleared in this

manner until the condition is corrected.

Trip Computer

The Trip Computer controls are located

to the right of the gauges. The displays

are located directly beneath the gauges.

Warnings/messages include:

• Alarm Activated

• Check Alternator

• Shift (manual transmission)

• Brake (brake system malfunction)

• ABS Fault

• Engine Temp Hot

• Check Oil

• Low Coolant

• Low Fuel

• Very Low Fuel

• Cruise Enabled/Off

• Traction Control Off/On

• Low Traction

• Rest Reminder

• Service Engine Oil

• Service Error

To scroll through the menu items, tap

the MODE button. In general, speed-

related displays are shown in the left

window; distance-related displays in the

center window; and fuel-related displays

in the right window.

To reset menu items such as AVG

SPEED or TRIP TIME, press the SET

button for less than two seconds while

the item is displayed. To Reset the

Stopwatch, hold the MODE button for

more than four seconds.

Display modes include:

• Digital Speedometer

• Stopwatch

• Service Vehicle Soon

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

• Avg Speed, Odometer, Avg Fuel

• Trip Time A, Trip Dist A, Fuel Used A

• Trip Time B, Trip Dist B, Fuel Used B

• Overspeed, Dist to Empty, Inst Fuel

• English/Metric Unit Select

When one item is listed above, it is

shown in the center display. When three

items are listed, they are shown in the

left, center and right displays.

Several of these items may be turned on

or off as described in the Vehicle

Personalization section of this booklet,

so not all items may be displayed on

your vehicle.

Preventing Battery Rundown

When the ignition switch is turned from

Run to Off, be sure to remove the key

from the key cylinder; otherwise, some

accessories, such as the audio system,

will continue to use battery power. To

prevent sustained electrical draws, the

key should always be removed from the

ignition cylinder when the vehicle is not

in use. After removing the key, it can be

reinserted in the cylinder, but the acces-

sories will not receive power until the

key is turned in the cylinder.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

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Getting to Know Your GTO

outboard shoulder of each front seat,

and tilt the seatback forward.

Power Seat Adjustments

• To slide the seat forward: With

the seatback tilted forward, press

and hold the round button located

immediately below the lever.

• The power front seat controls are

located on the outboard side of the

driver and passenger seats. The

horizontal switch is used to adjust the

height, the tilt and the movement of

the seat forward and backward. The

vertical switch is used to adjust the

angle of the seatback.

• Adjust the manual lumbar control to

the desired amount of support in the

lower seatback by turning the knob on

the outboard side of the seat cushion.

• To adjust the height of the head

restraints, pull the head restraint up.

To reduce its height, push in the

locking clip at the base of the head

restraint and push the restraint down.

Front and rear head restraints are

height adjustable.

Returning the Front Seatbacks:

• Ensuring that no objects are behind

the seat, tilt the seatback rearward

until the seatback latches upright.

• Press and hold the button under the

front-seat lever to return the seat to

its original position; the seat will

pause for two seconds when it

reaches its original position.

See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.

Tilt and Telescope Wheel

See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.

Rear Seat Access

Folding the Front Seatbacks Forward:

The front seatbacks fold forward and the

seats slide forward to allow access to

the rear seats.

• To fold the seatback: Lift the entry

lever, located near the top of the

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• To adjust the steering wheel position,

locate the adjustment lever under the

steering column. Hold the steering

wheel and rotate the lever down;

then move the steering wheel to the

desired position (the wheel can be

adjusted up/down and in/out). Rotate

the lever back up to lock the steering

wheel in place.

set the content theft-deterrent alarm. If

the passenger’s door is open when the

Lock button is pressed, the passenger’s

door will NOT lock and the horn will

chirp several times to alert the driver.

Close the open door and reset the sys-

tem by pressing the Unlock button and

then the Lock button.

Unlock the Doors: Press the Unlock

button on the Remote Keyless Entry

transmitter to unlock the driver’s door.

Press the Unlock button again, or hold

down the button for more than one sec-

ond, to unlock all doors. (To set both

doors to unlock with a single press, see

Two Stage Unlock under Vehicle

Personalization.)

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Door Lock Operation

There are several ways to lock and

unlock your GTO. The doors cannot be

locked if the driver’s door is open. This

helps to prevent lockouts.

Lock/Unlock Confirmation: Your vehi-

cle will flash the exterior lights once to

confirm locking and twice to confirm

unlocking. If set under Vehicle

Inside the Vehicle

Door Lock Knob: Press the driver’s or

passenger’s door lock knob located at

the top of the door panel to lock the

doors. Pull up on either knob to unlock

the doors.

Personalization, the horn also will chirp.

Note: If the doors are locked from the

outside using the key in the driver’s

door lock, the content theft-deterrent

alarm is not set. If the doors are

unlocked from the outside using the key

in the driver’s door lock, the alarm will

sound as soon as the door is opened

(if the alarm was set). To turn off the

alarm, turn the key in the ignition to On

or press the Unlock button on the

transmitter.

Power Door

Lock Button:

To lock or

unlock the

doors using

the power

door lock but-

ton located

on the center console, both doors must

be closed.

Programmable Automatic Door Locks

(Automatic Transmission Only)

The automatic door locking feature will

lock the doors when the shift lever is

moved out of Park. This feature can be

turned on or off using the trip computer.

• If both doors are unlocked, press the

button to lock the doors.

• If both doors are locked, press the

button to unlock the doors.

Outside the Vehicle

Lock the Doors: Press the Lock button

on the Remote Keyless Entry transmitter

to lock all doors, disable the engine and

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

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Getting to Know Your GTO

Instrument Panel Brightness: When

exterior lights are ON, the brightness of

the illuminated

Manual Transmission

Shift Light

portions of the

Instrument Panel

can be adjusted.

To increase bright-

ness, move the

small slider switch

to the right.

To decrease, move

the slider switch to the left.

(

) One-to-Four Shift Light (Manual

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Transmission): When this light comes

on, you can shift only from First (1) to

Fourth (4) instead of First (1) to Second

(2). This helps you get the best possible

fuel economy. After shifting to Fourth (4),

the vehicle can then be shifted into a

lower gear, if desired. The light comes

on only when the engine coolant tem-

perature is higher than 169 degrees F

(76 degrees C), at speeds of 15–19 mph

(24–31 km/h) and when you are at 21

percent of throttle or less.

Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever

The Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever on

the left side

of the steer-

ing column

controls the:

• Turn and

lane-

change

signals.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

• Headlamp High/Low Beam-Changer

(push forward for high beams; pull

back and release for low beams; pull

back and hold for flash-to-pass fea-

Exterior Lighting and Interior

Dimming Controls

ture). A

symbol on the instrument

Controls for exterior lighting and instru-

ment panel dimming are located to the

left of the Instrument Panel Cluster.

cluster illuminates when high beams

are on.

Exterior Lights: Rotate the center knob

clockwise to change modes of exterior

lighting. Starting from the vertical posi-

tion, the settings are: Off ( ), Park

Note: A rapidly flashing turn signal

arrow on the instrument cluster may

indicate a burned-out exterior turn signal

bulb. If the arrow fails to light when the

signal is activated, check the fuse for

burned-out bulbs. See Fuses and Circuit

Breakers in Section 5 of your Owner

Manual for more information.

Lamps (

), Headlamps ( ), and

Auto (AUTO).

Fog Lamps: To turn the fog lamps on,

pull the rotating center switch OUT.

To turn the fog lamps off, push the

switch IN.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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before the brake pedal was pressed.

Cruise and Active indicators will again

be displayed in the Trip Computer

window.

Cruise Control

Use the Cruise Control function for

steady driving on relatively straight,

uncrowded roads.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Windshield Wipers/Washers

The lever on the right side of the steer-

ing column operates the windshield

wipers and washer.

To turn the Cruise Control system on or

off, press and release the ON-OFF-

CANCEL switch located on the Turn

Signal/Multifunction Lever. Cruise

Enabled will be momentarily displayed in

the Trip Computer window and the

Cruise indicator will remain displayed

while Cruise Control is enabled.

Set the controls to the following desired

position:

(Off): Turn off the wipers.

To set the speed, rotate the switch to the

SET-DECEL position. Active will then be

displayed next to Cruise in the Trip

Computer window, and the current vehi-

cle speed will be maintained.

While Cruise Control is in the Active

mode, rotating the switch to the ACCEL

or DECEL position will increase or

decrease the vehicle speed the Cruise

Control system maintains.

Pressing the brake pedal will cancel the

Active Cruise Control. A Cruise Inactive

message will be momentarily displayed

in the Trip Computer window and the

Active indicator will go out.

INT (Intermittent): Push the lever up

one position to turn on the intermittent

wipe function. In the INT position, the

wiper speed can be changed by rotating

the end of the lever. The wiper speed

will decrease as you rotate the control

upward:

1 (Low Speed): Move the lever to the

second position for slow, steady

wiping cycles.

2 (High Speed): Place the lever in the

third position for rapid wiping cycles.

To activate the windshield washer, pull

the lever toward you. The wipers will run

for a few cycles to clear the windshield.

Rotating the switch to the RES

(Resume) position will reactivate the

Cruise Control system to the speed set

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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Getting to Know Your GTO

• BOOST: Press the AUDIO knob while

in any equalization setting, until

BOOST appears on the display. Turn

the knob to adjust the level of effect

of the equalization.

Audio System

FM AM: Press this button to switch to

AM, FM1 and FM2.

TUNE DISC: Press the right or left

arrow to change radio frequencies or to

advance to the next CD.

SEEK TRACK: Press the right or left

arrow to go to the next or previous

station and stay there. For CDs, press

the left arrow once to return to the start

of the current track and the right arrow

to advance to the next track.

Setting the Time: With the radio on,

press the TIME button for more than two

seconds. When TIME ADJ or SET TIME

is displayed, press the SEEK/TRACK

arrows to adjust the hours. Press the

TUNE arrows to adjust the minutes, and

then press the TIME button again to

save the setting.

EQ: Press this button to choose

between bass and treble equalization

settings designed for different music

types or talk radio. To turn it off, press

the button until EQ OFF appears on the

display. To give the equalization setting

a boost, push the AUDIO knob once

while in any EQ setting and BOOST will

appear on the display. Turn the AUDIO

knob to select a boost level.

CONTROLS

ON OFF: Press this button to turn the

system on and off.

AUDIO: Turn the knob to increase or

decrease the volume. Pushing the knob

will access the following settings:

• BASS/TREBLE SETTINGS: Push

the AUDIO knob until BASS or

LOC (Local): Press this button to switch

the radio to local mode. Local will

appear on the display, and only stations

with strong signals and clear reception

will be found when using SEEK.

FR FF (Fast Reverse/Fast Forward):

Press and hold these buttons to move

quickly through a track on a CD. You will

hear sound at a reduced volume and the

display will show elapsed time.

Setting Radio Station Presets: With

the radio on, select the desired band

by pressing FM AM. You can save six

stations on each of AM, FM1 and FM2

for a total of 18 presets.

TREBLE appears on the display. Turn

the knob to increase/decrease. To

adjust a setting to the middle setting,

push and hold the AUDIO knob until

CENTERED appears on the display.

• BALANCE/FADE SETTINGS: Push

the AUDIO knob until BALANCE

appears on the display. Turn the knob

to adjust balance toward the left or

right speakers. Push the AUDIO knob

again until FADER appears on the

display, and turn the knob to move

the sound to the front or rear

speakers.

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Tune to the desired station; press EQ to

select the equalization. Press and hold

one of the six numbered pushbuttons

until a beep sounds. Repeat for each

pushbutton.

Automatic Station Memory (ASM):

ASM is toggled on and off by pressing

the ASM button. (ASM will be displayed

when the feature is on.) This feature

finds and temporarily saves stations with

the strongest signals as your presets. To

use this feature, select the desired band

and press the ASM button for more than

two seconds. SEARCH appears on the

display, and up to six of the strongest

stations are temporarily stored as your

presets. To again lock onto 6 stations

(after driving awhile, for instance), press

and hold the ASM button again. To

return to normal presets, press and

release ASM.

3 of your Owner Manual for

“Confirmation Beeps” details.)

• When the light stops flashing and

turns green, insert a disc partway,

label side up.

• The indicator light will begin flashing;

when it stops blinking and turns

green, load another disc.

• When more than one disc is loaded,

a number for each disc is displayed.

• To load more than one but fewer than

six discs, press the EJECT button

LOADING COMPACT DISCS

To load a single disc:

• Press and release the LOAD button.

• Wait for INSERT DISC to appear on

the display and the indicator light at

the left of the CD slot to flash. If

beeps are turned on, the radio will

also beep. (See Section 3 of your

Owner Manual for “Confirmation

Beeps” details.)

(“C” above) after loading the final CD.

• To play a specific CD, press the

numbered button that corresponds to

the CD that you want to hear.

• To eject a single CD, press and

release the EJECT button. To eject

all CDs, press and hold the EJECT

button until EJECTING ALL is shown

on the display.

• Insert the disc partway into the slot,

label side up; the player will pull the

disc in.

To load multiple CDs in the Six-Disc

CD Player:

Note: CDs with any affixed labels may

jam in the CD player. Label a CD using

a permanent marker. If more than one

CD is inserted into the slot at one time,

or if scratched or damaged CDs are

played, the CD player could be dam-

aged. When using the CD player, use

only CDs in good condition without

labels; load one CD at a time; and keep

the CD player and the loading slot free

of foreign materials, liquids and debris.

• Turn the ignition on; then press and

hold the LOAD button (“A” above) for

two seconds. Wait for LOAD ALL to

appear on the display, and for the

light to the left of the slot to flash

(“B” above). If beeps are turned on,

the radio will also beep. (See Section

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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Getting to Know Your GTO

Audio Steering Wheel Controls

For added security, the trunk release

button is disabled when all the doors are

locked using the Remote Keyless Entry

transmitter LOCK button or through the

door lock knob.

Secondary Trunk Release Handle: A

secondary mechanical release handle is

located under the passenger-side rear

seat head restraint. To unlatch the trunk,

lift the head restraint and pull the yellow

ring (shown below) toward the front of

the vehicle.

MODE: Press to choose AM, FM1, FM2,

or CD if a CD is loaded.

NEXT: Press to tune to the next or previ-

ous radio station. For CDs, press and

release the Down arrow to go to the pre-

vious track; press and hold to go to the

previous disc. Press and release the Up

arrow to go to the next track; press and

hold to go to the next disc.

MUTE: Press this button to silence

the system. Press it again (or any radio

button) to enable the sound.

VOLUME: Press the Up arrow to

increase the volume and the Down

arrow to decrease the volume.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Trunk Release

The vehicle’s trunk lid is not equipped

with a lock cylinder. To open the trunk,

do one of the following:

Remote Keyless Entry: Press the open

trunk symbol on the Remote Keyless

Entry transmitter.

In-Car Trunk Lid Release Button:

Press the trunk lid release button

located in the glove box.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

Fuel Door Release

The fuel door release button is located

on the Instrument Panel, to the left of

the steering wheel.

See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.

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front edge of the lid. Another small stor-

Frontal Air Bags

age compartment accessible from the

rear seat is located in the rear of the

center console.

Your vehicle has frontal air bags — one

for the driver and one for the right-front

passenger. It is very important that the

driver and front passenger be properly

positioned when the air bags deploy in a

crash, so be certain to wear your safety

belts whenever the vehicle is in motion.

See your Owner Manual for full details

and cautionary information.

Cupholders: Two cupholders are locat-

ed in front of the center console storage

area. If desired, the small tray located at

the rear of the center console storage

can be used to neatly cover the

cupholders when not in use.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Accessory Power Outlet

Your vehicle comes with two theft-deter-

rent systems.

The first is an Engine Immobilizer that

disables engine starting if an incorrect

key is used to try to start the vehicle.

Two 12-volt accessory power outlets are

included for use with electrical acces-

sories such as cell phones. The outlets

are located in the center console and

the storage compartment/ashtray under

the audio system. The outlets are opera-

tional when the ignition is turned to On,

Lock or when Retained Accessory

Power is active. Refer to your Owner

Manual for important safety information

regarding the use of accessory power

outlets.

The second is a Content Protection sys-

tem that arms when the doors are

locked with the Remote Keyless Entry

system. If a door or the trunk is un-

locked improperly, the alarm sounds the

horn and flashes the exterior lights. As

an added security feature, when the

Content Protection system is armed, the

alarm will sound if the trunk is left ajar,

and then the trunk lid is opened more

than 30 seconds later.

To turn off the alarm when it is sounding,

simply place the key in the ignition and

turn the switch to Run, or unlock the

doors with the Remote Keyless Entry

transmitter.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Storage Areas

Glove Box: Located on the passenger

side of the instrument panel, the glove

box has a dedicated key.

Front Storage Area: There is a front

storage compartment located under the

audio system. Press and release the

door to open the bin.

See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.

Center Console: The Center Console

contains an armrest storage area with

an Accessory Power Outlet. To open the

armrest storage area, pull up on the

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Getting to Know Your GTO

Keys — Replacement

Traction Control System (TCS)

The ignition keys for the GTO incorpo-

rate several unique features, from the

shaft design, which makes theft more

difficult, to integrated Remote Keyless

Entry transmitters and encoded theft-

deterrent electronics. For these reasons,

replacing keys will require more cost

and time than standard keys. We

recommend using GM dealers for any

replacement keys.

Your GTO has a Traction Control

System (TCS) that limits your vehicle’s

wheelspin. This can be especially useful

on slippery roads.

The system is automatically activated

whenever the ignition is turned from

OFF to ON. When the system senses

that one or both of the rear wheels are

spinning or beginning to lose traction,

the system reduces engine power and

applies the brakes as necessary to

regain traction.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

Traction control helps you to maintain

control of your vehicle and acts as

a reminder to match your driving to the

road conditions. When Traction Control

is activated, you may feel pulsing in

the accelerator pedal. A Low Traction

message is displayed on the Trip

Computer.

Security Card

Every GTO comes with a Security Card

that contains important information con-

cerning the vehicle. The card contains

the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN),

Ignition and Glove Box Key Codes, and

your Radio Personal Identification

Number. Please store this card with