Pontiac g8 Automobile User Manual


 
Driving and
Operating
Starting and Operating
Your Vehicle
New Vehicle Break-In
.........8-2
Ignition Positions
................8-2
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP)
.....................8-3
Starting the Engine
.............8-4
Engine Coolant Heater
.......8-5
Automatic Transmission
Operation
..........................8-6
Manual Transmission
Operation
........................8-10
Parking Brake
...................8-11
Shifting Into Park
(Automatic
Transmission)
..................8-12
Shifting Out of Park
..........8-13
Parking the Vehicle
(Manual Transmission)
....8-14
Parking Over Things
That Burn
........................8-14
Engine Exhaust
.................8-14
Running the Vehicle
While Parked
..................8-15
Driving Your Vehicle
Defensive Driving
..............8-16
Drunk Driving
....................8-16
Control of a Vehicle
..........8-17
Braking
.............................8-17
Antilock Brake
System (ABS)
.................8-18
Electronic Stability
Program
..........................8-19
Steering
............................8-22
Off-Road Recovery
............8-23
Passing
.............................8-23
Loss of Control
.................8-23
Driving at Night
.................8-24
Driving in Rain and
on Wet Roads
.................8-25
Before Leaving on
a Long Trip
.....................8-26
Highway Hypnosis
.............8-26
Hill and Mountain Roads
....8-26
Winter Driving
...................8-27
If Your Vehicle is Stuck
in Sand, Mud, Ice,
or Snow
..........................8-29
Rocking Your Vehicle
to Get It Out
...................8-30
Loading the Vehicle
..........8-30
Fuel
Fuel
..................................8-34
Gasoline Octane
...............8-35
Gasoline Specifications
.....8-35
California Fuel
..................8-35
Additives
...........................8-36
Fuels in Foreign
Countries
........................8-36
Filling the Tank
.................8-37
Filling a Portable
Fuel Container
................8-38
Driving and Operating 8-1