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Towing a Trailer Your vehicle can tow a trailer if it is equipped with the SE package and proper trailer towing equipment. Do not tow a trailer with the SSE package. To identify what the vehcle tmilering capacity is for your vehicle, you should read the information in "Weight of the Trailer" that appears later in this section. But trailering is different thanjust driving your vehicle by itself. Trailering means changes inhandling, durability, and fuel economy. Successful, safe traileringtakes correct equipment, and it has to be used properly. hs That's the reason for t i part. In it are many time-tested, important trailering tips and safety rules. Many of these are important for your safety and that of your passengers. So please read this section carefully before you pull a trailer. I NOTICE: Pulling a trailer improperly can damage your vehicle and result in costly repairs not covered by your warranty. To pull a trailer correctly, follow the advice i this part,and see your Pontiac n dealer for important information about towing a trailer with your vehicle. Load-pulling components such as the engine, transaxle, wheel assemblies, and tires are forced to workharder against the drag of the added weight. The engine is required to operate at relatively higher speeds and under greater loads, generating extra heat. What's more, the trailer adds considerably to wind resistance, increasing the pullingrequirements. 4-30

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Seats and Restraint Systems	8
Seats and Seat Controls	8
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	12
Why Safety Belts Work	13
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers ”	16
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	29
Children	36
Child Restraints	38
Larger Children	46
Safety Belt Extender	49
Checking Your Restraint Systems	49
Replacing Seat and Restraint System	49
Features and Controls	50
Keys	50
Door Locks	52
Theft	57
PASS-Key@II	59
New Vehicle “Break-In”	62
Ignition Switch	63
Parking Brake	72
Shifting Into PARK (P)	73
Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running	75
Parking Over Things That Burn	76
Engine Exhaust	77
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	77
Power Windows	78
Horn	79
Turn Signa/Multifunction Lever	79
Windshield Wipers	81
Lamp Controls	86
Mirror	90
Sun Visors	93
Lighters	96
Ashtrays	96
The Instrument Panel	98
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	100
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	122
Standard Climate Control	123
Ventilation Tips	127
Audio Systems	128
Setting the Clock for Stereo Radio	128
Setting the Clock for Radios with Cassette or CD	128
AM-FM Stereo Radio	129
AM-FM Stereo Radios with Cassette	130
AM-FM Stereo Radios with Compact Disc Player	133
Understanding Radio Reception	139
Cassette Tape Player Care	140
Compact Discs Care	141
Fixed Mast Antenna	141
Your Driving and the Road	144
Defensive Driving	144
Drunken Driving	145
Control of a Vehicle	147
Braking	148
Steering	152
Off-Road Recovery	154
Loss of Control	156
Driving at Night	157
Driving in the Rain	159
City Driving	162
Freeway Driving	163
Highway Hypnosis	165
Hill and Mountain Roads	165
Winter Driving	167
Towing a Trailer	173
Problems on the Road	180
Hazard Warning Flashers	180
Jump Starting	181
Towing Your Pontiac	185
Engine Overheating	191
If a Tire Goes Flat	199
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	212
Service and Appearance Care	214
Service	214
Fuel	216
Checking Things Under the Hood	222
Air Cleaner	229
Automatic Transaxle Fluid	233
Engine Coolant	235
Power Steering Fluid	238
Windshield Washer Fluid	239
Brakes	240
Halogen Bulbs	243
Tires	246
Appearance Care	253
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	261
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	262
Capacities and Specifications	268
Maintenance Schedule	270
Introduction	270
How This Section is Organized	271
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	272
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	272
Selecting the Right Schedule	272
Schedule I	275
Schedule II	296
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	306
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	309
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	310
Part E: Maintenance Record	312
Customer Assistance Information	314
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	314
Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired (TDD)	315
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE - Alternative Dispute Resolution Program*	316
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT	317
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT	318
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO GENERAL MOTORS	318
Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program	319
Service and Owner Publications	320

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Towing

Trailer

NOTICE:

Pulling

trailer

improperly

can

damage

your

vehicle

and

result

costly

repairs

not

covered

your

warranty.

pull

trailer

correctly,

the

advice

this

part,

and

see

your

Pontiac

dealer

for

important

information

about

towing

trailer

with

your

vehicle.

Your vehicle can

tow a trailer if it is equipped

with

the

package

and

proper trailer towing equipment.

not

tow

trailer

with

the

SSE

package.

identify

what

the

vehcle tmilering capacity

for your vehicle, you

should read the information in

“Weight of the Trailer”

that appears later

this section.

But

trailering

different

than

just driving your vehicle by itself.

Trailering means changes

in handling, durability, and

fuel economy. Successful, safe

trailering

takes correct

equipment,

and

has

used

properly.

That’s the reason for

this

part.

are

many

time-tested,

important

trailering

tips

and

safety

rules.

Many

these are important for

your

safety and that

your passengers.

please read this section carefully

before you pull a trailer.

Load-pulling components such as the engine, transaxle,

wheel assemblies,

and

tires

are

forced to

work harder

against

the drag

the added weight.

The

engine

required to operate at relatively higher speeds and under

greater loads, generating extra heat. What’s more, the

trailer

adds considerably

wind

resistance, increasing

the

pullingrequirements.

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