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Parking Brake To release the parking brake, use the PUSH TO RELEASE park brake pedal. Hold the regular brake pedal down with your right foot and push the park brake pedal with your left foot. This will unlock the pedal. When you lift your left foot, the park brake pedal will follow itto the release position. If you try to drive away with the parking brake on, the brake light stays on and a chimesounds until you release the parking brake or recycle the ignition. I NOTICE: A To set the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down with your right foot. Push down the parking brake pedal with your left foot. If the ignition is on, the brake system warning light will come on. If you start to drive away with the parking brake set, a chime will sound after the vehicle has traveled 46 feet (14 meters). Driving with the parking brake,on can cause your rear brakes to overheat. may have t You o replace them, and you could also damage other parts of your vehicle. If you are towing a trailer and are parking.on any hill, see "Towing a Trailer" in the Index. That section shows what to do firstto keep the trailer from moving. 2-23

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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Parking

Brake

To set the parking brake,

hold

the

regular

brake pedal

down

with your right foot. Push down the parking brake

pedal with your left foot.

the ignition is on, the brake

system warning light will come on.

you start to drive away with the parking brake set, a

chime

will

sound after the vehicle has traveled

feet

(14

meters).

To release the parking brake, use the

PUSH

RELEASE

park brake pedal. Hold

the

regular brake

pedal down with your right foot and push

the

park

brake

pedal with your left foot.

This

will unlock the pedal.

When you lift your left

foot,

the

park brake pedal

will

to the release position.

you

try

drive away with the parking

brake on, the

brake light stays on and a

chime sounds until you

release

the parking brake

recycle

the

ignition.

NOTICE:

Driving

with

the

parking

brake,on

can

cause

your

rear

brakes

overheat.

You

may

have

replace

them,

and

you

could

also

damage

other

parts

your

vehicle.

If you are

towing

trailer and

are

parking. on

any hill,

see “Towing a Trailer” in the

Index.

That

section shows

what to do

first

to keep the trailer

from

moving.

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