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Power Antenna Mast Care Your optional power antenna will look its best and work well if it's cleaned from time to time. clean the To antenna mast: 1. Turn on the ignition and radio to raise the antenna. 2. Dampen a clean cloth with mineral spiritsor equivalent solvent. 3. Wipe the cloth over the mast sections, removing any NOTICE: Before entering an automatic car wash, turn off your radio to make the power antenna go down. This will prevent the mast from possibly getting damaged. If the antenna does notgo down when you turn the radio off, it may be damaged or need to be cleaned. either case, lowerthe In antenna by hand by carefully pressingthe antenna down. If the mast portion your antennais damaged, you can of easily replaceit. See your Dealerfor a replacement kit and follow the instructions in the kit. dlrt. 4. Wipe dry with a clean cloth. 5. Make the antennago up and down by turning the radio off and on. 6. Then repeat if necessary. NOTICE: Don't lubricate the powerantenna. Lubrication could damage it. 3-17

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Table of Contents	2
Seats and Restraint Systems	8
Seats and Seat Controls	8
Head Restraints	13
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	15
Why Safety Belts Work	16
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers	19
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	20
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint	26
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	32
Children	36
Child Restraints	38
Larger Children	44
Safety Belt Extender	47
Checking Your Restraint Systems	47
Replacing Seat and Restraint System parts after a crash	47
Features and Controls	48
Keys	48
Door Locks	50
Theft	58
Pass Key II	59
New Vehicle “Break-In”	61
Ignition Switch	61
Starting Your Engine	64
Automatic Transmission	70
Parking Brake	79
Parking Over Things That Burn	84
Engine Exhaust	84
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	85
Windows	86
Horn	87
Tilt Wheel	87
Windshield Wipers	90
Windshield Washer	91
Interior Lamps	99
Mirrors	100
Storage and Compartments	107
Sun Visors	109
Ashtray and Lighter	109
Instrument Panel	111
Instrument Panel and Cluster	113
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	114
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	134
Comfort Controls	134
Heating	135
Ventilation	135
Defogging and Defrosting	136
Audio Systems	138
Setting the Clock	138
AM / FM Stereo Radios with Cassette Tape	138
THEFTLOCK	145
Understanding Radio Reception	146
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	148
Care of Your Compact Discs	149
Fixed Mast Antenna	149
Your Driving and the Road	152
Defensive Driving	152
Drunken Driving	153
Control of a Vehicle	156
Braking	156
Steering	162
Off-Road Recovery	164
Loss of Control	166
Driving at Night	167
Driving in the Rain	168
City Driving	171
Freeway Driving	172
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	173
Highway Hypnosis	174
Hill and Mountain Roads	174
Winter Driving	176
Loading Your Vehicle	180
Towing a Trailer	182
Problems on the Road	190
Hazard Warning Flashers	190
Jump Starting	191
Towing Your Car	196
Engine Overheating	205
Cooling System	207
If a Tire Goes Flat	219
Changing a Flat Tire	219
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	232
Service and Appearance Care	234
Service	234
Fuel	236
Checking Things Under the Hood	241
Engine Oil	245
Air Cleaner	252
Automatic Transmission Fluid	255
Hydraulic Clutch	261
Rear Axle	262
Engine Coolant	263
Power Steering Fluid	266
Windshield Washer Fluid	268
Brake Master Cylinder	269
Battery	273
Halogen Bulbs	273
Tires	281
Appearance Care	289
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	298
Fuse and Circuit Breakers	299
Replacement Bulbs	304
Capacities and Specifications	305
Maintenance Schedule	308
Introduction	308
How This Section is Organized	309
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance	310
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	310
Selecting the Right Schedule	310
Schedule I	313
Schedule II	339
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	352
At Each Fuel Fill	352
At Least Once a Month	352
At Least Once a Year	352
Part C: Periodic Maintenance	355
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	357
Customer Assistance Information	362
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	362
Customer Assistance for the Hearing Impaired TDD	363
GM Participation in BBB AUTO Line	364
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS To the United States Government	365
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS to the Canadian Government	366
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS to General Motors	366
Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program	367
Service and Owner Publications	368

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Power

Antenna

Mast

Care

Your

optional

power

antenna

will

look

its

best

and

work

well

it’s

cleaned

from

time

time.

clean

the

antenna

mast:

Turn

on the

ignition

and

radio

raise

the

antenna.

Dampen a

clean

cloth

with

mineral

spirits

Wipe the

cloth

over

the

mast

sections,

removing

any

equivalent

solvent.

dlrt.

Wipe

dry

with

clean

cloth.

Make the

antenna

up and

down

turning

the

Then

repeat

necessary.

radio

off

and

on.

NOTICE:

Don’t lubricate the

power antenna. Lubrication

could

damage

it.

NOTICE:

Before entering an automatic car wash, turn

off

your radio

to make

the

power

antenna

down.

This will prevent the mast

from

possibly

getting

damaged.

the antenna does

not go down

when

you turn the radio off, it may

damaged or

need

cleaned.

In either case,

lower the

antenna by hand by carefully

pressing the

antenna down.

If the

mast

portion

of your

antenna

damaged,

you

can

easily

replace

it. See your

Dealer for a replacement kit

and

the

instructions

the

kit.

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