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Starting Your Engine Engines start differently. The 8th digit of your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) shows code letter or the number for your engine.You will find theVIN at the top left of your instrument panel. (See "Vehicle Identification Number" in Index.) Follow the proper the steps to start the engine. Automatic transaxle: Move your shift lever to PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N). Your engine won't start in any other position -- that's a safety feature.To restart when you're already moving, use NEUTRAL (N) only. I NOTICE: If your key seems stuck in LOCK you can't and turn it, be sure it is allthe way in. If it is, then turn the steering wheel left and right while you turn the key hard. But turn the key only with a your hand. Using tool to force it could break the key or the ignition switch.If none of this works, then your vehicle needs service. NOTICE: Don't try to shift to PARK (P) if your Pontiac is moving. If you do, you could damage the transaxle. Shift to PARK (P) only when your vehicle is stopped. 2-13

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Seats and Restraint Systems	8
Seats and Seat Controls	8
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	14
Why Safety Belts Work	15
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers	18
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	19
Driver Position	19
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	30
Children	38
Child Restraints	40
Larger Children	50
Safety Belt Extender	53
Checking Your Restraint Systems	53
Replacing Seat and Restraint System Parts After a Crash	54
Features and Controls	56
Keys	56
Door Locks	58
Theft	65
Ignition Switch	66
Starting Your Engine	68
Shifting the Automatic Transaxle	72
Parking Brake	80
Parking Over Things That Burn	84
Engine Exhaust	84
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	85
Windows	86
Turn Signa Multifunction Lever	87
Lamp Controls	89
Windshield Wipers	91
Windshield Washer	93
Mirror	101
Sun Visors	103
Ashtray and Lighter	106
The Instrument Panel	107
Instrument Panel Clusters	109
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	124
Climate Control System	124
Defogging Windows	125
Ventilation System	127
Audio Systems	128
Setting the Clock	128
AM/FM Stereo Radio	129
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Cassette Tape	131
AM/FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player	136
Understanding Radio Reception	141
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	142
Care of Your Compact Discs	142
Fixed Mast Antenna	142
Your Driving and the Road	144
Defensive Driving	144
Drunken Driving	145
Control of a Vehicle	148
Braking	148
Steering	151
Off-Road Recovery	153
Loss of Control	155
Driving at Night	156
Driving in the Rain	157
City Driving	160
Freeway Driving	161
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	162
Highway Hypnosis	163
Hill and Mountain Roads	163
Winter Driving	165
Recreational Vehicle Towing	169
Loading Your Vehicle	171
Towing a Trailer	173
Problems on the Road	182
Hazard Warning Flashers	182
Jump Starting	183
Towing Your Vehicle	188
Engine Overheating	193
If a Tire Goes Flat	202
Changing a Flat Tire	202
If You're Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	210
Service and Appearance Care	212
Service	212
Fuel	213
Checking Things Under the Hood	218
Engine Oil	222
Air Cleaner	228
Automatic Transaxle Fluid	229
Hydraulic Clutch	233
Engine Coolant	233
Power Steering Fluid	237
Windshield Washer Fluid	238
Brake Master Cylinder	239
Battery	242
Halogen Bulbs	242
Tires	246
Appearance Care	254
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	262
Fuses & Circuit Breakers	263
Capacities and Specifications	266
Maintenance Schedule	270
Introduction	270
How This Section is Organized	271
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance	272
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	272
Selecting the Right Schedule	272
Schedule I	273
Schedule II	296
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	307
At Each Fuel Fill	307
At Least Once a Month	307
At Least Twice a Year	307
At Least Once a Year	308
Part C: Periodic Maintenance	310
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	312
Part E: Maintenance Record	314
Customer Assistance Information	318
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	318
Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired TDD	319
GM Participation in BBB AUTO Line Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	320
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS to the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT	321
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT	322
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS to General Motors	322
Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program	323
Service and Owner Publications	324

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NOTICE:

your

key

seems

stuck

LOCK

and you

can’t

turn it, be sure it is

all

the

way

in.

is,

then

turn the

steering wheel left and right while

you

turn the key hard. But turn the key

only

with

your

hand.

Using

tool to force it could break

the key or the ignition

switch.

none of this

works, then

your

vehicle

needs

service.

Starting

Your

Engine

Engines

start

differently. The 8th

digit

your

Vehicle

Identification

Number

(VIN)

shows

the code letter or

number for your

engine.

You

will

find

the

VIN

at the top

left

your

instrument

panel.

(See

“Vehicle

Identification

Number”

the Index.) Follow the

proper

steps to start the

engine.

Automatic

transaxle:

Move your

shift

lever

PARK

(P)

or NEUTRAL

(N).

Your engine

won’t

start

any

other

position

that’s

safety

feature.

restart

when

you’re

already

moving,

use

NEUTRAL

(N)

only.

NOTICE:

Don’t try to shift to PARK

(P)

your Pontiac

moving.

you

do,

you

could

damage the

transaxle. Shift to PARK

(P)

only

when your

vehicle

stopped.

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