1996 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 190
1996 Pontiac Firebird Manual
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Run your engine only as long as you must. This saves fuel. When you run the engine, make it go a little faster than just idle. That is, push the accelerator slightly. This uses less fuel for the heat that you get and it keeps the battery charged. You will need a well-charged battery to restart the vehicle, and possibly for signaling later on with yourheadlamps. Let the heater run for awhile. Loading Your Vehicle '@I TIRE-LOADING INFORMATION VEHICLE CAP. WT. OCCUPANTS CTR. FRT. RR. TOTAL LBS. KG MAX. LOADING & GVWR SAME AS VEHICLE XXX COLD TIRE CAPACITY WEIGHT Then, shut theengine off and close the window almost PRESSURE TIRE SPEED SIZE all the way to preserve the heat. Start the engine again RTG PSI/KPa FRT. and repeat this only when you feel really uncomfortable RR. from the cold. But do it little as possible. Preserve the as SPA. fuel aslong as you can. To help keep warm, you can get IF TIRES ARE HOT, ADD 4PS1/28KPa out of the vehicle and do some fairly vigorous exercises SEE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR ADDITIONAL ( INFORMATION every half hour or so until help comes. Two labels on your vehicle show how much weight it may properly carry. The Tire-Loading Information label found on the driver's door tells you the proper size, speed rating and recommended inflation pressures for the tires on your vehicle. It also gives you important information about the number of people that can be in your vehicle and the total weight that you can carry. This weight is called the vehicle capacity weight and includes the weight of all occupants, cargo and a I L nonfactory-installed options.