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Speedometer and Odometer Your speedometer lets you see yourspeed in both miles per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h). Your odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven, in either miles (used inthe United States) or kilometers (used in Canada). Trip Odometer APd Tamper Resistant Odometer Your Pontiac has a tamper resistant odometer. If you .see siLves k s .between tAenumbers>:mL'!.!. k-!.QW thAt y someone has probably tried to turnit back, so the numbers may not be true. You may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a new odometer installed. If the new one can be to the mileagetotal of the old set odometer, then it must be. But if it can't, then it's set at zero and a label must be put on the driver's door to show the old mileage readin.g when the new odometer was installed. The tripodometer can tell you how far your vehicle has been driven since you last set the trip odometer to zero. To set the trip odometer to zero, press the knob to the left of it. 2-61

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Seats and Restraint Systems	8
Seats and Seat Controls	8
Head Restraints	11
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	13
Why Safety Belts Work	14
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers	17
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	18
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	32
Children	40
Child Restraints	42
Larger Children	50
Safety Belt Extender	53
Checking Your Restraint Systems	53
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash	53
Features and Controls	54
Keys	54
Door Locks	56
Trunk	61
New Vehicle “Break-In”	63
Ignition Switch	63
Parking Brake	76
Parking Your Vehicle	79
Parking Over Things That Burn	80
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked (Automatic Transaxle)	81
Windows	82
Turn Signal / Multifunction Lever	83
Windshield Washer	86
Lamps	91
Mirrors	95
Storage Compartments	97
Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter	99
Sun Visors	100
The Instrument Panel	111
Instrument Panel Cluster	113
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	115
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	128
Comfort Controls	128
Heating	132
Ventilation System	132
Defogging and Defrosting Windows	133
Audio Systems	134
Setting the Clock	134
AM-FM Stereo	134
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player (Option)	136
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Equalizer (Option)	139
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Equalizer (Option)	142
Care of Your Compact Discs	149
Fixed Mast Antenna	149
Your Driving and the Road	150
Defensive Driving	150
Drunken Driving	151
Control of a Vehicle	153
Braking	154
Steering	159
Off-Road Recovery	161
Loss of Control	163
Driving at Night	164
Driving in Rain	165
City Driving	168
Freeway Driving	169
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	170
Highway Hypnosis	171
Hill and Mountain Roads	171
Winter Driving	173
Recreational Vehicle Towing	177
Loading Your Vehicle	179
Problems on the Road	190
Hazard Warnine Flashers	190
Jump Starting	191
Towing Your VehicIe	196
Engine Overheating	202
If a Tire Goes Flat	210
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	222
Service and Appearance Care	224
Service	224
Fuel	225
Checking Things Under the Hood	229
Engine Oil	233
Air Cleaner	238
Engine Coolant	245
Power Steering Fluid	249
Windshield Washer Fluid	250
Brakes	251
Battery	254
Bulb Replacement Halogen Bulbs	255
Tires	259
Appearance Care	267
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	275
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	276
Capacities and Specifications	281
Maintenance Schedule	284
Introduction	284
How This Section is Organized	285
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	286
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	286
Selecting the Right Schedule	286
Maintenance Schedule	287
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	321
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	326
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	327
Part E: Maintenance Record	329
Customer Assistance Information	332
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	333
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users	335
Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program	336
Pontiac Courtesy Transportation	338
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE - Alternative Dispute Resolution Program*	339
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT	340
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT	341
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO GENERAL MOTORS	341
Service and Owner Publications	342

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Speedometer and Odometer

Your speedometer lets

you

see

your speed

both

miles

per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour

(km/h).

Your

odometer shows how far your vehicle has

been driven,

either miles (used

the United States)

kilometers

(used in Canada).

Tamper

Resistant Odometer

Your

Pontiac has a tamper resistant odometer.

you

someone has probably tried to

turn

back,

the

numbers

may

not

true.

.see

siLves

k s .

between

tAe-

numbers>:

ymL’!.!.

k-!.QW

thAt

You may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a

new odometer installed.

the

new one

can

set

the

mileage

total

the old

odometer,

then

must be. But if it can’t, then

it’s

set

zero

and

a label must

put

the

driver’s door

show

the

old mileage readin.g when

the

new odometer

was installed.

Trip

Odometer

APd

The

tripodometer can tell you how far your vehicle has

been

driven since

you

last

set

the trip odometer to zero.

set

the

trip

odometer

zero,

press

the knob to

the

left

it.

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