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v Section 1 Seats Restraint and Systems Here you'll find in€omation a b u t the seats in your Pontiae and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn aboutsome things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them -- and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Front Seats , , CAUTION: ! % . . You can lose controlof the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving, The sudden movement codd startle and confuse you, or make you pusha pedal when you don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat when only the vehicle is not moving. Driver's Seat . Move the lever under the driver's seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to whereyou want it. Then release the lever and try to move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked into place. 1-1

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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Section

Seats

and

Restraint

Systems

Here

you’ll

find

in€omation

a b u t

the

seats

your

Pontiae

and

how

use

your

safety belts properly.

You

can

also

learn

about some things you should

not

do with

air bags

and

safety

belts.

Seats

and

Seat

Controls

This section tells

you

about the seats

how

adjust

them

and also about

reclining seatbacks and head

restraints.

Manual

Front Seats

,!%,

CAUTION:

You

can lose

control

the

vehicle

you

try

adjust a manual

driver’s

seat

while

the

vehicle

moving,

The

sudden

movement

codd

startle

and

confuse

you,

make

you

push a pedal when you

don’t

want

to.

Adjust

the

driver’s

seat

only

when

the

vehicle is

not

moving.

Driver’s Seat

Move

the lever under the driver’s seat to

unlock

it.

Slide

the

seat

where

you

want

it.

Then release the lever and

try

move

the seat with your body, to make sure the

seat

locked

into place.

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