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Activating the system: 1. Open the door. Always unlock a door with a key, or use the Remote Keyless Entry system transmitter. Unlocking a door any other way will set off the alarm. Stopping the alarm: If you set off the alarm by accident, unlock any door with your key. You can also turn off the alarm by pressing the UNLOCK button on the Remote Keyless Entry system transmitter. The alarm won't stop if you try to unlock a door any other way. Testing the alarm: Open the window, then follow the directions for activating the system described earlier. Once the alarm is set, reach through the window and manually unlock the door from the inside or turn on the ignition. The alarm should sound. If the alarm does not sound when it should, check to see if the horn works. The horn fuse may be blown. To replace the fuse, see "Fuses and Circuit Breakers" in the Index. 2. Lock the door with the power door lock switch while the door is open, or use the Remote Keyless Entry transmitter. The SECURITY light should come on and stay on. 3. Close al doors. The SECURITY light should off after l go about 30 seconds and the system will then be armed. If the SECURITY light comes on for one minute and then shuts off while the ignition is on, the security system has detected a problem with itself. See your dealer for service. If a door or the trunk is opened without the key or Remote Keyless Entry transmitter, or if the door key cylinders are damaged, the alarm will go off. It will also go off if the trunk lock is damaged. Your vehicle's lamps will flash and the horn will sound for three minutes, then will go off in order to save battery power. if Remember, the theft-deterrent system won't activateyou lock the doors witha key or manual doorlock. It activates only if you use a power door lock switch while the door is open, or the Remote Keyless Entry transmitter. Avoid setting off the alarrn by accident. To reduce the possibility of theft, always activate the theft-deterrent system when leaving your vehicle. 2-17

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Seats and Restraint Systems	54
Features and Controls	54
Keys	55
Door Locks	57
Remote Keyless Entry	62
Trunk	67
Theft	69
Universal Theft-Deterrent	69
PASS-Key II	71
New Vehicle "Break-In"	72
Ignition Positions	73
Starting Your Engine	74
Engine Coolant Heater	76
Automatic Transaxle Operation	77
Computer Command Ride	81
Parking Brake	82
Shifting Into PARK (P)	83
Shifting Out of PARK (P)	86
Parking Over Things That Burn	86
Engine Exhaust	87
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	87
Windows	88
Horn	89
Tilt Wheel	89
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever	90
Exterior Lamps	96
Interior Lamps	99
Mirrors	101
Storage Compartments	103
Sun Visors	108
Air Inflator System	109
Accessory Power Outlet	109
Sunroof	110
Instrument Panel	111
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	117
Head-Up Display	130
Driver Information Center	133
Electronic Compass	135
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	142
Comfort Controls	143
Standard Climate Control System	143
Electronic Climate Control System	144
Air Conditioning	147
Heating	147
Ventilation System	147
Defogging and Defrosting	149
Rear Window Defogger	150
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo	151
Setting the Clock for All Systems Except AM-FM Stereo	151
AM-FM Stereo	151
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Equalizer	157
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player	160
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Equalizer	163
Theft-Deterrent Feature	166
Steering Wheel Controls	168
Understanding Radio Reception	169
Tips About Your Audio System	169
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	170
Care of Your Compact Discs	170
Fixed Mast Antenna	171
Your Driving and the Road	174
Defensive Driving	175
Drunken Driving	176
Control of a Vehicle	179
Braking	179
Steering	183
Off-Road Recovery	186
Passing	186
Loss of Control	188
Driving at Night	189
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads	191
City Driving	194
Freeway Driving	195
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	196
Highway Hypnosis	197
Hill and Mountain Roads	197
Winter Driving	199
Loading Your Vehicle	203
Towing a Trailer	205
Problems on the Road	214
Hazard Warning Flashers	215
Other Warning Devices	216
Jump Starting	216
Towing Your Vehicle	221
Engine Overheating	229
Cooling System	231
If a Tire Goes Flat	239
Changing a Flat Tire	239
Compact Spare Tire	251
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	252
Service and Appearance Care	254
Service	255
Fuel	256
Fuels in Foreign Countries	258
Filling Your Tank	259
Checking Things Under the Hood	262
Engine Oil	266
Air Cleaner	271
Automatic Transaxle Fluid	274
Engine Coolant	277
Radiator Pressure Cap	280
Power Steering Fluid	281
Windshield Washer Fluid	282
Brakes	283
Battery	286
Bulb Replacement	287
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement	295
Tires	295
Appearance Care	303
Cleaning the Inside of Your Pontiac	304
Care of Safety Belts	306
Cleaning Glass Surfaces	306
Cleaning the Outside of Your Pontiac	307
Cleaning Aluminum or Chrome Wheels	308
Cleaning Tires	309
Sheet Metal Damage	309
Finish Damage	309
Appearance Care Materials Chart	310
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	311
Service Parts Identification Label	311
Electrical System	312
Replacement Bulbs	318
Capacities and Specifications	319
Air Conditioning Refrigerants	319
Engine Specifications	320
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts	320
Vehicle Dimensions	320
Maintenance Schedule	324
Introduction	325
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	327
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	362
Part C : Periodic Maintenance Inspections	366
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	368
Part E: Maintenance Record	370
Customer Assistance Information	374
Pontiac Cares	375
What Makes up Pontiac Cares?	376
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	376
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users	378
Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program	379
Canadian Roadside Assistance	381
Pontiac Courtesy Transportation	381
GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	382
Warranty Information	383
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government	383
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government	384
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	384
Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada	384

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Activating the system:

Open the door.

Lock the door with the power door lock switch while

the door is open, or use the Remote Keyless Entry

transmitter. The SECURITY light should come

and stay

on.

all

doors.

The

SECURITY

light

should

off

after

about

seconds

and

the

system

will

then

armed.

the SECURITY light comes on for one minute and

then shuts

off

while the ignition is on, the security

system has detected a problem with itself. See your

dealer for service.

If a door or the trunk is opened without the key or

Remote Keyless Entry transmitter, or

the

door

key

cylinders

are

damaged, the alarm will

off. It will also

off

the trunk lock is damaged. Your vehicle’s lamps

will flash and the horn

will sound

for

three minutes, then

will go

off

order to save battery power.

Remember,

the

theft-deterrent

system

won’t

activate

you

lock

the

doors

with

key

manual

door

lock.

activates

only

you

use a

power

door

lock

switch

while

the

door

open,

the

Remote

Keyless

Entry

transmitter.

Avoid setting

off

the alarrn by accident.

Always

unlock

door with

key, or use the Remote

Keyless Entry system transmitter. Unlocking a

door

any

other way

will set off the alarm.

Stopping the alarm: If

you set

off

the alarm by

accident,

unlock any door with your key. You can also turn

off

the

alarm

pressing the UNLOCK button on the Remote

Keyless Entry system transmitter. The alarm

won’t stop

you

try to unlock a door any other way.

Testing the alarm: Open the

window,

then follow the

directions for activating the system described earlier.

Once the alarm is set, reach through the window and

manually unlock the door from the inside or turn on the

ignition. The alarm should sound.

If the alarm does not sound when it should, check to

see

the

horn works. The

horn

fuse

may

blown.

replace the fuse, see “Fuses and Circuit Breakers”

the Index.

reduce the possibility of theft, always activate the

theft-deterrent system when leaving your vehicle.

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