1997 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 156

1997 Pontiac Grand Prix Manual

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Control Buttons The trip computer has three buttons that control its functions. ENG/MET: Press this button to change the display from or English to metric units metric t'oEnglish. To reset the ail life indicator after oil hasbeen the changed, press the mode button until the lightappears next to O'ILLIFE. Press and hold the resetbutton for three seconds. The oil life percentage should change to 100%. RANGE: Shows how much farther you can travelwith the fuel you have before refueling. RESET Press this button for twoseconds to reset the mode displayed. CHECK TIRE PREISS:This light alertsyou that a tire is low or flat, See"Check Tire Pressure Light"in the Index. MODE: Press thisbutton to change the mode being displayed. Functions FUEL USED:Shows the total amount of fuel used since you last resetthis mode. The amount can be displayed in gallons or liters. AVG ECON: Shows your average fueleconomy since you last reset this mode. OIL LIFE:Shows a percentage of the oil's remaining useful life. The system predicts remaining oil life using inputs from length of drives, coolant temperature, engine rpm and vehicle speed.Each time you get an oil change, be sure to reset this functionso that it will give you an accurate percentage. LOW WASHER FLUID: This lightwill come onwhen is your ignition ison and the fluid container low. DOOR AJAR: If one of your 'doorsis left ajar, a light will appear next tothat door on the vehicle outline. PERFORMANCE SHIFT This lightcomes on when you press the performance shift button(located on the console shift) to indicate that your vehicle is in performance shifting mode, See "Performance Shifting" in the Index. BOOST GAGE: If you have the supercharged engine, this gage will show the amount of boost your engine is receiving.

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Control
Buttons
The trip computer has three buttons that control
its
functions.
ENG/MET:
Press this button
to
change the display from
English to
metric
units
or
metric t’o English.
RESET
Press this button for
two seconds to reset the
mode displayed.
MODE:
Press
this button to change the mode
being displayed.
Functions
FUEL
USED:
Shows
the
total
amount of fuel used
since you last
reset
this mode. The amount can be
displayed in gallons or liters.
AVG
ECON:
Shows
your average
fuel economy since
you
last reset this mode.
OIL
LIFE:
Shows a percentage of the oil’s remaining
useful life. The system predicts remaining
oil
life
using
inputs from length of drives, coolant temperature,
engine rpm and vehicle
speed. Each time
you
get an oil
change,
be
sure to reset this
function
so
that
it
will give
you an accurate percentage.
To
reset the ail life
indicator
after
the oil
has been
changed, press the mode button until the
light appears
next to
O’IL
LIFE. Press and hold the
reset button for
three seconds. The oil
life
percentage
should
change
to
100%.
RANGE:
Shows how much farther you can
travel with
the fuel you have before
refueling.
CHECK
TIRE
PREISS:
This
light
alerts you that a tire
is low or flat,
See “Check Tire Pressure
Light”
in
the
Index.
LOW
WASHER
FLUID:
This
lightwill come
on when
your ignition
is on and the
fluid
container
is
low.
DOOR
A
JAR:
If
one
of
your
‘doors
is
left ajar,
a
light
will appear next
to
that
door
on
the
vehicle
outline.
PERFORMANCE
SHIFT
This
light comes on when
you press the performance shift
button (located on
the
console shift)
to
indicate that
your
vehicle
is
in
performance shifting mode, See “Performance Shifting”
in
the
Index.
BOOST GAGE:
If
you
have the
supercharged
engine,
this gage will show the amount of boost your engine
is receiving.