1998 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 139

Low TractionLight When your anti-lock system is adjusting brake pressure a to help avoid braking skid, this light will come on. Engine Coolant Temperature Gage This gage shows the engine coolant temperature.If the gage pointermoves into the red area, your engine is too hot!It means that your engine coolant has overheated. LOW TRAC If you have the traction control system, this light will also come on when the systemis limiting wheel spin. You may feel or hear the system working, but this is normal. Slippery road conditions exist if the low may traction light comes on, so adjust your driving accordingly. The light will stay onfor a few seconds after the traction control system stops limiting wheel spin. The low traction lightalso comes on briefly when you turn the ignition key to RUN. If the light doesn't come on then, haveit fixed so it will be there totell you when the anti-lockbrake system or traction control system is active. If you have been operating your vehicle under normal driving conditions,you should pulloff the road, stop your vehicle andturn off the engine as soon possible. as In "Problems on the Road," this manual shows what to do. See "Engine Overheating" in the Index. 2-84