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When You Are Ready to Leave After Parking on a Hill Maintenance When Trailer Towing Your vehicle will need service more often when you're for See 1. Apply your regular brakes and hold the pedal down pulling a trailer. the Maintenance Schedule more on this. Things that are especially important in trailer while you: operation are automatic transaxle fluid (don't overfill), 0 Start your engine; engine oil, belt, cooling system brake adjustment. and in Each of these is covered this manual, and the Index 0 Shift into a gear; and will help youfind them quickly. you're trailering, it's If 0 Release the parking brake. start a goodidea to review these sections before you 2. Let up onthe brake pedal. your trip. Check periodically to that all hitch nutsand bolts see 3. Drive slowly until the trailer clear of the chocks. is 4. Stop and have someone pick up and store the chocks. are tight. Engine Cooling When mailer Towing Your cooling system may temporarily overheat during See severe operating conditions. "Engine Overheating'' in the Index. Towing A Trailer (Except 3100 V6 Engine) Your vehicle is neither designed nor intended tow to a trailer. 4-42

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Seats and Restraint Systems	8
Seats and Seat Controls	9
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	14
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts	19
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	20
Driver Position	20
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	27
Right Front Passenger Position	28
Supplemental Restraint System	28
Rear Seat Passengers	35
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides	38
Center Passenger Position	40
Children	42
Child Restraints	45
Larger Children	56
Safety Belt Extender	59
Checking Your Restraint Systems	59
Replacing Restraint System Parts	59
Features and Controls	62
Keys	63
Door Locks	65
Keyless Entry System	68
Trunk	72
Theft	73
Passlock@	74
New Vehicle “Break-In’’	75
Ignition Positions	75
Starting Your Engine	77
Engine Coolant Heater	80
Automatic Transaxle Operation	82
Manual Transaxle Operation	86
Parking Brake	88
Shifting Into PARK	89
Shifting Out of PARK	91
Parking Your Vehicle	91
Parking Over Things That Burn	92
Engine Exhaust	92
Running Your Engine	93
Windows	94
Tilt Wheel	95
Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever	95
Exterior Lamps	103
Interior Lamps	105
Mirrors	108
Storage Compartments	109
Accessory Power Outlet	111
Sunroof (If Equipped)	112
The Instrument Panel	113
Warning Lights	117
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	132
Comfort Controls	133
Climate Control System	133
Air Conditioning	134
Heating	135
Defrosting and Defogging	135
Rear Window Defogger	136
Ventilation System	137
Audio Systems	138
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo	138
Setting the Clock for All Systems	138
AM-FM Stereo	138
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player	140
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player	143
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player	147
Remote Cassette Tape Player	149
Theft-Deterrent Feature	151
Audio Steering Wheel Controls	153
Understanding Radio Reception	154
Tips About Your Audio System	154
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	155
Care of Your Compact Discs	156
Care of Your Compact Disc	156
Fixed Mast Antenna	156
Your Driving and the Road	158
Defensive Driving	159
Drunken Driving	160
Control of a Vehicle	163
Steering	167
Off-Road Recovery	170
Passing	170
Loss of Control	171
Driving at Night	173
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads	175
City Driving	178
Freeway Driving	179
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	180
Highway Hypnosis	181
Hill and Mountain Roads	181
Winter Driving	183
Recreational Vehicle Towing	187
Loading Your Vehicle	190
Towing a Trailer	192
Problems on the Road	200
Hazard Warning Flashers	201
Other Warning Devices	201
Jump Starting	202
Towing Your Vehicle	207
Engine Overheating	213
If a Tire Goes Flat	222
Changing a Flat Tire	222
Compact Spare Tire	232
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	233
Service and Appearance Care	234
Service	235
Fuel	236
Fuels in Foreign Countries	238
Filling Your Tank	238
Filling a Portable Fuel Container	241
Checking Things Under the Hood	241
Checking Things Under the Hood	241
Engine Oil	246
Air Cleaner	252
Automatic Transaxle Fluid	253
Manual Transaxle Fluid	256
Hydraulic Clutch	257
Engine Coolant	258
Thermostat	262
Power Steering Fluid	262
Windshield Washer Fluid	263
Brakes	264
Battery	269
Bulb Replacement	269
Tires	275
Appearance Care	283
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle	284
Care of Safety Belts	286
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle	287
Finish Damage	289
Appearance Care Materials Chart	290
Vehicle Identification Number	291
Electrical System	292
Replacement Bulbs	297
Capacities and Specifications	298
Air Conditioning Refrigerants	298
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts	299
Vehicle Dimensions	299
Maintenance Schedule	302
Introduction	303
Scheduled Maintenance Services	305
Short Trip City Definition	306
Short Trip City Intervals	306
Long Trip Highway Definition	307
LongTrip Highway Intervals	307
Short Trip City Maintenance Schedule	309
Long Trip Highway Maintenance Schedule	322
Owner Checks and Services	331
Periodic Maintenance Inspections	335
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	337
Maintenance Record	339
Customer Assistance Information	344
Pontiac Cares	345
What Makes Up Pontiac Cares?	346
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	346
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone	348
Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program	349
Canadian Roadside Assistance	350
Pontiac Courtesy Transportation	351
GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute	352
Warranty Information	353
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government	354
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	354
Ordering Service and Owner Publications	354

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When

You

Are

Ready to

Leave

After

Parking

Hill

Apply

your

regular

brakes

and

hold

the

pedal

down

while

you:

Start

your

engine;

Shift into a

gear;

and

Release

the

parking

brake.

Let

the brake

pedal.

Drive

slowly

until

the

trailer

clear

the

chocks.

Stop and

have

someone

pick

and

store

the

chocks.

Maintenance

When

Trailer

Towing

Your vehicle

will

need

service

often

when

you’re

pulling

trailer. See the Maintenance

Schedule

for

this.

Things

that

are

especially

important

trailer

operation

are

automatic

transaxle

fluid

(don’t

overfill),

engine oil, belt,

cooling

system

and brake

adjustment.

Each

these

covered

this

manual,

and

the

Index

will

help

you find

them

quickly.

If you’re

trailering,

it’s

good

idea to

review

these

sections

before

you

start

your

trip.

Check

periodically

see that

all

hitch

nuts and bolts

are

tight.

Engine

Cooling

When mailer Towing

Your cooling

system may

temporarily

overheat

during

severe

operating

conditions.

See

“Engine

Overheating’’

in the

Index.

Towing

Trailer

(Except

3100

Engine)

Your vehicle is neither

designed

nor

intended

to tow

trailer.

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