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Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) Your Pontiac has an advanced electronic braking system that will help prevent skidding. This light on the instrument panel will go If there's a problem with the anti-lock on when youstart your vehicle. brake system, the ABS INOP warning light will stay on or flash. When you start your vehicle, you may hear a momentary motoror clicking See "Anti-Lock Brake System Warning noise. And you may even notice that your Light'' in the Index. brake pedal moves a little while this is going on. This is the ABS system testing itself. If you have your foot on the brake pedal, this check won't happen until the vehicle goes about3 mph (5 km/h) or until you takeyour foot off the brake pedal.

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Introduction How to Use this Manual	4
Seats & Safety Belts	10
Seats and Seat Controls	11
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	16
Why Safety Belts Work	17
Safety Belt Reminder Light	21
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	21
Children	34
Child Restraints	36
Larger Children	42
Safety Belt Extender	44
Checking Your Restraint Systems	44
Replacing Safety Belts after a Crash	44
Features & Controls	46
Keys	47
Door Locks	49
Theft	54
PASS-Key II	55
New Vehicle Break-In	57
Ignition Switch	57
Starting Your Engine	59
Driving Through Deep Standing Water	63
Engine Block Heater	63
Automatic Transmission	64
Manual Transmission	68
Limited-Slip Rear Axle	72
Parking	72
Engine Exhaust	76
Windows	77
Horn	78
Tilt Wheel	78
The Turn Signal/Headlight Beam Lever	79
Operational Lights	86
Interior Lights	89
Floor Mats	89
Mirrors	89
Twin Lift-off Roof Panels	91
Storage and Compartments	94
Sun Visors	96
Ashtray and Lighter	96
Instrument Panel and Cluster	99
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	100
Comfort Controls & Audio System	108
Comfort Controls	109
Heater Controls	109
Heating	110
Bi-Level Heating	110
Ventilation	110
Defogging and Defrosting Windows	111
Air Conditioner Controls	111
Cooling	112
Rear Window Defogger	112
Flow-Through Ventilation System	113
Audio Systems	113
Setting the Clock	114
AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player	115
AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Graphic Equalizer	118
AM/FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Graphic Equalizer	121
Understanding Radio Reception	127
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	127
Care of Your Compact Discs	128
Fixed Mast Antenna	128
Your Driving and the Road	130
Road Signs	131
Defensive Driving	135
Drunken Driving	136
Control of a Vehicle	139
Driving at Night	152
Driving in the Rain	155
Driving in Fog, Mist and Haze	157
City Driving	159
Freeway Driving	160
Driving a Long Distance	162
Hill and Mountain Roads	165
Parking on Hills	167
Winter Driving	169
Towing a Trailer	172
Problems on the Road	182
Hazard Warning Flashers	183
Jump Starting	184
Towing Your Vehicle	189
Engine Overheating	192
If a Tire Goes Flat	203
If You’re Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow	214
Service & Appearance Care	216
Service	217
Fuel	218
Hood Release	222
Checking Things Under the Hood	222
Engine Oil	225
Air Cleaner	229
Automatic Transmission Fluid	232
Manual Transmission Fluid	235
Hydraulic Clutch	236
Rear Axle	237
Engine Coolant	238
Power Steering Fluid	242
Windshield Washer Fluid	243
Brake Master Cylinder	243
Battery	246
Bulb Replacement	246
Loading Your Vehicle	251
Appearance Care	261
Appearance Care and Maintenance Materials	270
Vehicle Identification Number(VIN)	271
Service Parts Identification Label	271
Add-on Electrical Equipment	271
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	272
Replacement Bulbs	275
Capacities and Specifications	276
Maintenance Schedule	280
Introduction: A Word about Maintenance	281
Your Vehicle and the Environment	281
How This Part Is Organized	282
A . Scheduled Maintenance Services	284
Using Your Maintenance Schedules	284
Selecting the Right Schedule	284
Schedule I	285
Schedule II	287
Explanation of Scheduled Maintenance Services	289
B . Owner Checks and Services	293
At Each Fuel Fill	293
At Least Once a Month	294
At Least Twice a Year	294
At Least Once a Year	295
C . Periodic Maintenance Inspections	298
D . Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	300
E . Maintenance Record	303
Customer Assistance Information	308
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	309
GM Participation in Better Business Bureau	311
Mediation / Arbritration Program	311
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government	313
Reporting Safety Defects to the Candian Government	314
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	314
Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program	315
Service Publications	316
Index	324

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Anti-Lock

Brakes

(ABS)

Your Pontiac

has

advanced

electronic

braking

system

that

will

help

prevent

skidding.

This

light on the instrument panel will

when

you

start

your

vehicle.

When

you

start

your

vehicle,

you

may

hear a momentary

motor or clicking

noise.

And

you

may

even

notice

that

your

brake pedal

moves a little while

this

going

on. This is the

ABS

system

testing

itself.

you

have

your foot on the brake

pedal,

this

check

won’t

happen

until

the

vehicle

goes

about

mph

km/h)

until

you

take

your

foot

off

the

brake

pedal.

If there’s a problem

with

the anti-lock

brake

system,

the

ABS

INOP

warning

light

will

stay

flash.

See

“Anti-Lock

Brake

System

Warning

Light’’

the

Index.