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How to Use This Manual For Canadian OwnersWho Prefer a French Language Manual Aux proprihires canadiens: Vous pouvez Please keep thismanual in your Pontiac, so vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide it will be there if you ever need it when en frangis chez votre concessionaire ou au you're on the road. If yousell the vehicle, DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 please leave this manual in it so the new Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T owner can use it. 1C7. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles f i s t sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Pontiac Motor Division wherever it appears in this manual. Important Notes about This Manual Published by: Pontiac Motor Division General Motors Corporation Pontiac Motors, GM and the GM emblem, Pontiac and the Pontiac emblem, and Firebird and the Firebird emblem are registered trademarksof General Motors Corporation. @Copyright1993 General Motors Corporation, Pontiac Motor Division. All Rights Reserved. ...2

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Introduction - How to Use This Manual	3
Part 1 - Seats & Restraints	8
Seats and Seat Controls	9
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	15
Why Safety Belts Work	16
Here Are Questions Many People Ask about Safety Belts - and the Answers	18
Safety Belt Reminder Light	19
Children	31
Child Restraints	32
Larger Children	39
Safety Belt Extender	40
Checking Your Restraint Systems	41
Replacing Safety Belts after a Crash	41
Part 2 - Features & Controls	42
Keys	43
Door Locks	44
Theft and Theft Deterrents	49
NewVehicle “Break-In”	51
Ignitionswitch	52
Starting Your Engine	53
Automatic Transmission	57
Manual Transmission	60
Limited-Slip Rear Axle	63
Parking	64
Engine Exhaust	67
Windows	68
Horn	69
Tiltwheel	70
The Turn Signal/Headlight Beam Lever	70
Operation of Lights	77
Mirrors	80
Twin Lift-off Roof Panels	81
Storage and Compartments	84
Sun Visors	86
Ashtray and Lighter	86
Instrument Panel and Cluster	90
ConvertibleTop	99
Part 3 - Comfort Controls & Audio Systems	104
Comfort Controls	105
Heater Controls	105
Heating	105
Bi-Level Heating	106
Ventilation	106
Defogging and Defrosting Windows	106
Air Conditioner Controls	107
Cooling	107
Rear Window Defogger	108
Flow-Through Ventilation System	108
Audio Systems	109
Setting the Clock	110
AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player	110
AM/FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Graphic Equalizer	113
AM/FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player	116
AM/FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Graphic Equalizer	119
Understanding Radio Reception	122
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	123
Care of Your Compact Discs	124
Fixed Mast Antenna	124
Part 4 - Your Driving and the Road	126
Defensive Driving	127
Drunken Driving	127
Control of a Vehicle	129
Driving at Night	137
Driving in the Rain	138
City Driving	139
Freeway Driving	140
Hill and Mountain Roads	142
Winter Driving	143
Towing a Trailer	145
Part 5 - Problems on the Road	152
Hazard Warning Flashers	153
Jump Starting	154
Towing Your Vehicle	157
Engine Overheating	162
If a Tire Goes Flat	171
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	181
Part 6 - Service & Appearance Care	184
Service	185
Fuel	186
Checking Things under the Hood	189
Hood Release	189
Engine Oil	192
Air Cleaner	196
Automatic Transmission Fluid	199
Manual Transmission Fluid	201
Hydraulic Clutch	202
Rear Axle	202
Engine Coolant	202
Power Steering Fluid	205
Windshield Washer Fluid	206
Brake Master Cylinder	207
Battery	209
Bulb Replacement	210
Loading Your Vehicle	214
Tires	216
Appearance Care	222
Appearance Care and Maintenance Materials	228
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	229
Service Parts Identification Label	229
Add-on Electrical Equipment	229
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	229
Replacement Bulbs	233
Capacities and Specifications	234
Part 7 - Maintenance Schedule	240
Introduction: A Word about Maintenance	241
Your Vehicle and the Environment	241
How This Part Is Organized	241
A. Scheduled Maintenance Services	241
Using Your Maintenance Schedules	242
Selecting theRight Schedule	242
Schedule I	243
Schedule II	245
Explanation of Scheduled Maintenance Services	247
B. Owner Checks and Services	249
At Each Fuel Fill	249
At Least Once a Month	249
At LeastTwice a Year	249
At Least Once a Year	250
C. Periodic Maintenance Inspections	252
D. Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	254
E. Maintenance Record	256
Part 8 - Customer Assistance Information	260
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	261
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE - Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	262
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government	263
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government	263
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	263
Pontiac Roadside Assistance	264
Canadian Roadside Assistance	264
Pontiac Courtesy Transportation	265
Service Publications.	265
Index	271

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How

Use

This

Manual

Important

Notes

about

This

Manual

Please keep

this manual in your Pontiac,

it will be there if

you ever need it when

you’re on

the

road.

you sell the vehicle,

please leave this manual

in it

the new

owner can

use it.

This manual includes the latest information

at the time it was printed. We reserve the

right to make changes in the product after

that time without further notice. For

vehicles fist sold

Canada, substitute the

name “General Motors of Canada Limited”

for

Pontiac Motor Division wherever it

appears in

this manual.

For Canadian

Owners

Who

Prefer

French

Language

Manual

Aux

proprihires canadiens:

Vous

pouvez

vous procurer un exemplaire de

ce guide

en frangis chez votre concessionaire

DGN

Marketing Services Ltd., 1500

Bonhill

Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T

1C7.

Published

by:

Pontiac

Motor

Division

General

Motors

Corporation

Pontiac

Motors,

and

the GM

emblem,

Pontiac

and

the

Pontiac

emblem,

and

Firebird

and the Firebird

emblem

are

registered

trademarks of General

Motors

Corporation.

Motors

Corporation,

Pontiac

Motor

Division.

All

Rights

Reserved.

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