1994 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 226

1994 Pontiac Grand Am Manual

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"Section D: Recommended Fluids andLubricants" lists some products GM recommends to help keep your vehicle properly maintained. These products, or their equivalents, should be used whether you do the work yourself or have it done. 'Section E: Maintenance Record" provides a place for you to record the maintenance performed on your vehicle.Whenever any maintenance is performed,be sure to write it down in this section. This will help you determine when your next maintenance should be done. Inaddition, it is a good idea to keep your maintenance receipts. They may be needed to qualify your vehicle for warranty repairs. are driven on reasonable road surfaces within legal driving limits. use the recommended unleaded fuel. See "Fuel" in the Index. Selecting the Right Schedule First you'll need to decide which of the two schedules is right for your vehicle. Here's how to decide which schedule to follow: Schedule I Is any one of these true for your vehicle? Most trips are less than 4 miles (6 km). Section A: Scheduled Maintenance Sewices Using Your Maintenance Schedule This section tells you the maintenance services you should have done and when you shouldschedule them. Your Pontiac dealer knows your vehicle best and wants you be happy with to it. If you go to your dealer for your service needs, you'll know that GM-trained and supportedservice people will perform the work using genuineGM parts. These schedules are for vehicles that: carry passengers and cargo within recommended limits. You will find these limits on your vehicle's Tire-Loading Information Label. S'ee "Loading Your Vehicle" in the Index. Most trips are less than 10 miles (16 km) when outside temperatures are below freezing. The engine is at low speed most of the time (as in door-to-door delivery, or in stop-and-go traffic). You operate your vehicle in dusty areas. You tow a trailer. (With some models, you shouldn't ever tow a trailer. See "Towing a Trailer" in the Index.) If any one (or more) of these is true for your driving, follow Schedule I. Schedule I1 Follow Schedule I1 only if none of the above conditions is true. 225

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“Section
D:
Recommended
Fluids
and Lubricants” lists some
products
GM
recommends to help keep your
vehicle properly
maintained.
These
products,
or
their equivalents, should be
used
whether
you do the
work
yourself or have it done.
‘Section
E:
Maintenance
Record” provides a place for you to
record
the
maintenance
performed
on
your
vehicle. Whenever
any
maintenance
is
performed,
be
sure to write
it down in this
section.
This
will
help
you
determine
when
your
next
maintenance
should
be
done.
In addition, it
is
a good idea to
keep
your
maintenance
receipts. They may be
needed to
qualify
your
vehicle
for
warranty
repairs.
Section
A:
Scheduled
Maintenance
Sewices
Using
Your
Maintenance
Schedule
This
section tells you
the
maintenance services you should
have
done
and
when
you
should schedule them.
Your
Pontiac
dealer
knows
your
vehicle
best
and
wants
you
to be
happy
with
it.
If
you
go
to
your
dealer for your service needs, you’ll know
that
GM-trained
and
supported service people
will perform the
work
using
genuine
GM
parts.
These
schedules are for
vehicles
that:
carry
passengers
and
cargo
within recommended limits.
You
will
find these limits
on
your
vehicle’s Tire-Loading
Information
Label.
S’ee
“Loading
Your
Vehicle”
in
the
Index.
are driven on reasonable road
surfaces
within legal driving
limits.
use
the
recommended unleaded
fuel. See “Fuel” in
the
Index.
Selecting
the
Right
Schedule
First you’ll need to decide which
of
the two schedules
is
right
for your vehicle. Here’s
how to decide which schedule to
follow:
Schedule
I
Is any one of these true for your vehicle?
Most trips are
less than
4
miles
(6
km).
Most
trips are less than
10
miles
(16
km) when outside
temperatures are below freezing.
The engine is at low
speed
most
of
the
time (as in
door-to-door delivery, or in stop-and-go traffic).
You
operate your vehicle in dusty areas.
You tow a trailer.
(With some models,
you shouldn’t ever
tow a trailer. See “Towing a Trailer”
in the Index.)
If any one (or more) of these
is
true for your driving, follow
Schedule I.
Schedule
I1
Follow Schedule I1
only
if
none of the above conditions is true.
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