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To Jump Start Your Pontiac; 1. Check the other vehicle.It must have a 12-volt battery with a negative ground system. I NOTICE: I If you leave your radio on, it could be badly damaged. The repairs wouldn't be covered by your warranty. I NOTICE: I If the other system isn't a 12-volt system with a negative ground, both vehicles can be damaged. I 2. Get the vehicles close enough so jumper cables the can reach,but be sure the vehicles aren't touching each other. If they are, it could cause a ground connection you don't want. wouldn't be able to You start your Pontiac, and the bad grounding could damage the electrical systems. 3. Turn off the ignitionon both vehicles. Turn all off lights that aren't needed, and radios. will avoid This sparks and help save both batteries. And it could save your radio! I 4. Open the hoods and locate the batteries. 5. Find the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals on each battery. 5-3

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Seats and Restraint Systems	8
Seats and Seat Controls	8
Head Restraints	13
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	15
Why Safety Belts Work	16
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers	19
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	20
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint	26
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	32
Children	36
Child Restraints	38
Larger Children	44
Safety Belt Extender	47
Checking Your Restraint Systems	47
Replacing Seat and Restraint System parts after a crash	47
Features and Controls	48
Keys	48
Door Locks	50
Theft	58
Pass Key II	59
New Vehicle “Break-In”	61
Ignition Switch	61
Starting Your Engine	64
Automatic Transmission	70
Parking Brake	79
Parking Over Things That Burn	84
Engine Exhaust	84
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	85
Windows	86
Horn	87
Tilt Wheel	87
Windshield Wipers	90
Windshield Washer	91
Interior Lamps	99
Mirrors	100
Storage and Compartments	107
Sun Visors	109
Ashtray and Lighter	109
Instrument Panel	111
Instrument Panel and Cluster	113
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	114
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	134
Comfort Controls	134
Heating	135
Ventilation	135
Defogging and Defrosting	136
Audio Systems	138
Setting the Clock	138
AM / FM Stereo Radios with Cassette Tape	138
THEFTLOCK	145
Understanding Radio Reception	146
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	148
Care of Your Compact Discs	149
Fixed Mast Antenna	149
Your Driving and the Road	152
Defensive Driving	152
Drunken Driving	153
Control of a Vehicle	156
Braking	156
Steering	162
Off-Road Recovery	164
Loss of Control	166
Driving at Night	167
Driving in the Rain	168
City Driving	171
Freeway Driving	172
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	173
Highway Hypnosis	174
Hill and Mountain Roads	174
Winter Driving	176
Loading Your Vehicle	180
Towing a Trailer	182
Problems on the Road	190
Hazard Warning Flashers	190
Jump Starting	191
Towing Your Car	196
Engine Overheating	205
Cooling System	207
If a Tire Goes Flat	219
Changing a Flat Tire	219
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	232
Service and Appearance Care	234
Service	234
Fuel	236
Checking Things Under the Hood	241
Engine Oil	245
Air Cleaner	252
Automatic Transmission Fluid	255
Hydraulic Clutch	261
Rear Axle	262
Engine Coolant	263
Power Steering Fluid	266
Windshield Washer Fluid	268
Brake Master Cylinder	269
Battery	273
Halogen Bulbs	273
Tires	281
Appearance Care	289
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	298
Fuse and Circuit Breakers	299
Replacement Bulbs	304
Capacities and Specifications	305
Maintenance Schedule	308
Introduction	308
How This Section is Organized	309
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance	310
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	310
Selecting the Right Schedule	310
Schedule I	313
Schedule II	339
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	352
At Each Fuel Fill	352
At Least Once a Month	352
At Least Once a Year	352
Part C: Periodic Maintenance	355
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	357
Customer Assistance Information	362
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	362
Customer Assistance for the Hearing Impaired TDD	363
GM Participation in BBB AUTO Line	364
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS To the United States Government	365
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS to the Canadian Government	366
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS to General Motors	366
Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program	367
Service and Owner Publications	368

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Jump

Start Your Pontiac;

Check

the

other

vehicle.

It must

have

12-volt

battery

with

negative

ground

system.

NOTICE:

you

leave

your

radio

on,

could

badly

damaged.

The

repairs

wouldn’t

covered

your

warranty.

NOTICE:

the

other

system

isn’t

12-volt

system

with

negative

ground,

both

vehicles

can

damaged.

Open

the

hoods

and

locate

the

batteries.

Get

the

vehicles

enough

the

jumper cables

can

reach, but

sure

the

vehicles

aren’t

touching

each

other.

they

are,

could

cause

ground

connection

you

don’t

want.

You wouldn’t be able

start

your

Pontiac,

and

the

bad

grounding

could

damage

the

electrical

systems.

Turn

off

the

ignition on both

vehicles.

Turn

off

all

lights

that

aren’t

needed,

and

radios.

This will

avoid

sparks

and

help

save

both

batteries.

And

could

save

your

radio!

Find the positive

(+)

and

negative

(-)

terminals

each

battery.

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