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On vehicles with a key release button, try to the key turn to LOCK without pressing the button. key should The turn to LOCK only with the button depressed. key On all vehicles, the key should come out only in LOCK. Parking Brake and Automatic Transmission PARK (P) Mechanism Check Park on a fairly steep hill, withthe vehicle facing downhill. Keeping your foot on the regular brake, the set parking brake. 0 To check the parking brake: With the engine running and transmissionin NEUTRAL (N), slowly remove foot pressumfrom the regular brake pedal. this Do until the vehicle is held by the parking brake only. 0 To check the PARK (P) mechanism's holding ability: Shift toPARK (P). Then release all brakes. Underbody Flushing At least every spring, plain waterto flush any use corrosive materialsfrom the underbody. Takecare to clean thoroughlyany areas where mud other debris and can collect. t '. ...5 ; , 1 f' 7-47

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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On vehicles

with

key

release

button,

try

turn

the key

Park on

fairly

steep hill,

with the vehicle facing

to LOCK

without

pressing

the

button. The key

should

downhill.

Keeping

your

foot on

the

regular

brake,

set the

turn

LOCK

only

with

the

key button

depressed.

parking

brake.

all

vehicles,

the

key

should

come

out

only

in LOCK.

check

the

parking

brake:

With

the engine running

Parking

Brake

and

Automatic

Transmission

PARK

foot pressumfrom the regular

brake

pedal.

this

(P)

Mechanism

Check

until the vehicle

held by the parking brake only.

and

transmission

NEUTRAL

(N),

slowly remove

To check the PARK (P)

mechanism's holding ability:

Shift

PARK

(P). Then release all brakes.

Underbody

Flushing

At least

every

spring,

use plain

waterto flush any

corrosive

materials from the underbody.

Take care to

clean

thoroughly

any

areas

where

mud

and other debris

can collect.

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