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Second-Gear Start Engine Coolant Heater (Option) TRANSMISSION 2NDGEAR@ START Your vehicle may be equipped with a Second-Gear Start feature. Press 2ND GEAR START to provide more traction when you are starting on or other slippery ice surfaces. The transmission will be second gear when in the vehicle begins to move. After starting second in gear, the vehicle will upshift normally. This feature is only for improved traction when road the for surface is slippery and is not intended continuous use. Always use NORMAL normal road conditions. for turn off this You may press 2ND GEAR START again to feature. Whenever you start your vehicle, the transmission is in the NORMAL mode. In very cold weather,0 "F (- 18 C) or colder,the engine coolant heater can help. You'll get easier starting and better fuel economy during engine warm-up. Usually, the coolant heater should be plugged minimum of in a four hours prior to starting your vehicle. O 2-21

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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Second-Gear

Start

Engine

Coolant

Heater

(Option)

TRANSMISSION

2NDGEAR@

START

Your vehicle

may

equipped

with

Second-Gear

Start

feature.

Press

2ND

GEAR

START to

provide

traction

when

you

are

starting

ice or

other

slippery

surfaces.

The

transmission

will

in second

gear

when

the

vehicle

begins

move.

After

starting

in second

gear,

the

vehicle

will

upshift

normally.

This

feature

only

for

improved

traction

when

the road

surface

slippery

and

not

intended

for continuous

use.

Always

use

NORMAL

for normal

road

conditions.

You

may

press

2ND

GEAR

START

again

turn

off

this

feature.

Whenever

you

start

your

vehicle,

the

transmission

the

NORMAL

mode.

very

cold

weather,

colder,

the engine

coolant

heater

can

help.

You'll

get

easier

starting and

better fuel economy

during

engine

warm-up.

Usually,

the

coolant

heater

should

plugged

in a

minimum of

four

hours

prior

starting

your

vehicle.

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