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What toAdd When you do need brake fluid, use onlyDOT-3 brake Supreme ll@ (GM P r at fluid -- such as Delco No. 1052535). Use new brake fluid froma sealed container only, and always clean the brake fluid reservoir cap before removing it. Brake Wear Your Pontiac has front disc brakes and rear drum brakes. Disc brake pads have built-in wear indicators that make a high-pitched warning sound when the brake pads are worn or and new pads are needed. The sound may come and go be heard all the time your vehicle is moving (except when you are pushing on the brake pedalf d y ) . NOTICE: Don't let someone put in the wrong kind of fluid. For example, just a few drops of mineral-based oil, such as engine oil, in your brake system can damage brake system parts so badly that they'll have tobe replaced. Brake fluid can damage paint, be careful so not to spill brake fluid on your vehicle. If' you do, wash it off immediately. See "Appearance Care" in the Index. : NOTICE: Continuing to drive with worn-out brake pads could result in costly brake repair. 6-28

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Seats and Restraint Systems	8
Seats and Seat Controls	8
Head Restraints	11
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	13
Why Safety Belts Work	14
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers	17
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	18
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	32
Children	40
Child Restraints	42
Larger Children	49
Safety Belt Extender	52
Checking Your Restraint Systems	52
Replacing Seat and Restraint System	52
Features and Controls	54
Keys	54
Door Locks	56
Theft	59
New Vehicle “Break-In”	60
Ignition Switch	61
Starting Your Engine	63
Engine Coolant Heater	66
Parking Brake	74
Parking Over Things That Burn	77
Engine Exhaust	78
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked (Automatic Transaxle)	78
Windows	79
Turn Signa/Multifunction Lever	81
Windshield Washer	84
Lamp Controls	89
Mirror	93
Ashtray and Lighter	95
The Instrument Panel	109
Instrument Panel Clusters	111
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	112
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	124
Climate Control System	124
Heating	126
Defogging and Defrosting Windows	126
Flow-Through Ventilation	127
Audio Systems	128
Setting the Clock	128
AM/FM Stereo Radio	128
AM/FM Stereo Radios with Cassette Player or Compact Disc Player	129
Understanding Radio Reception	135
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	136
Care of Your Compact Discs	137
Fixed Mast Antenna	137
Your Driving and the Road	138
Defensive Driving	138
Drunken Driving	139
Control of a Vehicle	141
Braking	142
Off-Road Recovery	148
Loss of Control	150
Driving at Night	151
Driving in the Rain	153
City Driving	156
Freeway Driving	157
Highway Hypnosis	159
Hill and Mountain Roads	159
Winter Driving	161
Recreational Vehicle Towing	165
Loading Your Vehicle	167
Problems on the Road	176
Hazard Warning Flashers	176
Towing Your Vehicle	182
Engine Overheating	188
If a Tire Goes Flat	196
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	205
Service and Appearance Care	206
Service	206
Fuel	207
Checking Things Under the Hood	211
Engine Oil	215
Air Cleaner	220
Engine Coolant	227
Power Steering Fluid	230
Windshield Washer Fluid	231
Brakes	232
Battery	234
Halogen Bulbs	235
Tires	239
Appearance Care	246
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	255
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	256
Capacities and Specifications	259
Maintenance Schedule	262
Introduction	262
How This Section is Organized	263
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance	264
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	264
Selecting the Right Schedule	264
Schedule I	267
Scheule II	288
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	299
Part C: Periodic Maintenance	303
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	304
Part E: Maintenance Record	306
Customer Assistance Information	308
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	308
Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired (TDD)	309
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE - Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	310
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS to the United States Government	311
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS to the Casnadian Government	312
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS to General Motors	312
Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program	312
Service and Owner Publications	314

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What

to Add

When you do need

brake

fluid,

use

only

DOT-3

brake

fluid

such

Delco

Supreme

ll@

(GM

Part

No.

1052535).

Use new brake

fluid

from a sealed

container only,

and

always

clean

the

brake

fluid

reservoir cap before

removing

it.

NOTICE:

Don’t let someone put

the wrong kind of

fluid. For example, just a

few

drops of

mineral-based oil, such

engine oil, in

your brake system can

damage

brake

system parts

badly that they’ll have

to be

replaced.

Brake

fluid

can

damage

paint,

be careful

not

to spill brake fluid

your

vehicle.

If’

you

do,

wash it

off

immediately.

See

“Appearance

Care”

the

Index.

Brake

Wear

Your Pontiac has front disc brakes and rear drum brakes.

Disc

brake

pads

have

built-in

wear

indicators

that

make

high-pitched

warning

sound

when

the

brake

pads

are

worn

and

new

pads

are needed.

The

sound

may

come

and

go or

heard

all

the

time your

vehicle

moving

(except

when

you

are

pushing

on the

brake

pedal

f d y ) .

NOTICE:

Continuing

to drive with

worn-out brake pads

could

result in costly brake repair.

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