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Windows Manual Windows It can bedangerous to get out of your vehicleif the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the parking brake firmly set. Your vehicle roll. can Don't leaveyour vehicle whenthe engine is running unless youhave to. If you've left the engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly. You or others could be injured. To be sure your vehicle won't move, even when you're fairly on level ground, always set your parking brake and move the shiftlever to PARK (P). Follow the proper steps to be sure your vehicle won't move. See "Shifting Into PARK (P)" in the Index. If you're pulling a trailer, see "Towing a Trailer" in the Index. Use the manual crank to open and close the front windows. Power Windows (Option) If you have power windows, switches on the d!river's the dolor armrest control the windows (whenthe ignition front is on). The left switch controls the driver's window. The right switch controls the passenger's window. 2-36

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Seats and Restraint Systems	9
Seats and Seat Controls	9
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	23
Why Safety Belts Work	24
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers	27
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	28
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	41
Children	49
Child Restraints	61
Larger Children	69
Safety Belt Extender	72
Checking Your Restraint Systems	72
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash	72
Features and Controls	73
Keys	73
Door Locks	75
Theft	93
New Vehicle “Break-InSS	94
Ignition Positions	95
Parking Brake	102
Parking Over Things That Burn	106
Engine Exhaust	107
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	107
Windows	108
Turn Signa/Multifunction Lever	110
Windshield Wipers	112
Lamps	117
Storage Compartments	123
Cupholders/Ashtray/Lighter	129
Sun Visors	136
The Instrument Panel	140
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	144
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	159
Comfort Controls	159
Heating	161
Ventilation System	161
Defogging and Defrosting	166
Audio Systems	167
Setting the Clock	167
AM-FM Stereo	167
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player (Option)	169
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Equalizer (Option)	171
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Equalizer (Option)	173
Understanding Radio Reception	178
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	180
Integrated Roof Antenna	181
Your Driving and the Road	183
Defensive Driving	183
Drunken Driving	184
Control of a Vehicle	187
Steering	190
Off-Road Recovery	192
Loss of Control	194
Driving at Night	195
Driving in Rain	197
Freeway Driving	201
Highway Hypnosis	203
Hill and Mountain Roads	203
Winter Driving	205
Loading Your Vehicle	209
Towing a Trailer	211
Problems on the Road	221
Hazard Warning Flashers	221
Jump Starting	222
Towing Your Vehicle	227
Engine Overheating	233
If a Tire Goes Flat	243
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	254
Service and Appearance Care	257
Service	257
Fuel	258
Checking Things Under the Hood 1	262
Engine Oil	265
Air Cleaner	270
Engine Coolant	274
Power Steering Fluid	278
Windshield Washer Fluid	279
Brakes	281
Battery	284
Halogen Bulbs	285
Tires	292
Appearance Care	301
Vehicle Identification Number (VJN) - L	310
Electrical System	310
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	311
Capacities and Specifications	317
Maintenance Schedule.	321
Introduction	321
How This Section is Organized	322
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	323
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	323
Selecting the Right Schedule	323
Maintenance Schedule	325
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	354
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	358
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	359
Part E: Maintenance Record	361
Customer Assistance Information	363
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	364
Telephone (TTY) Users	366
Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program	367
Pontiac Courtesy Transportation	369
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE -- Alternative Dispute Resolution Program*	370
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE UNITED STATES	371
REPORTING SAFETY DEFEC'dS TO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT	372
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO GENERAL MOTORS	372
Service and Owner Publications	373

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It can

be dangerous

get out

your

vehicle if

the shift lever

not fully in

PARK

(P)

with the

parking brake firmly set.

Your

vehicle

can roll.

Don’t

leave your vehicle

when

the engine

running unless

you have to.

you’ve left the

engine running, the vehicle

can

move

suddenly.

You

others

could

be injured.

be sure your

vehicle

won’t

move,

even

when

you’re

fairly

level ground, always set your parking brake and

move the

shift

lever

PARK

(P).

the

proper steps to be

sure

your

vehicle won’t

move. See “Shifting Into

PARK

(P)”

in the Index.

If you’re pulling a trailer, see “Towing

Trailer”

the

Index.

Windows

Manual

Windows

Use

the

manual

crank

open and

the

front windows.

Power

Windows

(Option)

you

have

power

windows,

the

switches on

the

d!river’s

dolor

armrest

control

the

front windows

(when

the

ignition

on).

The left

switch

controls

the

driver’s

window.

The

right

switch

controls

the

passenger’s

window.

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