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Use the SET button to reset cruise (see "Setting Cruise Control" earlier in this section). Reducing Speed WhileUsing Cruise Control If you hold the switch atWA longer than half a second, you the vehicle will keep going faster until release the switch or apply the brake. You could be startled and So even lose control. unless you want to go faster, don't at hold the switch WA. Push in the SET buttan at the end the lever until of yc reach the lower speedyou want, thenrelease it. To slow down in very small amounts, push the button for less than half a second. Each time you do this, you'll go I mph (1.6 kmh) slower. . Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control There are two ways go to a higher speed: to Use the acceleratorpe'dalto get to the higher speed. Push the SET button at the end of the lever, then release the button and the accelerator pedal. You'll now cruise atthe higher speed. Passing Another Vehicle While Using Cruise Control Use the accelerator pedal to increase your speed. When off will you take your foot the pedal, your vehicle slow you down tothe cruise control speed set earlier. Using Crw - ! Control on Hills Move the cruise switch from ON to WA. Hold it there untilyou.get up to thespeed you want, and then release the switch. (To increase your speed in very small amounts, move the switch R/A €or to less than half a second and then release it. Each time you do this, your vehicle will go'about 1 mph (1'6 k h faster.) m ) The accelerate feature will work whether or not you have set an initial cruise control speed. How well your crui,se control work on hills depends will upon your speed, load and the steepness the hills. of When going up steep hills,you may have to step on the accelerator pedal to maintain your speed. When going downhill, you may have to brake shift to a lower gear or to keepyour spe'eddown, Of course, applyingthe brake takes you out of cruise control. Many drivers this to find be toomuch trouble and don't use cruise control on steep hills. 2-44

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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Use

the

SET

button to reset

cruise

(see

“Setting

Cruise

Control”

earlier

this

section).

you

hold

the

switch

longer than half

second,

the vehicle

will

keep

going

faster

until

you release

the

switch

apply the brake.

You

could

be startled and

even

lose

control.

unless

you

want to

faster, don’t

hold

the

switch

WA.

Increasing

Speed

While

Using

Cruise

Control

There

are

two

ways

to go to

higher

speed:

Use

the

accelerator pe’dal

to get to the

higher

speed.

Push

the

SET

button

the

end

the lever,

then

release

the

button

and

the

accelerator

pedal.

You’ll

now cruise

the

higher

speed.

Move

the

cruise

switch

from

WA.

Hold it

there

until

you.

get

the speed you want, and

then

release

the

switch.

(To

increase

your

speed in

very small

amounts,

move

the

switch

R/A

€or

less

than half a

second

and

then

release

it.

Each

time

you

this, your vehicle will

go’

about

mph

(1‘6

kmh)

faster.)

The

accelerate

feature

will

work whether

not you

have

set

initial

cruise

control

speed.

Reducing

Speed

While

Using

Cruise

Control

Push

the

SET

buttan

the

end

the

lever

until

reach

the

lower

speed you want,

then

release

it.

button

for

less

than half

second.

Each

time you

this,

you’ll

mph

(1.6

kmh)

slower.

slow

down

very small

amounts,

push

the

Passing

Another

Vehicle

While

Using

Cruise

Control

Use the

accelerator

pedal

increase

your

speed.

When

you take

your

foot

off

the

pedal,

your

vehicle will slow

down

the

cruise

control

speed

you set

earlier.

Using

Crw

Control

Hills

How well your crui,se

control will

work

hills

depends

upon your speed,

load

and

the

steepness

the

hills.

When

going

steep

hills,

you

may have to

step

the

accelerator

pedal

to maintain

your

speed.

When

going

downhill,

you

may have

brake

shift to

lower

gear

keepyour spe’ed

down,

course,

applying

the

brake

takes you out

cruise

control.

Many

drivers

find

this

toomuch trouble

and

don’t

use

cruise

control

steep

hills.

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