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If you have to leave your vehicle with the engine running, be sure your vehicle is inPARK (P) and your parking brake is firmy set before you leave it. After you've moved the shift lever into PARK (P) position, hold the regular brake pedal down. Then, see if you can move the shift lever away fromPARK (P) without first pulling it toward you (or, if you have a console shift lever, without first pushing the button).If you can, it means that theshift lever wasn't fully locked intoPARK (P). Shifting Out of PARK (P) Your vehicle has a Brake-Transaxle Shift Interlock. You must fully apply your regular brakes before can you shift fromPARK (P) when the ignitionis in RUN. See "Automatic Transaxle Operation" in the Index. If you cannot shift out PARK (P), ease pressure on of the shift lever by pushing a l the way into PARK (P) it l while keeping the brake pedal pushed down. Release the shift lever buttonif you havea console shift. Then move PARK ( ) being sureto press the P, the shift lever out of shift lever button if have a console you shift. If you ever hold the brake pedal down still can't but PARK (P) with columnshift, try this: shift out of 1. Turn the key to OFF. 2. Apply and hold the brake until the end Step 4. of 3. Shift to NEUTRAL (N). 4. Start the engineand shift to the drive gear you want. 5 . Have the vehicle fixed as soon as you can. Torque Lock If you are parking on a hill and you don't shift your transaxle into PARK (P) properly, the weight of the in vehicle may put too muchforce on the parking pawl the transaxle. You may find it difficult to pull the shift lever out of PARK (P). This is called "torque lock." To prevent torque lock, set the parking brake and shift then into PARK (P) properly before you leave the driver's seat. To find out how, see "Shifting Into PARK (P)" in the Index. When you are ready to drive, move the shift lever out of PARK (P) before you release the parking brake. If torque lockdoes occur, you may need to have another vehicle push yours a little uphill to take some of the pressure from the parking pawl in the transaxle, you so can pull the shift lever out PARK (P). of With the console shift lever, "Shift Lock Release" see earlier in this section. 2-30

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Seats and Restraint Systems	8
Seats and Controls	9
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	15
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers	19
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	20
Driver Position	21
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	28
Right Front Passenger Position	29
Supplemental Restraint System	29
Rear Seat Passengers	37
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults	40
Children	42
Built-in Child Restraint (Option)	45
Child Restraints	59
Larger Children	72
Safety Belt Extender	74
Checking Your Restraint Systems	75
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash	75
Features and Controls	76
Keys	77
Door Locks	79
Remote Keyless Entry System	82
Trunk	87
Theft	88
Content Theft-Deterrent (If Equipped)	89
New Vehicle “Break-In”	91
Ignition Positions	91
Starting Your Engine	92
Engine Coolant Heater (if Equipped)	95
Automatic Transaxle Operation	96
Parking Brake	101
Shifting Into PARK (P)	102
Shifting Out of PARK (P)	105
Parking Over Things That Burn	106
Engine Exhaust	106
Running Your Engine While You're Parked	107
Power Windows	108
Turn Signal/Multifunction	109
Exterior Lamps	115
Interior Lamps	117
Locks and Lighting Choices	120
Mirrors	127
Storage Compartments	129
Sunroof (If Equipped)	134
The Instrument Panel -- Your Information System	135
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	139
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	160
Comfort Controls	161
Air Conditioning with Electronic Controls	161
Air Conditioning with Automatic and Auxiliary Control (if Equipped)	163
Ventilation System	167
Rear Window Defogger	168
Audio System	169
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo	169
Setting the Clock for All Systems Except AM-FM Stereo	169
AM-FM Stereo	170
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player (if Equipped)	171
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Equalizer (if Equipped)	175
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player (If Equipped)	178
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player	181
Trunk Mounted CD Changer	183
Theft-Deterrent Feature	186
Audio Steering Wheel Controls	188
Understanding Radio Reception	189
Tips About Your Audio System	189
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	190
Care of Your Compact Discs	191
Care of Your Compact Disc Player	191
Fixed Mast Antenna	191
Backglass Antenna (If Equipped)	191
Your Driving and the Road	194
Defensive Driving	195
Drunken Driving	196
Control of a Vehicle	199
Braking	199
Steering	205
Off-Road Recovery	207
Passing	208
Loss of Control	209
Driving at Night	210
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads	212
City Driving	215
Freeway Driving	216
Highway Hypnosis	218
Hill and Mountain Roads	218
Winter Driving	220
Loading Your Vehicle	224
Towing a Trailer	226
Problems on the Road	236
Hazard Warning Flashers	237
Other Warning Devices	237
Jump Starting	238
Towing Your Vehicle	243
Engine Overheating	250
If A Tire Goes Flat	261
Changing a Flat Tire	262
Compact Spare Tire	272
If You're Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	273
Service and Appearance Care	276
Service	277
Fuel	278
Fuels in Foreign Countries	280
Filling Your Tank	281
Checking Things Under the Hood	283
Engine Oil	288
Air Cleaner	295
Automatic Transaxle Fluid .	297
Engine Coolant	301
Windshield Washer Fluid	307
Brakes	308
Battery	311
Bulb Replacement	312
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement	319
Tires	319
Appearance Care	327
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle	328
Care of the Safety Belts and Built-in Child	330
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle	331
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels (If Equipped)	332
Underbody Maintenance	334
Appearance Care Materials Chart	335
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	336
Service Parts Identification Label	336
Electrical System	337
Capacities and Specifications	343
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts	345
Air Conditioning Refrigerants	345
Maintenance Schedule	346
Introduction	347
Your Vehicle and the Environment	347
How this Section is Organized	347
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	349
Maintenance Schedule	350
Part B: OwnerChecks and Services	359
Part C: PeriodicMaintenanceInspections	363
Part D: RecommendedFluidsandLubricants	364
Part E: MaintenanceRecord	365
Customer Assistance Program	368
Pontiac Cares	369
What Makes Up Pontiac Cares?	370
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	370
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone	372
Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program	373
Canadian Roadside Assistance	374
Pontiac Courtesy Transportation	375
GM Participation in an Alternative	376
Warranty Information	377
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States	377
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canada Gov.	378
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	378
Ordering Service and Owner Publications	378

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you

have

leave

your

vehicle

with

the

engine

running,

sure

your

vehicle

PARK

(P)

and

your

parking

brake

firmy

set

before

you

leave

it.

After

you’ve

moved

the

shift

lever

into

PARK

(P)

position,

hold

the

regular

brake

pedal

down.

Then,

see

you

can

move

the

shift

lever

away

from

PARK

(P)

without

first

pulling

toward

you

(or,

you

have a

console

shift

lever,

without

first

pushing

the

button).

you

can,

means

that

the

shift

lever

wasn’t

fully

locked

into

PARK

(P).

Torque

Lock

you

are

parking on

hill

and you don’t

shift

your

transaxle

into

PARK

(P)

properly,

the

weight

the

vehicle

may

put

too

much force

the

parking

pawl

the

transaxle. You

may find

difficult

pull

the

shift

lever

out of

PARK (P).

This

called

“torque

lock.”

prevent

torque

lock,

set

the

parking

brake

and

then

shift

into

PARK (P)

properly

before

you

leave

the

driver’s

seat.

find

out

how, see

“Shifting

Into

PARK (P)”

the

Index.

When

you are

ready

drive,

move

the

shift

lever

out

PARK

(P)

before

you

release

the

parking

brake.

torque

lockdoes occur,

you

may

need

have

another

vehicle

push

yours

little

uphill

take

some

the

pressure

from

the

parking

pawl

the

transaxle,

you

can

pull

the

shift

lever

out

PARK (P).

Shifting

Out

PARK

(P)

Your

vehicle

has

Brake-Transaxle

Shift

Interlock.

You

must

fully

apply

your

regular

brakes

before

you

can

shift

from

PARK

(P)

when

the

ignition

is in

RUN.

See

“Automatic

Transaxle

Operation”

the

Index.

you cannot

shift

out

PARK

(P),

ease

pressure

the

shift

lever

pushing

all

the way into

PARK

(P)

while

keeping

the

brake

pedal

pushed

down.

Release

the

shift

lever

button

you

have

console

shift.

Then

move

the

shift

lever

out

PARK

(P),

being

sure

press

the

shift

lever

button

you

have

console

shift.

you ever

hold

the

brake

pedal

down

but

still can’t

shift

out

PARK

(P)

with

column shift,

try

this:

Turn

the

key

OFF.

Apply

and

hold

the

brake

until

the

end

Step

Shift

NEUTRAL

(N).

Start

the

engine

and

shift

the drive gear

you

want.

Have

the

vehicle

fixed as soon

you

can.

With

the

console

shift

lever,

see “Shift

Lock

Release”

earlier

this

section.

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