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AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Equalizer(If Equipped) Finding a Station AM-FM: Press this button to switch between AM, F M 1 and FM2. The display shows your selection. TUNE:Press this knob lightly it extends. Turn to so it choose radio stations. Push the knob back its stored into position when you're not using it. SEEK: Press the up or down arrowto go to the next higher or lower station and stay there. PUSHBUTTONS: The six numbered pushbuttons let you returnto your favorite stations.You can set up to 18 stations (six AM, six F M 1 and six FMZ). Just: 1. Turn the radio on. Playing the Radio POWER-VOL: Press this knob to turn the system on and off. To increase volume,turn the knob to the right. Turn it to the left to decrease volume. RECALL: Press this button briefly to recall the station being playedor to display the clock. you press the If knob when the ignition off, the clock will show a is for few seconds. 2. Press AM-FM to select the band. 3. Tune in the desired station. 4. Press and holdone of the six numbered buttons until SET appears on the display. Whenever press that you you numbered button, the station set will return. 5. Repeat the stepsfor each pushbutton. Setting the Tone EQUALIZER: A seven band equalizer is part your of audio system. Slide the levers to boost or down to up reduce frequency range. 3-22

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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AM-FM

Stereo

with

Compact

Disc

Player

and

Equalizer

(If

Equipped)

Playing

the

Radio

POWER-VOL:

Press

this

knob

turn

the

system

and

off.

increase

volume,

turn

the

knob

the

right.

Turn it

the

left

decrease

volume.

RECALL:

Press

this

button

briefly

recall the station

being

played or to

display

the

clock.

you

press

the

knob

when

the

ignition

off,

the

clock

will

show

for a

few

seconds.

Finding

Station

AM-FM:

Press

this

button

switch

between

AM,

F M 1

and

FM2.

The

display

shows

your

selection.

TUNE:

Press

this

knob

lightly

extends.

Turn

it to

choose

radio

stations.

Push

the

knob

back

into its stored

position

when

you’re

not

using

it.

SEEK:

Press the up or down

arrow

the next

higher

lower

station

and

stay

there.

PUSHBUTTONS:

The six

numbered

pushbuttons

let

you

returnto

your

favorite

stations. You

can

set

stations

(six

AM,

six

F M 1

and six

FMZ).

Just:

Turn

the

radio

on.

Press

AM-FM

to select

the

band.

Tune

the

desired

station.

Press

and

hold

one

the

six

numbered

buttons

until

SET

appears

the

display.

Whenever

you

press

that

numbered

button,

the

station

you

set

will

return.

Repeat

the

steps for each

pushbutton.

Setting

the

Tone

EQUALIZER:

seven

band

equalizer

part

your

audio

system.

Slide

the

levers

boost

or down to

reduce

frequency

range.

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