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NOTICE: Improperly tightenedwheel nuts canlead to brake pulsation and rotor damage. To avoid expensive brake repairs,evenly tighten thewheel nuts in the propersequence and to the proper torque specification. Storing the Flat Tire and Tools A CAUTION: Storing a jack, a tire or other equipment in the passenger compartmentof the vehicle could cause iqjury.In a sudden stop collision, loose or equipment could strike someone. Store all these in the proper place. I Don't try to put the wheel cover on your compact spare tire. It won't fit. Store the wheel cover in the trunk until you have the flat tire repaired or replaced. After you've put the compact spare on your vehicle, tire you'll need to store the tire in your trunk. Use the flat following procedure tosecure the flat tirein the trunk. NOTICE: Wheel covers won't fit on yourcompact spare.If you try to put wheel cover on your compact a spare, you could damage thecover or the spare. 5-35

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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NOTICE:

Improperly

tightened wheel nuts

can

lead to

brake

pulsation

and

rotor

damage.

avoid

expensive brake

repairs, evenly tighten

the wheel

nuts

the

proper sequence

and

the

proper

torque specification.

Don’t

try

to put

the

wheel

cover

your

compact

spare

tire.

won’t

fit.

Store the

wheel

cover

the

trunk

until

you

have

the

flat

tire

repaired

replaced.

NOTICE:

Wheel covers won’t

fit

your

compact

spare.

you try

put

wheel cover on your

compact

spare, you could damage

the

cover

the

spare.

Storing

the

Flat

Tire

and

Tools

CAUTION:

Storing

jack,

tire

other

equipment

the

passenger

compartment

the vehicle could

cause

iqjury.

sudden

stop

collision,

loose

equipment

could

strike

someone. Store

all

these

the

proper

place.

After

you’ve

put

the

compact

spare

tire on

your

vehicle,

you’ll

need

store

the

flat tire in

your

trunk.

Use

the

following

procedure

to secure the

flat

tire

the

trunk.

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