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Driving with a Trailer =~ If you have a rear-most window open andyou pull a trailer with your vehicle, carbon monoxide (CO)could comeinto yourvehicle. You can't see or smell CO. It can cause unconsciousness or death. (See "Engine Exhaust" in the Index.) To a maximize your safety when towingtrailer: Have your exhaust system inspected for leaks, and make necessary repairs before starting on your trip. Keep the rear-most windows closed. If exhaust does come into your vehicle through a window in the rear or another opening, drive with your front, main heating or cooling system on and with the fan on any speed. This will bring fresh, outside air into your vehicle. Do not use RECIRC because itonly recirculates the air inside your vehicle. (See "Comfort Controls" in the Index.) Towing a trailer requires a certain amount of experience. Before setting out for the open road, you'll want to get to know your rig. Acquaint yourself with the feel of handling and braking with the added weight of the trailer. And always keep in mind that the vehicle you are driving is now a good deal longer and not nearly as responsive as your vehicle is by itself. Before you start, check the trailer hitch and platform (and attachments), safety chains, electrical connector, lamps, tires and mirror adjustment. If the trailer has electric brakes, start your vehicle and trailer moving and then apply the trailer brake controller by hand tobe sure the brakes are working. This lets you check your electrical connection at the same time. During your trip, check occasionally to be sure that the load is secure, and that the lamps and any trailer brakes are still working. Following Distance Stay at least twice as far behind the vehicle ahead as you would when driving your vehicle without a trailer. This can help you avoid situations that require heavy braking and sudden turns. ~ 4-37

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Seats and Restraint Systems	8
Seats and Seat Controls	9
Rear Seats	13
Safety Belts	40
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About	45
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	46
Driver Position	46
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	54
Right Front Passenger Position	55
Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS)	55
Rear Seat Passengers	63
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides	67
Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat)	69
Center Passenger Position	71
Children	73
Built-in Child Restraint	76
Child Restraints	87
Larger Children	104
Safety Belt Extender	107
Checking Your Restraint	107
Replacing Restraint System Parts	108
Features and Controls	112
Keys	113
Door Locks	115
Keyless Entry System	119
Switchbanks	124
Sliding Door	125
Power Sliding Door (Option)	126
Liftgate	132
Theft	133
Content Theft-Deterrent	134
New Vehicle “Break-In”	136
Ignition Positions	137
Starting Your Engine	138
Engine Coolant Heater	140
Automatic Transaxle Operation	141
Parking Brake	145
Shifting Into PARK	146
Shifting Out of PARK	148
Parking Over Things That	149
Engine Exhaust	149
Running Your Engine While You’re	150
Locks and Lighting Choices	151
Windows	161
Turn SignaVMultifunction	163
Exterior Lamps	169
Interior Lamps	171
Mirrors	175
Storage Compartments	176
Sun Visors	188
Accessory Inflator	189
Power Sunroof (Option)	192
Instrument Panel	193
Warning Lights, Gages	194
Driver Information Center	210
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	216
Comfort Controls	217
Heating	219
Defogging and Defrosting	219
Rear Window Defogger	220
Rear Climate Control (If Equipped)	221
Ventilation System	223
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo	224
Setting the Clock for All Systems Except	224
AM-FM Stereo	225
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape	226
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette	230
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player	234
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc	236
Rear Seat Audio (If Equipped)	239
Remote Compact Disc Player (If Equipped)	241
Theft-Deterrent Feature (If Equipped)	242
Audio Steering Wheel Controls	245
Understanding Radio Reception	246
Tips About Your Audio System	246
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	247
Care of Your Compact Discs	248
Care of Your Compact Disc Player	248
Integrated Windshield	248
Your Driving and the Road	252
Defensive Driving	253
Drunken Driving	254
Control of a Vehicle	257
Braking	257
Steering	262
Off-Road Recovery	264
Passing	264
Loss of Control	266
Driving at Night	267
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads	268
City Driving	271
Freeway Driving	272
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	273
Highway Hypnosis	273
Hill and Mountain Roads	274
Winter Driving	276
Loading Your Vehicle	280
Towing a Trailer	283
Problems on the Road	294
Hazard Warning Flashers	295
Other Warning Devices	295
Jump Starting	296
Towing Your Vehicle	300
Engine Overheating	305
If a Tire Goes Flat	315
Air Inflator (Option)	315
Changing a Flat Tire	316
Compact Spare Tire	325
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice	326
Service and Appearance Care	330
Service	331
Fuel	332
Filling a Portable Fuel Container	336
Checking Things Under the Hood	337
Engine Oil	340
Air Cleaner	344
Passenger Compartment Air	346
Automatic Transaxle Fluid	347
Engine Coolant	350
Radiator Pressure Cap	353
Windshield Washer Fluid	355
Brakes	356
Battery	359
Bulb Replacement	360
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement	368
Tires	369
Appearance Care	377
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle	377
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle	381
Underbody Maintenance	384
Chemical Paint Spotting	384
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	386
Electrical System	387
Replacement Bulbs	395
Capacities and Specifications	395
Engine Specifications	395
Vehicle Dimensions	396
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts	396
Air Conditioning Refrigerants	396
Maintenance Schedule	400
Introduction	401
Your Vehicle and the Environment	401
How This Section is Organized	402
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	403
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	403
Selecting the Right Schedule	403
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	428
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	432
Part E: Maintenance Record	435
Customer Assistance Information	440
Pontiac Cares	441
What Makes Up Pontiac Cares?	442
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	442
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone	444
Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program	445
Canadian Roadside Assistance	446
Pontiac Courtesy Transportation	447
GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	448
warranty Information	449
Reporting Safety Defects to the U.S.	449
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canada	450
Reporting Safety Defects to General	450
Ordering Service in Canada	450

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Driving

with

Trailer

you have

rear-most window open

and you

pull

trailer with

your vehicle, carbon monoxide

(CO)

could

comeinto

your vehicle. You can’t

see

or smell

CO.

can

cause

unconsciousness or

death. (See “Engine

Exhaust”

the

Index.) To

maximize

your

safety

when

towing

trailer:

Have

your

exhaust

system

inspected

for

leaks, and

make

necessary

repairs

before

starting

your

trip.

Keep

the

rear-most windows closed.

exhaust does

come into

your vehicle

through

window

the

rear

another

opening, drive

with

your

front,

main

heating or cooling system on

and with the

fan

any

speed. This will bring

fresh,

outside air

into

your

vehicle.

not use

RECIRC

because

it only

recirculates

the

air

inside

your vehicle.

(See

“Comfort

Controls”

the

Index.)

Towing a trailer requires

certain amount of experience.

Before setting out for the open road, you’ll want to get

to know your rig. Acquaint yourself

with the feel of

handling and braking with the added weight of

the

trailer.

And always keep in mind that the vehicle

you

are driving is now a good deal longer and not

nearly

responsive as your vehicle is by itself.

Before you start, check the trailer hitch and platform

(and attachments), safety chains, electrical connector,

lamps, tires and mirror adjustment. If the trailer has

electric brakes, start your vehicle and trailer moving

and

then apply the trailer brake controller by

hand

to be sure

the brakes are working. This lets you check your

electrical connection at the same time.

During

your

trip,

check occasionally

sure that the

load is secure, and that the lamps and any trailer brakes

are

still working.

Following

Distance

Stay at least twice as far behind the vehicle ahead as you

would

when driving your vehicle without a trailer.

This

can help you avoid situations that require heavy

braking

and sudden turns.

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