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When You Are Ready to Leave After Parking on a Hill 1. Apply your regular brakes and hold the pedal down while you: 0 Start your engine; Shift into a gear; and Release the parking brake. Maintenance When Trailer Towing Your vehicle will need service more oftenwhen you're pulling a trailer. See the Maintenance Schedulefor more on this. Things that are especially important in trailer operati'onare automatic transaxle fluid (don't overfill), engine oil, belts, cooling system and brake adjustment. Each of these is covered in this manual, and the Index will help you find themquickly. If you're trailering,it's a good idea to review these sections beforeyou start your trip. Check periodically to see that all hitchnuts and bolts are tight. 2. Let up on the brake pedal. 3. Drive slowly until the traileris clear of the chocks. 4. Stop and have someone pick up and store thecholcks. 4-40

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