1993 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Owners Manual

Features & Controls
To Reduce Speed While Using
Cruise Control
There are two ways to reduce your
speed while using cruise control:
Push in the button at the end of the
lever until you reach the lower speed
you want, then release it.
To slow down in very small amounts,
push the button for less than half a
second. Each time you do this, you’ll
go
1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower.
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Passing Another Vehicle While
Using Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase
your speed. When you take your foot
off
the pedal, your vehicle will slow down
to the cruise control speed you set
earlier.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well your cruise control will work
on hills depends upon your speed, load,
and the steepness of the hills. When
going up steep hills, you
may have to
step on the accelerator pedal to maintain
your speed. When going downhill,
you
may have to brake or shift to a lower
gear to keep your speed down. Of
course, applying the brake takes you out
of cruise control. Many drivers find this
to be too much trouble and don’t use cruise control on steep hills.
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To Get Out of Cruise Control To Erase Cruise Speed Memory
There are two ways to turn off the cruise When you turn off the cruise control or
control: the ignition, or shift into
P (Park), your
Step lightly on the brake pedal; OR cruise control set speed is
Move the cruise switch to OFF.
When the Traction Control System is
turned on,
it will turn off the cruise
control. See the
Index under Tractiorz
Control.
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Light Controls
Parking Lights:
Pull the switch to the first stop to turn on:
Parking Lights
Side Marker Lights
Taillights
Instrument Panel Lights
Headlights:
Pull the switch out all the way to turn on
the headlights, together with:
Parking Lights
Side Marker Lights
Taillights
Instrument Panel Lights
Push the switch in all the way to turn all
the lights
off.
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Features & Controls
Operation of lights '
Although your vehicle's lighting system (headlamps, parking lamps, fog lamps,
side marker lamps and tail lamps) meets
all applicable federal lighting
requirements, certain states and
provinces may apply their own lighting
regulations that may require special
attention before you operate these
lamps. For example, some jurisdictions
may require that you operate your lower
beam lamps with fog lamps at all times,
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or that headlamps be turned on
whenever you must use your windshield wipers. In addition, most jurisdictions
prohibit driving solely with parking
lamps, especially at dawn or dusk. It is
recommended that you check with your
own state or provincial highway
authority for applicable lighting
regulations.
lights On Reminder
If you open the door while leaving the
lights on, you will hear a warning tone.
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Daytime Running Lights
(CANADA ONLY)
The Canadian federal government has
decided that Daytime Running Lights (DRL) are a useful feature,
in that DRL
can make your vehicle more visible
to
pedestrians and other drivers during
daylight hours. DRL are required
on
new vehicles sold in Canada.
Your DRL work
with a light sensor on
top of the instrument panel. Don't cover
it up. The low beam headlights will
come on at reduced brightness
in
daylight when:
The ignition is on
The headlight switch is off, and
The transaxle is not in P (Park). At
dusk, the exterior lights will come on
automatically and the low beams will
change
to full brightness. At dawn, the
exterior lights will go out and the low
beams
will change to the reduced
brightness of DRL
(if the headlight
switch
is off)..
Of course, you may still turn on the
headlights any time
you need to.
To idle your vehicle
with the DRL off,
shift the transaxle into
P (Park). The
DRL will stay off until you shift out of
P (Park).
At night, you can turn off all exterior
lights
when you are in P (Park) by
moving the Twilight Sentinel control all
the way past
MIN to turn it off, if it was
on.
If it was off, move the control to the
right to turn
it on, then back off. The
lights will come back on
when you put
the transaxle
in gear.
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Headlight High-Low Beam
Changer
To change the headlights from low beam
to high, or high
to low, pull the turn
signal lever all the way toward you.
Then release it.
When the high beams are
on, a blue
light
on the instrument panel also will
be
on.
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Features & Controls
Instrument Panel Intensity Control
You can brighten or dim your
instrument cluster lights by rotating the
headlight switch. Rotate the switch all
the way counterclockwise to turn on the
interior courtesy lights. Rotate the
switch clockwise to turn off the
instrument cluster lights and displays.
~ Twilight Sentinel (opTIoN)
If You Have this Option, Here’s How
1. Push in the headlight switch to turn
2. Rotate the Twilight Sentinel switch
l it Works:
your headlights off.
counterclockwise from
OFF.
The Twilight Sentinel Does Two
Things: First,
depending on how dark it
becomes outside, the Twilight Sentinel
turns your headlights on automatically,
when they’re needed. Avoid covering the
sensor located near the windshield, by
the defroster outlet-otherwise your
headlights will
stay on.
Also, it’s possible that your headlights might go out if you drove from a dark
area into
a bright area, such as a lighted
parking lot. If this happens, turn on
your headlights with the regular
headlight switch.
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Second, to light your way when you
leave your vehicle, the Twilight Sentinel
will keep your headlights on for
as long
as three minutes. Rotate the Twilight
Sentinel switch to
MAX for a three-
minute delay, Rotate it the other way
to
reduce the delay.
Fog Lights
The switch for your fog lights is in the
overhead console.
An indicator light
in the switch will
glow when the fog lights are switched
on. Your headlights must be on low
beams, or your parking lights must be
on, for your fog lights to work.
Front Reading Ljghts
These lights and the interior courtesy
lights will come
on when you open the
doors.
To turn on
a reading light when the
doors are closed, press either switch.
Press it again to turn
the light off.
To avoid draining your vehicle's battery,
be sure to turn off the reading lights
when leaving your vehicle.
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Rear Reading Lights
These overhead lights and the interior
courtesy lights will come on when
you
open the doors.
To turn on the reading light when the
door
is closed, slide the switch up. Slide
it down to turn off the light.
Inside Manual Day/Night
Rearview Mirror
To reduce glare from lights behind you,
pull the lever toward you to the night
position.
Electrochromic DayINight
Rearview Mirror
This mirror automatically changes to
reduce glare when set in the
MIN or
MAX positions. One photocell on the
back
of the mirror senses when it is
becoming dark outside. Another
photocell
is built into the mirror surface
to sense headlights behind you.
The mirror will darken gradually to
reduce glare. This change may
take a
few moments.
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Setting the Sensitivity:
MIN: The mirror will gradually reduce
glare when headlights behind you are
very close. This is a good position for
city driving, where there may be light
from many sources.
MAX: The mirror will begin to
gradually reduce glare when headlights
are far behind you. This is
a good
setting for rural driving.
The mirror goes to a clear position whenever you shift to
R (Reverse).
OFF: Shuts off the Day/Night function.
The mirror will stay
in the Day setting.
To keep the photocells operating well,
occasionally clean them with
a cotton
swab and glass cleaner.
Convex Outside Mirror
Your right side mirror is convex. A
convex mirror’s surface is curved so you
can see more from the driver’s seat.
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- If you aren’t used to a convex I
- mirror, you can hit another
vehicle.
A convex mirror can make
things (like other vehicles)
look
farther away than they really are. If
you cut too sharply into the right
lane,
you could hit a vehicle on
your right. Check your inside
mirror or glance over your
shoulder before changing lanes.
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Manual Remote Control Mirror
The outside rearview mirror should be
adjusted
so you can just see the side of
your vehicle when you are sitting in a
comfortable driving position.
Adjust the driver side outside mirror
with the control lever
on the driver’s
door.
To adjust your passenger side mirror, sit
in the driver’s seat and have a passenger
adjust the mirror for you.
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