1993 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE lights

Features & Controls
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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- 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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Power Remote Control Mirrors
(OPTION)
A control lever on the driver's door
controls both outside rearview mirrors.
Select the mirror you want to adjust
by
rotating the lever to the left or right.
Adjust each mirror
so that you can just
see the side of your vehicle
when you
are sitting
in a comfortable driving
position.
When you operate the optional rear
window defogger, the outside rearview
mirrors are also heated to help clear
them of ice and snow.
Sun Visors
To block out glare, you can swing down
the visors. You can also remove them
from the center mount and swing them
to the side, while the auxiliary sunshade
remains to block glare from the front.
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Visor Vanity Mirrors
Standard Mirror:
Open the cover to expose the vanity
mirror.
Lighted Mirrors:
If your vehicle has the optional lighted
vanity mirrors, the lights come
on when
you open the cover. These can even be
used for reading.
You can adjust the
brightness of the lights
with the switch.
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Features & Controls
Instrument Panel Clusters
Your Pontiac is equipped with one of these instrument panel clusters, which
includes indicator warning lights and gages that are explained on the following
pages. Be sure to read about those that apply to the instrument panel cluster for
your vehicle.
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Tachometer (OFTION)
The tachometer shows your engine speed in revolutions per minute
(rpm).
Do not run your engine at speeds in the
red area.
Warning Lights, Gages
and Indicators
This section describes the warning lights
and gages that may
be on your vehicle.
The pictures will help
you locate them.
Warning lights and gages can signal that
something
is wrong before it becomes
serious enough to cause an expensive
repair or replacement. Paying attention
to your warning lights and gages could
also save you or others from injury.
Warning lights go on when there may be
or is a problem with one of your
vehicle’s functions.
As you will see in
the details on the next few pages, some
warning lights
come on briefly when
you turn the ignition key just to let you
know they’re working.
If you are
familiar with this section,
you should
not be alarmed when this happens. Gages can
indicate when there may
be
or is a problem with one of your vehicle’s
functions. Often gages
and warning
lights work together to let
you know
when there’s a problem with your vehicle.
When one
of the warning lights comes
on and stays
an when you are driving,
or whtm one
of the gages shows there
may be a problem, check the seetion
that tells you what
to do about it. Please
follow the manual’s advice. Waiting to
do repairs can
be costly-and even
dangerous.
So please get to know your
warning lights
and gages. They’re a big
help.
Your vehicle may also have a Driver
Information Center that
works along with
the warning lights and gages. See the
Index under Driver Information Center.
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Warning Lights
Your Pontiac has some of the warning
light systems shown here. The symbols
are explained on the following pages.
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Boost Gage (OPTION)
Vehicles equipped with the supercharged
engine have this boost gage that indicates vacuum during light to
moderate throttle and boost under
heavier throttle. The gage displays the
air pressure level
in psi going into the
engine’s combustion chamber.
The gage is automatically centered at
zero psi
every time the engine is started.
Actual vacuum or boost
is displayed
from this zero point. Changes
in
ambient pressure, such as driving in
mountains and changing weather, will slightly change
the zero reading.
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If you have the Driver Information
Center, it gives you important safety and
maintenance facts. When you turn the ignition on, the entire Center lights up
for a few seconds. Then it goes to work.
FUNCTION MONITOR: This lets you
know if you are low
on fluids or have a
problem with a vehicle function:
CHECK OIL LEVEL: This message
could mean your oil level is low. If
it
comes on for more than three seconds, see
the Index under Check Oil Level
Warning Light.
WASHER FLUID: This message
means your washer fluid tank is less
than
30% full. The windshield portion
of the vehicle outline will also glow. If
these come on, see the
Index under
Windshield Washer Fluid.
means your coolant level has fallen to
about half full. If it comes on,
see the
Index under Engine Coolant.
CHECK GAGES: If this light comes
on and stays on while
you are driving,
check your gages for fuel, coolant
temperature, oil pressure or battery
voltage.
LOW COOLANT This message
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Diver Information Center
(Cont.)
LAMP MONITOR: Whenever you try
to use one of the following lights,
LAMP MONITOR will tell you if a
bulb is out.
Head Lamp (Low and High beam)
Turn Signal
Park Lamp
Brake Lamp
Back-up Lamp
Tail Lamp
If
a bulb is out, you will see a message,
such as PARK LAMP, and you will
also see where the problem is on the
vehicle outline. The message
stays on
until the problem is fixed. See the
Index
under Replacement Bulbs for bulb details.
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If a burned-out bulb is replaced, the
warning light will stay on until the bulb
is used (for example, by turning on your
lights).
If you pull a trailer, the extra trailer
lamp bulbs will not allow the lamp
monitor to properly detect a burned-out
bulb. When the trailer lights are
disconnected, the lamp monitor will
again monitor the bulbs.
SECURITY You’ll get a DOOR AJAR
message if a door is not fully closed.
The vehicle outline will show
you which
door it is. You will also get a
HOOD
AJAR or TRUNK AJAR message if
the hood or the trunk isn’t fully closed.
The vehicle outline will also
show you
these are ajar.
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