1993 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE door lock

How to Use this Manual
Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will
find on your vehicle. For example, these
symbols are used on an original battery:
Caution Possible injury A
Protect Eyes by Shielding
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Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Spark or Flames
Sparks or Flame Could
Explode Battery
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These symbols are important for you
and your passengers whenever your
vehicle is driven:
Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocWUnlock
These symbols have to do with your
lights:
Master Lighting Switch
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
Headlight High Beam Parking Lights
Fog Lights
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LapShoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt.
Here’s how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see the
Index under Seat Controls) so you
can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until
it clicks.
If the belt isn’t long enough, see the
Index under Safety Belt Extender.
Make sure the release button on the
buckle faces upward or outward
so you
would be able
to unbuckle it quickly if
you ever had to.
The lap part of the belt should be worn
low and snug
on the hips, just touching
the thighs.
In a crash, this applies force
to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be
less likely to slide under the lap belt. If
you slid under it, the belt would apply
force at your abdomen. This could cause
serious
or even fatal injuries. The
shoulder belt should go over the
shoulder and across the chest. These
parts of the body are best able to
take
belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden
stop or crash.
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Features & Controls
Keys

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Leaving young children in a
vehicle with the ignition key
1s dangerous for many reasons. A
child or others could be badly
injured or even killed. They could
lerate power windows or other
ntrols or even make the vehicle
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move. Don’t leave the keys in a
vehicle with young children. The
ignition keys are for the ignition
only.
The door keys are for the doors and all
other locks. When a new Pontiac is delivered, the
dealer removes the plugs from the keys
and gives them to the first owner.
However, the ignition key may not have
a plug.
Each plug has a code on
it that tells your
dealer or a qualified locksmith how to
make extra keys. Keep the plugs in a
safe place. If you lose your keys, you’ll
be able to have new ones made easily
using these plugs. If your ignition keys
don’t have plugs, go to your Pontiac
dealer for the correct key code if you
need a
new ignition key.
There are
15 alternative PASS-Key@
blanks, to help discourage
theft. Your
dealer can help determine which blank
you need.
Your Pontiac
has a number of new
features that can help prevent theft.
But
you can have a lot of trouble
getting into your vehicle
if you ever
lock your keys, inside. You may even
have to darnage
your vehicle to get in.
So be sure you have extra keys.
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Door Locks
Unlocked doors can be
dangerous.
Passengers-especially children-
can easily open the doors and fall
out. When a door is locked, the
inside handle won't open it.
Outsiders can easily enter through
an unlocked door when you slow
down or stop your vehicle.
This may not be
so obvious: You
increase the chance
of being
thrown out
of the vehicle in a crash
if the doors aren't locked. Wear
safety belts properly, lock your
doors, and you will be far better
off whenever you drive your
vehicle. There
are several ways to lock and
unlock your vehicle.
From the Outside:
Use your door key or Remote Keyless
Entry, if vour vehicle has this option. If
you have the Theft Deterrent System,
you will also unlock and lock all doors
when you unlock
or lock either front
door with your key.
From the Inside:
To lock the door, slide the locking lever
rearward.
To unlock the door, slide the locking
lever forward.
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The lever on each rear door works only
that door's lock. It won't lock (or
unlock) all
of the doors-that's a safety
feature.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, open your
door and set the locks from inside, then
get out and close the door.
If your vehicle has the Theft-Deterrent
System option, see
Zieft-Deterrent
System
later in this section.
Remote Keyless Entry (omoiy)
If your Pontiac has this option, you can
lock and unlock your doors or unlock
your trunk from about
15 feet (4.5 m)
away using the key chain transmitter
supplied with your vehicle.
Operation
The driver's door will unlock when
UNLOCK is pressed. If pressed again
within
25 seconds, all doors will
unlock. All doors will lock when
LOCK is pressed.
The trunk will unlock when the opened
trunk symbol is pressed, but only when
the ignition is off.
Press any button to illuminate the
interior lights (see the
Index under
Illuminated Entry System).
Matching Transmitters to Your Vehicle
Each key chain transmitter is coded to
prevent another transmitter from unlocking your vehicle. If a transmitter
is lost or stolen, a replacement can be
purchased through your dealer.
Remember to bring the remaining
transmitter with
you when you go to
your dealer. When the dealer matches
the replacement transmitter to your
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vehicle, the remaining transmitter must
also be matched. Once the new
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transmitter is coded, the lost transmitter
will not unlock your vehicle.
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Features 4S Controls
Rear Door Security Locks
Your Pontiac is equipped with rear door
security locks that help prevent
passengers from opening the rear doors
of your vehicle from the inside. To use
one
of these locks:
1. Move the lever on the door all the
2. Close the door. way up
to the
ENGAGED position.
3. Do the same thing to the other rear
door lock.
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The rear doors of your vehicle cannot be
opened from inside when this feature is
in use. If you want to open a rear door
when the security lock
is on:
1. Unlock the door from the inside.
!. Then open the door from the outside.
f you don’t cancel the security lock
eature, adults or older children who
,ide
in the rear won’t be able to open the
ear door from the inside. You should
et adults and older children know
how
hese security locks work, and how to
:ancel the locks.
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To cancel the rear door lock:
1. Unlock the door from the inside and
open the door from the outside.
2. Move the lever all the way down.
3. Do the same for the other rear door.
The rear door locks will now work
normally.
Theft
Vehicle theft is big business, especially
in some cities. Although your Pontiac
has a number
of theft-deterrent features,
we know that nothing we put
on it can
make it impossible to steal. However,
there are ways you can help.
Key in the Ignition:
If you walk away from your vehicle with
the keys inside, it’s an easy target for joy
riders or professional thieves-so don’t
do
it. When you park your Pontiac and
open the driver’s door, you’ll hear a tone
reminding you
to remove your key from
the ignition and take it with you. Always
do this. Your steering wheel will be
locked, and
so will your ignition and
transaxle.
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Features & Controls
Theft (CONI)
Parking at Night:
Park in a lighted spot, close all windows
and lock your vehicle. Remember to keep
your valuables out of sight. Put them in
a storage area, or take them with you.
Parking Lots:
If you park in a lot where someone will
be watching your vehicle, it’s best to
lock it up and take your keys. But what
if you have to leave your ignition key?
What
if you have to leave something
valuable in your vehicle?
Put your valuables in a storage area,
Lock the glove box.
Lock all the doors except the driver’s.
Then take the door key with you.
like
your trunk or glove box.
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PASS-Key /ITM
Your vehicle is equipped with the PASS-
Key
IFM (Personalized Automotive
Security System) theft-deterrent system.
PASS-Key
IFM is a passive theft-
deterrent system. This means you don’t
have to do anything to arm or disarm the
system. It works when you insert
or
remove the key from the ignition. PASS-
KeyTM uses a resistor pellet in the
ignition key that matches a decoder in
your vehicle.
When the PASS-Key IFM system senses
that someone is using the wrong key, it
shuts down the vehicle’s starter and fuel
systems. For about
three minutes, the
starter won’t work and fuel won’t go to
the engine.
If someone tries to start your
vehicle again
or uses another key during
this time, the vehicle will not start. This
discourages someone from randomly
trying different keys with different
resistor pellets in an attempt to make
a
match.
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