1993 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE maintenance

Pontiac Bonneville
1993 Owner’s Manual
Table of Contents
Introduction How to Use this Manual ............... 3
Part 1 Seats & Safety Belts ................. s
Part 2 Features & Controls ............... .45
Part 3 Comfort Controls & Audio Systems .... 119
Part 4 Your Driving and the Road ......... .I45
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Part 5 Problems on the Road .............. 191
Part 6 Service & Appearance Care ......... 221 I
Part 7 Maintenance Schedule. ........... .275
Part 8 Customer Assistance Information ... ,297
Parts Index ............................ 311
Includes “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 302
Service Station Information. ... Last Page
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How to Use this Manual
Using bur 1993 Pontiac
Owner’s Manual (CONT.)
Part 4: Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and
tips about the road and how to drive
under different conditions.
Part 5: Problems on the Road
This part tells you what to do if you
have a problem while driving, such as a
flat tire or engine overheating.
Part 6: Service & Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep
your Pontiac running properly and
looking good.
Part 7: Maintenance Schedule
This part tells you when to perform
vehicle maintenance and what fluids and
lubricants to use.
Part 8: Customer Assistance
Information
This part tells you how to contact
Pontiac for assistance and how to get
service publications. It also gives you
information on
Reporting Safety Defects.
Part 9: Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost
every subject that’s
in this manual. You
can use it to quickly find something you
want to read.
Service Station Information:
This is a quick reference of service
information. You can find it on the last
page of this manual.
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Servicing Bur Pontiac with the
Air Bag System
Please tell or remind anyone who works
on your Pontiac that it has the air bag
system. There are parts of the air bag
system in several places around your
vehicle. You don’t want the system to
inflate while someone is working on
your vehicle. The air bag system does
not need regular maintenance. Your
Pontiac dealer and the
1993 Bonneville
Service Manual have information about
the air bag system, including repair or
disposal.
For up to two minutes after
L b the ignition key is turned off
and the battery disconnected, an
air bag can still inflate during
improper service. You can be
injured if you are close to
an air
bag when it inflates. Be sure to
follow the proper service
procedures. When electrical
work is done under
the
hood or inside your vehicle, the ignition
should be in
LOCK, if possible.
Avoid wires wrapped with yellow
tape,
or yellow connectors. They are probably
part of the air bag system.
If your vehicle has a driver’s air bag and
a right-front passenger’s air bag, both
bags must be disconnected
if the
ignition has to be on for electrical work
Dr if the steering column is to be
disassembled.
First, disconnect
the driver’s air bag like
this:
. Turn off the ignition.
Remove the SIR (air bag) fuse (see the
Index under Fuses & Circuit Breakers).
Disconnect the yellow connector at
the base of the steering column.
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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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rn Driver Znformation Center
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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STOPII
LOW WORKERS FLAGGER
SHOULDER AHEAD AHEAD
Orange indicates road construction or Shape Of Road S@S
rnaincnance. You’ll want to slow down
when you see an orange sign, as part of
the road may be closed off or torn up.
And there may be workers and
maintenance vehicles around,
too.
CANOEING SWIMMING
Brown signs point out recreation areas
or points of historic or cultural interest. The shape
of the
sign will tell you
something, too.
An octagonal (eight-sided) sign means
Stop. It is always red with white letters.
A
triangle, pointed downward, indicates
Yield. It assigns the right of way to
traffic
on certain approaches to an
intersection. A
diamond-shaped sign is a warning
of
something ahead-for example, a curve,
steep hill,
soft shoulder, or a narrow
bridge.
A triangular sign also is used on two-
lane roads to indicate a
No Passing
Zone. This sign will be on the left side
of the roadway.
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Your Driving and the Road
Maintenance When Tmiler Towing
Your vehicle will need service more
often when you’re pulling a trailer. See
the Maintenance Schedule for more
on
this. Things that are especially
important
in trailer operation are
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 them quickly. If
you’re trailering, it’s a good idea to
review these sections before you
start
your trip.
Check periodically to see that all hitch
nuts and bolts are tight.
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Part 6
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Here you will find information
about the care of your Pontiac
. This
part begins with service and fuel
information. and then it
shows how
to check important fluid and
lubricant levels
. There is also
technical information about your
vehicle. and
a section devoted to its
appearance care
.
Service G Appearance Care
Service ............................. .................. 222
Fuel
......................................................... 222
Engineoil
...................................................... 231
HoodRelease
.................................................... 227
Aircleaner
..................................................... 233
TransaxleFluid
.................................................. 236
Enginecoolant
.................................................. 238
Power Steering Fluid
.............................................. 242
Windshield Washer Fluid
........................................... 242
Bulb Replacement
.............................................. 246
Loading Your Vehicle
............................................. 248
Appearance Care
................................................. 257
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
................................. 264
Add-on Electrical Equipment
....................................... 265
Fuses
& Circuit Breakers ........................................... 266
Capacities
& Specifications ......................................... 270
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
............................... 271
Fluids
& Lubricants ............................................... 272
Replacement Bulbs
................................................ 273
Brakes
......................................................... 243
Battery
.......................................................... 245
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
...................... ....... 248
Tires
.......................................................... 250
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Service & Appearance Care
AC’
Service
Your Pontiac dealer knows your vehicle
best and wants you to be happy with
it.
We hope you’ll go to your dealer for all
your service needs. You’ll get genuine
GM parts and GM-trained and
supported service people.
We hope you’ll want to keep your
GM
vehicle all GM. Genuine GM parts have
one of these marks.
Doing Your Own Service Work
If you want to do some of your own
service work, you’ll want to get the
proper Pontiac Service Manual. It
tells you much more about how to service
your Pontiac than this manual can. To
order the proper service manual, see the
Index under Service Publications.
You should keep a record with all parts
receipts and list the mileage and date
of
any service work you perform. See the
Index under Maintenance Record.
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I You can be injured if you try
to do service work on a
vehicle without knowing enough
about
it.
Be sure you ha! - uffcient
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knowledge, experience, and the
proper replacement
parts and
tools before you attempt any
vehicle maintenance task.
Be sure to use the proper nuts,
bolts, and other fasteners.
“English” and “metric” fasteners
can be easily confused. If you
use the wrong Edsteners, parts
can later break or fall off. You
could be hup
r
If you try to do service work
without knowing enough about
it,
your vehicle could be damaged.
Fuel
The eighth digit of your Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN) shows the
code letter for your engine.
You will
find the VIN at the top left
of your
instrument panel. (See the
Index under
&hide Identljication Number-.)
3800 Engine (Code L):
Use regular unleaded gasoline rated at
87 octane or higher. It should meet
specifications
ASTM D4814 in the U.S.
and
CGSB 3.5-92 in Canada. These
fuels should have the proper additives,
so you should not have to add anything
to the fuel.
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