1993 PONTIAC GRAND-AM high beam

Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will These
symbols are important for you
find on your vehicle. For example, these and your passengers whenever your
symbols are used on an original battery: vehicle
is driven:
Caution Possible Injury
Protect Eyes by Shielding
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks or Flames
Spark or Flame
Could
Explode Battery
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Door LocWUnlock
rhese symbols have to do with your
lights:
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights
Fog Lamps
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Power Window Lock-Out Switch
(OPT/Off)
On 4-door models, this switch disables
all passenger power windows. Push the
switch forward to lock the windows.
Push the switch back to unlock the
windows.
Turn SignallHeadlight
Beam
Lever
The lever on the left side of the steering
column includes your:
Turn Signal and Lane Change
Headlight High-Low Beam Changer
Flash-to-Pass Feature
Cruise Control (Option)
The High-Low Beam feature is
discussed under
Headlights. See the
Index under Headlights.
Indicator
Turn Signa/ and Lane Change
lndicator
The turn signal has two upward (for
Right) and two downward (for Left)
positions. These positions allow you to
signal a turn or a lane change.
To signal a turn, move the lever all the
way up or down. When the turn is
finished, the lever will return
automatically.
A green arrow on the instrument panel
will flash in the direction of the turn
or
lane change.
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Features & Controls
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To Get Out of Cruise Control
There are two ways to turn off the cruise
control:
Step lightly on the brake pedal or push
the clutch pedal, if you have
a manual
transaxle; OR
Move the cruise switch to OFF.
To Erase Cruise Speed Memory
When you turn off the cruise control or
the ignition, your cruise control set
speed memory is erased.
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Light Controls
Parking Lights:
Rotate the switch up to pf to turn on
Parking Lights
Side Marker Lights
Taillights
Instrument Panel Lights
Headlights:
Rotate the switch to , , ,- to turn on:
Headlights
Parking Lights
Side Marker Lights
Taillights
Instrument Panel Lights
Rotate the switch
to OF" to turn all the
lights off.
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Operation of Lights
Although your vehicle's lighting system
(headlamps, parking lamps, fog lamps,
side marker lamps and taillamps) 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, 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.
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lights On Reminder
If you open the driver’s door while
leaving the lights on, you will hear a
warning chime.
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 high beam headlights will come on
at reduced brightness in daylight when:
The ignition is on
The headlight switch is off, and
The parking brake is released on a
manual transaxle; or
The shift lever is shifted out of
P (Park) or N (Neutral) on an
automatic transaxle. At
dusk, the exterior lights and
headlights will come on automatically.
At dawn, the exterior lights will go out
and the high beams will change to the
reduced brightness
of DRL again (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,
set the parking brake on a manual
transaxle or put the vehicle in
P (Park)
or
N (Neutral) on an automatic
transaxle, while the ignition is in the
Off or Lock position. Then start the
vehicle. The DRL will
stay off until you
release the parking brake on a manual
transaxle or shift out
of P (Park) or
N (Neutral) on an automatic transaxle.
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Features & Controls
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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.
Flash-to-Pass (EXCEPT CANADA)
Flash-to-pass lets you use your high
beam headlights to signal a driver in
front
of you that you want to pass.
To use it, pull the turn signal/headlight
beam lever toward you.
If Your Headlights are Off:
Your high beam headlights will turn on.
They'll stay on as long as you hold the
lever there. Release the lever to turn
them off.
If Your Headlights are On:
No flash-to-pass. Use the lever to
change between high and
low beams.
Instrument Panel Intensity Control
You can brighten or dim your
instrument cluster lights
by rotating the
instrument panel intensity control switch. Rotate the switch all the way to
the right to
turn on the interior courtesy
lights. Rotate the switch to the left to
turn off the instrument cluster lights and
displays.
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Fog Lights
The switch for your fog lights is next to
the instrument panel intensity control. Push the top of the switch to
turn the fog
lights on.
When using fog lights, the parking lights
or low beam headlights must be on.
Fog lights will go off whenever the high
beam headlights come on. When the
high beams go off, the fog lights will
come on again.
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Front Reading Lights (omorv)
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 the button. Press
it again to
turn the light off.
Rear Reading Lights (omorv)
These overhead 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 the button. Press
it again to
turn off the light.
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shielded from that glare may adjust
more quickly to darkness back on the
road. But be sure to remove your
sunglasses before you leave the service
area.
You can be temporarily blinded by
approaching lights. It can take a second
or two, or even several seconds, for your
eyes to readjust to the dark. When you
are faced with severe glare (as from a
driver who doesn’t lower the high
beams, or a vehicle with misaimed
headlights), slow down a little. Avoid
staring directly into the approaching
lights. If there is a line of opposing
traffic, make occasional glances over the line of headlights to make certain that
one of the vehicles isn’t starting to move
into your lane. Once you are past the
bright lights, give your eyes time to
~ readjust before resuming speed.
High Beams
If the vehicle approaching you has its
high beams on, signal by flicking yours
to high and then back to low beam. This
is the usual signal to lower the headlight
beams. If the other driver still doesn’t lower the beams, resist the temptation to
put your high beams on. This only
makes two half-blinded drivers.
On a freeway, use your high beams only
in remote areas where you won’t impair
approaching drivers. In some places,
like cities, using high beams is illegal.
When you follow another vehicle on a
freeway or highway, use low beams.
True, most vehicles now have day-night
mirrors that enable the driver to reduce
glare. But outside mirrors are not of this
type and high beams from behind can
bother the driver ahead.
A Few More Night Driving
Suggestions
Keep your windshield and all the glass
on your vehicle clean-inside and out.
Glare at night is made much worse by
dirt on the glass. Even the inside
of the
glass can build up a film caused by dust.
Tobacco smoke also makes inside glass
surfaces very filmy and can be a vision
hazard
if it’s left there.
Dirty glass makes lights dazzle and
flash more than clean glass would,
making the pupils
of your eyes contract
repeatedly. You might even want to keep
a cloth and some glass cleaner in your
vehicle if you need to clean your glass
frequently.
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Tips on Driving in Fbg
If you get caught in fog, turn your
headlights on low beam, even in
daytime, You’ll see-and be seen-
better. Use your fog lights.
Don’t use your high beams. The light
will bounce
off the water droplets that
make up fog and reflect back at you.
Use your defogger.
In high humidity,
even a light build-up of moisture
on the
inside of the glass will cut down
on your
already limited visibility.
Run your
windshield wipers and washer occasionally. Moisture can build up on
the outside glass, and what seems to be fog may actually be moisture on the
outside of your windshield.
Treat dense fog as
an emergency. Try to
find a place to pull off the road. Of course
you want to respect another’s
property, but you might need to put something between you and moving
vehicles-space, trees, telephone poles,
a private driveway, anything that
removes you from other traffic.
If visibility is near zero and you must
stop but are unsure whether you are
away from the road,
turn your lights on,
start your hazard warning flashers, and
sound your horn at intervals or when
you hear approaching traffic.
Pass other vehicles in fog only if you
can see far enough ahead to pass safely.
Even then, be prepared to delay your
pass if you suspect the fog is worse
up
ahead. If other vehicles try to pass you,
make it easy for them.
City Driving
One of the biggest problems with city
streets is the amount of traffic on them.
You’ll want to watch out for what the
other drivers are doing and pay attention
to traffic signals.
Here are ways to increase your safety in
city driving:
Know the best way to get to where you
are going. Try not to drive around
trying to pick out a familiar street or
landmark. Get a city map and plan
your trip into
an unknown part of the
city just as you would for
a cross-
country trip.
Try to use the freeways that rim and
crisscross most large cities. You’ll save
time and energy. (See the next section,
Freeway Driving.
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