1993 PONTIAC GRAND-AM run flat

How to Use this Manual
Using Your 1993 Pontiac
Owner’s Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual
from beginning to end when they first
receive their new vehicle. This will help
you learn about the features and controls
for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll
find that pictures and words work
together to explain things quickly.
There are nine parts with color-tabbed
pages
in this manual. Each part begins
with a brief list of contents,
so you can
usually tell at a glance if that part
contains the information you want.
You can bend the manual slightly to
reveal the color tabs that help you find a
part.
Part 1: Seats & Safety Belts
This part tells you how to use your seats
and safety belts properly.
Part 2: Features & Controls
This part explains how to start and
operate your Pontiac.
Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio
Systems
This part tells you how to adjust the
ventilation and comfort controls and
how to operate your audio system.
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 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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12. Lower the vehicle by rotating the
wheel wrench counterclockwise.
Lower the jack completely. 13. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a
criss-cross sequence, as shown.
Incorrect wheel nuts or
- mproperly tightened wheel
nuts can cause the wheel to
become loose and even come
off.
This could lead to an accident. Be
sure to use the correct wheel nuts.
If
you have to replace them, be
sure to get the right kind.
Stop somewhere as soon as
you
can and have the nuts tightened
with a torque wrench
to
100 pound-feet (140 Nom). Don't
try to put a wheel cover on your
compact spare tire.
It won't fit. Store the
wheel cover and plastic cap nuts in the
trunk until you have the flat tire repaired
or replaced.
NOTICE
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Service & Appearance Care
Windshield Wiper Blade
Replacement
Replacement blades come in different
types and are removed in different ways.
Here’s how to remove the type with a
release clip:
1 . Pull the windshield wiper arm away
2. Lift the release clip with a
from the windshield.
screwdriver and pull the blade
assembly off the wiper arm.
the wiper arm.
3. Push the new wiper blade securely on
Loading bur Vehicle
Two labels on your vehicle show how
much weight it may properly carry. The
Tire-Loading Information label found on
the rear edge of the driver’s door tells
you the proper size, speed rating and recommended inflation pressures for the
tires on your vehicle. It also gives
you
important information about the number
of people that can be in your vehicle and
the total weight that you can carry. This
weight is called the Vehicle Capacity
Weight and includes the weight of all
occupants, cargo, and all nonfactory- installed options. The other label is the Certification
sticker, also on the rear edge of the
driver’s door. It
tells you the gross
weight capacity of your vehicle, called
the GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating). The GVWR includes the
weight of the vehicle, all occupants, fuel
and cargo. Never exceed the GVWR for
your vehicle, or the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for either the front or
rear axle.
And, if you do have a heavy load, you
should spread it out. Don’t carry more
than
132 lbs. (60 kg) in your trunk.
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Headlights ..................... 74
High-Low Beam Changer
....... -76
Instrument Panel
Intensity Control
............. 76
“On” Reminder
............... 75
Replacement Bulb
............ 228
Wiring
..................... 250
Heater (see
Comfort Controls)
Heater, Engine Block ........ .56. 213
High Beams
............... .76. 143
Highway Hypnosis
.............. 151
Hill and Mountain Roads
......... 152
Hood Release
.................. 205
Safety Warning
............... 206
Warning, Overheated
Engine
.................... 92
Horn
......................... 67
Hot Engine. Safety Warnings . .179. 206
How the Anti-Lock Brake
System Works
................ 132
Hydraulic Clutch
.......... .220. 253
Hydroplaning
.................. 145
Hills. Parking on
.......... .154. 165
Identification Number. Vehicle
.... 247
Idling Your Engine
.......... .64. 67
Ignition
Key
......................... 44
Key Release Button
............. 51
Positions
..................... 51
Illuminated Entry/Exit System
...... 46
Indicator Lights
Infant Restraint
Inflation. Tires
....... .232. 252. 304
Inside Rearview Mirror
........... 81
Inspections. Owner
.............. 271
Instrument Panel
................ 86
Instrument Panel Warning Lights .... 91
(see Warning Lights)
(see Child Restraints)
.................... J ack. Tire 187
Jump Starting
.................. 171
Key Release Button
.............. 51
Keys
.......................... 44 Lane
Change Indicator
........... 69
Lap-Shoulder Safety Belt .......... 18
Front
........................ 18
Rear ........................ 23
Use by Children
........... .27, 36
Latches. Seatback ................ 11
Lighter ........................ 85
Lights
Charging System
.............. 95
Check Gauges ................ 99
Daytime Running Lights ......... 75
Fog Lights .............. .77. 229
Headlights
.......... .74. 228. 254
Headlights Reminder
........... 75
Instrument Panel Intensity Control
. . 76
Parking ................. .74. 254
Reading
................ .77. 255
Removing
& Replacing
Bulbs
............ .228. 229. 254
Replacement Bulbs
............ 254
Shift
........................ 62
Taillights
............... .229. 254
Trunk ....................... 78
Turn Signal ............. .69. 254
Warning Lights
........... .91. 170
Lights on Reminder .............. 75
Loading Your Vehicle ............ 230
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Time. Setting the ............... 107
Tires
......................... 232
Buying New
................. 234
Chains.
................ .193. 238
Flat. Changing
............... 186
Inflation .................... 232
Inspection
& Rotation .......... 233
Loading
.................... 230
Quality Grading
.............. 235
Spare. Compact
......... .192. 304
Wear Indicators
.............. 234
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
................... 237
Wheel Replacement
........... 237
When to Replace Wheels
....... 237
Winter Driving and Tires
....... 156
Top Strap
...................... 31
Torque Lock .............. .l55, 252
Towing a Trailer
................ 159
Towing Your Pontiac
............. 175
Traffic Lights
.................. 124
Trailer Towing ................. 159
Driving with a Trailer
.......... 164
Maintenance
................. 166
Parking on Hills
.............. 165
Pressure
.................... 232
Trailer
Brakes
.................. 163
Transaxle. Automatic (see
Automatic Transaxle)
Transaxle. Manual (see
Manual Transaxle)
Transmission. Automatic (see
Automatic Transaxle)
Transmission. Manual
(see
Manual Transaxle)
Trip Odometer ................. -90
Trunk ......................... 49
Trunk Light
.................... 78
Trunk Release, Remote ........... 49
Turn Signal Indicator
............. 69
Turn Signal/Headlight Beam Lever . . 69
Cruise Control ................ 70
Headlight High/Low Beam
....... 76
Turn Signal
& Lane Change
Indicator
................... 69
Underbody Maintenance ........ 246
Unleaded Gasoline
.............. 199
Upshift Indicator Light
....... .62. 98
Upholstery Care ................ 240
Urban Driving
................. 147 Variable
Effort Steering
......... 136
Vehicle “Break-In” Period
......... 50
Vehicle. Control of a ............ 129
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN)
...................... 247
Vehicle Loading
................ 230
Vehicle Storage
................. 227
Ventilation (see
Comfort Controls)
VIN ......................... 247
Visors. Sun
.................... 82
Visor Vanity Mirror
.............. 83
Voltmeter
...................... 96
warning Flashers. Hazard ....... 170
Warning Lights
............. .91. 170
ABS
........................ 97
Battery
...................... 96
Brake ....................... 96
Charging System .............. 95
Check Gauges
................ 99
Coolant Temperature ........... 92
Fasten Belts
................... 17
Low Coolant
................. 93
Oil
......................... 93
Safety Belt
................... 17
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