Features & Controls
Park (CONT.)
Ensure the shift lever is fully in P (Park)
range before starting the engine. Your
Pontiac has a brake-transaxle shift
interlock. You have
to apply your
regular brake
before you can shift from
P (Park) when the ignition key is in the
Run position. If you cannot shift out of
P (Park), ease pressure on the shift
lever-push the shift lever all the way
into
P (Park)-as you maintain brake
application. Then move the shift lever
into the gear you wish. (Press the shift
lever button before moving the shift
lever,) See
Shifting Out of P (Park) later
in this section.
Reverse
R (Reverse): Use this gear to back up.
Shifting to
R (Reverse) while your
vehicle
is moving forward could
damage your transaxle. Shift
to
R only after your vehicle is
stopped.
To rock your vehicle back and forth to
get out of
snow, ice or sand without
damaging your transaxle,
see the Index
under If You ’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud,
Ice or Snow.
Neutral
N (Neutral): In this position, your
engine doesn’t connect with the wheels.
To restart when you’re already moving,
use
N (Neutral) only. Also, use N when
your vehicle is being towed.
A Shifting out of P (Park) or
1 N (Neutral) while your engine I
‘racing” (running at high speed)
is dangerous. Unless your foot is
firmly on the brake pedal, your
vehicle could move very rapidly. You
could lose control and hit people
or objects. Don’t shift out
of
P (Park) or N (Neutral) while your
engine is racing.
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RCL (Recall): Press this button once to
see which track is playing. Press again
within five seconds to see how long
your selection has been playing. The
track number
also will be displayed
when the volume is changed or a new
track
starts to play.
COMP (Compression): Pressing this
button makes
soft and loud passages
more equal in volume. Press again to
resume normal play.
RDM (Random): Press to play tracks in
random, rather than sequential, order.
Press the button again to play the tracks sequentially.
REV (Reverse): Press and hold to
rapidly reverse the disc. Release to
resume playing.
FWD (Fast Forward): Press and hold
to rapidly advance the disc. Release to
resume playing.
PREV (Previous): Press to play a track
again.
If you keep pressing the PREV
button, the disc will keep backing up to
previous tracks.
NEXT Press to advance to the next
track.
If you keep pressing the NEXT
button, the disc will keep advancing to
other tracks.
When Finished with the Compact
Disc Player:
If you press PWR or turn off the
ignition, the disc
will stay in the player
and start again when you
turn on the
ignition
or the PWR button. The disc
will begin playing at the point where it
had been stopped.
ST-PL (Stop-Play): Press to stop the
disc player; the radio will play. Press again to play the disc (the player will
start playing the disc where it had
stopped earlier).
EJCT (Eject): Press to eject the disc;
the radio will play. You can also eject
the disc with the radio or ignition
off.
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