1993 PONTIAC GRAND-PRIX lights

Dayfime 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 low 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. At
dusk, the exterior lights will come
on
automatically and the low beams will
change to full brightness. At dawn, the
exterior lights will go out and the low
beams will change to the reduced
brightness
of DRL (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 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.
Headlighf High-Low Beam
Changer
To change the headlights from low
beam to high or high to low, pull the
turn signal/headlight beam 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.
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Features & Controls
Flash-to- Pass
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, as
explained under
Headlight High-Low
Beam Changer earlier in this section.
If the fog light switch is on, your fog
lights will go off while the high beams
are
on. When the high beams go off, the
fog lights will come on again.
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Brightness Intensity Control
You can brighten or dim the instrument
panel lights by sliding the control knob
up or down.
If you slide the knob all the
way up to
INT your courtesy or interior
lights will come on.
To turn instrument
panel lights on to full intensity with the
headlights on, slide the control knob to
HI.
Fog Lights
Use your fog lights for better vision in
foggy or misty conditions.
To turn fog lights on, push the switch.
Pull the parking light switch to turn the
fog lights off.
When using fog lights, the parking lights and/or low beam headlights must
be on.
The 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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Reading Lights
Reading lights have a switch. You can
also
turn them on with the brightness
intensity control.
To avoid draining your vehicle's battery,
be sure
to turn off all front and rear
reading lights when you leave your
vehicle.
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Rearview Mirror Reading lights
(OPTION)
These lights are part of the rearview
mirror. They go on when you open the
doors. When the doors are
closed, turn
them
on and off with the switch.
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Dome Reading Lights (OPTION)
These lights are part of your dome light.
Press the switch nearest the light you
want on. Press the switch again to turn
the light
off.
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Reading Lights (OPTION)
These lights are part of the overhead
console. Press the switch nearest the
light you want on. Press the switch
again
to turn the light off.
Rear Reading Lights (OPTION)
These lights go on when you open the
doors. When the doors are closed, turn
them
on and off with the switch.
Courtesy Lights
When any door is opened, several lights
come on. These lights are courtesy
lights. They make it easier for you to
enter and leave your vehicle.
Your dome light is a courtesy light.
Any lights beneath your instrument
panel or on your doors are courtesy
lights.
Your Pontiac may also have
others.
You can turn on the courtesy
lights with the brightness intensity
control. See
Brightness Intensity
Control earlier in this section.
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Illuminated Entry (OPTION)
If you have illuminated entry, your
interior lights will stay on for about
12
seconds after the door is closed.
The lights will go out when the ignition
key is turned to the
Run position.
Inside Manual DaylNight
Rearview Mirror
To reduce glare from lights behind you,
pull the lever toward you to the night
position.
Convex Outside Mirror
Your right side mirror is convex. A
convex mirror’s surface is curved so yo^
can see more from the driver’s seat.
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If you aren’t used to a convex
mirror, you can hit another
vehicle.
A convex mirror can make
things (like other vehicles) look
farther away than they really are.
If
you cut too sharply into the right
lane, you could hit
a vehicle on
your right. Check your inside
mirror or glance over
your shoulder
before changing lanes.
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Visor Vanity Mirrors (OPTION)
Standard Mirror: Open the cover to
expose the vanity mirror.
Lighted Mirrors: If your vehicle has
the optional lighted vanity mirrors, the
lights come on when
you open the
cover. These can even be used for
reading.
Fold-Down Armrest
To use the armrest, just pull it down.
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Storage Armrest (OPTION)
To open this type, fold down the
armrest, then press the latch
on the
underside and lift the cover.
Inside,
you have storage space and you
may have a fold-out cup holder.
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Features & Controls
Zmhment Panel Clusters
Your Pontiac is equipped with one of these instrument panel clusters, which
includes indicator warning lights and gages that are explained on the following
pages. Be
sure to read about those that apply to the instrument panel cluster for
your Pontiac.
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Warning Lights, Gages and
Indicators
This section describes the warning lights
and gages that may be on your vehicle.
The pictures will help you locate them.
Warning lights and gages can signal that
something is wrong before it becomes
serious enough to cause an expensive
r’epair or replacement. Paying attention
to your warning lights and gages could
also save you or others from injury.
Warning lights go on when there may
be or
is a problem with one of your
vehicle’s functions.
As you will see in
the details on the next few pages, some
warning lights come on briefly when
you turn the ignition key just to let you
know they’re working.
If you are familiar
with this section, you should
not be alarmed when this happens.
Gages can indicate when there may be
or is a problem with one of your
vehicle’s functions. Often gages and
warning lights work together to let you
lmow when there’s a problem with your
vehicle.
When one of the warning lights comes
on and stays on when you are driving,
or when one of the gages shows there
may be a problem, check the section
that tells you what to
do about it. Please
follow the manual’s advice. Waiting to
do repairs can be costly-and even
dangerous.
So please get to know your
warning lights and gages. They’re a big
help. Your vehicle may also
have
a driver
information system that worlrs along
with the warning lights and gages. See
the Index under Driver Information
Center.
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