1993 PONTIAC GRAND-PRIX instrument panel

Engine Overheating
You will find a coolant temperature
gage or the warning light about
a hot
engine
on your Pontiac's instrument
panel.
You may also find a low coolant
warning light
on your Pontiac's
instrument panel.
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If Steam is Coming from Your Engine:
L Steam from an overheated
- b engine can burn you badly,
even if you just open the hood. Stay
away from the engine if you see or
hear steam coming from it. Just
turn it off and get everyone away
from the vehicle until it cools down.
Wait until there is no sign of steam
DP eoolant before opening the hood.
If you keep driving when your
engine is overheated, the liquids in
it can catch fire. YOU or others
could be badly burned. Stop your
engine if it overheats, and get out of
the vehicle until the engine is COOL
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If No Steam is Coming from Your
Engine:
If you get the overheat warning but see
or hear no steam, the problem may not
be too serious. Sometimes the engine
can get a little too hot when you:
Climb a long hill on a hot day.
Stop after high speed driving.
Idle for long periods in traffic.
Tow a trailer.
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Service & Appearance Care
Cleaning Vinyl or Leather
Just use warm water and a clean cloth.
Rub with a clean, damp cloth to
remove dirt.
You may have to do it
more than once.
Things like tar, asphalt and shoe
polish will stain if you don’t get them
off quickly. Use a clean cloth and
solvent-type vinyl/leather cleaner.
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Cleaning the Top of the
Instrument Panel
Use only mild soap and water to clean
the top surfaces of the instrument
panel. Sprays containing silicones
or
waxes may cause annoying refle,ctions
in the windshield and even make it
difficult to see through the windshield
under certain conditions.
Care of Safety Belts
Keep belts clean and dry.
CAUTION II
A Do not bleach or dye safety
severely weaken them. In a crash
they might not be able to provide
adequate protection. Clean safety
belts only with mild soap and lukewarm water.
L belts. If you do, it may
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Service & Appearance Care
Fiberglass Springs
Don’t use corrosive or acidic
cleaning agents, engine degre
aluminum cleaning agents
or 0th
harsh solvents
to clean fiberglas
springs; they’ll damage the sprin
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Chemical Paint Spotting
Some weather and atmospheric
conditions can create a chemical fallout.
Airborne pollutants can fall upon and
attack painted surfaces
on your vehicle.
This damage can take two forms:
blotchy, ringlet-shaped discolorations,
and small irregular dark spots etched
into the paint surface.
Although no defect
in the paint job
causes this, Pontiac will repair, at no
charge to the owner, the surfaces of
new vehicles damaged by this fallout
condition within
12 months or 12,000
miles (20 000 km) of purchase,
whichever comes first.
Vehicle Identification Number
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This is the legal identifier for your
Pontiac. It appears on a plate in the
front corner
of the instrument panel, on
the driver’s side. You can see it
if you
look through the windshield from
outside your vehicle. The VIN also
appears on the Vehicle Certification and
Service Parts labels
and the certificates
of title and registration.
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Service & Appearance Care
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Fuses & Circuit Breakers
The wiring circuits in your vehicle are
protected
from short circuits by a
combination of fuses, circuit breakers,
and fusible thermal links in the wiring
itself. This greatly reduces the chance
of
fires caused by electrical problems.
Some fuses are located in a fuse block
in the glove box as shown above.
To
locate the fuse block, pull down the
cover. See the diagram later in this
section.
Another set
of fuses is located in the
component center, under the
instrument panel.
Additional fuses are located in the
underhood electrical centers on the
right and left sides of the engine
compartment.
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Spare fuses and a fuse puller are located
in the glove box fuse block cover.
Place the wide end of the fuse puller
over the plastic end of the fuse. Squeeze
the ends over the fuse and pull it out.
To identify and check fuses, refer to the
charts on the following pages. Look at the silver-colored band inside
the fuse.
If the band is broken or
melted, replace the fuse. Be sure you
replace a bad fuse with a new one of the
identical size and rating.
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Glove Box Fuse Block
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2
3
4
5
6
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
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Fuse Rating Circuitry
(AMP)
10 Radio & Clock; Steering Wheel Controls
15 Radio & Clock; Passive Restraint Lockout; Compass; Trip
Computer (STE Model)
; Lamp Monitor Module (STE Model)
15 Door Lock; Courtesy, Glove Box, Underhood, Trunk, Header
Lights; Cigarette Lighter (Except STE); Door Handle (STE Model);
Lighted Visor Mirror (STE Model); Lighted Inside Rearview Mirror
(STE Model); Dome Light (STE Model)
25 Windshield Wiper & Washer
10 Temp Door Motor; HVAC
& Rear Defogger; DRL Module
(Canada); Instrument Cluster (Except STE); Compass; HUD
Dimmer; Trip Computer (STE Model); Light Monitor Module (STE
Model)
15 Brake Lights; ABS Control Module; Chime Module
15 ECM
20 Taillights; Radio
& Clock; HVAC; Chime Module; DRL Module
(Canada)
; Compass (Except STE) ; HUD Module; Lamp Monitor
Module (STE Model); Fog Light Delay (STE Model)
15 Hazard Warning Flasher
10 Rear Defogger Timer Relay; Instrument Cluster; Chime Module;
Cruise Control; DRL Module (Canada); Lamp Driver Module
(Except STE)
; ABS Lamp Driver (STE Model)
5 Instrument Panel, Console, Switch Lights
25 Blower Motor, SOL Box
10 Turn Signals/Flasher
10 Side Marker, Forward Park Lights (STE Model)
10 ABS Control Module
Not Used
Taillights (STE Model)
Not Used
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Replacement Bulbs (CONTJ
INSIDE LIGHTS
Ashtray ........................................................................\
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Center Instrument Cluster ..............................................................
Courtesy Lights
Instrument Panel
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Dome ........................................................................\
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Door ........................................................................\
......................
Windshield Header ....................................................................... \
Rearview Mirror ........................................................................\
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Dome ........................................................................\
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Windshield Header ....................................................................... \
Rear Seat ........................................................................\
...............
Glove Box Light ........................................................................\
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Heater 81 A/C Control ....................................................................
High-Beam Indicator ....................................................................... \
Indicator Lights ........................................................................\
.......
Turn Signal Indicators ....................................................................
Visor Vanity Light ........................................................................\
...
Reading Lights
BULB
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161.194. 194R
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561
562 or 212-2
562 or 212-2
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24 562 or 212-2
906
194
T-1.0,
T-1.5
161
PC161
PC161
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Customer Assistance Information
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
Your satisfaction and goodwill are
important to your dealer and Pontiac.
Normally, any concern with the sales
transaction or the operation
of your
vehicle will be resolved by your dealer’s
Sales or Service Departments.
Sometimes, however, despite the best
intentions
of all concerned,
misunderstandings can occur. If your
concern has not been resolved to your
satisfaction, the following steps should
be taken:
STEP ONE: Discuss your concern
with a member of dealership
management. Complaints can often be
quickly resolved at that level. If the
matter has already been reviewed with
the Sales, Service, or Parts Manager,
contact the owner of the dealership or
the General Manager.
STEP TWO: If after contacting a
member of Dealership Management, it
appears your concern cannot be
resolved by the dealership without
further help, contact the Pontiac
Customer Assistance Center by calling
1-800-PM-CARES. In Canada, contact
GM
of Canada Customer Assistance
Centre in Oshawa by calling
1-800-263-3777 (English) or
1-800-263-7854 (French).
In Mexico, call
(525) 254-3777. In
Puerto Rico or
U.S. Virgin Islands, call
1-809-763-1315. In all other overseas
locations, contact GM International
Export Sales in Canada by calling
1-416-644-4112. For
prompt assistance, please have the
following information available to give
the Customer Assistance Representative:
Your name, address, telephone
Vehicle Identification Number (This
number
is available from the vehicle
registration or title, or the plate
attached to the left top of the
instrument panel and visible through
the windshield.)
Dealership name and location
Vehicle delivery date and present
Nature of concern
mileage
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Top of the Instrument Panel ......... 264
Underbody Maintenance
.............. 267
Vinyl or Leather
............................. 264
Warnings
........................................ 261
Weatherstrips
................................ 266
White Sidewall Tires
..................... 266
Windshield and Wiper Blades
...... 265
Climate Control
................................ 116
Clock. Setting the
............................. 120
Clusters. Instrument Panel
................ 94
Clutch. Hydraulic Adding Fluid
......................... 230. 278
Checking Fluid
.............................. 229
Climate Control
.............................. 116
Ventilation ............................ 117. 119
Compact Disc Player (see
Audio Systems)
Compact Spare Tire ................ 207. 336
Compartments. Storage
............... 85. 86
Compass ............................................ 109
Control of a Vehicle
.......................... 145
Convenience Net
............................... 50
Convex Outside Mirror ..................... 83
Comfort Controls Coolant
.............................................. 230
Checking
&
Adding ................. 195. 230. 277. 278
Proper Mixture to Use
.... 195.230. 278
Safety Warnings About
.................. 195. 196. 230. 232
Temperature Gage
........................... 99
Temperature Warning Light
........... 98
Cooling System ................................. 230
Courtesy Lights
................................... 82
Covers. Wheel ........................... 202. 266
Cruise Control
.................................... 72
Cup Holder
......................................... 85
Curves. Driving on ........................... 152
Customer Assistance Information
... 309
Daytime Running Lights
................. 79
Dead Battery: What to Do
.............. 185
Defects. Reporting Safety ................. 314
Defensive Driving
............................ 142
Defogger. Rear Window
................... 118
Defogging Your Windows ............... 117
Delco LOC II@
.................................. 130
Door Locks
........................................ 45
Downshifting
..................... 60. 168. 180
Driver Information Center .............. 105
Driver Position
.................................. 20
Driving ............................................. 137
At Night
.......................................... 157
City
................................................ 163
Controlling a Skid .......................... 156
Defensively .................................... 142
Drunken
........................................ 143
Freeway
......................................... 164
Hill and Mountain ........................ 168
In a Foreign Country ..................... 214
In Fog. Mist and Haze
.................. 162
In the Rain
...................................... 159
Long Distance
............................... 166
Loss of Control .............................. 156
On Curves
..................................... 152
Passing
........................................... 154
Through Deep Standing Water
....... 56
Winter Driving .............................. 171
With a Trailer
................................ 179
Drunken Driving
............................. 143
Electric Outside Mirror Control
...... 84
Electrical Equipment.
Adding
............................. 55. 120. 269
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