1993 PONTIAC GRAND-PRIX door lock

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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will
find on your vehicle. For example, these
symbols are used
on an original battery:
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Caution Possible Injury
Protect Eyes by Shielding
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks
or Flames
Spark or Flame Could
Explode Battery
These symbols are important for you
and your passengers whenever your
vehicle is driven:
Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocklUnlock
These symbols have to do with your
lights:
a Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights Fog Lights
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Seats & Safety Eelts
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Seatback Latches
In 2-door Pontiacs, the front seat folds
forward to let people get into the back
seat.
Your seatback will move back and forth
freely, unless you come to a sudden
stop. Then it will lock in place.
There’s one time the seatback may not
fold without some help from
you. That’s
if your vehicle is parked facing down a
fairly steep hill.
TQ fold a seatback forward, push the
seatback toward the rear as you
lift this
latch. Then the seatback will fold
forward. The latch must be down for
the seat to work properly.
4 Safety Belts:
They’ve For Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to
use sakty belts properly. It also tells
you mme things you should not do with
s’afety belts .
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Don’t let anyone ride where I L
- they can’t wear a safety belt
properly.
If you are in a crash and
you’re not wearing a safety belt,
your injuries can be
much worse.
You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it.
You
can be seriously injured or killed. In
the same crash, you might not be
if
you are buckled up. Always fasten
your safety belt, and check that
your passengers’ belts are fastened
properly too.
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Seats & Safety 6elts
Driver Position
This section describes the driver’s
restraint system.
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Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
This safety belt is called “automatic”
because you don’t have to buckle up
when you get into your vehicle. And you don’t have to unbuckle when
you get out.
Just get into your vehicle. Then close
and lock the
door. Adjust the seat (to
see
how, see the Index under Seat
Controls) so you can sit up straight.
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Seats & Safety
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Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
(CONr.)
TQ Reattach the Automatic Belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2.Adjust the seat (to see how, see the
Index under Seat Controls) so you
can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
until it cliclts.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle
Belts
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It
won’t give nearly as much protectior
this way.
You can be seriously hurt if
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loose. In a crash, you would move
forward too much, which could
signiticantly increase injury. The
shoulder
belt should fit against your
bodv.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is buckled in the wrong
place.
You can be seriously injured
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the belt would go up over your
there, not at the pelvic bones. This
could cause serious internal
injuries. Always buckle your belt
into the buckle nearest you.
abdomen. The belt forces would be I
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Features & Controls
When a new Pontiac is delivered, the
dealer removes the plugs from the keys,
and gives them to the first owner.
Each plug has a code
on it that tells
your dealer or a qualified locksmith
how to make extra keys. Keep the plugs
in a safe place. If you lose your keys,
you’ll be able to have new ones made
easily using these plugs.
Keys The ignition keys are for the ignition
only.
Leaving young children in a
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is dangerous for many reasons. A
child or others could be badly
injured or even killed.
They could operate power windows
or other controls, or even make the
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The door keys are for the doors and all
other locks.
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Door Locks
Unlocked doors can be
dangerous.
Passengers-especially children-
can easily open the doors and fall
out. When
a door is locked, the
inside handle won’t open it.
Outsiders can easily enter through
an unlocked door when
you slow
down or
stop your vehicle.
This may not be
so obvious: You
increase the chance of being
thrown out
of the vehicle in a crash
if the doors aren’t locked. Wear
safety belts properly, lock your
doors, and you will be far better off
vhenever you drive your vehicle.
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There are several ways to lock and
unlock your vehicle.
From the Outside:
Use your door key or Remote Lock
if your vehicle has this option.
From the Inside:
To lock the door, move the lock control
rearward on each door. Move it forward
to unlock.
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Features & Controls
Power Door Locks
You can lock or unlock all doors of your
vehicle from the driver or passenger
door lock switch.
On 4-door models, the switch on each
rear door works only that door’s lock. It
won’t lock (or unlock) all of the
doors-that’s a safety feature.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, open your
door and set the loclss from inside. Then
get
out and close the door.
Automatic Door Locks
Just close your doors and turn on the
ignition.
If you have an automatic
transaxle, all
of the doors will loclt when
you move your shift lever out of
P (Park) or N (Neutral). If you have a
manual transaxle, all of the doors will
lock when the vehicle goes about
8 mph
(13 ltrn/h). Each time ycu close your
doors and turn on the ignition, the
doors will lock automatically only once.
If someone needs to get out while the
vehicle is running, have that person use
the manual or power loclt. When the
door is closed again, it will not lock
automatically. Just use the manual
or
power lock to lock the door again.
Remote Lock Control (OPTION)
If your Pontiac has this option, you can
lock and unlock your doors or unlock
your trunk from up to
30 feet (9 m)
using the key chain transmitter.
Operation
When you press and release UNLOCK,
the driver’s door will unlock and the
interior lights will come on. They’ll stay
on for
40 seconds, or until you turn the
ignition to
ON.
Press and release UNLOCK a second
time within five seconds to unlock the
passenger door or doors.
To loclt all doors, press DOOR. The
interior lights will come on for two
seconds to show the lock function has
worked. If you first press
UNLOCK
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and then press DOOR within 40
seconds, the interior lights will stay on
until the 40 seconds are over.
Press
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interior lights will not come
on.
Matching Transmitter(s) To Your
Vehicle
Each key chain transmitter is coded to
prevent another transmitter from
unlocking your vehicle.
If a transmitter
is lost or stolen, a replacement can be
purchased through your dealer.
Remember to bring the remaining
transmitter with you when you go to
your dealer. When the dealer matches
the replacement transmitter to your
vehicle, the remaining transmitter must
also be matched. Once the new
transmitter is coded, the lost
transmitter will not unlock your vehicle.
You can match a transmitter to as many
different vehicles as you
own, provided
they are equipped with exactly the same
model system. (General Motors offers
several different models of these
systems on their vehicles.) Each vehicle
can have only two transmitters matched
to it. See your dealer to match
transmitters to another vehicle.
Your Remote Lock Co~ntrol operates
on
a radio frequency subject to Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
Rules.
This device complies with Part
15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
(1) This
device may not cause harmful
interference, and
(2) This device must
accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause
undesired operation. Should interference
to this system
occur, try this:
Check to determine if battery
replacement is necessary. See the
instructions
on battery replacement
later in this section.
Check the distance. You may be too
far from your vehicle. This product
has a maximum range.
Check the location. Other vehicles or
objects may be blocking the signal.
See your Pontiac dealer or a qualified
technician for service.
Changes or modifications to this system
by other than an authorized service
facility could void authorization to
use
this equipment.
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