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0 Taillights
0 Instrument Panel Lights
Push the switch
in all the way to turn all
the lights off.
Operation of Lights
Although your vehicle’s lighting system
(headlights, parking lights, fog lamps,
side marker lights and taillights) meets all
applicable federal lighting requirements,
certain states and provinces may apply
their own lighting regulations that may
require special attention before you
operate these lights.
For example, some jurisdictions may
require that you operate your fog lamps
only when your lower beam headlights
are also on, or that headlights be turned
on whenever you must use your
windshield wipers. In addition, most
jurisdictions prohibit driving solely
with
parking lights, especially at dawn or dusk.
It is recommended that you check with
your own state or provincial highway
authority for applicable lighting
regulations.
Lights On Reminder
[f you open the driver’s door while
leaving the lights on, you will hear a
warning tone.
Daytime 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:
0 The igdition is on
The headlight switch is off, and
The transaxle is not in “P” (Park).
4t dusk, the exterior lights will come on
mtornatically and the low beams will
:hange to full brightness. At dawn, the
:xterior 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,
shift the transaxle into “P’ (Park). The
DRL will stay off until you shift out of
“P” (Park).
At night, you can turn off all exterior
lights when you are
in “P” (Park) by
moving the Twilight Sentinel control all
[he way past
“MIN” to turn it off, if it was
m. If it was off, move the control to the
right to turn it on, then back off. The
lights will come back on when you put
the transaxle
in gear.
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Features & Controls
Headlight High-Low Beam Changer
To change the headlights from low beam
to high or high
to low, pull the turn signal
lever all the way toward you. Then
release it.
When the high beams are on, this blue
light on the instrument panel
also will
be on.
Instrument Panel Intensity Control
You can brighten or dim your instrument
cluster lights by rotating the headlight
switch. Rotate the switch all the way
counterclockwise
to turn on the interior
courtesy lights. Rotate the switch
clockwise
to turn off the instrument
cluster lights and displays.
Twilight Sentinel (OPTION)
If You Have This Option, Here’s How it
Works:
1. Push in the headlight switch to turn
your headlights off.
2. Rotate the Twilight Sentinel switch
counterclockwise from
“OFF”.
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The Twilight Sentinel Does Two
Things:
First, depending on how dark it becomes
outside, the Twilight Sentinel turns your
headlights
on automatically, when they’re
needed. Avoid covering the sensor located
near the windshield, by the defroster
outlet-otherwise your headlights will stay on.
Also, it’s possible that your headlights
might go
out if you drove from a dark
area into a bright area, such as a lighted
parking lot. If this happens,
turn on your
headlights with the regular headlight
switch.
Second, to light your way when you leave
your vehicle, the Twilight Sentinel will
keep your headlights on for as
long as
three minutes. Rotate the Twilight Sentinel switch
to “MAX” for a
three-minute delay. Rotate it the other
way to reduce the delay.
Fog Lights
The switch for your fog lights is in the
overhead console.
An indicator light in the switch will glow
when the fog lights are switched on. You]
headlights must be on low beams, or
you
parking lights must be on, for your fog
lights
to work.
kont Reading Lights,
?hese lights and the interior courtesy
ights
will come on when you open the
loors.
To turn on a reading light when the doors
Ire closed, press either switch. Press it
igain
to turn the light off.
To avoid draining your vehicle’s battery,
)e sure to turn off the reading lights when
eaving your vehicle.
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Features 4? Controls
Rear Reading Lights
These overhead lights and the interior
courtesy lights will come on when
you
open the doors.
To turn on the reading light when the door
is closed, slide the switch up. Slide it
down to turn
off the light.
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Inside Manual
DaylNight Rearview
Mirror
To reduce glare from lights behind you,
pull the lever toward you to the night
position.
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RaylNight Rearview
Mirror
This mirror automatically changes to
reduce glare when set
in the “On” position.
One photocell on the back
of the mirror
senses when
it is becoming dark outside.
Another photocell is built into the mirror
surface to sense headlights behind you.
The mirror will darken gradually to
reduce glare. This change. may take a few
moments.
OFF: Shuts off the Daymight function.
The mirror will stay
in the Day setting.
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Features & Controls
Card Holder
The front doors on some vehicles have a
card holder for convenient storage of
business cards or parking lot ticket stubs.
The card holder has space for up to five
regular business cards.
H Sun Visors
To block out glare, you can swing down
the visors. You can also remove them
from the center mount and swing them to
the side, while the auxiliary sunshade
remains
to block glare from the front.
Visor Vanity Mirrors
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.
You can adjust the
brightness
of the lights with the switch.
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Features 8t Controls
Instrument 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 vehicle.
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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
repair 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 know 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 works along with
the warning lights and gages. See “Driver
Information System”
in the Index.
Warning Lights
Your Pontiac has some of the warning
light systems shown here. The symbols
are explained on the following pages.
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Engine Coolant Temperature Warning
Light
This light tells you that your engine
coolant has overheated or your radiator
cooling fans are not working.
If you have
been operating your vehicle under normal
driving conditions, you
should pull off the
road, stop your vehicle and
turn the
engine off as soon as possible.
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