1994 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Owners Manual

Problems on the Road
To Jump Start Your
Pontiac: (CONK)
You could be injured if the vehicles
roll. Set the parking brake firmly
on each vehicle. Put an automatic
transaxle
in “P” (Park) or a manual
transaxle
in “N” (Neutral).
3. Turn off the ignition on both vehicles.
Turn
off all lights that aren’t needed,
and radios. This will avoid sparks and
help save both batteries. And
it could
save your radio!
NOTICE:
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If you leave your radio on, it could be
badly damaged. The repairs wouldn’t
be covered by your warranty.
4. Open the hoods and locate the batteries.
5. Find the positive (+) and negative (-)
terminals on each battery.
Check that
the jumper cables don’t
have loose or missing insulation. If
they do, you could get a shock. The
vehicles could be damaged, too.
Before you connect the cables, here
are some basic things you should
know. Positive
(+) will go to positive
(+) and negative (-) will go to negative
(-) or a metal engine part. Don’t
connect
(+) to (-) or you’ll get a short
that would damage the battery and maybe other parts, too.
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6. Connect the red positive (+) cable to
the positive (+) terminal of the vehicle
with the dead battery. Use a remote
positive
(+) terminal if the vehicle has
one.
There may be a red plastic cover over
the positive cable end; remove
it
before attaching the jumper cable.
7. Don’t let the other end touch metal.
Connect it to the positive
(+) terminal
of the good battery. Use a remote
positive
(+) terminal if the vehicle has
one.
8. Now connect the black negative (-)
cable to the good battery’s negative
(-) terminal.
Don’t let the other end touch anything
until the next step. The other end of
the negative cable doesn’t go to the
dead battery. It goes to a heavy
unpainted metal part
on the engine of
the vehicle with
the dead battery.
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Problems on the Road
To Jump Start Your
Pontiac: (CONT.)
9. Attach the cable at least 18 inches
(45 cm) away from the dead battery,
but not near engine parts that move.
The electrical connection is just as
good there, but the chance of sparks
getting back to the battery is much
less.
16. Now start the vehicle with the good
battery and
run the engine for a while.
11. Try to start the vehicle with the dead
battery.
If it won't start after a few tries, it
probably needs service.
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12. Re'move the cables in reverse order to
prevent electrical shorting. Take care
that they don't touch each other or
any other metal. Towing Your Pontiac
Try to have a GM dealer or a professional
towing service tow your Pontiac. The
usual towing equipment is:
(A) Sling-type tow truck
(B) Wheel-lift
(C) Car carrier
If your vehicle has been changed or
modified since it was factory-new by
adding aftermarket items like fog lamps,
aero skirting, or special tires and wheels,
these instructions and illustrations may
not be correct.
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Before you do anything, turn on the
hazard warning flashers.
When you call, tell the towing service:
0 That, if you have the SSE or SSEi
model, your vehicle cannot be towed
from the front with sling-type
equipment.
0 That your vehicle has front-wheel
drive.
The make, model, and year of your
vehicle.
Whether you can still move the shift
lever.
0 If there was an accident, what was
damaged.
When the towing service arrives, let the
tow operator know that this manual
, contains detailed towing instructions and
illustrations. The operator may want to
see them. When
your vehicle is being towed, have
the ignition key
off. The steering wheel
should be clamped in a straight-ahead
position, with a clamping device designed
for towing service. Do not use the
vehicle’s steering column lock for this.
The transaxle should be in Neutral and the
parking brake released.
Don’t have your vehicle towed on the front
wheels, unless you must.
If the vehicle
must be towed on the front wheels, don’t
go more than 35 mph (56 km/h) or farther
than
50 miles (80 km) or your transaxle
will
be damaged. If these limits must be
exceeded, then the front wheels have
to be
supported on a dolly.
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Problems on the Road
Towing Your Vehicle
(COnrT.)
Towing from the
Front-Vehicle
Hook-up
(EXCEPT SSE & SSEi)
Before hooking up to a tow truck, be sure
to read all the information on “Towing
Your Pontiac” earlier in this section.
1. Attach T-hook chains into the bottom
slots in
the cradle behind the front
wheels, on both sides.
2. Across sling chains, position a 4x4
wood beam against the bottom of the
radiator support behind the front
bumper.
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3. Attach a separate safety chain around
the outboard end of each control arm. Towing from the
Front-Vehicle
Hook-up
(SSE & SSEi Only)
Before hooking up to a tow truck, be sure
to read all the information on “Towing
Your Pontiac” earlier
in this section.
Attach T-hook chains into the
slots just
behind the front wheels on both sides.
NOTICE:
Do not tow with sling-type
equipment or fascia/fog light
damage
will occur. Use wheel-lift
or car carrier equipment (additional
ramping may be required for car
carrier equipment). Use safety
chains and wheel straps.
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Problems on the Road
Towing from the
Front-Vehicle Hook-up
(SSE & SSEi Only) (CONT.)
Attach a separate safety chain around the
outboard end of each control arm.
NOTICE:
Towing a vehicle over rough
surfaces could damage a vehicle.
Damage can occur from vehicle to
ground or vehicle to wheel-lift
equipment.
To help avoid damage,
install a towing dolly and raise
vehicle
until adequate clearance is
obtained between the ground and/or
wheel-lift equipment.
Do not attach winch cables or
J-hooks to suspension components
when using car carrier equipment.
Always use T-hooks inserted
in the
T-hook slots.
NOTICE:
To help avoid damaging a vehicle
during a tow over rough surfaces,
install a towing dolly beneath the
wheels that would otherwise be on
the ground during the tow. This
will
increase clearance between the
wheel-lift equipment and the
underbody of the towed vehicle.
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Towing from the
Rear-Vehicle tiook=up
(ALL)
Before hooking up to a tow truck, be sure
~ to read all the information on “Towing
Your Pontiac” earlier
in this section.
1 I Attach T-hook chains on both sides in
the slotted holes in the floor pan
support rails
just ahead of the rear
wheels.
2. Position the lower sling crossbar
directly under the rear bumper. 3. Attach a separate safety chain around
the outboard end
of each lower control
arm.
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