1994 PONTIAC FIREBIRD Owners Manual

Features and Controls
NOTICE:
When using concentrated washer
fluid, follow the manufacturer’s
instructions for adding water.
Don’t mix water with
ready-to-use washer fluid. Water
can cause the solution to freeze
and damage your washer fluid
tank and other parts of the washer
system. Also, water doesn’t clean
as well as washer fluid.
Fill your washer fluid tank only
314 full when it’s very cold. This
allows for expansion, which could
damage the tank if
it is completely
full.
Don’t use radiator antifreeze in
your windshield washer. It can
damage your washer system and
paint.
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hise Control (opnoN)
Vith Cruise Control, you can maintain a
peed of about
25 mph (40 km/h) or more
rrithout keeping your foot on the
ccelerator. This can really help on long
:ips. Cruise Control does not
work at
peeds below about
25 mph (40 km/h).
Vhen you apply your brakes, or push the
lutch pedal, if you have a manual
ransmission, the Cruise Control shuts
off
To Set Cruise Control
1. Move the Cruise Control switch to
“ON.”
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2. Get up to the speed you want.
3. Push in the set button at the end of the
4. Take your foot off the accelerator
lever and
release it.
pedal.
ro Resume a Set Speed
;uppose you set your Cruise Contrd at
desired speed and then you apply the
rake. This, of course, shuts
off the
lruise Control. But you don’t need to
eset it. Once you’re going about
25 mph
40 km/h) or more, you can move the
lruise Control switch from
“ON’ tb
WA” (Resume/Accelerate) for about
lalf a second.
lou’ll go right back up to your chosen
peed and stay there.
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To Increase Speed While Using Cruise
Control
There are two ways to go to a higher
speed. Here’s the first:
1. Use the accelerator pedal to get to the
higher speed.
2. Push the button at the end of the lever,
then release the button and the accelerator pedal. You’ll now cruise ai
the higher speed.
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Here’s the second way to go to a higher
speed:
1.
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Move the Cruise switch from “ON” to
“WA.” Hold it there until you get up
to the speed you want, and then
release the switch.
To increase your speed in very small
amounts, move the switch to
“WA”
for less than half a second and then
release it. Each time you do this,
your vehicle will
go about 1 mph
(1.6
km/h) faster.
ro Reduce Speed While Using Cruise
Zontrol
ihere are two ways to reduce your speed
vhile using cruise control:
Push in the button at the end
of the
lever until you reach the lower speed
you want, then release it.
To slow down in very small amounts,
push the button for less than half a
second. Each time you do this, you’ll
go 1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower.
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Passing Another Vehicle While Using
Cruise Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase your
speed. When you take your foot
off the
pedal, your vehicle will slow down to the
Cruise Control speed you set earlier.
Using Cruise Control on Hills
How well your Cruise Control will work
on hills depends upon your speed, load,
and the steepness
of the hills. When going
up steep hills, you may have to step on
the accelerator pedal to maintain your
speed. When going downhill, you may
have to brake or
shift to a lower gear to
keep your speed down.
Of course,
applying the brake takes you out
of
Cruise Control. Many drivers find this to
be too much trouble and don’t use Cruise
Control on steep hills.
ro Get Out of Cruise Control
:here are several ways to turn off the
3ruise Control:
I. Step lightly on the brake pedal or pus1
the clutch pedal, if you have a manual
transmission;
OR
!. Move the Cruise switch to “OFF.”
:o Erase Speed Memory
Yhen you turn off the Cruise Control or
he ignition, your Cruise Control set speec
nemory is erased.
kaction Control System and Cruise
lontrol
f your traction control system engages
vhile your Cruise Control
is set, Cruise
lontrol will disengage. Your speed will
le
set in memory, though. When Cruise
lontrol engages again, use
“WA”
Resume/Accelerate) to go back to your
et speed.
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Features and Controls
Operation of Lights
Although your vehicle’s lighting system
(headlights, parking lights, fog lamps,
side marker lights and taillights) meets
al
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.
Main Light Control
The main light control is a knob that
works these lights:
Headlights
Taillights
Parking lights
License lights
Sidemarker lights
Instrument panel lights
Turn the knob to
-v to turn on your
headlights and okbpoperating lights.
Turn the knob to
p$ to turn on your
parking lights without your headlights.
Turn the knob to “OFF” to turn
off the
lights.
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Crightness Control
’his switch controls the brightness of
‘our instrument panel lights.
Turn the
witch to brighten or dim the lights. If you
~rn the switch all the way up to .w ,
‘our courtesy lights will come on.
Lights On Reminder
f you turn the ignition “Off’ and leave
he lights on, you will hear a chime when
IOU open the driver’s door.
ieadlight Doors
The headlight doors are designed to open
vhen
you turn the headlights on and close
vhen you turn the headlights off. The
leadlight doors can be opened without
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turning on the headlights by turning the
headlights on, then turning the switch
back to the parking lights position.
The headlight doors should be open when
driving
in icy or snowy conditions to
prevent the doors from freezing when
closed and when washing the vehicle to
help clean the headlights.
You can open the headlight doors
nanually
:
1. Turn on the headlights.
2. Open the hood.
3. Remove the plastic cover from the
#. Turn the retractor motor knob
retractor motor
knob.
counterclockwise until the headlight
door is fully open. The knob will get
harder to turn when the headlight do01
is all the way up.
retractor motor knob.
5. Replace the plastic cover on the
ro manually close the headlight doors,
:urn the lights off and turn the knob
:lockwise.
If the headlight doors aren’t working properly,
see
your Pontiac dealer
for help.
Daytime Running Lights (Canada)
The Canadian Federal Government has
decided that “Daytime Running Lights”
(DRL) are a useful feature,
in that DIU
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 front
turn signal lights will come on
in daylight when:
0 The ignition is on
The headlight switch is off, &d
The parking brake is released.
At dusk, the exterior lights will come
on
automatically and the front turn signal
lights will go out. At dawn, the exterior
lights will go out and the front turn signal
lights will come on (if the headlight
switch
is off).
Of course, you may still turn on the
headlights any time you need to.
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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.
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Fog Lights (Option)
Jse your fog lights for better vision in
!'oggy or misty conditions. Your parking
ights must be
on or your fog lights won'
work.
ro turn the fog lights on, push the right
;ide
of the switch. Push $0 to turn the
Fog lights
off. A light on the switch will
:ome on when the fog lights are
on.
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Fog lights will go off whenever your high
beams come on. When the high beams go
Dff, the fog lights will come on again. Znterior Lights
Courtesy Lights
When any door is opened, several interior
lights go on. These lights are courtesy
lights. They make it easier for you to
enter and leave your vehicle.
Courtesy lights include the dome light and other lights throughout the interior
of
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Front Map Lights
Your inside rearview mirror includes two
map lights. Each light has its own switch.
Use the switch closest to the light to turn
it on. The lights will also
go on when a
door is opened.
Floor Mats
Your Firebird’s floor mats are
custom-fitted to the foot wells. Be sure
the driver’s floor mat is in place. If it
isn’t, it could interfere with the
accelerator or brake pedals.
I Mirrors
nside Daymight Rearview Mirror
in inside rearview mirror is attached to
’our windshield. The mirror has pivots
sa
hat you can adjust it up and down or side
o side.
lou
can adjust the mirror for day or night
Iriving. Pull the tab for night driving to
educe glare. Push the tab for daytime
Iriving.
vlanual Adjust Mirror
idjust the passenger side outside mirror
’y hand
so that you can just see the side
’f your vehicle when you are sitting in a
:omfortable driving position.
Convex Outside Mirror
Your right side mirror is convex.
A convex mirror’s surface is curved so
you can see more from the driver’s seat.
Manual Remote Control Mirror
Adjust the driver side outside mirror with
the lever on the door. Adjust the mirror
so
that you can just see the side of your
vehicle when you
are sitting in a
comfortable driving position.
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