1994 PONTIAC FIREBIRD stop start

Features and Controls
Fuel Gage
four fuel gage shows about how much
bel is in your tank. The fuel gage works
mly when the ignition switch is in the
‘Run” position. When the gage pointer
‘Irst indicates
“E,” you still have a little
uel left (about one to two gallons), but
IOU need to get more right away.
3ere are four concerns some owners
lave had about the fuel gage. All these
iituations are normal and do not indicate
:hat anything is wrong with the fuel gage.
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At the gas station, the gas pump shuts
off before the gage reads “E”
It takes more (or less) gas to fill up
than the gage reads. For example, the
gage reads
1/2 full, but it took more
(or less) than half of the tank’s
capacity to fill it.
The gage moves
a little when you
turn, stop or speed up.
When you turn the engine
off, the
gage doesn’t go back to
“E.”
Brake System Warning Light
Your Pontiac’s hydraulic brake system is
divided into two parts. If one part isn’t
working, the
other part can still work and
stop you. For good braking, though, you
need both pws working well.
If the warning light comes on, there could
be a brake problem. Have your brake
system inspected right away.
This light should come on as you start the
vehicle. If it doesn’t come on then, have
it
fixed so it will be ready to warn you if
there’s a problem.
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If the light comes on while you are driving, pull
off the road and stop
carefully.
You may notice that the pedal is
harder to push. Or, the pedal may
go
closer to the floor. It may take longer to
stop. If the light is still on,
or if the
anti-lock brake system warning light is
flashing, have the vehicle towed for
service. (See “Anti-Lock Brake System
Warning Light” and “Towing Your
Vehicle” in
the Index.) The brake
system warning light will also
come on when you set your parlung
brake, and it will stay on if your parking
brake doesn’t release fully. If
it stays on
after your parking brake
is fully released,
it means
you have a brake problem.
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
Light
With anti-lock, this light will come on
when you start your engine and it will
stay on for three seconds. That’s normal.
If the light doesn’t come on, have it fixed
so it will be ready to warn you if there is a
problem.
If the light flashes when you’re driving,
you don’t have anti-lock brakes and
there’s a problem with your regular
brakes. Pull
off the road and stop
carefully.
You may notice that the pedal is
harder to push. Or, the pedal may go
closer to the floor. It may take longer to
stop. Have the vehicle towed for service.
(See “Towing
Your Vehicle” in the
Index.)
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f the anti-lock brake system warning
ight stays on longer than normal after
rou’ve started your engine, turn the
gnition
off. Or, if the light comes on and
tays on when you’re driving, stop as
oon as possible and turn the ignition
off.
rhen start the engine again to reset the
‘ystem. If the light still stays on, or
:omed on again while you’re driving,
rour Pontiac needs service. If the light is
In but not flashing and the regular brake
,ystem warning light isn’t on, you still
lave brakes, but you don’t have anti-lock
wakes.
TCS
OFF
kaction Control System Warning
,ight (Option)
men the traction control system is off,
he “TCS OFF” light will come on. This
ight will also come on for three seconds
:ach time you start your vehicle as a bulb
:heck and if there’s a system failure. See
‘Traction Control System” in the Index.
The traction control system will shut
lown partially due to brake overheating
)ut the “TCS OFF” light will not come
m. If there is throttle relaxer overheating,
he “TCS
OFF” light will illuminate
md the system will shut down. Once
werything cools
off, the system will
)perate normally again.
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When this warning light is on, the system
will not limit wheel spin. Adjust your
driving accordingly.
Low Traction Light
When your anti-lock system is adjusting
brake pressure to help avoid a braking
skid, the “LOW TRAC” light will appear
on your instrument cluster. If you have
the traction control system, this light will
also come on when the system is limiting
wheel spin. Slippery road conditions may
exist if this light comes on,
so adjust your
driving accordingly. The light will stay
or
for a few seconds after the anti-lock
system stops adjusting brake pressure or
the traction control system stops limiting
wheel spin. The “LOW TRAC” light also
comes
on briefly, as a bulb check, when
the engine is started.
Sngine Coolant Temperature Gage
’his gage shows the engine coolant
emperature.
If the gage pointer moves
nto the red area, your engine is too, hot!
t means that your engine coolant fias
werheated. If you have been operiting
‘our vehicle under normal driving-
onditions, you should pull off the road,
top your vehicle and turn
off the engine
s soon as possible.
IOT COOLANT CAN BURN
YOU
iADLY!
n “Problems on the Road,” this manual
hows what
to do. See “Engine
Iverheating” in the Index.
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Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
Pushbuttons
The six pushbuttons let you return to
your favorite stations. You can preset
up to 18 stations
(6 AM, 6 FMl and
6 FM2).
1. Press “AM/FM’ to choose AM,
2. Tune in the station.
FM1 or
FM2.
3. Press and hold one of the six
pushbuttons until the display shows
“SET.” Whenever you press that
button, the preset station will
return.
Repeat these steps for each pushbutton.
Steering Wheel Controls
Your vehicle may be equipped with
steering wheel controls for this audio
system. With steering wheel controls,
you can use the buttons
on your
steering wheel to:
Turn the audio system on or off.
Adjust the volume.
Choose AM, FM1 or FM2.
Use the seek and recall functions.
Choose one of the preset stations
on your pushbuttons.
Setting the Tone
Bass:
Slide the “BASS” lever to the
5ght to hear more bass.
I’reble: Slide the “TREBLE’ lever to
:he right to hear more treble.
[f a station is weak and noisy, slide
‘TREBLE’ to the left to reduce the
noise.
Adjusting the Speakers
Balance:
Press “BAL” to release the
knob. Turn the knob to move the sound
between the right and left speakers.
Push “BAL” back in to store
it when
not adjusting.
Fade: Press “FADE” to release the
knob. Turn the knob to move the sound
between the front and rear speakers.
Push “FADE’ back in to store it when
not adjusting.
To Play a Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to work best
with tapes that are
30 to 45 minutes
long on each side. Tapes longer than
that are
so thin they may not work well
in this player. A cassette symbol will
appear in the upper left corner of the
display whenever a tape is inserted.
The longer side with the tape visible
goes in first. If you hear nothing or
hear just a garbled sound, it may not be
in squarely. Press “EJECT” to remove
the tape and start over.
Once the tape is playing, use “VOLUME,” “FADE,” “TREBLE’
and “BASS” just as you do for the
radio. The arrows show which side of
the tape is playing.
Forward
Press “FWD” to rapidly advance to
another part of the tape. Press “PROG”
or “FWD” again to stop it. The radio will play during this operation.
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Reverse
Press “REV” to rapidly rewind the tape.
Press “PROG’ or “REV” again to stop it.
The radio will play during this operation.
To Play the Next Selection
Press “NEXT” or “SEEK A’’ to hear the
next selection (instead of waiting until the
current selection is finished.)
For “NEXT” to work properly, your tape
must have at least three seconds of silence
between each selection.
The radio will not play during this
operation.
To Replay the Current Selection
Press “PREV” or “SEEK V” to play a
selection again.
For “PREV” to work properly, your tape
must have at least three seconds of silence
between each selection.
The radio will not play during this
operation.
Program
Press “PROG’ to switch from one side of
the tape to the other or to stop the tape
from searching.
Noise Reduction
Press 00 to reduce tape noise. This
symbol will appear in the display.
To Stop the Tape Player
Turn the power off or turn the ignition
key off. The cassette stays in
the
player and will resume playing at the
point where it stopped.
cassette and switch to the radio. Press
“TAPE-PLAY’’ to restart
the cassette
at
the point where it stopped.
e Press “EJECT” to remove the cassette
or stop the cassette and switch to
radio. “EJECT” will work with the
ignition or radio off. Press “EJECT”
to load a cassette when the radio is
off.
0 Press “AMEM” to stop playing the
NOTE: This radio has a “broken tape”
feature that will eject broken or misfed
tapes. Because of this feature, CD:
changers that plug into
the tape deck
will not work in this system.
Theft-Deterrent System
Your audio system is equipped with the
“THEFTLOCK’ theft-deterrent system.
See “Theft-Deterrent System” at the end
of this section.
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Steering Wheel Controls
Your vehicle may be equipped with
steering wheel controls for this audio
system. With steering wheel controls, you
can use the buttons
on your steering
wheel to:
0 Turn the audio system on or off.
Adjust the volume.
Choose AM, FM1 or FM2.
Use the seek and recall functions.
Choose one of the preset stations on
your pushbuttons.
Setting the Tone
Use the levers to set the bass, midrange
and treble until you get the sound you
want. The
“40,” “100,” “250” and
“625” levers adjust the bass.
“1.6K’ is
midrange, and “4K’ and
“l2K’ control
the treble. We suggest setting the “1.6K’
lever in the middle position and then
moving the other levers up or down until
you get the amount of bass and treble you
like.
Adjusting the Speakers
Balance:
Press “BAL” to release the
knob. Turn the knob to move the sound
between the right and left speakers. Push
“BAL” back in to store it when not
adjusting.
Fade: Press “FADE” to release the knob.
Turn the knob to move the sound between
the front and rear speakers. Push “FADE”
back in to store it
when not adjusting.
To Play a Cassette Tape
Your tape player is built to work best with
tapes that are
30 to 45 minutes long on
each side. Tapes longer than that are
so
thin they may not work well in this player.
A cassette symbol will appear in the
upper left corner of the display whenever
a tape is inserted.
The longer side with the tape visible goes
in first. If you hear nothing or hear just a
garbled sound, it may not be in squarely.
Press “EJECT.” to remove the tape and
start over.
Once the tape is playing, use
“VOLUME,” “BAL” and “FADE” just as
you do for the radio. The arrows show
which side
of the tape is playing.
Forward
Press “FWD” to rapidly advance to
another part of the tape. Press “PROG’ or
“FWD’ again to stop it. The radio will
play during this operation.
Reverse
Press “REV” to rapidly rewind the tape.
Press “PROG’ or
“REV” again to stop it.
The radio will play during this operation.
To Play the Next Selection
Press “NEXT” or “SEEK A” to hear the
next selection (instead
of waiting until the
current selection is finished.)
For
“NEXT” to work properly, your tape
must have at least three seconds
of silence
between each selection.
The radio will not play during this
operation.
To Replay the Current Selection
Press “PREV” or “SEEK v” to play a
selection again.
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For “PREV” to work properly, your tape
must have at least three seconds of silence
between each selection.
The radio will not play during this
operation.
Program
Press “PROG” to switch from one side of
the tape to the other or to stop the tape
from searching.
Noise Reduction
Press 00 to reduce tape noise. This
symbol will appear in the display.
To Stop the Tape Player
0 Turn the power off or turn the ignition
key
off. The cassette stays in the
player and will resume playing at the
point where it stopped.
Press “AM/FM’ to stop playing the
cassette and switch to the radio. Press
“TAPE-PLAY” to restart the cassette
at
the point where it stopped.
Press “EJECT” to remove the cassette
or stop the cassette and switch to
radio. “EJECT” will work with the
ignition or radio
off. Press “EJECT”
to load a cassette when the radio
is
Off.
NOTE: This radio has a “broken tape”
feature that will eject broken or misfed
tapes. Because of this feature, CD
changers that plug into
the tape deck
will not work
in this system.
Theft-Deterrent System
Your audio system is equipped with the
“THEFTLOCK” theft-deterrent system.
See “Theft-Deterrent System” at the end
of this section.
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