1994 PONTIAC FIREBIRD Owners Manual

Service and Appearance Care
Brake Adjustment
Every time you make a moderate brake stop, your disc brakes adjust for wear. If
you rarely make a moderate or heavier
stop, then your brakes might not adjust
correctly. If you drive in that way,
then
- very carefully - make a few
moderate brake stops about every
1,000
miles (1 600 km), so your brakes will
adjust properly.
If your brake pedal goes down farther
than normal, your rear drum brakes may
need adjustment. Adjust them by backing
up and firmly applying the brakes a few
times.
Replacing Brake System Parts
The braking system on a modern vehicle
is complex. Its many parts have to be of
top quality and work well together if the
vehicle is to have really good braking.
Vehicles we design and test have
top-quality GM brake parts in them, as
your Pontiac does when it is new. When
you replace parts of your braking system
- for example, when your brake linings
wear down and you have to have new
ones put in
- be sure you get new
genuine GM replacement parts. If you
don’t, your brakes may no longer work
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properly. For example, if someone puts in
brake linings that are wrong for your
vehicle, the balance between your front
and rear brakes can change, for the worse.
The braking performance you’ve come to
expect can change in many other ways if
someone puts in the wrong replacement
brake parts.
Battery
Every new Pontiac has a Delco Freedom@
battery.
You never have to add water to
one of these. When it’s time for a new
battery, we recommend a Delco
Freedom@ battery. Get one that has the
catalog number shown on the original
battery’s label.
Vehicle Storage
If you’re not going to drive your vehicle
for
25 days or more, take off the black,
negative
(-) cable from the battery. This
will help keep your battery from running
down. Contact your dealer
to learn how to
prepare your vehicle for longer storage
periods.
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Bulb Replacement
For the proper type of replacement bulb,
see “Replacement Bulbs” in the Index.
Halogen Bulbs
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1.
2.
Headlights
To
replace a headlight:
Open the headlight door by hand. See
“Headlight Doors” in the Index.
Unscrew the bezel with a screwdriver
and remove it.
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1. Remove the screws and pull out the
bulb housing.
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4. Pull out the bulb and disconnect the
electrical connector.
5. Reverse the steps with a new bulb.
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Center High-Mounted Stoplight
To replace the bulb:
1. Remove the two screws in the
stoplight lens.
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2. Gently pull the assembly out and
remove the bulb from the back
of the
assembly.
3. Reverse the steps with a new bulb.
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Front Turn Signal
1. Using a screwdriver, remove the
plastic screws from the deflector
under the vehicle. Move the deflector
out
of the way.
2. Turn and pull out the socket and the
3. Pull out the bulb.
4. Reverse the steps with a new bulb.
bulb.
Rear Lights
To change
any rear bulb, you have to
remove
the entire housing.
1. Remove the trim panel Trom the side
2. Pull the carpet back.
that
you are
replacing the bulb.
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3. Remove the wing nuts.
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8. Pull off the assembly from the outside.
5. To remove a socket with a tab,
press the tab and turn the socket
counterclockwise.
To remove a
socket without a tab, turn the socket
counterclockwise.
6. To remove the bulb, push in and turn
7. Reverse the steps with a new bulb. it counterclockwise, then pull it out.
Lear
Sidemarker
'0 replace a rear sidemarker bulb:
. Remove the screw from the
sidemarker assembly.
!. To pull out the bulb housing, tilt the
housing to remove the tabbed end.
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1. Turn counterclockwise and pull out
I. Pull out the bulb.
i. Reverse the steps with a new bulb.
the socket and
the bulb.
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TIRE-LOADING INFORMATION
FRT. CRT.
RR. TOTAL LBS KG 3 3 2 MAX. LOADING @ GVWR SAME AS VEHICLE 8 1199 544
OCCUPANTS VEHICLE CAP. WT.
TIRE SIZE
In 0
0
INFORMATION l-
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I Loading Your Vehicle
wo labels on your vehicle show how
luch weight it may properly carry. The
ire-Loading Information label found on
le driver’s door tells you the proper size,
Jeed rating and recommended inflation
ressures for the tires on your vehicle. It
so gives you important information
)out
the number of people that can be in
3ur vehicle and the total weight that you
in carry. This weight is called the
ehicle Capacity Weight and includes the
eight of all occupants, cargo, and all
onfactory-installed options.
MFD BY GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
DATE GVWR GAWRFRT GAWRRR
01/91 5713LB 2503LB
Y) In
0 2
c d
he other label is the Certification label,
Iund on the rear edge of the driver’s
oor. It tells you the
gross weight
apacity of your vehicle, called the
WWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating).
he GVWR includes the weight of the
shicle, all occupants, fuel and cargo.
’ever exceed the GVWR for your
zhicle, or the Gross Axle Weight Rating
3AWR) for either the front or rear axle.
.nd, if you do have a heavy load, you
lould spread it out. Don’t carry more
Ian
100 pounds (45 kg) in your rear area
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NOTICE:
If you put things inside your vehicle -
like suitcases, tools, packages, or anything else
- they will go as fast as the
Your warranty does not cover parts or vehicle goes.
If you have
to stop or turn
components that fail because of over- quickly, or if there
is a crash, they’ll keep
loading. going.
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Tires
We don’t make tires. Your new vehicle comes with high quality tires made by a
leading tire manufacturer. These tires are warranted by the tire manufacturers and
their warranties are delivered with every new Pontiac. If your spare tire is a
different brand than your road tires, you will have a tire warranty folder from each
of these manufacturers.
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