
4. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions
of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show
you how.
If the shoulder belt goes in front
of the child’s face or
neck, put it behind the child restraint.
5. Buckle the belt.
Make sure the release button
is positioned so you
would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if
you ever had to.
retractor to set the lock.
6. Pull the rest of the lap belt all the way out of the
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If you don’t cancel the security lock feature, adults or
older children who ride in the rear won’t be able to open
the rear door from the inside. You should let adults and
older children know
how these security locks work, and
how to cancel the locks.
To cancel the rear door lock:
1. Unlock the door from the inside and open the door
from the outside.
2. Move the lever all the way down.
3. Do the same for the other rear door.
The rear door locks will
now work normally.
Glove Box
Use the door key to lock and unlock the glove box. To
open, lift the latch release on the left side of the glove
box door.
Theft
Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some cities.
Although your Pontiac has a number of theft deterrent
features, we know that nothing we put on
it can make it
impossible to steal. However, there are ways
you can
help.
Key in the Ignition
If you walk away from your vehicle with the keys
inside, it’s an easy target for joy riders or professional
thieves
-- so don’t do it.
When you park your Pontiac and open the driver’s door,
you’ll hear
a tone reminding you to remove your key
from the ignition and
take it with you. Always do this.
Your steering wheel will be locked, and
so will your
ignition and transaxle. And remember
to lock the doors.
Parking at Night
Park in a lighted spot, close all windows and lock your
vehicle. Remember to keep your valuables out of sight.
Put them in a storage area, or take them with you.
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If you need to reduce your speed as you approach a
curve, do it before you enter the curve, while your front
wheels
are straight ahead.
Try to adjust your speed so you can “drive’’ through the
curve. Maintain
a reasonable, steady speed. Wait to
accelerate until you are out
of the curve, and then
accelerate gently into
the straightaway.
Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be more effective
than braking. For example, you come over a hill and
find a truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly pulls
out from nowhere, or a child darts out from between
parked cars and stops right in front of you. You can
avoid these problems by braking
-- if you can stop in
time.
But sometimes you can’t; there isn’t room. That’s
the time for evasive action
-- steering around the
problem.
Your Pontiac can perform very well in emergencies like
these. First apply your brakes. It
is better to remove as
much speed as
you can from a possible collision. Then
steer around the problem, to the left
OF right depending
on the space available.
An emergency like this requires close attention and a
quick decision.
If you are holding the steering wheel at
the recommended
9 and 3 o’clock positions, you can
turn it a full 180 degrees very quickly without removing
either hand. But you have to act fast, steer quickly, and
just as quickly straighten
the wheel once you have
avoided
the object.
The fact that such emergency situations are always
possible is a good reason to practice defensive driving at
all times and wear safety belts properly.
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Automatic Transaxle Fluid ........................ 6-20
Adding
.................................... 6-21
Checking ................................... 6-20
Battery
...................................... 6-29
Battery Replacement, Remote Keyless Entry
.......... 2-6
Battery Warning Light
........................... 2-63
Battery, Warnings
............................ 5-2, 5-4
BBB Auto Line ................................. 8-3
Belt, Engine Accessory
.......................... 6- 11
Belt, Engine Accessory (Supercharged)
............. 6- 12
BoostGage
.................................... 2-66
Brake Adjustment
.............................. 6-29
Brake Fluid, Adding
............................. 6-28
Brake Master Cylinder
........................... 6-27
BrakePedalTravel
.............................. 6-29
Brake System Parts, Replacing
.................... 6-29
Brake System Warning Light
...................... 2-53
Brake-Transaxle Shift Interlock
............... 2-27, 7-39
BrakeWe
ar .................................... 6-28
Brake, Parking
................................. 2-23
Brakes, Anti-Lock
............................... 4-6
Brakes, Trailer
................................. 4-33
Braking
........................................ 4-5
Braking, In Emergencies
.......................... 4-9
Break-In, New Vehicle
.......................... 2- 13
Bulb Replacement .............................. 6-53
Headlamps ................................. 6-30
Taillamps ................................... 6-3 1
Blizzard ...................................... 4-26
BTSI (Brake-Transaxle Shift Interlock)
......... 2-27, 7-39
FogLamp
.................................. 6-32 Canadian
Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-55
Carbon Monoxide
............... 2.13.2.28.4.27. 4.33
Card Holder
................................... 2-43
Cassette Tape and CD Errors ...................... 3-16
Cassette Tape Player. Care of ...................... 3-19
CDEl-rors
..................................... 3-16
Center Passenger Position
........................ 1-23
Certification/Tire Label
.......................... 4-28
Chains, Safety
................................. 4-33
Chains, Tire
................................... 6-39
Changing a Flat Tire ............................. 5-22
Check Gages Light
.............................. 2-67
Check Gages Warning Light
...................... 2-64
Check Oil Level Message ........................ 2-67
Check Oil Level Warning Light .................... 2-60
Checking
Your Restraint Systems .................. 1-42
Automatic Transaxle
Fluid ..................... 6-20
BrakeFluid
................................. 6-27
Checking
Engine Coolant
.............................. 6-23
EngineOil
.................................. 6-13
Supercharger Oil
............................. 6-18
Power Steering Fluid
......................... 6-25
Restraint Systems
............................ 1-42
Things Under the Hood ........................ 6-9
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-46
Child Restraints
................................ 1-31
Securing
in a Rear Outside Seat Position .......... 1-33
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-37
TopStrap ................................... 1-32
Securing in the Center Rear
Seat Position
......... 1-35
WheretoPut
................................ 1-31
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Jack. Tire .................................. 5-23
Jump Starting ................................... 5-2
Key Lock Cylinders ............................ 7-38
Keys
.......................................... 2-1
.
Lamp .Controls ................................ 2-37
Lamp Monitor Message
.......................... 2-67
Lamp. Underhood
.............................. 6-10
Lamps On Reminder ............................ 2-38
Lane Change Indicator
........................... 2-3 1
Larger Children. Safety Belt Use
................... 1-39
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-5
Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running ....... 2-26
Light Sensor. Twilight Sentinel
.................... 2-39
Air Bag Readiness ...................... 1 - 17. 2-52
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
........... 2-54. 4-6
Battery Warning
............................. 2-63
Brake System Warning
........................ 2-53
Check Gages Warning ........................ 2-64
Check Oil Level Warning
...................... 2-60
Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning ............ 2-55
Engine Oil Pressure .......................... 2-57
LowCoolant
................................ 2-56
Low Washer Fluid Warning .................... 2-64
Safety Belt Reminder
..................... 1-5. 2-52
Traction
Off Warning .......................... 4-8
Loading Your Vehicle ........................... 4-28
Lights
Lighter
....................................... 2-47
Locks
Boor ....................................... 2-3
FuelDoor
................................... 6-7
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-4
Rear Door Security
............................ 2-7
Steering Column ............................. 7-39
Torque
..................................... 2-26
Trunk
...................................... 2-12
Loss
of Control ................................ 4-13
Low Coolant Message ........................... 2-67
Low Coolant Warning Light
...................... 2-56
Low Washer Fluid Message
....................... 2-67
Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
.................. 2-64
Lubrication, Body
.............................. 7-38
Maintenance Record ...................... . . 7-44
Maintenance Schedule
Owner Checks and Services
.................... 7-37
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
............... 7-40
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ............ 7-41
Schedule1
................................... 7-6
Schedule I Definition .......................... 7-4
ScheduleII ................................. 7-27
Schedule
I1 Definition .......................... 7-5
Scheduled Maintenance Services ................. 7-3
Maintenance,
Normal Replacement Parts ............ 6-56
Maintenance. Underbody ......................... 6-46
Maintenance, When Trailer Towing ................. 4-36
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (Service Engine Soon) .... 2-57
Manual Front Seat
............................... 1-1
Manual Remote Control Mirror .................... 2-42
Maxifusemelay Center .......................... 6-49
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Radios
AM/FM Stereo ............................... 3-8
AMFM Stereo Radios with Cassette .............. 3-9
Rain. Driving
In ................................ 4- 16 AMm Stereo Radios with Compact Disc Player ... 3-12
Reading Lamps
Front
...................................... 2-40
Rear
....................................... 2-40
Rear Door Security Locks ......................... 2-7
Rear Seat Passengers
............................ 1-24
Rear Storage Compartment
....................... 2-46
Rear Window Defogger
........................... 3-3
Rear Window Defogger (Electronic Climate Control)
... 3-6
Rearview Mirror ....................................
Automatic .................................. 2-41
InsideManual ............................... 2-41
Reclining Front Seatbacks ......................... 1-3
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ............... 7-41
Remote Keyless Entry
............................ 2-5
Battery Replacement
........................... 2-6
Matching
Transmitters ......................... 2-6
Operation
................................... 2-6
Remote Trunk Release
........................... 2- 12
Replacement Bulbs
............................. 6-53
Replacement Parts .............................. 6-56
Replacement. Wheel ............................ 6-38
Replacing Safety Belts ........................... 1-42
Restraints. Checking Your
........................ 1-42
Restraints. Child
................................ 1-3 1
Restraints, Head ................................. 1-4
Restraints, Replacing Parts After a Crash ............ 1-42
Retained Accessory Power
........................ 2- 15
Reverse Position ................................ 2- 19
Replacing Seat and Restraint System Parts After a Crash 1-42 Right Front
Passenger Position
.................... 1-22
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-6
Roadside Assistance, Canadian
..................... 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle ........................... 5-33
Rotation, Tire .................................. 6-35
RightFusePanel ............................... 6-52
Safety Belt Extender
............................ 1-42
Safety Belt Reminder Light
................... 1.5. 2.52
Safety Belts
.................................... 1-5
Adults ...................................... 1-9
Careof .................................... 6-43
Center Passenger Position ...................... 1-23
Comfort
Guides ............................. 1-27
Driver Position .............................. 1-10
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1-9
Incorrect Usage
.................... 1 - 12, 1-40, 1-41
Lap-Shoulder .......................... 1-10. 1-24
Questions People Ask .......................... 1-9
Rear Comfort Guides ......................... 1-27
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions ............ 1-24
Rear Seat Passengers
......................... 1-24
Replacing After a Crash
....................... 1-42
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-22
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
.................. 1-11
Use by Children ............................. 1-29
Use by Larger Children
........................ 1-39
Use by Smaller Children and Babies ............. 1-29
Use During Pregnancy
........................ 1-22
Extender
.............,..................... l-42
LapBelt ................................... 1-23
WhyTheyWork
......,..,.................... l-6
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Safety Chains ... ..................... 4-33
Safety Defects
Reporting to General Motors
.................... 8-5
Reporting to the Canadian Government ............ 8-5
Reporting to the United States Government ......... 8-4
Seat. Power
.................................... 1-2
Adjustable Support ............................ 1-2
Reclining Front
............................... 1-3
... Safety Warnings and Symbols ....................... 111
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-3
Seats
.......................................... 1-1
ManualFront ................................ 1-1
Securing a Child Restraint ..................... 1-33
Seats and Restraint Systems ........................ 1 - 1
Seats and Seat Controls ........................... 1 - 1
SecondGear ................................... 2-21
Security Messages
.............................. 2-67
Security System (PASS-Key 11)
.................... 2- IO
Service and Appearance Care ...................... 6-1
Service Engine Soon Light
....................... 2-57
Service Manuals. Ordering
........................ 8-7
Service
........................................ 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
.................... 8-7
Service Bulletins. Ordering
........................ 8-7
Service Parts Identification Label
.................. 6-48
Service Publications
.............................. 8-7
Service Work. Doing Your Own
.................... 6-2
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Pontiac
........... 1-21
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-45
Shift Lever. Console
............................. 2-25
Shift Lever. Steering Column
..................... 2-24
Shifting Into
Park (P) ............................ 2-24
Shifting Out of Park (P)
.......................... 2-27
Shifting. Automatic Transaxle
..................... 2- 18
Shifting. Performance ....... . * * . . 2-22
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster .... ... 1-11
Signaling Turns ............ ... 2-31
Sound Equipment, Adding
........................ 3-18
Spare Tire, Compact
............................. 5-32
Speedometer
................................... 2-50
Stains, Cleaning .......... ............... 6-41
Standard Climate Control
.......................... 3-2
Starter Switch
.................................. 7-38
Starting Your Engine
............................ 2-15
Steam, If Coming From Your Engine
............... 5-12
Steering
....................................... 4-9
Steering Column Lock
........................... 7-39
Steering Column Shift Lever
...................... 2-24
Steering Wheel, Tilt
............................. 2-30
Steering, In Emergencies ......................... 4-10
Steering, Power
................................. 4-9
Steering, Tips
................................... 4-9
Steering, Variable Effort
........................... 4-9
Storage Armrest
................................ 2-45
Storage, Rear Compartment
....................... 2-46
Storage, Sunglasses
............................. 2-44
Sunglasses Storage
.............................. 2-44
Sunroof, Express Open
.......................... 2-45
Supercharged Engine
............................ 6-11
Skidding
...................................... 4-13
Steering Wheel Touch Controls, Audio System
....... 3-17
Storage, Of Your Vehicle
......................... 6-30
Sunvisors
.................................... 2-44
SuperchargerOil
............................... 6-18
Checking ................................... 6-19
What Kind
to Use ............................ 6-19
WhenToAdd ............................... 6-19
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