
Door Locks There are several  ways to 
lock and unlock your 
vehicle. 
From  the outside: 
Use  your  door key or  Remote  Keyless Entry, 
if your 
vehicle 
has this option. 
If you  have  the  Theft  Deterrent  System, you will also 
unlock 
and lock all doors when  you  unlock or lock 
either front door with you  key. 
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Leaving Your Vehicle 
If you  are leaving  the  vehicle,  take  your keys,  open  your 
door  and  set  the locks from inside. Then  get  out and 
close  the  door. 
If your  vehicle  has the theft  deterrent  option, see 
“Theft-Deterrent  System” later in  this  section. 
Remote Keyless Entry (Option) 
If  your  Pontiac  has this option,  you  can  lock  and  unlock  your 
doors  or  unlock  your 
trunk from  up  to 30 feet (9 m)  away 
using  the  key  chain  transmitter  supplied  with  your  vehicle.  Your 
Remote  Keyless  Entry System  operates on  a  radio 
frequency  subject to Federal  Communications 
Commission  (FCC) Rules. 
This device complies  with Part 
15 of the  FCC  Rules. 
Operation  is subject 
to the following  two conditions: (I) 
This  device  may  not  cause harmful  interference,  and (2) 
This device  must  accept  any interference  received, 
including  interference  that may  cause  undesired 
operation. 
Should  interference  to this  system  occur,  try  this: 
Check  to determine  if  battery  replacement  is 
necessary.  See the instructions 
on battery 
replacement. 
Check  the  distance. You may  be too  far from your 
vehicle.  This product  has a  maximum  range. 
Check  the location. Other  vehicles or objects  may be 
blocking  the signal. 
See  your  Pontiac dealer or  a qualified  technician  for 
service. 
Changes  or modifications 
to this  system by  other than an 
authorized  service facility  could  void  authorization  to 
use this equipment. 
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Parking Lots 
If  you  park in a lot where someone will be watching 
your  vehicle, it’s best  to  lock  it up and take your keys. 
But  what  if  you have to leave your ignition key?  What if 
you have to leave something valuable  in your  vehicle? 
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Put your  valuables in a storage area, like  your  trunk 
or glove box. 
Lock  the glove  box. 
Lock  all  the doors  except the driver’s. 
Then take the door key with you. 
Universal  Theft  Deterrent (Option) 
If  your  Pontiac  has this option,  it has  a theft deterrent 
alarm system. With this system, the 
SECURITY light 
will  flash  as  you  open the 
door (if  your  ignition  is off). 
This light reminds  you to activate the theft deterrent 
system  when leaving your vehicle. 
Activating the system: 
1. Open the  door. 
2. Lock the door with the power door  lock switch or 
Remote Keyless  Entry transmitter.  The SECURITY 
light should 
come on and stay on. 
3. Close all doors.  The SECURITY light  should go off 
after about 30 seconds and the system will then be 
armed. 
If  the SECURITY light  comes on for one minute and 
then shuts 
off while the ignition  is on,  the  security 
system has detected  a problem  with itself.  See your 
dealer  for service. 
If  a door  or  the  trunk is opened  without  the key or 
Remote Keyless Entry transmitter, the alarm  will 
go off. 
It will also go off if the trunk  lock is damaged.  Your 
vehicle’s  lamps will flash  and the horn  will sound  for 
three minutes, then will  go 
off to save battery  power. 
Remember,  the theft deterrent system won’t activate 
if 
you  lock the doors with  a key  or manual door lock.  It 
activates only  if  you 
use a  power door lock switch or 
Remote Keyless Entry transmitter. 
Avoid  setting 
off the alarm  by accident. 
If you  don’t want to activate the theft deterrent system, 
the  vehicle should be locked 
after the doors are closed. 
Always unlock 
a door with  a  key, or use the Remote 
Keyless Entry System  transmitter. 
Unbckirrg a door my 
other way will set  off the alarm. 
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Stopping the alarm: If you set off the alarm by accident, 
unlock  any  door  with  your key. 
You can also  turn off the 
alarm by pressing  the UNLOCK button on the  Remote 
Keyless  Entry System  transmitter.  The 
alarm won’t stop 
if you try  to unlock  a  door any other way. 
Testing  the alarm:  Open the window,  then  follow the 
directions  for activating the system described  earlier. 
Once  the 
alarm is set,  reach  through the  window  and 
manually  unlock  the door  from  the inside 
or turn on the 
ignition.  The  alarm  should sound. 
I€ the alarm does not sound when it should, check to see 
if the  horn works.  The  horn  fuse  may be blown. To 
replace the  fuse, see “Fuses  and Circuit Breakers”  in  the 
Index. 
To reduce  the possibility  of theft, always activate  the 
theft  deterrent system  when leaving  your  vehicle. 
PASS-Key@II 
Your vehicle is equi -ed 
with the  PASS-Key II 
(Personalized  Automotive 
Security System)  theft 
deterrent system. 
PASS-Key(% 
is a passive 
theft  deterrent  system. 
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This means  you don’t  have  to do anything different  to 
arm or disarm the system.  It  works when  you  insert or 
remove  the 
key from the ignition. PASS-Key% uses a 
resistor  pellet in the ignition key  that matches a decoder 
in  your  vehicle. 
When  the PASS-Key%  system senses that someone  is 
using the wrong key, it shuts down  the vehicle’s  starter 
and  fuel  systems. 
For about three minutes, the  starter 
won’t  work  and 
fuel won’t go to the engine. If someone 
tries  to start  your  vehicle again 
or uses another  key 
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Illuminated  Entry  System  (Option) 
When you lift the lever  of either front door,  a lamp will 
glow  around  the  door  lock.  This  will help you insert  the 
door  key  at  night. 
The  lamps  inside your  vehicle will also 
go on. These 
lamps 
will go off  after  about 20 seconds,  or when you 
start  your  engine.  These  lamps will 
also go on when you 
press any button on the  optional  remote  keyless entry 
transmitter. 
If a door is left ajar, your interior  lamps will turn off 
dter ten minutes to save  your  battery. 
Trunk Lock 
To unlock  the  trunk  from the outside. insert  the door  key 
and turn it. 
Remote  Trunk  Release  (Option) 
Press  the trunk relase 
button  located  below the 
driver's  door  armrest  to 
release  the  trunk 
lid. 
The ignition  may be on  or off and the transaxle  must be 
in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N). The system also works 
with the Remote Keyless  Entry  System. 
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Fuel Door Lock (Option) 
On a model equipped  with  the  Theft-Deterrent  System, 
the fuel  door is locked  and  unlocked  together  with  the 
power  door  locks. Therefore, to  unlock  the fuel filler 
door, you may  use  the  outside door  key  lock,  the  inside 
power 
door lock  button,  or the  Remote  Keyless  Entry 
key  chain  transmitter.  To  unlock 
the fuel  door,  unlock  all 
doors. 
If the  Remote  Keyless  Entry  Transmitter  is used, 
the  unlock  button  must  be  pressed  twice. 
While refueling,  hang 
the cap inside the fuel door. 
The cap 1s: behind  a  hinged  door on the left side of your TO take off the cap, turn it slowly  to the left 
vehicle.  (counterclockwise). 
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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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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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