1995 PONTIAC FIREBIRD Owners Manual

The ignition keys are for the ignition only.
The door keys are for the
doors and
all other locks.
When a new Firebird
is delivered, the dealer
removes the plugs from the door keys and
gives them to the first
owner.
The ignition keys don’t have plugs. Instead they have
bar-coded key tags. These tags may be removed by your
dealer or even before the car is delivered to your dealer.
Each plug has a code on it that tells your dealer or a
qualified locksmith how to mike extra door keys. Keep
the plugs in a safe place.
If you lose your door keys,
you’ll be able to have new ones made using these plugs.
If you need a new ignition key, go to your Pontiac dealer
who can obtain the correct key code. In
ab emergency,
call Pontiac Roadside Assistance at 1-800-ROADSIDD.
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NOTICE:
Your Pontiac has a number of new features that
can help prevent theft. But you can have a lot
of
trouble getting into your vehicle if you ever lock
your keys inside. You may even have to damage
your vehicle
to get in. So be sure you have extra
keys. Pontiac also supplies
a key card that you
can use
if you don’t have your keys, so be sure to
keep this key card with you
at all times.
Door Locks
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There qre several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle:
From the outside: Use your door key.
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From the inside: To lock the door, move the lock control
on
the door back.
Power Door Locks (Option)
Push the power door
lock switch
to lock or
unlock both doors at
once.
The switch only works when the ignition switch is in
RUN or ACC or when RAP is present. (See “Retained
Accessory Power”
in the Index.)
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.
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Remote Lock Control (Option)
If your Pontiac has this option, you can lock and unlock
your doors or unlock your hatch up to about
30 feet (9
m) using the key chain transmitter supplied with your
Your Remote Lock Control operates on a radio
frequency subject to Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Rules.
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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation
is subject to the following two conditions: (1)
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:
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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.
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Changes or modifications to this system by other than an
authorized service facility could void authorization to
use this equipment.
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Operation
The driver’s door will unlock automatically when
UNLOCK is pressed. If UNLOCK is pressed again
within five seconds, the passenger door will
also unlock.
All doors will lock when DOOR is pressed. The hatch
will unlock when the opened
trunk symbol is pressed,
but only when the ignition switch is not in
RUN, and the
transmission is in
PARK (P) if you have an automatic
transmission.
If you have a manual transmission, the
parking brake must be set.
The system will turn on the interior lamps for about
40 seconds, or until the ignition switch is turned to
RUN,
or if you unlock the doors or hatch. The interior
lamps will come on for about two seconds when you
lock the doors.
Matching Transmitter(s) To Your Vehicle
Each key chain transmitter is coded to prevent another
transmitter from unlocking your vehicle.
If a transmitter
is lost or stolen, a replacement can be purchased through
your dealer. Remember to bring any remaining
transmitters with you when you
go to your dealer. When
the dealer matches the replacement transmitter to your
vehicle, the remaining transmitters must also be
matched. Once the new transmitter is coded, the lost
transmitter
will not unlock your vehicle.
You can match a transmitter to as many different
vehicles as you own, provided they are equipped with
exactly the same model system. (General Motors offers
several different models of these systems on their
vehicles.) Each vehicle can have only two transmitters
matched to
it.
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To match transmitters to your vehicle:
1. Find the Data Link Connector (DLC). It is in the
bottom of the instrument panel near the steering
column.
2. Insert one end of a fused jumper into terminal 8.
Terminal 8 is the top terminal on the far right.
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3. Insert the other end of the fused jumper into terminal
4. Terminal 4 is the fourth terminal from the left in
the top row.
You have grounded the program input line. You
should hear the door locks lock and unlock within
one to three seconds.
When matching transmitters, the fiist transmitter
code matched will be stored in both memories until a
second transmitter is matched.
This means that the
second transmitter
will not work until it is matched
in step
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locks should lock and unlock.
4. Press any button on the first transmitter. The door
Battery Replacement
Under normal use, the batteries in your key chain
transmitter should last about two years.
You can tell the batteries are weak if the transmitter
won’t work at the normal range in any location.
If you
have to get close
to your vehicle before the transmitter
works, it’s probably time to change the batteries.
Use two batteries, type DL2016, or similar type.
To replace batteries in the Remote Lock Control:
1. Pop the cover off by inserting a dime (or similar
2. Lift
off the front cover, bottom half first.
object) in the slot between the covers and twisting.
5. Press any button on the second transmitter. The door
locks should lock and unlock.
6. Remove the fused jumper from the DLC. The system
7. Check that all the buttons on both transmitters work
will not ‘work unless the jumper is removed.
correctly.
If the transmitters don’t work, or if you’d rather not
match the transmitters yourself, see your Pontiac
dealer.
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3. Remove and replace the batteries. Use two batteries, type
DL2016, or a similar type. Put new batteries in
printed side down.
4. Replace the front cover. Make sure the cover is on
tightly
so water won’t get in.
5. Check the transmitter’s operation.
Hatch Release

Your door key opens the hatch. ’ ,.
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