1995 PONTIAC FIREBIRD automatic transmission

When to Change ............................. 6-18
Overheating
................................. 5-16
Running
it While you’re Parked ................. 2-38
Specifications
............................... 6-72
Starting
.................................... 2-17
Ethanol (In Fuel) ................................ 6-3
Exhaust. Engine
................................ 2-37
Expectant Mothers. Use
of Safety Belts ............. 1-25
Express Down Window
.......................... 2-39
Extender. Safety Belt
............................ 1-40
Fabric Cleaning ............................... 6-57
Fifth Gear (5). Manual Transmission (Five Speed) ..... 2-27
Fifth Gear (5). Manual Transmission (Six Speed)
...... 2-29
Filter
Filling Your Tank ................................ 6-6
Engine Oil .................................. 6-18
Finish Damage
................................. 6-63
First Gear (1). Manual Transmission (Five Speed)
..... 2-27
First Gear (1). Manual Transmission (Six Speed) ...... 2-28
Five Speed Manual Transmission
.................. 2-27
Fixed Mast Antenna
............................. 3- 16
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-1
Flat Tire. Changing
............................. 5-30
Flow-Through Ventilation System
................... 3-4
Aircleaner ................................. 6-20
Finishcare
.................................... 6-61
First Gear. Automatic Transmission ................ 2-26
Fluids and Lubricants ............................ 6-73
Floor Mats .................................... 2-54
FogLmps
.................................... 2-52
Folding Rear Seatback
......... , .................. 1-7
Foreign Countries, Fuel ........................... 6-5
Four-Way Manual Seat
........................... 1-2
Fourth Gear (4), Manual Transmission (Five Speed)
... 2-27
Fourth Gear (4), Manual Transmission (Six Speed) .... 2-29
FrenchLanguageManual
11
Front Ashtray .................................. 2-62
FrontConsole
.................................. 2-60
Front Map Lamps
............................... 2-52
Front Seatback Latches
........................... 1-6
FrontTowing Hookups
.......................... 5-10
Front Turn Signal Lamps, Replacement
............. 6-43
Fuel
.. ...........................
5.7L Engine .................................. 6-4
Filling Your
Tank ............................. 6-6
Gauge
..................................... 2-79
3.4L and 3.8L Engines ......................... 6-3
Fully Articulating Sport Seat
....................... 1-3
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-5
Fuse Block, Engine Compartment ............. 6-66, 6-69
Fuse Block, Main
.......................... 6-66, 6-67
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-66
Gauge. Engine Coolant Temperature .............. 2-72
Gauge. Fuel ................................... 2-79
Gasolines for Cleaner Air ......................... 6-5
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) ................ 4-30
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Power Remote Control ........................ 2-54
Visor Vanity
................................ 2-62
MTBE (In Fuel) ................................. 6-3
Neutral (N) Position. Automatic Transmission ....... 2-24
Neutral (N) Position. Manual Transmission (Five Speed) 2-28
Neutral
(N) Position. Manual Transmission (Six Speed) . 2-29
New Vehicle “Break-In” ......................... 2-14
Nightvision
................................... 4-16
OBD IT 3.8L Engine ........................... 2-74
Odometer, Trip
................................. 2-67
Off -Road Recovery ............................. 4-13
Engine
..................................... 6-12
Pressure Gauge
.............................. 2-76
OwnerPublications ............................ 8-7
Service and Owner’s Publications
................ 8-7
Service Bulletins
.............................. 8-7
Overdrive Position, Automatic Transmission ......... 2-25
Overheated Engine
.............................. 5-16
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-45
Owner Publications, Ordering
...................... 8-7
Odometer ..................................... 2-66
Oil
LightLow .................................. 2-77
Ordering
ServiceManuals .............................. 8-7
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Paint Spotting. Chemical ........................ 6-63
Park (P). Shifting Into ........................... 2-34
Park (P). Shifting Out of ......................... 2-36
Park (P) Position. Automatic Transmission ........... 2-23
Brake ...................................... 2-32
On Hills While Towing a Trailer ................ 4-38
Over Things That Bum ........................ 2-37
Your Vehicle, Manual Transmission .............. 2-36
ParkingBrake .................................. 2-32
Parking
Lots 2-12 .......................................
AtNight ...................................... 2-12
PASS-KeyII .................................. 2-12
Passing ....................................... 4-13
Performance Mode Switch ........................ 2-20
Periodic Maintenance Inspections .................. 7-48
Power Antenna Mast Care ........................ 3-17
PowerDoorLocks ............................... 2-4
Power Seat
Adjusting .................................... 1-2
Lumbar Controls .............................. 1-3
Power Seat, Six-Way ............................. 1-2
Power Steering ................................. 4- 11
Power Steering Fluid
AdQng
.................................... 6-35
Checking ................................... 6-34
Power Windows ................................ 2-39
Power. Retained Accessory ....................... 2-16
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts .................... 1-25
Problems on the Road ............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner .................... 8-7
Radiator ..................................... 5-23 .
Radiator Pressure Cap ........................... 6-32
Radio Reception. Understanding ................... 3-13
Radios ........................................ 3-5
AMStereo .................................. 3-14
FMStereo .................................. 3-13
AME" Stereo with Cassette Tape or Compact Disc
Players .................................... 3-5
ToPlayaCD ................................ 3-10
Rain, Driving In ................................ 4-17
Rear Axle, Limited Slip .......................... 2-32
Rear Lamps, Replacement ........................ 6-44
Rear Seat Passengers ............................ 1-26
Rear Seatback, Folding ........................... 1-7
Rear Sidemarker Lamps, Replacement .............. 6-45
Rear Towing Hookups ........................... 5-13
Rear Window Defogger ........................... 3-4
Rearview Mirror, Inside Daymight ................. 2-53
Reclining Front Seatbacks ......................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ............... 7-50
Release, Hatch ............................... 1 .. 2-9
RearAxle ..................................... 6-29
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Release. Remote Hatch .......................... 2- 10
Remote Hatch Release
........................... 2- 10
Remote Lock Control ............................. 2-5
Remote Lock Control. Battery Replacement
........... 2-8
Remote Lock Control. Matching Transmitters
......... 2-6
Remote Lock Control. Operation
.................... 2-6
Replacement Bulbs
............................. 6-7 1
Replacement Parts .............................. 6-74
Replacement. Wheel
............................ 6-54
Replacing Safety Belts
........................... 1-40
After a Crash ................................. 1-40
Restraints. Checking Your
........................ 1-40
Restraints. Child
................................ 1-3 1
Restraints. Head ................................. 1-6
Restraints. Replacing Parts After a Crash
............ 1-40
Retained Accessory Power
........................ 2-16
Reverse (R) Position. Manual (Five Speed) ........... 2-28
Reverse (R) Position. Manual
(Six Speed) ........... 2-29
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-26
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-6
Roadside Assistance. Canadian
..................... 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-44
Rotation. Tire .................................. 6-50
Replacing Seat and Restraint System Parts
Reverse (R) Position Automatic Transmission ........ 2-24
RoofPanelsT-Tops ............................. 2-55
safety Belt Extender ............................ 1-40
Safety Belt Reminder Light
........................ 1-8
Safety Belts
.................................... 1-8
Adults
..................................... 1 . 13
Safety Belt Warning Light ........................ 2-68
Careof .................................... 6-59
DriverPosition
.............................. l-13
Extender ................................... 1-40
How to Wear Properly
........................ 1-13
Incorrect Usage
......................... 1-15, 1-39
Lap-Shoulder Belt ........................... 1-26
Questions People Ask
......................... 1-12
Rear Seat Passengers
......................... 1-26
Replacing After a Crash
....................... 1-40
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-26
Use by Children
............................. 1-29
Use
by Larger Children ........................ 1-37
Use by Smaller Children and Babies
............. 1-29
Use During Pregnancy
........................ 1-25
Why They Work
.............................. 1-9
Safety Chains .................................. 4-35
Safety Defects
.................................. 8-5
Reporting to General Motors
.................... 8-5
Reporting to the Canadian Government
............ 8-5
Lap-Shoulder ............................... l-13
Reporting to the United States Government ......... 8-4
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Safety Warnings and Symbols 111 ... .......................
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-3
Seat. Fully Articulating Sport
...................... 1-3
Seat. Manual Four-Way
........................... 1-2
Seat. Power
.................................... l-2
Seats ...................,...................... l-1
Seats and Restraint Systems ........................ 1 - 1
Seats and Seat Controls
........................... 1 - 1
Seats, Manual Front Seat .......................... 1 - 1
Seats, Reclining Front
............................ 1-4
Seats, Securing a Child Restraint
................... 1-33
Second Gear (2), Automatic Transmission
........... 2-25
Second Gear (2), Manual (Five Speed)
.............. 2-29
Second Gear (2), Manual (Six Speed)
............... 2-29
Security Messages
..................................
Second Gear Start .............................. 2-21
Security System (PASS-Key
11) .................... 2-12
Service and Appearance Care ...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
.................... 8-7
Service Bulletins, Ordering
........................ 8-7
Service Engine Soon Light
....................... 2-75
Service Manuals, Ordering
........................ 8-7
Service Parts Identification Label
.................. 6-65
Service Publications
.............................. 8-7
Service Work, Doing Your Own
.................... 6-2
Service ........................................ 6-1
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Pontiac ........... 1-25
Sheet Metal Damage ............................ 6-63
Shift Speeds. Manual Transmission
................. 2-31
Shifting Five Speed Manual Transmission
........... 2-27
Shifting Into Park
(P) ............................ 2-34
Shifting Out of Park
(P) .......................... 2-36
Shifting Six Speed Manual Transmission
............ 2-28
Shifting. Automatic Transmission
.................. 2-23
Signaling Turns
................................ 2-41
Six Speed Manual Transmission
................... 2-28
Six-Way Power Seat
............................. 1-2
Sixth Gear. Manual Transmission (Six Speed)
........ 2-29
Skidding
...................................... 4-14
Skip Shift Light
................................ 2-30
Sound Equipment, Adding
........................ 3-14
Spare Tire, Compact
............................. 5-42
Speedometer
................................... 2-66
Stains, Cleaning
................................. 6-58
Starter Switch
............................. !: ... 7-46
Starting Your Engine
Automatic Transmission ....................... 2-17
ManualTransmission
......................... 2-17
Steam,
If Coming From Your Engine ............... 5-16 .
Steering ...................................... 4-11
Steering Column Lock
........................... 7-46
Steering Wheel Touch Controls
Audio System ............................... 3-18
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Steering Wheel. Tilt ............................. 2-40
Steering. In Emergencies
......................... 4- 12
Steering. Power
................................ 4-1 1
Steering. Tips .................................. 4-11
Storage. Of
Your Vehicle ......................... 6-40
Sun Visors .................................... 2-62
Sunshades. T-Top
............................... 2-58
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR)
............. 1-19
Symbols. Vehicle
.................................. v
Stuck. IfYouAre ............................... 5-43
T-~op Sunshades .............................. 2-58
Tachometer .................................... 2-67
Tamper Resistant Odometer
....................... 2-67
TapePlayerCare
............................... 3-15
Theft
......................................... 2-11
Theftlock Feature
............................... 3- 12
Thermostat
.................................... 6-32
Third
Gear. Automatic Transmission ................ 2-25
Third Gear (3). Manual (Five Speed)
................ 2-27
Third Gear (3). Manual (Six Speed)
................ 2-29
Tilt Steering Wheel
............................. 2-40
Time. Setting the
................................ 3-5
Tips About Your Audio System
.................... 3-14
Tire Chains
.................................... 6-55
Tire Inspection and Rotation
...................... 6-50
Tire Loading ................................... 4-29
Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-54
Changing a Flat
.............................. 5-30
Inspection and Rotation
....................... 6-50
Spare, Compact .............................. 5-42
Temperature
................................ 6-53
Uniform Quality Grading ...................... 6-53
Wear Indicators
.............................. 6-51
Wheel Replacement
.......................... 6-54
When It’s Time for New
....................... 6-51
To Lower Your Convertible Top ................... 2-80
To Raise Your Convertible Top
.................... 2-83
To Start Your 5.7L Engine
........................ 2-18
To Start Your
V-6 Engine ......................... 2-17
Torque, Wheel Nut ......................... 5-40, 6-72
Towing a Trailer
................................ 4-31
Towing Your Vehicle
............................. 5-7
Tires ......................................... 6-48
BuyingNew
................................ 6-52
Inflation
.................................... 6-49
Traction .................................... 6-53
Treadwear
.................................. 6-53
TopStrap ..,.................................. l-32
TorqueLock ................................... 2-35
Front ...................................... 5-10
Rear
....................................... 5-13
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Traction Control System Warning Light ......... 2.72. 4.9
Trailer Tongue. Weight of
........................ 4-33
Trailer
............................................
Brakes ..................................... 4-35
Driving with a Trailer ......................... 4-35
Hitches
.................................... 4-34
Maintenance
................................ 4-38
ParkingonHills
............................. 4-38
Safety Chains
............................... 4-35
Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
............. 4-34
Turn Signals ................................ 4-37
Weight of a Trailer
........................... 4-33
Transmission Fluid, Automatic
.................... 6-22
Transmission Fluid, Manual
....................... 6-27
Trip Odometer
................................. 2-67
Turn Signal
and Lane Change Indicator ............. 2-41
Turn Signal meadlamp Beam Lever
................ 2-41
Turn Signal When Towing a Trailer
................. 4-37
Twin Lift-off
Roof Panels ........................ 2-55
DrivingonGrades ............................ 4-37
TowingaTrailer ............................. 4-31
Underbody Maintenance ........................ 6-63
vehicle Damage Warnings ......................... iv
Vehicle Dimensions Chart
........................ 6-74
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
............... 6-65
Vehicle Loading
................................ 4-29
Vehicle Storage
................................ 6-40
Vehicle Symbols
................................... v
Vehicle. Control of a
............................. 4-5
Vehicle. Leaving Your
............................ 2-4
Ventilation System. Flow-Through
.................. 3-4
Ventilation Tips ................................. 3-4
Vision. Night
.................................. 4-16
Visor Vanity
Visors. Sun .................................... 2-62
Voltmeter
..................................... 2-79
Mirrors .................................... 2-62 .. Q
3. . ' ' y ' .. .. ji' .u . .11 !
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