1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Owners Manual

Visor Vanity Mirror Air Inflator System
Open the cover to expose the vanity mirror.
If your vehicle has the optional lighted vanity mirrors,
the lamps come on when you open the cover. You can
adjust the brightness of the lamps by moving the switch, Some vehicles have an air inflator
for use
in maintaining
proper air pressure
for the tires. The air inflator is
located in the trunk. The ON switch will work only with
the ignition
on.
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Inflating something too much can make it explode, and
you or others could be injured. Be
sure to read the inflator instructions, and inflate
any object only to its recommended pressure.
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The air inflator comes with a kit that includes a 20-foot
(6.1 m) hose and ,an air pressure gage, as well as
instructions and special adapters for inflating things like
an
air mattress or a basketball.
Sunroof (Option)
Your Bonneville may
be equipped with
an
express-open sunroof. Press
the control switch rearward
and release
it to open the
glass panel and sunshade. If you want
to stop the sunroof in a partially open
position, lightly press the switch again.
To completely
open the sunroof, press the switch rearward again.
The
sunshade can also be opened by hand.
To close the sunroof, press and hold the control switch
forward to close the glass panel and sunshade.
When the sunroof
is in the closed position, press the
control switch forward to the vent position. Open the
sunshade by hand.
Press the switch rearward to close the rear vent.
Your sunroof provides an airy, spacious feel to your
vehicle's interior and can also increase ventilation. It
includes
a sliding glass panel and a sliding sunshade.
The control switch will work only when the ignition is
on
or during Retained Accessory Power, if you have that
option. See "Retained Accessory Power"
in the Index.
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Instrument Panel
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1. Twilight Sentinelmeadlamp Switch
2.
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
3. Tilt Steering Wheel Lever
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6. Ignition Switch
7. Air Outlet
8. Climate Control System
9. Passenger's Side Air Bag
10. Glove Box
11. Audio System
12. Hazard Warning Flashers Switch
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13. Driver's Side SRS Air Bag
14. Hood Release
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Instrument Panel Clusters
Your -ent panel clusters are designed to let you know at a glance how your vehicle is running. You’ll how how
fast you’re
going, how much fuel you’re using, and many other things you’ll need to drive safely and economically.
Your Pontiac
is equipped with one of these instrument panel clusters, which includes indicator warning\
lights and
gages that
are explained on the following pages.
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FUEL ONLY UNLEIDEO 5%
Cluster with Gages
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Cluster with Compass and Gages
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Cluster with Compass and Boost Gage
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Speedometer and Odometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per
hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h). Your
odometer shows how
far your vehicle has been driven,
in either miles (used in the United States) or kilometers
(used in Canada).
The odometer and trip odometer are displayed in the
Driver Information Center on vehicles
so equipped.
Your Pontiac has a tamper resistant odometer.
If you see
silver lines between the numbers, you’ll know that
someone has probably tried
to turn it back, so the
numbers may not be true.
Trip Odometer
The trip odometer can tell you how far you have driven
since you last reset it.
You may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a
new odometer installed. If the new one can be set to the
mileage total
of the old odometer, then it must be. But if
it can’t, then it’s set at zero and a label must be put on
the driver’s door to show the old mileage reading when
the new odometer was installed. To set it to zero:
On vehicles with the Driver Information Center,
press the button labeled
TRIP.
On vehicles with the LAMP MONITOR, the button
is next to the trip odometer. Push and release in a .
smooth, continuous motion until all zeroes appear.
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