1996 PONTIAC FIREBIRD start stop button

Turning Off the Alarm
If you started the alarm by pressing the panic button on
the Remote Lock Control transmitter, you must either
push that button again or
turn the ignition switch to the
If the alarm is sounding due to the shock sensor or a
door
or hatch opening, it can be turned off by either
turning the ignition switch with
a proper keyinserted or
’ by pressing any button on the Remote Lock Control
transmitter. If you use your transmitter to silence
the
alarm, additional things will happen depending upon
which button you press.
Pressing the UNLOCK button will lurn the alarm off,
will unlock the driver’s door and disarm the system.
Pressing the LOCK button will turn the alarm off,
keep the ,doors locked and keep the system armed.
Pressing the trunk symbol button will turn the dam
off and will unlock and disarm the hatch only.
Pressing the panic button will turn the alarni off,
keep the doors locked and keep the system armed.
If the alarm is sounding because an incorrect ignition
key was used, press any button on the transmitter
to turn
the alarm off.
The alarm will stop by itself after two minutes.
, RUN position to stop the alarm.
PASS-Key 8 ‘1
Your vehicle is equipped
with the PASS-Key
II
(Personalized Automotive
Security System)
theft-deterrent system.
PASS-Key
II is a passive
theft-deterrent system.
It works when you insert
or remove the key
from
the ignition.
PASS-Key
11 uses a resistor pellet in the ignition key
that matches a decoder in your vehicle.
When the PASS-Key 11 system senses that someone is
using the wrong key, it shuts down the vehicle’s starter
and fuel system. 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
during this time,
the vehicle will not start. This
discourages someone from randomly trying different
keys
with different resistor pellets in an attempt to make
a- match.
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Ensure the shift lever is fully in PARK (P) range
before starting the engine. Your Ponti’ac has
a
brake-transmission shift interlock. You have to fully
apply your regular brakes before you can shift from
PARK (P) when the ignition key is in the RUN position.
If YOU cannot shift out of PARK (P), ease pressure on
the shift lever -- push the shift lever all the way into
PARK (P) and also release the shZt lever button on floor
shift console models as you maintain brake application.
Then move
the shift lever into the gear you wish.
(Press the shift lever button before moving the shift
lever
on floor shift console models.) See “Shifting Out
of PARK” (P) in this section.
REVERSE (R): Use this gear to back up.
NOTICE:
Shifting to BEVERSE (R) while your vehicle
’is moving forward could damage your
transmission. Shift to
REVERSE (R) only
after
your vehicle is stopped,
To rock YOW vehicle back and f~~th to get out of snow, ice
or
sand without damaging your transmission, see “Stuck
In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow, If You’re” -in the Index.
NEUTRAL (N): In this position, your engine doesn’t
connect with the wheels.
To restart when you’re
already moving, use NEUTRAL (N) only. Also, use
NEUTRAL (N) when your vehicle is being towed.
Shifting out of PARI( (B) or NEUTRAL (N) while
your engine
is “racing” (running at high speed) is
dangerous. Unless your foot is firmly on the
brake pedal,
your vehicle could move very
rapidly. You could
lose control and hit people or
objects, Don’t shift out ofPARK (P) or
NEUTBAL (N) while your engine is racing.
I NOTICE:
Damage to your transmission caused by shifting
out
of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) with the
engine racing isn’t covered by your warranty.
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NEXT (2): Press this button or the SEEK up arrow to
go to the start of the next track if more than eight
seconds have played.
If you hold the button or press it
more than once, the player will continue moving
forward through the disc.
RDM (3): Press this button to hear the tracks in a
random order. It will change tracks in a random, rather
than sequential order. Press
RDM again to turn off
random play.
REV (5): Press and hold this button to quickly reverse
within a track (song). Release it to play the passage. YOU
will hear sound at a reduced volume. The display will
show elapsed time.
FWD (6): Press and held this button to quickly advance
within a track (song). You will hear sound at a reduced
volume. The display will show elapsed time.
AM-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a disc
is playing. The disc will stop but remain in the player.
CDPLAY. Press this button to change to the disc
function when the radio is
on.
EJECT Press this button to remove the disc or stop the
disc and switch to the radio. EJECT will work with
the
radio off.
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
and Equalizer
Playing the Radio
VOL: Push this knob to turn the system on or off. Turn
it clockwise to increase volume and counterclockwise to
decrease volume.
RECALL: Press this button briefly to recall the station
being played or
to display the clock. If you press the
knob when the ignition is off, the clock will show for a
few seconds.
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If you’re driving on a very rough road or if it’s very hot,
the disc may not play and E (error) and a number may
appear on the radio display. If the disc comes out, it
could be that:
The disc is upside down.
It is dirty, scratched or wet.
The air is very humid. (If so, wait about an hour
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error can’t be
corrected, please contact your dealer.
If your radio
displays
an error number, write it down and provide it to
your dealer when reporting the problem.
RECALL: Press this button to see what track is playing.
Press it again within five seconds to see how long
it has
been playing (elapsed time). The track number also
appears when the disc is inserted, the volume is changed
or when a new track starts playing.
PREV (1): Press this button or the SEEK down arrow to
go to the start of the current track if more than eight
seconds have played.
If you hold the button or press it
more than once, the player
will continue moving back
through the disc.
’ NEXT (2): Press this button or the SEEK up arrow to
go
to the start of the next track if more than eight
and
try again.) seconds
have played. If you hold the button or press it
more than once, the player will continue moving
forward through the disc.
RDM (3): Press this button t’o hear the tracks in a
random order. It will change tracks
in a random, rather
than sequential order. Press
RDM again to turn off
random play. The radio will play during this operation.
REV (5): Press and hold this button to quickly reverse
within a track (song). Release it to play the passage. You
will hear sound at a reduced volume. The display will
show elapsed time.
FWD (6): Press and hold this button to quickly advance
within a track (song). You will hear sound at
a reduced
volume. The
display will show elapsed time.
AM-FM: Press this button to play the radio when a disc
is playing. The disc will stop but remain in the player.
CDPLAY Press this button to change to the disc
function when the radio is on.
EJECT Press this button to remove the disc or stop the
disc and switch to’ the radio. EJECT will work with the
radio
off.
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