1996 PONTIAC GRAND-AM Owners Manual

Fog Lamps Interior Lamps
Instrument Panel Intensity Control
The switch for your fog lamps is next to the instrument
panel intensity control.
Push the top of the switch to turn the fog lamps on.
When using fog lamps, the parking lamps or low-beam
headlamps must be on.
Fog lamps will go off whenever the high-beam
headlamps come on. When the high beams go off, the
fog lamps will come on again.
You can brighten or dim your instrument cluster lamps
by rotating the instrument panel intensity control switch.
Rotate the switch all the way
to the right to turn on the
interior courtesy lamps. Rotate the switch to the left to
turn
off the instrument cluster lamps and displays.
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Illuminated Entry System
When you lift the outside handle of either front door or
open a rear door, the lamps inside
your vehicle will go
on. These lamps will fade out after about 40 seconds, or
when the ignition is turned
on after all doors have been
closed. If the ignition was recently turned off, the lamps
will fade out after four seconds. These lamps will also
go on when you press the DOOR or UNLOCK button
on the optional Keyless Entry transmitter.
If the ignition has been off for less than two minutes, the
lamps inside your vehicle will stay on for 15 seconds
when your key is removed from the ignition switch to
provide an illuminated exit. When the, interior lamps go
off they will fade out like in a movie theatre.
Front Reading Lamps (Option)
These lamps and the interior courtesy lamps will come
on when you open the doors.
To turn on a reading lamp when the doors are dosed,
press the button. Press it again to turn the lamp off.
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Front Map Lamps (Option)
If your vehicle has a sunroof, it will have a rearview mirror
with lamps built in. The lamps go on when you open the
doors. When the doors
are closed, turn the lamps on and off
with the switches located below the face of the mirror.
Rear Reading Lamps (Option)
These overhead lamps and the interior courtesy lamps
will come on when you open the doors.
To turn on a reading lamp when the doors are closed,
press the button. Press it again-to
turn off the lamp.
Trunk Lamp
This lamp comes on when you open your trunk.
Battery Saver
Your Pontiac is equipped with a battery saver feature
designed to protect your vehicle’s battery.
When any interior lamp (trunk, reading, footwell or glove box) is left
on when the ignition is turned off, the
battery saver system will automatically shut the lamp off
after
20 minutes. This will avoid draining the battery.
To reactivate the interior lamps, either:
0 The ignition must be turned on,
0 The activated lamp switch must be turned off and
then on, or
0 A front door must be opened.
The battery saver feature will also be activated when
any door
of your vehicle is left open.
Also, if your vehicle is left with the ignition turned off
for over
24 days, battery power to your clock, audio
system and Keyless Entry (if you have this option) will
be turned off to reduce battery
drain. When the ignition
is turned on again, battery power will be resupplied.
However, under these conditions, it will be necessary to
reset the clock and audio system settings.
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Mirrors
Inside Manual Day/Night Rearview Mirror
To reduce glare from headlamps behind you, move the
lever toward you to the night position.
Manual Remote ,Control Mirror
The outside rearview mirrors should be adjusted so you
can just see the side of your vehicle when you are sitting
in a comfortable ,driving position.
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Adjust the driver side
outside
mirror with the
control lever
on the driver’s
door.
To adjust your passenger side mirror, sit in the driver’s
seat and have
a passenger adjust the mirror for you.
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Power Remote Control Mirror (Option)
A selector knob on the
driver’s side door panel
controls both outside
rearview mirrors.
Select the mirror you want
to adjust by rotating the knob
to the left or right. Adjust each minor so that you can
just see the side of your vehicle when you are sitting in a
comfortable driving position.
Turn the knob to the
center position
to turn it off.
Convex Outside Mirror
Your passenger’s side mirror is convex. A convex
mirror’s surface
is curved so you can see more from the
driver’s seat.
/d CAUTIO
A convex mirror can make things (like other
vehicles) look farther away than they really are.
If you cut too sharply into the right lane, you
could hit a vehicle
on your right. Check your
inside, mirror or glance over your shoulder before
changing lanes.
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Storage Compartments
Glove Box
Use one of the vehicle’s keys to lock and unlock the
glove
box. To open, pull the glove box handle toward
you.
Overhead Console
Sunglasses Storage
Place your sunglasses in the open area located above
you in the overhead console.
Center Console Storage Area
Coinhslder
Place your coins in the appropriate slots within the
center console in front of the gearshift selector.
Pull up on the front edge of the mest to open the center
console storage
area for cassette tapes, gloves, etc.
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Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
To use the lighter, just push it in all the way and let go.
When it’s ready, it will pop back out by itself.
NOTICE:
Don’t hold a cigarette lighter in with your hand
while it is heating.
If you do, it won’t be able to
back away from the heating element when it’s
ready. That
can make it overheat, damaging the
lighter and the heating element.
To clean the center console ashtray, remove the entire
ashtray and empty it. The ashtray can
be placed in the
rear cupholder for the rear passengers to use. The
ashtray can also be placed inside the center console for
storage.
When the ashtray
is removed, you can also use this tray
as a cupholder. The ashtray can be stored in the center
console storage area when not in use.
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NOTICE:
Don’t put papers and other things that burn into
your ashtrays.
If you do, cigarettes or other
smoking materials could set them on fire, causing
damage.
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Sun Visors
To bldck out glare, you can swing down the visors. You
can also swing them to the side.
Your vehicle may also have a plastic extension
which
pulls out of the main visor to increase protection from
glare.
Visor Vanity Mirror
Open the cover to expose the vanity mirror.
Garment Hook
If your vehicle has the
optional rear reading lamps,
push
down on the tab ,.
marked with a coat hanger
symbol to fold down the
garment hook.
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Litter Bag Hook
There is a litter bag hook located on the front passenger
side
of the center console storage area.
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