1996 PONTIAC GRAND-AM warning

Lights Air
Bag Readiness ....................... 1.21. 2.55
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning ............ 2.57. 4.6
Brake System Warning .................... 2.56. 6.29
Charging System Indicator ...................... 2-56
Check Engine ................................ 2-60
Check Oil ................................... 2-64
Enhanced Traction System Active ... .' ........ 2.59. 4-8
Enhanced Traction System Warning .......... 2-58. 4-9
Low Coolant Warning ......................... 2-60
Oil Pressure ................................. 2-63
Basslock" Warning ........................... 2-65
Safety Belt Reminder ...................... 1-7. 2-55
Litter Bag Hook ................................ 2-48
Loading Your Vehicle ........................... 4-32
Locks
Automatic Door ............................... 2-4
Cylinders ................................... 7-38
Key Lock Cylinder Service ..................... 7-38
Power Do'or ................. .. ................ 2-4
Rear Door Security ............................. 2-5
Steering Column Lock Check ................... 7-39
Low Coolant Warning Light ...................... 2-60
Lubricants and Fluids ............................ 7-42
Doof ..........................:............. 2-3
Trunk ....................................... 2-8
Lubrication.Servicq. Body ..... .. ........ e ......... 7-38 .
amtenance Record ............. ........ I ... , 7-44
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Maintenance Schedule ............................ 7-1
Long Tripmighway Definition
................... 7-5
Long Trip/Highway Intervals ; .................... 7-5
Owner Checks and Services ..................... 7-37
Periodic Maintenance Inspections ................ 7-41
Recommended Fluids and .Lubricants ............. 7-42
Scheduled Maintenance S'ervices .................. 7-2
Short Tiip/City Intervals ........................ 7-4
Maintenance When Trailer Towing ................. 4-40
Maintenance. Nomal Replacement Parts ............ &62
Maintenance. Underbody ......................... 6-51
Malfunction Indicator Lamp ...................... 2-60
Manual Front Seat ............................... 1-1
Manual Lumbar Support .......................... 1-2
Manual Remote Control Mirror .................... 2-44
Manual Transaxle ............................... 2-21
Check ...................................... 7-38
Fluid ....................................... 6-20
shi€ting ..................................... 2-21
S tartkg Your Engine .......................... 2-13
Methanol ...................................... 6-3
Mirrors ......................................... 2-44
Convex Outside .............................. 2-45
Inside Daymight Rearview ..................... 2-44
Manual Remote Control ........................ 2-44
Short Tiip/City Definition ....................... 7-4
Power Remote COII~~. ........................ 2-45
VisorVanity ................................. 2-48
Mountain Roads ................................. 4-23
Multifunction Lever ............................. 2-31
Neutral. Automatic Transaxle .................... 2-19
Neutral. Manual Transaxle ........................ 2-22
New Vehicle Break-In ........................... 2-11
NightV~sion
................................... 4-16
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odometer ........ ... .... 2-53
Odometer. Trip
................... ....... 2-53
Off -Road Recovery ............................. 4- 12
Oil Pressure Light .............................. 2-63
Overdrive, Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-20
Overhead Console
.............................. 2-46
Overheating Engine
............................. 5 - 12
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-37
Owner Publications, Ordering
..................... 8- 1 1
Oil. Engine .................................... 6-10
Paint Spotting, Chemical
........................ 6-51
Park
Automatic Transaxle
.......................... 2- 18
Shifting Into ................................. 2-25
Shifting Out of ................................ 2-27
AtNight ..................................... 2-9
Brake
....................................... 2-24
Parking
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-40
Lots ....................................... 2-10 Over Things That Burn ........................ 2-28
With a Trailer
................................ 4-39
Your Vehicle, Manual Transaxle ................. 2-27
Passenger Position .............................. 1-26
Passlock" Warning Light
........................ 2-65
Periodic Maintenance Inspections .................. 7-41
Pontiac Cares Information ......................... 8- 1
Passing ....................................... 4-13
Passlock"
.................................... 2-10 Power
DoorLocks
................................... 2-4
Option Fuses ................................ 6-54
Remote Control Mirror ........................ 2-45
Seat
......................................... 1-2
Steering Fluid ................................ 6-26
Pregnancy, Use
of Safety Belts .................... 1-26
Problems on the Road ............................ 5-1
Publications, Service and Owner
................... 8-11
Steering
.................................... 4-10
Windows ................................... 2-30
Radio
Reception .............................. 3-23
Reading Lamps
........................... 2-42, 2-43
Door Security Locks
........................... 2-5
Safety Belt Comfort Guides ..................... 1-30
Window Defogger
............................. 3-7
Rearview Mirror, Inside Daymight ................. 2-44
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-3
Recreational Vehicle Towing ....................... 4-29
Refrigerants,
Air Conditioning .................... 6-62
Cassette Tape Player
.......................... 3-19
Fuel Door Release ............................. 6-4
Trunk Release ................................. 2-8
Radios
........................................ 3-8
Rain,
DrivingIn ................................ 4-17
Rear
Outside Seat Position .......................... 1-27
Seatpassengers ...................,.......... l-26
Towing ..................................... 5-10
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Replacement Bulbs
....................................... 6-59
Parts ....................................... 6-62
wheel ...................................... 6-43
Replacing Safety Belts
........................... 1-46
Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 8-9
Restraints
Checking
................................... 1-46
Child
....................................... 1-36
Head
........................................ 1-5
Replacing
Parts After a Crash ................... 1-46
Systemcheck
................................ 7-37
Reverse, Automatic Transaxle
..................... 2- 19
Reverse, Manual Transaxle
....................... 2-22
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-26
Roadside Assistance. ............................. 8-5
Roadside Assistance, Canadian ..................... 8-6
Rocking Your Vehicle ........................... 5-32
Rotation, Tire .................................. 6-39
safety Belt Extender ............................. 1-46
Safety Belts
Adults
...................................... 1-12
Care
....................................... 6-48
Center Rear Passenger Position .................. 1-33
Children
.................................... 1-34
Driver Position ................................ 1 - 12
Extender
.................................... 1-46
How to Wear Properly ......................... 1 - 12
Incorrect Usage
.................... 1-16,l-44, 1-45
LapBelt
.................................... 1-33 Lap-Shoulder
........................... 1.12. 1.27
Larger Children .............................. 1-43
Passenger Position
............................ 1-26
Questions and Answers
........................ 1-91
Rear Comfort Guides .......................... 1-30
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions ............ 1-27
Rear Seat Passengers
.......................... 1-26
Reminder Light
.......................... 1-7. 2-55
Replacing After a Crash ......................... 1-46
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-26
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
................... 1-15
Smaller Children and Babies
.................... 1-34
Why They Work
................................ 1-8
Safety Chains
.................................. 4-37
Safety Defects. Reporting ......................... 8-9
Safety Warnings and Symbols ....................... 111
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-1
Seatback Latches
...................................... 1-5
Reclining Front
................................ 1-3
EasyEntry ................................... 1-6
Manual Front .................................. 1-1
Manual Lumbar Support .................... i ... 1-2
Power
........................................ 1-2
Rear
........................................ 1-6
Restraint Systems .............................. 1-1
SeatControls
................................. 1-1
Securing a Child Restraint ...................... 1-37
Second Gear;Automatic Transaxle
................. 2-20
Second Gear. Manual Transaxle ................... 2-21
Use During Pregnancy ......................... 1-26,
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Vehicle .- Control ................... ............4-5
Dimensions .................................6-61
Loading ....,..........,....................4-32
Damage Warnings ............................ iv
Identification Number ......................... 6-53
Ventilation System
................................ 3 -5
Visors, Sun
.................................... 2-48
..................................... St&& 68-32
Visor Vaqity
Mirrors ............................. 2-48
warning Devices
....... .. ........................ 5-2
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ............... 2-54
Washer Fluid, Windshield
........................ 6-27
Washing Your Vehicle
........................... 6-49
Weatherstrips
.................................. 6-49
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Wheel ,
Alignment .................................. 6-42
Nut Torque ............................. 5-28,6-60
Replacement
................................. 6-43
Used Replacement
............................ 6-44
Wrench
...................................... 5-23
Windows
...................................... 2-30
Auto-Down
...,......,........,.............2-30
Power ..........................................
Fluid ................................... 2-34,627
Blade Replacement
.......................... '. 6-36
Fuses
.....,....,..............,............6-54
Windshield Washer ............................. 2-34
Fluid Level Check
............................ 7-37
Windshield Wiper
.............................. 2-33
Winter Driving
................................. 4-25
Wiring, Headlamp
............................... 6-54
4. .', .. . . 'X'
9-11
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