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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1997  Owners Manual Unlocking the  Theft-Deterrent  Feature  After a 
Power Loss 
Enter your secret code as follows;  pause  no  more than 
15 seconds between steps: 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4, 
5. 
LOC appears when  the  ignition i

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1997  Owners Manual Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) 
Your vehicle  has anti-lock  brakes (ABS). ABS is an 
advanced  electronic  braking  system  that will help 
prevent a braking  skid. 
When  you start your  engine,  or  when y

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1997  Owners Manual The anti-lock system can change the brake pressure faster 
than  any driver  could. The computer  is programmed  to 
make the most of available tire  and  road conditions. 
You can  steer around the

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1997  Owners Manual To turn the system off, press 
the button located  at the 
front 
of the console. 
The light  on 
the switch will go off, and the traction 
control system warning  light will come  on and stay  on. 
I

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1997  Owners Manual Off-Road Recovery 
You may find sometime  that  your  right wheels  have 
dropped 
off the edge of a  road  onto  the  shoulder  while 
you’re  driving. 
An emergency like this requires  close  atte

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1997  Owners Manual If  you do not  have traction control, or  if the system is 
off, then an acceleration skid  is also best handled by 
easing your foot off the accelerator pedal. 
If your vehicle  starts  to  slide,

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1997  Owners Manual What’s the worst time for this?  “Wet ice.” Very cold 
snow or  ice can be slick  and hard to  drive  on.  But wet 
ice  can  be even  more  trouble  because it may  offer  the 
least  traction

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1997  Owners Manual A CAUTION: .. 
Snow can trap  exhaust  gases under your  vehicle. 
This can cause deadly CO (carbon monoxide)  gas 
to  get  inside. 
CO could  overcome  you  and kill 
you.  You  can’t  see 
it or