1997 PONTIAC PONTIAC light

v Section 2 Features and Controls
Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your Pontiac, and information on starting,
shifting and braking. Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything is
working properly
-- and what to do if you have a problem.
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Important Information About Keys
Door Locks
Remote Keyless Entry Battery Replacement for RKE
Preventing Theft
of Your Vehicle
New Vehicle “Break-In”
Ignition Positions
Tips on Starting Your Engine
Using the Engine Coolant Heater
Automatic Transaxle Operation
Parking Brake Guidelines
Important Information on Engine Exhaust
Operation of Your Windows
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Functions of the Multifunction Lever
How to Use the HighLow Beam
Headlamp Changer
Windshield Wipers and Fluid
Using Cruise Control
Exterior Lamps
Daytime Running Lamps
(DRL)
Interior Lamps
Rearview Mirrors
Storage Compartments
Instrument Panel Overview
All About Your Warning Lights and Gages
Driver Information Center
Head-Up Display
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Rear Door(s)
To unlock either rear door from inside the vehicle, rotate
the lock lever back.
To lock either rear door from inside the vehicle, slide the
lock lever forward.
Power Door Locks
To unlock all doors from inside the vehicle, press the fiont
of
the power door lock switch on either front door. If your
vehicle is equipped with a Content Theft-Deterrent system,
the power door lock switch will not unlock
the doors until
the system
is disarmed. See “Content Theft-Deterrent” in
the Index for more details.
You can lock all doors from inside the vehicle by
pressing the rear
of the power lock switch on either
door. If your vehicle is equipped with
a Content
Theft-Deterrent system, the power lock switch may
cause the system
to arm see “Content Theft-Deterrent”
in the Index for more details.
To unlock any door from outside the vehicle with your
key, insert it fully into the key cylinder and turn it to the
unlock position. This will cause only the door you
are
operating to be unlocked. If equipped with content
theft-deterrent, you can unlock all doors by holding the
key cylinder in the unlock position for one second.
Lockout Deterrent
The Lockout Deterrent feature makes it difficult for you
to lock your keys in your vehicle. If the driver’s door is
open while the keys are in the ignition, you will not be
able to to use your power door locks.
This feature cannot guarantee that you’ll never be
locked out of your vehicle.
If you don’t leave the keys in
the ignition, or if you used the manual door lock, you
could still lock your keys inside your vehicle. Always
remember to take your keys with you.
To turn this feature on or off, see “Locks and Lighting
Choices” in the Index.
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Last Door Closed Locking
The Last Door Closed Locking makes it more
convenient €or you to use your power door lo’cks to lock
all doors when leaving your vehicle. When any door
is
open, the first time you attempt to lock the doors using
the power
door lock switch or key chain transmitter will
result in three chimes to signal that Last
Door Closed
Locking is being used. All doors can be opened for any
reason for five seconds from the time the last door has
been closed. Five seconds after the last door is closed,
all doors will lock. You can lock the doors immediately
by using the power door lock switch or the key chain
transmitter
to lock again.
The Last Door Closed
Locking feature will not
occur and d’oors will not
be locked as a result of this
feature when
the ignition switch is in the RUN or
ACCESSORY position. The Last Door Closed Locking
feature
is not enabled from the factory.
Automatic Door Locks
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Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers -- especially children -- can easily
open the doors and fall out. When
a door is
locked, the inside handle won’t open
it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked
door when you slow down or stop your vehicle.
This
may not be so obvious: You increase the
chance
of being thrown out of the vehicle in a
crash
if the doors aren’t locked. Wear safety belts
properly, lock your doors, and you will
be far
better off whenever you drive your vehicle.
To turn the Last Door Closed Locking feature on or off,
see “Locks and Lighting Choices” in the Index. All of the
doors will lock automatically when you move
your shift lever
out of PARK (P). All doors will. unl’ock
automatically when the ignition
is turned off while the
shift lever
is in PARK (P). If you prefer to have your
doors unlocked automatically at any time, see “Locks
and Lighting Choices” in the Index.
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It can be dangerous to get out of your vehicle if
the shift lever is not fully in PARK (P) with the
parking brake firmly set. Your vehicle can roll.
Don’t leave your vehicle when the engine
is
running unless you have to. If you’ve left the
engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly.
You or others could be injured.
To be sure your
vehicle won’t move, even when you’re on fairly
level ground, always set your parking brake and
move the shift lever to PARK
(P).
If someone needs to get in or out of the vehicle after
the doors have been automatically locked, place the shift
lever into PARK (P). Unlock all doors by using the
power door lock switch or unlock just the door you want
by using the inside lever.
If you have programmed your
automatic door locks (see ”Locks and Lighting choices”
in the Index.) to unlock the doors when the shift lever
is shifted into
PARK (P), the doors will be automatically
unlocked for you. The doors will be automatically
locked when you move your shift lever out of
PARK (P)
with the ignition on. If
you don’t want the doors to unlock automatically
when you turn
the ignition off, see “Locks and Lighting
Choices” in
the Index.
Rear Door Security Locks (4-DoOr Models)
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Your Pontiac is equipped with rear door security locks that
help prevent passengers
from opening the rear doors of
your vehicle from the inside.
To use one of these locks:
1. Open one of the rear doors.
2. On the inside of the rear door will be a lock. Insert
your master key into this lock and rotate it upward.
This will engage the safety lock.
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Operation
3-Button Key Fob 4-Button Key Fob
Remote All Door Lock
To lock all doors, press LOCK on the key chain
transmitter (see “Power Door Locks” in the Index
for more details
on power door lock features). If your
vehicle is equipped with the Content Theft-Deterrent system, the
LOCK button may arm the system
(see “Content Theft-Deterrent” in the Index for
more details).
Remote Driver’s Door and All Door Unlock
When you press UNLOCK on the key chain transmitter,
only the driver’s door will unlock.
If you press
UNLOCK again within five seconds, all the doors will
unlock.
If you would like all doors to unlock the first
time you press UNLOCK, see “Locks and Lighting
Choices” in the Index. If your vehicle
is equipped with
the Content Theft-Deterrent system, the UNLOCK
button on the key chain transmitter will disarm the
system (see “Content Theft-Deterrent” in the Index
for more details).
Remote Trunk Release
Press the trunk symbol on your key chain transmitter to
open your trunk. The transaxle must be in PARK (P) for
this feature to operate.
Remote Alarm (If Equipped)
When you press the horn button on the key chain
transmitter, your vehicle’s headlamps will flash and the
horn will sound. This will allow you to attract attention,
if needed.
Remote Lock/Unlock Confirmation (If Equipped)
This feature provides feedback to the holder of the key
chain transmitter that a command has been received by
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the Remote Lock Control receiver. To signal that a
command has been received, the headlamps will flash
and the horn will sound briefly.
To program the various
modes available, see “Locks and Lighting Choices” in
the Index.
Matching Transmitter(s) To Your Vehicle
Each key chain transmitter is coded to prevent another
transmitter
from unlocking your vehicle. If a transmitter
is lost or stolen, a replacement can ble purchased through
your dealer. Remember to bring any remaining
transmitters
with you when you go to your dealer. When
the dealer matches the replacement transmitter to your
vehicle, any remaining transmitters must also be matched.
Once your dealer has coded the new transmitter, the lost
transmitter will not unlock your vehicle. Each vehicle
can
have only four transmitters matched to it,
Battery Replacement
Under normal use, the battiry in your remote keyless
entry transmitter should last about two years.
You can tell
the battery is weak if the transmitter won’t
work at the
normal range in any location. If you have to
get close to your vehicle before
the transmitter works, it’s
probably time
to change the battery.
To replace your battery:
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Insert a flat object like a dime into the slot ‘on the side
of the trmsdtter md twist to separate the halves.
Gently
pry the battery out of the transmitter. Do not
use metal flanges to “pop out” the battery.
Put
the new battery into the transmitter as shown on
the transmitter
(use a type CR2032 battery).
Rleassemblle the transmitter. Make sure the halves are
snapped together tightly so water will not get in,
Check the transmitter operation. If needed, follow the
instructions on resynchronizing your remote transmi~r.
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Parking at Night
Park in a lighted spot, close all windows and lock your
vehicle. Remember to keep your valuables out of sight.
Put them in a storage area,
or take them with you.
Parking Lots
If you park in a lot where someone will be watching
your vehicle, it’s best to lock
it up and take your keys.
But what
if you have to leave your ignition key? What if
you have to leave something valuable in your vehicle?
Put your valuables in a storage area, like your trunk
or glove box.
0 Lock the glove box.
0 Lock all doors except the driver’s.
0 Give the valet key to the valet. Then take the master
key with you.
Content Theft-Deterrent (If Equipped)
If your Grand Prix has this option, it has a
theft-deterrent alarm system.
A red light located on top of your instrument panel (near
the center
of the vehicle, next to the windshield) will
flash slowly when the system is armed.
While armed, the doors will not unlock with the power
lock switch. The alarm will go
off if someone damages
the vehicle, tampers with the trunk lock, enters the
vehicle (without using the key chain transmitter or key
to unlock the doors), or turns
the ignition on. Your horn
will sound and your headlamps will flash
for up to two
minutes. The system will also cut
off the fuel supply,
preventing the vehicle
from being driven.
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Arming with the Power Lock Switch
Your alarm system will arm when you use either power
lock switch to lock the doors while any door is open and
the key is removed from the ignition (if you would like
to turn off the power door lock switch arming, see
“Locks and Lighting Choices”
in the Index). The
security light flashes quickly to let
you know when the
system is ready to arm with the power door switches.
The security light will
stop flashing and stay on, when
you press the rear
of the power lock switch, to let you
know the system is arming. After all doors are closed
and locked, the security light will begin flashing at a
very slow rate to let you know the system is armed.
Arming with the Key Chain Transmitter
Your alarm system will arm when you use your key chain
transmitter to lock the doors while the key is removed
from the ignition. The security light will turn on to let you
know the system is arming. After all doors are closed and locked, the security light will begin flashing
at a very slow
rate to let you know the system is armed.
Arming Confirmation
If remote unlock confirmation is on (see “Locks and Lighting
Choices” in the Index), your headlamps will flash briefly to
let you
know when your alarm system has armed.
Disarming with the Key. Chain Transmitter
Your alarm system will disarm when you use your key
chain transmitter to unlock the doors. The security light
will stop flashing
to let you know the system is disarmed.
Disarming with Your Key
Your alarm system will disarm when you use your key
to unlock the doors. The security light will stop flashing
to let
you know the system is disarmed. If you would
like your key to disarm the alarm system,
see “Locks
and Lighting Choices” in the Index.
Nuisance Alarms
If you experience nuisance alarms (alarms which are not
caused by
the opening of a door and are not desirable),
you may need to reduce the damage detection sensitivity.
Try programming your Content Theft-Deterrent to mode
1, see “Locks and Lighting Choices” in the Index. If you
continue
to experience nuisance alarms, you may want to
try turning off damage detection by programming your
Content Theft-Deterrent
to mode 2, see “Locks and
Lighting Choices”
in the Index.
If you are still having trouble with nuisance alarms, you
can turn off the Content Theft-Deterrent system by
programming your Content Theft-Deterrent to mode
3,
see “Locks and Lighting Choices” in the Index. See your
dealer
or a qualified technician for service.
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