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PONTIAC PONTIAC 1997  Owners Manual Audio Systems 
Your Delco@ audio system has been designed  to operate 
easily  and give years  of listening pleasure. 
You will  get 
the  most enjoyment  out 
of it if you acquaint  yourself 
with  i

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PONTIAC PONTIAC 1997  Owners Manual Understanding  Radio  Reception 
FM Stereo 
FM stereo will give you the best sound. But FM signals 
will  reach only  about 10 to 
40 miles I( 16 to 65 km). Tall 
buildings or hills  can interfere wit

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PONTIAC PONTIAC 1997  Owners Manual Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive  in 
spurts 
-- heavy acceleration followed  by heavy 
braking 
-- rather than keeping pace with  traffic. This is a 
mistake.  Your brakes  may not hav

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PONTIAC PONTIAC 1997  Owners Manual Remember: Anti-lock  doesn’t change the time you need 
to  get your foot up to the brake pedal or always decrease 
stopping distance.  If you  get too close  to the  vehicle in 
front  of you, you w

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PONTIAC PONTIAC 1997  Owners Manual Braking  in  Emergencies 
With anti-lock, you can  steer and brake  at the same 
time. In many  emergencies, steering can help  you more 
than even  the  very best braking. 
Steering 
Power  Steering

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PONTIAC PONTIAC 1997  Owners Manual Loss of Control 
Let’s review what driving experts  say about  what 
happens when  the three  control  systems (brakes, steering 
and  acceleration) don’t  have enough friction where  the 
tires m

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PONTIAC PONTIAC 1997  Owners Manual Hydroplaning 
Hydroplaning is dangerous. So much water can build  up 
under your tires that  they can actually  ride on the  water. 
This can happen  if the road  is wet enough and you’re 
going  fa

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PONTIAC PONTIAC 1997  Owners Manual Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly  over your 
shoulder  to make sure there isn’t another vehicle  in your 
“blind” spot. 
Once  you 
are moving on  the freeway,  make certain you 
a