1997 PONTIAC PONTIAC mileage

Speedometer/Odometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour
(km/h). Your
odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven
in
either miles (used in the United States) or .in kilometers
(used in Canada).
Your Pontiac has a tamper-resistant odometer.
If you see
silver lines between the numbers, you’ll know someone
has probably tampered with it and the numbers may not
be correct.
Tachometer
You may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a
new odometer installed. If
the new one can be set to the
mileage total
of the old odometer, then that will be d’one.
If it can’t, then it will be set at zero and a label must be
put on the driver’s door to show the old mileage reading
when the new odometer was installed.
Trip Odometer
Your trip odometer tells how far you have driven since
you last reset
it. To set it to zero, press the RESET
button on the right side of the instrument cluster.
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The tachometer displays the engine speed in thousands
of revolutions per minute (rpm).
NOTICE:
Do not operate the engine with the tachometer in
the red area, or engine damage may occur.
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Service
Your Pontiac dealer knows your vehicle be,st and wants
you
tu be happy with it. We hope you’ll go to your
dealer
for all your service needs. You’ll get genuine GM
parts and GM-trained and supported service people.
We hope you’ll want to keep
your GM vehicle all GM.
Genuine GM parts have one of these marks:
Deleo
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Doing Your Own Service . hrk
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If you want to do some of your own service work, you’ll
want
to get the groper Pontiac Service Manual. It tells
you
much more about how to service your Pontiac than
this manual can.
To order the proper service manual, see
“Service and O’wner
Publications” in the Index. Your
vehicle
has an air bag system. Before attempting to
do your own sewice work, see “Servicing Your Air
Bag-Equipped Pontiac”
in the Index.
You should keep a record with all parts receipts and list
the mileage and the date of any service work you
perform, See “Maintenance Record” in the Index,
You can be injured and your vehicle could be
damaged if you try to do service work on a
vehicle without knowing enough about it.
Be sure you have sumcient knowledge,
experience, the proper replacement parts
and tools before you attempt any vehicle
maintenance
task.
Be sure to use the proper nuts, bolts and
other fasteners. C‘English” and (‘metric”
fasteners can be easily confused,
If you use
the wrong fasteners, parts can
later break
or fall off. You could be hurt.
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1 Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule I
The services shown in this schedule up to 100,000 miles
(166 000 km) should be performed after 100,000 miles
(166 000 km) at the same intervals. The services shown
at
150,000 miles (240 000 km) should be performed at
the same interval after 150,000 miles
(240 000 km).
See “Owner Checks and Services” and “Periodic
Maintenance Inspections” following.
Footnotes
? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the
California Air Resources Board has determined that the
failure to perform this maintenance item will not nullify
the emission warranty or limit recall liability prior
to the
completion of the vehicle’s useful life. We, however,
urge that all recommended maintenance services be
performed at the indicated intervals and the maintenance
be recorded.
+ A good time to check your brakes is during tire
rotation. See
“Brake System Inspection” under “Periodic
Maintenance Inspection” in Part
C of this schedule.
3,000 Miles (5 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY:
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Short TripKity Maintenance Schedule
4,000 Miles (1 0 000 kmj
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Sewice.
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
Rotation” in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information.
(See footnote
+.)
DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY: - --
9,000 Miles (15 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
DATE SERVICED BY: ACTUAL MILEAGE
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I Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule I
12,000 Miles (20 000 km)
Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
0 Rotate tires. See "Tire Inspection and
Rotation" in the Index
for proper rotation
pattern and additional information.
(See footnote
+.)
An Emission Control Service.
15,000 Miles (25 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Inspect air cleaner filter if you are driving
in dusty conditions. Replace filter
if
necessary. An Emission Control Service.
(See footnote?.)
DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY:
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I Short Trip/City Mairlienance Schedule 1
18,000 Miles (30 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
17 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
Rotation” in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information.
(See footnote +.)
An Emission Control Service.
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DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY:
21,000 Miles (35 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Sewice.
DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY: --
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I Short TripKity Maintenance Schedule I
24,000 Miles (40 000 km)
Ll Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
Rotation” in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information.
(See footnote
+.)
An Emission Control Service.
DATE SERVICED BY: ACTUAL MILEAGE
27,000 Miles (45 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
DATE
SERVICED BY: ACTUAL MILEAGE
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I Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule I
33,000 Miles (55 000 km)
Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
DATE
SERVICED BY:
ACTUAL MILEAGE
36,000 Miles (60 000 km)
0 Change
engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
Rotation” in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information. (See footnote
+.)
An Emission Control Service.
DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY:
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