1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Owners Manual

Check Oil Level Warning Light
The CHECK OIL LEVEL
light turns on for three
each time the ignition key is turned to the
RUN position.
If the light doesn’t turn on,
- have your vehicle serviced.
C H EC K 0 I L seconds as a bulb check
LEVEL
If the engine oil is more than one quart (0.95 L) low and
the engine has been shut off for at least eight minutes,
the CHECK OIL LEVEL light will turn on for about
one minute and will then remain off until the next time
you start the vehicle.
If the CHECK OIL LEVEL light turns on, the engine oil
level should be checked at the dipstick then brought up
to the proper level, if necessary. See “Engine Oil” in
the Index.
Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
- This light will come on
when your windshield
washers are working
and the
one-third full.
WASH E R FLU I D fluid container is less than
Check Gages Warning Light (Option)
CHECK GAGES
This light will come on
briefly when you are
starting
the engine.
If
the light comes on and stays on while you are driving,
check your gages for fuel, coolant temperature, oil
pressure
or voltage. This light will stay on if your engine
is not running with the ignition
on.
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Fuel Gage
UNLEADED
FUEL ONLY
UNLEADED
FUEL ONLY
Cluster with Gages Cluster with Compass
and Gages
When the ignition
is on, your fuel gage tells you about
how much
fuel you have left. When the gage reads in
the yellow band, a warning
chime will sound and the
CHECK GAGES warning light will go on, if you have
this option. Here are some things that some owners ask about. None
of these show a problem with your fuel gage:
0
0
0
0
0
At
the service station, the gas pump shuts off before
the gage reads
FULL (F).
It takes a little more or less fuel to fill up than the
gage indicated. For example, the gage may have
indicated the tank was half
full, but it actually took a
little more or less than half the tank's capacity to fill
the tank.
The gage moves a little when you
turn a comer,
speed up, or make a hard stop.
The gage doesn't go back to
EMPTY (E) when you
turn off the ignition.
If you have the large span (220") gage, the
needle moves more for a given amount of fuel. This
does not indicate excessive fuel consumption, and
is normal.
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Boost Gage (Option) Head-Up Display (Option)
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Vehicles equipped with the supercharged engine have
this boost gage that indicates vacuum during light
to
moderate throttle and boost under heavier throttle. The
gage displays the air pressure level in psi going into the
engine’s combustion chamber.
The gage is automatically centered at zero psi every
time the engine is started. Actual vacuum or boost
is
displayed from this zero point. Changes in ambient
pressure, such as driving in mountains
and changing
weather, will slightly change the zero reading.
If the HUD image is too bright, or too high in
your field of view, it may take you more time to
see things you need to see when it’s dark outside.
Be sure to keep the HUD image dim and placed
low in your field of view.
If you have the optional Head-Up Display (HUD), you
can see some
of the driver information also available on
your instrument panel cluster. The information
may be
displayed in English or metric units and appears as a
reflection on the windshield. The
HUD shows:
0 Speedometer reading
0 Turn signal indicators
0 High-beam indicator symbol
CHECK GAGES message (for low oil pressure, high
coolant temperature, low oil level and low fuel)
Low fuel warning symbol
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CHECK GAGES 0
HUD shows these images when they are lighted on the
instrument panel. At
70 miles per hour (1 13 kmk), the speedometer may
display a variance
of 3 miles per hour (5 km/h) from the
HUD. This condition is normal. When you sit straight
in your seat, the HUD image will
appear slightly to the
right.
When the ignition key is turned to RUN, all possible
HUD images will come on, then the Head-Up Display
will operate normally.
If you never look at your instrument panel, you may
not see something important, such as a warning light.
So be sure to scan your displays and controls and the
driving environment just as you
would in a vehicle
without
HUD.
NOTICE:
Although the HUD image appears to be near
the front
of the vehicle, do not use it as a parking
aid.
The HUD was not designed for that purpose.
If you try to use it that way, such as in a parking
lot, you may misjudge distance and run
into something.
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The HUD controls are located to the left of the
steering column. 1. Start your engine and slide the
HUD dimmer control
all the way up.
The brightness
of the HUD image is determined by
whether
the headlamp switch is on or off, and where
you have set the
HUD dimmer control.
2. Adjust the seat, if necessary, before setting the
height control.
Slide the
IMAGE (image height) control all the way
up, raising the image as far as possible. Then slide
the
HUD image height control down so the image is
as low as possible but in full view.
image
is no brighter than necessary. To turn the HUD
off, slide the HUD dimmer control all the way down.
If the sun comes out, or it becomes cloudy, or if you turn
on your headlamps, you may need to adjust the HUD
brightness using the HUD dimmer control. Polarizing
sunglasses could make the
HUD image harder to see.
Clean the inside
of the windshield as needed to remove
any dirt or film that reduces the sharpness or clarity of
the
HUD image.
Spray household
glass cleaner on a soft, clean cloth.
Wipe the
HUD lens gently, then dry it. Do not spray
cleaner directly on the lens, because
the cleaner fluid
could leak inside the
unit if you do.
3. Slide the dimmer control downward until the HUD
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If you can’t see the HUD image when the ignition is on,
check to see if:
0 The headlamps are on.
0 The HUD unit is covered.
0 The HUD dimmer control is adjusted correctly.
0 The HUD image is adjusted to the proper height.
A fuse in the fuse panel may be blown. See “Fuses
and Circuit Breakers” in the Index.
If the HUD image is not clear, it could be too bright.
Move the HUD dimmer control further downward. You
may need to clean the windshield and
HUD lens.
Your windshield is part of the HUD system. If you ever
have to have a new
windshield, be sure to get one
designed for HUD. If you don’t, the HUD image may
look blurred
and out of focus.
Driver Information Center (Option)
DRIVER

CHECK OIL LEVEL
WABHER
FLUID
LOW COOLANT
CHECK WE8
HOOD DOOR
TRUNK
AJAR
MILES
888888
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LAMP
MONITOR
HI BEAM HEAD
PARK
LAMP
TURN WONAL
BACK UP TAIL
BRAKE LAMP
TRIP
8 s 8 8.8
If you have the Driver Information Center, it gives you
important safety and maintenance facts.
When you turn
the ignition on, the entire center lights up for a few
seconds. Then it goes
to work.
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FUNCTION MONITOR: This lets you know if you are
low on fluids or have a problem with a vehicle function:
0
0
0
0
CHECK OIL LEVEL: This message could mean
your oil level
is low. If it comes on for more than
three seconds, see “Check Oil
Level Warning Light”
in the Index.
WASHER FLUID: This message means your
washer fluid
tank is less than about 30 percent full.
The windshield portion
of the vehicle outline will
also glow,
If these come on, see “Windshield Washer
Fluid” in the Index.
LOW COOLANT: This message means your
coolant level has fallen to about half full. If it comes
on,
see “Engine Coolant” in the Index.
CHECK GAGES: If this light comes on and stays
on while you are driving, check your gages for fuel,
coolant temperature, oil pressure or battery voltage.
SECURITY: You’ll get a DOOR AJAR message if a
door is not fully closed. The vehicle outline will show
you which door
it is. You will also get a HOOD AJAR
or TRUNK AJAR message if the hood or the trunk isn’t
fully closed. The vehicle outline will
also show you
these are ajar.
LAMP MONITOR: Whenever you try to use one of
the following lamps, the LAMP MONITOR will tell you
if a bulb is out.
0 Headlamp (Low and High Beam)
0 Turn Signal/Parking/Stop
0 Parking Lamp/Sidemarker
Brake Lamp and Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
0 Back-up Lamp
0 Taillamp~rn/Sidemarker/License
If a bulb is out, you will see a message, such as PARK
LAMP, and you will also see where the problem is on
the vehicle outline.
The message stays on until the
problem
is fixed. See “Replacement Bulbs” in the
Index for bulb details.
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If a bumed-out bulb is replaced, the warning light will
stay on until the bulb is used.
Message
Hi Beam Lamp . .
Head Lamp .......
Turn Signal .........
Back Up . .
Tail ......
.......
ParkLamp . .
Bulbs Monitored
. Both Headlamp High Beams
. , Both Headlamp Low Beams
.... 1 Front Left Turn/Park
1 Front Right Turn/Park
1 Rear Left Turn
1 Rear Right Turn
..... .2 Back-up Lamps
......... 4 Tail Only
4 Stop/Tail
2 License Plate
1 Right Rear Sidemarker
1 Left Rear Sidemarker
1 Center High-Mounted Stop
............ 2 Front Park
Right Sidemarker Left Sidemarker
Brake Lamp
............... 4 Rear Stop/Tail./Tbm
Electronic Compass (Option)
Some vehicles are equipped with an electronic compass.
As with all compasses, this unit senses the earth's
magnetic field to
show the direction the car is pointing.
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