1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM maintenance schedule

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Part E: Maintenance Record
After the scheduled services are performed, record the
date, odometer reading and who performed the service
in the boxes provided after the maintenance interval.
Any additional information from ªOwner Checks andServicesº or ªPeriodic Maintenanceº can be added on
the following record pages. Also, you should retain all
maintenance receipts. Your owner information portfolio
is a convenient place to store them.
Maintenance Record
DATEODOMETER
READINGSERVICED BYMAINTENANCE PERFORMED

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CURRENT PUBLICATIONS FOR 1999 PONTIAC
SERVICE MANUALS
Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair information
on engines, transmission, axle, suspension, brakes,
electrical, steering, body, etc.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $90.00
TRANSMISSION, TRANSAXLE, TRANSFER CASE
UNIT REPAIR MANUAL
This manual provides information on unit repair service
procedures, adjustments and specifications for the
1999 GM transmissions, transaxles and transfer cases.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $50.00
SERVICE BULLETINS
Service Bulletins give technical service information needed
to knowledgeably service General Motors cars and trucks.
Each bulletin contains instructions to assist in the
diagnosis and service of your vehicle.OWNER'S INFORMATION
Owner publications are written directly for Owners and
intended to provide basic operational information about the
vehicle. The owner's manual will include the Maintenance
Schedule for all models.
In-Portfolio: Includes a Portfolio, Owner's Manual and
Warranty Booklet.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $20.00
Without Portfolio: Owner's Manual only.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $15.00
CURRENT & PAST MODEL ORDER FORMS
Service Publications are available for current and past
model GM vehicles. To request an order form, please
specify year and model name of the vehicle.
PLEASE COMPLETE THE ORDER FORM SHOWN ON
THE FOLLOWING PAGE AND MAIL TO:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207OR ORDER TOLL FREE: 1-800-551-4123
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM ± 6:00 PM Eastern Time
For Credit Card Orders Only (VISA±MasterCard±Discover)
1999 PONTIAC SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ORDERING INFORMATION
The following publications covering the operation and servicing of your vehicle can be purchased by filling out
the Service Publication Order Form in this book and mailing it in with your check, money order,
or credit card information to Helm, Incorporated (address below.)

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Maintenance, Normal Replacement Parts 6-61 . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance Record 7-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance Schedule 7-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Owner Checks and Services 7-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Periodic Maintenance Inspections 7-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants 7-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scheduled Maintenance Services 7-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance, Underbody 6-51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malfunction Indicator Lamp 2-57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual Front Seat 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual Lumbar Support 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual Remote Control Mirror 2-43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Methanol 6-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mirrors 2-42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Convex Outside 2-43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inside Day/Night Rearview 2-42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual Remote Control 2-43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power Remote Control 2-43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monitor, Engine Oil Life 6-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monitor, Oil Life 6-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mountain Roads 4-23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multifunction Lever 2-30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Neutral, Automatic Transaxle 2-21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Vehicle ªBreak-Inº 2-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Night Vision 4-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Odometer 2-49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Odometer, Trip 2-49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Off-Road Recovery 4-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil, Engine 6-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil Life Monitor 6-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil Pressure Light 2-59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overdrive, Automatic Transaxle 2-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overheating Engine 5-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Owner Checks and Services 7-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Owner Publications, Ordering 8-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paint Spotting, Chemical 6-57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Park
Automatic Transaxle 2
-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shifting Into 2-24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shifting Out of 2-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parking
At Night 2
-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brake 2-23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brake Mechanism Check 7-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lots 2-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Over Things That Burn 2-27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Passenger Position 1-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Passing 4-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
With a Trailer 4-38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Passlock
2-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Periodic Maintenance Inspections 7-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Lap Belt 1-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lap-Shoulder 1-13, 1-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Larger Children 1-51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Passenger Position 1-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Questions and Answers 1-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Comfort Guides 1-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions 1-29 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Seat Passengers 1-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reminder Light 1-8, 2-50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Replacing After a Crash 1-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Right Front Passenger Position 1-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster 1-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Smaller Children and Babies 1-36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use During Pregnancy 1-21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Why They Work 1-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Chains 4-37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Defects, Reporting 8-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Warnings and Symbols iii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scheduled Maintenance 7
-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scheduled Maintenance Services 7-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seat Adjustment 1-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seatback
Latches 1
-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reclining Front 1-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seats
Easy Entry 1
-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual Front 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual Lumbar Support 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear 1-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restraint Systems 1
-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seat Controls 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Securing a Child Restraint 1-45, 1-47, 1-48 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second Gear, Automatic Transaxle 2-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Security Light 2-61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Security System 2-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service 6-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulletins, Ordering 8-13, 8-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manuals, Ordering 8-13, 8-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parts Identification Label 6-53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Work, Doing Your Own 6-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service and Appearance Care 6-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service and Owner Publications 8-13, 8-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ordering in Canada 8-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service Engine Soon Light 2-59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service Publications 8-13, 8-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service Vehicle Soon Light 2-62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle 1-28 . . . . . . . . . . .
Sheet Metal Damage 6-50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shift Lever 2-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shifting
Automatic Transaxle 2
-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Into Park (P) 2-24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Out of Park (P) 2-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster 1-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signaling Turns 2-30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Skidding 4-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sound Equipment, Adding 3-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spare Tire, Compact 5-27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .