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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 2000  Owners Manual 3-10 AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
and Equalizer (If Equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with the AM-FM Stereo 
with Compact Disc Player and Equalizer, included are
four speakers. Please see

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 2000  Owners Manual 3-17
Theft-Deterrent Feature
THEFTLOCK is designed to discourage theft of your
radio. It works by using a secret code to disable all radio
functions whenever battery power is removed.
The THEFTLOCK f

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 2000  Owners Manual 3-18
Unlocking the Theft-Deterrent Feature After a
Power Loss
Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than
15 seconds between steps:
1. Turn the ignition on. LOC will appear on the display.
2

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 2000  Owners Manual 4-7
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 have t

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 2000  Owners Manual 4-8
Heres how anti-lock works. Lets say the road is wet.
Youre driving safely. Suddenly an animal jumps out in
front of you.
You slam on the brakes. Heres what happens with ABS.
A computer senses

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 2000  Owners Manual 4-9
Remember: Anti-lock doesnt 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 wont hav

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 2000  Owners Manual 4-12 Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be more effective
than braking. For example, you come over a hill and
find a truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly pulls
out from

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 2000  Owners Manual 4-15
Loss of Control
Lets review what driving experts say about what
happens when the three control systems (brakes, steering
and acceleration) dont have enough friction where the
tires meet the roa