1994 Pontiac Bonneville Owners Manual

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Index Ass Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Accessory Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Brake Fluid . . 85. 120. 237 Electrical Equipment Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . 2 16 Sound Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Transaxle Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 13 Windshield Washer Fluid . . . . . . 217 Adjustable Support Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Air Bag ........................ 20 Air Cleaner Filter . . . . . . . . . . . 209. 243 Air Conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112. 115 Air Conditioner Refrigerant . . . . . . . 242 Air Inflator System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Alcohol. Driving Under the Influence of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Alcohol in Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Aluminum Wheels Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Antenna

Fixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Power ..................... 135 Antifreeze . . . . . . . . . 178. 179. 214. 261 Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) . . . 142 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Appearance Care and Materials . . . . 229

Armrest. Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Ashtrays & Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . 83. 84 Audio Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 19 AM/FM Stereo Radio . . . . . . . . . 12 I AM/FM Stereo Radios with Optional Features . . . . . . . 122 Care of Audio Systems . . . . 133. 134 Cassette Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Compact Disc Player . . . . . . . . . 126 Gain Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Graphic Equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Hearing Damage Warning . . . . . 119 Radio Reception. . . . . . . . 133 Understanding Radio THEFTLOCK Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 13 I Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 13 Checking Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1 Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Automatic Transaxle

“’6.

Brake System Warning Light

17.

Brakes

Anti-Lock Brake System . . . . . . . 98 Standard Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Anti-Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 6 1 Master Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Parking ..................... 61 Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Wear Indicators-Front Brakes .................... 218 Braking ....................... 141 Braking in Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . 144 Braking Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

“Break-In. .. New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 52

Buckling Up (see “Safety Belts”) Bulb Replacement

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220. 244 Taillight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221. 244 Bulbs. Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Jump Starting

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Battery Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Blizzard ...................... 156 Block Heater. Engine . . . . . . . . . 55. 208 “Blowout.’. Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Boost Gage .................... 102

. . . . 242 Capacities and Specifications Carbon Monoxide in Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.66. 157 Card Holder .................... 80 Cassette Tape Player (see “Audio

Systems”) Center Front Lap Belt (see “Safety Belts”) Center Passenger Position . . . . . . . . . 25

Chains. Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192. 229 Changing a Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Check Gages Warning Light . . . . . . 100 Check Oil Level Warning Light . . . . . 95 Checking Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . 176. 2 13 Engine Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . 216 Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Transaxle Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 1 Checking Things Under the Hood ....................... 199 Chemical Paint Spotting . . . . . . . . . . 235 Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Children and Safety Belts . . . . . . 29. 37 Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Circuit Breakers & Fuses . . . . . . . . . 238 City Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1 Cleaner. Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209. 243 Cleaning

Aluminum Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Cassette Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Finish Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Head-Up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Inside of Your Pontiac . . . . . . . . 230 Outside of Your Pontiac . . . . . . . 233 Power Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Climate Control

Special Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 I Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Underbody Maintenance . . . . . . . 235 Vinyl or Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Warnings . . . . . . . 229. 230. 232. 233 Weatherstrips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Electronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 15 Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 12 Clock. Setting the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Clusters. Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . 88 Comfort Controls Electronic Climate Control . . . . . 115 Standard Climate Control . . . . . . I12 Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1 Compass ...................... 105 Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Convex Outside Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Coolant Checking & Adding . . . . . . 176. 2 13 Function Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 . . . . . . . . . . 93 “Low” Warning Light Proper Mixture to Use . . . . . . . . 214 Safety Warnings About . . . . 178. 179.200.214. 215 Temperature Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1 Temperature Warning Light . . . . . 92 Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Customer Assistance Information . . 265

Daytime Running Lights . . . . . . . . . 75 to Do . . . . . . . . 167 Dead Battery: What Defects. Safety (See “Safety Defects. Reporting”) Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 . . . . . . I 14. 1 17 Defogger. Rear Window . . . . . . . . . 1 13. I 17 Defogging Windows Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 13. 1 17 Door Cup Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Door Locks ..................... 43 Downshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 59. 154. 162 Driver Information Center . . . . . . . . 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Driver Position Driving AtNight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Defensively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Drunken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Freeway .................... 151 Hill and Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 SO In a Foreign Country . . . . . . . . . . 196 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 In the Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Long Distance Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Passing .................... 146 Through Deep Standing Water ..................... Winter Driving

54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Drunken Driving

Electrical Equipment.

Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85. 120. 237 Electronic Climate Control . . . . . . . 1 15 Electronic Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Emergencies. Braking Emergencies. Steering in . . . . . . . . . 145 . . . . . . . . . 165 Emergencies on the Road Emergency Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 . . . . . . . . . . . . . I70 Emergency Towing Engine. Starting Your . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Engine Block Heater . . . . . . . . . 55. 208 Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 13 Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . 55. 208 Engine Coolant Temperature Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65. 157 Engine Exhaust Engine Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Engine Oil 205 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Checking & Adding . . . . . . 205. 206 . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Check Level Light Disposing of Used Oil . . . . . . . . 208 Energy Conserving . . . . . . . . . . . 207 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Oil Warning Light Pressure Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1 When to Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Engine Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Ethanol in Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exhaust

Dangerous Gas in . . . . . . 65.66. 157 Parking with the Engine

Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64. 66

Expectant Mothers. Use of

Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Express Open Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Expressway Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . I5 1 Extender. Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Exterior Appearance (see “Appearance

Care and Materials”)

F a b r i c Cleaning (see “Appearance Care

and Materials”) Fan Warnings . . . . . . . . . . 168. 169. 177 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Filling Your Tank Filter

Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209. 243 Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208. 243 Finish Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Flashers. Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . 166 Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Flooded Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Flow-Through Ventilation . . . . . . . . I 18 Fluid

Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217. 261 Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Power Steering . . . . . . 2 16. 242. 262 Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . 2 11. 242. 262 Windshield Washer . . . . 70. 2 17. 262

Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77. 244 Foreign Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Foreign Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Freeway Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 French Language Manual . . . . . . . . . . 2 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Alcohol in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Door Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Door Release. Manual . . . . . . . . 198 Door Release. Remote . . . . . . . . 197 Exhaust Warnings . . . . . . 65. 66. 157 . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Filling Your Tank Fuels with Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 In Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . 196 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Function Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Fuse Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239. 240 Fuses & Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . 238

G a g e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . 101 Fuel ....................... 100 Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Gas Station Information . . . . . . . . . . 288 Gasoline ...................... 195 Gasoline Tank. Filling Your . . . . . . . 197

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Index Gear Positions (see “Shifting

the Transaxle”)

Gearshift Lever (see “Shifting the Transaxle”) GloveBox ..................... 52 Graphic Equalizer (see “Audio Systems”)

Halogen Bulb Replacement . . 220. 244 Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . 166 Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Headlight & Taillight. Removing and Replacing . . . 220. 22 1 Headlight Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 Head-Up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Headlights ..................... 74 High-Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 76 Instrument Panel Intensity Control .................... 76 Lamp Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 “On” Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Replacement Bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Wiring ..................... 241 Heater (see “Comfort Controls”) Heater. Engine Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Heater. Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . 55 High Beams .................... 76 “Highway Hypnosis” . . . . . . . . . . . . I53 Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . 153 Hills. Parking on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

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Hood Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Safety Warning . . 168. 169. 177. 200 Warning. Overheated Engine . . . 176. 178.200.214. 215 Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Hot Engine. Safety Warnings . . 176. 178. 200.214. 215 How the Anti-Lock Brake System Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

lhentification Number. Vehicle . . . . 237 Idling Your Engine . . . . . . . . . 62.64. 66 If You’re Stuck in Sand. Mud. Ice. or Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Ignition Key ........................ Positions ....................

42 52 Illuminated Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Indicator Lights (see “Warning Lights”) Infant Restraint (see “Child Restraints”) Inflation. Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Inside Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Instrument Panel Clusters . . . . . . 88. 89 Instrument Panel Warning Lights . . . . 91 Intensity Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Jack. Tire 184 Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

....................

Keyless Entry. Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t . . . . . . . . . . 42

Camp Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Lane Change Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Lap-Shoulder Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . 16 Front ....................... 25 Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Use by Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Light Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Lighters ....................... 84 Lights Air Bag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Daytime Running Lights . . . . . . . . 75 Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,76, 220 “On” Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Parking ..................... 74 Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 78 Removing & Replacing Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . 220.221, 244 Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Taillights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221, 244 Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Underhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Loading Your Vehicle Locks ......................... 43 Locks, Rear Door Security . . . . . . . . . 46 Locks, Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . 44

. . . . . . . . . . . 152 Long Distance Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Low Battery . . . . . . . 93 Low Coolant Warning Light Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Low Oil Pressure Warning . . . . . . . . . 94 . . . 97 Low Washer Fluid Warning Light Lubricants & Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Maintenance Record . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Maintenance Services. Scheduled . . 249 Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . 96 Manual Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Manual Reclining Seatback . . . . . . . . . 9 Manual Remote Control Mirror . . . . . 79 Maxifuse/Relay Center . . . . . . . . . . 24 1 Methanol in Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Mileage Indicator (see “Odometer &

Speedometer”) Mirrors Convex Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Electrochromic Day/Night . . . . . . 78 Inside Manual Daymight . . . . . . . 78 Manual Remote Control . . . . . . . . 79 Power Remote Control . . . . . . . . . 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Visor Vanity Mountain Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

N e w Vehicle “Break;In” Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52. 159 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Night Driving

Octane Requirements (see “Fuel Requirements”) Odometer & Speedometer . . . . . . . . . 90 Oil. Engine .................... 205 Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Pressure Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1 Quality .................... 206 Thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Used Oil Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 94. 95 When ‘to Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Oil Level Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Operation of Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Outside Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 79 Overdrive. Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Overheated Engine Coolant Warning . . . . . 176. 178. 200. 214. 21.5 Overheated Engine Warnings . . . . 176. 178. 200. 2 14. 2 15 Owner Checks & Services . . . . . . . . 256

P a r k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Park. Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Park. Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Parking

On Hills. .................... 163 Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . 65 With the Engine Running . . . . 64. 66 Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 PASS-Key II@ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Passenger Belts (see “Safety Belts”) Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

146

Performance Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Polishing and Waxing (see “Appearance Care and Materials”) Power Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Power Seat ...................... Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Power Steering Fluid . . . . 216. 242. 262 Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67. 241 Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts During . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Publications (see “Service Publications”)

Radiator Overheating (see “Overheated Engine”) Radiator Pressure Cap . . . . . . . 180. 215 Radio (see “Audio Systems”) Reading Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77. 78 Rear Window Defogger . . . . . . . I 14. 117 Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78. 79 Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Recommended Fluids & Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Remote Fuel Door Lock . . . . . . . . . . 197 Remote Keyless Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Remote Trunk Release . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Replacement. Windshield Wiper . . . 222 Replacing Brake System Parts . . . . . 219 Replacing Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 283

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Index ieplacing Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 .............. 228 Zeplacing Wheels ieporting Safety Defects ......... 269 iestraints. Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 ................. 10 Xestraints. Head ietained Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . 53 . . . . . . . . 153 Xoads. Hill and Mountain . . . . . 270 Zoadside Assistance Program iocking Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 192 iotation. Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

to

Safety Belts ................... 11 Adults ...................... 16 Center Passenger Position . . . . . . . 25 Checking .................... 39 Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Child Restraints-How Install Them ............. 29. 30 Child Restraints. Where to Put ... 30 Children ................. 29. 37 Cleaning ................... 232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Driver Position Extender .................... 39 How to Wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 ............ 16 Lap-Shoulder Belt Passenger Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Pregnancy. Use During ......... 24 Questions & . Answers . . . . . . . . . . 15. 18. 19. 40 ............. 26 Rear Safety Belts Reminder Light ............... 15

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Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 .... 25 Right Front. Adult Passenger . . . . 29 Smaller Children and Babies Top Strap .................... 31 Torn ........................ 40 Twisted ..................... 19 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Why You Should Wear Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Safety Defects. Reporting . . . . . . . . 269 Scheduled Maintenance Services . . . 249 Seat Belts (see “Safety Belts”) Seat Controls .................... Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Adjustable Support Seat . . . . . . . . . 9 Head Restraints ............... 10 Manual Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . 9 Manual Reclining Seatback Power Seat ................... 8 Seats ........................... Service Engine Soon Light (Malfunction Indicator Lamp) . . . . . 96 Service Information . . . . . . . . . 194. 271 Service Parts Identification Label . . 237 Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 1 Service Publications Order Form ... 275 . . . . . . . 288 Service Station Information ............... 120 Setting the Clock Setting the Trip Odometer ......... 90 Sheet Metal Damage ............ 234 Shifting Into “P” (Park) ........... 62 Shifting Out of “P’ (Park) . . . . . . . . . 64

. . . 56 Shifting the Automatic Transaxle ................. 68 Signaling Turns SIR (Air Bag) ................... 20 Skidding ...................... 147 Snowstorm. If You’re Caught in a . . 156 Sound Equipment. Adding . . . . 120. 237 Sound Systems (see “Audio Systems”) Spare Tire. Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Specifications and Capacities ...... 242 Speed Control (see “Cruise Control”) Speedometer & Odometer . . . . . . . . . 90 Stains. Removing ............... 231 Standard Climate Control ......... 112 Starting Your Engine ............. 53 Starting Your Vehicle if the Battery is Dead (“Jump Starting”) Steering In Emergencies .............. 145 . . . . . . . . . . 146 Off-Road Recovery Power ..................... 144 Tips ....................... 144 Variable Effort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Steering Wheel. Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Steering Wheel Controls for Audio Systems ..................... 131 Stereo Sound Systems (see “Audio Systems”) Storage Armrest ..................... 82 Convenience Net .............. 51 Door Cup Holder ............. 82 Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Rear Compartment . . .. . . .. . . . . 83

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Storing Your Vehicle Stuck: If You Are Sun Visors Sunroof. Express Open Supercharger Oil Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System

. . . . . . . . . . . . 220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 80 . . . . . . . . . . . 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

90

244

237

Tachometer .................... Tape Player (see “Audio Systems”) Technical Facts & Specifications Bulbs ...................... Electrical Equipment. Add-on ........... 85. 120. 237 Fluid Capacities & Types . . 242. 261 Fuses & Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 2.28, Service Parts Identification Label ..................... Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) ....................

237 Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . 92. 101 Theft-Deterrent System . . . . . . . . . . . 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 THEFTLOCKB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Thermostat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Tilt Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Time. Setting the Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Air Inflator System . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Blowout .................... 182 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Buying New Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192. 229

Security Light

Flat. Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Inflation .................... 224 Inspection & Rotation ......... 225 Loading .................... 222 Pressure .................... 224 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Quality Grading Spare. Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1 Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Wheel Alignment & Tire Balance ..................... 227 . . . . . . . . . . 228 Wheel Replacement When to Replace Wheels . . . . . . 228 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Winter Driving Torque Lock .................... 64 Towing a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Towing Your Pontiac ............ 170 Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Traction Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Warning Light Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Transaxle. Automatic (see “Automatic

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Transaxle”)

Transmission. Automatic (see

“Automatic Transaxle?’)

Trip Odometer Trunk

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Lock ....................... 50 Release. Remote Power ........ 51 Turn Signal Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever .... 68 Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Headlight High-Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Lane Change Signals .......... 68 .......... 68 Turn Signal Indicator Windshield Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Windshield Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Twilight Sentinel

Underhood Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Unleaded Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Upholstery Care . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 231 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Urban Driving

Variable Effort Steering . . . . . . . . . 144 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 ................ 222 Vehicle Loading Vehicle Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 . ................. Ventilation

118 VIN ......................... 237 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Visor Vanity Mirrors Voltmeter ..................... 102

. . . . . . . 166 Warning Flashers. Hazard Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Anti-Lock Brake System . . . . . . . 98 Battery ...................... 95 Brake ....................... 97 Check Gages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Coolant Temperature .......... 92 Low Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 96 Oil ...................... 94. 95 Service Engine Soon . . . . . . . . . . . 96 . . . . . . . 143 Traction Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Washer. Headlight Washei. Windshield Weight

Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Wheel Alignment & Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Wheel Covers. How to Remove ..................... 185 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Wheel Nut Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Windows. Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Windshield Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70. 71. 217 Low Fluid Warning Light . . . . . . . 97

. . . . 222 Windshield Wiper Replacement Windshield Wipers . . . . . . . 69. 232. 243 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Winter Driving If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Deep Snow ................ 192 If You’re Caught in a Blizzard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Wrecker Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

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Hood Release See Page 199

Engine Oil See Page 205

Windshield Washer Fluid See Page 217

Automatic Transaxle Fluid See Page 211

Cold Tire Pressure See Tire-Loading Information label on inside edge of driver’s door. See Page 224

Fuel Capacity 18 U.S. Gal. (68 L) Use unleaded gas only, 87 octane or higher. (Code L Engine) or 91 octane (Code 1 Engine). See Page 195

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Battery The Delco Freedom@ battery needs no water. See Page 220 Cooling System Check and add coolant only at the coolant recovery tank. The fluid should be at or a little above the “FULL HOT” mark when the engine is warm. If the engine is cool, the level should be between the “FULL COLD” and “FULL HOT” marks. See Page 213

Spare Tire Pressure Compact Spare: 60 psi (420 kPa) See Page 191