User manual PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1994

PONTIAC i S I 4 EONNEVILLE OWNER'S MANUAL 9 pPontiac Bonneville Introduction Part Part Part Part Part Part Part Part 1994 Owner's Manual I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Part9 ............ Seats & RestraintSystems ........... 7L Features & Controls ............... 41 c Comfort Controls & Audio Systems . I I I I Your Driving and the Road ......... 137 E Problems on the Road ............. 165 Service & Appearance Care ........ 193 I MaintenanceSchedule ............ 247 E Customer Assistance Information .. 265 Index ........................... 279 I Service Station Information .. Last Page HOW Use This Manual to Includes "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 269. Table of Contents Printed in USA 10260958 A Second Edition . . . Important Notes About this Manual Please keep this manual in your Pontiac, so it will be there if you ever need it when you're on the road.If YOU sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new owner can use it. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in the product after that time without further notice. Note to Canadian Owners For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Pontiac Division whenever it appears in this manual. For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en franGais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7. Published by Pontiac Division General Motors Corporation GM and the GM Embiem, Pontiac, the Pontiac Emblem and the name Bonneville are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. The word Delco is a registered trademark of General Motors Corporation. @ Copyright 1993 General Motors Corporation, Pontiac Division. All rights reserved. ...2 How to Use This Manual Part 5: Problems on the Road This part tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating, etc. Part 6: Service & Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your Pontiac running properly and looking good. Part 7: Maintenance Schedule This part tells you when to perform vehicle'maintenance and what fluids and' lubricants to use. Part 8: Customer Assistance Information This part tells you how to contact Pontiac for assistance and how to get service publications. It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 269. Part 9: Index Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual.You can use it to quickly find something you wantto read. Service Station Information This is a quick reference of service information. You can find it on the last page of this manual. Using Your 1994 Pontiac Owner's Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. This will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. There are nine parts with black-tabbed pages in this manual. Each part begins with a brief list of contents, so you can usually tell at a glance if that part contains the information you want. This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the "SIR' (Air Bag) System. Part 2: Features & Controls This part explains how to start and operate your Pontiac. Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio Systems This part tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your sound system. Part 4: Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and You can bend the manual slightly reveal tips about the road and how to drive to under different conditions. the black tabs that help you finda part. 3.. [n the gray caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don't, you or others could be hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means: "Don't," "Don't do this," or "Don't let this happen." Vehicle Damage Warnings 41~0, this book you will find these in notices: NOTICE. These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box with gray background and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you i: you were to ignore the warning. [n the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be :overed by your warranty, and it could be :ostly. But the notice will tell you what to jo to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals,you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in lifferent colors or in different words. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use yellow for cautions, blue for notices, and the words CAUTION or NOTICE. ...4 Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BATTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BATTERY These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: ENGINE COOLANT TEMP BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM BRAKE Here are some other symbols you may see: FUSE A These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: DOOR LOCK UNLOCK These symbols have to do with your lights: These symbols are on some of your controls: WIPER Q7 -Fa I-1 RADIO SELECTOR ,E J 11lp I b FASTEN BELTS 4 SEAT TURN SIGNALS e WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WINDOW DEFOGGER () 0 RADIO VOLUME RADIATOR COOLANT FUEL ENGINE OIL PRESSURE W CONDITIONING AIR 4 3 POWER WINDOW '* -- I HIGH BEAM OR LIGHTER b =o = $0 VENTILATING FAN ( I TEMP OIL ANTILOCK BRAKE 4 m ,11, FOG LAMPS ?b (@) SPEAKER b 5.00 Notes .6 Part 1 Seats & Restraint Systems Seats and Seat Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 DriverPosition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System (Air Bag) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Right Front Passenger Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Center Passenger Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 RearSeat Passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Smaller Children and Babies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 LargerChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 SafetyBeltExtender Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 H e r e YOU'II find informationabout the seats in your Pontiac andhow to use your safety belts properlyYou can . also learn about some things you should not do with safety belts . Seats & Restraint Systems 4 Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats-how to adjust them-and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Front Seat Move the control lever under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it. Then release the lever and try to move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked into place. Power Seat (OPTION) To adjust the power seats on some models: Front Control (A): Raise the front of the up. Lower the seat by holding the switch front of the seatby holding the switch down. Center Control (B): Move the seat forward by pressing the control toward the front, or backwardby pressing it toward the rearof the vehicle. Move the seat higherby holding the by control up. Lower the seat holding the control down. Rear Control (C): Raise the rear the seat of by holding the switch up. Lower the of rear the seat by holding the switch down. ...a Adjusts the position of the seatback sid'ebolsters. 0 Tilts the rear of the seat up or .down. Tilts the front of the seat up or down. Adjustable Support Seat (OPTION) On some models, you'll find the controls on the center console. Slide the selector switch to "L" or "R' to choose the front seat you want to adjust. Lumbar Controls Reshapes the lower back area of the seat. Reshapes the middle back area of the seat. Reshapes the upper back area of the seat. Manual Reclining Seatback (OPTION) . . ?,, I I. . ^,' I ' Lift the lever to release the seatbacgi,then tilt the seatback forward or backwatd as desired. Release the lever to lock th9 seatback in place. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. -J` I Adjusts the seat forward or back. AJAdjusts the seat up or down. 4. Adjusts the seatbacktoan upright or reclined position. Don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. Seats & Restraint Systems * Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up down so that or the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces chance of a the neck injury in a crash. On some models, you can also adjust the head restraint by tilting the pad forwardor rearward. ... I O Safety Belts: They're For Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It alsotells you some thingsyou should not do with safety belts . And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint, or "air bag" system. This figurelights up as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. A few crashes aremild, and some crashes :an be so serious that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most :rashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than 25 years of safeiy belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter4.. a lot! r .:5 " `i You never know if you'll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don't know if it will be a bad one. ,?, I , II ... Seats & Restraint Systems Why Safety BeltsWork When you ride in or on anything, yougo as fast as it goes. For example, if the bike is going 10 mph (16 km/h), so is the child. When the bike hits the block, it stops. But the child keeps going! , .... I Take the simplest vehicle.Suppose it's just a seat on wheels. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider doesn't stop. l3., . Seats & Restraint Systems Why Safety Belts Work (COrV7y The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ... or the instrument panel ... or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why safety belts make such good sense. 0 0.14 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -and the Answers Q: Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? safety belts. Even if you're in a vehicle that has air bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions. BELTS C Q: If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? A: You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. But you can easily unbuckle a safety belt, even if you're upside down. And your chance of being conscious during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted. A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you're in an accident -- even one that isn't your fault -- you and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver doesn't protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Safety Belt Reminder Light Yhen the key is turned to "Run" or Start", a chime will come on for about ight seconds to remind people to fasten heir safety belts. The safety belt light vi11 also come on and stay on for about 10seconds. If the driver's belt is already buckled, neither the chime nor the light vill come on. Q: Why don't they just put in air bags so people won't have to wear safety belts? A: Air bags, or Supplemental Inflatable Restraint systems, are in some Safety belts are for everyone. vehicles today and will be in more of them in the future. But they are supplemental systems only -- so they work safety belts, not instead of them. Every air bag system ever offered for sale has required the use of 15... Seats & Restraint Systems How To Wear Safety Belts Properly Adults This section is only for people of adult size. Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding in your Pontiac, see the section Driver Position located later in this part called "Children.'' This section describes the driver's Follow those rules for everyone's restraint system. protection. First, you'll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. We'll start with the driver position. lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here's low to wear it properly. I. Close and lock the door. 2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see "Seats" in the Index)so you can sit up straight. ... 16 I I 3: Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Don't let get it twisted. 4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. sure Pull up on the latch plate to make it is secure. If the belt isn't long enough, see "Safety Belt Extender" at the end of this section. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you'd be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash. I Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster You can move the shoulder belt adjuster to the height that is right for you. l7.< . Seats & Restraint Systems I I I I I I I I I I I I I Lap-Shoulder Belt (CONK) To move it up or down, squeezethe release handle. When you release the handle, try to move it down a littleto make sure it has locked into position. You can move the adjuster up from a lower position by pushing the bottom of the release handle. Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of the belt is properly positioned on your shoulder, away from your face and neck. Q: What's wrong with this? A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It won't give nearly as much protection this way. To help you find a height that is right for you, follow these guidelines: For a tall person: Use the upper or upper-middle position. For a person of averaEe heipht: Use a position somewhere in the middle. For a short person: Use the lower or lower-middle position. L Q: What's wrong with this? A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place. Q: What's wrong with this? A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm, It should be worn over the shoulder at all times. Q: What's wrong with this? A: The belt is twisted across the body. 19. 8