The 1995 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual ........................................................... ProblemsontheRoad ............................................................... Seats and Restraint Systems 1-1 This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the "SRS" system. Features and Controls 2-1 This section explains how to start and operate your Pontiac. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems 3-1 This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. YourDrivingandtheRoad 4-1 Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. 5-1 .......................................................... ............................................................... .................................................. This section tells what to dorif you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine you overheating, etc. Service and Appearance Care Here therrmmal tells you how to keep your Pontiac running properly and loolung good. Maintenanceschedule This section tells you when to perform'vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact Pontiac for assistance and how to get service publications. It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects'' on 8-4. page Index ......................................................... ............................................................... ..................................................... ,6-1 7-1 8-1 9-1 Here's an alphabetical listingof almost every jsubject in this manual. You can use it to quicklyfind ............................................................................... something you want to read. 1 We support voluntary technician certification. I PONTIAC 11 GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem, PONTIAC and the PONTIAC Emblem are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. 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. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Pontiac Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual. Pleas'ekeep 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 m it so the new owner can use it. 4 WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN GERTIFLCATION THROUGH National institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE fi For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: A w propriktaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en fraqais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario LST 1C7. Litho in U.S.A. Part No, 10254645 B First Edition @CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1994 All Rights Reserved ii How to Use This Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receivetheir new vehicle. Ths 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 thingsquickly. , Index A good place to look for whatyou need is the Indexin the back of the manual. It's an alphabetical list of all that's in the manual, and the page number where you'll find it. In 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 readthese cautions. If you don't, you or others could be hurt. Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find anumber of safety cautions in t i book. hs We use a box with gray background and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were toignore thewarning. You will also find a circle with a slash through itin this This safety symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't do this," or "Don't let this happen." iii Vehicle Damage Warnings A h , in this book you will find these notices: In the notice area, we tell you about somethmg that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use yellow for cautions, blue for notice's and the words NOTICE: These mean thereis something that could damageyour vehicle. iv Vehicle Symbols These are some o the symbols you may find on your vehicle. f 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 BAllERY These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: ENGINE COOLANT TEMP BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM 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 w 4 -Fe I-1 FASTEN BELTS 4 SEAT TURN SIGNALS 9 3 WINDsHIELD a4 DEFROSTER BRAKE () 0 @ b RADIO VOLUME RADIATOR COOLANT AIR CONDITIONING TRUNK RELEASE POWER WINDNOW WINDOW DEFOGGER FUEL ENGINE OIL PRESSURE W 1 LAMPSoR HIGH BEAM ,\I/, FOG LAMPS =o = $0 VENTILATING LIGHTER n t FAN C I TEMP OIL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE 4 5 () @ SPEAKER V NOTES vi Section 1 SeatsandRestraint Systems Here you'll find information about the seats in your Pontiac and how to use your safety belts properly.You can also learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. Seats and Seat Controls This section tellsyou about the seats -- how to adjust them -- and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Front Seat Pull up on the control bar under the frontof the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it. Then release the bar and try to move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked into place. 1-1 Power Seat(Option) To adjust the power seats on some models: Adjustable Support Seat (Option) On some models,you'Il find the controls on the center console. Slide the selector switch to "L" or "R' to choose the front seat Front Control:Raise the front of the seat by holding the switch up. Lower the front of the seat by holding the switch down. Center Control:Move the seat forward by pressing the control toward the right, or backward by pressing it toward the left. Move the seat higher by holding the control up. Lower the seat by holding the control down. Rear Control:Raise the rear of the seat by holding the switch up. Lower the rear of the seat by holding the switch down. 4 Adjusts the seat forward or back. AdAdjusts the seat up or down. 1 & Adjusts the seatback t s an upright or re:clin.ed position. Don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-2 R l)i Reclining Front Seatbacks Adjusts the position of the seatback side bolsters. c # Tilts the rear of the seat up or down. Tilts the front of the seat up or down. Lumbar Controls: d ! Reshapes the lower back area of the seat. J Reshapes the middle back area of the seat. v 4 8, Reshapes the upper back area of the seat. Lift the leverto release the seatback, then tilt the seatback forward or backward as desired. Release the lever to lock the seatback in place. 1-3 But don'thave a seatback reclinedif your vehicle is moving. Head Restraints Slide the head restraint upor down so that thetop of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. On some models, the head restraints tilt forward and rearward also. 1-4 Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should notdo with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint,or "air bag" system. Your vehicle has a light that comes on a reminder to as Belt Reminder Light'' in the Index.) buckle up. (See "Safety In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here's why:They work. 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. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that evenbuckled up aperson wouldn't survive.But most crashes 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. 25 in vehicles, the facts After more than years of safety belts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot! 1-5 Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. c I Put someone on it. Take the simplest vehicle.Suppose it's just a seat on wheels. 1-6 Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider doesn't stop. The person keeps going until stoppedby something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ... 1-7 or the instrument panel.-. or the safety belts ! With safety belts, youslow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones takethe forces. That's why safety belts makesuch good sense. 1-8 Here Are Questions Many People Ask @' About Safety Belts and the Answers -" A: Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an If I'm a good driver, and never drive far from I home, why shouldI wear safety belts? 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 youfrom things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. Q= A: accident ifI'm wearing a safety belt? You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. But youcan unbuckle a safetybelt, 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. Most accidents occur within25 miles (40 k ) m of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries deaths occurat speeds of less than40 mph (65 km/h). Safety belts are for everyone. Why don't they just put in air bags people so won't have to wear safety belts? How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Adults This part is only for people of adult size. are Be aware that there special things to know about safety belts and children. And are different rules smaller there for children and babies. If a child will be riding in your Pontiac, see the part of this manual called "Children." Follow those rulesfor everyone's protection. A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will in be more of them in the future. But they are supplemental systems only; so they work with safety belts -- not instead of them. Every air bag system ever offered for sale has required the of use safety belts. Evenif you're in a vehicle that has air bags, you still haveto buckle up to get the most protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especially inside and other collisions. First, you'll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. We'll start with the driver position. 1-9 Driver Position This part describes the driver's restraint system. 3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Don't let it get twisted. 4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here's how to wear it properly. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If the belt isn't long enough, see "Safety Belt Extender'' at the end of ths section. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would beable to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. 1. Close and lock the door. 2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see "Seats" in the Index) so you can sit up straight. 1-10 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 totake belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash. Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt adjuster to the height that is right for you. To move it down, squeeze the release handle and move the height adjuster to the desired position. You can move the adjuster up just by pushing up on the bottom of the release handle. After you move the adjust ...