User manual PONTIAC GRANDAM 1994

PONTIAC I j n I S I 4GRAND A M OWNER'S MANUAL 3 7 Pontiac Grand Am introduction Part Part Part Part Part Part Part Part Part 1994 Owner's Manual I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ............ 3 Seats & Restraint Systems ........... 7 I I Features & Controls ............... 45 Comfort Controls & Audio Systems . I O I Your Driving and the Road ......... 119 I I Problems on the Road ............. I47 Service & Appearance Care ........ I69 Maintenance Schedule ............223 Customer Assistance Information .. 243 Index ........................... 263 9 Service Station Information .. Last Page How to Use This Manual Includes `LReportingSafety Defects" on page 247. Table of Contents H - H H Printed in USA 10260961 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 Motor 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 franc;ais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T lC7. Published by Pontiac Motor Division General Motors Corporation General Motors, GM and the GM Emblem, Pontiac, the Pontiac Emblem and the name Grand AM are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. The word Delco is a registered trademark of General Motors Corporation. @ Copyright 1993 General Motors Corporation, Pontiac Motor Division. All rights reserved. How to Use This Manual It I` 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 andcontrols 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. Part 1: Seats & Restraint Systems This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the "SRS" (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. I Part 4: Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and You can bend the manual slightly to reveal about the road and how to drive tips the black tabs that help you finda part. under different conditions. 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 247. Part 9: Index Here's an alphabetical listing of almost ?very subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. Service Station Information This is a quick reference of service information. You can find it on the last page of this manual. 3.. . How to Use This Manual 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 if you were to ignore the warning. You will also find a circle with a slash :hrough it in this book. This safety symbol means: "Don't," "Don't do this," or "Don't let this happen." Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book you will find these notices: NOTICE: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. 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 read these cautions. If you don't, you or others could be hurt. In the notice area, we tell you about something 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 notices, and the words CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: DOOR LOCK UNLOCK 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 These symbols have to do with your lights: These symbols are on some of your controls: WIPER Q -F- * PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC FASTEN BELTS 4 SEAT TURN SIGNALS e WINDSHIELD WASHER a wlNDSHIELDw DEFROSTER RADIATOR COOLANT AIR CONDITIONING TRUNK RELEASE LIGHTER REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER. FUEL () 0 RADIO VOLUME BURNS AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BATTERY POWER WINDOW HIGH OR BEAM =o = VENTILATING FAN ca . c ENGINE OIL PRESSURE4- ,\I/, FOG LAMPS $0 TEMP ANTILOCK BRAKE & OIL () b e SPEAKER Notes ... Part I l terns Seats & Restraint SysE ...... 8 Seats and Seat Controls ........................................ 5. afety Belts . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 17 H e r 6 you'll find information about'the How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ...................................... 17 seats in your Po.ntiac, and how ti, us0 Driver Positian ...................................................... your-safetybelts properly. You can Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ....................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 also learn about some thi, you ngs Air 'Bag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 should not dmwith safety belts. o Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Pontiac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right Front. Passenger Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Rear Seat Passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Center Passenger Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Smaller Children andBabies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 I. LargerChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Checking Your Restraint System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 I a. . Seats & Restraint Systems 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. Manual 4- Way Adjustable Seai (omoN) There are two levers at the front the of seat. The left lever adjusts the seat forward and back. The right lever adjusts the angle of the front of the seat. To Adjust the Seat's Forward and Rearward Movement: Lift the left lever up and adjust the seat forward or back. Then release the lever and try to move the seat to be certain that it is locked in place. To Raise or Lower the Frontof the Seat: Lift the right lever, and lean forward or backward. I I Power Seat Controls (OPTION) To adjust the power seat on some models: 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 or back by holding the control to the front or back. Move the seat higher by holding the control up. Lower the seat by holding the control down. Rear Control: Raise the rearof the seat by holding the switch up. Lower the rear of the seat by holding the switch down. Manual Lumbar Support Turn the knob on the side of the driver's seat clockwise to increase support to the lower back. Turn the knob I counterclockwise to decrease the support. Manual Reclining Seatback To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of the seat and move the seatback where you want it. Release the lever to lock the seatback. Pull up on the lever and the seat will go to an upright position. Don't have a seatback reclined, however, if your vehicle is moving. 9... Seats & Restraint Systems Manual Reclining Seafback (CONT.) Head Restraints Head restraints are fixed on some vehicles and adjustable on others. Slide an adjustable head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraintis closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chance a of neck injury in a crash. On some models, the head restraints tilt forward and rearwardalso. r.. IO Easy-Entry Seat (TWO-DOOR MODELS) The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get in and out of the rear seat. When you tilt the right front seatback fully forward, thewhole seat will slide forward. After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the right front seatback to its original position. Then move the seat rearward until it locks. Front Seatback Latches (TWO-DOOR MODELS) The front seatback folds forward to let people get into the back seat. Your seatback will move back and forth freely, unless you come to a sudden stop. Then it will lock into place. There's one time the front seats may not fold without some help from you.That's if your vehicle is parked going down a fairly steep hill. Split Fold-Down Rear Seat (OPTION) To Open: Pull forward on the seat tab. To Close: Push the seatback up to its original position. Push the seatback solidly up against the back plate to ensure the inertial latch will hook and lock securely during sudden stops. To fold a front seatback forward, push the seatback toward the rear seatas you lift this latch. Then the seatback will fold forward. The latch must down for the be seat to work properly. To get out, again tilt the seatback fully forward. Seats & Restraint Systems 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 not do with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or "air bag" system. This figure lights up as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Warning Light" in the Index.) 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 knowif it will be a bad one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckledup a person 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 hurtor killed. After more than 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the factsare clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot! When the bike hits the black,it stops. But Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose! it's the child keepsgoing! just a seat on wheels. When you ride inor on anything, you go as fast as itgoes. . . ,.i. , . .. * -$,! For example, if the 'bike going 10 mph is ( 1 6 km/h), so is the child. iii' : : 13... Seats & Restraint Systems Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider doesn't stop. The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ... ... 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 I'm wearing a if safety belt? A: You could be -- whether you're 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. wearing a safety belt or not. But you can easilyunbuckle 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, ismuch greater if you are belted. Seats & Restraint Systems Here Are Questions Many PeopleAsk About Safety Belts -and theAnswers (CONT.) Q: Why don't they just put in air bags so people won't have to wear safety belts? Q: If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? 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 Safety Belt Warning Light of serious injuries and deaths occur at When the key is turned to "Run" or speeds of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). "Start", a chime will come on for about eight seconds to remind people to fasten Safety belts are for everyone. their safety belts, unless the driver's safety belt is already buckled.The safety belt light will also come on and stay on for 20 seconds, thenit will flash for an additional 55 seconds. If the driver's belt is already buckled, neither the chime nor the light will come on. A: Air bags, or Supplemental Restraint Systems, are in some vehicles today and will be in 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 use of 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. ... 16 First, you'll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. We'll start with the driver position. I r Vehicles First SoldIn Canada Was your Pontiac first sold, when new, in Canada? (If it was, a sticker on the driver's door will say "conforms to all applicable Canada motor vehicle ..." etc.) If so, then the rest of Part 1 does not apply to your vehicle. m i a 1 How To Wear Safety Belts Properly I Driver Position Idults his section is only for people of adult ze. e aware that there are special things to now about safety belts and children. And lere are different rules for smaller ddren and babies. If a child will be ding in your Pontiac, see "Children" tcated later in this section. Followthose des for everyone's protection. To leai-n how to use your safety belts, please read the "Owner's Manual Safety Belt Supplement". It comes with every new Pontiac first sold in Canada. 'his section describes the driver's zstraint system. Seats & Restraint Systems ` automatic Lap-Shoulder 3elt 'his safety belt is called "automatic" lecause you don't have to buckle up vhen you get into your vehicle. Pmd you don't have to unbuckle when Y ou get out. J ust get into your vehicle. Then close and 1 Ick the door. Adjust the seat (to see how, ee "Seats" in the Index) so you can sit up SItraight. 'he lap belt should be worn as low on the ips as possible. Ina crash, this applies xce to the strong pelvic bones. And ou'd be less likely to slide under the lap elt. If you slid under it, the belt would pply force at your abdomen. This could ause serious or even fatal injuries. The houlder belt should go over the shoulder nd across the chest. These parts the of ody are best able to take belt restraining xces. ... 18 The safety belt locks if there's a sudden ;top or a crash. [t's possiblethat an automatic belt could keep you from fully opening a door. That :an happen if the door was slammed shut very hard. Just close the door all the way, ;hen slowly open it. that doesn'tfix it, If :hen your Pontiac needsservice. W hope you'll always keep your e mtomatic belt buckled. However, you nay need to unbuckle it in an emergency. To unbuckle the automaticbelt, just push the button on the buckle. To reattach the automaticbelt: 1. Close and lock the door. 2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see "Seats" in the Index) so you can sit up straight. 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. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.