User manual PONTIAC GRANDAM 1995

0 11 GRAND AM v The 1995 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual ... .............................................................. This section tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings and symbols. Seats and Restraint Systems .......................................................... 1-1 This section tells you how to use your seatsand safety belts properly. Italso explains the "SRS" system. FeaturesandControls ............................................................... 2-1 This section explains how to start and operate your Pontiac. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems .................................................. 3-1 How to Use this Manual .111 This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. YourDrivingandtheRoad ProblemsontheRoad Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and howto drive under different conditions. ........................................................ Maintenanceschedule ............................................................... This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. CustomerAssistanceInformation ..................................................... Service and Appearance Care. Here the manual tells you how to keep your Pontiac running properly and looking good. This section tells you howto contact Pontiac for assistance and how to getservice publications. It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 8-4. This section tells you whatto do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating, etc. ........................................................... ............................................................... 4-1 5-1 6-1 7-1 8-1 9-1 Index ............................................................................. Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. i We. support voluntary technician certification. r CERTIFIED i GENERAL MOTORS,GM and the GM Emblem, PONTIAC and the PONTIAC Emblem registered are trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed.We reserve the rightto make changes in the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first soldin Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Pontiac Motor Division wheneverit appears in this manual. Please keep this manual in your Pontiac, it will be so there if you ever need it when you're on the road. you If sell the vehicle, please leave this manual inso the new it owner can use it. WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH National Institutefor AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux propribtaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de guide en franGais chez votre ce concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario lC7. L5T Litho in U.S.A. P r No. 10254644 B First Edition at `Copyright General 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 receive new vehicle. This their 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. Index A good place to look for what you needthe Index in is the backof 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 .are.a, tell you what the hazard is. we Then we tell you what to do to help.avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you dm't~,~you or .. others cauhdbe hurt. Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number ofsafety cautions in this book. We use a box with gray background the word and CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this bookyou will find these notices: NOTICE: These mean there something that is could damageyour vehicle. In the notice area, we tell you about something that cart damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by warranty, your and it could costly. be But the notice will tell you what do to help avoid the to 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. 1 iv Vehicle Symbols These are some the symbols you may findon your vehicle. of For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC 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 someof your controls: WINDSHIELD WIPER -Fe I-1 RELEASE FASTEN BELTS 4 SEAT TURN SIGNALS e9 WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER (a) b RADIO VOLUME RADIATOR COOLANT CONDITIONING A`R 4 3 BURNS POWER WINDOW HAZARD WARNING FLASHER A $0 WINDOW DEFOGGER FUEL ENGINE OIL PRESSURE W RELEASE VENTILATING FAN SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BATTERY LIGHTER m ,\I/, FOG LAMPS TEMP ANTI-LOCK BRAKE & OIL HORN )tr () @ SPEAKER b V NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint 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 with do air bags and safety belts. 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 to release the lever and try move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked place. into 1-1 Manual Four-Way Adjustable Seat (Option) Power Seat Controls (Option) There are two levers at the front the seat. The left of lever adjusts the seat forward and back.The right lever adjusts the angle of the front of the seat. To adjust the power seat on some models: To adjust the seat's forward and rearward movement, lift the left lever (A) up and adjust the seat forward or back. Then release the lever and tryto move the seat to be certain that itis locked in place. To raise or lower thefront of the seat, lift the right lever (B), and lean forward or backward. Front Control (A): Raise the frontof the seatby holding the switch up. Lower the frontof the seatby holding the switch down. Center Control (B): Move the seat forward or back by holding the control to the frontor back. Move the seat higher by holding the control up. Lower the seat by holding the control down. 1-2 Rear Control (C): Raise the rear of the seat by holding the switch up. Lower the of the seat by holding the rear switch down. Reclining Front Seatbacks Manual Lumbar Support (Option) . *'_ . , .4:. .. ~, 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. d . I .. .. Pull up on the lever and the seat will toan upright go position. Turn the knob on the sideof the driver's seat clockwise to increase supportto the lower back. Turn the knob counterclockwise to decrease the support. 1-3 But don't have a seatback rec :lined if yo11r vehicle is moving. 1-4 Head Restraints Head restraints are fixed some models and on adjustable on others. Slidean adjustable headrestraint up or down so that the top of the restraint isclosest 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. Front Seatback Latches(2 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 helpfrom you. That'sif your vehicle is parked going down a fairly steep hill. To fold a front seatback forward, push the seatbgck toward therear seat as you lift this latch. Then the seatback will fold forward. The latch must be dswn for the seat to work properly. ` Easy-Entry Seat(2 Door Models) The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get in andout of the rear seat. When you tilt the right front seatback fully forward, the whole seat will slide forward. After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the right front seatbackto its original position. Then move the seat rearward until locks. it Split Fold-Down Rear Seat (Option) To open, pull forward on the seat tab. To close, push the seatback up to its original position. To get out again, tilt the seatback fully forward. 1-6 Safety Belts: They'refor Everyone This partof the manual tells you how use safety belts to properly. It also tells you some things you should notdo with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or "air bag" system. Your car has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Warning Light" in the Index.) In many states and Canadianprovinces, the law'says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. You never knowif you'll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don't know if it will bea bad one. A few crashes are mild, and somecrashes can be so serious that even buckled upa person wouldn't.kvive. them, But most crashes are inbetween. In many of people whobuckle up can surviveand sometimes walk away. Withoutbelts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear.In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot! 1-7 Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast asit goes. Put someone onit. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's a seat on just wheels. II .. ! Get it upto 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 ... 1-9 or the instrument panel ... or the safety belts! With safety belts,you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. stop over more distance, You and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why safety belts make such good sense. 1-10 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? &: A: Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident ifI'm wearing a safety belt? You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you're upside down. And your chance of so being conscious during and after an accident, you can unbuckle and get out, much greater if is `youare belted. A: You may be an excellent driver, butif you're in an accident -- even one that isn't yourfault -- you and your passengers can be hurt.Being a good dhver doesn't protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. Most accidents occur within miles (40 k ) 25 m of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds less than 40'mph of (65 km/h). Safety belts are for everyone. Why don't they just put air bags people in so won't have to wear safety belts? A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will in be more of them in the future. they are But supplemental systemsonly; so they work with safety belts -- not instead of them. Every air bag system ever offered for has required the use of sale safety belts. Evenif you're in a vehicle that air has 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. 1-11 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Adults This part 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 andbabies. If a child will be riding in your Pontiac, see the part of this manual called "Children." Follow those rules for everyone's protection. First, you'll want to know whichrestraint systems your vehicle has. We'll start with the driver position. Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt Driver Position This part describes the driver's restraint system. Was your Pontiacfirst sold, when new, in Canada? (If it was, a sticker on the driver's door will say "conformsto all applicable Canada motor vehicle . . . " etc.) If so, then this "Driver Position" part doesn't apply to your vehicle. To learn howto use your driver position safety belts, read the Canadian Owner's Manual Safety Belt Supplement. It comes withevery new Pontiac first sold in Canada. This safety belt is called "automatic" because don't you have to buckle up when you get into your vehicle. 1-12 The lap belt should be worn as low the hips as on possible. In a crash, this applies force the strong to Just get into your vehicle. Then close and lock the door. pelvic bones. And you'd be less likely slide under the to so Adjust the seat (to see how, "Seats'' in the Index) see lap belt. If you slid underit, the belt would apply force you can sit up straight. at your abdomen. This could cause serious even fatal or injuries. The shoulder belt shouldgo over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts the body are best of able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locksif there's a suddenstop or a crash. And you don't haveto unbuckle when you get out. 1-13