User manual PONTIAC GRANDPRIX 1993

1993 POIVTIAC Grand Prix OWNER'S MANUAL BPontiac Grand Prix Introduction Part Part Part Part Part Part Part Part Part 1993 Owner's Manual Table of Contents 3 How to Use this Manual .............................. Seats & SafetyBelts U 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ................................... 9 Features & Controls ................................. 43 Comfort Controls & Audio Systems ...... 115 Your Driving and the Road .................... 137 Problems on the Road........................... 183 Service & Appearance Care.................. 211 Maintenance Schedule.......................... 287 Customer Assistance Information........ 309 Includes "Reporting Safety Defects" onpage 314 t ti .. II II B Index ....................................................... Service Station Information 325 .......... Last Page SecondPrinting n Printed in USA 10193594 B 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 vousprocurer un exemplaire de ce guide francais chez votre en concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga,Ontario L5T 1C7. Published by Pontiac Division General Motors Corporation The word Pontiac, the Pontiac emblemand the name Grand Prix are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. The word Delco is a registered trademark General of Motors Corporation. 0 Copyright 1992 General Motors Corporation, Pontiac Division. All rights reserved. How to Use this Manual b Part 1: Seats & Safety Belts Many people read their owner's manual This part tells you how to use your seat: from beginning to end when they first and safety belts properly. receive their new vehicle. This will help Part 2 Features 8z Controls : you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In manual, This part explains how to start and this you'll find that pictures andwords work operate your Pontiac. Part 3 Comfort Controls & Audio : Defects. together to explain things quicltly. Systems Part 9: Index There are nine parts with color-tabbed This part tells you how to adjust the pages in this manual. Each part begins Here's an alphabetical listingof almost ventilation and comfort controls and with a brief list of contents, so you can every subject in thismanual. You can how to operate your audio system. usually tell at a glance if that part use it to quicltly find something you contains the information you want. Part 4: Your Driving and the Road want to read. You can bend the manual slightly to Here you'll find helpfulinformation anc Service Station Information reveal the color tabs that help you finda tips about the road and how to drive This is a quick reference of service part. under different conditions. information. You can find it on thelast page of this manual. Using Your 1993 Pontiac Owner's 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. Part 6: Service & Appearance Care Here the manual tells you howto keep your Pontiac running properly and looking good. Part 7:Maintenance Schedule This part tellsyou 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 ~~. How t o Use this Manual Safety Warnings andSyrnbok You will find anumber of safety cautions in this book. We use yellow and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt vou if vou were to ig&ore the warning. " Y Vehicle Damage Warnings You willalso find a red circlewith a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means: Don't Don't do this I Don't let this happen Also, in this book you will find these blue notices: I 1 NOTICE b A UI I U I Y 7 something that could hurt rou or other people. b , These mean there is I In the yellow caution area,we tell you what thehazard is. Then we tell you what to to help avoidor reduce the do hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don't, you or others could be hurt. In the blue noticearea, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, damage would this not be covered by your warranty,and it could be costly. Butthe notice will tell you what to do to help avoidthe damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors orin different words.In this manual, we've used the familiar words and colors that Pontiac has used for years. You'll alsosee warning labelson your vehicle. They use same colors,and the the words CAUTION or NOTICE. ..I 4 c Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example, these symbols are usedon an original battery: These symbolsare important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: Fasten Safety Belts These symbols haveto do with your lights: I Caution Possible Injury Protect Eyes by Shielding Caustic Battery Acid Could Cause Burns Avoid Sparks or Flames Door LocklUnlock a Turn Signal Direction Hazard Warning Flashers Headlight High Beam Spark or Flame Could Explode Battery Parking Lights Fog Lights How to Use this Manual Vehicle Symbols(CQNT.) These symbols are on some of your controls: Windshield WiperlWasher Windshield Defroster These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: Coolant Engine Temperature Battery Charging System Fuel -Fd . cF Hc Here are some other symbols you may see: Fuse Trunk Release Lighter Rear Window Defogger Horn Engine Oil Pressure Ventilating Fan Brake Hood Release Power Window Anti-Lock Brakes Speaker Notes Notes 8 Part 1 Seats & Safety 6elts H e r e YOU'II find information about the seats in your Pontiac and to how . You use your safety belts properly can also learn about some things do . you should not with safety belts Seats and Seat Controls ............................................................................................ 10 Safety Belts ............................................................................................................... 14 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ..........................................................................19 .. 20 Driver Posltlon ........................................................................................................... safety Belt UseDuring Pregnancy ............................................................................ 23 . . ................................................................................. 24 Right Front Passenger Position .. Center Passenger Posltlon ........................................................................................2 4 Rear Seat Passengers ................................................................................................. 25 28 Children...................................................................................................................... Smaller Childrenand Babies .....................................................................................28 Child Restraints ......................................................................................................... 29 .......................................................................................................... 37 Larger Children Safety Belt Extender .................................................................................................. 39 Replacing Safety Belts After aCrash ........................................................................ 40 Seats & Safety 6eIts Se& a d Seat Cuntrok This section tells you about theseatshow to adjust them, and about also reclining seatbaclrs and head restraints. Manual Front Seat I bnu I l U l V 2 L vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver'sseat while the vehicle is moving.The sudden movement could startle and confuse you,or make you push a pedal when you don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving. \ You can lose control of the Move the control handle under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where youwant it. Then release the handle and try to move the seat with yourbody, fo make sure theseat is locked into place. Power Seat (OPTION) To Adjust the Six-Way Power Seat: Front Control (A): Raise the front of the seat by holding the switch up. Hold the switch downto lower the front of the seat. Center Control (B): Move the seat forward or back holding the control by to the front or back. Raise or lower the seat by holding the control up or down. Rear Control (C) Raise the rear of the : seat by holding the switch up. Hold the switch downto lower the rear of the seat. Adjustable Supports (OPTION) The adjustable support control allows you to change the contour of the driver and passenger seats. It works independently of the power seat control. Adjust your seat for proper position first, then adjust the contour. To adjust the driver's seat, move the selector switch to DRIVER. To adjust the passenger seat, move the selector switch to PASS. To lock controls, leave the selector switch in the middle. There areSeven Adjustment Switches: Lumbar Supports: Press the switch forward to raise the area shown by the solid arrow. Press the switch rearward to lower. Head Support: Press the switch forward to move the head restraint forward. Press rearward to move it back. Thigh Supports: Press the LT switch forward to raise the left thigh area. Press the switch rearward to lower. Press the RT switch forward to raise the right thigh area. Press the switch rearward to lower. Side Bolster Supports: Press the switch forward to narrow the outsides of the seat. Press the switch rearward to widen. d 11 Eight-Way Power Seat With Adjustable Supports (OPTION) Wt this feature,you can adjust the ih driver's seat eight ways: The seat-shaped controls (A) adjust the driver's seat only. Move the controls in the direction you want thedriver's seat to move-up or down, forward or rearward. In addition, move the cushion-shaped control to move the front or rear of the driver's seat cushion up or down. Move the seatback-shaped control tomove the driver's seatback up or down. You can also adjustboth the passenger's and the driver's seat to support your thighs and back. Slide the upper right switch to 4 DRIVER or PASS b (Passenger) to select the seatyou want to adjust, T O lock controls, leave the selector switch in the middle. There are SixAdjustment Switches: Lumbar Supports: Press the switch to raise or lower the area shown by the arrow. Seatback Recline: Press the switch to raise or lower the seatback. Thigh Supports: Press the LT switch to raise or lower the left thigh area. Press the RT switch to raise or lower the right thigh area. I Reclining FrontSeatbacks Lift the lever to release the seatback, then tilt the seatbackforward or backward, as desired. Release the lever to lock the seatback in place. But don't havea seatback reclined if your vehicleis moving. P n t L. . b CAUTION Sitting in a reclinedposition when your vehicle i in mation can be s L dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can't do their job mllGn you're reclinedlike this. The shoulder belt can't do its job because it won't be against ~ L Ubody. Instead, it will be i front of you. In a crash you could go into it,receiving neck n or other injuries. The lap belt can'tdo its job either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. Thebelt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up or down so that thetop of the restraint is closest to the topof your ears. This position reduces the chanceof a neck injuryin a crash. Seats & Safety Eelts Seatback Latches In 2-door Pontiacs, the front seat folds forward to let people getinto theback seat. Your seatback will moveback and forth freely, unless you cometo a sudden stop. Then it will lock in place. There's one time the seatback may not fold without some help fromyou. That's if your vehicle is parked facingdown a fairly steep hill. TQfold a seatback forward, push the seatback toward the rear as you lift this latch. Then the seatback will fold forward. The latch must be down for the seat to work properly. 4 Safety Belts: They've For Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use sakty belts properly. It also tells you mme things you should not do with s'afetybelts . - Don'tletanyoneridewhere they can't wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a crashand you're not wearing a safety belt, your injuriescan be much worse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from You it. can be seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you might not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,and check that your passengers' belts are fastened properly too. L I I ' 14 This figure lights when youturn the up key to Run or Start when your safety belt isn't buckled, you'll hear a and chime, too. It's the reminder to buckle up. In many states and Canadian provinces, the law saysto wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. You never know if you'll bein a crash. If you do have a crash, you don't know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes are very mild. In them, you won't get hurt even if you're not buckled up. And some crashes can be so serious, like beinghit by a train, that even buckledup a person wouldn't survive. Butmost crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Withoutbelts they could be badly hurt or killed. After 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter . . . a lot! Seats & Safety 6elts W y Safety Belts Work h When you ride in or on anything, you as fast as it goes. 1. For example, if the bikeis going 10 mph (16 km/h), so is the child. 2. When the bike hits the block, it stops. But the child keeps going! 3. Take the simplest "car." Suppose it's just a seat on wheels. 1r I 4. Put someone on it. 5. Get it up to speed. Then stop the "car." The rider doesn't stop. 6. The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield. .. 7. or the instrument panel ... I x2012 With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over moredistance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why safety belts makesuch good sense. 8. or the safety belts! Seats 4 Safety 6eIts S Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety8eltsQ: Why don't they just put in air bags Q: If I'm a goodmver, and I never so people won't have to wear safety drive far from home, why should I and the Answers belts? wear safety belts? Q: Won't I be trapped in the vehicle A: You may be an excellent driver, but after an accident if I'm wearing a A: "Air bags," or Supplemental Inflatable Restraint systems, are in if you're in an accident-evenone safety belt? that isn't your fault-you and your some vehicles today and will bein A: You could be-whether you're passengers can be hurt. Being a good more of them in thefuture. But they wearing a safety belt ornot. But you you are supplemental systems only-so driver doesn't protect from can easily unbuckle a safetybelt, they work with safety belts, not things beyond your control, such as even if you're upside down. And instead of them. Every "air bag" bad drivers. your chance of being conscious system ever offered sale has for Most accidents occur within 25 during and after an accident, so you required the use of safety belts. Even miles (40 km)of home. Andthe can unbuckle and get out, is much if you're in a vehicle that has "air greatest number of serious injuries greater if you are belted. bags," you still haveto buckle up to and deaths occur at speeds of less get the most protection. That's true than 40 mph (65 W). not only in frontal collisions, but Safety belts for everyone. are especially in side and other collisions. 18 Safefy Belt Warning Light When the key is turned to Run or Start, a chime will come on for about eight seconds to remind peopleto fasten their safety belts,unless the driver`s safety belt is buckled. The safetybelt light will also come on and stay on until the driver's belt is buckled. Vehicles; Firsf SoEd in Canada This s6ction is only for people of adult size. Was your Pontiac first 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 therest of Part 1 does not apply ta your vehicle. To learn 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. I CAUTION There are special things to 2 know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules for babiesand smaller children. If a child will be riding in your Pontiac, see the Index under ChiZdren. Follow those rules for everyone's protection. First, you'll want to h o w which restraint systems your vehicle has. We'll I start with the driver position. * CAUTION If your safety belt light ever h comes onor stays on after tllc iont doors are closedand the driver's belt is buckled, have your vehicle fixed. If you don't, you might not have the protection you'd need in crash. a