User manual PONTIAC GRANDPRIX 1997

0 2 I- The 1997 Pontiac Grand PrixOwner's Manual 1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the system. "SRS" Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your Pontiac. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. Your DrivingandtheRoad Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and drive under different conditions. to how Problems on the Road This section tells what to doyou have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. if Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your Pontiac running properly and looking good. Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how contact Pontiac for assistance and how to get service and owner publications. to It also gives information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page you 8-10. Index Here's an alphabetical listingof almost every subject this manual.You can useit to quickly find in something you want to read. 2- 1 3- 1 4- 1 5-1 6-1 7-1 8- 1 9-1 i We supp'ortvoluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem and the name GRAND PRIX 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 Division whenever it appears in 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, WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux propribtaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire dece guide en frarqais chez votre concessionaire ou au: DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 15800 Bonhill Rd. Mississauga, Ontario L5T IC7 Litho in U.S.A. Part No, 10405301 A Third Edition .. `Copyright General Motolrs Corporation 1996 A Rights Reserved How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to endwhen they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it help you learn about the features and will controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. I I These mean there is something that ( dd hurt you or other people. 1 I I Index A good place to look for what you need is the Index in 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 caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to doto help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please readthese cautions. If you don't, you or others could be hurt. k will also find a circle You with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't do this," or "Don't let this happen.'' Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautionsin this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt if you were to ignore you the warning. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings A I 1, in this book you will findthese notices: I In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, thisdamage would not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. I NOTICE: These mean thereis something thatcould damage your vehicle. I But the notice will tell you what help to avoid do to the damage. - When you read other manuals, you might CAUTION see and NOTICE warnings in different collors or in different words. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. iv Vehicle Symbols These are some the symbols you may find your vehicle. of on For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC FASTEN SEAT BELTS BURNS COOLANT AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BATTERY A These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do with your lamps: These symbols are on some of your controls: WINDSHIELD WIPER These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: Here are some other symbols you may see: n TURN SIGNALS e WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER COOLANT TEMP BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM h FUSE LIGHTER P m )cr PARKING LAMPS BRAKE () 0 w, () @ HORN SPEAKER WINDOW DEFOGGER b ,\[I, AIR BAG p \ q4 FOG LAMPS $0 VENTILATING FAN ~3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FUEL l a V ANTI-LOCK BRAKES vi 7 1-2 Section 1 Seats Restraint and Systems Here you'll find information about the seats in your Pontiac and how to use your safety beltsYou can also properly. learn about some things you should do with air bags and safety belts. not 1-2 1-3 1-5 1-1 1-9 1-12 Seats and Controls Manual Seats Power Seats Reclining Front Seatbacks Seatback Latches Why Safety Belts Work Questions Many People Ask About 1-24 1-33 1-36 1-38 1-52 1-53 Questions and Answers About Air Bags Rear Safety Belt 'Comfort Guides How to Use Child Restraints How to Use the Built-In Child Restraint Important Informationfor Buckling Children in Child Restraints Child Restraint Top Straps 1-14 1-21 Safety Belts How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy 1-63 1-63 1-64 How to Obtain a Safety Belt Extender Checking Your Restraint Systems Replacing Parts After a Crash 1-1 6-Way Power Driver's Seat(If Equipped) This switch is designed to mimic the movements of your seat cushion. It is located on the left side of the driver's seat cushion. To move the seat forward or rearward, push the switch forward or rearward. To raise or lower the seat, push the switch up or down. To raise or lower the front portion of your seat, push the front of the switch up or down. To raise or lower the rear portion of your seat, push the rear of the switch up or down. 1-3 2-Way Manual Lumbar (If Equipped) 4-Way Power Lumbar Driver's Seat (If Equipped) The knob that controls this feature is located on the right side of the driver's seat, about half of the way down the seatback. Turn the knob clockwise toincrease lumbar support. Turn the knob counterclockwise to decrease lumbar support. If you have this option, there will be a toggle switchon the left side of the driver's seat cushion, just in front of the reclining seatback lever. To increase or decrease lumbar support, push the switch forward or rearward, To adjust the lumbar support up or down, push the switch up or down. 1-4 Heated Seat (If Equipped) If your vehicle has this option, the switch is on the center console, just behind the open storage bin, Reclining Front Seatbacks Press LO to warm the seat toa lower temperature. Press HI to warm the seat to a higher temperature. To turn this feature off, place the switch in the center position. Lift thelever to release the seatback, then move the seatback towhere you want it. Release the lever to lock the seatback in place. Pull up on thelever without pushing on the seatback, and the seatback will move forward. But don't have a seatback reclined your vehicle if is moving. Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety beltscan't do their job when you're reclined like this. The shoulder belt can't do its job because it wonst be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neckor other injuries. The lap belt canst do its job either. In a crash the belt couldgo up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For properprotection when the vehicle isin motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back inthe seat and wear your safety belt properly. 1-6 Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. 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. To get out, tilt the seatback fully forward. Seatback Latches (2-Door Models) If the seatback isn't locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always press rearward on the seatback tobe sure it is locked. I is On two-door models, the right front seat designed to make it easy get in and out the rear seat. Tilt the right to of seatback fully forward, the whole seat will now slide forward. If the seat will not tilt, lift seatback latch, the located onthe back of the seat, to tilt the seatback forward. 1-7 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 (SRS), or air bag system. 'A CAUTION: c It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow peopleto ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a safety belt properly. Don't let anyone ride where he or she can't wear a safety belt properly. you are in a crash and If you're not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can be much worse.You can hit things insidethe vehicle or be ejected from it. You 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. 1-8 Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. In most 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 havea crash, you don't know if it will be bad one. a A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes are in between. many of them, In people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt orkilled. After more than 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot! Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat on wheels. 1-9 Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stup the vehicle. Therider doesn't stop. 1-10 The person keeps going until stopped by something. in a real vehicle, it couldbe the windshield ... or the instrument panel ... 1-11 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? A: 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 being conscious during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out,is much greater if you are belted. 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. 1-12