User manual PONTIAC GRANDPRIX 1998

owner's manual '98 A A 9 I 7. .VPONTIiLC W E ARE DRIVING EXCITEMENT The 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual 1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains"SRS" system. the 2-1 3-1 4-1 5- 1 Features and Controls This section explainshow to start and operate your vehicle. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. how Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road how to drive under different conditions. and Problems on the Road This section tells what to doyou have a problem whiledriving, such asa flat tire or overheated engine, etc. if 6-1 7- 1 Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. 8-1 Customer Assistance Information This section tells how to contact Pontiacfor assistance andhow to get service and owner publications. you It also givesyou information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 8-10. 9-1 Index Here's an alphabetical listing almost every subject in this manual. can use it to quickly find of You something you want to read. i We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem and the name GRAND P R K are registered trademarksof General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. Wereserve the right to make changesthe in product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" Pontiac for Division whenever it appears in this manual. Please keep this manual in your vehicle, will be so it there if you ever need it when you're on the road. If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual so the new in it owner can useit. WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH National InatiMefor AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux propriCtaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplairede ce guide en franpis chez votre concessionaire ou au: DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1577 Meyerside Dr. Mississauga, OntarioL5T 1B9 Litho inU.S.A. Part No. 10285608 B First Edition @Copyright General Motors Corporation 1997 All Rights Reserved How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it 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. These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to to help avoid or reduce the do hazard. Please read these cautions. If don't, you or you A good place to look for what you needthe Index in is back of the manual. It's an alphabetical list of what's in others could be hurt. the manual, and the page number where you'll find it. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in Safety Warnings and Symbols this book. This safety You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. symbol means "Don't," We use a box and the word CAUTION tell you to "Don't do this" or "Don't about thingsthat could hurt youif you were to ignore let this happen." the warning. Index iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this bookyou will find these notices: NOTICE: These mean thereis something that could damage your vehicle. In the notice area, tell you about something that can we 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 do to help avoid to the damage. When you read othermanuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colorsor in different words. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION NOTICE. or iv Vehicle Symbols These are someof the symbols you may find onyour vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC A I 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: UNLOCK Fol n COOLANT TEMP TURN SIGNALS PARKING LAMPS FASTEN SEAT BELTS 6 p$ WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER I-1 h FUSE BAllERY CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHTER m BRAKE ( ) tcr 0 HORN SPEAKER BURNS AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME I ENGINE OIL PRESSURE b e3 V ,\I/, AIR BAG FUEL COULD EXPLODE BAllERY op p \ FOG LAMPS $0 VENTILATING 1 b NOTES vi v 1-2 1-8 1-12 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you'll find information about the seats your Pontiac and how to use your safety belts properly. You can in also learn about some things you should do with air bags and safety belts. not Seats and Controls Safety Belts: They're for Everyone Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts--and the Answers How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Driver Position Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Right Front Passenger Position Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Rear Seat Passengers 1-33 1-35 1-38 1-52 1-65 1-67 1-68 1-68 1-13 1-14 1-21 1-22 1-22 1-30 RearSafetyBelt Comfort Guidesfor Children and Small Adults Children Built-in Child Restraint (Option) Child Restraints Larger Children Safety Belt Extender Checking YourRestraint Systems Parts Replacing Restraint System After a Crash Seats and Seat Controls This section tellsyou how to adjust the seats and restraints. explains reclining seatbacks and head 2-Way Manu4 Drive-Tassenger Seat I A CAUTION: You can lose controlof the vehicleif you try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you don't wantto. Adjust the driver's seat only when Lift the lever under the front of the seat up, using a the vehicle is not moving. twisting motion. This will unlock the seat. Slidethe seat to where you want it and release the lever.Ty to move the r seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked i place. n 1-2 6-Way Power Driver'sSeat (If Equipped) 1 This switch is designed to control the movements of your seat cushion. It is located on the leftofside the driver's seat cushion. move the seat forward or To To rearward, push the switch forward or rearward.raise or lower the seat, push the switch up or down. To raise or lower the fiont portion of your seat,push the front of the switch up down. To raise or lower the rear portion or 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) I The knob that controls this feature located on the is right sideof the driver's seat, about halfway down the seatback.Turn the knob clockwiseto increase lumbar support. T r the knob counterclockwise to un decrease lumbar support. If you have this option, there will be a toggle switch on the left side the driver's seat cushion, just in front of of the reclining seatback lever. increase or decrease To lumbar support,push the switch forward or rearward. To adjust the lumbar support up or down, push the switch upor down. 1-4 Heated Seat (If Equipped) If your vehicle has this option, the switch is on the center console, behind just the open storage bin. Reclining Front Seatbacks Press LO to warm the seat a lower temperature. Press to HI to warm the seat to a higher temperature. turn this To feature off, place the switch in the center position. Lift the leverto release the seatback, then move the seatback to where want it. Release the lever to you lock the seatback in place. Pull up the lever without on pushing on the seatback, and the seatback will move forward. 1-5 Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even buckle if you up, yoursafety belts can'tdo their job when you're reclined like this. The shoulder belt can't its job because it do won't be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. The lap belt can't do its job either. In a crash the belt could go over your abdomen. The belt up forces wouldbe there, notat your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For properprotection 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 down so that the top the or of restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position of reduces the chance a neck injuryin a crash. 1-6 Seatback Latches(2-Door Models) the the After someone gets into rear seat area, move right front seatback to its original position. Then move the seat rearward until it locks. To get out, tilt the seatback fully forward. A CAUTION: If the seatback isn't locked, could move it forward ina sudden stopor crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked. On two-door models,the right front seat is designed to and make it easy to get in out of the rear seat. Tilt the right seatbackfully forward, The whole seat now will slide forward.If the seatwill not tilt,lift the seatback latch, located the backof the seat to the seatback on tilt forward. The whole seat will now slide forward. 1-7 Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the m n a tells you how to use safety belts aul some things you should not do properly. It also tells you with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), or air bag system. A CAUTION: It is extremely dangerousto 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 people to ride in anyarea of your vehiclethat is not equipped with seats and safety belts. Besure everyone in your vehicle is in seat and using a a safety belt properly. Don't let anyoneride where heor she can't wear a safety belt properly.If you are in a crash and you're not wearinga safety belt, your injuries can be much worse.You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it. can be seriously You injured or killed. In the same crash, might you not be ifyou 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 as fast as go it goes. In most states and Canadian provinces, law says to the wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. You never knowif you'll be in a crash. you do have a If crash, you don't knowif it will be a bad one. . A `a 1 A few crashesare mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled a person wouldn't survive. up 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 or killed. After more than30 years of safety beltsin vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling does up 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 stop the vehicle. The rider doesn't stop. 1-10 I F r I The person keeps goinguntil stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... or the instrument panel ... 1-11 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts-- and the Answers "- @ Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. But can unbucklea safety belt, you of even if you're upside down. And your chance so being conscious during and after an accident, you can unbuckle and get out, much greater if is you are belted. A: If my vehiclehas air bags, why should I have to wear safety belts? A: 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. Air bags arein many vehicles today and will be in most 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 sale has required the use for of safety belts. Even if you're in a vehicle that air has bags, you still have to buckleup to get the most protection. That's true not only frontal collisions, in but especially in side and other collisions. 1-12 &: A: 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 you're in an if 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, suchas bad drivers. Most accidents occur within miles (40 km) of 25 home. Andthe greatest numberof serious injuries and deaths occur speeds of less than40 mph at (65 kmlh). Safety beltsare for everyone. How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Adults This part is onlyfor people of adult size. Be aware that there are special thingsknow about safety to belts and children. And there different rules for smaller are children and babies. a child will riding in your If be vehicle, see the part of this manual called "Children." Follow those rules for everyone's protection. First, you'll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. We'll start with the driver position. 1-13