User manual PONTIAC SUNFIRE 1995

p- -. . -*. - 1395 F 2 0 7 3 7- The 1995 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual ............................................................. This section tellsyou how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the "SRS" system. FeaturesandControls .................................................................. This section explains how start and operate your Pontiac. to Comfort Controls and AudioSystems ..................................................... Seats and Restraint Systems 1-1 2- 1 3-1 4- 1 5-1 6-1 .............................................................. Here you'll find helpfulinformation and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. ProblernsontheRoad .................................................................. YourDrivingandtheRoad This section tellsyou how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. ............................................................ Here the manual tellsyou how to keep your Pontiac running properly and looking good. Maintenanceschedule .................................................................. This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. Customer Assistance Information ........................................................ Service and Appearance Care This section tells you howto contact Pontiac for assistance and how to get service publications. It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 8-4. This section tellsyou what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating, etc. 7-1 8-1 9-1 Index Here's an alphabetical listing ofalmost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. ................................................................................ i We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem, PONTIAC and the PONTIAC Emblem 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 Motorsof Canada Limited" for Pontiac Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual. Please keepthis manual in your Pontiac, it will be so If there if you everneed it when you're on the road. you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in so the new it owner can use it. WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian OwnersWho Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux proprietairescanadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplairede ceguide enfrangais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 10277239 A Second Edition `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 theyfirst receive their new vehicle. This will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In thismanual, you'll find that pictures and words worktogether to explain things quickly. Index A good place to look forwhat you need is the Index in the back of the manual. It's an alphabetical list all of that's in the manual, and the page number where you'll find it. In the gray caution area, we tell what the hazard is. you Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the If hazard. Please read these cautions. you don't, you or others couldbe hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash throughit in this book. This safety symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't do this," or "Don't let this happen." Safety Warnings andSymbols 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 youif you wereto ignore the warning. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book you will find these notices: 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 you what to do to help avoid the tell damage. When you read othermanuals, you might see CAUTION andNOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. You'll also seewarning labels onyour vehicle. They use yellow for cautions, blue for notices and thewords CAUTION or NOTICE. NOTICE: These mean there something that is could damage your vehicle. Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. I 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 For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BATTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS 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: DOOR LOCK UNLOCK These symbols have to do with your lights: These symbols are on some of your controls: WINDSHIELD WIPER -Fm 17 * '* HOOD RELEASE - 1 FASTEN BELTS 4 SEAT TURN SIGNALS WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER () 0 RADIO VOLUME RADIATOR COOLANT a b CONDITIONING AIR POWER WINDOW WINDOW DEFOGGER FUEL ENGINE OIL PRESSURE W RELEASE TRUNK 3 3 e t HIGH BEAM LAMPSoR =o = $0 VENTILATING FAN LIGHTER m qJ/, FOG LAMPS TEMP OIL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE qb (@) SPEAKER b V NOTES Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you'll find information about the seats in your Pontiac and howto use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. Seats and Seat Controls This section tells your about the seats -- how to adjust them -- and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Front Seat Move the lever under the front 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 intoplace. 1-1 Driver's Seat Manual Lumbar Support (Option) The manual lumbar support control located at the is Turn front of the driver's seat, toward the right. the dial clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the amountof support toyour lower back. Reclining Front Seatbacks To adjust the seatback, lift the lever the outer side of on the seat and move seatback towhere you want it. the Release the lever to the seatback. Pull up on the lock lever and the seat go to an upright position. will 1-2 But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 1-3 Head Restraints Slide thehead restraint up or down that the top the so of of restraint is closest to the top your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in crash. a Your seatback willmove back and forth freely, unless you come to sudden stop. Then it will lock in place. a There's onetime theseatback may not fold without you. That's if your vehicle is parked some help from facing downa fairly steephill. To folda front seatback forward, push the seatback toward the rear as lift this latch. Then the seatback you will fold forward. The latch be down for the seat to must work properly. Front Seatback Latches(2-Door Models) I 1-4 Easy-Entry Seat(2-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, the whole 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. Fold-Down Rear Seat I I To get out, again tilt the seatback fully forward. To open the fold-down rear seat, pull forward on the seat tab. To close the seat, pushthe seatback up to its original position. Push the seatback solidly up against the back plate to ensure that the latch will hook. 1-5 Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some thingsyou should not do with safetybelts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or "air bag" system. Your vehicle has a light that comes onas a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index .) In many states andCanadian 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 know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes arein 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 facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot! 1-6 Why Safety BeltsWork When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. Put someone on it. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat on wheels. 1-7 j 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 ... 1-8 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 suchgood sense. 1-9 Here Are Questions Many PeopleAsk About Safety Belts-- and the Answers Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident ifI'm wearing a safety belt? &: A: If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? You may be anexcellent driver, but if you're in an accident -- even one that isn't your fault -- you and your passengerscan be hurt. Being a good driver doesn't protectyou from things beyond your control, such as drivers. bad Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 k ) m of home. And thegreatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph (65 kmh). Safety beltsare for everyone. A: You couEd be -- whether you're wearinga safety belt or not. But you can unbucklea safety belt, of even if you're upside down. And your chance being conscious duringand after an accident,so you can unbuckle and get out, much greater if is you are belted. Why don't theyjust put in air bagsso people won't to safety havewear belts? I II N~@' A: Air bags are in many vehicles today andwill be in more of them in the future. But they are supplemental systems only;so they work with safety belts-- not insteadof 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 get the most to protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions. 1-10 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Ad `ts 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 or smaller children and babies. 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 which restraint systems your vehicle has. We'll start with the driver position. Driver Pasition This part describes the driver's restraint system. Lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here's how to wear it properly. 1. Close and lock the door. 2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see "Seats" in the Index) so you can sit up straight. 1-11 j ! r il 3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Don't let it get twisted. 'I 4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. If the belt stopsbefore it reaches the buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep pulling until you can buckle the belt . Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If the belt isn't long enough, see "Safety Belt Extender" at the end of this section. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would beable to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. 1-12 5. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle end of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder belt. The lappart of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you'd be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash. 1-13