User manual PONTIAC TRANSSPORT 1995

1995 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual .......................................................... Features and Controls ............................................................... This section explains how to start and operate your Pontiac. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems .................................................. Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. 1-1 2-1 This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the "SRS" system. 3-1 ........................................................... Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. ProblemsontheRoad ............................................................... Your Driving and the Road This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating, etc. 4-1 5-1 ......................................................... 6-1 Here the manual tells you how to keep your Pontiac running properly and looking good. Maintenanceschedule ............................................................... 7-1 This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. CustomerAssistanceInformation ..................................................... 8-1 ServiceandAppearanceCare This section tells you how to contact Pontiac for assistance and how to get service publications. It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects'' on page 8-4. 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. ............................................................................. 9-1 i (I4 We support voluntary :& a* technician certification. 1 I P I b -4 GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GMEmblem, 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 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. w74 8 WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTlFlCATllONTHROUGH National hslilute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual Aux propriktaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire dece guide en fransais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, OntarioL5T lC7. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 10254002 3 Second Printing @CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1994 All RightsReserved ii How to Use This Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. This 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 need is theIndex 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 gray caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don't, you or others could be hurt. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. Safety Warnings and Symbols 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 you if you were to ignore the warning. This safety symbol means "Don't," "Don't do this," or "Don't let this happen." iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book yo'u willfind these notices: I 1 In the notice area, we tell you about something that can would damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the you damage. When you read othermanuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. You'll also seewarning labels on your vehicle.They use yellow for cautions., blue for notices and the words CAUTION or NOTICE. NOTICE: These mean there something that is could damage your vehicle. iv Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING FASTEN CAUSTIC BATTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES BELTS These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: ENGINE COOLANT TEMP BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM Here are some other symbols you may see: FUSE A These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do with your lights: These symbols are on some of your controls: -F* RADIO VOLUME 4 SEAT TURN SIGNALS PARKING LAMPS 9 p$ (a) WINDsHIELD at BRAKE DEFROSTER RADIATOR COOLANT WINDOW DEFOGGER FUEL LIGHTER1-1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE W b vENT1uTINGE? FAN FLAME EXPLODE BATTERY FOG LAMPS $0 TEMP OIL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE pki () @ 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 do with air bags and safety belts. Driver's 4-Way Manual Seat Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them, take them out, put them back in, and fold them up and down. The driver's seat can be adjusted four ways. Use the lever on the front of the seat to adjust the seat forward or backward. Pull up the lever on the front of 1-1 the seat to unlock it. Slidethe seat to where you want it. To make surethe seat is locked into place, release the lever and try $0move the seat with your body. Manual Front Passenger Seat To raise the driver's seat,pull up the leveron the right side of the seat. To lower the seat, push the leverdown. A This seat is used in the right front passengerposition. To use, pull up the lever on the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it. To make sure the seat is locked into place, release the lever and try to move the seat with your body. 1-2 Driver's 6-Way Power Seat (Option) Rear Control (C):Raise the rear of the seat by holding the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the rear of the seat. Reclining Front Seatbacks 1 1 .-.. . -. To adjust the seatback, rotate thisknob. It is easier to To adjust the driver's six-way power seat: Front Control(A): Raise the front of the seat by holding the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the front of the seat. Center Control ( ) Move the seat forward or backward B: by holding the control to the front or back. Raise or lower the seat by holding the control up or down. recline the seat if you lean forward, taking your weight off the seatback. 1-3 But don't have a seatbackreclined if your vehicle is moving. Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up or down so that thetop of the top restraint is closest to the of your ears. Thisposition reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. The head restraints tilt forward and rearward also. 1-4 Bench Seat If you have a rear bench seat, the seatback can be folded down. The bench seat can also be removed or moved to a different floor location to provide extra storage space. Removing the Bench Seat Folding the Seatback 1. Make sure the seatback is in the upright position, and that all safety belts are on the seat. 2. Lift the seatback latch release while folding the seatback forward. To fold down the seatback, lift the seatback latch release while folding the seatback forward. To raise the seatback, lift theseatback latch release while raising the seatback until it locks upright. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it islocked. 3. From behind the bench seat, pull up the two rear levers, and lift the bench seat. 4. Remove the bench seat from the vehicle. 1-5 Replacing the Bench Seat Don't put thebench seat in so it faces backward, because it won't latch that way. If you want more storage room behind the seat, use floor pins closer to the the front of the vehicle. See "Adjusting Rear Seats" later in this section. 1. Place the front hooks of the bench seat latch onto the front floorpins. 2. Push the rear hooks into the rearfloor pins, then two rear of the push down on the lev'ersto lock the bench in place. 3. Try to raise thebench seat to check that it is locked down. 1-6 4. Lift the seatback latch release raise the seatback and until it locks upright. 5. Rush and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked. 1-7 Removable Rear Bucket Seats (Option) ' FRONT- I I extra The rear bucket seats can be removed to provide storage. Each seat that has the bidt-in child restraint option fits inonly one location in your vehicle, butseats that don't have the built-in child restraint optioncan be moved to differentfloor locations. The back each seat of has a diagram (similar to the one pictured) that shows where the seatmust be located in your vehicle. RIGHT ONLY seats that don't have thebuilt-in child restraint option fit only in the right locations. LEFT ONLY seats that don't have the built-in child restraint CENTER OR option fit only in the left locations. The LEFT seat fits in the center locationand in either left location. RIGHT ONLY seats that have the built-in child restraint option fit only in the rear set of floor pinsin the right location of t e second row. LEFT ONLY seats that have h the built-in child restraintoption fit only in the rear set of floor pins in the left location the second row. of There are thee types of rear bucket seats: RIGHT ONL,Y, CENTER OR LEFTand LEFT ONLY RIGHT ONLY and LEFT ONLY seats may be equipped with the built-in child restraint option. 1-8 Dump and Stow Feature To use this feature on CENTER OR LEFT orLEFT ONLY seats: Lift the upper lever to fold the seatback forward. Push down on the rear release bar (located behind the seat), and tilt the entire seat and seatback forward. To release the RIGHT ONLY seat from this position: Push the lower lever back, while you pull the entire seat back to the upright position. Lift the upper lever to lift the seatback up again. Push and pull on the seat and the seatback to be sure both are locked into position. To release the CENTER OR LEFT orLEFT ONLY seat from this position: Push the rear release bar, while you pull the entire seatback to the upright position. Lift the upper lever to lift theseatback up again. Push and pull on the seat and the seatback to be sure both are locked into position. The second and third row bucket seats havebeen designed to allow them to fold fully upward and forward when the seats are anchored in the rear-most position. This design improves both luggagekargo capacity and rear seat entry/exit. To use this feature on RIGHT ONLY seats: Liftthe upper lever to fold the seatback forward.Push the lower lever back and tilt the entire seatand seatback forward. 1-9 Entry to Third Row Bucket Seats The RIGHT ONLY seats have a lower lever to tilt the seat forward. To get into third row seats, push back the lower lever on the RIGHT ONLY seat (nearest the sliding door) and tilt the seat forward completely. To return the seat to its normal position, pull the seat back, holding the lower lever back. Oncethe seat is in place, release the lower lever. Push and pull on the seat to be sure that it is locked. To get out of the third row seats, push down on the rear release bar under the seatahead of you and tilt the entire seat forward. 1-10 Removing Rear Bucket Seats Removing the RIGHT ONLY Seats 1. Lift the upper lever to foldthe seatback forward. 2. Push the lower lever back and tilt the entire seat and seatback forward. 3. From behind the seat, support the top portion of the seat with one hand as you squeeze the front release bar toward the crossbar. The seatwill release from the floorpins. 1-11 Removing LEFT ONLY and CENTER OR LEFT Seats 1. Lift the upper lever to fold the seatback forward. 2. Push down on the rear release bar (located behind the seat), and tilt the entire seat forward. 42 Adjusting Rear Seats 3. From behind the seat, support the top portion of the seat with one hand as you squeeze the front release bar toward the crossbar. The seat will release from the floor pins. Each rear seat location has two sets of floor pins. Seats equipped with the built-in child restraint option must be secured in the rear set of floor pins. Seats that don't have the built-in child restraint option can be secured in either set of floor pins. Move the position of these seats up or back to provide a little more room behind or in front of a seat. 1-13