User manual PONTIAC TRANSSPORT 1998

The 1998 PontiacTrans Sport Owner's Manual 1-1 2-1 3-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the "SRS" system. Features and Controls This section explain,s how start and operate your vehicle. to Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how adjust the ventilation and to comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. 4-1 5-1 6-1 7-1 Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find helpful information and tips about me road and howdrive under different conditions. to Problems on the Road This section tellswhat to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire overheated engine, etc. or Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how keep your vehicle running properly and looking good. to Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants use. to to 8-1 9-1 Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how contact Pontiac for assistance and howto get service and owner publications. to lt also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 8-10. Index Here's an alphabetical listing almost every subjectin this manual. You can use it to quickly find of something you want to read. i GM GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem and the name TRANS SPORT 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 vehicle, 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 We support voluntary technician certification. AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux propriktaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ceguide enfrangais chez votre concessionaire ou au: DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1577 Meyerside Dr. Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1B9 Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 10285630 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 do to helpavoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don't, you or others could be hurt. Index A good place to look for what you need is the Index in back of the manual. It's an alphabetical list of what's in the manual, and the page number where you'll find it. Safety ,Warnings and Symbols You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means "Don't," "Don't do this'' or "Don't let this happen." iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this book will you find these notices: NOTI'CE: These mean there is something thatcould damage your vehicle. L In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would ,not be covered by warranty, and it could be your costly. But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, 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 or NOTICE. iv c Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbolsyou may find on your vehicle. For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BAlTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD 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: These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: Here are some other symbols you may see: WIPER Q DOOR LOCK UNLOCK TURN SIGNALS e WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WINDOW DEFOGGER COOLANT TEMP BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM 17 (@) FUSE * m LIGHTER FASTEN HORN SEAT BELTS BRAKE kY SPEAKER DAYTIME RUNNING * LAMPS " * 0 b e3 V ,\I/, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE VENTILATING FAN e , n Xm BATTERY FOG LAMPS $0 3 1 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (e) FUEL 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. 1-2 1-6 1-33 1-38 1-39 1-39 1-47 Seats and Seat Controls Rear Seats 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 1-60 1-62 1-64 1-66 1-69 1-80 1-97 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat) Center Passenger Position (Bucket Seat) Children Built-in Child Restraint (Option) Child Restraints Larger Children 1-48 1-48 1-56 Right Front Passenger Position Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Rear Seat Passengers 1-100 1-100 1-101 Safety Belt Extender Checking Your Restraint Systems Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash 1-1 Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them, take them out, put them back in and fold and unfold them, Driver's 4-Way Manual Seat To raise the seat, pull up on the lever on the front right s'ideof the seat. To lower the seat, push the lever down. Use the lever on the front left side the seat to adjust of the seat forward or rearward. Pull up the lever on the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat where you want it. to To make sure the seatis locked into place, release the lever and try to move the seat with your body. You can lose control the vehicleif you try to of adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or makeyou push a pedalwhen you don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle isnot moving. 1-2 6-Way Power Seat (Option) Folding Driver'sSeatback The seatback on the driver's seat folds forward to put items behind the seat. Lift the lever and fold the seatback forward. The seatback will lockinto place when you push it back to the upright position. A To adjust the 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(B): Move the seat forward or rearward by holding the control to thefront or rear. 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 down to lower the rear of the seat. 1-3 Manual Front Passenger Seats To use, pull up the lever on the front of the seat to unlock it. Reclining Front Seatbacks All front seats recline. To adjust the seatback, rotate this knob. It is easier to recline the seat if you lean forward, taking your weight off the seatback. 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. Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even you buckle if up, your safety belts can't do job when their you're reclined like this. The shoulder belt can't do its because it job won't be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash you couldgo into it, receiving neckor otherinjuries. The lap belt can't do job either. In a crash the its belt couldgo up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. But don't have seatback reclinedif your vehicle a is moving. This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, havethe seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. 1-5 Manual Lumbar Control Turn the knob on the inboard side of the seat toadjust the lower back support. when you replace the seats in the vehicle, be sure to follow the label on the back the seat for proper location. of Follow this diagram when the texti this manual tells you n what sets of floor cups to use for each seat. B Head Restraints Slide the headrestraint 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. The headrestraints tilt forward 'and r e w a r d also. 0 G l BE I J Rear Seats Seat Controls The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and s'traps used to adjust, remove and replace the seats. By using the levers and straps, in the correct order, you can 'easily remove the seats from your vehicle. B Floor Seat Pin Diagram Second Row Safety Belt Stowage If your vehicle has seats in thethird row,there is a sleeve on the second row outside safety belt to store the safety belt while entering and exiting the third row of the vehicle. Dump and Stow Feature The rear seats in your vehicle, except the captain's chairs, can be folded forward.Use this feature for exiting and entering third row seats. Push adjustable head restraints fully down. Fold the seatback flaton the seat.If the seat adjusts, slide it the all way back. Releasethe rear set of hooks from the floor pins; hang onto the straps as the seat folds forward. If your vehicle has a bench seat in the second row, follow this procedure: Pull the belt out and slide the sleeve along the belt until it reaches the patch of Velcro@on the roof. Simply press the sleeve against the Velcro patch to secure it in place. Do not havethe second row outside safety belt stored if someone is sitting in the secondrow outside position. To release the second row outside safety belt, just pull the sleeve away from the Velcro patch and use the safety belt as usual. The sleeve should slide freely when not in use. There is also a clipon the safety belt used to secure the belt after it is disconnected from the mini-buckle. When removing the second row bench seat, secure the looseend of the safety belt in this clip. This will keep the safety belt from danglingand possibly striking something. Solid Bench Seat If you have a solid bench seat, the seatback be can folded down. The seat can also be foldedforward or removed to provide extra storage space. 1-7 Second Row Solid Bench Seats Folding the Seatback To fold down the seatback, pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat. Removing the Second Row Solid Bench Seat With the seatback in the upright position, unhook the side attachment for thesafety belt. This mini-buckle is located on the right side of the seat. Push up the red center on the buckle with a small pointed object like key a or pen. To raise the seatback, pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat while raising the seatback until it locks upright, Push andpull on the seatback to check that it is locked. 1. Pull the nylon strap on the backof the seat to fold the seatback forward. / - I I 2. From behind the bench seat, pull the nylon strap at 4. Unhook the front latches by rolling up the gray the base of the seat to release the rear latches from the floor pins. handle under the seat until the handle locks. 3. Do not let go of the straps until the seat is folded all the way forward. 1-9 1. Place the front hooks of \ \ top toward the rear of the vehicle and th'enlift at the front latch release lever. This should be done in one motion. the bench seat onto the front two floor pins. To do this, the seat will need to be angled so that Repla'cingthe Second Row Solid Bench Seat Don't put the bench seat in so it faces rearward because it won't latch that way. The solid benches have seat position labels, located on the back of the seat, showing where the seat must go. Follow that diagram. Use the A, C and E sets of floor cups. See "Seat Controls" in the beginning of this section for more details. The seat must be placed in the proper location for the legs to attach correctly. 2. With the seat still folded forward, roll down the gray handle underneath the seat to lock the front latches. 3. If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear legs will not attach to the rear set of floor pins. 4. Firmly push the rear hooks into the rear floor pins by pushing down on the rearof the seat. 5. Try to raise thebench seat to check that it is locked down. 1-11 A seat that isn't locked into place properly can move around ina collisionor sudden stop, People in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock the seat into place properly when installing it. 6. Pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat and raise the seatback until it locks upright. 7. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked into place. A safety beltthat is twisted or not properly attached won't providethe protection neededin a crash. The person wearingthe belt could be seriously injured. After installing the seat, always check to be sure that the safety belts are not twisted and are properly attached. ~ Third Row Solid Bench Seats Folding the Seatback To fold down the seatback, pull thenylon strap on the back of the seat. To raise the seatback, pull the nylon strap while raising the seatback until it locks upright. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked. I the seatback isn't locked, could move forward f it in a sudden stopor crash. That could cause injury to theperson sitting there.Always press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked. 8. Attach the mini-buckle so that the safety belt is ready for use when a passenger uses the seat. The buckle reattaches by pushing the latch into the buckle until the red center pops out again. 1-12 Adjusting the Third Row Solid Bench Seat There are two levers to adjust the seat forward or rearward. They are below the center position of the bench, one in front and one inback of the seat. Lift up either lever and slide the seat forward to allow for extra storage behind the seat, or slidethe seat back to allow extra room for third row passengers. Release the lever. Push and pull on the seat to be sure itis locked into place. 1-13