Pontiac 1993 Trans Sport User manual

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1993
PONTIAC
Trans Sport
OWNER'S MANUAL

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1993 Owner’s Manual
iac Trans Sport Table of Contents
Introduction
How to Use this Manual .............. .a
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
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Seats & Safety Belts .................. s
Features &Controls ............... .45
Comfort Controls & Audio Systems .... 111
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Your Driving andthe Road ......... .is9
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Problems on the Road .............. 185
Service & Appearance Care .........
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Maintenance Schedule ............. 277
Customer Assistance Information .... 297
Includes“ReportingSafetyDefects”onpage 302 r
Index ............................ 311
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ServiceStationInformation . . . Last Page
Printed in USA
10193600 B
Second Printing .

lmportant Notes About this Manual
Please keep this manual in your Pontiac, so it will be there if you ever need it when you’reon the road. If you sell
the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so.thenew owner can use it.
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.
Note to Canadian Owners
For vehicles fllrst sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motorsof Canada Limited” for Pontiac Division
whenever it appears in
this manual.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual:
Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en francais chez votre
concessionaire ou au
DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7.
Published by Pontiac Division
General
Motors Corporation
The word Pontiac, the Pontiac emblem and the
name Trans
Sport are registered trademarksof
General Motors Corporation.
The word
Delco is a registered trademark of General
Motors Corporation.
@ Copyright 1992 General Motors Corporation, Pontiac Division. All rights reserved.
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How to Use this Manual
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Using Your 1993 Pontiac
Owner’s 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.
There are nine parts with color-tabbed
pages in this manual. Each part begins
with a brief list of contents,
so you can
usually tell ata glance if that part
contains the information you want.
You can bend the manual slightly to
reveal the color tabs that help you finda
part.
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Part 1: Seats & Safety Belts
This part tells you how to use your seats
and safety belts properly.
Part 2: Features & Controls
This part explains how to start and
operate your Pontiac.
Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio
Systems
This part tellsyou how to adjust the
ventilation and comfort controls, and
how to operate your audio system.
Part 4: Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and
tips about the road and how to drive
under different conditions.
Part 5: Problems on the Road
This part tellsyou what todo if you
have a problem while driving, such as a
flat tireor engine overheating.
Part 6: Service & Appearance Care
Here the manual tellsyou how to keep
your Pontiac running properly and
looking good.
Part 7: Maintenance Schedule
This part tellsyou when to perform
vehicle maintenance and what fluids and
lubricantsto use.
Part 8: Customer Assistance
Information
This part tellsyou how to contact
Pontiac for assistance and how to get
service publications. It also givesyou
information on
Reporting Safety Defects.
Part 9: Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost
every subject
in this manual. You can
use it to quickly find somethingyou
want to read.
Service Station Information
This is a quick referenceof service
information.You can find
it on the last
page of thismanual.
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How to Use this Manual
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You willfindanumber of safety You willalsofindaredcirclewitha
cautionsinthisbook. We useyellowslashthrough it
in this book.This safety
and the word CAUTION totea you
about things that could hurtyou if you
were to ignore the warning.
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These mean there is something
L thatcouldhurt you or other
pGdple.
In the yellow cautionarea, we tell you
what the hazard
is. Then we tell you
what todoto help avoid
or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions.If
you don’t, you or others could be hurt.
symbol me&:
Don’t
Don’t
do this
Don’t let this happen
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will fmd these
blue notices:
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In the blue notice area, we tell you
about something that can 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 to do to help avoid the
damage.
When you read other manuals, you
might see CAUTION and NOTICE
warnings
in different colors or in
different words. In this manual,we’ve
used the familiar words and colors that
Pontiac has used for years.
You’ll also see warning labels
on your
vehicle. They use the same colors, and
the words CAUTION
or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will
find on your vehicle. For example,these
symbols are used on an originalbattery:
Caution Possible Injury
Protect
Eyes by Shielding
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Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
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Avoid Sparks or Flames
Spark or Flame Could
Explode Battery
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These symbols are important foryou
and your passengers whenever your
vehicle is driven:
Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocWUnlock
Liftsate Ajar
These symbols have todo with your
lights:
Master Lighting Switch
Turn Signal Direction
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Hazard Warning Flashers
A
Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights
Interior Lights
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Vehicle Symbols (CONT.)
These symbols are on some of your
controls:
Windshield Wipers
Windshield Defroster
#%#-
WindshieldWasher Q
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Ltttl
Rear Window Defogger
Windshield Defogger
and Heater
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Rear Window
Delay Wiper
Ventilating Fan
Power Window
Rear Window Wiper
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Rear Window Washer/
Wiper
These symbols are used on warning and
indicator
lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Battery Charging
System
Fuel
Low Fuel
Engine Oil Pressure
Anti-Lock Brakes

Here are some other symbolsyou may
see:
Fuse
Lighter
Horn
Speaker
Hood Release

Notes
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Part 1
Seats & Safety 6elts

Seats & Safety 6elts
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tellsyou about theseats-
how to adjust them, take themout, put
them backin, and fold them up and
down.
Manual Front Seats
Pull up the leveron the frontof the seat
to unlock it. Slide the seat to whereyou
want it. Then release the lever and tryto
move the seat with your body, to make
sure the seat is locked into place.
Four-Way Manual Seat
The driver’s seat can be adjusted four
ways.
Use the lever on the front of the seat to
adjust the seat forward or back (see
Manual Front Seats earlier in this
section).
To raise the driver’s seat, pull up the
lever on the side
of the seat.To lower
the seat, push the lever down.
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I CAUTION
- I To adjust the driver’s six-way power
Six-Way Power Seat (omoN)
You can lose controlof the
h vehicle if you try to adjusta
manual driver’s seat while the
vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and
confuse
you, or makeyoupush a I
pedal when you don’t want to.
Adjust the driver’s seat
only when
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the vehicle is not moving.
seat:
Front Control (A): Raise the frontof
the seatby holding the switch up. Hold
the switch down to lower the frontof the
seat.
Center Control (B): Move the seat
forward
or back by holding the control
to the frontor back. Raiseor lower the
seat by holding the control upor down.
Rear Control (C): Raise the rear of the
seat
by holding the switch up. Hold the
switch down to lower the rearof the
seat.
Reclining Fmnt Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback, rotate this knob.
But don’t havea seatback reclined if
your vehicle is moving.

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Reclining Front Seatbacks (CONT:)
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Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be
dangerous. Evenif you buckle up, your safety belts can't do theirjob
when you're reclined like this.
The shoulder beltcan't do itsjob because it won't be against your body.
Instead, it willbe in front of you. In a crashyou could go intoit, receiving
neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can'tdo itsjob either.
In a crash the belt couldgo up over your
abdomen. The belt forceswould be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could
cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is
in motion, have the seatback
upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.
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Head Resttaints
Slide the head restraint upor down so
that the top of the restraint is closest to
the top of yourears.
This position reduces the chanceof a
neck injury ina crash.
On some models, the head restraints tilt
forward and rearward
also.
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Bench Seat
If you have a rear bench seat, the
seatback can be folded down.
Also, the
bench seat can be removedor moved to
a different floor location to provide extra
storage space.
RWngthe Seatback
To fold downthe seatback, lift the
seatback latch release while folding the
seatback forward.
To raise the seatback, lift the seatback
latch release while raising the seatback
until it locks upright. Push and
pull on
the seatback to check that it is locked.
Removing the Bench Seat
1. Make sure the seatback isin the
upright position, and that all safety
belts
are on the seat.
2. Then lift the seatback latch release
while folding the seatback forward.
3. From behind the bench seat, pull up
the two rear levers, and lift the bench
seat.
vehicle.
4. Remove the bench seatfrom the
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Replacing the Bench Seat
Don’t put the bench seat in so it faces
backward, becauseit won’t latch that
way.
If you want more storage room
behind the seat, use the floor pins closer
to the frontof the vehicle.
See Adjusting
Rear Seats later in this section.
1. Place the front hooksof the bench
seat latch onto the front floor pins.
2. Push the rear hooks into the rear
floor pins, then push down on the
two levers to lock the rear
of the
bench
in place.
3. Try to raise the bench seat to check
that it is locked down.
4. Lift the seatback latch release and
raise the seatback until it locks
upright.
5. Push and pull on the seatback to
check that it
is locked.
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Removable Rear Bucket Seats
(OPTION)
The rear bucket seats can be removed to
provide extra storage,or they can be
moved to differentfloor locations. There
are three typesof rear bucket seats:
LEFT ONLY, CENTER OR LEFT,
and RIGHT ONLY. The back of each
seat hasa diagram (similar
to the one
above) that shows where the seat must
be located in your vehicle.
The
LEFT ONLY seats fit only in the
left positions. The
RIGHT ONLY seats
fit only
in the right positions. The
CENTER OR LEFT seat fits in the
center position and in either left
position. To install thirdrow seats, the
second row seats must be tilted forward
or removed.
Don't put the seats in the wronglocation.
Entry to Third Row Bucket Seats
The RIGHT ONLY seatshave a lower
lever to tilt the seat forward.
To getinto
third row seats, push back the lower
lever on the
RIGHT ONLY seat nearest
the slidingdoor and tilt the seat
forward. Then pull the seat back and
check that it locks into place.
To get out of the third row seats, push
down on the rear releasebar under the
seat aheadof
you to tilt the seat forward.

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Removing Rear Bucket Sea&
Removing the RIGHT ONLY Seats:
1. Lift the upper lever to fold the
2. Push the lower lever back so the
seatback forward.
entireseat and seatback tilt forward.
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3.Then, 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.
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.
The entire seat will tilt forward.
I. Then, from behind the seat, support
the top portion of the seat withone
hand as
you squeeze the front release
bar toward the crossbar. The seat
will
releasefromthe floor pins.
Adjusting Rear Seats
Each rear seat can be secured in one of
two sets of floor pins. Move the location
of the rear seats up or back to provide a
little more room behindor
in front of a
seat.
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Seats & Safety 6elts
Replacing Rear Bucket Seats
Follow the diagram on the backof the
seats to replace the seats in their proper
location.
The
LEFI’ ONLY seats fit only in the
left positions. The
RIGHT ONLY seats
fit only in the right positions.The
CENTER OR LEFT seat fits in the
center position and
in either left
position.
To install third row seats, if your vehicle
is equipped with them, the second row
seats must be tilted forwardor removed.
Don’t try to place the seats in backward,
because they won’t latch thatway.
1. With the entire seat tilted forward,
place the front hooksof the seat latch
onto the front floor pins.
2. Firmly press the rear hooks onto the
rear
floor pins. The seat should lock
into position.
3. Lift the upper lever and pull up on
the seatback until it locks upright.
4. Push and pull on the seat to check
that it is locked.
5. Check to see that you have put the
seats into the proper location,
according to the label on each seat.
If
not, the seatsmay not latch properly,
and your passengersmay not have the
proper safety belt.

use sifefy belts properly. It also tells you
some things you should not
do with
safety belts.
This figure lights up whenyou turn the
key to Run or Start when your safety
belt isn’t buckled, and you’ll hear a
chime, too.It’s the
reminder tobuckle
up. In many
states and Canadian
Don’t let anyone ride where
they can’t weara safety belt
properly. If you are ina 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. You
can be seriously injuredor killed.
In the samecrash, you might not
be if you are buckled up. Always
fasten your safety belt, and check
that your passengers’ beltsare
fastened properly too.
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 dan’t know
if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are very mild. In them,
you won’t gethurt even if you’re not
buckled up. And some crashes canbe so
serious, like being hit by a train, that
even buckled
up a person wouldn’t
survive. But most crashesare in
between.
In many of them, people who
buckleup can survive andsometimes
walk away. Without belts they couldbe
badly hurtor
killed.
After 25 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the factsare clear.
In most crashes
buckling up does matter. ..a
lot!
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