Pontiac 1995 Grand Prix User manual

1995

1995 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner’s Manual
Seats and Restraint Systems ...... F.-c-.,. ............................................... 1-1
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SRS” system.
FeaturesandControls ............................................................... 2-1
This section explainshow to start and operate your Pontiac.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems .................................................. 3-1
This section tells youhow to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls andhow to operate your
audio system.
YourDrivingandtheRoad ........................................................... 4-1
ProblernsontheRoad ............................................................... 5-1
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the roadand how to drive under different conditions.
This section tells you what to
do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine
overheating, etc.
Here the manual tells youhow to keep your Pontiac running properly and looking good.
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants
to use.
This section tellsyou how to contact Pontiac for assistance andhow to get service publications.
It
also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8-4.
Here’s an alphabetical listingof almost every subject in this manual.You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
Service and AppearanceCare.. ....................................................... 6-1
Maintenanceschedule ............................................................... 7-1
CustomerAssistanceInformation ..................................................... 8-1
Index ............................................................................. 9-1
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trademarks of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest informationat the timeit
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 wheneverit appears in this manual.
Please keep this manualin your Pontiac,
so it will be
there
if you ever needit when you’re on the road. If you
sell the vehicle, please leave this manual init
so the new
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All Rights Reserved
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How to Use This Manual
Many peopleread their owner’s manual frombeginning
to end when theyfirstreceive their new vehicle.This
will help
you learn aboutthe features and controlsfor
your vehicle.In this manual, you’ll find that pictures
and words worktogetherto explain things quickly.
Index
A good place to look for what you needis the Index in
the back of the manual. It’s an alphabeticallist of all
that’s in themanual, andthe page number where
you’ll
find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safetycautions in this book.
We use a box with gray background andthe word
CAUTION to tell you about things thatcould hurt
you if
you wereto ignore the warning.
/!\ CAl JTIONr
rhese mean there is something that
ould hurt you or other people.
In the gray caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.
Thenwe tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Pleaseread these cautions.- If you don’t, you or
otherscould be
hurt.
You will also find a circlewith a slash through it in this
book.
This safetysymbol means
“Don’t,’’ “Don’t
do this,” or
“Don’t let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, inthis book youwill find these notices:
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that
coulddamageyour
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In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
damage your vehicle. Manytimes,this damage would
not be covered by your warranty, andit could be costly.
But thenotice
will tell you what to do to help avoidthe
damage.
When you readothermanuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors
orin different words.
You’ll also seewarning labels on your vehicle. They use
yellow
for cautions,blue for notices and the words
CAUTION orNOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery;
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
SPARK OR ,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for
you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
S
These symbols
have to
do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
HIGH LAMPSoR BEAM = =o
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are
011 some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING a+
FAN w*
These symbols
are used
on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT F-
ENGINE
TEMP -
k
CHARGING
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE (0)
RADIATOR
COOLANT a
FUEL
ENGINEOIL
PRESSURE Wb
TEMP OIL &
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
RELEASE
RADIO k
VOLUME a
CONDITIONING AIR 33
RELEASE TRUNK ru
t
LIGHTER m
SPEAKER
b
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NOTES
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v 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 aboutsomethings you should
not do with
air bags and safety belts.
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you how to adjust the seats and
explains reclining seatbacks and head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
Lift the bar under the front of the sea.t to unlock it. Slide
the seat to where you wantit and release the bar.
Try to
move the seat with your body to be sure
the seat is
locked
in place.
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Power Seat (Option)
Reclining Front Seatbacks
FRONT (A): Raise the front of the seat by holding the
switch
up. Hold the switchdown to lower the front of
the seat.
CENTER (B): Move the seat forwardor back by
holding the controlto the front or back. Raise or lower
the seat by holding the control upor down.
REAR (C): Raise the rear of the seat by holding the
switch
up. Hold the switch downto lower the rear of the
seat.
Lift the lever to release the seatback, then move the
seatback to where
you want it. Release the lever to lock
the seatback
in place. pull up on the lever without pushing
on the seatback, and the seatback will move farward.
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2-Door Models
But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
4-DOOr Models
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Head Restraints
Slidethe headrestraintup or down so that the top of the
restraint is closestto the top of your ears. This position
reduces
the chanceof aneck injury in a crash.
Seatback Latches (2-Door Models)
The front seat folds forward
to let people get into the
back seat.Your seatback
will move back andforth
freely, unless you cometo a
sudden stop. Then
it will
lock in place.
~r your vehicle is parked going downa fairly steephill,
the seatbackmay notfold without somehelp fromyou.
To fold the locked seatbackforward,push the seatback
toward therear as you
lift this latch. Thenthe seatback
will fold forward.The latchmust be downfor the seat to
work properly.
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Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly. It also tells you some things you should not do
with safety belts.
And
it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or
“air bag” system.
Your vehicle has a light that
comes on as a reminder
to
buckle up. (See “Safety Belt
Reminder Light” in the
Index.)
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law saysto
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They work.
You never knowif 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 crashesaremild, and some crashescan be so
serious that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes
are in 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 factsare clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
... a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it
goes.
Put someone on it.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’sjust a seat on
wheels.
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle.The rider
doesn't stop. Theperson keeps going until stopped
by something.
In
a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ...
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or the instrument panel . . .
or the safetybelts!
With safety belts, you slow
down as the vehicledoes.
You get more timeto stop. You stop over moredistance,
and your strongest bones take theforces.That’s
why
safety belts make such goodsense.

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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?
A: You could be -- whether you’re wearing a safety
belt ornot. But you can unbuckle a safetybelt,
even
if you’re upside down. And yourchance of
being consciousduring and after an accident,
so
you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if
you arebelted.
&= Why don’t they just put in air bags so people
won’t have to wear safety belts?
A: Air bags are in many vehiclestoday and will be
in more
of them in the future.But they are
supplementalsystemsonly;
so they work with
safetybelts -- not instead of them. Every air bag
systemever offered for salehas requiredthe use of
safetybelts. Even
if you’re in a vehicle that hasair
bags, you stillhave to buckle up to get
the most
protection.That’s true not only in frontalcollisions,
but especiallyin side and other collisions.
@ .If I-’m a good driver, and I never drive far from
A’: You may be an excellentdriver, but if you’re in an
home, why should I wear safety belts?
a,
accident -- even one that isn’t your fault -- you and
your passengers
can be hurt. Being a good driver
doesn’tprotect you
from things beyond your
control, suchas baddrivers.
Most accidentsoccurwithin
25 miles (40 km) of
home. Andthe greatestnumber
of seriousinjuries
and deathsoccur at speedsof less than
40 mph
(65 km/h).
Safetybelts are for everyone.
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only forpeople of adult size.
Be awarethat there are specialthgsto know about
safety belts and children.And thereare different rules
for smaller children and babies.
If a child will beriding
in your Pontiac,see the part of thismanual called
“Children.” Follow thoserules for everyone’s
protection.
First, you’ll wantto know which restraint systems your
vehcle has.
We’ll start
with the driverposition.
Driver Position (2-Door Models)
This part describesthe driver’s restraint system. If you
have a four-doormodel, see “DriverPosition (4-DOOr
Models)” laterin this section.
Lap-Shoulder Belt (2-Door Models)
The driver hasa lap-shoulderbelt. Here’s howto wear it
properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to seehow, see “Seats”in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.
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3. Pick up the latchplate and pull the belt across you.
4. Push thelatch plate into the buckle untilit clicks.
Don’t let it get twisted.
Pull up
on the latchplate to make sureit issecure. If
the beltisn’tlong enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender’’ at theend of this section.
Make sure the release buttonon the buckleis
positioned
so you wouldbe able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
The lap part 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’dbe less likely
to slide under the lap belt.
If you slid underit, 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 partsof the
body are best ableto take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks
if there’s a sudden stop orcrash.
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@ What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder beltis too loose.It won’t give nearly
as much protection this way.
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What’s wrong with this?
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