Pontiac 1995 Trans Sport User manual

1995 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner’s Manual
SeatsandRestraintSystems .......................................................... 1-1
FeaturesandControls ............................................................... 2-1
ComfortControls and Audio Systems .................................................. 3-1
YourDrivingandtheRoad ........................................................... 4-1
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.It also explains the “SRS” system.
This section explains how to start and operate your Pontiac.
This section tells
you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your
audio system.
Here you’ll find helpful informationand tips about the road and 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 tells you how tocontact Pontiac
for assistance and how to get service publications.
It
also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects’’ on page 8-4.
Here’s an alphabeticallisting of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something
you want to read.
ProblemsontheRoad ............................................................... 5-1
ServiceandAppearanceCare ......................................................... 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 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
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Division whenever it appears in this manual.
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in your Pontiac, so it will be
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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 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.
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.
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.
This safety symbol means
“Don’t,” “Don’t do this,” or
“Don’t let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book yo'u willfind these notices:
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NOTICE:
These mean there is something that
could damage your vehicle.
In the notice area, we tell you about somethingthat can
damage
your vehicle. Many times, this damagewould
not
be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly.
But the notice will tellyou 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.
You'll also seewarning labels
on your vehicle.They use
yellow for cautions.,blue for notices and the words
CAUTION or NOTICE.
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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
originalbattery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYESBY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
FASTEN SEAT 4
BELTS
These symbols
have to
do with
your lights:
SIGNALS 9
TURN
PARKING p$
LAMPS
FOGLAMPS $0
These symbols
are
on some of
your controls:
WINDsHIELDw DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
vENT1uTINGE? FAN
These symbols
are
used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT F*
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE (a)
RADIATOR
COOLANT a
FUEL
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE Wb
TEMP OIL pki
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKE
Here are some
other
symbols
you may see:
FUSE
RADIO
VOLUME
t
LIGHTER 1-1
SPEAKER
b
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NOTES
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Section 1 SeatsandRestraint 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.
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.
Driver's 4-Way Manual Seat
The driver's seat can be adjusted four ways.
Use the lever
on the front of the seatto adjustthe seat
forward or backward. Pull up the lever
on the front of
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the seatto unlock it. Slidethe seat to where you want it.
To make sure
the seat is locked into place, release the
lever and try $0 move theseat with your body.
To raise the driver’s seat,pull up the leveron the right
side of the seat. To lower the seat, push the leverdown.
Manual Front Passenger Seat
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
surethe seat is locked into place, release the lever
and
try to move the seat with your body.
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Driver's 6-Way Power Seat (Option)
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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 (B): Move the seat forward or backward
by holdingthe controlto the front or back. 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.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback, rotate thisknob. It is easier to
recline the seat if you lean forward, taking your weight
off the seatback.
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But don’thave a seatbackreclined if your vehicle is
moving.
Head Restraints
Slidethe head restraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint
is closest to thetop of your ears. Thisposition
reduces the chance
of a neck injury in a crash.
The head restraints tilt forward and rearward also.
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Bench Seat
If you have a rear bench seat, the seatback canbe folded
down. The bench seat can also be removed or moved to
a different floor location to provide extra storage space.
Folding the Seatback
To fold down the seatback, lift the seatback latch release
while folding the seatback forward.
To raise the seatback, lift theseatbacklatch release
while raising the seatback until it locks upright. Push
and pull on the seatback to check that it islocked.
Removing the Bench Seat
1. Make sure the seatback is in the upright position, and
2. Lift the seatback latch release while folding the
3. From behind the bench seat, pull up the two rear
4. Remove the bench seat from the vehicle.
that all safety belts are on the seat.
seatback forward.
levers,
and lift the bench seat.
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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
storageroom behind the seat, usethe floor pins closer to
the front
of the vehicle. See“Adjusting Rear Seats” later
in this section.
1. Place the front
hooks of the bench seat latch ontothe
front floorpins.
2. Push the rear hooks into the rear floor pins, then
push down on the
two lev’ersto lock the rear of the
bench in place.
3. Try to raise thebench seat tocheck that it is locked
down.
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4. Lift the seatback latch release and raise the seatback
until it locks upright.
locked.
5. Rush and pull on the seatback to check that itis
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Removable Rear Bucket Seats (Option)
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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.
The
rear bucket seats canbe removed to provideextra
storage. Each seat that has the bidt-in child restraint
option fits inonly
one locationin your vehicle, butseats
that don’t have the built-in child restraint optioncan be
moved to differentfloor locations. The back
of each seat
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’thave the built-in child restraint
option fit only
in the left locations. The CENTER OR
LEFT seat fits inthe center location and in either left
location.
RIGHT ONLY seats that have the built-in child restraint
option fit only
in the rear set of floor pins in the right
location
of the second row. LEFT ONLY seats that have
the built-in child restraintoption fit only in the rear set
of floor pins in the left location of the second row.
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Dump and Stow Feature
The second and third rowbucket seats havebeen
designed
to allow them to fold fullyupward 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: Lift the
upper lever to fold the seatback forward.Push the lower
lever back andtilt the entire seatand seatback forward.
To use this feature on CENTER OR LEFT orLEFT
ONLY seats: Lift theupper leverto fold the seatback
forward.Push down on the rear release bar (located
behind the seat), and tilt the entireseat and seatback
forward.
To releasethe 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 sureboth are locked into position.
To release the CENTER OR LEFT orLEFT ONLY seat
fromthis position: Push the rear release bar, whileyou
pull the entire seatback to the upright position. Lift the
upper lever
to lift theseatback up again.Push andpull
on the seat and the seatback
to be sureboth are locked
into position.
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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 itsnormal 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
surethat
it is locked.
To get out of the third row seats, push down on the rear
releasebar under the seatahead
of you and tilt the entire
seat forward.
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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.
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Removing LEFT ONLY and CENTER OR LEFT Seats
1. Lift the upper lever to fold the seatback forward.
2. Push down on the rear releasebar (located behind
the seat),and tilt the entire seat forward.
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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.
Adjusting Rear Seats
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.
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