Pontiac 1996 Trans Sport User manual

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SeatsandRestraintSystems ............................................................. 1-1
This section tells you howto 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 information and 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
overheated engine, etc.
Here the manual tells you
how 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 howto contact Pontiac for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
It also gives
you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8-9.
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subjectin this manual.You can useit to quickly find
something you want to read.
FeaturesandControls .................................................................. 2-1
ComfortControlsandAudioSystems ..................................................... 3-1
YourDrivingandtheRoad .............................................................. 4-1
Problemson’theRoad .................................................................. 5-1
ServiceandAppearanceCare ............................................................ 6-1
Maintenanceschedule. ................................................................. 7-1
CustomerAssistanceInformation ........................................................ 8-1
Index ................................................................................ 9-1
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TRANS SPORT areregistered trademarks of General
Motors Corporation,
This manual includes the latest information at thetime 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
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How to Use this Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end whenthey first receive theirnew vehicle.
If you
do this, it will help you learn ab’out the featuresand
controls foryour vehicle. In this manual, you’ll ,find
that pictures and words work together to explain
thingsquickly.
~ Index
A good place to look forwhat you need is theIndex in
the back of the manual.It’s an alphabetical listof all
that’s in
the manual, and the pagenumber where you’ll
find
it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a numberof safety cautions in this book.
We use a box and theword CAUTION to tellyou
about things that could hurtyou if you were to ignore
the warning.
1 A CAUTIO”’:
These mean there is something that could hurt
you orother people.
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In the caution area,we tell you what the hazard is. Then
we tell you what to do to help avoid or reducethe
hazard. Please read these cautions.If you don’t, you or
others could be hurt.
You will also find a circle
with aslash through it in
this book. This safety
symbol means“Don’t,”
“Don’t dothis,” or “Don’t
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these n'otices:
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
In the notice area,we tell you about somethingthat can
damageyour vehicle. Many times, this damagewould
not be coveredby 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.
You'll also seewarning labels
on your vehicle. Theyuse
the
same 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
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS
SPARK OR ,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPCODE
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
UNLOCK ESl
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
These symbols
have to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
RUNNING '. 0
DAYTIME -
LAMPS '**
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator
lights:
COOLANT -
TEMP -
CHARGING
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE (a)
COOLANT
a
ENGINEOIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK (e)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
t
LIGHTER
HORN )cT
SPEAKER
b
FUEL p3

NOTES
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Section 1 Seats andRestraintSystems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Driver’s 4-Way Manual Seat
Pontiac and howto use your safety belts properly. You
can also learn about somethings you should not do with
air bags andsafety belts.
A CAUTION:
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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.
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle
is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicleis not moving.

The driver'sseat can beadjusted four ways.
Use the lever on the front
of the seat toadjust the seat
forward or backward. Pull up
on the lever on the front of
the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it.
To make sure theseat is locked into place, release the
lever and try to move the seat with your body.
To raise the seat, pull up on the lever on the right side of
the seat, To lower the seat, push the lever down.
Manual Front Passenger Seat
This seat is used in the right frontpassenger position.
To use,
pull up the lever on the front of the seat to
unlock
it. Slidethe seat to where you want it. To make
sure the seatis locked intoplace, release the lever and
try to move the seatwith 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 holding the control
to 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 the knob. It iseasier to
recline the seat
if you lean forward, taking your weight
off ofthe seatback.
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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
Sitting in a reclined position whenyour vehicle is
in mo’tioncan be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safetybelts can’t do their
job when
you’re reclined likethis,
The
shoulder belt can’t do itsjob because it
won’t be against your body. Instead, it wiIl be in
front of you.
In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either. In a crash the
belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces wouldbe there,not atyour 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 seatand wear your safety belt properly.
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Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint 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.

Bench Seat
If you have a rear bench seat, the seatback can be folded
down. Also, the bench seat canbe 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 the seatback latch release
while raising
the seatback until it locks upright.Push
and pull on the seatbackto check that it
is locked.
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, pullup 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.

Replacing the Bench Seat
Don’t put the bench seat in so it facesbackward,
because it won’t latch that way.
If you want more
storage
roo’m behind the seat, use the floorpins 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 onto the
front floor pins.
2. Push the rear hooks into the rear floor pins, then
push down on the two leversto lock the rear
of the
bench in place.
3. Try toraise the bench seattocheck thatitislocked down.
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I A CAUTION:
A seat that isn’t locked into place properly can
move aroundin
a collision or sudden stop, People
in
the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock
the seat into place properly when installing it.
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If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move
forward in
a sudden stopor crash. That could
cause injurytothe person sitting there. Always
press rearwardon the seatback to be sure it
is locked.
4. Liftthe seatback latch release and raise the seatback
until it locks upright.
is locked.
5. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it

Removable Rear Bucket Seats (Option)
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There are theetypes of rear bucketseats: RIGHT
ONLY, CENTER OR LEFT and LEFT ONLY. RIGHT
ONLY and LEFT ONLY seats may be equipped with the
built-in child restraint option.
The
rear bucket seats can be removed to provide extra
storage.Each seat that has thebuilt-in child restraint
option fits
in only one location in your vehicle, but seats
that don’t have the built-in child restraint can
be moved
to different floor locations. The back of each seat has a
diagram (similar to the onepictured) that shows where
the seat mustbe located in your vehicle.
RIGHT ONLY seatsthat don’t have the built-in child
restraint fitonly in the right locations.
LEFT ONLY
seats that don’t have the built-in child restraint fit only
in the left locations.
The CENTER OR LEFT seat fitsin
the 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
lo’cation
of the secondrow. LEFT ONLY seats that have
the built-in child restraint
option fit only in the rear set
of floor pins in the left location of the second row.

Dump and Stow Feature
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The second and third row bucket seatshave been
designed to
allow them to foldfully 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: Lift the
upper lever to fold the seatback forward. Push the lower
lever back and tilt the entireseat and seatback forward.
To use this featureon CENTER OR LEFT or LEFT
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 theupper lever to lift
the seatback up again. Push and pull onthe seat and the
seatback to be sureboth are locked intoposition.
To release the CENTER OR LEFT or LEFTONLY seat
from thisposition: Pull the entire seat back
to the
upright position. Lift the upper lever
to lift the seatback
up again. Push and pull onthe seat and the seatback to
be sureboth are locked into position.
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cltry to Third Row Bucket Seats
The RIGHT ONLY seats have a lower leverto tilt the
seat forward.
To get into thirdrow seats,push back the
lower lever
on the RIGHT ONLY seat (nearest the
sliding door) and tilt the seat forwardcompletely. To
return the seat to its normal position,'pull the seat back,
holding the lower leverback. Once the seat
is in place,
release the lowerlever.
Push and pull on the seatbackto
be sure that
it is locked.
To get out of the third row seats,push down on the rear
release bar under the seat aheadof you to tilt the entire
seat forward.
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Removing Rear Bucket Seats
Removing the RIGHT ONLY Seats
1. Lift the upper lever tofold the seatback forward.
2. Push the lower lever back so the entire seat and
seatback tilt 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 seat will release from
the floorpins.

Removing LEFT ONLY and CENTER OR
LEFT Seats
2. Push down on the rear release bar (l'ocated behind
the seat)#, and tilt the entire seat forward.
1. Lift the upper lever to fold the seatback forward.
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