Pontiac 1997 Trans Sport User manual

v The 1997 PontiacTrans Sport Owner’sManual
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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 explains how to start and operate your Pontiac.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions,
Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Pontiac running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle manitenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Pontiac for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
It
also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8-10.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can useit to quickly find
something
you want to read.

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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’llfind
that pictures and words work togetherto explain
things quickly.
Index
A good placeto look for what you needis the Index in
the back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical listof all
that’s in the manual, andthe page number where you’ll
find it.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a numberof safety cautions in this book.
We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you
about thingsthat could hurt youif you were to ignore
the warning.
I a CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazardis. Then
we tell you what todo to help avoid
or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions.
If you don’t, you or
others couldbe hurt.
You will also find a circle
with a slash 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 willfind these notices:
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could
damage
your vehicle.
In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, thisdamagewould
not
be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly.
But the notice will tell you what
to do tohelp 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.
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Vehicle Symbols
Theseare some of the symbolsyou may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
originalbattery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BAllERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have
to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e
TURN
PARKING
p$
LAMPS
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 - FA
TEMP -
CHARGING 17
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
COOLANT
a
ENGINEOIL w,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LO’CK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may
see:
FUSE
t
LIGHTER -
HORN b
SPEAKER
b
FUEL B
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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.
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Seats and Controls
Manual Seats
Power Seats
Folding Driver’s Seatback
Reclining Front Seatbacks
Rear Seats
Manual Lumbar Control
Head Restraints
Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
Dump and Stow Feature
Solid BenchSeats
Split BenchSeats
Bucket Seats
Captain Chairs
Why Safety Belts Work
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Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Questions and Answers About Air Bags
Reat SeatPassengers
Rear SafetyBelt Comfort Guides
Important for Buckling Children in
Child Restraints
Using the Built-In Child Restraint
How to Use Child Restraints
Child Restraint Top Straps
How to Obtain a Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing
Parts After a Crash

Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, take them
out, put them back in, and fold &
unfold them.
Driver’s 4-way Manual Seat
Use the lever on the front left sideof the seat to adjust the
seat forward or backward. Pull
up the lever on the front
of the seat to unlockit. 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.
To raise the seat, pull up on the lever on the front right
side of the seat.
To lower the seat, push the lever down.
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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 vehicle
is not moving.

6-Way Power Seat (Option)
A
BC
To adjust the six-way power seat:
Front Control (A): Raise the frontof 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 seatby holding
the switch up. Hold the switch downto lower the rearof
the seat.
Folding Driver’s Seatback
The seatback onthe 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 itback to
the upright position.
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Manual Front Seats
I unlock it.
Slidethe 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.
Reclining Front and Captain’s
Chair Seatbacks
All front seatsrecline.
To adjust the seatback,
rotate this
knob. It is easier
to recline the seat if you
lean forward, taking your
weight off the seatback.

But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
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Sitting in areclined position whenyour vehicle is
in motion canbe dangerous. Even
if you buckle
up, your safetybelts can’tdo their jobwhen
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder beltcan’t do its jobbecause
it
won’t be against yourbody. Instead, it will be in
front of you. In a crashyou could go intoit,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its jobeither. In a crash the
belt could
go up over your abdomen. The belt
forceswould be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could causeserious internal injuries.
For properprotection when the vehicle
is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Thensit well
back
in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.
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Manual Lumbar Control
Turn the knob on the
outboard side of the
seat tu adjust the lower
back support.
When
you replace the seats in the vehicle,be sure to
followthe label
on the back of the seatfor proper
location.Follow
this diagram when the text in this
manual tens you what sets of floor cups to use for
each seat.
Head Restraints
Slidethe headrestraintup or down so that the top of the
restraintis closest to the top of your ears. This position
reduces thechance
of a neck injuryin a crash.
The head restraints tilt forward and rearward also.
Rear Seats
Seat Controls
The rearseats in your vehiclehave levers and stqs
used to adjust,remove and replace the seats. By using
the levers
and straps, in the correctorder, you can easily
remove the seatsfromyour vehicle.
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Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
If your vehicle has seats inthe third row, thereis a
sleeveon the second rowoutside safety beltto storethe
safety beltwhile enteringand exiting the third row
of
the vehicle.
If your vehicle hasa bench seatin the second row,
follow this procedure:
hllthe beltout and slidethe sleevealong thebelt
until it reaches the patch
of Velcro@ ontheroof.
Simply pressthe sleeve againstthe Velcro patchto
secureit in place.
Do not have the second row outside safety belt stored if
someone is sitting in the second row 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 alsoa clip on the safety belt used to secure the
belt after it
is disconnected from the mini-buckle. When
removing the second row b’ench seat, secure the loose end
of the safety belt in this clip. This will keep the safety
belt
from dangling and possibly striking something.
Dump and Stow Feature
Therear seats in your vehicle,except the Captain’s
chairs,can be foldedforward.Use this featurefor
exiting and enteringthird rowseats.
Push adjustable head restraints
fully down. Fold the
seatback flat on the seat. If the seat adjusts, slide it all the
way back. Release the rear setof hooks
from the floor
pins; hang on to the straps as the seat folds
forward.
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SolidBench Seat
If you have a solidbench seat, the seatback can be
folded down. The seatcan alsobe foldedforwardor
removed toprovide extra storagespace.
'Second Row Solid Bench Seats
Folding the Seatback
To fold down the seatback,
pull the nylonstrapon the
back
of the seat.
To raise the seatback, pull the nylonstrap on the back of
the seat while raising the seatbackuntil it locks upright.
Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked.
Removing the Second Row Solid Bench Seat
With theseatback in the uprightposition,unhook the
side attachmentfor the safetybelt. 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 a key
or
pen
1 Pull the nylon strap on the back of the seatto fold
the seatback forward.
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2. From behindthe bench seat,pull the nylon strap at
the base
of the seatto release the rear latches from
the floorpins.
4. Unhook the front latchesby rolling up the gray
handle under the seatuntil the handle locks.
3. Do not let go of the straps until the seatis folded all
the way
forward.
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5. Remove the seat by
rocking it slightly
towards the rear of the
vehicle and then pulling
it out.
This shouldbe
done in one motion.
Replacing the Second Row Solid Bench Seat
Don’t put the bench seat in so it facesbackward because
it won’t latch that way.
The solid benches have seat position labels, locatedon
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.
1. Place the front hooks of
the bench seat anto the
front two
floor pins.
To dothis, the seat will
need to be angled so that
the front hooks clear the
2. With the seat still folded furward, roll down the gray
handle underneaththe seat to lock thefront latches.
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3. If the frontlegs are not attached correctly, therear
legs
will not attachto therear set of floor pins.
4. Firmly push the rearhooks into the rear floor pins by
pushing down on the rear of the seat.
5. Try to raise the bench seat to check that it is
locked down.
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A seat that isn’tlocked intoplace properly can
move around
in a collision or suddenstop. People
in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock
the seat into place properlywhen installing it.
6. Pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat and raise
7. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
the seatback until it locksupright.
locked intoplace.
m
If the seatbackisn’t locked,it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
came
injury to the person sitting there.Always
press rearward
on the seatback to be sure it
is locked.
8. Attach the mini-buckle so that the safetybelt is
ready for use when a passenger uses the seat.
The buckle reattaches bypushing the latch into the
buckle until the red center pops out again.
b CAUTION:
A safety belt that, twisted or not properly
attached won’t provide the protection needed
in a
crash. The person wearing the b’elt codd be
seriously injured. After installing the seat,always
check to besure that thesafety belts
are not
twisted
and are properly attached.
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Third Row Solid Bench Seats
Folding the Seatback
To fold down the seatback, pull the nylon strap on the
back
of the seat.
To raise the seatback,
pull
the nylon strap while
raising the seatback until
itlocks upright.
Push and pullon the seatback to check that
it is locked.
Adjusting the Third Row Solid Bench Seat
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