Pontiac 1998 Bonneville User manual

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The 1998 Pontiac Bonneville Owner’s Manual
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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 vehicle.
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 vehicle running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance 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.
9-1 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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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem and the name
BONNEVILLE are registered trademarksof General
Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest informationat the timeit
was printed.We reserve theright to make changes
in the
product after that time without further notice. For
vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motorsof Canada Limited”forPontiac
Division wheneverit appears in
this manual.
Please keep
this manual in your vehicle, so it will be
there
if you ever needit when you’re on the road. If you
sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new
owner can
use it.
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How to Use this Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to end when theyfistreceive theirnew vehicle.
If you
do this,it
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 needis the Indexin
back of the manual. It’s an alphabeticallist of what’s
in
the manual, and the page number where you’ll findit.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find anumber of safety cautions in this book.
We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could
hurt you if you were to ignore
the warning.
A CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the cautionarea, we tell you what the hazard is. Then
we tell you what to doto help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions.If you don’t, youor
others couldbe hurt.
You will also find a circle
with a slash throughit 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 you will find these notices:
I NOTICE:
These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
In the notice area,we tell youabout 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.
You’ll
also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words,
CAUTION or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbolsyou may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING Q
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
BAllERY
CAUSE
-~~-. .
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS OR
FLAMES
SPARK OR ,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BAllERY
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These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
n
POWER
WINDOW
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AIR BAG p\
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e3
TURN
FOG LAMPS # 0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
FAN (
rc?: A
These symbols
are used on
warning
and
indicator lights:
COOLANT -
TEMP -
CHARGING I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE (a)
R
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER n
HORN )b.
ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
V
SPEAKER
b
FUEL

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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 safetybelts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should
not do with air bags and safety belts.
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Seats and Seat Controls
Safety Belts: They’refor Everyone
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
1-10 How to WearSafetyBeltsProperly
1-10 DriverPosition
1 - 17 SafetyBeltUseDuringPregnancy
1 - 18 Right FrontPassengerPosition
1 - 18 SupplementalRestraintSystem(SRS)
1-24 CenterPassenger Position
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Rear Seat Passengers
Rear Safety Belt
Comfort Guides forChildren
and Small Adults
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After
a Crash

Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to
adjust them
-- and also about reclining seatbacks
and head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
A CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seatwhile the vehicleis
moving. The suddenmovement 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.
Pull
up on the control bar under the front of the seat to
unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it. Then
release the bar and
try to move the seat with your body,
to make sure the seat is locked into place.
Power Seat (Option)
To adjust the power seats on
some models:
Front Control
(A): Raise the front of the seatby
holding the switch up. Lower the frontof the seatby
holding the switch down.
Center Control
(B): Move the seat forward by pressing
the control forward, or backwardby pressing the
control backward.
Move the seat higher by holding the control up. Lower
the seat by holding the control down.
Rear Control(C): Raise therear
of the seat by holding
the switch up. Lower the rear of the seatby holding the
switch down.
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Power Lumbar Controls (Option)
d? Reshapes the lower back area of the seat.
d Reshapes the middle back area of the seat.
Reshapes the upper back areaof the seat.
Adjustable Support Seat (Option)
& Adjusts the position of the seatback side bolsters.
'd Tilts the rearof the seat up or down.
A& Tilts the frontof the seatup or down.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
On some models, you'll
find the controls on the
center console. Slide the
selector switch to
L or R to
choose thefrontseat you
want to adjust.
4 d!. Adjusts the seat forward or back.
d Adjusts the seat up or down.
&' Adjusts the seatback to an upright or
reclined position.
To adjust the seatback, liftthe lever onthe outer sideof
the seat and move the seatback to where you wantit.
Release the lever to lockthe seatback.
PuII up onthe
lever and the seat
will go to an upright position.
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