Pontiac 1998 Trans Sport User manual

The 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport 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 explainsthe “SRS” system.
Features and Controls
This section explain,s how to start and operate your vehicle.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you howto 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 me road and howto drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tellswhat to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tireor overheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you howto keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you whento perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricantsto use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you howto contact Pontiac for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
lt also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8-10.
Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subjectin this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something youwant 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 newvehicle.
If you
do this, it will help you learn aboutthe features and
controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’llfind
that pictures and words work togetherto explain
things quickly.
Index
A good place to look for what you needis the Index in
back
of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of what’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 and the word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore
the warning.
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then
we tell you what to do to helpavoid 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 slashthrough it in
this book. This safety
symbolmeans “Don’t,”
“Don’tdo this’’ or “Don’t
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would
But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid
Also, in this bookyouwill find these notices: ,notbe covered byyourwarranty, and it could becostly.
NOTI'CE:
the damage.
When you read othermanuals,
you might see CAUTION
These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in
different words.
L 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
originalbattery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
BAlTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARKOR
,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
€Xnm
BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
These symbols
have todo with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e
TURN
RUNNING
* 0
DAYTIME
LAMPS "*
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WIPER Q
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT -
TEMP -
CHARGING 17
BATTERY
SYSTEM
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE *
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING
3
FAN
1
BRAKE (@)
ENGINEOIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(e)
BRAKES
LIGHTER
m
HORN kY
SPEAKER
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FUEL e3
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NOTES
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Section 1 SeatsandRestraintSystems
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 safetybelts.
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Seats and Seat Controls
Rear Seats
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About
SafetyBelts
-- and the Answers
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
SupplementalRestraint Systems
(SRS)
Rear Seat Passengers
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Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults
Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat)
Center Passenger Position (BucketSeat)
Children
Built-in Child Restraint (Option)
Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash
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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 and
unfold them,
Driver’s 4-Way Manual Seat
Use the lever on the front left side of the seat to adjust the
seat forward or rearward. Pull up the lever on the front of
the seat to unlock it. 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
s’ideof the seat.
To lower the seat, push the lever 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 vehicle is
not moving.
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6-Way Power Seat (Option)
Folding Driver’s Seatback
A
The seatback on the driver’s
seat folds forward to put
items behind the seat.Lift
the lever and fold the
seatbackforward. The
seatbackwill lockinto place
when you
push it back to
the upright position.
To adjust the six-way power seat:
Front Control (A): Raise the front of the seatby
holding the switch up. Hold the switch downto lower
the front of the seat.
Center Control (B): Move the seat forward or rearward
by holding the control to thefront or rear. Raise or lower
the seatby 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.
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Manual Front Passenger Seats
To use, pull up
the front
of the
unlock it.
the lever on
seat to
Reclining Front Seatbacks
All front seats recline.
Slidethe seat
to where you want it. To make sure the
seat is locked intoplace, release the lever
and try to
movethe seat with your body.
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 havea seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
Sittingin a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even
if you buckle
up, your safety belts can’t dotheir
job when
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulderbelt can’t do itsjob because
it
won’t beagainstyour body. Instead,it will bein
front of you. In a crash you could
go into it,
receiving neckor otherinjuries.
Thelap belt can’t doitsjob either. In
a crash the
belt could
go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could causeseriousinternalinjuries.
For proper protection whenthe vehicle is in
motion, havethe seatback upright. Then
sit well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.
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Manual Lumbar Control
Turn the knob on the
inboard side
of the
seat toadjust
the lower
back support.
when
you replace the seats in the vehicle, be sure to
follow the label on the back
of the seat for proper location.
Follow this diagram when the text in this manual tells you
what sets of floor cups to use for each seat.
Head Restraints
Slidethe headrestraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position
reducesthe chance
of a neck injury in a crash.
The headrestraints
tilt forward 'and reward also.
Rear Seats
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Seat Controls
Floor Seat Pin Diagram
The rearseats in your vehicle have levers and s'traps
used toadjust, remove and replace the
seats. By using
the levers
and straps, in the correct order, you can 'easily
removethe seats from your vehicle.

Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
If your vehicle has seats in thethird row,there is a
sleeveon the second row outside safety belt to store the
safety belt while entering and exiting the third row of
the vehicle.
If your vehiclehas a bench seat in the second row,
follow this procedure:
Pull the belt out and slide the sleeve along the belt
until it reaches the patch
of Velcro@ on the roof.
Simply press the sleeveagainstthe Velcro patch to
secureit in place.
Do not havethe second row outsidesafety belt stored if
someone is sitting in the secondrow outsideposition.
To release the second row outside safetybelt,just pull
the sleeve away from the Velcro patchand use the safety
belt as usual. The sleeve should slidefreely when
not
in use.
There is also a clip on the safety belt usedto secure
the belt after it is disconnected
from the mini-buckle.
When removing the secondrow benchseat, secure
the looseend
of the safetybelt 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 folded forward.Use this feature for
exiting and enteringthird row seats.
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.
Solid Bench Seat
If you have a solid bench seat, the seatbackcan be
foldeddown. The seat can also be foldedforward
or
removed toprovide extra storagespace.
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Second 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 on the back of
the seat while raising the seatback until itlocks upright,
Push andpull
on the seatbackto check that it is locked.
Removing the Second Row Solid Bench Seat
With the seatback in the upright position, unhook the
side attachmentfor thesafetybelt. 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 seat to fold
the seatbackforward.

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2. From behind the bench seat, pull the nylon strap at
the base of the seat to release the rear latches from
the floor pins.
the way forward.
3. Do not let go of the straps until the seat is folded all
4. Unhook the frontlatches by rolling up the gray
handle under the seat until the handle locks.
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top toward the rear of
the vehicle and th’enlift
at the front latch release
lever. This shouldbe
done
in onemotion.
Repla’cing the Second Row Solid Bench Seat
Don’t put the bench seat in so itfaces rearward because
itwon’t latch that way.
The solid benches have seat position labels, located on
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
sectionfor more details.
The seat must be placed in the
proper location for the legs
to attach correctly.
1. Place the fronthooks of
the bench seat onto the
front two
floor pins. To
do this, the seat will
need to be angled so that
2. With the seat still folded forward, roll down the gray
handle underneath the seat to lock the front latches.

3. If the front legs are not attachedcorrectly, the rear
legs will not attach to the rear set of floor pins.
4. Firmly push the rear hooks into the rear floor pins by
pushing down on the rear of the seat.
5. Try to raise thebench seat to checkthat it is
locked down.
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A seat that isn't lockedinto place properly can
move around ina collisionorsuddenstop,People
in the vehicle could beinjured. Be sureto lock
the seatinto place properly when installing it.
6. Pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat and raise
the seatbackuntil it locks upright.
7. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
lockedintoplace.
If the seatback isn't locked, it could move forward
in a sudden stopor crash. That could cause injury
to the
person sitting there.Always pressrearward
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 by pushing the latch into the
buckle until thered center pops out again.
A safety beltthat is twisted or not properly
attached won't providethe protection neededin a
crash. Theperson wearingthe belt could be
seriously injured. After installingthe seat, always
check to besure that thesafetybelts arenot
twisted and are properly attached.
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Third Row Solid Bench Seats
Folding the Seatback
To fold down the seatback,pull thenylon strap on the
back of the seat.
To raise the seatback, pull
the nylon strap while raising
the seatback until itlocks
upright.
Push and pull on
the seatback to check that it
is locked.
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Adjusting the Third Row Solid Bench Seat
There are two levers to adjust the seatforward or
rearward. They are below the center position of the
bench, onein front and one inback of the seat.
Lift up either lever and slide the seat
forward to allow
for extra storage behind the seat, or slidethe seat back to
allow extra room for third row passengers. Release the
lever. Push and pull
on the seat to be sure it is locked
into place.
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