PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1993 Owners Manual

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1993
PONTIAC
Bonneville
(SE, SSE, SSEi)
OWNER'S MANUAL
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Pontiac Bonneville
1993 Owner’s Manual
Table of Contents
Introduction How to Use this Manual ............... 3
Part 1 Seats & Safety Belts ................. s
Part 2 Features & Controls ............... .45
Part 3 Comfort Controls & Audio Systems .... 119
Part 4 Your Driving and the Road ......... .I45
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Part 5 Problems on the Road .............. 191
Part 6 Service & Appearance Care ......... 221 I
Part 7 Maintenance Schedule. ........... .275
Part 8 Customer Assistance Information ... ,297
Parts Index ............................ 311
Includes “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 302
Service Station Information. ... Last Page
Printed in USA 10202135 B Second Printing . .
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Important Notes About this Manual
Please keep this manual in your Pontiac, so it will be there if you ever need it when you’re on the road. If you sell
the vehicle, please leave this manual in it
so the new owner can use it.
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.
Note to Canadian Owners
For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Pontiac Division
whenever it appears in this manual.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual:
Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en francais chez votre
concessionaire
ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7.
Published by Pontiac Division
General Motors Corporation The word Pontiac, the Pontiac emblem and the
name Bonneville are registered trademarks of
General Motors Corporation.
The word
Delco is a registered trademark of General
Motors
Corporation.
0 Copyright 1992 General Motors Corporation, Pontiac Division. All rights reserved.
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+ow to Use this Manual
Using Your 1993 Pontiac
Owner’s Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual
from beginning to end when they first
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. There are
nine parts with color-tabbed
pages
in this manual. Each part begins
with a brief list of contents,
so you can
usually tell at a glance if that part
contains the information you want.
You can bend the manual slightly to
reveal the color tabs that help you find a
part.
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Part 1: Seats and Safety Belts
This part tells you how to use your seats
and safety belts properly.
Part 2: Features & Controls
This part explains how to start and
operate your Pontiac.
Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio
Systems
This part tells you how to adjust the
ventilation and comfort controls and
how to operate your audio system.
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How to Use this Manual
Using bur 1993 Pontiac
Owner’s Manual (CONT.)
Part 4: Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and
tips about the road and how to drive
under different conditions.
Part 5: Problems on the Road
This part tells you what to do if you
have a problem while driving, such as a
flat tire or engine overheating.
Part 6: Service & Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep
your Pontiac running properly and
looking good.
Part 7: Maintenance Schedule
This part tells you when to perform
vehicle maintenance and what fluids and
lubricants to use.
Part 8: Customer Assistance
Information
This part tells you how to contact
Pontiac for assistance and how to get
service publications. It also gives you
information on
Reporting Safety Defects.
Part 9: Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost
every subject that’s
in this manual. You
can use it to quickly find something you
want to read.
Service Station Information:
This is a quick reference of service
information. You can find it on the last
page of this manual.
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Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety
cautions in this book. We use yellow
and the word CAUTION to tell you
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
You will also find a red circle with a Also, in this book you will find these
slash through it in this book. This safety blue notices:
symbol means:
about things that could hurt you-if you
were to ignore the warning.
Don’t
Don’t
do this
Don’t let this happen
These mean there is something
L that could hurt you or other
people.
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In the yellow 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. These
mean there is something that
could damage your vehicle.
In the blue notice area, we tell you
about 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. In this manual, we’ve
used the familiar words and colors that
Pontiac has used for years.
You’ll also see warning labels on your
vehicle. They
use the same colors, and
the words CAUTION or NOTICE.
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How to Use this Manual
Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will
find on your vehicle. For example, these
symbols are used on an original battery:
Caution Possible injury A
Protect Eyes by Shielding
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Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Spark or Flames
Sparks or Flame Could
Explode Battery
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These symbols are important for you
and your passengers whenever your
vehicle is driven:
Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocWUnlock
These symbols have to do with your
lights:
Master Lighting Switch
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
Headlight High Beam Parking Lights
Fog Lights
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These symbols are on some of your
controls:
Windshield Wipers
Windshield Washer
Headlight Washers
Windshield Defroster
Rear Window Defogger
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Ventilating Fan
Power Window
These symbols are used on warning and
indicator lights:
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Engine Coolant Temperature
Battery Charging System
Fuel
Engine
Oil Pressure
Brake
Anti-Lock Brakes
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How to Use this Manual
Here are some other symbols you may
see:
Fuse Trunk Release
Lighter
Horn
Speaker
Hood Release
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Here youW find information about
the seats in your Pontiac. your Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
(“air bag”) system and how
to use
your safety belts properly
. You can
also learn about some things you
should
not do with safety belts .
Part 1
Seats & Safety Belts
Seats and Seat Controls ........................................... 10
SafetyBelts
...................................................... 13
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................................... 18
Driver Position
....................................... ...... 18
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System (Air Bag)
..................... 22
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
.................................... 29
Right Front Passenger Position
....................................... 29
Center Passenger Position
........................................... 30
Children
......................................................... 33
Smaller Children and Babies
......................................... 33
Child Restraints
................................................... 34
LargerChildren ................................................... 42
Safety Belt Extender
............................................... 43
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash
............................... 44
Rear Seat Passengers ..................... ...................... 31
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