PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1995 Owners Manual

Convex Outside Mirror
Your passenger’s side mirror is convex.
A convex mirror’s surface is curved so you can see more
from the driver’s seat.
Manual Remote Control Mirror
The outside rearview mirror should be adjusted so you
can just see the side
of your vehicle when you are sitting
in a comfortable driving position.
Adjust the driver side outside mirror with the control
lever
on the driver’s door.
To adjust your passenger side mirror, sit in the driver’s
seat and have
a passenger adjust the mirror for you.
Power Remote Control Mirrors
(Option)
A control lever on the
driver’s door controls both
l outside rearview mirrors.
Select the mirror
you want to adjust by rotating the lever
to the left or right. Adjust each mirror so that you can
just see the side
of your vehicle and the area behind your
vehicle, when you are sitting in a comfortable driving
position.
When
you operate the optional rear window defogger,
the outside rearview mirrors are also heated to help clear
them
of ice and snow.
2-42 ProCarManuals.com

Convenience Net (Option)
Your vehicle may have a convenience net. You’ll see it
just inside the back wall of the trunk.
Put small loads, like grocery bags, behind the net. It can
help keep them from falling over during sharp turns or
quick starts and stops.
The net isn’t for larger, heavier loads. Store them in the
trunk as far forward as you can.
You can unhook the net
so that it will lie flat when
you’re not using it.
Card Holder
The front doors on some vehicles have a card holder for
convenient storage
of business cards or parking lot ticket
stubs. The card holder
has space for up to five regular
business
cards.
2-43
ProCarManuals.com

Sunglasses Storage (Option)
press it into position.
~
Sun Visors
Some models have a storage
compartment for glasses
in
your overhead console.
Press the release button to
lower the
door. Place your
glasses inside the
door. To
close the door, raise it and
TO block out glare, you can swing down the visors. You
can also remove them from the center mount and swing
them to
the side, while the auxiliary sunshade rem&s to
block glare from the front.
Visor Vanity Mirrors
* I. .
Open the cover to expose the vanity mirror.
If your vehicle has the optional lighted vanity mirrors,
the lamps come on when you open the cover. You can
adjust the brightness of the lamps by moving the switch.
2-44
ProCarManuals.com

Express Open Sunroof (Option)
Your express open sunroof provides an airy, spacious feel
to your vehicle’s interior and can also increase ventilation.
It includes a sliding glass panel and a sliding sunshade. The
control switch will work only when the ignition is on or
during retained accessory power, if you have that option.
See “Retained Accessory Power” in the Index.
Press the control switch
rearward and release it to
open the glass panel and
sunshade.
If you want to stop
the sunroof in a partially
open position, lightly press
the switch again. Press the
switch rearward again to
open fully. The sunshade can
also be opened by hand.
Press and hold the control switch forward to close the
glass panel.
The sunshade can only be closed by hand.
When the sunroof is in the fully closed position, press
the control switch forward
to the vent position. Open the
sunshade by hand.
Storage Armrest (Option)
Press the button at the front edge to open the armrest
storage area for cassette tapes, gloves, etc.
A cup holder
flips forward for use.
Press the switch rearward to close the rear vent.
ProCarManuals.com

Door Cup Holder
The front doors provide space for holding a cup or soft
drink.
Rear Storage Compartment
Lift the rear of the armrest to reveal the storage space.
I
Pull down the interior door to access the trunk for
storing long objects.
2-46
ProCarManuals.com

Ashtrays
Lift the cover to reveal the front ashtray.
To clean the ashtray, lift it out by pulling on the snuffer.
Lighters
To use a lighter, just push the center in all the way and
let it go. When it is ready the center will pop back by
itself. Pull out the entire unit to use.
On &Is without a console, there’s an ashtray/cup
holder under the instrument panel.
To clean the ashtray,
lift it out by pulling up
on the tabs on either side. It NOTICE:
snaps back into place.
To open the rear ashtrays, lift the cover.
Don’t hold a cigarette lighter in with your hand
while
it is heating. If you do, it won’t be able to
back away from the heating element when
it’s
ready. That can make it overheat, damaging the
lighter and the heating element. NOTICE:
Don’t put papers and other things that burn into
your ashtrays.
If you do, cigarettes or other
smoking materials could set them
on €ire,
causing damage.
2-47
ProCarManuals.com

Accessory Outlet
I NOTICE:
Adding some electrical equipment to your vehicle can damage it
or keep other things from working
as they should.
This wouldn’t be covered by your
warranty. Check with
your dealer before adding
electrical equipment, and never use anything
requiring more than
15 amps.
-
On models with the overhead console, there is a 12-vult
ignition fed outlet. Slide the cover aside to access the
outlet.
2-48
ProCarManuals.com

The Instrument Panel -- Your
Information System
Your instrument panel is designed to let you know at a
glance how your vehicle is running. You’ll know how
fast you’re going, how much fuel you’re using, and
many other things you’ll need to drive safely and
economically.
Instrument Panel Clusters
Your Pontiac is equipped with one of these instrument
panel clusters, which includes indicator warning lights
and gages that are explained on the following pages. Be
sure to read about those
that apply to the instrument
panel cluster for your vehicle.
Cluster with Gages Cluster
with Compass and Gages
I
I
Cluster with Compass and Boost Gage
2-49
ProCarManuals.com

Speedometer and Odometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour
(km/h). Your
odometer
shows how far your vehicle has been driven,
in either miles (used in the United States) or kilometers
(used in Canada).
The odometer
and trip odometer are displayed in the
Driver Information Center on vehicles
so equipped.
Tamper Resistant Odometer
Your Pontiac has a tamper resistant odometer. If you see
silver lines between the numbers, you’ll know that
someone has probably tried to turn it back,
so the
numbers may not be true.
You may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a
new odometer installed. If the new one can be set to the
mileage total
of the old odometer, then it must be. But if
it can’t, then it’s set at zero and a label must be put on
the driver’s door
to show the old mileage reading when
the new odometer was installed.
Trip Odometer
The trip odometer can tell you how far you have driven
since you last reset it.
To set it to zero:
0 On vehicles with the Driver Information Center,
press the button labeled
TRIP.
On vehicles with the Systems Monitor, the button is
next to the trip odometer. Push and release in a
smooth, continuous motion until all zeroes appear.
2-50
ProCarManuals.com

Tachometer (Option) Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
Warning
lights and gages can signal that something is
wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an
expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to
your warning lights and gages could also save
you or
others from injury.
Warning lights come on when there may be or is a
will see in the details on the next few pages, some
warning lights come on briefly when you
start the
engine just to let you know they’re working.
If you are
familiar with this section, you should not be alarmed
when this happens.
Gages can indicate when there may
be or is a problem
with one of your vehicle’s functions. Often gages and
30 problem with one of your vehicle’s functions. As you
The tachometer shows your engine speed in revolutions warning lights
work together to let you know when
per minute
(rpm). Do not run your engine at speeds in there’s a problem
with your vehicle.
the red area. When one
of the warning lights comes on and stays on
when you are driving, or when one of the gages shows
there may be a problem, check the section that tells you
what
to do about it. Please follow this manual’s advice.
Waiting to
do repairs can be costly -- and even
dangerous.
So please get to know your warning lights
and gages. They’re a big help.
ProCarManuals.com