PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1994 Manual PDF

Features & Controls
Engine Exhaust Running Your Engine
While You’re Parked
(Automatic Transaxle)
It’s better not to park with the engine
running. But
if you ever have to, here are
some things
to know.
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Follow the proper steps to be sure your
vehicle won’t move. See “Shifting Into
PARK (P)” in the Index.
If you’re pulling a trailer, see “Towing a
Trailer”
in the Index.
Horn
You can sound the horn by pressing the
horn symbol
on your steering wheel.
A tilt steering wheel allows you to adjust
the steering wheel before you drive.
You can also raise it to the highest level tc
give your legs more room when you exit
and enter the vehicle.
To tilt the wheel, hold the steering wheel
and pull the lever. Move the steering
wheel to a comfortable level, then release
the lever
to lock the wheel in place,
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Windows
On a vehicle with manual windows, use
the window crank to open and close each
window.
Power Windows (OPTION)
With power windows, switches on the
center console control each of the
windows when the ignition is on. In
addition, each passenger door has a
control switch for its own window.
The driver’s window switch has an Auto
Down feature. The driver’s window can be
opened a small amount
by quickly pressing
and releasing the rear
of the switch. When
the switch is fully depressed, the window
will go down all the way.
To stop the window while it is lowering,
press the switch, then release.
To raise the window, press and hold the
switch forward.
Power Window
Lock-Out Switch
(OPTION)
On 4-door models, this switch disables all
passenger power windows.
Push the
switch forward to lock the windows. Push
the switch back to unlock the windows.
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Turn
SignalJMultifunction
Lever
‘he lever on the left side of the steering
olumn includes your:
1 Turn Signal and Lane Change
Indicator
Headlight High-Low Beam
Flash-To-Pass Feature
Cruise Control (Option)
a
Turn Sl’na! and Lane
>hange Indicator ..
he turn signal has two upward (for
.ight) and two downward (for Left)
ositiuns. These positions allow you to
.gnal a
turn or a lane change.
o signal a turn, move the lever all the
lay up or down. When the
turn is
nished, the lever will return
ltomatically.
. green arrow on the instrument panel
,ill flash in the direction
of the turn or
.ne change.
To signal a lane change, just raise cnr
lower the lever until the green arrow starts
to flash. Hold
it there until you complete
your lane change. The lever will return by
itself when you release
it.
As you signal a turn or a lane change, if
the arrows don’t flash but just stay on, a
signal bulb may be burned out and other
drivers won’t see your turn signal.
If a bulb is burned out, replace it to help
avoid an accident. If the green arrows
don’t
go on at all when you signal a turn,
check the fuse (see “Fuses
& Circuit
Breakers”
in the Index) and for
burned-out bulbs.
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When you apply your brakes, or push the
:lutch pedal,
if you have a manual
:ramaxle, the Cruise Control shuts off.
I Cruise Control (OPTION)
Vith Cruise Control, you can maintain a
peed of about
25 mph (40 km/h) or mort
vithout keeping your foot on the
ccelerator. This can really help on long
rips. Cruise Control does not work at
peeds below about
25 mph (40 km/h).
To Set Cruise Control
Move the Cruise Control switch to
ON.
0 Get up to the speed you want.
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0 Push in the SET button at the end of
the lever and release it.
Take your foot off the accelerator
pedal.
1 To Resume a Set Speed
uppose you set your Cruise Control at a
esired speed and then you apply the
rake. This, of course, shuts off the
lruise Control.
But you don’t need to
:set it. Once you’re going about 25 mph
$0 kmh) or more, you can move the
lruise Control switch from
ON to R/A
Zesume/Accelerate) for about half a
xond.
ou’ll go right back up to your chosen
3eed and stay there.
To Increase Speed While
Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to go to a higher
speed. Here’s the first:
Use the accelerator pedal to get to the
higher speed.
0 Push the button at the end of the lever,
then release the button and the
accelerator pedal.
You’ll now cruise at the higher speed.
Here’s the second way to go to a higher
speed:
Move the Cruise switch from ON to
R/A. Hold
it there until you get.up to
the speed you want, and then release
the switch.
To increase your speed in very small
amounts, move the switch to R/A for
less than half
a second and then
release
it. Each time you do this,
your vehicle
will go about 1 mph
(1.6 km/h) faster.
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To Reduce Speed While
Using Cruise Control
There are two ways to reduce your speed
while using cruise control:
0 Push in the button at the end of the
lever until you reach the lower speed
you want, then release
it.
0 To slow down in very small amounts,
push the button for less than half a
second. Each
time you do this, you’ll
go
1 mph (1.6 km/h) slower.
Passing Another Vehicle
While Using Cruise
Control
Use the accelerator pedal to increase your
speed. When you take your foot off the
pedal, your vehicle
will slow down to the
Cruise Control speed you set earlier.
Using Cruise Control on
Hills
How well your Cruise Control will work
on hills depends upon your speed, load,
and the steepness of the hills. When going
up steep hills, you may have to step on
the accelerator pedal to maintain your
speed. When going downhill, you may
have to brake or shift to
a lower gear to
keep your speed down. Of course,
applying the brake takes you out of
Cruise Control. Many drivers find this
to
be too much trouble and don’t use Cruise
Control on steep hills.
To Get Out of Cruise
Control
There are two ways to turn off the Cruise
Control:
0 Step lightly on the brake pedal or push
the clutch pedal,
if you have a manual
transaxle;
OR
Move the Cruise switch to OFF.
To Erase Cruise Speed
Memory
When you turn off the Cruise Control or
the ignition, your Cruise Control set speed
memory
is erased.
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rn Light Controls
Parking Lights:
Rotate the switch up to PC to turn on:
Parking Lights
0 Side Marker Lights
Taillights
Instrument Panel Lights
Headlights:
Rotate the switch to ’ , to turn on:
0 Headlights
0 Parking Lights
0 Side Marker Lights
0 Taillights
0 Instrument Panel Lights
Rotate the switch
to OFF to turn all the
lights off.
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Operation of Lights
Although your vehicle’s lighting system
(headlights, parking lights, fog lamps,
side marker lights and taillights)
meet all
applicable federal lighting requirements,
certain states and provinces may apply
their own lighting regulations that may
require special attention before you
operate these lights.
For example, some jurisdictions may
require that you operate your lower beam
lights with fog lamps at all times, or that
headlights be turned
on whenever you
must use your windshield wipers.
In
addition, most jurisdictions prohibit
driving solely with parking lights,
especially at dawn or dusk.
It is
recommended that you check with your
own state or provincial highway authority
for applicable lighting regulations.
Lights On Reminder
If you open the driver’s door while
leaving the lights
on, you will hear a
warning chime.
Daytime Running Lights
(CANADA ONLY)
Your DRL work with a light sensor on top
of the instrument panel. Don’t cover
it up.
The high beam headlights will come
on at
reduced brightness in daylight when:
0 The ignition is on
0 The headlight switch is off, and
0 The parking brake is released on a
manual transaxle; or
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Daytime Running Lights
(CANADA ONLY) (CONT.)
The shift lever is shifted out of PARK
(P) or NEUTRAL (N) on an automatic
transaxle.
At dusk, the exterior lights and headlights
will come on automatically. At dawn, the
exterior lights will go out and the high
beams will change to the reduced
brightness of DRL again (if the headlight
switch is off).
Of course, you may still turn on the
headlights any time you need to.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off, set
the parking brake
on a manual transaxle
or put the vehicle
in PARK (P) or
NEUTRAL
(N) on an automatic
transaxle, while the ignition is in the OFF
or LOCK position. Then start the vehicle.
The DRL will stay off until
you release
the parking brake on a manual transaxle
or shift out of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL
(N) on an automatic transaxle.
Yeadlight High-Low Beam
%anger
To change the headlights from low beam
o high or high to low, pull the turn signal
ever all the way toward you. Then
elease it. When the high beams are on,
his blue light on the instrument panel
dso will be on.
Flash-To-Pass
(EXCEPT CANADA)
Flash-to-pass lets you use your high
beam headlights to signal a driver
in front
of you that you want to pass.
To use it, pull the turn signal/
multifunction lever toward you.
If Your Headlights are Off
Your high beam headlights will turn on.
They’ll stay on as long as you hold the
lever there. Release the lever to turn them
off.
If Your Headlights are On:
No flash-to-pass. Use the lever to change
between high and low beams.
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Instrument Panel Intensity Control
You can brighten or dim your instrument
cluster lights by rotating the instrument
panel intensity control switch. Rotate the switch all the way to the right to turn on
the interior courtesy lights. Rotate the
switch to the left to turn
off the instrument
cluster lights and displays.
Fog Lights
The switch for your fog lights is next to
the instrument panel intensity control.
Push the top of the switch to turn the fog
lights on.
When using fog lights, the parking lights
or low beam headlights must be on.
Fog lights will go off whenever the high
beam headlights come on. When the high
beams go off, the fog lights will come on
again.
Front Reading Lights
(OPTION)
These lights and the interior courtesy
lights will come on when
you open the
doors.
To turn on a reading light when the doors
are closed, press the button. Press it again
to turn the light off.
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