lock PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1993 Owners Manual

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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Seats & Safety Eelts
rn Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats-
how to adjust them-and also about
reclining seatbacks and head restraints.
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Manual Front Seat
A You can lose control of the
1 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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Move the control lever under the front
of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to
where you want it. Then release the
lever and
try to move the seat with your
body, to make sure the seat is locked
into place.
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Adjustable Support Seat (CONTJ
Lumbar Controls
I Reshapes the lower back area of
the seat.
d. Reshapes the middle back area of
the seat.
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& Reshapes the upper back area of
the seat.
Manual Reclining Seatback
(OPTION)
Lift the lever to release the seatback,
then tilt the seatback forward or
backward, as desired. Release the lever
to lock the seatback in place.
But don’t have a seatback reclined if
your vehicle is moving. L Sitting in a reclined position
motion
can be dangerous. Even if
you buckle up, your safety belts
can’t do their job when you’re
reclined like
this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job
because it won’t be against your
body. Instead, it will be in front of
you. In a crash you could go into
;+ receiving neck or other injuries.
I Len your vehicle is in
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ne lap belt can’t do its job either.
In a crash the belt could go up over
your abdomen.
The belt forces
would be there, not at your pelvic
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Why Safety Belfs Work
When you ride in or on anything, you
go as fast as it goes.
1. For example, if the bike is going
10 mph (16 kmlh), so is the child.
2. When the bike hits the block, it 3. Take the simplest ‘‘car.’ ’ Suppose
stops. But the child keeps going! it’s
just a seat on wheels.
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LapShoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt.
Here’s how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see the
Index under Seat Controls) so you
can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until
it clicks.
If the belt isn’t long enough, see the
Index under Safety Belt Extender.
Make sure the release button on the
buckle faces upward or outward
so you
would be able
to unbuckle it quickly if
you ever had to.
The lap part of the belt should be worn
low and snug
on the hips, just touching
the thighs.
In a crash, this applies force
to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be
less likely to slide under the lap belt. If
you slid under it, the belt would apply
force at your abdomen. This could cause
serious
or even fatal injuries. The
shoulder belt should go over the
shoulder and across the chest. These
parts of the body are best able to
take
belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden
stop or crash.
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Lap-Shoulder Belt (CONTI
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
You can move the shoulder belt adjuster
to
the height that is right for you.
To move it up or down, squeeze the
release handle. When
you release the
handle,
try to move it down a little to
make sure
it has locked into position.
You can move the adjuster
up from a
lower position by pushing the bottom of
the release handle. Adjust
the height so that the shoulder
portion of the belt is properly positioned
on your shoulder, away from your face
and neck.
To help you find a height that is right for
you, follow these guidelines:
For a Tall Person:
Use the upper or upper-middle position.
For a Person of Average Height:
Use a position somewhere in the
middle.
For a Short Person:
Use the lower or lower-middle position.
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Servicing Bur Pontiac with the
Air Bag System
Please tell or remind anyone who works
on your Pontiac that it has the air bag
system. There are parts of the air bag
system in several places around your
vehicle. You don’t want the system to
inflate while someone is working on
your vehicle. The air bag system does
not need regular maintenance. Your
Pontiac dealer and the
1993 Bonneville
Service Manual have information about
the air bag system, including repair or
disposal.
For up to two minutes after
L b the ignition key is turned off
and the battery disconnected, an
air bag can still inflate during
improper service. You can be
injured if you are close to
an air
bag when it inflates. Be sure to
follow the proper service
procedures. When electrical
work is done under
the
hood or inside your vehicle, the ignition
should be in
LOCK, if possible.
Avoid wires wrapped with yellow
tape,
or yellow connectors. They are probably
part of the air bag system.
If your vehicle has a driver’s air bag and
a right-front passenger’s air bag, both
bags must be disconnected
if the
ignition has to be on for electrical work
Dr if the steering column is to be
disassembled.
First, disconnect
the driver’s air bag like
this:
. Turn off the ignition.
Remove the SIR (air bag) fuse (see the
Index under Fuses & Circuit Breakers).
Disconnect the yellow connector at
the base of the steering column.
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After you follow this procedure for the
driver’s air bag, then disconnect the
right-front passenger’s air bag like this:
Lower the passenger side hush panel
under the glove box.
Disconnect the yellow connector at
the base of
the instrument panel.
When the work is complete, if the air
bag system was disconnected, be sure
to
reattach everything and replace the fuse
before turning the ignition on. When
you turn
the ignition key on, be sure you
see the inflatable restraint light on
the
instrument panel. If you don’t see this
light flash and then go out as usual, have
your air bag system repaired.
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Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone,
including pregnant women. Like all
occupants, they-are more likely to be seriously injured if they don’t wear
safety belts.
A pregnant woman should
wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap
portion should be
worn as low as
possible throughout the pregnancy.
The best way to protect the fetus is to
protect the mother. When a safety belt is
worn properly, it’s more likely that
the
fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key
to making safety belts effective is
wearing them properly.
Right Front Passenger Position
The right-front passenger’s safety belt
works the same way as the driver’s
safety belt. See the
Index under Driver
Position.
When the lap portion of the belt is
pulled out all the way, it will lock. If it
does, let it go back all the way and start
again.
If your vehicle has a center passenger
position, be sure to use the correct
buckle when buckling your lap-shoulder
belt. If you find that the latch plate will
not go fully into the buckle, see if you
are using the buckle for the center
passenger position.
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Rear Seat Passengers
It’s very important for rear seat
passengers to buckle up! Accident statistics show that unbelted people in
the rear seat are hurt more often in
crashes than those who are wearing
safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted
can be thrown out of the vehicle in a
crash. And
they can strike others in the
vehicle who are wearing safety belts.
Rear Seat Outside Passenger
Positions
The positions next to the windows have
lap-shoulder belts.
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Here’s How to Wear One Properly:
1 . Pick up the latch plate and pull it
across
you. Don’t let it get twisted.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it clicks.
When the lap belt
is pulled out all the
way, it will lock.
If it does, let it go back
all the way and
start again.
If the belt is not long enough, see the
Index under Safety Belt Extender.
Make sure the release button on the
buckle faces upward
or outward so you
would be able to unbuckle it quickly if
you ever had to.
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