PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1994 Owners Manual

Features & Controls
Speedometer and Odometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed
in both miles per hour (mph) and
kilometers per hour (kmh). Your
odometer shows how far your vehicle has
been driven, in either miles (used in the
U.S.) 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:
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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 unti
zeroes appear.
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I Tachometer (OPTION)
’he tachometer shows your engine speed
I revolutions per minute (rpm). Do not
un your engine at speeds
in the red area.
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Warning Lights, Gages
and Indicators
This section describes the warning lights
and gages that may be on your vehicle.
The pictures will help you locate them.
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 go on when there may be
or is a problem with one of your vehicle’s
functions.
As you will see in the details
on the next few pages, some warning
lights come on briefly when you turn the
ignition key 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 warning lights work together to let you know when
there’s a problem with your vehicle. 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 the
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.
Your vehicle may also have a Driver
Information System that works along with
the warning lights and gages. See “Driver
Information System”
in the Index.
Warning Lights
Your Pontiac has some of the warning
light systems shown here. The symbols
are explained on the following pages.
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Engine Coolant Temperature Warning
Light
This light tells you that your engine
coolant has overheated or your radiator
cooling fans are not working.
If you have
been operating your vehicle under normal
driving conditions, you
should pull off the
road, stop your vehicle and
turn the
engine off as soon as possible.
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HOT COOLANT CAN BURN YOU
BADLY!
In “Problems on the Road”, this manual
shows
what to do. See “Engine
Overheating”
in the Index.
Some clusters
with gages do not have a
coolant temperature warning light. In
those clusters a “CHECK GAGES”
warning light
will alert you of a potential
coolant heating problem.
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Low Coolant Warning
Light
If you have this light and it comes on, you
system may be low on coolant and the
engine may overheat. Check to see
if the
level is low
at the recovery tank, and add
coolant
if necessary. If the level is not low.
have your low coolant warning system serviced. See “Engine Coolant”
in the
Index. The
“LOW COOLANT” warning
light
will also come on when you
turn on the
ignition, but your engine
is not running,
as a check to show you
it is working. If it
doesn’t come on then, have it fixed right
away.
After the bulb check, the light will go out
for
20 seconds. If the light comes back on
after
20 seconds, the system may be low
on coolant. See “Engine Coolant” in the
Index.
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’ you have a problem with your oil, this
ght may stay on after you start your
ngine, or come on when you are driving.
‘his may indicate that oil is not going
lrough your engine quickly enough to
eep
it cool. The engine could be low on
il,
or could have some other oil problem,
’ you are driving, carefully pull over to a
ife location and stop to check the oil
:vel. See “Checking Engine Oil Level”
I the Index. If
the engine oil is low, add oil as
required. See “Adding Engine Oil” in the
Index.
If additional oil is not needed
or the
engine oil warning light stays on, then
have the light investigated at a qualified
service agent immediately.
The oil light could also come
on in two
other situations:
When the ignition is on but the engine
is not running, the light will come on
as a test to show you
it is working, but
the light will
go out when you turn the
ignition to “Start”. If
it doesn’t come
on with the ignition on, you may have
a problem with the fuse or bulb. Have
it fixed right away.
If you make a hard stop, the light may
come on
for a moment. This is
normal. :lusters with
gages
use the “CHECK
;AGES” warning light to alert you of a
hotential oil pressure problem.
NOTICE:
Damage to your engine from
neglected oil problems can be costly
and is not covered by your warranty.
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CHECK OIL
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:heck Oil Level Warning
Light
(OPTION)
’his light indicates when the engine oil
:vel
is 1 to 1 1/2 quarts (0.95 L to 1.4 L)
3w. The light will go on for one to three
econds when the ignition is turned to the
Run” position, as a bulb check to show
ou that the system is working. If the light
oesn’t come on, have your oil level
vlarning system serviced.
:veri if you have a low oil level, the light
dl go off for 15 to 20 seconds. Then, if
le oil level is low, and it has been at least
ight minutes since your engine was last
unning, the “CHECK OIL LEVEL” light
dl come on for 20 to 40 seconds. The
ight-minute delay allows the majority of the oil
to drain back into the oil pan and
prevent a false
low condition.
If the “CHECK
OIL LEVEL” warning
comes
on, the oil level should be checked
at the oil dipstick. If the level is low, the
engine oil should be brought up to the
proper
level (see “Engine Oil” in the
Index). After restoring the proper level
and waiting for the eight-minute
drainback, the key can be turned to
the
“Run” position and the “CHECK OIL
LEVEL” warning light should only come
on as a bulb check.
3attery Warning Light..:
This light will come on briefly whm you
start the vehicle, as a check to show you
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is working, then it should go out. IF it
stays on, or comes on while you ai-6,
driving,
you may have a problem Gith thc
electrical charging system. It could
indicate that you have a generator
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problem or another electrical system
problem. Have
it checked right away.
Driving while this light
is on could drain
your battery.
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Battery Warning Light
(CONT.)
If you must drive a short distance with the
light
on, be certain to turn off all your
accessories, such as
the radio and climate
control system.
Some clusters with gages do not have a
battery warning light. They have
a
“CHECK GAGES” warning to indicate a
problem. Vehicles with the supercharged
engine also have a similar battery warning
light.
SERVICE
ENGINE SOON
Malfunction Indicator
.amp (Service Engine
Soon Light)
1 computer monitors operation of your
uel, ignition and emission control
ystems. This light should come on when
he ignition is on, but the engine is not
unning, as a check
to show you it is
iorking. If
it does not come on at all,
ave
it fixed right away. If it stays on, or
: comes on while you are driving, the
omputer is indicating that you have
a
roblem. You should take your vehicle in
x- service soon.
NOTICE:
If you keep driving your vehicle
with this light on, after a while the
emission controls won’t work as
well,
your fuel economy won’t be as
good and your engine may not
run
as smoothly. This could lead to
costly repairs not covered by your
warranty.
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Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
With anti-lock, this light will come on
when you start your engine and may stay
on for several seconds. That’s normal. If
the light doesn’t come on, have it fixed
so
it will be ready to warn you if there is a
problem.
If the light stays on, turn the ignition off.
Or, if the light comes on when you’re
driving, stop as soon as possible and turn
the ignition
off. Then start the engine
again to reset the system. If the light still
stays on, or comes on again while you’re
driving, your Pontiac needs service. If the
regular brake system warning light isn’t
on, you still have brakes, but you don’t have anti-lock brakes.
If the regular brake
system warning light is also on, you don’t
have anti-lock brakes and there’s a
problem
with your regular brakes. See
“Brake System Warning Light” earlier
in
this part.
The anti-lock brake system warning light
may also come on when
you are driving
with a compact spare tire. If this happens,
the light means you won’t have anti-lock
until you replace the compact spare with a
full-size tire. If the warning light stays on
after you replace the compact spare with a
full-size tire, or
if it comes on again when
you’re driving, your Pontiac needs
service.
i TRACTION OFF
Traction Control System Warning Light
(omoN)
The “TRACTION OFF” warning light
means that the system is not working.
This warning light may come on for the
following reasons:
0 If the engine. cannot provide power
reduction for traction control, due to
an engine problem, the “TRACTION
OFF” warning light will come on and
stay on during that time.
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To prevent overheating, the traction control system will go off and the warning light will come on
until your
brakes cool down. The warning light
will come
on for varying periods of
time.
If
you turn the system off by pressing
the switch on the center console while
the vehicle is at any speed, the warning light will come
on and stay
on. To turn the system back on, press
the switch again at any vehicle speed.
The warning light should
go off. The
system
will also turn itself on if you
turn your ignition off and back on
again. When this warning light is
on, the
system
will not limit wheel spin. Adjust your
driving accordingly.
If the “TRACTION OFF” warning light
comes
on and stays on for an extended
period
of time, even when you’ve
switched the system on, your vehicle
needs service.
Gages
Your Pontiac may have many of the
following gages. Be sure to read about the
mes that came with your vehicle.
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