engine PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1994 User Guide

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Reverse (CONT.)
To rock your vehicle back and forth to get
out of
snow, ice or sand without
damaging your transaxle, see
“If You’re
Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice
or Snow” in the
Index.
Neutral
N (Neutral): In this position, your engine
doesn’t connect with the wheels.
To
restart when you’re already moving, use
“N” (Neutral) only. Also, use “N’ when
your vehicle is being towed.
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Damage to your transaxle caused by
shifting out of
“P” (Park) or “N”
(Neutral) with the engine racing
isn’t covered by your warranty.
Forward Gears
Automatic Overdrive: This position
IS for normal driving. If you need more
power for passing, and you’re:
- Going less than about 35 mph
(56 km/h), push your accelerator pedal
about halfway down.
- Going about 35 mph (56 km/h) or
more, push the accelerator all the
way
down.
You’ll shift down to the next gear and
have more power.
NOTICE:
If your vehicle seems to start up
rather slowly, or if it seems not to
shift gears as you go faster,
something
may be wrong with a
transaxle system sensor. If
you drive
very far that way, your vehicle can
be damaged.
So, if this happens,
have your vehicle serviced right
away.
Until then, you can use “2”
(Second Gear) when you are driving
less than
35 mph (56 km/h) and @
(Overdrive) for higher speeds.
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Forward Gears (CONT)
D (Third Gear): This is like @ , but you
never
go into Overdrive.
Here are some times you might choose
“D’ instead of @ :
- When driving on hilly, winding roads
- When towing a trailer, so there is less
shifting between gears
- When going down a steep hill
2 (Second Gear): This position gives you
more power but lower
fuel economy. You
can use “2” on hills.
It can help control
your speed as you
go down steep
mountain roads, but
then you would also
want
to use your brakes off and on.
NOTICE:
Don’t drive in “2” (Second Gear) for
more than
5 miles (8 km), or at
speeds over
55 mph (88 km/h), or
you can damage your transaxle. Use
@ or “D’ as much as possible.
Don’t shift into “2” unless
you are
going slower than
65 mph
( 105 km/h), or you can damage
your engine.
1 (First Gear): This position gives you
even more power (but lower fuel economy) than
“2.” You can use it on
very steep hills, or in deep snow or mud.
If the selector lever is put
in “1,” the
transaxle won’t shift into first gear until
the vehicle is going slowly enough.
NOTICE:
If your front wheels can’t rotate,
don’t try to drive. This might
happen
if you were stuck in very
deep sand or mud or were up
against a solid object. You could
damage your transaxle.
Also,
if you stop when going uphill,
don’t hold your vehicle there with
only the accelerator pedal. This could overheat and damage the
transaxle. Use your brakes or shift
into
“P’ (Park) to hold your vehicle
in position on a hill.
Performance Shiftins
(OPTION)
Press “PERFORM SHIFT” to allow the
transaxle to shift at higher engine speeds,
increasing acceleration performance.
An
indicator light on the switch will glow
when performance shifting is in
operation.
Downshifts
will occur at a lower
percentage of accelerator application while
you’re
in the “PERFORM SHIFT” mode.
Press “NORMAL
SHIFT” to have the
transaxle shift at lower engine speeds,
increasing fuel economy.
An indicator
light on the switch will glow when normal
shifting
is in operation.
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Leaving Your Vehicle With
the Engine Running
If you have to leave your vehicle with the
engine running, be sure your vehicle is
in
“P” (Park) and your parking brake is
firmly set before you leave it. After
you’ve moved the shift lever into the
“P”
(Park) position, hold the regular brake
pedal down. Then, see
if you can move
the shift lever away from
“P” (Park)
without first pulling it toward you (or,
if
you have the console shift lever, without
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first pushing the button). If you can, it
means that the shift lever wasn’t fully
locked into
“P” (Park).
T~rque Lock
If you are parking on a hill and you don’t
shift your transaxle into
“P” (Park)
properly, the weight of the vehicle may
put too much force on
the parking pawl in
the transaxle. You may find it difficult to
pull
the shift lever out of “F’ (Park). This
is called “torque lock.” To prevent torque
lock, set the parking brake and then shift
into
“P” (Park) properly before you leave
the driver’s seat.
To find out how, see
“Shifting Into ‘P’ (Park)”
in the Index.
When you are ready to drive, move the
shift lever out of
“P’ (Park) BEFORE you
release the parking brake.
If “torque lock” does occur, you may
need to have another vehicle push yours a
little uphill to take some of the pressure
from the transaxle,
so you can pull the
shift lever out of
“P’ (Park).
Shifting Out of “P”
(Park)
Your Pontiac has a brake-transaxle shift
interlock. You have to fully a& your
regular brakes before you can shift from
“P” (Park) when the ignition is in the
“On” position. See “Shifting the
Automatic Transaxle” in the Index.
If you cannot shift out of “P” (Park), ease
pressure
on the shift lever - push the
shift lever ail the way into “P’ (Park) and
also release the shift lever button
on floor
shift models as you maintain brake
application. Then move the shift lever
into the gear you want. (Press the shift
lever button before moving the shift
lever.) If you ever hold the brake pedal
down but still can’t shift out of
“P’
(Park), try this:
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1. Turn the key to “Off”. Open and close
the driver’s door to turn off the
Retained Accessory Power Feature.
2. Apply and hold the brake until the end
of Step 4.
3. Shift to “N” (Neutral).
4. Start the vehicle and then shift to the
drive gear you want.
5. Have the vehicle fixed as soon as you
can.
Parking Over Things
That Burn
Engine Exhaust
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Engine Exhaust (CONT.) Running Your Engine
While You’re Parked
It’s better not to park with the engine
running. But
if you ever have to, here are
some things to know.
Follow the proper steps to be sure your
vehicle won’t move. See “Shifting Into
‘P’ (Park)” in the Index.
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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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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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SYSTEMS MONITOR
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Warning Lights (CONT.)
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CHECK OIL LEVEL - LAMP
WASHER FLUID
CHECK QAQES LOW
COOLANT
moo DOOR TRUNK AJAR TURN SIONAL
BACK UP TAIL
BRAKE LAMP
MILES TRIP
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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.
r LOW COOLANT
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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XI Warning Light
’ 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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