night vision PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1996 Owners Manual

Driving at Night Here are some tips on night dnving.
0 Drive defensively.
Don’t drink and drive.
Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the
gl&e from headlamps behind you.
slow down and keep more space between
you and
other vehicles.
0 Since you can’t see as well, you may need to
0 Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your
headlamps can light up only so much road ahead.
0 In remote areas, watch for animals.
If you’re tired, pull off the road in a safe place
and rest.
Night driving is more dangerous
than day driving. One
reason is that some drivers are likely to be impaired -- by
alcohol or chugs, with night vision problems, or by fatigue.
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Night Vision
No one c8n see as well at night as in the-daytime. But as
we get older these differences increase. A 50-year-old
driver may require at least twice
as much light to see the
same thing at night as a 20-year-old.
What you
do in the daytime can also afTect your night
vision.
For example, if you spend the day in bright
sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses.
Your eyes will
have less trouble adNsting to night. But if you're
driving,
don't wear sunglasses at night. They may cut
down on.glare from headlamps, but they also. make a lot
of things invisible. Keep
you windshield
and all the glass on your vehicle
clean
- inside and out. Glare at night is made much
worse
by dirt on the glass. Even the inside of the glass
can build up a film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes
lights dazzle
and flash more than clean glass would,
making the pupils of your eyes contract repeatedly.
Remember that your headlamps light
up farless of a
roadway when you are
in a turn or curve. Keep your
eyes
moving; that way, it's easier to pick out dimly
lighted objects. Just as your headlamps should be
checked regularly for proper
aim, so should your eyes
be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from night
blindness -- the inability to see in dim light - and .
You can be temporarily blinddby approaching. aren't even aware of it.
headlamps. It can take a second or two, or even several
seconds, for
your eyes to readjust to the dark. when you
are faced with severe glare (as fkom a driver who doesn't
lower
the high beams, or a vehicle with mished '
headlamps), slow down a little. Avoid staring directly
into the approaching headlamps.
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Low Coolant Warning Light . . ... ... 2-68
Low Washer Fluid Light
......................... 2-74
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 7-41
Lubrication Service. Body
........................ 7-37
Lumbar Controls
................................ 1-2
Magnasteer"
................................. 4-9
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-43
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7- 1
Long Tripmighway Definition
................... 7-5
Long Tripmighway Intervals ..................... 7-5
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-36
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-40
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-41
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-3
Short Trip/City Definition
....................... 7-4
Short Trip/City Intervals
........................ 7-4
Maintenance When Trailer Towing ................. 4-38
Maintenance. Normal Replacement Parts ............ 6-66
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-55
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-69
Manual Front Seat
............................... 1-1
Manual Remote Control Mirror .................... 2-47
Maxifuse/Relay Center
.......................... 6-58
Methanol
...................................... 6-3
Mirrors
....................................... 2-46
Convex Outside ......... : .................... 2-48
Electrochromic Daymight Rearview
.............. 2-46
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-46
Mmnal Ranope Control ........................ 2-47
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-48
Visor Vanity
................................. 2-54
MMT
......................................... 6-3
............ '. ............ 4-23
Mountain Roads . .
Net. Convenience .............................. 2-52
Neutral. Automatic Transaxle
..................... 2-22
New Vehicle Break-In
......... ............. 2-16
Night Vision
................. ............. 4-16
Odometer
.................................... 2-61
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-61
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4-12
. Oil Level Warning Light ......................... 2-72
Oil Pressure Light
.............................. 2-71
Oil. Engine .................................... 6-12
Oil. Supercharger
............................... 6-19
Overdrive. Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-23
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-15
Owner Checks and Services ....................... 7-36
Owner Publications. Ordering ..................... 8-11
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-55
Park
Automatic Transaxle
.......................... 2-21
Shifting
Into ................................. 2-27
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-30
AtNight
.................................... 2-13
Brake
....................................... 2-26
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-39
Lots ....................................... 2-13
Over Things That Burn ........................ 2-30
With a Trailer
................................ 4-38
Parking
Passing
....................................... 4-12
9-7
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