PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1994 Owners Manual

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Firebird
1994 0wn:er’s Manual
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 9
Part 8
Part 9
How to Use This Manual ,, 3
Seats
& Restraint 6 Systems 7
Features & Controls m 41
Comfort Coqtrols
& Audio Systems 103
Your Driving and the
Road m 125
Probiems
on the Road = 151
& Appearance Care m =. 183
Maintenance Schedule
A = 239
Customer Assistance Information
m 259
Including “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 261.
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Servi.ce Station Information
Last Page
Printed in U.S.A. Part No. 10260939 A Second Edition
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Important Notes about This
Manual
Please keep this manual in your Pontiac, so
it will be there if you ever need it when
you’re on the road. If you sell the vehicle,
please leave this manual in it
so the new
owner can use it.
This manual includes the latest information
at the time it was printed. We reserve the
right to make changes in the product after
that time without further notice. For
vehicles fist sold
in Canada, substitute the
name “General Motors of Canada Limited”
for Pontiac Motor Division wherever it
appears in this manual.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual
Aux proprihires canadiens: Vous pouvez
vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide
en frangis chez votre concessionaire
ou au
DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500
Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T
1C7. Published by:
Pontiac Motor Division
General Motors Corporation
Pontiac Motors,
GM and the GM
emblem,
Pontiac and the Pontiac emblem,
and
Firebird and the Firebird emblem are
registered trademarks of General Motors
Corporation.
@Copyright 1993 General Motors
Corporation, Pontiac Motor Division.
All Rights Reserved.
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How to Use This
Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual
from beginning to end when they first
receive their new vehicle. This will help you learn about the features and controls
for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll
find that pictures and words work
together to explain things quickly.
~ Index: A good place to look for what
you need is the Index
in back of the
manual. It’s an alphabetical list of all
that’s in the manual, and the page
number where you’ll find it.
Parts 1-8: Each part of this manual
begins with a brief list of its contents,
so
you can often find at a glance if a part
contains the information you want.
How to Use This Manual: This part
tells you how to use your manual and
includes safety and vehicle damage
warnings and symbols.
Part 1 - Seats & Restraint Systems:
This part tells you how to use your seats
and safety belts properly.
It also
explains the air bag system.
Part 2 - Features & Controls: This
part explains how to start and operate
your Pontiac.
Part 3 - Comfort Controls & Audio
Systems:
This part tells you how to
adjust the comfort controls and how
to
operate your sound system.
Part 4 - Your Driving and the Road:
Here you’ll find helpful information
and tips about the road and how to drive
under different conditions.
Part 5 - Problems on the Road: This
part tells you what to do if you have a
problem while driving, such as a flat
tire or engine overheating, etc.
Part 6 - Service & Appearance
Care:
Here the manual tells you
how to keep your Pontiac running
properly and looking good.
Part 7 - Maintenance Schedule:
This part tells when to perform vehicle
maintenance and what fluids and
lubricants to use.
Part 8 - Customer Assistance
Information:
This part includes
important information about reporting
safety defects and gives
you details
about the “Roadside Assistance” program.
You will also find customer
satisfaction phone numbers (including
customer satisfaction numbers for the
hearing and speech impaired), as well
as the mediatiodarbitration procedure.
We’ve also included ordering
information for service publications in
this part.
Service Station Information: This is
a quick reference of service
information.
You can find it on the last
page of this manual.
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Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions
in this book. We use a box with a gray
background and the word CAUTION to
tell you about things that could hurt you if
you were to ignore the warning.
In the gray caution area, we tell you what
the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do
to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please
read these cautions. If you don’t, you or
others could be. hurt. You
will also find a circle with a slash
through it in this book. This safety symba
means “Don’t,’’ “Don’t do this,’’ or “Don’
let this happen.”
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that
could damage your vehicle.
Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these
notices.
In the notice area, we tell you about
something that can damage your vehicle.
Many times, this damage would not be
covered by your warranty, and it could be
costly. But the notice will tell you what to
do to help avoid the .damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in
different colors
or in different words.
You’ll also see warning labels on your
vehicle. They use yellow for cautions, blue
for notices and the words CAUTION or
NOTICE.
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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 Sparks or Flames
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Sparks or Flame Could \\b
Explode Battery m
These symbols are important for you and
your passengers whenever your vehicle is
driven:
Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocWUnlock Window Up/Down
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These symbols have to do with your lights:
Master Lighting Switch
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
A
A
Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights
Courtesy Lights
Fog Lamps
These symbols are on some of your
controls:
Windshield Wiper
Windshield Washer
Windshield Defroster
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Rear Window Defogger
Y
Ventilating Fan
Bi-
L e vel
Vent
Heater Blend
These symbols are used on warning and
indicator lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Battery Charging System
1-7
Fuel
Engine
Oil Pressure w,
Brake (Canada) (0) (8)
Anti-Lock Brake System
(Canada) Low Coolant
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Here
are some other symbols you may see:
Hatchnrunk Release a
Hood Release
Lighter
Horn
Speaker Convertible Top Switch
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Here you’ll find information
about the seats in
your
Pontiac and how to use your
safety belts properly.
You can
also learn about
some things
you should
not do with safety
belts.
Part 1
Seats & Restraint Systems
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Seats and Seat Controls ............ ........... 8
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
........ ..................... 14
Why Safety Belts Work ............................................. 15
Here Are Questions Many People
Ask about Safety Belts - and the Answers . . 17
Safety Belt Reminder Light
.......................................... 18
How
to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................................... 19
Children ................................. ..................... 30
Child Restraints
...... .............. ..................... 31
Larger Children
........................... ..................... 38
SafetyBeltExtender
............................................... 39
Checking Your Restraint Systems
..................................... 40
Replacing Safety Belts after a Crash ................................... 40
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Seats and Restraint Systems
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -
how to adjust them, and also about
reclining front seatbacks, seatback latches and the folding rear seatback.
Manual Front Seat
Move the lever under the passenger’s
front 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.
Be sure the lever returns to its original
position after moving the seat.
rour-Way Manual Seat
?o move the driver’s seat forward or
backward, lift the lever under the left
ront of the seat. Slide the seat to where
rou want it. Then release the lever and
ry to move the seat with your body to
nake sure the seat is locked into place.
:o tilt the entire seat, lift the lever under
he right front of the seat.
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Six-Way Power Seat (Option)
The driver’s seat has three controls on thc
eft side.
rhe front control makes the front of the
;eat go up and down.
The back control makes
the back of the
;eat
go up and down.
The center control makes the whole seat
;o up and down or forward and
Jackward.
Fully Articulating Sport Seat
(Option)
If your Pontiac has these seats, the
driver’s seat has the four-way manual seat
adjuster. See “Four-Way Manual Seat”
earlier
in this part. The passenger seat has
the two-way manual seat adjuster. See
“Manual Front Seat” earlier in this part.
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