PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1995 Owners Manual

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The 1995 Pontiac Firebird Owner’s Manual
... How to Use This Manual .............................................................. .m
Seats and Restraint Systems .................................................. .’ ....... 1-1
Features and Controls ............................................................... 2-1
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems .................................................. 3-1
This section tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings\
and symbols.
This section tells
you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SIR’ system.
This section explains how to start and operate your Pontiac.
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfo\
rt controls and how to operate your
audio system.
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road\
and how to drive under different conditions.
This section tells you what to do if you have a problem whil\
e driving, such as a flat tire or engine
overheating, etc.
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Pontiac running properly and looking good.
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what \
fluids and lubricants to use.
This section tells
you how to contact Pontiac for assistance and how to get service publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects”\
on page 8-4.
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
Your Driving and the Road ........................................................... 4-1
ProblemsontheRoad ............................................................... 5-1
Service and Appearance Care ......................................................... 6-1
Maintenanceschedule ............................................................... 7-1
Customer Assistance Information
..................................................... 8-1
Index ........................................................................\
..... 9-1
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem,
PONTIAC and the PONTIAC Emblem, Firebird and the
Firebird Emblem are registered trademarks of General
Motors Corporation.
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
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vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motors
of Canada Limited’’ for Pontiac Motor
Division whenever
it appears in 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.
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 10254416 A First Edition
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We support voluntary
WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH
National Institute for
AUTQMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE
I technician certification.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
Aux propri6taires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer
un exemplaire de ce guide en
fransais chez votre /
concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd.,
1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T
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@Copyright General Motors Corporation 1994
All Rights Reserved
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual fitom beginning
to end when they first receive their
riew vehiql?~.~ ,ms
will help you learn about the features and controis for
your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find that pictures and words work together
to explain things quickly.
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Index
A goad place to look for what you need is the Index in
the 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.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
We
use a box with 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?, you or
others could be hurt.
You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this
book. -’.?
This safety symbol me’ans
“Don’t,’’ “Don’t
do this,’’ m. ~
“Don’t let this happen.” I
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will fiid these notices:
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that
could damage your vehicle.
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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 may find on your vehicle.
For example, these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BAllERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
FASTEN SEAT 4
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to
do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
pAE: pf
HIGH LAMPSoR BEAM = =o
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
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WINDSHIELD Q
WASHER I
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT F*
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING 1-1
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE (0)
RADIATOR COOLANT
a
FUEL
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
9%
TEMP OIL &
ANTI-LOCK (a)
BRAKE
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Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
RAM0 h
VOLUME
CONDITIONING AIR 43
RELEASE a
LIGHTER m
SPEAKER
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Section 1 Seats And Restraint Systems
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.
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.
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Four-Way Manual Seat
There are two levers at the front of the seat. The left
lever adjusts the seat forward and back. The right lever
adjusts the angle of the front of the seat.
To Adjust the Seats Forward and Rearward: Lift the
lever under the left front of the seat. 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.
To Raise or Lower the Front of the Seats:To tilt the
entire seat, lift the lever under the right front of the seat,
and lean forward or backward.
Six-Way Power Seat (Option)
The driver's seat has three controls on the left side.
The front control makes the front of the seat
go up and down.
The back control makes the back of the seat go up and down.
The center control makes the whole seat go up and down
or forward and backward.
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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.
To adjust the thigh support, pull up on the front of your
seat cushion and move the support to the position you
want. To release the support, continue pulling up. To
engage it again, push down firmly.
The switch pads on the outer side of the sea~~%~€late”
and “deflate” parts
of your seatback.
The two buttons that have “dots” inflate and deflate the
outer parts
of the seatback. To inflate, push the raised
button.
To deflate, push the indented button.
The two buttons without “dots” inflate and deflate the
lumbar (lower part of the seatback) support.
To inflate,
push the raised button.
To deflate, push the indented
button.
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