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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1995 Workshop Manual Braking in Emergencies 
Use  your  anti-lock  braking  system  when  you  need  to. 
With  anti-lock,  you  can  steer  and  brake  at  the  same 
time.  In  many  emergencies,  steering  can  help  y

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1995 Workshop Manual Steering  in  Emergencies 
There are times  when  steering can be more  effective 
than  braking.  For example,  you come  over  a 
hill and 
find a truck  stopped in your  lane,  or  a car  suddenly

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1995 Workshop Manual Loss of Control 
Let’s  review  what  driving  experts  say  about  what 
happens  when  the  three  control  systems  (brakes,  steering and  acceleration)  don’t  have  enough  friction  where

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1995 Workshop Manual Your anti-lock  brakes  improve  your  ability  to make  a 
hard  stop  on  a  slippery  road.  Even  though  you  have  the 
anti-lock  braking  system,  you’ll  want  to begin  stopping 
sooner  t

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1995 Workshop Manual Safety  Chains 
You should  always  attach  chains  between  your  vehicle 
and  your  trailer.  Cross  the  safety  chains  under  the  tongue 
of  the  trailer 
so that  the  tongue  will  not  drop

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1995 Workshop Manual 7. Connect  the  red  positive (+) cable  to  the  positive (+) 
terminal of the  vehicle  with  the  dead  battery. Use a 
remote  positive 
(+) terminal  if  the  vehicle  has  one. 
8. Don’t  let

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1995 Workshop Manual When your vehicle is being towed,  have the ignition key 
off. The steering  wheel should  be  clamped  in  a 
straight-ahead position,  with a clamping  device 
designed for towing service.  Do not

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1995 Workshop Manual On  convertible  models,  you  must also remove  the  trunk 
accem  panel.  Its  at the  upper  back 
of the  trunk. Turn the 
two  screw  knobs  under  the trunk  edge  a quarter 
turn 
counterclock

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1995 Workshop Manual Then pry off the  center  cap  with  the  wheel  wrench. If your  vehicle has optional  alloy  wheels,  each wheel 
may  have  one locknut in  place 
of the  standard wheel 
nut. 
A special  wheel  lo

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PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1995 Workshop Manual Raise the vehicle  by  rotating  the  wheel  wrench 
clockwise.  Raise  the  vehicle  far  enough 
off the  ground 
so there is enough  room  for the spare  tire  to fit. 
Remove  all  the  wheel  nut