maintenance PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1995 Repair Manual

Lamps ...................................... 2-49
Lamps On Reminder
............................ 2-50
Lamps. Courtesy
............................... 2-52
Lamps. Daytime Running
........................ 2-50
Lmps. Front Map .............................. 2-52
Lamps. Interior
................................. 2-52
Lane Change Indicator
........................... 2-41
Larger Children. Safety Belt Use
................... 1-37
Latches. Front Seatback
........................... 1-6
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-4
Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running
....... 2-35
Lights
Air Bag Readiness ...................... 1-21. 2-68
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
........... 2-70. 4-6
Brake System Warning
........................ 2-69
Check Gauges
............................... 2-79
Coolant
(V8 Engine Only) ..................... 2-73
Low Traction
................................ 2-72
Safety Belt Reminder
..................... 1.8. 2.68
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-74
LowCoolant ................................ 2-73
LowOil
.................................... 2-77
Low Traction
................................ 2-72
Lighter ....................................... 2-63
Limited Slip Differential
......................... 6-29
Limited
Slip Axle .............................. 6-32
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-29
Locks
Lamps. Fog ................................... 2-52
Traction Control System Warning ........... 2.72. 4-9
Door ....................................... 2-3
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-4
Steering Column
............................. 7-46
Lock. Torque .................................. 2-35
Loss of Control
................................ 4-14
Lubricants and Fluids
............................ 6-73
Lubrication. Body .............................. 7-46
Main Fuse Block ......................... 6-66. 6-67
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-52
Maintenance Schedule
Long Trip. Before Leaving on a .................... 4-22
Low Maintenance Battery
........................ 6-40
Owner Checks and Services .................... 7-45 .
Periodic Maintenance Inspections ............... 7-48
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............ 7-50
Schedule1
................................... 7-6
Schedule
I Definition .......................... 7-4
ScheduleII
................................. 7-32
Schedule
11 Definition .......................... 7-5
Scheduled Maintenance Services
................. 7-3
Maintenance. Normal Replacement Parts ............ 6-74
Maintenance. Underbody
.... .- .. ................... 6-63
Maihtenance. When Trailer Towing
................. 4-38
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Service Engine Soon Light) 2-74
Manual Adjust Mirror
........................... 2-53
Manual Front Seat
............................... 1-1
Manual Remote Control Mirror .................... 2-53
Manual Transmission
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Paint Spotting. Chemical ........................ 6-63
Park (P). Shifting Into ........................... 2-34
Park (P). Shifting Out of ......................... 2-36
Park (P) Position. Automatic Transmission ........... 2-23
Brake ...................................... 2-32
On Hills While Towing a Trailer ................ 4-38
Over Things That Bum ........................ 2-37
Your Vehicle, Manual Transmission .............. 2-36
ParkingBrake .................................. 2-32
Parking
Lots 2-12 .......................................
AtNight ...................................... 2-12
PASS-KeyII .................................. 2-12
Passing ....................................... 4-13
Performance Mode Switch ........................ 2-20
Periodic Maintenance Inspections .................. 7-48
Power Antenna Mast Care ........................ 3-17
PowerDoorLocks ............................... 2-4
Power Seat
Adjusting .................................... 1-2
Lumbar Controls .............................. 1-3
Power Seat, Six-Way ............................. 1-2
Power Steering ................................. 4- 11
Power Steering Fluid
AdQng
.................................... 6-35
Checking ................................... 6-34
Power Windows ................................ 2-39
Power. Retained Accessory ....................... 2-16
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts .................... 1-25
Problems on the Road ............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner .................... 8-7
Radiator ..................................... 5-23 .
Radiator Pressure Cap ........................... 6-32
Radio Reception. Understanding ................... 3-13
Radios ........................................ 3-5
AMStereo .................................. 3-14
FMStereo .................................. 3-13
AME" Stereo with Cassette Tape or Compact Disc
Players .................................... 3-5
ToPlayaCD ................................ 3-10
Rain, Driving In ................................ 4-17
Rear Axle, Limited Slip .......................... 2-32
Rear Lamps, Replacement ........................ 6-44
Rear Seat Passengers ............................ 1-26
Rear Seatback, Folding ........................... 1-7
Rear Sidemarker Lamps, Replacement .............. 6-45
Rear Towing Hookups ........................... 5-13
Rear Window Defogger ........................... 3-4
Rearview Mirror, Inside Daymight ................. 2-53
Reclining Front Seatbacks ......................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ............... 7-50
Release, Hatch ............................... 1 .. 2-9
RearAxle ..................................... 6-29
9-9
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Safety Warnings and Symbols 111 ... .......................
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-3
Seat. Fully Articulating Sport
...................... 1-3
Seat. Manual Four-Way
........................... 1-2
Seat. Power
.................................... l-2
Seats ...................,...................... l-1
Seats and Restraint Systems ........................ 1 - 1
Seats and Seat Controls
........................... 1 - 1
Seats, Manual Front Seat .......................... 1 - 1
Seats, Reclining Front
............................ 1-4
Seats, Securing a Child Restraint
................... 1-33
Second Gear (2), Automatic Transmission
........... 2-25
Second Gear (2), Manual (Five Speed)
.............. 2-29
Second Gear (2), Manual (Six Speed)
............... 2-29
Security Messages
..................................
Second Gear Start .............................. 2-21
Security System (PASS-Key
11) .................... 2-12
Service and Appearance Care ...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
.................... 8-7
Service Bulletins, Ordering
........................ 8-7
Service Engine Soon Light
....................... 2-75
Service Manuals, Ordering
........................ 8-7
Service Parts Identification Label
.................. 6-65
Service Publications
.............................. 8-7
Service Work, Doing Your Own
.................... 6-2
Service ........................................ 6-1
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Pontiac ........... 1-25
Sheet Metal Damage ............................ 6-63
Shift Speeds. Manual Transmission
................. 2-31
Shifting Five Speed Manual Transmission
........... 2-27
Shifting Into Park
(P) ............................ 2-34
Shifting Out of Park
(P) .......................... 2-36
Shifting Six Speed Manual Transmission
............ 2-28
Shifting. Automatic Transmission
.................. 2-23
Signaling Turns
................................ 2-41
Six Speed Manual Transmission
................... 2-28
Six-Way Power Seat
............................. 1-2
Sixth Gear. Manual Transmission (Six Speed)
........ 2-29
Skidding
...................................... 4-14
Skip Shift Light
................................ 2-30
Sound Equipment, Adding
........................ 3-14
Spare Tire, Compact
............................. 5-42
Speedometer
................................... 2-66
Stains, Cleaning
................................. 6-58
Starter Switch
............................. !: ... 7-46
Starting Your Engine
Automatic Transmission ....................... 2-17
ManualTransmission
......................... 2-17
Steam,
If Coming From Your Engine ............... 5-16 .
Steering ...................................... 4-11
Steering Column Lock
........................... 7-46
Steering Wheel Touch Controls
Audio System ............................... 3-18
9-11
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Traction Control System Warning Light ......... 2.72. 4.9
Trailer Tongue. Weight of
........................ 4-33
Trailer
............................................
Brakes ..................................... 4-35
Driving with a Trailer ......................... 4-35
Hitches
.................................... 4-34
Maintenance
................................ 4-38
ParkingonHills
............................. 4-38
Safety Chains
............................... 4-35
Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
............. 4-34
Turn Signals ................................ 4-37
Weight of a Trailer
........................... 4-33
Transmission Fluid, Automatic
.................... 6-22
Transmission Fluid, Manual
....................... 6-27
Trip Odometer
................................. 2-67
Turn Signal
and Lane Change Indicator ............. 2-41
Turn Signal meadlamp Beam Lever
................ 2-41
Turn Signal When Towing a Trailer
................. 4-37
Twin Lift-off
Roof Panels ........................ 2-55
DrivingonGrades ............................ 4-37
TowingaTrailer ............................. 4-31
Underbody Maintenance ........................ 6-63
vehicle Damage Warnings ......................... iv
Vehicle Dimensions Chart
........................ 6-74
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
............... 6-65
Vehicle Loading
................................ 4-29
Vehicle Storage
................................ 6-40
Vehicle Symbols
................................... v
Vehicle. Control of a
............................. 4-5
Vehicle. Leaving Your
............................ 2-4
Ventilation System. Flow-Through
.................. 3-4
Ventilation Tips ................................. 3-4
Vision. Night
.................................. 4-16
Visor Vanity
Visors. Sun .................................... 2-62
Voltmeter
..................................... 2-79
Mirrors .................................... 2-62 .. Q
3. . ' ' y ' .. .. ji' .u . .11 !
... 9-13
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