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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
i ‘t’ i
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
-
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
RAM0 h
VOLUME
CONDITIONING AIR 43
RELEASE a
LIGHTER m
SPEAKER
b
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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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Seatback Recliner
If you have fully articulating sport seats, your recliner
lever looks like this.
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of
the seat. Release the lever to lock the seatback where
you want it. Pull up on the lever, and the seat will go to
its original upright position.
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Head Restraints
Slide the head restraints up or down so that the top of
the restraint is closest to the top of your ears.
This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a
crash.
If you have the fully articulating sport seat, you have a
six-way head restraint. It can be adjusted up and down,
forward and rearward, or tilted.
To adjust it forward, pull the restraint forward. To adjust
it reward, pull the restraint forward
all the way to
release it. Then move it to the position you want.
Front Seatback Latches
The front seatback folds forward to let people get into
the back seat.
To fold a seatback forward, push the
seatback toward.the rear as you lift this latch. Then the
seatback
will fold forward.
When you return the seatback to its original position,
make sure the seatback is locked. The latch must be
down for the seat to work properly.
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Folding Rear Seatback The rear seatback in your Pontiac folds down to provide
more storage space.
To fold the seatback down:
1. Pull forward on both levers.
2. Fold the seatback down. .r ',
To raise the seatback: $6
1. Pull it up to the locked, upright position. ,,
2. Be sure both latches hold the seatback in pace. Have
.them
fixed if they don't. , <: 1.9'6
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules
for smaller children and babies.
If a child will be riding
in your Pontiac, see the part of this manual called
“Children.” Follow those rules for everyone’s
protection.
First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear it
properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you,
Don’t let it. get twisted.
On convertible models, the shoulder belt may lock if
you pull the belt across YOU very quickly, If this
happas, kt the belt go back slightly to unlock it.
Then pull the belt across you more slowly.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
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The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or crash.
On convertible models, the safety belt
also locks if you
pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor.
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It won’t give nearly
as much protection this way.
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The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it’s more
likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash.
For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making
safety belts effective is wearing them properly.
Right Front Passenger PQsition
The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same
way as the driver’s safety belt. See “Driver Position,”
earlier in this section.
Rear Seat Passengers
It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up!
Accident statistics show that unbelted people
in the rear
seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are
wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be
out of the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike
in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts. thrown
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Lap-Shoulder Belt
The rear seats have lap-shoulder belts. Here’s how to
wear one properly.
1. Pick uu the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let it get twisted.
On convertible models, the shoulder belt may lock if
you pull the belt across you very quickly. If this
happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it.
Then pull the belt across you more slowly.
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The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on
the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies
force to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be less
likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the
belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could
cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt
should
go over the shoulder and across the chest. These
parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining
forces.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or a crash,
On convertible m&dels, the safety belt also locks
if you
pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor.
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