PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1996 Owners Manual

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v The 1996’Pontiac Firebird Owner’s Manual
Seats and Restraint Systems ............................................................. 1-1
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SRS” system.
This section explains how to start and operate your Pontiac.
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your
audio system.
FeaturesandControls .................................................................. 2-1
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems ..................................................... 3-1
.... Your Driving and the Road .............................................................. 4-1
..... Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
ProblemsontheRoad .................................................................. 5-1
This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or
overheated engine, etc.
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Pontiac running properly and looking good.
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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 h’ow to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8-9.
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
Service and Appearance Care .............................................................. 6-1
Maintenanceschedule ................................................................... 7-1
Customer Assistance Information ........................................................ 8-1
Index ........................................................................\
........ 9-1
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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,
PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem and the name
FIREBIRD 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
vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name
“General
Motors of Canada Limited” for Pontiac
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. 10275781 B First Edition
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EXCELLENCE
We support voluntary
technician certification.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
Aux proprictaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous
procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en fraqais
chez
votre concessionaire ou au:
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@Copyright General Motors Corporation 1995
4ll 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. If you
do this, it 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
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 and the word CAUTION to tell you
about things that could hurt you
if you were to ignore
the warning.
1 CAUTITN:
These mean there is something that could hart
you or other people.
In the 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
symbol means “Don’t,”
“Don’t do this,” or “Don’t
let this happen.”
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Also,
.icle Damage Warnings
in this book you will find these notices:
I NOTICE:
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These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle. I
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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
the same 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
SHlELDlNG
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD BATTERY
CAUSE
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:
n
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
POWER
1
WINDOW
a?
AIR BAG p
These symbols
have to
do with
your lights:
PARKING pf
LAMPS
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
These symbols are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
ENGINE Fd
COOLANT
TEMP
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CHARGING I-1
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
COOLANT a
ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(e)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
m
HORN )cr
SPEAKER
b
FUEL p3
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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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
air bags and 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
A CAUTION:
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You can lose control of the vehicle if‘ you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat
while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse
you, or make you push a pedal when you
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
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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4-Way Manual Seat 6-Way Power Seat (Option)
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 sf 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 entire seat, lift the lever under the
right front of the seat and lean forward or backward. 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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Fully Articulating Spori Seat (Option) The switch pads on the ‘outer side of the seats “inflate”
and “deflate” parts
of your seatback. If your Pontiac has these seats, the driver’s seat has the
four-way manual seat adjuster. See
“4-Way Manual The two buttons that have “dots” inflate and deflate the
Seat” earlier in this part. The passenger seat has the outer parts of the seatback. To inflate, press the raised
two-way manual seat adjuster. See “Manual Front Seat” button.
TO deflate, Press the hdented button.
earlier in this part. The two buttons without dots inflate and deflate
the lumbar (lower part of the seatback) support.
inflate, press the raised button. To deflate, press
indented
button.
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