PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1993 Owners Manual

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Grand Am
OWNER'S MANUAL
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1993 Owner’s Manual
Table of Contents Pontiac Grand Am
Introduction How to Use this Manual .............. .3
Part 1 Seats &Safety Belts. ................ .7
Part 2 Features & Controls ............... .43
Part 3 Comfort Controls & Audio Systems. ...
Pert 4 Your Driving and the Road .......... .I~I
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Part5 ProblemsontheRoad .............. 16s
Part 6 Service & Appearance Care ......... 197
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Part 7 Maintenance Schedule. ............ 259
Part 8 Customer Assistance Information .... 27s
Part9 Index ........................... 293
Includes “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 284 c
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Service Station Information .... Last Page
Printed in USA 10202167 B Second Printing . .
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Important Notes About 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.
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.
Note to Canadian Owners
For vehicles fmt sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Pontiac Division
whenever
it appears in this manual.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual:
Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en francais chez votre
concessionaire ou au
DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7.
Published by Pontiac Division
General Motors Corporation The word Pontiac, the Pontiac emblem and the
name Grand Am are registered trademarks of
General Motors Corporation.
The word Delco is a registered trademark of General
Motors Corporation.
0 Copyright 1992 General Motors Corporation, Pontiac Division. All rights reserved.
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How to Use this Manual
Using Your 1993 Pontiac
Owner’s Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual
from beginning to end when they first
receive their new vehicle. This 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.
There are nine parts with color-tabbed
pages
in this manual. Each part begins
with a brief list of contents,
so you can
usually tell at a glance if that part
contains the information you want.
You can bend the manual slightly to
reveal the color tabs that help you find a
part.
Part 1: Seats & Safety Belts
This part tells you how to use your seats
and safety belts properly.
Part 2: Features & Controls
This part explains how to start and
operate your Pontiac.
Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio
Systems
This part tells you how to adjust the
ventilation and comfort controls and
how to operate your audio system.
Part 4: Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and
tips about the road and how to drive
under different conditions.
Part 5: Problems on the Road
This part tells you what to do if you
have a problem while driving, such as
a
flat tire or engine overheating. ’
Part 6: Service & Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep
your Pontiac running properly and
looking good.
Part 7: Maintenance Schedule
This part tells you when to perform
vehicle maintenance and what fluids and
lubricants
to use.
Part 8: Customer Assistance
Information
This part tells you how to contact
Pontiac for assistance and how to get
service publications. It also gives you
information on
Reporting Safety Defects.
Part 9: Index
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 Station Information
This is a quick reference of service
information. You can find it
on the last
page
of this manual.
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How to Use this Manual
SaSty Warnings and Symbols Vehicle Damage Warnings
You will find a number of safety You will also find a red circle with a Also, in this book you will find these
cautions in this book. We use yellow slash through it in this book. This safety blue notices:
and the word
CAUTION to tell you symbol means:
about things that could hurt you if you
were to ignore the warning.
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Don’t do this
Don’t
let this happen
In the yellow 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.
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These mean there is something that
could damage your vehicle.
In the blue 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. In this manual, we’ve
used the familiar words and colors that Pontiac has used for years.
You’ll also see warning labels on your
vehicle. They use the same colors, and
the words CAUTION or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will These
symbols are important for you
find on your vehicle. For example, these and your passengers whenever your
symbols are used on an original battery: vehicle
is driven:
Caution Possible Injury
Protect Eyes by Shielding
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks or Flames
Spark or Flame
Could
Explode Battery
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Door LocWUnlock
rhese symbols have to do with your
lights:
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights
Fog Lamps
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Vehicle Symbols (CONT.:)
These symbols are on some of your
controls:
Windshield Wipers
Windshield Washer
Windshield Defroster
Rear Window Defogger
Ventilating Fan
Power Window
These symbols are used on warning and
Here are some other symbols you may
indicator lights: see:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Battery Charging
System
Fuel
Engine Oil Pressure
Brake
Anti-Lock Brakes Fuse
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Speaker
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Hood Release
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Here you^ 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 & Safety 6elts
Seats and Seat Controls .............................................. 8
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................................... 17
DriverPosition .................................................... 18
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
.................................... 22
Right Front Passenger Position
....................................... 22
Rear Seat Passengers
............................................... 23
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
..................................... 26
Center Passenger Position
........................................... 28
Smaller Children and Babies
......................................... 29
Child Restraints
................................................... 30
Safety Belt Extender
............................................... 40
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash ................................... 40
SafetyBelts .......................................................
Children ......................................................... 29
LargerChildren
................................................... 38
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Seats & Safety Eelts
Seats und Seat Controls Manual Fmnt Seat
This section tells you about the seats-
how to adjust them-and also about
reclining seatbacks and head restraints.
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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 control lever under the front
of the 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.
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Manual 4- Way Adjustable 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
of the front of the seat.
To Adjust the Seat’s Forward and
Rearward Movement:
Lift the left lever up and adjust the seat
forward
or back. Then release the lever
and try to move the seat to be certain
that
it is locked in place.
To Raise or Lower the Front of the
Seat:
Lift the right lever, and lean forward or
backward.
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I Power Seat Controls (opTIoN)
To adjust the power seat on some
models:
Front Control (A): Raise the front of
the seat by holding the switch up. Lower
the front
of the seat by holding the
switch down.
Center Control (B): Move the seat
forward
or back by holding the control
to the front or back.
Move the seat higher by holding the
control
up. Lower the seat by holding
the control down.
Rear Control (C): Raise the rear of the
seat by holding the switch
up. Lower the
rear of the seat by holding the switch
down.
Manual Lumbar Support
Turn the knob on the side of the driver’s
seat clockwise to increase
support to the
lower back.
Turn the knob counter-
clockwise to decrease the
support.
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