door lock PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1993 Owners Manual

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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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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Head Restraints
Head restraints are fixed on some
vehicles and adjustable on others. Slide
an adjustable head restraint 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.
On some models, the head restraints tilt
forward and rearward
also.
Front Seatback Latches
(2-DOOR MODELS)
The front seatback folds forward to let
people get into the back seat. Your
seatback will move back and forth
freely, unless you come to a sudden
stop, Then it will lock into place.
There's one time the
front seats may not
fold without some help from you. That's
if your vehicle is parked facing down a
fairly steep hill.
To fold a front seatback forward, push
the seatback toward the rear seat as you
lift this latch. Then the seatback will
fold forward. The latcH must be down
for the seat to work properly.
Easy-Entry Seat
(2-DOOR MODELS)
The right front seat of your vehicle
makes it easy to get in and out of the
rear seat.
When you tilt the right front seatback
fully forward, the whole seat will slide
forward.
After someone gets into the rear seat
area, move the right front seatback to
its original position. Then move the
seat rearward until it
locks.
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And you don’t have to unbuckle when
you get out.
Just get into your vehicle. Then close and lock the door. Adjust the seat (to see
how, see the
Index under Seat Controls)
so you can sit up straight. The lap
belt should be worn as low on
the hips as possible. 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. It’s
possible that an automatic belt could
keep you from fully opening a door.
That can happen
if the door was
slammed shut very hard. Just close the
door all the way, then slowly open it. If
that doesn’t
fix it, then your Pontiac
needs service.
We hope you will always keep your
automatic belt buckled. However,
you
may need to unbuckle it in an
emergency.
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Seats & Safety 6elts
Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
(CONE)
To unbuckle the automatic belt, just
push the button on the buckle.
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To reattach the automatic belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see the
Index under Seat Controls) so you
can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it clicks.
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It
won’t give nearly as much protection
this way.
loose. In a crash, you would move
forward too much, which could
significantly increase injury. The
shoulder belt should
fit against
your body.
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Features & Controls
Keys
P
.~eaving young children in a‘
vehicle with the ignition key
is dangerous for many reasons. A
child or others could be badly
injured. or even killed.
They could operate power
windows or other controls or even
make the vehicle move.
Don’t leave the keys in a vehicle
with young children. The
ignition keys are for the ignition
only.
The door keys are for the doors and all
other locks. {hen
a new Pontiac is delivered, the
:aler removes the plugs from the keys,
Id gives them to the first owner.
ach plug has a code on it that tells your
:aler or a qualified locksmith how to
lake extra keys. Keep the plugs in a
lfe place.
If you lose your keys, you’ll
; able to have new ones made easily
sing these plugs.
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Door locks I
1 CAUTION
* Unlocked doors can be
- dangerous.
Passengers-especially children-
can easily open the doors and fall
out. When a door is locked, the
inside handle won’t open
it.
Outsiders can easily enter through
an unlocked door when you slow
down or stop your vehicle.
This may not be
so obvious: You
increase the chance of being
thrown out of the vehicle in a crash
if the doors aren’t locked. Wear
safety belts properly, lock your
doors, and you will be far better
off whenever you drive your
vehicle.
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There are several ways to lock and
unlock
your vehicle.
From the Outside:
Use your door key.
From the Inside:
To lock the door, slide the locking lever
rearward.
To unlock the door, slide the locking
lever forward.
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Features & Controls
Power Door Locks
With power door locks, you can lock or
unlock all the doors of your vehicle
from the driver or front passenger door
lock switch.
On 4-door models, the mechanical
switch on each rear door works only
that door’s lock. It won’t lock (or
unlock) all of the doors-that’s a safety
feature.
Automatic Door Locks
Just close your doors and turn on the
ignition. If you have an automatic
transaxle, all of the doors will lock
when
you move your shift lever out of
P (Park) or N (Neutral). If you have a
manual transaxle, all of the doors will
lock when the vehicle reaches about
8 mph (13 km/h). Each time you close
your doors and
turn on the ignition, the
doors will lock automatically only once.
If someone needs to get out while the
vehicle is running, have that person use
the manual or power lock. When the
door is closed again, it will not lock
automatically. Just use the manual or
power lock to lock the door again.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, open your
door and set the locks from inside, then
get out and close the door.
Illuminated Entry/Exit System
When you lift the outside handle of either front door, the lights inside your
vehicle will go on. These lights will go
off after about
40 seconds, or when the
ignition is turned on.
If the ignition has been off for less than
two minutes, the lights inside your
vehicle will stay on for about four
seconds to provide
an illuminated exit.
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Rear Door Security locks
Your Pontiac is equipped with rear door
security locks that help prevent
passengers from opening the rear doors
of your vehicle from the inside. To use
one of these locks:
1. Use a key to move the lock all the
2. Close the door.
3. Do the same thing to the other rear
door lock.
way up. The
rear doors of your vehicle cannot bt
opened from inside when this feature is
in use.
If you want to open a rear door
when the security lock is
on:
1. Unlock the door from the inside.
2. Then open the door from the outside.
If you don’t cancel the security lock
feature, adults or older children who
ride in the rear won’t be able to open the
rear door from the inside. You should
let adults and older children know how
these security locks work, and how to
cancel the locks.
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Features & Controls
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Rear Door Security Locks (CONT.)
To Cancel the Rear Door Lock:
1 . Unlock the door from the inside and open the door from the outside.
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2. Use a key to move the lock all the
3. Do the same for the other rear door.
The rear door locks will now work
normally. way
down.
Theft
Vehicle theft is big business, especially
in some cities.
Although your Pontiac has a number of
theft-deterrent features, we know that nothing we put on it can make it
impossible
to steal. However, there are
ways you can help.
Key in the Ignition: If you walk away
from your vehicle with the keys inside,
it’s an easy target for
joy riders or
professional thieves-so don’t do it.
When you park your Pontiac and open
the driver’s door, you’ll hear a chime
reminding you to remove your key from
the ignition and take it with you.
Always do
this. Your steering wheel will
be locked, and
so will your ignition. If
you have an automatic transaxle, taking
your key out
also locks your transaxle.
And remember to lock the doors.
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Parking at Night: Park in a lighted
spot, close all windows and lock your
vehicle. Remember to keep your valuables out of sight. Put them in a
storage area, or take them with you.
Parking Lots: If you park in a lot where
someone will be watching your vehicle,
it’s best to lock it up and take your keys.
But what if you have to leave your
ignition key? What if you have to leave something valuable in your vehicle?
Put your valuables in a storage area,
Activate the remote trunk release
Lock the glove box.
Lock all the doors except the driver’s.
Then take the door key with you.
like your trunk
or glove
box.
lockout feature.
Trunk Lock
To unlock the trunk from the outside,
insert the door key and
turn the trunk
lock cylinder.
Remote Trunk Release
Pull upward on the remote release
handle, located on the floor near the left
side of the driver’s seat, to release the
trunk lid. Make sure the lockout feature
is not activated.
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