PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1994 Owners Manual

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7 Pontiac Grand Am
introduction Part
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Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
1994 Owner’s Manual
Table of Contents
How to Use This Manual ............ 3
7 Seats & Restraint Systems ...........
Features & Controls ............... 45
Comfort Controls & Audio Systems . IO I -
Your Driving and the Road ......... 119 -
Problems on the Road ............. I47
Service & Appearance Care ........ I69
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Maintenance Schedule ............ 223
Customer Assistance Information . . 243
Includes ‘LReporting Safety Defects” on page 247.
Index ........................... 263 9
Service Station Information . . Last Page
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Printed in USA 10260961 A Second Edition . . ,
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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 first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Pontiac Motor 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 franc;ais chez votre concessionaire
ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd.,
1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T lC7.
Published by Pontiac Motor Division
General Motors Corporation
General Motors, GM and the GM Emblem, 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.
@ Copyright 1993 General Motors Corporation, Pontiac Motor Division. All rights reserved.
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How to Use This Manual
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Using Your 1994 Pontiac
Owner’s Manual
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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 black-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 black tabs that help you find a part.
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Part 1: Seats & Restraint Systems
This part tells you how to use your seats
and safety belts properly. It also explains
the
“SRS” (Air Bag) System.
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 sound 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, etc.
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’’ on
page 247.
Part 9: Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost
?very 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
Safety Warnings and
Symbols
You will find a number of safety cautions
in this book. We use a box with gray
background and the word CAUTION to
tell you about things that could hurt you
if
you were to ignore the warning.
In the gray 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
:hrough
it in this book. This safety
symbol means:
“Don’t,”
“Don’t do this,”
or “Don’t let this happen.”
Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these
notices:
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that
could damage your vehicle.
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 yellow for cautions,
blue for notices, and the 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:
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT 4
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have
to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
HIGH BEAM OR = =o
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are
on some of
your controls:
WIPER Q
WINDSHIELD
WASHER
wlNDSHIELDw DEFROSTER
WINDOW REAR
DEFOGGER.
VENTILATING ca
FAN c.
These symbols
are used
on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT F-
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE (0)
RADIATOR a
COOLANT
FUEL
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
-4
TEMP OIL &
ANTILOCK (e)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may
see:
FUSE *
RADIO
VOLUME
AIR
CONDITIONING
RELEASE TRUNK
LIGHTER
SPEAKER
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Notes
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Her6 you'll find information about'the
seats in your Po.ntiac, and how ti, us0
your-safety belts properly . You can
also learn about
some thi, ngs you
should not dm o with safety belts .
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Seats & Restraint Sys
Seats and Seat Controls ........................................
El terns
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Part I
5. afety Belts .......... ; ............................................. 12
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ...................................... 17
Driver Positian ...................................................... 17
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ....................... ............. 21
Air 'Bag Readiness Light
.............................................. 22
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Pontiac
............................... 25
Safety Belt
Use During Pregnancy ..................................... 25
Right Front. Passenger Position
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Rear Seat Passengers ................................................ 26
Center Passenger Position ............................................ 27
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ...................................... 30
Children
.......................................................... 32
Smaller Children and Babies
.......................................... 32
Child Restraints
.................................................... 33
LargerChildren
.................................................... 40
Safety Belt Extender
................................................ 42
Checking Your Restraint System ........................................ 42
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash
................................... 42
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Seats & Restraint Systems
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the
seats-how to adjust them-and also
about reclining seatbacks and head
restraints.
Manual Front Seat
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. Manual 4- Way Adjustable
Seai
(omoN)
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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Power Seat Controls
(OPTION)
To adjust the power seat on some models:
Front Control: Raise the front of
the seat by holding the switch up. Lower
the front of the seat by holding the switch
down.
Center Control: 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: Raise the rear of the
seat by holding the switch up. Lower the
rear of the seat by holding the switch
down.
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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
counterclockwise
to decrease the support.
Manual Reclining
Seatback
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the
outer side of the seat and move the
seatback where you want
it. Release the
lever to lock the seatback.
Pull up on the lever and the seat will go to
an upright position.
Don’t have a seatback reclined, however,
if your vehicle is moving.
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