climate control PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995 Owners Manual

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The main components of your instrument panel are:
1. Fog Lamp Switch
2. Instrument Panel Intensity Control/ Interior Lamps
Switch
3. Side Vent
4. Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever
5. Hazard Warning Flashers Switch
6. Instrument Cluster
7. Windshield WipersNasher Stalk
8. Center Vent
9. Audio System
10. Side Vent
11. Side Window Defogger Vent
12. Glove Box
13. Climate Control System
14. AshtrayLighter
15. Gear Shift Lever
16. Rear Window Defogger (Option)
17. Ignition Switch
18. SRS - Supplemental Restraint System (Air Bag)
19. Horns
20. Tilt Steering Wheel Lever (Option)
21. Parking Brake Release Lever
22. Hood Release Handle
23. Fuse Panel
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Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
In this section you’ll find out how to operate the comfort
control systems and audio systems offered with your
Pontiac. Be sure to read about the particular system
supplied with your vehicle.
Climate Control System
With this system, you can control the ventilation and
heating in your vehicle.
Your vehicle also has the flow-through ventilation
system described later in this section.
3f FAN: The left control knob sets the Fan speed.
To select the force of air you want, turn the knob. The
fan
is always running unless the mode control is moved
to OFF.
Temperature Control: The center control knob
regulates the temperature of the air coming through the
system.
Mode Control: The right control knob changes the
functions
of your system.
BI-LEVEL: Use on cool, but sunny days. This
setting brings
in the outside air, but directs it in two
ways. The cool air is directed to the upper portion of
your body through the instrument panel outlets, but
slightly warmer air is directed through the heater ducts
and defroster vents.
At times this temperature difference
may be more apparent than others.
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It’s all right to drive with your compact spar
though.
It was developed for use on Your vehicl
The following information relates to the system
developed by the- United
States National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration which grades tires by
treadwear, traction
md temperature performance. (This
applies-only to vehicles sold in the United States-)
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on
the wear rate of the tire when tested under controlled
conditions on a specified government test course. For
example, a tire graded
150 would wear one and a half
(1 1/2) times as well on the government course as a tire
graded
100. The relative performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of their use, however, and
may depart significantly from the norm due to variations
in driving habits, service practices and differences in
road characteristics and climate.
Traction - A, B, C
The traction grades, from highest to lowest are: A, B, and
C. They represent the tire’s ability to stop on wet
pavement as measured under controlled conditions on specified government test surfaces of asphalt and concrete.
A tire marked C may have poor traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade assigned to this tire is based
on braking (straight-ahead) traction tests and does not
include cornering (turning) traction.
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Power Steering Fluid ......................... 6-26
Restraint Systems
............................ 1-46
Starter Switch
............................... 7-39
Steering Column Lock
........................ 7-40
Things Under the Hood
........................ 6-7
Chemical Paint Spotting .......................... 6-49
Child Restraints
................................ 1-3 1
Securing in a Rear Outside Seat Position
.......... 1-34
Securing in the Center Rear Seat Position
......... 1-36
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position
.......... 1-38
Top Strap
................................... 1-33
Cigarette Lighter ............................... 2-5 1
Circuit Breaker. Power Windows and Other Power Options
................................ 6-54
WheretoPut ................................ 1-33
Cleaner. Air ................................... 6-17
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels ........................... 6-48
Fabric ..................................... 6-44
Glass
...................................... 6-46
Leather
.................................... 6-46
Outside
of the Windshield and Wiper Blades ....... 6-47
Special Problems
............................ 6-45
Stains
...................................... 6-45
The Inside of Your Pontiac
..................... 6-43
The Outside of Your Pontiac
.................... 6-47
Tires
...................................... 6-49
Top
of the Instrument Panel .................... 6-46
Climate Control System ........................... 3- 1
Clock, Setting the
................................ 3-5
Vinyl ...................................... 6-45
Clutch Adjustment .............................. 6-22
Clutch. Hydraulic
............................... 6-22
Coin Holder
................................... 2-50
Compact Disc Player Care
........................ 3-19
Compact Spare Tire
............................. 5-28
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
Control. Loss of
................................ 4-12
Controlled-Cycle Windshield Wipers
............... 2-37
Controls. Lamp
................................ 2-34
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-48
Coolant
....................................... 6-22
Coolant Heater. Engine
..................... 2-16, 6- 16
Coolant Surge Tank
............................. 5-16
Coolant Temperature Gage
....................... 2-63
Coolant, How to Add to the Coolant Surge Tank
...... 5-16
Cooling System
................................ 5-12
Cruise Control
Erasing Speed Memory ........................ 2-42
Getting Out of
............................... 2-42
Passing Another Vehicle While Using
............ 2-42
ToIncreaseSpeed
............................ 2-41
ToReduceSpeed
............................ 2-42
To Resume a Set Speed ........................ 2-41
ToSet
..................................... 2-40
UseonHills
................................ 2-42
Cupholders .................................2-49, 50
Customer Assistance for the Hearing or
Speech Impaired ............................... 8-2
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8-1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
.................... 8-1
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Seats .......................................... 1-1
Easy Entry ................................... 1-6
Four- Way Manual
............................. 1-2
Lumbar Control, Manual
....................... 1-3
Reclining Front ............................... 1-3
Securing a Child Restraint
..................... 1-3 1
Split Fold-Down Rear ......................... 1-6
Seats and Restraint Systems ........................ 1 - 1
Seats and Seat Controls ........................... 1 - 1
Second (2) Position, Automatic Transaxle ......... 2-20, 21
Second (2) Position, Manual Transaxle
.............. 2-22
Service
........................................ 6-1
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6- 1
Service and Owner Publications .................... 8-7
Service Bulletins, Ordering
........................ 8-7
Service Engine Soon Light
....................... 2-64
Service Manuals, Ordering
........................ 8-7
Service Parts Identification Label
.................. 6-5 1
Service Publications
.............................. 8-7
Service Work, Doing Your Own
.................... 6-1
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Pontiac
........... 1-23
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-49
Shift Light, Manual Transaxle
.................. 2-23, 60
Shift Speeds, Manual Transaxle .................... 2-23
Shifting Into Park (P) Position
..................... 2-26
Shifting Out
of Park (P) Position ................... 2-28
Shifting, Automatic Transaxle
..................... 2- 17
Signaling Turns
................................ 2-33
Sound Equipment, Adding ........................ 3- 18
ManualFront ................................ 1-1
Skidding ...................................... 4-12
Spare Tire. Compact ............................. 5-28
Specifications Chart
............................. 6-57
Speedometer
................................... 2-56
Split Fold-Down Seat
............................ 1-6
Stains, Cleaning
................................ 6-45
Standard Climate Control
.......................... 3-1
Starter Switch
.................................. 7-39
2.3 Liter .................................... 2-14
3.1Liter
.................................... 2-15
Automatic Transaxle .......................... 2-13
Steam,
If Coming From Your Engine ............... 5-13
Steering Column Lock ........................... 7-40
Steering Wheel, Tilt ............................. 2-32
Steering, In Emergencies
.......................... 4-9
Steering, Power
................................. 4-8
Steering, Tips
................................... 4-8
Steering, Variable Effort
........................... 4-8
Storage Armrest
................................ 2-49
Storage, Of Your Vehicle
......................... 6-31
Storage, Sunglasses
............................. 2-51
Stuck,
If You Are ............................... 5-29
Sunglasses Storage .............................. 2-51
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ............... 1-19
Surge Tank Pressure Cap
......................... 6-25
Symbols, Vehicle
.................................. v
Starting Your Engine
ManualTransaxle ............................ 2-14
Steering
....................................... 4-8
Sunvisors .................................... 2-48
Sunroof
....................................... 2-48
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