ABS PONTIAC PONTIAC 1995 Owners Manual

Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive
in spurts
-- heavy acceleration followed by heavy
braking
-- rather than keeping pace with traffic. This
is a mistake. Your brakes may not have time to cool
between hard stops. Your brakes will
wear out much
faster if you do a lot of heavy braking.
If you keep pace
with the traffic and allow realistic following distances,
you will eliminate a lot of unnecessary braking. That
means better braking and longer brake life.
If your engine ever stops while you’re driving, brake
normally but don’t pump your brakes. If you do, the
pedal may get harder to push down. If your engine
stops, you will still have some power brake assist. But
you will use it when you brake. Once the power assist is
used up, it may take longer to stop and the brake pedal
will be harder to push.
Bnti-Lock Brakes (Option)
:f your Pontiac has anti-lock brakes (ABS), it has an
dvanced electronic braking system that will help
Irevent a braking skid.
If your vehicle has anti-lock brakes, the brake pedal will
;ay
so.
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260L 0 0 instrument panel will come
And this
light on the
R p M x1 000 on briefly when you start
your vehicle.
When you start your vehicle, or when you begin to drive
away, you may hear a momentary motor or clicking
noise. And you may even notice that your brake pedal moves a little while this is going on.
This is the ABS
system testing itself.
If there’s a problem with the
anti-lock brake system, the anti-lock brake system
warning light will stay on or flash.
See “Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light” in the
Index. Here’s how anti-lock works. Let’s say the road
is wet.
You’re driving safely. Suddenly an animal jumps out
in
front of you.
You slam on the brakes. Here’s what happens with
ABS.
A computer senses that wheels are slowing down. If one
of the wheels is about
to stop rolling, the computer will
separately work the brakes at each front wheel and at the
rear wheels.
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Driving OR Grades
Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before you start
down a long
or steep downgrade. If you don’t shift
down,
you might have to use your brakes so much that
they would get hot and no longer work well.
On a long uphill grade, shift down and reduce your
speed to around
45 mph (70 km/h) to reduce the
possibility
of engine and transaxle overheating.
If you have Overdrive,
you may want to drive in
THIRD (3), instead of DRIVE (D).
But if you ever have to park your rig on a hill, here’s
how to
do it:
1. Apply your regular brakes, but don’t shift into
PARK (P) yet.
2. Have someone place chocks under the trailer wheels.
3. When the wheel chocks are in place, release the
regular brakes until the chocks absorb the load.
4. Reapply the regular brakes. Then apply your parking
brake, and then shift to PARK (P).
5. Release the regular brakes.
Parking on Hills
You really should not park your vehicle, with a trailer
attached, on a hill.
If something goes wrong, your rig
could start to move. People can be injured, and both
your vehicle
and the trailer can be damaged.
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4. Lift the plastic locking tabs on the electrical
connector and pull the connector from the headlamp
socket.
Note which way the socket is pointing before
you disconnect it. You’ll need to install the
new headlamp
so the socket points in the same
direction.
5. Set the headlamp assembly on a work surface with
the lens facing you.
6. Remove the Torx@
screws at the end
of the
aiming ring. The aiming
ring will swing open like
a gate.
7. Remove the aiming ring. Place it face down on the
work surface with the aim indicator
up.
8. Check that the number on the new headlamp
matches the number on the headlamp being replaced.
The letter on the headlamp
(U or L) must also match.
9. Put the new headlamp in position.
Make sure the socket points in the same direction
as
it did with the old headlamp.
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10. Insert the tabs on the
aiming ring into the
11. Holding the
aiming ring closed, insert the screws at
the end of the ring. Tighten -the screws until the
aiming ring touches the plastic nuts on both the top
and bottom.
0 Da not overtighten.
12. Do not damage the vertical aiming bubble.
13. Plug the electrical connector into the headlamp
socket. Make sure the locking tabs snap onto
the
socket.
14. Put the headlamp assembly
in position. Make sure
the two guide tabs drop into their holes in the
headlamp support panel.
guide tabs are still in place before tightening the
screws.
15. Tighten the two bottom
screws. Make sure the
16. Insert the top screw and tighten it.
17. Close the headlamp panel.
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Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
(4-hor Models)
1. Remove the two screws from the cover.
2. PulI down the cover.
3. Lift the tabs at the top
and bottom of the socket
and pull it from the
housing.
4. Pull out the bulb.
5. Push in a new bulb.
6. Push the socket back into the housing. Make sure the
7. Replace the cover and screws.
tabs snap in place.
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Fuse
1
5
6
7
10
11
12 14
15
16
19
21
Description
CIGAR LIGHTER -- Instrument Panel Cigar
Lighter
HAZARD FLASHER
Control Unit
LOCK CONTROL
-- Door Lock Relay
Chime Module, Electronic Brake Control
Module (EBCM), Theft Deterrent Module,
Radio, Radio Amplifier, Trip Computer
STARTER MOTOR
ANTI-THEFT
-- Theft Deterrent Module
WAC BLOWER MOTOR
-- Blower Motor
Relay
WAC
#1-- Air Temperature Valve Motor, Trip
Computer, Daytime Running Lamps Module
(with Dm), WAC Control Assembly,
Multifunction Lever Cruise Control Switch
REAR DEFOG -- WAC Control Assembly
Rear Window Defogger Switch
POWER ACCESSORY
#1 -- Antenna
Relay, Power Mirror Switch, Door Lock Switches, Door Handle Switches
AIR BAG -- Sensing and Diagnostic Module
@DM)
POWER ACCESSORY
#2 -- SUIKOO~
YP ELECTRONICS
BATTERY FEED --
Fuse
23
24
28
29
30
32
33
37
38
39
Description
STOPLAMPS -- TCCBrake Switch
HVAC #2
-- HVAC Control Assembly,
Solenoid Box
CTSY LAMPS
-- Vanity Mirrors, VP
Courtesy Lamps, I/P Compartment Lamp,
Trunk Courtesy Lamp, Header Courtesy and
Reading Lamp,
US Lighted Rearview Mirror,
Dome and Reading Lamp, Quarter Courtesy
WIPER
-- Wiper Switch
TURN SIGNAL
-- Turn Signal Flasher
POWER LOCKS
-- Door Lock Relay
ABS -- Electronic Brake Control Module
(EBCM),
ABS Relay
AUXILIARY POWER
RADIO
-- Radio, Steering Wheel Radio
Switches
Headlamp Switch, Cruise Control Cut-Out Switch, Sensing and Diagnostic Module
(SDM), TCCBrake Switch, Instrument
Cluster, Chime Module, Second Gear Start
Switch, Head-Up Display
(HUD) Switch,
Daytime Running Lamps Module
(with Dm)
Lamps
I/P ELECTRONICS IGNITION FEED --
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Underhood Electrical Center -- Driver Side
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FOG LPS PARKLPS HORN
VAR PIS II
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Fuse
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11
12
Fuse Description
FOG LPS Fog Lamps
PARK LPS Headlamp Switch
HORN Horn Relay, Underhood Lamp
VAR PIS EVO
13
Relay
14
15
16
Description
IGN SW2 -- I/P Fuse Block PWR
WDO and Circuit Breaker “D’;
Passenger Side Underhood
Electrical Center: TCC and ENG
EMIS Fuses
IGN SWl -- I/P Fuse Block:
Radio, Wiper, WAC,
ABS and
Turn Signal Fuses; Passenger Side
Underhood Electrical Center:
F/IJN,
ECM IGN and ELEK IGN
Fuses
HD LPS -- 30 Amp Circuit
Breaker
to Headlamp Switch
ABS -- ABS Relay
Description
ABS -- Anti-lac- Brake Svstem
FOG LPS
HORN
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Section 9 Index
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ABS ......................................... 4-6
Accessory Outlet
............................... 2-42
Adding Automatic Transaxle Fluid
..................... 6- 18
BrakeFluid
................................. 6-26
Electrical Equipment
............... 2-14,3-14, 6-63
Engine Coolant
............................... 6-20
Engineoil
.................................. 6-12
Power Steering Fluid
......................... 6-23
Windshield Washer Fluid
...................... 6-24
AimingHeadlamps
............................. 6-29
AirBag
....................................... 1-23
How Does It Restrain
......................... 1-26
How It Works
............................... 1-25
Location
................................... l-28
Readiness Light ........................ 1-24, 2-51
Servicing
................................... 1-28
What Makes It Inflate
......................... 1-26
What Will You See After It Inflates
.............. 1-27
When Should It Inflate
........................ 1-26
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-15
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-3
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
..................... 6-72
Air Conditioning with Electronic Controls ............ 3-1
SoundEquipment
............................ 3-14
Alignment and Balance. Tires
..................... 6-52
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-60
Antenna. Fixed Mast
............................ 3-16
Antenna. Power Mast Care
....................... 3-16
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-19
Anti-Lock Brake System Active Light
.............. 2-54
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
......... 2-53. 4.7
Anti-Lock Brakes
............................... 4-6
Anti-Theft Feature. Theftlock
..................... 3-15
Appearance Care and Materials
.................... 6-62
Armrest. Storage
............................... 2-41
Ashtrays, Rear
................................. 2-45
Audio System, Steering Wheel Touch Controls
....... 3-17
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-5
Auto-Down Window ............................ 2-27
Automatic Door Locks
............................ 2-4
Automatic Transaxle
............................ 2-16
First Gear (1) Position
........................ 2-19
Neutral
(N) Position .......................... 2-17
Overdrive (D) Position
........................ 2-18
Park (P) Position
........................ 2-16. 7-38
Reverse (R) Position
.......................... 2-17
Second Gear (2) Position
...................... 2-19
Appearancecare
............................... 6-54
Ashtrays. Front
................................. 2-44
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