low beam PONTIAC PONTIAC 1995 Owners Manual

Tilt Steering Wheel
A tilt steering wheel allows
you to adjust the steering
wheel before you drive.
You
can also raise it to the
highest level
to give your
legs more room when you
exit and enter the vehicle.
To tilt the wheel, hold the steering wheel and pull the
lever. Move the steering wheel to a comfortable level,
then release the lever to lock the wheel in place.
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
The lever on the left side of the steering column
includes your:
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
Headlamp HigWLow Beam
Windshield Wipers
Windshield Washer
0 Cruise Control (Option)
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Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
The turn signal has two upward (for right) and two
downward (for left) positions. These positic allow you
to signal a turn or a lane change.
To signal a turn, move the lever all the way up or down.
When the turn is finished, the lever will return
automatically.
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A green arrow on the
instrument panel will flash
in the direction
of the turn
or lane change.
To signal
a lane change, just raise or lower the lever
until the green arrow starts to flash. Hold
it there until
you complete your lane change. The lever
will return by
itself when you release it.
As you signal a turn or a lane change, if the arrows don’t
flash but just stay on, a signal bulb may be burned out
and other drivers won’t see your turn signal.
If a bulb is burned out, replace it to help avoid an
accident.
If the green mows don’t go on at all when you
signal a
turn, check the fuse (see “Fuses and Circuit
Breakers” in the Index) and for burned-out bulbs.
A chime will sound if you leave your turn signal on for
more
than 1/2 mile (0.8 km).
Headlamp Highbow
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Beam
To change your headlamps
from
low beam to high
beam, or high to low, pull
the multifunction lever all
the way toward you. Then
release
it. When the high
beams are on, a blue light
on the instrument panel also
will be on.
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1 Fog Lamps
To turn the fog lamps on, press the top of the fog lamp
switch
(C). Press the bottom of the switch to turn the fog
lamps
off. Your parking lamps must be on, or your fog
lamps won't come
on.
The fog lamps will go off whenever you change to
high-beam headlamps. When you return
to low beams,
~ the fog lamps will come on again.
I Instrument Panel Lamps
You can brighten or dim the instrument panel lamps by
moving the PANEL dial. If you turn the dial all the way
up, your courtesy or interior lamps will come on.
Turn the knob to LAMPS
(B) to turn on the headlamps
and other operating lamps.
Turn the knob to PARK
(A) to turn on the parking and
other operating lamps without
the headlamps.
Turn the knob to
OFF to turn off the lamps.
A warning chime will sound when you turn the ignition switch to
OFF, LOCK or ACC with the lamps on.
Daytime Running Lamps (Canada Only)
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) can make it easier for
others to see the front of
your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different driving conditions, but they can be especially helpful in the
short periods after dawn and before sunset.
A light sensor on top
of the instrument panel makes the
DRL work,
so be sure it isn't covered.
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The DlU system will make your low-beam headlamps
come on at a reduced brightness when:
0 The ignition is on,
The headlamp switch is off, and
The parking brake is released.
When the
DRL are on, only your low-beam headlamps
will be on. The taillamps, sidemarker and other lamps
won’t be on. Your instrument
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either.
When it’s dark enough outside, your low-beam
headlamps will change to full brightness. The other
lamps that come on with your headlamps will also come
on.
When it’s bright enough outside, the regular lamps will go out, and your low-beam headlamps change to the
reduced brightness of DRL.
To idle your vehicle with the
DlU off, set the parking
brake while the ignition is in
OFF or LOCK. Then start
your vehicle. The
DRL will stay off until you release the
parking brake.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system any time you need it.
Interior Lamps
When any door is opened, several lamps come on. These
lamps are courtesy lamps. They make it easy for you
to
enter and leave your vehicle. You can also turn these
larnps on by moving the PANEL dial all the way up.
Some of the lamps have switches
so you can turn them
on, even when the doors are closed. These lamps are
reading lamps. To avoid draining your battery, be sure to
turn
off all reading lamps when leaving your vehxle.
Battery Saver
Your vehicle has a feature to help prevent you from
draining the battery,
in case you accidentally leave the
courtesy lamps
on. If you leave the PANEL dial turned
all the way up, or
if you leave a door open, the lamps
will automatically turn
off after 10 minutes if the
ignition is
off.
This feature will not turn off the reading lamps, only the
lamps controlled by the
PANEL dial. Be sure to turn off
any reading lamps using the switch before you leave the
vehicle.
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Control Buttons
The trip calculator has three buttons that control its
functions.
MODE: Press this button to change the mode being
displayed.
EM: Press this button to change the display from
English to metric units or metric to English.
RESET Press this button for one second to reset the
mode displayed.
If you push and hold RESET for more
than five seconds, all the modes will reset. You can’t
reset
INST ECON, RANGE or EXT TEMP.
Head-Up Display (Option)
If you have the Head-Up
Display (HUD), you can see
the speedometer reading, in
English or metric units,
displayed “through” the
windshield. The
HUD also shows these lights when they are
lit on
the instrument panel:
Turn Signal Indicators
0 High-Beam Indicator Symbol
Low Fuel Symbol
0 Oil Warning Symbol
0 Coolant Temperature Symbol
Charging System Symbol
When you sit straight in your seat, the HUD image will appear straight ahead near the front bumper.
When the ignition key is turned
to RUN, all possible
HUD images will come on. Then the Head-Up Display
will operate normally.
NOTICE:
Although the HUD image appears to be near the
front
of the vehicle, do not use it as a parking aid.
The
HUD was not designed for that purpose. If
you try to use it that way, such as in a parking
lot, you may misjudge distance and run into
something.
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Here are some tips on night driving.
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Drive defensively.
Don’t drink and drive,
Adjust your inside rearview mirror
to reduce the
glare from headlamps behind you.
Since you can’t see as well, you may need to slow
down and keep more space between you and other
vehicles.
Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your
headlamps can light up only
so much road ahead.
In remote areas, watch for animals.
If you’re tired, pull off the road in a safe place and
rest.
Night Vision
No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But as
we get older these differences increase. A 50-year-old
driver may require at least twice as much light to see the
same thing at night as a 20-year-old.
What you do in the daytime can also affect your night
vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright
sunshine you
are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes will
have less trouble adjusting to night. But if you’re driving, don’t wear sunglasses at night. They may
cut
down on glare from headlamps, but they also make a lot
of
things invisible.
You can
be temporarily blinded by approaching
headlamps. It can take
a second or two, or even several
seconds,
for your eyes to readjust to the dark. When you
are faced with severe glare (as
from a driver who
doesn’t lower the high beams, or a vehicle with
misaimed headlamps), slow down a little. Avoid staring
directly into the approaching headlamps.
Keep your windshield and all the glass on your vehicle clean
-- inside and out. Glare at night is made much
worse by dirt on the glass. Even the inside
of the glass
can build up a film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes
lights dazzle and flash more than clean glass would,
making the pupils of your eyes contract repeatedly.
Remember that your headlamps light
up far less of a
roadway when you are in a turn or curve. Keep your
eyes moving; that way, it’s easier to pick out dimly
lighted objects. Just as your headlamps should be
checked regularly for proper aim,
so should your eyes
be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from night
blindness
-- the inability to see in dim light -- and aren’t
even aware
of it.
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Driving too fast through large water puddles or even
going through some car washes can cause problems, too.
The water may affect your brakes. Try to avoid puddles.
But
i€ you can’t, try to slow down before you hit them.
Hydroplaning
Hydroplaning is dangerous. So much water can build up
under your tires that they can actually ride on the water.
This can happen if the road is wet enough and you’re
going fast enough. When your vehicle
is hydroplaning,
it has little or
no contact with the road. Hydroplaning
doesn’t happen often. But it
can if your
tires haven’t much tread or if the pressure in one or
more is low. It can happen if a lot of water is standing on
the
road. If you can see reflections from trees, telephone
poles,
or other vehicles, and raindrops “dimple” the
water’s surface, there could be hydroplaning.
Hydroplaning usually happens at higher speeds. There
just isn’t a hard and fast rule about hydroplaning. The
best advice is to
slow down when it is raining.
Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
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Turn on your low-beam headlamps -- not just your
parking lamps
-- to help make you more visible to
others.
Besides slowing down, allow
some extra following
distance. And be especially careful when you
pass
another vehicle. Allow yourself more clear room
ahead, and be prepared to have your view restricted
by road spray.
Have good tires with proper tread depth. (See
“Tires” in the Index.)
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Replacement Bulbs
Exterior.Lamps Bulb- Number
Back-up .................................. 3057
Roof-Mounted
........................... 891T2
Shelf-Mounted
............................ 2355
2-Door Models
............................ H3
4-Door Models ............................ 881
2-Door Models
........................ 3057NA
4-Door Models
............................ 889
2-Door Models
...................... H4352 (U)
4-Door Models ........................... 9005
2-Door Models ...................... H435 1 (L)
4-DaorModels 9006
License Plate
................................ 194
LightBar. Front
............................ 3057
Light
Bar Panel. Rear ......................... 194
Sidemaker. Front
2-Door Models
............................. 24
4-Daor Models
.......................... 24NA
Sidemmker. Rear
............................. 194
Stop/'I'aW'hrn Signal ........................ 3057
Center High-Mounted
Stop
Fag Front Parking/Turn Signal
I Headlamp, High Beam
Headlamp. Low Beam
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Interior Lamps Bulb Number
Ashtray .................................... 194
Center Instrument Cluster
............ 161. 194. 194R
Courtesy Dome
.................................... 561
Door
............................. 562or212-2
Instrument Panel
........................... 194
Windshield Header
................. 562 or 212-2
GloveBox
.................................. 194
Heater and Air Conditioning Control
...... T- 11.5 .O. T-
Instrument Cluster Indicator ................. PC 161
High-Beam Indicator
......................... 161
Luggage Compartment
........................ 920
Reading Dome
..................................... 24
Inside Rearview Mirror
...................... 192
RearSeat
.................................. 906
Windshield Header
.................. 562 or 212-2
Turn Signal Indicator ...................... PC161
Visor Vanity
................................. 74
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Fabric Cleaning ............................... 6-55
Fiberglass Springs
.............................. 6-6 1
FillingYowTa
nk ................................ 6-5
Filter, Air Cleaner
.............................. 6-15
Finish Care
.................................... 6-59
FinishDamage
................................. 6-60
First Gear, Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-19
FixedMastAntenna
............................. 3-16
Flashers, Hazard Warning
......................... 5-1
Flat Tire, Changing
............................. 5-23
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 6-71
Fog Lamp Bulb Replacement
..................... 6-40
Foreign Countries, Fuel
........................... 6-4
Frangais, Guide en
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Freeway Driving ............................... 4-19
French Language Manual
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Front Lamp Bar Bulb Replacement ................. 6-36
Front Seatback Latches
........................... 1-4
Front Sidemarker Bulb Replacement
................ 6-38
Front Turn Signal Bulb Replacement
................ 6-38
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
FillingYourTank
............................. 6-5
Gage ...................................... 2-49
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In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
Fuses
and Circuit Breakers ....................... 6-64
Gage. Engine Coolant Temperature
............... 2-55
Gasolines for Cleaner
Air ......................... 6-4
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)
................ 4-27 Gear Positions
................................. 2-16
Glass. Cleaning
................................ 6-58
GloveBox
..................................... 2-9
Graphic Equalizer. Using
.......................... 3-8
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)
.............. 4-27
Halogen Bulbs
................................ 6-28
Hazard Warning Flashers .......................... 5-1
Head Restraints
................................. 1-4
Head-Up Display
(HUD) ......................... 2-60
Headlamp Bulb Replacement
...................... 6-32
Headlamp High/Low Beam Changer
................ 2-29
Headlaps, Operation
........................... 2-34
Hearing or Speech Impaired, Customer Assistance
...... 8-2
Heating
........................................ 3-3
High-Beam Lamps, How to Change
................ 2-29
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-21
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-21
Hitches, Trailer
................................. 4-32
Hood Release ................................... 6-7
Horn
......................................... 2-27
HUD
......................................... 2-60
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-17
HeadlampAiming
.............................. 6-29
Headlamp, Wiring
.............................. 6-69
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