Pontiac 1994 Firebird Owner's manual

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Table
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Contents
Introduction
Part
1
Part
2
Part
3
Part
4
Part
5
Part
6
Part
9
Part
8
Part
9
How
to Use This Manual
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Seats
&
Restraint
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Systems
7
Features
&
Controls
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Comfort Coqtrols
&
Audio Systems 103
Your Driving and the
Road
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Probiems
on
the
Road
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Appearance Care
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Maintenance Schedule
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Customer Assistance Information
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Including “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
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in
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Part
No.
10260939
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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. For
vehicles fist sold
in
Canada, substitute the
name “General Motors of Canada Limited”
for
Pontiac Motor Division wherever it
appears in this manual.
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Who
Prefer a
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Published by:
Pontiac Motor Division
General Motors Corporation
Pontiac Motors,
GM
and the GM
emblem,
Pontiac
and the Pontiac emblem,
and
Firebird
and the Firebird emblem are
registered trademarks of General Motors
Corporation.
@Copyright 1993 General Motors
Corporation, Pontiac Motor Division.
All Rights Reserved.
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How
to
Use
This
Manual
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.
~ Index:
A
good place
to
look for what
you need is the Index
in
back of the
manual. It’s an alphabetical list of all
that’s in the manual, and the page
number where you’ll find it.
Parts
1-8:
Each part of this manual
begins with a brief list of its contents,
so
you can often find at a glance
if
a part
contains the information you want.
How
to Use This Manual:
This part
tells you how to use your manual and
includes safety and vehicle damage
warnings and symbols.
Part
1
-
Seats
&
Restraint Systems:
This part tells you how to use your seats
and safety belts properly.
It
also
explains the 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 comfort controls and how
to
operate your sound system.
Part 4
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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
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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
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Service
&
Appearance
Care:
Here the manual tells
you
how to keep your Pontiac running
properly and looking good.
Part
7
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Maintenance Schedule:
This part tells when to perform vehicle
maintenance and what fluids and
lubricants to use.
Part
8
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Customer Assistance
Information:
This part includes
important information about reporting
safety defects and gives
you
details
about the “Roadside Assistance”
program.
You
will
also find customer
satisfaction phone numbers (including
customer satisfaction numbers for the
hearing and speech impaired), as well
as the mediatiodarbitration procedure.
We’ve also included ordering
information for service publications in
this part.
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 a 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
through it in this book. This safety symba
means “Don’t,’’ “Don’t do this,’’ or “Don’
let this happen.”
NOTICE:
These mean there is something that
could damage your vehicle.
Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these
notices.
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 will
find on your vehicle. For example, these
symbols are used on
an
original battery:
Caution Possible Injury
A
Protect Eyes by Shielding
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Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks or Flames
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Sparks
or
Flame Could
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Explode Battery
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These symbols are important for you and
your passengers whenever your vehicle is
driven:
Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocWUnlock
Window Up/Down
a
These symbols have to do with your lights:
Master Lighting Switch
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
A
A
Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights
Courtesy Lights
Fog Lamps
These symbols are on some of your
controls:
Windshield Wiper
Windshield Washer
Windshield Defroster
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to
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Manual
Rear Window Defogger
Y
Ventilating Fan
Bi-
L
e vel
Vent
Heater
Blend
These symbols are used on warning and
indicator lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Battery Charging System
1-7
Fuel
Engine
Oil
Pressure
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Brake (Canada)
(0)
(8)
Anti-Lock Brake System
(Canada)
Low Coolant
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Here are some other symbols you may see:
Hatchnrunk Release
a
Hood Release
Lighter
Horn
Speaker
Convertible Top Switch
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Here
you’ll find information
about the seats in
your
Pontiac and how to use your
safety belts properly.
You
can
also learn about
some
things
you should
not
do with safety
belts.
Part
1
Seats
&
Restraint Systems
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Seats and Seat Controls
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8
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
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14
Why
Safety Belts Work
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15
Here Are Questions Many People
Ask
about Safety Belts
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and
the Answers
.
.
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Safety Belt Reminder Light
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18
How
to
Wear Safety Belts Properly
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19
Children
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30
Child Restraints
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31
Larger Children
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SafetyBeltExtender
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Checking Your Restraint Systems
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Replacing Safety Belts after a Crash
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Seats and Restraint Systems
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats
-
how to adjust them, and also about
reclining front seatbacks, seatback latches
and the folding rear seatback.
Manual Front Seat
Move the lever under the passenger’s
front 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.
Be sure the lever returns to its original
position after moving the seat.
rour-Way Manual Seat
?o
move the driver’s seat forward or
backward, lift the lever under the left
ront of the seat. Slide the seat to where
rou want it. Then release the lever and
ry
to move the seat with your body to
nake sure the seat is locked into place.
:o
tilt the entire seat, lift the lever under
he right front of the seat.
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Six-Way Power Seat (Option)
The driver’s seat has three controls on thc
eft side.
rhe
front control makes the front of the
;eat go up and down.
The back control makes
the
back
of
the
;eat
go
up and down.
The
center control makes the whole seat
;o
up and down or forward and
Jackward.
Fully Articulating
Sport
Seat
(Option)
If
your Pontiac has these seats, the
driver’s seat has the four-way manual seat
adjuster. See “Four-Way Manual Seat”
earlier
in
this part. The passenger seat has
the two-way manual seat adjuster. See
“Manual Front Seat” earlier in this part.
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Seats and Restraint Systems
To
adjust the thigh support, pull
up
on the
front
of
your seat cushion and move the
support to the position you want.
To
release the support, continue pulling up.
To
engage it again, push down firmly.
The switch pads on the outer sides
of
the
seats “inflate” and “deflate” parts
of
your
seatback.
The two buttons that have “dots” inflate
md deflate the outer parts
of
the seatback.
To
inflate, push the raised button.
To
leflate, push the indented button.
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The two buttons without “dots” inflate
and deflate the lumbar (lower
part
of
the
seatback) support. To inflate, push the
raised button.
To
deflate, push the
indented button.
To
adjust the seatback, lift the lever
on
the outer side of the seat. Release the
lever
to
lock the seatback where
you
want it. Pull
up
on the lever, and the
seat will -go to its original upright
position. But don’t have the seatback
reclined if
your
vehicle is moving.
If
you
have fully articulating
sport
seats,
your
recliner lever looks like
this,,
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Seats
and
Restraint
Systems
Head Restraints
Slide the head restraints 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.
If you have the fully articulating sport
seat, you have a six-way head restraint.
It can be adjusted up and down, forward
and rearward, or tilted.
To
adjust it forward, pull the restraint
forward.
To
adjust
it
rearward, pull the
restraint forward all the way to release
it. Then move it to the position you
want.
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The front seatback folds forward to let
people get into the back seat. To fold a
seatback forward, push the seatback
toward the rear as you lift this latch.
Then the s'eatback will fold forward.
When you return
the
seatback to its
original position, make sure the seatback
is locked. The latch must be down for
the
seat to work properly.
Folding
Rear
Seatback
The rear seatback in your Pontikc folds
down
to
provide
more
storage Space.
:.
To
fold the seatback down:
,
:i
:
1.
Pull forward
on
both levas$
2.
Fold the seatback down.
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To raise the seatback:
1.
Pull it up
to
the locked, up6ght
2.
Be sure both latches
hold
the seatback
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1
position.
in place. Have them fixed itithey
don't
.
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Safety
Belts:
They’re
for
Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to
use safety belts properly. It also tells you
some things you should not do with safety
belts. And it explains the Supplemental
Inflatable Restraint, or “air bag” system.
’his figure lights up as a reminder to
uckle up. (See “Safety Belt Reminder
.ight” in the Index.)
n
many states and Canadian provinces,
he law says to wear safety belts. Here’s
vhy: They work.
You
never know if you’ll be in a crash. If
you do have a crash, you don’t know
if
it
will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes
can be
so
serious that even buckled up a
person wouldn’t survive. But most
crashes are in between. In many of them,
people who buckle up can survive and
sometimes walk away. Without belts they
could have been badly hurt or killed.
After more than
25
years of safety belts in
vehicles, the facts are clear. In most
crashes buckling up does matter
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a lot!
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Why
Safety
Belts'
Work
When
you
ride in
or
on
anything,
you
go
as
fast
as
it goes.
For
example, if the bike is going
10
mph
(16
kmk),
so
is the child.
When the bike
hits
the block, it stops. But
the child keeps going!
Take the simplest vehicle.
Suppwe
it's
just
a seat
on
wheels.
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Seats and Restraint Systems
Put someone on it.
Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle.
The rider doesn't stop.
The person keeps going until stopped by
something.
In
a
real vehicle,
it
could be the
windshield
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or the instrument panel
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the safety belts!
With safety belts,
you
slow
down as the
vehicle does.
You
get more time:
to
stop.
You
stop 'over more distance, and your
gtrongest bones take the forces. That's
why
safety belts make such good sense.
H&e
&e
Questions
Many
People
Ask
about
Safety
Belts
-
and
the
Amswers
'Q:
Won't
I
be
trapped
in
tlie
vehicle
after
an aecidemt if
I'm
wearing
a
safety
belt?
A:
You
could
be
-
whether you're
wearing a safety belt or not. But you
can easily unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you're upside down. And
your
chance .of being conscious during and
after an accident,
so
you
can
unbuckle
and get out,
is
much greater if
you
are
belted.
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Seats and Restraint Systems
Q:
Why
don’t they
just
put in air bags
so
people won’t have to wear safety
belts?
A:
Air bags, or Supplemental Inflatable
Restraint systems, are in some
vehicles today and will be in more
of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only
-
so
they
work
with
safety belts, not instead of
them. Every air bag system ever
offered for sale has required the use
of
safety belts. Even if you’re in a
vehicle that has air bags, you still
have
to
buckle up to get the most
protection. That’s
true
not only in
frontal collisions, but especially
in
side and other collisions.
Q:
If I’m a good driver, and
I
never
drive far from home, why should
I
wear safety belts?
A:
You may be an excellent driver, but
if you’re in an accident
-
even one
that isn’t your fault
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you and your
passengers can be hurt. Being a good
driver doesn’t protect you from things
beyond your control, such as bad
drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25
miles
(40
km) of home. And the greatest
number of serious injuries and deaths
occur at speeds of less than
40
mph
(65
km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
Safety Belt
Reminder
Light
When the key is turned to “Run” or
“Start,” a chime
will
come on for about
eight seconds to remind people to fasten
their safety belts, unless the driver’s
safety belt is already buckled. The safety
belt light will also come on and stay on
until the driver’s belt is buckled.
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How
to
Wear Safety
Belts Properly
Adults
This section is only for people
of
adult
size.
Be aware that there are special things to
know about safety belts and children. And
there are different rules for smaller
children and babies.
If
a
child will be
riding in your Pontiac, see the section
after this one, called “Children.” Follow
those rules for everyone’s protection.
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First, you’ll want to
know
which restraint
systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This section describes the driver’s
restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder
Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s
how to wear it properly.
1.
Close and lock the door.
2.
Adjust the seat (to see how, see
“Seats” in the Index)
so
you can sit up
straight.
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