The 1997 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual

1997 U d .. 7 The 1997 Pontiac Grand Am Owner’s Manual 1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SRS” system. 2- 1 Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your Pontiac. 3-1 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. 4- 1 Your Driving and the Road Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how todrive under different conditions. 5-1 Problems on the Road This section tells what to do if you have a problem whiledriving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. 6-1 Service and Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your Pontiac running properly and looking good. 7-1 Maintenance Schedule This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. 8-1 Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to contact Pontiac for assistance and how to get service and owner publications. It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8- 10. 9- 1 Index Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. i We support voluntary technician certification. WUBPONTIAC GENERAL MOTORS,GM, the GM Emblem, WE SUPPORT PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem and the name VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN GRAND AM are registered trademarks of General CERTIFICATION THROUGH Motors Corporation. National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE This manual includes thelatest information at the time it EXCELLENCE was printed. We reserve the right to make changesin the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motorsof Canada Limited” for Pontiac For Canadian Owners Who Prefera Division wheneverit appears ___ this manual. French Language Manual: Please keep this manual in yourPontiac, so it will be Aux propriktaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous there if you ever need it when you’re onthe road. If you procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en franqais chez sell the vehicle, please leave this manual init so the new votre concessionaire ou au: owner can useit. DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1500 Bonhill Rd. Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1C7 Litho in U.S.A. @CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1996 Part No. 10273369 B First Edition All Rights Reserved ii How to Use this Manual Many peopleread their owner’s manual from beginning I A CAUTION: to end when theyfirst receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and These mean thereis something that could hurt controls for your vehicle. Inthis manual, you’ll find you or other people. that pictures and words work togetherto explain things quickly. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazardis. Then Index we tell you what to doto help avoid or reduce the A good placeto look for what you needis the Index in hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you or the back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical list of what’s others could be hurt. in the manual, and the page number whereyou’ll find it. 1-I You will also find a circle Safety Warnings and Symbols with a slash through it in this book. This safety You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. symbol means “Don’t,’’ We use a box and the word CAUTION totell you “Don’t do this,” or “Don’t about thingsthat could hurt you if you wereto ignore let this happen.’’ the warning. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings In the notice area, we tell you about something canthat damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would Also, in this book you will find these notices: not be covered by your warranty, andit could be costly. But the notice will tell you what do to to help avoid NOTICE: the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION These mean there is something thatcould and NOTICE warningsin different colors orin different words. damage your vehicle. You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTIONor NOTICE. iv Vehicle Symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. For example, These symbols These symbols These symbols These symbols Here are some these symbols are important have to do with are on some of are used on other symbols are used on an for you and your lamps: your controls: warning and you may see: original battery: your passengers indicator lights: whenever your vehicle is WINDSHIELD CAUTION driven: WIPER POSSIBLE A FUSE -%- INJURY COOLANT - TEMP - DOOR LOCK TURN PROTECT UNLOCK SIGNALS t EYES BY e BA'ITERY LIGHTER n SHIELDING CHARGING I-1 SYSTEM CAUSTIC WINDSHIELD HORN BATTERY FASTEN DEFROSTER )tr ACID COULD SEAT BRAKE CAUSE BELTS (a) BURNS COOLANT a SPEAKER b ENGINE OIL w, PRESSURE FUEL SPARK OR ,\I/, m FLAME COULD ANTI-LOCK EXPLODE FOG LAMPS (@) $0 BRAKES BA'ITERY V $@bNOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Pontiac and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about somethings you should not do with air bags and safetybelts. 1-2Seats and Seat Controls 1-31 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children 1-7 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone and Small Adults 1- 12 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About 1-33 Center Passenger Position Safety Belts -- and the Answers 1-35 Children 1-13 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly 1-37 Child Restraints 1-13 Driver Position 1-45 Larger Children 1-20 Safety BeltUse During Pregnancy 1-48 Safety Belt Extender 1-21Right Front Passenger Position 1-48 Checking Your Restraint Systems 1-21 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) 1-48 Replacing Restraint System Parts After 1-27Rear Seat Passengers a Crash 1-1 Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them -- and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Seats You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seatwhile the vehicle is moving. The suddenmovement could startle and confuse you, or makeyou push a pedal whenyou Move the control lever under the front of the seat to don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seatonly when unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it. Then the vehicle is not moving. release the lever and try to move the seat with your I body, to make sure the-seat is locked into place. 1-2 Manual Lumbar Support (If Equipped) Power Seat Controls (If Equipped) To adjust the power seat onsome models: Turn the knob on the right frontof the driver’s seat cushion clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust support FRONT CONTROL (A): Raise the frontof the seat by for the lower back. holding the switch up. Lower the frontof the seat by holding the switch down. CENTER CONTROL (B): Move the seat forward or back by holding the control to the frontor back. Move the seat higher by holdingthe control up. Lower the seat by holding the control down. REAR CONTROL (C):Raise the rear of the seat by holding the switch up. Lower the rearof the seat by holding the switch down. 1-3 Reclining Front Seatbacks To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of the seat and move the seatback to where you wantit. But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle Release the lever to lock the seatback. Pull up on the is moving. lever and the seat will go to an upright position. 1-4 1 Head Restraints A CAUTION: Slide the head restraint up or downso that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position Sitting ina reclined position when yourvehicle is reduces the chance of a neck injury in acrash. in motion can be dangerous, Evenif you buckle Seatback Latches(2-Door Models) up, your safety belts can’t do theirjob when you’re reclined like this. The shoulder belt can’t do jobits because it won’t be against yourbody. Instead, itwill be in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap beltcan’t do itsjob either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen, The belt forces wouldbe there, not at yourpelvic bones. This could cause seriousinternal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Thensit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. The front seatback folds forward to letpeople get into the back seat. 1-5 To fold a front seatback forward, lift the seatback latch. Easy Entry Seat (2-Door Models) When you return the seatback to itsoriginal position, the The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get seatback will lock. in and out of the rear seat. Tilt the right front seatback completely forward and the whole seat will slide forward. Move the right front seatback to its original position after someone gets into the rear seat area. Then move If the seatbackisn’t locked, it could move the seat rearward until it locks. forward ina sudden stopor crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there.Always Tilt the seatback completely forward again to press rearwardon the seatbackto be sure it get out.

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