Iss4 SUNEIRD OWNER'S MANUAL Pontiac Sunbird IS94 Owner's Manual Table of Contents lntr0ductiot-1 How to Use this ~anual.............................. 3 Part 1 Seats & Restraint Systems ......................... 9 Part 2 Features & Controls.................................... 39 Part 3 Comfort Controls & Audio Systems ........ 89 Part4 Your Driving and the Road ~~~~~~.~~~~~~~~~..~~101 Part 5 Problems on the Road ........................... 121 Part 6 Service & Appearance Care .................. 147 Part 7 Maintenance Schedule .......................... 197 Part 8 Customer Assistance Information ............ 219 Includes "Reporting SafetyDefects" on page 222 Part 9 Index ....................................................... 231 Service Station Information .......... Last Page Printed in USA 10234006 A FirstEdition . Important Notes About this Manual Please keepthis manual in your Pontiac, so it will be there if you ever needit when you’re on the road. If you sell the vehicle, please leavethis manual in it so the new owner can use it. This manual includesthe latestinformation at the time it wasprinted. We reserve the rightto make changesin the product after that time without further notice. Note to Canadian Owners For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute thename “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Pontiac Division whenever it appears in this manual. For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurerun exemplaire de ce guide en francais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing ServicesLtd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, OntarioL5T 1C7. General Motors, GM and the GM emblem, the worG Pontiac, the Pontiac emblem and the name Sunbird are registered trademarks of General Motors Published by Pontiac Division Corporation. General Motors Corporation The word Delco is a registered trademarkof General Motors Corporation. 0 Copyright 1993 General Motors Corporation, Pontiac Division. All rights reserved. How to Use this Manual Using Your 1994 Pontiac Owner’s Part 1: Seats & Restraint Systems Part 7: Maintenance Schedule Manual This part tells you how to use your seats This part tells youwhen to perform Many people readtheir owner’s and safety belts properly. vehicle maintenance and what fluids c manual from beginningto end when Part 2: Features & Controls and lubricants to use. they first receivetheir new vehicle.This This part explains how to start and Part 8: Customer Assistance will help you learn about the operate your Pontiac. Information features andcontrols for your vehicle. This part includes important In this manual, you’ll findthat Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio Systems information about reporting safety pictures and words work together defects and gives you details about the to explain things quickly. This part tells you howto adjust the “RoadsideAssistance” program. You There are nineparts with thumb-tabbed ventilation and comfort controls and will also find customer satisfaction pages in this manual. how to operate your audio system. phone numbers (including customer Each part beginswith a brief list of Part 4: Your Driving and the Road satisfaction numbers for the hearing contents, so you can usually tellat a Here you’ll find helpfulinformation and and speech impaired) as well as the glance if that part contains the tips about the road and how to drive mediation/ arbitration procedure. We’ve information you want. under different conditions. also included ordering information for service publications in this part. You can bendthe manual slightlyto Part 5: Problems on the Road reveal the tabs that help you find apart. This part tells you what to do if you Part 9: Index have a problem while driving,such as a Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost flat tire or engine overheating. every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you Part 6: Service & Appearance Care want to read. Here the manual tells you howto keep your Pontiac running properly and Service Station Information looking good. This is a quick reference of service information. You can find it on thelast page of this manual. How to Use this Manual Safety Warnings andSymbols You will also find a circle with a slash Vehicle Damage Warnings You will find a number of safety through it in thisbook. This safety Also, in this book you will find svmbol means: cautions in thisbook. We use a box Y these notices: with gray background and the word Don’t CAUTION to tell you about things that Don’t do this NOTICE: could hurt you if you wereto ignore the Don’t /et this happen These meanthere is something warning. that could damage your vehicle. In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be coveredby your warranty, andit could be costly. But the noticewill tell you what to do to help avoid the In thegray caution area, we tell damage. you what the hazard is. Then we tell When you read other manuals, you you what to do to help avoid or reduce might see CAUTIONand NOTICE the hazard. Please read these cautions. warnings in different colors or in If you don’t, you or others could be different words. hurt. ~0~~11also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use yellow forcautions, blue for notices andthe words CAUTION or NOTICE. II4 Vehicle Symbols These symbols are important for you These symbols haveto do with your These are someof the symbols you will and your passengers whenever your lights: find on your vehicle. For example,these vehicle is driven: symbols are used on an original battery: CautionPossible Injury A Fasten Safety Belts Master Lighting Switch Protect Eyes by Shielding Turn Signal Direction Q Door LocklUnlock Caustic Battery Acid Hazard Warning Flashers Could Cause Burns Headlight HighBeam Avoid Sparks or Flames 0 Parking Lights Spark a Flame Could Explode Battery Fog Lights How to Use this Manual These symbols are on some of your These symbols are used on warning and Here are some other symbols you may controls: indicator lights: see: Windshield Wipers Engine Coolant Fuse w Temperature Trunk Release Windshield Washer a Battery Charging System Lighter Windshield Defroster w Fuel Horn Rear Window Defogge!r Qj-J Engine Oil Pressure Speaker Ventilating Fan 3f Brake Hood Release Power Window Anti-Lock Brakes Notes U 7888 Notes I 8 Part 1 Seats & Restraint Systems Hereyou’ll find information abut Seats and Seat Controls ............................................................................................ 10 the seats in your Fontiacand how to Safety Belts................................................................................................................ 12 use your safety belts properly. You How to Wear Safety Belts Properly.......................................................................... 17 can also learn aboutsome things Driver Position .......................................................................................................... 18 you should notdo with safety belts. Safety Belt UseDuring Pregnancy ........................................................................... 22 Right Front Passenger Position ................................................................................ 22 Rear Seat Passengers ................................................................................................ 23 Rear Safety BeltComfort Guides ............................................................................. 25 Center PassengerPosition ........................................................................................ 27 Children ..................................................................................................................... 28 Smaller Childrenand Babies .................................................................................... 28 Child Restraints ......................................................................................................... 29 Larger Children......................................................................................................... 36 Safety Belt Extender.................................................................................................. 38 Replacing Safety Belts Aftera Crash ........................................................................ 38 Seats & Restraint Systems Seats and SeatControh This section tells yourabout the seats- how toadjust them-and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Front Seat Reclining Front Seatback To adjust the seatback, liftthe lever on the outer side of the seat and move the seatback to where you want it. Release the lever to lock the seatback. Pullup on the lever and the seat will goto an upright position. Don’t have a seatback reclined, however, if your vehicle is moving. Move the lever under the 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. I 10 Head Restraints Head restraints are fixed on some vehicles and adjustable on others. Slide an adjustable head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the topof your ears. This position reducesthe chance of a neck injury ina crash. On some models,the head restraints tilt forward and rearward also. 11 SeatsRestraint Systems Easy-Entry Seat (2-DOOR MODELS) The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get in and out of the rear seat. When you push down on therear latch and tilt the right front seatback fully forward,