PONTIAC Ij n I IS34 GRAND AM OWNER'S MANUAL Pontiac Grand Am 1994 Owner’s Manual 7 Table of Contents introduction How to Use This Manual ............ 3 Part II- I Seats & Restraint Systems 7 ........... - Part 2 Features & Controls ............... 45 Part 3 Comfort Controls & Audio Systems . IOI H- Part 4 Your Driving and the Road ......... 119 II- Part 5 Problems on the Road ............. I47 Part 6 Service & Appearance Care ........ I69 H- Part 7 Maintenance Schedule ............223 Part 8 Customer Assistance Information . 243 Includes ‘LReportingSafety Defects” on page 247. H Part 9 Index ........................... 263 9 Service Station Information .. Last Page Printed in USA 10260961 A Second Edition . , 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. Note to Canadian Owners For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Pontiac Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual. For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux proprietaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en franc;ais chez votre concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5T lC7. Published by Pontiac Motor Division General Motors, GM and the GM Emblem, Pontiac, the General Motors Corporation Pontiac Emblem and the name GrandAM are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. The word Delco is a registered trademark of General Motors Corporation. @ Copyright 1993 General Motors Corporation, Pontiac Motor Division. All rights reserved. How to Use This Manual It Part 5: 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: Service & Appearance Care Here the manual tells you how to keep your Pontiac running properly and looking good. Part 7: Maintenance Schedule I‘ This part tells you when to perform Using Your 1994 Pontiac Part 1: Seats & Restraint Systems vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. Owner’s Manual This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains Part 8: Customer Assistance Many people read their owner’s manual the “SRS” (Air Bag) System. Information from beginning to end when they first Part 2: Features & Controls This part tells you how to contact Pontiac receive their new vehicle. This willhelp for assistance and how to get service you learn about the features and controls This part,explains how to start and publications. It also gives you information for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll operate your Pontiac. on “Reporting Safety Defects’’ on find that pictures and words work Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio page 247. together to explain things quickly. Systems Part 9: Index There are nine parts with black-tabbed This part tells you how to adjust the Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost pages in this manual. Each part begins ventilation and comfort controls and how ?very subject in this manual. You can use it with a brief list of contents, so you can to operate your sound system. to quickly find something you want to read. usually tell at a glance if that part Part 4: Your Driving and the Road Service Station Information contains the information you want. I Here you’ll find helpful information and This is a quick reference of service You can bend the manual slightly to revealtips about the road and how to drive information. You can find it on the last the black tabs that help you finda part. under different conditions. page of this manual. 3.. How to Use This Manual Safety Warnings and You will also find a circle with a slash Vehicle Damage Warnings :hrough it in this book. This safety Symbols symbol means: Also, in this book you will find these You will find a number of safety cautions notices: in this book. We use a box with gray background and the word CAUTION to “Don’t,” tell you about things that could hurt you if “Don’t do this,” NOTICE: you were to ignore the warning. or “Don’t let this happen.” These mean there is something 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 covered by your warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell you what to In the gray caution area, we tell you what do to help avoid the damage. the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please When you read other manuals, you might read these cautions. If you don’t, you or see CAUTION and NOTICE warningsin others could be hurt. 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. Vehicle Symbols These symbols Here are some are used on other symbols These are some of the symbols you may find on yourvehicle. warning and you may see: indicator lights: For example, These symbols These symbols These symbols FUSE * these symbols are important have to do with are on some of ENGINE are used on an for you and your lights: your controls: COOLANT F- original battery: your passengers TEMP -- whenever your vehicle is driven: WIPER Q BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM DOOR LOCK RADIO WINDSHIELD VOLUME UNLOCK TURN PROTECT WASHER EYES BY SIGNALS e BRAKE (0) SHIELDING AIR FASTEN 4 SEAT RADIATOR CONDITIONING CAUSTIC DEFROSTER COOLANT a BELTS wlNDSHIELDw TRUNK REAR RELEASE WINDOW FUEL BURNS POWER DEFOGGER. WINDOW ENGINE OIL LIGHTER AVOID PRESSURE -4 SPARKS OR VENTILATING ca FLAMES HIGH ORBEAM =o= FAN c. TEMP OIL SPARK OR ,\I/, & FLAME FOG LAMPS COULD $0 ANTILOCK SPEAKER EXPLODE BRAKE (e) BATTERY b Notes ... Part I Seats & Restraint Sys El terns Seats and Seat Controls ........................................ ...... 8 5.afety Belts .......... ; .............................................12 Her6 you'll find information about'the How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ...................................... 17 seats in your Po.ntiac, and how ti, us0 Driver Positian ...................................................... 17 your-safety belts properly. You can Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ....................... ............. 21 also learn aboutsome thi,ngs you Air 'Bag Readiness Light .............................................. 22 should not dmo with safety belts . Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Pontiac ............................... 25 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................................... 25 Right Front. Passenger Position .......................................... 26 Rear Seat Passengers ................................................ 26 Center Passenger Position ............................................ 27 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ...................................... 30 Children .......................................................... 32 Smaller Children and Babies .......................................... 32 I. Child Restraints .................................................... 33 LargerChildren .................................................... 40 Safety Belt Extender ................................................ 42 Checking Your Restraint System ........................................ 42 Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash ................................... 42 I a.. Seats & Restraint Systems Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats-how to adjust them-and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Front Seat Move the control lever under the front of Manual 4- Way Adjustable the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it. Then release the lever Seai (omoN) and try to move the seat with your body, There are two levers at the frontof the to make sure the seat is locked into place. seat. The left lever adjusts the seat forward and back. The right lever adjusts the angle of the front of the seat. To Adjust the Seat’s Forward and Rearward Movement: Lift the left lever up and adjust the seat forward or back. Then release the lever and try to move the seat to be certain that it is locked in place. To Raise or Lower the Frontof the Seat: Lift the right lever, and lean forwardor backward. I I Power Seat Controls Manual Lumbar Support Manual Reclining (OPTION) Turn the knob on the side of the driver’s Seatback To adjust the power seat on some models: seat clockwise to increase support to the To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the Front Control: Raise the front of lower back. Turn the knob outer side of the seat and move the the seat by holding the switch up. Lower Icounterclockwise to decrease the support. seatback where you want it. Release the the front of the seat by holding the switch lever to lock the seatback. down. Center Control: Move the seat Pull up on the lever and the seat will go to forward or back by holding the control to an upright position. the front or back. Don’t have a seatback reclined, however, Move the seat higher by holding the if your vehicle is moving. control up. Lower the seat by holding the control down. Rear Control: Raise the rear of the seat by holding the switch up. Lower the rear of the seat by holding the switch down. 9... Seats & Restraint Systems Manual Reclining Head Restraints Seafback (CONT.) Head restraints are fixed on some vehicles and adjustable on others. Slide an adjustable head restraint up or downso that the top of the restraintis closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chanceof a neck injury in a crash. On some models, the head restraints tilt forward and rearwardalso. r.. IO Easy-Entry Seat (TWO-DOOR MODELS) The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get in and out of the rear seat.