I LLt -The 1996 Pontiac Bonneville Owner’s Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ............................................................. 1-1 This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains“SRS” the system. Features and Controls ..................... ;............................................ 2-1 This section explainshow to start and operate your Pontiac. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems ...................................................... 3-1 This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls andhow to operate your audio system. Your Driving and the Road .............................................................. 4-1 Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the roadhow and to drive under different conditions. ProblemsontheRoad .................................................................. 5-1 This section tells you whatto do if you have a problem whiledriving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. Service and Appearance Care.. .......................................................... 6-1 Here the manual tellsyou how to keep your Pontiacrunning properly and looking good. Maintenanceschedule......... .......................................................... 7-1 This section tellp you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluidsand lubricants to use. Customer Assistance Information ... .#.................................................... 8-1 \ This section tells youhow to contact Pontiac for assistance and how to get service and owner publications. It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects”on page 8-9. Index .................................................................................. 9-1 Here’s an alphabetical listing ofalmost every subject in this manual.You can use it to quickly find something you. want to read. We support voluntary technician certification. CERTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem, IL WE SUPPORT PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem and the name VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN BONNEVILLE are registered trademarks of General CERTIFICATION THROUGH Motors Corporation. National Institute for AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE This manual includes the latest information at the it time EXCELILENCE was printed. We reserve theright to make changesin the product afterthat time without further notice. For vehicles firstsold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited"for Pontiac For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a Division whenever it appearsin this manual. French Language Manual: Please keep this manualin your Pontiac, so it will be Aux propribtaires canadiens:Vous pouvez vous there if you ever need it when you're on' the road.If you procurer un exemplaire dece guide en franGais chez sell the vehicle, please leave this manualit soin the new votre concessionaireou au: owner canuse it. DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1500 Bonhill Rd. Mississauga, Ontario L5T1C7 Litho in U.S.A. 'Copyright General Motors Corporation 1995 Part No. 10273 198 .B First Edition All Rights Reserved ii 1 How to Use This Manual Many people read their owner’s manualfrom beginning /1\ CAUTIGN: to end when theyfirst receive theirnew 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. In this manual, you’ll find that you or other people. pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazardis. Then Index we tell you what todo to help avoid or reduce the A good place to lookfor what you needis the Indexin hazard. Please read these cautions.If you don’t, you or others could be hurt. the backof the manual. It’san alphabetical listof all that’s in the manual, and the page number where you’ll find it. You will also finda circle with a slash throughit in Safety Warnings and Symbols this book. This safety symbol means“Don’t,’’ You will find a numberof safety cautions in this book. “Don’t do this,”or “Don’t We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about let this happen.” things that couldhurt you if you were toignore the warning. iii Vehicle DamageWarnings In the notice =ea, we tell you aboutsomething that can damage your vehicle. Mafly times, this damage would Also, in this book you will find thesenotices: not be coveredby your warranty, and it could be costly But the notice will tellyou what to do to help avoid the NOTICE: damage. "When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION These mean there is something that could and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in differat words. 1 damage your vehicle. You'll also see warning labelson your vehicle.They use the same words, CAUTION or 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 someof are used on other symbols are used onan for you and your lights: your controls: warning and you may see: original battery: your passengers indicator lights: whenever your vehicle is CAUTION driven: POSSIBLE A WIPER Q ENGINE FUSE INJURY COOLANT - e- f-l TEMP - DOOR LOCK TURN PROTECT SIGNALS EYES BY UNLOCK e BATTERY LIGHTER m SHIELDING CHARGING I-1 SYSTEM PARKING p$ CAUSTIC LAMPS WINDSHIELD HORN FASTEN DEFROSTER )tr SEAT BRAKE (0) BELTS BURNS COOLANT SPEAKER AVOID a b SPARKS OR FLAMES ENGINE OIL PRESSURE e,FUEL SPARK OR ,\I/, p3 RAM€ VENTILATING COULD e? ANTI~LOCK EXPLODE AIR BAG p\ FOG LAMPS FAN ) (@) $0 BRAKES BATTERY - v NOTES vi Section, 1 Seats and -Restraint Systems ~~~~ Here you’llfind information about the seats in your ManualFront Seat Pontiac and how to use your safety belts properly.You ~~ ._ can also learn about somethkgs you should not do with air bags and safety belts. A CAUTION: Seats and Seat Controls You can lose control of the vehicle if youto try t ,.:’ This section,tellsyou aboutthe seats -- how to adjust adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicleis them -- and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Pull up on the control bar under thefront of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it. Then release the bar andtry to move the seat withyour body, to make sure the seat is locked into place. I 1-1 Power Seat (Option) Center Control (B): Move the seat forward by pressing the control forward, or backwardby pressing the control To adjust the power seatson backward. some mkls: , Move the seat higherby holding the controlup. Lower the ,seatby holding the control down. Rear Control (C): Raise the rearof the seatby holding the switchup. Lower therew of the seatby holding the switch down. Power Lumbar Controls (Option) d! Reshapes the lower back area of the seat. Front Control (A): Raise the front of the seat by & Reshapes the middleback kea of the seat. holding the switchup. Lower the front of the seat by holding the switchdown. mk Reshapes the upper back areaof the seat. Adjustable Support Seat (Option) Reclining Front Seatbacks On some models, you'll find the controlson the center console. Slide the selector switch toL or R to choose the front seatyou want to adjust. -d#. Adjusts the seat forward or back. d Adjusts the seat up or down. Adjusts the seatback to an upright or reclined To adjust the seatback,lift the lever onthe outer side of position. the seat and movethe seatback to whereyou want it. Release the lever to lock the seatback. Pullon up the lever and the seat will go to an upright position. d-b Adjusts the positionof the seatback side bolsters. 'a Tilts therear of the seat up or down. A& A& Tilts the front of the seatup or down. 1-3 I Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can’t do their job when you’re reclined like this. The shoulderbelt can’t do its jobbecause it won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt can’t do its jobeither. ‘Ina crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. But don’t have a seatback reclinedif your vehicleis For proper protection when the vehicle isin moving. motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. Head Restraints Slide the head restraintup or down so that thetop of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chanceof a neck injury in a crash. On some models, the head restraintstilt forward and rearward also. 1-4 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone Your vehicle has a light that comes onas a reminder to This part of the manual tells youhow to use safety belts buckle up. (See “Safety Belt properly. It also tells you some things you should not do Reminder Light” in the with safety, belts. Index.) And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS),or air bag system I- I- Don’t let anyone ride wherehe or she can’t wear In most.states and Canadian provinces, the law says to a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and wear safety belts. Here’s why:They work. you’re not wearing a safety belt, your injuries You never know if you’ll be in a crash.If you do have a can be much worse. You can hit thingsinside the crash, .you don’t knowif it will be a bad one. vehicle or be ejected fromit. You can be seriously A few crashes are rnild, and some crashes canbe so injured orkilled.