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Instruments tlnd eontro!s
The location of the controls and instruments on
your
Pontiac has
been
planned
with the idea of comfort and convenience for the driver,
which
also contributes to greater safety.
BATIERY INDICATOR-The battery
indi-
cator shows the current flow to
and
from the
battery.
Electrical current
going from
the
gen-
erator
to
the
ba
ttery indicates
on
the
"e"
(charge) side
of the center marking. The needle
will indicate on
the "D"
(discharge) side
of
the
center marking when more
current
is being
con-
sumed than is being received from the
generator.
(See
Note below.)
WATER TEMPERATURE INDICATOR-The temperature of the
coolant
in
your engine is shown
by the
water
temperature mdicator.
When the engine
first
warms up the temperature
will
register slightly
higher than
when
engine reaches
operating
temperature. The water tem-
perature
indicator should
normally not read above the bar to the right
of
the
center
dot. If the indicator needle stays at or above the right
hand bar the cause
should
be located immediately. For details on the
care
of
the Pontiac cooling
system,
see page 25.
FUEL GAUGE-
The
fuel
gauge
indicates the quantity of gasoline in
the tank
only when
the ignition is turned on. When the ignition
switch
is turned
off
~he
pointer may come to
rest at
any
position.
The letters
"E" and "F" on
the fuel gauge are used to point out
direction
of
indicator travel
only.
Gauge readings
are
made from
the five
markings
on
the
gauge
face.
The
left-hand dot indicates
empty,
the center dot half-full
and
the right-hand dot full.
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE-The oil pressure gauge indicates the
pressure in
the
engine's full pressure lubrication
system.
The gauge
is read in the
same
manner as the fuel gauge
(see
NOTE)
with
the
dots indicating "20", "40"
and "60" respectively.
The gauge
shows
the oil pump is
working,
but does not indicate how much oil there
is in the
crankcase.
NOTE:
The
letters on the instrument panel gauges are used to point out
direction of needle travel only. Gauge readings are made from the markings
on the gauge face.
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