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Pontiac 1999 Firebird Owner's Manual

Pontiac 1999 Firebird Owner's Manual (376 pages)

Pontiac 1999 Firebird Owner's Manual

Brand: Pontiac | Category: Automobile | Size: 3 MB

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual
  2
- How to Use this Manual
  3
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  3
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  4
- Vehicle Symbols
  5
- Table of Contents
  7
- Seats and Seat Controls
  8
  - Manual Front Seat
    8
  - Reclining Front Seatbacks
    12
  - Head Restraints
    13
  - Front Seatback Latches
    14
  - Folding Rear Seatback
    14
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  15
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    16
- Here Are Questions Many People Ask about
  19
  - Safety Belts -- and the Answers
    19
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  20
- Driver Position
  21
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    21
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  28
- Right Front Passenger Position
  29
- Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
  29
  - How the Air Bag System Works
    31
  - Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    34
- Rear Seat Passengers
  35
  - Smaller Children and Babies
    38
- Children
  38
- Child Restraints
  41
- Larger Children
  53
- Safety Belt Extender
  56
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  56
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  56
  - Section 2 Features and Controls
    57
  - Door Locks
    60
  - Power Door Locks - if Equipped
    61
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    62
  - Keyless Entry System (if Equipped)
    62
  - Operation
    64
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    65
  - Battery Replacement
    66
  - Hatch Release
    68
  - Shock Sensor
    70
  - Arming the System
    71
  - Disarming the System
    72
  - Passive Arming
    72
  - Feature Customization (if Equipped)
    74
  - Ignition Positions
    79
  - Key Release Button
    80
  - Starting Your Engine
    81
  - Automatic Transmission
    81
  - Manual Transmission
    81
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    84
  - Canada Only
    84
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    85
  - Manual Transmission Operation
    88
  - Shift Speeds
    90
  - Parking Brake
    92
  - Automatic Transmission Only
    93
  - Torque Lock (Automatic Transmission)
    95
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    96
  - Parking Your Vehicle
    96
  - Engine Exhaust
    97
  - Running Your Engine While You're Parked (Automatic Transmission)
    97
  - Manual Windows
    98
  - Limited-Slip Rear Axle
    98
  - Power Windows - if Equipped
    98
  - Tilt Wheel
    99
  - Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
    100
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    100
  - Windshield Wipers
    101
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    101
  - Windshield Washer
    102
  - Cruise Control (Option)
    102
  - Exterior Lamps
    105
    
    Headlamps on Reminder
    105
    
    Daytime Running Lamps
    106
    
    Fog Lamps
    107
    
    Interior Lamps
    108
  - Courtesy Lamps
    108
    
    Instrument Panel Brightness Control
    108
    
    Exit Lighting
    109
    
    Front Map Lamps
    109
    
    Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    109
    
    Inside Day/Night Rearview Mirror
    110
    
    Glove Box
    111
    
    Map Pocket
    111
    
    Storage Compartments
    111
  - Convex Outside Mirror
    111
    
    Cargo Cover
    112
    
    Ashtray and Cigarette Lighter
    113
    
    Accessory Plug
    114
    
    Sun Visors
    114
    
    Visor Vanity Mirror
    114
    
    Floor Mats
    115
    
    Twin Lift - off Roof Panels (if Equipped)
    115
    
    Convertible Top (if Equipped)
    122
  - Installing the Boot Cover
    125
    
    Raising Your Convertible Top
    127
    
    Instrument Panel Cluster
    132
    
    Speedometer and Odometer
    133
    
    Safety Belt Reminder Light
    134
    
    Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    134
    
    Air Bag Readiness Light
    135
    
    Brake System Warning Light
    136
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    137
    
    Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    138
    
    Low Traction Light
    138
    
    Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    139
    
    Oil Pressure Gage
    142
    
    Fuel Gage
    145
    
    Low Fuel Light
    146
    
    Reduced Engine Power Light
    146
Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems

147
- Comfort Controls
  148
- Bi-Level Heating
  149
- Defogging and Defrosting
  150
- Rear Window Defogger
  150
- Ventilation System
  151
- Audio Systems
  152
- Monsoon AM-FM Stereo with Cassette
  152
  - Tape Player and Equalizer
    152
- Setting the Clock RAM
  152
- AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
  156
- Trunk Mounted CD Changer (if Equipped)
  158
- Theft-Deterrent Feature
  163
- Audio Steering Wheel Controls (if Equipped)
  165
- Tips about Your Audio System
  166
- Understanding Radio Reception
  166
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
  167
- Care of Your Compact Disc Player
  168
- Care of Your Compact Discs
  168
- Power Antenna Mast Care
  169
Section 4 Your Driving and the Road

171
- Defensive Driving
  172
- Drunken Driving
  173
- Braking
  176
  - Anti-Lock Brakes (Abs)
    177
  - Traction Control System
    179
  - Power Steering
    181
  - Braking in Emergencies
    181
- Control of a Vehicle
  176
- Steering
  181
  - Steering Tips
    181
  - Steering in Emergencies
    182
- Off - Road Recovery
  183
- Passing
  183
- Loss of Control
  185
- Driving at Night
  186
  - Night Vision
    187
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
  188
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    190
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    190
- City Driving
  191
- Freeway Driving
  192
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
  193
- Highway Hypnosis
  194
- Hill and Mountain Roads
  194
- Winter Driving
  196
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    197
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    199
- Recreational Vehicle Towing
  200
- Loading Your Vehicle
  201
- Towing a Trailer
  203
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    204
  - Weight of the Trailer
    204
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    205
  - Safety Chains
    206
  - Trailer Brakes
    206
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    206
  - Driving with a Trailer
    207
  - Following Distance
    207
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    208
  - Driving on Grades
    208
  - Making Turns
    208
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    209
  - Parking on Hills
    209
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    210
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    210
Section 5 Problems on the Road

211
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  212
- Jump Starting
  213
- Other Warning Devices
  213
- Towing Your Vehicle
  218
- Engine Overheating
  219
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    220
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    221
- Cooling System
  222
  - Recovery Tank
    225
    
    How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    228
    
    How to Add Coolant to the Radiator (V8 Engine Only)
    232
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  234
- Changing a Flat Tire
  235
- Compact Spare Tire
  246
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    247
- If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  247
  - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
    249
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    250
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    251
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    253
  - Filling Your Tank
    254
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    256
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    256
  - Engine Oil
    260
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    261
  - Checking Engine Oil
    261
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    262
  - Engine Oil Additives
    265
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    265
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    265
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    266
  - Air Filter Replacement
    267
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    268
  - When to Check and Change
    268
  - How to Check
    269
  - Manual Transmission Fluid
    272
  - How to Add Fluid
    272
  - When to Check
    272
  - When to Check and What to Use
    274
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    274
  - Rear Axle
    275
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    275
  - How to Check Lubricant
    275
  - Engine Coolant
    276
  - What to Use
    276
  - Checking Coolant
    278
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    279
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    280
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    280
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    281
  - Brake Fluid
    282
  - Brake Wear
    284
  - Brake Adjustment
    285
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    285
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    285
  - Bulb Replacement
    286
  - Vehicle Storage
    286
  - Halogen Bulbs
    286
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
    289
  - Rear Lamps
    290
  - Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
    292
  - Wiper Blade Element Replacement
    293
  - Inflation -- Tire Pressure
    295
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    296
  - Buying New Tires
    298
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    299
  - Wheel Replacement
    301
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    301
  - Tire Chains
    302
  - Appearance Care
    303
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    303
  - Cleaning of Fabric/Carpet
    303
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    304
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    305
  - Care of Safety Belts
    305
  - Cleaning Leather
    305
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    305
  - Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades
    306
    
    Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    306
    
    Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    307
    
    Finish Care
    307
    
    Washing Your Vehicle
    307
    
    Cleaning Tires
    309
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    309
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    310
    
    Finish Damage
    310
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    310
    
    GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    311
    
    Engine Identification
    312
    
    Service Parts Identification Label
    312
    
    Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    312
    
    Electrical System
    313
    
    Windshield Wipers
    313
    
    Capacities and Specifications
    319
    
    Replacement Bulbs
    319
    
    Air Conditioning Refrigerants
    320
    
    Engine Specifications
    320
    
    Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
    321
    
    Vehicle Dimensions
    321
    
    Section 7 Maintenance Schedule
    323
    
    Your Vehicle and the Environment
    324
    
    How this Section Is Organized
    325
    
    Using Your Maintenance Schedule
    326
    
    Scheduled Maintenance
    327
    
    At Least Twice a Year
    339
    
    Engine Cooling System Inspection
    343
    
    Exhaust System Inspection
    343
    
    Steering and Suspension Inspection
    343
    
    Brake System Inspection
    344
    
    Rear Axle Service
    344
    
    Throttle System Inspection
    344
    
    Maintenance Record
    347
Section 8 Customer Assistance Information

349
- Pontiac Cares
  350
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  351
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
  353
- Customer Assistance Offices
  353
  - All Overseas Locations
    354
- GM Mobility Program for Persons
  355
- With Disabilities
  355
- Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program
  356
  - Security While You Travel
    356
- Canadian Roadside Assistance
  357
- Courtesy Transportation
  358
  - Plan Ahead When Possible
    358
  - Transportation Options
    358
  - Additional Program Information
    359
- Warranty Information
  359
- Reporting Safety Defects to the
  360
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United
  360
- In Canada
  361
  - Section 9 Index
    365
- Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada
  361
- Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
  361

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