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Pontiac 1999 Montana Owner's Manual

Pontiac 1999 Montana Owner's Manual (440 pages)

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

Table of Contents

Section 4 Your Driving and the Road

233
- 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
- Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
  7
- Seats and Seat Controls
  8
- Reclining Front Seatbacks
  10
- Head Restraints
  12
- Rear Seats
  12
- Flip and Fold Feature
  13
- Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
  13
- Split Bench Seats
  14
- Bucket Seats
  20
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  28
- Why Safety Belts Work
  30
- Here Are Questions Many People Ask
  33
- Driver Position
  34
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  34
- Lap-Shoulder Belt
  34
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  42
- Right Front Passenger Position
  43
- Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS)
  43
- How the Air Bag Systems Work
  46
- Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
  51
- Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
  52
- Rear Seat Passengers
  52
- Safety Belt Pretensioners
  52
- Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
  56
- Bench Seat
  58
- Center Passenger Position
  58
- Lap Belt
  58
- Center Passenger Position (Bucket Seat)
  60
- Smaller Children and Babies
  62
- Built - in Child Restraint (Option)
  65
- Securing a Child in the Built-In Child Restraint
  67
- Storing the Built-In Child Restraint
  74
- Child Restraints
  76
- Where to Put the Restraint
  80
- Top Strap
  81
- Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position
  82
- Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
  88
- Larger Children
  91
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  94
- Safety Belt Extender
  94
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  95
- Section 2 Features and Controls
  97
- Door Locks
  100
- Power Door Locks
  101
- Sliding Door Delayed Locking
  102
  - Last Door Closed Locking
    102
  - Automatic Door Locks
    102
- Lockout Deterrent
  103
  - Keyless Entry System (Option)
    103
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    103
  - Operation
    104
  - Battery Replacement
    106
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    106
  - Instrument Panel Switchbank
    108
  - Overhead Console Switchbank
    108
  - Multifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting Choices
    109
- Delayed Illumination and Exit Lighting
  110
- Entering Programming Mode
  110
  - Remote Driver's Unlock Control
    113
  - Remote Lock and Unlock Confirmation
    114
    
    Content Theft-Deterrent System
    115
    
    Arming and Disarming the Content Theft-Deterrent System
    117
  - Exiting Programming Mode
    119
  - Sliding Door
    119
    
    Sliding Door Lock
    120
    
    Sliding Door Security Lock
    125
    
    Resetting the Power Sliding Door
    126
    
    Canceling the Sliding Door Security Lock
    127
    
    Key in the Ignition
    128
    
    Parking at Night
    129
    
    Parking Lots
    129
    
    Arming with the Power Lock Switch
    130
    
    Arming with Your Key
    130
    
    Disarming with Your Key
    131
    
    Nuisance Alarms
    131
    
    Ignition Positions
    134
    
    Starting Your Engine
    136
    
    Engine Coolant Heater (if Equipped)
    137
    
    To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    138
    
    Automatic Transaxle Operation
    139
    
    Parking Brake
    143
    
    Shifting into PARK (P)
    144
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    145
    
    Torque Lock
    146
    
    Shifting out of PARK (P)
    146
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    147
    
    Engine Exhaust
    148
    
    Running Your Engine While You're Parked
    148
    
    Manual Windows
    149
    
    Power Rear Quarter Windows
    150
    
    Side Window Latches
    150
    
    Tilt Wheel
    151
    
    Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    151
    
    Turn and Lane Change Signals
    152
    
    Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    152
    
    Windshield Wipers
    153
    
    Windshield Washer
    153
    
    Cruise Control (Option)
    154
    
    Exterior Lamps
    157
    
    Daytime Running Lamps
    158
    
    Lamps on Reminder
    158
    
    Fog Lamps
    159
    
    Interior Lamps
    159
    
    Interior Lamps Control
    159
    
    Instrument Panel Intensity Control
    159
    
    Illuminated Entry
    160
    
    Exit Lighting
    161
    
    Front Reading Lamps
    162
    
    Rear Reading Lamps
    162
    
    Cargo Lamp
    162
    
    Dome Lamp
    162
    
    Battery Saver
    163
    
    Inside Day/Night Rearview Mirror
    163
    
    Power Remote Control Mirrors
    163
    
    Heated Outside Mirrors
    164
    
    Glove Box
    164
    
    Storage Compartments
    164
    
    Compact Overhead Console
    165
    
    Overhead Console - if Equipped
    165
    
    Storage bin
    167
    
    Front Seat Storage bin
    168
    
    Convenience Net (Option)
    169
    
    Front Seat Storage Net
    171
    
    Luggage Carrier (Option)
    172
    
    Ashtray and Cigarette Lighter
    175
    
    Sun Visors
    176
    
    Accessory Power Outlets
    179
    
    Instrument Panel Cluster
    182
    
    Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    184
    
    Safety Belt Reminder Light
    185
    
    Air Bag Readiness Light
    185
    
    Brake System Warning Light
    186
    
    Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    187
    
    Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    190
    
    Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    190
- Low Coolant Warning Light
  191
- Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Service Engine Soon Light in the United States or Check Engine Light in Canada)
  191
- Low Oil Level Light
  194
  - Oil Pressure Light
    194
  - Door Ajar Light
    195
  - Security Light
    195
  - Fuel Gage
    196
- Low Fuel Warning Light
  197
  - Compass Variance
    198
  - Resetting the Trip Computer
    200
  - Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
    201
  - Comfort Controls
    202
  - Air Conditioning
    203
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    204
  - Rear Window Defogger
    205
  - Ventilation System
    208
  - Audio Systems
    209
  - Setting the Clock for All Systems Except AM-FM Stereo
    209
  - Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo
    209
  - AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player (if Equipped)
    211
  - AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Equalizer (if Equipped)
    214
  - AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player (if Equipped)
    218
  - AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Equalizer (if Equipped)
    220
  - Rear Seat Audio (if Equipped)
    223
  - Remote Compact Disc Player (if Equipped)
    225
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature (if Equipped)
    226
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    229
  - Tips about Your Audio System
    230
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    230
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    231
  - Care of Your Compact Disc Player
    232
  - Integrated Windshield Antenna
    232
  - Table of Contents
    233
  - Section 4 Your Driving and the Road
    233
- Defensive Driving
  234
- Drunken Driving
  235
- Braking
  238
  - Anti-Lock Brakes (Abs)
    239
  - Traction Control System (if Equipped)
    241
  - Power Steering
    243
  - Braking in Emergencies
    243
- Control of a Vehicle
  238
- Steering
  243
  - Steering Tips
    243
  - Steering in Emergencies
    244
- Off - Road Recovery
  245
- Passing
  245
- Loss of Control
  247
- Driving at Night
  248
  - Night Vision
    248
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
  249
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    251
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    251
- City Driving
  252
- Freeway Driving
  253
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
  254
- Highway Hypnosis
  255
- Hill and Mountain Roads
  255
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    257
- Winter Driving
  257
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    259
- Loading Your Vehicle
  261
- Recreational Vehicle Towing
  261
- Towing a Trailer
  264
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    265
  - Weight of the Trailer
    265
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    266
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    267
  - Driving with a Trailer
    268
  - Trailer Brakes
    268
  - Safety Chains
    268
  - Following Distance
    269
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    270
  - Driving on Grades
    270
  - Making Turns
    270
  - Parking on Hills
    271
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    271
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    271
Section 5 Problems on the Road

273
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  274
- Jump Starting
  275
- Other Warning Devices
  275
- Engine Overheating
  281
  - Operating Mode
    282
  - Overheated Engine Protection
    282
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    282
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    283
- Towing Your Vehicle
  281
- Cooling System
  284
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    289
- Changing a Flat Tire
  292
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  292
- Compact Spare Tire
  303
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    304
- If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  304
  - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
    307
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    308
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    309
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    311
  - Filling Your Tank
    311
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    313
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    314
  - Hood Release
    314
  - Engine Oil
    317
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    318
  - Checking Engine Oil
    318
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    319
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    320
  - Engine Oil Additives
    320
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    321
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    321
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    324
  - When to Check and Change
    324
  - How to Check
    324
  - How to Add Fluid
    326
  - Engine Coolant
    327
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    327
  - What to Use
    328
  - Checking Coolant
    329
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    331
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    332
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    332
  - Brake Fluid
    333
  - Brake Wear
    335
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    336
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    336
  - Brake Adjustment
    336
  - Vehicle Storage
    336
  - Bulb Replacement
    337
  - Halogen Bulbs
    337
  - Front Turn Signal/Parking Lamps
    340
  - Front Sidemarker
    342
  - Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
    344
  - Inflation -- Tire Pressure
    346
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    347
  - Buying New Tires
    348
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    349
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    351
  - Wheel Replacement
    351
  - Tire Chains
    352
  - Appearance Care
    353
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    353
  - Cleaning of Fabric/Carpet
    353
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    354
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    355
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    355
  - Cleaning Leather
    355
  - Cleaning the Built - in Child Restraint Pad
    355
  - Care of Safety Belts and Built - in Child Restraint Harness
    355
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    356
  - Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield, Backglass and Wiper Blades
    356
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    357
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    357
  - Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    358
  - Finish Care
    358
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    359
  - Underbody Maintenance
    359
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    359
  - Cleaning Tires
    359
  - Finish Damage
    359
  - GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    360
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    361
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    361
  - Engine Identification
    361
  - Electrical System
    362
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    363
  - Replacement Bulbs
    369
  - Capacities and Specifications
    369
  - Engine Specifications
    370
  - Air Conditioning Refrigerants
    370
  - Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
    370
Section 7 Maintenance Schedule

373
- How this Section Is Organized
  374
- Introduction
  374
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  376
  - Short Trip/City Definition
    377
    
    Short Trip/City Intervals
    377
    
    Scheduled Maintenance
    378
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  380
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  394
  - At Least Once a Month
    402
  - At each Fuel Fill
    402
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  402
  - At Least Twice a Year
    403
  - Engine Cooling System Inspection
    406
  - Throttle System Inspection
    406
  - Exhaust System Inspection
    406
  - Brake System Inspection
    406
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  406
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  407
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  409
Section 8 Customer Assistance Information

413
- Pontiac Cares
  414
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  415
  - United States
    417
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
  417
- Customer Assistance Offices
  417
  - All Overseas Locations
    418
- GM Mobility Program for Persons
  419
- With Disabilities
  419
- Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program
  420
  - Security While You Travel
    420
- Canadian Roadside Assistance
  421
  - Transportation Options
    422
  - Plan Ahead When Possible
    422
- Courtesy Transportation
  422
  - Additional Program Information
    423
- Warranty Information
  423
- Reporting Safety Defects to the
  424
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United
  424
- In Canada
  425
  - Section 9 Index
    429
- Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada
  425
- Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
  425

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