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Pontiac 2000 Firebird Owner's Manual

Pontiac 2000 Firebird Owner's Manual (360 pages)

Brand: Pontiac | Category: Automobile | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

13
- Emergency Towing
  2
- Limited Warranty
  2
- For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual
  8
- How to Use this Manual
  9
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  9
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  10
- Vehicle Symbols
  11
- Service Station Guide
  12
- Table of Contents
  13
- Seats and Seat Controls
  14
  - Manual Front Seats
    14
  - Reclining Front Seatbacks
    16
  - Front Seatback Latches
    18
  - Head Restraints
    18
  - Folding Rear Seatback
    19
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  19
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    21
- Here Are Questions Many People Ask about
  24
  - Safety Belts -- and the Answers
    24
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  25
- Driver Position
  25
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    25
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  32
- Right Front Passenger Position
  33
- Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
  33
  - How the Air Bag System Works
    35
  - Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    39
- Rear Seat Passengers
  40
  - Smaller Children and Babies
    43
- Children
  43
- Child Restraints
  46
- Larger Children
  57
- Safety Belt Extender
  60
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  60
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  60
  - Section 2 Features and Controls
    61
  - Door Locks
    64
  - Power Door Locks - if Equipped
    65
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    66
  - Keyless Entry System (if Equipped)
    66
  - Operation
    68
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    69
  - Battery Replacement
    70
  - Hatch Release
    72
  - Key in the Ignition
    73
  - Parking at Night
    73
  - Parking Lots
    73
  - Arming the System
    74
  - Turning off the Alarm
    74
  - Shock Sensor
    75
  - Disarming the System
    76
  - Passive Arming
    76
  - Feature Customization (if Equipped)
    78
  - Entering Programming Mode
    79
  - Leaving Programming Mode
    84
  - Ignition Positions
    85
  - Automatic Transmission
    87
  - Starting Your Engine
    87
  - Manual Transmission
    87
  - Starting Your 3800 Series II V6 Engine
    88
  - Engine Coolant Heater (Canada Only)
    90
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    91
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    92
  - Manual Transmission Operation
    95
  - Shift Speeds
    97
  - Parking Brake
    99
  - Automatic Transmission Only
    100
  - Parking Your Vehicle
    102
  - Shifting out of PARK (P) (Automatic Transmission)
    102
  - Torque Lock (Automatic Transmission)
    102
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    103
  - Engine Exhaust
    103
  - Running Your Engine While You're Parked (Automatic Transmission)
    104
  - Limited-Slip Rear Axle
    104
  - Manual Windows
    105
  - Power Windows - if Equipped
    105
  - Tilt Wheel
    106
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    106
  - Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
    107
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    107
  - Windshield Wipers
    107
  - Windshield Washer
    108
  - Cruise Control
    108
  - Exterior Lamps
    111
  - Headlamps on Reminder
    111
  - Daytime Running Lamps
    112
  - Fog Lamps
    113
  - Interior Lamps
    114
  - Courtesy Lamps
    114
  - Instrument Panel Brightness Control
    114
  - Exit Lighting
    115
  - Front Map Lamps
    115
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    115
  - Inside Day/Night Rearview Mirror
    116
  - Power Remote Control Mirrors (if Equipped)
    116
  - Storage Compartments
    117
  - Map Pocket
    117
  - Glove Box
    117
  - Cargo Cover
    118
  - Ashtray and Cigarette Lighter
    119
  - Accessory Power Outlet
    120
  - Sun Visors
    120
  - Floor Mats
    120
  - Convertible Top (if Equipped)
    128
  - Installing the Boot Cover
    130
  - Raising Your Convertible Top
    133
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    138
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    139
  - Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    140
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    141
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    141
  - Brake System Warning Light
    143
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    144
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    145
  - Low Traction Light
    145
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Service Engine Soon Light in the United States or Check Engine Light in Canada)
    146
  - Oil Pressure Gage
    149
  - Fuel Gage
    152
  - Reduced Engine Power Light
    153
  - Low Fuel Light
    153
Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems

154
- Comfort Controls
  155
- Cooling
  156
- Heating
  156
- Defogging and Defrosting
  157
- Rear Window Defogger
  157
- Ventilation System
  158
- Audio Systems
  159
- Monsoon AM-FM Stereo with Cassette
  159
  - Tape Player and Equalizer
    159
- Setting the Clock RAM
  159
- AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player
  163
- Trunk Mounted CD Changer (Option)
  165
- Theft - Deterrent Feature
  170
- Audio Steering Wheel Controls (if Equipped)
  172
- Tips about Your Audio System
  173
- Understanding Radio Reception
  173
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
  174
- Care of Your Compact Disc Player
  175
- Care of Your Compact Discs
  175
- Power Antenna Mast Care
  176
Section 4 Your Driving and the Road

177
- Defensive Driving
  178
- Drunken Driving
  179
- Braking
  182
  - Anti-Lock Brakes (Abs)
    183
  - Braking in Emergencies
    185
- Control of a Vehicle
  182
- Traction Control System (Option)
  185
  - Power Steering
    187
- Steering
  187
  - Steering Tips
    187
  - Steering in Emergencies
    188
- Off - Road Recovery
  189
- Passing
  189
- Loss of Control
  191
- Driving at Night
  192
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
  194
- City Driving
  197
- Freeway Driving
  198
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
  199
- Highway Hypnosis
  200
- Hill and Mountain Roads
  200
- Winter Driving
  202
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    203
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    204
- Loading Your Vehicle
  206
- Recreational Vehicle Towing
  206
- Towing a Trailer
  208
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    209
  - Weight of the Trailer
    209
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    210
  - Safety Chains
    211
  - Trailer Brakes
    211
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    211
  - Driving with a Trailer
    212
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    213
  - Driving on Grades
    213
  - Parking on Hills
    213
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    214
  - Parking on a Hill
    214
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    214
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    214
Section 5 Problems on the Road

215
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  216
- Jump Starting
  217
- Other Warning Devices
  217
- Towing Your Vehicle
  221
- Engine Overheating
  222
- Cooling System
  225
  - Recovery Tank
    227
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator (V8 Engine Only)
    234
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  236
- Changing a Flat Tire
  237
- Compact Spare Tire
  247
- If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  247
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    248
  - 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
  - Hood Release
    257
  - Checking Engine Oil
    260
  - When to Add 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 Cleaner/Filter Replacement
    267
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    268
  - When to Check and Change
    268
  - How to Check
    269
  - How to Add Fluid
    271
  - Manual Transmission Fluid
    272
  - When to Check
    272
  - When to Check and What to Use
    273
  - How to Check and Add Fluid
    273
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    273
  - Engine Coolant
    274
  - What to Use
    274
  - Rear Axle
    274
  - Checking Coolant
    276
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    277
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    278
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    279
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    279
  - Brake Fluid
    280
  - Brake Wear
    282
  - Brake Adjustment
    283
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    283
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    283
  - Bulb Replacement
    284
  - Vehicle Storage
    284
  - Halogen Bulbs
    284
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
    287
  - Rear Lamps
    288
  - Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
    290
  - Wiper Blade Element Replacement
    291
  - Inflation -- Tire Pressure
    293
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    294
  - Buying New Tires
    296
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    297
  - Wheel Replacement
    299
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    299
  - Tire Chains
    300
  - Appearance Care
    301
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    301
  - Cleaning of Fabric/Carpet
    301
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    302
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    303
  - Care of Safety Belts
    303
  - Cleaning Leather
    303
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    303
  - Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades
    304
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    304
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    305
  - Finish Care
    305
  - Cleaning Tires
    307
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    307
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    308
  - Underbody Maintenance
    308
  - Finish Damage
    308
  - GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    309
  - Engine Identification
    310
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    310
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    310
  - Electrical System
    311
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    312
  - Capacities and Specifications
    317
  - Replacement Bulbs
    317
  - Engine Specifications
    318
  - Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
    319
  - Vehicle Dimensions
    319
  - Section 7 Maintenance Schedule
    320
  - Your Vehicle and the Environment
    321
  - Maintenance Requirements
    321
  - How this Section Is Organized
    322
  - Using Your Maintenance Schedule
    323
  - Scheduled Maintenance
    324
  - Engine Oil Scheduled Maintenance
    325
  - At Least Twice a Year
    336
  - Steering and Suspension Inspection
    340
  - Engine Cooling System Inspection
    340
  - Exhaust System Inspection
    340
  - Throttle System Inspection
    341
  - Brake System Inspection
    341
  - Rear Axle Service
    341
  - Maintenance Record
    344
Section 8 Customer Assistance Information

346
- Pontiac Cares
  347
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  348
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
  350
- Customer Assistance Offices
  350
  - All Overseas Locations
    351
- GM Mobility Program for Persons
  352
- With Disabilities
  352
- Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program
  353
  - Security While You Travel
    353
- Canadian Roadside Assistance
  354
  - Transportation Options
    355
  - Plan Ahead When Possible
    355
- Courtesy Transportation
  355
  - Additional Program Information
    356
- Warranty Information
  356
- Reporting Safety Defects to the
  357
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United
  357
- In Canada
  358
- Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada
  358
- Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
  358

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