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Pontiac 2000 Montana Owner's Manual

Pontiac 2000 Montana Owner's Manual (428 pages)

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

Table of Contents

Section 4 Your Driving and the Road

250
- Emergency Towing
  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
- Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
  13
- Seats and Seat Controls
  14
- Reclining Front Seatbacks
  16
- Head Restraints
  18
- Seat Controls
  18
- Rear Seats
  18
- Flip and Fold Feature
  19
- Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
  19
- Split Bench Seats
  20
- Bucket Seats
  26
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  35
- Why Safety Belts Work
  37
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  41
- Driver Position
  41
- Lap-Shoulder Belt
  41
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  49
- Right Front Passenger Position
  50
- Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS)
  51
- How the Air Bag Systems Work
  53
- Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
  58
- Safety Belt Pretensioners
  58
- Rear Seat Passengers
  58
- Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
  59
- Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
  62
- Center Passenger Position
  65
- Bench Seat
  65
- Lap Belt
  65
- Center Passenger Position (Bucket Seat)
  66
- Smaller Children and Babies
  68
- Built - in Child Restraint (Option)
  71
- Securing a Child in the Built-In Child Restraint
  73
- Storing the Built-In Child Restraint
  80
- Child Restraints
  82
- Where to Put the Restraint
  86
- Top Strap
  86
- Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position
  88
- Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
  96
- Larger Children
  99
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  102
- Safety Belt Extender
  102
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  103
- Section 2 Features and Controls
  104
- Door Locks
  107
- Power Door Locks
  108
- Automatic Door Locks
  109
- Last Door Closed Locking
  109
- Sliding Door Delayed Locking
  109
- Keyless Entry System (Option)
  110
- Leaving Your Vehicle
  110
- Lockout Deterrent
  110
- Operation
  111
- Battery Replacement
  113
- Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
  113
- Overhead Console Switchbank
  115
- Instrument Panel Switchbank
  115
- Multifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting Choices
  116
- Delayed Illumination and Exit Lighting
  117
- Entering Programming Mode
  117
- Remote Driver's Unlock Control
  120
- Remote Lock and Unlock Confirmation
  121
- Content Theft-Deterrent System
  123
- Arming and Disarming the Content Theft-Deterrent System
  124
- Sliding Door
  126
- Exiting Programming Mode
  126
- Sliding Door Lock
  127
- Sliding Door Security Lock
  133
- Resetting the Power Sliding Door
  134
- Key in the Ignition
  136
- Arming with the Power Lock Switch
  138
- Disarming with Your Key
  139
- Nuisance Alarms
  139
- Ignition Positions
  142
- Starting Your Engine
  143
- Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
  143
- Engine Coolant Heater (if Equipped)
  145
- To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
  145
- Automatic Transaxle Operation
  146
- Parking Brake
  150
- Shifting into PARK (P)
  151
- Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
  152
- Torque Lock
  153
- Shifting out of PARK (P)
  153
- Parking over Things that Burn
  154
- Engine Exhaust
  154
- Running Your Engine While You're Parked
  155
- Manual Windows
  156
- Side Window Latches
  157
- Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
  158
- Tilt Wheel
  158
- Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
  159
- Windshield Wipers
  160
- Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
  160
- Flash-To-Pass
  160
- Windshield Washer
  161
- Cruise Control (Option)
  162
- Exterior Lamps
  165
- Daytime Running Lamps
  166
- Lamps on Reminder
  166
- Instrument Panel Intensity Control
  167
- Interior Lamps Control
  167
- Fog Lamps
  167
- Illuminated Entry
  168
- Exit Lighting
  169
- Front Reading Lamps
  170
- Rear Reading Lamps
  170
- Battery Saver
  171
- Convex Outside Mirror
  172
- Heated Outside Mirrors
  172
- Storage Compartments
  173
- Glove Box
  173
- Compact Overhead Console
  173
- Overhead Console - if Equipped
  174
- Storage bin
  176
- Convenience Net (Option)
  178
- Front Seat Storage Net
  179
- Luggage Carrier (Option)
  180
- Ashtray and Cigarette Lighter
  182
- Sun Visors
  183
- Visor Vanity Mirrors
  183
- Accessory Power Outlets
  185
- Onstar System (if Equipped)
  186
- Instrument Panel Cluster
  189
- Safety Belt Reminder Light
  192
- Air Bag Readiness Light
  193
- Brake System Warning Light
  194
- Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
  195
- Malfunction Indicator Lamp
  196
- Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
  196
- Fuel Gage
  200
- Message Center
  201
- Charging System Indicator Message
  201
- Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Message
  202
- Low Coolant Level Warning Message
  203
- Low Oil Pressure Message
  203
- Power Sliding Door Warning Message
  204
- Low Engine Oil Level Message
  204
- Change Engine Oil Message
  204
- Door Ajar Warning Message
  205
- Rear Hatch Ajar Warning Message
  205
- Compass Variance
  207
- Resetting the Trip Computer
  208
- Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
  209
- Comfort Controls
  210
- Air Conditioning
  211
- Defogging and Defrosting
  212
- Rear Window Defogger (if Equipped)
  213
- Ventilation System
  216
- Audio Systems
  217
- Canada Only
  217
- Rear Seat Audio (if Equipped)
  243
- Theft - Deterrent Feature RDS Radios
  245
- Audio Steering Wheel Controls
  246
- Understanding Radio Reception
  247
- Tips about Your Audio System
  247
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
  248
- Integrated Windshield Antenna
  249
- Care of Your Compact Disc Player
  249
- Table of Contents
  250
- Defensive Driving
  251
- Drunken Driving
  252
- Control of a Vehicle
  255
- Braking
  255
  - Anti-Lock Brakes (Abs)
    256
  - Braking in Emergencies
    258
- Traction Control System (Option)
  258
  - Power Steering
    260
- Steering
  260
  - Steering Tips
    260
  - Steering in Emergencies
    261
- Off - Road Recovery
  262
- Passing
  262
- Loss of Control
  264
- Driving at Night
  265
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
  266
- City Driving
  269
- Freeway Driving
  270
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
  271
- Highway Hypnosis
  272
- Hill and Mountain Roads
  272
- Winter Driving
  274
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    274
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    276
- Recreational Vehicle Towing
  278
- Loading Your Vehicle
  278
- Towing a Trailer
  281
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    282
  - Weight of the Trailer
    282
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    283
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    284
  - Driving with a Trailer
    285
  - Safety Chains
    285
  - Trailer Brakes
    285
  - Following Distance
    286
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    287
  - Driving on Grades
    287
  - Making Turns
    287
  - Parking on Hills
    288
  - Parking on a Hill
    288
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    288
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    288
Section 5 Problems on the Road

289
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  290
- Other Warning Devices
  290
- Jump Starting
  291
- Towing Your Vehicle
  296
- Engine Overheating
  297
- Cooling System
  300
  - Recovery Tank
    302
  - How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    305
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  308
- Changing a Flat Tire
  309
- Compact Spare Tire
  320
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    321
- If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  321
  - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
    322
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    323
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    324
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    326
  - Filling Your Tank
    326
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    328
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    329
  - Hood Release
    329
  - Checking Engine Oil
    332
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    333
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    334
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    335
  - Engine Oil Additives
    335
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    336
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    336
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    339
  - How to Check
    339
  - When to Check and Change
    339
  - How to Add Fluid
    341
  - Engine Coolant
    342
  - What to Use
    343
  - Checking Coolant
    344
  - Power Steering Fluid
    345
  - Radiator Pressure Cap
    345
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    346
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    346
  - Brake Fluid
    347
  - Brake Wear
    349
  - Brake Adjustment
    350
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    350
  - Vehicle Storage
    351
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    351
  - Bulb Replacement
    352
  - Halogen Bulbs
    352
  - Front Turn Signal/Parking Lamps
    355
  - Front Sidemarker
    356
  - Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
    359
  - Inflation -- Tire Pressure
    361
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    362
  - Buying New Tires
    364
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    365
  - Wheel Replacement
    367
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    367
  - Tire Chains
    368
  - Appearance Care
    369
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    369
  - Cleaning of Fabric/Carpet
    369
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    370
  - Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    371
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    371
  - Cleaning Leather
    371
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    371
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    372
  - Cleaning the Built - in Child Restraint Pad
    372
  - Care of Safety Belts and Built - in Child Restraint Harness
    372
  - Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield, Backglass and Wiper Blades
    373
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    373
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    374
  - Finish Care
    374
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    374
  - Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    375
  - Cleaning Tires
    375
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    375
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    376
  - Underbody Maintenance
    376
  - Finish Damage
    376
  - GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    377
  - Electrical System
    378
  - Engine Identification
    378
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    378
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    378
  - Windshield Wipers
    379
  - Headlamp Wiring
    379
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    379
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    379
  - Capacities and Specifications
    386
  - Replacement Bulbs
    386
  - Engine Specifications
    386
  - Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
    387
  - Section 7 Maintenance Schedule
    388
  - Your Vehicle and the Environment
    389
  - Maintenance Requirements
    389
  - How this Section Is Organized
    390
  - Using Your Maintenance Schedule
    391
  - Scheduled Maintenance
    392
  - Engine Oil and Chassis Lubrication Scheduled Maintenance
    393
  - At Least Once a Month
    402
  - At each Fuel Fill
    402
  - At Least Twice a Year
    403
  - Engine Cooling System Inspection
    407
  - Exhaust System Inspection
    407
  - Throttle System Inspection
    408
  - Brake System Inspection
    408
  - Maintenance Record
    411
Section 8 Customer Assistance Information

414
- Pontiac Cares
  415
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  416
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
  418
- Customer Assistance Offices
  418
  - All Overseas Locations
    419
- GM Mobility Program for Persons
  420
- With Disabilities
  420
- Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program
  421
  - Security While You Travel
    421
- Canadian Roadside Assistance
  422
  - Transportation Options
    423
  - Plan Ahead When Possible
    423
- Courtesy Transportation
  423
  - Additional Program Information
    424
- Warranty Information
  424
- Reporting Safety Defects to the
  425
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United
  425
- Ordering Owner Publications in Canada
  426
- Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
  426

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