Pontiac 2001 Sunfire Manuals

Pontiac 2001 Sunfire Manuals

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Pontiac 2001 Sunfire Owner's Manual

Pontiac 2001 Sunfire Owner's Manual (364 pages)

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

Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

13
- 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
- Table of Contents
  13
- Seats and Seat Controls
  14
  - Manual Front Seats
    14
  - Reclining Front Seatbacks
    16
  - Head Restraints
    17
  - Rear Seats
    19
- Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
  20
  - Why Safety Belts Work
    22
- Here Are Questions Many People Ask about
  25
- Safety Belts -- and the Answers
  25
- How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
  26
- Driver Position
  26
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    26
- Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
  33
- Right Front Passenger Position
  34
- Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
  34
  - How the Air Bag System Works
    36
  - Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
    40
- Rear Seat Passengers
  40
  - Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
    40
- Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
  44
- Center Passenger Position
  46
  - Lap Belt
    47
  - Infants and Young Children
    48
- Children
  48
- Restraint Systems for Children
  52
- Older Children
  63
- Safety Belt Extender
  66
- Checking Your Restraint Systems
  66
- Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
  66
  - Section 2 Features and Controls
    67
  - Manual Windows
    69
  - Power Windows - if Equipped
    69
  - Door Locks
    72
  - Power Door Locks - if Equipped
    73
  - Leaving Your Vehicle
    74
  - Remote Keyless Entry - if Equipped
    75
  - Operation
    76
  - Battery Replacement
    77
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    77
  - Remote Trunk Release (if Equipped)
    80
  - Disarming the System
    82
  - How the System Alarm Is Activated
    82
  - How to Detect a Tamper Condition
    83
  - How to Turn off the System Alarm
    83
  - Ignition Positions
    84
  - Retained Accessory Power
    86
  - Starting Your Engine
    86
  - Automatic Transaxle
    86
  - Manual Transaxle
    86
  - Engine Coolant Heater (if Equipped)
    89
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    90
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    90
  - Manual Transaxle Operation
    95
  - Shift Speeds
    96
  - Parking Brake
    97
  - Parking Your Vehicle
    100
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    101
  - Engine Exhaust
    101
  - Tilt Wheel (if Equipped)
    103
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    103
  - Turn and Lane Change Signals
    104
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    104
  - Flash-To-Pass
    104
  - Windshield Wipers
    105
  - Windshield Washer
    106
  - Cruise Control (if Equipped)
    106
  - Exterior Lamps
    109
  - Parking Lamps
    109
  - Daytime Running Lamps
    110
  - Lamps on Reminder
    110
  - Fog Lamps (if Equipped)
    111
  - Illuminated Entry
    112
  - Interior Lamps
    112
  - Battery Saver
    113
  - Map Lamps (if Equipped)
    113
  - Inside Day/Night Rearview Mirror
    113
  - Power Remote Control Mirrors (if Equipped)
    114
  - Convex Outside Mirror
    114
  - Storage Compartments
    115
  - Center Console Storage Area
    115
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    116
  - Convenience Net (if Equipped)
    116
  - Sun Visors
    117
  - Sunroof (if Equipped)
    117
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    120
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    121
  - Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
    122
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    123
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    123
  - Brake System Warning Light
    124
  - Charging System Light
    124
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    125
  - Enhanced Traction System Warning Light
    126
  - Enhanced Traction System Active Light
    127
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    127
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    128
  - Low Coolant Warning Light
    128
  - Oil Pressure Light
    132
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    133
  - Passlock Warning Light
    133
  - Fuel Gage
    135
  - Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
    136
  - Comfort Controls
    137
  - Air Conditioning (if Equipped)
    140
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    141
  - Rear Window Defogger (if Equipped)
    141
  - Ventilation System
    142
  - Audio Systems
    143
  - AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player (if Equipped)
    147
  - Personal Choice Radio Controls
    169
  - Understanding Radio Reception
    170
  - Tips about Your Audio System
    170
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    171
  - Care of Your Compact Discs
    172
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    173
  - Care of Your Compact Disc Player
    173
  - Chime Level Adjustment (RDS Radios Only)
    173
  - Section 4 Your Driving and the Road
    174
  - Defensive Driving
    175
  - Drunken Driving
    176
  - Control of a Vehicle
    179
  - Anti-Lock Brakes (Abs)
    180
  - Enhanced Traction System
    182
  - Braking in Emergencies
    182
  - Power Steering
    184
  - Steering Tips
    184
  - Steering in Emergencies
    185
  - Off Road Recovery
    186
  - Loss of Control
    188
  - Driving at Night
    189
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    190
  - Driving through Flowing Water
    192
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    192
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    192
  - City Driving
    193
  - Freeway Driving
    194
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    195
  - Highway Hypnosis
    196
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    197
  - Winter Driving
    198
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    199
  - If You're Caught in a Blizzard
    201
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    202
  - Speed Automatic Transaxle
    203
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    205
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    208
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    209
  - Weight of the Trailer
    209
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    210
  - Driving with a Trailer
    211
  - Safety Chains
    211
  - Trailer Brakes
    211
  - Following Distance
    212
  - Making Turns
    212
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    213
  - Driving on Grades
    213
  - When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    214
  - Parking on Hills
    214
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    215
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    215
Section 5 Problems on the Road

216
- Hazard Warning Flashers
  217
- Other Warning Devices
  217
- Jump Starting
  218
- Towing Your Vehicle
  223
- Engine Overheating
  224
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    224
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    225
- Cooling System
  226
- If a Tire Goes Flat
  233
- Changing a Flat Tire
  234
- Compact Spare Tire
  244
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    245
- If You're Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
  245
  - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
    246
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    247
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    248
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    250
  - Filling Your Tank
    250
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    252
  - Checking Things under the Hood
    253
  - Hood Release
    253
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    255
  - Checking Engine Oil
    257
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    258
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    260
  - Engine Oil Additives
    261
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    261
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    262
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    262
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    264
  - When to Check and Change
    264
  - How to Check
    264
  - How to Add Fluid
    266
  - Manual Transaxle Fluid
    267
  - When to Check and What to Use
    268
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    268
  - Engine Coolant
    269
  - How to Check and Add Fluid
    269
  - What to Use
    270
  - Checking Coolant
    271
  - Power Steering Fluid
    272
  - Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    272
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    273
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    273
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    273
  - Adding Washer Fluid
    274
  - Brake Fluid
    275
  - Brake Wear
    277
  - Brake Adjustment
    278
  - Brake Pedal Travel
    278
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    278
  - Vehicle Storage
    279
  - Bulb Replacement
    280
  - Halogen Bulbs
    280
  - Back-Up Lamps
    283
  - Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
    284
  - Inflation -- Tire Pressure
    286
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    287
  - Buying New Tires
    289
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    290
  - Wheel Replacement
    291
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    291
  - Appearance Care
    293
  - Tire Chains
    293
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    294
  - Cleaning of Fabric/Carpet
    294
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    295
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    296
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    296
  - Care of Safety Belts
    296
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    296
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    297
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    297
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    297
  - Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades
    297
  - Finish Care
    298
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    298
  - Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    299
  - Cleaning Tires
    299
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    299
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    300
  - Underbody Maintenance
    300
  - Finish Damage
    300
  - GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    301
  - Engine Identification
    302
  - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
    302
  - Service Parts Identification Label
    302
  - Electrical System
    303
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    304
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    306
  - Replacement Bulbs
    307
  - Capacities and Specifications
    308
  - Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
    309
  - Vehicle Dimensions
    309
Section 7 Maintenance Schedule

310
- Introduction
  311
  - How this Section Is Organized
    312
  - Using Your Maintenance Schedule
    313
  - Selecting the Right Schedule
    313
  - Maintenance Requirements
    311
  - Your Vehicle and the Environment
    311
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
  313
  - Scheduled Maintenance
    314
  - Short Trip/City Definition
    314
  - Short Trip/City Intervals
    314
- Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance
  316
- Long Trip/Highway Scheduled Maintenance
  330
  - At Least Once a Month
    339
  - At each Fuel Fill
    339
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
  339
  - At Least Twice a Year
    340
  - Engine Cooling System Inspection
    344
  - Throttle System Inspection
    344
  - Exhaust System Inspection
    344
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
  344
  - Brake System Inspection
    345
  - Caliper/Knuckle Maintenance Inspection
    345
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  346
- Part E: Maintenance Record
  348
Section 8 Customer Assistance Information

350
- Pontiac Cares
  351
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  352
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
  354
- Customer Assistance Offices
  354
- GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
  356
- Pontiac Roadside Assistance Program
  357
  - Security While You Travel
    357
- Canadian Roadside Assistance
  358
  - Transportation Options
    359
  - Plan Ahead When Possible
    359
- Courtesy Transportation
  359
  - Additional Program Information
    360
- Warranty Information
  360
- Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
  361
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
  361
- Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors
  362

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