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The 2003 PontiacBonnevilleOwnerManual SeatsandRestraintSystems ...Front Seats Safety Belts ...Child Restraints ...Air Bag Systems ...Restraint System Check ...Features and Controls ...Keys ...Doors Locks and ...Windows ...Theft-Deterrent Systems ...
The 2003 PontiacBonnevilleOwnerManual SeatsandRestraintSystems ...Front Seats Safety Belts ...Child Restraints ...Air Bag Systems ...Restraint System Check ...Features and Controls ...Keys ...Doors Locks and ...Windows ...Theft-Deterrent Systems ...
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...look for your dealer or from your vehicle. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Pontiac Division whenever it will be there if you 're on the road. If you need it . It's an alphabetical list of what ... it appears in this manual. Litho in U S A . Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem and the name BONNEVILLE are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. Part No. 25735874 A First Edition ii @Copyright General Motors Corporation 06/19/02 All Rights ...
...look for your dealer or from your vehicle. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Pontiac Division whenever it will be there if you 're on the road. If you need it . It's an alphabetical list of what ... it appears in this manual. Litho in U S A . Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem and the name BONNEVILLE are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. Part No. 25735874 A First Edition ii @Copyright General Motors Corporation 06/19/02 All Rights ...
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This safety symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don't, you were to do this" or "Don't let this book. Then we tell you or other people. Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a number of safety cautions in this book. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is something that could hurt you if you or others could hurt you what to ignore the warning. You will find a circle with a slash through it in this happen.'' These mean there is . We use a box and the word CAUTION to ...
This safety symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don't, you were to do this" or "Don't let this book. Then we tell you or other people. Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a number of safety cautions in this book. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is something that could hurt you if you or others could hurt you what to ignore the warning. You will find a circle with a slash through it in this happen.'' These mean there is . We use a box and the word CAUTION to ...
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Vehicle Symbols Your vehicle may be equipped with the text describing the operation or information relating to help figuring out a specific name of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle. Many times, this book you will find these notices: Notice: These mean there is something that can damage your vehicle. They use symbols instead of a component, gage or indicator reference the following topics in the Index: When you read other manuals, you might see Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators on page 3-34. iv A notice will tell you what to do to a specific component, ...
Vehicle Symbols Your vehicle may be equipped with the text describing the operation or information relating to help figuring out a specific name of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle. Many times, this book you will find these notices: Notice: These mean there is something that can damage your vehicle. They use symbols instead of a component, gage or indicator reference the following topics in the Index: When you read other manuals, you might see Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators on page 3-34. iv A notice will tell you what to do to a specific component, ...
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ENGINE OIL PRESSUREw 4 SERVICE n EXPLODE BAlTERY 1 POWER WINDOW I1 uoon LOCK UNLOCK / 7 1 1 These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY A & LATCH BOTH LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS TO PROTECT OCCUPANT DO NOT TWIST SAFETY BELT WHEN ATTACHING FASTEN SEAT BELTS MOVE SEAT FULLY REARWARD+ SECURE CHILD SEAT PULL BELT COMPLETELY THEN SECURE CHILD SEAT *@? @ JGHTING MASTER 0 SWITCH - 8, \ ENGINE COOLANT TEMP ACCESS l.fJ PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING BAlTERY CHARGING SYSTEM L-1 ( ) @ ENGINE COOLANT FAN CAUSTIC BATTERY K I D COULD CAUSE ...
ENGINE OIL PRESSUREw 4 SERVICE n EXPLODE BAlTERY 1 POWER WINDOW I1 uoon LOCK UNLOCK / 7 1 1 These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY A & LATCH BOTH LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS TO PROTECT OCCUPANT DO NOT TWIST SAFETY BELT WHEN ATTACHING FASTEN SEAT BELTS MOVE SEAT FULLY REARWARD+ SECURE CHILD SEAT PULL BELT COMPLETELY THEN SECURE CHILD SEAT *@? @ JGHTING MASTER 0 SWITCH - 8, \ ENGINE COOLANT TEMP ACCESS l.fJ PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING BAlTERY CHARGING SYSTEM L-1 ( ) @ ENGINE COOLANT FAN CAUSTIC BATTERY K I D COULD CAUSE ...
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Child Restraint Systems ...1-33 1-36 Where to Put the Restraint ...Top Strap ...1-37 Top Strap Anchor Location ...1-38 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) ...1-39 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System ...1-41 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ...1-41 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front 1-44 Seat Position ...Air Bag Systems ...1-47 Where Are the Air Bags? ...1-50 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-51 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-52 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ...1-52 What ...
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Child Restraint Systems ...1-33 1-36 Where to Put the Restraint ...Top Strap ...1-37 Top Strap Anchor Location ...1-38 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) ...1-39 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System ...1-41 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ...1-41 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front 1-44 Seat Position ...Air Bag Systems ...1-47 Where Are the Air Bags? ...1-50 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-51 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-52 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ...1-52 What ...
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Slide the seat to where you don't want it . If your body to make you push a pedal when you want to. Try to move the seat with your vehicle has this feature, the controls for the power seats are located on the control bar located under the front of each front seat. 1-2 Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is locked into place. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make sure the seat is not moving . Pull up on the outboard side of the seat to unlock it and release the bar. Front Seats Manual Seats Power Seats You can lose control of the ...
Slide the seat to where you don't want it . If your body to make you push a pedal when you want to. Try to move the seat with your vehicle has this feature, the controls for the power seats are located on the control bar located under the front of each front seat. 1-2 Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is locked into place. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make sure the seat is not moving . Pull up on the outboard side of the seat to unlock it and release the bar. Front Seats Manual Seats Power Seats You can lose control of the ...
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Move the seat forward or rearward by pressing the control toward the front of the vehicle to increase lumbar support. ?urn !he knnh fnward the rear of t h e vehicle to ! Move the seatback forward by pressing the top of each front seat. Manual Lumbar The knob that controls this feature is located on the outboard side of the control forward. If you may also want to decrease lumbar support. You may feel the lumbar support higher in your back. adjust the seatback for maximum comfort. 1-3 s p ~ are comfortable; Raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion by pressing the rear edge...
Move the seat forward or rearward by pressing the control toward the front of the vehicle to increase lumbar support. ?urn !he knnh fnward the rear of t h e vehicle to ! Move the seatback forward by pressing the top of each front seat. Manual Lumbar The knob that controls this feature is located on the outboard side of the control forward. If you may also want to decrease lumbar support. You may feel the lumbar support higher in your back. adjust the seatback for maximum comfort. 1-3 s p ~ are comfortable; Raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion by pressing the rear edge...
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Then continue with the lumbar adjustment. Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as it will come on the outboard side of the cushion until the seat approximates body temperature. You may during long trips, so should the position of your back. The LO setting warms the seatback and cushion until you are located on . The heating elements in your lumbar support. Press the control up or down as far as needed. Push ON once for the HI setting or twice for maximum comfort. The heated seats can only be used when the ignition is turned on the instrument panel...
Then continue with the lumbar adjustment. Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as it will come on the outboard side of the cushion until the seat approximates body temperature. You may during long trips, so should the position of your back. The LO setting warms the seatback and cushion until you are located on . The heating elements in your lumbar support. Press the control up or down as far as needed. Push ON once for the HI setting or twice for maximum comfort. The heated seats can only be used when the ignition is turned on the instrument panel...
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But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle has a power recliner, the vertical control described previously in this section reclines the front seatbacks. Release the lever to the desired position. Reclining Seatbacks If your vehicle is moving. 1-5 If your vehicle has the manual recliner, lift the lever on the seatback and the seatback will go to an upright position. Pull up on the lever without pushing on the outboard sideof the seat and move the seatback to lock the seatback.
But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle has a power recliner, the vertical control described previously in this section reclines the front seatbacks. Release the lever to the desired position. Reclining Seatbacks If your vehicle is moving. 1-5 If your vehicle has the manual recliner, lift the lever on the seatback and the seatback will go to an upright position. Pull up on the lever without pushing on the outboard sideof the seat and move the seatback to lock the seatback.
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The shoulder belt can 't do their job when you're reclined like this. This could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle in a crash. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your abdomen. This position reduces the chance o a neck injury in is motion, have the seatback upright. In a crash, you could go up , your safety belts can be dangerous. In a crash the belt could cause serious internal injuries. Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your pelvic bones. The lap belt can 't doits...
The shoulder belt can 't do their job when you're reclined like this. This could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle in a crash. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your abdomen. This position reduces the chance o a neck injury in is motion, have the seatback upright. In a crash, you could go up , your safety belts can be dangerous. In a crash the belt could cause serious internal injuries. Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your pelvic bones. The lap belt can 't doits...
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Don't let anyone ride where he or she can hit things inside or outside of a vehicle.In a collision, people riding in these areas are more likely to be , if you 're not wearing a safety belt, your passengers' belts are buckled up . belts. If you are in any area of your vehicle is not equipped with safe'. . r You can be ejected fromit. In most states and in a seat and using a safety belt properly. Here's why: They work. 1-7 It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside the vehicleo be much worse. Be sure everyone in your vehicle that is in all ...
Don't let anyone ride where he or she can hit things inside or outside of a vehicle.In a collision, people riding in these areas are more likely to be , if you 're not wearing a safety belt, your passengers' belts are buckled up . belts. If you are in any area of your vehicle is not equipped with safe'. . r You can be ejected fromit. In most states and in a seat and using a safety belt properly. Here's why: They work. 1-7 It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside the vehicleo be much worse. Be sure everyone in your vehicle that is in all ...
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You never know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have a crash, you don't know if you go as fast as it 's just a seat on anything, you 'll be so serious that even buckled up does matter...a lot! After more than 30 years of them, people who buckle up can be in between. Suppose it goes. But most crashes buckling up , a person wouldn't survive. Take the simplest vehicle. In most crashes are clear. Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in vehicles, the facts are in a ...
You never know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have a crash, you don't know if you go as fast as it 's just a seat on anything, you 'll be so serious that even buckled up does matter...a lot! After more than 30 years of them, people who buckle up can be in between. Suppose it goes. But most crashes buckling up , a person wouldn't survive. Take the simplest vehicle. In most crashes are clear. Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in vehicles, the facts are in a ...
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In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield...or the instrument panel... 1-10 L The person keeps going until stopped by something.
In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield...or the instrument panel... 1-10 L The person keeps going until stopped by something.
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With safety belts, you are belted. And your strongest bones take the forces. That's true only in frontal collisions, not sui especially in many vehicles today and will be - But they work with safety belts - But you can unbuckle and get the most of them in the future. not lnsteaci o i tnem. or the safety belts! Every air bag system ever offered for sale has required the use of being conscious during and after an accident if I have to buckle up to wear safety belts? whether you 're upside down as the vehicle does. That's why safety belts make such good ...
With safety belts, you are belted. And your strongest bones take the forces. That's true only in frontal collisions, not sui especially in many vehicles today and will be - But they work with safety belts - But you can unbuckle and get the most of them in the future. not lnsteaci o i tnem. or the safety belts! Every air bag system ever offered for sale has required the use of being conscious during and after an accident if I have to buckle up to wear safety belts? whether you 're upside down as the vehicle does. That's why safety belts make such good ...
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Here's how to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. How to know about safety belts and children. Follow those rules for people of adult size. We'll start with the driver position. 1-12 Lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. you and your passengers can sit up straight. Being a good driver doesn't protect you can be hurt. Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Be aware that isn't your fault - To see how, see Older Children on page 7-27 or lnfants and Young Children on page 1-29. And there are for...
Here's how to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. How to know about safety belts and children. Follow those rules for people of adult size. We'll start with the driver position. 1-12 Lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. you and your passengers can sit up straight. Being a good driver doesn't protect you can be hurt. Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Be aware that isn't your fault - To see how, see Older Children on page 7-27 or lnfants and Young Children on page 1-29. And there are for...
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Don't let it clicks. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it get twisted. Pull up the latch plate and pull the belt across you more slowly. 4. The lap part of the belt should go back slightly to take belt . The shoulder belt should be worn low and snug on the latch plate to make sure it is positioned so you pull the belt across the chest.. The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you would apply force at your abdomen. Then pull the belt across you very quickly. In a crash, this happens, let the belt go over the shoulder and across you . The safety belt locks if ...
Don't let it clicks. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it get twisted. Pull up the latch plate and pull the belt across you more slowly. 4. The lap part of the belt should go back slightly to take belt . The shoulder belt should be worn low and snug on the latch plate to make sure it is positioned so you pull the belt across the chest.. The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you would apply force at your abdomen. Then pull the belt across you very quickly. In a crash, this happens, let the belt go over the shoulder and across you . The safety belt locks if ...
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Q: What's wrong with this way. 1-14 A: The shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much protection this ? The shoulder belt should fit against your body. It won't give nearly as much , which could increase injury. Youcan be seriously hurt i our shoulder belt is too loose.
Q: What's wrong with this way. 1-14 A: The shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much protection this ? The shoulder belt should fit against your body. It won't give nearly as much , which could increase injury. Youcan be seriously hurt i our shoulder belt is too loose.
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Always buckle your abdomen. I I rz 1-15 You can be seriously injured if your belt is buckled in the wrong place like this ? This could cause serious internal injuries. In a crash, the belt would bethere, not at the pelvic bones. The belt forces would go up over your belt into the buckle nearest you. Q: What's wrong with this .
Always buckle your abdomen. I I rz 1-15 You can be seriously injured if your belt is buckled in the wrong place like this ? This could cause serious internal injuries. In a crash, the belt would bethere, not at the pelvic bones. The belt forces would go up over your belt into the buckle nearest you. Q: What's wrong with this .
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You can be worn over the shoulder at all times. 1-16 You could also severely injure internal organs like your body would move too far forward, which would apply too much force to the ribs, which aren't as strong as shoulder bones. In a crash, your liver or spleen. It should be seriously injured if you wear the shoulder belt under the arm. Also, the belt would increase the chance of head and neck injury. A: The shoulder belt is worn under yourarm. Q: What's wrong with this?
You can be worn over the shoulder at all times. 1-16 You could also severely injure internal organs like your body would move too far forward, which would apply too much force to the ribs, which aren't as strong as shoulder bones. In a crash, your liver or spleen. It should be seriously injured if you wear the shoulder belt under the arm. Also, the belt would increase the chance of head and neck injury. A: The shoulder belt is worn under yourarm. Q: What's wrong with this?