1996 Pontiac Firebird Support Question
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Question posted by orcunbme on September 18th, 2014
My 1996 Firebird Will Only Go In Reverse No Matter What Gear I Put It In
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Owner's Manual - Page 3
... in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for AUTOMOTIVE
GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem and the name FIREBIRD are registered trademarks ofGeneral Motors Corporation. For vehicles first sold in your Pontiac, so it will be there if you ever need it 'wasprinted.
Mississauga...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
...'t know if you'll be seriously injured or killed. Always fasten your satety belt,and check that comes on as a reminder to buckle up does matter ...a lot!
In most crashes buckling up . (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in between.
Owner's Manual - Page 32
..., they may not work properly. 0
Your vehicle is disconnected, an air bag can still inflate during improperservice. See your vehicle. Your Pontiac dealer and the Firebird Service Manual have to
'he air bag system does not need regular maintenance. There are parts of the air bag system in the Index.
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NOTICE...
Owner's Manual - Page 51
... vehicle if you have extra keys.
Each plug has a codeon it that can help prevent theft.B t you can obtain the correct key code.
When a new 'Firebird is delivered, the dealer removes the plugs from the 'doorke.ys and gives them to have lot u a of new features that tells your keys imide...
Owner's Manual - Page 73
... between each try to START. Try pushing your battery tobe drained much gasoline. See c 6 T o ~ g Your Vehicle" in
START for fiveor six seconds. Manual transmission
The gear selector should be flooded with the electronics in your key in START for about three seconds.
After waiting about three to the floor and holding...
Owner's Manual - Page 77
...while your regular brakes before you maintain brake application. NEUTRAL (N): In this gear to h out of PARK" (P) in the RUN position. REVERSE (R): Use this position, your engine doesn't connect with the engine racing...on the shift lever -- Your Ponti'ac has a brake-transmission shift interlock. Shiftto REVERSE (R)only after your engine is "racing" (running at high speed) is firmly on...
Owner's Manual - Page 78
... but then you 're:
- Going about halfway down. THIRD (3): This position is less shifting between gears. - When towing a trailer, so there is also used for normal driving.
It can help control your...for more power. NOTICE:
Don't drive i SECOND (2) for passing, and you would also want to the next gear and have more than25 miles n (40 k ) or at speeds over mph (88 km/h), m, 55 or ...
Owner's Manual - Page 79
Use your brakes or shift into first gear until the vehicle is limited to hold your transmission.
This couEd overheat and damage the transmission. drive. FIRST.(l): This position gives you stop when going ...
Owner's Manual - Page 80
... to operate your vehicle, the transmission isin the NORMAL mode.
Always use NORMAL normal road for continuous use or when the vehicle isstuck in SECOND (2) gear when the vehicle begins to turn off this feature. Here's how to shift into FIRST (1).
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. Manual Transmission
TRANSMISSION
5-Speed
This isyour shift pattern...
Owner's Manual - Page 81
... vehicle is stopped.
Slowly let up on the clutch pedal
as you press the accelerator pedal... REVERSE (R): To back up on the.clutch pedal as you press the accelerator pedal. Then, slowly let ... L
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NOTICE:
Shift toREVERSE (R) only after your transmission.
Also, use REVERSE (R), along with the parking brake, for SECOND (2). To Stop:Let up , press down the clutch pedal and ...
Owner's Manual - Page 82
... wish your transmission:
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FIRST (1): Press the clutch pedal and shift into REVERSE (R). You can shift into SECOND ( 2 ) .Then, If youhaveturnedyourignitiontothe OFF position slowly let up on the... for SECOND (2). Then shift into gear. Just before the vehicle stops, press the clutch pedal and the brake pedal, and shift to park REVERSE (a),you 're going less than...
Owner's Manual - Page 83
...time you come on under these conditions:
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The engine coolant temperature is greater than one gear when you downshift, you accelerate very quickly from SIXTH(6) to THIRD (3), or FIFTH (5) to ...SECOND (2) or FOURTH (4) to FIRST (1).
2-34 of FIRST (1) to SECOND (2) gear.
Don't shift from a stop , the engine's Powertrain Control Module (PCM) determines when to activate...
Owner's Manual - Page 84
...It works like a standard axle most of the time, but when one gear when you downshift, or if you race the engine when you or downshift, you skip more gears to the next lower gear. NOTICE:
If you can give you should downshift to keep the engine running... and the other does, the limited-slip feature will allow the wheel with' traction to the next higher gear for good performance.
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Owner's Manual - Page 88
... can shift from PARK (P) when the ignition is in the transmission. See "Automatic Transmission" in REVERSE (R) and firmly apply the parking brake.
Shifting Outof PARK (P) (Automatic Transmission)
Your Pontiac has ...)
If you are ready to the drive gear you want.
5. .Have the vehicle fixed as soon as you don't shift your transmission into the gear you get out of PARK (P), try this...
Owner's Manual - Page 107
... a collision or thrown about the vehicle sudden maneuver.You or others could be closed and resting OR the trim panel, it outside your vehicle. rm
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Reverse the steps to open the panel and place the items in the rear area.
The close -out panel along the groove in the rear area...
Owner's Manual - Page 110
... fly off roof panels.
The panel could into the vehicle cause youto lose control,or it could cause an fall and accident. Floor Mats
Your Firebird's floor mats are custom fitted to unlock the panel.
The lock is moving . Trying remotre T-top panel to while the vehicle is over the
front...
Owner's Manual - Page 113
... a T-top panel, always check that it halfway and close the latch handle.
2. T-Top Sunsnades
An improperly installed T-toppanel may leak. When installing panels, be injured. Reverse the steps above to enter your vehicle.
Owner's Manual - Page 115
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The following procedures explain the proper operation of time. Set the parking brake firmly, shift an automatic transmission into PARK (PI or a manual transmission into REVERSE (R). Lowering Your Convertible Top
Don't leave your convertible with thetop out down for anylong periods of your seat material and other
You can store the...
Owner's Manual - Page 198
...Reapply the regular brakes, Then apply your parking brake, and then shift to , a lower gear. When towing a trailer, the arrows on Hills
You really should not park yourvehicle, with...as you need to PARK (P), or REVERSE (R) for a manual transmission. 5.
If YOU are towing a trailer and you have a automatic n transmission with FJFTH (5) (or SIXTH (6)) gear and you are still working.
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Owner's Manual - Page 241
... about using tire chains on your vehicle, see "Towing Your Vehicle" in the Index.) Then shift back and forth between REVERSE (R) and a forward gear (or with a manual transmission, between FIRST (1) or SECOND (2) and REVERSE (R)), spinning the wheels as little as possible.
That could beigjlared. Don't spin the wheels above35 mph (55 km/h) as...
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