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The 1996 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual ... Service and Appearance Care Maintenanceschedule Here the manual tells you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. ...and operate your audio system. ... This section explains how to read. 1 You can use your Pontiac running properly and looking good. ... SeatsandRestraint Systems FeaturesandControls 1-1 2-1 This section tells you 'll find something you h o ~ v contact Pontiac €or assistance and how e get service and owner publications. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems ...
The 1996 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual ... Service and Appearance Care Maintenanceschedule Here the manual tells you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc. ...and operate your audio system. ... This section explains how to read. 1 You can use your Pontiac running properly and looking good. ... SeatsandRestraint Systems FeaturesandControls 1-1 2-1 This section tells you 'll find something you h o ~ v contact Pontiac €or assistance and how e get service and owner publications. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems ...
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... Motors Corporation. We support voluntary technician certification, GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem, PONTIAC and the PONTIAC Emblem and the name SUNFIRE are registered trademarks of Canada Limited" forPontiac Division whenever it appears in this manual in your Pontiac, so it will be there if you ever need it when you sell the...
... Motors Corporation. We support voluntary technician certification, GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem, PONTIAC and the PONTIAC Emblem and the name SUNFIRE are registered trademarks of Canada Limited" forPontiac Division whenever it appears in this manual in your Pontiac, so it will be there if you ever need it when you sell the...
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If you don't, you were to ignore the warning. f i will also find that could hurt you if you or others could hurt you what the hazard is the Index in the back of the manual. symbol means "Don't," "Don't do this," or "Don't let this manual, you learn about things that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. In the caution area, we tell you or other people. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about the €eaturesand controls foryour vehicle. Index A good place tolook for what you 'll find it in the manual, and the page number ...
If you don't, you were to ignore the warning. f i will also find that could hurt you if you or others could hurt you what the hazard is the Index in the back of the manual. symbol means "Don't," "Don't do this," or "Don't let this manual, you learn about things that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. In the caution area, we tell you or other people. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about the €eaturesand controls foryour vehicle. Index A good place tolook for what you 'll find it in the manual, and the page number ...
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They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. But the notice will find these notices: h i NOTICE: i In the notice area, wetell you about something that can damage your vehicle.Many times, this book you will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see warning labels on your warranty, and it could 7iam;rge y w r vekicie, =w . . Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in different : These mean there is something that could be covered by your vehicle. iV v3 & You'll also see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in ...
They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. But the notice will find these notices: h i NOTICE: i In the notice area, wetell you about something that can damage your vehicle.Many times, this book you will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see warning labels on your warranty, and it could 7iam;rge y w r vekicie, =w . . Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in different : These mean there is something that could be covered by your vehicle. iV v3 & You'll also see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in ...
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F l (@) LIGHTER FASTEN SEAT BELTS HORN BRAKE k3 b V +' COOLANT AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BAITERY DAYTIME e RUNNING * LAMPS - * * -- 0 WINDOW DEFOGGER ENGINE OIL PRESSURE VENTILATING FAN a ( ) @ SPEAKER w, ,111, FUEL FOG LAMPS $0 n3 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FUSE -%J- For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BAlTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS A These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do with your vehicle. ...
F l (@) LIGHTER FASTEN SEAT BELTS HORN BRAKE k3 b V +' COOLANT AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BAITERY DAYTIME e RUNNING * LAMPS - * * -- 0 WINDOW DEFOGGER ENGINE OIL PRESSURE VENTILATING FAN a ( ) @ SPEAKER w, ,111, FUEL FOG LAMPS $0 n3 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FUSE -%J- For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC BAlTERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS A These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: These symbols have to do with your vehicle. ...
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You can lose controlof the vehicle if you try to move the seat with air bags and safety belts. and also about the seats -- You can also learn aboutsome things you should not do with your body, to use your Pontiae and how to make you pusha pedal when you don't want it . Driver's Seat . how to . Slide the seat to unlock it . Move the lever under the driver's seat to whereyou want to adjust them -- v Section 1 Seats Restraint and Systems Here you'll find in€omation a b u t the seats in your safety belts properly. Manual Front Seats , , CAUTION: ! % ....
You can lose controlof the vehicle if you try to move the seat with air bags and safety belts. and also about the seats -- You can also learn aboutsome things you should not do with your body, to use your Pontiae and how to make you pusha pedal when you don't want it . Driver's Seat . how to . Slide the seat to unlock it . Move the lever under the driver's seat to whereyou want to adjust them -- v Section 1 Seats Restraint and Systems Here you'll find in€omation a b u t the seats in your safety belts properly. Manual Front Seats , , CAUTION: ! % ....
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Manual Lumbar Support (Option) The manual lumbar support control is locked into place. to an upright position.- Reclining Front Seatbacks I Front Passenger Seat Move the lever under the passenger's seat to unlock it . Slide the seatto where you want it. To adjust the seatback, lift the lever onthe outer side of the driver's seat, toward the right. Then release the lever and try to where you want it . Pullup on the lever and the seatwill go to Release the lever lock the seatback. Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the amount of support ...
Manual Lumbar Support (Option) The manual lumbar support control is locked into place. to an upright position.- Reclining Front Seatbacks I Front Passenger Seat Move the lever under the passenger's seat to unlock it . Slide the seatto where you want it. To adjust the seatback, lift the lever onthe outer side of the driver's seat, toward the right. Then release the lever and try to where you want it . Pullup on the lever and the seatwill go to Release the lever lock the seatback. Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the amount of support ...
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A CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can 't do The shoulder belt can 'tdo its job because it won't be in front of you. In a crash the belt could go into it will be against your safety belts can dangerous. Then sit well back in motion, have a seatback reclined if your pelvic bones. But don't have the seatback upright. Even if you buckle be there, notat your vehicle is in the seat and wearyour safety belt properly. This could go over your abdomen.The belt up forces wouId be up, your body. do their when job you could c w ...
A CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can 't do The shoulder belt can 'tdo its job because it won't be in front of you. In a crash the belt could go into it will be against your safety belts can dangerous. Then sit well back in motion, have a seatback reclined if your pelvic bones. But don't have the seatback upright. Even if you buckle be there, notat your vehicle is in the seat and wearyour safety belt properly. This could go over your abdomen.The belt up forces wouId be up, your body. do their when job you could c w ...
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When you return thes'eatbackto its original position, the seatback will lock. 1-4 This position reduces the chance of your ears. Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of a neck injury in a crash. Seatback Latches (2-Door Models) To fold a frontseat forward, lift the seatback latch.
When you return thes'eatbackto its original position, the seatback will lock. 1-4 This position reduces the chance of your ears. Head Restraints Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of a neck injury in a crash. Seatback Latches (2-Door Models) To fold a frontseat forward, lift the seatback latch.
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Tilt the right front seatback completely forward and the whole seat will hook. 1-5 Move the right front seatback to its original position after W M m gets into the rear seat a?%a.Then mwiie the seat rearward until it , be sure to push rearward on an easy entry seat to be injured. d ~ w n O seat tab. Seat, PuU forwad the Tilt the seatback completely forward again to itsoriginal position. To close the seat, push the seatbackup to get in and out of your vehicle makes it can move. After you've used it locks. Easy Entry Seat (2-Door Models) t Rear SeatsFording the Rear Seat A ...
Tilt the right front seatback completely forward and the whole seat will hook. 1-5 Move the right front seatback to its original position after W M m gets into the rear seat a?%a.Then mwiie the seat rearward until it , be sure to push rearward on an easy entry seat to be injured. d ~ w n O seat tab. Seat, PuU forwad the Tilt the seatback completely forward again to itsoriginal position. To close the seat, push the seatbackup to get in and out of your vehicle makes it can move. After you've used it locks. Easy Entry Seat (2-Door Models) t Rear SeatsFording the Rear Seat A ...
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you are in a crash and you do with safety belts. You can survive and sometimes walk away. In most crashes buckling up . Here's why: They work. If you 're not wearing a safety belt, your passengers' belts safety belt, and check that comes on as a reminder to buckle up can be ejectedfrom it. But most crashes are in between. Your vehiclehas a light that are buckled up does mater ...a let! 1-6 Always fasten your your injuries can 't wear or If a safety belt properly. In many of them, people whobuckle up . (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in a crash. After morethan 25 ...
you are in a crash and you do with safety belts. You can survive and sometimes walk away. In most crashes buckling up . Here's why: They work. If you 're not wearing a safety belt, your passengers' belts safety belt, and check that comes on as a reminder to buckle up can be ejectedfrom it. But most crashes are in between. Your vehiclehas a light that are buckled up does mater ...a let! 1-6 Always fasten your your injuries can 't wear or If a safety belt properly. In many of them, people whobuckle up . (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in a crash. After morethan 25 ...
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Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on it. Take the simplest vehicle. Put someone on anything, you go as fast as it 's just a seat on wheels. 4 1-7 Suppose it goes.
Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on it. Take the simplest vehicle. Put someone on anything, you go as fast as it 's just a seat on wheels. 4 1-7 Suppose it goes.
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Then stop . The rider doesn't stop the vehicle. In a real vehicle, it up to speed. The person keepsgoing until stopped by something. I Get it could be the windshield ... 1-8
Then stop . The rider doesn't stop the vehicle. In a real vehicle, it up to speed. The person keepsgoing until stopped by something. I Get it could be the windshield ... 1-8
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You stop over more time to stop. or the safety belts! You get more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. That's why safety belts make such good sense. 1-9 or the instrument panel ...
You stop over more time to stop. or the safety belts! You get more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. That's why safety belts make such good sense. 1-9 or the instrument panel ...
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e: If I'm home, A: a good driver, and I never drive far from things beyond your passengers can unbu'cklea safety belt, even if you're upside down. A: You could be trapped in the vehicle after an accident, you can unbuckle and get the most of so being conscious during and after an accident if I wear safety belts? If my vehicle has air bags, why should I be -- not instead of them in an accident -- That's true not only in a vehicle that isn't your chance of them . you from why should have to buckle up to I 'm wearing a safety belt? Being a good driver ...
e: If I'm home, A: a good driver, and I never drive far from things beyond your passengers can unbu'cklea safety belt, even if you're upside down. A: You could be trapped in the vehicle after an accident, you can unbuckle and get the most of so being conscious during and after an accident if I wear safety belts? If my vehicle has air bags, why should I be -- not instead of them in an accident -- That's true not only in a vehicle that isn't your chance of them . you from why should have to buckle up to I 'm wearing a safety belt? Being a good driver ...
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We'll start withthe driver position. Close and lock the door. 2. Adjust the seat (to know which restraint systems your Pontiac, see "Seats" in be your vehicle has. Driver Position This part describes the driver's restraint system. Be aware that there are different rules for people ...
We'll start withthe driver position. Close and lock the door. 2. Adjust the seat (to know which restraint systems your Pontiac, see "Seats" in be your vehicle has. Driver Position This part describes the driver's restraint system. Be aware that there are different rules for people ...
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Pull up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Don't let it is secure. If the belt isn't long enough,see "Safety Belt Extender" at the end of this section. 4. 1 3. Make sure the release brsttm on the latch plate to . 1-12 ~ If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep pulling until it clicks. Pick up on the buckle I s psitiwed so you would be able to unbuckle thesafety belt quickly if you can buckle the belt. Push the latch plate into thebuckle until you ever had to make sure it get twisted.
Pull up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Don't let it is secure. If the belt isn't long enough,see "Safety Belt Extender" at the end of this section. 4. 1 3. Make sure the release brsttm on the latch plate to . 1-12 ~ If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep pulling until it clicks. Pick up on the buckle I s psitiwed so you would be able to unbuckle thesafety belt quickly if you can buckle the belt. Push the latch plate into thebuckle until you ever had to make sure it get twisted.
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If you pull up on the shoulder belt. These parts of the body are best able to slide under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. I 1 The lap part of the belt as you slid under the lap belt. And you'd be worn low and snug on the buckle end of the belt should go over the shoulder and across chest. The shoulder the belt should be less likely to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stopor crash. 1-13 To make the lap part tight, pull down on the hips,just touching the thighs...
If you pull up on the shoulder belt. These parts of the body are best able to slide under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. I 1 The lap part of the belt as you slid under the lap belt. And you'd be worn low and snug on the buckle end of the belt should go over the shoulder and across chest. The shoulder the belt should be less likely to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stopor crash. 1-13 To make the lap part tight, pull down on the hips,just touching the thighs...
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After you move the adjusterto where you want it, try to move it down , squeeze the releasebutton and move the adjuster to the desired position. Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster (4-Door Models) Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt adjuster to make sure it has locked into position. You can movethe adjuster up just by pushing up on your shoulder. 1-14 To move it down without squeezing the release button to the height thatis right for you. Adjust the height so that the shoulderportion of the belt is centered on the shoulder belt guide. The belt should be away from your ...
After you move the adjusterto where you want it, try to move it down , squeeze the releasebutton and move the adjuster to the desired position. Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster (4-Door Models) Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt adjuster to make sure it has locked into position. You can movethe adjuster up just by pushing up on your shoulder. 1-14 To move it down without squeezing the release button to the height thatis right for you. Adjust the height so that the shoulderportion of the belt is centered on the shoulder belt guide. The belt should be away from your ...
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A CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. The shoulder belt should fit againstyour body. - -A A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It won't give nearly as much , which could increase injury. In a crash, you would move forward too much protection this ? &: What's wrong with this way.
A CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. The shoulder belt should fit againstyour body. - -A A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It won't give nearly as much , which could increase injury. In a crash, you would move forward too much protection this ? &: What's wrong with this way.