User manual PONTIAC GRANDPRIX 1997

[. . . ] 0 2 I- The 1997 Pontiac Grand PrixOwner's Manual 1-1 Seats and Restraint Systems This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. "SRS" Features and Controls This section explains how to start and operate your Pontiac. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. Your DrivingandtheRoad Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and drive under different conditions. [. . . ] Because this antenna is built into your rear window, there is a reduced risk of damage caused by car washes and vandals. If you choose to add a cellular telephone to your Pontiac, and the antenna needs to be attached to the glass, be sure that you do not darnage the grid lines for the AM-FM antenna. There is enough space between the lines to attach a cellular telephone antenna without interfering with radio reception. Be sure never to touch the signal surface when handling discs. Pick up discs by grasping the outer edges or the edge of the hole and the outer edge. Fixed Mast Antenna The fixed mast antenna can withstand most car washes without being damaged. If the mast should ever become slightly bent, you can straighten it out by hand. If the mast is badly bent, as itmight be by vandals, you should replace it. Check every once in a while to be sure the mast is still tightened to the rear quarter panel. 3-32 b % NOTES 3-33 I 4-2 4-3 4-6 4-6 4-7 4-9 4-11 4-11 4-13 4-13 Section 4 Your Driving and the Road Here you'll find information about driving on different kinds of roads and in varying weather conditions. We've also included many other useful tips on driving. Defensive Driving Driving Drunk Having Control of Your Vehicle Your Braking System Information Anti-Lock Brake Information Trac System Braking in Emergencies Steering Tips Off-Road Recovery Tips Passing Other Vehicles 4- 15 4-16 4- 17 4-22 4-23 4-23 4-25 4-27 4-29 4-3 1 Losing Control of Your Vehicle Night Driving Driving inRain and on Wet Roads Tips Before Leaving on a Long Trip Avoiding Highway Hypnosis Driving on Hills and Mountains Winter Driving If You're Caught in a Blizzard Loading Your Vehicle Helpful Hints for Towing a Trailer . , ;, ;. L. . _ _ -, . -;. - . . r . . i Defensive Driving The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively. Please start with a very important safety device inyour Pontiac: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" in the Index. ) Defensive driving really means "be readyfor anything. " On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means "always expect the unexpected. " Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are going to be careless and make mistakes, Anticipate what they might do. It's the best defensive `driving maneuver, in both city and rural driving. You never know when the vehicle in front of you is going to brake or turn suddenly. 4-2 Drunken Driving Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It's the number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every year. Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: Judgment 0 The obvious way to solve thishighway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. How much is "toomuch" if the driver plans to drive?It's a lot less than many might think. Although it depends on each person and situation, here issome general information on the problem. The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of someone who is drinking depends upon four things: The amount of alcohol consumed The drinker's body weight The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking 0 Muscular Coordination Vision Attentiveness. 0 Police records show that almost half of all motor The length of time it has taken the drinker to vehicle-related deaths involvealcohol. In most cases, these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking and driving. In recent years, some 17, 000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use of alcohol, with more than 300, 000 people injured. Many adults -- by some estimates, nearly half the adult population -- choose never to drink alcohol, so they never drive afterdrinking. For persons under 2 1, it's against the law in every US. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws. consume the alcohol. (82 kg)person who drinks three12-ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a BAC of about 0. 06 percent. [. . . ] RETAIL SELL PRICE: $90. 00 TRANSMISSION, TRANSAXLE, TRANSFER CASE UNIT REPAIR MANUAL This manual provides information on unit repair service procedures, adjustments and specifications for the 1997 GM transmissions, transaxlesand transfer cases. RETAIL SELL PRICE: $40. 00 OWNER'S INFORMATION Owner publications are written directly for Owners and intended to lprovide basicoperational information about the vehicle. The owner's manual will include the Maintenance Schedule for all models. In-Portfolio: Includes a Portfolio, Owner's Manual and Warranty Booklet. RETAIL SELL PRICE: $15. 00 Without Portfolio: Owner's Manual only. [. . . ]