User manual PONTIAC GRANDAM 1993

[. . . ] r c -- 1993 ' PONTIAC I Grand Am OWNER'S MANUAL 1993 Owner's Manual Pontiac Grand Am Introduction Part Part Part Pert Table of Contents How to Use this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 2 Features & Controls 3 Comfort Controls & Audio Systems. I ~ I ProblemsontheRoad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16s L I Part5 Part Part 6 Service & Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . 197 284 r I 7 Maintenance Schedule. . 27s Includes "Reporting Safety page Defects" on Part9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] They won't work d l in a quick stop and cause may pulling to one side. You could lose control of the vehicle. After driving through a large puddle of water or a vehicle wash, apply your brake pedal lightly until your brakes work normally. I I 145 ' Your Driving and the Road Some Other Rainy WeatherTips Turn on your headlights-not just your parking lights-to help make you more visible to others. You may want to use if your headlights even in daytime it's raining hard. Allow yourselfmore clear room ahead, and be prepared to have your view restricted by road spray. (See the Index under Tires. ) 146 . . . Everybody then has a better chance to avoid hitting the vehicle ahead. A patch of dense fog may extend only Driving inFog, Mist andHaze for a few feet (meters) or for miles Fog can occur with high humidity or (kilometers); you can't really tell while heavy frost. You can only treat the can see throughit for several hundred situation with extreme care. Or it might be so thick that you can see only a few feet (meters) One common fog condition-sometimes ahead. It may come suddenly to an called mist or ground fog-can happen otherwise clear road. And it can be a in weather that seems perfect, especially major hazard. You can be When you drive into a fog patch, your suddenly enveloped in thick, wet haze visibility will be reduced quickly. The that may even coat your windshield. You biggest dangers are striking the vehicle can often spot these fog patches or mist ahead or being struck by the one layers with your headlights. Try to "read'' the fog density sometimes they can be waiting for you down the road. If the vehicle ahead starts to become less clear or, at night, if as you come over a hillor dip into a the taillights are harder to see, the fog is shallow valley. Slow down togive wipers and washer to help clear accumulated road dirt. down. Tips on Driving in Fbg If you get caught in fog, turn your headlights on low beam, even in daytime, You'll see-and be seenbetter. Don't use your high beams. The light will bounce off the water droplets that make up fog and reflect back at you. In high humidity, even a light build-upof moisture on the on inside of the glass will cut down your already limited visibility. Moisture can build up on the outside glass, and what seems to be fog may actually be moisture on the outside of your windshield. Of course you want to respect another's property, but you might need to put something between you and moving vehicles-space, trees, telephone poles, a private driveway, anything that removes you from other traffic. If visibility is near zero and you must stop but are unsure whether you are away from the road, turn your lights on, start your hazard warningflashers, and sound your horn at intervals when or you hear approaching traffic. Pass other vehicles in fog only you if can see far enough ahead to pass safely. [. . . ] Address all inquiries to: HELM, INCORPORATED CURRENT & PAST MODEL ORDER FORMS PO. Box 07130 Service Publications are available for current and past model Pontiac Detroit, MI 48207 vehicles. To request an order form, please specify year and model Orders Card Credit ONLY 1-800-782-4356 name For information and inquiries call: (313) 883-1430 L ess ' 290 NOTE: Please complete form below (Print or Type) and MAIL TO: Post Office Box 07130, Detroit, Michigan 48207 PONTIAC SERVICE PUBLICATIONS ORDER FORM wn r ORDERTOLL FREE For *Minimurn Card CreditOrder $10. 00 (Monda -Frida 8:30A . EST) 1-800-782-4356 Card "Older Orders Only) If further information is needed, write Helm or call (313) 883-1430. ORDER INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE TOLL FREE NUMBER. TOTAL MATERIAL NAME) NOTE: Dealers and Companies please provide dealer or company name, and Check or Money also the name the person to whose attention the shipment should be sent. [. . . ]