User manual PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1994

[. . . ] . - . . . _ PONTIAC . . . . . . . . . . . . i . ' ~, . , . - . . . Firebird Introduction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 9 Part 8 1994 0wn:er's Manual Table of Contents How toManual Use This , Seats & Restraint Systems Features & Controls Comfort Coqtrols & Audio Systems Your Driving and the Road Probiems on the Road = & Appearance Care =. A Maintenance Schedule Customer Assistance Information 6 m m m = m 3 7 41 103 125 151 183 239 259 Including "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 261. Part 9 Printed in U. S. A. hdeX Servi. ce Information Station s m m m m = m . = = = = m m m m m = = . m m = m m m m m = = m = 269 Last Page m m m Part No. [. . . ] A 50-year-old driver may require at least twice as much light to Remember that your headlights light up Dyz'ving ut Night far less of a roadway when you are ina see the same thing at night as a turn or curve. Night driving is more dangerous than day 20-year-old. Oqe reason is that some drivers Keep your eyes moving; that way, it's What you do in the daytime can also are likely to be impaired - by alcohol or easier to pick out dimly lighted objects. For example, if drugs, with night vision problems, or by you spend the day in bright sunshine you Just as your headlights should be fatigue. checked regularly for proper aim, so are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes should your eyes be examiqed regularly. will have less trouble adjusting to night. Some drivers suffer from night blindness Drive defensively. But if you're driving, don't wear - the inability to see in dim light and sunglasses at night. They may cut down Don't drink and drive. of Adjust your inside rearview mirror to on glare from headlights, but they also make a lot of things invisible. reduce the glare from headlights You can be temporarily blinded by behind you. It can take a second or 0 Since you can't see as well, you may twQ, or even several seconds, for your need to slowdown and keep more space between you and other vehicles. When you are faced with severe glare (as from a driver who doesn't lower the high beams, or a Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your headlights can light up only so much road ahead. If you're tired, pull off the road in a safe place and rest. . , . , . . . . . I36 [t's wiseto keep your wiping equipment . n good 'shape and keep your windshield washer tank fdled. Replaceyour windshield wiper inserts when they sh0. w signs of streaking ormissing areas on the windshield, or when: strips of rubberstart :o separate from the ins'erts. Driving too fast though largk wqkx puddles or even going through &-me car washes can cause problems, too. ?l"he water m y affect your brakes. But if you can't, W y to slow down before you hit them. , , i 137. . . I Your Driving and the Road Hydroplaning usually happens at higher speeds. There just isn't a hard and fast rule about hydroplaning. The best advice is to slow down when it is raining. Some Other Rainy Weather Tips Turn on your low-beam headlights not just your parking lights- to help make you more visible to others. [. . . ] 113 A " Stereo with Compact Disc Player . 116 A Stereo with Compact " Disc Player and Graphic . 132 . $. C*' . 275 . . . Index Steering Tires Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 19 Supplemental Inflatable Restraint Uniform Quality Grading . [. . . ]