User manual PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1993

[. . . ] 1993 PONTIAC (SE, SSE, SSEi) OWNER'S MANUAL Bonneville 1993 Owner's Manual Pontiac Bonneville Introduction Table of Contents . , 297 How to Use this Manual Includes "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 302 I I Parts Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Service StationInformation. . Last Page Printed in USA 10202135 B SecondPrinting . . Important Notes About this Manual Please keep this manual in your Pontiac, so it will be there if you ever need it when you're on the road. If you sell the vehicle, please leave this manual in it so the new owner can use it. [. . . ] If you need to reduce your speed you as approach a curve, do it before you enter the curve, while your front wheels are straight ahead. Try to adjust your speed so you can "drive" through the curve. Wait to accelerate untilyou are out of the curve, and then accelerate gently into the straightaway. When you drive into a curve at night, it's harder to see the road ahead of you because it bendsaway from the straight beams of your lights. This is one good reason to drive slower. Steering in Emergencies There are times when steering can be more effective than braking. For example, you come over a hill and find a truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly pulls out fromnowhere, or a child darts out from between parked cars and stops right in front of you. It is better to removeas much speed as you can from a possible collision. Then steer around the problem, to the left or right depending on the space available. 161 `Your Driving and the Road Steering in Emergencies (CONI) An emergency like this requires close attention and aquick decision. If you are holding the steering wheelat the recommended 9 and 3 o'clock positions, you can turn it a full 180 degrees very quickly without removing either hand. But you have to act fast, steer quickly, and just as quickly straighten the wheel once you have avoided the object. You must then be prepared steer back to to your original lane and then brake to a controlled stop. Depending on your speed, this can be rather violent for an unprepared driver. This is one of the reasons driving experts recommend that you use your safety belts and keep both hands the on steering wheel. The fact that such emergency situations are always possible is a good reason to practice defensive driving at all times. 162 Off-Road Recovery You may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped off the edge of a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the pavement, recovery should be fairly easy. Ease off the accelerator and then, if there is nothing in the way, steer so that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavement. You can turn the steering wheel up to 5/4 turn until the right front tire contacts the pavement edge. If the shoulder appears to be about four inches (100 mm) or more below the pavement, this differencecan cause problems. If there is not enough room to pull entirely onto the shoulder and stop, then follow the same procedures. But if the right front tire scrubs against the side of the pavement, do not steer more sharply. With too much steering angle, the vehicle may jump back onto the road with so much steering input thatit crosses over into the oncoming traffic before you can bring it back under control. [. . . ] In Portfolio: PSP Bound Bulletin Book (Complete Bulletins) Year SE In-Portfolio . , 10202134 $15. 00 1993 Pontiac Bonneville NumberDescription Year Form Price 1993 Pontiac Bonneville SSEl In-Portfolio . lo215984 $15. 00 1991 All PSP'S . S-90-PSP-4 15. 00 1993 Pontiac Bonneville Without Portfolio . lo202135 $11. 00 For subscription information callHelm, Incorporated. CURRENT & PAST MODEL ORDER FORMS Service Publications are available for current and past model Pontiac vehicles. [. . . ]