User manual PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1993

[. . . ] 1993 PONTIAC Firebird OWNER'S MANUAL Firebird Introduction HOWto Use This Manual . . 45 Part 3 ComfortControls & AudioSystems . I07 Part 4 Your Driving and the Road. 181 Part 6 Service & Appearance Care 215 Part 7 Maintenance Schedule 279 Part 8 CustomerAssistanceInformation 307 rn rn 1993 Owner's Manual Table of Contents rn m rn m rn rn rn rn rn - rn m Including "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 312. J Part 9 Index . . . . . . . . . . 10193572 B mm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 last Page Second Printing Please keep this manual your Pontiac, so it will be there if you ever need it when you're on the you in If road. [. . . ] After driving through a large puddle of water or a car wash, apply your brake pedal lightly until your brakes work normally. 1 I Hydroplaning Hydroplaning is dangerous. So much water can buildup under your tires that they can actually ride on the water. This can happen if the road is wet enough and you're going fast enough. When your vehicle is hydroplaning, it has little or no contact with the road. You could drive along for some time without realizing your tires aren't in constant contact with the road. You could find out the hard way: when you have to slow, turn, move out to pass - or if you get hit by a gust of wind. You could suddenly find yourselfout of control. Hydroplaning doesn't happen often. But it can if your tires haven't much tread or if the pressure in one or more is low. If you can see reflections from trees, telephone poles, or other vehicles, and raindrops "dimple" the water's surface, there could be hydroplaning. The best advice is to slow down when it is raining, and-be careful. Your Driving and the Road Sionze Other Rainy Weather Tips e Turn ~wn your hadIights -nut just your parking lights -to help make yrru more visible to others. You may want to use your headlights even in daytime if it's raining hard. e Besides slowing down, allow some extra followingdistance. Allow yourself more clear raom ahead, and be prepared to have your view restricted by m d spray. (See "Tires" in the Index. ) * When you drive into a fog patch, your visibility will be reduced quickly. The biggest dangers are striking the vehicle ahead or being struckby the one behind. If the vehicle ahead starts become to if less clear or, at night, the taillightsare harder to see, the fog is probably thickening. Everybody then has a better chance to avoid hitting the vehicle ahead. A patch of dense fog may extend only for a few feet (meters) or for miles (kilometers); you can't really tell while you're in it. You can only treat the situation with extreme care. One common fog condition - sometimes called mist or ground fog - can happen in weather that seems perfect, especially at night or in the early morning in valley and low, marshy areas. You can be suddenly enveloped in thick, wet haze that may even coat your windshield. You can often spot these fog patches or mist layers with your headlights. But sometimes they can be waiting for you as you come over a hill or dip into a shallow valley. Start your windshield wipers and washer, to help clear accumulated road dirt. Slow down carefully. Tips on Driving in Fog If you get caught in fog, turn your headlights on low beam, even in daytime. The light will bounce off the waterdroplets that make up fog and reflect backat you. [. . . ] Prices are $4. 00 for the first PSP and $2. 00 1993 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual for each additional PSP on the same order. . lo201495 $15. 00 1993 Pontiac Firebird In-Portfolio Year Description Number Form Price Without Portfolio: Includes Owner's Manual. S-90-PSP-4 15. 00 For subscription information call Helm, Incorporated. CURRENT & PAST MODEL ORDERFORMS Service Publications are available for current and past model Pontiac vehicles. [. . . ]