User manual PONTIAC GRANDPRIX 2003

[. . . ] N 0 0 CI) The 2003 PontiacGrandPrixOwnerManual Seats and Restpaint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-58 Restraint System Check Features and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42 Sunroof 2-43 Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] ABS is an advanced electronic braking system that will help prevent a braking skid. If your vehicle has anti-lock brakes, this warning light on the instrument panel will come on briefly when you start your vehicle. When you start your engine, or when you begin to drive away, your anti-lock brake system will check itself. You may hear a momentary motor or clicking noise while this test is going on, and you may even notice that your brake pedal moves or pulses a little. This is normal. 4-7 The anti-lock system can change the brake pressure faster than any driver could. The computer is programmed to make the most of available tire and road conditions. This can help you steer around the obstacle while braking hard. Let's say the road is wet and you're driving safely. Here's what happens with ABS: A computer senses that wheels are slowing down. If one of the wheels is about to stop rolling, the computer will separately work the brakes at each front wheel and at both rear wheels. As you brake, your computer keeps receiving updates on wheel speed and controls braking pressure accordingly. 4-8 Remember: Anti-lock doesn't change the time you need to get your foot up to the brake pedal or always decrease stopping distance. If you get too close to the vehicle in front of you, you won't have time to apply your brakes if that vehicle suddenly slows or stops. Always leave enough room up ahead to stop, even though you have anti-lock brakes. Your wheels can stop rolling. Momentum will carry it in whatever direction it was headed when the wheels stopped rolling. That could be off the road, into the very thing you were trying to avoid, or into traffic. If you don't have anti-lock, use a "squeeze'' braking technique. This will give you maximum braking while maintaining steering control. You can do this by pushing on the brake pedal with steadily increasing pressure. In an emergency, you will probably want to squeeze the brakes hard without locking the wheels. See "Anti-Lock Brakes. " In many emergencies, steering can help you more than even the very best braking. Using Anti-Lock Don't pump the brakes. You may feel a slight brake pedal pulsation or notice some noise, but this is normal. Braking in Emergencies At some time, nearly every driver gets into a situation that requires hard braking. However, if you don't have anti-lock, your first reaction - to hit the brake pedal hard and hold it down - may be the wrong thing to do. 4-9 Traction Control System (TCS) If your vehicle has the 3800 supercharged V6 engine it has a traction control system that limits wheel spin. The system operates only if it senses that one or both of the front wheels are spinning or beginning to lose traction. When this happens, the system works the front brakes and reduces engine power to limit wheel spin. This light will come on when your traction control system is limiting wheel spin. See Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light on page 3-29. TCS OFF This light should come on briefly when you start the engine. [. . . ] 2-40 2-42 Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-53 T Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When It Is Time for New Tires 3-25 5-64 3-29 2-35 3-54 2-15 2-15 2-16 2-17 6-14 3-4 6-9 5-93 5-71 5-75 5-76 5-87 5-76 5-68 5-69 5-72 5-73 5-73 5-70 13 To Use the Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39 Towing Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]