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2002 Pontiac Sunfire Owner’s Manual Litho in U.S.A. Copyright General Motors Corporation 06/06/01 Part Number 22673534 A First Edition All Rights Reserved i
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We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC, the PONTIAC Emblem and the name SUNFIRE are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without further notice. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a of Canada Limited” for Pontiac Division whenever it app
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How to Use this Manual CAUTION: Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If you do this, it will help you learn about the features and These mean there is something that could hurt controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find you or other people. that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the haz
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Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this book you will find these notices: Your vehicle may be equipped with components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle, are shown along with the text NOTICE: describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gage or indicator. These mean there is something that could damage If you need help figuring out a specific name of a your vehicle. component, gage or indicator
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These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle: v
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts. 1-2 Seats and Seat Controls 1-32 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children 1-8 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone and Small Adults 1-13 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About 1-34 Center Passenger Position Safety Belts -- and the Answers 1-36 Children 1-14 How to We
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Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them -- and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Front Seats CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you Lift the lever located on the front of the driver’s seat to don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when unlock it. Slide the se
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If your vehicle is not equipped with easy entry seats, If your vehicle is equipped with easy entry seats, this is your passenger seat adjuster looks like this. Slide the your front passenger seat adjuster. Pull up on the lever lever located under the passenger’s seat to the right to located at the front of the passengers seat to unlock it. unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release Slide the seat to a comfortable position and release the the lever. Then try to move the seat with
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Reclining Front Seatbacks To adjust the seatback, lift the lever located on the But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. outboard side of the seat and move the seatback to where you want it. Release the lever and push rearward on the seatback to make sure it is locked. Pull up on the lever without pushing on the seatback and the seatback will go to an upright position. 1-4
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Head Restraints CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can’t do their job when you’re reclined like this. The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt can’t do its job either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not
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When you return the seatback to its original position, Seatback Latches (Two-Door Models) make sure the seatback is locked. The latch must be The front seatback folds forward to let people get into down for the seat to work properly. the back seat. To fold a front CAUTION: seatback forward, lift the latch located on the lower backside of the If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move seatback and push the forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could seatback forward. cause injury to the person
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Easy Entry Seat (If Equipped) Rear Seats Folding the Rear Seat CAUTION: If an easy entry right front seat isn’t locked, it can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there could be injured. After you’ve used it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry seat to be sure it is locked. The right front seat of some two-door vehicles makes it easy to get in and out of the rear seat. 1. Lift the right front seatback latch to release the seatback. 2. Tilt the seatback completely forward a
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Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), or air bag system. CAUTION: Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and you’re not wearing a safety belt, your injuries To return the seat to its upright position, push the can be much worse. You can hit things inside
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In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here’s why: They work. CAUTION: You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don’t know if it will be a bad one. It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive. people riding in these areas are more likely to be But most crashes are in between.
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Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. Put someone on it. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on wheels. 1-10
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider The person keeps going until stopped by something. doesn’t stop. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ... 1-11
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or the instrument panel ... or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That’s why safety belts make such good sense. 1-12
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Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from Here Are Questions Many People Ask home, why should I wear safety belts? About Safety Belts -- and the Answers A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an Q: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident -- even one that isn’t your fault -- you accident if I’m wearing a safety belt? and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good A: You could be -- whether you’re wearing a safety driver doesn’t protect you from things beyond you
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Adults This part is only for people of adult size. Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding in your vehicle, see the part of this manual called “Children.” Follow those rules for everyone’s protection. First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. We’ll start with the driver position. Driver Position This part
