Pontiac AZTEK 2001 Owner Manual

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2001 Aztek

under warranty is

backed with the

following

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For vehicles purchased in Canada,

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2001 Pontiac Aztek

Owner's Manual

Litho in U.S.A. Part Number 10413350 A First Edition

Section

Table of Contents

Seats and Restraint Systems

Seats and Seat Controls Safety Belts

Features and Controls

Windows Keys and Door Locks Remote Keyless Entry System (Option) Liftgate/Tailgate Release Automatic Transaxle Parking Brake Tilt Wheel Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever Windshield Wipers Cruise Control (Option) Exterior and Interior Lamps

Air Bag Systems Restraint Systems for Children

Mirrors Storage Compartments Roof Rack System (Option) Accessory Power Outlets OnStar® System (Option) Sunroof (Option) Instrument Panel, Warning Lights and Gages Driver Information Center (If Equipped) Head-Up Display (Option) Vehicle Customization

Section

Table of Contents (cont'd)

Comfort Controls and Audio Systems

Heating and Air Conditioning Setting the Radio Clock Radio/Cassette Player/CD Player

Your Driving and the Road

Your Driving, the Road and Your Vehicle Defensive Driving Drunken Driving Control of a Vehicle Braking

Problems on the Road

Hazard Warning Flashers Jump Starting Towing Your Vehicle

Radio Theft-Deterrent Feature Audio Steering Wheel Controls (If Equipped)

Steering Driving Tips for Various Road Conditions Recreational Vehicle Towing Loading Your Vehicle Towing a Trailer

Engine Overheating Changing a Flat Tire If You're Stuck

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Section

Table of Contents (cont'd)

Service and Appearance Care

Fuel Checking Fluids and Lubricants GM Oil Life System™ Engine Air Cleaner/Filter Passenger Compartment Air Filter (If Equipped) Brakes Bulb Replacement

Maintenance Schedule

Scheduled Maintenance Owner Checks and Services Periodic Maintenance Inspections

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement Tires and Wheels Appearance Care Electrical System/Fuses and Circuit Breakers Capacities and Specifications Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts

Recommended Fluids and Lubricants Maintenance Records

Table of Contents (cont'd)

Customer Assistance Information

Section

Customer Satisfaction Procedures Customer Assistance Offices

Roadside Assistance and Courtesy Transportation

Warranty Information Reporting Safety Defects on page 8-12 Service Publications

Index

In the Index you will find an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual.

You can use it to quickly find something you want to read.

Please refer to the last page of this manual for your

Service Station Guide

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, PONTIAC and the PONTIAC Emblem are registered trademarks and the name AZTEK is a trademark 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 of Canada Limited” for Pontiac Division whenever it appears in this manual.

Please keep this manual in your vehicle, 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.

We support voluntary technician certification.

For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual:

Aux propriétaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous

procurer un exemplaire de ce guide en français chez votre concessionaire ou au:

DGN Marketing Services Ltd. 1577 Meyerside Dr. Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1B9

About Driving Your Vehicle

As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or an accident. See “Your Driving, the Road and Your Vehicle” in the Index.

How to Use this Manual

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 controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly.

Safety Warnings and Symbols

You will find a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning.

CAUTION:

These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people.

In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you don’t, you or others could be hurt.

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You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means “Don’t,” “Don’t do this” or “Don’t let this happen.”

Vehicle Damage Warnings

Also, in this book you will find these notices:

NOTICE:

These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle.

In the notice area, we tell you about something that can damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and it could be costly . But the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid the damage.

When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words.

You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

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Vehicle Symbols

These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle. Also see “Warning Lights and Gages” in the Index.

For example, these symbols are used on an original battery:

CAUTION

POSSIBLE

INJURY

PROTECT

EYES BY

SHIELDING

CAUSTIC BATTERY

ACID COULD

CAUSE BURNS

AVOID

SPARKS OR

FLAMES

SPARK OR

FLAME COULD

EXPLODE

BATTERY

These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven:

CHILD RESTRAINT TOP STRAP

ANCHOR

DOOR LOCK

UNLOCK

FASTEN

SEAT

BELTS

POWER

WINDOW

AIR BAG

These symbols have to do with your lamps:

MASTER

LIGHTING

SWITCH

TURN

SIGNALS

PARKING

LAMPS

HAZARD

WARNING

FLASHER

DAYTIME

RUNNING

LAMPS

FOG LAMPS

These symbols are on some of your controls:

WINDSHIELD

WIPER

WINDSHIELD

WASHER

WINDSHIELD

DEFROSTER

REAR

WINDOW

DEFOGGER

VENTILATING

FAN

These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights:

ENGINE

COOLANT

TEMP

BATTERY

CHARGING

SYSTEM

BRAKE

COOLANT

ENGINE OIL

PRESSURE

ANTI-LOCK

BRAKES

Here are some other symbols you may see:

FUSE

LIGHTER

HORN

FUEL

Service Station Guide

For

a More

Detailed Look at

What's Under the Hood

See Section 6

Hood Release

See Section 6

Cooling System

See Section 5

Battery

See Section 6

Engine Oil Dipstick

Windshield Washer

Fluid

See Section 6

Oil Viscosity

Engine Oil

See Section 6

Tire Pressure

See Section 6

Spare Tire Pressure

See Section 5

Fuel

Use unleaded only.

See Section 6

for octane ratings.

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.

-2 Seats and Seat Controls

-7 Rear Seats

-16 Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone

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-20 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About

Safety Belts

-21 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly

-22 Driver Position

-30 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy

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-31 Right Front Passenger Position

-32 Air Bag Systems

-- and the Answers

-39 Center Passenger Position

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-42 Rear Seat Passengers

-46 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for

Children and Small Adults

-50 Children

-53 Restraint Systems for Children

-69 Older Children

-72 Safety Belt Extender

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-72 Checking Your Restraint Systems

-72 Replacing Restraint System Parts After

a Crash

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Seats and Seat Controls

This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them, take them out, put them back in, fold and unfold them.

Driver’s 4-Way Manual Seat

Use the lever located on the front left side of the seat to adjust the seat forward or rearward. Pull up the lever on the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever.

T o make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move the seat with your body.

T o raise the seat, pull up on the lever located on the front right side of the seat. T o lower the seat, push the lever down. Adjust the seat and release the lever.

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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 don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving.

Manual Front Passenger Seats

T o move the seat, pull the lever located on the front of the seat up to unlock it.

Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever. T o make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move the seat with your body.

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6-Way Power Seat (Option)

The six-way power seat controls are located on the outboard sides of the driver’s or both the driver’s and front passenger’s seat.

Move the front of the control in the direction of the arrows to adjust the front portion of the cushion up or down.

Move the rear of the control in the direction of the arrows to adjust the rear portion of the cushion up or down.

Lift up or push down on both outer arrows at the same time to move the entire seat up or down.

T o move the whole seat forward or rearward, slide the control in the direction of the center arrows.

Manual Lumbar (If Equipped)

The knob that controls this feature is located on the outboard sides of the driver’s and front passenger’s seats.

Turn the knob toward the front of the vehicle to increase lumbar support. Turn the knob toward the rear of the vehicle to decrease lumbar support.

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Heated Front Seats (Option)

The heated seat switch is located in the center console switchbank.

This feature will quickly heat the lower cushions and lower back of the driver’s and front passenger’s seat for added comfort. The left switch is for the driver’s seat and the right switch is for the front passenger’s seat. Press the top of the switch to turn the heater on. Press the bottom of the switch to turn the heater off. The heated seat switch will turn off when the ignition is turned to OFF and will resume operation when the ignition is turned to ON, unless the switch is manually turned off.

Reclining Front Seatbacks

T o adjust the seatback, pull up on the recliner lever located on the outboard sides of both the driver’s and passenger’s seat. It is easier to recline the seat if you lean forward, taking your weight off the seatback.

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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.

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 at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries.

For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.

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Head Restraints

Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.

On some models, the head restraints tilt forward and rearward also.

Rear Seats

The rear seats in your vehicle have seat operating features to adjust, fold, remove and reinstall the seats. By using the seat operating features, in the correct order, you can easily remove the seats from your vehicle.

Floor Seat Pin Diagram

When you put the seats back in the vehicle, be sure to follow the label on the back of the seat for proper location. Follow the diagram above when the text in this manual tells you which sets of floor cups to use for each seat.

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Split Bench Seats (If Equipped)

If your vehicle has the split bench seat, the seatbacks can be folded forward or reclined individually and the sections can be flipped forward or removed individually.

Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks

The seatbacks on each section of the split bench seat can be reclined or folded forward.

T o recline the seatback, lift up on the recliner lever located on the outboard side of the seatback. Use the recliner lever to move the seatback to the desired position.

It is easier to raise or lower the seatback if you lean forward and take the weight off the seatback.

The seatbacks on each section also fold forward to put items behind the seats.

Lift up on the recliner lever and fold the seatback forward. The seatback will lock into place when you push it back to the upright position.

After raising a seatback to an upright position, push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked upright.

Removing the Split Bench Seat

Each section of the split bench seat can be flipped forward or removed individually.

1. Unlatch the shoulder belt from the lap-belt.

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2. Make sure the seatback is in the upright position.

3. Lift the seatback recliner lever to fold the seatback forward.

4. Pull the lever, located at the base on the outboard side of the seat, to release the rear latches from the floor pins and flip the seat forward.

The seat can stay in this position or it can be removed from the vehicle by following the next steps.

5. T o release the front latches, squeeze the angled latch release bar toward the straight crossbar.

6. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly toward the rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out.

Repeat these steps for the other section of the split bench seat.

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Replacing the Split Bench Sections

Make sure the seatback is in the folded forward position and the safety belts are on the correct section of the seat.

Don’t put the sections of the bench seat in so they face rearward because they won’t latch that way.

The split bench seat sections have seat position labels, located on the back of each section, showing where the section must go. Follow the floor pin diagram earlier.

The left section uses the A and B sets of floor cups.

The right section uses the C and D sets of floor cups.

The seat must be placed in the proper location for the legs to attach correctly.

1. Squeeze the angled latch release bar toward the straight crossbar while placing the front hooks of the bench seat onto the front two floor pins.

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2. Make sure the bench seat is angled so that the front hooks clear the floor pins. If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear legs will not attach to the rear set of floor pins.

4. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.

CAUTION:

A seat that isn’t locked into place properly can move around in a collision or sudden stop. People in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock the seat into place properly when installing it.

5. Lift the seatback recliner lever and raise the seatback until it locks upright.

6. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked upright.

CAUTION:

If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

3. Firmly push the rear hooks onto the rear floor pins by pushing down on the rear of the seat.

7. Attach the lap belt.

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CAUTION:

A safety belt that is improperly routed, not properly attached, or twisted won’t provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. After installing the seat, always check to be sure that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are not twisted.

It is easier to raise or lower the seatback if you lean forward and take the weight off the seatback.

The seatbacks on the second row captain’s chairs also fold forward to put items behind the seats.

Lift up on the recliner lever and fold the seatback forward. The seatback will lock into place when you push it back to the upright position.

After raising a seatback to an upright position, push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked upright.

Captain’s Chairs (If Equipped)

If your vehicle has the captain’s chairs, the seatbacks can be reclined or folded forward.

T o recline the seatback, lift up on the recliner lever located on the outboard side of the seatback. Use the recliner lever to move the seatback to the desired position.

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CAUTION:

If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

Removing the Captain’s Chairs

1. Make sure the seatback is in the upright position.

2. Lift the seatback recliner lever to fold the seatback forward.

3. Pull the lever, located at the base on the outboard side of the seat, to release the rear latches from the floor pins.

4. The seat can then be lifted off the front floor pins.

5. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly toward the rear of the vehicle and then pulling it out.

Repeat these steps for the other captain’s chair.

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Replacing the Captain’s Chairs

Make sure the seatback is in the folded forward position and the safety belts are on the correct side of the chair.

Don’t put the chairs in so they face rearward because they won’t latch that way.

The captain’s chairs have seat position labels, located on the back of each section, showing where the section must go. Follow the floor pin diagram earlier.

The left chair uses the A and B sets of floor cups.

The right chair uses the C and D sets of floor cups.

The seat must be placed in the proper location for the legs to attach correctly.

1. Hook the front latches over the front floor pins.

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CAUTION:

A seat that isn’t locked into place properly can move around in a collision or sudden stop. People in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock the seat into place properly when installing it.

CAUTION:

2. Push the rear of the seat down to lock the rear latches onto the rear set of floor pins.

3. Push and pull on the seat to check that it is properly attached.

If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

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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 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 can be much worse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you might not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts are fastened properly too.

CAUTION:

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a safety belt properly.

Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. See “Safety Belt Reminder Light” in the Index.

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In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here’s why: They work.

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.

A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away . Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.

After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot!

Why Safety Belts Work

When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.

T ake the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on wheels.

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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider

doesn’t stop.

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