2005 SATURN RELAY Owners Manual

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Accessory Inator...........................................5-66
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-22
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-78
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-97
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-18
Air Conditioning..............................................3-24
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-33
Readiness Light..........................................3-32
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-6
Airbag System................................................1-64
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-78
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-71
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-74
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-78
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-71
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-72
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-69
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-67
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-45
All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System.........................2-36All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System.........................4-11
Antenna, Fixed Mast......................................3-111
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna System........................................3-111
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-6
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-36
Appearance Care............................................5-87
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-93
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-91
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-94
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-91
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle................5-88
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-89
Finish Care.................................................5-92
Finish Damage............................................5-94
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-90
Leather......................................................5-90
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-94
Tires..........................................................5-93
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-94
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-95
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-91
Weatherstrips..............................................5-91
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-92
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Audio System(s).............................................3-72
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-109
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-111
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-111
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-111
Radio with CD............................................3-73
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-106
Setting the Time..........................................3-72
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-109
Understanding Radio Reception...................3-110
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-111
Automatic Door Locks.....................................2-13
Automatic Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-19
Operation...................................................2-33
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Battery..........................................................5-39
Run-Down Protection...................................3-19
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-23
Brake
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................ 4-6
Emergencies................................................ 4-8
Parking......................................................2-37
System Warning Light..................................3-35
Brakes..........................................................5-36
Braking........................................................... 4-5
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-8Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-30
Bucket Seats, Rear........................................... 1-8
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-47
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-49
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-47
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-50
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-49
Buying New Tires...........................................5-61
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California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-103
Captain Chairs, Rear.......................................1-14
Carbon Monoxide...................2-21, 2-40, 4-26, 4-38
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-91
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-111
Your CDs and DVDs..................................3-111
Cargo Lamp...................................................3-19
Chains, Tire...................................................5-65
Charging System Light....................................3-35
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-38
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-94
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Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-49
Infants and Young Children...........................1-46
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)..........................1-56
Older Children.............................................1-43
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System...................................1-58
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position...........................................1-58
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-60
Top Strap...................................................1-53
Top Strap Anchor Location............................1-54
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-52
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-93
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-91
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-89
Finish Care.................................................5-92
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-88
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-90
Leather......................................................5-90
Tires..........................................................5-93
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-94
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-91
Weatherstrips..............................................5-91
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades.......5-92Climate Control System...................................3-24
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-27
Rear..........................................................3-27
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-39
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-87
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-26
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-5
Convenience Net....................................2-53, 2-54
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-37
Heater, Engine............................................2-32
Cooling System..............................................5-28
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-41
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-49
Customer Assistance Information
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-4
Reporting Safety Defects to Saturn.................. 7-8
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government................................ 7-8
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.......................... 7-8
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-5
Service Publications Ordering Information......... 7-9
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Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic
Headlamp System.......................................3-15
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Lighting.............................................3-17
Delayed Locking.............................................2-12
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp...................................................3-17
Door
Automatic Door Locks..................................2-13
Delayed Locking..........................................2-12
Dual Sliding Doors.......................................2-13
Locks........................................................2-10
Power Door Locks.......................................2-11
Power Sliding Door......................................2-16
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-13
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-28
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-43
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-43
DIC Vehicle Personalization..........................3-64
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-49
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-17
City...........................................................4-21
Defensive..................................................... 4-2Driving (cont.)
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Freeway.....................................................4-22
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-24
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-18
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-30
Winter........................................................4-26
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System...................3-91
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Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-97
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-98
Headlamp Wiring.........................................5-97
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-98
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-97
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-100
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-97
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-18
Battery.......................................................5-39
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-38
Coolant......................................................5-22
Coolant Heater............................................2-32
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Engine (cont.)
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-37
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-40
Oil .............................................................5-13
Oil Life System...........................................5-16
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-27
Overheating................................................5-25
Starting......................................................2-31
Entry Lighting.................................................3-17
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-6
Exit Lighting...................................................3-18
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-42
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
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Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-18
Finish Damage...............................................5-94
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-111
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-68
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-69
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-82
Flip and Fold Rear Seats.................................. 1-7Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-19
Power Steering...........................................5-34
Windshield Washer......................................5-35
Folding Tray...................................................2-51
Front Console Storage Area.............................2-51
Front Reading Lamps......................................3-18
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-42
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-42
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-98
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-98
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-100
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-97
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Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-37
Fuel..........................................................3-42
Speedometer..............................................3-31
Tachometer.................................................3-31
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-44
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-49
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-4
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-6
Headlamp Wiring............................................5-97
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-47
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic
Headlamp System....................................3-15
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9Headlamps (cont.)
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-49
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-47
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps................5-47
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Wiper Activated...........................................3-14
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps...................5-47
Heated Seats................................................... 1-3
Heater...........................................................3-24
Hideaway Rear Storage Bins............................2-54
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-41
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-24
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-24
HomeLink
®Wireless Control System.................2-44
HomeLink®Wireless Control System
Operation...................................................2-45
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-27
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-30
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-46
Ination -- Tire Pressure..................................5-58
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-16
Cluster.......................................................3-30
Interior Lamps Control.....................................3-16
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Jump Starting.................................................5-40
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-53
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-19
Cargo........................................................3-19
Dome........................................................3-17
Exterior......................................................3-14
Front Reading.............................................3-18
Interior Control............................................3-16
Rear Reading.............................................3-18
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-56
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System...................................1-58
Level Control..................................................4-37
Liftgate..........................................................2-21
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-32
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-36
Brake System Warning.................................3-35
Charging System.........................................3-35
Cruise Control.............................................3-41
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Light (cont.)
Highbeam On.............................................3-41
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-42
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-38
Oil Pressure...............................................3-40
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-33
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder....................3-32
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-31
Security.....................................................3-41
TCS Warning Light......................................3-37
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-37
Lighting
Delayed.....................................................3-17
Entry.........................................................3-17
Exit...........................................................3-18
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-31
Lockout Protection..........................................2-13
Locks
Automatic Door Locks..................................2-13
Delayed Locking..........................................2-12
Door..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-13
Power Door................................................2-11
Programmable Automatic Door Unlock............2-13
Loss of Control...............................................4-15
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-42
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-53M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-14
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-38
Manual Rear Quarter Windows.........................2-24
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-49
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-41
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-42
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-42
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-42
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
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