2005 SATURN RELAY seats

Seats and Restraint Systems........................... 1-1
Front Seats
............................................... 1-2
Rear Seats
............................................... 1-6
Safety Belts
.............................................1-22
Child Restraints
.......................................1-43
Airbag System
.........................................1-64
Restraint System Check
............................1-79
Features and Controls..................................... 2-1
Keys
........................................................ 2-3
Doors and Locks
......................................2-10
Windows
.................................................2-23
Theft-Deterrent Systems
............................2-25
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
...........2-30
Mirrors
....................................................2-41
OnStar
®System
......................................2-43
HomeLink®Wireless Control System
...........2-44
Storage Areas
.........................................2-49
Instrument Panel............................................. 3-1
Instrument Panel Overview
.......................... 3-4
Climate Controls
......................................3-24
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
........3-29
Driver Information Center (DIC)
..................3-43
Audio System(s)
.......................................3-72Driving Your Vehicle....................................... 4-1
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
..... 4-2
Towing
...................................................4-36
Service and Appearance Care.......................... 5-1
Service
..................................................... 5-3
Fuel
......................................................... 5-5
Checking Things Under the Hood
...............5-10
All-Wheel Drive
........................................5-45
Bulb Replacement
....................................5-47
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
.........5-51
Tires
......................................................5-52
Appearance Care
.....................................5-87
Vehicle Identication
.................................5-96
Electrical System
......................................5-97
Capacities and Specications
...................5-103
Maintenance Schedule..................................... 6-1
Maintenance Schedule
................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance and Information.............. 7-1
Customer Assistance and Information
........... 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects
............................ 7-8
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this manual you will nd these notices:
Notice:These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage the
vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered
by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But
the notice will tell 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.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with
the text describing the operation or information
relating to a specic component, control, message,
gage, or indicator.
If you need help guring out a specic name of a
component, gage, or indicator, reference the following
topics:
Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
Features and Controls in Section 2
Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
Climate Controls in Section 3
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3
Audio System(s) in Section 3
Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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Front Seats......................................................1-2
Manual Seats................................................1-2
Six-Way Power Seats.....................................1-3
Heated Seats.................................................1-3
Reclining Seatbacks........................................1-4
Head Restraints.............................................1-6
Rear Seats.......................................................1-6
Rear Seat Operation.......................................1-6
Flip and Fold Feature (Bucket Seats)................1-7
Bucket Seats.................................................1-8
Captain Chairs.............................................1-14
Third Row Seat............................................1-18
Safety Belts...................................................1-22
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone................1-22
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts......1-26
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly.................1-27
Driver Position..............................................1-28
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment.....................1-35
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy..................1-36
Right Front Passenger Position.......................1-36
Rear Seat Passengers..................................1-36
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults.......................................1-39
Safety Belt Pretensioners...............................1-42
Safety Belt Extender.....................................1-42
Child Restraints.............................................1-43
Older Children..............................................1-43Infants and Young Children............................1-46
Child Restraint Systems.................................1-49
Where to Put the Restraint.............................1-52
Top Strap....................................................1-53
Top Strap Anchor Location.............................1-54
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)...........................1-56
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
Airbag System...............................................1-64
Where Are the Airbags?................................1-67
When Should an Airbag Inate?.....................1-69
What Makes an Airbag Inate?.......................1-71
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.......................1-71
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?.....1-72
Passenger Sensing System............................1-74
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...........1-78
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle....................................................1-78
Restraint System Check..................................1-79
Checking the Restraint Systems......................1-79
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash...................................................1-80
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Manual Seats
Use the lever located on
the front of the seat to
adjust the seat forward or
rearward. Pull up the
lever to unlock the seat.
Slide the seat to where you
want it and release the
lever.
{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 do not want to. Adjust the driver’s
seat only when the vehicle is not moving.
To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move
the seat back and forth with your body.
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Six-Way Power Seats
Your vehicle may have this
feature. If it does, the
six-way power seat control
is located on the outboard
side of the driver’s
seat. Your vehicle may
also have a passenger’s
six-way power seat.
Move the front of the control up or down to adjust
the front portion of the cushion up or down.
Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust
the rear portion of the cushion up or down.
Lift up or push down on the whole control to move
the entire seat up or down.
To move the whole seat forward or rearward, slide
the control forward or rearward.
Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have this feature. If it does, the
heated seat buttons are located on the climate control
panel.
This feature will heat the lower cushions of the driver’s
and front passenger’s seats.
Press this button once to
turn on the driver’s side
heated seat to the
high setting.
Both indicator lights to the right of the symbol will be lit
to indicate that it is on the high setting. Press the
button a second time to go to the low setting.
One indicator will be lit. Press the button a third time to
turn the heated seat off.
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Press this button once to
turn on the front
passenger’s heated seat to
the high setting.
Both indicator lights to the left of the symbol will be lit to
indicate that it is on the high setting. Press the button
a second time to go to the low setting. One indicator will
be lit. Press the button a third time to turn the heated
seat off.
The heated seats will turn off when the ignition is
turned to LOCK and will resume operation when the
ignition is turned to RUN, unless the button is manually
turned off.Reclining Seatbacks
To adjust a seatback, pull up on the lever located on
the outboard side of the driver’s or front passenger’s
seats. Release the lever to lock the seatback where you
want it. Push and pull on the seat to make sure it is
locked into position. Pull up on the lever, and the seat
will go to its original upright position.
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Head Restraints
Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is closest to the top of your head. This position
reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
The head restraints are adjustable on the rst and
second row seats. They are not adjustable on the third
row seat, if equipped. To adjust a head restraint,
slide it up or down.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps
used to adjust, remove, and reinstall the seats. By using
the levers and straps in the correct order, you can
easily remove the seats from the vehicle.
When reinstalling the seats, make sure the seats are in
the proper positions.
If your vehicle has a second row center console, it can
be removed. SeeSecond Row Center Console on
page 2-52. Do not put a seat in the center position
because the safety belt cannot be worn properly in this
position. SeeSafety Belts: They Are for Everyone
on page 1-22.
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Flip and Fold Feature (Bucket Seats)
The rear seats in your vehicle can be folded forward.
Use this feature for exiting and entering third row seats.
1. Ensure the adjustable head restraints are
fully down.
2. Fold the seatback at
on the seat, by either
pulling on the nylon
strap on the rear of the
seat or lifting up on
the lever located on the
front of the seatback.
If the seat adjusts, slide
it all the way back.3. Release the rear set of
hooks from the oor
pins by pulling the
nylon strap located at
the base of the
seat. Hang on to the
strap to guide the seat
forward.
To return the seat(s) to the normal position, do the
following:
1. Push the seat back and rmly push the rear hooks
onto the rear oor pins by pushing down on the
rear of the seat.
2. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.
3. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon
strap on the back of the seat and raise the
seatback until it locks upright.
4. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
locked.
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