2006 SATURN ION ECU

Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-93
Your CD Player...........................................3-71
Your CDs ...................................................3-71
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-40
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)...........5-54
Chains, Tire...................................................5-74
Change Engine Oil Message............................3-45
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-36
Check Gage Message.....................................3-45
Check Gas Cap Message................................3-46
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-97
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-38
Infants and Young Children...........................1-34
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-43
Older Children.............................................1-32
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-49
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-51
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-42Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-17
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-95
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-94
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-92
Finish Care.................................................5-94
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-90
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-93
Tires..........................................................5-96
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-97
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-94
Weatherstrips..............................................5-93
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-95
Climate Control System...........................3-18, 3-20
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-23
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-22
Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-25
Collision Damage Repair................................... 7-8
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-28
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-90
Compass...............................................2-32, 2-35
Competitive Driving, Racing or Other.................4-16
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-16
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Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-5
Convenience Net............................................2-41
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-36
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-29
Cooling System..............................................5-31
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Message...................................3-44
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-40
Customer Assistance Information
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to Saturn................7-12
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-11
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-11
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-5
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-12D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-14
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-8
Differential, Limited-Slip....................................4-10
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp ...................................................3-16
Door
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-8
Locks.......................................................... 2-7
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Rear Doors.................................................2-10
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-16
Seat Height Adjuster...................................... 1-3
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-17
City ...........................................................4-20
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-21
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-24
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-18
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-31
Winter........................................................4-26
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Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-16
Limited-Slip Differential....................................4-10
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-31
Lockout Protection..........................................2-10
Locks
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-8
Door ........................................................... 2-7
Lockout Protection.......................................2-10
Power Door .................................................. 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Loss of Control...............................................4-15
Low Fuel Warning Message.............................3-46
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month................................6-10
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-8
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-15
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-13
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-36
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-3
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-24
Operation...................................................2-25
Manual Windows............................................2-13
Map Lamps ....................................................3-16
Message
Center.......................................................3-43
Change Engine Oil......................................3-45
Check Gage...............................................3-45
Check Gas Cap..........................................3-46
Cruise Control.............................................3-44
Error..........................................................3-47
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-46
Low Traction...............................................3-44
Power Steering...........................................3-46
Service Vehicle...........................................3-47
Traction Off................................................3-44
Transaxle Fluid Hot......................................3-45
Trunk Ajar Warning......................................3-46
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Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-16
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Electrical System.......................................5-100
Reduced Engine Light..................................3-41
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-20
Steering Message........................................3-46
Windows....................................................2-14
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-31
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-8
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-15
R
Racing or Other Competitive Driving..................4-16
Radios..........................................................3-48
Care of Your CD Player...............................3-71
Care of Your CDs ........................................3-71
Radio with CD....................................3-50, 3-55
Setting the Time..................................3-49, 3-50
Understanding Reception..............................3-70
Rear Door Security Locks.................................. 2-9Rear Doors....................................................2-10
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-28
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-24
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass and Temperature Display................2-35
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®, Compass and Temperature Display.....2-32
Rearview Mirror with OnStar®...........................2-32
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-32
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-36
Reduced Engine Power Light............................3-41
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.............................................5-82
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-77
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-55
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-11
Saturn.......................................................7-12
United States Government............................7-11
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-68
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-69
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Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-20
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-24
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-31
Roof Rack System..........................................2-40
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-31
S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light............................3-29
Pretensioners..............................................1-31
Reminder Light............................................3-29
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-93
Driver Position............................................1-16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-16
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-15
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-28
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-24
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-24
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-31
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-24
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-11
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-23Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback, Folding Passenger............................. 1-7
Seats
Driver Seat Height Adjuster............................. 1-3
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Passenger Folding Seatback........................... 1-7
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Split Folding Rear Seat.................................. 1-9
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-49
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-51
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-36
Publications Ordering Information...................7-12
Vehicle Message.........................................3-47
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-66
Setting the Time.....................................3-49, 3-50
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-96
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-28
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