2007 SATURN ION key

Doors and Locks
Door Locks
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Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers, especially children, can
easily open the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. When a door is
locked, the handle will not open it.
You increase the chance of being
thrown out of the vehicle in a crash if
the doors are not locked. So, wear
safety belts properly and lock the
doors whenever you drive.
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Young children who get into unlocked
vehicles may be unable to get out. A
child can be overcome by extreme
heat and can suffer permanent injuries
or even death from heat stroke.
Always lock your vehicle whenever
you leave it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an
unlocked door when you slow down
or stop your vehicle. Locking your
doors can help prevent this from
happening.
There are several ways to lock your vehicle.
To lock a door from the outside, turn the
key toward the front of the vehicle or use the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter, if your
vehicle has one.
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From the inside, move
the manual lock knob
above the door
handle or use the power
door lock switch.
Power Door Locks
Press the top of the
switch to unlock the
doors. Press the bottom
of the switch to lock
the doors.
Delayed Locking
This feature will delay the actual locking of the
doors for up to ve seconds when the power door
lock switch or Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is used to lock the vehicle.
If any door is open when locking the vehicle,
three chimes will be heard signaling that
the delayed locking feature is active. Five seconds
after the last door is closed, all of the doors will
lock and the parking lamps will ash. To cancel the
delay and lock the doors immediately, press the
lock button a second time.
If the key is in the ignition this feature will not lock
the doors.
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Programmable Automatic
Door Locks
With this feature, the doors will automatically lock
when the vehicle is shifted out of PARK (P) for
vehicles with an automatic transaxle, or the vehicle
speed is greater than 5 mph (8 km/h) for
vehicles with a manual transaxle. The doors will
automatically unlock when the ignition is turned off.
To turn the automatic door locking feature on or
off, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition to RUN with the engine off
and all of the doors closed.
2. Press and hold the power door lock button in
the lock position until the horn chirps twice.
To turn the automatic door unlocking feature on or
off, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition to RUN with the engine off
and all of the doors closed.
2. Press and hold the power door lock button in
the unlock position until the horn chirps twice.
Rear Door Security Locks (Sedan)
Your vehicle has rear door security locks.
These prevent passengers from opening the rear
doors from the inside.
The rear door security
locks are located on the
inside edge of each
rear door. You
must open the rear
doors to access them.
The label depicting
lock and unlock
positions is located
near the lock.
To set the locks, do the following:
1. Insert the key into the security lock slot and
turn it so the slot is in the horizontal position.
2. Close the door.
Security Lock
Label shown
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When you want to open a rear door when the
security lock is on, do the following:
1. Unlock the door using the remote keyless
entry transmitter, if the vehicle has one, the
power door lock switch, or by lifting the
rear door manual lock.
2. Open the door from the outside.
To cancel the rear door security lock, do the
following:
1. Unlock the door and open it from the outside.
2. Insert the key into the security lock slot
and turn it so the slot is in the vertical position.
Lockout Protection
If you press the power door lock switch when the
key is in the ignition and any door is open, all
the doors will lock and the driver’s door will unlock.
Be sure to remove the key from the ignition
when locking your vehicle.
The lockout protection can be overridden by
pressing and holding the power door lock in the
lock position for three seconds.
Rear Doors (Coupe)
Your vehicle has a driver’s and passenger’s side
rear access door. To open the rear access
doors, rst you must open the driver’s or
passenger’s door.
Then use the handle located on the front edge of
the rear door to open it.
When closing the doors, the rear door must be
closed and latched before you can close the
driver’s or passenger’s door.
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Trunk
To unlock the trunk from the outside, use the
vehicle key or if the vehicle has one, press the
trunk button on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter, if equipped.
{CAUTION:
It can be dangerous to drive with the trunk
lid open because carbon monoxide (CO)
gas can come into your vehicle. You
cannot see or smell CO. It can cause
unconsciousness and even death.
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If you must drive with the trunk lid open
or if electrical wiring or other cable
connections must pass through the seal
between the body and the trunk lid:
Make sure all other windows are shut.
Turn the fan on your heating or
cooling system to its highest speed
and select the control setting that will
force outside air into your vehicle. See
Climate Control System.
If you have air outlets on or under
the instrument panel, open them all
the way.
SeeEngine Exhaust on page 120.
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Power Windows
{CAUTION:
Leaving children, helpless adults, or pets
in a vehicle with the windows closed is
dangerous. They can be overcome from
extreme heat in warm or hot weather and
suffer permanent injuries or even death
from heat stroke.
Leaving children in a vehicle with the
ignition key is dangerous for many
reasons, children or others could be
badly injured or even killed. They could
operate the power windows or other
controls or even make the vehicle move.
The windows will function with the keys in
the ignition and they could be seriously
injured or killed if caught in the path of a
closing window. Do not leave the keys in
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a vehicle with children. When there are
children in the rear seats use the window
lockout button to prevent unintentional
operation of the windows.
If your vehicle has power
windows, switches
located on the driver’s
door armrest control
each of the windows.
In addition, each passenger door has a window
switch that controls that door’s window. To operate
each window, press the switch forward to close
the window and rearward to open it.
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Theft-Deterrent Systems
Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some
cities. Although your vehicle has a number of
theft-deterrent features, we know that nothing we
put on it can make it impossible to steal.
Content Theft-Deterrent
The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter is
used to arm/disarm the theft-deterrent system.
Your vehicle’s theft-deterrent system can be
programmed to three different modes.
Active Arming:The system will arm when the
lock button on the RKE transmitter is pressed.
The system will disarm when the unlock button
is pressed.
Passive Arming:Passive Arming can only be
enabled by the retailer. If enabled, the system will
arm itself one minute after the ignition is turned
off and the driver’s door has been opened
and closed. If the lock button on the transmitter is
pressed before the minute has passed, the
system will arm immediately. The system will
disarm when the unlock button is pressed.If you accidentally set off the alarm when
entering/exiting the vehicle, you can shut it off by
pressing any button on the RKE transmitter
other than the panic alarm button.
If you hear three horn chirps when you press the
unlock button on the RKE transmitter, this
indicates that the alarm was triggered while you
were away from your vehicle.
Passlock®
Your vehicle is equipped with the Passlock®
theft-deterrent system.
Passlock
®is a passive theft-deterrent system.
Passlock®enables fuel if the ignition lock cylinder
is turned with a valid key. If a correct key is
not used or the ignition lock cylinder is tampered
with, fuel is disabled.
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During normal
operation, the security
light will go off
approximately
three seconds after the
key is turned to the
RUN ignition position.
If the engine stalls and the security light ashes,
wait until the light stops ashing before trying
to restart the engine. Remember to release
the key from START as soon as the engine
starts.
If the engine is running and the security light
comes on, you will be able to restart the engine
if you turn the engine off. However, your Passlock
®
system is not working properly and must be
serviced by your retailer. Your vehicle is not
protected by Passlock
®at this time. You may
also want to check the fuses, seeFuses
and Circuit Breakers on page 375. See your
retailer for service.
Starting and Operating
Your Vehicle
New Vehicle Break-In
Notice:Your vehicle does not need an
elaborate break-in. But it will perform better in
the long run if you follow these guidelines:
Do not drive at any one constant speed,
fast or slow, for the rst 500 miles
(805 km). Do not make full-throttle starts.
Do not exceed 5,000 engine rpm. Avoid
downshifting to brake, or slow, the vehicle.
Avoid making hard stops for the rst
200 miles (322 km) or so. During this time
your new brake linings are not yet broken
in. Hard stops with new linings can mean
premature wear and earlier replacement.
Follow this breaking-in guideline every time
you get new brake linings.
Do not tow a trailer during the rst
1,000 miles (1 600 km). SeeTowing a Trailer
on page 259for the trailer towing capabilities
of your vehicle and more information.
Following break-in, engine speed and load can
be gradually increased.
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