2007 SATURN ION tires

While we hope you never have the occasion to
use our service, it is added security while traveling
for you and your family. Remember we are only
a phone call away. Saturn Roadside Assistance:
1-800-553-6000; text telephone (TTY) users,
call1-800-833-6000. Canadian customers
call1-800-268-6800.
Saturn and General Motors of Canada Limited
reserve the right to limit services or reimbursement
to an owner or driver when, in their sole
discretion, the claims become excessive in
frequency or type of occurrence.
Roadside Assistance is not part of or included in
the coverage provided by the New Vehicle Limited
Warranty. Saturn and General Motors of Canada
Limited reserve the right to make any changes
or discontinue the Roadside Assistance program
at any time without notication.
Towing and Road Service Exclusions
Specically excluded from Roadside Assistance
coverage are towing or services for vehicles
operated on a non-public roadway or highway,
nes, impound towing caused by a violation
of local, Municipal, State, Provincial or Federal
law, and mounting, dismounting or changing
of snow tires, chains or other traction devices.
Vehicle Data Collection and Event
Data Recorders
Your vehicle, like other modern motor vehicles,
has a number of sophisticated computer
systems that monitor and control several
aspects of the vehicle’s performance. Your
vehicle uses on-board vehicle computers
to monitor emission control components to
optimize fuel economy, to monitor conditions
for airbag deployment and, if the vehicle
has the Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), to
provide anti-lock braking and to help the driver
control the vehicle in difficult driving
situations. Some information may be stored
during regular operations to facilitate repair of
detected malfunctions; other information is
stored only in a crash event by computer
systems, such as those commonly called Event
Data Recorders (EDR).
In a crash event, computer systems, such as
the airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module
(SDM) in your vehicle may record information
about the condition of the vehicle and how
it was operated, such as data related to engine
speed, brake application, throttle position,
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Accessories and Modications..................... 270
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle............................ 83
Additives, Fuel............................................ 273
Add-On Electrical Equipment....................... 375
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine............................. 290
Air Conditioning..................................155, 157
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator....................... 168
Readiness Light....................................... 167
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic
Module (SDM).......................................... 418
Airbag System............................................... 68
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inates?...................................... 76
When Should an Airbag Inate?................. 73
Where Are the Airbags?............................. 71
Airbag Systems
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......................... 83
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.................. 75
Passenger Sensing System....................... 77
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..... 82
What Makes an Airbag Inate?.................. 75
Antenna, Fixed Mast................................... 215Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna System....................................... 215
Anti-Lock Brake System .............................. 223
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light....... 172
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels.................................... 371
Care of Safety Belts................................ 369
Chemical Paint Spotting........................... 373
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses.............. 370
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle.......... 366
Fabric/Carpet........................................... 367
Finish Care.............................................. 370
Finish Damage......................................... 372
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.................................... 368
Sheet Metal Damage............................... 372
Tires........................................................ 372
Underbody Maintenance........................... 372
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials.......... 373
Washing Your Vehicle .............................. 369
Weatherstrips........................................... 369
Windshield and Wiper Blades................... 370
Ashtray....................................................... 154
Audio System.............................................. 186
Care of Your CD Player........................... 215
Care of Your CDs.................................... 215
Fixed Mast Antenna................................. 215
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Audio System (cont.)
Radio with CD................................190, 195
Setting the Time..............................187, 188
Understanding Radio Reception............... 214
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...... 215
Automatic Headlamp System....................... 151
Automatic Transaxle
Fluid........................................................ 292
Operation................................................. 110
B
Battery........................................................ 311
Run-Down Protection............................... 153
Battery Warning Light.................................. 170
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.................... 241
Boost Gage................................................. 180
Brake
Emergencies............................................ 225
Parking.................................................... 115
Brakes........................................................ 308
System Warning Light.............................. 170
Braking....................................................... 222
Braking in Emergencies............................... 225
Break-In, New Vehicle................................. 104Bulb Replacement....................................... 318
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL)............................... 324
Front Turn Signal, Parking and
Daytime Running Lamps..............322, 323
Halogen Bulbs......................................... 318
Headlamp Aiming..................................... 318
Headlamps......................................319, 320
License Plate Lamps................................ 326
Replacement Bulbs.................................. 326
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps..................................... 324
Buying New Tires........................................ 341
C
Calibration..........................................122, 125
California Fuel............................................. 273
California Proposition 65 Warning................ 271
Canadian Owners........................................... 3
Capacities and Specications...................... 384
Carbon Monoxide............... 98,120, 244, 259
Care of
Safety Belts............................................. 369
Your CD Player........................................ 215
Your CDs ................................................. 215
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CD, MP3 ..................................................... 205
Center Console Storage Area...................... 133
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)..... 324
Chains, Tire................................................. 348
Change Engine Oil Message....................... 183
Check
Engine Light............................................ 174
Check Gage Message................................. 184
Check Gas Cap Message........................... 185
Checking Things Under the Hood................ 278
Chemical Paint Spotting.............................. 373
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems............................. 47
Infants and Young Children........................ 44
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children....... 53
Older Children........................................... 41
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position................................. 61
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position........................ 64
Where to Put the Restraint........................ 52
Cigarette Lighter.......................................... 154
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels.................................... 371
Exterior Lamps/Lenses............................. 370
Fabric/Carpet........................................... 367
Finish Care.............................................. 370Cleaning (cont.)
Inside of Your Vehicle .............................. 366
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.................................... 368
Tires........................................................ 372
Underbody Maintenance........................... 372
Washing Your Vehicle .............................. 369
Weatherstrips........................................... 369
Windshield and Wiper Blades................... 370
Climate Control System......................155, 157
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment........... 161
Outlet Adjustment..................................... 160
Clock..................................................187, 188
Clutch, Hydraulic......................................... 293
Collision Damage Repair............................. 420
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt................. 36
Compact Spare Tire.................................... 365
Compass............................................122, 125
Competitive Driving, Racing or Other........... 234
Content Theft-Deterrent............................... 103
Control of a Vehicle..................................... 222
Convenience Net......................................... 134
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage........................ 173
Surge Tank Pressure Cap........................ 297
Cooling System........................................... 300
Cruise Control
............................................. 147
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Fuel (cont.)
Fuels in Foreign Countries....................... 274
Gage....................................................... 179
Gasoline Octane...................................... 272
Gasoline Specications............................ 273
Low Warning Message............................. 185
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block............. 378
Floor Console Fuse Block........................ 376
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...................... 375
Windshield Wiper..................................... 375
G
Gage
Boost....................................................... 180
Engine Coolant Temperature.................... 173
Fuel......................................................... 179
Speedometer........................................... 165
Tachometer.............................................. 165
Gas, Check Cap Message........................... 185
Gasoline
Octane..................................................... 272
Specications........................................... 273
Glove Box................................................... 133
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.......... 415
H
Hazard Warning Flashers............................ 142
Head Restraints............................................ 13
Headlamp
Aiming..................................................... 318
Headlamps................................150, 319, 320
Bulb Replacement.................................... 318
Daytime Running Lamps.......................... 151
Flash-to-Pass........................................... 145
Halogen Bulbs......................................... 318
High/Low Beam Changer ......................... 145
Heater................................................155, 157
Height Adjuster, Driver Seat............................ 9
Highbeam On Light..................................... 179
High-Speed Operation, Tires........................ 338
Highway Hypnosis....................................... 242
Hill and Mountain Roads............................. 242
Hood
Checking Things Under............................ 278
Release................................................... 279
Horn............................................................ 142
How to Use This Manual................................ 3
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............... 24
Hydraulic Clutch.......................................... 293
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Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle......... 82
Sheet Metal Damage................................... 372
Shifting Into Park (P)................................... 116
Shifting Out of Park (P)............................... 118
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................ 31
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.................. 144
Spare Tire
Compact.................................................. 365
Installing.................................................. 356
Removing................................................ 351
Storing..................................................... 362
Specications, Capacities............................ 384
Speedometer............................................... 165
Split Folding Rear Seat................................. 16
Starting Your Engine................................... 108
Steering...................................................... 227
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel.......................... 142
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area................... 133
Convenience Net..................................... 134
Cupholder(s)............................................ 133
Glove Box................................................ 133
Roof Rack System................................... 134
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow............... 249
Sun Visors.................................................. 102
Sunroof....................................................... 135T
Tachometer................................................. 165
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps..................................... 324
Theft-Deterrent Systems.............................. 103
Content Theft-Deterrent............................ 103
Passlock
®................................................ 103
Tilt Wheel.................................................... 142
Time, Setting......................................187, 188
Tires........................................................... 328
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..................... 371
Buying New Tires..................................... 341
Chains..................................................... 348
Changing a Flat Tire................................ 350
Cleaning.................................................. 372
Compact Spare Tire................................. 365
Different Size........................................... 343
High-Speed Operation.............................. 338
If a Tire Goes Flat................................... 349
Ination - Tire Pressure............................ 337
Inspection and Rotation............................ 339
Installing the Spare Tire........................... 356
Removing the Flat Tire............................. 356
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools......... 351
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Tires (cont.)
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..... 362
Tire Sidewall Labeling.............................. 330
Tire Terminology and Denitions............... 334
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.................... 344
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance........... 346
Wheel Replacement................................. 346
When It Is Time for New Tires................. 341
Winter Tires............................................. 329
Towing
Recreational Vehicle................................. 256
Towing a Trailer....................................... 259
Your Vehicle............................................. 256
Traction
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)............. 226
Limited-Slip Differential............................. 227
Low Message.......................................... 182
Off Message............................................ 182
Transaxle
Fluid Hot Message................................... 183
Fluid, Manual........................................... 293
Transaxle Operation, Manual....................... 112
Transmission
Up-Shift Light........................................... 170
Trip Odometer............................................. 165
Trunk............................................................ 98Trunk Ajar Warning Message....................... 184
Turn and Lane-Change Signals................... 144
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever.................... 143
U
Understanding Radio Reception................... 214
Uniform Tire Quality Grading....................... 344
Up-Shift Light.............................................. 170
V
Vehicle
Control..................................................... 222
Damage Warnings....................................... 5
Loading.................................................... 250
Parking Your............................................ 118
Symbols...................................................... 5
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders................................................ 418
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).......................................... 374
Service Parts Identication Label.............. 374
Ventilation Adjustment.................................. 160
Visors.......................................................... 102
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Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators......... 163
Warnings
Hazard Warning Flashers......................... 142
Other Warning Devices............................ 142
Safety and Symbols..................................... 4
Vehicle Damage.......................................... 5
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..................... 346
Different Size........................................... 343
Replacement............................................ 346
Where to Put the Restraint............................ 52
Windows..................................................... 100
Manual..................................................... 100
Power...................................................... 101
Windshield
Washer.................................................... 145
Washer Fluid........................................... 307Windshield (cont.)
Wiper Blade Replacement........................ 327
Wiper Blades, Cleaning............................ 370
Wiper Fuses............................................ 375
Wiper Lever............................................. 146
Winter Driving............................................. 244
Winter Tires................................................. 329
X
XM Radio Messages................................... 212
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System......... 215
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment............... 388
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