2007 SATURN ION door lock

Seats and Restraint Systems
....................... 7
Front Seats
.............................................. 8
Rear Seats
............................................. 16
Safety Belts
............................................ 18
Child Restraints
...................................... 41
Airbag System
........................................ 68
Restraint System Check
......................... 84
Features and Controls
................................ 87
Keys
....................................................... 89
Doors and Locks
.................................... 94
Windows
............................................... 100
Theft-Deterrent Systems
....................... 103
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
..... 104
Mirrors
.................................................. 122
OnStar
®System
................................... 129
Storage Areas
...................................... 133
Sunroof
................................................ 135Instrument Panel
....................................... 137
Instrument Panel Overview
................... 140
Climate Controls
................................... 155
Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators
.......................................... 163
Message Center
................................... 182
Audio System(s)
................................... 186
Driving Your Vehicle
................................. 217
Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle
..................................... 218
Towing
................................................. 256
Service and Appearance Care
.................. 267
Service
................................................. 270
Fuel
...................................................... 272
Checking Things Under the Hood
......... 278
Headlamp Aiming
................................. 318
Bulb Replacement
................................ 318
2007 Saturn ION Owner ManualM
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know
about safety belts and children. And there
are different rules for smaller children and babies.
If a child will be riding in your vehicle, see
Older Children on page 41orInfants and Young
Children on page 44. Follow those rules for
everyone’s protection.
First, you will want to know which restraint
systems your vehicle has.
We will start with the driver position.
Driver Position
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is how to
wear it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To
see how, see “Seats” in the Index.3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across
you. Do not let it get twisted.
The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt
across you very quickly. If this happens, let
the belt go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull
the belt across you more slowly.
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To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the
buckle. The belt should go back out of the way.
Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out
of the way. If you slam the door on it, you can
damage both the belt and your vehicle.
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
(Sedan)
Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt
height adjuster to the height that is right for you.Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of
the belt is centered on your shoulder. The
belt should be away from your face and neck, but
not falling off your shoulder. Incorrect positioning
of the shoulder belt can reduce the effectiveness of
the safety belt.
To move it down, press
the release button (A)
and move the height
adjuster to the desired
position. You can
move the height
adjuster up just by
pushing up on
the shoulder belt guide.
After you move the height adjuster to where you
want it, try to move it down without pressing
the release button to make sure it has locked into
position.
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{CAUTION:
If something is between an occupant and
an airbag, the bag might not inate
properly or it might force the object into
that person causing severe injury or even
death. The path of an inating airbag must
be kept clear. Do not put anything
between an occupant and an airbag, and
do not attach or put anything on the
steering wheel hub or on or near any
other airbag covering. And, if your vehicle
has roof-mounted side impact airbags,
never secure anything to the roof of your
vehicle by routing the rope or tie down
through any door or window opening. If
you do, the path of an inating side
impact airbag will be blocked. The path of
an inating airbag must be kept clear.
When Should an Airbag Inate?
The driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal
airbags are designed to inate in moderate to
severe frontal or near-frontal crashes. But they are
designed to inate only if the impact exceeds a
predetermined deployment threshold. Deployment
thresholds take into account a variety of desired
deployment and non-deployment events and are
used to predict how severe a crash is likely to be in
time for the airbags to inate and help restrain the
occupants. Whether your frontal airbags will or
should deploy is not based on how fast your vehicle
is traveling. It depends largely on what you hit, the
direction of the impact, and how quickly your
vehicle slows down.
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What Will You See After an Airbag
Inates?
After a frontal airbag inates, it quickly deates, so
quickly that some people may not even realize
the airbag inated. Roof-mounted side impact
airbags may still be at least partially inated
minutes after the vehicle comes to rest. Some
components of the airbag module — the steering
wheel hub for the driver’s airbag, the instrument
panel for the right front passenger’s airbag, or the
garnish trim and ceiling of your vehicle near
the side windows for vehicles with roof–mounted
side impact airbags — may be hot for a short time.
The parts of the airbag that come into contact
with you may be warm, but not too hot to touch.
There may be some smoke and dust coming from
the vents in the deated airbags. Airbag ination
does not prevent the driver from seeing out of the
windshield or being able to steer the vehicle,
nor does it prevent people from leaving the vehicle.
{CAUTION:
When an airbag inates, there may be
dust in the air. This dust could cause
breathing problems for people with a
history of asthma or other breathing
trouble. To avoid this, everyone in the
vehicle should get out as soon as it is
safe to do so. If you have breathing
problems but cannot get out of the vehicle
after an airbag inates, then get fresh air
by opening a window or a door. If you
experience breathing problems following
an airbag deployment, you should seek
medical attention.
Your vehicle has a feature that may automatically
unlock the doors, turn the interior lamps on,
and turn on the hazard warning ashers when the
airbags inate. You can lock the doors again,
turn the interior lamps off, and turn the hazard
warning ashers off by using the controls for those
features.
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Keys.............................................................. 89
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.......... 90
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation................................................. 91
Doors and Locks.......................................... 94
Door Locks................................................. 94
Power Door Locks....................................... 95
Delayed Locking.......................................... 95
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.......... 96
Rear Door Security Locks (Sedan).............. 96
Lockout Protection....................................... 97
Rear Doors (Coupe).................................... 97
Trunk.......................................................... 98
Windows...................................................... 100
Manual Windows....................................... 100
Power Windows........................................ 101
Sun Visors................................................ 102Theft-Deterrent Systems............................. 103
Content Theft-Deterrent............................. 103
Passlock
®.................................................. 103
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle......... 104
New Vehicle Break-In................................ 104
Ignition Positions....................................... 105
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)............. 108
Starting the Engine.................................... 108
Automatic Transaxle Operation.................. 110
Manual Transaxle Operation...................... 112
Parking Brake........................................... 115
Shifting Into Park (P)
(Automatic Transaxle)............................ 116
Shifting Out of Park (P)............................. 118
Parking Your Vehicle
(Manual Transaxle)................................ 118
Parking Over Things That Burn................. 119
Engine Exhaust......................................... 120
Running the Engine While Parked............. 121
Section 2 Features and Controls
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At times you may notice a decrease in range. This
is normal for any remote keyless entry system.
If the transmitter does not work or if you have to
stand closer to your vehicle for the transmitter
to work, try this:
Check the distance. You may be too far from
your vehicle. You may need to stand closer
during rainy or snowy weather.
Check the location. Other vehicles or objects
may be blocking the signal. Take a few steps
to the left or right, hold the transmitter
higher, and try again.
Check to determine if battery replacement is
necessary. See “Battery Replacement”
underRemote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation on page 91.
If you are still having trouble, see your retailer
or a qualied technician for service.
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation
With this feature, you can lock and unlock the
doors or the trunk from about 26 feet (8 m) away
using the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter supplied with your vehicle.
Q(Lock):Press this
symbol on the RKE
transmitter to lock the
doors. This also
arms the theft-deterrent
system. SeeContent
Theft-Deterrent on
page 103.
Your vehicle can be programmed so that the
parking lamps will ash and/or the horn will sound
when you lock the doors with the RKE transmitter.
See your retailer for more information on
programming this feature.
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W(Unlock):Press this symbol on the RKE
transmitter to unlock the driver’s door. This also
disarms the theft-deterrent system. SeeContent
Theft-Deterrent on page 103. Press the button
again to unlock the rest of the doors.
Your vehicle can be programmed so that the
parking lamps will ash and/or the horn will sound
when you unlock the doors with the RKE
transmitter. See your retailer for more information
on programming this feature.
L(Panic Alarm):The RKE transmitter has an
instant panic alarm. Press the horn symbol
when the ignition is turned off. The horn will sound
and the parking lamps and dome lamp will ash
for up to two minutes. To stop the instant
panic alarm, press the symbol again.
V(Trunk):Press and hold this button for
approximately one second to open the trunk. If the
vehicle’s speed is faster than 2 mph (3 km/h),
the trunk will not open when this button is pressed.
The RKE transmitter is used to arm/disarm the
theft-deterrent system. The system will arm when
the lock button on the RKE transmitter pressed.
The system will disarm when the unlock button is
pressed.
Matching Transmitter(s) to
Your Vehicle
Each RKE transmitter is coded to prevent another
transmitter from unlocking your vehicle. If a
transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can be
purchased through your retailer. Remember to
bring any remaining transmitters with you
when you go to your retailer. When the retailer
matches the replacement transmitter to your
vehicle, any remaining transmitters must also be
matched. Once your retailer has coded the
new transmitter, the lost transmitter will not unlock
your vehicle. Each vehicle can have a maximum
of four transmitters matched to it.
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