2007 SATURN RELAY Owners Manual

The remote vehicle start feature will not operate if:
The remote start system is disabled. See
“REMOTE START” underDIC Vehicle
Personalization (Uplevel Only) on page 261.
The vehicle’s key is in the ignition.
The vehicle’s hood, liftgate or doors are
not closed.
The hazard warning ashers are on.
There is an emission control system
malfunction.
The engine coolant temperature is too high.
The oil pressure is low.
Two remote vehicle starts have already been
provided. The maximum number of remote
starts or remote start attempts between ignition
cycles with the key is two.
Remote Start Ready
If your vehicle does not have the remote vehicle
start feature, it may have the remote start
ready feature. This feature allows your retailer
to add the manufacturer’s remote vehicle
start feature.
If the keyless entry transmitter has a plus (+)
symbol on the back cover, your vehicle has
the remote start ready feature. You can lock
or unlock your vehicle from approximately
197 feet (60 m) away.
See your retailer if you would like to add the
manufacturer’s remote vehicle start feature to
your vehicle.
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Doors and Locks
Door Locks
{CAUTION:
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 and unlock your
vehicle.
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From the outside, use your key or the remote
keyless entry transmitter.
To unlock the driver’s door from the outside with
the key, insert the key and turn it toward the
front of the vehicle. To lock the driver’s door from
the outside with your key, insert the key and
turn it toward the rear of the vehicle.
If your vehicle has power door locks, you may be
able to unlock all of the doors and the liftgate
when you insert the key, turn it toward the front
of the vehicle, and hold it there for one second.
You may be able to lock all of the doors when you
insert the key and turn it toward the rear of the
vehicle.
From the inside, use the manual or power door
locks.
To unlock either front door from the inside, pull
back on the manual lever. To lock either front door
from the inside, push the manual lever forward.
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Power Door Locks
Your vehicle has power door locks.
The switches are
located on the driver’s
and front passenger’s
door. Press the top
of the switch to unlock
the doors and liftgate.
With the content theft-deterrent system, the
power door lock switch will not unlock the doors
until the system is disarmed. SeeContent
Theft-Deterrent on page 133for more details.
Press the bottom of the switch to lock the doors
and liftgate. With the content theft-deterrent
system, the power door lock switch may cause the
system to arm. SeeContent Theft-Deterrent on
page 133for more details.
Delayed Locking
This feature allows the locking of the vehicle to be
delayed until all doors have been closed for
approximately ve seconds.
To activate the delayed locking feature, do one of
the following:
Press the driver’s door power lock switch one
time while the driver’s door is open.
Press the passenger’s door power lock switch
one time while the passenger’s door is open.
Press the lock button on the remote keyless
entry transmitter one time while any door
is open.
Two chimes will sound to signal that delayed
locking is active.
The doors may be locked immediately by repeating
any of the above actions more than one time.
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If a door remains open, without any other door
being opened or closed, the vehicle will lock after
approximately 45 seconds.
If the key is in the ignition, this feature will not lock
the doors.
To turn the delayed locking feature off or on,
seeDIC Vehicle Personalization (Uplevel Only)
on page 261.
Sliding Door Delayed Locking
If either sliding door is open when you use the
power door locks to lock the vehicle, the sliding
door that is open will not lock. Normally the
delayed locking feature will be used to lock the
sliding door after it has been closed.
The sliding door delayed locking feature will lock
your sliding door(s) in situations where the delayed
locking feature does not apply or was overridden
or programmed to be off. See “Delayed Locking”
earlier in this section. Shortly after the last
sliding door is closed, all the doors will lock.
Automatic Door Lock
All of the doors will lock automatically when you
move the shift lever out of PARK (P). This feature
cannot be disabled.
If someone needs to get out of the vehicle while
it is not in PARK (P), shift into PARK (P), or,
have that person use the manual lever or
the power door lock switch. When the door is
closed again, it will lock when the vehicle exceeds
5 mph (8 km/h).
With automatic door locks, you can lock or unlock
the doors at any time, either manually or by
using the power door lock switches.
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Programmable Automatic
Door Unlock
Your vehicle was programmed so that all doors
will unlock automatically when the shift lever
is moved into PARK (P).
To change the way the automatic door unlocking
operates, seeDIC Vehicle Personalization
(Uplevel Only) on page 261.
Lockout Protection
The lockout protection feature makes it more
difficult to lock the key in the vehicle. If the driver’s
door is open while the key is in the ignition, the
door cannot be locked with the power door
lock switch.
This feature cannot guarantee that you will never
be locked out of the vehicle. If the key is not
left in the ignition, or, if the manual door lock is
used, the key could still be locked inside the
vehicle. Always remember to take the key
with you.
Dual Sliding Doors
To open either sliding door from outside the
vehicle, pull the handle out and then pull the door
toward the rear. If you slide the door all the
way back, the door will rest in a detent position.
To move the door forward, you must rst pull
the door past the open detent position.
The driver’s side sliding door is designed to open
only a little if the fuel door is open. If this ever
happens, do not try to force the sliding door. Just
close the driver’s side sliding door. Then when
the fuel ller door is closed, the driver’s side sliding
door can be opened normally.
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Sliding Door Lock
{CAUTION:
If your vehicle is facing downward on
a steep grade (15 percent or more),
the door may not stay open and could
slam shut, possibly injuring someone.
To make sure the door does not slam
shut be sure to hold it open until
everyone is clear of the door, and only
then allow it to slowly close.
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Lock either sliding door from inside the vehicle
by moving the manual lever down. Unlock it
by moving the lever up.
With the power door locks, the sliding door lock
has a delay feature. SeeDelayed Locking on
page 116andDIC Vehicle Personalization
(Uplevel Only) on page 261.
Sliding Door Security Lock
Your vehicle is equipped with sliding door security
locks that helps prevent young children or other
passengers from opening the sliding door(s) using
the inside door handle. To use one of these
locks, do the following:
1. Open the sliding door.
2. On the inside of the
sliding door(s), on
the front edge of the
door will be a lock.
Push the lever up to
engage the lock.
3. Close the door.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for the other door.
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