2008 SATURN AURA maintenance

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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-68
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-7
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-86
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning..............................................3-19
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-30
Readiness Light..........................................3-29
Airbag System................................................1-54
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-62
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-59
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-56
Airbag Systems
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-68
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-61
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-63
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-68
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-61
Antenna, Backglass.........................................3-74
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System.....3-74
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-4
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-33Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-82
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-79
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-83
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-80
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-78
Finish Care.................................................5-81
Finish Damage............................................5-83
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-79
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-77
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-83
Tires..........................................................5-83
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-83
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-84
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-80
Weatherstrips..............................................5-80
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-81
Appointments, Scheduling Service....................... 7-9
Audio System.................................................3-56
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-72
Backglass Antenna......................................3-74
Radio Reception..........................................3-73
Setting the Clock.........................................3-57
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-72
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-74
Audio System(s).............................................3-58
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Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-82
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-80
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-78
Finish Care.................................................5-81
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-79
Interior.......................................................5-77
Tires..........................................................5-83
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-83
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-80
Weatherstrips..............................................5-80
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-81
Climate Control System
Automatic...................................................3-19
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-24
Clock, Setting.................................................3-57
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-11
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant............................5-68
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-15
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Convenience Net............................................2-39
Coolant
Engine Temperature Warning Light.................3-35
Heater, Engine............................................2-25
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-25
Cooling System..............................................5-28
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-40Cupholder(s)..................................................2-38
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation................................7-10
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-5
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-6
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-6
Reporting Safety Defects to Saturn................7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-14
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-7
Service Publications Ordering
Information..............................................7-15
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Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-14
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Headlamps........................................3-14
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-8
Diesel
Running Out of Fuel....................................2-32
Disc, MP3......................................................3-66
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp...................................................3-16
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Light (cont.)
Oil Pressure...............................................3-39
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-30
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-28
Security.....................................................3-40
Tire Pressure..............................................3-35
Light, Auto Stop Mode.....................................3-42
Lighting
Entry/Exit...................................................3-16
Parade Dimming..........................................3-17
Lights............................................................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-22
Lockout Protection..........................................2-10
Locks
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-8
Door........................................................... 2-7
Lockout Protection.......................................2-10
Power Door.................................................. 2-7
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Loss of Control...............................................4-12
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-14
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-13
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
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, Using.................................................... iii
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-46
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-34
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®.............2-34
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Power
Door Locks.................................................. 2-7
Electrical System.........................................5-86
Lift Seat....................................................... 1-8
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-21
Seat............................................................ 1-3
Windows....................................................2-13
Pressure Cap.................................................5-25
Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-17
Navigation System.......................................7-18
OnStar.......................................................7-18
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-18
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-8
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Radio Frequency Identication (RFID),
Privacy......................................................7-18
Radios..........................................................3-56
Radio(s)........................................................3-58
Radios
Reception...................................................3-73
Setting the Clock.........................................3-57
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-72Rear Door Security Locks.................................. 2-9
Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...........................2-34
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-34
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-27
Regenerative Braking......................................2-29
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation..................................................... 2-4
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-44
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-13
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-15
Saturn.......................................................7-15
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-70
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-71
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-21
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-22
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-13
Running Out of Fuel........................................2-32
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Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-28
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-79
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-15
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-22
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-28
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-28
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-10
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-7
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Power Lift Seat............................................. 1-8
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Split Folding Rear Seat.................................. 1-8
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-47
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-50
Security Light.................................................3-40
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-5Service (cont.)
California Pershlorate Materials
Requirements............................................ 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-36
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments....................... 7-9
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-68
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-83
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-29
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-31
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Specications, Capacities.................................5-95
Speedometer..................................................3-27
Split Folding Rear Seat..................................... 1-8
Starting the Engine.........................................2-21
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-72
Steering Wheel, Tilt and Telescopic..................... 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-39
Convenience Net.........................................2-39
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-38
Glove Box..................................................2-38
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-21
Sun Visors.....................................................2-15
Sunroof.........................................................2-39
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