2008 SATURN SKY Owners Manual

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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual Whatever the condition — smooth ice, packed, blowing,
or loose snow — drive with caution.
Traction control improves your ability to accelerate when
driving on a slippery road. Even if your vehicle

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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
If you are stopped by heavy snow, you could be in a
serious situation. You should probably stay with
your vehicle unless you know for sure that you are near
help and yo

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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual {CAUTION:
Snow can trap exhaust gases under your
vehicle. This can cause deadly CO (carbon
monoxide) gas to get inside. CO could
overcome you and kill you. You cannot see it
or smell it, so you might

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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand,
Mud, Ice, or Snow
Slowly and cautiously spin the wheels to free your
vehicle when stuck in sand, mud, ice, or snow.
SeeRocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out on page 4-22

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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual Loading Your Vehicle
It is very important to know how much weight
your vehicle can carry. This weight is called the
vehicle capacity weight and includes the weight of
all occupants, cargo, and all non

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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual For more information on tires and in�ation see
Tires on page 5-50andInflation - Tire Pressure on
page 5-56.
There is also important loading information on the
vehicle Certi�cation label. It tells you

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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual Item Description Total
AVehicle Capacity
Weight for Example 1=400 lbs (181 kg)
BSubtract Occupant
Weight @ 150 lbs
(68kg)x1=150 lbs (68 kg)
CAvailable Occupant and
Cargo Weight =250 lbs (113 kg)Item D

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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual Item Description Total
AVehicle Capacity
Weight for Example 3=400 lbs (181 kg)
BSubtract Occupant
Weight @ 200 lbs
(91kg)x2=400 lbs (181 kg)
CAvailable Cargo
Weight =0 lbs (0 kg)
Refer to your vehicle