2008 SATURN VUE HYBRID Owners Manual

Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy
Your Saturn vehicle has a number of sophisticated
computers that record information about the vehicle’s
performance and how it is driven. For example,
your vehicle uses computer modules to monitor and
control engine and transmission performance, to monitor
the conditions for airbag deployment and deploy
airbags in a crash and, if so equipped, to provide
antilock braking to help the driver control the vehicle.
These modules may store data to help your
dealer/retailer technician service your vehicle. Some
modules may also store data about how you operate the
vehicle, such as rate of fuel consumption or average
speed. These modules may also retain the owner’s
personal preferences, such as radio pre-sets, seat
positions, and temperature settings.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle has an Event Data Recorder (EDR). The
main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or
near crash-like situations, such as an airbag deployment
or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed. The
EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle
dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle
is designed to record such data as:
How various systems in your vehicle were operating
Whether or not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened
How far, if at all, the driver was pressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal
How fast the vehicle was traveling
This data can help provide a better understanding of the
circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.
Important:EDR data is recorded by your vehicle only
if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data is
recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions
and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age,
and crash location) is recorded. However, other parties,
such as law enforcement, could combine the EDR
data with the type of personally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash investigation.
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To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is
required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is
needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other
parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special
equipment, can read the information if they have
access to the vehicle or the EDR.
Saturn will not access this data or share it with others
except: with the consent of the vehicle owner or, if
the vehicle is leased, with the consent of the lessee; in
response to an official request of police or similar
government office; as part of Saturn’s defense of
litigation through the discovery process; or, as required
by law. Data that Saturn collects or receives may
also be used for Saturn research needs or may be made
available to others for research purposes, where a
need is shown and the data is not tied to a specic
vehicle or vehicle owner.
OnStar®
If your vehicle has OnStar and you subscribe to the
OnStar services, please refer to the OnStar Terms and
Conditions for information on data collection and
use. See alsoOnStar
®System on page 2-33in this
manual for more information.
Navigation System
If your vehicle has a navigation system, use of the
system may result in the storage of destinations,
addresses, telephone numbers, and other trip
information. Refer to the navigation system operating
manual for information on stored data and for deletion
instructions.
Radio Frequency Identication
(RFID)
RFID technology is used in some vehicles for functions
such as tire pressure monitoring and ignition system
security, as well as in connection with conveniences
such as key fobs for remote door locking/unlocking and
starting, and in-vehicle transmitters for garage door
openers. RFID technology in Saturn vehicles does not
use or record personal information or link with any other
Saturn system containing personal information.
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A
About Driving Your Vehicle................................... iii
Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-68
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-7
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-89
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-18
Air Conditioning..............................................3-18
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-30
Readiness Light..........................................3-29
Airbag System................................................1-53
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, Fixed Mast.......................................3-77
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System.....3-77
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-6Anti-lock Brake, System Warning Light...............3-33
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-84
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-81
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-86
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-82
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-80
Finish Care.................................................5-83
Finish Damage............................................5-85
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-81
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-79
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-85
Tires..........................................................5-85
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-86
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-86
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-82
Weatherstrips..............................................5-82
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-84
Appointments, Scheduling Service....................... 7-8
Audio System.................................................3-59
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-76
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-77
Radio Reception..........................................3-76
Setting the Clock.........................................3-60
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-77
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Audio System(s).............................................3-62
Auto Stop Mode.............................................3-42
Automatic Climate Control System.....................3-18
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-15
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-20
Operation...................................................2-23
B
Battery..........................................................5-33
Run-Down Protection...................................3-17
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-6
Brakes..........................................................5-30
Regenerative Braking...................................2-26
System Warning Light..................................3-32
Braking........................................................... 4-5
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-6
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-16
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-41
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps.............5-43
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-41
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-39
Headlamps.................................................5-42
License Plate Lamps....................................5-45Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-45
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-44
Buying New Tires...........................................5-60
C
Calibration.....................................................3-48
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications............................5-98
Carbon Monoxide...........................2-29, 4-17, 4-31
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-81
Cargo Cover..................................................2-43
Cargo Management System.............................2-44
Cargo Tie Downs............................................2-43
CD, MP3 .......................................................3-70
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-42
Chains, Tire...................................................5-66
Charge/Assist Gage........................................3-43
Charging System Light....................................3-32
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-36
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Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-86
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-37
Infants and Young Children...........................1-34
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-41
Older Children.............................................1-31
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-47
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-49
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-39
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-84
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-82
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-80
Finish Care.................................................5-83
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces.................................................5-81
Interior.......................................................5-79
Tires..........................................................5-85
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-86
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-82
Weatherstrips..............................................5-82
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-84Climate Control System
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-23
Automatic...................................................3-18
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-23
Clock, Setting.................................................3-60
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-10
Compass.......................................................3-48
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant............................5-68
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-13
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-5
Convenience Net............................................2-43
Coolant
Engine Temperature Warning Light.................3-35
Heater, Engine............................................2-22
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-23
Cooling System..............................................5-25
Cruise Control................................................3-11
Cruise Control Light........................................3-40
Cupholders....................................................2-42
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-8
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-5
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
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Customer Assistance Information (cont.)
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to Saturn................7-13
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-13
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-13
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-14
D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-15
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-3
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-7
DIC Compass.................................................3-48
Diesel
Running Out of Fuel....................................2-30
Disc, MP3......................................................3-70
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp ...................................................3-16
Door
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-7
Locks.......................................................... 2-7
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-7
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-8Driver
Seat Height Adjuster...................................... 1-5
Driver Behavior................................................ 4-2
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-44
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-44
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-50
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-14
Before a Long Trip......................................4-16
Defensive..................................................... 4-3
Drunken....................................................... 4-4
Environment................................................. 4-2
Highway Hypnosis.......................................4-16
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-16
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-14
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-22
Winter........................................................4-17
E
EDR .............................................................7-15
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-89
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-90
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-90
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-89
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Electrical System (cont.)
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-93
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-89
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III .............................................2-14
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-15
Electronic Stability Program................................ 4-8
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-18
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-39
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-36
Coolant......................................................5-20
Coolant Heater............................................2-22
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-35
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-14
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-29
Oil .............................................................5-13
Oil Life System...........................................5-16
Overheating................................................5-23
Starting......................................................2-18
Entry Lighting.................................................3-16
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-15
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-30
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-18
Finish Damage...............................................5-85
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-77
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-67
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-20
Windshield Washer......................................5-29
Folding Rear Seat...........................................1-10
Folding Seatback, Passenger............................. 1-9
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-7
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-41
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-6
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Low Warning Light.......................................3-42
Running Out of...........................................2-30
Fuel Economy Light........................................3-43
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Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-90
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-90
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-93
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-89
G
Gage
Fuel..........................................................3-41
Speedometer..............................................3-27
Tachometer.................................................3-27
Gage, Charge/Assist........................................3-43
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-36
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-6
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-41
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-2
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-39Headlamps....................................................5-42
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-41
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-15
Exterior Lamps............................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps.............5-43
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-41
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
Wiper Activated...........................................3-14
Heated Seats................................................... 1-6
Heater...........................................................3-18
Height Adjuster, Driver Seat............................... 1-5
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-40
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-16
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-16
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-17I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-17
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-34
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-52
Inator Kit, Tire...............................................5-68
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