2009 SATURN ASTRA light

Customer Information (cont.)
Reporting Safety Defects
to the United States
Government................12-14
Roadside Assistance
Program.......................12-6
Service Publications
Ordering Information.....12-15
D
Defensive Driving.................8-16
Delayed Headlamps............... 5-2
Doing Your Own
Service Work..................... 9-4
Dome Lamps ........................ 5-3
Door
Ajar Light........................4-23
Locks............................... 2-5
Power Door Locks.............. 2-6
Rear Door Security Locks.... 2-6
Driver Information
Center (DIC)....................4-25
DIC Operation and
Displays...............4-26, 4-32
DIC Warnings and
Messages....................4-36Driving
At Night..........................8-23
Before a Long Trip............8-25
Defensive........................8-16
Drunken..........................8-16
Highway Hypnosis............8-25
Hill and Mountain Roads....8-26
In Rain and on Wet
Roads.........................8-24
Rocking Your Vehicle to
Get it Out ....................8-29
Winter.............................8-27
Winter Mode Light............4-22
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy.........................8-15
E
EDR .................................12-16
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment............9-34
Engine Compartment
Fuse Block...................9-35
Fuses.............................9-35
Headlamp Wiring..............9-34
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block...........................9-37Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter...............9-11
Check and Service Engine
Soon Lamp..................4-18
Coolant...........................9-16
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light...............4-18
Drive Belt Routing...........11-15
Engine Compartment
Overview....................... 9-6
Exhaust...........................8-14
Oil ................................... 9-7
Oil Life System.................. 9-9
Overheating.....................9-18
Starting............................. 8-3
Engine Heater....................... 8-5
Entry Lighting........................ 5-3
Event Data Recorders.........12-16
Extender, Safety Belt............1-22
Exterior Lamps...................... 5-1
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder........................4-23
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F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner............9-11
Final Drive
End Play Measurement....... 5-4
Finish Damage....................9-79
Fixed Mast Antenna.............6-24
Flashers, Hazard Warning....... 4-4
Flash-to-Pass........................ 4-8
Flat Tire..............................9-60
Flat Tire, Changing...............9-61
Flat Tire, Storing..................9-66
Fluid
Automatic Transmission.....9-12
Power Steering.................9-20
Windshield Washer...........9-20
Fog Lamp
Fog .................................. 5-2
Fog Lamp Light...................4-22
Fuel...................................8-34
Additives.........................8-34
California Fuel..................8-34
Driving for Better
Economy......................8-15
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container.....................8-37Fuel (cont.)
Filling the Tank.................8-36
Fuels in Foreign
Countries.....................8-35
Gage ..............................4-24
Gasoline Octane...............8-34
Gasoline Specications......8-34
Low Warning Light............4-24
Fuses.................................9-35
Engine Compartment
Fuse Block...................9-35
Rear Compartment
Fuse Block...................9-37
G
Gage
Fuel................................4-24
Speedometer...................4-13
Tachometer......................4-13
Gasoline
Octane............................8-34
Specications...................8-34
Glove Box............................ 3-1
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program..........................12-6
H
Hazard Warning Flashers........ 4-4
Head Restraints..................... 1-5
Headlamp
Aiming ............................9-26
Headlamp Wiring.................9-34
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.............9-28
Daytime Running Lamp....... 5-2
Delayed............................ 5-2
Exterior Lamps................... 5-1
Flash-to-Pass..................... 4-8
Front Turn Signal
Lamps .........................9-28
Halogen Bulbs..................9-28
High/Low Beam Changer..... 4-8
Heater................................. 7-1
Engine.............................. 8-5
Height Adjuster, Seat.............. 1-2
Highbeam On Light..............4-23
High-Speed Operation,
Tires...............................9-48
Highway Hypnosis................8-25
Hill and Mountain Roads.......8-26
Hood
Release............................ 9-5
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Horn .................................... 4-4
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly..........................1-12
Hydraulic Clutch...................9-12
I
Ignition Positions................... 8-2
Immobilizer........................... 2-8
Immobilizer Operation............. 2-8
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints........................1-40
Ination - Tire Pressure.........9-47
Instrument Panel
Brightness......................... 5-3
Cluster............................4-12
Overview........................... 4-2
J
Jump Starting......................9-69
K
Keyless Entry System............ 2-3
Keys.................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall..........9-42
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator.........4-18
Lamps
Dome ............................... 5-3
Exterior, Off Reminder.......4-23
Reading............................ 5-3
Lap-Shoulder Belt................1-18
LATCH System
Replacing Parts After a
Crash..........................1-50
LATCH System for Child
Restraints........................1-46
License Plate Lamps............9-33
Liftgate
Carbon Monoxide............... 2-6
Light
Airbag Readiness.............4-14
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning..............4-17
Brake System Warning......4-16
Charging System..............4-16
Cruise Control..................4-23Light (cont.)
Door Ajar.........................4-23
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning.....4-18
Fog Lamp ........................4-22
Highbeam On...................4-23
Low Fuel Warning.............4-24
Low Oil Level...................4-22
Oil Pressure.....................4-21
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator.......................4-15
Safety Belt Reminders.......4-13
Service Vehicle Soon........4-23
StabiliTrak
®Indicator.........4-17
Tire Pressure...................4-18
Winter Driving Mode..........4-22
Lighting
Entry................................ 5-3
Lights
Exterior Lamps................... 5-1
Flash-to-Pass..................... 4-8
High/Low Beam Changer..... 4-8
Loading Your Vehicle............8-30
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Locks
Door ................................. 2-5
Power Door ....................... 2-6
Rear Door Security Locks.... 2-6
Loss of Control....................8-22
Low Fuel Warning Light........4-24
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children......................1-46
Lumbar Seat Adjustment......... 1-3
M
Maintenance Replacement
Parts.............................11-14
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services.......................11-6
At Each Fuel Fill..............11-9
At Least Once a
Month........................11-10
At Least Once a Year......11-10
Introduction......................11-1
Maintenance Footnotes......11-8
Maintenance Record........11-16
Maintenance Replacement
Parts.........................11-14Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Maintenance
Requirements...............11-1
Owner Checks and
Services.......................11-9
Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants............11-12
Scheduled Maintenance.....11-3
Using..............................11-2
Your Vehicle and the
Environment.................11-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp....4-18
Manual Seats........................ 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid...............................9-12
Operation.......................... 8-9
Message
DIC Warnings and
Messages....................4-36
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror.....2-11
Outside...........................2-11
Outside Power Mirrors.......2-12
MyGMLink.com....................12-4
N
Navigation System,
Privacy..........................12-17
New Vehicle Break-In............. 8-2
Notices and Cautions............... iii
O
Odometer...........................4-13
Odometers, Trip...................4-13
Off-Road Recovery...............8-21
Oil
Engine.............................. 9-7
Low Oil Level Light...........4-22
Pressure Light..................4-21
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..... 9-9
Older Children, Restraints......1-38
OnStar, Privacy..................12-17
OnStar
®System, see
OnStar®Manual...............4-38
Outlet Adjustment.................. 7-4
Outlets
Accessory Power..............4-10
Outside
Mirrors............................2-11
Power Mirrors..................2-12
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Safety Belt Reminders..........4-13
Safety Belts.......................... 1-8
Care of ...........................1-23
Check.............................1-22
How to Wear Safety
Belts Properly...............1-12
Lap-Shoulder Belt.............1-18
Replacing Parts After a
Crash..........................1-23
Safety Belt Extender.........1-22
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy....................1-22
Scheduled Maintenance........11-3
Seats
Head Restraints................. 1-5
Heated Seats - Rear........... 1-6
Height Adjuster.................. 1-2
Lumbar Adjustment............. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation........... 1-7
Reclining Seatbacks............ 1-3
Securing Child
Restraints................1-51, 1-53Service................................ 9-2
Accessories and
Modications.................. 9-3
Adding Equipment to the
Outside of the Vehicle..... 9-4
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements.... 9-3
California Proposition 65
Warning......................... 9-3
Doing Your Own Work........ 9-4
Engine Soon Lamp...........4-18
Owner Checks................... 9-4
Publications Ordering
Information.................12-15
Vehicle Soon Light............4-23
Service, Scheduling
Appointments...................12-8
Servicing Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle....1-35
Sheet Metal Damage............9-79
Shifting Into Park.................8-11
Shifting Out of Park..............8-12
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change..................... 4-8Spare Tire
Compact.........................9-68
Installing..........................9-63
Removing........................9-62
Storing............................9-66
Specications, Capacities......10-2
Speedometer.......................4-13
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light.....4-17
StabiliTrak®System..............8-19
Starting the Engine................ 8-3
Steering..............................8-20
Steering Wheel Controls,
Audio..............................6-23
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel...... 4-4
Storage Areas
Cupholders........................ 3-1
Glove Box......................... 3-1
Sunglasses Storage
Compartment.................. 3-1
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or
Snow..............................8-29
Sun Visors..........................2-11
Sunroof..............................2-12
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Tachometer.........................4-13
Taillamps....................9-30, 9-32
Theft-Deterrent, Radio...........6-23
Theft-Deterrent Systems......... 2-8
Content Theft-Deterrent....... 2-9
Immobilizer........................ 2-8
Immobilizer Operation......... 2-8
Tilt Wheel............................. 4-4
Tire
Pressure Light..................4-18
Tires..................................9-40
Buying New Tires.............9-54
Chains............................9-60
Changing a Flat Tire.........9-61
Compact Spare Tire..........9-68
Different Size...................9-56
High-Speed Operation.......9-48
If a Tire Goes Flat............9-60
Ination - Tire Pressure.....9-47
Inspection and Rotation.....9-52
Installing the Spare Tire.....9-63
Pressure Monitor
Operation.....................9-51
Pressure Monitor
System........................9-49
Removing the Flat Tire......9-63Tires (cont.)
Removing the Spare Tire
and Tools.....................9-62
Storing a Flat or Spare
Tire and Tools...............9-66
Tire Sidewall Labeling.......9-42
Tire Terminology and
Denitions....................9-44
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading.......................9-57
Wheel Alignment and
Tire Balance.................9-58
Wheel Replacement..........9-59
When It Is Time for
New Tires....................9-54
Winter Tires.....................9-41
Towing
Recreational Vehicle..........9-73
Towing a Trailer................9-73
Your Vehicle.....................9-73
Traction
StabiliTrak
®System..........8-19
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic................9-12
Fluid, Manual...................9-12
Transmission Operation,
Automatic.......................... 8-6
Transmission Operation,
Manual............................. 8-9Trip Odometers....................4-13
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals............................. 4-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction
Lever................................ 4-4
U
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading...........................9-57
V
Vehicle
Control............................8-17
Loading...........................8-30
Parking Your....................8-13
Running While Parked.......8-14
Service Soon Light...........4-23
Symbols.............................. iii
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy..........................12-16
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)...................10-1
Service Parts Identication
Label...........................10-1
Ventilation Adjustment............. 7-4
Visors.................................2-11
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Warning Lights, Gages and
Indicators........................4-11
Warnings
DIC Warnings and
Messages....................4-36
Hazard Warning Flashers.... 4-4
Wheels
Alignment and Tire
Balance.......................9-58
Different Size...................9-56
Replacement....................9-59
Where to Put the Restraint....1-44
Windows.............................2-10
Power .............................2-10Windshield
Washer............................. 4-9
Washer Fluid....................9-20
Wiper Blade
Replacement................9-21
Wipers.............................. 4-8
Windshield, Rear Washer/
Wiper............................... 4-9
Winter Driving......................8-27
Winter Driving Mode Light.....4-22
Winter Tires........................9-41
Y
Your Vehicle and the
Environment.....................11-2
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