2009 SATURN OUTLOOK service indicator

When It Is Time for New
Tires
Various factors, such as
maintenance, temperatures,
driving speeds, vehicle loading,
and road conditions inuence
when you need new tires.
One way to tell when it is time for
new tires is to check the treadwear
indicators, which will appear when
the tires have only 1/16 inch
(1.6 mm) or less of tread remaining.You need new tires if any of the
following statements are true:You can see the indicators at
three or more places around
the tire.
You can see cord or fabric
showing through the tire’s rubber.
The tread or sidewall is cracked,
cut, or snagged deep enough to
show cord or fabric.
The tire has a bump, bulge,
or split.
The tire has a puncture, cut, or
other damage that cannot be
repaired well because of the size
or location of the damage.
The rubber in tires degrades over
time, even if they are not being
used. This is also true for the spare
tire, if the vehicle has one. Multiple
conditions affect how fast this
aging takes place, including
temperatures, loading conditions,
and ination pressure maintenance.With proper care and maintenance
tires typically wear out before
they degrade due to age. If you are
unsure about the need to replace
the tires as they get older, consult
the tire manufacturer for more
information.
Buying New Tires
GM has developed and matched
specic tires for your vehicle. The
original equipment tires installed
on your vehicle, when it was new,
were designed to meet General
Motors Tire Performance Criteria
Specication (TPC Spec) system
rating. If you need replacement
tires, GM strongly recommends
that you get tires with the same
TPC Spec rating. This way, your
vehicle will continue to have tires
that are designed to give the
same performance and vehicle
safety, during normal use, as the
original tires.
5-54 Service and Appearance Care
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Accessories and
Modications...................... 5-3
Accessory Power.................2-21
Accessory Power Outlets......3-17
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle....1-60
Additional Required Services,
Scheduled Maintenance....... 6-6
Additives, Fuel...................... 5-6
Add-On Electrical
Equipment.......................5-92
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.......5-17
Air Conditioning...................3-19
Airbag
Readiness Light................3-33
Airbag System.....................1-47
Adding Equipment to
Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle........................1-60
How Does an Airbag
Restrain?.....................1-53
Passenger Sensing
System........................1-55
Servicing Your
Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle........................1-60Airbag System (cont.)
What Makes an Airbag
Inate?........................1-52
What Will You See After
an Airbag Inates?........1-53
When Should an Airbag
Inate?........................1-51
Where Are the Airbags?.....1-49
Airbags
Passenger Status
Indicator.......................3-34
All-Wheel Drive....................5-35
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD)
System............................. 4-8
Antilock Brake System (ABS).... 4-4
Warning Light...................3-37
Appearance Care
Aluminum or
Chrome-Plated Wheels . . . 5-89
Care of Safety Belts..........5-86
Chemical Paint Spotting.....5-90
Cleaning Exterior
Lamps/Lenses...............5-87
Fabric/Carpet...................5-85
Finish Care......................
5-87
Finish Damage.................5-90
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and
Other Plastic Surfaces....5-86Appearance Care (cont.)
Interior Cleaning...............5-84
Leather...........................5-86
Sheet Metal Damage........5-90
Tires...............................5-90
Underbody Maintenance....5-90
Washing Your Vehicle........5-87
Weatherstrips...................5-87
Windshield, Backglass,
and Wiper Blades..........5-88
Assistance Program,
Roadside.......................... 7-6
Audio System......................3-74
Audio Steering Wheel
Controls.....................3-125
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation
Manual.......................3-103
Setting the Clock..............3-74
Audio System(s)..................3-75
Audio Systems
Radio Reception.............3-126
Rear Seat (RSA).............3-123
Theft-Deterrent Feature....3-125
Automatic Transmission
Fluid...............................5-18
Operation........................2-24
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Locks (cont.)
Power Door ....................... 2-8
Programmable Automatic
Door Locks.................... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks..... 2-9
Loss of Control....................4-10
Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children...........1-37
Luggage Carrier...................2-52
Lumbar
Manual Controls................. 1-4
Power Controls.................. 1-5
M
Maintenance
Footnotes.......................... 6-7
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services........................ 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill................ 6-9
At Least Once a Month.....6-10
At Least Once a Year.......6-10
Maintenance Record.........6-16
Maintenance
Replacement Parts.........6-14
Maintenance Requirements . . . 6-1Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Owner Checks and
Services........................ 6-9
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants....................6-12
Scheduled Maintenance....... 6-3
Using............................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the
Environment................... 6-1
Malfunction Indicator Lamp....3-39
Manual Lumbar Controls......... 1-4
Manual Seats........................ 1-3
Memory Seat and Mirrors....... 1-6
Message
DIC Warnings and
Messages....................3-56
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming
Rearview......................2-31
Manual Rearview Mirror.....2-31
Outside Convex Mirror.......2-34
Outside Heated Mirrors......2-34
Outside Power Foldaway
Mirrors.........................2-33
Outside Power Mirrors.......2-32
Park Tilt..........................2-34
MP3 ...........................3-92, 3-97
N
Navigation System, Privacy....7-18
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual.....3-103
Net
Convenience....................2-52
New Vehicle Break-In...........2-20
O
Odometer...........................3-32
Off-Road
Recovery.......................... 4-9
Oil
Engine............................5-13
Engine Oil Life System......5-15
Pressure Light..................3-42
Older Children, Restraints......1-28
Online Owner Center.............. 7-4
OnStar, Privacy....................7-18
OnStar
®System, see
OnStar®Manual...............2-42
Operation, Universal Home
Remote System................2-46
Outlet Adjustment.................3-27
Outlets
Accessory Power..............3-17
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Outside
Convex Mirror..................2-34
Heated Mirrors.................2-34
Power Foldaway Mirrors.....2-33
Power Mirrors..................2-32
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode................5-25
Owner Checks and Services..... 6-9
Owners, Canadian.................... ii
P
Paint, Damage.....................5-90
Parade Dimming..................3-15
Park
Shifting Into.....................2-28
Shifting Out of..................2-29
Park Aid.............................2-34
Park Tilt Mirrors...................2-34
Parking
Assist.............................2-34
Over Things That Burn......2-29
Parking Brake......................2-27
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator..........................3-34
Passenger Sensing System....1-55
Passing..............................4-10PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic
Immobilizer......................2-18
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic
Immobilizer Operation........2-18
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California...... 5-4
Phone
Bluetooth
®.....................3-103
Power
Door Locks........................ 2-8
Electrical System..............5-92
Liftgate............................2-11
Lumbar Controls................. 1-5
Outlet 115 Volt Alternating
Current........................3-18
Retained
Accessory (RAP)...........2-21
Seat................................. 1-4
Steering Fluid...................5-25
Windows.........................2-14
Pregnancy, Using
Safety Belts.....................1-28
Privacy...............................7-16
Navigation System............7-18
OnStar............................7-18
Radio Frequency
Identication (RFID).......7-18Programmable Automatic
Door Locks........................ 2-9
Proposition 65 Warning,
California.......................... 5-3
R
Radio Frequency Identication
(RFID), Privacy.................7-18
Radio(s).............................3-75
Radios
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation
Manual.......................3-103
Reception......................3-126
Setting the Clock..............3-74
Theft-Deterrent...............3-125
Reading Lamps...................3-15
Rear Air Conditioning and
Heating System................3-28
Rear Air Conditioning and
Heating System and
Electronic Climate
Controls..........................3-29
Rear Door Security Locks....... 2-9
Rear Seat Armrest...............2-52
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Seats
Driver Seat Height Adjuster . . . 1-3
Head Restraints................. 1-2
Heated Seats..................... 1-5
Manual Lumbar.................. 1-4
Memory, Mirrors................. 1-6
Power Lumbar ................... 1-5
Power Seats...................... 1-4
Rear Seat Operation........... 1-9
Reclining Seatbacks............ 1-8
Third Row Seat................1-12
Second Row Center
Console..........................2-50
Secondary Latch System.......5-78
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position.............1-43
Right Front Seat Position....1-45
Security Light......................3-43
Service................................ 5-3
Accessories and
Modications.................. 5-3
Adding Equipment to the
Outside of the Vehicle..... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work........ 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp...........3-39
Publications Ordering
Information...................7-15
Scheduling Appointments..... 7-9Service Parts Identication
Label..............................5-91
Servicing Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle.....1-60
Setting the Clock.................3-74
Sheet Metal Damage............5-90
Shifting
Out of Park.....................2-29
Shifting Into Park.................2-28
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change..................... 3-6
Spare Tire
Compact.........................5-83
Installing..........................5-74
Removing........................5-71
Storing............................5-80
Specications and
Capacities.......................5-98
Speedometer.......................3-32
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light.....3-37
StabiliTrak®System............... 4-5
Start Vehicle, Remote............. 2-6
Starting the Engine..............2-22
Steering............................... 4-8
Steering Wheel Controls,
Audio............................3-125
Steering Wheel, Tilt and
Telescopic......................... 3-6Storage Areas
Cargo Management
System........................2-53
Center Console................2-50
Convenience Net..............2-52
Cupholders......................2-50
Glove Box.......................2-50
Instrument Panel..............2-50
Luggage Carrier...............2-52
Rear Seat Armrest............2-52
Second Row Center
Console.......................2-50
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit................5-70
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice,
or Snow..........................4-17
Sun Visors..........................2-16
Sunroof..............................2-54T
Tachometer.........................3-32
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps.........5-36
Telescopic Wheel................... 3-6
Text Telephone (TTY) Users..... 7-5
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Vehicle
Control............................. 4-3
Loading...........................4-18
Running While Parked.......2-30
Symbols.............................. iii
Vehicle Customization, DIC.....3-65
Vehicle Data Recording
and Privacy.....................7-16
Vehicle Data Recording,
Radio Frequency (RFID).....7-18
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)...................5-91
Service Parts
Identication Label.........5-91
Vehicle, Remote Start............. 2-6
Ventilation Adjustment...........3-27
Visors.................................2-16
Voltage Devices, and
Wiring.............................5-91
Voltmeter Gage....................3-35
W
Warning Lights, Gages,
and Indicators..................3-30
Warnings
DIC Warnings and
Messages....................3-56
Hazard Warning Flashers..... 3-5
Safety and Symbols.............. iii
Wheels
Alignment and Tire
Balance.......................5-58
Different Size...................5-56
Replacement....................5-59
When It Is Time for
New Tires........................5-54
Where to Put the Child
Restraint.........................1-35
Windows.............................2-14
Power .............................2-14
Windshield
Backglass, and Wiper
Blades, Cleaning...........5-88
Washer............................. 3-8
Washer Fluid....................5-26Windshield (cont.)
Wiper Blade
Replacement................5-38
Wiper Fuses....................5-92
Wipers.............................. 3-7
Winter Driving......................4-15
Wipers
Rear Washer..................... 3-9
Wiring, High Voltage
Devices...........................5-91
X
XM Radio Messages...........3-102
Y
Your Vehicle and the
Environment...................... 6-1
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