2009 SATURN VUE Owners Manual

Child Restraints (cont.)
Older Children..................1-23
Securing a Child
Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position................1-37
Securing a Child Restraint
in the Right Front
Seat Position................1-39
Systems..........................1-29
Where to Put the
Restraint......................1-30
Chime Level Adjustment........3-93
Circuit Breakers...................5-80
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels.............5-77
Exterior Lamps/Lenses......5-75
Fabric/Carpet...................5-73
Finish Care......................5-76
Instrument Panel, Vinyl,
and Other Plastic
Surfaces......................5-74
Interior............................5-72
Leather...........................5-74
Tires...............................5-77
Underbody Maintenance....5-78
Washing Your Vehicle........5-75Cleaning (cont.)
Weatherstrips...................5-75
Windshield and Wiper
Blades.........................5-76
Climate Control System.........3-17
Outlet Adjustment.............3-24
Climate Control Systems
Automatic........................3-20
Clock, Setting......................3-65
Collision Damage Repair.......7-10
Compact Spare Tire.............5-71
Compass............................3-47
Content Theft-Deterrent.........2-12
Control of a Vehicle............... 4-4
Convenience Net.................2-44
Coolant
Engine............................5-22
Engine Temperature
Warning Light
...............3-34
Surge Tank Pressure Cap . . . 5-25
Cooling System...................5-19
Courtesy Transportation.......... 7-9
Cruise Control....................... 3-9
Cruise Control Light..............3-38
Cupholders.........................2-41Customer Assistance.............. 7-5
Offices.............................. 7-5
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users............................ 7-5
Customer Information
Service Publications
Ordering Information......7-15
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure......................... 7-1
D
Damage Repair, Collision......7-10
Data Recorders
Event..............................7-16
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) ...................3-13
Daytime Running Lamps
Indicator Light..................3-39
Defensive Driving................... 4-3
Delayed Locking.................... 2-8
DIC Compass......................3-47
Disc, MP3...........................3-75
Doing Your Own
Service Work..................... 5-4
Dome Lamp ........................3-14
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Door
Ajar Light........................3-40
Automatic Door Lock.......... 2-8
Automatic Door Unlock........ 2-8
Delayed Locking................. 2-8
Locks............................... 2-7
Power Door Locks.............. 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks.... 2-8
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive................5-35
Driver
Seat Height Adjuster........... 1-4
Driver Behavior..................... 4-2
Driver Information
Center (DIC)....................3-42
DIC Operation and
Displays.......................3-42
DIC Vehicle
Customization...............3-57
DIC Warnings and
Messages....................3-49
Driving
At Night..........................4-22
Before a Long Trip............4-24
Defensive.......................... 4-3
Drunk............................... 4-4
Environment...................... 4-2
Highway Hypnosis............4-24
Hill and Mountain Roads....4-24Driving (cont.)
In Rain and on Wet
Roads.........................4-23
Loss of Control................4-12
Off-Road .........................4-13
Off-Road Recovery...........4-11
Rocking Your Vehicle to
Get it Out ....................4-27
Winter.............................4-25
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy........................... 4-3
E
EDR ..................................7-16
Electrical Equipment
Add-On Equipment............5-79
Electrical System
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers......................5-80
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block...........................5-80
Power Windows and
Other Power Options.....5-80
Underhood Fuse Block......5-82
Windshield Wiper Fuses....5-80
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+................2-13Electronic Immobilizer
Operation
PASS-Key
®III+................2-14
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter...............5-17
Change Engine Oil Light....3-38
Check and Service
Engine Soon Lamp........3-35
Compartment Overview......5-12
Coolant...........................5-22
Coolant Heater.................2-18
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light...............3-34
Cooling System................5-19
Drive Belt Routing.............6-16
Exhaust...........................2-28
Oil ..................................5-14
Oil Life System.................5-16
Overheating.....................5-25
Reduced Power Light........3-39
Starting...........................2-17
Entry Lighting......................3-14
Reporting Safety Defects
to the United States
Government.....................7-14
Event Data Recorders..........7-16
Extender, Safety Belt............1-23
Exterior Lamps....................3-12
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F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner............5-17
Finish Damage....................5-78
Fixed Mast Antenna.............3-93
Flashers, Hazard Warning....... 3-5
Flash-to-Pass........................ 3-7
Flat Tire..............................5-63
Flat Tire, Changing...............5-64
Flat Tire, Storing..................5-70
Fluid
Automatic Transmission.....5-18
Power Steering.................5-26
Windshield Washer...........5-27
Fog Lamp
Fog ................................3-14
Fog Lamp Light...................3-38
Folding Rear Seat................. 1-9
Folding Seatback, Passenger . . . 1-8
Front Storage Area...............2-42
Fuel..................................... 5-5
Additives........................... 5-6
California Fuel................... 5-6
Economy Driving................ 4-3
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container.....................5-10Fuel (cont.)
Filling the Tank.................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 5-8
Gage ..............................3-41
Gasoline Octane................ 5-5
Gasoline Specications........ 5-6
Low Fuel Warning Light.....3-41
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers......................5-80
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block...........................5-80
Underhood Fuse Block......5-82
Windshield Wiper..............5-80
GGage
Speedometer...................3-28
Tachometer......................3-28
Gages
Fuel................................3-41
Trip Odometer..................3-28
Garage Door Opener............2-37
Gasoline
Octane............................. 5-5
Specications..................... 5-6Gate Ajar Light....................3-40
Glove Box...........................2-41
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program............................ 7-6
H
Halogen Bulbs.....................5-39
Hazard Warning Flashers........ 3-5
Head Restraints..................... 1-2
Headlamp
Aiming ............................5-36
Headlamps..........................5-39
Bulb Replacement.............5-39
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) ................3-13
Exterior Lamps.................3-12
Flash-to-Pass..................... 3-7
High/Low Beam Changer..... 3-7
Wiper Activated................3-12
Heated Seats........................ 1-5
Heater................................3-17
Engine Coolant.................2-18
Height Adjuster, Driver Seat.... 1-4
Highbeam On Light..............3-39
High-Speed Operation,
Tires...............................5-50
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Highway Hypnosis................4-24
Hill and Mountain Roads.......4-24
Hood
Checking Things Under.....5-10
Release..........................5-11
Horn .................................... 3-5
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly..........................1-14
I
Ignition Positions..................2-16
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints........................1-26
Ination - Tire Pressure.........5-49
Instrument Panel
Brightness.......................3-14
Cluster............................3-27
Overview........................... 3-4
Storage Area....................2-42
Introduction........................... 6-1
J
Jump Starting......................5-31
K
Keyless Entry, Remote
Operation.......................... 2-4
Keyless Entry System............ 2-3
Keys.................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall..........5-44
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator.........3-35
Lamps
Daytime Running (DRL).....3-13
Dome .............................3-14
Front Turn Signal and
Parking Lamps..............5-40
License Plate...................5-41
Reading..........................3-15
Lap-Shoulder Belt................1-19
LATCH System for Child
Restraints........................1-31
Liftgate
Carbon Monoxide............... 2-9
Lighting
Entry..............................3-14Lights
Airbag Readiness.............3-29
All-Wheel Drive Disabled....3-40
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning..............3-32
Brake System Warning......3-31
Change Engine Oil...........3-38
Charging System..............3-31
Cruise Control..................3-38
Daytime Running Lamps
Indicator.......................3-39
Door Ajar.........................3-40
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning.....3-34
Exterior Lamps.................3-12
Flash-to-Pass..................... 3-7
Fog Lamp ........................3-38
Gate Ajar.........................3-40
Highbeam On...................3-39
High/Low Beam Changer..... 3-7
Low Fuel Warning.............3-41
Low Washer Fluid
Warning.......................3-40
Oil Pressure.....................3-37
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator.......................3-30
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Lights (cont.)
Reduced Engine Power.....3-39
Safety Belt Reminders.......3-28
Security...........................3-38
Service Vehicle Soon........3-40
StabiliTrak
®Indicator.........3-33
Tire Pressure...................3-34
Traction Control System
(TCS) Warning..............3-33
Warning, Power Steering . . . 3-33
Loading Your Vehicle............4-28
Locks
Automatic Door Lock.......... 2-8
Automatic Door Unlock........ 2-8
Delayed Locking................. 2-8
Door ................................. 2-7
Lockout Protection.............. 2-8
Power Door ....................... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks.... 2-8
Loss of Control....................4-12
Low Fuel Warning Light........3-41
Low Washer Fluid Warning
Light...............................3-40
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children......................1-31
Luggage Carrier...................2-43
Lumbar
Manual Controls................. 1-5
M
Maintenance
Footnotes.......................... 6-8
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services........................ 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill..............6-10
At Least Once a Month.....6-10
At Least Once a Year.......6-11
Maintenance Record.........6-17
Maintenance Replacement
Parts...........................6-15
Maintenance Requirements . . . 6-1
Owner Checks and
Services.......................6-10
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants....................6-13
Scheduled Maintenance....... 6-3
Using............................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the
Environment................... 6-1
Malfunction Indicator Lamp....3-35
Manual Lumbar Controls......... 1-5
Manual Seats........................ 1-3
Message
DIC Warnings and
Messages....................3-49Mirrors
Automatic Dimming
Rearview......................2-29
Manual Rearview Mirror.....2-29
Outside Convex Mirror.......2-30
Outside Heated Mirrors......2-30
Outside Power Mirrors.......2-29
MP3 ...................................3-75
N
Navigation System, Privacy . . . 7-17
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual......3-81
Net
Convenience....................2-44
New Vehicle Break-In...........2-15
O
Odometer...........................3-28
Odometer, Trip.....................3-28
Off-Road .............................4-13
Driving............................4-13
Recovery.........................4-11
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Oil
Change Engine Oil Light....3-38
Engine............................5-14
Engine Oil Life System......5-16
Pressure Light..................3-37
Older Children, Restraints......1-23
Online Owner Center.............. 7-4
OnStar, Privacy....................7-17
OnStar
®System, see
OnStar®Manual...............2-33
Operation, Universal Home
Remote System................2-37
Outlet Adjustment.................3-24
Outlets
Accessory Power..............3-16
Outside
Convex Mirror..................2-30
Heated Mirrors.................2-30
Power Mirrors..................2-29
Owner Checks and Services . . . 6-10
Owners, Canadian.................... ii
P
Paint, Damage.....................5-78
Park
Shifting Into.....................2-25
Shifting Out of..................2-27Parking
Over Things That Burn......2-27
Parking Brake......................2-24
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator..........................3-30
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter...............................3-24
Passenger Sensing System . . . 1-51
Passing..............................4-11
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic
Immobilizer......................2-13
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic
Immobilizer Operation........2-14
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California...... 5-4
Phone
Bluetooth
®.......................3-81
Power
Door Locks........................ 2-8
Electrical System..............5-80
Reduced Engine Light.......3-39
Retained
Accessory (RAP)...........2-17
Seat................................. 1-4
Steering Fluid...................5-26
Windows.........................2-10
Power Steering Warning
Lights.............................3-33Pregnancy, Using Safety
Belts...............................1-23
Privacy...............................7-16
Navigation System............7-17
OnStar............................7-17
Radio Frequency
Identication (RFID).......7-17
Proposition 65 Warning,
California.......................... 5-4
R
Radio Frequency
Identication (RFID),
Privacy............................7-17
Radio(s).............................3-67
Radios
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual . . . 3-81
Reception........................3-92
Setting the Clock..............3-65
Theft-Deterrent.................3-91
Rainsense™ II Wipers............ 3-8
Reading Lamps...................3-15
Rear Door Security Locks....... 2-8
Rear Seat Armrest...............2-44
Rear Vision Camera (RVC)....2-31
Rear Window Washer/Wiper.... 3-9
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Rearview Mirror, Automatic
Dimming ..........................2-29
Rearview Mirrors..................2-29
Reclining Seatbacks............... 1-6
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants........................6-13
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . 4-32
Reduced Engine Power
Light...............................3-39
Reimbursement
Program, GM Mobility......... 7-6
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System............................. 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System, Operation.............. 2-4
Remote Vehicle Start............. 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire.....5-66
Removing the Spare Tire
and Tools........................5-65
Replacement Bulbs..............5-41
Replacement Parts,
Maintenance....................6-15
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government.......7-14
Reporting Safety Defects
to Saturn.........................7-14Reporting Safety Defects
to the Canadian
Government.....................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint
Systems.......................1-58
Replacing Restraint
System Parts After a
Crash..........................1-59
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) ....................2-17
Roadside Assistance
Program............................ 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to
Get it Out ........................4-27
Roof
Sunroof...........................2-45
Running the Vehicle While
Parked............................2-28
S
Safety Belt Reminders..........3-28
Safety Belts
Care of ...........................5-74
Extender.........................1-23
How to Wear Safety
Belts Properly...............1-14Safety Belts (cont.)
Lap-Shoulder Belt.............1-19
Safety Belts Are for
Everyone.....................1-10
Use During Pregnancy......1-23
Safety Defects
Reporting to Saturn...........7-14
Reporting to the United
States Government........7-14
Safety Warnings and Symbols.... iii
Scheduled Maintenance.......... 6-3
Additional Required
Services........................ 6-6
Scheduling Appointments........ 7-8
Seatback, Folding Passenger . . . 1-8
Seats
Driver Seat Height
Adjuster......................... 1-4
Head Restraints................. 1-2
Heated Seats..................... 1-5
Manual Lumbar.................. 1-5
Passenger Folding
Seatback....................... 1-8
Power Seat....................... 1-4
Reclining Seatbacks............ 1-6
Split Folding Rear Seat....... 1-9
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Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position............1-37
Right Front Seat Position . . . 1-39
Security Light......................3-38
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...........3-35
Publications Ordering
Information...................7-15
Scheduling Appointments..... 7-8
Vehicle Soon Light............3-40
Service Parts Identication
Label..............................5-79
Servicing Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle....1-56
Setting the Clock.................3-65
Sheet Metal Damage............5-78
Shifting
Out of Park.....................2-27
Shifting Into Park.................2-25
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change..................... 3-6Spare Tire
Compact.........................5-71
Installing..........................5-66
Removing........................5-65
Storing............................5-70
Specications and
Capacities.......................5-86
Speedometer.......................3-28
Split Folding Rear Seat.......... 1-9
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light.....3-33
StabiliTrak®System............... 4-7
Start Vehicle, Remote............. 2-5
Starting the Engine..............2-17
Steering............................... 4-9
Power, Warning Lights.......3-33
Steering Wheel Controls,
Audio..............................3-92
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel...... 3-6
Storage Areas
Cargo Management
System........................2-44
Center Console................2-42
Convenience Net..............2-44
Cupholders......................2-41
Front Storage Area...........2-42
Glove Box.......................2-41
Instrument Panel..............2-42Storage Areas (cont.)
Luggage Carrier...............2-43
Rear Seat Armrest............2-44
Sunglasses Storage
Compartment................2-42
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice,
or Snow..........................4-27
Sun Visors..........................2-11
Sunroof..............................2-45T
Tachometer.........................3-28
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps
and Back-up Lamps.......5-40
Text Telephone (TTY) Users.... 7-5
Theft-Deterrent Feature.........3-91
Theft-Deterrent Systems........2-12
Content Theft-Deterrent.....2-12
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic
Immobilizer...................2-13
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic
Immobilizer Operation....2-14
Tilt Wheel............................. 3-6
Time, Setting.......................3-65
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