warning light SATURN ASTRA 2009 Owner's Manual

Adding Coolant
If you need more coolant, add the
proper DEX-COOL®coolant mixture
at the coolant reservoir, but only
when the engine is cool. If the
coolant reservoir is empty, a
special ll procedure is necessary.
SeeCooling System on page 9-12
for instructions on “How to Add
Coolant to the Coolant Reservoir.”
{CAUTION
You can be burned if you spill
coolant on hot engine parts.
Coolant contains ethylene glycol,
and it will burn if the engine parts
are hot enough. Do not spill
coolant on a hot engine.
When replacing the pressure cap,
make sure it is hand-tight and
fully seated.
Pressure Cap
Notice:If the pressure cap is not
tightly installed, coolant loss
and possible engine damage may
occur. Be sure the cap is
properly and tightly secured.
SeeEngine Compartment Overview
on page 9-6for more information
on location.
Engine Overheating
There is an engine coolant
temperature warning light on your
vehicle’s instrument panel. See
Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning Light on page 4-18for
more information.
If Steam Is Coming From
Your Engine
{CAUTION
Steam from an overheated engine
can burn you badly, even if you
just open the hood. Stay away
from the engine if you see or hear
steam coming from it. Just turn it
off and get everyone away from
the vehicle until it cools down.
Wait until there is no sign of
steam or coolant before you open
the hood.
If you keep driving when your
engine is overheated, the liquids in
it can catch re. You or others
could be badly burned. Stop your
engine if it overheats, and get out
of the vehicle until the engine
is cool.
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Notice:If the engine catches re
because of being driven with
no coolant, your vehicle can be
badly damaged. The costly
repairs would not be covered by
the vehicle warranty.
If No Steam Is Coming From
Your Engine
An engine coolant temperature
warning can indicate a serious
problem. SeeEngine Coolant
Temperature Warning Light on
page 4-18.
If you get an engine coolant
temperature warning, but see or hear
no steam, the problem may not be
too serious. Sometimes the engine
can get a little too hot when you:
Climb a long hill on a hot day.
Stop after high-speed driving.
Idle for long periods in traffic.If you get the engine coolant
temperature warning with no sign of
steam, try this for a minute or so:
1. If your air conditioner is on,
turn it off.
2. In heavy traffic, let the engine
idle in N (Neutral) while
stopped. If it is safe to do so,
pull off the road, shift to P (Park)
or N (Neutral) and let the
engine idle.
3. Turn on your heater to full hot at
the highest fan speed and open
the windows as necessary.
If you no longer have the overheat
warning, you can drive. Just to
be safe, drive slower for about
10 minutes. If the warning does not
come back on, you can drive
normally.If the warning continues and you
have not stopped, pull over,
stop, and park your vehicle
right away.
If there is still no sign of steam,
you can idle the engine for
three minutes while you are parked.
If you still have the warning, turn
off the engine and get everyone out
of the vehicle until it cools down.
You may decide not to lift the hood
but to get service help right away.
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Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation
This vehicle may have a Tire
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS).
The TPMS is designed to warn
the driver when a low tire pressure
condition exists. TPMS sensors
are mounted onto each tire and
wheel assembly, excluding the
spare tire. The TPMS sensors
monitor the air pressure in the
vehicle’s tires and transmit tire
pressure readings to a receiver
located in the vehicle.
When a low tire pressure condition
is detected, the TPMS illuminates
the low tire pressure warning
light located in the instrument
panel cluster.The low tire pressure warning light
comes on at each ignition cycle
until the tires are inated to
the correct ination pressure.
The low tire pressure warning light
may come on in cool weather
when the vehicle is rst started, and
then turn off as you start to drive.
This could be an early indicator that
the air pressure in the tire(s) are
getting low and need to be inated
to the proper pressure.
You must begin driving before the
TPMS system is operational.
TPMS sensors need to be installed
onto the full-size tire and wheel
assemblies, and the tires adjusted
to the manufacturers’ recommended
tire pressure amount.
A Tire and Load Information label is
attached to the vehicle, and
shows the size of the vehicle’s
original equipment tires and
the correct ination pressure for the
tires when they are cold. See
Loading the Vehicle on page 8-30,
for an example of the Tire andLoad Information label and its
location on the vehicle. Also see
Inflation - Tire Pressure on
page 9-47.
The vehicle’s TPMS can warn you
about a low tire pressure condition
but it does not replace normal
tire maintenance. SeeTire
Inspection and Rotation on
page 9-52andTires on page 9-40.
Notice:Liquid tire sealants
could damage the Tire Pressure
Monitor System (TPMS) sensors.
Sensor damage caused by
using a tire sealant is not covered
by your warranty. Do not use
liquid tire sealants.
Each TPMS sensor has a unique
identication code. Any time
you replace one or more of the
TPMS sensors or rotate the
vehicle’s tires, the identication
codes are automatically learned by
the TPMS. This occurs within a
few moments of driving the vehicle
over 19 mph (31 km/h).
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TPMS Malfunction Light
The TPMS will not function properly
if one or more of the TPMS
sensors are missing or inoperable.
When the system detects a
malfunction, the low tire warning
light ashes for about one minute
and then stays on for the remainder
of the ignition cycle. Some of the
conditions that can cause the
malfunction light to come on are:
One of the road tires has been
replaced with the spare tire. The
spare tire does not have a TPMS
sensor. The TPMS malfunction
light and DIC message should go
off once you re-install the road tire
containing the TPMS sensor.
One or more TPMS sensors are
missing or damaged. The TPMS
malfunction light should go off
after the TPMS sensors are
installed and the vehicle is
driven for a few moments over
19 mph (31 km/h). See your
dealer/retailer for service.
Replacement tires or wheels do
not match the vehicle’s original
equipment tires or wheels. Tires
and wheels other than those
recommended for the vehicle
could prevent the TPMS from
functioning properly. SeeBuying
New Tires on page 9-54.
Operating electronic devices or
being near facilities using radio
wave frequencies similar to the
TPMS could cause the TPMS
sensors to malfunction.
If the TPMS is not functioning it
cannot detect or signal a low tire
condition. See your dealer/retailer for
service if the TPMS malfunction light
comes on and stays on.
Tire Inspection and
Rotation
Inspect tires regularly for signs of
wear or damage. Also inspect the
spare tire. For more information
on tire inspection, seeWhen It Is
Time for New Tires on page 9-54.
Rotating vehicle tires helps them
to wear evenly and keeps the
vehicle performing like it
did when tires were new.
Rotate the tires and check
wheel alignment approximately
every 5,000 to 8,000 miles
(8 000 to 13 000 km) or when
unusual tire wear is noted.
See “Scheduled Maintenance”
in the Index of the “Limited
Warranty, Maintenance
and Owner Assistance
Information” manual for more
information. Also check the
wheels for damage, seeWheel
Replacement on page 9-59
for more information.
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A
Accessories and
Modications...................... 9-3
Accessory Power Outlets......4-10
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle....1-36
Additives, Fuel.....................8-34
Add-On Electrical
Equipment.......................9-34
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.......9-11
Air Conditioning..................... 7-1
Airbag
Passenger Status
Indicator.......................4-15
Readiness Light................4-14
System, Replacing Parts
After a Crash................1-37
Airbag System.....................1-24
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle........................1-36
Check.............................1-37
How Does an Airbag
Restrain?.....................1-28
Passenger Sensing
System........................1-30Airbag System (cont.)
Servicing Your
Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle........................1-35
What Makes an Airbag
Inate?........................1-28
What Will You See After
an Airbag Inates?........1-29
When Should an Airbag
Inate?........................1-27
Where Are the Airbags?.....1-26
Antenna, Fixed Mast............6-24
Antilock Brake
System (ABS)..................8-18
Antilock Brake, System
Warning Light...................4-17
Appearance Care
Chemical Paint Spotting.....9-80
Exterior Cleaning..............9-76
Finish Damage.................9-79
Interior Cleaning...............9-73
Sheet Metal Damage........9-79
Underbody Maintenance....
9-80
Appointments, Scheduling
Service...........................12-8Audio System........................ 6-1
Audio Steering Wheel
Controls.......................6-23
Fixed Mast Antenna..........6-24
Radio Reception...............6-24
Theft-Deterrent Feature......6-23
Audio System(s).................... 6-2
Automatic Transmission
Fluid...............................9-12
Operation.......................... 8-6
B
Battery...............................9-25
Run-Down Protection.......... 5-4
Brake Fluid.........................9-22
Brakes...............................9-22
System Warning Light.......4-16
Braking...............................8-17
Break-In, New Vehicle............ 8-2
Bulb Replacement
Daytime Running Lamp....... 5-2
Bulb Replacement
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL)........9-29
Fog Lamp ......................... 5-2
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . 9-28
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Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Halogen Bulbs..................9-28
Headlamp Aiming..............9-26
Headlamps......................9-28
License Plate Lamps.........9-33
Replacement Bulbs...........9-34
Taillamps.................9-30, 9-32
Buying New Tires.................9-54
C
California Fuel.....................8-34
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements....... 9-3
California Proposition 65
Warning............................ 9-3
Canadian Owners..................... ii
Capacities and
Specications...................10-2
Carbon Monoxide.........8-14, 8-27
Care, Safety Belts................1-23
Cargo Cover......................... 3-2
Cargo Tie Downs................... 3-2
Cautions and Notices............... iii
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL)...........9-29Chains, Tire........................9-60
Charging System Light..........4-16
Check
Engine Lamp...................4-18
Chemical Paint Spotting........9-80
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems.....1-43
Infants and Young
Children.......................1-40
Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children.......1-46
Older Children..................1-38
Securing..................1-51, 1-53
Where to Put the
Restraint......................1-44
Cleaning
Exterior...........................9-76
Interior............................9-73
Underbody Maintenance....9-80
Climate Control System.......... 7-1
Outlet Adjustment............... 7-4
Clutch, Hydraulic..................9-12
Collision Damage Repair.....12-10
Compact Spare Tire.............9-68
Content Theft-Deterrent.......... 2-9
Control of a Vehicle..............8-17Coolant
Engine............................9-16
Engine Temperature
Warning Light...............
4-18
Cooling System...................9-12
Courtesy
Transportation..........12-5, 12-9
Cruise Control....................... 4-5
Cruise Control Light..............4-23
Cupholders........................... 3-1
Customer Information
Courtesy
Transportation.......12-5, 12-9
Customer Assistance
Offices.........................12-5
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure....................12-1
GM Mobility
Reimbursement
Program.......................12-6
Online Owner Center.........12-4
Reporting Safety Defects
to Saturn....................12-14
Reporting Safety Defects
to the Canadian
Government................12-14
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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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