SATURN L-SERIES 2004 User Guide

Heated Seats
If your vehicle has this
feature, the thumbwheel
controls for both driver and
passenger heated seats
are located in the center of
the instrument panel.
Move the thumbwheel to the rst circle to warm the seat
to a lower temperature and to the second circle for a
higher temperature. An indicator light tells you that the
heating system is on. This feature will only work
when the ignition is on.
Reclining Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback on a manual seat, lift the lever
on the outer side of the seat and move the seatback
to where you want it. Then release the lever to lock the
seatback in place.
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On a power driver’s seat,
adjust the seatback by
pressing the RECLINE
switch forward or rearward.
But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle
is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you
buckle up, your safety belts can not do their
job when you are reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can not do its job because it
will not be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can not do its job either. In a
crash the belt could go up over your abdomen.
The belt forces would be there, not at your
pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal
injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety belt
properly.
Head Restraints
Your vehicle has adjustable head restraints on the front
seats. Slide an adjustable head restraint up or down
so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top
of your head. This position reduces the chance of neck
injury in a crash.
The adjustable head restraints tilt forward and
rearward also.
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Rear Seats
Split Folding Rear Seat
Your vehicle is equipped with a split folding rear seat. A
split folding rear seat enables you to carry long cargo
by folding down part or all of the rear seat.
Sedan
On sedans, you can fold
either the driver’s or
passenger’s right side of
the seatback separately or
both sides together. Lift
the lever on the corner of
the seatback.
Make sure the front seat is not reclined. If it is, the rear
seatback won’t fold down all the way.If your vehicle is equipped with this feature, remove the
rear center lap-shoulder belt latch. Push the release
button up into the slot with a key to remove the
lap-shoulder belt latch.
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{CAUTION:
A safety belt that is improperly routed, not
properly attached, or twisted will not provide
the protection needed in a crash. The person
wearing the belt could be seriously injured.
After raising the rear seatback, always check
to be sure that the safety belts are properly
routed and attached, and are not twisted.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.To raise the seatback up, follow these steps:
1. Raise the seatback up and make sure it latches.
Push and pull the top of the seatback to ensure
that all of the latches are secure.
2. Reconnect the center safety belt latch plate to the
buckle.
Make sure the safety belt label is pointing to the release
button, and that both the safety belt label and release
button are facing the front of the vehicle. Make sure the
belt is not twisted. Push and pull on the latch plate to
ensure the belt is secure.
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Wagon
On wagons, you can fold either the passenger’s side of
the seatback or the entire seatback.
To fold down the
passenger’s side of the
seatback, pull the lever on
the corner of the
seatback. To lower the
entire rear seatback, pull
the lever on the corner
of the driver’s side
seatback.{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
When the seatback is put in an upright position, be sure
the latches engage by pushing rearward with your hand
over the latch locations. Then push and pull at the top of
the seatback to ensure that all latches are secure.
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Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety
belts properly. It also tells you some things you should
not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Do not let anyone ride where he or she can not
wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a
crash and you are not wearing a safety belt,
your injuries can be much worse. You can hit
things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it.
You can be seriously injured or killed. In the
same crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,
and check that your passengers’ belts are
fastened properly too.
{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a
collision, people riding in these areas are more
likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not
allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle
that is not equipped with seats and safety
belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a
seat and using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a
reminder to buckle up. See
Safety Belt Reminder
Light on page 3-28.
In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law
says to wear safety belts. Here’s why:They work.
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You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don’t know if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckled up, a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are in between. In many of them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt
or killed.
After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles, the
facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter... a lot!Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on
wheels.
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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
doesn’t stop.
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The person keeps going until stopped by something. In
a real vehicle, it could be the windshield...or the instrument panel...
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