ignition SATURN L-SERIES 2004 Owners Manual

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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You must rst turn your ignition key to the following
ignition switch positions:
1. Turn the ignition key to the OFF position.
2. Turn the ignition key to the RUN position.
3. Turn the ignition key to the OFF position.
In many crashes severe enough to inate an air bag,
windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.
Additional windshield breakage may also occur from the
right front passenger air bag.
Air bags are designed to inate only once. After an
air bag inates, you will need some new parts for
your air bag system. If you do not get them, the air
bag system will not be there to help protect you
in another crash. A new system will include air bag
modules and possibly other parts. The service
manual for your vehicle covers the need to replace
other parts.
Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and
diagnostic module, which records information
about the air bag system. The module records
information about the readiness of the system, when
the system commands air bag ination and
driver’s safety belt usage at deployment.
Let only qualied technicians work on your air bag
system. Improper service can mean that your air
bag system will not work properly. See your retailer
for service.
Notice:If you damage the covering for the driver’s
or the right front passenger’s air bag, or the side
impact air bag covering on the ceiling near the side
windows, the bag may not work properly. You
may have to replace the air bag module in the
steering wheel, both the air bag module and
the instrument panel for the right front passenger’s
air bag, or side impact air bag module and ceiling
covering for the roof-mounted side impact air
bag. Do not open or break the air bag coverings.
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Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped
Vehicle
Air bags affect how your vehicle should be serviced.
There are air bag system parts in several places around
your vehicle. You don’t want the system to inate
while someone is working on your vehicle. Your retailer
and the Saturn Service Manual have information
about servicing your vehicle and the air bag systems.
To purchase a service manual, seeService Publications
Ordering Information on page 7-10.
{CAUTION:
For up to one minute after the ignition key is
turned off and the battery is disconnected, an
air bag can still inate during improper
service. You can be injured if you are close to
an air bag when it inates. Avoid wires
wrapped with yellow tape, yellow coverings, or
yellow connectors. They are probably part of
the air bag systems. Be sure to follow proper
service procedures, and make sure the person
performing work for you is qualied to do so.
Air bag systems do not need regular maintenance.
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Keys...............................................................2-3
Remote Keyless Entry System.........................2-4
Remote Keyless Entry System Operation...........2-5
Doors and Locks.............................................2-9
Door Locks....................................................2-9
Power Door Locks........................................2-10
Delayed Locking...........................................2-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks..............2-11
Rear Door Security Locks..............................2-11
Lockout Protection........................................2-12
Leaving Your Vehicle....................................2-12
Trunk/Liftgate...............................................2-13
Windows........................................................2-16
Manual Windows..........................................2-17
Power Windows............................................2-17
Sun Visors...................................................2-18
Theft-Deterrent Systems..................................2-18
Passlock
®....................................................2-18
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle................2-19
New Vehicle Break-In....................................2-19
Ignition Positions..........................................2-20Starting Your Engine.....................................2-21
Engine Coolant Heater..................................2-22
Automatic Transaxle Operation.......................2-23
Parking Brake..............................................2-27
Shifting Into Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle)......2-28
Shifting Out of Park (P).................................2-30
Parking Over Things That Burn.......................2-30
Engine Exhaust............................................2-31
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked. . . .2-32
Mirrors...........................................................2-33
Manual Rearview Mirror.................................2-33
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®..............2-33
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with
OnStar
®, Compass and Temperature
Display....................................................2-34
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with
Compass and Temperature Display..............2-36
Outside Remote Control Mirror.......................2-38
Outside Power Mirrors...................................2-39
Outside Convex Mirror...................................2-39
Outside Heated Mirrors..................................2-39
OnStar
®System.............................................2-40
Section 2 Features and Controls
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Keys
{CAUTION:
Leaving children in a vehicle with the ignition
key is dangerous for many reasons. They
could operate the power windows or other
controls or even make the vehicle move. The
children or others could be badly injured or
even killed. Do not leave the keys in a vehicle
with children.
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One key is used for the ignition and all of the locks.
Key code information can be obtained only at the retailer
where your vehicle was purchased. These code
numbers can be used to make new keys. Additional
keys that are needed can be made at any retail service
facility provided you have the key code information.
Store this information in a safe place, but not in
your vehicle.
Have extra keys made. Your service parts department
can make extra keys for you.
Notice:If you ever lock your keys in your vehicle,
you may have to damage the vehicle to get in.
Be sure you have spare keys.Remote Keyless Entry System
The remote keyless entry system operates on a radio
frequency subject to Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Rules and with Industry Canada.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
Changes or modications to this system by other than
an authorized service facility could void authorization to
use this equipment.
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UNLOCK: Press this button on the remote keyless
entry transmitter to unlock the driver’s door. This also
disarms the theft-deterrent system. See “Theft-Deterrent
System” following for information on disarming the
theft-deterrent system. Press the button again within
5 seconds to unlock the rest of the doors.
L(Panic Alarm):Press the button with the horn
symbol when the ignition is turned off. The horn
will sound and the parking lamps and dome lamp will
ash for up to two minutes. To stop the panic alarm,
press this button again.
V(Trunk):Press this button to open the trunk or
liftgate. The trunk or liftgate will not open when this
button is pressed if the vehicle is moving.
Theft-Deterrent System
The remote keyless entry transmitter is used to
arm/disarm the theft-deterrent system. Your vehicle’s
theft-deterrent system can be programmed to three
different modes.
Active Arming:The system will arm when the lock
button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is
pressed. The system will disarm when the unlock button
is pressed.Passive Arming:The system will arm itself one minute
after the ignition is turned off and the driver’s door
has been opened and closed. If the lock button on the
transmitter is pressed before the minute has passed, the
system will arm immediately. The system will disarm
when the unlock button is pressed.
Security System Disable:The system will not arm.
To change the mode that your vehicle is programmed to,
do the following:
1. Turn the ignition to RUN or ACC.
2. Press the panic alarm button on the transmitter
slowly four times within ve seconds.
3. You must complete one of the following within three
seconds to change the mode.
To select the active arming mode, press the lock
button on the transmitter.
To select the passive arming mode, press the
trunk release button on the transmitter.
To select the security system disable mode,
press the unlock button on the transmitter.
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Programmable Automatic Door
Locks
With this feature, all the doors will lock as the transaxle
is shifted out of PARK (P) if the ignition key is in the
RUN position and all doors are closed. The doors
will automatically lock if the vehicle is going faster than
3 mph (5 km/h).
In the following two situations, when a door is opened,
all doors will lock again:
The brake pedal is applied, a door is opened and
then closed, and the brake pedal is released.
A door is opened and closed without the brake
pedal applied while the vehicle is moving faster than
3 mph (5 km/h).
When programmed, all doors will unlock when the key
is removed from the ignition.
The programmable unlocking feature can be
programmed on or off by turning the ignition key to RUN
and pressing the unlock power door lock switch for
eight seconds. The horn will chirp once when this
feature is on and will chirp twice when it is off.
Rear Door Security Locks
Your vehicle has rear door security locks that prevent
passengers from opening the rear doors from the inside.
The rear door security locks
are located on the inside
edge of each rear door.
You must open the rear
doors to access them.
To set the secondary locks, do the following:
1. Insert the key into the lock next to the rear door
security lock label and turn it clockwise for the
driver’s side and counterclockwise for the
passenger’s side.
2. Close the door.
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When you want to open a rear door when the security
lock is on, do the following:
1. Unlock the door using the remote keyless entry
transmitter, the front door power lock switch, or
by lifting the rear door manual lock.
2. Open the door from the outside.
To cancel the rear door security lock, do the following:
1. Unlock the door and open it from the outside.
2. Insert the key into the slot next to the rear door
security lock label and turn it counterclockwise for the
driver’s side and clockwise for the passenger’s side.Lockout Protection
If you press the power door lock switch when the key is in
the ignition and any door is open, all the doors will lock
and only the driver’s door will unlock. Be sure to remove
the key from the ignition when locking your vehicle.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, open your door and set
the locks from the inside. Then get out and close
the door.
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Manual Windows
On a vehicle with manual windows, use the window
crank to open and close each window.
Power Windows
Switches are located on each side of the shift lever on
the console. To open a window press the switch
down and lift up to close it.
The power windows can operate only when the ignition
key is in the RUN or the ACC position.
A rear window switch is located on each rear door.
Press the bottom half of the switch to open the window
and the top to close it.
Express-Down Window
The driver’s window switch has an express-down
feature that is labeled AUTO. Press the switch all the
way down and hold it there momentarily, and the driver’s
window will go all the way down. To stop the automatic
function, lift the switch all the way up and release it.
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