fuel SATURN OUTLOOK 2009 User Guide

Fuel Gage
When the ignition is on, the fuel
gage shows how much fuel the
vehicle has left in the tank.
An arrow on the fuel gage indicates
the side of the vehicle the fuel
door is on.
The gage will rst indicate empty
before the vehicle is out of fuel,
the vehicles fuel tank should be
lled soon.When the fuel tank is low on fuel,
the FUEL LEVEL LOW message will
appear on the Driver Information
Center (DIC). For more information
seeDIC Warnings and Messages
on page 3-56.
Here are some situations that may
occur with the fuel gage. None of
these indicate a problem with the
fuel gage.
At the gas station, the fuel
pump shuts off before the gage
reads full.
It takes a little more or less fuel to
ll up than the fuel gage indicated.
For example, the gage may have
indicated the tank was half full,
but it actually took a little more or
less than half the tank’s capacity
to ll the tank.
The gage goes back to empty
when the ignition is turned off.
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
Your vehicle has a Driver
Information Center (DIC).
The DIC displays information
about your vehicle. It also displays
warning messages if a system
problem is detected.
All messages will appear in the DIC
display located at the top of the
instrument panel cluster.
The DIC comes on when the
ignition is on. After a short delay,
the DIC will display the information
that was last displayed before
the engine was turned off.
The DIC also displays a shift lever
position indicator on the bottom
line of the display. SeeAutomatic
Transmission Operation on
page 2-24for more information. United States
Canada
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The outside air temperature and
compass, if equipped, also displays
on the DIC when viewing the trip
and fuel information. The outside air
temperature automatically appears
in the top right corner of the DIC
display. If there is a problem with the
system that controls the temperature
display, the numbers will be replaced
with dashes. If this occurs, have
the vehicle serviced. The compass
will be shown in the bottom right
corner of the DIC display. SeeDIC
Compass on page 3-54for more
information.
If your vehicle has DIC buttons, see
“DIC Operation and Displays (With
DIC Buttons)” later in this section
andDIC Vehicle Customization
(With DIC Buttons) on page 3-65
for the displays available.
If your vehicle does not have
DIC buttons, see “DIC Operation
and Displays (Without DIC Buttons)”
later in this section for the displays
available.DIC Operation
and Displays
(With DIC Buttons)
If your vehicle has DIC buttons,
the information below explains the
operation of this system.
The DIC has different displays
which can be accessed by pressing
the DIC buttons located on the
instrument panel. SeeInstrument
Panel Overview on page 3-4
for more information.
The DIC displays trip, fuel, and
vehicle system information, and
warning messages if a system
problem is detected.
The DIC also allows some features
to be customized. SeeDIC Vehicle
Customization (With DIC Buttons) on
page 3-65for more information.
If your vehicle has DIC buttons,
you can also use the trip odometer
reset stem to view the odometer
and trip odometers.DIC Buttons
The buttons are the set/reset,
customization, vehicle information,
and trip/fuel buttons. The button
functions are detailed in the
following pages.
V(Set/Reset):Press this button to
set or reset certain functions and to
turn off or acknowledge messages
on the DIC.
U(Customization):Press this
button to customize the feature
settings on your vehicle. SeeDIC
Vehicle Customization (With DIC
Buttons) on page 3-65for more
information.
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T(Vehicle Information):Press
this button to display the oil life, park
assist on vehicles with this feature,
units, tire pressure readings on
vehicles with the Tire Pressure
Monitor System (TPMS), Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter
programming, and compass
calibration and zone setting
on vehicles with this feature.
3(Trip/Fuel):Press this
button to display the odometer,
trip odometers, fuel range, average
economy, timer, fuel used, and
average speed.
Vehicle Information Menu
Items
T(Vehicle Information):Press
this button to scroll through the
following menu items:
OIL LIFE
Press the vehicle information button
until OIL LIFE REMAINING displays.
This display shows an estimate of
the oil’s remaining useful life. If you
see 99% OIL LIFE REMAINING on
the display, that means 99% of the
current oil life remains. The engine
oil life system will alert you to change
the oil on a schedule consistent with
your driving conditions.
When the remaining oil life is low,
the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
message will appear on the display.
See “CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON”underDIC Warnings and Messages
on page 3-56. You should change
the oil as soon as you can.
SeeEngine Oil on page 5-13.
In addition to the engine oil life
system monitoring the oil life,
additional maintenance is
recommended in the Maintenance
Schedule in this manual. See
Scheduled Maintenance on page 6-3
for more information.
Remember, you must reset the
OIL LIFE display yourself after each
oil change. It will not reset itself.
Also, be careful not to reset the
OIL LIFE display accidentally at any
time other than when the oil has just
been changed. It cannot be reset
accurately until the next oil change.
To reset the engine oil life system,
seeEngine Oil Life System on
page 5-15.
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To match an RKE transmitter to
your vehicle:
1. Press the vehicle information
button until PRESS
VTO
RELEARN REMOTE KEY
displays.
2. Press the set/reset button until
REMOTE KEY LEARNING
ACTIVE is displayed.
3. Press and hold the lock and
unlock buttons on the rst
transmitter at the same time
for about 15 seconds.
On vehicles with memory recall
seats, the rst transmitter learned
will match driver 1 and the
second will match driver 2.
A chime will sound indicating
that the transmitter is matched.
4. To match additional transmitters
at this time, repeat Step 3.
Each vehicle can have a
maximum of eight transmitters
matched to it.
5. To exit the programming mode,
you must cycle the key to
LOCK/OFF.COMPASS ZONE SETTING
This display will be available if the
vehicle has a compass. SeeDIC
Compass on page 3-54for more
information.
COMPASS RECALIBRATION
This display will be available if the
vehicle has a compass. SeeDIC
Compass on page 3-54for more
information.
Blank Display
This display shows no information.
Trip/Fuel Menu Items
3(Trip/Fuel):Press this button
to scroll through the following
menu items:
ODOMETER
Press the trip/fuel button until
ODOMETER displays. This display
shows the distance the vehicle has
been driven in either miles (mi) or
kilometers (km). Pressing the trip
odometer reset stem will also display
the odometer.To switch between English and
metric measurements, see “UNITS”
earlier in this section.
TRIP A and TRIP B
Press the trip/fuel button until
TRIP A or TRIP B displays.
This display shows the current
distance traveled in either miles (mi)
or kilometers (km) since the last
reset for each trip odometer. Both trip
odometers can be used at the same
time. Pressing the trip odometer
reset stem will also display the trip
odometers.
Each trip odometer can be reset
to zero separately by pressing
the set/reset button or the trip
odometer reset stem while the
desired trip odometer is displayed.
The trip odometer has a feature
called the retro-active reset.
This can be used to set the trip
odometer to the number of miles
(kilometers) driven since the ignition
was last turned on. This can be
used if the trip odometer is not
reset at the beginning of the trip.
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To use the retro-active reset feature,
press and hold the set/reset button
for at least four seconds. The trip
odometer will display the number
of miles (mi) or kilometers (km)
driven since the ignition was last
turned on and the vehicle was
moving. Once the vehicle begins
moving, the trip odometer will
accumulate mileage. For example,
if the vehicle was driven 5 miles
(8 km) before it is started again,
and then the retro-active reset
feature is activated, the display
will show 5 miles (8 km). As the
vehicle begins moving, the display
will then increase to 5.1 miles
(8.2 km), 5.2 miles (8.4 km), etc.
If the retro-active reset feature is
activated after the vehicle is started,
but before it begins moving, the
display will show the number of
miles (mi) or kilometers (km) that
were driven during the last ignition
cycle.RANGE
Press the trip/fuel button until
RANGE displays. This display
shows the approximate number
of remaining miles (mi) or
kilometers (km) the vehicle can be
driven without refueling. The display
will show LOW if the fuel level is low.
The fuel range estimate is based
on an average of the vehicle’s fuel
economy over recent driving history
and the amount of fuel remaining
in the fuel tank. This estimate will
change if driving conditions change.
For example, if driving in traffic and
making frequent stops, this display
may read one number, but if the
vehicle is driven on a freeway, the
number may change even though
the same amount of fuel is in thefuel tank. This is because different
driving conditions produce different
fuel economies. Generally, freeway
driving produces better fuel economy
than city driving. Fuel range cannot
be reset.
AVG (Average) ECONOMY
Press the trip/fuel button until
AVG ECONOMY displays.
This display shows the approximate
average miles per gallon (mpg) or
liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km).
This number is calculated based
on the number of mpg (L/100 km)
recorded since the last time this
menu item was reset. To reset
AVG ECONOMY, press and hold
the set/reset button.
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TIMER
Press the trip/fuel button until
TIMER displays. This display can
be used as a timer.
To start the timer, press the
set/reset button while TIMER is
displayed. The display will show
the amount of time that has passed
since the timer was last reset, not
including time the ignition is off.
Time will continue to be counted
as long as the ignition is on, even
if another display is being shown
on the DIC. The timer will record
up to 99 hours, 59 minutes and
59 seconds (99:59:59) after which
the display will return to zero.
To stop the timer, press the set/
reset button briey while TIMER is
displayed.
To reset the timer to zero, press
and hold the set/reset button while
TIMER is displayed.FUEL USED
Press the trip/fuel button until
FUEL USED displays. This display
shows the number of gallons (gal) or
liters (L) of fuel used since the last
reset of this menu item. To reset
the fuel used information, press
and hold the set/reset button while
FUEL USED is displayed.
AVG (Average) SPEED
Press the trip/fuel button until
AVG SPEED displays. This display
shows the average speed of the
vehicle in miles per hour (mph)
or kilometers per hour (km/h).
This average is calculated based
on the various vehicle speeds
recorded since the last reset of this
value. To reset the value to zero,
press and hold the set/reset button.
Blank Display
This display shows no information.DIC Operation
and Displays
(Without DIC Buttons)
If your vehicle does not have DIC
buttons, the information below
explains the operation of this system.
The DIC has different displays which
can be accessed by pressing the trip
odometer reset stem located on the
instrument panel cluster. Pressing
the trip odometer reset stem will
also turn off, or acknowledge, DIC
messages.
The DIC displays trip and vehicle
system information, and warning
messages if a system problem
is detected.
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DIC Compass
Your vehicle may have a
compass in the Driver Information
Center (DIC).
Compass Zone
The zone is set to zone eight upon
leaving the factory. Your dealer/
retailer will set the correct zone
for your location.
Under certain circumstances,
such as during a long distance
cross-country trip or moving
to a new state or province, it will
be necessary to compensate
for compass variance by resetting
the zone through the DIC if the
zone is not set correctly.Compass variance is the difference
between the earth’s magnetic north
and true geographic north. If the
compass is not set to the zone where
you live, the compass may give false
readings. The compass must be set
to the variance zone in which the
vehicle is traveling.
To adjust for compass variance,
use the following procedure:
Compass Variance (Zone)
Procedure
1. Do not set the compass zone
when the vehicle is moving.
Only set it when the vehicle
is in P (Park).
Press the vehicle information
button until PRESS
VTO
CHANGE COMPASS ZONE
displays.2. Find the vehicle’s current
location and variance zone
number on the map.
Zones 1 through 15 are available.
3. Press the set/reset button
to scroll through and select the
appropriate variance zone.
4. Press the trip/fuel button until
the vehicle heading, for example,
N for North, is displayed in
the DIC.
5. If calibration is necessary,
calibrate the compass.
See “Compass Calibration
Procedure” following.
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ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED
This message displays and a chime
sounds when the cooling system
temperature gets too hot and the
engine further enters the engine
coolant protection mode. SeeEngine
Overheating on page 5-23for further
information.
This message also displays
when the vehicle’s engine power
is reduced. Reduced engine power
can affect the vehicle’s ability to
accelerate. If this message is
on, but there is no reduction in
performance, proceed to your
destination. The performance
may be reduced the next time the
vehicle is driven. The vehicle may
be driven at a reduced speed while
this message is on, but acceleration
and speed may be reduced. Anytime
this message stays on, the vehicle
should be taken to your dealer/
retailer for service as soon as
possible.
FUEL LEVEL LOW
This message displays and a
chime sounds if the fuel level is
low. Refuel as soon as possible.
SeeFuel Gage on page 3-44
andFuel on page 5-5for more
information.
HEATED WASH (Washer)
FLUID SYSTEM OFF
This message displays when
you manually turn off the heated
windshield washer uid system or
when the system automatically turns
off. See “Heated Windshield Washer”
underWindshield Washer on
page 3-8for more information.
This message clears itself after
10 seconds.
HEATING WASH (Washer)
FLUID WASH (Washer) WIPES
PENDING
This message displays when
you turn on the heated windshield
washer uid system. See “Heated
Windshield Washer” under
Windshield Washer on page 3-8
for more information.
HOOD OPEN
On some models, this message
displays and a chime sounds if
the hood is not fully closed. Stop and
turn off the vehicle, check the hood
for obstructions, and close the hood
again. Check to see if the message
still appears on the DIC.
ICE POSSIBLE DRIVE
WITH CARE
This message displays when the
outside air temperature is cold
enough to create icy road conditions.
Adjust your driving accordingly.
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TIGHTEN GAS CAP
This message may display along
with the check engine light on the
instrument panel cluster if the
vehicle’s fuel cap is not tightened
properly. SeeMalfunction Indicator
Lamp on page 3-39. Reinstall the
fuel cap fully. SeeFilling the Tank
on page 5-8. The diagnostic system
can determine if the fuel cap has
been left off or improperly installed.
A loose or missing fuel cap
allows fuel to evaporate into the
atmosphere. A few driving trips with
the cap properly installed should
turn this light and message off.
TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE
On vehicles with the Tire
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS),
this message displays when the
TPMS is re-learning the tire positions
on your vehicle. The tire positions
must be re-learned after rotating
the tires or after replacing a tire or
sensor. SeeTire Inspection and
Rotation on page 5-52,Tire Pressure
Monitor System on page 5-46,
andInflation - Tire Pressure on
page 5-45for more information.
TRACTION CONTROL OFF
This message displays when
the Traction Control System (TCS)
is turned off. Adjust your driving
accordingly. SeeStabiliTrak
®
System on page 4-5for more
information. This message clears
itself after 10 seconds.
TRANSMISSION HOT IDLE
ENGINE
Notice:If you drive your vehicle
while the transmission uid is
overheating and the transmission
temperature warning is displayed
on the instrument panel cluster
and/or DIC, you can damage the
transmission. This could lead to
costly repairs that would not be
covered by your warranty. Do not
drive your vehicle with overheated
transmission uid or while the
transmission temperature warning
is displayed.
This message displays and a chime
sounds if the transmission uid in
the vehicle gets hot. Driving with the
transmission uid temperature high
can cause damage to the vehicle.
Stop the vehicle and let it idle to
allow the transmission to cool.
This message clears when the uid
temperature reaches a safe level.
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NO CHANGE:No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the
set/reset button while the desired
setting is displayed on the DIC.
FACTORY SETTINGS
This feature allows you to set all of
the customization features back
to their factory default settings.
Press the customization button until
FACTORY SETTINGS appears on
the DIC display. Press the set/reset
button once to access the settings
for this feature. Then press the
customization button to scroll
through the following settings:
RESTORE ALL (default):The
customization features will be set
to their factory default settings.DO NOT RESTORE:The
customization features will not be
set to their factory default settings.
To select a setting, press the
set/reset button while the desired
setting is displayed on the DIC.
EXIT FEATURE SETTINGS
This feature allows you to exit the
feature settings menu.
Press the customization button
until FEATURE SETTINGS
PRESS
VTO EXIT appears in
the DIC display. Press the set/reset
button once to exit the menu.
If you do not exit, pressing the
customization button again will return
you to the beginning of the feature
settings menu.
Exiting the Feature
Settings Menu
The feature settings menu will be
exited when any of the following
occurs:
The vehicle is shifted out of
P (Park).
The vehicle is no longer in
ON/RUN.
The trip/fuel or vehicle
information DIC buttons
are pressed.
The end of the feature settings
menu is reached and exited.
A 40 second time period has
elapsed with no selection made.
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