SATURN RELAY 2007 Owners Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems
....................... 7
Front Seats
.............................................. 9
Rear Seats
............................................. 14
Safety Belts
............................................ 32
Child Restraints
...................................... 56
Airbag System
........................................ 83
Restraint System Check
....................... 101
Features and Controls
.............................. 103
Keys
..................................................... 105
Doors and Locks
.................................. 114
Windows
............................................... 130
Theft-Deterrent Systems
....................... 133
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
..... 138
Mirrors
.................................................. 153
OnStar
®System
................................... 154
Universal Home Remote System
.......... 156
Storage Areas
...................................... 167
Instrument Panel
....................................... 177
Instrument Panel Overview
................... 180
Climate Controls
................................... 205Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators
.......................................... 219
Driver Information Center (DIC)
............ 234
Audio System(s)
................................... 270
Driving Your Vehicle
................................. 357
Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle
..................................... 358
Towing
................................................. 396
Service and Appearance Care
.................. 409
Service
................................................. 412
Fuel
...................................................... 414
Checking Things Under
the Hood
........................................... 420
Bulb Replacement
................................ 455
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
... 460
Tires
..................................................... 462
Appearance Care
.................................. 501
Vehicle Identication
............................. 510
Electrical System
.................................. 511
Capacities and Specications
................ 518
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Maintenance Schedule
.............................. 519
Maintenance Schedule
.......................... 520Customer Assistance Information
............. 537
Customer Assistance and Information
... 538
Reporting Safety Defects
...................... 552
Index
.......................................................... 555
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SATURN, SATURN Emblem, and the name
RELAY are registered trademarks of Saturn
Corporation. GENERAL MOTORS and GM are
registered trademarks of General Motors
Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the
time it was printed. We reserve the right to
make changes after that time without further
notice.This manual describes features that may be
available in this model, but your vehicle may not
be equipped with all of them. For example,
more than one entertainment system may be
offered or your vehicle may have been ordered
without a front passenger or rear seats.
Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there
if it is needed while you are on the road. If the
vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.
Canadian Owners
A French language copy of this manual can be
obtained from your retailer or from:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 15869250 A First Printing
©2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read the owner manual from
beginning to end when they rst receive their new
vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn
about the features and controls for the vehicle.
Pictures and words work together in the
owner manual to explain things.
Index
A good place to quickly locate information about
the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual.
It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual
and the page number where it can be found.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
There are a number of safety cautions in this
book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to
tell about things that could hurt you if you were to
ignore the warning.
{CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could
hurt you or other people.
In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.
Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or
reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If
you do not, you or others could be hurt.
You will also nd a
circle with a slash
through it in this book.
This safety symbol
means “Do Not,” “Do
Not do this” or “Do Not
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this manual you will nd these notices:
Notice:These mean there is something
that could damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage
the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be
covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could
be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help
avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors
or in different words.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They
use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along
with the text describing the operation or
information relating to a specic component,
control, message, gage, or indicator.
If you need help guring out a specic name of a
component, gage, or indicator, reference the
following topics:
Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
Features and Controls in Section 2
Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
Climate Controls in Section 3
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in
Section 3
Audio System(s) in Section 3
Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:
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Front Seats..................................................... 9
Manual Seats................................................ 9
Power Seats............................................... 10
Heated Seats.............................................. 10
Reclining Seatbacks.................................... 11
Head Restraints.......................................... 13
Rear Seats.................................................... 14
Rear Seat Operation................................... 14
Bucket Seats............................................... 14
Captain Chairs............................................ 22
Third Row Seat........................................... 27
Safety Belts.................................................. 32
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone........... 32
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................. 37
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............. 38
Driver Position............................................. 38
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment................. 47Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.............. 48
Right Front Passenger Position................... 48
Rear Seat Passengers................................ 49
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides................ 52
Safety Belt Pretensioners............................ 55
Safety Belt Extender................................... 55
Child Restraints............................................ 56
Older Children............................................. 56
Infants and Young Children......................... 59
Child Restraint Systems.............................. 63
Where to Put the Restraint.......................... 67
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH).................................... 69
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position................................... 77
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position......................... 79
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Airbag System.............................................. 83
Where Are the Airbags?.............................. 86
When Should an Airbag Inate?.................. 89
What Makes an Airbag Inate?................... 91
How Does an Airbag Restrain?................... 91
What Will You See After an Airbag
Inates?................................................... 92
Passenger Sensing System......................... 93Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...... 99
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle........................ 100
Restraint System Check............................. 101
Checking the Restraint Systems................ 101
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash......................................... 102
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Manual Seats
Use the lever located on
the front of the seat to
adjust the seat
forward or rearward.
Pull up on the lever to
unlock the seat.
Slide the seat to where
you want it and
release the lever.
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you
try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while
the vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and confuse you,
or make you push a pedal when you do
not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only
when the vehicle is not moving.
To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to
move the seat back and forth with your body.
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Power Seats
If the vehicle has power
seats, the controls used
to operate them are
located on the outboard
side of the seats.
To adjust the seat, do any of the following:
Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding
the control forward or rearward.
Raise or lower the front part of the seat
cushion by moving the front of the control up
or down.
Raise or lower the rear part of the seat
cushion by moving the rear of the control up
or down.
Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have this feature. If it does, the
heated seat buttons are located on the climate
control panel.
This feature will heat the lower cushions of the
driver’s and front passenger’s seats.
Press this button once
to turn the heated seat
on to the high setting.
Driver’s Side Button
shown, Passenger’s
Side similar
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