engine SATURN VUE 2006 Owners Manual

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About Driving Your Vehicle.................................... ii
Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-17
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-73
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment............................5-94
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-21
Air Conditioning..............................................3-19
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-29
Readiness Light..........................................3-28
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-7
Airbag System................................................1-58
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-73
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-65
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-67
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-72
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-65
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?........1-66
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-63
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-61
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-47
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System.........................4-11Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-81
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna System..........................................3-81
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-8
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-33
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-90
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-87
Chemical Paint Spotting...............................5-91
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-88
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle................5-85
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-86
Finish Care.................................................5-89
Finish Damage............................................5-91
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-87
Sheet Metal Damage...................................5-91
Tires..........................................................5-90
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-91
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials................5-92
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-88
Weatherstrips..............................................5-88
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-89
Audio System(s).............................................3-44
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-79
Care of Your CD and DVD Player..................3-81
Care of Your CDs and DVDs ........................3-80
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Chains, Tire...................................................5-70
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-37
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-91
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-38
Infants and Young Children...........................1-34
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-44
Older Children.............................................1-32
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position........................1-50
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Rear Seat Position.........................1-52
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-54
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-42
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-18
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-90
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-88
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-86
Finish Care.................................................5-89
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-85
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-87
Tires..........................................................5-90Cleaning (cont.)
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-91
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-88
Weatherstrips..............................................5-88
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-89
Climate Control System...................................3-19
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-22
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-22
Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-27
Collision Damage Repair................................... 7-8
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-29
Compact Spare Tire........................................5-84
Compass.......................................................2-29
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-6
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-36
Engine Temperature Warning Light.................3-35
Heater, Engine............................................2-18
Low Warning Light.......................................3-36
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-30
Cooling System..............................................5-32
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-34
Customer Assistance Information
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-5
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
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Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-21
Battery.......................................................5-41
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-41
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-37
Coolant......................................................5-27
Coolant Heater............................................2-18
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-36
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-35
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-27
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-19
Overheating................................................5-30
Reduced Power Light...................................3-41
Starting......................................................2-16
Entry Lighting.................................................3-16
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-7
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-31
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Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-21
Finish Damage...............................................5-91
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-81
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-71
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-72
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-83
Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-24
Manual Transaxle........................................5-26
Windshield Washer......................................5-37
Fog Lamps ....................................................3-15
Folding Rear Seat...........................................1-10
Folding Seatback, Passenger............................. 1-8
Footwell Lamps..............................................3-17
Front Console Storage Area.............................2-34
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-43
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-44
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-94
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-95
Underhood Fuse Block.................................5-96
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-94
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Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-36
Fuel..........................................................3-43
Speedometer..............................................3-26
Tachometer.................................................3-26
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Gate Ajar Light...............................................3-42
Glove Box.....................................................2-34
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-48
Headlamps............................................3-13, 5-49
Automatic Headlamp System.........................3-15
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-48
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps.............5-51
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-48
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8Heated Seats................................................... 1-4
Heater...........................................................3-19
Height Adjuster, Driver Seat............................... 1-3
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-42
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-35
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-36
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-17
Hydraulic Clutch.............................................5-27I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-15
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints...................................................1-34
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-62
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-16
Cluster.......................................................3-25
Interior Lamps................................................3-16
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Jump Starting.................................................5-42
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Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
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Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-57
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-17
Dome ........................................................3-16
Fog ...........................................................3-15
Footwell.....................................................3-17
Interior.......................................................3-16
Map ..........................................................3-17
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-44
Liftgate..........................................................2-11
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-28
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-33Light (cont.)
Battery Warning..........................................3-31
Brake System Warning.................................3-32
Change Engine Oil......................................3-41
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator..................3-42
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning.............3-35
Gate Ajar...................................................3-42
Highbeam On.............................................3-42
Low Coolant Warning...................................3-36
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-44
Low Traction...............................................3-35
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-37
Oil Pressure...............................................3-40
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-29
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder....................3-27
Reduced Engine Power................................3-41
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-27
Security.....................................................3-41
Service Vehicle Soon...................................3-42
TCS Warning Light......................................3-34
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning..........3-34
Up-Shift.....................................................3-32
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-16
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-44
Lockout Protection..........................................2-11
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Odometer......................................................3-26
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-26
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-17
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-14
Oil
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-41
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Light.............................................3-40
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-19
Older Children, Restraints................................1-32
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-32
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-22
Outlet(s), Accessory Power...............................3-17
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-31
Power Mirrors.............................................2-31
Owner Checks and Services.............................6-10
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................5-91
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-25
Shifting Out of............................................2-26
Parking
Brake........................................................2-24
Over Things That Burn.................................2-27
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-26
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-29
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-22
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-67
Passing.........................................................4-14
Passlock
®......................................................2-14
Power ............................................................. 1-3
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-17
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Electrical System.........................................5-94
Reduced Engine Light..................................3-41
Windows....................................................2-13
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-31
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-9
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Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-16
R
Radios..........................................................3-44
Care of Your CD and DVD Player..................3-81
Care of Your CDs and DVDs ........................3-80
Radio with CD....................................3-47, 3-52
Setting the Time..........................................3-46
Understanding Reception..............................3-80
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-10
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-29
Rear Seat Entertainment System.......................3-68
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-26
Rear Windshield Washer/Wiper.........................3-10
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®, Compass and Temperature Display.....2-29
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-14
Recovery Hook...............................................4-43Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-48
Reduced Engine Power Light............................3-41
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-77
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-73
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-54
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-12
Saturn.......................................................7-12
United States Government............................7-11
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-74
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-74
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-26
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-42
Roof Rack System..........................................2-36
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-28
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Service (cont.)
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-37
Publications Ordering Information...................7-12
Vehicle Soon Light.......................................3-42
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-72
Setting the Time.............................................3-46
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-91
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-25
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-26
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-25
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-84
Installing....................................................5-77
Removing...................................................5-73
Storing.......................................................5-83
Specications, Capacities.................................5-99
Speedometer..................................................3-26
Split Folding Rear Seat....................................1-10
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-16
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-79Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Cargo Area.................................................2-34
Center Console Storage Area........................2-34
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-34
Floor Console Storage Area..........................2-34
Glove Box..................................................2-34
Roof Rack System.......................................2-36
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-42
Sun Visors.....................................................2-13
Sunroof.........................................................2-38
T
Tachometer....................................................3-26
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-53
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-34
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-14
Passlock
®...................................................2-14
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
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