SATURN ASTRA 2009 Owners Manual

Owner Checks and
Services..........................11-9
Owner Checks, Service.......... 9-4
Owners, Canadian.................... ii
P
Paint, Damage.....................9-79
Park
Shifting Into.....................8-11
Shifting Out of..................8-12
Park Brake..........................8-10
Parking
Over Things That Burn......8-13
Parking Your Vehicle............8-13
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator..........................4-15
Passenger Sensing System . . . 1-30
Passing..............................8-22
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California...... 9-3
Power
Door Locks........................ 2-6
Retained Accessory............ 8-3
Steering Fluid...................9-20
Windows.........................2-10
Pressure Cap......................9-18Privacy.............................12-16
Event Data Recorders.....12-16
Navigation System..........12-17
OnStar..........................12-17
Radio Frequency
Identication................12-17
R
Radio Frequency Identication
(RFID), Privacy...............12-17
Radio(s)............................... 6-2
Radios
Reception........................6-24
Theft-Deterrent.................6-23
Reading Lamps..................... 5-3
Rear Door Security Locks....... 2-6
Rear Heated Seats................ 1-6
Rear Seat Operation.............. 1-7
Rear Windshield Washer/
Wiper............................... 4-9
Rearview Mirrors..................2-11
Reclining Seatbacks............... 1-3
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants......................11-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . 9-73
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System............................. 2-3Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System, Operation.............. 2-4
Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire.....9-63
Removing the Spare Tire
and Tools........................9-62
Replacement Bulbs..............9-34
Replacing LATCH System
Parts After a Crash...........1-50
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government.....12-14
Saturn...........................12-14
United States
Government................12-14
Restraint System Check
Replacing Airbag System
Parts After a Crash........1-37
Replacing Safety Belt
System Parts After a
Crash..........................1-23
Retained Accessory Power...... 8-3
Roadside
Assistance Program..........12-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to
Get it Out ........................8-29
Routing, Engine Drive Belt....11-15
Running the Vehicle While
Parked............................8-14
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Safety Belt Reminders..........4-13
Safety Belts.......................... 1-8
Care of ...........................1-23
Check.............................1-22
How to Wear Safety
Belts Properly...............1-12
Lap-Shoulder Belt.............1-18
Replacing Parts After a
Crash..........................1-23
Safety Belt Extender.........1-22
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy....................1-22
Scheduled Maintenance........11-3
Seats
Head Restraints................. 1-5
Heated Seats - Rear........... 1-6
Height Adjuster.................. 1-2
Lumbar Adjustment............. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation........... 1-7
Reclining Seatbacks............ 1-3
Securing Child
Restraints................1-51, 1-53Service................................ 9-2
Accessories and
Modications.................. 9-3
Adding Equipment to the
Outside of the Vehicle..... 9-4
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements.... 9-3
California Proposition 65
Warning......................... 9-3
Doing Your Own Work........ 9-4
Engine Soon Lamp...........4-18
Owner Checks................... 9-4
Publications Ordering
Information.................12-15
Vehicle Soon Light............4-23
Service, Scheduling
Appointments...................12-8
Servicing Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle....1-35
Sheet Metal Damage............9-79
Shifting Into Park.................8-11
Shifting Out of Park..............8-12
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change..................... 4-8Spare Tire
Compact.........................9-68
Installing..........................9-63
Removing........................9-62
Storing............................9-66
Specications, Capacities......10-2
Speedometer.......................4-13
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light.....4-17
StabiliTrak®System..............8-19
Starting the Engine................ 8-3
Steering..............................8-20
Steering Wheel Controls,
Audio..............................6-23
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel...... 4-4
Storage Areas
Cupholders........................ 3-1
Glove Box......................... 3-1
Sunglasses Storage
Compartment.................. 3-1
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or
Snow..............................8-29
Sun Visors..........................2-11
Sunroof..............................2-12
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Tachometer.........................4-13
Taillamps....................9-30, 9-32
Theft-Deterrent, Radio...........6-23
Theft-Deterrent Systems......... 2-8
Content Theft-Deterrent....... 2-9
Immobilizer........................ 2-8
Immobilizer Operation......... 2-8
Tilt Wheel............................. 4-4
Tire
Pressure Light..................4-18
Tires..................................9-40
Buying New Tires.............9-54
Chains............................9-60
Changing a Flat Tire.........9-61
Compact Spare Tire..........9-68
Different Size...................9-56
High-Speed Operation.......9-48
If a Tire Goes Flat............9-60
Ination - Tire Pressure.....9-47
Inspection and Rotation.....9-52
Installing the Spare Tire.....9-63
Pressure Monitor
Operation.....................9-51
Pressure Monitor
System........................9-49
Removing the Flat Tire......9-63Tires (cont.)
Removing the Spare Tire
and Tools.....................9-62
Storing a Flat or Spare
Tire and Tools...............9-66
Tire Sidewall Labeling.......9-42
Tire Terminology and
Denitions....................9-44
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading.......................9-57
Wheel Alignment and
Tire Balance.................9-58
Wheel Replacement..........9-59
When It Is Time for
New Tires....................9-54
Winter Tires.....................9-41
Towing
Recreational Vehicle..........9-73
Towing a Trailer................9-73
Your Vehicle.....................9-73
Traction
StabiliTrak
®System..........8-19
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic................9-12
Fluid, Manual...................9-12
Transmission Operation,
Automatic.......................... 8-6
Transmission Operation,
Manual............................. 8-9Trip Odometers....................4-13
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals............................. 4-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction
Lever................................ 4-4
U
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading...........................9-57
V
Vehicle
Control............................8-17
Loading...........................8-30
Parking Your....................8-13
Running While Parked.......8-14
Service Soon Light...........4-23
Symbols.............................. iii
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy..........................12-16
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)...................10-1
Service Parts Identication
Label...........................10-1
Ventilation Adjustment............. 7-4
Visors.................................2-11
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Warning Lights, Gages and
Indicators........................4-11
Warnings
DIC Warnings and
Messages....................4-36
Hazard Warning Flashers.... 4-4
Wheels
Alignment and Tire
Balance.......................9-58
Different Size...................9-56
Replacement....................9-59
Where to Put the Restraint....1-44
Windows.............................2-10
Power .............................2-10Windshield
Washer............................. 4-9
Washer Fluid....................9-20
Wiper Blade
Replacement................9-21
Wipers.............................. 4-8
Windshield, Rear Washer/
Wiper............................... 4-9
Winter Driving......................8-27
Winter Driving Mode Light.....4-22
Winter Tires........................9-41
Y
Your Vehicle and the
Environment.....................11-2
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