service SATURN ION 2005 Manual PDF

Emergency Tow:Tow to the nearest Saturn
retailer for warranty service or in the event of
a vehicle-disabling accident. Assistance provided
when the vehicle is mired in sand, mud, or snow.
Flat Tire Change:Installation of a spare tire will be
covered at no charge. (The customer is responsible
for the repair or replacement of the tire if not
covered by a warrantable failure.)
Jump Start:No-start occurrences which require a
battery jump start will be covered at no charge.
Saturn Retailer Locator Service
In many instances, mechanical failures are covered
under Saturn’s Bumper-to-Bumper warranty. However,
when other services are utilized, our Roadside
Assistance Representatives will explain any payment
obligations you might incur.
For prompt and efficient assistance when calling, please
provide the following to the Roadside Assistance
Representatives:
Your name, home address, and home telephone
number
Telephone number of your location
Location of the vehicle
Model, year, color, and license plate number
Mileage, Vehicle Identication Number and delivery
date of the vehicle
Description of the problem
While we hope you never have the occasion to use our
service, it is added security while traveling for you
and your family. Remember we are only a phone call
away. Saturn Roadside Assistance: 1-800-553-6000;
text telephone (TTY) users, call 1-800-833-6000.
Saturn reserves the right to limit services or
reimbursement to an owner or driver when, in Saturn’s
judgment, the claims become excessive in frequency
or type of occurrence.
Roadside Assistance is not part of or included in the
coverage provided by the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Saturn reserves the right to make any changes or
discontinue the Roadside Assistance program at any
time without notication.
Canadian Roadside Assistance
Vehicles purchased in Canada have an extensive Saturn
Roadside Assistance program accessible from anywhere
in Canada or the United States. Please refer to the
Warranty and Owner Assistance Information book.
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Vehicle Data Collection and Event
Data Recorders
Your vehicle, like other modern motor vehicles, has a
number of sophisticated computer systems that monitor
and control several aspects of the vehicle’s performance.
Your vehicle uses on-board vehicle computers to monitor
emission control components to optimize fuel economy,
to monitor conditions for airbag deployment and, if so
equipped, to provide anti-lock braking and to help the
driver control the vehicle in difficult driving situations.
Some information may be stored during regular
operations to facilitate repair of detected malfunctions;
other information is stored only in a crash event by
computer systems, such as those commonly called
event data recorders (EDR).
In a crash event, computer systems, such as the Airbag
Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM) in your vehicle
may record information about the condition of the vehicle
and how it was operated, such as data related to engine
speed, brake application, throttle position, vehicle speed,
safety belt usage, airbag readiness, airbag performance,
and the severity of a collision. This information has been
used to improve vehicle crash performance and may be
used to improve crash performance of future vehicles and
driving safety. Unlike the data recorders on many
airplanes, these on-board systems do not record sounds,
such as conversation of vehicle occupants.To read this information, special equipment is needed
and access to the vehicle or the device that stores
the data is required. GM will not access information
about a crash event or share it with others other than:with the consent of the vehicle owner or, if the
vehicle is leased, with the consent of the lessee,
in response to an official request of police or similar
government office,
as part of GM’s defense of litigation through the
discovery process, or
as required by law.
In addition, once GM collects or receives data, GM may:
use the data for GM research needs,
make it available for research where appropriate
condentiality is to be maintained and need is
shown, or
share summary data which is not tied to a specic
vehicle with non-GM organizations for research
purposes.
Others, such as law enforcement, may have access to
the special equipment that can read the information
if they have access to the vehicle or the device
that stores the data.
If your vehicle is equipped with OnStar
®, please check
the OnStar®subscription service agreement or manual
for information on its operations and data collection.
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Service Publications Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
A variety of publications are available to you. Saturn
service manuals are written for trained technicians, and
in some cases, specialized tools and equipment are
necessary to complete certain repairs. However,
the manuals are available to owners who either have
the training, or wish to gain a greater understanding of
the technical aspect of their Saturn.
For additional publications information or to order
publications, call toll free 1-800-2-SATURN or visit
win.wallace.com/saturn to order on-line.
In Canada, Saturn service manuals are available by
calling toll free 1-800-551-4123.
Owner Publications
Information on how to obtain product bulletins and as
described below is applicable only in the fty U.S. states
and the District of Columbia, and only for cars and
light trucks with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
less than 10,000 pounds (4 536 kg). Copies of
individual bulletins are also at your participating Saturn
retailer. You can ask to see them.In Canada, information relating to product service
bulletins can be obtained by contacting your Saturn
retailer.
Service Bulletins
Saturn regularly sends its retailers useful service
bulletins about Saturn products. Saturn monitors product
performance in the eld. We then prepare bulletins for
servicing our products better. You can get these
bulletins, too.
Bulletins cover various subjects. Some pertain to the
proper use and care of your vehicle. Some describe
costly repairs. Others describe inexpensive repairs
which, if done on time with the latest parts, may avoid
future costly repairs.
Some bulletins tell a technician how to repair a new or
unexpected condition. Others describe a quicker
way to x your vehicle. They can help a technician
service your vehicle better.
Most bulletins apply to conditions affecting a small
number of vehicles. Your Saturn retailer or a qualied
technician may have to determine if a specic
bulletin applies to your vehicle. To order Saturn bulletins,
call Saturn Publications at 1-800-2-SATURN or visit
win.wallace.com/saturn to order online.
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Customer Assistance Information
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
(TTY) Users.............................................. 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to Saturn.................. 7-8
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government.............................................. 7-8
Reporting Safety Defects to the United
States Government.................................... 7-8
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-5
Service Publications Ordering Information......... 7-9
D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-14
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-8
Differential, Limited-Slip..................................... 4-9
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp...................................................3-16
Door
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-8
Locks.......................................................... 2-7
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8Door (cont.)
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Rear Doors.................................................2-10
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-16
Seat Height Adjuster...................................... 1-3
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-15
City...........................................................4-19
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Freeway.....................................................4-20
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-22
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-16
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-29
Winter........................................................4-24
E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-93
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-96
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-93
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-94
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-93
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-93
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Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-22
Battery.......................................................5-41
Change Oil Message...................................3-41
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-33
Coolant......................................................5-24
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-33
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-30
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-20
Overheating................................................5-28
Reduced Power Light...................................3-37
Starting......................................................2-19
Enhanced Traction System (ETS)........................ 4-8
Entry Lighting.................................................3-16
Error Message................................................3-43
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-7
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-29
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-22
Finish Damage...............................................5-89
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-68Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-72
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-73
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-81
Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-24
Manual Transaxle........................................5-24
Windshield Washer......................................5-37
Fog Lamps............................................3-15, 5-52
Folding Rear Seat............................................ 1-9
Folding Seatback, Passenger............................. 1-6
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.........................................................3-38
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Low Warning Message.................................3-43
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block...................5-96
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-93
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-94
Windshield Wiper.........................................5-93
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J
Jump Starting.................................................5-42
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-3
Keys............................................................... 2-2
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-58
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-16
Dome........................................................3-16
Fog ...................................................3-15, 5-52
Map ..........................................................3-16
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-42
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System...................................1-43
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-28
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-32
Battery Warning..........................................3-29
Brake System Warning.................................3-30
Highbeam On.............................................3-37
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-33
Oil Pressure...............................................3-36Light (cont.)
Passlock
®Warning.......................................3-37
Reduced Engine Power................................3-37
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-28
Up-Shift.....................................................3-30
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-16
Limited-Slip Differential...................................... 4-9
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-29
Lockout Protection............................................ 2-9
Locks
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-8
Door........................................................... 2-7
Lockout Protection......................................... 2-9
Power Door.................................................. 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks............................... 2-9
Loss of Control...............................................4-13
Low Coolant Level Warning Message................3-41
Low Fuel Warning Message.............................3-43
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-3
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month................................6-10
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Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
At Least Once a Year..................................6-11
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-8
Maintenance Record....................................6-17
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-16
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-14
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-33
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-3
Manual Seats................................................... 1-2
Manual Transaxle
Fluid..........................................................5-24
Operation...................................................2-24
Manual Windows............................................2-13
Map Lamps....................................................3-16
Message
Center.......................................................3-39
Change Engine Oil......................................3-41
Check Gage...............................................3-42
Check Gas Cap..........................................3-43
Cruise Control.............................................3-40
Error..........................................................3-43Message (cont.)
Low Coolant Level Warning..........................3-41
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-43
Low Traction...............................................3-40
Power Steering...........................................3-42
Service Vehicle...........................................3-43
Traction Off................................................3-40
Transaxle Fluid Cold....................................3-41
Transaxle Fluid Hot......................................3-41
Trunk Ajar Warning......................................3-42
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass
and Temperature Display...........................2-34
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®,
Compass and Temperature Display.............2-32
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-31
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®.............2-31
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-37
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-37
Outside Remote Control Mirror......................2-36
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
N
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-16
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-16
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O
Odometer......................................................3-27
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-27
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-12
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Light.............................................3-36
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-20
Older Children, Restraints................................1-30
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-38
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-23
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-37
Power Mirrors.............................................2-37
Remote Control Mirror..................................2-36
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-27
Shifting Out of............................................2-28Parking
Brake........................................................2-26
Over Things That Burn.................................2-29
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-29
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-23
Passing.........................................................4-12
Passlock
®......................................................2-16
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-16
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Electrical System.........................................5-93
Reduced Engine Light..................................3-37
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-19
Steering Message........................................3-42
Windows....................................................2-14
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-29
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-8
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-15
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Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-29
Reminder Light............................................3-28
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-86
Driver Position............................................1-16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-16
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-15
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-26
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-23
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-23
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-29
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-23
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-10
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster........................1-22
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback, Folding Passenger............................. 1-6
Seats
Driver Seat Height Adjuster............................. 1-3
Head Restraints............................................ 1-5
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Passenger Folding Seatback........................... 1-6Seats (cont.)
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Split Folding Rear Seat.................................. 1-9
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-43
Rear Seat Position......................................1-44
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-46
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.............................................. 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-33
Publications Ordering Information..................... 7-9
Vehicle Message.........................................3-43
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-58
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-44
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS).....3-44
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-89
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-27
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-28
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-22
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
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Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-34
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-37
Your Vehicle...............................................4-34
Traction
Enhanced Traction System (ETS).................... 4-8
Limited-Slip Differential................................... 4-9
Low Message.............................................3-40
Off Message...............................................3-40
Transaxle
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-24
Fluid Cold Message.....................................3-41
Fluid Hot Message......................................3-41
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-24
Transaxle Operation, Automatic.........................2-21
Transaxle Operation, Manual............................2-24
Transmission
Up-Shift Light..............................................3-30
Trip Odometer................................................3-27
Trunk............................................................2-10
Trunk Ajar Warning Message............................3-42
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7U
Understanding Radio Reception........................3-67
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-68
Up-Shift Light.................................................3-30
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-29
Parking Your...............................................2-29
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-7
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-92
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-92
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-23
Visors...........................................................2-14
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