engine SATURN OUTLOOK 2008 Owners Manual

Automatic Transmission Shift Lock
Control System Check
{CAUTION:
When you are doing this inspection, the
vehicle could move suddenly. If the vehicle
moves, you or others could be injured.
1. Before you start, be sure you have enough room
around the vehicle. It should be parked on a level
surface.
2. Firmly apply the parking brake. SeeParking Brake
on page 2-34.
Be ready to apply the regular brake immediately if
the vehicle begins to move.
3. With the engine off, turn the ignition to ON/RUN,
but do not start the engine. Without applying the
regular brake, try to move the shift lever out
of PARK (P) with normal effort. If the shift lever
moves out of PARK (P), contact your dealer/retailer
for service.
Ignition Transmission Lock Check
While parked, and with the parking brake set, try to turn
the ignition to LOCK/OFF in each shift lever position.
The ignition should turn to LOCK/OFF only
when the shift lever is in PARK (P).
The ignition key should come out only in
LOCK/OFF.
Contact your dealer/retailer if service is required.
Parking Brake and Automatic
Transmission Park (P) Mechanism
Check
{CAUTION:
When you are doing this check, your vehicle
could begin to move. You or others could be
injured and property could be damaged. Make
sure there is room in front of your vehicle in
case it begins to roll. Be ready to apply the
regular brake at once should the vehicle begin
to move.
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Park on a fairly steep hill, with the vehicle facing
downhill. Keeping your foot on the regular brake,
set the parking brake.
To check the parking brake’s holding ability: With
the engine running and the transmission in
NEUTRAL (N), slowly remove foot pressure from
the regular brake pedal. Do this until the vehicle is
held by the parking brake only.
To check the PARK (P) mechanism’s holding ability:
With the engine running, shift to PARK (P). Then
release the parking brake followed by the regular
brake.
Contact your dealer/retailer if service is required.
Underbody Flushing Service
At least every spring, use plain water to ush any
corrosive materials from the underbody. Take care to
clean thoroughly any areas where mud and other debris
can collect.
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identied below by name, part
number, or specication can be obtained from your
dealer/retailer.
Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Engine OilEngine oil which meets GM
Standard GM6094M and displays
the American Petroleum Institute
Certied for Gasoline Engines
starburst symbol. To determine the
proper viscosity for your vehicle’s
engine, seeEngine Oil on page 5-13.
Engine Coolant50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable
water and use only DEX-COOL
®
Coolant. SeeEngine Coolant on
page 5-20.
Hydraulic Brake
SystemDelco
®Supreme 11 Brake Fluid or
equivalent DOT-3 brake uid.
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Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identied below by name, part number, or specication can be obtained from your dealer/retailer.
Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 15278634 —
Engine Oil Filter 89017524 PF48
Spark Plugs 12611882 41-107
Wiper Blades
Driver – 24.6 inches (62.5 cm) 15254805 —
Passenger – 20.8 inches (53.0 cm) 15254804 —
Rear – 11.6 inches (30.0 cm) 15276259 —
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Engine Drive Belt Routing
3.6L V6 Engine
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Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy
Your Saturn vehicle has a number of sophisticated
computers that record information about the vehicle’s
performance and how it is driven. For example,
your vehicle uses computer modules to monitor and
control engine and transmission performance, to monitor
the conditions for airbag deployment and deploy
airbags in a crash and, if so equipped, to provide
antilock braking to help the driver control the vehicle.
These modules may store data to help your
dealer/retailer technician service your vehicle. Some
modules may also store data about how you operate the
vehicle, such as rate of fuel consumption or average
speed. These modules may also retain the owner’s
personal preferences, such as radio pre-sets, seat
positions, and temperature settings.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle has an Event Data Recorder (EDR). The
main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or
near crash-like situations, such as an airbag deployment
or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle
dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle
is designed to record such data as:
How various systems in your vehicle were operating
Whether or not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened
How far, if at all, the driver was pressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal
How fast the vehicle was traveling
This data can help provide a better understanding of the
circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.
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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-21
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-78
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-110
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-18
Air Conditioning......................................3-23, 3-26
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-41
Readiness Light..........................................3-40
Airbag System................................................1-64
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-78
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-71
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-73
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-78
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-71
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?........1-72
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-69
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-66
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-43
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System........................... 4-9
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-5
Anti-lock Brake, System Warning Light...............3-46Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-106
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-103
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-107
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-104
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-102
Finish Care...............................................5-104
Finish Damage..........................................5-107
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-103
Interior Cleaning........................................5-100
Leather....................................................5-102
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-107
Tires
........................................................5-106
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-107
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-108
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-104
Weatherstrips............................................5-103
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-105
Appointments, Scheduling Service.....................7-10
Assist Handles...............................................2-57
Audio System.................................................3-82
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-126
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual............................3-115
Radio Reception........................................3-127
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Audio System (cont.)
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-124
Setting the Clock.........................................3-84
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-126
Audio System(s).............................................3-86
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-20
Operation...................................................2-30
B
Battery..........................................................5-37
Electric Power Management..........................3-20
Run-Down Protection...................................3-21
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-6
Brakes..........................................................5-34
System Warning Light..................................3-45
Braking........................................................... 4-4
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-6
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-25
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-45
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-45
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-44
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-45
License Plate Lamps....................................5-47Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-47
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps...................................5-46
Buying New Tires...........................................5-65
C
Calibration.....................................................2-39
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-120
Carbon Monoxide...........................2-14, 2-37, 4-17
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-103
Cargo Cover..................................................2-59
Cargo Management System.............................2-59
Cargo Tie Downs............................................2-59
CD, MP3 ............................................3-104, 3-108
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-56
Chains, Tire...................................................5-71
Charging System Light....................................3-43
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-48
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Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-11
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-107
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-45
Infants and Young Children...........................1-42
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-49
Older Children.............................................1-39
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-57
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-60
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-48
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-106
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-104
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-102
Finish Care...............................................5-104
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-103
Interior.....................................................5-100
Leather....................................................5-102
Tires........................................................5-106
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-107
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-104
Weatherstrips............................................5-103
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-105Climate Control System...................................3-23
Dual Automatic............................................3-26
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-34
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System......3-34
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System,
Electronic................................................3-36
Clock, Setting.................................................3-84
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-12
Compact Spare Tire......................................5-100
Compass.......................................................2-39
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant............................5-73
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................
2-22
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Convenience Net............................................2-58
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-20
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-47
Engine Temperature Warning Light.................3-47
Cooling System..............................................5-26
Courtesy Lamps.............................................3-17
Cruise Control................................................3-12
Cruise Control Light........................................3-52
Cupholders....................................................2-55
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation................................7-10
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-6
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EDR .............................................................7-18
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-110
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-111
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-111
Power Windows and Other Power Options.......5-111
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-115
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-110
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-23
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-24
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-18
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-48
Coolant......................................................5-20
Coolant Heater............................................2-29
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-47
Coolant Temperature Warning Light................3-47
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-14
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-37
Oil .............................................................5-13
Oil Life System...........................................5-16Engine (cont.)
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-25
Overheating................................................5-23
Starting......................................................2-27
Entry Lighting.................................................3-18
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-18
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-38
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-15
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-18
Finish Damage.............................................5-107
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass.................................................3-10
Flat Tire........................................................5-72
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-84
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-96
Floor Mats.....................................................2-57
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-20
Power Steering...........................................5-32
Windshield Washer......................................5-33
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-17
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Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-52
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage .........................................................3-53
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Running Out of...........................................2-38
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-111
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-111
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-115
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-110
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-47
Fuel..........................................................3-53
Speedometer..............................................3-39
Tachometer.................................................3-39
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-44
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-50Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-55
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints..............................................1-11
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-44
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-45
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp
System...................................................3-16
Delayed.....................................................3-16
Exterior Lamps............................................3-15
Flash-to-Pass..............................................3-10
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-45
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-45
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-9
Heated Seats................................................... 1-5
Heater...........................................................3-23
Engine Coolant...........................................2-29
Heater...........................................................3-26
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