clock SATURN VUE 2004 User Guide

10. Disconnect the electrical connector from the
bulb assembly.
11. Rotate the bulb assembly counterclockwise to
remove it from the housing.
12. Connect the electrical connector to headlamp
bulb assembly.
13. Insert headlamp bulb assembly into headlamp
housing, and rotate clockwise until seated.
14. Lower headlamp into position.
15. Install headlamp assembly fasteners.
Front Turn Signal and
Parking Lamps
1. Follow steps 1 through 9 of the Headlamp bulb
replacement procedure.
2. Rotate the bulb to be replaced counterclockwise to
remove it from the headlamp housing.
3. Pull the bulb out of the bulb socket assembly.
4. Push the new bulb into the bulb socket assembly.
5. Insert the bulb assembly into the headlamp housing.
6. Rotate the bulb assembly clockwise until seated.
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Fog Lamps
1. Reach through opening in lower front fascia to gain
access to the fog lamp bulb electrical connector.
2. Disconnect bulb electrical connector. Lift locking tab
and pull the electrical connector rearward to remove
the connector.
3. Rotate the bulb socket counterclockwise to
remove it.
4. Remove the bulb and replace it with the
appropriate bulb.
Sidemarker Lamps
1. Follow steps 1 through 3 under Headlamp, or Front
Turn Signal and Parking Lamps procedure.
2. Pull the side marker bulb out of the side marker
bulb socket.
3. Push the new bulb into the bulb socket.
4. Insert the side marker bulb assembly into the side
marker lamp housing.
5. Rotate the side marker bulb assembly clockwise
until seated.
6. Align the lower attachments tabs of the side marker
housing with the front fascia notches. Lower side
marker housing into place.
7. Install the side marker fasteners.
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Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps
and Back-up Lamps
To replace one of these bulbs, do the following:
1. Remove the taillamp fasteners from the body of
the vehicle.
2. Slide the taillamp
housing rearward and
away from the body
of the vehicle.
3. Disconnect the taillamp housing electrical connector
and remove the taillamp housing.4. Turn the bulb socket being replaced
counterclockwise to disconnect it from the
taillamp housing.
5. Pull the bulb out of the bulb socket.
6. Push the new bulb into the bulb socket.
7. Reverse Steps 1 through 3 to reinstall the taillamp
assembly.
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Removing the Wheel
You must take off the wheel cover or hubcap to reach
the wheel bolts.
For steel wheels with full plastic covers and aluminum
wheels with large circular center caps, do the following:
1. Loosen all
ve hex-shaped
plastic caps by
turning the wrench
counterclockwise. Do
not try to remove
plastic caps from the
cover or center cap.
2. Pull the cover or center cap away from the wheel
and place it in the trunk.
When reinstalling full plastic covers or center caps,
tighten all ve plastic caps hand snug with the aid of the
wheel wrench and tighten them with the wheel wrench
an additional one–quarter of a turn.
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire
1. Use the wheel wrench to loosen all the wheel nuts.
Don’t remove them yet.
2. The jack has a bolt head at the end. Attach the
wheel wrench to the jack bolt head and rotate
the wheel wrench clockwise (to the right). That will
raise the lift head a little.
3. Move the jack over to where the at tire is.
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{CAUTION:
Lifting a vehicle and getting under it to do
maintenance or repairs is dangerous without
the appropriate safety equipment and training.
The jack provided with your vehicle is
designed only for changing a at tire. If it is
used for anything else, you or others could be
badly injured or killed if the vehicle slips off
the jack. Use the jack provided with your
vehicle only for changing a at tire.
Notice:Make sure that the jack lift head is in the
correct position or you may damage your vehicle.
The repairs would not be covered by your warranty.
5. Put the compact spare tire near you.6. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack handle
clockwise. Raise the vehicle far enough off the
ground so there is enough room for the road tire to
be removed.
7. Remove all of the
wheel nuts.
8. Take off the tire and wheel.
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9. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces
and spare wheel.
{CAUTION:
Rust or dirt on the wheel, or on the parts to
which it is fastened, can make the wheel nuts
become loose after a time. The wheel could
come off and cause an accident. When you
change a wheel, remove any rust or dirt from
the places where the wheel attaches to the
vehicle. In an emergency, you can use a cloth
or a paper towel to do this; but be sure to use
a scraper or wire brush later, if you need to, to
get all the rust or dirt off.
{CAUTION:
Never use oil or grease on studs or nuts. If
you do, the nuts might come loose. Your wheel
could fall off, causing a serious accident.
10. Place the compact spare tire on the wheel-mounting
surface.
11. Reinstall the wheel nuts. Tighten each nut by hand
until the wheel is held against the hub.
12. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack handle
counterclockwise.
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