check engine light SATURN VUE 2008 Owner's Manual

If the engine oil life system is ever reset accidentally,
you must service your vehicle within 3,000 miles
(5 000 km) since your last service. Remember to reset
the oil life system whenever the oil is changed. See
Engine Oil Life System on page 5-18for information on
the Engine Oil Life System and resetting the system.
When the Change Engine Oil light appears, certain
services, checks, and inspections are required.
Required services are described in the following for
“MaintenanceI” and “MaintenanceII.” Generally, it is
recommended that your rst service be MaintenanceI,
your second service be MaintenanceII, and that you
alternate MaintenanceIand MaintenanceIIthereafter.
However, in some cases, MaintenanceIImay be
required more often.MaintenanceI— Use MaintenanceIif the Change
Engine Oil light comes on within 10 months since
the vehicle was purchased or MaintenanceIIwas
performed.
MaintenanceII— Use MaintenanceIIif the previous
service performed was MaintenanceI. Always use
MaintenanceIIwhenever the light comes on 10 months
or more since the last service or if the light has not
come on at all for one year.
Scheduled Maintenance
Service MaintenanceIMaintenanceII
Change engine oil and lter. SeeEngine Oil on page 5-15. Reset oil life
system. SeeEngine Oil Life System on page 5-18.An Emission Control
Service.••
Visually check for any leaks or damage.See footnote (j).••
Inspect engine air cleaner lter. If necessary, replace lter.
SeeEngine Air Cleaner/Filter on page 5-20.See footnote (l).•
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Automatic Door Lock......................................... 2-9
Automatic Door Unlock....................................2-10
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-15
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-22
Operation...........................................2-22, 2-25
B
Battery..........................................................5-36
Run-Down Protection...................................3-17
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-6
Brakes..........................................................5-33
System Warning Light..................................3-37
Braking........................................................... 4-5
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-6
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-18
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-46
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps.............5-47
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-46
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-43
Headlamps.................................................5-46
License Plate Lamps....................................5-49
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-49
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-48
Buying New Tires...........................................5-68
C
Calibration.....................................................3-50
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-104
Carbon Monoxide...................................2-32, 4-44
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-89
Cargo Cover..................................................2-47
Cargo Management System.............................2-48
Cargo Tie Downs............................................2-48
CD, MP3 .......................................................3-64
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-45
Chains, Tire...................................................5-74
Charging System Light....................................3-36
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-41
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-93
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-39
Infants and Young Children...........................1-36
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-43
Older Children.............................................1-33
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-49
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D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-15
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-3
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-9
DIC Compass.................................................3-50
Diesel
Running Out of Fuel....................................2-32
Disc, MP3......................................................3-64
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp ...................................................3-17
Door
Ajar Light...................................................3-47
Automatic Door Lock..................................... 2-9
Automatic Door Unlock.................................2-10
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Locks.......................................................... 2-9
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-10
Driver
Seat Height Adjuster...................................... 1-5
Driver Behavior................................................ 4-2
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-49
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-49
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-27
Before a Long Trip......................................4-29
Defensive..................................................... 4-3
Drunken....................................................... 4-4
Environment................................................. 4-2Driving (cont.)
Highway Hypnosis.......................................4-29
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-30
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-28
Off-Road ....................................................4-15
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-35
Winter........................................................4-31
E
EDR .............................................................7-16
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment......................................5-96
Fuses and Circuit Breakers...........................5-97
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.........................5-97
Power Windows and Other Power Options......5-96
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-100
Windshield Wiper Fuses...............................5-96
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-16
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-16
Electronic Stability Program................................ 4-8
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-20
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-44
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-41
Coolant......................................................5-22
Coolant Heater............................................2-21
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O
Odometer......................................................3-32
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-32
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-15
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-13
Oil
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-44
Engine.......................................................5-15
Low Oil Level Light......................................3-44
Pressure Light.............................................3-43
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-33
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-17
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-35
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-39
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-28
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-18
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-34
Power Mirrors.............................................2-34
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................5-93
Park Brake....................................................2-28
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-29
Shifting Out of............................................2-31
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-31
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-34
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-28
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-65
Passing.........................................................4-13
PASS-KEY
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-16
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-16
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Power
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.........................................5-96
Reduced Engine Light..................................3-45
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-19
Seat............................................................ 1-5
Steering Fluid.............................................5-31
Windows....................................................2-13
Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-16
Navigation System.......................................7-17
OnStar.......................................................7-17
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-17
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Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-17
Radio(s)........................................................3-55
Radios
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual...................................................3-69
Reception...................................................3-70
Setting the Clock.........................................3-53
Rainsense™ II Wipers....................................... 3-9
Reading Lamps..............................................3-17
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-10
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................2-47
Rear Windshield Washer/Wiper.........................3-11
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-33
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-7
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-41
Reduced Engine Power Light............................3-45
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation . . . 2-5Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-7
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-79
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-77
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-49
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-15
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-14
Saturn.......................................................7-14
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-72
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-73
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-19
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-35
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Running Out of Fuel........................................2-32
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