AC s SATURN VUE 2009 Owners Manual

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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
travelingThis data can help provide a better
understanding of the circumstances
in which crashes and injuries
occur.
Important:EDR data is recorded
by your vehicle only if a non-trivial
crash situation occurs; no data
is recorded by the EDR under
normal driving conditions and no
personal data (e.g., name, gender,
age, and crash location) is
recorded. However, other parties,
such as law enforcement, could
combine the EDR data with the type
of personally identifying data
routinely acquired during a crash
investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR,
special equipment is required,
and access to the vehicle or the
EDR is needed. In addition to
the vehicle manufacturer, other
parties, such as law enforcement,
that have the special equipment, can
read the information if they have
access to the vehicle or the EDR.
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Saturn will not access this data or
share it with others except: 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
Saturn’s defense of litigation
through the discovery process; or,
as required by law. Data that Saturn
collects or receives may also be
used for Saturn research needs or
may be made available to others
for research purposes, where
a need is shown and the data is not
tied to a specic vehicle or vehicle
owner.OnStar®
If your vehicle has OnStar and you
subscribe to the OnStar services,
please refer to the OnStar Terms and
Conditions for information on data
collection and use. See alsoOnStar
®
System on page 2-33in this manual
for more information.
Navigation System
If your vehicle has a navigation
system, use of the system may
result in the storage of destinations,
addresses, telephone numbers, and
other trip information. Refer to the
navigation system operating manual
for information on stored data and for
deletion instructions.
Radio Frequency
Identication (RFID)
RFID technology is used in some
vehicles for functions such as
tire pressure monitoring and ignition
system security, as well as in
connection with conveniences such
as key fobs for remote door
locking/unlocking and starting, and
in-vehicle transmitters for garage
door openers. RFID technology in
Saturn vehicles does not use
or record personal information or
link with any other Saturn system
containing personal information.
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A
About Driving Your Vehicle......... ii
Accessories and
Modications...................... 5-3
Accessory Power.................2-17
Accessory Power Outlets......3-16
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle....1-57
Additional Required Services,
Scheduled Maintenance....... 6-6
Additives, Fuel...................... 5-6
Add-On Electrical
Equipment.......................5-79
Adjustment
Chime Level....................3-93
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.......5-17
Air Conditioning...................3-17
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment...................3-24
Airbag
Readiness Light................3-29
Airbag System.....................1-42
Adding Equipment to
Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle........................1-57
How Does an Airbag
Restrain?.....................1-49Airbag System (cont.)
Passenger Sensing
System........................1-51
Servicing Your
Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle........................1-56
What Makes an Airbag
Inate?........................1-49
What Will You See After
an Airbag Inates?........1-50
When Should an Airbag
Inate?........................1-47
Where Are the Airbags?.....1-45
Airbags
Passenger Status
Indicator.......................3-30
All-Wheel Drive....................5-35
All-Wheel Drive Disabled
Light...............................3-40
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD)
System............................. 4-9
Antenna
Fixed Mast......................3-93
Antenna, XM™ Satellite
Radio Antenna System......3-93
Antilock Brake
System (ABS).................... 4-6
Warning Light...................3-32Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels.............5-77
Care of Safety Belts..........5-74
Chemical Paint Spotting.....5-78
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/
Lenses........................5-75
Fabric/Carpet...................5-73
Finish Care......................5-76
Finish Damage.................5-78
Instrument Panel, Vinyl,
and Other Plastic
Surfaces......................5-74
Interior Cleaning...............5-72
Leather...........................5-74
Sheet Metal Damage........5-78
Tires...............................5-77
Underbody Maintenance....5-78
Washing Your Vehicle........5-75
Weatherstrips...................5-75
Windshield and Wiper
Blades.........................5-76
Assistance Program,
Roadside.......................... 7-6
Audio System......................3-64
Audio Steering Wheel
Controls.......................3-92
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual . . . 3-81
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Audio System (cont.)
Setting the Clock..............3-65
XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna System............3-93
Audio System(s)..................3-67
Audio Systems
Radio Reception...............3-92
Theft-Deterrent Feature......3-91
Automatic Climate Control
System...........................3-20
Automatic Door Lock.............. 2-8
Automatic Door Unlock........... 2-8
Automatic Headlamp
System...........................3-13
Automatic Transmission
Fluid...............................5-18
Operation................2-19, 2-22
B
Battery...............................5-30
Electric Power
Management.................3-15
Run-Down Protection.........3-16
Belt Routing, Engine.............6-16
Bluetooth
®..........................3-81
Brake
Emergencies...................... 4-6
Brake Fluid.........................5-28Brakes...............................5-28
Antilock............................. 4-6
Parking...........................2-24
System Warning Light.......3-31
Braking................................ 4-5
Braking in Emergencies.......... 4-6
Break-In, New Vehicle..........2-15
Bulb Replacement................5-41
Fog Lamp ........................3-14
Front Turn Signal and
Parking Lamps..............5-40
Halogen Bulbs..................5-39
Headlamp Aiming..............5-36
Headlamps......................5-39
License Plate Lamps.........5-41
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps and Back-up
Lamps .........................5-40
Buying New Tires.................5-58
C
Calibration..........................3-47
California
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements................. 5-4
California Fuel....................... 5-6
California Proposition 65
Warning............................ 5-4Camera, Rear Vision............2-31
Canadian Owners..................... ii
Capacities and
Specications...................5-86
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust................2-28
Liftgate............................. 2-9
Winter Driving..................4-25
Care of
Safety Belts.....................5-74
Cargo
Tie Downs .......................2-44
Cargo Cover.......................2-44
Cargo Management System . . . 2-44
CD, MP3 ............................3-75
Center Console Storage........2-42
Chains, Tire........................5-62
Charging System Light..........3-31
Check
Engine Lamp...................3-35
Checking Things Under
the Hood .........................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting........5-78
Child Restraints
Infants and Young
Children.......................1-26
Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children.......1-31
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Child Restraints (cont.)
Older Children..................1-23
Securing a Child
Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position................1-37
Securing a Child Restraint
in the Right Front
Seat Position................1-39
Systems..........................1-29
Where to Put the
Restraint......................1-30
Chime Level Adjustment........3-93
Circuit Breakers...................5-80
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels.............5-77
Exterior Lamps/Lenses......5-75
Fabric/Carpet...................5-73
Finish Care......................5-76
Instrument Panel, Vinyl,
and Other Plastic
Surfaces......................5-74
Interior............................5-72
Leather...........................5-74
Tires...............................5-77
Underbody Maintenance....5-78
Washing Your Vehicle........5-75Cleaning (cont.)
Weatherstrips...................5-75
Windshield and Wiper
Blades.........................5-76
Climate Control System.........3-17
Outlet Adjustment.............3-24
Climate Control Systems
Automatic........................3-20
Clock, Setting......................3-65
Collision Damage Repair.......7-10
Compact Spare Tire.............5-71
Compass............................3-47
Content Theft-Deterrent.........2-12
Control of a Vehicle............... 4-4
Convenience Net.................2-44
Coolant
Engine............................5-22
Engine Temperature
Warning Light
...............3-34
Surge Tank Pressure Cap . . . 5-25
Cooling System...................5-19
Courtesy Transportation.......... 7-9
Cruise Control....................... 3-9
Cruise Control Light..............3-38
Cupholders.........................2-41Customer Assistance.............. 7-5
Offices.............................. 7-5
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users............................ 7-5
Customer Information
Service Publications
Ordering Information......7-15
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure......................... 7-1
D
Damage Repair, Collision......7-10
Data Recorders
Event..............................7-16
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) ...................3-13
Daytime Running Lamps
Indicator Light..................3-39
Defensive Driving................... 4-3
Delayed Locking.................... 2-8
DIC Compass......................3-47
Disc, MP3...........................3-75
Doing Your Own
Service Work..................... 5-4
Dome Lamp ........................3-14
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Door
Ajar Light........................3-40
Automatic Door Lock.......... 2-8
Automatic Door Unlock........ 2-8
Delayed Locking................. 2-8
Locks............................... 2-7
Power Door Locks.............. 2-8
Rear Door Security Locks.... 2-8
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive................5-35
Driver
Seat Height Adjuster........... 1-4
Driver Behavior..................... 4-2
Driver Information
Center (DIC)....................3-42
DIC Operation and
Displays.......................3-42
DIC Vehicle
Customization...............3-57
DIC Warnings and
Messages....................3-49
Driving
At Night..........................4-22
Before a Long Trip............4-24
Defensive.......................... 4-3
Drunk............................... 4-4
Environment...................... 4-2
Highway Hypnosis............4-24
Hill and Mountain Roads....4-24Driving (cont.)
In Rain and on Wet
Roads.........................4-23
Loss of Control................4-12
Off-Road .........................4-13
Off-Road Recovery...........4-11
Rocking Your Vehicle to
Get it Out ....................4-27
Winter.............................4-25
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy........................... 4-3
E
EDR ..................................7-16
Electrical Equipment
Add-On Equipment............5-79
Electrical System
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers......................5-80
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block...........................5-80
Power Windows and
Other Power Options.....5-80
Underhood Fuse Block......5-82
Windshield Wiper Fuses....5-80
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+................2-13Electronic Immobilizer
Operation
PASS-Key
®III+................2-14
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter...............5-17
Change Engine Oil Light....3-38
Check and Service
Engine Soon Lamp........3-35
Compartment Overview......5-12
Coolant...........................5-22
Coolant Heater.................2-18
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light...............3-34
Cooling System................5-19
Drive Belt Routing.............6-16
Exhaust...........................2-28
Oil ..................................5-14
Oil Life System.................5-16
Overheating.....................5-25
Reduced Power Light........3-39
Starting...........................2-17
Entry Lighting......................3-14
Reporting Safety Defects
to the United States
Government.....................7-14
Event Data Recorders..........7-16
Extender, Safety Belt............1-23
Exterior Lamps....................3-12
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F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner............5-17
Finish Damage....................5-78
Fixed Mast Antenna.............3-93
Flashers, Hazard Warning....... 3-5
Flash-to-Pass........................ 3-7
Flat Tire..............................5-63
Flat Tire, Changing...............5-64
Flat Tire, Storing..................5-70
Fluid
Automatic Transmission.....5-18
Power Steering.................5-26
Windshield Washer...........5-27
Fog Lamp
Fog ................................3-14
Fog Lamp Light...................3-38
Folding Rear Seat................. 1-9
Folding Seatback, Passenger . . . 1-8
Front Storage Area...............2-42
Fuel..................................... 5-5
Additives........................... 5-6
California Fuel................... 5-6
Economy Driving................ 4-3
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container.....................5-10Fuel (cont.)
Filling the Tank.................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 5-8
Gage ..............................3-41
Gasoline Octane................ 5-5
Gasoline Specications........ 5-6
Low Fuel Warning Light.....3-41
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers......................5-80
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block...........................5-80
Underhood Fuse Block......5-82
Windshield Wiper..............5-80
GGage
Speedometer...................3-28
Tachometer......................3-28
Gages
Fuel................................3-41
Trip Odometer..................3-28
Garage Door Opener............2-37
Gasoline
Octane............................. 5-5
Specications..................... 5-6Gate Ajar Light....................3-40
Glove Box...........................2-41
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program............................ 7-6
H
Halogen Bulbs.....................5-39
Hazard Warning Flashers........ 3-5
Head Restraints..................... 1-2
Headlamp
Aiming ............................5-36
Headlamps..........................5-39
Bulb Replacement.............5-39
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) ................3-13
Exterior Lamps.................3-12
Flash-to-Pass..................... 3-7
High/Low Beam Changer..... 3-7
Wiper Activated................3-12
Heated Seats........................ 1-5
Heater................................3-17
Engine Coolant.................2-18
Height Adjuster, Driver Seat.... 1-4
Highbeam On Light..............3-39
High-Speed Operation,
Tires...............................5-50
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Highway Hypnosis................4-24
Hill and Mountain Roads.......4-24
Hood
Checking Things Under.....5-10
Release..........................5-11
Horn .................................... 3-5
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly..........................1-14
I
Ignition Positions..................2-16
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints........................1-26
Ination - Tire Pressure.........5-49
Instrument Panel
Brightness.......................3-14
Cluster............................3-27
Overview........................... 3-4
Storage Area....................2-42
Introduction........................... 6-1
J
Jump Starting......................5-31
K
Keyless Entry, Remote
Operation.......................... 2-4
Keyless Entry System............ 2-3
Keys.................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall..........5-44
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator.........3-35
Lamps
Daytime Running (DRL).....3-13
Dome .............................3-14
Front Turn Signal and
Parking Lamps..............5-40
License Plate...................5-41
Reading..........................3-15
Lap-Shoulder Belt................1-19
LATCH System for Child
Restraints........................1-31
Liftgate
Carbon Monoxide............... 2-9
Lighting
Entry..............................3-14Lights
Airbag Readiness.............3-29
All-Wheel Drive Disabled....3-40
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning..............3-32
Brake System Warning......3-31
Change Engine Oil...........3-38
Charging System..............3-31
Cruise Control..................3-38
Daytime Running Lamps
Indicator.......................3-39
Door Ajar.........................3-40
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning.....3-34
Exterior Lamps.................3-12
Flash-to-Pass..................... 3-7
Fog Lamp ........................3-38
Gate Ajar.........................3-40
Highbeam On...................3-39
High/Low Beam Changer..... 3-7
Low Fuel Warning.............3-41
Low Washer Fluid
Warning.......................3-40
Oil Pressure.....................3-37
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator.......................3-30
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