2005 Saturn ION Owner Manual M
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2005 Saturn ION Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-9 Towing ................................................... 4-34 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-10 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-30 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Airbag System ......................................... 1-49 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-59 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-46 Keys ........................................................ 2-2 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-47 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-7 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-55 Windows ................................................. 2-13 Tires ...................................................... 5-56 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-15 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-83 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-16 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-92 Mirrors .................................................... 2-31 Electrical System ...................................... 5-93 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-38 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-100 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-39 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Sunroof .................................................. 2-41 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-18 Reporting Safety Defects ............................ 7-8 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-25 Index .................................................................1 Message Center ....................................... 3-39 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-44 Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 How to Use This Manual Many people read the owner manual from beginning to SATURN, the SATURN Emblem, and the name ION are end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this registered trademarks of Saturn Corporation. GENERAL is done, it can help you learn about the features MOTORS and GM are registered trademarks of and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work General Motors Corporation. together in the owner manual to explain things. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes Index after that time without further notice. A good place to quickly locate information about the Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. page number where it can be found. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 05ION C First Edition © 2005 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii Safety Warnings and Symbols In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things you or others could be hurt. that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in {CAUTION: this book. This safety symbol means “Do Not,” “Do Not do this” or “Do Not These mean there is something that could hurt let this happen.” you or other people. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this manual you will find these notices: The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with Notice: These mean there is something that could the text describing the operation or information damage your vehicle. relating to a specific component, control, message, A notice tells about something that can damage the gage, or indicator. vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered If you need help figuring out a specific name of a by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But component, gage, or indicator, reference the following the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. topics: When you read other manuals, you might see • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. • Features and Controls in Section 2 There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • Climate Controls in Section 3 • Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3 • Audio System(s) in Section 3 • Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 iv These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: v ✍ NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-39 Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Top Strap ....................................................1-39 Driver Seat Height Adjuster ..............................1-3 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-41 Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4 Children (LATCH) ......................................1-42 Head Restraints .............................................1-5 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Passenger Folding Seatback ............................1-6 LATCH System .........................................1-43 Rear Seats .......................................................1-9 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Split Folding Rear Seat ...................................1-9 Position ...................................................1-44 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Safety Belts ...................................................1-10 Seat Position ............................................1-46 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-10 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-15 Airbag System ...............................................1-49 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-16 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-51 Driver Position ..............................................1-16 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-54 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment (Sedan) .........1-22 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-55 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-23 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-56 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-23 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-56 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-23 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-58 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-26 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-29 Vehicle ....................................................1-59 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-29 Restraint System Check ..................................1-59 Child Restraints .............................................1-30 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-59 Older Children ..............................................1-30 Replacing Restraint System Parts After Infants and Young Children ............................1-32 a Crash ...................................................1-60 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-36 1-1 Front Seats {CAUTION: Manual Seats You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Your vehicle has manual seats. Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked in place. 1-2 Driver Seat Height Adjuster Manual Lumbar If your vehicle has this feature, the knob is located on the front of the driver seat lower cushion on the inboard side. Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the lumbar support. The driver’s seat height adjuster is located on the outboard side of the seat. To raise the seat, move the