2008 Saturn VUE Owner Manual M
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2008 Saturn VUE Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Head Restraints ......................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Front Seats ............................................... 1-4 Towing ................................................... 4-41 Rear Seats .............................................. 1-12 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-14 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-33 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Airbag System ......................................... 1-55 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-72 All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-41 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-43 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-46 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-9 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-50 Windows ................................................. 2-12 Tires ...................................................... 5-51 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-14 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-18 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-87 Mirrors .................................................... 2-33 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-95 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-35 Electrical System ...................................... 5-96 Universal Home Remote System ................ 2-38 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-104 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-43 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Sunroof .................................................. 2-49 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 ............................................. 3-1 Instrument Panel .................... 7-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Customer Assistance Information Climate Controls ...................................... 3-19 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-30 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-14 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-49 Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ........... 7-16 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-52 Index ................................................................ 1 Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer/retailer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 SATURN, the SATURN Emblem, and the name VUE www.helminc.com are registered trademarks of Saturn Corporation. GENERAL MOTORS and GM are registered trademarks Propriétaires Canadiens of General Motors Corporation. On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français This manual includes the latest information at the auprès de concessionnaire ou à l’adresse suivante: time it was printed. Saturn reserves the right to make changes after that time without further notice. Helm Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 This manual describes features that may or may not Detroit, MI 48207 be on your specific vehicle. 1-800-551-4123 Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference. www.helminc.com Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15863775 B Second Printing © 2007 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii About Driving Your Vehicle Safety Warnings and Symbols As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate There are a number of safety cautions in this book. A box this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or with the word CAUTION is used to tell about things that an accident. Be sure to read the “on-pavement” could hurt you or others if you were to ignore the warning. and “off-road” driving guidelines in this manual. See Driving Your Vehicle on page 4-2 and Off-Road Driving on page 4-15. {CAUTION: Using this Manual These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. Read this owner manual from beginning to end to learn about the vehicle’s features and controls. Pictures and words work together to explain things. Cautions tell what the hazard is and what to do to avoid or reduce the hazard. Read these cautions. Index A circle with a slash To quickly locate information about the vehicle use the through it is a safety Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical symbol which means list of what is in the manual and the page number “Do Not,” “Do Not do where it can be found. this” or “Do Not let this happen.” iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Notices are also used in this manual. The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along Notice: These mean there is something that could with 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 by the vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. The notice tells what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. There are also warning labels on the vehicle which use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. iv Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Head Restraints ...............................................1-2 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-41 Front Seats ......................................................1-4 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Manual Seats ................................................1-4 Children (LATCH) ......................................1-43 Seat Height Adjuster .......................................1-5 Securing a Child Restraint in a Power Seat ...................................................1-5 Rear Seat Position ....................................1-49 Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-6 Securing a Child Restraint in the Heated Seats .................................................1-6 Right Front Seat Position ............................1-51 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-7 Airbag System ...............................................1-55 Passenger Folding Seatback ..........................1-10 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-58 Rear Seats .....................................................1-12 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-61 Split Folding Rear Seat .................................1-12 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-63 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-63 Safety Belts ...................................................1-14 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-64 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-14 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-65 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-19 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-70 Lap-Shoulder Belt .........................................1-27 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-32 Vehicle ....................................................1-70 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-32 Restraint System Check ..................................1-72 Child Restraints .............................................1-33 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-72 Older Children ..............................................1-33 Replacing Restraint System Parts Infants and Young Children ............................1-36 After a Crash ............................................1-73 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-39 1-1 Head Restraints The vehicle’s front and rear seats have adjustable head restraints in the outboard seating positions. {CAUTION: With head restraints that are not installed and adjusted properly, there is a greater chance that occupants will suffer a neck/spinal injury in a crash. Do not drive until the head restraints for all occupants are installed and adjusted properly. Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. 1-2 Pull the head restraint Push down on the head restraint after the button is up to raise it. To lower released to make sure that it is locked in place. the head restraint, The vehicle’s head restraints are not designed to press the button, be removed. located on the top of the seatback, and push Active Head Restraint System the restraint down. The vehicle has an active head restraint system in the front outboard seating positions. These automatically tilt forward to reduce the risk of neck injury if the vehicle is hit from behind. 1-3 Front Seats To move a manual seat forward or rearward: 1. Lift the bar to unlock Manual Seats the seat. 2. Slide the seat to the desired position and {CAUTION: release the