2008 Saturn OUTLOOK Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle ....... 4-2 Rear Seats .............................................. 1-12 Towing ................................................... 4-27 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-18 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-39 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Airbag System ......................................... 1-64 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-80 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-11 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-43 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-44 Doors and Locks ...................................... 2-10 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-45 Windows ................................................. 2-18 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-48 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-21 Tires ...................................................... 5-49 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-25 Appearance Care ................................... 5-100 Mirrors .................................................... 2-39 Vehicle Identification ............................... 5-109 Object Detection Systems .......................... 2-44 Electrical System .................................... 5-110 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-47 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-120 Universal Home Remote System ................ 2-50 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-55 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Sunroof .................................................. 2-60 Customer Assistance Information .................... 7-1 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-15 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-23 Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ........... 7-18 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-37 Index ................................................................ 1 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-54 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-82 Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer/retailer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. 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Pictures and words work together to explain things. These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. Index To quickly locate information about the vehicle use the Cautions tell what the hazard is and what to do to avoid Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical or reduce the hazard. Read these cautions. list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. A circle with a slash through it is a safety symbol which means Safety Warnings and Symbols “Do Not,” “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.” There are a number of safety cautions in this book. A box with the word CAUTION is used to tell about things that could hurt you or others if you were to ignore the warning. 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 Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-48 Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children Seat Height Adjuster .......................................1-3 (LATCH) ..................................................1-49 Power Seats ..................................................1-3 Securing a Child Restraint in a Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-4 Rear Seat Position ....................................1-57 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-5 Securing a Child Restraint in the Heated Seats .................................................1-5 Right Front Seat Position ............................1-60 Memory Seat and Mirrors ................................1-6 Airbag System ...............................................1-64 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-8 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-66 Head Restraints ............................................1-11 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-69 Rear Seats .....................................................1-12 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-71 Rear Seat Operation .....................................1-12 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-71 Third Row Seats ...........................................1-14 What Will You See After an Safety Belts ...................................................1-18 Airbag Inflates? .........................................1-72 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-18 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-73 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-23 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-78 Lap-Shoulder Belt .........................................1-32 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-38 Vehicle ....................................................1-78 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-38 Restraint System Check ..................................1-80 Child Restraints .............................................1-39 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-80 Older Children ..............................................1-39 Replacing Restraint System Parts Infants and Young Children ............................1-42 After a Crash ............................................1-81 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-45 1-1 Front Seats Manual Seats { CAUTION: 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. A. Manual Seat Adjustment Bar. B. Driver Seat Height Adjuster. See Seat Height Adjuster on page 1-3. C. Manual Reclining Seatback Lever. See Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-8. 1-2 If your vehicle has a manual bucket seat you can adjust Power Seats the seat forward or rearward with the bar located under the front of the seat cushion. Lift the bar to unlock the seat. 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. Seat Height Adjuster If your vehicle has a manual driver seat height adjuster, it is located on the outboard side of the seat. See Manual Seats on page 1-2 for more information. To raise the seat, move the lever upward repeatedly until the seat is at the desired height. To lower the seat, move the lever downward repeatedly until the seat is at the desired height. Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power Recline, and Power Lumbar shown A. Power Seat Adjustment Control. B. Power Reclining Seatback Control. See Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-8. C. Power Lumbar Control. See Power Lumbar on page