2005 Saturn VUE 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 ................................................... 4-50 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-10 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-30 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Airbag System ......................................... 1-48 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-58 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-45 Keys ........................................................ 2-2 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-47 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-8 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-47 Windows ................................................. 2-12 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-54 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-14 Tires ...................................................... 5-55 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-15 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-84 Mirrors .................................................... 2-29 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-92 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-35 Electrical System ...................................... 5-93 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-36 Capacities and Specifications ..................... 5-99 Sunroof .................................................. 2-39 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-18 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-23 Reporting Safety Defects ............................ 7-8 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-39 Index ................................................................ 1 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 About Driving Your Vehicle As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this SATURN, the SATURN Emblem, and the name VUE vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or an are registered trademarks of Saturn Corporation. accident. Be sure to read the “on-pavement” and GENERAL MOTORS and GM are registered trademarks “off-road” driving guidelines in this manual. See Your of General Motors Corporation. Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle on page 4-2 and Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off Paved This manual includes the latest information at the time it Roads on page 4-17. was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without further notice. How to Use This Manual Keep this manual in the vehicle so it will be there if it is needed. If the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in Many people read the owner manual from beginning to the vehicle. end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn about the features and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 05VUE B First Edition © 2004 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii Index In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the A good place to quickly locate information about the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an you or others could be hurt. alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety Safety Warnings and Symbols symbol means “Do Not,” There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We “Do Not do this” or “Do Not use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things let this happen.” that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt 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 Child Restraints .............................................1-30 Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Older Children ..............................................1-30 Driver Seat Height Adjuster ..............................1-3 Infants and Young Children ............................1-33 Six-Way Power Driver Seat ..............................1-4 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-36 Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-5 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-39 Heated Seats .................................................1-5 Top Strap ....................................................1-40 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-6 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-41 Head Restraints .............................................1-7 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Passenger Folding Seatback ............................1-8 Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-42 Rear Seats .......................................................1-9 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Split Folding Rear Seat ...................................1-9 LATCH System .........................................1-43 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Safety Belts ...................................................1-10 Seat Position ............................................1-44 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-10 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-15 Front Seat Position ....................................1-46 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-15 Driver Position ..............................................1-16 Airbag System ...............................................1-48 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-23 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-51 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-24 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-53 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-24 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-55 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-24 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-55 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-56 Children and Small Adults ..........................1-27 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-58 Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-29 Restraint System Check ..................................1-58 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-30 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-58 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ............................................1-59 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. 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