2005 Saturn RELAY 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 ............................................... 1-6 Towing ................................................... 4-36 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-22 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-43 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Airbag System ......................................... 1-64 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-79 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 All-Wheel Drive ........................................ 5-45 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-47 Doors and Locks ...................................... 2-10 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-51 Windows ................................................. 2-23 Tires ...................................................... 5-52 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-25 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-87 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-30 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-96 Mirrors .................................................... 2-41 Electrical System ...................................... 5-97 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-43 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-103 ® HomeLink Wireless Control System ........... 2-44 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-49 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 ...................................... 3-24 Reporting Safety Defects ............................ 7-8 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-29 Index ................................................................ 1 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-43 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-72 Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your retailer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 How to Use This Manual SATURN and the SATURN Emblem are registered Many people read the owner manual from beginning to trademarks of Saturn Corporation and the name RELAY end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this is a trademark of Saturn Corporation. GENERAL is done, it can help you learn about the features MOTORS and GM are registered trademarks of General and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work 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. 05RELAY B First Edition © 2004 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a circle with a slash through it in There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We this book. This safety use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things symbol means “Do Not,” that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.” {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, you or others could be hurt. 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 Infants and Young Children ............................1-46 Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-49 Six-Way Power Seats .....................................1-3 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-52 Heated Seats .................................................1-3 Top Strap ....................................................1-53 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-54 Head Restraints .............................................1-6 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Rear Seats .......................................................1-6 Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-56 Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-6 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Flip and Fold Feature (Bucket Seats) ................1-7 LATCH System .........................................1-58 Bucket Seats .................................................1-8 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Captain Chairs .............................................1-14 Seat Position ............................................1-58 Third Row Seat ............................................1-18 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Safety Belts ...................................................1-22 Seat Position ............................................1-60 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-22 Airbag System ...............................................1-64 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-26 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-67 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-27 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-69 Driver Position ..............................................1-28 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-71 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-35 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-71 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-36 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-72 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-36 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-74 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-36 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-78 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped and Small Adults .......................................1-39 Vehicle ....................................................1-78 Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-42 Restraint System Check ..................................1-79 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-42 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-79 Child Restraints .............................................1-43 Replacing Restraint System Parts After Older Children ..............................................1-43 a Crash ...................................................1-80 1-1 Front Seats {CAUTION: Manual Seats You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to Use the lever located on adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle the front of the seat to is moving. The sudden movement could startle adjust the seat forward or and confuse you, or make you push a pedal rearward. Pull up the when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s lever to unlock the seat. seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever. To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move the seat back