2006 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 ................................................... 4-36 Safety Belts ............................................. 1-11 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-32 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Airbag System ......................................... 1-54 Fuel ......................................................... 5-4 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-68 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Headlamp Aiming ..................................... 5-48 Keys ........................................................ 2-2 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-48 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-7 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-56 Windows ................................................. 2-13 Tires ...................................................... 5-57 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-16 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-90 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-17 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-99 Mirrors .................................................... 2-32 Electrical System ...................................... 5-99 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-38 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-109 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-40 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 ........................... 7-11 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-25 Index ................................................................ 1 Message Center ....................................... 3-43 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-48 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 SATURN, the SATURN Emblem, and the name ION are registered trademarks of Saturn Corporation. Many people read the owner manual from beginning GENERAL MOTORS and GM are registered trademarks to end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this of General Motors Corporation. is done, it can help you learn about the features This manual includes the latest information at the time and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes together in the owner manual to explain things. after that time without further notice. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if Index it is needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is A good place to quickly locate information about the sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 06ION B Second Printing © 2005 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 the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. following 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 • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 use 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 Restraint Systems .................................1-38 Manual Seats ................................................1-2 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-42 Driver Seat Height Adjuster ..............................1-3 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3 (LATCH) ..................................................1-43 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4 Securing a Child Restraint in a Head Restraints .............................................1-6 Rear Seat Position ....................................1-49 Passenger Folding Seatback ............................1-7 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Rear Seats .......................................................1-9 Seat Position ............................................1-51 Split Folding Rear Seat ...................................1-9 Airbag System ...............................................1-54 Safety Belts ...................................................1-11 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-56 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-11 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-59 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-15 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-60 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-16 How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-60 Driver Position ..............................................1-16 What Will You See After an Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment (Sedan) .........1-23 Airbag Inflates? .........................................1-61 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-24 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-62 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-24 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-66 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-24 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-28 Vehicle ....................................................1-67 Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-31 Restraint System Check ..................................1-68 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-31 Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-68 Child Restraints .............................................1-32 Replacing Restraint System Parts Older Children ..............................................1-32 After a Crash ............................................1-69 Infants and Young Children ............................1-34 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 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 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. 1-3 Reclining