Performance & Maintenance; Refueling The Vehicle; Traction Control System; Stability Control - Saturn AURA 2008 Getting To Know Manual

Getting to Know Your AURA
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PERFORMANCE & MAINTENANCE

Refueling the Vehicle

To open the fuel door, press the center
of the rear edge of the door and it will
pop open slightly. Pull the door to open
it fully.
When closing the fuel door, press the
center of the rear edge of the door until
it is flush with the side of the vehicle.
See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.

Traction Control System

The Traction
Control System
turns on every
time you start
your vehicle.
When one or
more of the
drive wheels begin to spin from traction
loss, the Traction Control System will
reduce engine power, indicated by a
flashing light on the instrument panel.
The front brakes may be applied and the
transaxle may upshift to help regain
traction. If your vehicle becomes stuck
and rocking the vehicle is required, the
system should be turned off.
To turn off the Traction Control System,
press the (Traction Control) button
located behind the center console
cupholders. When the system is turned
off, the traction control light will
illuminate.
See Section 4 of your Owner Manual.
StabiliTrak ®

– Stability Control

System (if equipped)
StabiliTrak is an advanced computer-
controlled vehicle stability system that
assists with directional control of the
vehicle in difficult driving conditions. It
turns on automatically every time you
start your vehicle.
When the system senses a discrepancy
between your intended path and the
direction the vehicle is actually traveling,
it selectively applies brake pressure at
any one of the wheels to help steer the
vehicle in the direction in which you are
steering.
See Section 4 of your Owner Manual.
TAPshift (if equipped)
You can enjoy the sporty driving charac-
teristics provided by a manual transaxle
with the TAPshift feature.
To change gears similar to a manual
transaxle:
1. Move the shift lever
to Manual (M).
2. Press the shift plus
(+) paddle (A)
located on top of
the steering wheel
forward to upshift,
or press the back
of the shift paddle
(B) behind the
steering wheel
toward you to
downshift.
The Driver Information Center (DIC) in
the instrument panel cluster will display
the letter M for manual position and a
number indicating the selected gear.
A
B