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Saturn 2004 Vue Owner's Manual

Saturn 2004 Vue Owner's Manual (392 pages)

Saturn 2004 Vue Automobile Owner's Manual

Brand: Saturn | Category: Automobile | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1
- About Driving Your Vehicle
  2
- Canadian Owners
  2
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Front Seats
    8
  - Manual Seats
    8
    
    Driver Seat Height Adjuster
    9
    
    Six-Way Power Driver Seat
    9
    
    Heated Seats
    10
    
    Manual Lumbar
    10
    
    Reclining Seatbacks
    11
    
    Head Restraints
    13
  - Rear Seats
    14
    
    Passenger Folding Seatback
    14
  - Split Folding Rear Seat
    14
  - Safety Belts
    16
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    17
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    20
    
    Driver Position
    21
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    21
    
    Lap-Shoulder Belt
    21
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
    23
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    28
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    29
    
    Rear Seat Passengers
    29
    
    Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
    31
    
    Safety Belt Pretensioners
    34
  - Child Restraints
    34
  - Older Children
    34
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    34
  - Infants and Young Children
    37
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    40
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    42
  - Top Strap
    43
  - Top Strap Anchor Location
    45
    
    Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System)
    46
    
    Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Latch System
    48
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position
    48
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    51
  - Airbag Systems
    54
    
    Where Are the Airbags
    56
    
    When Should an Airbag Inﬂate
    59
    
    How Does an Airbag Restrain
    60
    
    What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate
    60
    
    What will You See after an Airbag Inﬂates
    61
    
    Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    62
    
    Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    63
    
    Checking Your Restraint Systems
    64
  - Restraint System Check
    64
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    64
- Features and Controls
  
  67
  - Keys
    68
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    69
  - Theft-Deterrent System
    70
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    70
  - Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    71
  - Battery Replacement
    72
  - Doors and Locks
    73
    
    Delayed Locking
    74
    
    Power Door Locks
    74
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    75
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    75
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle
    76
  - Lockout Protection
    76
  - Manual Windows
    77
  - Vehicles with Manual Door Locks
    77
  - Vehicles with Power Door Locks
    77
    
    Power Windows
    78
    
    Sun Visors
    78
    
    Window Lock out
    78
  - Theft-Deterrent Systems
    79
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
    80
  - Ignition Positions
    80
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    80
  - Starting Your Engine
    81
    
    Manual Transaxle
    81
    
    Engine Coolant Heater
    83
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    83
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    84
  - Five-Speed Automatic and Vti Variable
    84
  - Shift Lock Release
    86
  - Manual Transaxle Operation
    87
  - Shift Speeds
    88
  - Parking Brake
    89
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    90
  - Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    91
  - Torque Lock
    91
  - Parking Your Vehicle
    92
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    92
    
    Engine Exhaust
    93
    
    Parking over Things that Burn
    93
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    94
  - Mirrors
    95
    
    Manual Rearview Mirror
    95
  - Temperature and Compass Display
    95
  - Automatic Dimming Mirror Operation
    96
  - Compass Calibration
    96
  - Compass Variance
    96
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature Display
    97
  - Cleaning the Mirror
    97
  - Compass Operation
    98
    
    Outside Manual Mirrors
    99
    
    Outside Convex Mirror
    100
    
    Outside Power Mirrors
    100
  - Onstar System
    101
    
    Garment Hooks
    102
    
    Glove Box
    102
  - Storage Areas
    102
    
    Center Console Storage Area
    102
    
    Load Floor Storage Box
    103
    
    Roof Rack System
    103
  - Sunroof
    104
Section 3 Instrument Panel

105
- Instrument Panel
  
  105
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  108
  - Horn
    110
    
    Hazard Warning Flashers
    110
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    111
  - Tilt Wheel
    111
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    112
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    112
    
    Flash-To-Pass
    112
    
    Lamps on Reminder
    113
    
    Windshield Wiper Lever
    113
    
    Windshield Washer
    114
  - Rear Window Wiper/Washer
    114
    
    Cruise Control (2.2L L4 Engine)
    115
    
    Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
    116
    
    Resuming a Set Speed
    116
    
    Setting Cruise Control
    116
    
    Cruise Control (3.5L V6 Engine)
    118
  - Exterior Lamps
    121
    
    Daytime Running Lamps
    121
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    122
  - Cargo Lamp
    123
  - Interior Lamps
    123
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    123
  - Dome Lamp
    123
  - Liftgate Lamps
    123
  - Entry Lighting
    123
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    124
  - Map Lamps
    124
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    124
- Climate Controls
  
  125
  - Climate Control System
    125
  - Operation
    125
  - Defogging and Defrosting
    126
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    127
  - Outlet Adjustment
    127
  - Rear Window Defogger
    127
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  129
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    130
  - Trip Odometer
    131
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    131
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    132
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    132
  - Battery Warning Light
    133
  - Up-Shift Light
    134
  - Brake System Warning Light
    134
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    135
  - Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
    136
  - Low Traction Light
    137
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    137
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    138
  - Low Coolant Warning Light
    138
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    139
  - If the Light Is Flashing
    140
  - If the Light Is on Steady
    140
  - Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    141
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  142
  - Oil Pressure Light
    142
  - Change Engine Oil Light
    143
  - Security Light
    143
  - Reduced Engine Power Light
    143
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) Indicator Light
    144
  - Gate Ajar Light
    144
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    144
  - Fuel Gage
    145
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    146
- Audio System(S)
  
  146
  - Setting the Time for Radios Without Radio Data Systems (RDS)
    147
  - Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS)
    147
  - AM-FM Radio
    147
  - Playing the Radio
    147
  - Finding a Station
    148
  - Setting Preset Stations
    148
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    149
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    149
  - Radio with CD (Base Level)
    149
  - Playing a CD
    151
  - Radio with CD (MP3)
    153
  - CD Messages
    153
  - Radio Data System (Rds)
    153
  - Playing the Radio
    154
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    154
  - Finding a Category (Cat) Station
    157
  - Rds Messages
    157
  - Playing the Single CD Player
    158
  - Playing the Six-Disc CD Player
    160
  - Using an Mp3 CD
    163
  - Rear Seat Entertainment System
    166
  - Before You Drive
    166
  - Radio Personalization
    166
  - Battery Replacement
    167
  - Audio Output
    168
  - Stereo Rca Jacks
    168
  - Video Screen
    169
  - DVD Radio
    170
    
    Ejecting a Disc
    171
    
    Playing a Disc
    171
  - Remote Control Buttons
    172
  - Cleaning the Video Screen
    175
  - Cleaning the DVD Player
    175
  - DVD Display Error Messages
    175
  - DVD Radio Error Messages
    175
  - DVD Distortion
    175
  - Activating the Theft-Deterrent Feature
    176
  - Unlocking the Theft-Deterrent Feature after a Power Loss
    177
  - Radio Reception
    178
  - Disabling the Theft-Deterrent Feature
    178
  - Care of Your Cds and Dvds
    179
  - Care of Your CD and DVD Player
    179
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    179
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    179
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

181
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  182
  - Driver Behavior
    182
  - Driving Environment
    182
  - Vehicle Design
    182
  - Defensive Driving
    183
  - Drunken Driving
    184
  - Control of a Vehicle
    187
  - Braking
    187
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs)
    188
  - Braking in Emergencies
    190
  - Using Anti-Lock
    190
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    190
  - All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System
    192
  - Steering
    192
  - Electric Power Steering
    192
  - Steering Tips
    193
  - Steering in Emergencies
    194
  - Off-Road Recovery
    195
  - Passing
    195
  - Loss of Control
    196
  - Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle off Paved Roads
    198
  - Before You Go Off-Roading
    198
  - Loading Your Vehicle for Off-Road Driving
    198
  - Environmental Concerns
    199
  - Getting Familiar with Off-Road Driving
    200
  - Traveling to Remote Areas
    200
  - Scanning the Terrain
    201
  - Approaching a Hill
    202
  - Driving on Off-Road Hills
    202
  - Driving Uphill
    203
  - Driving Downhill
    205
  - Driving Across an Incline
    206
  - Driving in Mud, Sand, Snow or Ice
    208
  - Stalling on an Incline
    208
  - Driving in Water
    209
  - Driving at Night
    210
  - After Off-Road Driving
    210
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    212
  - Driving through Deep Standing Water
    214
  - Driving through Flowing Water
    214
  - Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    214
  - City Driving
    215
  - Freeway Driving
    216
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    217
  - Highway Hypnosis
    218
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    218
  - Winter Driving
    220
  - Driving on Snow or Ice
    220
  - If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    222
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    224
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    224
  - Recovery Hook
    225
- Towing
  
  226
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    226
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    226
  - Dolly Towing (All-Wheel Drive Vehicles)
    228
  - Towing Your Vehicle from the Rear
    229
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    229
    
    Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
    230
    
    Tire and Loading Information Label
    230
    
    Certification/Tire Label
    233
  - Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment
    234
  - Towing a Trailer
    235
  - If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    236
  - Weight of the Trailer
    236
  - Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    237
  - Driving with a Trailer
    238
  - Safety Chains
    238
  - Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    238
  - Trailer Brakes
    238
  - Backing up
    239
  - Following Distance
    239
  - Making Turns
    239
  - Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    239
  - Driving on Grades
    240
  - Parking on Hills
    240
  - Changing a Tire When Trailer Towing
    241
  - Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    241
  - Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    241
  - Trailer Wiring
    242
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

243
- Service
  
  245
- Fuel
  
  247
  - Gasoline Octane
    247
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    247
  - California Fuel
    248
  - Additives
    248
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    249
  - Filling Your Tank
    250
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    252
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  252
  - Hood Release
    253
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    254
  - Engine Oil
    257
  - What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    258
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    258
  - Engine Oil Additives
    261
  - Gm Oil Life System
    262
  - When to Change Engine Oil
    262
    
    Engine Air Cleaner/Filter Replacement
    263
    
    When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    263
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    263
    
    How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    264
    
    Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    267
    
    How to Check
    267
    
    Manual Transaxle Fluid
    269
  - How to Add Fluid
    269
    
    Engine Coolant
    270
    
    Hydraulic Clutch
    270
  - What to Use
    271
  - Checking Coolant
    272
    
    Adding Coolant
    273
    
    Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    273
    
    Engine Overheating
    273
  - If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    274
  - If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    275
    
    Cooling System
    276
    
    How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    278
    
    Adding Windshield Washer Fluid
    282
    
    Brakes
    283
    
    What to Add
    284
  - Brake Wear
    285
  - Brake Adjustment
    286
  - Replacing Brake System Parts
    286
    
    Battery
    286
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    286
    
    Jump Starting
    287
  - Vehicle Storage
    287
- All-Wheel Drive
  
  293
  - How to Check Lubricant
    293
  - What to Use
    293
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  294
  - Transfer Case (3.5L Engine)
    294
- Bulb Replacement
  
  295
  - Halogen Bulbs
    295
  - Headlamps
    295
  - Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
    298
  - Fog Lamps
    299
  - Sidemarker Lamps
    299
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    300
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    301
  - Replacement Bulbs
    302
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  302
- Tires
  
  304
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    305
  - Tire Size
    307
    
    Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    308
    
    Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    311
  - When to Check
    311
    
    Tire Inspection and Rotation
    312
    
    When It Is Time for New Tires
    313
    
    Buying New Tires
    314
    
    Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    315
    
    Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    315
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    316
  - Wheel Replacement
    317
  - Tire Chains
    318
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    318
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    319
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    320
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    320
  - Removing Flat Tire/Installing Spare Tire
    324
  - Removing the Wheel
    324
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    329
  - Compact Spare Tire
    330
- Appearance Care
  
  331
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    331
  - Cleaning Fabric/Carpet
    331
  - Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    332
  - Using Cleaner on Fabric
    332
  - Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel
    333
  - Cleaning Interior Plastic Components
    333
  - Cleaning Glass Surfaces
    333
  - Cleaning Vinyl
    333
  - Care of Safety Belts
    334
  - Weatherstrips
    334
  - Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
    334
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    334
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    335
  - Finish Care
    335
  - Cleaning Windshield and Wiper Blades
    336
  - Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
    336
  - Cleaning Tires
    336
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    337
  - Finish Damage
    337
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    337
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    337
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    338
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  339
- Electrical System
  
  340
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    340
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    340
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    340
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    340
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    341
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    342
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  344
  - Engine Specifications
    345
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

347
- Introduction
  348
- Maintenance Requirements
  348
- Maintenance Schedule
  348
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  348
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  348
- Scheduled Maintenance
  350
- Additional Required Services
  352
- Maintenance Footnotes
  355
- At each Fuel Fill
  356
- Engine Oil Level Check
  356
- Owner Checks and Services
  356
- At Least Once a Month
  357
- At Least Once a Year
  357
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    358
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    359
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  360
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  362
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  363
- Maintenance Record
  364
- Customer Assistance and Information
  368
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  368
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
  370
- Online Owner Center
  370
- GM Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities
  371
- Roadside Assistance Program
  372
- Canadian Roadside Assistance
  373
- Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
  373
- Reporting Safety Defects
  374
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
  374
- Reporting Safety Defects to Saturn
  375
- Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
  375
- Service Manuals
  375
- Service Publications Ordering Information
  375
- Owner Publications
  376
- Service Bulletins
  376
New Vehicle Break-In/Older Children

386

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