Saturn 2005 LW300 Manuals

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Saturn 2005 LW300 Owner's Manual (330 pages)

Saturn 2005 L-Series Automobile Owner's Manual

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

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

7
- Canadian Owners
  2
- How to Use this Manual
  2
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  3
- Vehicle Damage Warnings
  4
- Vehicle Symbols
  4
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  
  7
  - Table of Contents
    7
- Front Seats
  
  8
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    9
  - Manual Lumbar
    9
  - Head Restraints
    11
  - Split Folding Rear Seat
    12
  - Manual Passenger Seat
    8
  - Six-Way Power Driver Seat
    8
- Rear Seats
  
  12
  - Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
    13
- Safety Belts
  
  13
- Child Restraints
  
  32
- Airbag System
  
  52
- Restraint System Check
  
  61
  - Checking Your Restraint Systems
    61
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    62
Section 2 Features and Controls

63
- Features and Controls
  
  63
- Keys
  
  64
  - Remote Keyless Entry System
    65
  - Remote Keyless Entry System Operation
    66
    
    Theft-Deterrent System
    66
    
    Matching Transmitter(S) to Your Vehicle
    67
    
    Battery Replacement
    68
- Doors and Locks
  
  69
  - Door Locks
    69
  - Power Door Locks
    70
  - Delayed Locking
    70
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    70
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    71
  - Lockout Protection
    71
  - Trunk Lid Release
    72
  - Trunk
    72
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    73
    
    Trap-Resistant Trunk Kit
    73
- Windows
  
  74
  - Manual Windows
    74
  - Power Windows
    75
  - Express-Down Window
    75
  - Sun Visors
    76
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  76
  - Passlock
    76
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  77
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    77
  - Ignition Positions
    78
  - Starting Your Engine
    79
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    80
  - Shift Lock Release
    83
  - Parking Brake
    84
  - Shifting into Park (P)
    85
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    85
    
    Torque Lock
    86
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    86
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    87
  - Engine Exhaust
    87
  - Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
    88
- Mirrors
  
  89
  - Manual Rearview Mirror
    89
  - Outside Remote Control Mirror
    89
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    89
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    90
  - Outside Heated Mirrors
    90
- Storage Areas
  
  90
  - Glove Box
    90
  - Center Console Storage Area
    90
  - Assist Handles
    91
- Sunroof
  
  91
Section 3 Instrument Panel

93
- Instrument Panel
  93
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  96
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    98
  - Horn
    98
  - Other Warning Devices
    98
  - Tilt Wheel
    98
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    99
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    99
  - Flash-To-Pass
    100
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    100
  - Windshield Washer
    100
  - Windshield Wiper Lever
    101
  - Cruise Control
    102
    
    Setting Cruise Control
    103
    
    Resuming a Set Speed
    103
    
    Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control
    103
    
    Lamps on Reminder
    105
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    105
  - Headlamps
    105
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    106
  - Fog Lamps
    107
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    107
  - Accessory Power Outlets
    108
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    108
  - Dome Lamp
    108
  - Entry Lighting
    108
  - Map Lamps
    108
  - Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter
    109
- Climate Controls
  
  110
  - Climate Control System
    110
    
    Operation
    110
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    111
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    112
  - Outlet Adjustment
    112
  - Operation Tips
    112
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    113
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  114
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    115
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    116
  - Trip Odometer
    116
  - Tachometer
    117
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    117
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    118
  - Battery Warning Light
    119
  - Brake System Warning Light
    119
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    120
  - Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
    121
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    121
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    122
  - Low Coolant Warning Light
    122
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    123
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    124
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    124
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    125
  - Oil Pressure Light
    125
  - Change Engine Oil Light
    126
  - Security Light
    126
  - Maintenance Schedule
    126
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) Indicator Light
    127
  - Highbeam on Light
    127
  - Reduced Engine Power Light
    127
  - Fuel Gage
    128
  - Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
    128
  - Service Vehicle Soon Light
    128
  - Trunk Ajar Light
    128
  - Low Fuel Warning Light
    129
- Audio System(S)
  
  130
  - Setting the Time
    130
    
    Playing the Radio
    131
  - Radio with CD
    131
    
    Finding a Station
    131
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    132
    
    Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
    132
    
    Playing a CD
    133
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    133
    
    Finding a Station
    135
  - Radio with Cassette and CD
    135
    
    Playing a Cassette Tape
    137
    
    Playing the Single CD Player
    139
    
    Cassette Tape Messages
    139
    
    CD Adapter Kits
    139
    
    Playing the Six-Disc CD Player
    141
    
    Before You Drive
    144
  - Rear Seat Entertainment System
    144
    
    Stereo Rca Jacks
    145
    
    Battery Replacement
    145
    
    Video Screen
    146
    
    Audio Output
    146
    
    DVD Player
    147
    
    Playing a Disc
    148
    
    Ejecting a Disc
    148
    
    Remote Control Buttons
    149
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    150
    
    Activating the Theft-Deterrent Feature
    151
    
    Unlocking the Theft-Deterrent Feature after a Power Loss
    152
    
    Disabling the Theft-Deterrent Feature
    152
  - Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
    153
  - Radio Reception
    153
  - Care of Your CD and DVD Player
    154
  - Care of Your Cds and Dvds
    154
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    154
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

155
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  155
  - Defensive Driving
    156
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  156
  - Drunken Driving
    157
  - Braking
    160
  - Control of a Vehicle
    160
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    161
    
    Using Anti-Lock
    162
  - Braking in Emergencies
    162
  - Traction Control System (TCS)
    163
  - Steering
    164
    
    Power Steering
    164
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    166
  - Off-Road Recovery
    167
  - Passing
    167
  - Loss of Control
    169
  - Driving at Night
    170
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    171
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    173
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    173
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    174
  - City Driving
    174
  - Freeway Driving
    175
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    176
  - Highway Hypnosis
    177
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    178
  - Winter Driving
    180
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    181
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    182
  - If You Are Stuck: in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
    184
  - Recovery Hook
    185
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    185
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    186
    
    Tire and Loading Information Label
    186
    
    Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
    187
    
    Certification Label
    189
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    191
    
    Dinghy Towing
    192
    
    Dolly Towing
    193
- Towing
  
  191
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    191
  - Towing a Trailer
    194
    
    If You Do Decide to Pull a Trailer
    194
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    195
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    196
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    196
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    197
    
    Safety Chains
    197
    
    Trailer Brakes
    197
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    198
    
    Following Distance
    198
    
    Making Turns
    198
    
    Driving on Grades
    199
    
    Parking on Hills
    199
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    200
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    200
    
    When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    200
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

201
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  201
- Service
  
  203
- Fuel
  
  205
  - Gasoline Octane
    205
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    205
  - California Fuel
    206
  - Additives
    206
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    207
  - Filling Your Tank
    208
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    210
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  210
  - Hood Release
    211
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    212
  - When to Add Engine Oil
    213
    
    What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
    214
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    215
  - How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    216
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    217
  - When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    217
  - How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    217
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    220
  - Engine Coolant
    220
    
    What to Use
    221
    
    Checking Coolant
    222
    
    Adding Coolant
    223
  - Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    223
  - Engine Overheating
    223
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    224
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    224
  - Cooling System
    226
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    228
  - When to Check Power Steering Fluid
    231
  - How to Check Power Steering Fluid
    231
  - Adding Windshield Washer Fluid
    232
  - Brakes
    233
    
    What to Add
    234
    
    Brake Wear
    234
    
    Brake Adjustment
    235
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    235
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    235
    
    Vehicle Storage
    236
  - Battery
    236
  - Jump Starting
    237
- Bulb Replacement
  
  242
  - Halogen Bulbs
    242
  - Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps
    242
  - Fog Lamps
    244
  - Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
    245
  - Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
    245
  - Replacement Bulbs
    246
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  247
- Tires
  
  248
  - Tire Sidewall Labelling
    249
  - Tire Size
    251
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    251
  - How to Check
    254
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    254
  - When to Check
    254
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    255
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    256
  - Buying New Tires
    257
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    258
  - Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature a
    258
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    259
  - Wheel Replacement
    260
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    261
  - Tire Chains
    261
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    262
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    262
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    264
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    265
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    271
  - Compact Spare Tire
    272
- Appearance Care
  
  273
  - Fabric/Carpet
    273
    
    Special Fabric Cleaning Problems
    274
    
    Using Cleaner on Fabric
    274
  - Care of Safety Belts
    275
    
    Instrument Panel
    275
  - Glass Surfaces
    275
  - Interior Plastic Components
    275
  - Vinyl
    275
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    276
  - Finish Care
    276
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    276
  - Weatherstrips
    276
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    277
  - Aluminum Wheels
    278
    
    Tires
    278
    
    Sheet Metal Damage
    279
    
    Finish Damage
    279
    
    Underbody Maintenance
    279
    
    Chemical Paint Spotting
    280
    
    Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    280
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  282
- Electrical System
  
  283
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    283
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    283
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    283
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    283
  - Floor Console Fuse Block
    284
  - Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    286
- Capacities and Speciﬁcations
  
  289
  - Engine Specifications
    289
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

291
- Introduction
  292
- Maintenance Requirements
  292
- Maintenance Schedule
  292
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
  292
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  292
- Scheduled Maintenance
  294
- Additional Required Services
  296
- Maintenance Footnotes
  298
- At each Fuel Fill
  299
- Engine Oil Level Check
  299
- Owner Checks and Services
  299
- At Least Once a Month
  300
- At Least Once a Year
  300
  - Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
    301
  - Underbody Flushing Service
    302
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  303
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  304
- Maintenance Record
  305
- Customer Assistance and Information
  309
- Customer Assistance and Information
  310
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
  310
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
  312
- Online Owner Center
  312
- GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
  313
- Roadside Assistance Program
  313
- Canadian Roadside Assistance
  314
- Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
  315
- Reporting Safety Defects
  316
- Reporting Safety Defects to Saturn
  316
- Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government
  316
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
  316
  - Owner Publications
    317
  - Service Bulletins
    317
  - Service Manuals
    317
- Service Publications Ordering Information
  317

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Table of Contents

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Rear Seats

Safety Belts

Child Restraints

Airbag System

Restraint System Check

Section 2 Features and Controls

Features and Controls

Keys

Doors and Locks

Windows

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

Mirrors

Storage Areas

Sunroof

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Audio System(S)

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

Towing

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service and Appearance Care

Service

Fuel

Checking Things under the Hood

Bulb Replacement

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

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