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Saturn 2007 Ion Owner's Manual (440 pages)

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

Table of Contents

1
- Canadian Owners
  3
- How to Use this Manual
  3
- Safety Warnings and Symbols
  4
  - Vehicle Damage Warnings
    5
  - Vehicle Symbols
    5
- Seats and Restraint Systems
  7
  - Manual Seats
    8
  - Front Seats
    8
  - Driver Seat Height Adjuster
    9
  - Manual Lumbar
    9
  - Reclining Seatbacks
    10
  - Head Restraints
    13
  - Passenger Folding Seatback
    14
  - Rear Seats
    16
  - Split Folding Rear Seat
    16
  - Safety Belts
    18
    
    Why Safety Belts Work
    20
    
    Questions and Answers about Safety Belts
    23
  - How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    24
  - Driver Position
    24
  - Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
    31
  - Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    32
  - Right Front Passenger Position
    32
  - Rear Seat Passengers
    33
  - Lap-Shoulder Belt
    33
  - Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
    36
  - Safety Belt Pretensioners
    40
  - Safety Belt Extender
    40
  - Child Restraints
    41
  - Older Children
    41
  - Infants and Young Children
    44
  - Child Restraint Systems
    47
  - Securing the Child Within the Child Restraint
    51
  - Where to Put the Restraint
    52
    
    Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (Latch)
    53
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position
    61
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    64
  - Airbag System
    68
    
    Where Are the Airbags
    71
    
    When Should an Airbag Inﬂate
    73
    
    What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate
    75
    
    How Does an Airbag Restrain
    75
    
    What will You See after an Airbag Inflates
    76
    
    Passenger Sensing System
    77
    
    Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    82
    
    Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    83
    
    Checking the Restraint Systems
    84
  - Restraint System Check
    84
  - Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    85
Section 2 Features and Controls

87
- Features and Controls
  
  87
  - Onstar
    88
- Keys
  
  89
- Doors and Locks
  
  94
  - Door Locks
    94
  - Power Door Locks
    95
  - Delayed Locking
    95
  - Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    96
  - Rear Door Security Locks (Sedan)
    96
  - Lockout Protection
    97
  - Rear Doors (Coupe)
    97
  - Trunk
    98
    
    Remote Trunk Release
    99
    
    Emergency Trunk Release Handle
    99
- Windows
  
  100
  - Manual Windows
    100
  - Power Windows
    101
  - Sun Visors
    102
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
  
  103
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    103
  - Passlock
    103
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
  
  104
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    104
  - Ignition Positions
    105
    
    Key in the Ignition
    106
    
    Shift Lock Release
    107
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    108
  - Starting the Engine
    108
    
    Manual Transaxle
    108
    
    Starting Procedure
    108
  - Automatic Transaxle Operation
    110
  - Manual Transaxle Operation
    112
  - Shift Speeds
    114
  - Parking Brake
    115
  - Shifting into Park (P) (Automatic Transaxle)
    116
    
    Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
    117
    
    Torque Lock
    117
  - Shifting out of Park (P)
    118
  - Parking Your Vehicle (Manual Transaxle)
    118
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    119
  - Engine Exhaust
    120
  - Running the Engine While Parked
    121
  - Compass and Temperature Display
    122
- Mirrors
  
  122
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Onstar
    122
    
    Temperature and Compass Display
    122
    
    Compass Calibration
    123
    
    Compass Variance
    124
    
    Cleaning the Mirror
    125
  - Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature Display
    125
  - Compass Operation
    126
  - Outside Remote Control Mirror
    128
  - Outside Power Mirrors
    128
  - Outside Convex Mirror
    129
- Onstar System
  
  129
- Storage Areas
  
  133
  - Glove Box
    133
  - Cupholder(S)
    133
  - Center Console Storage Area
    133
  - Roof Rack System
    134
  - Convenience Net
    134
- Sunroof
  
  135
Section 3 Instrument Panel

137
- Instrument Panel
  
  137
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  140
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    142
  - Other Warning Devices
    142
  - Horn
    142
  - Tilt Wheel
    142
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    143
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    144
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    145
  - Flash-To-Pass
    145
  - Windshield Washer
    145
  - Windshield Wiper Lever
    146
  - Cruise Control
    147
  - Headlamps
    150
  - Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
    151
  - Automatic Headlamp System
    151
  - Fog Lamps
    152
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    152
  - Dome Lamp
    153
  - Entry Lighting
    153
  - Map Lamps
    153
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    153
  - Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    153
  - Ashtray(S) and Cigarette Lighter
    154
- Climate Controls
  
  155
  - Climate Control System
    155
  - (Without Air Conditioning)
    155
    
    Operation
    155
    
    Defogging and Defrosting
    156
    
    Rear Window Defogger
    156
  - Climate Control System (with Air Conditioning)
    157
  - Outlet Adjustment
    160
  - Passenger Compartment Air Filter
    161
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  163
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    164
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    165
  - Trip Odometer
    165
  - Tachometer
    165
  - Safety Belt Reminder Light
    166
  - Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light
    166
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    167
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    168
  - Battery Warning Light
    170
  - Up-Shift Light
    170
  - Brake System Warning Light
    170
  - Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
    172
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    173
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    174
    
    If the Light Is Flashing
    175
    
    If the Light Is on Steady
    176
    
    Emissions Inspection and Maintenance
    177
  - Oil Pressure Light
    177
  - Passlock ® Warning Light
    178
  - Reduced Engine Power Light
    178
  - Highbeam on Light
    179
  - Fuel Gage
    179
  - Boost Gage
    180
- Message Center
  
  182
  - Low Traction Message
    182
  - Traction off Message
    182
  - Cruise Control Message
    183
  - Transaxle Fluid Hot Message
    183
  - Change Engine Oil Message
    183
  - Check Gage Message
    184
  - Power Steering Message
    184
  - Trunk Ajar Warning Message
    184
  - Check Gas Cap Message
    185
  - Low Fuel Warning Message
    185
  - Error Message
    185
- Audio System(S)
  
  186
  - Setting the Time (Without Date Display)
    187
  - Setting the Time (with Date Display)
    188
  - Radio with CD (Base)
    190
    
    Playing the Radio
    190
    
    Finding a Station
    190
    
    Setting Preset Stations
    191
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    191
    
    Radio Messages
    191
    
    Using the Auxiliary Input Jack
    194
  - Radio with CD (MP3)
    195
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    195
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    196
    
    Finding a Category (CAT) Station
    199
    
    Playing a CD(S) (Six-Disc CD Player)
    201
    
    Playing an MP3 CD-R or CD-RW Disc
    203
  - Using an MP3
    205
  - XM Radio Messages
    212
  - Radio Reception
    214
  - Cellular Phone Usage
    214
  - Care of Your Cds
    215
  - Care of the CD Player
    215
  - Fixed Mast Antenna
    215
  - XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System
    215
Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle

217
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  217
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
  
  218
  - Defensive Driving
    218
  - Drunken Driving
    219
  - Control of a Vehicle
    222
  - Braking
    222
  - Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
    223
  - Braking in Emergencies
    225
  - Enhanced Traction System (ETS)
    226
  - Limited-Slip Differential
    227
  - Steering
    227
    
    Steering Tips
    228
    
    Steering in Emergencies
    229
  - Off-Road Recovery
    230
  - Passing
    231
  - Loss of Control
    233
  - Racing or Other Competitive Driving
    234
  - Driving at Night
    234
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    236
    
    Driving through Deep Standing Water
    237
    
    Driving through Flowing Water
    238
    
    Some Other Rainy Weather Tips
    238
  - City Driving
    239
  - Freeway Driving
    240
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    241
  - Highway Hypnosis
    242
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    242
  - Winter Driving
    244
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    245
    
    If You Are Caught in a Blizzard
    247
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud
    249
  - Ice, or Snow
    249
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    250
  - Loading Your Vehicle
    250
  - Certification Label
    254
- Towing
  
  256
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    256
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    256
  - Dolly Towing (All Transaxles)
    258
  - Towing a Trailer
    259
    
    Weight of the Trailer
    260
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    261
    
    Total Weight on Your Vehicle's Tires
    262
    
    Safety Chains
    262
    
    Trailer Brakes
    262
    
    Driving with a Trailer
    263
    
    Following Distance
    263
    
    Making Turns
    264
    
    Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
    264
    
    Driving on Grades
    264
    
    Parking on Hills
    265
    
    When You Are Ready to Leave after Parking on a Hill
    265
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    266
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    266
    
    Changing a Tire When Trailer Towing
    266
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

267
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  267
- Service
  
  270
  - Accessories and Modiﬁcations
    270
  - California Proposition 65 Warning
    271
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    271
- Fuel
  
  272
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
    272
  - Gasoline Octane
    272
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    273
  - California Fuel
    273
  - Additives
    273
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    274
  - Filling the Tank
    275
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    277
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  278
  - Hood Release
    279
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    280
  - Engine Oil
    283
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    284
    
    Engine Oil Additives
    287
  - How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    288
  - What to Do with Used Oil
    289
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    290
    
    When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    291
    
    How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    291
  - Automatic Transaxle Fluid
    292
  - Manual Transaxle Fluid
    293
  - Hydraulic Clutch
    293
  - Engine Coolant
    293
    
    What to Use
    294
    
    Checking Coolant
    295
  - Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
    297
  - Engine Overheating
    297
    
    If Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    298
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from Your Engine
    299
  - Cooling System
    300
  - How to Add Coolant to the Coolant Surge Tank
    302
  - Adding Windshield Washer Fluid
    307
  - Brakes
    308
    
    Checking Brake Fluid
    309
    
    What to Add
    309
    
    Brake Wear
    310
    
    Brake Pedal Travel
    311
    
    Brake Adjustment
    311
    
    Replacing Brake System Parts
    311
  - Battery
    311
  - Vehicle Storage
    312
  - Jump Starting
    312
- Bulb Replacement
  
  318
- Headlamp Aiming
  
  318
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  327
- Tires
  
  328
  - Winter Tires (Red Line)
    329
  - Tire Sidewall Labeling
    330
  - Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    334
  - Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    337
    
    When to Check
    337
    
    How to Check
    338
  - High-Speed Operation
    338
  - Tire Inspection and Rotation
    339
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    341
  - Buying New Tires
    341
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    343
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    344
  - Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    346
  - Wheel Replacement
    346
  - Used Replacement Wheels
    347
  - Tire Chains
    348
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    349
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    350
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    351
  - Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    356
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    362
  - Compact Spare Tire
    365
- Appearance Care
  
  366
  - Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
    366
  - Fabric/Carpet
    367
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces
    368
  - Care of Safety Belts
    369
  - Weatherstrips
    369
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    369
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    370
  - Finish Care
    370
  - Windshield and Wiper Blades
    370
  - Aluminum Wheels
    371
  - Tires
    372
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    372
  - Finish Damage
    372
  - Underbody Maintenance
    372
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    373
  - Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
    373
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation
  
  374
  - Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
    374
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    374
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    375
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    375
    
    Windshield Wiper Fuses
    375
- Electrical System
  
  375
  - Floor Console Fuse Block
    376
    
    L L4 Engine
    378
    
    Engine Compartment Fuse Block
    378
    
    Capacities and Speciﬁcations
    384
    
    Engine Specifications
    386
Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

387
- Introduction
  388
- Maintenance Requirements
  388
- Maintenance Schedule
  388
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
  388
- Using the Maintenance Schedule
  389
- Scheduled Maintenance
  391
- Additional Required Services
  394
- Maintenance Footnotes
  395
- Owner Checks and Services
  397
- At each Fuel Fill
  398
- At Least Once a Month
  398
- At Least Once a Year
  399
- Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
  402
- Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
  404
- Engine Drive Belt Routing
  405
- Maintenance Record
  406
Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

409
- Customer Assistance Information
  409
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  410
  - Customer Satisfaction Procedure
    410
  - Online Owner Center
    413
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    414
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    414
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    415
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    415
  - Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders
    418
  - Collision Damage Repair
    420
    
    Collision Parts
    420
    
    Repair Facility
    420
    
    Insuring Your Vehicle
    421
    
    If an Accident Occurs
    421
    
    Managing the Vehicle Damage Repair Process
    423
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  424
Right Front Passenger Position/Safety Warnings and Symbols

437

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Section 2 Features and Controls

Features and Controls

Keys

Doors and Locks

Windows

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

Mirrors

Onstar System

Storage Areas

Sunroof

Section 3 Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Message Center

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

Headlamp Aiming

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Tires

Appearance Care

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

Electrical System

Section 6 Maintenance Schedule

Section 7 Customer Assistance Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

Right Front Passenger Position/Safety Warnings and Symbols

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