2008 Saturn Astra Owners Manual

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pressing the accelerator and/or brake pedal (cid:129) How fast the vehicle was traveling This data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur. Important: EDR data is recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data is recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location) is recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired during a crash investigation. To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR. Saturn will not access this data or share it with others except: with the consent of the vehicle owner or, if the vehicle is leased, with the consent of the lessee; in response to an official request of police or similar government office; as part of Saturn’s defense of litigation through the discovery process; or, as required by law. Data that Saturn collects or receives may also be used for Saturn research needs or may be made available to others for research purposes, where a need is shown and the data is not tied to a speciﬁc vehicle or vehicle owner. Customer Information 11-17 OnStar® If your vehicle has OnStar and you subscribe to the OnStar services, please refer to the OnStar Terms and Conditions for information on data collection and use. See also OnStar® System on page 4-38 in this manual for more information. Navigation System If your vehicle has a navigation system, use of the system may result in the storage of destinations, addresses, telephone numbers, and other trip information. Refer to the navigation system operating manual for information on stored data and for deletion instructions. Radio Frequency Identiﬁcation (RFID) RFID technology is used in some vehicles for functions such as tire pressure monitoring and ignition system security, as well as in connection with conveniences such as key fobs for remote door locking/unlocking and starting, and in-vehicle transmitters for garage door openers. RFID technology in Saturn vehicles does not use or record personal information or link with any other Saturn system containing personal information. 11-18 Customer Information ✍ NOTES A Accessories and Modiﬁcations ...................... 9-3 Accessory Power Outlets ...... 4-10 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .... 1-35 Additives, Fuel ..................... 8-36 Add-On Electrical Equipment ....................... 9-33 Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine ....... 9-11 Air Conditioning ..................... 7-1 Airbag Passenger Status Indicator ....................... 4-15 Readiness Light ................ 4-14 System, Replacing Parts After a Crash ................ 1-36 Airbag System ..................... 1-23 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ........................ 1-35 Check ............................. 1-36 How Does an Airbag Restrain? ..................... 1-28 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ........................ 1-34 Airbag System (cont.) What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? ........................ 1-28 What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? ........ 1-29 When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? ........................ 1-27 Where Are the Airbags? .............. 1-25, 1-30 ............ 6-25 Antenna, Fixed Mast Antilock Brake System (ABS) .................. 8-18 Anti-lock Brake, System Warning Light ................... 4-18 Appearance Care Chemical Paint Spotting ..... 9-79 Exterior Cleaning .............. 9-75 Finish Damage ................. 9-79 Interior Cleaning ............... 9-72 Sheet Metal Damage ........ 9-78 Underbody Maintenance .... 9-79 Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials ...................... 9-80 Appointments, Scheduling Service ........................... 11-8 INDEX i-1 Audio System ........................ 6-1 Audio Steering Wheel Controls ....................... 6-24 Fixed Mast Antenna .......... 6-25 Radio Reception ............... 6-25 Theft-Deterrent Feature ...... 6-24 Audio System(s) .................... 6-2 Automatic Transmission Fluid ............................... 9-12 Operation .......................... 8-5 System Warning Light Battery ............................... 9-25 Run-Down Protection .......... 5-4 Brakes ............................... 9-22 ....... 4-17 Braking ............................... 8-17 Break-In, New Vehicle ............ 8-2 Bulb Replacement ................ 9-28 Front Turn Signal Lamps ... 9-28 Halogen Bulbs .................. 9-28 Headlamp Aiming .............. 9-26 License Plate Lamps ......... 9-32 Replacement Bulbs ........... 9-33 Taillamps ................. 9-29, 9-30 Buying New Tires ................. 9-54 i-2 INDEX California Fuel ..................... 8-35 California Perchlorate Materials Requirements ....... 9-3 California Proposition 65 Warning ............................ 9-3 Canadian Owners ..................... ii Capacities and Speciﬁcations ................... 10-2 Carbon Monoxide ......... 8-14, 8-27 Care, Safety Belts ................ 1-22 Cargo Cover ......................... 3-1 Cargo Tie Downs ................... 3-1 Cautions and Notices ............... iii Chains, Tire ........................ 9-59 Charging System Light .......... 4-17 Check Engine Light .................... 4-20 Chemical Paint Spotting ........ 9-79 Child Restraints Child Restraint Systems ..... 1-41 Infants and Young Children ....................... 1-38 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children ....... 1-45 Child Restraints (cont.) Customer Assistance Older Children .................. 1-37 Securing .................. 1-50, 1-53 Where to Put the Restraint ...................... 1-43 Cleaning Exterior ........................... 9-75 Interior ............................ 9-72 Underbody Maintenance .... 9-79 Climate Control System .......... 7-1 Outlet Adjustment ............... 7-4 Clutch, Hydraulic .................. 9-12 Collision Damage Repair ..... 11-10 Compact Spare Tire ............. 9-67 Content Theft-Deterrent .......... 2-9 Control of a Vehicle .............. 8-17 Coolant Engine ............................ 9-12 Engine Temperature Warning Light ............... 4-19 Cooling System ................... 9-16 Cruise Control ....................... 4-5 Cruise Control Light .............. 4-24 Cupholders ........................... 3-1 Information Courtesy Transportation ....... 11-4, 11-8 Customer Assistance Offices ......................... 11-5 Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 11-1 GM Mobility Reimbursement Program ....................... 11-5 Reporting Safety Defects to Saturn ........................ 11-14 Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government ................ 11-14 Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government ................ 11-13 Roadside Assistance Program ....................... 11-5 Service Publications Ordering Information ..... 11-14 D Daytime Running Lamps ......... 5-2 Defensive Driving ................. 8-16 Delayed Headlamps ............... 5-2 Doing Your Own Service Work ..................... 9-4 Dome Lamps ........................ 5-3 Door Ajar Light ........................ 4-24 Locks ............................... 2-5 Power Door Locks .............. 2-5 Rear Door Security Locks .... 2-6 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................... 4-26 DIC Operation and Displays ............... 4-27, 4-31 DIC Warnings and Messages .................... 4-37 Driving At Night .......................... 8-24 Before a Long Trip ............ 8-26 Defensive ........................ 8-16 Drunken .......................... 8-16 Highway Hypnosis ............ 8-26 Driving (cont.) Hill and Mountain Roads .... 8-26 In Rain and on Wet Roads ......................... 8-25 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .................... 8-30 Winter ............................. 8-27 Winter Mode Light ............ 4-23 EDR ................................. 11-15 Electrical System Add-On Equipment ............ 9-33 Engine Compartment Fuse Block ................... 9-34 Fuses ............................. 9-34 Headlamp Wiring .............. 9-33 Power Windows and Other Power Options ........................ 9-34 Rear Compartment Fuse Block ........................... 9-36 Windshield Wiper Fuses .... 9-34 INDEX i-3 Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ............... 9-11 Check and Service Engine Soon Light ............................ 4-20 Coolant ........................... 9-12 Coolant Temperature Warning Light ............... 4-19 Engine Compartment Overview ....................... 9-6 Exhaust ........................... 8-14 Oil ................................... 9-7 Oil Life System .................. 9-9 Overheating ..................... 9-15 Starting ............................. 8-3 Engine Heater ....................... 8-4 Entry Lighting ........................ 5-3 Event Data Recorders ......... 11-16 Extender, Safety Belt ............ 1-22 Exterior Lamps ...................... 5-1 Exterior Lamps Off Reminder ........................ 4-24 i-4 INDEX Filter Engine Air Cleaner ............ 9-11 Finish Damage .................... 9-79 Fixed Mast Antenna ............. 6-25 Flashers, Hazard Warning ....... 4-4 Flash-to-Pass ........................ 4-8 Flat Tire .............................. 9-60 Flat Tire, Changing ............... 9-60 Flat Tire, Storing .................. 9-66 Fluid .................................. 9-12 Automatic Transmission ..... 9-12 Power Steering ................. 9-20 Windshield Washer ........... 9-20 Fog Lamp Fog .................................. 5-2 Fog Lamp Light ................... 4-23 Fuel ................................... 8-35 Additives ......................... 8-36 California Fuel .................. 8-35 Filling a Portable Fuel Container ..................... 8-38 Filling the Tank ................. 8-37 Fuels in Foreign Countries ..................... 8-36 Fuel (cont.) Gage .............................. 4-25 Gasoline Octane ............... 8-35 Gasoline Speciﬁcations ...... 8-35 Low Warning Light ............ 4-25 Fuses ................................. 9-34 Engine Compartment Fuse Block ................... 9-34 Rear Compartment Fuse Block ................... 9-36 Windshield Wiper .............. 9-34 Gage Fuel ................................ 4-25 Speedometer ................... 4-13 Tachometer ...................... 4-13 Gasoline Octane ............................ 8-35 Speciﬁcations ................... 8-35 Glove Box ............................ 3-1 GM Mobility Reimbursement Program .......................... 11-5 Hazard Warning Flashers ........ 4-4 Head Restraints ..................... 1-5 Headlamp Aiming ............................ 9-26 Headlamp Wiring ................. 9-33 Headlamps Bulb Replacement ............. 9-28 Daytime Running Lamps ..... 5-2 Delayed ............................ 5-2 Exterior Lamps ................... 5-1 Flash-to-Pass ..................... 4-8 Front Turn Signal Lamps ... 9-28 Halogen Bulbs .................. 9-28 High/Low Beam Changer ..... 4-8 Heater ................................. 7-1 Engine .............................. 8-4 Height Adjuster, Seat .............. 1-2 Highbeam On Light .............. 4-24 High-Speed Operation, Tires ............................... 9-47 Highway Hypnosis ................ 8-26 Hill and Mountain Roads ....... 8-26 Hood Release ............................ 9-5 Horn .................................... 4-4 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .......................... 1-12 Hydraulic Clutch ................... 9-12 Keyless Entry System ............ 2-3 Keys .................................... 2-2 Ignition Positions ................... 8-2 Immobilizer ........................... 2-7 Immobilizer Operation ............. 2-8 Infants and Young Children, Restraints ........... 1-38 Inﬂation - Tire Pressure ......... 9-46 Instrument Panel Brightness ......................... 5-3 Cluster ............................ 4-12 Overview ........................... 4-2 Jump Starting ...................... 9-68 Labeling, Tire Sidewall .......... 9-40 Lamp Rear Compartment ............. 5-4 Lamps Dome ............................... 5-3 Exterior, Off Reminder ....... 4-24 Reading ............................ 5-3 ................ 1-17 Lap-Shoulder Belt LATCH System Child Restraints ................ 1-45 Replacing Parts After a Crash .......................... 1-50 License Plate Lamps ............ 9-32 Liftgate Carbon Monoxide ............... 2-6 Light Airbag Readiness ............. 4-14 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) Warning .............. 4-18 INDEX i-5 Light (cont.) Brake System Warning ...... 4-17 Charging System .............. 4-17 Cruise Control .................. 4-24 Door Ajar ......................... 4-24 Engine Coolant Temperature Warning ..... 4-19 Fog Lamp ........................ 4-23 Highbeam On ................... 4-24 Low Fuel Warning ............. 4-25 Low Oil Level ................... 4-23 Malfunction Indicator ......... 4-20 Oil Pressure ..................... 4-22 Passenger Airbag Status Indicator ....................... 4-15 Safety Belt Reminders ....... 4-14 Service Vehicle Soon ........ 4-24 StabiliTrak® Indicator ......... 4-19 Tire Pressure ................... 4-19 Winter Driving Mode .......... 4-23 Entry ................................ 5-3 Exterior Lamps ................... 5-1 Flash-to-Pass ..................... 4-8 High/Low Beam Changer ..... 4-8 Lighting Lights i-6 INDEX Loading Your Vehicle ............ 8-30 Locks Door ................................. 2-5 Power Door ....................... 2-5 Rear Door Security Locks .... 2-6 Loss of Control .................... 8-23 Low Fuel Warning Light ........ 4-25 Lumbar Seat Adjustment ......... 1-3 Malfunction Indicator Light ..... 4-20 Manual Seats ........................ 1-2 Manual Transmission Fluid ............................... 9-12 Operation .......................... 8-9 Manual, Using .......................... ii Message DIC Warnings and Messages .................... 4-37 Mirrors Manual Rearview Mirror ..... 2-12 Outside ........................... 2-12 Outside Power Mirrors ....... 2-12 MyGMLink.com .................... 11-4 Navigation System, Privacy .......................... 11-17 New Vehicle Break-In ............. 8-2 Notices and Cautions ............... iii Outside Mirrors ............................ 2-12 Power Mirrors .................. 2-12 Owner Checks, Service .......... 9-5 Owners, Canadian .................... ii Odometer ........................... 4-13 Odometers, Trip ................... 4-13 Off-Road Recovery ............... 8-22 Oil Engine .............................. 9-7 Low Oil Level Light ........... 4-23 Pressure Light .................. 4-22 Oil, Engine Oil Life System ..... 9-9 Older Children, Restraints ...... 1-37 Online Owner Center ............ 11-4 OnStar, Privacy .................. 11-17 OnStar® System, see OnStar® Manual ............... 4-38 .................. 7-4 Outlet Adjustment Outlets Accessory Power .............. 4-10 Paint, Damage ..................... 9-79 Park Shifting Into ..................... 8-11 Shifting Out of .................. 8-13 Park Brake .......................... 8-10 Parking Over Things That Burn ...... 8-13 Parking Your Vehicle ............ 8-13 Passenger Airbag Status Indicator .......................... 4-15 Passing .............................. 8-23 Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California ...... 9-3 Power Door Locks ........................ 2-5 Electrical System .............. 9-34 Retained Accessory (RAP) ... 8-3 Power (cont.) Steering Fluid ................... 9-20 Windows ......................... 2-10 Pressure Cap ...................... 9-15 Privacy ............................. 11-15 Event Data Recorders ..... 11-16 Navigation System .......... 11-17 OnStar .......................... 11-17 Radio Frequency Identiﬁcation ................ 11-17 Radio Frequency Identiﬁcation (RFID), Privacy .......................... 11-17 Radio(s) ............................... 6-2 Radios Reception ........................ 6-25 Theft-Deterrent ................. 6-24 Reading Lamps ..................... 5-3 Rear Compartment Lamp ........ 5-4 Rear Door Security Locks ....... 2-6 Rear Heated Seats ................ 1-6 Rear Seat Operation .............. 1-7 Rear Windshield Washer/ Wiper .............................. 4-10 Rearview Mirrors .................. 2-12 Reclining Seatbacks ............... 1-3 Recreational Vehicle Towing ............................ 9-72 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System .................... 2-3 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation .......................... 2-4 Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire ....................... 9-62 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ........................ 9-61 Replacement Bulbs .............. 9-33 Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash ........................... 1-50 INDEX i-7 Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government ..... 11-14 Saturn ........................... 11-14 United States Government ................ 11-13 Restraint System Check Replacing Airbag System Parts After a Crash ........ 1-36 Replacing Safety Belt System Parts After a Crash ....................... 1-23 Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ..................... 8-3 Roadside Assistance Program .......... 11-5 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .................... 8-30 Running the Vehicle While Parked ................... 8-14 i-8 INDEX Safety Belts .......................... 1-8 Care of ........................... 1-22 Check ............................. 1-22 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............... 1-12 Lap-Shoulder Belt ............. 1-17 Reminder Light ................. 4-14 Replacing Parts After a Crash ....................... 1-23 Safety Belt Extender ......... 1-22 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .................... 1-21 Seats Head Restraints ................. 1-5 Heated Seats - Rear ........... 1-6 Height Adjuster .................. 1-2 Lumbar Adjustment ............. 1-3 Rear Seat Operation ........... 1-7 Reclining Seatbacks ............ 1-3 Securing Child Restraints ................ 1-50, 1-53 Service ................................ 9-2 Accessories and Modiﬁcations .................. 9-3 Adding Equipment to the Outside of the Vehicle ..... 9-4 California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .... 9-3 California Proposition 65 Warning ......................... 9-3 Doing Your Own Work ........ 9-4 Engine Soon Light ............ 4-20 Owner Checks ................... 9-5 Publications Ordering Information ................. 11-14 Vehicle Soon Light ............ 4-24 Service, Scheduling Appointments ................... 12-8 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .... 1-34 Sheet Metal Damage ............ 9-78 Shifting Into Park ................. 8-11 Shifting Out of Park .............. 8-13 Signals, Turn and Lane-Change ..................... 4-8 Spare Tire Compact ......................... 9-67 Installing .......................... 9-62 Removing ........................ 9-61 Storing ............................ 9-66 Speciﬁcations, Capacities ...... 10-2 Speedometer ....................... 4-13 StabiliTrak® Indicator Light ..... 4-19 Stabilitrak® System ............... 8-19 Starting the Engine ................ 8-3 Steering .............................. 8-20 Steering Wheel Controls, Audio .............................. 6-24 Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel ...... 4-4 Storage Areas Cupholders ........................ 3-1 Glove Box ......................... 3-1 Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow .......................... 8-29 Sun Visors .......................... 2-11 Sunroof .............................. 2-13 T Tachometer ......................... 4-13 Taillamps .................... 9-29, 9-30 Theft-Deterrent, Radio ........... 6-24 Theft-Deterrent Systems ......... 2-7 Content Theft-Deterrent ....... 2-9 Immobilizer ........................ 2-7 Immobilizer Operation ......... 2-8 Tilt Wheel ............................. 4-4 Tire Pressure Light .................. 4-19 Tires .................................. 9-38 Buying New Tires ............. 9-54 Chains ............................ 9-59 Changing a Flat Tire ......... 9-60 Compact Spare Tire .......... 9-67 Different Size ................... 9-55 High-Speed Operation ....... 9-47 If a Tire Goes Flat ............ 9-60 Inﬂation - Tire Pressure ..... 9-46 Tires (cont.) Inspection and Rotation ..... 9-51 Installing the Spare Tire ..... 9-62 Pressure Monitor Operation ..................... 9-50 Pressure Monitor System ........................ 9-48 Removing the Flat Tire ...... 9-62 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............... 9-61 Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ............... 9-66 Tire Sidewall Labeling ....... 9-40 Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions .................... 9-43 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ....................... 9-56 Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ................. 9-58 Wheel Replacement .......... 9-58 INDEX i-9 Tires (cont.) When It Is Time for New Tires .................... 9-53 Winter Tires ..................... 9-39 Towing Recreational Vehicle .......... 9-72 Towing a Trailer ................ 9-72 Your Vehicle ..................... 9-72 Stabilitrak® System ........... 8-19 Traction Transmission Fluid, Automatic ................ 9-12 Fluid, Manual ................... 9-12 Transmission Operation, Automatic .......................... 8-5 Transmission Operation, Manual ............................. 8-9 Trip Odometers .................... 4-13 Turn and Lane-Change Signals ............................. 4-8 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever ................................ 4-4 Windshield (cont.) Wiper Fuses .................... 9-34 Wipers .............................. 4-9 Windshield, Rear Washer/ Wiper .............................. 4-10 Winter Driving ...................... 8-27 Winter Driving Mode Light ..... 4-23 Winter Tires ........................ 9-39 i-10 INDEX Uniform Tire Quality Grading ........................... 9-56 Using this Manual ..................... ii Vehicle Control ............................ 8-17 Loading ........................... 8-30 Parking Your .................... 8-13 Running While Parked ....... 8-14 Service Soon Light ........... 4-24 Symbols .............................. iii Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy .................... 11-15 Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN) ................... 10-1 Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label ......... 10-1 Ventilation Adjustment ............. 7-4 Visors ................................. 2-11 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators .................. 4-11 Warnings DIC Warnings and Messages .................... 4-37 Hazard Warning Flashers .... 4-4 Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance ....................... 9-58 Different Size ................... 9-55 Replacement .................... 9-58 Where to Put the Restraint .... 1-43 Windows ............................. 2-10 Power ............................. 2-10 Windshield Washer ........................... 4-10 Washer Fluid .................... 9-20 Wiper Blade Replacement ................ 9-21

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2008 Saturn Astra Owners Manual