Saturn 2007 AURA Green Line Hybrid User manual

Seats and Restraint Systems ....................... 7
Front Seats .............................................. 9
Rear Seats ............................................. 16
Safety Belts ............................................ 18
Child Restraints ...................................... 40
Airbag System ........................................ 69
Restraint System Check ......................... 88
Features and Controls ................................ 91
Keys ....................................................... 93
Doors and Locks .................................. 102
Windows ............................................... 108
Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 112
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ..... 116
Mirrors .................................................. 132
OnStar
®
System ................................... 135
Universal Home Remote System .......... 139
Storage Areas ...................................... 152
Sunroof ................................................ 154
Instrument Panel ....................................... 157
Instrument Panel Overview ................... 160
Climate Controls ................................... 177
Warning Lights, Gages,
and Indicators ................................... 187
Driver Information Center (DIC) ............ 204
Audio System(s) ................................... 217
Driving Your Vehicle ................................. 245
Your Driving, the Road,
and Your Vehicle .............................. 246
Towing ................................................. 284
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Service and Appearance Care .................. 295
Service ................................................. 297
Fuel ...................................................... 299
Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 306
Bulb Replacement ................................ 344
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement .... 347
Tires ..................................................... 348
Appearance Care .................................. 382
Vehicle Identification ............................. 390
Electrical System .................................. 391
Capacities and Specifications ................ 401
Maintenance Schedule .............................. 403
Maintenance Schedule .......................... 404
Customer Assistance Information ............. 421
Customer Assistance and Information ..... 422
Reporting Safety Defects ...................... 434
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ..... 436
Index .......................................................... 439
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SATURN and the SATURN Emblem are registered
trademarks, and the name AURA is a trademark
of Saturn Corporation. GENERAL MOTORS
and GM are registered trademarks of General
Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at the
time it was printed. We reserve the right to
make changes after that time without further
notice.
This manual describes features that may be
available in this model, but your vehicle may not
have all of them. For example, more than one
entertainment system may be offered or your
vehicle may have been ordered without a front
passenger or rear seats.
Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick
reference.
Canadian Owners
A French language copy of this manual can be
obtained from your dealer/retailer or from:
Helm, Incorporated
P.O. Box 07130
Detroit, MI 48207
Litho in U.S.A.
Part No. 15864099 B Second Printing
©
2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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How to Use This Manual
Many people read the owner manual from
beginning to end when they first receive their new
vehicle to learn about the vehicle’s features
and controls. Pictures and words work together
to explain things.
Index
A good place to quickly locate information about
the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual.
It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual
and the page number where it can be found.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
There are a number of safety cautions in this
book. A box with the word CAUTION is used to
tell about things that could hurt you or others if you
were to ignore the warning.
{CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could
hurt you or other people.
We tell you what the hazard is and what to do to
help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read
these cautions. If you do not, you or others could
be hurt.
A circle with a slash
through it is a safety
symbol which means
“Do Not,” “Do Not
do this” or “Do Not let
this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
You will also find notices in this manual.
Notice: These mean there is something that
could damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage
the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be
covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could
be costly. The notice tells what to do to help avoid
the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors
or in different words.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle
which use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along
with the text describing the operation or
information relating to a specific component,
control, message, gage, or indicator.
If you need help figuring out a specific name of a
component, gage, or indicator, reference the
following topics:
•Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
•Features and Controls in Section 2
•Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
•Climate Controls in Section 3
•Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in
Section 3
•Audio System(s) in Section 3
•Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:
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Front Seats ..................................................... 9
Manual Seats ................................................ 9
Power Seats ............................................... 10
Manual Lumbar ........................................... 10
Heated Seats .............................................. 11
Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 12
Head Restraints .......................................... 15
Power Lift Seat ........................................... 16
Rear Seats .................................................... 16
Split Folding Rear Seat ............................... 16
Safety Belts .................................................. 18
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 18
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts ............................................. 22
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 23
Driver Position ............................................. 24
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 31
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 32
Right Front Passenger Position ................... 32
Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 33
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 36
Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 39
Safety Belt Extender ................................... 39
Child Restraints ............................................ 40
Older Children ............................................. 40
Infants and Young Children ......................... 43
Child Restraint Systems .............................. 47
Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 52
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) .................................... 54
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position ................................... 62
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position ......................... 64
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Airbag System .............................................. 69
Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 72
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 75
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 77
How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 78
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inflates? ........................................ 78
Passenger Sensing System ......................... 80
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 86
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 87
Restraint System Check ............................... 88
Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 88
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ........................................... 89
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Manual Seats
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you
try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while
the vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and confuse you,
or make you push a pedal when you do
not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only
when the vehicle is not moving. Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to
unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it
and release the bar. Try to move the seat with
your body to be sure the seat is locked in place.
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Power Seats
In vehicles with power seats, the controls used to
operate them are located on the outboard side
of the seat.
To adjust the seat, do any of the following:
•Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding
the control forward or rearward.
•Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion
by moving the front of the control up or down.
•Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion
by moving the rear of the control up or down.
Manual Lumbar On vehicles with this
feature, the handle is
located on the outboard
side of the seat.
Move the handle up repeatedly to decrease
lumbar support. Move the handle down repeatedly
to increase lumbar support.
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Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have heated front seats.
The buttons are located
on the outboard side of
the driver’s and front
passenger’s seats.
Press the top of the switch to turn the
feature on. The seat will heat to the high
setting. The indicator light above the switch will
be lit next to the number 2.
Press the top of the switch again to go to the low
heat setting. The indicator light will be lit next
to the number 1.
Press the bottom of the switch to turn the
feature off.
The heated seat feature will turn off when the
ignition is turned off.
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Reclining Seatbacks
Manual Reclining Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you
try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while
the vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and confuse you,
or make you push a pedal when you do not
want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.
On seats with manual reclining seatbacks,
the lever used to operate them is located on the
outboard side of the seat.
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To recline the seatback, do the following:
1. Lift the recline lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then
release the lever to lock the seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure
it is locked.
To return the seatback to an upright position,
do the following:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to
the seatback and the seatback returns to the
upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it
is locked.
Power Reclining Seatbacks
If the seats have power reclining seatbacks,
the control used to recline them is located on the
outboard side of the seat behind the power
seat control.
•To recline the seatback, tilt the top of the
control rearward.
•To bring the seatback forward, tilt the top of
the control forward.
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{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your
vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Even if you buckle up, your safety belts
cannot do their job when you are reclined
like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job. In a
crash, you could go into it, receiving neck
or other injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a
crash the belt could go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would be there,
not at your pelvic bones. This could cause
serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is
in motion, have the seatback upright.
Then sit well back in the seat and wear
your safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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Head Restraints
Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the
restraint is at the same height as the top of
the occupant’s head. This position reduces the
chance of a neck injury in a crash.
Pull the restraint up
to raise it. To lower
the head restraint,
press the button,
located on the top
of the seatback,
and push the
restraint down.
The rear seat head restraints are also adjustable.
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Power Lift Seat
To adjust a power lift seat up or down:
1. Move the seat forward or rearward to the
desired position.
2. Press the top or bottom of the power lift seat
switch, located on the outboard side of the
driver’s seat, to raise or lower the seat.
See Manual Seats on page 9.
Rear Seats
Split Folding Rear Seat
With this feature, you can fold either side of the
seatback down for more cargo space. Make sure
the front seat is not reclined. If it is, the rear
seatback will not fold down all the way.
Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety
belts still fastened may cause damage to the
seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle
the safety belts and return them to their normal
stowed position before folding a rear seat.
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To lower the rear seatback, pull on the seat tab
located on the outboard side of the seatback
cushion and fold the seatback down. This allows
you direct access to the trunk.
To raise the rear seatback, follow these steps:
1. Raise the seatback up and make sure it latches.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked in position.
3. Make sure that the safety belts are properly
stowed over the seatback in all three positions.
{CAUTION:
A safety belt that is improperly routed,
not properly attached, or twisted will not
provide the protection needed in a crash.
The person wearing the belt could be
seriously injured. After raising the rear
seatback, always check to be sure that
the safety belts are properly routed and
attached, and are not twisted.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on the
seatback to be sure it is locked.
When the seat is not in use, it should be kept in
the upright locked position.
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Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use
safety belts properly. It also tells you some things
you should not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Do not let anyone ride where he or she
cannot wear a safety belt properly. If you
are in a crash and you are not wearing a
safety belt, your injuries can be much
worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be
seriously injured or killed. In the same
crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety
belt, and check that your passengers’
belts are fastened properly too.
{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a collision, people riding in these areas
are more likely to be seriously injured or
killed. Do not allow people to ride in any
area of your vehicle that is not equipped
with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and
using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has indicators to remind you and
your passengers to buckle your safety belts.
See Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 189
and Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light
on page 190.
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces,
the law says to wear safety belts. Here is why:
They work.
You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do
have a crash, you do not know if it will be a
bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be
so serious that even buckled up, a person
would not survive. But most crashes are in
between. In many of them, people who buckle up
can survive and sometimes walk away. Without
belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.
After more than 40 years of safety belts in
vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes
buckling up does matter... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast
as it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a
seat on wheels.
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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle.
The rider does not stop.
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