Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 2010 Saturn VUE BookTOC
- Introduction
- In Brief
- Keys, Doors and Windows
- Seats and Restraints
- Head Restraints
- Front Seats
- Rear Seats
- Safety Belts
- Airbag System
- Where Are the Airbags?
- When Should an Airbag Inflate?
- What Makes an Airbag Inflate?
- How Does an Airbag Restrain?
- What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates?
- Passenger Sensing System
- Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
- Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
- Airbag System Check
- Replacing Airbag System Parts After a Crash
- Child Restraints
- Storage
- Instruments and Controls
- Controls
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
- Instrument Cluster
- Speedometer
- Odometer
- Trip Odometer
- Tachometer
- Fuel Gage
- Safety Belt Reminders
- Airbag Readiness Light
- Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
- Charging System Light
- Malfunction Indicator Lamp
- Service Vehicle Soon Light
- Brake System Warning Light
- Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light
- All-Wheel-Drive Light
- Power Steering Warning Light
- StabiliTrak® Indicator Light
- Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light
- Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
- Tire Pressure Light
- Engine Oil Pressure Light
- Change Engine Oil Light
- Low Fuel Warning Light
- Security Light
- Reduced Engine Power Light
- High-Beam on Light
- Fog Lamp Light
- Low Washer Fluid Warning Light
- Cruise Control Light
- Door Ajar Light
- Gate Ajar Light
- Information Displays
- Vehicle Messages
- Battery Voltage and Charging Messages
- Brake System Messages
- Compass Messages
- Cruise Control Messages
- Door Ajar Messages
- Engine Cooling System Messages
- Engine Oil Messages
- Engine Power Messages
- Fuel System Messages
- Key and Lock Messages
- Ride Control System Messages
- Airbag System Messages
- Service Vehicle Messages
- Tire Messages
- Transmission Messages
- Vehicle Reminder Messages
- Vehicle Personalization
- Universal Remote System
- Lighting
- Infotainment System
- Climate Controls
- Driving and Operating
- Vehicle Care
- General Information
- Vehicle Checks
- Doing Your Own Service Work
- Hood
- Engine Compartment Overview
- Engine Oil
- Engine Oil Life System
- Automatic Transmission Fluid
- Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
- Cooling System
- Engine Coolant
- Engine Overheating
- Power Steering Fluid
- Washer Fluid
- Brakes
- Brake Fluid
- Battery
- All-Wheel Drive
- Starter Switch Check
- Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control System Check
- Ignition Transmission Lock Check
- Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check
- Wiper Blade Replacement
- Headlamp Aiming
- Bulb Replacement
- Electrical System
- Wheels and Tires
- Tires
- Tire Sidewall Labeling
- Tire Designations
- Tire Terminology and Definitions
- Tire Pressure
- Tire Pressure for High-Speed Operation
- Tire Pressure Monitor System
- Tire Pressure Monitor Operation
- Tire Inspection
- Tire Rotation
- When It Is Time for New Tires
- Buying New Tires
- Different Size Tires and Wheels
- Uniform Tire Quality Grading
- Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
- Wheel Replacement
- Tire Chains
- If a Tire Goes Flat
- Tire Changing
- Compact Spare Tire
- Jump Starting
- Towing
- Appearance Care
- Service and Maintenance
- Technical Data
- Customer Information
- Customer Information
- Customer Satisfaction Procedure
- Customer Assistance Offices
- Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
- Online Owner Center
- GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
- Roadside Assistance Program
- Scheduling Service Appointments
- Courtesy Transportation Program
- Collision Damage Repair
- Service Publications Ordering Information
- Reporting Safety Defects
- Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy
- Customer Information
- Index

i-4 INDEX
Driving (cont.)
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . .9-22
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-20
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
E
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61
Electrical System
Engine Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Change Engine Oil Light . . . . . .5-22
Check and Service Engine
Soon Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-15
Engine (cont.)
Compartment Overview . . . . . . .10-6
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-30
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-21
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Cooling System Messages . . .5-32
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . .12-4
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-34
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-34
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-22
Reduced Power Light . . . . . . . . .5-23
Running While Parked . . . . . . . .9-34
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-29
Engine Oil
Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-33
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-15
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-3
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-65
Flat Tire, Changing . . . . . . . . . . . 10-67
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . 10-12
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Fog Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-24
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-49
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-52
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-50
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . .9-49