Saab 9-3 (2003) Bedienungsanleitung

1 Owner’s Manual Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan M2003 © Saab Automobile AB 2002 Service Readiness, Saab Automobile AB, Trollhättan, Sweden Printed in Sweden Safety 10 Security 37 Instruments and contr ols 53 Interior equipment 97 Star ting an d driving 121 Car care 171 Maintenance and owner assistance 229 T echnical data 235 Index 251[...]

2 Introd ucti on This m anual provides practic al gu idance o n driving and carin g for your Saab. The Saab 9-3 will be avai lable with the fol- lowing engine v ariant s: • 2.0t 175 hp • 2.0 T urbo 210 hp Althou gh this m anual de scrib es the m ost importan t differenc es be tween mod el vari- ants, it does not spec ify the eq uipme nt or feat[...]

3 Instrument panel Rear f o g ligh t _______ _____ 74 F ront f og l ights___________ 7 4 High/l ow b eam _______ ___ 72 Changi ng b ulbs _______ ___ 188 Headli ght le v e lling ___ _____ 73 P arkin g lights_ ______ _____ 72 Direction ind icato rs _______ 75 High /low be am co ntr ol stalk 72 Cruise Cont rol ___ ________ 140 Fuel gaug e _______ ____[...]

4 Exter ior Body _______ ___________ 219 T ouching up paintw or k ____ 219 Anti-corro sion treatme nt ___ 220 Service progra m ____ _____ 230 Sunroof ___________ _____ 102 W ashing _______ _____ ___ 218 W axing an d polish ing _____ 219 T aillights ____ ________ ___ 194 Brak e lights ________ _____ 194 Changi ng b ulbs _______ ___ 188 Light s witch[...]

5 Interio r Airbag ____________ _____ 26 Stee ri ng w heel a dju stme nt _ 98 Steering _______ ________ 242 Interior rearvie w mirror _________ 111 V anity mirror ______ ______ _____ 106 Door mirro rs __________ ______ __ 110 Airbag___________ ______ 26 Child s eats ____ ______ ___ 21 Saf ety belts _________ ___ 11 Saf ety bel t care ______ ___ 217[...]

6 Engine ba y V ehicle identi fication n umber 246 Color cod e _________ _____ 246 Engine n umber __________ 246 W ar ning labels __________ 7 Gearbo x numb er _ ________ 246 Exhaust emission con trol __ 126 Driv e belt _______ ________ 185 Simple t roublesh ooting (A/C , A CC) _____________ 224 Alternator ______ ________ 185 T urbo gauge _ _______[...]

7 Coolant: Never op en when eng ine hot! Drive belt: Dange r! Moving belt Radiator fan: Radiato r fan may start at any time. Battery: • No sparks , fl ames or smok ing • Shield eyes, explosive gases can caus e blindness or in jur y • Sulphur ic acid can ca use blindness or severe burns • Flush e yes immedia tely wi th w at er . Get medical [...]

8 Long loa ds: Always secur e load to pre vent it from s hiftin g duri ng transp ort. An u nsecure d load could cause passenge r injuri es in brakin g situa- tions or in the event of a crash. Changing wheels: Use on le vel grou nd only. U se veh icle support sta nds. Safe w orking loa d 1980 lbs. (900 kg ). Conta ct a Sa ab de aler i f a xenon h ea[...]

9 No sparks, flames or smoking Buckle up Refer to the Owner’s Manual Airbag Shield ey e s Never place a rear-f acing child seat in this se at K eep out of reach of children Electric windows Batter y acid cont ains sul- phuri c acid Deact ivating of re ar windo w switches Risk of explosive gas Central locking, lock Central locking, unloc k T ru nk[...]

10 Safety Safety belt s ___________ 11 Seats ________________ 16 Head restrai nts ________ 20 Child safety ___________ 21 Airbag________________ 26 Safety[...]

11 Safety Safet y belts Three-point inertia-reel safety belts are provided for all seats. The results of st udies show that it is eq ually important to wear safe ty belts in the rea r seat a s in the front se ats. Safety belt reminder When the ig nition is swit ched on, the sa fety belt remin der in the main instrument pan el will c ome on i f the [...]

12 Safety Corre ct pos itio n for sa fet y belt Consider thi s: • P osition the lap s trap snu gly and low across the hips so that it ju st touche s the thighs . The sho ulder st rap m ust be as f ar in on the sho ulder as possi b le. • Chec k to ensure that the belt is no t twisted or rubb ing ag ainst an y sharp edges. • There should not be[...]

13 Safety Front saf ety bel ts Fasten th e belt by pulli ng the belt and insert- ing the tongue in the buckle. C heck that it is securel y fast ened. Posi tio n th e lap part low acros s t he hip s. Grasp th e shou lder belt c lose to the buck le and pull the belt towa rds the sh oulde r to tighten t he lap belt part. The belt mu st be as far in on[...]

14 Safety Safety belt us e during pregnancy Pregnant w omen m ust alw ays wear a safety b elt to protect bo th thems elves an d the unbo rn child. The lap belt should be placed low, a cross the hips and ove r the upper thigh s . Safety belt pretensione rs The belt s of the front seats are fitted with automati c prete nsioners and force limite rs. T[...]

15 Safety Safety be lts, rear s eat The three re ar seats all ha ve thre e-point safety be lts with inertia re els. Fasten the belts by pull ing the b elt across you and inserting the to ngue into the bu ckle. Check that it is secu rely fastened. Grasp the shoulder belt close to the buckl e and pull the belt towards the sho ulder to tighten the lap[...]

16 Safety Seats Manually a djusted front seat s The foll owing seat ad justment s can be made to achie ve a comfor table drivin g positio n: • Heigh t (driver ’ s seat) •L e g r o o m • Backr est rake ang le • Lumbar suppor t (driver ’ s seat) • Head-re stra int height We re comm end th at a djus tment s to the driver’s seat be perf[...]

17 Safety Backrest rake ang le To fi nd th e mos t co mfort abl e posi tio n, t urn the knob to provide ste pless adjustm ent of the back rest. Lumbar support Adjust the firmness of the lumb ar support by turning t he knob. WARNIN G The bac krest sh ould be upright during driving , so that the sa fety belt, a i rbag and backres t can provide optimu[...]

18 Safety Electri cally adju stable front seat s (option) With the do ors closed the s eats can o nly be adjust ed when the ign ition is ON. However , there are two except ions: • T o f acilitate getting into the car , both seat s can be adjusted when ei ther of the fro nt doors is open . • The seat s can be a djus ted up to 20 seconds a fter b[...]

19 Safety Backrest rake ang le Adjust th e rake angle of the backrest wit h the rear l ever. Lumbar support, driver’s seat Adjust the firm ness of the lumbar support by turning the knob. Memory function (option) The legro om of the drive r’s seat w ith memory can alw ays be adjusted , irrespec- tive of wh ether or not one of the front d oors is[...]

20 Safety To recal l progra mmed se ttings, p ress and hold the desired me mory butto n while the seat and door mirr ors adopt their programm ed positions. The memo ry func- tion als o includ es the door mir ror settings. To facil itate reve rsing, the pass enger-side door mirr or can be angled down, refer to page 110. Head re straints The front s [...]

21 Safety Child safe ty Protect your children from getting trapped in the tr unk of a car WARNIN G • Chi ldren must always be suit ably restraine d in the car. • DEATH or SERIOUS INJUR Y can oc cur •Childr en 12 and under or shorter t han 55 inches (140 cm) can b e killed by the airbag • The BACK SEAT is the SAFEST place for chil dren • N[...]

22 Safety The sam e attent ion mus t be giv en to c hild safety i n the car as is given to a dults. Saab reco mmends rea rward fac ing restraints for chil dren 3 an d under. Childre n trav el mo st safely when properly restraine d, but res traints m ust be su itable for the s ize of the child. Make su re you are acquainted with th e legal re quirem[...]

23 Safety LATCH child seat installation Before star ting the insta llation, pl ease read through th is instruct ion, a nd the child se at inst alla ti on inst ru ction . 1 Place the chil d restraint on one of the designa ted outboard rear s eat cush- ions . 2 Slide the attachme nt on the child rest raint in bet ween t he seat cush ion and bac krest[...]

24 Safety Child teth er anch orages for f orward facing chil d seats Child res traints w ith a teth er strap m ust be attached according to C anadian and U.S. safe ty st andar ds. The car i s pro vid ed w ith thre e to p tet he r anchorage s. Use the on e that is right behind the child res traint and att ach the restraint as follows: 1 Open t he co[...]

25 Safety Installation of child rest raint using the stand ard safet y belt Chil d rest ra ints that are appr oved for r ear - war d faci ng i nst alla tion in t he re ar s eat can be pos itioned in any of the three rear places. Make su re that it is pos s ible to fit it in accor- dance w ith the manufacturer’ s instruc tions. When fitting child [...]

26 Safety Airbag Airbag system compone nts • Ai rbag in st eer ing wh eel • Airbag i n ins trument panel in front of passeng er seat • Side ai rbags in front seat bac krests • Inflata ble cu r tains al ong length of hea dlin- ing ( from front to rear roof pi llars) • Saf ety be lt prete nsioners f or front sea ts. The airbag sy stem sup p[...]

27 Safety The dr iver and passen ger front airbags are triggered by violent fron t-end cr ashs. Th ey are not acti vated by minor fron t-end impacts , if the ca r overturns or by r ear- and side-impac ts. There are two impa ct sensor s on the front bumper, un der the lacq uered she ll. Very soon after the moment of i mpact, t hese register that the[...]

28 Safety Airbag syst em 1 S teering wheel with integral airbag 2 S ide airbag 3 S ensor, side airbags and inflatable curtains 4 S ensor, side airbags and inflatable curtains 5 E lectronic control module and central sensor 6 S ensor, side airbags and inflatable curtains 7 S ide airbag 8 S ensor, side airbags and inflatable curtains 9 I nflatable cu[...]

29 Safety WARNIN G • Even if the ca r is equipped wi th AIRBAGS, safety be lts must still alw ays be worn by all occu pants. • Not e that because an airb ag inflat es and defl ates extremely rapidly , it will not pr ovide pro tection a gainst a second impact occurring in the sam e incide nt. Always use your safety belt. • Alwa ys sit with the[...]

30 Safety Front passenger se at The system is the same as that used on the driver’s sid e. The airbag systems ar e interco nnected and have a co mmon warning light . The pas- senger airbag module is house d in the fascia ab ove the gl ove com partment an d is marked "AIRBAG". Both airbags will be inflated i n the event of a moderate t o[...]

31 Safety Head protection The pilla r trim and headlini ng are desig ned to absor b energy, so ftening p ossible blo ws to the head . After a crash, thes e items must be chan ged in the seat positions that were occupi ed. Never fit acc essor ies to the pillar trim or he adlining as th ese c ould reduc e the effectiv eness of the he ad protectio n a[...]

32 Safety Infl atable c urtains The infl atable curtains , which pro tect the head, are conc ealed along the lengths of the headli ning (all the way from front to rear roof pil lars) . The infl atable curtains inflat e at the s ame time as t he side airbags i n the front seats in case of a side-on i mpact . The infl atable curtains reduce the risk [...]

33 Safety For opt imal prot ect ion , d o no t s it to o cl ose to the door. Bear this in mi nd, for example, if someon e is sle eping in the ca r. The inflat- able cu rtain comes do wn from the headl in- ing and covers a la rge por tion of the side windows . Prohi bited sea ting positio n Inflat ed inflata bl e cur tain Infla ted in flatab le cur [...]

34 Safety Airbag warning lamp Crash sensing Crash s ensin g and dia gnostic modul es have been used in autom obile s since air- bags we re first pro duced. The tech nical inf orm ati on gai ned fro m th ese modu les can be useful to understandin g the circum- stances th at led to the airbag de ploymen t. In addition, i nformation from ma ny field e[...]

35 Safety Scrapping or working on airbag and belt pretensioner s Frequently asked questions on function of the a irbag Do you still nee d to wear a sa fety belt if air- bags ar e fitte d? Yes, always! The airbag sy stem co mpo- nents me rely supplemen t the car’ s normal safety s ystem. M oreover , the f ront ai rbags will only be ac tuated in a [...]

36 Safety When do the airbags i n the ste ering wheel and pas s enger si de of the dash board inflat e? The air bag will o nly be infla ted unde r certain predeterm ined con d itions i n a mode rate to severe frontal, or near-fron tal crash, dependi ng on such fact ors as the force a nd angle o f the impa ct, the speed of t he ca r on impact, and t[...]

37 Securit y Doors ________________ 38 Central l ocking ________ 38 Car alarm _____________ 46 Manually openi ng the fuel fi ller door ________ 52 Security[...]

38 Security Doors Open th e door by liftin g the door handle. The foll owing message appears o n the Saab Infor mation Display (SID) if a door is not cl osed (tex t dis pla yed f irs t when vehi cle speed e x ceeds 15 mph (25 km/h) an d the door has still not b een clos ed): Centra l locking Remote control The remote c ontrol and ignition key are i[...]

39 Securit y Remote contro l functions *) pa rkin g lig hts , si de di rec tion indi cat ors , tail lig hts and licens e pla te lightin g. NOTICE The remote cont rol contai ns delicate elect ronics. • Do no t ex pose it to water . • Avoid roug h handli ng. • Do not place the remote control wh ere it may b e subjec ted to high tem pera- tures,[...]

40 Security Locking/unlocking the car Remote lockin g and unlockin g also control the car a larm. Remote locking Press the button o n ce: all doors and the trunk lid loc k ed. The haza rd warning light s will flash o nce to confirm . The car will be lock ed automat ically 3 m inu tes aft er i t is unl ocke d un les s a do or or the trun k lid is op[...]

41 Securit y Locking a c ar wit h dead ba ttery The stee ring wheel loc k require s suf ficient batter y voltage to lock and unl ock. If the bat - tery vol tage drops b elow a cert ain level while the remote control i s in the ignition swit ch, yo u will not be ab le to r emove the remote c ontrol. If you m ust leave the car, proceed as follow s: 1[...]

42 Security Switches on f ront doors The cent ral locking ca n also b e operated from ins ide the car using the button by eac h front door handle. • Loc king the car wit h the remote control renders thes e bu ttons inoper ative . • If y ou are sittin g in t he car an d press the but ton on the driv er’ s door , this will unloc k the driv er?[...]

43 Securit y Trunk Release Handle There is a glo w-in-the-d ark trunk release handle l ocated inside the trunk on the l atch. This ha ndle will glo w followi ng expos ure to light. Pul l the release h andle down to open the trunk from inside . Reprogramming lock syste m functions Certain lock system funct ions can be reprogram med at a Saab dealer [...]

44 Security Changing the key bat tery When the v oltage of the rem ote cont rol battery dro ps below a certa in level, the Saab Informa tion Display (SID) w ill disp lay: Change t he bat tery as s oon as p ossible to av oid m alfun cti oni ng. Battery typ e : Panason ic CR2032, 3V Lithi um. The batter y should las t for about 4 y ears of normal us [...]

45 Securit y 3 Change the battery . Fit the ne w battery so that i t is positione d in the s ame w ay as the o ld batt ery . 4 Fit to gether th e two hal ves of the remote control a nd press them together un til you hear a cli ck. Re insert the tr aditiona l ke y into the re mote control. After chang ing the battery y o u must synchron ize the re m[...]

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47 Securit y To avoid any inconveni ence, mak e sure that anyone using the car i s famili ar with how the car alarm and the locking system work. If the al arm has been tri pped sin c e the ca r was la st lock ed, the Saab I nformation Dis- play (SID) w ill dis play: If a f ault arise s in the car alarm system, the Saab Inform ation Disp lay (SID) w[...]

48 Security Moveme nt sensor The move ment sensor monitors the c abin. The alar m will be trigger ed if a mo vement i s detected, s uch a s if som eone stic ks in the ir arm through a smas hed window. Not e: Always cont act your S aab de ale r if you inten d to use a sepa rate ca bin heate r as thi s can i nte rf ere w ith th e mov eme nt se nsor. [...]

49 Securit y The functio ns of Full theft ala rm and Door alarm on ly modes are e xplained belo w. Panic function The car al arm includes a panic functio n. This functi on allows the alarm to be sta rted manually , for exam ple, to a ttract attention. The panic alarm can only be acti vated while the car is st ationa ry. The alarm is silen c ed if t[...]

50 Security Overview of f unctions Loc k ing/arming Direction i ndica tors flash once . Unlocking/ disa rming Haza rd wa rning lights fl ash twice. Unlocking/ disarming trunk lid Haza rd wa rning lights fl ash three times . Alarm triggered Direct ion indi cators fl ash for 5 min. The horn sounds f or 30-seco nd intervals w ith 10-sec ond b reaks (m[...]

51 Securit y Quick guide, LED and S aab Information Display (SID) messages Activity LED signal Arming (dela y period) Shines f or 11 s. Alar m a r me d Flash es on ce ev er y 3 s. Disar ming Off . Alarm not armed Off . A door , the hood or the tai lgate is open or opene d dur ing the del ay period. Flashes f or 11 s th en flashe s once ever y 3 s. [...]

52 Security Manually open ing th e fuel filler door If the fue l filler door, w hich is controlle d by the cent ral locki ng system , does not unlock, proceed as described b elow. Check fu se 7 in the fuse panel at t he end of the fasc ia (se e page 20 1). If th is fuse has blown or the n ew fuse blows, th e fuel filler door can be opened as f ollo[...]

53 Instruments and controls Warning and indi cator lights _______________ 54 Instruments ___________ 59 Informati on display, main instru ment panel _ 62 Saab Informati on Display (SID) ________________ 64 Switches _____________ 72 Wipers and wash ers ____ 76 Manual climate -control system ______________ 79 Automati c climate- control sys tem (ACC)[...]

54 Instru ments an d controls Main instrument panel Warning and indicator lights The foll owing warning a nd indicate lig hts are found on the main in strument pan el. This w arning li ght ill uminates when a fault arises in the ant ilock brake system. The follow ing messa ge is shown on the Saab Inf orm ati on Di spla y (SI D): The br ake sys tem [...]

55 Instruments and controls This ligh t will com e on if the engin e oil pres- sure is to o low. If the warning l ight flash es or comes on while you are dri ving, stop imme- diately in a safe p l ace, sw itch o ff the engin e and che ck the oi l level (see p age 17 6). The follow ing messa ge is shown on the Saab Inf orm ati on D isp lay (SID ): T[...]

56 Instru ments an d controls This l ight i ndicates when the fron t fog lights are on (s ee pag e 74). The front fog lights are s witched o ff auto- matical ly whe n the engi ne is switched off. When the fog lights a re next needed, they will h ave to be switched on manuall y. This li ght in dicates when the rear fog light is on (see page 7 4). Th[...]

57 Instruments and controls This li ght reminds the driver to buckl e up. This lig ht comes on when the p arking bra ke is appl ied (see page 148). The park ing bra ke is m echanic al and op er- ates on the rear wheels. This ligh t comes on if a potentia lly seri ous fault has occu red in the airbag system. The follow ing me ssage is show n on th e[...]

58 Instru ments an d controls This lig ht comes on when there i s less th an about 2.5 gallons (10 litre) of fuel left i n the tank. This li ght ind icates t hat the headligh ts or parking lights are o n. This ligh t comes on when the sys tem is engaged. Thi s symb ol ca n be fo und in cars with ma nual tr ansm issi on. The sym bol is no t activate[...]

59 Instruments and controls Instruments Tachometer The tachom eter displ ays the engine spee d in thousan ds of revolu tions per mi nute. A protectiv e function (in terruption of the fuel supply ) limi ts the eng ine speed wi thin the red zone . Odometer and trip meter The odometer rec ords the distanc e trav- elled in mil es on U.S. ve hicles and [...]

60 Instru ments an d controls Speedom eter ( U.S. sp eedo meter shown) The speed ometer displ ays the sp eed of the car in miles per hour (mph). It r eceives i nfor- mation a bout vehic le speed from the ABS’ s whee l s ens ors . Temperature gauge The tempe rature g auge sho w s the t emper- ature of the cool ant. Th e needle should be in the mi [...]

61 Instruments and controls Turbo gauge The turbo gauge indicate s the air volum e used fo r combustion , whic h is e quiva lent to the engi ne load. At low l oads and w hen the engin e is used for braking, the needle wi ll mo ve with in the white zone. Unde r cer tai n baro met ric co ndi tio ns th e needle m ay enter the first part of the red zon[...]

62 Instru ments an d controls Information disp lay, main instrument panel Under t he speedo meter is a dis play. The informati on sh own here varies depending on whe ther the car has a manual transmis- sion or auto matic tra nsmiss ion. Cars with m anual transmissi on: • The odom eter reading is shown on the left-hand side of the di spla y . • [...]

63 Instruments and controls This sy mbol lights u p when the system is operativ e. Operatio n of the TCS or E SP indicate s reduced cohesion betwee n the tires and the road, and th at extra care should be taken by the dr iver. The car i s equipp e d as st andard with TCS and ESP. This symbo l lights up w hen the s ystem i s disengag ed using the TC[...]

64 Instru ments an d controls Saab Info rmation Display (SID) Various t ypes of informa tion are sho wn on the SID: warni ngs, ind ications, tri p com- puter inform ation and inf ormation from the car’s In fotainmen t System. The wa rnings an d indication s that ca n be shown on the SID are lis ted on page 249 . When the eng ine is switched off, [...]

65 Instruments and controls Trip computer function of the SID SID conta ins the f ollowing func tions: When the en gine is started, the fu nction that was s elected w hen the engin e was switched off is displ ayed, w ith the following excepti ons: • Te m p is di splayed if t he ou tsid e tem per - ature is between 26 and 38°F (– 3 and +3°C). [...]

66 Instru ments an d controls Setting valu es 1 Selec t one of th e functions us ing the INFO dial. • Speed W (preset to 55 mph (90 km/h) • Dist (preset to 100 mil es (100 km) if not previo usly se t) • Speed Ø • Arriv • Date 2 Press and hold th e INFO d ial until giv en audib le confirmation. 3 T ur n the INFO di al to chan ge the val u[...]

67 Instruments and controls Calculating the arrival time (When wi ll I arrive if I know how fa r I have to drive?) This fun ction sh ould be used be fore starti ng out a jo urney. To calc ulate the arrival time, the dis tance must first be giv en. 1 Selec t the Dist funct ion usin g the INFO dial. 2 Press and hold th e INFO d ial until giv en audib[...]

68 Instru ments an d controls Calculating the requis ite average speed (What ave rage s peed do I n eed to maintain to get to my destina tion in ti me?) This fun ction sh ould be used be fore starti ng out a jo urney. To calcula te the requisite average sp eed, the dist ance must f irst be gi ven. First, se t the distance under Dist . 1 Th en us e [...]

69 Instruments and controls Under Profi ler you can cho ose whether the entire s peedometer sca le (0–160 mph ) or only p art of the sc ale (0–9 0 mph) should be illumin ated i n Night Panel mod e. 1 Press the CUST OMIZE butt on to go to Profiler. 2 Selec t System Sett ings usin g the INFO dial. 3 Press in the INFO dial. 4 Selec t Speed Scale I[...]

70 Instru ments an d controls Alarm Settin gs can b e made fro m Profiler. 1 Press the CUST OMIZE butt on to go to Profiler. 2 Selec t Cloc k / Alarm using the I NFO dial. 3 Press in the INFO dial. 4 Selec t Set Alarm. If the alarm is not activ ated: set using the INFO dial. If the al ar m is activ ated (Set Alarm on): sel ect Al ar m on or Al ar m[...]

71 Instruments and controls Explanat ion of the vari ous sel ections under System Settings . System Sett ings Languag e (The num ber of languages can vary betw een mark ets .) English Fr e n c h Ger man Italian Spanish Swed ish Unit Metr ic Imperial US Speed Sc ale Illum . 0–160 mph 0–90 mph Service Inf o Serv ice Data Time f or ser vice? No . [...]

72 Instru ments an d controls Swit ches The car’ s exterio r lights are o ff. The head lights can be flashe d. The park ing light s can be turned on irre- spectiv e of the position of the ign ition swit ch. If the park ing l igh ts ar e on an d th e driver’s door is opened , a remind er to turn them off will s ound. Do not use the parking light[...]

73 Instruments and controls Courtesy Headlamp Featur e A delay funct ion allo ws the low be am head- lights a nd back-up lig hts to remain o n for about 30 seconds a fter the driv er’s door has been clos ed. To activ ate this function: 1 After turning off the engine , remov e the remote c ontrol. 2 Open the dr iv er’ s door . 3 Pull t he contro[...]

74 Instru ments an d controls Rear fog light To turn on the re ar fog lig ht, press the rear fog light b utton on the instrume nt panel. The headlig hts or front fog li ghts must be o n. The rear fo g light is autom atically turned off when th e engine is switched off . When the car i s ne xt s tart ed, the re ar fo g li ght w il l ha ve to be swit[...]

75 Instruments and controls Turn signal & lane change indicators The stal k switch has an i ntermedia te, spring-l oaded positi on that is useful for sig - nalling when changin g lane s or pas sing. The stal k switch also ha s fixed positi ons for indicat i ng a righ t or left turn, that are ca n- celled autom atically when th e steerin g wheel[...]

76 Instru ments an d controls Back-Up The back-up lights come on aut omatically when re verse gear is e ngage d or se lected with the i gnitio n switche d on. Wipers an d washers Windshield wipers Position 1 is a spring-lo aded position t hat will pro duce a s ingle sweep of the wi pers. In position 2 yo u can set the dela y period for int erm itt [...]

77 Instruments and controls When the washer flu id level drops below 1 quart (1 litre), the hea dlight washe rs are deactiv ated. This is in orde r to prioritize the winds hield. The follo wing messag e is display ed on the SID: Headligh t washer s (certa in variant s only) The headlig hts are washed at the same tim e as the w indsh ield if th e h [...]

78 Instru ments an d controls Activate the rain s ensor by lifting the stalk swit ch to t he AUT O posi tion . The wi pers make o ne sweep fo r reference to se e how much wat er is on the w indshiel d. In th e future, th e sensor comp ares the a m ount of water o n the winds hield with this reference value . If th e sys tem m alf unct ion s, t he w[...]

79 Instruments and controls Manual climate- control syste m Fresh air for the cabin is drawn in through an inlet grille at the bottom edge of the wind- shield. It passe s through a filter before reaching the climate c ontrol system and delivery into the cabi n. The air is evacuate d via open ings in the parcel shelf. It is then led through o utlets[...]

80 Instru ments an d controls Air distribution The air d istributio n control is us ed to dir ect the flow of air to the defroster, panel and floo r vents. The con trol a lso perm its sett ings in betw een the three main se ttings defroster, panel and floo r: • defroste r and floor • panel a nd floor • defroste r, panel an d floor (11 o’clo[...]

81 Instruments and controls Defroster P anel Floor Defroster , panel an d floor Wint er – def ros ter Winter – c o mf or t setting Summe r – overcas t Summe r – sun ny Settings for var ious weather conditions[...]

82 Instru ments an d controls Air vents The air v e nts swivel un iversally, so that ai r can be directed as desire d. In winter, for instanc e, the outer vents can be directed onto the door windows fo r enhance d demi sting. The amo unt of air can be individually con- trolled by the regul ator on each v ent. If yo u wish t o reduce the air flow, s[...]

83 Instruments and controls This bu tton is located under the fan sp eed control. Always switch o ff the heating a s soon as the rear win dow is free from ice and mist. It will be turned off automatical ly afte r 12 minutes. Refrain from plac ing sha rp objects o n the parcel sh elf, to avoid dam aging the hea ting element . The seat cus hions an d[...]

84 Instru ments an d controls Auto matic c lim ate- control sy stem (ACC) Fresh air for the cabin is drawn in through an inlet at the bottom edge o f the windsh ield. It passes through a n effective fil ter befo re reaching the climate c ontrol system and delivery into the cabi n. The air is evacuate d via open ings in the parcel shelf. It is then [...]

85 Instruments and controls Temperatu re control The cabi n is div i ded int o two temperatu re zones: 1 Driv er’ s zone . 2 P assenger z one. The temp erature in the rear seat will be a mixture of the two zones. If you c hoose the sing le zone se tting, the entire c abin is treated as one zone. If you choose the dual zo ne sett ing, sett ings ca[...]

86 Instru ments an d controls The sy ste m uses fou r se nsor s: • Outsid e air tem perature se nsor • Cabin air tempe rature sensor • Sun s ensor • Blend ed air temper ature s ensors (locate d in the heate r unit and the outer panel vent duc t). The sun sensor is loc ated cent rally on the top of th e fascia. Note: If the su n sensor is co[...]

87 Instruments and controls Functions Pressi ng AU TO wi ll canc el al l man ual se ttin gs. If a manual function is selected, it will be lo cked in but o ther functions will be co ntro lle d auto matic all y. The sel ected temperature is always ma intained auto matical ly. T emperature , air distrib ution, f an speed and recir- culation will be co[...]

88 Instru ments an d controls T o tur n the sys tem OFF , press and hold (or press repeatedly ) the b utton to reduc e the f an speed un til the f an is sw itched off . Then relea se the b utton and press it once more . The A/C co mpressor wi ll now be di sengaged . T o re- engage th e A/C, pr ess one of the follo wing butt ons: • The A/C compres[...]

89 Instruments and controls Recircu lation is cont rolled man ually . Recircu lation is not s elected when the engi ne is star ted (fresh air mode). T o prev ent the sme ll of w asher fluid f rom entering the car , recirculatio n can be activate d temp orarily while w ashing the w indshie ld. The recircul ation symbol will howe ve r not light up . [...]

90 Instru ments an d controls Show n belo w are se veral exampl es of air distri butio n. P anel Floo r , fr ont an d re ar Windshi eld – flo or (front and rear) P anel – floor (fro nt and rear)[...]

91 Instruments and controls Formation of ice and mist in extreme w eather condit ions It is o nly in the mos t extreme conditi ons that icing and mis ting of windo w glas s are lik ely to be a problem, such as in torre ntial rain or severe cold coupled with high rela tive hum idity, or when passenge rs are p erspiring heavily or wearing wet clothes[...]

92 Instru ments an d controls Calibration Calibra tion is performed a utomatically every fift h time the car i s started afte r having been swi tched off for more than 2 hours. Programming A number of func tions c an be cus tomized under Profiler (se e page 93 ). Further cus- tomizat ions can be made at a Saab dealer. The seat cus hions an d backre[...]

93 Instruments and controls Profiler Some of t he functions of the ACC s ystem can be custo m ized. 1 Press the CUST OMIZE butt on to go to Profiler. 2 Selec t Climate Sy stem using th e INFO dial. 3 Press in the INFO dial. 4 Select R ear Defrost er, Heate d Seats, F an Settings, Air Distrib ution, A/C Mode, Dua l/Single Zone or D ef ault Settings [...]

94 Instru ments an d controls Expl ana tion of how the ACC syste m can be custom ized under Prof iler. Rear Defros ter Au t o: The rear wind ow and door mirror heat ing is c ontroll ed autom atical ly. This is one of the Defa ult Settings. Man ual: The rear wind ow and door mirror heati ng i s swi tch ed on w ith the button on ACC panel. Heated Sea[...]

95 Instruments and controls A/C Mode Au t o: Automat ic engagement and disen- gagem en t of t he A /C. Thi s is one of the Default Setti ngs. A/C off: A/C compres sor OFF (see al so page 87). The A/C com pressor ca n be ac tiv ated t emp orar ily b y pr ess- ing the AC or AUTO bu tton whil e on the ro ad and if the o utside tempera- ture is above 4[...]

96 Instru ments an d controls (This pa ge has been lef t blank).[...]

97 Inte rior equi pment Steering wheel adjustment _________ 98 Electric windows ______ 99 Sunroof _____________ 102 Interi or lighting _______ 105 Cup holder ___________ 107 Ashtray______________ 108 Storage compartments _ 109 Rearview mirror s ______ 110 Trunk _______________ 116 Interi or e quipme nt[...]

98 Interi or equi pment Steerin g wheel adjust ment The heigh t and reach of the steering wheel can be adjus ted. There is a release le ver under the steering colum n. 1 Pu ll down t he l ev er to rel eas e th e ste er- ing wh eel. 2 Ad just the p os itio n of th e st eer ing wh eel . 3 Raise t he le ver to th e loc ked position to loc k the steeri[...]

99 Inte rior equi pment Electric windows The elec tric wi ndows a re oper ated by means of switc hes in t he doo r armrests . For the elec tric windows to work, the remote contr ol must b e in the ON p ositi on in the ignit ion swi tch. At the end of a jour ney and havin g removed the remot e control, yo u can sti ll oper ate the windows , so lon g[...]

100 Interi or equi pment To close Raise the front edge of the bu tton one step. The wi ndow will stop when it is fu lly clos ed or when the butto n is released. Automatic cl osing (op tion): Raise the button all the w ay and release it. If the window does not close automatically , refer to Cali bratio n on page 101. Comfort closing (option) Comfort[...]

101 Interior equi pme nt Overriding the pinch prote c tion If dirt, ice or similar create so much resis- tance that the pinch prote ction cuts in, the pinch protec tion can be tempo rarily disen- gaged and the window closed. 1 Mak e sure the ig nition is ON. 2 Press and hold the butto n on th e dri ver’ s do or wh ile ope ratin g th e win dow in [...]

102 Interi or equi pment Sunroof The sunroo f is operated by the c ontrol in the roof cons ole. For t he sunroof to w ork, the remo te co ntro l mus t be in t he ON po siti on in the igni tion switch. At the end of a jour ney and havin g removed the remot e control, yo u can sti ll oper ate the sunroof, so lo ng as ne ither o f the front doors has [...]

103 Interior equi pme nt To close Manually controlled closing Slide the control forward to its first pos ition. The sunr oof will halt when yo u relea se the control. Automatic cl osing Slide the control forward to its s econd po si- tion and releas e it. The sunroo f will close fully. The sunr oof pinch prot ection h alts c losing and ope ns the s[...]

104 Interi or equi pment Pinch protection The sunr oof is equipped with pinch p rotec- tion. This is ac tivated if som ething gets trapped w hen the sunroof is bein g closed. The sunr oof will stop and op en sligh tly. Overriding the pinch prote c tion If dir t, ice or simi lar cr eate so much resis- tance th at the pinch pro tection c uts in (s un[...]

105 Interior equi pme nt Interio r lightin g The interio r lighting consis ts of one fron t and one rear r oof light, flo or lightin g, and co ur- tesy li ghts in the doors. The light switch for the interior lig hting is located on the roof consol e by the rearview mirror. When the s witch i s in the m id-posit ion (door- activated ), the interior [...]

106 Interi or equi pment Sun viso r Illumin ated vani ty mirrors are pr ovided on the sun v isors. Th e lightin g comes on when the co ver is raise d. Trunk lighting The trunk lighti ng is switch ed on and off when the trunk lid is o pened and clos ed. If the trun k lid is left open, the ligh ting will be switched o ff automatically after 20 minute[...]

107 Interior equi pme nt Cup holde r Cup holde rs are provided in the fascia, in the cent er console compa rtment between the front seats and rear s eat cu shion. T he cup holde r between the seats can be raise d if you wi sh to use the c ompartme nt for storage. WARNIN G • The cup holder s hould not be used to hold cups m ade of china or glass a[...]

108 Interi or equi pment Ashtray The car h as an as htray in front of the gear lever. Lightly press the front of the ashtray to open it. Rem ove the insert by taking hold of the sides a nd liftin g it straight up . Refit th e insert by slid ing i t straight in. You ca n use th e ele ctri cal socket in the st or- age com partme nt under t he armrest[...]

109 Interior equi pme nt Storag e compa rtmen ts There are additi onal storage comp artments in th e re ar sea t ar mrest , be low t he f ront ash- tray and in the doors . WARNIN G The glo ve compartment must be cl osed while travellin g. An open glove compar t- ment do or could cause personal in jury in the ev ent of a c ras h. Sliding cove r in g[...]

110 Interi or equi pment Rearvi ew mir rors Door mirrors To adjust The door mirrors are elec trically adjustable and heat ed. The controls for ad justing t he mirrors a re on t he driver’ s door: 1 Selec t a door m irror with the upper butto n. 2 Adjus t the mirro r using th e touch p ad. The mirr or glass can also be adjusted man- uall y by gent[...]

111 Interior equi pme nt Interi or rearvi ew mirr or The interio r rearview mirror is of the antidaz - zle type an d can be def lected with the lever on it s undersi de. Certain va riants ha ve an autodim ming rearvie w mirror. The lev er should be in the norma l position when you adjust th e mirror. Interi or rearvi ew m irror w ith autodimming Th[...]

112 Interi or equi pment Interi or rearvi ew m irror w ith gar age opener, auto dimming function and compass ( certain var iants on ly) Retain you r original gar age door o pener (transmitter) fo r future pro gramming proce- dures (i.e., new veh icle purc hase). It i s also suggeste d that upon the s ale of the vehic le, the program med gar age ope[...]

113 Interior equi pme nt The LE D will fl ash slowl y at f irst and th en rapidly. The rapidl y flashi ng LED indica tes that pr ogr amming is compl ete and tha t y ou can rele ase the b uttons. Repr og ramm in g a bu tt on th at has p re vi- ously been programm ed 1 Pre ss and ho ld the des ire d butto n on th e rearview mirr or f or the entire pr[...]

114 Interi or equi pment Autodimming Press butto n 5 briefly to s witch au todimmin g on or off. When a utodimming is switc hed on, a 1 is di splayed briefl y in the compa s s win - dow. A 0 indicates that auto dimming is switche d off. See pa ge 111 for a des cripti on of operatio n. This device complies with Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. Operation i[...]

115 Interior equi pme nt Compass The com pass is built into the rearview mir- ror. Th e compass bearing is dis played i n the top right- hand corner of th e mirror an d is updat ed every o ther second. The c ompass display s the car’ s direction of tra v el: N, NE, E, etc. Switch the co mpass d isplay on and off by pressin g butto n 5 for 3 secon[...]

116 Interi or equi pment Trunk Folding down the re ar seat For greate r flexibility, t he rear se at is split so that the n arrow and the wi de par t ca n be f old ed do wn se par ate ly. Next to the hinges in the trunk ar e handles for unlo cking th e rear se at backr ests. The operatio n is easier if the front seat s are not too far back and the [...]

117 Interior equi pme nt Load-through ha tch A load-thro ugh ha tch is inc orporate d in the r ear seat backrest t o enable l ong, narrow items to be carried i nside the car. Before loading o r unloading long it ems, sw itch of f the engine and apply th e parking brake. This av oids the dange r of the car moving off if a long it em were to knock th[...]

118 Interi or equi pment Trunk Release Handle There is a glo w-in-the-d ark trunk release handle l ocated inside the trunk on the l atch. This ha ndle will glo w followi ng expos ure to light. Pul l the release h andle down to open the trunk from inside . Lashing eyes There are four lashi ng eyes in the trunk that should be us ed to secure loads. I[...]

119 Interior equi pme nt Trunk lighting On th e un ders ide of t he parce l sh elf is a li ght that is sw itched on and off when the trun k is opened a nd closed. If the tru nk lid is le ft open, the li ghting wil l be switched off automatical ly after 20 minut es to preven t the batt ery from running flat. Emergency opening of t he narrow backr es[...]

120 Interi or equi pment (This pa ge has been lef t blank.)[...]

121 Startin g and driving Ignition switch ________ 122 Steering whe el lock ____ 123 Starting t he engine ____ 123 Important consi derations for drivi ng __________ 125 Refueling ____________ 128 Engine Break-in Pe riod _ 132 Manual transmission___ 133 Automatic transmission 134 Cruise control ________ 140 Braking ______________ 141 Traction Contr [...]

122 Star ting and d rivin g Ignition switch The igni tion switch is located o n the center consol e betwee n the f ront se ats. In c ars with autom a tic tran smission, the remote control can only be rem oved when the selecto r lever is in p osition P. NOTICE Take c are not to spill drinks o r to dro p crumbs over the ignition sw itch. If dirt or l[...]

123 Startin g and driving Steering whee l lock The stee ring wheel loc k is el ectronic. The lock en gages when th e remo te contro l is removed from the ign i tion and unlocks when the remo te control is in serted. A c lick c an be heard w hen the s teering wheel lock loc ks and u nlocks. If the ca r is parked with one front wheel touchin g the cu[...]

124 Star ting and d rivin g Do not run the starte r motor for more than 25 seconds at a time. Wa it 20–30 seconds before runni ng the sta rter again, to gi ve the batter y time to recover. Avoid rac ing the e ngine or putt ing a hea vy load on it before it h as warmed up. Let the engine i dle for at least 10 second s and t hen drive aw ay as long[...]

125 Startin g and driving Useful tips on start ing the engine If the engine has failed to st art after several attempts in very cold weather, proceed a s follow s: 1 T ur n the ign ition s witch to ON (it is essenti al tha t you tur n the ignitio n to ON bef ore depres sing the accelerator). 2 Press the a c celer ator to the f loor and run the star[...]

126 Star ting and d rivin g Limp-home The e ngine ma nagement syst em has a diagnos tic fe ature that checks a num ber of internal functions. If a fault is detec ted in t he throttle v alve, the engine manag ement system wil l set the throttle s y stem to th e limp-ho me mode. This means : • idling control will b e poor (un ev en idling since reg[...]

127 Startin g and driving • Have the c ar s er vi ced r egu lar ly in ac cor d- ance with th e service pr ogr am. • Alw ays be alert to any misfi ring of the engine (not running on al l cylin ders) a nd any loss of po wer or per f ormance. At the first sign of a malf unction, reduce speed and t ake the car to a Saab deale r . • If t he e ngi [...]

128 Star ting and d rivin g Refueling Only use fu el fr om a wel l-kn ow n oil com- pany. All Saab g asoline eng ines can be driv en on gasolin e with an oct ane rating between AON 87–93 . The engi ne management system mo nitors the combu stion and auto m atical ly adapts to the fuel used. Always use the correct grade of fuel: unle aded AON 8 7?[...]

129 Startin g and driving Refueling 1 Switch off the eng ine. 2 Open the filler c ap, loc ated in th e right - hand rear fender . 3 Insert the fuel pump noz zle be yond the flange on the fi ller pipe and let t he first mark (a ring, a pi mple or the first spr ing- coi l) re st on th e fl ange. Do not with draw the nozz le while fill ing is i n prog[...]

130 Star ting and d rivin g Recommended fuel: For optim um perform ance w e recomm end 90 AON for 175 hp engin es and 93 AON for 210 hp engines . Octane rating is determin ed according to the formu l a: where M ON is th e Motor Octa ne Num ber, and RO N is t he Rese arch Oc tane Numbe r. The aver age of these tw o values is the octane ra ting o f t[...]

131 Startin g and driving Fuel (Gasoline Engine) Use re gular unle aded g asoline rated at 87 octane o r high er. Use of gasoli ne with an octa ne ra ti ng lo wer than 87 ca n resu lt i n severe en gine damage . Damage cau s ed by incorrec t fuel being used is not covered under the terms of the N ew Car Wa rranty and wil l be the res ponsibil ity o[...]

132 Star ting and d rivin g If yo ur v ehicl e is c erti fie d to meet C alif or nia Emissi on Stand ards (ind icated on the under hood emi ssion c ontrol lab el), it is designe d to operate on fue ls that me et Cal- ifornia s pecifications . If such fuels are not availab l e in s tates adop ting Ca lifornia emis- sions s tanda rds, your vehicle wi[...]

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134 Star ting and d rivin g Automatic tra nsmission The autom atic transmis sion has an elec- tronic c ontrol module. T he control mod ule rece ives inf orm ation incl udi ng a ccel era tor positio n and road sp eed. Us ing this and other inform ation, it controls the hydrau lic pressure of the t ransmission to ensure that gear cha nging is as s mo[...]

135 Startin g and driving Park B rake Shif t Lock The trans missio n has a s ecurity function know n as Pa rk Br ake S hift Lock . To mo ve the gear selector lev er out of the P or N po si- tion, the gear selector lev er detent (c atch) must be pre ssed in at the same time as the brake pe dal is held de pressed. The d et ent b utt on on th e se lec[...]

136 Star ting and d rivin g Lock-up The trans mission’s torque converte r has a lock-up function. This can loc k the torq ue converte r in 3r d, 4th and 5th ge ars, thus reducing the engine sp eed and fuel con- sumpt ion. Kick-down When the acc elerat or is pressed down fully , a down change is made t o optimi ze acceler- ation, e.g. for o v erta[...]

137 Startin g and driving Limp-home If the transmi ssion malfun ctions, the co ntrol module will activate l imp-home mode . In this mo de, only 2nd and 5th ge ars are avail- able. Sel ect 2nd gear w hen drivi ng at low speeds and 5th gear at higher speed s. 2nd gear mus t be s elected manually. Sele ct 5th gear man ually or move the selector lever [...]

138 Star ting and d rivin g Selector lever positions P The selec tor lev er is loc ked an d the tr ansmi ssion is mech anica lly blo cke d. The engine can be sta r ted. T o mov e the selector le ver out of the P p osition, depress t he br ake pedal and press in the d etent (catch) on the sele ctor le ver . Only se lect the park po sition (P) when t[...]

139 Startin g and driving Vect or models also ha ve steering wheel con trols for manual gear selec tion. On these models , it is possib le to change g ear manuall y using the se lector le ver and the stee ring wheel co ntrols. Th e steer- ing w heel controls are on ly activ e when the selector l ever is in t he M positi on. Select a higher gear by [...]

140 Star ting and d rivin g Cruise control (Cruise co ntrol sys tem) For safe ty reaso ns (brake system func- tion), the br akes mu st be applied once when the engine has start ed, before the cruise control sy stem can b e activated. The follo wing message i s show n on the SI D : The syst em has the f ollowin g func tions: 1 ON: eng aged 2 OFF: di[...]

141 Startin g and driving To reduce the preset speed You can reduce speed in any of the follow- ing wa ys: • Brak e to the de sired speed. J og the control to SET/+ o r SET/–. • Jog the contro l to SET/– to reduce t he speed b y 1 m ph (1.6 km/h). • Hold the control in th e SET/– position until the des ired spee d is reached. Temporary [...]

142 Star ting and d rivin g ABS b rakes The Antiloc k Brakin g System (ABS) m odu- lates the brak e pressure to each w heel. The pressure i s automa tically reduc ed just before t he whee l locks up and th en increases again to the p oint at which the wheel i s just ab out to lock. Th e wheel sen- sors send informati on to the brake sy stem’s ele[...]

143 Startin g and driving The ABS system wil l not reduce th e braking distanc e on loos e gravel, snow or ice but, becaus e the wheels c annot lock up , stee r- ing con trol is retained. When the ABS system operates you will feel the br ake peda l pulsate and h ear a ticking noise, both of which are perfect ly normal. Apply the brake pedal with fu[...]

144 Star ting and d rivin g Tracti on Control System (TCS ) Anti-spin system How the system w orks The Tr action Con trol System (TCS) is designe d to prevent wheels pin. Th is enables the car to achi eve the best possi ble grip and, hence, maximum tractive effort, together with grea ter stability. The TCS us es inform ation from the ABS wheel se n[...]

145 Startin g and driving TCS indicator When the remote control is turn ed to the ON positio n, the lamp i s lit fo r about 4 seconds while the syst em performs se lf-diagnos is. The light under the speed ometer comes o n when the T CS is opera tive, that is when o ne of t he whee ls has lost it s grip. The fact that the TCS is operativ e indicates[...]

146 Star ting and d rivin g Electronic Stabilit y Progra m (ES P) Anti-skid sy stem The Electron ic Stability Prog ram employs both the an tilock braking sys tem (ABS) and the tracti on contro l syste m (TCS). It is a safety s ystem that he lps the d river to stabi- lize t he ca r in un usu al ci rcums tan ces th at can othe rwise be difficu lt to [...]

147 Startin g and driving ESP OFF lights up under the sp eedometer if : • a f ault has been detected and the syste m has there fore been switch ed off • the sys tem h as been s witch ed off manual ly • when t he remote co ntrol is turned to th e ON po sition, t he lamp is lit for ab out 4 seconds whi le the syst em perf orms self-dia gnosis. [...]

148 Star ting and d rivin g Parking br ake The parkin g brake leve r is situated between the front seats. The brak e acts on the rear whee ls. Wh en th e pa rki ng bra ke i s ap pli ed, the in dicator light o n the mai n instru- ment pan el will come o n. To releas e the parking b rake, lift the lever slightl y, press the pa wl button on the under-[...]

149 Startin g and driving Parking on a hill When park ing o n a steep hill, turn the fro nt wheels so that they will be blo cked by the curb if t he car shoul d move. If the ca r is parked with one front wheel touchin g the curb , for exam ple, you may need to turn the st eering whee l slightly when yo u in sert th e rem ote con trol to al low the [...]

150 Star ting and d rivin g Long-term parking If th e car is no t go ing to be use d for som e time, e .g. three to four months, the following steps a re recommen ded: • Drai n the w ash er fluid re servoi r and hoses. • W ash and w ax the ca r . Clean t he rubbe r seals on the hoo d, trunk lid and doors , and lub r icate them with g lycerol (g[...]

151 Startin g and driving Saab Pa rking Assist ance Saab Pa rking As sistance (option) Saab Parki ng Assistance facilita tes parki ng and revers ing. Ther e are four sens ors in the rear bu mper that detect objects up to 6 ft (1.8 meters) beh ind the c ar. If the ca r is heavily l aden, the sy stem ma y falsely indica te that there is an object wi [...]

152 Star ting and d rivin g If the di stance betwee n an obje ct and a corner s ensor doe s not change fo r 3 seconds, fo r example if you are re versing alongsi de a wall, the system will s witch to monitori ng stra ight bac k. The sy stem indi- cates i f the d istance to the wall de crease s again. If a trail er is hitched u p and cor rectly con-[...]

153 Startin g and driving Economica l driving Factors affecting f uel consumption The fuel consumption o f a car is gr eatly affected by driving c onditions , climate , road conditi ons, spe ed, driving tech nique, and so o n. Breaking-in Fuel co nsumption m ay be s omewha t higher durin g the break -in period (the first 3,000–4,00 0 miles (5,0 0[...]

154 Star ting and d rivin g engine wear is at i ts g reatest du r ing this period. Driv e off as soon as possib le after starting the engi ne and a v oid h igh engin e speeds . • Driv e as smoot hly and thought fully as pos sible. Ma tch your dr ivi ng to the pre vail ing tr affic co nditions. • Driving i n a lo w gear giv es rise to higher fue[...]

155 Startin g and driving Driving in cold weather In cold w eather, special a ttentio n should be paid to the follow ing: • Bef ore driving off , mak e sure th at the wiper b lades ha ve not fro zen to the win d- shield . • Remo ve any snow from th e heating system air intak es between t he hood and the wi ndshield . • If nec essary , inje ct[...]

156 Star ting and d rivin g Driving with tire chains Snow ch ains must onl y be fitted to the whe el and tire d imensions tha t Saab re commen ds in "T echnica l data" on page 235. Contac t a Saab d ealer rega rding approved tire cha ins. Driving in hot cli mates Alwa ys ch eck t he c ool ant l evel bef ore s tar t- ing a jou rney. When t[...]

157 Startin g and driving Towing a trailer Make sure you are familiar w ith the le gal requirements regarding speed l imits for towing, ma ximum trailer wei ghts, traile r braking requirem ents, an d also any spe - cial dri ving licenc e provisions. Trailer hitch attachment Trailer hitch atta chments are availab le as accesso ries. Th ese are des i[...]

158 Star ting and d rivin g Rec ommen datio ns for cars w ith automati c transmission The followi ng driving t ime limits are based on the cap acity of the coo ling sys tem in ho t weather, i.e. approx imately 86°F (+30°C ). The follow ing driv ing time li mits are based on the cap acity of the coo ling sys tem in ho t weather, i.e. approximately[...]

159 Startin g and driving Recommendations for ca rs with manual tr ansmissio n Rises in coolant tempe rature are indi cated by the tempera ture gauge in the main instru- ment pan el. When the needle is jus t outside the red zone, th e A/C compress or will be swit ched off and, on certain eng ine vari ants, the max - imum e ngine torque wi ll be li [...]

160 Star ting and d rivin g Checks bef ore drivin g Make su re that t he ca r and t rail er a re i n good work ing order. This is essen tial since towing a trailer i ncreases the s train on the car. • Chec k and if ne cessary adjust the tire pressure of the car and trail er . • Mak e sure all w heel b olts a re prop erly tightene d. • Mak e s[...]

161 Startin g and driving Driving with a roof rack load The max imum pe rmissib le roof loa d is 220 lbs. (100 kg). Note tha t the roof l oad must be i nclud ed in t he ca r’s max imum per- missib le pa yload an d axle load. Strong, st urdy roof carriers designe d spe- cially for your car are availabl e from your Saab deal er. Always secu re roof[...]

162 Star ting and d rivin g Driving with a load The handl ing characterist ics are affected by how the car is loa ded. • Place th e heavies t loa d as f ar fo rward and as low as possib le in the trunk. • Secur e the load to the lashing eyes (see page 11 8). • Hea vy loads mean tha t the car’ s center of gr avi ty is further back. As a resu[...]

163 Startin g and driving Driving with the trunk lid open Avoi d dri vin g with the t runk li d par tly or ful ly open, since e xhaust fu mes can be drawn into the cabin . If you m u st dr ive wit h the tr unk lid o pen, close a ll window s and th e sunroof (if fitt ed) and set the cabin fan to its highest s peed setting. Drivin g in de ep wate r D[...]

164 Star ting and d rivin g Towing the ca r Front towing eye The front towin g eye is stowed by the spare wheel. On the left-ha nd side of the bumper is a cov er conce aling the att achment point (tapped ho le) for the towin g eye. 1 Press the kno b on the upper s ectio n of this c ov er to open it. 2 S c r ew i n t he t ow i ng eye. The towing ey [...]

165 Startin g and driving Rear towing eye The car h as a perm anent tow ing eye at the rear un der the bu mper. If the ca r is equipped w ith a tow bar, this can be used instead of t he towin g eye. Towing the car Engage neutral (automatic trans mission: move the select or lever to N). Turn on th e parking l ights. Engage neutral (automatic trans m[...]

166 Star ting and d rivin g Vehic le recovery If the car has to be transpor ted on a flatbed truck , or si milar , it mu st be secu rely strapped down. T here are attachm ent points f or this purpose on the un derside of the car. The attachment points are oblon g hole that ha ve been reinforced to co pe with the stres ses that arise during th is ty[...]

167 Startin g and driving Driving with the compac t spare w heel Observ e the f ollowin g when the comp act spare w heel is fitted: • The compa ct spare is light and easy to handle w hen ch anging a whee l. • Do not driv e further than ne cessary with the com pact spa re fitted - the maxim um lif e of the wheel is only just o ver 2,000 miles ( [...]

168 Star ting and d rivin g Jump star ting It is e ssential when a don or battery is to be used to jump start the c ar tha t the jump lead s be co nne cte d corr ect ly to p rev ent arcing. To jump start your v ehicl e: 1 Chec k the other v ehicle . It m ust ha ve a 12-v olt b attery with a negat ive gro und syste m. 2 Get the vehicles close enough[...]

169 Startin g and driving 3 T ur n off the igni ti on on bo th vehi cles. T ur n off all lights th at are n ot needed , and r adios . This will av oid sparks an d help sa ve both batt er ies and it co uld sav e yo ur radio . 4 Open the hood and loca te the battery . Find the pos itive (+) and neg ative (–) termi - nals on the ba ttery. 5 Chec k t[...]

170 Star ting and d rivin g For lo ng trips Befo re start ing off on a l ong journ ey , it is advisa ble to have you r car inspected by your Saab deale r. Obtain a few im portant it ems to take along on your j ourney, such as spar e bulbs, w iper blades, fuses, a drive be lt (poly- V-belt) and the like . You c an c hec k som e po ints your sel f b [...]

171 Car care Hood _____ ___________ 172 Engine ______________ 173 Engine bay ___________ 175 Engine oil ____________ 176 Air filt er______________ 178 Transmission fluid ____ 178 Coolant ______________ 179 Brake/clutch f luid and brake pads__________ 180 Power steering________ 181 Battery ______________ 182 Drive belt ____________ 185 Wipers and wa[...]

172 Ca r care Hood The handle of the hood lo ck is locat ed on the left unde r the instrument panel. O pen the hood in the follow ing way: 1 Pull th e rele ase hand le. 2 The hoo d mo ves to the hal f-loc ked posi- tion a nd is st opped by a safe ty catch at the f ron t edge. 3 Press the lev er of the catc h upw ards and raise the hood. When you cl[...]

173 Car care Engine The engi ne is a transv erse fo ur-cylind er in- line eng ine with twin o v erhea d camshafts and 16 valves . The engi ne is equipped with two balan ce- shafts t hat reduce en gine vib rations to a mini mum. The bala nce shafts are chain-driven an d rotate at twice the speed of the cranksha ft. They pro duce f orces and torques [...]

174 Ca r care Saab Trionic engine mana gement system The Saab Trionic engine management system is a un ique Saab development th at combin es sequ ential multip ort fuel injec tion, electron ic distri butorless igni tion and turbo - charger boo st pressure c ontrol into one sy s- tem. The Tr ionic en gine cont rol module (ECM) monitors many differen[...]

175 Car care 1 Oil filler ca p 2 Coolan t reserv oir 3 Brak e and clut ch flu id reservo ir 4B a t t e r y 5 Fuse bo x 6 W asher-fluid res ervoir 7 P owe r-st eer i ng flu id r ese r voir 8 Engine -oil d ipstic k Engi ne ba y[...]

176 Ca r care Engine oil Checking the oil leve l Check th e engine oil le vel regularly. 1 P ark the car on a le vel g round. 2 Switch off the eng ine and w ait f or 2–5 minutes . The engine should be at normal oper atin g temper ature. 3 Take the dipst ick out a nd wipe it off with a clean rag before ca rrying out the check. The lev el must n ot[...]

177 Car care Changing engine oil Engine oil and oil filt er should be chan ged acco rdi ng to t he se rvi ce p rogr am. For oil vo lumes a nd grad es, refer to "Tech- nical da ta". The oil should be drai ned when the eng ine is warm. The car must sta nd on level ground. 1 Unsc re w the dr ain plug in the bottom of the sump and lea ve the [...]

178 Ca r care Changing filte r 1 Unscre w the oil filter cap . • Lift the cap slightly and carefu lly pry apart the cap a nd the filter hou sing. • Remov e the filt er cap . 2 Remo v e the filter . Hav e paper to well ing or a r ag at han d to catch the oil th at escapes from the filter . 3 Fit a new filter . 4 Chec k the seal i n the cap . App[...]

179 Car care Coolant If the coolan t level drops too low, the fo llow- ing mes sage app ears on the SID : The properti es of the cool ant are retained for the enti re service life of the c a r. There- fore, it is not ne cessary to change t he cool- ant. The coola nt contains 50 % antifreeze and ant i-c orro sion flui d. T his rati o gi ves th e be [...]

180 Ca r care Note: If incorre ct co olant is used or added, th e life- time pro perties will be a ffected. Ev en if the coolant is flushed from the sys tem and replaced with l ife-time c oolant, l ife-time properties are no longer re tained and the coolant must then be drain ed an d replace d at regula r intervals. Brak e/clu tch fl uid and brak e[...]

181 Car care The foot brake and parki ng brak e are sel f- adjusti ng. It is not pos sible to d e tect, throug h abnormal pedal o r parking brake leve r travel, whether the br ake pads are worn and need replac- ing. It is therefore essent ial t hat brake pads be chec ked re gularly, as spec ified in the servi ce p rog ram. Brake pads should only be[...]

182 Ca r care Battery Check t he ch arge state and electrol yte leve l of the batt ery regularly. If frequen t short journeys are m ade, the batter y may ne ed extra chargi ng. This can be do ne w ith a ba tt ery ch ar ger o r b y ta king the car f or a long run. If the ba ttery is not bei ng charge while the engine i s running , the followin g mes[...]

183 Car care Always connec t the posi tive (red) cable to the ba tt ery ’s po siti ve (+) te rmi nal , and t he negativ e (black) cable to the negative (-) terminal of the battery. Al ways dis connect both batt ery leads when b oost charging t he batter y. A car with standard equipm ent spec ifica- tions and a fully ch arged battery can be left f[...]

184 Ca r care Battery disconnect sw itch A crash c ould cause a short circuit i n the alternato r or starter motor. A disconn ect switch by the batte ry’s posi tive termin al cuts off the b attery from the a lternator a nd starter motor when the airbags an d seatbel t pre- tension ers are de tonated. WARNIN G If the battery d isconne ct swit ch h[...]

185 Car care Drive belt The alte rnator i s situate d on the right-ha nd side of the engine. It is driv en by a poly-V-be l t from the crank shaft pulley. A sli ppi ng or brok en po ly- V-b elt can result in: • insuffic ient en gine coo l ing • no charge to the battery • no A/C c ompressor fu nction The belt te nsion is criti cal and is adjus[...]

186 Ca r care Wipers a nd was hers Wiper blades Check an d clean all wip er blades regularl y. We re comm end Sa ab w ash er flu id f or cleanin g. If po or wi per perf orm ance is ex per ien ced, clean th e windsh ield wi th Saab wa sher fluid. This is particul arly imp ortant if th e car has been thro ugh an automati c car wash, a s these so meti[...]

187 Car care When the washer flu id level drops below 1 quart (1 litre), the hea dlight washe rs are deactiv ated. This is in orde r to prioritize the winds hield. The follo wing messag e is display ed on the SID: Headli ght was hers are only ava ilable on certain mar kets. Fill wit h a m ixtu re of " Saab w as her flu id" and water a s r[...]

188 Ca r care Changi ng bulbs Autochecking of lights The bulb s that are mo st impor tant from the point o f view of traffi c safety a re monito red by the car’s electric al system . If one of these bulbs s hould fail, a m essage will be disp layed on the SID. Example of SID mes sage: The follow ing bulb s are not check ed: parkin g light s, fron[...]

189 Car care Bi-Xenon headlight, main and dippe d beam (certain variants o nly) Xenon hea dlights prod uce rough ly thr ee times as muc h light as halogen bulbs and hav e a si gnifican tly long er service life . The la mp un its co nsi st of a gas disc harg e lam p con tai ning x eno n. When the lights are sw itched o n a very hig h voltage acti va[...]

190 Ca r care Low beam, halogen Left-hand si de 1 Lift a side the hose runn ing along the side of the battery cov er . 2 Releas e the tw o retainers (a quarter of a turn countercloc kwise) in the le ading edge of th e cov e r and rem ove t he cov er . 3 Pull u p the w ash er fluid fi ller pipe. 4 Remo v e the a ir pipe fro m the fron t edge of the [...]

191 Car care High beam, halogen Left-hand si de 1 Lift a side the hose runn ing along the side of the battery cov er . 2 Releas e the tw o retainers (a quarter of a turn countercloc kwise) in the le ading edge of th e cov e r and rem ove t he cov er . 3 Pull u p the w ash er fluid fi ller pipe. 4 Remo v e the a ir pipe fro m the fron t edge of the [...]

192 Ca r care Parking lights The park ing ligh t bulb is loca ted in th e same reflector as the main be am bulb. 1 Lift aside the hos e running along the side of the bat tery cove r. 2 Remo v e the battery co ver . 3 Remo v e the co v er from the rear o f the headligh t. 4 Withdr a w the b ulb hold er from the lamp unit. 5 Fit the n ew bulb. 6 Re f[...]

193 Car care Side-mounted tur n signal bulbs 1 Slide the lamp fitting f orw ard so th at its rear en d can be pulle d out. 2 T ur n the b ulb holder counterc lockwise and wi thdra w it from the lamp fitt ing. Change the b ulb. 3 T o fit, engag e the t wo ca tches on the rear ed ge of the lamp fitting with the edge of t he opening. T hen press in th[...]

194 Ca r care Side marker lights 1 Slide the le ns rear ward so tha t its f ront part can be pulled out. 2 Fit the n ew bulb. 3 When refitting, m ake sure that the groo ve in the sprin g engage s the plastic edge of the bu mper trim. Stop lights, tail lights and turn signal bulbs 1 Lo wer th e cov er in the trim behind th e light s. 2 Lift th e pla[...]

195 Car care Reversing lights and rear fog light Removing th e trunk lid trim 1 Remo v e the two sc re ws se curing the gr ab handl e to the inside of the trunk lid. 2 Unloc k the plastic r ivets b y press ing in the cente r of ea ch riv et. Pull out the rivets by taking hold of the rivet’ s collar . You can us e the button on the han dle of the [...]

196 Ca r care Dome light, rear 1 Remo v e the entire o v erhead p anel: ease out the traili ng end firs t, and then both sid es of the front edge. 2 Fit the n ew bulb. License pl ate ligh ting 1 Undo the tw o scre ws an d remo ve the lens . 2 Fit t he ne w bulb . 3 Mak e sure the seal on the lens is corre ctly seated. 4 Refit the lens and ti ghten [...]

197 Car care Trunk lighting The lam p fitting i s locate d under th e parcel shelf. 1 Re move the l amp f itt ing by pul ling d own one end. 2 Fit the n ew bulb. 3 Fit the lamp fi tting first and th en inser t the conn ector . Court esy/floor lighting 1 Relea se one edge of the la mp fitting using a scre wdriver . 2 Fit t he ne w bulb . 3 Fit t he [...]

198 Ca r care Bulb table No. Designation W a tt- age 1 H7 55 Hea dli ght 2 H3 55 Front f og lights 3 P 21W 21 T aillights ; rear f og light ; brak e lights; rev ersing li ghts 4 P Y21W 21 D irectio n indica tor , front /rear 5 R1 0W 10 R ear dome li ghting; cour tesy light ing; glov e comp ar tment light ing 6 R5 W 5 License pla te lighti ng; trunk[...]

199 Car care Fuses The fuses are housed in thre e fuse pan els: one behin d a hatch on the left-hand en d of the fascia, one in the eng ine bay (add itional small uni t in front of b attery) and one on th e left-hand s i de of th e trunk. There is space for spare fuses in the hatch on the left-hand end of the fascia. To chec k if a fuse ha s blown [...]

200 Ca r care A special tool for remov ing fuses is provide d on the ha tch on the left-ha nd end of the f as- cia. Sim ply pus h the tool onto the fuse, squeez e and r emove th e fuse. Some fus es and relays may be fi tted but not connec ted to the car’s electric al system. MAXI f uses The car al so has a nu mber of l arge fuses known as MAXI fu[...]

201 Car care Fuse panel in end of fas cia No. Amp . Function 1 15 Ste ering wheel loc k 2 5 St eer ing colu mn uni t; i gni tion swit ch 3 10 Ha nds-free; c abin CD changer ; SID 4 10 Mai n instrument unit; m anual clim ate co ntrol; auto mati c cli mat e con trol (ACC) 5 7 .5 Control modu le in fron t doors; P ar k Brak e Shift Loc k (automa tic t[...]

202 Ca r care Trunk fuse panel, left-h and side No. Amp. Function 1–5 MAXI - 6 30 Cont rol mo dul e in l eft rear door 7 3 0 Con tr ol modu le i n r igh t re ar do or 82 0T r a i l e r 9-- 10 30 Left-han d brake light; rear right turn signal ; r ight tail light; right re ver sing light; hig h-mounted brak e light; trai ler li ght s 11 - - 12 - - [...]

203 Car care Fuse panel in engine bay Rela ys (located on bac k of fuse panel) R 1 Electrica lly adju stab le seats with out memory R 2 Ignition +15 R3 - R 4 Rear wi ndow heat ing R5 - R6 - R 7 T runk lid e ar th (ground) R8 - R9 - R10 - R11 - No. Amp. Function 1-- 2 10 Engin e cont rol modul e; automatic tr ansmissi on con- trol modu le 32 0H o r [...]

204 Ca r care 13 - - 14 - - 15 30 W asher fluid pump , headlight s 16 30 F ront right parking l ight; front r ight turn signa l; left and right side tu rn signal; right hig h beam; left lo w beam; front left f og li ght 17 30 Windshie ld wiper motor , low speed 18 30 Windshie ld wiper motor , high speed 19 20 P ar king he ater; auxiliary heate r 20[...]

205 Car care Fuse panel in front of ba ttery No. Amp. Function 16 0 MAXI Secondary air in jecti on pump (certain models) 2 20 Fuel pump; preheated o xygen sens ors (lambda probe) 31 0A / C c o m p r e s s o r 43 0M a i n r e l a y Rela ys 1 Sec ond ar y air in jec tio n pum p 2 A/C-compre ssor 3 Prehea ted o xygen sensors (lambda probe) 4 Main re l[...]

206 Ca r care Wheels Alternat ive whee ls and tires If you wis h to f it other ti res or wh eels tha n those s upplied with the car, c onsult y our Saab deal er first as to th e possib ilities availab le. Wheels/t ires combinati ons that are not approved by Saab can negati vely affec t the car’s di rectional stabil ity, steeri ng and brak- ing in[...]

207 Car care Tire pressure Note: Low tire press ure also causes prem a- ture tire w ear and i ncreased fuel c onsump- tion. Adjust the tire pressure to m atch the curr ent load and speed of the car (see page 245). The stat ed ti re p ressu res apply to co ld t ires, i.e. tires that are the sam e temp erature as the out side air temperature . Tire p[...]

208 Ca r care The rece iver is locate d in the tr unk. Tire pressure informati on is se nt wirelessly t o the recei ver. The sys tem che cks the tire pressure when the car i s travell ing over 18 mph (30 km/h). The syste m is "self-l earning", w hich mean s that t he positi on of t he whee ls can b e changed without requir ing ad justment[...]

209 Car care Malfunctio n The mes sage shown a bove w ill be dis- played on the SID if: • a wheel wi thout pressure s ensor is fitted (e.g. sp are wheel) • one , tw o or thr ee pres sure sen s ors a re brok en or miss ing • two or more de tectors ar e missing or brok en • the rec eiver mal fun cti ons • a f ault arises in the sys tem. The[...]

210 Ca r care Winter tires Winter (s now) tires are re commen ded for winter cli mates whe re the majori ty of your driving w ill be do ne on snow and ic e. Winter tires sh ould b e fitted to all four whee ls to maintai n a proper balance. Your Saa b dealer can adv ise you of to th e correct size tire for your ca r (if different from th e original [...]

211 Car care Temperature The te mpe rat ure g rad es ar e A (t he hi ghe st) , B, and C, rep resent ing the tire’ s resista nce to the ge neration of h eat and its ability t o dis- sipat e he at wh en t est ed unde r co ntro lle d conditi ons on a speci fied indoor lab oratory test whee l. Sustained high temperat ure can cause th e materia l of t[...]

212 Ca r care Tire date code Tires sh ould b e regarded as peris hable goods. As the tires age , the rubber bec omes progress ively ha rder, and the roadholdi ng ability of the tires dim inishes . This is parti c- ularly true on wi nter tires. Tires ha ve a c ode that specifies the i r date of manufac ture. The first two digi ts deno te the week nu[...]

213 Car care The spare wheel, the tools and t he jack with its cr ank are car ried under a p anel in the trunk. Fold the ca rpeting forward to ea se access to the tools and spare wheel. The scre wdriver han dle has a "but ton" for remo ving pla sti c rivet s. T his type of riv et must be removed when changin g the light bulb in the trunk [...]

214 Ca r care Changi ng a wheel WARNIN G • The ca r jack is designe d solely fo r use in chan ging a wheel or fitting snow chains . It must not be used to support the car during repair work or servicing . • Never crawl under a c ar that is supporte d only by a ja ck. • Spe cial care must be taken if the car is on a s l ope - use wedge-sh aped[...]

215 Car care When the car has to be lifted, the jack must be posi tioned at one of the fou r jacking points (front or rear) unde r the sil l members. If a floo r jack is us ed, the lifting plate must be posi tioned under the nor mal jack ing points. If th e car is equipped w ith a towbar , the jack can also be placed u nder this. 1 Apply the parkin[...]

216 Ca r care 8 Retight en the wheel bol ts after twen ty or so mile s. Tightening to rque: Light -allo y wheels: 110 Nm. Steel wh eels: 110 Nm. We advis e agains t using wheels w ith larg e ventilati on slots in winter, as the brake com- ponents a re then more e xposed to slush , road salt and grit. If yo u fi t whee ls of a dif fer ent dime nsio [...]

217 Car care Flat spotti ng All tir es get hot, especially on long journey s or when the car is driven ha rd. After the car has been parked with ho t tires and the tires have co oled down, a fl at spot c an form in the tire, where it is in co ntact with the ground . The same c an occur if the ca r has not been moved for a long time. Flat spo ts can[...]

218 Ca r care Cleaning and caring for leather upholstery The pr incipal reason for treating leather upholst ery is to main tain its elegant appea r- ance and to pro vide it with a protecti ve film . Discolo uration caused by dust a nd wear mainly affec ts the lig hter shades, al though this is not detrimental to the leather, in deed, the patina res[...]

219 Car care thoroughl y at the end of winter . Clean the under side of the car by hand if the ca r is usu- ally w ashed in an au tomatic car was h with- out speci al facilitie s for underbody cleaning. Neve r was h or le ave t he car to dr y in t he sun, but wipe it dry wit h a chamois l eather immedi ately aft er washing to avoid sm ears and stre[...]

220 Ca r care Two- coat enam el As the na me implies, t w o-co at ename l is applied in two operat ions. The firs t coat, th e base co lor, contains t he pigment, me tal flakes a nd bind er. The seco nd coat consists of a cle a r enamel , which provides the f inal gloss f or the paintwork and prot ects the base f rom moist ure an d env ironm ent al[...]

221 Car care Use a ho se t o clea n the un der sid e of th e car thoroughl y. After it has dried, u se a brush o r spra y to app ly a v isco us ant i-c orro sion agent to any wor n or damaged areas, to prevent the ons et of corrosi on. Even afte r the an ti-corrosi on warran ty has expired, it makes good sense to conti nue to maintai n the rust pro[...]

222 Ca r care 2 Clean the unde rsid e of the car during the winter . Use high pre ssure w ater to clean th e car’ s unde rside (floor pane ls, whee l well s) at lea st at mi d-wi nt er an d in the sp r ing. 3 Inspect the c a r frequentl y for lea ks or damage, and arrange for need ed repair s promptl y . After w ashing o r after heavy ra in, ch e[...]

223 Car care 1 A-pillar trim: PP , PP/EPDM 2 W indshield trim: PP, PP/EPDM 3 S eals: EPDM 4 Rear window seal: PUR 5 C/D-pillar trim: PP 6 T ail light: PMMA 7 Rear bum per: shel l – PP/E PDM core – expa nded PP 8 F uel tank: PE 9 S ide window seal: PP/EPDM 10 A-pillar trim, textile: PC/ABS 11 Side trim: PVC 12 Rearview mirror: ABS 13 Sill scuff [...]

224 Ca r care Air cond itioning ( A/C) Troubleshooting If a fault o ccurs in the A/C syste m, the re are a number o f checks you can perfo rm yo ur- self. If the fault persists, h owever, have th e system che cked at a Saab deale r. Not e: When the A/C s ystem is ru nning, the intake air is dehumid ified. The resultant conde nsa- tion that fo rms o[...]

225 Car care Maintenance • The com pressor driv e belt should b e inspec ted under the reg ular service progra m. • Clean aw ay di r t and ins ects from the condens er and r adiator to pre ve nt clog- ging. Wh en washin g the car , use the ho se to spr ay th e radiat or and conde nser (located in front of th e ra diator) fro m both sides (both [...]

226 Ca r care Headli ght ai ming The vehi cle has a vis ual o ptical h eadlight aiming system equip ped with verti cal aiming device. The ai m has been pres et at the facto ry and shou ld normal ly not ne ed further ad justments. If your h eadlights ar e damage d in a crash, the head light aim may be affect ed. If you believe your headlight s need [...]

227 Car care If you fi nd that the h eadlight n eeds adjust- ment follow these steps : 1 Open the hood and l ocate the vertical aiming de vices there are two vertical aiming devices which shall be turned simulta neously a nd the same amount of turns. 2 Locate th e marker on th e lens. 3 Measure the dist ance fro m the gr ound to the aim marker No .[...]

228 Ca r care 5 Cars with Bi-Xe non lights: Bi-Xenon li ghts with autom atic h eadlight le velling system mu st first do a ref er- ence run bef ore aiming: Start the engine and let t he headlight s do a ref erence run. T ur n off the eng ine b ut lea ve the lo w beam on . Cars with halogen lights: T ur n on the l ow b eam head lights . Bot h vari a[...]

229 Mainte nance and o wner a ssis tanc e Maintenance schedul e __ 230 Owner assistance ______ 232 Reporting Saf ety Defects (U.S.A.) _____________ 233 Reporting Saf ety Defects to the Canadian government__________ 233 Maintena nce and owner ass istan ce[...]

230 Maintena nce and owner a ssistance Mainte nanc e sched ule The Mainten ance Schedu le prescribes a service program t o the purc haser/ope rator of a Sa ab that is re asonable and necess ary to ensure the proper emis sion co ntrol sys- tems fu nction , safety and rel iability of the Saab auto mobil e in norm al use. Ad ditional mainten ance is r[...]

231 Mainte nance and o wner a ssis tanc e Engine oil and filt er changes Changi ng the engin e oil and filter is requ ired at every service point. Use o nly a Saab approved long-life oi l filt er and eng ine oils meeting the SAE vis cosity rati ngs and API servi ce clas sif icati ons sta ted in t he “Tec hni- cal da ta” se cti on of t his Owner[...]

232 Maintena nce and owner a ssistance Service co sts Dealer pricing p ractices and labo r for ser- vice work vary. Saab’s recommen ded ser- vic e times for each se rvi ce po int d o not include the labor require d to re place wea r items, s uch as w iper blad es, brake pads or tires. Nor is labor to perform other service or repairs fou nd to be [...]

233 Mainte nance and o wner a ssis tanc e Reporti ng Sa fety Defect s (U .S.A .) If you belie ve that your vehicle has a defect which could c ause a crash o r could cause injur y or de ath, you should immed iately inform th e National Highway Tra ffic Safety Administrati on (NHTSA) in a ddition to noti- fying Saa b Cars USA, Inc. If NHTS A re ceiv [...]

234 Maintena nce and owner a ssistance[...]

235 Technical data General part iculars _____ 236 Engine _______________ 238 Engine oil _____________ 238 Fuel__________________ 240 Engines ______________ 240 Electric al system _______ 240 Drive belt _____________ 240 Manual transmiss ion ___ 241 Automatic tr ansmission _ 241 Suspension ___________ 242 Steering ____ __________ 242 Brake system __[...]

236 Technical d ata General particulars Ov era ll length , including bum pers: _ _____ 182.3'' (4630 mm) Ov era ll widt h, includ ing door mirrors _____ 80.2'' ( 2038 mm) Maxim um h eight _________ ______ _____ 56.9' ' (144 5 mm) Wheelbas e _____ ___________ ________ 105.3'' (2675 mm) Tr a c k : F ront ______[...]

237 Technical data Curb weight (i.e. with ful l fuel tank, full w a sher fluid res - ervoir , standard to ols and spare wheel) _ 3174–3461 lb s. (1440–1570 kg) Gross v ehicle weigh t (GVW) ___ ________ 4343–4453 lbs. (1970–2020 kg) Maximum axle loa d: F ront ____________ _____ _________ __ 248 lbs. (1125 kg) Rear ____________ ___________ __[...]

238 Technical d ata Engine Engine oil T ype: Fou r cylinders, doub le ove rhead camshaf ts, 16 valv es, two balancer sh afts, dual -ma ss fl ywhe el Cylinder bore ____ ________ ______ _____ 3.386' ' (86 mm ) Strok e ______ ________ ______________ 3.386'' (86 mm) Swept vo lume ______________ ________ 122 cu.in. (1 .998 l) Idling [...]

239 Technical data Other gra de classific ations : API and A CEA designa tions can also be fo und on the pac kag- ing along side the GM d esignations G M-LL-A 025 and GM-LL-B 025. Oil f or gasoli ne engines cl assified in ac cordance with API st andards (American P etroleum Ins titute) can inc lude SH (since 1 993), SJ (s ince 1996 ) and SL (fro m [...]

240 Technical d ata Fuel Engines El ectr ical system Drive belt Fuel tank capacity ________ ___________ 16.3 U .S. g al. (62 l) F or optim um perf or mance Saab recom mends: 2.0t (17 5 hp) ___________ ______ _____ Unleaded 90 AO N 2.0 T urbo (210 hp) ____________ _____ Unleaded 93 AO N 2.0t Ecop ower Rating, EEC at 5500 r pm _______ _____ 175 hp (1[...]

241 Technical data Manual transmi ssion Automatic transmis sion T ype _______ ________ ____________ __ Fully sync hroniz ed with final driv e gear and diff erential Oil typ e (f or topping u p ) _______ ________ Saab MTF 0063 Oil capac ity __________ ______________ 2.0 qts. (1.9 l) Speed (mp h/km/h) at 1000 rpm in highe s t gear (5th g ear): 1.8t a[...]

242 Technical d ata Suspensio n Steer ing Brake syst em Spring typ e, fron t and rear________ _____ Coil springs Maximum def lect ion of spr ing s: F ront _________ _____ _________ _____ 7.0'' (1 78 mm) Rear ____________ ___________ _____ 8.3'' (212 mm ) Dampe rs, fron t and rear _________ _____ Gas-filled dampers Steering_____ [...]

243 Technical data Whee ls and t ires Summer tires 6.5 x 15" ______ ___________ ________ 215/6 0R15 94 H 6.5 x 16" ______ ___________ ________ 215/5 5R16 93 H 7 x 17"___________ ______________ __ 215/50R17 91 W or 225/45R 17 91 W 7.5 x 18" (accessory) ____ ___________ 225/45 R18 91 W Alwa ys cont act a Saab dealer if yo u plan t[...]

244 Technical d ata Recommend e d tire/engine combinations RF = Rei nforcement (tire w ith rein forced si dewalls) 2.0t 2. 0 T ur bo Summer tires 215/60 R 15 94 H x – 215/55 R 16 93 H x – 215/50 R 17 91 W or 225/45 R 17 91 W xx 225/45 R 18 91 W x x Winter (sno w) tires 195/65 R 15 91 Q x – 195/65 R 15 95 Q RF x – 205/55 R 16 91 Q x x 215/55[...]

245 Technical data Recommend ed lowest t ire press ure, cold tir es Tire size Load/ spe ed mph (km/h) *) F ront psi/k P a Rear psi /kPa Summer tires 215/60 R 15 94 H 1–3 pers ./0–100 (0 –160) 4–5 pers ./0–10 0 (0–160) 1–5 pers ./100 – (160–) 32/220 32/220 38/260 32/22 0 32/22 0 38/26 0 215/55 R 16 93 H 1–3 pers ./0–100 (0 –1[...]

246 Technical data Plates a nd labels When contac ting you r Saab dealer it may somet ime s be nec essa ry to q uote t he ca r’s vehicl e identificatio n, engine and ge arbox numbers . 1 Modific ation identity plate ( in the spare whee l c ompar tme nt) 2 V .I.N. num be r and barco de, in side wind - shie ld 3 Gea rbox numbe r 4 En gine nu mber 5[...]

247 Technical d ata 1 Region _____ ___ Y = Nor ther n Eu rope 2 Country _______ S = Sweden 3 Manuf acturer ___ 3 = Saab Au tomobile AB 4 Pr oduct line _ ___ F = 9-3 5 Model se ries ___ B = 9 -3 Linear D = 9-3 Arc F = 9 -3 V ector 6 Bod y ver sion ___ 4 = 4-door 7 Gear box _______ 5 = 5-speed man ual 6 = 6-speed man ual 9 = 5-speed autom atic 8 Eng [...]

248 Technical d ata Several of the systems in your Saab can be customized to bette r suit your individual needs. Contact your Saab deal er Central lo cking system Some func tion s are gov ern ed by leg al requirem ents and canno t therefo re be reprogram med. Cons ult a Sa ab de ale r fo r fur th er inf or ma- tion. Listed b elow are a numbe r of e[...]

249 Technical data Warning and indications that can be shown on the SID Symbol T ext Antiloc k brak e malfu nctio n. Contact Sa ab dealer . Brak e malfunctio n. Make a safe stop. Contact Sa ab dealer . Brak e fluid le vel l ow . Make a safe stop. Contact Sa ab dealer . Rele ase p ar k br ake. Oil pr essure l ow . Make a safe stop. T ur n off engine[...]

250 Technical d ata Rear le ft seat backrest unlocked. Rear right seat b ack rest unlocked. P arking assis tance malfunc tion. Contact Sa ab dealer . P arking assis tance sensor inter ference. Close doors . Left br ake light f ailure Left hig h beam f ailure. Left low beam f ailure. Rear f og light fai lure . Right brak e light f ailure. Right high[...]

251 Index Index A A/C ________ ______________ ____ 82 ABS brakes __________ ______ ___ 142 ACC ____ _________ ____________ 84 Adjustme nt, steering wh eel ________ 98 Air conditio ning __________ _______ 82 Air filter ___________ ___________ 178 Air pressure, tyres ___________ ___ 20 7 Airbag ______ ________ __________ 26 Anchorage eyes ____ _____ [...]

252 Index E ESP, anti-skid system ________ ___ 14 6 Economi cal m otoring _____ ______ 153 Electr ic engine heater ___________ 154 Electr ic heatin g, front seats ____ 83 , 92 Electric windows _________ _______ 99 Electr ical sy stem, tec hnical d ata ___ 240 Electr ically a djust able seat s _______ 18 Electroni c Stability Pro gram (ESP ) _1 4 6 [...]

253 Index L LATCH (child safety) ____________ _ 22 Labels and plates, loc ation _______ 246 Lash ing eyes _______ ___________ 118 Laying the ca r up _____ _________ 150 Leather u pholstery , cleaning ______ 218 Limp-hom e _____ _____ _________ 126 Limp-hom e, automatic tr ansmissio n 137 Load carriers , roof ___________ ___ 16 1 Load indic es, tyre[...]

254 Index Remote contro l _______ __________ 38 Remote lockin g malfunction _______ 40 Reporti ng safety defec ts _________ 233 Rev count er _______ ________ ____ 5 9 Reversin g lights ____ ________ ____ 7 6 Roof li ghting ____ _____ _________ 105 Roof li ghting , changin g __________ 196 Running-in ________ ________ ___ 132 S SAHR, head res traint[...]