Saab 9-3 (2001) manual

1 Owner’s Manual Saab 9-3 M2001 © Saab Automobile AB 2000 Service Readiness, Saab Automobile AB, Trollhättan, Sweden Printed in Sweden Safety 11 Securi ty 35 Con ver tible 47 Instru ments and co ntr ols 59 Saab 9 -3 A udio Syst em 93 OnSta r - T elema tics 117 Interio r equipment , trunk 129 Star ting a nd driving 151 Car care 19 1 Mainte nance[...]

2 Introd uction This m anual provides practical gu idance on driving and caring for your Saab. The Saab 9-3 is avail able with a 2.0l turbo-engi ne, 185 hp or 205 hp or a 2.3l turbo-engi ne, 230 hp. Althou gh the ma nual describes the most importan t differences be tween model vari - ants, it does not include pre cise specifica- tions of the differ[...]

3 Instrument panel High/l ow beam ______ __________ 75 P arking lights ___________ _______ 75 Da ytime runni ng lights ___________ 75 Chang ing bul bs ______ _________ 206 High/lo w beam co ntrol sta lk 75 Dir ectio n in dicat ors _____ __ 76 Cruise Control _______ ___ 169 Rear f og ligh t _______ ____ 77 F ront fog ligh ts __ _________ 77 Instrume[...]

4 Exterior Sunroof _ _________ _____ 138 Con vertible ____ _________ 48 W ashing the car ________ 226 W axing and polishing ____ 22 7 T ouching-up of pai ntwork _ 227 Anticorros ion treatment ___ 228 Service progr am ________ 23 9 T aillights ___ ___________ 208 Stop light s __ ________ ___ 208 Light s witches __________ _ 75 Changin g bulbs ______[...]

5 Inter ior P ow er steering ______ ___ 251 Steering-whee l adjustme nt 137 Airbag _____ ___________ _ 2 8 Internal rearview m irror ______ __ 143 Door mirro rs ___________ _____ 143 V anity mirror ______________ __ 140 Saf ety belts _________ ____ 12 Saf ety- belt care _____ ___ 224 Airbag _____ ___________ _ 28 Child s eats _ _____ _______ 19 Chi[...]

6 Engine bay W arning labels _________ __ 7 V .I.N. nu mber _______ ___ 253 Engine n umber ______ ___ 253 Gearbo x numbe r ________ 253 Color c oding ___ ________ 25 3 Ignition sy stem _________ 250 Drive belt ______ ________ 20 3 Alternator _____ ________ 203 Spark plugs _ ______ _____ 250 Cataly tic con verter ___ ___ 156 Simple f ault tr acing ([...]

7 WL4 Coolant: Never open while engine is hot. Escaping coo lant under pre ssure can cause serious injuries. WL3 Drive belt: Dange r! Moving belt WL2 Ra diato r fa n: The r adiator fa n can cut in e ven after engine has be en sw itched off . Battery: Contains co rrosive sulp huric acid (4 0%) • FLAMMABLE GASES formed when car is running and d uri[...]

8 Long loa ds Always SECURE LOAD to prevent it from shift- ing dur ing transpor t. An unsec ured load coul d cause passen ger inju ries in braki ng si tuat ions or i n the even t of a collision. Cover sh arp e dges with a protec tive wrap. • Max. weight 30 lbs. (15 kg). • Max. length 6 ft. (2 metres). See your Owner’s Man ual before secu ring[...]

9 WL16 Child lock safety catch Locked. The door ca n not be ope ned from inside. IB1705 Jack – The jack is design ed solely for use in changing a whe el or fit ting snow chains. – The car must be s tanding l evel and the jack must be position ed on a firm, l evel surfa ce. – Never crawl under the car while it is raised on the jack. USE 1 Appl[...]

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11 Safety Safety belt s .... ...... ..... ...... . 12 Head re straint ....... ..... . ... .. 18 Chil d safe ty. ....... .... ....... ... 1 9 Airbag (Supplementa l Restraint System "SRS") 28 IB1301[...]

12 Safety Safety belts Three-poi nt inertia-reel safety belts are pro - vided fo r all seats. Researc h has es tablished that it is danger- ous for rea r-seat passengers not to wear their safe ty belts. Safety-be lt remind er When the ig nition is switched on, the ”fas ten belts” rem inder will li ght up for 6 seconds or until the driver and a [...]

13 Safety Safety- belt pretensi oners The belts of the front se ats are fitted with automati c pretensioners , which are a cti- vate d in the eve nt of a sever e fron tal co lli- sion or v ery viole nt rear-end collis ion. They serve to reduce th e forward moveme nt of the body by tensioning the belt. The belt pretensioners d o not activate in less[...]

14 Safety • Children who ha ve g rown out of a child seat sh ould be rest rained b y the car’ s standard three-point belt s. Mak e sure that the shoul der belt is not in contact w ith the nec k or thro at. If it is, a boos ter seat/cush- ion ma y be necessa r y . Front seat belts Fasten the belt by pul ling the b elt and inse rt- ing the to ngu[...]

15 Safety Belt guide The bel t guide on the door pilla r can be set to five different heights . Set the guide as high as poss ible without causin g the belt to chafe agains t the throat. In the case of a sh ort person the guide can be low ered until the be lt comes a bout an inch (a fe w centi metres) from the throat but stil l prov ides sa fe re s[...]

16 Safety Safety belt s, rear seat Three-poi nt safety belts a re provided for all three rear-s eat passengers (2 for Conv ert- ible model ). Fasten the bel ts by pulling the belt acro ss you and inse rting the tongue into the buc kle. Check t hat it is secur ely fast ened . Grasp th e shoulder be lt close t o the buckle and pull the belt towa rds [...]

17 Safety WARNING Safety be lts are design ed to bear upon the bony s tructure of the body, and should be worn low acro ss the fr ont of the pe lvis or the pelvis , chest and sh oulders, as applic able; wearing the lap se ction of the belt acros s the abdom inal area must be avoide d. Safety bel ts should be adjust ed as firmly as po ssibl e, con s[...]

18 Safety Head res traint The f ront seats i n the S aab 9- 3 are equippe d with Saab Ac tive Head Restraints (SAHRs). These red uce the risk of whip lash injur y if the c ar is hit from b ehind. In the eve nt of a rear-end col l ision, th e body is force d back again st the bac krest. This, in turn, cau ses the mecha nism to press the head res tra[...]

19 Safety Child safe ty Car safety tip s Protect your chil dren fr om getting trapped in the tr unk of a car WARNING • Child ren must always be suitabl y restraine d in the car . All chil d restraint s and boost er seats are designe d to be sec ured in vehi cle seats by the lap belt or the lap belt of a lap-sho ulder belt. If the child restra int[...]

20 Safety The sam e attention mus t be given to c hild safety i n the car as is give n to adults. Childre n travel mo st saf ely whe n properly restraine d, but restraints m us t be s uita ble for the s ize of the chil d. Alway s follow t he child seat/ booste r cush ion man ufac turer ´s instr uctions when in stalling thes e devices in your vehic[...]

21 Safety LATCH LATCH (Lo w er An chorag es & Top te thers for CHildre n) consist s of two types of attach- ments f or child rest raints in the rea r set, ISOFIX and top tether. ISOFIX are lower attac hments located where t he seat and back cushi ons com e together. Top tether ar e upper attachm ents located between beltbe am and parcel s helf,[...]

22 Safety LATCH installation To facil i tate t he proper fitting of new spe- cially -design c hild restraints , 9-3's except Conve rtibles ha ve rigid lowe r anchorages (ISOFIX) an d top tether an chorages in the two out board rear seatin g positions. There is an ad ditional top teth er anchorage for the center re ar seating po sition. LATCH i[...]

23 Safety Child tether anchorages, Coupé and 5-door models Child res traints with a teth er strap must be anchored according to law. The belt anchora ge beam is provided with three top te ther anchorag es. Use the one that is lo cated just be hind the child restraint and attach the restrain t as follo ws: 1 Open the luggage compa r tment. 2 Unhook[...]

24 Safety Child tether a nchorages , Convert- ible models Child res traints with a teth er strap must be anchored according to law. The car is provided with two top tether anchorage s. Use the on e that is right behind the child res traint and att ach the restraint as follows: 1 Low er the conv er tible top fully . 2 Switch of f the ignition w hen [...]

25 Safety Installation of child rest raint using the stand ard safety belt Child restrai nt that are approv ed for rear- war d faci ng ins talla tion in the rear seat can be pos itioned in a ny of the th ree rear pl aces. If the ch ild restraint is positioned in the center pla ce, the child rest raint support legs should be us ed. The tethe rs shou[...]

26 Safety Integrated booster seat (access ory) Integr ated boos ter seats are av ailable as part of th e rear seat back rest. This ch ild restraint is desi gned for use by children who weig h between 33 and 80 lbs . (15 and 3 6 kg) and are be tween 38 and 5 4 inches (970 and 137 0 mm) in height. A chil d sitt ing in an in tegra ted boost er sea t m[...]

27 Safety Folding booster seat a P ull t he uppe r par t of t he rel ease st rap out and fol d up the seat i tself. Mak e sure that it is lo cked f irmly in its f olde d-up position . b Press the booster se at’s headre s t all the way down. c Press in the latches on the car’s regular head restra int. Remove it, rot ate it 180° and remo unt it.[...]

28 Safety Airbag (Supplemental Restraint Syst em "SRS") The suppl ementary restrai nt system (SRS) compr ises a n airbag in the st eering wheel , a front passen ger airbag and side airbags in the front seats. The sys tem sup plements the pr otection provided by the s a fety belts to further enhance the safety of occup ants. If a faul t is[...]

29 Safety WARNING • Even i f the car i s equipped w ith an SRS (airbag ), safety belts mu st still always be wor n by al l occ upa nts. • Note tha t because an a irbag inflates and defla tes extremely rapidly, it wi ll not pro vide prote ction against a sec ond im pact o ccurri ng in th e sa me incident . Always use your safety belt. • Always[...]

30 Safety Front p assenger se at The airbags are interconnecte d and have a common w a rnin g light, AIR BAG. The pas- senger a irbag module is housed in the fascia a bove the glo ve compa rtment and is marked ”SRS AIR BAG”. Both airba gs will be infl ated in the event of a moderate to severe fronta l, or near-fronta l colli sio n, even if the [...]

31 Safety Side airbag s are house d inside the back- rests o f the fr ont seats and ar e designed t o protect the driver and front passenger in th e event of a side impact. In a side i mpact, only the airbag on that sid e will be activ ated, and only th en if certain pre- determi ned cond itions are m et su ch as th e force and ang le of the impact[...]

32 Safety AIR BAG warning light SRS servici ng The SRS m ust be in spected as pa rt of the normal se rvice program b ut otherwise may be rega rded as m aintenance-free. Scrapping or working on airbag and belt pretensioner s WARNING • If the airbag readines s light sta ys on after you start yo ur vehicl e, it means the airbag s ystem may not be wo[...]

33 Safety Frequently asked questio ns on func- tion of the ai rbag Do you still need to wear a safety belt if air- bags are fitted? Yes, alway s! The ai rbag merely su pple- ments t he car’s normal safety syste m. More over, the airb ag wi ll on ly be actu ated in a mode rate to severe fr ontal, or ne ar-frontal colli sio n, whic h mea ns, of cou[...]

34 Safety Are the smok e and fumes given of f when the airbag op erates at all harmful? Most pe ople who hav e remained in a car with li ttle or no ve ntilat ion for several min- utes co mplained only of minor irri tation of the throat and eyes. Avo id as muc h as pos- sible g etting dust on y our skin as there is a risk of skin irritati on. If t h[...]

35 Securit y Security Doors ..... .... ....... .... ....... ...... 36 Central l ocking .......... ....... 36 Car a larm ......... ...... ....... .... 41 IB1534[...]

36 Security Doors Opening handle Open th e door by lifting the open ing handle from below . If the do or is stuck (e.g. i f frozen), hold th e handle f rom above to secure a better grip. Central lock ing Key The key unit cons ists of a mec hanical ke y with int egrated r emote control. The mech anical k ey is used fo r manual locking and unlock ing[...]

37 Securit y To chec k the numbe r of ke ys that a re pro- grammed fo r the car; see pa ge 45. Electron ic startin g interloc k (immobilizer) Each t ime the key is r emove d from the igni - tion, the elec tronic starting inte rlock is acti- vated an d the car is thus immo bilized, se e also page 42. Reprogramming lock system functions Certain lock [...]

38 Security Locking by key (1) Turn the key cl ockwise: all do ors and trunk lid loc k ed. The trunk lid cannot be opened now fro m inside us ing the switch on the driver’s doo r. Unlockin g by key (2 ) Turn the k ey counterclo ckwise o nce: the driver´s doo r unlock ed. Turn t he key cou ntercl ockwise twice: all doors, but not t runk lid, unlo[...]

39 Securit y Changing t he key ba ttery When the battery voltage in the key falls below a predetermined level the SID wi ll issue the fol lowing message: REPLA C E KEY BATTERY. Press the CLEAR bu tton on the SID to ack nowledge this m essage. You mus t then repl ace the battery without delay to avoid malfun ctions. The life of the battery is normal[...]

40 Security Trunk lock The trunk does not unloc k when the o ther doors are unloc k ed. The trunk button on the driver’s door is inopera tive when the car is locked or moving at a speed greate r than 2.7 mph ( 4 km/h). To unlock The trunk is unloc ked using: • The butto n on the k ey . • The trun k s witch on th e inside of the driver’ s do[...]

41 Securit y Car alarm The ca r alar m (an ti-t heft sy stem ) is act i- vated/de activated wh en the car is locked /unlocked b y the key (re mote or by the key in the driver´s doo r. All the d oors plus trunk lid and hood a re monitore d by microswitc hes, and win- dow-gla ss sensors will trigg er the alarm if any gla ss is brok en. Electronic st[...]

42 Security Activat ing the car al arm The car a larm cannot be activated if th e driver’s door is open or if the ignition switch is in po siti on ON. If, on the o ther hand, one o f the other do ors or the t runk or hood is open or o pened and not clos ed again durin g the 10-second dela y pe riod , it wil l be excl uded fr om th e alarm fu ncti[...]

43 Securit y Alarm signals When the car alarm is a rmed, it wi ll be t rig- gered if any door, the trunk lid or hood, is opened, or if a window is brok en. The alar m will al so be trig gered if an attemp t is mad e to bypass or short-circuit the igni- tion swit ch, or to disco nnect the battery . If t he al arm is tr igge red, the foll owin g al a[...]

44 Security Overview of f unc tions Alarm s ignals m ay differ between model variant s for different c oun- trie s. Some of th e car-alarm functio ns can be reprogramme d – con- sult your Saab dealer for further details (see page 255). Loc king/ activ ation Hazard w arning lights fl ash once (0.5 seconds). Hor n ch ir ps on ce. The LE D will come[...]

45 Securit y Overview of, LED signals and SID messages Some si gnals may dif fer between model va riants for dif ferent countrie s. Status LED signal Activ ation (during 10-second dela y). Comes on f or 10 seco nds. Alarm activ ated (after del ay). Flashes once e v ery third seco nd. Deactiv ation. Comes on for 2 seconds. Alarm not activ ated. Off [...]

46 Security This de vice comp lies with P ar t 15 of the FC C Rules . Oper atio n is sub ject to the f ollo wing tw o conditions: (1) this de vice ma y not cause ha r mful interf erence, a nd (2) mus t accept an y interf erence receiv ed, includi ng interf erence th at may ca use undesired ope r- ation . Change s or modificat ions not e xpressly ap[...]

47 Conver tible Convertible General safety in struc- tion s ...... .... ....... ....... .... .... 48 Folding t he soft t op .. . ...... 49 Rais ing the soft to p ..... .... 51 Manual raising of th e soft top .. ..... ...... ....... .... ....... .... 52 Fault messages in SID ..... 54 Central operat ion of the windows, 9-3 Convertible 55 Trunk, 9- 3 [...]

48 Converti ble Convertible General sa fety inst ructions • Ne ver touch the hinges and struts of the soft top nor the upper bea m of the wind - shield while opera ting the soft top. • After rai s ing the soft top , alwa ys check that it is properly secured to the top beam of the wi ndshield with the s oft top loc king device before dr iv ing t[...]

49 Conver tible Folding the soft top Before operati ng the soft top, read through the sect ion ” General s afety instructions ” on page 48. 1 Star t the e ngine and let i t idle. 2 Release the loc king handl e to free the two hooks. • Pull the ha ndle strai ght backw ards. • Pull the handle d own, relea sing the hooks . • R aise the hand [...]

50 Converti ble 3 Slide the R OOF but ton back ward s until the soft t op is complete ly f olded a wa y , the tonnea u cov er is closed and the SI D has given an OK signal (beep). Slide the R OOF but ton backw ards a sec ond time to l ower the window s. 4 Chec k that there are no f ault messages on the SID ; se e page 54 . NOTE Afte r fol ding t he[...]

51 Conver tible Raising the soft to p 1 Star t the e ngine and let i t idle. 2 Slide the R OOF butto n forw ard until the 5th bow is loc ked in the tonnea u cov er and the SI D has given an OK s ignal (beep). T he top must b e lock ed within 20 seconds . If this is not done the sof t top will lift an inch or two (a f ew centim e- ters . In this cas[...]

52 Converti ble 4 Raise the side windo ws by sliding the ROO F button fo rward a sec ond time . Alternativ ely , use t he central operating s witch f or the side wi ndows. 5 Chec k that there are no f ault messages on the SID ; see page 54 . Manual raising of the soft top Points 6 to 8 are only v alid if the soft top is operat ed manually when the [...]

53 Conver tible 9 (ill. 1) Stand at the side of the car and open the tonneau co v er by gr asping its blac k part. 10 (ill. 2) Get int o the car and s tand on the lowe red backrest. 11 (ill. 3) T ake h old of the ha ndle and pull the soft top up . 12 Climb do wn onto the f loor and pull th e soft top toward s the windshiel d. Raise the 5th bo w (re[...]

54 Converti ble Fault me ssages i n SID The foll owing CHECK m essages are include d in the sof t top system a nd can be dis playe d on th e SID to get her wi th a be ep. SID display s Cause Action CHECK SOFT T OP ST O RA GE • The s oft top stor age bag is hook ed up . • An ite m in the trunk under the soft top i s obs truc tin g the so ft to p[...]

55 Conver tible The foll owing fuses should be c hecked if the soft top cannot be op erated and no fault messages are shown by the SID: • MAXI-fuse 5 in the engi ne ba y , see page 213. • 7, 14, 21 an d 23 in the fuse pane l on the end of th e instrument pa nel, see page 214. Central operation of the windows, 9-3 Converti ble On t he ce nter co[...]

56 Converti ble Trunk, 9-3 Convertible Hooking up top stor age bag More spac e in the trun k can be obtain ed by lifting t he top storage bag up by the straps under it and ho oking them in the eyelets at the top o f the bag. The top st orage bag can only be hoo ked up in this way when the top i s raised. If yo u attempt t o lower the top while the [...]

57 Conver tible Trunk Pass- Through in the rear seatback for long, narrow loads A trunk pa ss-through is pro v ided in the rear seat back s upport so tha t long narr ow objects can be carried . Before using this trunk pa ss-through, t he rear seatbac k must be low ered. Suspend the top storag e bag by means of the hook s as previou sly descr ibed o[...]

58 Converti ble Use mild soap, lukew arm water and a sponge for wa shing. Rinse th e top thorough ly with pla i n wate r to get rid o f all the soa p. Flush the cl eaning agent off the bo dywork as w ell, since it c an cause d iscoloration i f it is left t o dry on the paintw ork. If further cleaning is needed af ter soap and water h ave been us ed[...]

59 Instru ments and contro ls Warning and indicator ligh ts ... .... ....... ...... ..... ...... 60 Instr ument s ... ...... ....... .... .. 6 6 Trip comp uter SID .... ...... .. 69 Switches ...... ....... . .... ......... 75 Wipers and washers ........ 78 Manual cli mate-control system ........ ..... ....... ......... 80 Automatic cl imate control[...]

60 Instru ment s and contr ols Main instrument panel Warning and indica tor lights A number of warning and indicato r lights will come on whe n the igniti on is switched on prior to s tarting (see pag e 65). Un der norm al co nditi ons, these shou ld go ou t a few se conds af ter the engine has started . Warning, oil pressure (en- gine oil) This sy[...]

61 Instruments and controls Warning charging This lig ht comes on toge ther with if the batter y is not charging. If it c omes on while you are drivi ng, stop the car as soon as pos - sible a nd switch off the engine. Check th e alternator drive belt (see page 203). If the belt ha s broken, the engin e may overheat (cooling sys tem will not f uncti[...]

62 Instru ment s and contr ols Anti-lock br ake warning This light will come on if a fault ha s occurred in the ABS s ystem. On cert ain variants and as wel l as can l ight up to i ndica te a f ault in th e electron ic brake force d istributi on system (distr ibution of the brake press ure between the front and rear wheels). Conv enti onal bra king[...]

63 Instruments and controls Central warning light This lig ht comes o n and a ch ime will sou nd if a f ault h as been d etected in a ny system that is criti c al to safet y. Any of the following can act ivate the centra l warning ligh t and alarm: • Airbag s ystem. • Low oil pr ess ure in engin e. • P arking br ake is on (whe n car is mo vin[...]

64 Instru ment s and contr ols WINTER Mode Indicator On cars wit h automatic transmis sion the indicat or light comes on when, in the D posi - tion, yo u press the WINTER button on t he center c onsole next to the gear select or. When the ca r is in the Wi nter mode it starts in 3rd ge ar, which giv es a bett er grip in slippery conditions b y redu[...]

65 Instruments and controls Traction Control System indicator (option) The T CS lamp in the t achom eter light s up when th e TCS s ystem is activa ted, i.e. when the frict ion between the ti res and road surface is insu fficient for the car to acceler- ate a s desired . You may also exper ience that the e ngine does not respon d as normal when the[...]

66 Instru ment s and contr ols Instru ments Tachometer The tacho meter indicates th e engine speed in thousa nds of revoluti ons per mi nute. The needle ma y be allowed to enter the broken red zone on the dial onl y for an ins tant. A safety cu t-out function (in the fu el system) prevents the engine speed ex ceeding approxim ately 6, 200 rpm (2.0 [...]

67 Instruments and controls Temperatu re gauge The tempera ture gauge shows the tempe r- ature of the coo lant. The needl e should be in the m iddle of the scale w hen t he engine is at no rmal operatin g tempera ture. If the need le enters the re d zone, the warning light will com e on and an alarm chime wi ll sound. If the need le approache s the[...]

68 Instru ment s and contr ols Unde r cert ain bar omet ric co nditi ons the needle m ay enter the fir st part of the red zone w ithout necess arily indic ating t hat a fault has aris en. If the needl e repeatedly enters th e red zone and t he engine at the same time loses power, bec ause the moni toring system is holding the charging pre s sure do[...]

69 Instruments and controls Trip computer SID (Saab Infor mation Displa y) The car i s equipp ed with SID (Saab Informati on Display). This instrum ent con- tains a va rying number of functio ns depend- ing on t he standard o f equipment and the model v a riant . SID d isplays CHE CK mes sages and has eight trip -computer func tions; s ee page 69. [...]

70 Instru ment s and contr ols Entering va lues for the functions Valu es can b e ente red f or th e foll owin g function s: SPD ∅ (S PEED AVERAGE ) , DIST, ARRIV, ALARM and SPD W. 1 Select the desire d function using or . 2 Press the SET b utton f or at least on e second (fig ures star t to flash and a chime s ounds). 3 Use or to incre ase or de[...]

71 Instruments and controls Calculation of arrival time and averag e speed The se ttin gs must be made before the jo ur- ney is sta rted. Calculation of arrival time : 1 Select DIST using the b utton. 2 Hold SET unt il displa y star ts flashin g. 3 Set the dest ination dista nce using or . 4 Press SET to s tore setti ngs. When AR RIV is selected du[...]

72 Instru ment s and contr ols Calcula ting the req uisite average sp eed: 1 Pr ess t o select DI ST . 2 Hold the SET butto n for two seco nds. 3 Set the dis tance to b e co vered using or . 4 Press SET to store settings . 5 Press to select ARRI V . 6 Hold th e SET b utton f or two seco nds. 7 Se t the desir ed ar ri v al ti me us ing or . 8 Pres s[...]

73 Instruments and controls The foll owing CHECK m essages may be disp layed: 1) This message will be di splayed approximately 600 miles (1,000 km) before the next sched- uled service is due, or when 365 days have elapsed since the last service. The message should be cleared at the time of that service (see the Saab Warranties & Service Record [...]

74 Instru ment s and contr ols Units and language versions The SID has four s e ts o f units: CHECK m essages can be displayed i n six languag e options: Engli sh, Swedish, German, French, It alian and Spa nish. Selecting units and language 1 Press the C LR an d SET b uttons at the same time fo r 4 seconds unti l an audib le signal sounds. 2 P res [...]

75 Instruments and controls Switches The park ing lights a nd daytim e running light s come on automatical ly when the i gni- tion sw itch is in the ON positio n. Note to owners i n the U.S.: If you do not want Day time Running Lights, thi s featur e can be disco nnected: switch off the engi ne and remo ve fuse No. 1 5 (see page 214 ). Not e to ow [...]

76 Instru ment s and contr ols Courtesy Headlamp Featur e A delay functi on allows the headlight s to remain o n low beam fo r about 30 seconds after t he driver’ s door has been closed. To activ a te th is function, • Switch off the i gnition and remov e the ke y • Open the d r ive r’ s door • Pull the high/lo w beam con trol stalk tow a[...]

77 Instruments and controls Back-Up The back-up ligh ts come on automa tically when re verse gear is e ngaged or se lected with the i gnition switche d on. Rear fog light Press the button to switc h on the rear fog light, whic h will only co me on if the head- lights or front fog lights are on. The rear fog light will go off au tomaticall y when th[...]

78 Instru ment s and contr ols Instrument lighting The br ightne ss of the instrument lighting can be varied by mean s of the dim mer switc h adjacent to the head light swi tch, the ignit ion swi tch shall be in position ON. (See also N ight pane l on page 73). In dayli ght or other e qually b right light, the instr ument and switch illu mination i[...]

79 Instruments and controls Rear-window wiper Rear-windo w washin g and wiping are ca r- ried out us ing the same stalk switch as for washing and wiping t he windshi eld and headlight s. This stal k has two ad ditional swit ches, ON/ OFF and . The ON position gives intermittent w iping. The position gives wash ing and wip ing. After a few sweeps th[...]

80 Instru ment s and contr ols Manual climate-cont rol system The air is drawn in through an intake a t the bott om edg e of th e wind shiel d. It passes through a n efficient filt er before bein g routed throug h the cli m ate-c ontrol system and into the cabin. The cabi n discharge ve nt is loca ted on the right behind the re ar bumper. The air d[...]

81 Instruments and controls Defroster Floor incl. rear si de windows Pa n e l incl. rear cente r ve nt As the w inter com fort setting w e recomm end that the distributi on knob be turned two ste ps to the left from the Defroster po sition. IB762 Settings for various w eather conditions Summer - sunn y Summer - cloud y Winter - c o mf or t Winter -[...]

82 Instru ment s and contr ols The air conditio ning is com bined w ith th e conventi onal climate-cont rol system and is swi tch ed on by press ing t he butt on, provided that the fan c ontrol is in position 1-4. The incomi ng air is treated in three stag es: first it pas s es throug h a filter; it is t hen dehu- midified and cooled a nd, finally,[...]

83 Instruments and controls The butto n is located o n the cli m ate-cont rol panel. An L ED in the butt on is lit a s long as heating is on. Switch off the heating as so on as the rear window is cl ear. It w ill go off automati c ally after abou t 10 minutes. If the battery voltage is lowe r than 12 V the heating will be swi tched off ear lier so [...]

84 Instru ment s and contr ols Automa tic climat e control (ACC) The air is drawn in through an intake a t the bott om edg e of th e wind shiel d. It passes through a n efficient filt er before bein g routed throug h the cli m ate-c ontrol system and into the cabin. The cabi n discharge ve nt is loca ted on the right behind the re ar bumper. The ai[...]

85 Instruments and controls The syst em uses five senso rs: • O uts ide-a ir t emperat ure. • Cabin-ai r temperatur e. • Sun senso r. • Blended -air tempe rature (loc ated in th e heater unit) . • Coolant tem perature . The sun s ensor is centra lly locate d on the dashboard panel between the defro s ter nozzles . Note that if an ything i[...]

86 Instru ment s and contr ols Functions The func tion you hav e manua lly select ed will be locked in, while other functions remain a utomatic. Temperat ure maintenance, ex cept in positions HI and LO, is , there- fore alw ays auto m atic . The active fu nction is sho wn in th e displa y. A manual selection is cancell ed by pressin g AUTO or by re[...]

87 Instruments and controls Button Displa y One touc h: When Defr oste r is ma nually select ed you will get dem isting of all w indows (the air flo w to the rear si de windows will be sh ut off) by hi gh fan sp eed. Air will be routed to the defroster noz- zles . Norm al te mper ature control, recircula tion and ECON w ill be sw itched off but t h[...]

88 Instru ment s and contr ols Button Displa y Panel - flo or (front and rear) a nd center rear ve nt Electrically heated rear w indow/el ec- trically heated door mirrors are co n- trolled au tomatically , though th ey can also be progr ammed f or manual contro l; see ”Progr amming II”, page 91. The tem perat ure, a ir d istr ibuti on an d f an[...]

89 Instruments and controls Starting in cold weather: The automatic clim ate c ontr ol sys tem selec ts th e def rost er positio n, max. heating a nd low fan speed to begin w ith. As the en gine temperature rises, the fan speed is increa sed and air is routed to wards the floor. As the tem perature insi de the ca r nears the selecte d value, bo th [...]

90 Instru ment s and contr ols Calibration If the battery has been di sconnected or has run flat, the system wi ll recalibr ate automatically . Manual ca libration: 1 Star t the en gine. 2 Press + at the s ame time. Th e AC C displ ay flashes once t o indi cate that ca libra tion a nd sel f-tes ting hav e star ted. During ca libration the displa y [...]

91 Instruments and controls Programming II It is al so possible to customize th e ACC sy stem to a dapt to driving and we ather cond itions. Programming and cance llation of programming i s carried ou t by holdin g the appropria te button down un til the corre sponding sy mbol has fl ashed 4 times, an audib le signa l has sound ed and the follo w- [...]

92 Instru ment s and contr ols Useful tips: If the ACC sy stem is not f unctionin g satisfa ctorily the foll owing should be tried before yo u take the car to an authorized Saab deal er. • If the in dication A UTO does not li ght up after sta r ting (the ig nition m ust hav e been s witched off f or at least 10 m inutes): See “Cance lling pro g[...]

93 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Saab 9-3 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-3 Audio System ...... ..... 95 Sound control s ........ . ..... ... 97 Radio ..... ...... ..... ...... ....... .... 98 Cassette pl ayer ....... ......... 100 CD pl ayer .... ..... ...... ..... ...... 103 CD changer ......... ......... ..... 105 General functi ons ....... . ..[...]

94 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Saab 9-3 Audio Sys tem The Saab 9-3 Audio Sys tem come s in two levels , Premium and Pres tige. They ar e specia lly adapted to t he cabin sp ace in the Saab 9-3 . The Saab 9-3 Audio System consists of a main un it with a radio a nd either a n in-dash CD play er or a cass ette play er. There is a also a CD pla yer and a CD[...]

95 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Quick guide to the Saa b 9-3 Audio System Radio, see page 9 8 On T o sw itch the system ON, pr ess the v olume b ut- ton. Th e last se ttings used will b e activ ated. If the A udio System is sw itched on when the igni - tion k ey is no t in the s witch, the sy stem will auto - maticall y be switch ed off after one hour ha[...]

96 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Cassette p layer. See page 100 CD player. S ee page 103 CD changer (option) . See page 1 05 To u c h : choice of pl ay whe n another so und source i s activ e. Changi ng cassette side . T ake o ut the cassette . To u c h : musi c search . T ouch and h old: fa s t wi n d. T ouch centrall y on SEEK: Blank-skip off/o n, see p[...]

97 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Sound controls ON/OFF The Audio Sy stem will come on : • W hen th e volume control is pr essed . • W hen th e igni tio n is switch ed ON, if the A udio Sy stem was on when the igni tion ke y was last r emoved. The Audio Sy stem will be switche d off: • W hen th e volume control is pr essed . • When the ignit ion k [...]

98 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Radio Press the RADIO/BAND button (3) to s witch to the rad io when anoth er source is ac tive. Preset station buttons (1) Press on ce (release wi thin a se cond) to select a preset stat ion, e.g. The sma ll figure on the far righ t of the dis- play is the number of t he preset but ton selec ted. Presettin g a station Pres[...]

99 Saab 9- 3 Audio System find six stations wi th good receptio n, the remaini ng preset buttons will be empty . If one of these em pty buttons is press ed, FM or AM**** will appea r on the display. When the system le aves the AS mode, it returns to the station that was select ed befo re th e AS mo de was activ ate d. The AS mo de can also be used [...]

100 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Cassette pl ayer Before pla ying a tape, make s ure that the label is secure and th at the cassette is not warped, otherwise the cassett e can become jammed in the deck. The c assette player s enses automa tically wheth er the tape is normal or metal (Type I or Type II). TAPE (1) Turn on the casset te pl ayer b y press in[...]

101 Saa b 9-3 Audio System Music sea rch forw ard/rever se (5) To searc h forward for a tra ck, pres s and relea se quickly (w ithin half a s econd). The foll owing will now appear on the dis- play: To perform a backward s earch , press instead. A forward search will continue un til a ga p of at le ast 4 seconds is found, or unt il you press or (mi[...]

102 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Type II (metal) ta pes The cas s ette has an au tomatic tape-ty pe selec tor. Cleaning-due indicator After 30 ho urs’ playing t ime, the followin g messag e will appea r on the display : The mes s age will be disp layed for ten secon ds each time t he cass ette player is selec ted. A cleaning tape sh ould be used to cl [...]

103 Saa b 9-3 Audio System CD player (option) To sele ct the CD mo de, load a CD into the deck or , if one is a lready loaded, press the CD/RDM button. Inser t the CD, l abel-side up, a nd allow the mechan ism to load it automatical ly. Play- back of the first track will start and the follow- ing mes s age will appear o n the dis play: A tiny, a m [...]

104 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Fast tra ck changes Touch SEEK (m id-segm ent) to swi tc h between th e CD PLAY and CD TRACK modes. The CD PLAY and CD TRACK mo des change th e function of and . The select ed mode will also be activ e the next time the sy stem is switched on. Choos e the mode that you find m ost conve- nient: Random playback (RDM) (2) Pr[...]

105 Saa b 9-3 Audio System CD changer (acc essory) Important ! Always keep th e sliding cov er closed to keep du s t out of the CD cha nger, so that i t will contin ue to provid e satisfa ctory service for a lon g time. To load the CD chang er, which is installe d in the trun k and can acc ommodate six CDs, proceed as follows: 1 Slide the cov er ba[...]

106 Saab 9- 3 Audio System If the CD changer is ac tivated immediately after a magazi ne has been lo aded, the fol- lowing will appear o n the display: The CD number w ill change as eac h CD is played. After a ma gazine has be en loaded, pl ay- back will start with the first track on the first CD whe n the CD chang er is selected , and the follo wi[...]

107 Saa b 9-3 Audio System Aft er two second s, th e status of th e tray s in the maga zine (i.e. load ed or empty) will be shown on the di splay, e.g.: If for som e reason the CD selected by the preset butt on cannot be played , playba ck of the curre nt CD will co ntinue. Track cha nge (2) Touch or repeatedly to move to preced ing or follo wing t[...]

108 Saab 9- 3 Audio System General fun ctions Volume-p reset mode To select the vo lume-preset mod e, press and hold the WB button at the same time as you swit ch the Audio System on. Use the but ton to select th e required func tion. The foll owing vol ume settin gs can be prese- lected: •S T A R T V O L - maxim um volum e le vel when t he Audio[...]

109 Saa b 9-3 Audio System Steering-wheel controls To facilit ate use of the Audio Syst em and to promote s afer driving, most of the func tions can be operate d using the inte gral remote controls on the stee ring whe el. Control functions: NEXT: RADIO m ode: preselect buttons 1 ⇒ 2 ⇒ ... ⇒ 6 ⇒ 1 ⇒ .. . TAPE mode: Play other side of tape[...]

110 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Technic al data • These specifications comply with th e new IHF Standard • Since th e policy at S aab is on e of conti nual improvement, we retain the r ight t o alter specific ations and desig n without pr ior not ice. • Dolby noise reducti on is produ ced un der licen ce from Do lby Laborator ies Lic ensing Cor po[...]

111 Saa b 9-3 Audio System Antenna The anten na of the Audio System is moto r- ized. Saab 9-3 Viggen C oupé and 5-d oor: The antenna is locat ed on the roof. For the c leaning of the m o toriz ed antenn a, see the secti on headed "Washin g", page 226. The car has a fac tory -fi tted roof ant enn a for a car ph one. Roof l oads may negati[...]

112 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Sources of FM interference Interfer ence to FM recept ion can be caused by the e lectrical system s in other veh icles, particul arly if the sign al from th e transmitter is we ak. Car phones ca n also produce inter- ference. To maint ain good radi o reception do n ot tint the rear w indshield , particularly w ith film co[...]

113 Saa b 9-3 Audio System Sources of AM interfere nce AM recep tion is p rone to interfe rence, e.g . from elect rical syste ms on o ther ve hicle s, high- tension p ower lines an d lightni ng. Installation o f car phone (option) Roof loa ds ca n negatively a ffect tele- communi cation. Provisio n has been mad e for the i nstallation of a h ands-f[...]

114 Saab 9- 3 Audio System • Requires accessory module f or use with OnStar s y stem, s tandard on all Saab models . • "TELEPHONE" appe ars on the SID when phone i s in use. • V olume le vel fo r ongoing co nv ersation can be adjusted b y volum e controls on steering w heel or on audi o-system mod- ule. See also ”V olume-prese t m[...]

115 Saa b 9-3 Audio System Fault codes The Audio System has a b uilt-in diagnos tics function . If a fault is detecte d, a fault co de is gener ated to he lp dealer tec hnicians to diagnos e the fault. Be low is an exam ple of a fault code that y ou might be able to rectify yourself. Adjusting t he frequency steps North America/Europe If the ca r i[...]

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117 OnStar - Tele matics OnStar - Telematics Usin g On Star .. ....... .... ...... 11 8 OnStar i s Easy................ ............ 118 OnStar Se rv ices Bu tton .............. 118 Emergenc y b u tton ...................... 119 Call ans wer/end b utton ............... 119 System status light ..................... 119 The OnStar Cent er .......... [...]

118 OnStar - Telem a tics Your ne w vehi cle com es equipped w ith advanc ed telematics hardw are and a full year of O nstar pre mium service . Saab Telemati cs is a soph isticated in-v ehicle system allo wing co nvergenc e of wireless commu nications , GPS (Gl obal Posi tioning Syst em) s atel lit es an d adv anc ed ve hicle electron ics. You mus [...]

119 OnStar - Tele matics System status light Solid Green — Indicates the O nStar system in the vehicle is powered O N and ready to make calls or receive calls from the OnStar Cente r. Blinking G reen — Th e light bl inks green to indicate a call is bein g connected or in progress. If you notice th is light blink ing while y ou are not on a call[...]

120 OnStar - Telem a tics The OnStar Center Connectin g to the OnSt ar center In additi on to using the 3-butto n system found in your Saab, th ere are two othe r ways to c onnect to the O nStar Ce nter. Toll-Free Call To take adv antage of y our OnStar Services from out side your Saab , yo u can cal l OnS tar toll-fr ee at 1-888-4-OnSt a r (1-888-[...]

121 OnStar - Tele matics Roadsid e assistance** There’s n othing worse tha n being s tranded on the road with car tro uble. No matter what the proble m is (flat tire , out of gas, or engi ne trouble), just call OnSt ar. We wi ll contac t the help yo u need to ge t you quickly back on the road. Stol en vehic le tra ckin g OnStar do esn’t just pr[...]

122 OnStar - Telem a tics Concierg e services From the simp le to the ext raordin ary, OnSt ar Conc ierg e is a lways ready to hel p. Whether i t’s tickets to tha t ”hard-to-get” play, or even comp lete plannin g of your ne xt vacatio n, OnStar Conc ierge can mak e all the arrang ements you ne ed — at home or on the ro ad. There is no addit[...]

123 OnStar - Tele matics Voice Commands Personal C alling is made availa ble through your vo ice commands to the s ystem. This allows you to verbally contro l all of the phone fu nctions. Your OnSta r wireless ph one system ha s been prog rammed to respo nd to a wide vari - ety o f voices and accen ts. You should speak dis tinctly in a normal speak[...]

124 OnStar - Telem a tics Storing/Deleting Numbers in Memory (Nameta gs) Storing a number Your OnStar syste m can st ore up to 20 numbers (up to 32 dig its each ) in memory that can be dialed by s i mpl y repeati ng the ”nam eta g.” To store a numbe r: Deleting a Number from Memory To delete a nametag: Setting Tone or Voic e Response Your sy st[...]

125 OnStar - Tele matics Contact OnStar You wil l need y our OnStar Persona l Identi- fication Number (PIN) to a uthorize the charge to your credit ca rd on file. If you are not in your Sa ab, you may ca ll an OnStar Advisor at 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466 -7827) to re quest unit r eplenish- ment. Security/Locking your System You can s et up a four-di[...]

126 OnStar - Telem a tics Vir tual Adviso r (expecte d availa bility fourth qu arter 2000) Once yo u have activ ated Personal Calling , you can enjoy you r time in your Sa ab even more with the OnStar Virtual Adv isor. Thi s service allows you to listen to your f avorite news and inf orma tion topic s, such as weathe r reports, stock quotes an d sp[...]

127 OnStar - Tele matics News H eadlines The OnStar Virtu al Advisor will provid e cur- rent head lines for ma ny different cat ego- ries , inc lud ing: • International Ne ws Hea dlines • Natio nal News Headlin es • T echnolog y Headlin es • Busines s Headlin es • S por t s Head line s • E nter tai nment Headli nes E-mai l Read er The O[...]

128 OnStar - Telem a tics OnStar Operation : OnStar us es existing e mergency service providers and cellular and satelli te tech nol- ogies. O nStar re quires cellular service to be availab le and operating for fea tures to func- tion properly . Per son al C alli ng: Exist ing On Star se rvic e agre ement requir ed. Additio nal usage cha rges apply[...]

129 Interior equip ment, trunk Interior equi pment, trunk Seats ... ...... ..... ...... ....... .... .. 13 0 Steering- wheel adjust- ment .. .... ....... ...... ..... ...... .. 137 Electric al windows ........ ... 136 Sun roof ( optio n) .... ....... .... 138 Inter ior lig hting .. ....... ...... .. 139 Cup h olde r ......... ....... .... .... 140 [...]

130 Interi or equi pment, trunk Seats The foll owing seat ad justments c an be made to achie v e a comfo rtable driving positio n: • Height (driv er´s sea t) •L e g r o o m • B ackres t rake angle • Lumbar support • Head-restr aint height We re commen d that adjus tment s to th e driver’s seat be perform ed in the followi ng order: 1 H[...]

131 Interior equip ment, trunk Back rest rake an gle To find the most comforta ble position, t urn the knob to prov ide steples s adjustment of the backr est. Front seats, Coupé a nd Convertible versions Both front seats have rele ase levers on the outside of th e backrest. The pas senger se at also has a relea s e on the in side of the back- rest[...]

132 Interi or equi pment, trunk Manually ad justable front seats with ”Easy Entry ” function, Coupé and Convertible versions Manual seats have a feat ure calle d ”Easy Entry”, whic h facilitate s movement to and from the rear seat. Activate ”Ea s y En try” as fol l ows: 1 Raise the release le ver and hol d it in its uppermost pos ition[...]

133 Interior equip ment, trunk Electri cally adjust able front se ats (certain variants) Both seat s can be op erated from outside when o ne of t he front do ors is opened, to imp rove a ccess to the ca r. For safety rea s ons, if the do or is closed, the seat can on ly be ad justed when the ign ition is ON. Not e, tha t bot h fron t seat s can be [...]

134 Interi or equi pment, trunk Backrest rake angle Push the re ar lev er f orwar d or r earw ard t o adjust t he rake angl e of the b ackrest. Memory function (certain variants ) In some v ariants t he electrica lly adjust able driver’s seat has a m emory fu nction. T hree different s ettings can be programmed. 1 Make the desired adjustm ents to[...]

135 Interior equip ment, trunk Electri cally heated front seats (option on some model v ari- ants/marke ts) Both front s eats can be equ ipped with heat- ing for th e seat cushio n and backrest . It is switched on an d off using the b uttons on the instr ument panel. The heati ng is th ermos tat ical ly c ontr olled . It comes on when the tem perat[...]

136 Interi or equi pment, trunk Electrical windows The elec tric window mo tors are equippe d with overl oad protection. If this protectio n shoul d trip, wait seve ral se conds be fore operating the electric w indow s agai n. To open Press the window symbol on the button. The sw itches f o r the f ront windows ha ve a third pos ition for aut omati[...]

137 Interior equip ment, trunk Child safe ty: rear window s (ON/OFF) The wind ow switches on t he rear door s can be render ed inoperativ e by the ON/ OFF switc h in the p anel on the center conso le. When the switch is O N, the rear sid e win- dows c an be op erated by the switch on ea ch rear door. When the sw itch i s OFF, t he re ar side w in- [...]

138 Interi or equi pment, trunk Sunroof (option) The sunroo f is operated electrically using the ROOF control on th e center c onsole. The sunroof can be ope ned completely or partially . As soon as you releas e the control the sunroof stop s. 1 If you wish to open th e sunroof all th e wa y from t he closed positio n, proceed a s fo l l o w s : ?[...]

139 Interior equip ment, trunk Interior lighting The inter ior lighting consists of on e dome light in the front and one in th e back. The swit ch fo r the int erior ligh ting is o n th e over - head pan el next to the re arview mirror. When the switch is i n the mid-pos ition (door-acti v ated ), the interior lig hting will come on : • W hen th [...]

140 Interi or equi pment, trunk Cup holder There are two cup holders, one in the fas cia under the SI D unit and one in the cen- ter-consol e compartm ent between the front seats on certain mod els. Next to the cup hold er between the fron t seats is a coin tray . IB833 Cup h older in th e center consol e IB1329 Sun visor wi th v anity mirror IB1 1[...]

141 Interior equip ment, trunk Ashtrays (access ory) The car c an be equ ipped with two a shtrays. One is positioned lo w down on th e dash and the ot her on the ba ck of the cen ter conso le. Open the fr ont ashtray by ligh tly pressing o n the front. R emove it by depressi ng the catc h on the unde rside. You do not need to open it in ord er to t[...]

142 Interi or equi pment, trunk IB1517 IB1518 IB1519 IB1520 IB1521 In the d oors F ront edge o f front seats F ront seat backrests Cente r console betw een the seats Center c onsole o n passenger si de[...]

143 Interior equip ment, trunk Rear-view mirr ors The rear-v iew mirror has day/night posi tions that can be s elect ed by me ans of a knob beneath th e m irror. Adjust the mirror fo r best vision in the day position and pull the tab on the botto m of the mirror to ward you for the night position . Doo r mirr or s The door mirro rs are electrical l[...]

144 Interi or equi pment, trunk Trunk, Coupé and 5-door Trunk lid lock Unloc k the trunk lid by press ing on the k ey, by pressing t he remote re lease button on the driver’s d oor or by using the key. Th e alarm horn sounds three ti mes and th e lights flash wh en the tru nk is released with the re m ote con trol. Programmi ng feature s, see pa[...]

145 Interior equip ment, trunk 4 Lowe r the entire b ackrest cushion by pul ling this same handle (item 3) f orward. At th e same time, p ivot the b eam backw ards. IMPORT ANT: When you repla ce the belt be am using the handl e (item 3) , you mus t verify that it is pr operly locked an d that the two red "wa rning tabs" go down (thereby i[...]

146 Interi or equi pment, trunk To pr ovide more f lexi bili ty, th e rear seat is div ided s o that you c an lower the narrower (right) part s eparately. 1 Tilt the seat cush ion forw ard by pul ling the loop lo cated between the bac krest and the sea t cushion. 2 Stand the seat cushion o n end behin d the f ront se ats. 3 Release th e right bac k[...]

147 Interior equip ment, trunk Removing t he parcel shelf 1 Open the trunk lid. 2 Unhook the ru bber tie s. 3 Lift the rear p arcel shelf an d pull it a way from the guide pins in the front e dge of the shel f suppor t. Load openin g (trunk pas s through) A load o pening is p rovided i n the backrest so that you can carry long narrow o bjects. Swit[...]

148 Interi or equi pment, trunk Tie downs Four tie d owns for securing t he load are fitted insi de the trunk. Place the load as far in as p ossible. Trunk lighting To the le ft in the trunk is a li ght which goes on and off w hen the trunk lid is op ened and closed . The lightin g can also be turn ed on and off using th e button on the light housi[...]

149 Interior equip ment, trunk Tools and spare whe el The tool kit and compa ct spare whee l are kept benea th the carpeti ng in the trunk. The jack handle is stored in a bag under the spar e whee l. The scre wdriver han dle has a " button" fo r removin g a certai n type of pl astic riv e t. WARNING After use , return tools and the spare [...]

150 Interi or equi pment, trunk Manually opening the fuel filler door Coupé and 5-door models If the fuel filler door (whic h is controlled by the central loc king system) does not unloc k, proceed as follows. Chec k fuse 25. I f it is blow n or it s repl ace- ment b lows, you c an release t he lock m otor from the door as follow s: 1 Use a sh ar [...]

151 Startin g and driving IB943 Starting and driving Igni tion swi tch ... ..... ...... ... 15 2 Starting the engin e ......... . 153 Important cons iderations for d rivin g ..... ....... .... ....... 15 4 Ref uelin g ...... .... ....... .... ..... 157 Engine Bre ak-in Period ... 161 Manual transmission .. .... 161 Automatic transmission . 162 Cru [...]

152 Star ting and dr iving Ignition swit ch The sin gle lock used for both the i gnition and gear/s elector leve r is in the ce nter con- sole lo cated betwee n the front sea ts. Before you can rem ove the ke y, the car must be in reverse gear (manu al gearbox cars) o r the Parking (P) position (cars with automatic tran smissi on). The key for this[...]

153 Startin g and driving If t he car d oes not s tart If the tex t "KEY NOT ACCEPTED" appears on the SI D when the eng ine refuses to star t, the troub le may be a fault in the transpon der of the key or i n the receiver o f the ignitio n swit ch. Pr oceed as foll ows: • T ur n th e ke y ba ck to the L OCK po siti on. • T ur n the k [...]

154 Star ting and dr iving Starting the engine The engi ne has an a utomatic chok e and should be sta rted as follows: Cars with manua l gearbox To start the engine th e clutch pedal m ust be fully de pressed. 1 Depress th e clutch pedal b ut do not touc h the a cceler ator. 2 Star t the en gine. Let the igni tion k ey spring ba ck as so on as the [...]

155 Startin g and driving 2 Stopping the eng ine • Do not rev the engi ne immedia tely bef ore s witching i t off - stop the engine when it is id ling. 3 Regulatin g the chargin g pres sure • The system is o ptimized f or fuel with an octan e rati ng of AON 9 0. For cars with 205 hp engine s and the Vig gen, the system is optimiz ed for AON 93.[...]

156 Star ting and dr iving Impor tant consid erations wi th cata- lytic conv erters The catalyti c conve rter is an emission-con - trol devic e incorporated in the car’ s exhaust sys tem. I t cons ist s of a met al can iste r with a honeycom b insert, the cells of which have walls c oated in a catalytic la yer (mixture of precious me tals). To en[...]

157 Startin g and driving • Ne ver par k th e car on dr y gra ss or oth er combus tible mat er ial. T he cat aly tic con - v er ter gets v er y hot an d could theref ore star t a fire. • Ne ver driv e off if the e ngine is mis firing. • If you jump start the car wh en the engi ne is al read y up to n or mal t empe rature, t he engine m ust st[...]

158 Star ting and dr iving Recomme nded fuel: For optimu m performance we recommend: • AON 90 f or 2.0 T urbo 185 hp en gines . • AON 93 for 2.0 T urbo 205 hp engi nes and 2.3 Viggen . Octan e rating i s dete rmined ac cording to the formula: where MON is the Mo tor Octane Nu mber, and RO N is the Resea rch Octa ne Number. The averag e of these[...]

159 Startin g and driving Other, le ss common, f uel additive s used by some g asoline de alers are also acceptabl e, provided that the resu ltant gas oline is not more than 2.7% oxygen by weight . In many cases, you may not be able to deter mine the exact ty pe or perc entage by vol u me o f fuel addit ive in th e gasoline yo u purchase for your c[...]

160 Star ting and dr iving Fuel (Gasoline Engine) Use re gular unle aded gasoline rated at 87 octane o r higher. It is re commended th at the gasolin e meet spec ifications which were develop ed by the Americ an Automobile Manufac turers Associat ion (AAMA) and endor sed by th e Canadian Moto r Vehicle Manufac turers Associat ion for better vehi- c[...]

161 Startin g and driving Engine Break-in Period Pistons, cylinder bo res and b earings need time to obtain unifor m, w ear-resi s tant sur- faces. If a new engi ne is driven to o hard, this grad- ual pr ocess of bedd ing-in will not b e possi- ble and the life of th e engine will be short - ened. During the first 1 ,200 miles (2,000 km), do not ex[...]

162 Star ting and dr iving Automa tic transmi ssion The electr onic control module for the aut o- matic tr ansmis sion recei v es in formation on engine tor que and road speed. It also con- trols the hydra ulic pressure in the trans m is- sion t o ensure that gear chan ging is as smooth a s possible . The posit ion of the se lector leve r is show n[...]

163 Startin g and driving The d eten t but ton on th e sel ect or leve r ha s to be pressed bef ore the selector can be moved betwe en certain positio ns. Three mo des for the a utomatic transmis- sion ca n be selected: Normal, Sport a nd Winter. The Normal mode , w hich provi des the bes t fuel eco nomy, is the d efault setti ng when the engi ne i[...]

164 Star ting and dr iving Lock-up funct ion The autom atic transmis sion has a lock-up funct ion, which renders the t orque con- verter inope rative in 3rd and 4th gears. The result is reduction in the engine spee d and, hence, f uel consumpti on. When the loc k-up function comes into ope r- atio n, it may giv e th e impr essio n of an over- drive[...]

165 Startin g and driving Auto ma tic t rans mis sio n fault indicator If the sym bol appears on the main instru- ment pane l, the system ha s detected a faul t in the a utomatic tran smission or i ts control module (see page 64 ). This al so means tha t the Limp-h ome mode has been selected, to guard agai nst further damage b eing done to the tran[...]

166 Star ting and dr iving Selector positions P T o shift ou t of th e P posit ion you must depre ss the brake pedal and the ignition m ust be O N. The parking p osition (P) mu st only be sel ected when the car is at a compl ete standstill . The selec - tor le ver i s loc ked and the transm ission is mechanic ally immobili zed. Alwa ys apply the pa[...]

167 Startin g and driving If the ge ar selector lev er is moved from p osition D to 1, a change-d own to 3rd gea r will occ u r at ab out 110 mph (180 k m/h). A change -down to 2nd ge ar will occur at about 75 mp h (120 km /h) and to 1 st gear at abo ut 40 mph (65 km/h). When pos ition 1 is se lected, all t he other g ears will be l ocked o ut. Man[...]

168 Star ting and dr iving The SPORT and WI NTER modes To s e l e c t Sport mode , press th e ”S” button on the selecto r le ver whe n the selector le ver is in positi on N, D , 3, 2 o r 1. In this m ode, gear changes w i ll t a k e place at higher en gine speeds th an in Normal mode , in other w ords , the transm ission will shift up later and[...]

169 Startin g and driving Cruise Control For safe ty reaso ns (brake system func- tion) the brak es must be ap plied once, when the engine has started, before the cruise control system c an be activ a ted. The sys tem is o perated by mea ns of the controls on the stal k switch: • OFF (system is dis conne cted; the system is alw ays in the O FF po[...]

170 Star ting and dr iving Disengaging the system The sys tem will be disengag ed: • When the br ake or cl utch pedal i s depress ed. • W hen th e switch is moved to CANC EL. • W hen th e switch is mov ed to OF F . • When the engine i s swi tched off . • When the selec tor lev er is mov ed to po si- tion N (car s with automatic tr ansmiss[...]

171 Startin g and driving ABS brakes ABS (Antiloc k Braking System) modulates the br ake pr essure to the respective whee ls. Wh eel sensor s det ect if a whee l is about to lock , and the control module redu ces th e pres sure to t hat w heel and the n increas es it once more until the tend ency is detected again. The brake sy stem is equipped wit[...]

172 Star ting and dr iving Traction Control Sys tem How the syst em works The tract ion control sys tem (TC S) is designe d to prevent wheelspin. Th is enables the car to ac hieve the best pos sible grip and, hence, maximum tractive effort, together with grea ter stability. The TCS sys tem uses informati on from the ABS system’ s wheel sens ors t[...]

173 Startin g and driving Turning the TCS off The TCS is swit ched on autom ati cally when the engi ne is started . The sys tem can be switch ed off manu ally by the TCS button, whereup on TCS OFF on the main i nstrument pane l will come on. Th e TCS sy stem c a nnot be switche d off if t he car is trave lling fas ter than 35 mph (60 km/h). It may [...]

174 Star ting and dr iving Parking bra ke The parkin g brake lever is loca ted between the front seats. The br ake acts on the rear wheels. W hen the parki ng brake is on, the indicat or lamp on the m ain instrum ent panel will be lit . To releas e the brake, li ft the lever sli ghtly, press th e pawl button, an d let the lever down. Park ing WARNI[...]

175 Startin g and driving Parking on a hill When park ing on a steep hill, turn th e front wheels so that they will be blocked by th e curb if t he car shoul d move. Long-term parking If the car is not going to be used for some time, e.g. 3–4 months, th e following s teps are recommen ded: • Run the eng ine to normal temper ature bef ore long-t[...]

176 Star ting and dr iving Economical mot oring Factors affecting f ue l consumpt ion Fuel cons umpti on is g reat ly aff ecte d by th e gener al driving con ditions, the way in w hich the car i s driv en and a t what speeds , the weathe r, the state of the ro ad, the conditio n of th e car, etc. Breaking-in Fuel cons umption may be somewhat hi ghe[...]

177 Startin g and driving • Driving in a lo w gear results in higher fuel consum ption than in a hi gh gear because of t he lo wer engine s p eed for a g iven road speed. Al way s change up to a highe r gear as soon as tra ffic conditions al low and use the high est gear as m uch as poss ible . • Chec k the air pressu re in the tires on ce a mo[...]

178 Star ting and dr iving • Chec k the an ti-freeze in t he engine co ol- ant, see page 198. The car´ s trip comput er will warn you whe n there is a risk of slippery cond itions. For fu r- ther infor mation on th is function, se e page 69. The car i s equ ipped with tire s desig ned to provide optimum grip o n both wet and dry roads, al though[...]

179 Startin g and driving Driving in hot weather • Alwa ys chec k the coolant le vel bef ore starting a journe y . W hen the e ngine is cold, th e coolant m ust not be abo ve th e KAL T/COLD mark on the e xpansion ta nk. • At the end of a journey , if the eng ine has wo r ked h ar d , al lo w it to i dl e fo r tw o o r three min utes bef ore sw[...]

180 Star ting and dr iving Trailer we ight Maxim um recomm ended trailer wei ghts for differ ent gradie nts, for best comfort a nd driveabi lity for manual and automatic cars, are sh own i n the d rawi ng. Make su r e you are familiar with the la w regarding spe ed limits for tow ing, maxi- mum trailer w eights, trai ler-braking requirem ents, and [...]

181 Startin g and driving Recommend ations for cars with auto- matic transmiss ion The foll owing time li mits are bas ed on the capaci ty of the coo ling syste m in warm weathe r, i.e. approxi mately 86 ° F (30 ° C) . The foll owing time li mits are bas ed on the capaci ty of the coo ling syste m in hot weathe r, i.e. approxi mately 104 ° F (40[...]

182 Star ting and dr iving Trailer hitc h load The weig ht distribut ion on the trailer makes a lot of differe nce to the handling pro perties of the c ar and trailer com bination.With s in- gle-axle trailers, when ever possible , con- centrate the load ove r the axle and k eep it as low as pos s ible . The trail er should be lo aded so that the ma[...]

183 Startin g and driving Installin g the roof ca rriers (acces- sory) The carrier fe et are marked with a to p view of the c ar and an arrow indicating thei r posi tions. 1 Slip the plast ic cove r onto the adjustab le f oot of the ca rr ier (the f oot with a kn ob f or tightenin g) to protect the paintwork during as semb ly . 2 Open all t he door[...]

184 Star ting and dr iving Driving with a load The dr iving ch aracteristics of the car are affected by the way i t is loaded. • Place hea vy loads as f ar forw ard and as low as po ssible in the tru nk. • Secure th e load to the tie do wns, see page 14 8. • The load s hould be su ch that the car´s total w eight or axle weight are not e xcee[...]

185 Startin g and driving Driving with the trunk lid open Avoi d drivi ng wit h the t runk li d part ly or f ully open, since e xhaust fume s can be drawn into the cabin . If you m ust drive wit h the trunk li d open, all windows and the su nroof (if fit ted) must be closed and the cabin fan on at its highest speed s etting. Driving in deep wa ter [...]

186 Star ting and dr iving Saab 9- 3 Vi ggen The front towing eye is stored in a storage bag besid e the spare wheel. Remo ve the plastic cov er with a screwdrive r from the ca r’s t oolk it, and scre w in the to wing eye. Towing a car with manua l gearbox The gear lever mu st be in neutral. Switch hazard l ights on. Drive ca refully and do not e[...]

187 Startin g and driving Towi ng a car with au tomatic transm ission The foll owing rules m ust be observe d if a car with a utomatic transm ission is to be towed. The gear s elector must b e in the N positi on. Switch hazard lights o n. Drive carefull y and do not exc eed the speed lim it for vehicles in tow. Always try to keep the towrope taut b[...]

188 Star ting and dr iving To jump start your v ehicle: 1 Chec k the othe r vehi cle. It m ust ha ve a 12-v olt battery with a negat ive g round syste m. 2 Get the v ehicles clos e enough so the jumpe r cables can reac h, but be s ure th e v ehicles are no t touching eac h other . If a poor c onnection on t he negativ e jumper cable should e xist, [...]

189 Startin g and driving 5 Chec k that th e jumper ca b les do no t ha ve loos e or missing insula tion. If they do , you cou ld get a shock and also the v ehicles coul d be damage d. Bef ore you connec t the cables , here are some basic things y ou should know . P ositiv e (+) will go to posit ive (+) and negativ e (-) will g o to a major me tal [...]

190 Star ting and dr iving Driving considerat ions with co mpact spar e wheel/t ire fitte d The f ollowin g shoul d be observed when the compact s pare wheel (T11 5/70 R1 6) is install ed: The com pact spare is light and easy to handle w hen changing the wheel. D o not drive fa rther than necess ary with the com - pact spare fitt ed – the maxim u[...]

191 Car care IB944 Hood release ha ndle ...... . 192 Engi ne ... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... 19 4 Eng ine ba y . .... ....... .... ....... 193 Engi ne oil ... ...... ..... ...... ..... 196 Transmissio n fluid .......... 197 Cool ant .. ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... 1 98 Brake- clut ch fluid and brake pads ......... . ..... . .... . 200 Powe r[...]

192 Ca r care Hood release handle The handle of the ho od lock is located on the left unde r the instrument panel. Open th e hood in the follow ing way : 1 Pull the r elease handle . 2 The hood mo ves to the half-loc ked po si- tion a nd is st opped b y a s afety catch at the f ront edge. 3 Press the le ve r of the catch upwards a nd raise the hood[...]

193 Car care 1 Engine-oi l dipstick 2 Brake-fl uid res er voir 3 Power-ste eri ng flu id re ser voir 4 Fuse bo x 5 Coolant reserv oir 6 MAXI fuses 7 Wa sher-fluid reservo ir 8B a t t e r y 9D r i v e b e l t 10 Air filter Engine bay IB1625[...]

194 Ca r care Engine The engi ne is a trans verse fo ur-cylinder in-line en gine with twin overhead c amshafts and 16 v alves. The engi ne is equip ped with two bal ance shafts that red uce engine vibra tion to a min- mimum. The bala nce shafts are chain -driven and rotate at twice the speed of the cranksha ft. They pro duce forces and torques that[...]

195 Car care Saab Trionic engine mana gement system The Saab Trionic engi ne manag ement system is a un ique Saab devel opment that combin es sequential multiport fue l injectio n, electron ic distributorle ss ignition and turbo - charger boo st pressure control int o one sys- tem. The Tr ionic en gine control mo dule (ECM) monitors many differen t[...]

196 Ca r care Engine oil Checking the fluid level Regula rly check the oil level i n the engine. Do this wi th the car stan ding on level groun d with the e ngine warm, 2-5 minutes after it has bee n turned off. T ake the dipstic k out and wipe i t off with a clean ra g before carry- ing out the ch eck. The lev el must not be below the MIN m ark on[...]

197 Car care Transmis sion fluid Manual tran smission Check and t op up the fluid in accord ance with th e servic e program. If original flui d cannot be obtain ed for top- ping up, Dexron III (sy nthetic fluid) auto- matic t ransmissio n fluid can be used. If so, the car s hould be taken to an au thorized Saab deale r as soon as pos sible to hav e[...]

198 Ca r care (80°C). Thi s can be achie ved by drivin g the car f or about 3 0 min on the open road. 2 With the eng ine idling , mov e the s elector le ver to D and w ait for at least 15 seconds . Nex t, mov e the selector le ver to R a nd wait f or 15 seconds again. Fina lly , m ov e the se lec tor lever to P . Let the engin e idle. 3 Wipe the d[...]

199 Car care The corro sion-inhibiting properties of the coolant deterior ate over time, but co olant approved by Saab can be used for year-roun d protecti on. Change the coolant as spec ified in the s ervice progra m (page 239) and use only cool ant approved by Saab – ot her makes m ay need chang ing more freq uently and may damage the s ys- tem[...]

200 Ca r care Brake- clu tch fluid an d brake pads Checking the fluid level The com bined brake and clutch-flui d reser- voir is transparent to fa cilitate check ing of the fluid level. The lev el should be be tween the MAX a nd MIN m arks. Top up, as necess ary, with DOT 4 fluid. Do not use DO T 5 brak e fl uid. Use on ly new b rake flui d from a [...]

201 Car care Power steer ing Check th e level of the p ower-steering f luid in the res e rvoir re gularly, in ac c orda nce with the serv ice progra m. The whe els sho uld point forward during the check. Clean a round the ca p before i t is unscrew ed. Unscrew the cap and wipe the dip stick. To check the fluid level , first screw the cap on fully a[...]

202 Ca r care The liqu id level in the car battery must be checke d at regular inte rvals. Tap wa ter contai ns salts an d mineral s that accele rate the corrosion o f the battery elec - trodes, w hich can sh orten the life of the bat - tery. The cha rge leve l shoul d be checked with a batt ery -aci d test er. The spec ific g ravit y of the acid i[...]

203 Car care Drive belt The alte rnator is situate d on the right-hand side of the engine. I t is driven via a poly-V-be lt from the cr ankshaft pulley. The poly -V-belt also drives the wate r pump, the A/C com pressor and the s teering se rvo pump. The belt tension is critical , and is adj usted by an a utomatic belt te nsioner. See also page 61, [...]

204 Ca r care Wipers and was hers Wiper blades Check an d clean all wip er blades regularl y. We re commen d Saab wash er flu id fo r cleanin g. If po or wi per pe rform ance is expe rien ced , clean th e windshield wi th Saab washer fluid. This is particularly i mportant i f the car h as been thro ugh an automati c car wash, as this sometim es lea[...]

205 Car care Washer The rese rvoir holds 5 quarts (4 .7 litres). When the SID message "WASHER FLUID LEVEL LOW " appears there i s about 1.5 q uarte rs (1.4 litres) left. Fill wi th qualit y washe r fluid, available from your Saab dealer and fo llow the inst ructions on the p ackage to reduc e the risk of fre ez- ing. Note: If the reservoi[...]

206 Ca r care Changing bulbs Headlight 1 Unscre w the cov er from the b ack of the light units . 2 Unplug the connector . 3 Unhook t he spring clip b y pushin g it f orward an d then to t he side . 4 Remov e the b ulb. 5 Inser t the ne w bul b, wi thout touc hing the glass with your fingers. Line it up so that the three lugs fit into the c orrespon[...]

207 Car care Front turn signal bulb To chang e the bulb, the complete lamp un it has to be removed. 1 Loosen the screw (1). T here is no nee d to remov e it com pletely . 2 Carefully remov e the com plete lamp uni t. 3 Grasp the tw o plastic tabs an d turn the bulb hol der countercloc k- wise. 4 Pull the b ulb holder out of the la mp unit and chang[...]

208 Ca r care Front fog lights 1 Slightly turn th e bul b holder counte r- cloc kwise. 2 Unplug the connector . 3 Remov e the b ulb. Stop lights, taillights and direction indicators 1 Open the door in the trunk uphols tery . 2 P ress aside the plas tic t ab th at se cure s the bulb hol der . 3 Carefully pul l the entire b ulb holder out of the la m[...]

209 Car care Reversing lights and rear fog light 1 Open the ha tch on the ins ide of the trunk. 2 Press dow n the plastic tab that secure s the bulb hol der . 3 Carefully pul l the entire b ulb holder out of the la mp unit. Repl ace the dead b ulb . 4 When refittin g the bu lb holde r, fit it in first at the lo wer edge . Then push t he bulb holder[...]

210 Ca r care Reading lamp s, 9-3 Convert ible Detach the who le lamp unit b y inserting a screwdriv er into th e notch and car efully prying the lam p unit out. Pull the bul b holder out of its br acket an d change the bulb. Replace the bul b holder in its bracket and refit the entir e lamp unit. Other lighting If any other bulbs need chang ing, y[...]

211 Car care Bulb table No. W attage Cap 1 60/55 P 43t- 38 Hea dlight 2 5 5 P 14.5 s F ront f og light 3 1 ,2 W 2 x 4.6d Ashtra y; cigarette lighter; warning light f or saf ety belts 4 2 1 BA 15s Rear f og light; re versin g light 5 2 1/5 BA Y 15d Stop/taillight 6 P Y 21 yel BA U 15s Direction i ndicator , front /rear 7 5 BA9 Reading lamps , rear ([...]

212 Ca r care Fuses The fuse s are housed in two fuse panels: one at the end of th e instrument panel on the driver’s side, and one under the hoo d. To chec k if a fuse ha s blown, first remove it from the panel (see be low). If the filam ent is broken, t he fuse has bl own. A special tool for removing fuses is provi ded at the bottom o f the fus[...]

213 Car care MAXI fuses The MAXI fuses are housed in the fuse box under the hood. These fuses c an be checke d in the same way as the other fuses. The MAXI fu ses are design ed to protect the car’s e l ectrical system from b eing dam - aged. Eac h MAXI fuse protec ts a num ber of electric al circuits an d functions an d there- fore has a higher r[...]

214 Ca r care Fuses No. Amp Function A–– B 10 Stop l ights, trai ler C 30 Cab in f an, A CC 1 30 Elect r icall y heated rear wind ow and rear-vie w mir- rors 22 0D i r e c t i o n i n d i c a t o r s 33 0C a b i n f a n , A / C 4 15 T runk light; s witch illu mination; electrica lly powe red rad io antenn a 5 30 Elect r icall y oper ated front [...]

215 Car care Rel ay hold er Under the instrument panel next to th e steering whe el No. Amp Function 21 10 Switch, man ual A/C; soft to p (Conv er tible) 22 15 Direction ind icators 23 20 Soft top (Con vertible); tel ephone 24 7. 5 Radio 25 30 Central l ock ing; amplifier 26 30 Control mo dule, eng ine managemen t system 27 15 High beam fl ash; A C[...]

216 Ca r care Fuses an d relays Fuse pan el in engin e bay No. Amp Function 11 0H o r n 2 15 F ront f og lights 3 40 Radiator f an, low speed 4 10 V acuum pump 5 15 A/C-compr essor 61 0L e f t l o w b e a m 7 10 Right lo w beam 8 10 Left high beam 9 10 Right high beam 10 7.5 Headlight wipers 11 – – 12 – Extr a lights 13 7.5 APC 14 10 Extra he[...]

217 Car care Wheels Alternat ive wheels a nd tires If you wis h to fit other ti res or wheels than those s upplied with the car, consult y our Saab deale r first as to the possi bilities avail- able. Wheels/t ires combinati ons that are not approved by Saab can negati vely affect the car´ s direct iona l stabi lity, steeri ng and br ak- ing in b o[...]

218 Ca r care Rotating the tires Beca use of f ront w heel driv e, the f ront t ires tend to w ear faster t han the rear one s. New tires sho uld always be fitted in pa irs, so that tires on the same ax le have the same amount o f tread. If swappi ng the comp lete set, e.g. win ter tires for s ummer t i res, mark the tires removed to ensure t hat t[...]

219 Car care Uniform Tire Quality Grading (US) Quality grades can be found whe re applica- ble on the tire sid ewall between tread sho ul- der and m aximum section w i dt h. For exam- ple: Treadwea r 200 Traction AA Temp erat ure A Treadwear The t readw ear gr ade is a comp arati ve rating ba sed on the we ar rate of the tire when test ed un der c [...]

220 Ca r care Date code Tires sh ould be regarded as perishable goods. As the tires age , the rubber becomes progress ively harder, an d the roadhol ding ability of the tires dim inishes. This is parti c- ularly true on wi nter tires. Tires now have a date-code marking for the year of m a nufa cture. The first t w o di gits denot e the we ek numb e[...]

221 Car care When ch anging a whee l, take the t ool kit o ut first, the n the spare wheel . Changing a wheel If light-a lloy wheels have been f itted to th e car for seve ral years and a change is made to steel wheels, the threa ds for the wheel bolts in the brake d iscs should b e cleaned before the thinner steel w heels are fitted. The inner mos[...]

222 Ca r care When it i s time to rais e the car, apply the jack to one of the f our jack ing points (front or rear) loca ted beneath the sills . If a floor jack is used it can be ap plied to the standard jacking po ints u sed by the dealer or centra lly under the fro nt of the engi ne subframe . If the car is eq uipped with a tra iler hitch, the j[...]

223 Car care 8 Lower the car a nd tighten the wh eel bolts to the correct torqu e in the sequenc e shown (o pposite pairs). Tightening to rque: Light-all oy whe els: 80 f t.lbs (110 Nm). Steel wheel s: 80 ft.lbs (11 0 Nm). Do not overtighten t he bolts using an impact w rench: not only can this dama ge the wh eels but it can also mak e it impos sib[...]

224 Ca r care Flat spotting All tires ge t hot, especial ly on long jo urneys or when the c a r is driv en hard. After the c ar has been p arked with hot tires and t he tires have coo l ed do w n, a fla t spot can form in the tire, whe re it is in cont act with the gr ound. The same can occ ur if the car ha s not been mo ved for a long t ime. Flat [...]

225 Car care Upholstery and trim To remov e fluff or ha irs from the seat uphol- stery or headlining, us e a moist, lint -free cloth or a special lint re mover (brush or roller). Rem ove any dirty marks using a cloth m oistened with lukew arm soapy water. When using a stain remover, alw ays work from the outs ide towa rds the cente r to avoid leavi[...]

226 Ca r care Engine bay Clean the en gine com partme n t usi ng an engine dete rgent and rinse with hot water. Cover the headli ghts. If using a high-pres- sure wa sher do not a im the spray n ozzle on the: •R a d i a t o r • Throttle cab le • Throttle hou sing • Other engine controls • T he al ter nat or • Ignition sys tem and othe r [...]

227 Car care Waxing and polishing Do not wax a new car du ring the fi rst three or four mon ths. In fact, the re is no need to polish th e car before t he paintw ork has started to go dull through oxida tion. Other than in ex ceptional cas es, do not u se abra- sive pol ishes contain ing a cuttin g agent on a new ca r. Always wash the car thoroughl[...]

228 Ca r care Two- coat ena mel As the na me implies, two-co at enamel i s applied in two operat ions. The first coat, th e base co lor, contain s the pigment, metal flakes a nd binder. The se cond coat consi s ts of a cle ar enamel, wh ich provi des the final gloss f or the paintwork and protect s the base f rom moi stur e and env ironm enta l con[...]

229 Car care What ca uses rus t? Steel bod y panels of automobiles a re sub- ject to rusting whenever air and moisture manage to penetrate the p rotective fi nish. Body pan els may rust t hrough if the process is unch ecked. Rusti ng can occur w herever water i s trapp ed or wh ere the car’s pa nels are conti nuously damp . Damag e to paint and u[...]

230 Ca r care Inspect the unde rcoating and touch up if necessar y. P a y par ticular attenti on to the f enders and wheel hou sings, whic h are exposed to abra sio n by flyin g gravel, etc. I f the com position has w orn or flak ed off , the steel m ust be tho roughly cle aned and dried bef ore a fresh coat is appli ed. The cleani ng is best done [...]

231 Car care 1 A-pillar trim: PC/ABS. 2 Windshield trim: PP , PP/EPDM. 3 Seals: EPDM. 4 R ear-w indow ca sing P UR. 5 T rim pane l ABS. 6 C/D-pillar trim PP . 7 Rear light cluster: PMMA. 8 Cor ner f iller panel PP O/P A . 9 Rear bum per Expanded PP c ore PP/EPDM shea thing. 10 Fuel tank PE. 11 Side-windo w casing: PP/EPDM. 12 Side trim PVC. 13 A-pi[...]

232 Ca r care Air condit ioning (A/C system) Fault diagnosis If a fault o c curs in the A/C system, the re are a number o f checks you can perform yo ur- self. If the fault persists, h owever, have the system checked by an authorized Saab dealer. Im portan t! When the A /C system is in operation, m ois- ture from the air will c ondense on th e evap[...]

233 Car care Maintenance • The driv e belt f or the comp ressor should be insp ected under t he regular se r vice progr am. • Clean dirt and ins ects aw ay from the con- denser and ra diator to prev ent clogging. When w ashing the c ar , use th e hose to spra y the ra diator and c ondense r (located fo rward of the radiator) fro m both s ides ([...]

234 Ca r care Open th e hood and l ocate the vertical aim level (B) tha t you can see th rough the top of the head light lens. If you fi nd that the h eadlight needs adjust- ment follow these steps : 1 L ocate the ver t ical ai min g device (A) located behind and b elow the outer headlight assemb ly . 2 T urn the v er tical aim ing scre w with a 0.[...]

235 Mainte nance and owne r assi stanc e Maintena nce and owner assistance Maintenance sc hedule ..... 236 Owner assistance ............ 237 Reporting Safet y Defects (U.S .A.) .... ..... ...... ....... .... .. 23 8 Reporting Safet y Defects to the Cana dian govern- ment .. .... ....... ...... ..... ...... .. 238 Saab Origina l Service Program M200[...]

236 Mainte nance an d owner assistan ce Maintenance sched ule The Mainten ance Schedule presc ribes a service program t o the purchaser/ operator of a Sa ab that is reasona ble and nec essary to ensure the proper em ission control s ys- tems fu nction, safety and reliabil ity of the Saab auto mobile in norm al use. Addition al mainten ance is recom[...]

237 Mainte nance and owne r assi stanc e Service r ecord ret ention Service ins truction cou pons and record stubs a re provided i n the Saab War ranties and S ervic e Reco rd Book let whi ch a ccom- panies this Owner’s M anual. The coup ons are arr anged in the order that n ormal se r- vice sh ould be performe d. The edge of each coupon is shade[...]

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239 Mainte nance and owne r assi stanc e Saab Origi nal Service Program M2001 U SA, Canada, (9-3 Models) * These are the minimum required E mission Control Syst em main tenance steps. Saab urges that all recommended m aintenance procedu res be performed according to this program. (a.) Engine oil and f ilter should be chan ged at least once a ye ar.[...]

240 Mainte nance an d owner assistan ce * These are the minimum required E mission Control Syst em main tenance steps. Saab urges that all recommended m aintenance procedu res be performed according to this program. (b.) Change automa tic transmission f luid at more frequent int erv als (30,000; 90,000 miles, etc.) if car is driven in dense city tr[...]

241 Mainte nance and owne r assi stanc e (c.) Check wheel alignment if irregular or p remature tire wear is apparent. (d.) Check and clean rear pads and rear calipers in areas with heavy road salt use. Se rvi ce In te rva ls ** Miles = U. S . Car s Kilomet ers = Canadian C a rs 30 day 10,000 (16,000 km) 20,000 (32,000 km) 30,000 (48,000 km) 40,000 [...]

242 Mainte nance an d owner assistan ce Se rvi ce In te rva ls ** Miles = U. S . Car s Kilomet ers = Canadian C a rs 30 da y 10,000 (16,000 km) 20,000 (32,000 km) 30,000 (48,000 km) 40,000 (64,000 km) 50,000 (80,000 km) 60,000 (96,000 km) 70,000 (112,000 km) 80,000 (128,000 km) 90,000 (144,000 km) 100,000 (160,000 km) Service # 123456789 1 0 1 1 Ch[...]

243 Technical data Technical data General parti culars ......... . 244 Eng ine ....... ..... ...... ..... ...... .. 247 Eng ine oi l .. ....... .... ....... ...... 247 Fuel ... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... 24 9 Eng ine va riant s . .... ....... .... 24 9 Electric al system ..... ......... 250 Driv e belt s. ..... ...... ..... ...... .. 25[...]

244 Technical d a ta General particulars Overall le ngth, with bumper(s ): Coupé/5 -door /Conv er tible_______ _____ 182.3" (4629 mm) Viggen _______ ______________ _____ 182.7” (4639 mm) Ov era ll widt h, including do or mirrors _____ 76.2" (193 6 mm) Maxim um hei ght ______ ______________ 56.2" (142 8 mm) Maxim um hei ght when th[...]

245 Technical data W eight ready f or driving (i.e. with full fuel tank, w asher- fluid res e rvoir , standard tools a nd spare wheel ) Coupé ________ ___________ ________ 2980-3170 l bs. (1350- 1440 kg) Viggen, C oupé ______ _________ _____ 3130-3160 lbs. (1420 -143 5 kg) 5-door ________ ________ ___________ 3020-3220 lbs . (1370- 1460 kg ) Vigg[...]

246 Technical d a ta Maxim um permitted loa d in trunk Coupé a nd 5-door a t curb weigh t plus 4 passen gers à 155 lbs . (70 kg) _______ 130 lb s. (60 kg) F or each passenger less in the rear sea t the load ma y be increa sed by 100 lbs . (45 kg) Con vertible at cu rb weight and 3 passen gers à 155 lbs . (70 kg) _______ 120 lb s. (55 kg) Coupé [...]

247 Technical data Engine Engine oil T ype _______ ________ ____________ __ 4 c yl, 2 ov erhead camshaf ts, 16 val ves and 2 bal- ancer shafts Cylin der bores ________ ____________ __ 3.54" (90 mm) Strok e: 2.0 T urbo _________ ______________ __ 3.071" (78 m m ) Viggen _______ ______________ _____ 3.543” (90 mm) Swept volume: 2.0 T urbo[...]

248 Technical d a ta Under A CEA nomencla ture, oils are divided into C lass A for gasoline engines an d Class B f or diesel-engin ed passe nger cars. There is a further clas s for hea vy dies el engines . Each class i s divided into three gra des: 1, 2 a nd 3, where grades 2 and 3 normally encompass s emi and fully-s ynthetic oi ls. The diesel c l[...]

249 Technical data Fuel Engine varian ts Fuel-t ank capa city __ ______________ __ 17 U .S. gal. (64 l) F or op timum p erform ance, we re commen d the f ollowi ng: 2.0 T urbo 185 bhp __________ ________ 90 A ON, unleaded gasoline , minim um 87 A ON 2.0 T urbo 205 bhp and Vigge n ________ 93 A ON*), unleaded gasoline , minim um 87 A ON *) If the c [...]

250 Technical d a ta Electri cal system Drive belts Manual transmission Auto ma tic tr ans mis sion V oltage __ ______________ ___________ 12 V Battery capacity _________ _________ __ 60 Ah Starter motor ___________ ___________ 1.4 kW Alternator r ating ____ ________ ________ 130 A/14 V Firing order _____________ ___________ 1-3-4-2 Spar k p lugs: [...]

251 Technical data Suspensio n Steer ing Brake syst em Spring type , front and re ar __________ __ Coil springs Maximum defle ction of spr ing s: fron t, Coupé /5-door/ Con vertible _______ 6.4" (163 mm) front, Vigge n ________ ______________ 6.5” (165 mm) rear , Coupé/5-doo r/Conv er tible __ _____ 8.3" (212 mm) rear , Viggen _______[...]

252 Technical d a ta Rims and tires Rim size: Coupé/5 -door/Con vertibl e__________ __ 6.5 x 15 or 6.5 x 16 Viggen _______ ______________ _____ 7.5 x 17 Viggen m ust use 6.5 x 16 or 7.5 x 17 Contact an authorized Sa ab dealer if y ou wish to fit other wheels than those fitted as stand ard. Tire sizes (summer tires): 6.5 x 15 ( not Viggen) _______ [...]

253 Technical data Plates a nd labels In con tact s with your S aab de aler it may sometim es be nec essary to quote the car’s chassi s, engine a nd gea rbox nu mbers. 1 Modificati on identity plate (in the sp are whee l co mpar t ment) . 2 V .I.N . numbe r insi de wi ndshi eld. 3 Cer tification label. 4 G ear box number . 5 E ngin e number. 6 La[...]

254 Technical d a ta 1 - Region ___ ________ _ Y = Nor thern Europe 2 - Country ____ ___ S = Sweden 3 - Man ufacturer ___ 3 = Saab A utomobile AB 4 - Product line _ ___ D = 9 -3 5 - Model series ___ D = 9-3 S with driv er’ s and passen ger’ s airba g F = 9- 3 SE wit h dr iver’s and passen ger’ s airba g P = 9-3 Vig gen with driv er’ s and[...]

255 Technical data Several of the systems in yo ur Saab car may be adju sted to better f it your individua l needs Some funct ions ar e gov ern ed by le gal requirem ents and canno t therefore be reprogram med. Cons ult an aut hori zed Sa ab de aler for f ur- ther infor mation. Car alar m/centr al lock ing system: • The le v el of the siren when [...]

256 Technical d a ta Saab 9-3 A udio Syst em: The foll owing functio ns can be a djusted by the driv er (see page 108 ): • Maximum star ting v olume (whe n the rad io is s witched on ). • T elephone v olume (if the car is equippe d with a phone connec ted to the au dio sys - tem). • Speed de pendent v olume (vo lume incr eases o r decr eases [...]

257 Index Index A A/C syste m, fault diagnos is _______ _ 232 A/C sy stem, ma intena nce _________ 232 ACC _______ ___________ ________ 84 ACC, usef ul ti ps ______ ___________ 92 Adjustme nt, steering wheel ________ 137 Air condi tioning (A/C), fau lt diagno sis and mai ntena nce _______ _______ 232 Airbag ____________ ________ _____ 28 Alarm ____[...]

258 Index E Economi cal motoring _____ _______ 176 Electr ical sy stem, tec hnical data ____ 250 Electr ical windo w ________ _______ 136 Electr ically a djustable s eats _______ 133 Electr ically h eated front se ats ______ 135 Electric ally heated r ear seat ___ ____ 135 Electric ally heated r ear window _____ 83 Electr onic star ting interloc k [...]

259 Index Leather u pholstery, care of ________ 225 Load eyes _________ ____________ 148 Locks __________ ___________ _____ 36 Lowering re ar seat __________ ____ 144 Luggage compartment __________ _ 144 Luggage compartment , Conve rtible __ 56 Luggage -compartment lig hting _____ 148 M Main be am __________ ___________ 75 Main in strument pan el _[...]