Saab 9-5 (2001) manual

1 Owner’s Manual Saab 9-5, Model Year 2001 Safety 1 1 Security 33 Instruments and controls 47 Saab 9-5 Audio System 81 OnSt ar - T elematics 107 Interior equipm ent and trun k 1 19 St arting and driving 147 Car care and technical inform ation 187 Mainte nance and owner assi st ance 241 Specification s 249 Index 263 © Saab Automobile AB 2000 Serv[...]

2 Introd uction This m anual provides practical guidance on driving and caring for y our Saab. The S aab 9- 5 is avai labl e wit h th e foll owin g engine v ariants: • 2.3T Ec opowe r . • 2.3 T urbo Ecopo wer . • 3.0t V 6 Ecopower (SE). Althou gh the ma nual describes the most importan t differences be tween model vari - ants, it does not inc[...]

3 Instrument p anel IB1080 Indicat or and w ar ning light s ______ 48 Speedom eter ________ _________ 55 Odome ter and trip meter _______ _ 54 Fuel ga uge _________ _________ 55 Engine tem perature gauge ______ 55 P arking light s ________ ____ 63 High/lo w beam ______ ____ 63 Da ytime running lights _____ 63 Rear f og light ______ ______ 64 Instru[...]

4 Exter ior IB580 Roof-r ack load _______ ________ 176 Mount ing holes for roof ra ck ___ _ 176 Maxim um loads ____________ __ 250 Rearvie w mirrors ___________ __ 125 Hood __ ___________ _________ 188 Engine co mpar tment: w ashing __ 233 Centra l lock ___________ _ 34 Interior loc king b uttons ____ 36 Child s afety lo ck cat ch ____ 37 T runk/ta[...]

5 Interio r IB581 Internal rearview m irror ________ 125 Door mirrors ________ _________ 125 Sun viso rs _____________ ______ 130 Saf ety belts _________ ____ 12 Airbag (SRS) __________ _ 26 Child s eats ______ _______ 19 Child s afety lo ck cat ch ____ 37 Saf ety bel t care ________ 231 Glov e compar tment _____ 131 Manual transmis sion ____ 158 A[...]

6 Engine c ompartme nt, 4-cyl en gine IB583 Engine: des cr iption ___________ 192 Engine o il le vel: c hec king ______ 193 Engine o il: changin g __________ 194 Engine o il specific ation ________ 253 Brak es and br aking ___________ 167 ABS bra kes ___________ ______ 167 Brak e system __________ ______ 198 Brak e fluid _______ ___________ 257 Bra[...]

7 Engine c ompartme nt, 3.0t V6 IB585 W arning labels _________ __ 8 V .I.N. n umber __________ 25 9 Engine n umber _________ 259 Gearbo x numbe r ________ 259 Color c ode __________ ___ 259 Ignition sy stem _________ 148 Drive belts __________ ___ 202 Spark plugs _________ ___ 254 Cataly tic conv er ter ______ 15 2 Important conside rations f or d[...]

8 Batter y Contains cor rosive sul furic acid (40%) • FLAMMABLE GASES f or med when ca r ru nning an d during charg in g of batter y • Always wear eye protectio n when w orki ng on th e ba ttery • Smoking, op en flames and spa rks can al l cause a batter y t o explode • See Owner’s Manual before using jum p leads • Batte ry a cid can ca[...]

9 IB336 AIR BAG WARNING Flip vi sor ov er WARNING DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can o c cur. • Childr en 12 a nd unde r can be kille d by t he air b ag. • The BACK SEA T is the SAFEST place f or children. • NEVER put a rear-f ac ing child seat in the f r ont. • Sit as far back as possible from the air ba g. • AL WA YS use SEA T BEL TS and CHILD[...]

10 IB336 Jack – Jack i s desi gned on ly for changin g a tire or mounting tire snow ch ains. – Car mus t be level and jack mu st be placed on firm an d level groun d. – Never crawl u nderneath car when it is jacked up. JACKING INSTRUCTIONS 1 S et par king brake an d shift t ransmission to park. 2 Fit top of ja ck into jacking point next to wh[...]

11 Safety Safety Safety belt s ...... .... ....... .... .... 12 Head r estra int .. ...... ..... ...... .. 18 Chil d safe ty. ..... ...... ..... .... .... 19 Airbag (Supplementa l Restraint Syste m "SRS") . 26 IB1706[...]

12 Safety Safety belts Three-poi nt inertia-reel safety belts are pro- vided fo r all seats. Researc h has es tablished th at it is danger- ous for rea r-seat passenge rs not to wear their safe ty belts. Bear in mi nd that in c ertain sta tes it is a legal requiremen t for all occup ants of the car t o wear a safety bel t. Safety-be lt remin de r W[...]

13 Safety Safety- belt pretensi oners The belts of the front seats are fitted with automati c pretensio ners, which ar e acti- vate d in the eve nt of a sev ere fr ontal coll i- sion or v ery violent rear-en d collision. Th ey serve to reduce the forward movement of the body by tensioning the belt. The belt pretensioners do not a ctivate in less v [...]

14 Safety • Children w ho ha ve grown ou t of a child seat sh ould be rest rained by the car’ s standard three-point belt s. Make sure that the shoul der belt is not in conta c t with the nec k or throat. If it is, a booster seat/cu sh- ion ma y be necessa r y . Front safety belts Fasten the belt by pul ling the belt and inse rt- ing the to ngu[...]

15 Safety Belt heig ht adj ustmen t The front safety belts and the out side belts in the re ar (9-5 Sedan) ar e equipped with automati c height adjustm ent. After faste ning the bel t, grasp it at chest height, p ull it out and, without letting go, allow the slack t o be take n up by the reel. Make su re th at the belt is well in on t he shoulde r.[...]

16 Safety Safety b elt, rear se at Three-poi nt safety belts a re provided for a l l three rear-sea t passen gers. Fasten the belt by pul ling out the strap care - fully an d inserting the tongue in th e lock. Check t hat it is secu rely fa stene d. Then grip the diagon al part of th e strap near the lock and pull th e belt upwards to wards the sho[...]

17 Safety WARNING Safety be lts are design ed to bear upo n the bony s tructure of the body , and should be worn low across the fr ont of the pelvis or the pelvis, ches t and sh oulders, as applic able; wearing the lap portion o f 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 seat s in th e Saab 9-5 ar e equippe d with Saab Ac tive Head Re straints (SAHRs). These red uce the risk of whip lash injur y if th e car is hit from behi nd. In the eve nt of a rear-end col lision, the body is force d back again st the backr est. Th is, in turn, cau ses the mecha nism to press the head res tra[...]

19 Safety Child safe ty Car safety tip s Protect your children from getting trapped in the tr unk of a car WARNING • Child ren must always be s uitably restraine d in the car . All child 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 is[...]

20 Safety The sam e attention mus t be given t o child safety i n the car as is given t o adults. Saab reco mmends rea rward fac ing child restraints . Childre n travel mo st safely whe n properly restraine d, but restraints must be suitable for the s ize of the chil d. Always follow the child seat/ boost er cu shion manuf actur er´s instr uctions[...]

21 Safety When fitting chil d seat s in cars you mu st always read the instruc tions supplied by the car sea t manufacturer. Saab 9-5 Wag on: Chi ld r estr ain t that are ap pr oved for r ear- ward faci ng installat i on in the rear seat ca n be positio ned in any of the thre e rear places. If the chi ld restraint is p o sitione d in the center pla[...]

22 Safety Child teth er anchor ages for forw ard facing chil d car seat s Child res traints with a teth er strap must be anchored according to Canadian la w. If you h ave any que stions regard ing child tether anchorages ple ase contact y our Saab deal er. 9-5 S edan : 1 Open the cover that is right beh ind the child restrai nt. Ma ke sure it lo ck[...]

23 Safety 9-5 Wagon: 1 Fold the bac k rest of the rear seat f or- ward , see page 137. 2 Fold the anchor that is right behi nd the child re straint to i ts upright posi tion. 3 Place the chi ld restraint in the rear seat. 4 Raise the he ad restrain t to its upper position and then route th e tether under the headr estrain t. *) 5 Attach the tether [...]

24 Safety Integr ated boos ter seat (access ory) The integ rated booste r seat in the back is intended for children weighing 33-8 0 lbs. (15-36 kg) and betwe en 38 and 54 inche s (97 and 1 37 c m) ta ll. When se ated in the i ntegrated boos ter seat, the chi ld must wear the standard three-point safety bel t. Whatever the ag e or weight of the chi [...]

25 Safety WARNING • The standa rd safety belt must alway s be used in conjunctio n with the inte- grated booster seat. • The seat must n ot be mo difi ed in an y way. • Never leave a child unatte nded. • Check to ensure that the belt is not twisted o r rubbing aga inst any sharp edge s. • Adj ust the head rest rain t so t hat i t p ro- vi[...]

26 Safety Airbag (Supplemental Restraint Syst em "SRS") The suppl ementary restrai nt system (SRS) compr ises a n airbag in the steeri ng wh eel, a front passen ger airbag and side airbags in the front seats. The sys tem suppleme nts the protec tion provided by the safety be lts to further enhance the safety of the occupant s. If a faul t[...]

27 Safety IB417 Moment of im pact. Sensor de tects decel- eration and sends a signal via the control module to a gas gen- erator that inflates the airbag. The inflating airbag cushions the dr iver . Airbag now fully inflated. The airbag star ts to deflate. IB419 Inflated a irbag (driv er side) Inflation and deflation together take less than 0.1 sec[...]

28 Safety Front p assenger se at The airbags are interconnecte d and have a common w a rnin g light. Th e passenger airbag m odule is ho used in the fas cia above the g love compar tmen t and i s mar ked ”SRS AIRBAG”. Both airba gs will be infl ated in the ev ent of a moderate to severe fronta l, or near-fronta l colli sio n, even if the pa sse[...]

29 Safety WARNING • This car is eq uipped with side airb ags and no extra interior trim should be fit- ted. Fail ure to observ e this warning could resu lt in the side airbags not inflatin g as intended an d thus not pro- viding the intended pro tection eith er. • Never pl ace any ob ject in the area that would be occupied b y the inflate d air[...]

30 Safety AIR BAG warning light SRS s ervici ng The SRS must be inspecte d as part of the normal s ervice prog ram but otherwi se may be regarded as ma intenance-fre e. Scrapping or wo rking on airbags and belt pretensioners Frequently asked questio ns on func- tion of airbags Do you still need to wear a safety b elt if ai r- bags are fitted? Yes, [...]

31 Safety How do I p osit ion t he s eat to le ave r oom f or the airba g to inflate? Don’ t have your s eat too fa r forw ard. Recli ne the seat back to inc rease the dis- tance be tween you an d the airbag. For short driver s, spe cial acc essory pedal extensions are avai lable through y our Saab deale r. Airbags i nflate extremel y rapidly a n[...]

32 Safety What sho uld I do if the AI R-BAG warning light comes on? If the war ning light is o n, it means tha t a faul t has bee n detected i n the system. The airbag cann ot be relied on to operate as intended and it migh t even be acti vated erroneous ly. You should therefore take t he car to an authorized Saab dealer as soon as possib le.[...]

33 Securit y Security Doors ... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... 34 Central l ocking ..... . ...... . ...... 34 Car ala rm ....... .... .... ....... .... .. 41 IB446[...]

34 Security Doors Door handles Pull the handl e to open th e door. If the do or is stuck (e.g . if froze n), hold the handle f rom above to secure a be tter grip. Central lock ing Key / Remote c ontrol The key uni t consis ts of a mechanic al key with int egrated remote c ontrol. The mech anical key is used for ma nual locking and unlock ing. The r[...]

35 Securit y To chec k the numbe r of keys th at are p ro- grammed fo r the car; see pa ge 45. Electron ic starti ng interlo ck (immobilizer) Each t ime the key i s remo ved from the ig ni- tion, the elec tronic starting inte rlock is acti- vated an d the car is thus immo bilized, se e also pa ge 42. Reprogramming lock system functions Certain lock[...]

36 Security Locking by key (1) When the car is lock ed and unlo cked the theft alar m is also affected. Turn the ke y clockw ise: all do ors lo cked . The trunk lid/tailgate cannot be open ed now from ins ide using t he switch on the driver’s door. Unlockin g by key (2) Turn the k ey counterclo ckwise once: th e driver´s door will unlo ck. Turn [...]

37 Securit y Changing t he key ba ttery When the battery volt age in the key falls below a predetermined level the SID w ill issue the fol lowing message: ”REPL AC E KEY BATTERY”. Press the CLEAR button on the SID to acknowled ge this messa ge. You mus t then replace th e battery witho ut delay to avoid malfun ctions. The life of the battery is[...]

38 Security Trunk lid lock, 9-5 Seda n The trunk lid lock is independ ent of the cen - tral-lock ing system. The trunk lid rel ease switch o n the driver’s door is inope rative when th e car is locked from the outs ide or moving at a speed grea ter than 2.7 m ph (4 km/h). Unlocking The trunk lid is unlock ed using: • The button on t he ke y •[...]

39 Securit y Tailgate, 9-5 Wagon The tailg ate is not unl ocked when th e other car doors are unlocked. Th e tailgate bu tton on the dri ver’s door is inoperative wh en the car is l ocked or movi ng at a speed g reater than 4 km/h. Unlocking The tail gate is unlo cked using: • The button o n th e ke y • The tailgat e sw itch on the inside o f[...]

40 Security Safety l ock The tail gate has a s afety lock which is acti- vated with a button to the righ t of the tailgate lock. When the bu tton is moved to the left, the ta il- gate can only be op ened from the outside, assumi ng that the locking bu tton (LOCK) by the insi de opening handle has not been push ed in. WARNING If small children are c[...]

41 Securit y Car alarm The ca r alar m (a nti- thef t syst em) is acti - vated/de activated wh en the car is locked /unlocked by the rem ote control or by the key , see page 35. The ant enna for the ala rm system is loc ated in the c enter console. All the d oors plus trunk lid/tailgate a nd hood are moni tored by micros witches, and w in- dow-gla [...]

42 Security Activat ing the car al arm The car a larm cannot be activated i f the driver’s door is open or if the igniti on switch i s i n O N p os i ti o n . If, on the o ther hand, one o f the other doors or the t runk or hood is open or opened and not clos ed again durin g the 10-sec onds dela y pe riod , i t wil l b e e xclud ed from th e ala[...]

43 Securit y Alarm signals When the car alarm is armed, it wi ll be trig- gered if an y door, or the tr unk lid or hood, is opened o r if a wind ow is broken. The alar m will also 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 trig gere d, t he f oll owin g [...]

44 Security Overview of f unc tions Alarm s ignals may diffe r between mode l variants for d ifferent coun - trie s. Some of th e car-alarm functio ns can be reprogra mmed – con- sult your Saab dealer for further details (see page 261). Loc king/ activ ation Hazard w arning lights fla sh once and the horn chir ps once. The LE D will come on for 1[...]

45 Securit y Overvie w of LED signa ls and SID mess ages Some si gnals may differ between model varia nts for different 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 ev ery other seco nd. Deactiv ation. Comes on for 2 seconds. Alarm not activ ated. Off .[...]

46 Security Canada only: This devi ce complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. Operation is subject to the followin g two conditi ons: (1) this device may n ot cause ha rmful interferen ce, and (2) mu st accept any in terference received , including interference t hat may cau se undesired o per- ation. Changes or modif ications no t expressly appro[...]

47 Instruments and controls Instru ments and controls Indicator and warning ligh ts ... ...... ..... .... ....... .... .... 48 Instr ument s ....... ....... .... ...... 54 Trip comp ute r SID . ..... ...... .. 57 Switches ....... . ..... . .... . ..... . .... 63 Automatic cl imate control (AC C) ..... ....... .... .... ....... .... .. 70 ECON OFF ?[...]

48 Instru ments and contr ols Indicator and warning lights A number of indicator and warn ing lights wi ll come on whe n the igniti on is switched on prior to s tarting. Under norm al conditions , these sh ould go out a fe w seconds after the engine h as started (see page 54). Warning, oil pressure (engine oil) This ligh t will come on togeth er wi[...]

49 Instruments and controls Warning, charging This ligh t will come on togeth er with if the batte ry is discharg ing. If it comes o n whil e you ar e dri vin g, sto p the c ar as soon as poss ible and sw itch off the engi ne. Check th e alternator drive belt (see pa ge 202). If the belt ha s broken, the engin e may overheat (cooling sy stem will n[...]

50 Instru ments and contr ols Anti-lock b rake w arning This light will come on if a fault ha s occurred in the ABS system. On certa in variants and as well as can ligh t up to indicat e a faul t in the electron ic brake force d istribution sy stem (distr ibution of the brake pr essure bet ween the front and rear wheels). Conv ent ional br aking wi[...]

51 Instruments and controls CHECK message in dicator This li ght indica tes that ther e is a message in the SID . A chime wi ll also sound (see page 61). Central warning light This li ght will com e on and a c hime wi ll sound i f a fault has been detected in any system th at is critical to safety. Any o f the follow ing can act ivate the central w[...]

52 Instru ments and contr ols Indicator, cruise control This li ght shows w hen the cruise-c ontrol syste m is ac tiv e (see page 16 6) . Indicator, high beam This li ght shows wh en the headl ights are on high beam (se e page 63). Indicator, rear fog light This lig ht shows when the re ar fog light is on (see page 64). The rear f og light is swit [...]

53 Instruments and controls Automatic transmi ssion, fault indicator On a c a r with a n auto matic tran smission, this w arning symbol is illumin ated if a fault has bee n detected i n the trans missio n. Switch the ignition off and on ag ain to chec k if the fa ult persists. Even if the fa ult persists, it is sti ll possible in most case s to dri[...]

54 Instru ments and contr ols Autocheck ing of lights, main instrument panel The abov e warning and indicator ligh ts should come on w hen the i gnition is switched on prior to s tarting. Th ey should go out after about 3 second s. The follo wing lights li ght up until t he engine is started, pres uming that no fault exists: • Central war ning li[...]

55 Instruments and controls Speedom eter (U.S . spe edomet er shown) The speed ometer receiv es signals from th e wheel sensors in the ABS system. If the NIGHT PANEL mode has been selecte d, the scale will be ill uminated up to 87 mph (14 0 km/h). The re mainder of the scale wi ll be illum inated if the speed of the car exceed s 84 mph (135 km/h). [...]

56 Instru ments and contr ols Check fu se 15 (radiator fan) in the fus e panel un der the hood, see page 21 9. If the ne edle repeated ly enters the re d zone, stop the car as so on as it is s afe to do so a nd check the coolant level by look ing at the lev el vi sibl e th roug h the pl astic ta nk - do no t remove the ca p. If the cool ant level f[...]

57 Instruments and controls Selector lever indication (Automati c transmission ) The po siti on of the se lecto r leve r is in di- cated on the main inst rument panel . Trip comput er SID (Saab Inf ormation Dis play (SID) The SID di splays CHE CK messages and has eight tri p-computer function s (Saab Car Computer, SCC) The SID is also us ed by the [...]

58 Instru ments and contr ols Outdoor tempera ture (Frost warning) Regardl ess of which fu nction has been selecte d, except Night Pane l Mode, SID will automati cally dis play the outd oor tem pera- ture wh en it is b etween 26° and 38 °F (-3° and +3°C ). This also ap plies if the temperatu re has mov ed outside the r ange of 21° to 43°F (-6[...]

59 Instruments and controls Turning the Alarm and Speed warning on or off 1 Select the Al arm or Speed-w ar ning function . 2 Press SET to turn on the function. Press CLEAR to turn off the functi on. When eithe r function is on, ALARM /SPD W resp ectiv ely w ill be visi ble on the displa y. An aster isk * will be vi sible on the far right of the di[...]

60 Instru ments and contr ols To calcula te the arrival time if a speci fied averag e speed is ma intained 1 Select DIST us ing the button. 2 Set the dista nce to be co vered. 3 Press to select S PD Ø. 4 Set the average speed yo u inte nd to drive . 5 Press SET to displa y the estimated arrival time. At the beginnin g of a journey, the SPD Ø and [...]

61 Instruments and controls CHECK messages When the engine is started, CHECKI N G will appear on the display f or about four s ec- onds, whi le the SID che cks are being per- formed. When a C HECK message is generated while the car is bein g driven, a c hime will sound, INFO DISPL will illumi nate on on the main in strument pan el, and the m essage[...]

62 Instru ments and contr ols The foll owing conditi ons will wa ke up the respecti ve displays in the Night-Pan el mode: • Setting of th e Audi o system, SID or ACC (disp lay comes on f or ten secon ds). • CHECK messa ge generate d in the SID . • High engi ne re vs cause the re v counte r to be illum inated until the engine s peed has f alle[...]

63 Instruments and controls Switches Daytime running lights The park ing lights a nd daytime runn ing light s come on automatic ally w hen the igni- tion swit ch is ON. Note to owners i n the U.S.: If you do not want Day time Running Lights, thi s feature can be disco nnected: switch off the engi ne and remo ve fuse No. 3 5 (see page 217 ). Not e t[...]

64 Instru ments and contr ols Courtesy Headlight Feature A delay functi on allows the headligh ts to remain o n low beam fo r about 30 seconds after t he driver’s doo r has been clos ed. To activ ate this functi on, • Switch off the igni tion and rem ove th e key • Open the d r ive r’ s door • Pull the high/low b eam control st alk tow ar[...]

65 Instruments and controls Instrument illumination The br ightness of the instrument illumina- tion can be varied b y means of the dimm er switc h adjacent t o the headlig ht switch. (Se e als o Nigh t pane l on page 61 ). In dayli ght or other e qually bright l ight, the instr ument and swi tch illuminat ion is auto- matical ly extingu ished. Tur[...]

66 Instru ments and contr ols Front fog lights The front f og lights ca n be activ ated in both dimmed headlight a nd parking l ight posi- tions. F og lights s hould on ly be used in poor visibi lity cond itions. Make sure you are familiar with the a ppli- cable provi ncial/state law reg arding the use of fog lights. Reversing lights The revers ing[...]

67 Instruments and controls Interior lighting The inter ior lighting consists of on e dome ligh t in t he fr ont an d one i n the back, a map-read ing light in the front, t wo reading light s in the bac k, floor courte sy lights in the front (in s ome model va riants) and door courtesy lights on all doors. The cour tesy lights come on autom aticall[...]

68 Instru ments and contr ols Wipers and was hers There are three intermi ttent wiper po sitions. Moving the control stalk to the spring-l oaded position bet ween 0 and 2 will produce a sin gle sweep of the wipers. The wi pers are designe d for optima l clean- ing at all driv ing speeds . At higher sp eeds, it may be possibl e to detect a slight ?[...]

69 Instruments and controls Rear-window wiper ( 9 -5 Wagon) The rear-w indow wiper an d washer are operat ed with the sa me stalk sw itch as used fo r washing an d wiping the windshield and head lights. This st alk has two a dditional s w itches , ON/OFF and . The ON posit ion pr ovi des in term itten t wip - ing. The posit ion provides washi ng an[...]

70 Instru ments and contr ols Automa tic climat e control (ACC) The ACC sy stem au tomat ical ly works to maintai n the desir ed temperatu re inside th e car. The sy stem will ac hieve the desir ed temper- atur e i n the quic kes t poss ibl e way . No te th at selecti ng a higher or lo wer temp erature than that desir ed wi ll not spee d up th e pr[...]

71 Instruments and controls The syst em has five sensors: • Outdoor temp erature sen sor . • I nt eri or t emper atur e s ensor. • Sun sensor (mounted on to p of the fascia). • T wo b lended-air temp erature sensor s (mounted inside the f ront floor v ents). Cau tion If anything is pl aced over th e sun sensor, th e ACC system will not func[...]

72 Instru ments and contr ols Temperature control The cabin is divide d into two tem perature zones : • The driver’ s zon e. • The passeng er zone (front and rear seats) . The desire d temperature can be set between 58 and 82°F (15 a nd 27°C). In addition, there are a lso HI and LO setting s (see below ). The HI and L O settings for th e pa[...]

73 Instruments and controls Functions Pressi ng AU TO will cancel all manual settin gs. If a man ual function is selected it will b e locked in but other functions will be c ontrolled autom atically. The sel ected tempera ture is alway s ma intained automa tically. T emper ature, air distribu tion, f an speed an d recircul ation will al l be contro[...]

74 Instru ments and contr ols The rear-wind ow and doo r-m irror hea ting is co ntroll ed ma nually . Switch off th e heating as soon as the re ar window is clea r, to avoid imposing a heavy load o n the bat- tery longe r than necessary . Note, however, that the heat ing wil l go off autom ati cal ly aft er 5 -10 minu tes (depending on the outd oor[...]

75 Instruments and controls Air distribution Pr ess on ce: Defrostin g of all windo ws will tak e plac e (a ir fl ow to rear sid e wind ows shu t off) w ith: • The fan run ning at high speed. • Air being d istributed to th e defroster ve nts. • Normal temper ature control will operate. • Recircula tion will be O FF. • He atin g of the re [...]

76 Instru ments and contr ols Starting in co ld weather To start wi th, the system will automatic a lly sel ect the defroste r set- ting, ma ximum hea t and low fa n speed. As the en gine warms up , air will also be distributed t hrough the floor vents a nd the fan sp eed will be i ncreased . As the tempe rature inside the car nears the sele cted v[...]

77 Instruments and controls Programming II It is al so possible to customize th e ACC system, e.g. to adapt to driving and weather co nditions. Function Operation in A UTO mode after Pr ogramming II Standar d operation in A UT O mode The A/C comp ressor will not act ivate unl ess the ou td oor temper ature is abo ve 55 ° F (+13°C). –This func t[...]

78 Instru ments and contr ols To program a function or to cancel a program med fun cti on, pr ess and hold in the relev ant button un til the c orresponding symbol has flashe d fou r time s on the dis play and a chime has sounded. Make su re the i gni tion i s ON. Example : To have the AC C system switch t he heating fo r the rear window an d door [...]

79 Instruments and controls Condensation When the A/C system is running, the i ntake air is d ehumidified , and the res ultant co n- densati on is drained off through two out lets under neath the floor of the car , in the vicinity of the fro nt doors. It is the refore perfectly normal for wate r to be seen dripping from th ese outlets w hen the car[...]

80 Instru ments and contr ols Afterheate r, V6-engin e cars The afterhe ater enables a co mfortable tem - perature t o be maintai ned inside the car even aft er the engine has been s witche d off. The heate r can be ac tivated up to 10 min- utes aft er the engine has stopped , althoug h the cool ant temperatur e must be at l east 104°F (40°C) for[...]

81 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Saab 9-5 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-5 Audio System . .......... 83 Sound control s ........ ......... 85 Radio ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... .... .. 86 Cassette pl ayer ...... .......... 88 CD pl ayer .. ..... .... ....... .... .... 91 CD changer ... ................. . .. 93 Programmable func tions . 97 Stee[...]

82 Saab 9- 5 Audio System To get th e best out of your Saab 9-5 Aud io System, we recommend th at you read through th is entire sect ion. The Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em is available in two versi ons: Premium on the 9-5 and Pres- tige on the 9-5 SE and 9-5 Aero (Prestige system is also avail able as an option in th e U.S. on the 9-5 model.) Both mod els[...]

83 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-5 Audio Sys tem Radio (see page 86) ON T o s witch the s ystem ON, pr ess the v olume b ut- ton. Th e last settings used will be acti vated. If the A udio System is switch ed on when the igni - tion k ey is no t in the s witch, the system will a uto- maticall y be switch ed off after one hour has [...]

84 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Cassette player. See page 88 CD player . See pag e 91 CD changer (a ccessory /option). S ee page 93 Pr ess on ce: Selects c assette pla yer wh en other sourc e activ e. Whe n ta pe p layin g: Dolby B/C ON/OFF . Switch to pl ayba ck other side of tap e. Eject. Pr ess on ce: Musi c sear ch (next track). Press & hold brie[...]

85 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Sound controls ON/OFF The Audio Sy stem will come on : • W hen t he volume cont rol is press ed. • W hen t he ign iti on is swit ched ON , if t he A udio System was on whe n the ignition ke y was last r emoved. The Audio Sy stem will be swi tched off : • W hen t he volume cont rol is press ed. • When the ig nition [...]

86 Saab 9- 5 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 second) to select a preset stat ion, e.g. The sma ll figure on the far right of th e dis- play is the number of t he preset but ton selec ted. Presettin g a station Press[...]

87 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Press and hold in the AS/SEARCH button for more than a secon d to initiate a search for the s ix strongest s tations. Each tim e the system f inds and sto res a sta- tion, the number on th e far right of the dis- play w i ll chan ge. If the sy stem canno t find six stati ons with good recepti on, the remain- ing pr ese t b[...]

88 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Cassette pl ayer Before pla ying a tape, make sure tha t the label is secure and th at the cass ette is no t warped, otherwise the cassette can become jammed in the deck. Th e cassette player a utomaticall y senses whether t he tape is normal or metal (Type I or Type II). TAPE (1) Turn on the cass ette player by pre ssi ng[...]

89 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Music sea rch forw ard/re verse (5) To searc h forward for a tra c k, pr ess and relea se quickl y (within half a second). The foll owing will n ow appear on t he dis- play: To perform a backward s earch, press instead. A forward search wil l continue un til a gap of at le ast 4 seconds is found, or until you press or (m i[...]

90 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Type II (metal) ta pes The cas sette has an au tomatic tape-ty pe selec tor. Cleaning-due indicator After 30 ho urs’ playing t ime, the follow ing messag e will appea r on the disp lay: The mes sage will be displayed for ten secon ds ea ch tim e the ca ssett e play er is selec ted. A cleaning tape shoul d be used to clea[...]

91 Saab 9- 5 Audio System CD player To sele ct the CD mo de, load a CD into the deck or , if one is a lready loade d, press the CD/RDM button. Inser t the CD, label-s ide up, and all ow the mechan ism to load it automatical ly. Play- back of the first trac k will st art and the fo llow- ing mes sage will ap pear on the dis play: A tiny, a mber-colo[...]

92 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Fast tra ck search Press (mid-se gment) once to switch b etween the CD-PLAY a nd CD-TRACK modes. The CD-PLAY an d CD-TRACK modes change the functio n 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) Press [...]

93 Saab 9- 5 Audio System CD changer (access ory) Important ! Always keep the slid ing cover closed to keep du st out of the CD change r, so that i t will contin ue to provid e satisfactory service for a long time . To load th e CD change r (which is in stall ed in the luggage com partment and can accomm odate six CDs) proc eed as follows: 1 Slide [...]

94 Saab 9- 5 Audio System If the maga zine in the CD cha nger is empty , the follo wing will a ppear on t he display : If the C D changer is activated right after a magazi ne has been loaded, the following will a ppear on the display: The CD number w ill change as eac h CD is played. After a ma gazine has been loa ded, play- back will start with th[...]

95 Saab 9- 5 Audio System If for som e reason the C D selected by the preset butt on cannot be play ed, playback of the curre nt CD will co ntinue. Track se arch (2) Press or repe atedl y to mo ve to preced ing or follo w ing trac ks. Pressin g once wi ll restart playback fr om the beginni ng of the current track. Thu s, to play the precedi ng trac[...]

96 Saab 9- 5 Audio System SCAN Scan ning th e curr ent C D: To start t he SCAN functi on, whi ch enabl es you to h ear a sample o f each track on the disc, p ress and hol d (mid-s eg- ment). Th e display sho ws that SCAN is in progress and which trac k is currently being sample d. For instan ce, if you starte d SCAN while pla y ing track one , the [...]

97 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Programmable functions 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 desired fun ction. The foll owing volume settings can be preselec ted: •S T A R T V O L - maximum v olume lev el when the Audio Sy[...]

98 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Steering-wheel contr ols 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 wheel. Control functions: NEXT: RADIO m ode: presele c t butt ons 1 ⇒ 2 ⇒ ... ⇒ 6 ⇒ 1 ⇒ ... TAPE mode: Play other side of tap[...]

99 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Technic al data • Th ese specifications co mply with the new IHF Standard • Since the p olicy at S aab is on e of conti nual improvement, we retain th e rig ht to alt er specific ations and desi gn witho ut prior not ice. • Dolby noise re duction is produ ced un der licen ce from Dolby Labora tories L icensin g Cor p[...]

100 Saab 9-5 Aud i o System Antennas The Audio System has th ree antennas incorpora ted in the rear window; tw o for FM diversi ty and one fo r AM. The car has a fact ory-fitted roof anten na for a mobile phone. Roof loads may ne gatively affect teleco mmunicati on. Multipath propagation Multipa th propagatio n occurs when ra dio wave s fro m an FM[...]

101 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Shadow e ffect Because FM radio waves travel in st raight lines fr om the transm itter, a shadow effect can occ ur when tall b uildings or hills obstr uct the propagati on path from the transmitter to the car. Sourc es of FM in terferen ce Interferenc e to FM reception can be c aused by the el ectrical systems in other ve[...]

102 Saab 9-5 Aud i o System Radio waves, FM/AM FM radio waves radiate i n straight li nes from the transmi tter. Because such waves do not follow the curv ature of the Earth, t heir stre ngth beco mes we aker the f urth er th ey trav el. AM waves, on the other han d, are reflected off the i onosphere, th us greatly extendi ng their range. Sourc es [...]

103 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Installation of car phone (optio n) Provisio n has been mad e on the Saab 9-5 for t he ins tal lati on of a h and s-fr ee car phone. A car-phon e mount is ava i lable a s an acces- sory. Your Saab d ealer has detai ls of proper phone in stallation procedures. Roof lo ads can ne gatively affect tele- commu nication. Provis[...]

104 Saab 9-5 Aud i o System Mobile phones and communications radios Mobile p hones and commu nications radios that do not have a s eparate external antenna radiate an el ectromagnetic f ield insi de the car. Saab ther efore recommen ds that a ca r phone/r adio transmitter should alway s be co nnect ed t o an externa l antenna . An external antenna [...]

105 Saa b 9-5 Audio System OnSta r System Your vehic le may be e quipped with OnStar, a vehicl e telematic s communica tions and navigatio n system. Plea se consult the sep- arate chap ter in this owner’s manual, pag e 107. WARNING The CD playe r/CD changer is clas sified as Cla ss 1 l aser equi pmen t • Servi ce and repair w ork must onl y be [...]

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107 OnStar - Tele matics OnStar - Telematics Usin g On Star .. ..... .... ....... . 108 OnStar i s Easy................ ............ 108 OnStar Se r vices Button .............. 108 Emergenc y button ..... ................. 109 Call ans wer/end b utton ......... ...... 109 System status light ......... ............ 109 The OnStar Cent er ...... . ..[...]

108 OnStar - Tele matics Your ne w vehicle com es equipped with advanc ed telematics hard ware and a full year of O nstar premium service. Saab Telemati cs is a soph isticated in-v ehicle system allowing co nvergence of w ireless commu nications , GPS (Global Po sitioning Syst em) sate llit es a nd a dva nced vehi cle electron ics. You mus t activa[...]

109 OnStar - Tele matics System status light Solid Green — Indicates the O nStar system in the vehic le is powered ON and ready to make calls or recei ve calls f rom the OnStar Cente r. Blinking G reen — Th e light blinks green to indicate a call is bein g connecte d or in progress. If you notice th is light bl inking while y ou are not on a ca[...]

110 OnStar - Tele matics The OnStar Center Connectin g to the On Star cent er In additi on to using the 3-button sy stem found in your Saab, th ere are two othe r ways to c onnect to the O nStar Center. Toll-Free Call To take adv antage of your OnS tar Services from out side your Sa ab, y ou can c all OnSt ar toll-fr ee at 1-888-4-OnSt ar (1-888-46[...]

111 OnStar - Tele matics Roadsid e assistance ** There’s n othing worse tha n being stranded on the road with car tro uble. No matter what the proble m is (flat tire , out of gas, or e ngine trouble), just call OnSt ar. We will co ntact the help yo u need to ge t you quick l y b ack on t he road. Stol en vehic le tracki ng OnStar do esn’t just [...]

112 OnStar - Tele matics Concierg e services From the simp le to the ext raordinary, OnSt ar Conc ier ge is a lways rea dy to he lp. Whether i t’s tickets to that ”hard-t o-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 need — at home or on the ro ad. There is no additio[...]

113 OnStar - Tele matics Voice Commands Personal C alling is made availa ble through your vo ice commands to the system . This allows you to verbal ly control a ll of t he phone fu nctions. Your OnSta r wireless ph one system has been prog rammed to respo nd to a wide v a ri- ety o f voices and a ccents. You should speak dis tinctly in a normal spe[...]

114 OnStar - Tele matics Storing/Deleting Numbers in Memory (Nameta gs) Storing a number Your OnStar syst em can store up to 20 numbers (up to 32 dig its each) in m emory that can be dialed b y simply repeating 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 stem c[...]

115 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 card on file. If you are not in your Sa ab, you may call an OnStar Advisor at 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466 -7827) to re quest unit replenish- ment. Security/Locking your System You can s et up a four-digit[...]

116 OnStar - Tele matics Vir tual Adv isor (expecte d availability fo urth quarter 20 00) Once yo u have activated Pers onal Calling, you can enjoy you r time in yo ur Saab even more with the OnStar Virtual Adv isor. This service allows you to listen to yo ur favorite news and inf orma tio n topi cs, such as weathe r reports, stock quotes and spo r[...]

117 OnStar - Tele matics News H eadlines The OnStar Virtu al Advisor will provid e cur- rent head lines for ma ny different catego- ries , inc lud ing : • International Ne ws Hea dlines • Na tional News Headlin es • T echnolog y Headlines • Busines s Headlin es • S por ts Headl ines • E nter tainme nt He adli nes E-mai l Read er The OnS[...]

118 OnStar - Tele matics OnStar Operatio n: OnStar us es existing e mergency serv ice providers and cellu lar and satelli te technol- ogies. O nStar requires c ellular service to be availab le and operating for feature s to func- tion properly . Per son al Call ing : Exist ing On Star servi ce agr eem ent requir ed. Additional us age charges apply [...]

119 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Interior equi pment and trunk Seats ... ...... ..... ...... ..... .... ... 120 Steering- w heel adju stme nt ... .... ....... .... ... 124 Rear- view mirro rs ...... ..... 125 Elec tric w indo ws . ..... .... ... 127 Sun roof . .... ....... .... ..... ...... . 128 Sun visor s ...... .... ....... .... ... 13 0 A[...]

120 Interior eq uipme nt and trun k Seats Both front seats are el ectricall y ope rated. On cer tain m odels the d river´ s se at is equ ipped with a mem ory func tion . To facil itate getting in to the car, bo th seats can be adjus ted when either of the front doors is open. For safety reas ons, if the door is closed, the seat can on ly be adjust[...]

121 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Legroom adjustment To adjus t the legroom , push the lower con- trol forwa rd o r back . Back rest rake a ngle To adjust t he backrest, mov e the upper co n- trol forwa rd or back. Lumbar support Turn the s maller wheel for stepless a djust- ment of the lumba r support. WARNING The back rest should be uprigh t [...]

122 Interior eq uipme nt and trun k Progr ammable dri ver’s seat (certai n models only) In ce rtai n mod els th e driv er´s seat is equipped w ith a progr ammable memo ry function. This function a lso includes the door mirrors. Adj ust th e sea t and d oor mi rror s. To save t he settings , press an d hold the M button and, at the sam e time, pr[...]

123 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Ventilate d front seats (optio n) Ventil ated f ront seats, that enhance seating comfort in hot weat her, are available as an option on cars equippe d with leather-uph ol- ster ed and elec tric all y adjus tab le sea ts. Ventilate d seats are equip ped with two fa ns that extra c t the moist air from be tween t[...]

124 Interior eq uipme nt and trun k Steering-wheel adjust ment Fore-and-a ft and tilt adj ustment of the steer- ing wh eel is poss ible. Push dow n the lever to release the locking mechan ism. Move the s teering wheel to the desired position and then lift the lever to lock it. Make su re th at the lever is ful ly lo cked before dri ving off. Horn T[...]

125 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Rear-view mirr ors The rear-v iew mirror has day/night po sitions that can be s elect ed by means o f a knob beneath the mirror. Adju st the mirror in day positio n. Doo r mirr ors The pass enger side door mirror is of the wide-ang le ‘‘aspheric” typ e. The adjus ting switch is on the driver’s door. If [...]

126 Interior eq uipme nt and trun k Cars equi pped with a pro grammable driver’s seat also hav e a facility for angl ing the passen ger’s mirror down on reversing , e.g. f or a better view of the c urb. After sel ecting reverse, press the tiny button adjacen t to the do or-mirror s witch to tilt th e mirror. The m i rror will be res et automati[...]

127 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Electric wind ows The elec tric motors of th e front window s are equi pped with over lo ad pro tec tion (in te- grated the rmal protect ion). This protec tion operates when the wi ndows are wound down auto matically (swit ch pressed fully down). To open: Front windo ws: press the front of the swit ch Rear wind[...]

128 Interior eq uipme nt and trun k Child sa fety: re ar wi ndows (ON/ OFF) The window s witches on the rear doors can be rend ered inoperative by the ON/OFF switch in the panel on the center console. When the sw itch is ON , the r ear si de wi n- dows ca n be operated by the switch o n each rear door. The switch’ s back lighting will be activate[...]

129 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk To open: • Slide the c ontrol tow ards the rear to open the sunroof to the comfort position. T o open it fully , slide the control back a secon d time. Pr ess th e cont rol to stop i t ear lie r . To close: • Slide the c ontrol f orwards un til the sun- roof is cl osed . Ventilation p os ition • Press the[...]

130 Interior eq uipme nt and trun k Sun visors The car i s equipped wi th double sun visors. One secti on of the visor can be indepen - dently p ivoted to the s ide window. A vanity mi rror is provided on the back of th e sun visors . The vanity mirrors are illum i- nated w h en the c over is raised . Ashtrays (acces sory) The car can be equipp ed [...]

131 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Cigarette lighters (certain markets on ly) The car is provid ed with cigare tte lighters next to t he front ashtra y and in the re ar end of the c entre console. The cig arette lighter socket c an also be used as power point, e .g. for a mobile phone. Th e ignition s hould be in the ON positio n. The cig arette[...]

132 Interior eq uipme nt and trun k IB436 IB437 IB439 IB440 IB441 IB438 On the back o f the front seats Cente r armrest f or rear seat At bottom of door pillars adjacent to front-seat backrests On lead ing edge of fro nt seats Cons ole betw een front seats In the d oors[...]

133 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Cup holders Cup h olde rs ar e pro vid ed in t he in stru ment panel fa scia, in th e center co nsole compart - ment bet ween the front s eats, and i n the rear-seat armres t. To acce ss the cup holder in the instrume nt panel, p ress the sy mbol and rel ease. To acce ss the cup hol der in the rea r-seat armres[...]

134 Interior eq uipme nt and trun k Trunk Folding the rear se a t, 9-5 Se da n The rear s eat is split a nd the two sec tions can be folded indep en- dently. Folding down of the rear sea t is easier if the front seat s are not all the way back , and the rear head restra ints are folded down. 1 Lift the sea t cushio n by pu lling the loop locate d b[...]

135 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk WARNING • Pla ce hea vy it ems clo sest to the ba ckr est an d stow sm all er and lig hter items o n top. • Secure h eavy and b ulky items us ing the four tie down point s provide d in the trun k. This will avert the dan ger of luggag e flying around if the car should brake suddenly or be invo lved in an a [...]

136 Interior eq uipme nt and trun k Trunk pass-t hr ough hatch A trunk pa ss-through hatch is incorpora ted in the rear- s eat ba ckrest to enabl e long, narrow i tems to be carried insi de the car. Items s hould not wei gh more than 33 lbs. (15 kg) nor be m ore than 2 yards (2 metres) in len gth. See the l abel on the hatc h. 1 Fold down the a r m[...]

137 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Folding the rear se a t, 9-5 Wa gon Both the n arrow and wid e sections of the rear seat can be fo lded separately . Folding is facil itated if the fro nt seats are no t located too far back. The w i de sectio n cannot be folded se parately if a cargo ne t is mou nted on the rear o f the backrest. 1 Make sure t[...]

138 Interior eq uipme nt and trun k Folding the na rrow section of the backrest The fol ding is fac ilitated i f the front se at is not too far back. 1 Make s ure that the he ad restrain t is in the do wn position . 2 Put the saf ety be lt in the belt clip ne ar the back rest. 3 Lift the se at cushion b y pullin g the loop lo cated betwe en the cus[...]

139 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Load anchoring Drivin g with the trunk lid/tailga te open, s ee page 180. WARNING • Put he avy loads as low down an d as far forw ard as possible in the lu ggage compart ment, i.e. again st the back of the rear s eat. • Never st ack cargo so high that any part of the cargo li es above the e dge of the backr[...]

140 Interior eq uipme nt and trun k On the floor of the lu ggage comp artment there are two longitudin al alumini um rails (CargoTra c ks™) where spec ial cargo bolts can be mounte d. The protec tive strip on the C argoTracks™ is removed by liftin g its back edg e and pulling it st raight upwards. Replace the strip by pressin g it dow n on the [...]

141 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Cargo net The pull-ou t cargo net’s sto rage cassette is mounted on the rear of the backrest. 1 Remov e the cov ers near the two rear fixing p oints in the roo f. Carefu lly bend in the lo wer edge of th e cov er with a scre w- driver . 2 Pull the carg o net out dire ctly bac k- war ds. 3 Snap the net’ s tw[...]

142 Interior eq uipme nt and trun k Sliding floor (a ccessory) The functio n of the sliding fl oor is to facilitate loading a nd unloadin g. Securing l oads, see p age 136. When the c ar is parked an d the floor is pulled ou t, it can bea r the weight of two people (m aximum 440 lbs. /200 kg). The maxi mum load th at can be an chored by anchorage s[...]

143 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Loading/Unloa ding 1 Lift the hand le and pull ou t the slidin g floor to th e outer loc king position . Make sure t hat the floor is lock ed correct ly . 2 Put on the ca rgo , but ma ke sure tha t it does not cov er the hand le. 3 Lift the hand le and push in the floor to the inner locki ng position. Ma ke sur[...]

144 Interior eq uipme nt and trun k Spare wheel and tools The spare w heel, together with the jac k and jack ha ndle, front to wrope attachm ent eye and t oolkit, a re stowed a way und erneath the trunk . There is a bag for covering the changed wheel. There i s also room for a spare bu lb wallet ( accessory). Driving considerati ons with com pact s[...]

145 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Fuel fill er flap The fuel filler flap i s opened by m eans of a button on the driver’s door. The flap i s spring-l oaded, so it opens slightl y automat- ically when release d. Refuel ing, see page 1 54. Openin g the fuel f iller flap in an emergency If the fuel filler flap fa ils to open aft er the button on[...]

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147 Startin g and drivi ng Starting and driving IB597 Ignit ion s witc h ...... .... ..... .. 148 Starting the engine ....... ... 149 Important consi derations for d rivi ng . .... ....... .... ..... .. 151 Refu elin g .... .... ..... ...... ..... .. 154 Engine Break-In Peri od ... 157 Gear changing ........... ...... 158 Cruise control .. . ......[...]

148 S tar ting an d drivin g Ignition swit ch The com bined igniti on switch an d gear-leve r lock is loc ated in the cen ter con- sole be tween the front seats. The igni tion key can onl y be r emove d when rev erse i s engaged (automatic transmissio n: selecto r in ”P” pos i tion). The key fit s all the locks on the car. The key number i s sp[...]

149 Startin g and drivi ng If the ca r does no t start If the text ”KEY NOT ACCEPTED” is shown on the SID, a fter a failed s tart attempt, the ca use cou ld be a faul t in the tr ans mitt er in the key, or in the receiv er in the ignition lock. The followi ng should be done: • T ur n the k ey ba ck to th e LOCK position. • T ur n the k ey t[...]

150 S tar ting an d drivin g It is po ssible for air to enter the lu bricating system in conjunct ion with an oil or oil-filter change, or if the car has been stored for some time. Thi s air can cause the hydrau lic cam fo llowers to e m it a ticking noi se, which can pers ist for up to 15 minut es after start- ing. Altho ugh this is quite normal a[...]

151 Startin g and drivi ng Limp-home mode The car’ s engine-ma nagement syst em include s a diagnos tic function th at checks numerous internal fun ctions a fter the engine h as been sh ut off. If a fault i s detected in the throttl e syste m, the engine-m anagement sy stem puts the throt- tle sys tem into the li mp-home mo de. This limits id lin[...]

152 S tar ting an d drivin g A ON 93. On e of the adv antages of t he system is that it ena bles th e engine to be r un sa fely on l ower-gra de fue l, alth ough not lowe r tha n AON 8 7. • The maximum boo st pressure is adjus ted aut omat ica lly t o t he kn ocking or pi nging tendency of the engin e. Occas ional, sho r t-live d knocking w hen t[...]

153 Startin g and drivi ng tery . How ev er , as so on as you hav e started the eng ine, it is i mpor tant that it runs on all cylinders . If it is misfiring, allo w i t t o i d l e f o r u p t o f i v e m i n u t e s t o g i v e i t t i m e to settl e and run smoothly . If , after this time , the engine still f ails to run pro perly , turn off the[...]

154 S tar ting an d drivin g Refueling Only fue l from well -known oil companies should be used. All Saab gasoline engin es can be dri v en o n fuel of gra de AON 87-93. For optimu m performance w e recommend: • AO N 9 0 for 4-cylinder engines • AO N 9 3 f or 3.0t V6 and 2.3 T Ae ro , (see page 252). If fuel containi ng a mixture of alcohol is [...]

155 Startin g and drivi ng Openin g the fuel fil l er flap in an emergenc y, see page 145. Recomme nded fuel: The engine in your Saab 9-5 is design ed to operate on unleaded ga soline that has an octane rati ng of 87 or hig her. Octane ra ting is det ermined a ccording to the formula: where MON is the Mo tor Octane Number, and RO N is the Research [...]

156 S tar ting an d drivin g Fuel (Gasoline Engine) Use re gular unle aded gasoli ne rated at 87 octane o r higher. It i s recommended that the gasolin e meet spec ifications whi c h were develop ed by the Am erican Aut omobile Manufac turers Associat ion (AAMA) and endor sed by the Canad ian Motor Vehicle Manufac turers Assoc iation f or better ve[...]

157 Startin g and drivi ng Canada Only Be sure th e posted octan e is at least 8 7. If the octa ne is less than 87, you may ge t a heavy k nocking no ise when you drive. If it’s bad enou gh, it can d amage your engine. If you’re u sing fuel rated at 87 octane or higher an d you hear heav y knocking, your engine ne eds service. But don’t worry[...]

158 S tar ting an d drivin g Gear changin g Manual tran smission To start the engine the clutch pedal must be fully de pressed. The gea r positions a re marked o n the gear lever. Be fore reverse (R) can be en gaged, you m ust li ft t he ri ng un dern eath t he gear-leve r knob. To chang e gear, fully depress the c lutch pedal an d then releas e it[...]

159 Startin g and drivi ng Automatic tran smissio n The electr onic control module for the aut o- matic tr ansmission recei ves information on engine tor que and road speed, and a lso control s the hy draulic pres sure in the trans- mission to ensure th at gear chang ing is as smooth a s possible . The posit ion of the se lector leve r is shown by [...]

160 S tar ting an d drivin g The d eten t b utto n on t he se lec tor leve r ha s to be pressed bef ore the selector can be moved betwe en certain positio ns. Three mode s for the aut omatic transmis- sion can be selecte d: Normal, Sport and Winter. The Normal mode , which provid es the best fuel econ omy, is the de fault setting when the engine is[...]

161 Startin g and drivi ng Park B rake Shift lock The trans mission has a security functi on known as Park Brake Shift Loc k. To move the gear selec tor out of the P position, the brake pe dal must be de pressed at t he same time as the ge ar selector catch (dete nte) is pres sed i n. Shift Lock override 1 Apply the par king br ake 2 Make sure the [...]

162 S tar ting an d drivin g Overhea ted transmis sion flu id If the auto matic-transm ission fluid s hould overhe at, the follow ing message w ill appear on the SID: ”TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING”. If th is happens, s top the car an d wait for the mes- sage t o be exti nguished. Con tinue drivin g in a locked gear that prod uces an engin e speed o[...]

163 Startin g and drivi ng Selector positions P T o shift out of the P position y ou must depress the brake pedal and the igniti on must be ON. The parking positi on (P) must onl y be selected when the car is at a co mplete stan dstill. The selector lev er is loc ked and the tra n smiss ion is mechani cally immobi lized. Al way s app ly the parking[...]

164 S tar ting an d drivin g If the ge ar selector le v e r is mo ved fro m position D to 1, a change-d own to 3rd gear will occur a t about 110 mph (180 km/ h). A change -down to 2n d gear will oc cur at about 75 mph (120 km /h) and to 1 st gear at abo ut 40 mph (6 5 km/h). When pos ition 1 is se lected, all t he other gears w ill be locke d out. [...]

165 Startin g and drivi ng SPORT and WI N TER modes T o select Spo r t mode, pres s the ”S” but ton on the selec tor le ver when the select or lev er is in position N , D , 3, 2 or 1. In this m ode, gear changes wil l tak e place at higher eng ine speeds than in Normal mod e, in other w ords, the tran smission will change up later and cha nge d[...]

166 S tar ting an d drivin g Cruise control For safe ty reasons (br ake system func- tion) the brak es must be ap plied once, when the engine has started, before the cruise control system c an be activated . The sys tem is operated by means of the controls on the stal k switch: • ON/OFF (s witch on/off). • RESUME/– (Resume pre set speed). •[...]

167 Startin g and drivi ng Braking To avoid the brakes becom ing overheated, (e.g. whe n negotiating long descents with a drop of s everal hundr ed feet), select a low gear to use the bra king effect of the eng ine. If the car h as automatic transmission , move the sele ctor lever to position 1 or 2. When driv ing fast, y ou can help to prolong the[...]

168 S tar ting an d drivin g The ABS system wil l not reduce the brakin g distanc e on loose gravel or on snow or ic e but, bec ause the whee ls cannot l ock up, some st eering control i s retained. When the ABS sys tem is working, i.e. mod - ulation of the brake pre s sure is in progress, the br ake pedal wil l pulsate a nd a tick ing noise w ill [...]

169 Startin g and drivi ng Traction Control Sys tem How the syst em works The tract ion control sys tem (TCS) is designe d to preve nt wheelspin . This enables the car to ac hieve the best pos sible grip and, hence, maxim u m tracti ve effort, together with grea ter stability. The TCS sys tem uses inform ation from the ABS system’ s wheel s ensor[...]

170 S tar ting an d drivin g Turning the TCS off The TCS is swit che d on aut omat icall y when the engi ne is started . The sys tem can be switched off manually b y the TCS button, whereup on TCS OFF on the main i nstrument pane l will come on. The TCS sy stem cannot be switche d off if t he car is trave lling faster tha n 35 mph (60 km/h). It may[...]

171 Startin g and drivi ng a major impact on fu el cons umption after the engine has star ted from cold. Thus, if th e car is mai nly used for s hort journeys of 3–5 mile s (5–8 km) , the f uel co nsum pti on will be 6 0–80 % hi gher than norm al. Driving technique • T o obtain th e best running e conomy , not only rega rdin g fu el cons um[...]

172 S tar ting an d drivin g Driving in cold wea t her Befo re s tar ting a jou rney in co ld w eathe r you sh ould check t he fo llow ing: • That the w i per b lades ha ve not become froze n to the winds hield/glass . • B ru sh any snow away from the a ir inta ke f or the heater s y stem (o pening betw een hood an d windshield ). • It ma y b[...]

173 Startin g and drivi ng Tire ch ains If you wan t to fit tire cha ins (where legall y permitted ) they shoul d only be fitte d to the tires rec ommended unde r ”Specification s” (see page 257). Cons ult your S aab de ale r for detai ls o f approved tire chains. Driving in hot wea ther • Alwa ys chec k the coolan t lev el bef ore starting a[...]

174 S tar ting an d drivin g Towing a trailer Trailer hitch attachment Trailer hi tch attachment s are avail able as access ories. These ar e designed for a max - imum tra iler weight of 3500 lbs. (1588 kg), see als o page 251. Use on ly the e lectrical traile r hitch socket provided in the trailer h itch kit. Saab reco mmends: • U se a Sa ab or [...]

175 Startin g and drivi ng Recommend ations for cars with auto- matic transmiss ion. The foll owing time limits are based on the capaci ty of the coo ling syste m in w arm weathe r, i.e. approxi mately 86 ° F (30 ° C) . The foll owing time limits are based on the capaci ty of the coo ling system in hot weathe r, i.e. approxi mately 104 ° F (4 0 [...]

176 S tar ting an d drivin g Trailer hitc h load The weig ht distribution on the trailer ma kes a lot of differe nce to the handli ng proper ties of the c ar and trailer com bination. As regards sin gle-axle trailers , wheneve r pos- sible, co ncentrate the load over the wheel s and kee p it as low as possible. The trail er should be lo aded so tha[...]

177 Startin g and drivi ng Fittin g the roof car riers (ac cessory ) 9-5 Sedan The carrier fe et are marked with a to p view of the c ar and arrow ind icating their po si- tions. 1 Slip the plastic co ve r onto the adju stable fo ot of the carrier (f oot with knob for tightenin g) to protect the paintw ork during as sembl y . 2 Open all t he doors.[...]

178 S tar ting an d drivin g Fittin g the roof car riers (ac cessory) 9-5 Wago n 1 Clean the car’ s roof rails. 2 Check t he markings on the cross m em- bers to see which is the front and which is the re ar roof carrier . 3 Place the cross m embers on t he roof rail s, on their r espectiv e sides of the center suppor ts. The cross members must no[...]

179 Startin g and drivi ng Driving with a load The dr iving characte ristics of the car are affected by the way i t is loaded. • Place hea vy loads a s far forwa rd and as low as po ssible in the tru nk. • Secure the l oad to the tie downs , see page 13 6. • The load s hould be su ch that the car´s total w eight or axle weight are not e xcee[...]

180 S tar ting an d drivin g Driving considerat ions with co mpact spare wheel/t ire fitte d The f ollowin g should be o bserved when the compact s pare wheel (T11 5/70 R16) is fitted: The com pact spare is light and ea sy to handle w hen chang ing the w heel. Do not drive fu rther than necess ary with the c om- pact spare fitt ed – the maxim um [...]

181 Startin g and drivi ng Towing the car Transporting the car Front towing eye The fr ont towing eye is stored with the spare wheel. The attac hment point (tap ped hole) for the towing eye is mi dway alo ng the engine sub- frame at the front of the c ar. Remove t he plastic plug and sc rew in the towing eye sec urely. To ensu re that the towin g e[...]

182 S tar ting an d drivin g Rear towing eye The car has a perm anently mounted tow ing eye at the back. If the c ar is equi pped with a trailer hi tch, this ca n be used inst ead of the towing eye. Considerations when towing the c ar with ma nual transm ission Gear le ver in neutral and parking li ghts on. Drive carefull y and do not exc eed the s[...]

183 Startin g and drivi ng Jump starting If your ba ttery has run d own, you may want to use a nother vehic le and some j umper cables to start your Saab. Follow th e steps below to d o it safely. To jump s tart your veh icle: 1 Check th e othe r vehicle. It must have a 12-v olt battery with a negativ e ground system . 2 Get the v ehicles close eno[...]

184 S tar ting an d drivin g 5 Check that the jum per ca bles 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 c ould 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 positiv e (+) and negativ e (-) wil l go to ne gative (-) [...]

185 Startin g and drivi ng Parking bra ke The park ing brake is s ituated betwee n the fron t seat s an d acts o n th e rear whee ls. When the pa rkin g bra ke is on , the i ndic ato r light on the ma in instrume nt panel wi ll be on. To releas e the parking b rake, lift the lever slightl y, press the release button and release the lever by pushing[...]

186 S tar ting an d drivin g Parking on a hill When park ing on a st eep hill, turn th e front wheels so that they wi ll be block ed by the curb if t he car shoul d move. Long-term parking If th e car is not goi ng to be use d for som e time, e. g. 3–4 months , the followi ng steps are recom mended: • Run the e ngine to normal tempe rature befo[...]

187 Car care and tech nical inform ation Car care a nd techni cal information Hood release handle .. ..... 188 Engine compartment, 4-cyl. engine .............. ..... 189 Engine compartment, 6-cyl. (3. 0t V 6)..... . ...... ..... 190 Emission control systems 191 Engine.............. ................ . 192 Engine oil ...... . .... ......... ..... 193[...]

188 Car care a nd technical in formation Hood release handle The hood release han dle is located under- neath the instrument panel. To ope n the hood: 1 Pull the r elease ha ndle. 2 The front of the hood will now spring up, provi ding access to the secon dar y saf ety catch . 3 Push the catch up wards, l ifting the hood at the sam e time. Th e hood[...]

189 Car care and tech nical inform ation Engine compartment, 4- cyl. engine 8 7 9 10 6 2 4 3 5 IB488 1 Engine c ompar tment, 4-cyl . engine 1 E ngine-oil dipstick/filler c ap 2 R eservoir, brake/cl utch fluid 3 F use box 4 E xpansion tank, coolant 5 W asher-fluid filler cap 6B a t t e r y 7 Dipstick, automatic transm ission fluid 8 T urbo unit 9 I [...]

190 Car care a nd technical in formation Engine compartment, 6- cyl. (3.0t V6) 10 7 9 8 1 3 2 5 4 6 IB576 Engine c ompar tment, 6-cyl. (3.0t V 6) 1 E ngine-oil dipstick 2 E ngine-oil filler cap 3 R eservoir, brake/cl utch fluid 4 F use box 5 E xpansion tank, coolant 6 W asher-fluid filler cap 7B a t t e r y 8 Dipstick, automatic transm ission fluid[...]

191 Car care and tech nical inform ation Engine families Saab cars imported into the United States and Ca nada meet al l applicable emission control standards. Th e engine famil y and appropria te tune-up spec ificatio ns are iden- tified on a l abel affixed to th e left front inner fender. These en gine families meet applicabl e EPA Federal St and[...]

192 Car care a nd technical in formation ORVR (Onboard Refueling Vapor Recover y) Hydrocarb on vapors formed when refueling will b e recovered by the car and n ot released into the atmosphe re. The hydro- carbons are absorbed in a evapor ative emissi on caniste r. When the en gine is sub- sequent ly started, the e vaporative e mission caniste r is [...]

193 Car care and tech nical inform ation Engine oil Checking the oil level Check th e engine-oil level regularly . This should be done after the engine has been run to nor mal temperat ure and then a llowed to cool for 2–5 minutes, wit h the car sta nd- ing on l evel ground. Remove the d i pstick and wi pe it clean bef ore checkin g the level. 4-[...]

194 Car care a nd technical in formation Oil changing The engi ne oil mus t be changed in accor- dance w ith the ser v ice prog ram, see pag e 242. Oil vo lume and gra de, see page 253. Oil ch anging shou ld be carried ou t on a warm engi ne. 1 Unscrew th e drai n plug in the botto m of the sum p and lea ve the o il to drain into an oil tr ay o r o[...]

195 Car care and tech nical inform ation Transmissi on fluid Manual transmission Check and top up the fluid in acco rdance wit h the s ervic e pr ogra m. If origi nal fluid ca nnot can be obtained for topping up (see page 2 55), automatic trans- mission fluid Dexron III (synthetic fluid ) can be used. If so, the car sho uld be taken to an authorize[...]

196 Car care a nd technical in formation Coolant The expa nsion tank is transparent t o facili- tate che cking of the coolant level. When the engine is col d, the coola nt must not lie over the KALT/CO LD mark o n the expans ion tank. If the me ssage ”FILL COOLANT FLUID” is display ed on the SID, check the level of flu id in the e xpansion ta n[...]

197 Car care and tech nical inform ation Changing the coolant (Usually carried ou t as part of the Saab orig - inal se rvice by an authorized S aab dealer) 1 If the engine is hot, open th e ex pan- sion-tank filler cap ca refully to rel ease the press u re , but do not remo ve it com - pletely . Plac e a suitab le receptacle under the radiator an d[...]

198 Car care a nd technical in formation Brake and clutch fluid Checking the fluid level The com bined brake and clutch-flui d reser- voir is transparent to fa cilitate che cking of the fluid level. The lev el should be betwee n the MAX and MIN m arks. Top up, as nece ssary, with DOT 4 fluid. Do not use DO T 5 br ake fl uid . Use on ly new brake fl[...]

199 Car care and tech nical inform ation Power steer ing flui d Check the leve l of the power st eering fluid in the reser voir regularly, i n accordance w ith the serv ice program. The whe e ls sho uld point forwa rd during the check. Clean a round the ca p before it is unscrew ed. Clea n the dipstic k. Screw in the cap com pletely again before ch[...]

200 Car care a nd technical in formation Tap wa ter contains sa lts and mineral s that accele rate the corrosion o f the battery el ec- trodes, w hich can shorten the li fe of the bat- tery. The spec ific gravity o f the electro lyte when the batte ry is fully charged is 1. 28. A specific gravity of 1.18 roughl y indicate s a 50% charge (s ee also [...]

201 Car care and tech nical inform ation Charging/replacing the battery Connect the positiv e lead to the p ositive (+) batter y termina l (red), and the ne gative lead to a good groun d point, e.g. the lifti ng lug at the front of the engine . To remov e the battery, al ways disconne ct the nega tive (black) le ad first and re connect it last when[...]

202 Car care a nd technical in formation Drive belts The alte rnator is situate d on the righ t-hand side of the engine, adjacent to the bulkhead. It is dri ven via a Poly -V-belt from the cr ank- shaft pu lley. The Poly- V-belt also dri ves the water pump, the A/C com pressor and the s teering servo pump. The belt tension is critical an d is adju [...]

203 Car care and tech nical inform ation Wipers and was hers Check an d clean all wip er blades regu larly. We re comm end Sa ab wa sher f luid f or cleanin g. If po or wi per pe rfor man ce is ex per ience d, clean th e windshield w ith Saab washe r fluid. This is particularly i m portant i f the car has been thro ugh an autom atic car was h, as t[...]

204 Car care a nd technical in formation Washer s The washer-f luid reservoir holds 6. 4 quarts (6 liters). When "WASHER FLUID LEVEL LOW" c omes up on the SID , the res ervoir is down to about 1 quart (1 liter) of fluid . Add at leas t 50% of was her- fluid to water to pre- vent freezi ng and for effective clea ning. Washer jet s The w as[...]

205 Car care and tech nical inform ation Changing bulbs Check th at the new b ulb is worki ng when finished. Some bul bs are of the ”Long-Life” type. Make sure the same t ype is fitted w hen changing o ne of these. Headli ght aiming, se e page 2 38. Headlight bulb for high bea m 1 Unscr ew the cover fr om the back of the lamp un it . 2 Unplug t[...]

206 Car care a nd technical in formation Headlight bulb for low beam 1 Unscr ew the cover fr om the back of the lamp un it . 2 Unplug the c onnector . 3 T o remov e the spring clip , push it in and then mov e it to the right. 4 Rem ov e th e bul b . 5 Without touc hing the glass w ith your fingers , insert the new b ulb . 6 Line up the b ulb with t[...]

207 Car care and tech nical inform ation Parking-light bulb The park ing-light bul b is adjacent to the bulb for low beam. 1 Unscrew the cov er from th e back o f the lamp unit. 2 Withdra w the b ulb hol der . 3 Change the b ulb . Front fog lights / cornering lights 1 F r om und er the fron t bumpe r , gr ip th e bu lb holder and twist counte rcloc[...]

208 Car care a nd technical in formation When r efitting the la mp unit, check that the bayonet pin an d the two plastic lugs eng age their res pective slots . Hold the lam p unit in positio n, and tighten th e screw (1). Rear light cluster, 9-5 S e dan The bulbs for the lamps i n the rear light clus - ter are accesse d from the luggage com part- m[...]

209 Car care and tech nical inform ation Trunk lid light and taillights , 9-5 Sedan Before changing bulbs in th e trunk, you must fi rst release the t rim at the foo t of the trunk. Th is involve s removing the handle and the three trim fas teners (studs). 1 Unscrew the handle on the in side of the tailgate . 2 Using the pe g in the top of the scre[...]

210 Car care a nd technical in formation Tai lgate b ulbs, 9 -5 Wagon 1 T urn the loc k a quarter tur n (90 ° ) with a scre wdriver or the ignition k ey . 2 Open and remo ve the cov er . 3 T ake out the b ulb holder by twisting it slightly counterloc kwise. 4 Press in the b ulb and twist it counter clockw ise. 5 Change the b ulb . 6 Check that the[...]

211 Car care and tech nical inform ation Reasse mbly: 1 Locate the tw o front attachm ents and press the front part of the light unit stra ight into the body pa nel. 2 Tighte n the screw s and r eplace the co ver . Loading lighting, 9-5 Wagon 1 Pull do wn the glass cov er at the out er edge . 2 Bend one of the contacts s o that the bu lb can be re [...]

212 Car care a nd technical in formation Side direction indicators 1 Slide the lam p fitting f orward an d pull out the bac k. 2 Remov e the b ulb. 3 Change the b ulb . On refitti ng, make sure that the s pring in the lamp fi tting engages the edge of the open- ing in t he body pane l. Courtesy lights (doors and floor) and luggage-compartment light[...]

213 Car care and tech nical inform ation Dome light, rear 1 Remov e the entire o ve rhead panel: ease out the traili ng end first, and then both f ront ed ges. 2 Fit t he n ew bulb . Glove- compartmen t illuminatio n 1 Insert a small scr ewdriv er in the slot in the en d of the lamp fitt ing and ease it out to g ain access to the bul b. 2 Bend out [...]

214 Car care a nd technical in formation Bulb table A specia l kit conta ining sp are bulbs an d fuses is ava ilable as a n acc esso ry from your Saab deale r. A stor age spac e for t his is pro - vided a djacent to t he toolkit a nd jack, u nder the panel i n the lugga ge compartm ent. # W attage Cap 1 55 H7 H eadl igh t 2 55 H1 Fog light 3 21 Ba [...]

215 Car care and tech nical inform ation Fuses The fuse s are housed in two fus e panels : one at the end of th e instrument pan el on the driver’s side, and one under the hoo d. To chec k if a fuse ha s blown, fi rst 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 fus e s is pr[...]

216 Car care a nd technical in formation Maxi fuses The Max i fuses are housed in th e fuse box under the hood. These fuses can be checke d in the same wa y as the ot her fus es. The Max i fuses are desi gned to protect the car’s e lectrical system from being dam - aged. Each Max i fuse protects a number of electric al circuits an d functions an [...]

217 Car care and tech nical inform ation Fuse panel in instrument pane l # Amp Function A 30 T railer lights B 10 A u tomatic transm ission C 7,5 Electr ic door mirrors; DICE 1 15 Br ake l ights; shift-l ock o verride 2 15 Re ver sing lig hts 3 10 P arking lights , left 4 10 P arking lights , right 5 7,5 DICE / TWICE 6 30 Electr ic wind ows, rig ht[...]

218 Car care a nd technical in formation Relay panel under instrume nt panel Relay panel under instrument pa nel (cont.) 30 7,5 Starter motor 31 7,5 Cruise control; w ater va lve ; fog lights, fr ont 32 15 V entilated f ront seats 33 7,5 Di rection-indicato r switc h 34 30 Cigarette lig hter 35 15 Da ytime runnin g light 36 30 Electric windo ws, le[...]

219 Car care and tech nical inform ation Fuse box under hood Fuses # Amp Function 1 60 ABS (Maxi fuse) 2– – 31 5 H o r n 4 10 Rear windo w wiper (9-5 W agon) 5 15 Fog l i ghts (fron t spoiler) 6 30 Radiator f an, hig h speed 7 15 Low beam headlight, right 8 15 High beam he adlight, right 9 15 Low beam headlight, left 10 15 High beam he adlight,[...]

220 Car care a nd technical in formation Relays # Function 1 W asher , front/rear 2 L ow bea m headlight 3 H igh beam headl ight 4 Extra lights (a ccessory) 5.1 Horn 5.2 Rain se nsor 6 Wiper , rear (9-5 W agon) 7 Radiato r fan, l ow speed 8 Radiato r f an, high spee d, left f an 9 A/ C-c ompr ess or 10.1 F ront f og lights 10.2 Headlig ht w ipers 1[...]

221 Car care and tech nical inform ation Wheels Alternat ive wheels an d tires If you wis h to fit othe r tires or wheels than those s upplied with the car, consul t your Saab deale r first as to the pos sibilities ava il- able. Wheels/t ires combinati ons that are not approved by Saab can negati vely affect the car´ s dire ction al stab ilit y, s[...]

222 Car care a nd technical in formation Rotating tires Beca use th e car has fr ont- whee l dri ve, th e front tires tend to wear f aster than the rea r ones. New tires should al ways be fitted i n pairs, so tha t tires on the same axle ha ve the same a mount of tread. If swappi ng the complete set, e.g. win ter tires for s ummer t ires, mark the [...]

223 Car care and tech nical inform ation 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 sectio n width. For ex am- ple: Treadwea r 200 Traction AA Temp erat ure A Treadwear The t readw ear grade is a co mpar ative rating ba sed on the we ar rate of the t[...]

224 Car care a nd technical in formation Temperature The te mpe ratu re gr ades are A ( the hi ghe st), B, and C, rep resenting the t ire’s resistance to the ge neration o f heat and its abi lity to dis - sipat e he at when tes ted un der co ntro lle d conditi ons on a sp ecified indoor laboratory test whee l. Sustained high temp erature can caus[...]

225 Car care and tech nical inform ation Compact spare wheel The com pact spare is light and ea sy to handle w hen changing the tire. Its use is only pe rmitted when a standard tire has sus- tained a p uncture. The max imum life of the tire is onl y 2000 miles (3,50 0 km). Do not exceed 50 mph (80 km/h) with the compact s pare fitted. The com pact [...]

226 Car care a nd technical in formation Changing a wheel WARNING • The car jac k is designed so lely for use in chan ging a wheel or fitting sn ow chains . It must not be used to support the car d uring repair wo rk or servicing . • Never cra wl under a car that is supporte d only by a jack. • Special care must be taken if the car is on a sl[...]

227 Car care and tech nical inform ation To jac k up t he car , appl y th e jac k to one of the spec ial jacking points under the sills. Po s i t i o n f o r j ac k IB536 IB1553 P osit ioning the ja ck IB1554 Ja ck location, betwe en spare wheel and sill[...]

228 Car care a nd technical in formation If a floor ja ck is used, it can be ap plied to the standard jacking po ints used b y the dea ler. A floor jack can lift both fron t wheels or both rear whe els off the g round simultan eously. A jack s tand must then be applied under- neath the front of the e ngine subframe (at the fixing poi nt for the tow[...]

229 Car care and tech nical inform ation Flat spotting All tir es get hot, espec ially on lo ng journeys or when the car is drive n hard. After the car has been parked with ho t tires and th e tires have c ooled down, a flat spo t can appear i n the tire, where it is in contact with the ground. T he same ca n occur if the car has not been moved for[...]

230 Car care a nd technical in formation Air condit ioning (ACC) Fault diagnosis If a fault o ccurs in the A/C sy s tem, there are a number o f checks you can perform your- self. If the fault persists, h owever, have the system checked by an authorized Saab dealer. Important! When the A/C s y stem i s running , the intake air is dehumid ified, and [...]

231 Car care and tech nical inform ation Safety belts Regula rly check the function of the sa fety belts as follows: • Hold the di agonal str ap and pull it sharply . The saf ety belt sh ould lock an d it should not be poss ible to w ithd raw it fu r the r . Check th e anchorage points in the fl oor. They mu st not have suffered rust damage. Ther[...]

232 Car care a nd technical in formation Appl y the l eathe r cond iti oner using a sof t cloth and t he same circu lar movements as describ ed above. Afte r it has drie d, polish the leathe r with a s oft, dry cloth. Fol l ow the directio ns given ab ove. Do not u s e hot water, u nknown abras ive polishes, sol- vents, s prays or so aps that might[...]

233 Car care and tech nical inform ation Waxing and polishing Do not wax a new car duri ng the first three or four months. In fact, there is no need to polish the car before the paintwork has started to go dull thro ugh oxidation. Other than in excep tional cases, do not use abra- sive poli shes containi ng a cutting age nt on a new car. Al ways wa[...]

234 Car care a nd technical in formation Two-co at enamel As the name imp lies, two-coa t enamel is applied in tw o operations. The fi rst coat, the base col or, contains the pigment, m etal flakes and binder. The sec ond coat cons ists of a clea r enamel, whic h provides the final gloss fo r the paintwork and protects the base from moi sture and e[...]

235 Car care and tech nical inform ation What ca uses rus t? Steel bod y panels of automobile s are sub- ject to rusting whenever air and moisture manage to penetrate th e protective fi nish, and body pa nels may rust through if the pro- cess is un checked. Rusti ng can occur wher - ever w ater is tra pped or where th e car’s panels are co ntinuo[...]

236 Car care a nd technical in formation 4 Inspect the under coating and to uch up if necessary . Pa y par ticul ar att en- tion to th e fend ers and wheel housings, which are e xposed to abra sion by flying gr avel , etc. If the compos ition has worn or flak ed off , the stee l must be tho r- oughly c leaned and dried be fore a fre sh coat is appl[...]

237 Car care and tech nical inform ation 1 A-pillar trim: PP, PP /EPDM 2 Windshield trim: PP, PP/EPDM 3 Seals: EPDM 4 C -pillar trim: PP 5 R ear light cluster: PMMA 6 Corner infill panel: PPO/PA 7 Rear bumper, cellular core: expanded PP; shea thing: PP/EPDM 8 S ide-window casing: PP/ EPDM 9 F uel tank: PE 10 Side trim: PVC 11 A-pillar upholstery tr[...]

238 Car care a nd technical in formation Headlight a iming The vehi cle is equ ipped with ve rtical and horizont al aim indicato rs. The aim has bee n preset at the factor y and sh ould normal ly not need further adjus tments. This is true even tho ugh your ve rtical and horiz ontal aim indi cators may not fa ll exactly on the "0" (zero) [...]

239 Car care and tech nical inform ation Open th e hood and l ocate the ve rtical ai m level (B) tha t you can see th rough the top of the head light lens. If you fi nd that the h eadlight nee ds adjust- ment follow these steps: 1 Loc ate the ver t ical aimin g device (A ). 2 T urn the v er tical aiming s crew with a 0.24 in. (6 mm) He xagonal Alle[...]

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241 Mainte nance and ow ner ass istan ce Maintena nce and owner assistance Maintenance sc hedule ..... 242 Owner assistance ....... ..... 243 Reporting Safet y Defects (U.S .A.) ...... ..... .... ....... .... .. 244 Reporting Safet y Defects to the Cana dian government ................. . .. 244 Saab Origina l Service Program M2001 USA, Canada, 9-5[...]

242 Maintenance and own e r assi stance Maintenance sched ule The Mainten ance Schedule presc ribes a service program to the p urchaser/operato r of a Sa ab that is reasonable and necessary to ensure the proper em ission contro l sys- tems fu nction, safe ty and rel iability of the Saab auto mobile in norm al use. Addition al mainten ance is recom [...]

243 Mainte nance and ow ner ass istan ce Service r ecord r etention Service ins truction coupons and record stubs a re provided i n the Saab War ranties and S ervic e Reco rd Bo oklet whic h accom - panies this Owner’s M anual. The c oupons are arr anged in the order that n ormal ser- vice sh ould be performe d. The edge of each coupon is shaded [...]

244 Maintenance and own e r assi stance Change of Address Notif i cation (U.S. and Canada) Two chan ge of address cards are pr ovided at th e end of the Warr ant ies an d Se rvic e Record Bookl et. Knowing your current address allows Saab t o contact you in the event of a recall or s ervice campa ign. Please hel p us keep our recor ds up to dat e f[...]

245 Mainte nance and ow ner ass istan ce Saab Origi nal Service Program M2001 USA, Canada, 9-5 M od els) * These are the minimum r equired Emission Control S ystem 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.[...]

246 Maintenance and own e r assi stance * These are the minimum r equired Emission Control S ystem main tenance steps. Saab urges that all recommended m aintenance procedu res be performed according to this program. (b.) Change automatic transmis sion fluid at more frequent intervals (20,000; 50,000; 80,000 mile s, etc.) if car is driven in de nse [...]

247 Mainte nance and ow ner ass istan ce (c.) Check wheel alignment if irregular or p remature tire wear is apparent. Se rvi ce In te rv al s * * Miles = U .S . Cars Kilomet ers = Canadian Cars 30 day 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[...]

248 Maintenance and own e r assi stance Se rvi ce In te rv al s * * Miles = U .S . Cars Kilomet ers = Canadian Cars 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 Cha[...]

249 Specif icati ons Specifications General..... . .... . ....... ......... ... 250 Eng ine . ...... ..... .... ....... .... .... 252 Fuel ... ..... ...... ..... .... ....... .... .. 252 Eng ine oi l .... ....... .... ..... ...... 253 Eng ine va rian ts . ....... .... .... 254 Electric al system ..... ......... 254 Driv e bel ts ...... .... .... ..[...]

250 Specificatio ns General Ov erall leng th, includ ing b umpers: 9-5 S edan __________ _________ ____ 189.2 in (4 805 mm) 9-5 W agon ____ ________ __________ 189.3 in (4808 mm) Ov erall wi dth, in cluding door mirrors ____ 80.4 in (20 42 mm) Maximu m heigh t: 9-5 S edan __________ ____________ _ 57.0 in (14 49 mm) 9-5 W agon ____ ______________ _[...]

251 Specif icati ons Trailer: Luggage com partment V olume (SAE): 9-5 Sedan __________ _________ ____ 15.9 cu.ft. (450 lit res) 9-5 W agon, rea r seat upright ________ 31.4 cu . ft. (890 li tres) 9-5 W agon, rea r seat f olded __ _______ 73.0 cu. ft . (2067 l itres) Maxi mum p er missi bl e lugg age-co mpar t- ment load: At curb w eight + 4 passeng[...]

252 Specificatio ns Engine Fuel 4-cylind er ___________ ____________ _ Fou r cylinders , twin ov erhead c am- shafts , 16 v alves and two balan cer shafts . 3.0t V6 ___ _________ ___________ ____ V -6 engi ne, double ov erhead c am- shafts on each cy l- inder ban k, 24 val ves Cylinder b ores ______ ____________ _ 3.54 in (90 mm) Stroke : 4-cylind [...]

253 Specif icati ons Engine oil Oil sp eci ficati on : We recommend th e use of oils that are a vail able from y our Saab dealer , fo r the regular oil changes . These oi ls fulfill the most stringen t requirem ents set b y API and ACEA classi fic atio ns. Oil f or gasoline engines is class ified b y the API sta ndards (American P etroleum Institut[...]

254 Specificatio ns Engine variants Electrica l system 2.3t Ecopo wer Rating, EEC at 5500 r pm ___________ 185 hp (136 kW) Maxim um torque, EEC at 1800 r pm ___ 207.2 ft .lb (280 Nm) Compress ion ratio ______ __________ 9.3:1 2.3 Turbo Ec opower (”Aero” mod el engine), manua l transmis sion Rating, EEC at 5500 rpm __________ _ 230 hp (169 kW) M[...]

255 Specif icati ons Drive belts Manual gearbox Engine v ariants Outside len gth 4-cylind er , poly-V -belt ________ _______ 102.84 in (2612 m m ) 3.0t V6, poly-V -belt _____________ ____ 79.53 in (2020 m m ) Driv e belt, 4-cylin der Driv e belt, 3.0t V6 IB542 IB543 T ype ___ ___________ ___________ ____ All-sync hromesh 5-speed with fin al drive a[...]

256 Specificatio ns Automatic t ransmissi on Suspens ion Steering T ype ____ ___________ ____________ _ Elec tronically con- troll ed 4-speed, ful ly a utom ati c w ith h ydraulic torque con verter , planetary gear s et an d int e- gral fin al dr i ve Lock-u p func tio n in select or po siti ons 3 and 4 Select or-le ver po sitions __________ ____ P[...]

257 Specif icati ons Brake syst em Wheels and tires Fo otbrak e (ABS) ____ ______________ _ Hydr aulic disc br akes wi th vacu um servo u nit. Diago- nal ly split circuits ; v entilated di scs on front wheels. EBD functio n, see page 167. Handbr ake ________ ___________ ____ Acts on rear wheels Brak e fluid ___________ ____________ _ DOT 4 Brak e-f[...]

258 Specificatio ns NOT E Snow chains : Sno w ch ains must not be fitted to the rear wheels, and may only be used with the fol lowing wheel-ti re combinati ons: Wheels Tires 6.5 x 15_______ _ 195/65 R 15 M+S (not 2.3 T urbo Aero) 205/65 R15 (not 2.3 T urbo Aero) 6.5 x 16_______ _ 205 /55 R16 M+S or 215/55 R16 Snow cha ins mus t not be f itted to 17[...]

259 Specif icati ons Plates a nd labels When cons ulting your Saab dealer, it may be necess ary to quote the car’s V.I.N. , engine and gearb ox numbers . 1 Modification ide ntity plate. 2 V .I. N. num ber , insi de wi ndshi eld . 3 Cer tification label. 4 Gea rbox number. 5 Engi ne nu mber. 6 Tire pres sures and color code s (body & trim), la[...]

260 Specificatio ns 1 Regi on __________ _ Y = Nor th er n Europe 2 Coun tr y _______ ___ S = Sweden 3 Man ufacturer _____ 3 = Sa ab Autom obile AB 4 Pr oduct line ______ E = 9-5 5 Model series ___ ___ D = 9-5 with driv er’ s and passen ger-side airbags F = 9-5 SE wi th driver’ s and passen ger-side airbags H = 9-5 Aero with d r iver’ s and p[...]

261 Specif icati ons Several of the systems in yo ur Saab car can be a djusted to be tter fit y our individua l needs Some funct ion s are go vern ed by leg al requirem ents and can n ot th erefore be reprogram med. Cons ult an aut hor ized S aab deale r fo r fur - ther infor mation. Car alar m/centr al locking syst em: • The sound l ev el of the[...]

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263 Index Index A A/C syste m, fault diagnos is _______ 230 A/C sy stem, ma inten ance _____ ____ 230 ABS brakes _____ ______________ _ 167 ACC __________ ___________ _____ 70 ACC function s ________ ___________ 73 ACC, autom ati c cli mat e cont rol _____ 70 ACC, calibration ______ ___________ 78 ACC, con densation ____ ___________ 79 ACC, prog ra[...]

264 Index Date code , tires __________ _______ 224 Dim-di pped beam ________ ________ 63 Dir ectio n indi cat ors __________ _____ 65 Door ha ndles ___________ ________ 34 Door mirrors _______ ___________ _ 125 Doors, locks & luggag e compartment _3 3 Drive belt ____ ______________ ____ 255 Drive b e lt, altern ator ___ __________ 2 02 Drive be[...]

265 Index M Main in strument pan el _______ _____ 48 Main/di pped beam __________ _____ 63 Mainten ance schedule ____ _______ 242 Manual gearbox, tech nical data ____ 255 Maxi fu ses _________ ____________ 216 Milome ter _________ ___________ __ 54 Motoring abroad ______ __________ 2 36 N Night Panel ________ ___________ __ 61 O Oil capac ity, engi[...]

266 Index Steering, t echnical da ta __________ 256 Stone-chi p damage, repairing _____ _ 233 Storage compartments ____ _______ 131 Sun visors _________ ___________ _ 130 Sunroof ________ ______________ _ 128 Susp ensio n __________ __________ 2 56 Susp ensio n, tec hnica l data _______ _ 256 Switches ____ ______________ _____ 63 Syst ems, ad jus t[...]

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