Saab 9-5 (2004) manual

1 Owner’s Manual Saab 9-5, Model Year 2004 Safety 1 1 Security 39 Instruments and controls 53 Saab 9-5 Audio System 85 OnSt ar - T elematics 107 Interior equipm ent and trun k 1 19 St arting and driving 147 Car care and technical inform ation 199 Customer Assi st ance and In formation 263 Specification s 269 Index 283 © Saab Automobile AB 2003 S[...]

2 Introd uction This m anual provides practical gu idance on driving and caring for your Saab. The S aab 9- 5 is avai labl e wit h th e foll owin g engine v ariants: • 2.3t E copow er • 2.3 T Ec opowe r • 2.3 T urbo Ecopo wer Althou gh this m anual describ es the most importan t differences be tween m odel vari - ants, it does not include pre[...]

3 Instrument p anel IB1080 Indi cator and warning light s ______ 54 Speedom eter ______ ___________ 61 Odome ter and trip meter ________ 60 Fuel ga uge ________ ___________ 61 T emperat ure gauge ____________ 61 P arking lights_ ___________ 69 High/l ow b eam _______ ___ 69 Da ytime running l ights _____ 69 Instrumen t illu minat ion ____ 71 Changi[...]

4 Exter ior IB1736 Driving with a ro of ra ck l o ad______ 183 Fitting the roof carriers (acces sor y) 183 Maxim um roof load __________ __ 270 Rearvie w mirror ____ _________ __ 122 Hood _________ ___________ ___ 200 Engine c ompar tment: wa shing ___ 255 Centra l locking _ _________ 40 T runk lid lo ck, 9-5 Sedan __ 44 T ailgate, 9-5 Spor tW agon[...]

5 Interio r IB581 Rearview m irrors _____ _________ 121 Door mirrors _________ _________ 121 Sun viso rs ________ ___________ 131 Saf ety belts _________ ___ 17 Airb ag ___________ ______ 31 Child s af ety ______ ______ 23 Child s af ety loc ks _____ ___ 43 Saf ety belts _________ ___ 253 Glov e compartment ______ 132 Manua l transmis sion __ ___ 1[...]

6 Engine c ompartme nt IB1737 Engine ___________ ___________ 203 Chec king the oi l lev el ___ ______ __ 204 Chang ing engine oil _______ _____ 204 Engine o il, specifica tion ____ _____ 273 Braking__ ___________ _________ 168 ABS bra kes _______ ___________ 169 Brak e and clut ch flu id ___________ 208 Brak e system ___ ___________ ___ 277 Brak e [...]

7 Battery • No spa rks, fl ames or smok ing. • Shie ld eyes , explosive gases can caus e blindness or injur y . • Sulp huric ac id can cause blindness or severe burns. • Flush eyes immediat ely with water. Get medical help fast. • Do not ti p batter y . Do not open batte r y . KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN Brake f luid CLEAN FILLER CAP BE[...]

8 IB336 Jack • Jack is designed onl y for changing a tire or mounti ng tire snow chai ns. • V ehicle must be le vel and the jac k must be placed on a firm and level g r ound. • Never crawl underne ath vehicle when it is jack e d up . JACKING INSTRUCTIONS 1 Set parking brake and sh ift transmi ssion to park. 2 Fit top of j ack into jacking poi[...]

9 No sparks, flames or smok ing. Buckle up Use prote ctive goggle s Airbag K e ep out of reach of children. Electric windows Batter y acid cont ains sulfuric acid. Deact ivating of re ar windo w switches Refer to the Owner’s Manual. Central locking, lock Risk of explosive gas. Central locking, unloc k Tr u n k lid/tailgate, openi ng Ne ver pl ace[...]

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11 Safety Safety Seats _________________ 12 Head re straint __________ 16 Safety bel ts ____________ 17 Child safety ____________ 23 Airbag_________________ 31 IB1740[...]

12 Sa fety Seat s Both front seats are elec trically operate d. 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 adj usted whe n the ignitio n i[...]

13 Safety Legroom adjustment To adjus t the legroom, p ush the lower control forw ard or back. Back rest rake a ngle To adjust the backres t, move t he upper control fo rward or back. Lumbar support Turn the s maller wheel for stepl ess adjust - ment of the lumba r support. WARNING The back rest should be upright durin g driving, s o that the safet[...]

14 Sa fety 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 memory 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, pre ss and hold th e M button and, at the same time, pr ess one of the preselec t [...]

15 Safety Ventilat ed front seats (option) Ventil ated fr ont s eats, tha t enhance seating comfort in hot weather, is an op tion on Arc and Aero m odels (certain markets ). Ventilate d seats are equip ped with two fans that extra c t the m oist air from be tween the seat and the body. The fans have three spe eds and are OFF when the s witch is set[...]

16 Sa fety Head res traint The f ront seat s in th e Saab 9-5 ar e equippe d with Saab Ac tive Head Restraints (SAHRs). These red uce the risk of whip lash injur y if the c ar is hit from b ehind. In th e even t of a r ear- end c rash , the bo dy is forced ba ck against th e backrest. Thi s, in turn, cau ses the mecha nism to press the head res tra[...]

17 Safety Safety belts Three-poi nt inertia-reel sa fety belts ar e provided for all seats. Resea rch has esta blished that it is ju st as dangerou s for rear seat pa ssengers not to wear their safety belts as it is for front sea t passen gers. Bear in mi nd that in c e rtain states i t is a legal requiremen t for all occupants of the car to wear a[...]

18 Sa fety Safety belt pr etensioners The belts of the front se ats are fitted w i th automati c pretension ers and for ce limiters. These are activa ted in the event of a severe frontal or rear-end crash an d a side-on colli- sion, p rovided that the safety belt s are being worn. The pr etension ers serve to reduce the forward movemen t of the bod[...]

19 Safety • Child ren who h ave grown ou t of a child seat sh ould be rest rained b y the car’ s standard three-point belt s. Mak e sure that the shoul der belt is not in contact w ith the nec k or thro at. If it is , a booster seat/cu s h- ion ma y be necessa r y . Front safety belts Fasten the belt by pul ling the b elt and inse rt- ing the t[...]

20 Sa fety Belt heig ht adju stmen t The front safety belts an d the outsid e belts in the re ar (9-5 Sedan) ar e equippe d with automati c height adjustment . After faste ning the bel t, grasp i t at chest height, p ull it out and, without letting go, allow the slack to b e taken up b y the reel. Make su re th at the belt is well in on t he should[...]

21 Safety Safety b elt, rear se at Three-poi nt safety belts a re provided for all three rear seat pas s engers. Fasten the belt by pul ling out the s trap 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 par t of the s trap near the lock and pull the b elt upwards to wards the shou[...]

22 Sa fety • Check that the belt is not t wisted or lying a gainst shar p edges. • Make sure y ou us e the co rre ct safe ty belt buckl e. The buckl es for the center and left -hand rear sea ts are cl ose together. WARNING Safety belts are des igned to bear upon the bony stru cture of the body, a nd should be worn lo w across th e front of the [...]

23 Safety Child safe ty Car safety t i ps For Tr unk Re lease Ha ndle information see page 44 and 144. WARNING • Child ren must always be s uitably restraine d in the ca r. • DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur. • Children 12 and under or shorter th an 55 inches (140 cm) can b e killed by the ai rb ag. • The BACK SEAT is the SAFEST place for [...]

24 Sa fety The sam e attention mus t be given to c hild safety i n the car as is give n to adults. Saab reco mmends rear ward fac ing chil d restraints . Childre n travel mo st saf ely whe n properly restraine d, but restraints m us t be suitable for the s ize of the chil d. Alway s follow t he child seat/ boost er cu shion manuf actur er´s instr [...]

25 Safety LATCH installation To facil itate the proper fitting of new specia lly-designed c hild rest raints, rigid lower a nchorages (ISOF IX) have been ins talle d to th e ve hicl e that shall be us ed with the to p tether anch orages in the two outboard re ar seating po sitions. There is an addition al top tether anchorage for the center re ar s[...]

26 Sa fety For the to p tether, only us e the strap supplie d with the ch ild restraint. Always follow the install ation ins tructions supplie d with the ch ild restraint. The avai lability of LATC H ch ild restrai nts may be limited. When fitting child seats in car s you must always r ead the instruc tions supplied by the car sea t manufacturer. I[...]

27 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 Canad ian an d USA laws. If you h ave any que stions regardin g child tether anchorag es please con tact your Saab deal er. 9-5 Sedan: 1 Open t he cov er that is right behind the child restrai nt. Ma ke sure[...]

28 Sa fety 9-5 Sport Wagon: 1 Fo ld the backrest of the rear se at f orw ard, see page 135. 2 Fo ld the anchor that is right behind the child re straint to i ts upright positio n. 3 Place the c hild restra int in the rear seat. 4 Raise the head restr aint to its uppe r position and then route th e tether unde r the head restraint. 5 Attach the teth[...]

29 Safety Lockable belt tongue In fit ting a ch ild seat tha t is inten ded to be secured in positi on by the lap p ortion of the safety b elt, make use of t he locking fun ction of the buckle . Lockin g the lap port ion of the belt l essens the risk that the seat w ill work loose while the car i s in motion. The button for the loc k ing fu nction [...]

30 Sa fety Installation of child restraint u sing the standard safety bel t Chil d rest rain ts that are ap prov ed f or rear - war d faci ng ins tal lati on in t he re ar s eat ca n be pos itioned in a ny of the th ree rear pl aces. If you int end to install an other make of chi ld restraint make sure th at it is possib le to fit it in acc ord anc[...]

31 Safety Airbag The AIRBAG sy stem compris es an airbag in the stee ring wheel, a front pas senger airbag and si de ai rbag s in th e fron t seat s. The sys tem sup plements the pr otection provided by the s a fety be lts to further enhance the safety of the occupant s. If a faul t is detected in the AIRBAG, the AIR BAG war ning ligh t on th e mai[...]

32 Sa fety WARNING • Even if the ca r is equipped with AIRBA G, safe ty belt s must st ill alw ays be worn by all occupants. • Note that bec ause an airb ag inflates and defl ates extremely rapidly, it will not pr ovide pro tection agains t a second impact occurr ing in the s ame incide nt. Always u se your safety belt. • Always sit with th e[...]

33 Safety IB1742 5 1 4 2 6 3 2 6 7 7 5 AIRBA G system wi th belt pretensio ners 1 Central sensor 2 Belt pretensioners ( for both front safety belts) 3 Steering wheel with int egral airbag 4 Passenger airbag 5 Side-airbag sensor 6 Side airbag 7 Front sensors IB1743 Access or ies and other equipmen t must not be fit ted t o the su rfaces mar ked as t[...]

34 Sa fety Front p assenger se at The airbags are interconnecte d and have a common w arning l ight. The passenge r airbag m odule is hous ed in the fas cia abov e the g love compar tmen t and i s mar ked ”SRS AIRBAG”. (SRS = Suppleme ntary Restrai n t System). Both airba gs will be infl ated in the event of a moderate to severe fronta l, or ne[...]

35 Safety Side airba gs The sid e airbags, which he lp protect the upper body are int egrated in the outside edges o f the front seat b ackrests. In a side impact, only th e airbag on that side will be ac tiv ated, and only then if ce rtai n prede termined c onditions a re met such as the force and angle of the impact, the speed of th e car on impa[...]

36 Sa fety AIR BAG warning light AIRBAG serv icing The A IRBA G must be insp ecte d as par t of the norm al service prog ram but otherwi se may be regarded a s mainte nance-free . WARNING • If the airbag readines s light sta ys on afte r yo u sta rt y our vehi cle, it means the air bag system may not be worki ng properly . See page. 5 6. The airb[...]

37 Safety Scrapping or working on airbags and belt prete nsioners Frequently asked questions on func- tion of airbags Do you still need t o wear a safety b elt if airbags a re fitted? Yes, always! The airbag me rely supple - ment s the ca r’s n ormal safe ty syst em. Moreover, th e airbag will only be actuate d in a moderate to seve re frontal, o[...]

38 Sa fety What wo n’t trigge r the front airbags ? The airba g will not be activated in a ll front-end cra shes. For instance, if the car has hi t so methi ng re lati vely soft and yi eldi ng (e.g. a s now drift or a h edge) or a sol id object at a low impact speed, the air bag will not nece ssarily be trig gered. How lou d is the inflati on? Th[...]

39 Securit y Security Doors ______ ___________ 40 Central l ocking _________ 40 Car alarm ___ ___________ 46 IB446[...]

40 Security Doors Door handles Pull the handl e to open th e door. If the do or is stuck (e.g. i f frozen), hold th e handle f rom above to secu re a better grip. Central locking Key / Remote c ontrol The key uni t consists of a mec hanical key with int egrated rem ote control. The mech anical key is used for manual locking and unlock ing. The remo[...]

41 Securit y To chec k the numbe r of ke ys that a re pro- grammed fo r the car; see pa ge 50. Electron ic starti ng interlo ck (immobilizer) Each t ime the key is r emove d from the igni - tion, the elec tronic starting inte rlock is acti- vated an d the car is thus immo bilized, see also pa ge 47. Reprogramming lock system functions Certain lock [...]

42 Security Locking by k ey (1) When the c ar is locked and unlocked t he theft alarm is also affec ted. Turn the ke y clockwis e: all doors lo cked. The trunk l id/tailgate cannot be opene d now from insi de using the s w itch o n the driver’s door. Unlocking by key (2) Turn the ke y countercl ockwise onc e: the driver´s d oor will unlock. Turn[...]

43 Securit y If the car is left with th e doors open , the inte- rior l ighting an d the courtes y lights in the doors will be sw itched off automati cally after 20 minutes , to prevent a flat battery . In such cases th e electrically op erated seats wil l not funct ion. Child safety lock s The rear doors are equipped with child safety lo cks that [...]

44 Security Trunk lid lock, 9-5 Seda n The trunk lid lock is in dependent of t he cen- tral-lock ing sys tem. The trunk lid releas e switch o n the driver’s door is inoperative when th e car is locked from th e outside or moving at a spe ed greater than 2.7 mph (4 km/h). Unlocking The trunk l id is unlock ed using: • The b utton on the key • [...]

45 Securit y Tailgate, 9-5 SportWagon The tailg ate is not unl ocked w hen the other car doors are unlocked. Th e tailgate button on the dri ver’s door is in operative when the car is l ocked o r moving at a s peed greater than 2.7 mp h (4 km/h). Unlockin g The tail gate is unlo cked us ing: • The button o n th e key • The t ailgat e s witch [...]

46 Security 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 41. The ant enna for the ala rm system is loc ated in the c enter console. All the d oors plus trunk lid/tailgate and hood are moni tored by microsw itches. Your Saab 9-5 is equ[...]

47 Securit y Activatin g the car al arm The car a larm cannot be activated if th e driver’s door is open or if the ignition switch i s i n O N p os i ti o n . If, on the o ther hand, one o f the other do ors or the t runk or hood is open or o pened and not clos ed again durin g the 10-second s dela y pe riod , i t wil l b e e xclud ed from th e a[...]

48 Security Panic-funct i on In the c ar alarm system i s a func tion called "Pan ic-f uncti on" . To activ ate panic func tion: • Push and hold one of the b uttons on th e ke y fo r 2 seconds . Or , if you are sitting inside the car , push the LOC K-s witch on the cen ter console f or 2 seconds . These ac tions will trigg er the alarm [...]

49 Securit y Overview of f unc tions Alarm s ignals m ay differ between model variant s for different c oun- trie s. Some of th e car-alarm functio ns can be reprogramme d – con- sult your Saab dealer for further details (see page 282). Loc king/ activ ation Hazard warning l i ghts fla sh once. The LE D will come on for 10 seco nds. Unlocking/ de[...]

50 Security Overvie w of LED signa ls and SID mess ages Some si gnals may dif fer between model va riants for dif ferent countrie s. Status LED signal Activ ation (during 10-second dela y). Comes on f or 10 seco nds. Alarm activ ated (after del ay). Flashes once e v ery other seco nd. Deactiv ation. Comes on for 2 seconds. Alarm not activ ated. Off[...]

51 Securit y Canada only: This devi ce complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the followin g two conditi ons: (1) this de vice may not cause ha rmful interferen ce, and (2) must accep t any interf erence received , including interfer ence t hat ma y cause undesired oper - ation. Changes or modif ications not ex pressly app[...]

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53 Instruments and controls Instru ments and contro ls Indicator and warning lights _______________ 54 Instruments ___________ 60 Saab Infor m ation Di splay (SID) ________________ 63 Switches _____________ 69 Automatic cl imate control (ACC) _______________ 75 ECON OFF …F …C ECON OFF CLEAR SET IB1939 VOL TRE BAL ON FA D BAS PULL PUSH AS SEARCH[...]

54 Instru ment s and contr ols Indicator and warning lights A number of indicator and warning light s will come on whe n the igniti on is switched on prior to s tarting. Under norm al condi tions, these sh ould go out a fe w seconds after the engine h as started (see page 60). Warning, oil pressure (engine oil) This ligh t will come on togeth er wi[...]

55 Instruments and controls Warning, charging This ligh t will come on togeth er with if the batte ry is discharging . 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 th e engine. Check th e alternator drive belt (see page 212). If the belt ha s broken, the engin e may overheat (cooling sys tem will no[...]

56 Instru ment s and contr ols Anti-lock b rake w arning This light will come on if a fault has occ urred in the ABS s ystem. On certa i n var iants and as well as can light up to indicate a f ault in the electron ic brake force d istributi on system (distr ibution of the brake press ure between the front and rear wheels). Conv ent ional br aking w[...]

57 Instruments and controls CHECK message in dicator This li ght indica tes that there is a messag e in the Saab Inf or mation Disp lay (SID). A chime wi ll also so und (see page 67). Central warning light This li ght will com e on an d a chim e will sound i f a fault has be en detected in any system th at is critical to safety. Any o f the follow [...]

58 Instru ment s and contr ols Indicator, cruise control This li ght shows w hen the c ruise-control syste m is ac tiv e (see page 16 7) . Indicator, high beam This li ght shows wh en the he adlights are on high beam (se e page 69). Indicator, rear fog light This lig ht shows when the re ar fog light is on (see page 70). The rear f og light is swit[...]

59 Instruments and controls Automatic transmi ssion, fault indicator On a c ar with an a utomatic transm ission, this w arning symbol is illuminate d if a fault has bee n detected i n the transmi ssion. Switch the ignition o ff and on ag ain to check if the fa ult persists. Even if the fa ult persists, it is sti ll possib le in most ca ses to drive[...]

60 Instru ment s and contr ols Autocheck ing of lights, main instrument panel The abov e warning and indicator ligh ts should come on when the ignitio n is switched on prior to start ing. They shou ld 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: • Centr al warning li[...]

61 Instruments and controls Speedo meter (U.S. speedometer shown) The speed ometer receiv es signal s from the wheel sensors in the ABS system. If the NIGHT PANEL mode has been selecte d, the scale will be illum inated up to 87 mph (140 km/h). The re mainder of the scale wi ll be illum inated if the speed o f the car exceed s 84 mph (135 km/h). Fue[...]

62 Instru ment s and contr ols Check fus e 1 (radiator fa n) in the fuse panel under the ho od, see p age 231. If the ne edle repeatedly enters the red zone, stop the car as soon as it is safe to do so a nd check the coolant level by looking at the level visi ble th roug h the p last ic tan k – do not remove the ca p. If the cool ant level falls [...]

63 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. If manual mode is selec ted, the curr ent gear is also displayed . Saab Info rmation Display (SID) The Saab In formation Displa y (SID) s hows CHECK message s and incorporates eight [...]

64 Instru ment s and contr ols Outdoor tempera ture (Frost warning) Regardl ess of w hich fu nction has bee n selecte d, except Night Pane l Mode, SID will automati cally displa y the outdoo r tempera- ture wh en it is b etween 26° and 38 °F (–3° and +3°C ). This also ap plies if the temperatu re has moved outside the r ange of 21° to 43°F [...]

65 Instruments and controls Turning the Alarm and Speed warning on or off 1 Select th e Alar m or Spee d-wa rning function . 2 Press SET to turn on the func tion. Press CLEAR to turn off the function. When eithe r function is on, Alar m/Speed W resp ectiv ely will be vi sible on the displa y. An aster isk * will be v isible o n the right of the dis[...]

66 Instru ment s and contr ols To calcula te the arrival time if a sp ecified averag e speed is maintai ned 1 Select D ist using the b utton. 2 Set the di stance to be c overed . 3 Pre ss to select Speed Ø. 4 Se t th e av erage spee d you int end t o drive . 5 Press SET to displa y the estimate d arrival time. At the b eginning of a journ ey, the [...]

67 Instruments and controls CHECK messages When the engine is started, CHECKI N G will appear on the display f or about four sec - onds, whi le the SID che cks are b e ing per- formed. When a C HECK message is generated while the ca r is bein g driven, a c hime w ill sound, I NFO DISPL will il luminate on the main in strument pan el, an d the mes s[...]

68 Instru ment s and contr ols The foll owing conditi ons will wake up the respecti ve display s in the Night-Panel mode: • Setting o f the Au dio system, SID or A CC (disp lay come s on f or ten seconds). • CHECK m essage gener ated in the SID . • High e ngine re vs cause the re v counter to be illum inated until the engine spee d has f alle[...]

69 Instruments and controls Switches Daytime running lights The park ing lights a nd daytim e running light s come on automatical ly when the i gni- tion swit ch is ON. Note to owners i n the U.S.: If you do not want Day time Running Lights, thi s featur e can be disco nnected: switch off the engine and remo ve fuse No. 3 5 (see pa ge 229). Not e t[...]

70 Instru ment s and contr ols Courtesy Headlight Feature A delay functi on allows the headlight s to remain o n low beam fo r about 30 seconds after t he driver’ s door has been closed. To activ a te th is functi on, • Switch off the igni tion and remo ve the k ey • Open th e driver’ s door • Pull the hig h/low beam control stalk tow ard[...]

71 Instruments and controls Instrument illumination The br ightne ss of the instrument illumina- tion can be varied b y means of the dimm er switc h adja cent t o the h eadlight switch. (Se e als o Nigh t pane l on page 67 ). In dayli ght or other e qually b right light, the instr ument and switch illu mination is auto- matical ly extinguish ed. Tu[...]

72 Instru ment s and contr ols Front fog lights (ce r tain models) The front f og lights can be activated in b oth low be am headlight a nd parking ligh t posi- tions. F og lights sho uld only be used in poor visibi lity condit ions. Make sure you are familia r with the appli- cable provi ncial/state law reg arding the use of fog lights. Hazard war[...]

73 Instruments and controls Wipers and was hers There are three inter m itten t wiper positio ns. Moving the control sta lk to the spring-l oaded position betw een 0 and 2 will produce a sin gle sweep of the wipers. The wi pers ar e designe d for optima l clean- ing at all driv ing speeds. At higher speed s, it may be possibl e to detect a slight ?[...]

74 Instru ment s and contr ols most pos ition (1). When a h igher degree of sensiti v ity is selected, th e wipers make o ne sweep of the windshield for refere nce. The rain sensor has a daylight a nd a nigh t time mo de. The sens or me asures the amount of av ailable light and au tomatically selects the appropriate mod e. The sensor is more sensi [...]

75 Instruments and controls Automa tic climat e control (ACC) The ACC sy stem au tomat ical ly works to maintai n the desir ed temperatur e inside the car. The sy stem will ac hieve t he desired temper- atur e i n the quic kes t poss ibl e way . No te th at selecti ng a higher or low er temperat ure than that desir ed wi ll not spee d up th e proc [...]

76 Instru ment s and contr ols The syst em has five sensors: • Outdoor te mperature sensor • In ter io r te mperat ure sens or • Sun sensor (m ounted on top of the f ascia) • T wo ble nded-air temp eratu re sen sors (mount ed insid e the front flo or v ents) Not e If anythi ng is placed ov er the sun sen- sor, the AC C system will not funct[...]

77 Instruments and controls Temperature control The cabin is divide d into tw o tempera ture zones : • The driv er’ s zone • The pass enger zone (f ront and rear seats) The desire d temperature ca n be set between 58 and 82 °F (15 and 27°C). In addition, there are als o HI and LO s ettings (see below ). The HI and L O setting s for the pass[...]

78 Instru ment s and contr ols Functions Pressi ng AU TO will cancel all manual settin gs. If a manual functio n is selec ted, it will be lock ed in but other functio ns will be cont roll ed aut omat ical ly. The sel ected tempera ture is a lways mainta ined automatic ally. T emperatu re, air di str ib utio n, f an speed an d recircul ation will al[...]

79 Instruments and controls The rear-wind ow and doo r-mirror hea ting is co ntroll ed ma nually . Switch off th e heating as soon as the rear window is clea r, to avoid imposing a he avy load o n the bat- tery longe r than necessary . Note, howev er, that the heating w ill go of f automatica lly after 2–10 minutes (depending on the outd oor temp[...]

80 Instru ment s and contr ols Air distribution Pr ess on ce: Defrostin g of al l 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 h igh speed. • Air being dis tributed to the d efroster vents. • Normal temper ature control w ill operat e. • Recirculation will be OFF . • H eati ng o f t[...]

81 Instruments and controls Starting in co ld weather To start wi th, the system will automaticall y select the defro ster set- ting, ma ximum hea t and low fa n speed. As the en gine warms up, ai r will also be distribut ed through the floor vents a nd the fan spee d will be inc reased. As the tempe rature inside the car nears the s elected value,[...]

82 Instru ment s and contr ols Programming II It is al so possible to customize the AC C system, e.g . to adapt to driving and weather co nditions. Function Operation in A UTO m ode 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 fun[...]

83 Instruments and controls To program a function or to cancel a program med f uncti on, pr ess and hold in the relev ant button until the c orrespondi ng symbol ha s flashe d four time s on t he disp lay and a chime ha s sounded. Make su re the i gni tion i s ON. Example : To have the ACC system s witch the hea ting for th e rear window an d door [...]

84 Instru ment s and contr ols Condensation When the A/C system is running, the inta ke air is d ehumidified , and t he resulta nt con- densati on is drained off through two out lets under neath the floo r of the car, in the vi cinity of the fro nt doors. It is the refore perfectly normal for water to be seen dripping from th ese outlets when the c[...]

85 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Saab 9-5 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-5 Audio System ____ 87 Sound control s _______ 89 Radio _______________ 90 Cassette pl ayer _______ 92 CD player ____________ 95 CD changer __________ 97 Programmable func tions 101 Steering- wheel controls 102 Security lock _________ 103 Technical data ________ 104 Fault cod[...]

86 Saab 9- 5 Audio System To get th e best out of your Saab 9-5 Audio System, we recommend th at you read through th is entire sect ion. The Saab 9-5 Audio System is available in two ve rsions: Pre mium on the 9- 5 Linear and Prestige on the 9-5 Arc a nd 9-5 Aero Both m odels ha ve been sp ecially ma tched to th e Saab 9-5 ca bin . The two systems [...]

87 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-5 Audio Sys tem Radio (see page 90) ON T o swi tch the system ON, press the v olume but - ton. Th e last se ttings used will b e activ ated. If the A udio System is sw itched on when the igni - tion k ey is no t in the s witch, the sy stem wil l auto- maticall y be switch ed off after one hour has[...]

88 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Cassette player. See page 92 CD player . See pag e 95 CD changer (a ccessory /option). S ee page 97 Pr ess on ce: S elect s ca ssett e player when othe r source activ e. Whe n ta pe p layin g: Dolby B ON/OFF . Switch to pl aybac k other side of tape . Eject. Pr ess on ce: Musi c sear ch (next track). Press & hold brie [...]

89 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Sound controls ON/OFF The Audio Sy stem will come on : • Whe n the vol ume con trol is pre ssed . • Whe n the i gni tion i s switched ON, if the A udio Sy stem was on when the igni tion ke y was last r emoved. The Audio Sy stem will be switche d off: • Whe n the vol ume con trol is pre ssed . • When the ignit ion k[...]

90 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Radio Press the RADIO/ BAND button to switch to the r adio w hen an ot her so urce i s act ive. Preset station buttons (1) Press on ce (release withi n a second) to select a preset stat ion, e.g. The sma ll fig ure on the far right of th e dis- play is the number of t he preset but ton selec ted. Presettin g a station Pres[...]

91 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Waveband selector (3) Press the RADIO/BAND button repea tedly to move through the w aveband sel ections: FM1, FM 2, and AM. AS, Autost ore (4) The autosto re mode provides an additiona l preset fun ction that can b e used to searc h for and t o store st ations when y ou are i n an area whe re you are unfam iliar with the s[...]

92 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Cassette pl ayer Before pla ying a tape, make s ure that the label is secure and th at the cassette is not warped, otherwise the cassett e can become jammed in the deck. The c assette player a utomatically sen ses 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 [...]

93 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Music sea rch forw ard/re verse (5) To searc h forward for a tra ck, pres s and relea se quickly (w ithin half a s econd). The foll owing will now appear on the dis- play: To perform a backward s earch , press instead. A forward sear ch wil l contin ue until a ga p of at le ast 4 seconds is found, or unt il you press or (m[...]

94 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Type II (metal) ta pes The cas s ette has an au tomatic tape-ty pe selec tor. Cleaning-due indicator After 30 ho urs’ playing t ime, the followin g messag e will appear on the display : The mes s age will be display ed 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 cl[...]

95 Saab 9- 5 Audio System CD player To sele ct the CD mo de, load a CD i nto the deck or , if one is a lready loaded, press the CD/RDM button. Inser t the CD, l abel-side up, a nd allow the mechan ism to load it automatical ly. Play- back of the first track will start and the follo w- ing mes s age will ap pear on th e display: A tiny, a m ber-colo[...]

96 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Fast tra ck search Press (mid-se gment) once to switch b etween t he 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) Pres[...]

97 Saab 9- 5 Audio System CD changer (access ory) Important ! Always keep th e sliding cov e r closed to keep du st out of the C D change r, so that i t will contin ue to provid e satisfa ctory service for a lon g time. To load th e CD changer (w hich is inst alled in the luggage com partment and can accomm odate six C Ds) proceed as fo llows: 1 Sl[...]

98 Saab 9- 5 Audio System If the maga zine in the CD cha nger is empty, the follo wing will appe ar on the dis play: If the C D chan ger is activate d right aft er a magazi ne has been loaded, t he followin g will a ppear o n the display: The CD number w ill change as eac h CD is played. After a ma gazine has be en loaded, pl ay- back will start wi[...]

99 Saab 9- 5 Audio System If for som e reason the CD selected by the preset butt on cannot be played , playba ck of the curre nt CD will co ntinue. Track se arch (2) Press or repe atedl y to mo ve to preced ing or follo wing tracks . Pressing once wi ll restart playback from the beginni ng of the current track. Thu s, to play the precedi ng track, [...]

100 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em SCAN Scan ning th e curr ent C D: To start t he SCAN function , which enables you to h ear a sample o f each track on the disc, p ress and hol d (mid-seg - 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 started SCAN while pla ying track one , the fol[...]

101 Saa b 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 – maxim um v olume le ve l when the Aud[...]

102 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em Loudness ON/OFF To chang e the defaul t setting: The defau lt setting for th is function is ON. – Press a nd hold the WB b utton at the same t ime as yo u swi tch on the A udio System. – Select LO UDNESS using – Select O N/OFF us ing the V OL control . – W ait 10 se conds or pre ss one o f the but - tons on the bo[...]

103 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Security l ock The Audio Sy stem is equipped w ith an elec - tron ic secu rity lock . The s peci al cod e is unique to the car in which the Aud io System is fitted . Each time the Audio System is switch ed on, a check is made t o ensure that the codes match . If not , the follo wing will appe ar on the dis- play: If a CD [...]

104 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em Technic al data • These specifica tions comply with th e new IHF Stand ard • Since th e policy a t Saab is one of con tinual improvem ent, we ret ain the r ight to alt er specific ations and desi gn witho ut prior not ice. • Dolby noise reduc tion is pr oduced under li cence from Dolby Labora tor ies Licensi ng Cor [...]

105 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Antennas The Audio System has th ree antennas incorpora ted in the rear window; two for FM diversi ty and one fo r AM. The car has a f actor y-fi tted roof anten na for a mobil e phone/OnSt ar. Roof loads may negat ively af fect telecomm unication. Multipath propagation Multipath propagation occurs when radio waves from a[...]

106 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em Adjusting t he freque ncy steps No rth America/Eur ope If the ca r is taken from North America to Eur ope, the r adi o’s f reque ncy step s can b e adjuste d. • Press and ho ld (mid-segm ent) and s witch the radio on at the same tim e. The pr eset stat ions will be cancelled and replaced by default freq uencies. Fault[...]

107 OnStar - Telematics OnStar - Telematics Using OnStar _________ 108 OnStar i s Easy ________ ______ 108 OnStar Se r vices Button _______ 108 Emergenc y button ___________ 109 Whit e dot b utton ____ ________ 109 System status ligh t _______ ___ 109 The OnStar Cent er _____ 110 Conne cting to the OnStar center 110 Y our pe rsonal identific ation [...]

108 OnS tar - Telemati cs Your new ve hicle may com e equ ipped with advanc ed telematics hardw are. OnStar telematics is a sophis ticated in -vehicle system allo wing co nvergenc e of wireless commu nications , GPS (Gl obal Posi tioning Syst em) sate llit es a nd a dva nced vehi cle electron ics. You shou ld activate im mediately to ensure you rec[...]

109 OnStar - Telematics System status light Solid Green — Indicates the O nStar system in the vehicle is powered O N and ready to make calls or receive calls from the OnStar Cente r. Blinking G reen — Th e light bl inks green t o indicate a call is bein g connected or in progress. If you notice th is light blink ing while y ou are no t on a cal[...]

110 OnS tar - Telemati cs The OnStar Center Connectin g to the On Star cent er In additi on to using the 3-butto n system found in your Saab, th ere are two othe r ways to c onnect to the OnS tar Center. Toll-Free Call To take a dvantage of your O nStar serv ices from out side your Sa ab, y ou can c all OnSt ar toll-fr ee at 1-888-4-OnSt a r (1-888[...]

111 OnStar - Telematics Roadsid e assistance ** There’s n othing worse tha n being s tranded on the road with car tro uble. No matt er what the proble m is (flat tire , out of gas, or engi ne trouble), just call OnStar. T hey will contac t the help you need t o get you quic kly back on the road. Stol en vehic le tra ckin g OnStar do esn’t just [...]

112 OnS tar - Telemati cs Online Con cierge se rvices From shopp ing to travel to enter tainment and more , OnStar’s onli ne concierge c an help you make the m ost of y our tim e. Log in to www.myonstar.com and simply sel ect a city, c hoose a catego ry and ask away. Get instan t answer s in a live online ch at with an OnSt ar Adv isor or send a [...]

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

114 OnS tar - Telemati cs 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 memory that can be dialed by s imply 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 - Telematics Contact OnStar You wil l need y our OnStar Persona l Identi- fication Number (PIN) to a uthorize the charge to your credit ca rd on file. If you are not in your Sa ab, you may ca ll an OnStar Advisor at 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466 -7827) to re quest unit r eplenish- ment. Security/Locking your System You can s et up a four-dig[...]

116 OnS tar - Telemati cs Vir tual Adviso r (expecte d availa bility fourth qu arter 2000) Once yo u have activ ated Personal Calling , you can enjoy you r time in your Sa ab even more with the OnStar Virtual Adv isor. Thi s service allows you to listen to your f avorite news and inf orma tio n topi cs, such as weathe r reports, s tock quotes an d [...]

117 OnStar - Telematics News H eadlines The OnStar Virtu al Advisor will provid e cur- rent head lines for ma ny different cat ego- ries , inc lud ing : • Internationa l News H eadlines • National News Headlines • T echnolog y Headl ines • Busin ess Headlines • Spo r ts H eadl ine s • Ent er t ain ment H eadli nes E-mai l Read er The On[...]

118 OnS tar - Telemati cs OnStar Operatio n: OnStar us es existing e mergency service providers and cellular and satelli te tech nol- ogies. O nStar re quires cellula r service to be availab le and operating for fea tures to func- tion properly . Per son al Call ing : Exist ing On Star servi ce agr eem ent requir ed. Additio nal usage cha rges appl[...]

119 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Interior equi pment and trunk Steering wheel adjustment __________ 120 Rearview mirr ors______ 121 Electric windows ______ 127 Sunroof _____________ 1 28 Interi or lighting _______ 1 30 Sun visors ___________ 131 Ashtrays_____________ 131 Glove compartment ___ 132 Cup holders __________ 134 Trunk ______________[...]

120 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Steering w heel adjust ment Fore-and-a ft and tilt adj ustment of the steer- ing wh eel is possib le. Pull dow n the le ver fully un til you hear a click. Move th e steeri ng wheel to the des ired positio n and then rai se the lever. The lever shoul d lock with a click. Make su re th at the lever is ful ly lo cke[...]

121 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Rearview mir rors Door mirrors The door mirrors have au to dimming fun c- tion (opti on) and the pas senger si de door mirror is of the wide-an gle ‘‘as pheric” type. The door mirrors are de signed to fold back if kn ocked. Th ey can also b e fully re tracted for parki ng in tight spa ces, such as on the [...]

122 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Rearview mirror The rear view mirro r 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 da y positio n. Interior rear view mirror w ith gara ge opener, autodimming and compass (certain var iants only) Retain your original gara ge door transmitt er for fu[...]

123 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Preparations fo r first-time programming Before progra m ming the garage opene r for the first time, you mus t delete any factor y codes. Press an d hold the two outer butto ns until the indi cator light begi ns to flash-afte r 20 seconds. R elease both buttons . Do not hold for longer tha t 30 seconds. The gar[...]

124 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Gate Opera tor / Canadian Programming Canadi an radio-fr equency law s require transmi tter signals to "tim e-out" (or quit) after sev eral seconds of transmissio n - which may not be long eno ugh for the garage op ener to pick up the signal du ring programm ing. Similar to this Canadia n law, some U.S.[...]

125 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Opening a garage door To operat e, simply pres s and release the programm ed button. Activation will now occur for th e trained device (i. e. garage door opener, g ate operator, sec urity system, entry doo r lock, home/offic e lighting, etc .). For conv enience, the hand-held transm itter of the de vice may als[...]

126 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Compass The com pass is integr ated in th e rearview mirror . The comp ass bearin g is displayed in the top righ t-hand corner of the mi rror and is updat ed every o ther second. T he compass display s the car’s dire ction of travel: N , NE, E, etc. Switch the compas s displa y on and off by pressin g button 5 [...]

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

128 Inter ior equipme 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 inope rative by the O N/OFF switch in the panel on the c enter consol e. When the sw itch is ON , the r ear si de wi n- dows ca n be opera ted by the s witch o n each rear door. The switch’ s back lighting wi ll be a[...]

129 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk To open: • Slide th e control to wards t he rear to op en the sunroof to the comf or t position. T o open it f ully , slide the contro l back a secon d time. Pr ess th e cont rol to stop i t ear lie r . To close: • Slide the control forw ards until the sun roof is cl osed. Ventilation p os ition • Press t[...]

130 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k 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, two readi ng light s in the bac k, floor courtesy lights in the front (in s ome model va riants) and door courtesy lights on all doors. The cour tesy lights co me on autom[...]

131 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Sun visors The car i s equipped wi th doub le sun vi sors. One secti on of the visor can be indepen - dently p i voted to the side window . A vanity mi rror is provided on the back of the sun visors . The vanity mirro rs are illumi- nated w hen the c o ver is raised. Ashtrays (acces sory) The car can be equipp [...]

132 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Cigarette lighters (access ory/certai n markets only ) The car is provid ed with cigare tte lighters next to t he front ashtra y and in the re ar end of the center cons ole. The cig arette lighter soc ket can also be used as power point, e. g. for a m obile phone. Th e ignition sho uld be in th e ON positio n. Th[...]

133 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk IB436 IB437 IB439 IB441 IB438 On the back of the front s eats (cer tain v ar iants on ly) Center a rmrest f or rear seat (o ption) On lead ing edge of fro nt sea ts Cons ole betw een front seats In the d oors[...]

134 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Cup holders Cup h olde rs ar e pro vid ed in t he in stru ment panel fa scia, in th e cent er cons ole compart- ment bet ween the front s eats, and i n the rear-seat arm rest (certain va riants only) . To acce ss the cup hol der in the in strument panel, p ress the sy mbol and rel ease. To acce ss the cup hol der[...]

135 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Trunk Folding the rear se at, 9-5 Sedan The rear s eat is split a nd the two sec tions can be folded indepen- dently. Folding down of the rear seat is eas ier if the front s eats are not all the way back , and the rear head restra ints are folded down. 1 Raise t he rear seat cushions b y pulling the loop locate[...]

136 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k WARNING • Pla ce hea vy item s clo sest t o the ba ckre st and s tow sm aller and lig hter items o n top. • Never ove rload the cargo net. If the elast ic breaks this may cause personal injury . Do not use a cargo ne t that shows signs of we ar. • Secu re heav y and b ulky items us ing the tie down points p[...]

137 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Trunk pass-t hrough hatch A trunk pa ss-through hatch is incorpora ted in the rear sea t backrest to enabl e long, narrow i tems to be car ried inside the car. Items s hould not wei gh more t han 33 lbs. (15 kg) nor be m ore than 2 yards (2 metres) in len gth. See the labe l on the hatch. 1 Fo ld down th e ar m[...]

138 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Folding the rear se at, 9-5 Wagon Both the n arrow and wide s ections of the rear seat ca n be folde d separately . Folding is facil itated if the front s eats are not lo cated too far back. The w ide sectio n cannot be folded se parately if a ca rgo net is mou nted on th e rear of the b ackrest. 1 Mak e sur e th[...]

139 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Folding the na rrow section of the backrest The fol ding is facili tated if the fr ont seat is not too far back. 1 Mak e sure that the head restr aint is i n the down position . For height adjustment ref er to pa ge 16. 2 Put th e saf ety belt in the belt clip near the backres t. 3 Raise t he rear seat cushion [...]

140 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Load anchoring Drivin g with the trunk lid/tail gate open, s ee page 188. WARNING • Put he avy loads as low down and as far forw ard as p ossible in t he lugga ge compart m ent, i. e. again st the back of the rear s eat. • Never overload th e cargo n e t. If th e elastic breaks this may c ause pers onal injur[...]

141 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk On the floor of the lu ggage co mpartment there are two longitudin al aluminium rails (CargoTra cks™) wh ere specia l cargo bolts can be mounte d. The cargo bolts are mounted by lifting their locks and insertin g them in to the rail. Ea ch carg o bolt is mo ved in t he fo llow ing wa y: pul l up it s lock and[...]

142 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Cargo net (accessory) The pull-ou t cargo net’s stor age casse tte is mounted on the rear of the backrest. 1 Remov e the co vers n ear the tw o rear fixing p o ints in the roo f. Carefu lly bend in the lo wer edge of th e cov e r with a screw- driver . 2 Pull the c argo net out direct ly bac k- war ds. 3 Snap t[...]

143 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Sliding floor (a ccessory) The functio n of the sliding floor i s to facilitate loading a nd unloadin g. Securing l oads, see p age 137. When the c ar is parked an d the floor is pulled ou t, it can bear th e weight of tw o people (m aximum 440 lb s./200 kg). Setting up 1 Lift up th e floor . 2 Fo ld out the s [...]

144 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Loading/Unloa ding 1 Lift the h andle and pull out the slid ing floor to th e outer loc k ing position . Make sure t hat the floor is lock ed correct ly . 2 Put on the cargo , but ma ke sure tha t it does not cov er the h andle. 3 Lift the h andle and push in the floor to the inner locki ng positi on. Mak e sure [...]

145 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Spare wheel and tools The spare w heel, together with the jack an d jack ha ndle, front to wrope att achment eye and t oolkit, a re stowed awa y underne ath the trunk . There is also room for a spare bulb kit ( accessory ). Drivi ng conside rations w ith compact s pare wheel/ti re fitted, s ee page 187. WARNING[...]

146 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Fuel filler door (certain variants on ly) The fuel filler door is opened by mean s of a button on the driver’s do or. The door is spring-l oaded, so it opens sl ightly automa t- ically when release d. Refuel ing, see page 154. Openin g the fuel f iller door in an emergency (certain var iants only) If the fuel f[...]

147 Sta rting and driving Starting and driving IB1754 Igniti on switch ________ 148 Starting the engine ____ 149 Important consi derations for driving ___________ 151 Refueling ____________ 154 Engine Break-In Peri od _ 157 Gear changing ________ 158 Cruise control ________ 167 Braking ______________ 168 Traction Contr ol System 1 71 Electroni c St[...]

148 St arti ng an d drivin g Ignition swit ch The com bined igniti on swi tch and gear-leve r lock is loc a ted i n the cen ter con- sole be tween the front seats. Th e ignition key can onl y be r emove d when rev erse i s engaged (automatic trans missio n: selector in ”P” pos ition). The key fit s all the locks on the car. The key number i s s[...]

149 Sta rting and driving If the ca r does no t start If the text ”Key not a ccepted. Contact ser- vice.” i s shown on th e SID, after a fail ed start attempt, th e cause could be a fault i n the transmitte r in the k ey, or in the rec e iver in the igniti on lock. The fo llowing shou ld be done: • T ur n the k ey bac k to the L OCK pos ition[...]

150 St arti ng an d drivin g It is po ssible for air to enter the lubric ating system in co njunct ion with an oil or oil-filte r change, or if the car has been stored fo r some time. Thi s air can cause the hydrau lic cam fo llowers to emi t a ticking noise, whic h can pers i st for up to 15 minutes after s tart- ing. Altho ugh this is qu ite norm[...]

151 Sta rting and driving Limp-home mode The e ngine ma nagement sy stem has a diagnos tic feature t hat continuall y checks a number of internal func tions. If, for ex ample, a fault i s detected in t he throttle va lve, the engine manage ment syste m will go in to Limp-hom e mode.This lim its idling con trol, disable s the cruise-contr ol system [...]

152 St arti ng an d drivin g One of the adva ntages of th e system is that it e nables the engine to b e run saf ely on low er-grade fu el, although not low er than A ON 87. • The maxim um boost pressure is adjus ted aut omat ica lly t o t he kn ocking or pi nging ten dency of the engine. Occas ional, sho r t-lived kno cking whe n the eng ine is [...]

153 Sta rting and driving battery . How ev er , as soon as you hav e started the eng ine, i t is important that it runs on all cylinders . If it is m isfiring, 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 r un properly , turn off the[...]

154 St arti ng an d drivin g Refueling Only fue l from well-kn own oil com panies should be used. All Saab gasoline engines ca n be drive n on fuel of gra de AON 87–93. For optimu m performance we recommend: • AO N 90 fo r 2 . 3 t • AO N 93 f or 2.3T urbo and 2.3T , (see page 272). If fuel containi ng a mixture of alcohol is used, the follow [...]

155 Sta rting and driving Openin g the fuel filler door in an emergency, see page 146. Recomme nded fuel: The engine in your Saab 9 -5 is designed to operate on unleaded ga solin e that has an octane rati ng of 87 or hig her. Octane ratin g is det ermined a ccording to the formula: where MON is the Mo tor Octane Nu mber, and RO N is the Resea rch O[...]

156 St arti ng an d drivin g Fuel (Gasoline Engine) Use re gular unle aded gasoline rated at 87 octane o r higher. Use of gasoline with an octa ne ra ting low er th an 87 ca n resu lt i n severe en gine damage . Damage caused by incorrec t fuel being us ed is not covered under the ter ms of the New Ca r Warranty and wil l be the res ponsibility of [...]

157 Sta rting and driving If yo ur veh icl e is c erti fied t o me et Cali for nia Emissi on Standards (indica ted on the under hood emiss ion control lab el), it is designe d to operate o n fuels that meet Cali - fornia s pecifications. If such fuels are not availab le in stat es adop ting Californi a emis- sions s tandards, your vehicle will oper[...]

158 St arti ng an d drivin g Gear changin g Manual tran smission To start the engine th e clutch pedal m ust be fully de pressed. The gea r positions a re marked on the gear lever. Be fore reverse (R) ca n be engaged, 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 i[...]

159 Sta rting and driving Automatic tran smissio n The electr onic control module for the aut o- matic tr ansmis sion recei v es inform ation on engine tor que and road speed, and a lso control s the hy draulic pressu re in the tran s- mission to ensure th at gear chang ing is a s smooth a s possible. The posit ion of the se lector leve r is show n[...]

160 St arti ng 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. Four mod es for the automat ic trans missio n can be s elected: Normal , Manual, S port and Winter. The Normal mode , which provid es the best fuel econ omy, is the de fault setting w hen the[...]

161 Sta rting and driving Park B rake Shift lock The trans m issio n has a security function known as Park Brake Shift Lock. To move the gear selec tor out of the P position, the brake pe dal must be de pressed at the s ame time as the ge ar selector catch (dete nte) is pres sed i n. Shift Lock override Check fuse No. 1 (see page 22 9). If th e pro[...]

162 St arti ng an d drivin g Overhea ted transmis sion flu id If the auto matic-transm ission fluid should overhe at, the fo llowing mes sage w ill app ear on the SID: ”Gearbox too hot. Make a safe stop.”. I n this event, stop t he car in a suitable place, switch off the engine a nd open the h ood. Wait for se veral minut es then turn on t he i[...]

163 Sta rting and driving Descending hills If the sp eed of the c ar incr eases whi le descen ding a steep hil l, despite the acce ler- ator be ing releas ed, the control m odule will change down a gear when you bra ke. If yo u desire m ore powerful e ngine brak ing, man- ually s elect a lowe r gear. Sentronic, ma nual mode Move the selec tor lever[...]

164 St arti ng an d drivin g Selector positions P T o shift out of the P position y ou m ust depress the brake pedal and the igniti on must be ON. The parking positi on (P) must only be sel ected when the car is at a co mplete stan dstill. T he selector lev er is loc ked and the transmis sion is mechani cally immobi lized. Alw ays apply the parking[...]

165 Sta rting and driving If you m ove the selec tor lever from D to L, downch anges w ill foll ow a set pa ttern to avoi d damagi ng the engine or transmissi on. Manual gear-changin g is not recommended on slippery ro ads. If one of the drive whe els spins exc essively , the engine torque wi ll be reduc ed to avoid dam aging the trans m issio n. A[...]

166 St arti ng an d drivin g SPORT and WI NTER modes T o select Sport mode, pres s the ”S” but ton on the selec tor le ver when the sel ector le v er is in position N or D . In this m ode, gear changes will tak e place at higher eng ine speeds tha n in Normal mode , in other w ords, the tr ansmissi on will chang e up later and cha nge down earl[...]

167 Sta rting and driving Cruise control For safe ty reaso ns (brake system func- tion) the brak es must be ap plied once, when the engine has started, before the cruise control system c an be activ a ted . The sys tem is o perated by mea ns of the controls on the stal k switc h: • ON/OFF (s witch on/off ). • RESUME/– (Resu m e prese t speed)[...]

168 St arti ng an d drivin g To reduce the preset speed The cru ise contro l sys tem wil l alwa ys dise n- gage aut omatically the moment that either the br ake peda l or the clutc h ped al is depress ed. It is al so possible to reduce the spe ed by means of the RESUME/– bu tton. Sliding the but ton to R ESUME/– once will reduce th e speed by 1[...]

169 Sta rting and driving ABS b rakes ABS (antiloc k braking system) modulates the br ake press ure to the respe c tive whee ls. Wh eel sens ors de tec t if a wh eel is about to lock , and the control module redu ces th e pres sur e to that whee l an d then increas es it once more until the tend ency is detected again. The brake sy stem is equipped[...]

170 St arti ng an d drivin g The ABS sy s tem has a built-in dia gnostic function which will s witch on the Anti-l ock brake warn ing light if a fault is detec ted in the sys tem (see page 56). The ABS system wil l not reduce th e braking distanc e on loose grav el or on sno w or ic e but, bec ause the whee ls cannot loc k up, some st eering c ontr[...]

171 Sta rting and driving Traction Control Sys tem How the syst em works The tract ion control syst em (TC S) is designe d to prevent wheelspin. Th is enables the car to ac hieve the best pos sible grip and, hence, maximum tractive effort, together with grea ter stability. The TCS sys tem uses informati on from the ABS system’ s wheel sens ors to[...]

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173 Sta rting and driving ESP improv es the dri v er’s c hances of retain ing contr ol over the c ar in critical situ- ation s. To ensur e that the system w orks as designe d, the dimen sions o f all four tire s must b e the sa me. ESP indicator light The i ndi cator l igh t in th e tach omete r comes on fo r a short per iod of time when the ESP [...]

174 St arti ng an d drivin g Economical motoring Factors affecting fue l consumption Fuel cons umption is great ly affected b y the general d riving cond itions, t he way in whi ch the car is driven and at wh at speeds, the weather, th e state of the road , the condition of the car, etc. Breakin g-in Fuel cons umption may b e somewhat higher during[...]

175 Sta rting and driving a major impact on fuel consumption a fter the engine has star ted from cold. Thus, if th e car is mai nly used for s hort journe ys of 3–5 mile s (5–8 km), t he fue l co nsum ption will be 6 0–80 % higher th an normal. Driving technique • T o obtain th e best runnin g economy , not only rega rdin g fu el cons umpt [...]

176 St arti ng an d drivin g Engine block he ater (standard equipment in Canada , accessory in U.S.) The foll owing are j ust so me of the be nefits to the c ar and the enviro nment of using an engine b lock heater: • Low er fuel co nsumpti on. • Exhau st e missio ns sub s tanti ally re duced ov er shor t runs. • Reduc ed we ar on the engine [...]

177 Sta rting and driving If winter tire s are fitted, th e same type must be fitted on all wheel s. Your Saab deal er will be please d to advise you on the bes t tires for your car. Remember that tires age. It may the refore be nece ssary to ch ange them before they reach the legal wear lim it, as the y gradually lose the ir friction pr operties. [...]

178 St arti ng an d drivin g 2 W ait until th e need le has d ropped bac k to indicate normal temper ature (roughly midwa y , in the wh ite z one) bef ore stop - ping the engin e. If the coolant need s top- ping up , unscrew th e cap on e xpansion tank carefully . T op up , as nece ssary , ide ally with a 50/50 mixt ure of Saab-approv ed coolant an[...]

179 Sta rting and driving Trailer we ight Maxim um recomm ended trailer wei ghts for differ ent gradie nts, with a vi ew to comfort and dr ivabili ty for manual an d automatic cars, are sh own o n the d rawi ng. Make su r e you are familiar with the law regarding spe ed limits for tow ing, maxi- mum trailer w eights, trai ler-braking requirem ents,[...]

180 St arti ng an d drivin g When negoti ating long hills, bear the follow - ing imp ortant considera tions in mind : Use Normal mode when dri ving with a cara- van or tra iler on hilly r oads. The ad aptive gear cha nge pattern func tion will prevent the trans m ission overheating. Rises in coolant tem peratu re are i ndicated by the tempera ture [...]

181 Sta rting and driving Recommend ations for cars with manua l gearbox Rises in coolant tem peratu re are i ndicated by the tempera ture gauge in the main instru - ment pan el. The follow ing step s are taken in orde r as the temperatu re of the eng ine increase s: • A/C compre ssor is s witched off . • engine torq ue is reduce d. When conti [...]

182 St arti ng an d drivin g Trailer hitc h load The weig ht distribut ion on the trailer makes a lot of differe nce to the handling pro perties of the c ar and trailer com bination. As regards sin gle-axle trailers, wh enever pos- sible, co ncentrate the load over the wheel s and kee p it as low as possib le. The trail er should be lo aded so that[...]

183 Sta rting and driving Driving with a roof rac k load The max i mum pe rmissible roof load is 220 lbs. (100 kg). Note th at the roof lo ad is inc luded in the car’s ma ximum perm issible load (see page 270). Strong, st urdy roof carriers designed spe - cially for the car are av ailable from y our Saab deal er. Always secu re the roof loa d saf[...]

184 St arti ng an d drivin g 4 Close th e doors on the left-hand side of the car g ently , to hold the carrier fe et in place . 5 Now g o around to the othe r side of the car and r emov e the plastic cov er from the carrier’ s adjustab le fo ot. Fo ld back the rubber s tr ip and i nser t the pins on the f oot into th e fixing holes . Do the sam e[...]

185 Sta rting and driving Driving at night Bear in mind the follow ing points when driving a t night: • Nighttim e driving re quires you r full con- centr ation. • Do not r ush. C ount on you r journey taki ng slight ly longe r . • The n umber of dr iv ers under the influenc e of drugs is lik ely to be greater at ni ght than during the da y .[...]

186 St arti ng an d drivin g Tires The tire pre ssure should m atch the current load and sp eed of the car; s ee pag e 279 or the tire pre ssure label o n page 280. The tire pre ssures given a pply to co ld tires, that is ti res that are the s ame temperature as the outside air tem perature. The tire press ure in creases as the ti res become war m [...]

187 Sta rting and driving Driving considerat ions with co mpact spare wheel/t ire fitte d The follo w ing should be observe d when the compact spare wheel (T 115/70 R16) is fitted: • The co mpact s pare is light an d easy to handle w hen changing the wheel. • Do not dr ive fur th er th an nece ssa r y with the comp act spare fi tted – t he ma[...]

188 St arti ng an d drivin g Driving with the trunk lid/tailgate open Avoid driv ing with the trunk lid/ tailgate partly or fully open, since exhaus t fumes can be drawn i nto the c abin. If you m ust drive wit h the trunk li d/tailgate open, a ll windows a nd the sunr oof (if f itted) must be closed and th e cabin fan on at its highest speed setti[...]

189 Sta rting and driving Front towing ey e The front to wing eye is stored with th e spar e whe el. The attach ment point (t apped hol e) for the towing ey e is midwa y along the en gine sub- frame at th e front of the car. Remove the plastic pl ug and screw in the tow ing ey e sec ure ly. To ensure that the towing ey e is in far enough, in sert t[...]

190 St arti ng an d drivin g Towing th e car Gear lev er in neutral (in cars wit h automat ic transmission : selector lever at N (n eutral)) Turn on the par kin g light s. Drive carefull y and do not exc eed the speed lim it for vehicles be ing towed. Always try to keep the towrope taut by gent ly ap ply ing th e brak e, a s nec essar y. This w ill[...]

191 Sta rting and driving Jump starting If your ba ttery has run d own, you may w ant to use a nother vehic le and s ome jumper cables to start your Saab. Foll ow the steps below to d o it safely. To jump start your v ehicle: 1 Chec k the other v ehicle . It must hav e a 12-v olt battery with a negat ive g round syste m. 2 Get the vehicles close en[...]

192 St arti ng an d drivin g help sa ve both batteries a nd it could sav e your r adio . 4 Open the hood and loca te the battery . Find the pos itive (+) and neg ative (–) termi- nals on the battery. 5 Chec k that the ju mper cable s do not hav e loose or mis sing insul ation. If the y do , you could g et a shock and also the ve hicles could be d[...]

193 Sta rting and driving 9 Attach the cab le at least 18 inches (45 cm) aw ay from the discharged b at- tery , but n ot near engine p ar ts that mov e. T o av oid an arc which could deto- nate t he h ydrogen ga s aroun d the bat- tery , the final con nection must b e at least 18” from t he battery . 10 Star t the v ehicle with th e good battery [...]

194 St arti ng an d drivin g Saab Parkin g Assistance (Option) The park ing aid system facili tates parking and reve rsing. There a re four senso rs in the rear bumper that detect obje cts up to 6 feet (1.8 metres ) behind t he car. The syst em uses four s ensors in the re ar bumper. The se emit ultrasound signals that bounce ba ck to the sen s ors[...]

195 Sta rting and driving When an object is appro ximately 3 fee t (90 cm) from the car, the so und pulses change ch aracter markedly. A distan ce of about 3 feet (90 cm) i s suitable if y ou wish to load or unload the luggag e compar tment. If the di stance betwee n an object and the corner s ensors does no t change for three second s, e.g. if you[...]

196 St arti ng an d drivin g Parking bra ke The park ing brake is s ituated be tween 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 main instrum ent panel will be on. To release the parking b rake, lift the lever s lightly, press the release butt on and release the lever by pushing[...]

197 Sta rting and driving Parking on a hill When park ing on a steep hill, turn th e front wheels so that they will be blocked by th e curb if t he car shoul d move. Long-term parking If th e car is not goi ng to be use d for som e time, e. g. 3–4 months , the followi ng ste ps are recom mended: • Run th e engine to normal tem p er ature before[...]

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199 Car care and tech nical inform ation Car c are and techni cal information IB1772 Hood ________________ 200 Engine compartment ___ 201 Emission control systems 202 Engine_______________ 203 Engine oil ____________ 204 Transmission fl uid_____ 206 Coolant ______________ 207 Brake and cl utch fluid __ 208 Power steering fluid ___ 209 Air filt er _[...]

200 Car care a nd technical in formation Hood The hood release han dle is l ocated under- neath the instrument panel. To open t he hood: 1 Pull th e rele ase hand le. 2 The front of the hood will n ow s pring up , provi ding access to the secondary saf ety catch . 3 Push the c atch upwards , lifting the h ood at the sam e time. The h ood can no w b[...]

201 Car care and tech nical inform ation Engine compartment 10 9 6 7 8 1 2 4 3 5 IB1773 Engine c ompar tment 1 Engine-oil dipstick/filler cap 2 Reservoir, br ake/clutch fluid 3 Fuse box 4 Expansion tank, coolant 5 Washer-fluid filler cap 6B a t t e r y 7 Dipstick, automatic transm ission fluid 8 Turbo unit 9 Ignition discharge module 10 Reservoir, [...]

202 Car care a nd technical in formation Engine families Saab cars imported into the United States and Ca nada meet all a pplicable emission control standards. Th e engi ne famil y and appropria te tune-up specifi cations are iden - tified on a l abel affixed to th e left front inner fender. These en gine families m eet a pplicabl e EPA Federal St [...]

203 Car care and tech nical inform ation ORVR (Onboard Refueling Vapor Recover y) Hydrocarb on vapors formed when refu eling will b e recove red by the ca r and not released into the atmosphe re. The hydro- carbons are absorbed in a evaporativ e emissi on caniste r. When the engin e is sub- sequent ly started, the e vaporative emi ssion caniste r i[...]

204 Car care a nd technical in formation Engine oil Checking the oil level Check th e engine-oil level reg ularly. This should be done after the engin e has been run to nor mal temperat ure and then a llowed to cool for 2–5 minutes, wit h the car stand- ing on l evel ground. Remove th e dipstick and wi pe it clean bef ore checkin g the lev el. Th[...]

205 Car care and tech nical inform ation The engi ne oil must be chan ged in acco r- dance w ith t he ser vice prog ram, see page 264. Oil vo lume and gra de, se e page 273. Oil ch anging should be carried ou t on a warm engi ne. 1 Unscrew the drain p lug in the bo ttom of the sum p and leav e the oil to dr ain into an oil tr ay o r other sui table[...]

206 Car care a nd technical in formation Transmis sion fluid Manual tran smission Check and t op up the fluid in accord ance with th e servic e progr am. If original flui d cannot be obtained for top- ping up (see page 2 76), au tomatic t rans- mission flu id Dexron III (synthet ic oil) can be used. If so, the car sho u ld be taken to an author ize[...]

207 Car care and tech nical inform ation Coolant The expa nsion tank is transparent to fa cili- tate che cking of the c oolant level . When the engine is col d, the coola nt must not lie over the KALT/COLD mark o n the expans ion tank. If the m essage ”Coolant level low. Refill.” is display ed on the SID, check the level of fluid in the e xpans[...]

208 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 check ing of the fluid level. The lev el should be be tween the MAX a nd MIN m arks. Top up, as necess ary, with DOT 4 fluid. Do not use DO T 5 br ake fl uid . Use on ly new b rake [...]

209 Car care and tech nical inform ation Power steer ing fluid Check the leve l of the power steering flu id in the reser voir regularly, i n accord ance with the serv ice progra m. The whe els sho uld point forward during the check. Clean around the cap before i t is unscrew ed. Clea n the dipstic k. Screw in the cap com pletely again before chec [...]

210 Car care a nd technical in formation Battery The bat tery is p rovided w ith a c over to pro- tect it from radiated heat. If the battery is exposed to high temp eratures, i ts life will b e shorten ed. To rem ove the cover, release the two c lips al ong its long s ides. The cove r fits the sta ndard battery ins talled in the car. If a new batte[...]

211 Car care and tech nical inform ation Charging/replacing the battery Connect the positiv e lead to the positive (+) batter y termina l (red), and the negative le ad to a good groun d point, e.g. the lifti ng lug at the front of the engine . To remove the battery, always disconn ect the negati ve (black) lead first and reconn ect it last whe n fi[...]

212 Car care a nd technical in formation Drive belts The alte rnat or is sit uate d on t he ri ght- hand side o f the engine , adja cent t o the bulkhead . It is driv en via a Poly-V-b elt from the cran k- shaft pull ey. The Poly-V-b elt also drives the water pump, the A/C co mpressor and the steering servo pump. The belt te nsion is criti cal and [...]

213 Car care and tech nical inform ation Wipers and was hers Check an d clean all wip er blades regularl y. If po or wi per pe rfor man ce is ex per ience d, clean th e windshield with a quali ty glass cleaner. Thi s is pa rticularly impo rtant if the car has been t hrough an automatic car wash, as these sometim es leave a wax coat ing o n the w in[...]

214 Car care a nd technical in formation Use a small scre wdriver to adj ust the washer je t on the rear wi ndow wipe r of the 9-5 Wagon, as i llustrated. Washer s The washe r-fluid rese rvoir holds 6.4 quarts (6 liters). When " Washer flu id level low . Refill." comes up on the SID, the reservoir i s down to about 1 qu art (1 liter) of f[...]

215 Car care and tech nical inform ation Changing bulbs Check th at the new bulb is working w hen fin ished. Use only " Long Life" bulbs. Headli ght aiming, see page 2 59. Xenon headlight (c ertain variants) Xenon h eadlights pro duce roug hly twice as much l ight as h alogen bul bs and ha ve a signi ficantly lon ger service life. The lam[...]

216 Car care a nd technical in formation Headlight bulb for high beam (Ha logen) On cars equi pped wi th Xenon la mps the Halogen lamp s are used only for high bea m flasher if the dayt ime running lights are deacti- va ted and the headligh t swi tch is in the off positio n (othe rwise Xe non lamp is utili zed): 1 Unscre w the co ver from th e back[...]

217 Car care and tech nical inform ation Headlight bulb for low beam (Ha logen) 1 Unscre w the co ver from th e back of the lamp uni t. T o impro v e access ibility to the right-h and headlight, hol d aside the indu ction air hose . T o improv e accessib ility to the left-hand head light, remov e the battery co ver . Release th e two clips along th[...]

218 Car care a nd technical in formation Parking-light bulb ( cars with halo- gen low beam) The park ing-light bul b is adj acent to the bulb for low beam. 1 Unscre w the co ve r from the bac k of the lamp unit. 2 Withdr aw the bulb holder . 3 Change the b ulb . Parking-light bulb (cars with Xenon low b eam) The par king lig ht bulb is a djacent to[...]

219 Car care and tech nical inform ation Front turn signa l bulbs To change the bulb, the complete lamp unit has to be removed. 1 Dep ress t he cat ch, ac cess ed fro m the engine bay . 2 Car eful ly pu ll out the la mp un it. 3 The bulb hol der h as a b ay o net fitti ng. Grip the h older and twis t it coun terclock- wise. 4 Withdr aw the b ulb ho[...]

220 Car care a nd technical in formation Rear light cluster, 9-5 S e dan The bulbs for the lamps in the rear ligh t clus- ter are accessed from the lug gage compart- ment. 1 Low er the fl ap (secured with catches ). 2 Squeez e the two p lastic lugs a nd remove the bulb hol der. 3 The b ulb has a ba yone t fitting. Pr ess in the b ulb and twis t it [...]

221 Car care and tech nical inform ation 1 Squeez e together the silv er plastic lug and the e lectrical connec tion and with- dra w the lamp h older . 2 The b ulb has a ba yone t fitting. Pr ess in the b ulb and twis t it counterc lock wise. 3 Change the b ulb . Refitting the trim 1 Reset the studs by pus hing bac k the center butt ons so that the[...]

222 Car care a nd technical in formation Tai lgate b ulbs, 9- 5 Wa gon 1 T ur n the loc k a quarter turn (90 ° ) with a scre wdriver or the ign i tion k ey . 2 Open an d remov e the cov er . 3 T ake out th e bulb holder b y twist ing it slightly counterloc kwise. 4 Press in the bulb and t wist it counter cloc kwise. 5 Change the b ulb . 6 Chec k t[...]

223 Car care and tech nical inform ation 4 Pull the l ight cluster rear ward s and angle it outwards (i t is seated qui te firmly). 5 Release t he fas tener from the body . Rein ser t the fastene r int o the gr oove in the ligh t cluster . Press i n the f astener until y ou hear a clic k. 6 T ake out th e bulb holder b y twist ing it slightly count[...]

224 Car care a nd technical in formation License- plate light 1 Undo th e two scre ws and remo v e the lamp glass . 2 Withdr aw the b ulb. 3 Change the b ulb . 4 Ch eck the seal be fore fit ting t he g lass. Side direction indicators 1 Slide th e lamp fitting f orw ard and pull out the bac k. 2 Rem ove the bulb. 3 Chang e the bulb . On refit ting, [...]

225 Car care and tech nical inform ation Dome light, front 1 Ease t he leadin g edge of the glass out of the o verh ead panel . 2 Release o ne of the con tacts and remo ve the b ulb . 3 Fit th e new bulb. Dome light, rea r 1 Remo ve the en tire ov erhead panel : ease o ut the trail ing end f irst, and then both fro nt edges. 2 Fit the new b ulb . G[...]

226 Car care a nd technical in formation Bulb table A specia l kit containi ng spare bul bs and fu ses is ava ilable a s an acc esso ry from your Saab deale r. A st orag e sp ace fo r th is is pro- vided a djacent to t he toolkit a nd jack , under the p anel i n the lu ggage compartm ent. # Cap W attage 1 H7 55 Headli ght 2 H1 55 Fo g light 3 P21W [...]

227 Car care and tech nical inform ation Fuses The fuses are housed in two fuse panel s: one at the end of the instr ument panel on the driver’s s ide, and one under the ho od. To ch eck if a fuse has b lown, first r emove it from the p anel (see bel ow). If the filame nt is broken, th e fuse has b lown. A special to ol for remo ving fuse s is pr[...]

228 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 c an be checke d in the same way as the other fuses. The Max i fuses are desi gned to protect the car’s e l ectrical system from bei ng dam- aged. Each Max i fuse prot ects a numbe r of electric al circuits an d functions an[...]

229 Car care and tech nical inform ation Fuse panel in instrument pane l # Amp Function A 30 T r ailer lights B 10 A utomatic trans mission C 7.5 Electric door m i rrors; DICE: man ual beam length adjus tme nt 11 5 B r a k e l i g h t s 2 15 Re versi ng lights 3 10 Pa r king lig hts, left 4 10 Pa r king lig hts, right 5 7.5 DICE / TWICE 6 30 Electr[...]

230 Car care a nd technical in formation Relay panel under instrume nt panel Relay panel under instrument pa nel (cont.) 27 10 Engine-mana gement syste m ; SID; main instrument 28 7.5 Airbag 29 7.5 ABS/TCS/ESP 30 7.5 Star ter motor 31 7.5 Cruise control; w ater v alv e; fog li ghts, front; rai n sen- sor 32 15 V entilated f ront seats 33 7.5 Direct[...]

231 Car care and tech nical inform ation Fuse box under hood Fuses Relays # Amp Function 1 40 Radiator f an, hig h speed 2 60 ABS/TCS/ESP 3– – 4 7. 5 Load ang le sensor (cars with x enon hea dlights) 5 15 Heater 6 10 A/C; car alarm siren 7 15 Bulb test 8– – 9 20 Headlight w ashers 10 15 High beam headlight, left 11 1 5 Low beam headligh t l[...]

232 Car care a nd technical in formation 12 Horn 13 Extra li ghts (accesso r y) 14 High beam headlight 15 Low beam hea dlight 16 – 17 Windshield w ipers IB1798 Locati on of walle t for spare bulbs and fuses (acc esso r y)[...]

233 Car care and tech nical inform ation Tires Your ne w vehi cle com e s with high-quality tires ma de by a leading tire manufacture r. If you ever have questio ns about your tire warranty an d where to obta in service, s ee your Saab Warranty and Serv ice Record Book let for de tai ls. Infl ation - Tir e Press ure The Tire-Load ing Information la[...]

234 Car care a nd technical in formation When t o check Chec k your tires once a m ont h or mor e. Don’t f orget your compact spare tire. It should be at 60 psi (42 0 kPa). How to Check Use a good qual ity pocket -type g age to check tire pressure. You c an’t tell if you r tires are pro perly inflated simply by lo oking at them. Radi al tires m[...]

235 Car care and tech nical inform ation When It Is Time f or New Tires One w ay to tell when it’s time for ne w tires is to check the treadwe ar indicat ors, which will appear w hen your tires ha ve only 1/16 inch (1.6 mm) or less of tread remaining. You need a new tire if a ny of the followi ng stat emen ts ar e true : • Y ou ca n see the ind[...]

236 Car care a nd technical in formation The wh eels and tires have been c arefully matched to the characterist ics of the car and play a key role in its outstanding roadhold- ing and handling. Do not take it fo r granted that a w heel/tire combin ation will work in the best possible way, j ust beca use it can be fitted to the c ar. To ensure that [...]

237 Car care and tech nical inform ation Uniform Tire Quality Grading Quality grades can be found whe re applica- ble on the tire sid ewall between tread sho u l- der and m aximum sectio n width. For ex am- ple: Treadwea r 200 Tra ction AA Temperatu re A The foll owing informat ion relates to th e system develop ed by the Uni ted States National Hi[...]

238 Car care a nd technical in formation Wheel A lignment and Tire Balance The wh eels on your v ehicle were al igned and bala nced carefully at the factory to give you the long est tire life and best overal l per- formance . Schedule d wheel align m ent and wheel bal- ancing are not neede d. However, if y ou notice unusual tire wear o r your vehic[...]

239 Car care and tech nical inform ation Tire Chains Notice: If your vehi cle does not have P225/45R17 s ize tires, use tire chain s only where legal and only whe n you must. Use onl y SAE Class ²S² type chains that a re the proper s ize for your tires. Install them on the front ti r es and tighten them a s tightly as possible with the ends secur[...]

240 Car care a nd technical in formation Tire Sidewall Labeling Useful informati on about a tire is molded into it´s side wall. Tire size: The tir e size ia a com binat ion of letter s and num bers used to define a partic - ular tire´s width, heigh t, aspect ratio, con- structio n type and serv ice des c ription. Department of Transportation (DOT[...]

241 Car care and tech nical inform ation Aspect ratio: A two-digit number that indi- cates th e tire height-to-w idth measure- ments. For example, if the tire size as pect ratio is “55”, as shown in item “C” of the ill us- tration, it w ould mean that the tire´s sidewal l is 55 % as hi gh as it is wide. Belt Rati ng: A let ter code is used[...]

242 Car care a nd technical in formation Loading Your Ve hicle This is an example o f what your ve hicle´s Tire -L oadin g In form ati on/C erti fic ati on lab el might l ook like. It is located on the B-pillar and sho ws how muc h weight your vehicle may pro perly carry. The label tells yo u the proper size , and reco mmended in flation pressure [...]

243 Car care and tech nical inform ation Maximum Load rating: The lo ad rating for a tire at the maximu m permissible infla tion pressure for that tire. Maximum Loaded Vehicle Weight: T he sum of curb weig ht; accessory wei ght; vehi - cle capac ity weigh t; and production option s weight . Maximum Permissible Infla tion Pres- sure: Th e maximum c [...]

244 Car care a nd technical in formation Step s for Deter mining Cor rect Load Limit 1 Locate the statement “ The combin ed weight of oc cupants and cargo shoul d nev er ex ceed XXX po unds” on your vehicle´s placard. 2 Deter mine th e combi ned weight of the dr iver and passeng ers that wil l be r iding in your vehicle. 3 Substract the com bi[...]

245 Car care and tech nical inform ation Tire date code Tires sh ould be regarded as perishable goods. As the tires age , the rubber becomes progress ively harder, an d the roadhol ding ability of the tires dim inishes. This is parti c- ularly true on wi nter tires. Tires now have a date-code marking for the year of m a nufactu re. The first t w o [...]

246 Car care a nd technical in formation Compact sp are tire The com pact spare is light and easy to handle w hen changing the tire. Its use is only pe rmitted when a standard tire has sus- tained a p uncture. The maxim um life of the tire is on ly 20 00 mi les (3,5 00 km ). Do not exceed 50 mph (80 km/h) with the compact s pare fitted. The com pac[...]

247 Car care and tech nical inform ation Changing a wheel WARNING • The ca r jack is de signed solely fo r use in chan ging a wheel or fitting sn ow chains . It must not be used to sup- port the car during repair work or servicing. • Never crawl un der a car that is supporte d only by a ja ck. • Speci al care must b e taken if th e car is on [...]

248 Car care a nd technical in formation P osition f or jack IB1838 IB1553 P osit ioning th e jack The coll apsible ja ck handle is stow ed in a cloth b ag by th e spare w heel. With th e help of you r foot, extend th e handle as illustr ated IB1554 Ja ck location, betwe en spare whee l and sill IB1704[...]

249 Car care and tech nical inform ation To jack u p the car, apply the jack to o ne of the speci al jacking point s under th e sills. If a floor jac k is used , it can be applied to the standard j acking points used by the d ealer. A floor jack can l ift both front wheels or bo th rear whee ls off the ground simulta neously. A jack st and must the[...]

250 Car care a nd technical in formation 1 Put the c ar in 1st gear (automatic t rans- missio n: mo ve select or to the P p osition) and appl y the parking b rake . 2 Wind the jack up to a suitab le height bef ore placing it under the recess in the sill . Mak e sure that t he jack fu lly engages the rece ss in the sil l and that t he base of the ja[...]

251 Car care and tech nical inform ation WARNING Grit, sa lt an d rust can clo g the i nner threads i f the car has be en driven for se v- eral years exclusi vely with al loy wheels. If ste el whee ls are now fitted, t he bolt hole threads in the brake hubs sh ould be cleane d before the thin ner steel whee ls are fi tted. It m ay otherwise n o t b[...]

252 Car care and tech nical inform ation Air condit ioning (ACC) Fault diagnosis If a fault o c curs in the A/C system, the re are a number o f checks you can perform yo ur- self. If the fault persists, h owever, have the system checked by an authorized Saab dealer. Important! When the A/C s y stem i s running , the intak e air is dehumid ified, an[...]

253 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 and it sh ould not be poss ible to w ithd raw it fu r th er . Check th e anchorage points in the floor. They mu st not have suffered rust damage. There[...]

254 Car care and tech nical inform ation Washing the ca r Wash yo ur car frequen tly. To fa cilitate cleanin g, a suitable d etergent can be add ed to the wate r, which should be lukewarm. Do not use a pre ssure washer at c lose range on stone chip damag e, scratches or other damage to the paintwork . The pain t can othe rwise start to flake. Remov[...]

255 Car care and tech nical inform ation Waxing and polishing Other than in exce ptional cases, do no t use abrasiv e polishes contai ning a cutting age nt on a new car. Always wash the car thor- oughly bef ore waxing or polish ing. Engine co mpartm ent Clean the engine com partment using an engine dete rgent and rinse with hot water. Cover the hea[...]

256 Car care and tech nical inform ation Two-co at enamel As the name imp lies, two-coa t enam el is applied in tw o opera tions. The fi rst coat, the base col or, contains the pigment, meta l flakes and binder. The sec ond coa t consis ts of a clea r enamel, whic h provides the final gloss fo r the paintwork and protects the base from moi s ture a[...]

257 Car care and tech nical inform ation What ca uses rus t? Steel body pan els of autom obiles are s ub- ject to rusting whenever air and moisture manage to penetrate th e prote ctive 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 ntin[...]

258 Car care and tech nical inform ation 4 Inspect the undercoatin g and touc h up if necessary . P ay par ticu lar atte n- tion t o the f enders an d wheel housings, which are e xposed to abra sion by flying gr a vel , etc. If the compos ition has worn or flak ed off , the stee l must be thor- oughly c leaned and dried be fore a fre sh coat is app[...]

259 Car care and tech nical inform ation Headlight aiming The vehi cle has a visual o ptical head light aiming system equ ipped with v ertical aiming device. The aim has been preset at the facto ry and shou ld normally no t need further ad justments. If your h eadlights ar e damaged i n a cra sh, the head light aim may be affected. If you believe y[...]

260 Car care and tech nical inform ation If you fi nd that the h eadlight nee ds adjus t- ment follow these steps : 1 Open the ho od and loca te the vertical aimi ng de vice. 2 Locate the m ar ke r on the lens . 3 Measure the distance from th e ground to the aim marker on e ach lens . Subt ract 2 inch es if the vehic le is equipped with halo gen la[...]

261 Car care and tech nical inform ation 5 T urn on th e low bea m headlights a nd place a piece of c ardboard or equivale nt (although not directly o n the lens ) in front of the he adlight not b eing aimed. Thi s should allow the b eam cut- off of the headligh t being aimed to be seen on the flat surface. 6 T ur n the v er tical ai ming scre w un[...]

262 Car care and tech nical inform ation (This pa ge has been left bl ank)[...]

263 Customer Assistance a nd Information Customer Assistance and Information Maintenance sc hedule _ 264 Owner assistance _____ 265 Reporting Safet y Defects (U.S.A.) _____________ 266 Reporting Safet y Defects to the Cana dian government _________ 266 Vehicle Dat a Collecti on and Event Data Recorders __________ 267 IB1941[...]

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

265 Customer Assistance a nd Information Service r ecord r etention Service ins truction cou pons 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 coup ons are arr anged in the order that n ormal se r- vice sh ould be performe d. The edge of each coupon is shade[...]

266 Customer Assistance an d Information Change of Address Notif ication (U.S. and Canada) Two chan ge of address ca rds are provided at th e end of the Warr ant ies an d Se rvic e Record Bookl et. Knowing your curre nt address allows Saab t o contac t you in the event of a recall or s ervice campaign. Please hel p us keep our records up to date fo[...]

267 Customer Assistance a nd Information Vehi cle D ata Col lection and Eve nt Data Recorders Your vehi cle, like othe r modern motor vehi - cles, h as a number of sophi sticated co m- puter syste ms that mo nitor and control sev- eral aspec ts of the vehic le’s perf ormance. Your ve hicle us es on-board vehi cle comput - ers to mon itor emission[...]

268 Customer Assistance an d Information (This pa ge has been lef t blank)[...]

269 Specific ations Specifications General______________ 270 Engine ______________ 272 Fuel_________________ 272 Engine oil ____________ 273 Engine variants _______ 274 Electric al syste m______ 275 Drive belts ___________ 275 Manual gearbo x _______ 276 A utomatic transmission 276 Suspension __________ 277 Steering _____________ 277 Brake system__[...]

270 Spe cifications General Ov erall leng th, includi ng bump ers: 9-5 S edan __________ ____________ _ 190.0 in (4827 mm) 9-5 W agon ____________ __________ 190.1 in (4828 mm ) Ov erall width , including door mirrors ____ 80.4 in (2042 mm ) Maximu m heigh t: 9-5 S edan __________ _____________ 58.1 in (1475 mm ) 9-5 W agon ____________ __________ [...]

271 Specific ations Trailer: Luggage com par tment V olume (SAE): 9-5 Sedan _____________ __________ 15.9 cu.ft. (450 litres ) 9-5 W agon, rea r seat upright ________ 31.4 cu. ft. (890 litres ) 9-5 W agon, rea r seat f olded ________ _ 73.0 cu. ft. (2067 litre s ) Luggage c ompar tment, le ngth, 9- 5 Sedan: Rear se at upright _______ __________ 43.[...]

272 Spe cifications E ng i n e Fue l 4-cylind er ___________ _________ ____ Four cylinde rs, twin ov erhead c am- shafts , 16 va lves and t wo b ala ncer shafts . Cylinder b ores _________ __________ 3.54 in (90 mm) Stroke ____________ ______________ _ 3.54 in (90 mm) Swept v olume ________ _________ ____ 139.7 cu.in (2.290 l itres) Idling sp eed _[...]

273 Specific ations Engine oil T o meet demands in Saab 's e xtended service inte r v als all engines are filled wit h specially d esigned synth etic f actor y fill oils . Long service inte rvals, fuel econom y and en vironm ental issues are the ba se f or our c hoice of oil . By using oils approv ed by Saa b yo u minimise the tende ncies f or[...]

274 Spe cifications Engine variants When to c hange engin e oil Y our v ehicle will d isplay when it is tim e f or servicing o n the SID , based on the mileag e and tim e since the la st ser vice . Under no r mal circu m stan ces the s er vice indi cation will c ome after: up to 15,0 00 miles (2 4,000 km) or 1 y ear . F or this ser vice sy stem to [...]

275 Specific ations Electri cal syste m Drive belts V oltage __ ___________ _________ ____ 12 V Battery capacity _________ _________ _ 70 Ah Star ter moto r _________ _____________ 1.4 kW Alternator ra ting _____________ _______ 140 A/14 V Firing order __________ _________ ____ 1–3–4–2 Spark plugs : 2.3t _______ ___________ ______ ____ NGK BC[...]

276 Spe cifications Man ual gearbox Automatic transmis sion T ype _______ ______ ________ _______ All-synchr omesh 5-sp eed with final drive and diff eren- tial Oil ___ ____________ ___________ ____ Saab MTF 00 63 Oil cap acity __ ___________ _________ _ 1.9 qts (1.8 litres) Oil v olume (on c hanging) _____ _______ 1.6 qts (1.5 litres) Clutch typ e[...]

277 Specific ations Suspensio n Stee ring Brake syst em Spring type , front and re ar _______ ____ Coil springs Maxi mum d eflection of spr ings: F ront ___________ ________ _______ 7.09 in (180 mm) Rear ____________ ______________ _ 7.87 in (20 0 mm) Dampers , front and re ar _________ ____ Gas-fil led dam pers Steering ____ ___________ __________[...]

278 Spe cifications Whee ls and t ires (recommended dimensio ns) 2.3t 2.3 T urbo 2.3T Summer ti res 205/65 R 15 94 V X – – 215/55 R 16 93 V X X X 225/45 R 17 94 W XL /RF X X X Winter ti res 205/65 R 15 94 Q X – – 205/55 R 16 91 Q X X X 215/55 R 16 93 Q X X X 225/45 R 17 94 Q XL/RF X X X Wheel sizes 6 x 15” X – – 6,5 x 16” X X X 7 x [...]

279 Specific ations Lowest recommended tir e pressure, cold tires Tire siz e Load/speed mph (km /h) 1) Fr o n t kP a/ps i Rear kP a/psi 205/65 R 15 94 V 1–3 pers./0–1 00 (0–160) 230/33 210/30 4–5 pers ./0–100 (0–160 ) 230/33 210/30 1–5 pers ./100– (160–) 280/4 1 260/38 215/55 R 16 93 V 1–3 pers./0–1 00 (0–160) 240/35 220/32 [...]

280 Spe cifications Plates a nd labels When consu lting your Saab dealer , it may be necess ary to quote the car’s V.I.N., engi ne an d gear box numbe rs. 1 V .I.N. number, insid e wind shiel d. 2 Cer tificati on label. 3 Ge arbox numbe r . 4 En gin e number. 5 USA: Label f o r color c odes (trim and body) Canada : Label f or tire pressure a nd c[...]

281 Specific ations 1 Region __ _________ Y = Nor thern Europe 2 Country ____ ______ S = Sweden 3 Manufa cturer _____ 3 = Saab A u tom obile AB 4 Pro duct line ___ ___ E = 9-5 5 Model se r ies ______ B = 9-5 Linear wit h drive r’ s and passen ger-side airbags D = 9-5 Arc with dr iv er’ s and passen ger-side airbags H = 9-5 Aero with d r iver’[...]

282 Spe cifications 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 canno t therefore be reprogram m ed. Cons ult an aut hor ized S aab deale r fo r fur - ther infor mation. Car alar m/centr al lock ing system: • The soun d lev el of the s[...]

283 Index Index A A/C syste m, fault diagnos is _______ 252 A/C sy stem, ma inten ance _________ 252 ABS brakes __________ __________ 168 ACC _______ ___________ ________ 75 ACC function s ________ ___________ 78 ACC, autom ati c cli mat e cont rol _____ 75 ACC, calibration ______ ___________ 83 ACC, con densation __________ _____ 84 ACC, prog ramm[...]

284 Index D DICE/TWICE _______ ___________ _ 228 Dampers ____________ __________ 277 Date code , tires _____ ________ ____ 245 Definition s and terminolo gy, tire ____ 242 Determini ng correct lo ad, tires _____ 244 Dim-di pped beam _____ ______ _____ 69 Dir ectio n indi cat ors _____________ __ 71 Door ha ndles ___________ ________ 40 Door mirrors[...]

285 Index J Jack __________ ___________ ____ 249 K Key ________ ______________ _____ 40 Key to chassi s number __________ _ 281 Key, remove _______ ___________ _ 148 L LATCH (child safety) ____________ __ 24 Labelin g, tire sidewall _____ ______ _ 240 Labels ______________ ____________ 7 Leather u pholstery, care of ________ 253 Light ho rn _______[...]

286 Index Roof load ______ _____ _________ _ 183 Running-in __________ _________ _ 174 S SDM _______ ___________ _______ 267 SID ________ ___________ ________ 63 Saab 9-5 A udi o Syst em ______ _____ 85 Saab Inform ation Dis play (SID) _____ 63 Saab Parking Assistance _____ ____ 194 Safety be lts __________ ___________ 17 Safety be lts, care of ___[...]

287 Index U Under the h ood __ ________ _______ 201 Uniform ti re quality gradin g _______ _ 237 Upholster y and trim ____ _________ _ 253 Upholster y and trim, care of _______ 253 Usef ul t ips , ACC _________ ________ 83 V Vanity mirro rs ___________ ______ _ 131 Vehicle Data C ollection ____ _______ 267 Vent ilat ed f ront seats _____ ______ __ [...]