Saab 2003 manuel d'utilisation

1 Owner’s Manual Saab 9-5, Model Year 2003 Safety 1 1 Security 41 Instruments and controls 55 Saab 9-5 Audio System 89 OnSt ar - T elematics 1 1 1 Interior equipment and trunk 123 St arting and driving 151 Car care and technical inform ation 197 Mainte nanc e and owner assi st ance 253 Specification s 257 Index 273 © Saab Automobile AB 2002 Serv[...]

2 Introd uction This m anual provides practical guidance on driving and c aring f or your Saab. The S aab 9- 5 is avai labl e wit h th e foll owin g engine v ariant s: • 2.3t E copow er • 2.3 T urbo Ecopo we r • 3.0t V6 Ec opo w er Althou gh thi s manual desc ribes the m ost importan t diffe rences betwee n mod el vari- ants, it does not incl[...]

3 Instrument p anel IB1080 Indi cator a nd w arning li ghts ______ 56 Speedom eter ______ _________ __ 63 Odome ter and trip mete r ________ 62 Fuel ga uge_____ ______ ______ __ 63 T emperat ure gauge _______ _____ 63 P arkin g ligh ts____ _____ ___ 71 High/l ow b eam _______ ___ 71 Da yti me runnin g ligh ts_____ 71 Instrumen t illu minat ion ____[...]

4 Exter ior IB1736 Driving with a ro of ra c k loa d ______ 185 Fitting the roo f carriers (accessory) 185 Maxim um roof lo ad _______ ___ __ 258 Rearvie w mi rror ____ ______ _____ 126 Hood _________ ________ ______ 198 Engine c ompartment: wa shing ___ 245 Centra l loc k ing _______ ___ 42 T runk lid lo c k, 9-5 Sedan __ 46 T ailgate, 9-5 W agon [...]

5 Interio r IB581 Rearview m irrors ___________ ___ 125 Door mirrors _________ ______ ___ 125 Sun viso rs __________ ______ ___ 135 Saf ety be lts ___ ______ ___ 17 Airb ag ___________ ______ 32 Child s af ety _ _____ ______ 23 Child s af ety loc ks __ ______ 45 Saf ety be lts ___ ______ ___ 243 Glov e compartment ______ 136 Manua l tra nsmiss ion [...]

6 Engine c ompartme nt, 4-cyl en gine IB1737 Engine ___________ ______ _____ 202 Chec k ing th e oil l e v el ___________ 203 Oil c hangin g_______ ______ _____ 204 Engine o il, s pecifi catio n _________ 261 Braking__ ______ ________ ______ 172 ABS bra kes _________ ______ ___ 173 Brak e and clut ch fluid ________ ___ 207 Brak e syst em ________ _[...]

7 Engine c ompartme nt, 3.0t V6 IB1738 W arning labels _____ _____ 8 V .I.N. numb er ________ ___ 26 9 Engine n umb er __________ 269 Gearbo x nu mber ________ 269 Color cod e ________ _____ 269 Ignition s wi tch ________ ___ 152 Driv e belt s ___________ ___ 211 Spark plu gs __________ ___ 263 Catalytic con v e r ter _______ 156 Important conside [...]

8 Battery • No spa rks, fl ames or smok in g. • Shie ld eyes, e xplosive gases can cause blindn ess or injur y . • Sulp hur ic acid can cause blindne ss or sev ere burns. • Fl ush ey es immediat ely with water . Get medical help fast. • Do no t tip batter y . Do not open ba tter y . KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN Brake f luid CLEAN FILLER [...]

9 IB336 (This l abe l on ly u s ed i n some c oun tr i es) Jack is design ed only for cha nging a tire or mounting tire snow ch ains. Car must be level and the jack must be placed on a f irm an d leve l grou nd. Never crawl under th e car when it is jacked up. Jacki n g I n str u cti ons 1 Set parki ng brake and sh ift transmi ssion to park. 2 Fit [...]

10 No sparks, flames or smok ing. Buckle up Use prote ctive goggle s Airbag K eep out of reach of children. Electric windows Batter y acid cont ains sulphur ic ac id. Central locking Refer to the Owner’s Manual. Ne v er pl ace a rear-facin g child seat in this seat. Risk of explosive gas. Headlights Windshield wipers Direction indicators Windshie[...]

11 Safety Safety Seats ....... .... ..... ...... ..... ...... 12 Head r es t ra i nt ...... .. ..... .. .... 16 Safety b e lt s ........ .. ..... .. .. .... 17 Chil d safe ty. ..... ...... ..... .... .. 23 Airbag... ......... ........... ......... 33 IB1740[...]

12 Safety Seat s Both front seats are el ectric ally ope rated. On cer tain m odels the d river´ s se at is equ ipped with a mem ory func tion . To facil itate g etting into t he car, both s eats 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 adjusted whe n the ignitio n [...]

13 Safety Legroom adjustment To adjus t the l egroom , pus h the low er control forw ard or back. Back rest rake a ngle To adjust the back rest, mov e the upper control fo rward or back. Lumbar support Turn the s mall er wheel for st epl ess a djust - ment of the lumba r support. WARNING The back rest s hould be upri ght du rin g driving, s o that [...]

14 Safety 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 program mable memo ry function. This f unctio n als o includ es the door mirrors. Adj ust th e sea t and d oor mi rror s. To save t he se ttings , press and h old th e M button and, at the s ame time , pr ess o ne of the pre[...]

15 Safety Ventilat ed front seats (standard on ce r tain models/certain markets) Ventil ated f ront s eats, that e nhance seatin g comfort in hot weat her, are availabl e stan- dard on 9 -5 3 .0t Arc model s and as an opti on on Aero mo del s (cer tain mark ets) . Ventilate d seats are equip ped with two fans that extra ct the moist a ir from betwe[...]

16 Safety Head res traint The f ront seat s in th e Saab 9-5 ar e equippe d with Saab Ac tive Head Re straints (SAHRs). These red uce the risk of whip lash injur y if th e car is hit from behi nd . In th e even t of a r ear- end c rash , the bo dy is forced ba ck a gains t the b ackres t. Thi s, in turn, cau ses t he me chani sm to press the head r[...]

17 Safety Safety belts Three-poi nt inert ia-reel safety belt s are provided for al l sea ts. Resea rch ha s e stabli shed that it is ju st as dangerou s for re ar sea t passen gers n ot to wear their saf ety belts as i t is for fro nt sea t passen gers. Bear in mi nd that in c ertain states it is a legal requiremen t for al l occup ants o f the c [...]

18 Safety Safety belt pr etension ers The belts of th e front seats are fit ted w ith automati c prete nsioners and force limiters. These are activa ted in the even t of a severe frontal or rear-end crash an d a side-on colli- sion, p rovided that the safety b elts a re bei ng worn. The pr etensi oners serve to redu ce th e forward movem ent o f th[...]

19 Safety • Child ren who h a v e g ro wn ou t of a child seat sh ould b e rest raine d b y th e car’ s standard three-point belt s. Make sure that the shoul der belt is not in conta ct with the nec k or throat. If it is , a booster seat/cu sh- ion ma y be necessa ry . Front safety belts Fasten the belt by pul ling the belt an d insert- ing the[...]

20 Safety Belt he ig ht a dj us tmen t The front sa fety belts and t he outsid e belt s in the re ar (9-5 Se dan) ar e equi pped w ith automati c height adjus tment. After faste ning t he belt, g rasp i t at ch est height, p ull i t out an d, witho ut let ting go , allow the sl ack t o be ta ken u p b y the reel. Make su re th at the belt is well i[...]

21 Safety Safety b elt, rear se at Three-poi nt safety belt s are provided for a ll three rear seat pas sengers. Fasten the belt by pul ling out the strap care - fully an d ins erting the ton gue in the l ock. Check t hat it is secu rely fa stene d. Then grip the diagon al part of th e strap near the lock and pull th e bel t upw ards to wards the s[...]

22 Safety • Check th at t he bel t is n ot twis ted or lying a gains t shar p e dges. • Mak e sur e you us e the co rre ct safe ty belt buckl e. The buckl es for the center and left -han d 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 the front o[...]

23 Safety Child safe ty Car safety tip s Protect your children from ge tting trapped in the tr unk of a ca r For Tr unk Re lease Handl e inform ation se e page 46 an d 148 . WARNING • NEVER put a rear-facin g child seat in the fr ont. • Childr en must alwa ys be suitably restraine d in the c ar. All chil d restr aints and booster s eats are des[...]

24 Safety The sam e atten tion m ust b e giv en to c hild safety i n t he ca r as is g ive n to a dults. Saab reco mmen ds rea rward facing chil d restraints . Childre n tr avel mo st safely when prop erly restraine d, but restrai nts must be suita ble for the s ize of the c hild. Always follow t he child seat/ boost er cu shion manuf actur er´s i[...]

25 Safety LATCH installation To facil itate t he prop er fitti ng of n ew specia lly-de signe d chi ld rest raints, rig id lower a nchorages (ISOF IX) ha ve be en ins talle d to th e ve hicl e that shall be us ed with the to p tethe r a nchorages in th e two outboard re ar seating po sitions. Ther e is an addition al top tet her ancho rage fo r the[...]

26 Safety For the to p tethe r, o nly use the str ap supplie d wi th the child restrai nt. Always follo w the in st allati on ins tructio ns supplie d wi th the child restrai nt. The avai labil ity of LATCH child restrai nts may be limit ed. When fitting child seats in car s you must always r ead the instruc tions supplied by the car sea t manufact[...]

27 Safety Child teth er anchor ages for forw ard facing chil d car seat s Child res traints with a tether s trap mus t be anchored acco rding to Ca nadian and U SA laws. If you h ave any questi ons re gardin g chil d tether anchorag es please c ontac t your Saab deal er. 9-5 Sedan: 1 Open the co v er that is right beh ind th e child restrai nt. Ma [...]

28 Safety 9-5 Wagon: 1 Fo ld the backre st of the rear seat f orw ard, s ee pag e 139. 2 Fo ld the anchor that is right behi nd the child re str aint to its upright po sitio n. 3 Place the c hild rest raint in t he rear seat. 4 Raise the head restr aint to its u pper position and then route the tet her under the head restr ain t. 5 Attach the tethe[...]

29 Safety Lockable belt tongue In fit ting a child seat that is inten ded to be secured in positi on by the lap portio n of the safety b elt, make use of the locking function of the buck le. Lockin g the l ap port ion of the belt l esse ns the risk that th e sea t will w ork loose w hile the car i s in motion . The button for the locking fu nction [...]

30 Safety Installation of child restra int using 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 three rear pl aces. If you int end to install an other make of chi ld restraint make sure th at it is poss ible to fit it in acc ord ance [...]

31 Safety Integrated booster seat (access ory) The integ rate d booste r seat in the bac k is intended for ch ild ren wei ghing 33–80 lbs. (15–36 kg) a nd bet ween 38 an d 54 in ches (97 and 1 37 cm) tall. When se ated in the i ntegrated boos ter se at, the chi ld must wear the standard three-point safety b elt. Whatever the ag e or weight of t[...]

32 Safety WARNING • Use o nly th e veh icle’ s lap and s houl- der belt syst em w hen res traini ng the child i n the boo ster s eat. • The seat mu st not be mo difi ed or changed in any way. • Never l eave a child unatte nded in the car. • The car’ s regular head re strain t must alwa ys be t urne d 18 0° ba ck to its or ig- inal po s[...]

33 Safety Airbag The AIRBAG sy stem comp rises an ai rbag in the stee ring wheel, a front passeng er airbag and si de ai rbag s in th e fron t seat s. The sys tem s upple ments the pr otecti on provided by th e safety belts to furth er enhance th e safe ty of t he occ upant s. If a faul t is de tected in th e AIRBAG, the AIR B AG warn ing light on [...]

34 Safety • Never rest your hands or forearms on the steerin g-wheel cen ter padding. • If the AIR BAG warning ligh t remains on after the car ha s been starte d or comes on while you are drivin g, have the car check ed im medi ately by an authoriz ed Saab dealer. The warning light co uld si gni fy th at th e air bags may not infl ate in a cras[...]

35 Safety IB1742 5 1 4 2 6 3 2 6 7 7 5 AIRBA G system wi th belt pretens ioners 1 Central sensor 2 Belt pretensioners (for both front safety belts) 3 Steering w heel with integral airbag 4 Passenger airbag 5 Side-airbag sensor 6 Side airbag 7 Front sens ors IB1743 Access or ies and other equipmen t must not be fit ted t o th e s urfaces mar ked as [...]

36 Safety Front p assenger se at The airbags are interconnecte d and have a common w arnin g light. Th e pas senge r airbag m odule is ho used in the fas cia above the g love compar tmen t and i s mar ked ”SRS AIRBAG”. (SRS = Suppleme ntary Restrai nt System) Both airba gs will be infl ated in the ev ent of a moderate to se vere fro ntal, o r n[...]

37 Safety impact c ondition. The s ide airbag tr igger will be com mande d base d on t he charac teris- tics of this p res sure ri se . WARNING • This car i s equipped w ith side airbags and no e xtr a inter ior trim shou ld be fitted. Fa ilure to obs erve this warning could resu lt in the side airbags not infl ati ng as in ten ded an d th us no [...]

38 Safety Crash sensing Crash s ensin g and diagno sti c mo dules have been u sed in many autom obiles sinc e air bags w ere f irst pro duced. Th e t echnica l inf orm ation gain ed fr om t hese modu les ca n be useful to und erstan ding t he circum- stances that le d t o the a ir bag deploy ment . In additio n, info rmat ion fr om ma ny fie ld eve[...]

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

40 Safety What wo n’t tri gger the front airb ags? The airba g wi ll not be ac tivate d in a ll front-end cra shes. For instan ce, if the car has hi t so methi ng re lati vely soft and yi eldi ng (e.g. a s now d rift or a hedg e) or a sol id object at a low impact speed, the air bag will not nece ssari ly be trigge red. How lou d is t he infl ati[...]

41 Securit y Security Doors ... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... 42 Central l ocking ........ . .......... 42 Car ala r m .... ..... .. .. ..... .. .... .. .. 48 IB446[...]

42 Security Doors Door handles Pull the handl e t o open the do or. If the do or is s tuck (e.g . if fro zen), h old the handle f rom abov e to se cure a better grip. Central lock ing Key / Remote c ontrol The key uni t consists of a mechan ical key with int egrated remote c ontrol. The mech ani cal k ey is us ed fo r ma nual locking and unlocking [...]

43 Securit y To chec k the numbe r of keys that a re pro- grammed fo r the c ar; see page 52. Electron ic starti ng interlo ck (immobilizer) Each t ime the ke y is remo ved fro m the igni - tion, the elec tronic startin g interlock is acti- vated an d t he car is th us im mobil ized, se e also pa ge 49. Reprogramming lock system functions Certain l[...]

44 Security Locking by k ey (1) When the c ar is lock ed and unloc ked t he theft alarm is a lso af fected . Turn the ke y clock wise: all do ors lo cked . The trunk l id/tailgate cannot be op ened now from insi de us ing the swit ch on th e d river’s door. Unlocking by key (2) Turn the ke y counte rcloc kwi se onc e: the driver´s d oor will unl[...]

45 Securit y If the car is left with th e doors open, the inte - rior l ighting and t he co urtesy lights in th e doors will be sw itched off autom atically after 20 minutes, to prevent a fl at battery. In such cases th e electrically op erated seats w ill not funct ion. Child safety lock s The rear doors are eq uipped with c hild safety lo cks tha[...]

46 Security Trunk lid lock, 9-5 Seda n The trunk lid lock is independent of the cen- tral-lock ing sys tem. T he trun k lid releas e switch o n th e driv er’s d oor is inope rative when th e car is lock ed from the o utside or moving at a s peed greater than 2. 7 mph (4 km/h). Unlocking The trunk l id is unloc ked using : • The b utto n on t he[...]

47 Securit y Tailgate, 9-5 Wagon The tailg ate is not unl ocked whe n the other car doors are unlocke d. The tailgate bu tton on the dri ver’s door is inoperative when the car is l ocked o r movi ng at a spee d grea ter than 2.7 mp h ( 4 km/h). Unlocking The tailgate is unl ocked usi ng: • The b utto n on t he k e y • The tailg ate s wi tch o[...]

48 Security Car alarm The ca r alar m (a nti- thef t syst em) is acti - vated/de activ ated wh en t he ca r is locked /unlocked by the rem ote control or by the key , see page 43. The ant enna for the ala rm system is loc ated in the c enter c onsol e. All the d oors plus trunk lid/tailgate and hood are moni tored b y micr oswitche s, and win - dow[...]

49 Securit y Activatin g the car al arm The car a larm c annot be ac tivate d if th e driver’s door is open or if the igniti on switch i s i n O N p os i ti o n . If, on the o ther hand, one of the other doors or the t runk or h ood i s ope n or o pened and not clos ed ag ain du ring th e 10-s econd s dela y pe riod , i t wil l b e e xclud ed fro[...]

50 Security Alarm signals When the ca r alarm is ar med, i t will be t rig- gered if an y door, or the trunk lid or hood, is opened o r if a wi ndow is brok en. The alar m will also be trig gered if an attemp t is mad e to by pass or sh ort-circuit the igni- tion swit ch, or to disconnect the battery. If t he al arm is trig gere d, t he f oll owin [...]

51 Securit y Overview of f unctions Alarm s ignals may differ be tween mode l variant s for diffe rent coun- trie s. Some of th e car-ala rm fu nctions can be reprogramme d – con - sult your Saab dealer for further details (see page 271). Loc king/ activ ation Hazard w arning l ights flash once and th e horn chir ps once. The LE D will come on fo[...]

52 Security Overvie w of LED signa ls and SID mess ages Some si gnals may diff er betwe en mod el va riants for dif fere nt countrie s. Status LED signal Activ atio n (duri ng 10-s econd de la y). Comes on f o r 10 se conds . Alarm activ ate d (after dela y ). Flashes once e v ery other seco nd. Deactiv a tion. Comes on f o r 2 sec onds . Alarm not[...]

53 Securit y Canada only : This devi ce complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. Operation is subject to the f oll owing t wo c onditi ons: (1) th is de vice may n ot cause ha rmful interferen ce, and (2) mu st accept any in terference received , incl uding int erferenc e that may cau se un desire d oper - ation. Changes or mo dific ations no t exp[...]

54 Security (This pa ge has been lef t blan k)[...]

55 Instruments and controls Instru ments and controls Indicator and warning ligh ts . .... .... ....... .... ....... .... .. 56 Instr ument s ..... .... ....... .... .... 62 Saab Infor m ation Display (SI D) ....... ....... .... .... ....... .... .. 65 Switches ........... ............. ..... 71 Automatic cl imate control (AC C) ... ...... ..... ..[...]

56 Instru ment s and contr ols Indicator and warning lights A number of indicator and warn ing lights wi ll come on whe n the ignition is sw itched on prior to s tarting . Under n ormal conditio ns, these sh ould go out a fe w seconds after the engine h as s tarted (s ee pa ge 62). Warning, oil pressure (engine oil) This ligh t will come on togeth [...]

57 Instruments and controls Warning, charging This ligh t will come on togeth er with if the batte ry is discharg ing. If it comes o n whil e you ar e dri vin g, sto p the c ar as soon as poss ible and s witch o ff the e ngi ne. Check th e altern ator dri ve be lt (se e page 211). If the belt ha s broken, the engin e may overheat (cool ing sy stem [...]

58 Instru ment s and contr ols Anti-lock b rake w arning This light will come on if a fault ha s occurred in the ABS system. On certa in varian ts and as we ll as can light up to indicate a f ault in the electron ic bra ke forc e distrib ution syste m (distr ibution of the b rake pressure between the front and rea r wheels ). Conv ent ional br akin[...]

59 Instruments and controls CHECK message in dicator This li ght i ndica tes th at the re is a messag e in the Saab Inf ormation Displa y (SID) . A chime wi ll also sound (see page 69). Central warning light This li ght w ill c ome on and a chim e will sound i f a fau lt has been detect ed in any system th at is critic al to s afety . Any of th e f[...]

60 Instru ment s and contr ols Indicator, cruise control This li ght sh ows when the cr uise-con trol syste m is ac tiv e (see page 17 1) . Indicator, high beam This li ght shows wh en the headl ights are on high beam (se e page 71). Indicator, rear fog light This lig ht shows when the re ar fog light is on (see page 72). The rear f og lig ht is sw[...]

61 Instruments and controls Automatic transmi s s ion, fault indicator On a c ar with a n automat ic tran smis sion , this w arning symb ol is illum inate d if a fault has bee n d etecte d in th e tr ansmi ssio n. Switch the ignition off and on ag ain to chec k if the fa ult persists . Even if the fa ult persists, it is sti ll possible in most ca s[...]

62 Instru ment s and contr ols Autocheck ing of lights, main instrument panel The abov e wa rning and in dicato r ligh ts should come on when th e igni tio n is switched on prior to st arting. Th ey should go out after about 3 sec onds. The follo wing lights light up unt il the engine is started, pres uming that no fau lt exists: • Centr al w arn[...]

63 Instruments and controls Speedo meter (U.S. speedometer shown) The speed ometer receiv es signals from th e wheel sensors in the ABS system. If the NIGHT PANEL mode has been selecte d, the scale wil l be illumin ated up to 87 mph (140 k m/h). Th e rema inder of the scale wi ll be ill uminated if the s peed o f the car exceed s 84 mph (135 km/h).[...]

64 Instru ment s and contr ols Check fus e 1 (radiator fan) in the fuse panel under the ho od, se e page 230. If the ne edle repeated ly enters the re d zone, stop the car as so on as it is safe to do so and check the co olant level by lo oking 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 fal[...]

65 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 m ain i nstrum ent pa nel. If manual mode is se lecte d, t he curr ent gea r is also di splay ed. Saab Info rmation Display (SID) The Saab In formation Display (SID ) shows CHECK message s and inco rporates[...]

66 Instru ment s and contr ols Outdoor tempera ture (Frost warning) Regardl ess of w hic h func tion ha s bee n selecte d, except Night Pane l Mode, SID will automati cally dis play t he outdoo r tempe ra- ture wh en it is b etween 26° and 38°F (– 3° and +3°C ). This also appl ies if the temperatu re has mov ed outs ide th e r ange of 21° to[...]

67 Instruments and controls Turning the Alarm and Speed warning on or off 1 Select the Al arm or Speed-w a rning function . 2 Press SET to tu rn on the func tion. Press CLEAR to tu rn off the func tion. When eithe r function is on, ALARM /SPD W resp ectiv ely will be vi sible on the displa y. An aster isk * will be visi ble on the far r ight of the[...]

68 Instru ment s and contr ols To calcula te the arrival time if a speci fied averag e speed is ma intain ed 1 Select DIST using the but ton. 2 Set the di stanc e to be cov e red. 3 Pr ess to select S PD Ø. 4 S et th e average spe ed you int end to drive . 5 Press SET to displa y the estim ated arrival time . At the beginnin g of a journey, the SP[...]

69 Instruments and controls CHECK messages When the engine is started, CHECKI N G will appear on the d ispla y for a bout fo ur sec - onds, whi le the SID c hecks a re bei ng per- formed. When a C HECK m essa ge is genera ted while the ca r is b eing d riven, a chi me w ill sound, I NFO DISPL will il lumin ate on the main in strume nt pan el, and t[...]

70 Instru ment s and contr ols The foll owin g cond itions will wake up the respecti ve display s in the Night-Panel mode: • Setting o f the A udio s ystem, SI D or A CC (disp la y co mes o n f or ten secon ds) . • CHECK m essa ge gen erate d in t he SID . • High e ngine rev s cause the re v counter to be illum inated until the engine s peed [...]

71 Instruments and controls Switches Daytime running lights The park ing li ght s and daytime runnin g light s come on auto mat ically when the i gni- tion swit ch is ON. Note to owners i n the U.S.: If you do not want Day time Runn ing Li ghts, this f eatur e can be disco nnected: sw itch off the engi ne and remo ve fus e N o. 35 (see page 228 ). [...]

72 Instru ment s and contr ols Courtesy Headlight Feature A delay functi on allows the headl ights to remain o n low beam fo r ab out 30 seconds after t he driv er’s doo r ha s been closed . To activ ate th is fun ction, • Switch off the ignition an d remov e the ke y • Open th e driv er ’ s door • Pull the hig h/lo w b eam con trol stalk[...]

73 Instruments and controls Instrument illumination The br ightne ss of the in strume nt illumina - tion can be varie d by me ans of the dimm er switc h adja cent t o th e head light swit ch. (Se e als o Nigh t pane l on page 69 ). In dayli ght or other e qually brigh t l ight, th e instr ument and s witch i llumi nat ion is auto- matical ly ex tin[...]

74 Instru ment s and contr ols Front fog lights The front f og lights ca n be activat ed in both low be am he adligh t and parkin g ligh t posi - tions. F og lights s hould on ly be used in poor visibi lit y con dit ions. Make sure you are familiar with the a ppli- cable provi ncial/st ate law regarding the use of fog lights. Reversing lights The r[...]

75 Instruments and controls Wipers and was hers There are three inter mittent w iper po sitions. Moving the c ontrol stalk to the spring-l oaded position bet ween 0 and 2 will produce a sin gle sweep of the wipe rs. The wi pers ar e desi gned f or opti ma l clean- ing at all drivin g spee ds. At higher speed s, it may be possi ble to det ect a s li[...]

76 Instru ment s and contr ols most pos ition (1). W hen a high er degree of sensiti vity is selec ted, the wipers make one sweep of the wind shield f or refere nce. The rain se nsor ha s a d aylig ht and a nigh t time mo de. The s ensor measu res th e amount of av ailable li ght and autom atically selects the appropriate mode. The se nsor is more [...]

77 Instruments and controls Automa tic climat e control (ACC) The ACC sy stem au tomat ical ly works to maintai n the desir ed temperatu re inside the car. The sy stem will ac hieve the de sired tempe r- atur e i n the quic kes t poss ibl e way . No te th at selecti ng a higher or low er temperature t han that desir ed wi ll not spee d up th e proc[...]

78 Instru ment s and contr ols The syst em ha s fi ve s ensors: • Outdoor te mper at ure sen sor • In ter io r te mperat ure sens or • Sun sensor (m ounted on top of the f ascia) • T wo ble nded-a ir temp er ature senso rs (mount ed insid e the f ront floor v ents) Not e If anythi ng is place d over the sun sen- sor, the AC C sys tem wi ll [...]

79 Instruments and controls Temperature control The cabin is d ivide d into two t empera ture zones : • The driv er’ s zone • The pass enger z on e (front and re ar seats) The desire d tem perature can b e set between 58 and 82°F (1 5 and 27°C). In addition, ther e are a lso HI and LO setti ngs (see below ). The HI an d LO settings f or the[...]

80 Instru ment s and contr ols Functions Pressi ng AU TO will cancel all manual settin gs. If a manual functio n is selected, it w ill be locked in but o ther functions will be cont roll ed aut omat ical ly. The sel ected tempera ture is a lways mainta ined automa tical ly. T emperatu re , air distri bu tion, f an speed an d recircul ation will all[...]

81 Instruments and controls The rear-wind ow a nd doo r-mirror heatin g is co ntroll ed ma nually . Switch off th e heat ing as soon as th e rear wi ndow is clea r, to avoid imp osing a he avy load o n the bat- tery longe r than necessary . Note, however, that the heating w ill go off autom atically af ter 2–10 minutes (depending on the outdoor t[...]

82 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 high speed. • Air being dis tribute d to th e defros ter ve nts. • Normal temper ature control will operate. • Recirculation wil l be O FF. • H eati ng o f [...]

83 Instruments and controls Starting in co ld wea ther To start wi th, the sys tem wil l automat icall y selec t the d efroster s et- ting, ma xi mum h eat an d low fan s peed. As the en gine warms up , air wil l also be distributed t hrough the floor vents a nd the fan sp eed w ill b e inc reased . As the tempe rature inside the car nears the sele[...]

84 Instru ment s and contr ols Programming II It is al so pos sibl e to c ustomiz e the AC C sy stem, e.g . to adapt to driving and w eathe r cond itions . Function Operation in A UT O mode after Pr ogramming II Standar d op eration in A UT O mode The A/C comp ressor will not act ivate unl ess the ou td oor temper atu re is abo v e 55°F (+13°C). [...]

85 Instruments and controls To program a function or to cancel a program med f uncti on, pr ess and hold in th e re levant button until the c orrespo nding symbol has flashe d fou r time s o n the d ispla y and a ch ime has sound ed. Make su re the i gni tion i s ON. Example : To ha ve the ACC sys tem sw itch t he hea ting fo r the re ar window an [...]

86 Instru ment s and contr ols Condensation When the A/C system is run ning, the intake air is d ehumi dified , an d the resulta nt co n- densati on is drained off through two outlets under neath the floor of the car , in the vicinity of the fro nt doors . It is the refore p erfectl y norm al for water to be seen drippi ng from thes e outl ets when[...]

87 Instruments and controls Afterheate r, V6-engin e cars The afterhe ater enables a comf ortable tem- perature t o b e maintai ned in si de the car even aft er the engine has been sw itched off. The heate r can be activate d up to 10 m in- utes aft e r the engin e has stopped , althoug h the cool ant tem peratu re mus t be a t leas t 104°F (40°C[...]

88 Instru ment s and contr ols (This pa ge has been lef t blan k)[...]

89 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Saab 9-5 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-5 Audio System ........... 91 Sound control s .............. ... 93 Radio ... ...... ..... ...... ..... .... .... 94 Cassette pl ayer ......... . ...... 96 CD pl ayer ....... .... .... ....... .... 9 9 CD changer ....... .. .. . .... .. .. .. . 101 Programmable func ti ons . [...]

90 Saab 9- 5 Audio System To get th e best out of yo ur Saab 9-5 Aud io System, we reco mmen d that y ou rea d through th is en tire s ection . The Saab 9-5 Audi o Sys tem is avai lable in two ve rsions : Premium on th e 9-5 L inear and Prestige on the 9-5 Arc an d 9-5 Ae ro (Prestige sy stem is also av ailable as an option i n the U.S. on th e 9-5[...]

91 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-5 Audio Sys tem Radio (see page 94) ON T o swi tch the s ystem ON , press th e v olume b ut- ton. Th e last settin gs us ed wil l be a ctiv at ed. If the A udio System is switch ed on when the igni - tion k ey is no t in the s witch, the sy stem will auto - maticall y be sw itched off afte r one h[...]

92 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Cassette player. See page 96 CD player . See pag e 99 CD changer (a ccessory /option). S ee page 101 Pr ess on ce: Selects c asset te pla yer w hen other sourc e ac tiv e. Whe n ta pe p layin g: Dolby B/C ON/OFF . Switch to pl a yba c k othe r side of tape . Eject. Pr ess on ce: Musi c sear ch (next track). Press & hol[...]

93 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Sound controls ON/OFF The Audio Sy stem w ill 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 udi o Syste m w as on when th e igni tion ke y was last re moved. The Audio Sy stem w ill be s witched off : • Whe n the vol ume con trol is pre ssed . • When the ig ni[...]

94 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 (rel ease wi thin a seco nd) to select a pr eset stat ion , e.g. The sma ll fig ure on the far right o f the d is- play is the n umber of the preset button selec ted. Presettin g a stati on[...]

95 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Press and hold in the AS/SEARCH button for more than a se cond t o init iate a searc h for the s ix str onges t stati ons. Each tim e the system f inds and sto res a sta- tion, the numb er on th e far ri ght of the dis- play w ill chan ge. If the syst em ca nnot fi nd six stati ons with good recepti on, the remain- ing pr [...]

96 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Cassette pl ayer Before pla ying a tape, make sure that th e label is sec ure and that t he cas sette is no t warped, otherwis e the cass ette c an become ja mmed in the deck . The c asse tte player a utoma ticall y sense s wheth er t he tape is normal or metal (Type I or Type II). TAPE (1) Turn on the cass ette player by [...]

97 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Music sea rch forw ard/re verse (5) To searc h forward for a tra c k, pr ess and relea se qu ickl y (wi thin h alf a s econ d). The foll owin g will n ow a ppear o n the dis- play: To perform a bac kwar d sear ch, p ress instead. A forward search wil l co ntinue until a gap of at le ast 4 secon ds is found , or unt il yo u[...]

98 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Type II (metal) ta pes The cas sette has an automati c tap e-type selec tor. Cleaning-due indicator After 30 ho urs’ p layin g time, th e f ollowin g messag e will appea r on the di splay : The mes sage will be disp layed 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[...]

99 Saab 9- 5 Audio System CD player To sele ct the CD mode, load a CD i nto the deck or , if one is alrea dy lo aded, press the CD/RDM button. Inser t the CD , labe l-side u p, and all ow the mechan ism t o load it aut omatic ally . Play- back of the first trac k will st art and the fo llow- ing mes sage will ap pear o n the d ispla y: A tiny, a mb[...]

100 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em Fast tra ck search Press (mid-se gment) once to switch b etween t he CD-PL AY and CD-TRACK modes. The CD-PLAY an d CD-TRACK modes change the function of and . The select ed mode will also be active the next time the sy stem is swit ched on. Choos e the mode that you find mos t conve - nient: Random playback (RDM) (2) Pres[...]

101 Saa b 9-5 Audio System CD changer (access ory) Important ! Alwa ys keep the s lidin g cov er closed to keep dust o ut of the CD change r, so that i t will contin ue to provid e satisfactory service for a long ti me. To load th e CD c hange r (whi ch is inst alled in the luggage com partment and can accomm odate six CDs) proc eed as follows: 1 S[...]

102 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em If the maga zine in the CD cha nger is empty, the follo wing will a ppear o n the displ ay: If the C D chan ger is activ ated ri ght aft er a magazi ne has been loade d, t he foll owin g will a ppear o n the displ ay: The CD number w ill change as each C D is played. After a ma gazin e has been loaded , play - back will s[...]

103 Saa b 9-5 Audio System If for som e reas on the CD s elect ed by the preset butt on cannot be play ed, playback of the curre nt CD wi ll co ntinue . Track se arch (2) Press or rep eate dly to move to preced ing o r follo wing tracks. P ress ing once wi ll rest art pla yback fr om the beginni ng of the current track. Thu s, to play the precedi n[...]

104 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em SCAN Scan ning th e curr ent C D: To start t he SCAN functi on, whi ch ena bles you to h ear a s ampl e of ea ch trac k on the disc, p ress a nd hold (mid-s eg- ment). Th e dis play s hows t hat SCAN is in progress and whic h track is currently bein g sample d. For instan ce, if you starte d SCAN while pla ying track one,[...]

105 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Programmable functions Volume-p reset mode To select the vo lume-p reset mode, pres s and hold the WB button at the same time as you swit ch the Audio System on. Use the but ton to s elec t the desired fun ction. The foll owin g volu me s ettings can be preselec ted: •S T A R T V O L – maxim um v olu me le vel when th[...]

106 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em Steering-wheel contr ols To facilit ate use of the Audio Syst em and to promote s afer driving, most of the func tions can be operate d using the integra l remote controls on th e stee ring w heel. Control functions: NEXT: RADIO m ode: p resele ct butt ons 1 ⇒ 2 ⇒ ... ⇒ 6 ⇒ 1 ⇒ ... TAPE mode: Play o ther side of[...]

107 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Technic al data • These sp ecifications comply with the new IHF Sta ndard • Since th e poli cy at Saab is one of continual im provement, we ret ain the r ight t o alter specific ations and desi gn witho ut prior not ice. • Dolby noi se reduc tion i s produced under licence f rom Do lby Laborator ies Lic ensing Cor p[...]

108 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em Antennas The Audio Syste m has three antenn as incorpora ted in the rear window; tw o 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 phon e/OnSt ar. Ro of loa ds ma y negat ively af fect telec ommuni cation . Multipath propagation Multipath pro pagati on oc curs wh en radi o[...]

109 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Adjusting t he freque ncy steps No rth America/Eur ope If the ca r is ta ken fro m North America t o Eur ope, the r adi o’s f reque ncy step s can b e adjuste d. • Press and ho ld (mid-segmen t) and s witch the radi o on at the sa me time. The pr eset st ation s will be ca ncell ed and replaced by d efault frequen cie[...]

110 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em (This pa ge has been lef t blan k)[...]

111 OnStar - Tele matics OnStar - Telematics Usin g On Star .. ..... .... ....... . 112 OnStar i s Easy................ ............ 112 OnStar Se rvices Button .............. 112 Emergenc y b utton ...................... 113 White d ot b utton .. ........... ............ 113 System statu s light ..................... 113 The OnStar Cent er .......[...]

112 OnStar - Telematics Your ne w vehi cle c omes equip ped with advanc ed telematics hard ware and one full year of O nstar Directio ns and Connec tions. Saab t elema tics is a sop histic ated i n-veh i- cle syste m allowin g convergen ce of wire- less c ommu nications , GPS (Globa l Posi - tioning System ) sate llites and a dvanced vehicl e elec [...]

113 OnStar - Tele matics System status light Solid Green — Indic ates t he On Star system in the vehic le is pow ered O N and ready to make calls or recei ve calls f rom the OnStar Cente r. Blinking G reen — Th e light blinks green to indicate a cal l is b eing c onnec ted or in progress. If you notic e this light blink ing while y ou are no t [...]

114 OnStar - Telematics The OnStar Center Connectin g to the On Star cent er In additi on to using the 3-b utton s yste m found in your S aab , there are two o ther ways to c onnec t to th e OnS tar Cente r. Toll-Free Call To take a dvantage of y our OnStar services from out side your Sa ab, y ou can c all OnSt ar toll-fr ee at 1-888-4-OnStar (1-88[...]

115 OnStar - Tele matics Roadsid e assistance ** There’s n othing worse tha n being stran ded on the road with car tro uble. No matter what the proble m is (flat tire , out of gas, or e ngine trouble), just c all OnSta r. They will c ontac t the help you need t o get you qu ickly back on the road. Stol en vehi cle tra ckin g OnStar do esn’t jus[...]

116 OnStar - Telematics Online Con cierge se rvices From shopp ing to travel to entertai nment and more , OnSta r’s on line conci erge can help you make th e most of you r time. Login to www.myonstar.com and simply sel ect a city, c hoose a cat egory and as k aw ay. Get instan t answer s in a live online ch at with an OnStar Ad visor or send an e[...]

117 OnStar - Tele matics Voice Commands Personal C alling is mad e available through your vo ice c omma nds to the sys tem. Th is allows you to verb ally contro l all of the phone fu nction s. Your OnSta r wire less phone sys tem ha s been prog rammed to respo nd to a wide v ari- ety o f voic es a nd acc ents. You sh oul d speak dis tinctly in a no[...]

118 OnStar - Telematics 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 e ach) in mem ory that can be di aled b y simpl y repe ating 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 ste[...]

119 OnStar - Tele matics Contact OnStar You wil l need y our On Star Pers onal Id enti- fication Numbe r (PIN) t o autho rize t he charge to your credit card o n f ile. If you are not in yo ur Saab, you m ay call an OnStar Advisor at 1-888 -4-ONSTAR (1-888-466 -7827) to re que st u nit r epleni sh- ment. Security/Locking your System You can s et up[...]

120 OnStar - Telematics Vir tual Adv isor (expecte d availa bility fourth quarte r 2000) Once yo u have activate d Personal C alling, you can enjo y you r ti me in your Sa ab ev en more with the OnSta r Virtual Advisor. This service allo ws you to lis ten to your f avorite news and inf orma tio n topi cs, such as weathe r reports , stock quo tes an[...]

121 OnStar - Tele matics News H eadlines The OnStar Virtu al Advisor wil l provide cu r- rent head lin es for many differe nt cat ego- ries , inc lud ing : • Internationa l Ne ws Headli nes • National News Headlines • T echnolog y Headl ines • Busin ess Headlin es • Spo r ts H eadl ine s • Ent er t ain ment H eadli nes E-mai l R ead er [...]

122 OnStar - Telematics OnStar Operatio n: OnStar us es ex istin g emer gency servic e providers and cellu lar and satel lite t ech nol- ogies. O nStar requires c ellular service to be availab le and operating for features to fu nc- tion properly . Per son al Call ing : Exist ing On Star servi ce agr eem ent requir ed. Addi tional usag e cha rges a[...]

123 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Interior equi pment and trunk Steering wheel adju stme nt ..... .... ....... .... . 124 Rea rview m irror s. ..... .... ... 125 Elec tr i c wi n do w s ...... .... .. . 131 Sun roof ..... ..... ...... ..... .... ... 132 Inter io r lig ht in g .... ..... .. .... . 134 Sun visor s ...... .... ....... .... ... 135[...]

124 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Steering w heel adjust ment Fore-and-a ft and tilt adj ustment of the steer- ing wh eel is poss ible. Pull dow n the lever fully until you h ear a click. Move th e steering wheel to the des ired positio n and then raise the lever. The l ever shoul d lock with a click. Make su re th at the lever is ful ly lo cked [...]

125 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Rearview mir rors Door mirrors The door mirrors have auto d immi ng fun c- tion (opti on) and the p assenge r side door mirror is of the wid e-angle ‘‘asphe ric” ty pe. The door mirrors are de signe d to fo ld back if kn ocked. Th ey can al so be full y retracted for parki ng in tight s paces , such a s o[...]

126 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Rearview mirror The rear view mirro r has day/nig ht positio ns that can be s elect ed by means o f a knob beneath the mirror. Adjust the mir ror in day 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[...]

127 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Preparations fo r first-time programmi ng Before progra mming the garage opene r for the first time, you m ust d elete a ny fa ctor y codes. Press an d hold button s 1 an d 3 fo r about 20 seconds unti l the L ED st arts to flash . This wi ll delete the factory codes and init iate the pr ogrammin g phas e. Prog[...]

128 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk If the ga rage do or remo te con trol us es rol l- ing sec urity codes , proc eed as follo ws having prog rammed the gara ge opener: 1 Localise t he bu tton l abelle d "lea rn" or "smart" on the motor unit o f the g arage door . The location and colo ur of th is butto n vari es between ma kes [...]

129 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Rearview mirror s with auto dimming functio n (accesso ry/optio n) The aut odimm ing i s act ivated and d eacti- vated with a s hort pu sh on bu tton 2. If the mirro r is e quipped w ith Ga rage D oor Opener (opt ion) the l etter 1 is displayed on comp ass be arin g disp lay br iefly when au to dimming is ac ti[...]

130 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Compass The com pass is integ rated i n the re arview mirror . The comp ass bearing is disp layed in the top righ t-hand corner of the mi rror and is updat ed every othe r second. The c ompass display s the car’s d irection of tra vel: N, NE, E, etc. Switch the co mpas s d ispla y on and off by pressin g butto [...]

131 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Electric wind ows The elec tric motors of th e front window s are equi pped with over lo ad pro tec tion (in te- grated the rmal p rote ction). Th is pro tectio n operates when the wi ndow s are wo und down auto maticall y (switch pre ssed fully down). To open: Front windo ws: press the fro nt of the switch Rea[...]

132 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Child sa fety: re ar wi ndows (ON/ OFF) The window s witches on the rear doors can be rend ered in operati ve by the ON /OFF switch in the panel on the cente r c onsol e. When the sw itch is ON , the r ear si de wi n- dows ca n be operated by the switch o n each rear door. The switch’s back li ghting will be ac[...]

133 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk To open: • Slide th e control tow ards the rear to open the sunroof to the comf or t position. T o open it f ully , slide the co ntrol bac k a secon d time. Pr ess th e cont rol to stop i t ear lie r . To close: • Slide the cont rol f orwa rds un til the sun- roof is cl osed . Ventilation p osition • Pres[...]

134 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Interior lighting The inter ior lighti ng con sist s of on e dome ligh t in t he fr ont an d one i n the back, a map-read ing li ght in the fro nt, tw o readi ng light s in the bac k, floor courte sy lights in the front (in s ome model varia nts) and d oor courtesy lights on all doors . The cour tesy l ights come[...]

135 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Sun visors The car i s equipped wi th double sun vi sors. One secti on of the visor can be indepen- dently p ivote d to th e side w indow. A vanity mi rror is provided on the back of th e sun visors . The vanity mirrors are ill umi- nated w hen the c over i s raised . Ashtrays (acces sory) The car can be equipp[...]

136 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Cigarette lighters (access ory/certai n markets only ) The car is provid ed with cigarette lighters next to t he front as htray and in t he rear end of the center consol e. The cig arette l ighter sock et can also be used as power p oint, e .g. for a mob ile phone. Th e ign ition s hould be in the O N positio n. [...]

137 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk IB436 IB437 IB439 IB440 IB441 IB438 On the back o f the fro nt seats Cente r armrest f or rear seat At bottom of door pillars adjacent to front-seat backrests On lead ing edge of fro nt seats Cons ole betw een front seats In the d oors[...]

138 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Cup holders Cup h olde rs ar e pro vid ed in t he in stru ment panel fa scia, in the center console compart- ment bet ween the fro nt sea ts, an d in th e rear-seat armres t. To acce ss th e cup holde r in the instr ume nt panel, p res s the symb ol and releas e. To acce ss th e cup holde r in the rear seat armre[...]

139 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Trunk Folding the rear se at, 9-5 Se dan The rear s eat is spli t and the tw o sect ions c an be folded indep en- dently. Foldin g dow n of t he rear seat i s eas ier if the fron t seat s are not all the way back , and the rear head restrain ts are folded down. 1 Raise the re ar seat cushi ons by pull ing the l[...]

140 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk WARNING • Pla ce hea vy item s clo sest t o the ba ckre st and s tow sm all er and lig hte r item s on t op. • Secu re heav y an d bulk y ite ms usin g the f our tie down point s provide d in the trunk. This wi ll avert the danger of luggag e flying around if the ca r shou ld bra ke su ddenly or be in volve d[...]

141 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 seat backrest to enabl e long , na rrow item s to be car ried insi de the car. Items s hould no t weigh mo re than 33 lbs. (15 kg) no r be more than 2 yards (2 metres) in len gth. Se e the l abel o n the h atch. 1 Fo ld do wn th [...]

142 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Folding the rear se at, 9-5 Wa gon Both the n arrow and wid e sec tions of the rear se at ca n be fo lded separately . Folding is facil itated if the fro nt seats are no t located too far back. The w ide sectio n cannot be folded se parately if a cargo net is mou nted on the re ar of th e back rest. 1 Make sur e [...]

143 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Folding the na rrow section of the backrest The fol ding i s fac ilitate d if th e fr ont se at is not too far back . 1 Make sure that the head restr ain t is in t he down posi tion. F o r height adjus tment ref er to page 1 6. 2 Put the s af ety belt in the belt c lip ne ar the bac kres t. 3 Raise t he rear se[...]

144 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Load anchoring Drivin g with t he trunk lid/ tail gate o pen, s ee page 188. WARNING • Put he avy l oads as low down an d as far forw ard as possi ble i n the lugga ge compart ment, i .e. ag ainst the bac k of the rear s eat. • Never stack c argo so hi gh that any p art of the cargo li es above the e dge of t[...]

145 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk On the floor of the lugga ge co mpartm ent there are two l ongitu dinal alumi nium rai ls (CargoTra c ks™) where specia l cargo bolts can be mounte d. The cargo bolts are mou nted by li fting thei r locks and in se rting th em 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[...]

146 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Cargo net (accessory) The pull-ou t cargo net’s storage cassette is mounted on the rear of the back rest. 1 Remov e th e co v ers near the tw o rear fixing p oints in the roo f. Carefu lly bend in the lo wer edge of th e cov er with a scre w- driver . 2 Pull the c argo n et out direct ly bac k- war ds. 3 Snap t[...]

147 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Sliding floor (a ccessory) The functio n of the sliding fl oor is to facilitate loading a nd unload ing. Securing l oad s, se e page 141. When the c ar is parked and t he floo r is pulled ou t, it c an bea r the w eigh t of two people (m aximu m 440 lbs. /200 kg). Setting up 1 Lift up the f loor . 2 Fo ld out t[...]

148 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Loading/Unloa ding 1 Lift the h andle and p ull ou t the s lidin g floor to th e outer lo cking position . Mak e sure t hat the floor is loc ked cor rectly . 2 Put on the cargo , but ma k e sure that i t does not co v e r the h andle . 3 Lift the h andle and p ush in the fl oor to the inner lo c king p osition. M[...]

149 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Spare wheel and tools The spare w heel, together with the jac k and jack ha ndle, front to wrope attac hment eye and t oolki t, are s towed a way underne ath the trunk . There is al so roo m for a spare bulb kit ( a cces sory) . Drivi ng co nside rati ons wit h com pact s pare wheel/ti re fitte d, see pa ge 188[...]

150 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Fuel filler door The fuel filler door is opened by m eans of a button on the d river’s door. The do or is spring-l oaded, so it opens slig htly a utoma t- ically when re lea sed. Refuel ing, s ee pag e 158. Openin g the fuel f iller door in an emergency If the fuel filler door f ails to op en afte r the button [...]

151 Startin g and drivi ng Starting and driving B 1754 Ignit io n s w it c h .. .... .. ..... .. .. 152 Starting the engine .......... 153 Important consi derations for d rivi ng ... ....... .... ....... .. 155 Refu elin g ...... ....... .... ..... .... 158 Engine Break-In Peri od ... 161 Gear changing .............. ... 1 62 Cruise control .......[...]

152 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Ignition swit ch The com bined igniti on switch an d gear-leve r lock is l ocate d in th e center c on- sole be tween the fro nt se ats. Th e igni tion key can onl y be r emove d when rev erse i s engaged (a utomat ic t ransm issio n: s electo r in ”P” pos ition). The key fit s all the locks on the car. The key num[...]

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

154 S tar ti ng an d drivin g It is po ssibl e for a ir to en ter the lubric ating system in conju nction w ith an oil or oil-filte r change, or if th e car has b een st ored fo r some time. Thi s air can cause the hydrau lic cam fo llowers to e mit a tic king noise , which can pers ist fo r up to 15 minutes afte r start- ing. Altho ug h this is qu[...]

155 Startin g and drivi ng Limp-home mode The car’ s engi ne-ma nag ement syst em include s a diag nostic fu nctio n th at che cks numerous inte rnal fun ction s afte r the engine h as be en sh ut off. If a fau lt is detected in the throttl e sy stem, the engine-m anageme nt system puts the throt - tle sys tem i nto the limp -home mode. This limi[...]

156 S tar ti ng an d drivin g A ON 93. One of th e adv antage s of the system is t hat it enab les the e ngine to be r un sa fely on l ower-gra de fue l, alth ough not lowe r tha n AON 87. • The maximu m boost press ure is adjus ted aut omat ica lly t o t he kn ocking or pi nging tenden cy of the en gine . Occas ional, sho r t-live d knoc king wh[...]

157 Startin g and drivi ng battery . How e v er , as so on as you hav e started the eng ine , it i s important that it runs on all cylinders . If it is misfiring, allo w i t t o i d l e f o r u p t o f i v e m i n u t e s t o g i v e i t t i m e to settl e and run smooth ly . If , afte r this time , the e ngi ne st ill f a ils to run properly , tur[...]

158 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Refueling Only fue l fr om well -know n oil com panies should be used . All Saab gasoline engin es can be drive n on fuel of gra de AON 87–93. For optimu m perfo rmanc e we rec ommend : • AO N 9 0 for 4- cyli nder en gines • AO N 9 3 for 3 .0t V6 and 2.3T A ero , (see page 260). If fuel containi ng a mixture of a[...]

159 Startin g and drivi ng Openin g the fuel filler do or in an emergency , see page 150. Recomme nded fuel: The engine in your Saab 9-5 is design ed to operate on unlea ded gaso line th at has an octane rati ng of 87 or hig her. Octane ra ting is det ermined a ccord ing to the form ula: where MON is the Mo tor Octane Numb er, and RO N is the Resea[...]

160 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Fuel (Gasoline Engine) Use re gular u nleade d gasoli ne rate d at 87 octane o r high er. Us e of g asoli ne with an octa ne ra ting low er th an 87 ca n resu lt i n severe en gine damage . Damage cause d by incorrec t fuel being used is not covered under the ter ms of the New C ar Wa rranty and wil l be the responsibi[...]

161 Startin g and drivi ng Be sure th e pos ted oc tane i s at l east 8 7. If the octa ne is l ess than 8 7, you may get a heavy k nocking no ise when you drive. If it’s bad enou gh, i t ca n dam age yo ur eng ine. If you’re u sing fu el ra ted at 8 7 oct ane or higher an d you he ar heav y kn ocki ng, yo ur engine ne eds service. But don’t w[...]

162 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Gear changin g Manual tran smission To start the engine the clutch pedal must be fully de pres sed. The gea r posi tions are m arked on the ge ar lever. Be fore rev erse (R) can be enga ged, you m ust li ft t he ri ng un dern eath t he gear-leve r knob . To chang e gea r, fu lly de press th e clut ch pedal an d t hen r[...]

163 Startin g and drivi ng Automatic tran smissio n The electr onic control module for the auto- matic tr ansmission rec eives informat ion on engine tor que and ro ad spe ed, an d als o control s the hydrau lic pr essure i n the tran s- mission to ens ure th at g ear ch anging is a s smooth a s pos sible . The posit ion of the selec tor le ver is [...]

164 S tar ti 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 ca n be moved betwe en certai n positions . Four mod es for the autom atic transmis sion can be s elected: Norm al, M anual, Sport and Winter. The Normal mode , which provid es the best fuel econ omy, is the defau lt sett ing whe n [...]

165 Startin g and drivi ng Park B rake Shift lock The trans missio n has a securi ty func tion known as Park Bra ke Shift Loc k. To m ove the gear selec tor out of the P position, the brake pe dal must be de pressed at t he same time as the ge ar selector ca tch (detente) is pres sed i n. Shift Lock override Check fuse No . 1 (se e page 228). I f t[...]

166 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Overhea ted transmis sion flu id If the auto ma tic-tran smissi on fluid sho uld overhe at, the fo llowing mes sage will app ear on the SID: ”TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING”. In this event, stop t he ca r in a s uitab le pla ce, switch off the engin e and open th e h ood. Wait for se ve ral mi nutes then tu rn on t he ig[...]

167 Startin g and drivi ng Descending hills If the sp eed of the car i ncreas es whi le descen ding a steep hil l, despite the ac celer- ator be ing released, the control modu le will change down a gear when you bra ke. If you desire m ore po werful e ngine brakin g, man - ually s elect a low er ge ar. Sentronic, ma nual mode Move the selec tor lev[...]

168 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Selector positions P T o shift out of the P positio n 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 i s at a comp lete s tands till. T he selector le ver is lo c k ed and the tr ansm iss ion is mechani cally imm obiliz ed . Alw a ys apply [...]

169 Startin g and drivi ng If you m ove the selector lever from D to L, do wnchan ges will f ollow a set pa ttern to avoi d da magi ng the engine or tran smis sion. Manual gear-ch angin g i s not rec ommen ded on slip per y roads . If one of the drive w heels spin s exces sively , the e ngine torq ue will be reduc ed to a void damag ing th e trans [...]

170 S tar ti ng an d drivin g SPORT and WI NTER modes T o select Sport mode, pres s the ”S” b utton on the selec tor le v e r when th e sel ector l e v er i s in position N or D . In this m ode , gear chang es w ill ta k e place at higher eng in e speeds than i n No rmal mode , in other w ords , the tran smis sion will chang e up later and cha [...]

171 Startin g and drivi ng Cruise control For safe ty reaso ns ( brake sy stem fun c- tion) the brak es mus t be ap plied once, when the engine has started, before the cruise contro l syste m can be a ctivated . The sys tem i s oper ated by m eans of the controls on th e st alk sw itch: • ON/OFF (s wi tch on /off). • RESUME/– (Resu me pre set[...]

172 S tar ti ng an d drivin g To cance l temporarily Move the contro l stal k to CANCEL (spring-l oaded positi on before OFF posi - tion). Thi s will disen gage the syste m but the pres et speed will be r etai ned in t he system memory. (The memory is deleted when the engine is swit ched off.) To re-engage the system To revert to the preset speed ,[...]

173 Startin g and drivi ng ABS b rakes ABS (antiloc k braki ng syste m) modul ates the br ake pr essure to the res pecti ve whee ls. Wh eel sens ors de tec t if a wh eel is about to lock , and th e con trol 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 e[...]

174 S tar ti ng an d drivin g The ABS sy stem has a bu ilt- in diagno stic function whi ch will switc h on th e Anti-l ock brake warn ing li ght if a f ault is detec ted i n the sys tem (see page 58). The ABS system wil l not reduce the brakin g distanc e on l oose gravel or on snow or ic e but, bec ause t he w heels canno t loc k up, some st eerin[...]

175 Startin g and drivi ng Traction Control Sys tem How the syst em works The tract ion co ntrol s ystem ( TCS) is designe d t o preve nt w heels pin. Th is enables the car to ac hieve the best pos sible grip and, henc e, max imum tra ctive effort, together with grea ter stability . The TCS sys tem uses inform ation from the ABS system’ s wheel s[...]

176 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Turning the TCS off The TCS is swit che d on aut omat icall y when the engi ne is st arted. The sys tem can be switched off manually b y the TCS button, wher eupon on the main in strume nt panel will c ome on . The TCS sy stem cannot be switche d off if t he car is trave lling faster than 3 5 mph (60 km/h). It may be n[...]

177 Startin g and drivi ng ESP indicator light The indicator ligh t in th e tach omete r comes on for a s hort period of time wh en the ESP system i s operati ve. Operation o f the ESP indic ates r educed cohesi on between the tires and the road, and that extra care should be taken by the driver. Turning ESP off The sys tem can be turne d off manua[...]

178 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Economical mot oring Factors affecting f uel consumption Fuel cons umpti on i s grea tly affe cted b y th e gener al driving condition s, the way in which the car i s driv en an d at wha t spee ds, th e weathe r, the state of the road, th e condition of th e car, etc. Breaking-in Fuel cons umption may be somewh at high[...]

179 Startin g and drivi ng • Driving in a low gear re sults in higher f uel consum ption than in a high gear bec ause of the high er engi ne sp eed f o r a giv en road spee d. Alwa ys change up to a hi gher gear as soon as tr affic co nditions all ow and use the highest gear as much a s pos- si bl e. • Chec k the air pressure in the tires on ce[...]

180 S tar ti ng an d drivin g • Chec k the an ti-freez e i n the engine cool - ant, see page 206. The car´ s trip computer w ill warn you whe n there is a risk o f slippery c onditions. For fur- ther infor mat ion on this functi on, se e page 66. The car i s equ ipped with tire s des igned to provide optim um gri p on b oth wet a nd dry roads, a[...]

181 Startin g and drivi ng Driving in hot weather • Alw a ys chec k the coola nt le vel bef ore starting a journey . The le v el should be jus t below t he MAX ma r k. • At the end of a jou rney , if the eng ine ha s wo r ke d ha r d , a l lo w i t t o i dl e for t wo or three min utes bef ore s witc hing it off . If the ne edle o n the t emp e[...]

182 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Trailer we ight Maxim um recommended trailer weigh ts for differ ent grad ients , with a view to com fort and dr ivabi lity for manual an d auto matic cars, are sh own o n the d rawi ng. Make su re you are familia r with th e law regarding spe ed limi ts for towing, ma xi- mum trailer w eights, trai ler-braking require[...]

183 Startin g and drivi ng Use Normal mode when d riving with a trailer or trailer on hil ly roa ds. Th e adap tive g ear change pat tern function will prevent the tran smis sion f rom ov erh eati ng. Rises in cool ant tempe rature a re i ndica ted by the tempera ture gauge in the main instru - ment pan el. The follow ing can also occur: • the A/[...]

184 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Trailer hitc h load The weig ht distribution on the trailer ma kes a lot of differe nce to the handling pro perties of the c ar and trailer combi nation . As regards sin gle-ax le trailers , whene ver po s- sible, co ncentrate the load over the wheels and kee p it as low as p ossible . The trail er sho uld be loade d s[...]

185 Startin g and drivi ng Driving with a roof rac k load The max imum pe rmiss ible roof loa d is 220 lbs. (100 kg). Note th at the roof lo ad is inclu ded in the car’s ma ximum perm issible loa d (see page 258). Strong, st urdy ro of carri ers de signe d spe- cially for the car ar e avai lable from y our Saab deal er. Alw ays se cure th e roof [...]

186 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Fittin g the roof car riers (ac cessory) 9-5 Wago n 1 Clean the car’ s roof rails . 2 Chec k the ma rkings on the c ross m em- bers to see which is the f ront and which is the re ar roof carrier . 3 Place the cr oss mem be rs on t he roof rail s, on the ir resp ectiv e sides of the center supports. The cross memb ers[...]

187 Startin g and drivi ng Driving with a load The dr iving chara cteristic s of t he car are affected by the way it is load ed. • Place hea vy lo ads a s f ar f orw ard a nd as low as po ssible in the tru nk. • Secur e the l oad to the tie do wns , see page 14 1. • The load shou ld be su ch tha t the c ar´s total w eig ht or ax le w eight a[...]

188 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Driving considerat ions with co mpact spare wheel/t ire fitte d The f ollowin g should be o bserved when the compact s pare w heel (T115/7 0 R16) i s fitted: The com pact s pare i s lig ht and easy to handle w hen chang ing th e whe el. D o not drive fu rther tha n nec essary with t he com - pact spare fitt ed – the [...]

189 Startin g and drivi ng Towing the car Transporting the car Front towing eye The fr ont towing eye is stored with the spare wheel. The attac hmen t point (tappe d hole ) for the towing eye is midw ay along the engine sub- frame at the fron t of th e car. Remove t he plasti c plu g and screw i n the towing eye sec urely. To ensu re that the tow i[...]

190 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Rear towing eye The car has a perm anently mounted tow i ng eye at the back. If the c ar is equi pped with a trailer hi tch, th is can b e used inst ead of the towing eye. Consid erations when towin g the car Gear leve r in neutral (in cars with aut omatic transmissio n: selector lev er at N (neutral)) Turn on the park[...]

191 Startin g and drivi ng Jump starting If your ba ttery has r un down, you m ay want to use a nother ve hicle an d som e jum per cables to sta rt your Saa b. Foll ow the s teps below to d o it s afely . To jump s tart yo ur veh icle: 1 Che ck the o ther vehicl e. It must have a 12-v olt bat tery with a neg ativ e groun d system . 2 Get the v ehi [...]

192 S tar ti ng an d drivin g 5 Chec k tha t the j umper cab les do no t ha ve loos e or missing ins ulation. If the y do , y ou could get a shock and also the v ehicl es c ould b e d amage d. Bef ore you connec t the cables , here are some basic thing s yo u sho uld k now . P ositiv e (+) will go to posit ive (+) and negativ e (–) will g o to a [...]

193 Startin g and drivi ng Saab Parkin g Assistance (Option) The park ing ai d sys tem faci litate s p arking and reve rsi ng. The re ar e four senso rs in the rear bumper that de tect obje cts up to 6 feet (1.8 metres) be hind t he car. The system uses four sensors in the rea r bumper. Th ese emit ultrasou nd signals that bounce b ack to the senso[...]

194 S tar ti ng an d drivin g The sys tem can be disen gaged for when driving with a trail er. Pres s and hold t he CLE AR but ton on t he S ID wh en t he d ispl ay shows "PA RK ASSIST", u ntil the d ispla y shows "PARK ASSIST OFF" . The system is re-engage d in the same wa y. The system is also alw ays activated w hen the ignit[...]

195 Startin g and drivi ng Parking bra ke The park ing bra ke is situated betw een th e fron t seat s an d acts o n th e rear whee ls. When the pa rkin g bra ke is on , the i ndic ato r light on the ma in instrume nt panel will be on. To releas e the parkin g brak e, lift the le ver slightl y, press the release butt on and release the le ver by pu [...]

196 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Parking on a hill When park ing o n a st eep hi ll, turn the fro nt wheels so t hat the y will be blo cked by th e curb if t he car sh ould m ove. Long-term parking If th e car is not goi ng to be use d for som e time, e. g. 3 –4 mo nths, t he fol lowing steps are recom mend ed: • Run th e engi ne to n ormal tempe [...]

197 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Car care a nd techni cal information 7 72 Hood ........ . ....... ......... . ...... . 198 Engine compartment, 4-cyl. engine ......... . .... .. ... 199 Engine compartment, 6-cyl. (3. 0 t V6)..... .. .......... 200 Emission control systems 201 Engine.............. ................ . 202 Engine oil .........[...]

198 Car care a nd technical in form ation Hood The hood releas e han dle is loca ted un der- neath the instr um ent pan el. To open t he hood: 1 Pull the r eleas e hand le . 2 The front of the hood w ill now spring up, provi ding a cces s to t he sec ondary saf ety cat ch. 3 Push the catc h upwards , lifting the h ood at the sam e time. Th e hood c[...]

199 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Engine compartment, 4- cyl. engine 10 9 6 7 8 1 2 4 3 5 IB1773 Engine c ompar tment, 4-cyl . engine 1 Engine-oil dipstick/filler cap 2 Res ervoir, brake/clutch f luid 3 Fuse box 4 Expansion tank , coolant 5 Washer -fluid filler cap 6B a t t e r y 7 Dipstick, automatic transmission fluid 8 Turbo unit 9 Ignit[...]

200 Car care a nd technical in form ation Engine compartment, 6- cyl. (3.0t V6) 9 9 2 1 4 5 7 6 10 8 3 IB1774 Engine c ompar tment, 6-cyl. (3.0t V 6) 1 Engine -oil dipstick 2 Engine -oil filler cap 3 Res ervoir, brake/clutch f luid 4 Fuse box 5 Expansion tank , coolant 6 Washer -fluid filler cap 7B a t t e r y 8 Dipstick, automatic transmission flu[...]

201 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Engine families Saab cars imported into the U nited States and Ca nada m eet al l app licab le emissio n control sta ndards. The e ngine famil y and appropria te tune-up spec ificatio ns are iden- tified on a l abel affixed to th e left front inne r fender. These en gine families meet applicabl e EPA Federa[...]

202 Car care a nd technical in form ation ORVR (Onboard Refueling Vapor Recover y) Hydrocarb on vapors formed when refueling will b e reco vered by the car an d not released into the atmosphere. The hydro- carbons are ab sorbed in a eva porativ e emissi on ca niste r. Wh en the engin e is s ub- sequent ly started, the e vaporative e mission caniste[...]

203 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Engine oil Checking the oil level Check th e engi ne-oil level regul arly. T his should be don e after the en gin e has bee n run to nor mal temperat ure and then a llowed to cool for 2–5 minu tes, wit h the c ar sta nd- ing on l evel ground. Rem ove th e dip stick and wi pe it c lean before check ing th [...]

204 Car care a nd technical in form ation Oil changing The engi ne oil mus t be chan ged in acco r- dance w ith t he ser vice program , see page 254. Oil vo lume and gra de, see p age 261. Oil ch anging shou ld be carried ou t on a warm engi ne. 1 Unscrew th e drai n plug in th e bottom of the sum p and lea v e th e oil to dr ain into an oil tr ay [...]

205 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Transmissi on fluid Manual transmission Check and top up th e fluid in ac corda nce wit h the s ervic e pr ogra m. If origi nal fluid ca nnot be obta ined fo r top- ping up (s ee pag e 264 ), auto matic trans- mission fluid Dexron III (sy nthetic oil) ca n be used. If so, the car shou ld be taken to an aut [...]

206 Car care a nd technical in form ation Coolant The expa nsion tank is tra nspare nt to fa cili- tate che cking of the cool ant le vel. When the engin e i s cold, t he co olant m ust not lie over th e KALT/C OLD mark on th e expans ion tan k. If the me ssag e ”FILL COOLAN T FLUI D” is display ed on the SID, check the level of flu id in the e [...]

207 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Brake and clutch fluid Checking the fluid level The com bined brake and c lutch- fluid re ser- voir is transp arent to facil itate check ing o f the fluid le vel. The lev el sho uld be betw een th e MAX and MIN m arks. Top up, as ne cess ary, wi th DOT 4 fluid. Do not use DO T 5 br ake fl uid . Use on ly ne[...]

208 Car care a nd technical in form ation Power steer ing fluid Check the leve l of the pow er steering fluid in the reser voir re gularly , in a ccordanc e with the serv ice pr ogram. The whe e ls sho uld point forwa rd during the check. Clean around the ca p befo re it i s unscrew ed. Clea n the dipstic k . Screw in the cap com plete ly ag ain be[...]

209 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Battery The battery is prov ided with a cover to pro- tect it f rom rad iated h eat. If the ba ttery i s expose d to high tempera tures, its li fe will be shortene d. T o remo ve the cove r, relea se the two clip s alon g it s lo ng side s. The cov er fits the stand ard battery inst alled in the c ar. If a [...]

210 Car care a nd technical in form ation Charging/replacing the battery Connect the positive l ead to the p ositive (+) batter y termina l (red), a nd the ne gative lead to a good groun d point, e.g. the lifting lu g at the front of the eng ine. To remov e the battery , alway s disco nnect the nega tive (black) le ad first and re connect it last w[...]

211 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Drive belts The alte rnator i s situ ated o n the right-ha nd side of the engine, adjacent to the bulkhead. It is dri ven v ia a Poly -V-belt fr om the cr ank- shaft pu lle y. The Poly- V-belt also dri ves the water pump, the A/C com pressor and the s teering servo pump. The belt ten sion is cri tical and i[...]

212 Car care a nd technical in form ation Wipers and was hers Check an d clean all w iper blades regularly. If po or wi per pe rfor man ce is ex per ience d, clean th e wi ndshi eld wit h a qua li ty gla ss cleaner. Thi s is partic ularly importan t if the car has been t hrough an aut omatic car wash, as these some times leave a wax coat ing o n th[...]

213 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Use a small scre wdriver to adjust the washer je t on th e rear w indo w wiper o f the 9-5 Wagon, as i llust rated. Washers The washe r-fluid reservoir hol ds 6.4 quarts (6 liters). When "WASHER FL UID LEVEL LOW" comes up on the SID, th e reservoir is down to about 1 quart (1 liter ) of flu id. Ad[...]

214 Car care a nd technical in form ation Changing bulbs Check th at t he new b ulb is wo rking when fin ished . Use only " Long Life " bulbs . Headli ght ai mi ng, se e page 250. Bi-Xenon headligh t (certain models only) Bi-Xenon headli gh ts prod uce ro ughly twice a s mu ch li ght as halo- gen bul bs an d hav e a si gnific antly longe [...]

215 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Headlight bulb for high beam (Ha logen) On cars eq uipped with Bi-Xenon lam ps the Hal ogen lamps are used only for high b eam f lasher if the da ytime running lights are de acti- va ted an d the h eadli ght s witch i s in the off pos ition (otherw ise Bi-Xeno n lamp i s util iz ed): 1 Unscre w t he co v er[...]

216 Car care a nd technical in form ation Headlight bulb for low beam (Ha logen) 1 Unscre w t he co v er from th e bac k of the la mp uni t. T o improv e access ibility to the right-h and headlight , hold aside the indu ction air hose . T o improv e acce ssib ility to the lef t-hand h eadli ght, remov e the battery co v er . Release the t wo c lips[...]

217 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Parking-light bulb ( cars with halo- gen low beam) The park ing-light bul b is adjacent to the bulb for low beam. 1 Unscre w the co v er f rom th e bac k of th e lamp unit. 2 Withdra w the b u lb hol der . 3 Change the b ulb . Parking-light bulb (cars with Bi-Xenon low beam) The par king l ight b ulb is adj[...]

218 Car care a nd technical in form ation Front turn signa l bulbs To change the bulb, the co mplete lamp uni t has to be remov ed. 1 Dep ress t he ca tch, access ed f rom th e engine ba y . 2 C areful ly pu ll o ut the lamp un it. 3 Th e bulb h older has a bayonet fit ting. Grip the h older and twis t it countercloc k- wise. 4 Withdr aw the b ulb [...]

219 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Rear light cluster, 9-5 S edan The bulbs for the lamps in the rear light clus - ter are accessed from the lug gage compart- ment. 1 Lowe r the fl ap (secu red with catch es). 2 Squeez e the two p lastic lugs and remove the bulb hol der. 3 The b ulb has a ba y o net fi tting. Pr ess i n the b ulb a nd twist [...]

220 Car care a nd technical in form ation 2 The b ulb has a ba y o net fi tting. Pr ess i n the b ulb a nd twist it count ercloc k wise . 3 Change the b ulb . Refitting the trim 1 Reset the studs by pushing bac k the center b uttons so that the y pro trude b y 0.2 inch (5 mm). 2 Inser t the s tuds through t he trim and tail- gate panel. Press the c[...]

221 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Reasse mbly: 1 Place the tw o ”hin ges” i n the re cess in the tailg ate . 2 Then push t he ”hin ges” i nto the reces s and clo se the co v e r . 3 T urn the l oc k a quarter turn. Rear lights clusters, 9-5 Wagon 1 Open the tailga te. 2 R emove the cover by tu r ning t he two catche s anticloc kwis [...]

222 Car care a nd technical in form ation Reasse mbly: 1 Align the f astener w ith the hole in the body . 2 P ress the l amp unit home into th e bod y until y ou he ar a cl ic k. 3 Fit the scre ws and c ov er . Loading lighting, 9-5 Wagon 1 Pull do wn th e glas s co v er at the outer edge . 2 Bend one of the contact s so that the bulb can be r emov[...]

223 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Side direction indicators 1 Slide the l amp fitting f orwar d and pull out the bac k. 2 Remov e the b ulb . 3 Change the b ulb . On refitti ng, make sure that the s pring in the lamp fi tting e nga ges the e dge of the open- ing in t he body p anel. Courtesy lights (doors and floor) and luggage-compartment [...]

224 Car care a nd technical in form ation Dome light, rear 1 Remov e the enti re o v erhea d pane l: ease out the trai ling end firs t, and then both f ront ed ges . 2 F it th e new bulb. Glove- compartmen t illuminatio n 1 Insert a small sc re wdriv er i n the s lot in the en d of the lamp fitt ing and ease it out to g ain ac cess to the b ulb . 2[...]

225 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Bulb table A specia l kit conta ining spare bulbs and fu se s is ava il able 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, u nder the p anel in the luggage compartm ent. # Cap W attage 1 H 7 55 Headli ght 2 H1 55 F og light 3 P21W[...]

226 Car care a nd technical in form ation Fuses The fuse s a re hou sed in two fuse panels : one at the end of th e instrument pan el on the driver’s side , and o ne und er the hood. To chec k if a fus e has blown, fi rst remove it from the panel (see be low). If the filam ent is broken, t he fus e has blown. A special tool for removing fus es is[...]

227 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Maxi fuses The Max i fuse s are hou sed i n the f use box under the ho od. The se fus es can be checke d in the same wa y as the othe r fus es. The Max i fuses are designe d to protect the car’s e lectrical sys tem fro m being dam- aged. Each Maxi fuse protects a nu mber of electric al ci rcuits and f unc[...]

228 Car care a nd technical in form 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 do or mirro rs; DIC E: man ual beam length adjus tme nt 11 5 B r a k e l i g h t s 2 15 Re v ersing lig hts 3 10 P arking l ights , l eft 4 10 P arking l ights , right 5 7,5 DICE / TWICE 6 30 El[...]

229 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Relay panel under instrume nt panel Relay panel under instrument panel (cont.) 27 10 Engine-m anage ment s ystem; SID; main inst rument 28 7,5 Ai rbag 29 7,5 ABS/TCS/ESP 30 7,5 Starter motor 31 7,5 Cruise co ntrol; w ater v alv e; fo g lights , front ; rai n sen- sor 32 15 V entilated f ront seats 33 7,5 Di[...]

230 Car care a nd technical in form ation Fuse box under hood Fuses Relays # Amp Function 1 40 Radiato r f an, high s peed 2 60 ABS/TCS/ESP 3– – 4 7, 5 Load angle sen sor (cars w ith x enon hea dlight s) 5 15 Heater 6 10 A/C; car alarm siren 7 15 Bulb test 8– – 9– – 10 15 High be am he adlig ht, left 11 15 Low beam headl ight le ft 12 1[...]

231 Car care and tech nical inform atio n 12 Hor n 13 Extra li ghts (a cces sory) 14 High beam headl ight 15 Low beam hea dlight 16 – 17 Windshield wipe rs IB1798 Locati on of walle t for s pare bulbs and fuses (acc esso r y)[...]

232 Car care a nd technical in form ation Wheels Alternat ive wheels an d tires If you wis h to f it othe r tires or wheel s tha n those s upplie d wi th the car, c onsul t your Saab deale r first as to the pos sibiliti es avail- able. Wheels/t ires c ombi nations th at are not approved by Saab can negati vely affect the car´ s dire ction al stab [...]

233 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Important! Remember to adjus t the ti re pressure s if y ou ch ange t he loa d in th e car or int end to cruis e at a subst antial ly hi gher or lowe r spee d than norma l. Rotating tires Beca use th e car has fr ont- whee l dri ve, th e front tires tend to wear f aster t han the rear ones. New tires s houl[...]

234 Car care a nd technical in form ation Uniform Tire Quality Grading (US) Quality grades can be found whe re applica- ble on the tire sid ewall between tread sho ul- der and m aximum s ection wid th. For ex am- ple: Treadwea r 200 Traction AA Temp erat ure A Treadwear The t readw ear grade is a co mpar ative rating ba sed o n the w ear ra te of t[...]

235 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Temperature The te mpe ratu re gr ades are A ( the hi ghe st), B, and C, rep resenting the tire’s re sistance to the ge neration of heat and i ts abi lity t o dis- sipat e he at when tes ted un der co ntro lle d conditi ons on a sp ecifie d indo or laborat ory test whee l. Sustained high temp erature can [...]

236 Car care a nd technical in form ation Compact spare wheel The com pact s pare i s lig ht and easy to handle w hen chang ing th e tire. Its us e is only pe rmitted when a standard tire has sus- tained a p uncture. Th e maximum li fe of the tire is on ly 20 00 mil es (3 ,5 00 km). Do not exceed 50 mph (80 k m/h) with the compact s pare fitted . T[...]

237 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Changing a wheel WARNING • The ca r jack is de signed sole ly for use in chan ging a whe el or f itting snow chains . It must not be used to sup- port the car during repair work o r servicing. • Never crawl un der a c ar that is supporte d only by a jack . • Speci al care must b e taken if the car is [...]

238 Car care a nd technical in form ation P osition f or jac k IB1838 IB1553 P osit i oning the jac k The coll apsible ja ck han dle is stow ed in a clo th bag by th e spare wheel. With the help of you r foot, extend th e handle as illustrate d IB1554 Ja c k location, betw e en sp are wh ee l and sill IB1704[...]

239 Car care and tech nical inform atio n To jack u p the car, ap ply th e jac k to o ne of the speci al jack ing po ints u nder th e sil ls. If a floor jac k is used, it can be a pplied to the standard j acki ng poi nts us ed by the d ealer. A floor jack can l ift both front wheels or bo th rear whee ls off the gro und s imultane ously . A jack st[...]

240 Car care and tech nica l informatio n 1 Put the car i n 1s t gear (automa tic t rans - missio n: mov e selector to th e P position) and a pply t he parkin g br ak e . 2 Wind the jac k up to a su itab le h eight bef ore placing it under the rec ess in the sill . Mak e sur e that t he jac k fu lly e ngages the rece ss in the s ill and that t he b[...]

241 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Flat spotting All tir es get hot, espec ially on lo ng journeys or when the car is drive n hard. After the car has been parked wit h hot tires and th e tires have c ooled down, a flat spot c an appear i n the tire, where it is in conta ct with the ground. T he sam e ca n occ ur if th e car has not been mo v[...]

242 Car care and tech nica l informatio n Air condit ioning (ACC) Fault diagnosis If a fault o ccurs in the A/C sy stem, there are a number o f che cks y ou c an perfo rm yo ur- self. If the fault persi sts, however, have the system check ed by an au thoriz ed Saab dealer. Important! When the A/C s y stem i s running , the intake air is dehumid ifi[...]

243 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Safety belts Regula rly check the functi on of the safety belts as foll ows: • Hold the di agonal str ap and pull it shar ply . The saf et y belt shoul d lock and it sh ould not be poss ible to w ithd raw it fu r th er . Check th e anch orage points in the floor. They mu st not ha ve su ffered ru st da ma[...]

244 Car care and tech nica l informatio n Washing the ca r The body work m ust be washed freque ntly. When the c ar is ne w, t he bo dy shou ld b e washe d by hand using plain cold wa ter and a clean , soft brush, or in a brush less ca r- wash t hat us es mi ld de tergent. Automa tic car wash es with bru shes should be avo ided when th e car is new[...]

245 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Waxing and polishing Do not wax a n ew car during the first t hree or four months. In fac t, there is no need to polish the ca r before the pa in twork ha s started to go du ll thro ugh ox idati on. O ther than in excep tional cases, do not use abra - sive poli shes contai ning a cutting age nt on a new car[...]

246 Car care and tech nica l informatio n Two-co at enamel As the name imp lies, two-c oat en amel is applied in tw o operations. The fi rst coat, the base col or, con tains the pi gment , meta l flakes and binder. The sec ond coat cons ists of a clea r enam el, w hich provid es the fin al gloss fo r the pa intw ork and protec ts the base from moi [...]

247 Car care and tech nical inform atio n What ca uses rust? Steel body p anels of au tomobi les a re sub - ject to rusting whenever air and mois ture manage to pen etrate th e pr otective finis h, and body pa nels may rust through if the pro- cess is un checked. Rusti ng can occur whe r- ever w ater is tra pped o r whe re the c ar’s panels are c[...]

248 Car care and tech nica l informatio n 4 Inspect the under coatin g and to uch up if necessary . P a y par t icul ar att en- tion t o the f enders and wheel housing s, which are e xposed to abrasi on by flying gr av el, etc . If the compos ition has w orn or flak ed off , the s teel m ust be tho r- oughly c leaned and dried be fore a fre sh coat[...]

249 Car care and tech nical inform atio n 1 A -pil lar trim: PP, PP /EPDM 2 Windshield trim: PP, PP/EPDM 3 Seals: EPDM 4 C-pillar trim: ABS 5 Rear light cluster: PMMA 6 Rear bumper, cellular core: expanded PP; shea thi ng: PP /EPD M 7 Side-window casing: P P/EPDM 8 Fuel tank: PE 9 Side tr im: PVC 10 A-pillar upholstery trim: PC/ABS , textile 11 Rea[...]

250 Car care and tech nica l informatio n Headlight aiming The vehi cle h as a visua l o ptica l head light aiming syst em equ ip ped with verti cal aiming devic e. The aim h as be en preset at the facto ry and s hould normal ly not ne ed further ad justm ents. If your h ead lights are da mage d in a crash , the head lig ht aim m ay be affect ed. I[...]

251 Car care and tech nical inform atio n If you fi nd that th e head light n eeds adjus t- ment follow these steps: 1 Open the ho od an d loca te the vertic al aimi ng de vic e. 2 Locate the mark e r on th e lens . 3 Measure the dis tance from th e gro und to the aim ma rker o n eac h lens . Subt ract 2 inch es if the vehic le is equipped wit h ha[...]

252 Car care and tech nica l informatio n 5 T urn on th e lo w bea m head lights and place a piece of cardboard or equiva lent (although not directly o n the lens) in fr ont of the he adligh t n ot bein g aim ed. Thi s should allo w the b eam c ut-off o f the headligh t being aimed to be seen on the flat surface. 6 T ur n the v ertical aimi ng sc r[...]

253 Mainte nance and ow ne r ass istan ce Maintena nce and owner assistance Maintenance sc hedule ..... 2 54 Owner assistance ........... . 255 Reporting Safet y Defect s (U.S .A.) .. .... ....... .... ..... ...... 25 6 Reporting Safet y Defect s to the Cana dian government ........... . ........ 256 IB1941[...]

254 Mai ntenance and owner assi stance Maintenance sched ule The Mainten ance Schedu le prescribe s a service program t o the p urchas er/ope rator of a Sa ab that is re asonable and necessary to ensure the p rope r emiss ion co ntrol s ys- tems fu nction , safe ty and reliab ility of the Saab auto mobil e in n ormal use. Ad dition al mainten ance [...]

255 Mainte nance and ow ne r ass istan ce Service r ecord r etention Service ins truction cou pons and record stubs a re p rovide d in t he S aab War rant ies and S ervic e Reco rd Bo oklet whic h accom - panies this O wner’s Manu al. The coup ons are arr anged in the order th at normal ser- vice sh ould be performe d. The edge of each coupon is [...]

256 Mai ntenance and owner assi stance Change of Address Notif ication (U.S. and Canada) Two chan ge of address cards ar e provide d at th e end of the Warr ant ies an d Se rvic e Record Bookl et. Knowing your current address allows Saab t o cont act y ou in the event of a r ecall or servic e cam paig n. Please hel p us keep our recor ds up to date[...]

257 Specif icati ons Specifications General..... . .... .......... .......... 258 Eng ine ..... .... ..... ...... ..... ...... 260 Fuel ... ..... ...... ..... .... ....... .... .. 26 0 Eng ine oi l .. ....... .... ..... ...... .. 26 1 Eng ine va rian ts ..... ..... ...... 26 2 Electric al system ..... ......... 263 Driv e bel ts ...... .... .... ..[...]

258 Specifi cations General Ov er all l ength, inclu di ng b ump ers: 9-5 S edan ________ _____ ___ ______ _ 190.0 in ( 4 827 mm) 9-5 W agon ____ _____ ______ ___ ____ 190 .1 in (48 28 mm) Ov er all wi dth, in cludi ng doo r mirro rs ____ 80.4 in (2042 mm) Maximu m heigh t: 9-5 S edan ________ _____ ______ ____ 58.1 in (1475 mm) 9-5 W agon ____ ___[...]

259 Specif icati ons Trailer: Luggage com partment V olume (SAE): 9-5 Sedan __________ ______ ______ _ 15.9 cu .ft. (450 litres ) 9-5 W agon, rea r seat uprigh t ____ ____ 31.4 cu. ft . (890 li tres) 9-5 W agon, rea r seat f o lded _________ 73.0 cu . ft . (2067 l itres) Luggage c ompa r tment, le ngth , 9-5 Se dan: Rear se at uprig ht __________ _[...]

260 Specifi cations Engine Fuel 4-cylind er ______________ __________ F our cylinde rs, twin ov e rhea d cam - shafts , 1 6 v alv es and two balan cer shafts . 3.0t V6 ___ ______ _____ ______ ______ _ V -6 e ngine , do ub le ov e rhea d cam - shafts on ea ch cy l- inder ban k, 24 val v es Cylinder b ores ____________ ______ _ 3.54 in (90 m m) Strok[...]

261 Specif icati ons Engine oil Oil re comm endat ion: W e recommend the us e of Saab or Mobil oi ls, availa ble from you r Saab dealer , f or reg ular o il ch anges. Thes e oils f ulf il Saab ’ s requi remen ts as wells as the mo st str ing ent r equir e- ments set b y API and A CEA cla ssificatio ns . Basic rec ommend ations f or Saab e ngines:[...]

262 Specifi cations Engine variants Viscosit y : The viscosi ty of oil is class ified accordin g to the SAE standard. Now ada ys, mul tigrade oil s are alwa ys used in ca rs. The proper- ties of t hese o ils f acilitate starting the ca r in c old w eat her b ut mean that the oil is als o viscous enough to coat al mo ving parts under hig h pr essur [...]

263 Specif icati ons Electri cal system Drive belts V oltage __ ___________ ____________ _ 12 V Battery capacity _________ ______ ____ 70 Ah Star ter moto r _______ _____ ______ ____ 1.4 kW Alternator rating 4-cylind er _____________ __________ 140 A/14 V 3,0t V6 ____________ ____________ _ 1 30 A/14 V Firing order: 4-cylind er _____________ ______[...]

264 Specifi cations Manual gearbox Automatic transmission T ype _______ ________ ____________ _ A ll-synchrom esh 5-sp eed wit h fi nal driv e and d iff eren- tia l Oil ___ ____________ ___________ ____ Saab MTF 0063 Oil cap acity _____________ ______ ___ _ 1.9 qts (1.8 l itres) Oil v ol ume (o n chan ging) ___________ _ 1.6 qts (1.5 l itres) Clutc[...]

265 Specif icati ons Suspensio n Steer ing Brake syst em Spring type , f ront and rear _______ ____ Coil springs Maxi mum d efle ction of sp rings: F ro nt ___________ _____ ___ ______ _ 7.09 in (180 m m) Rear ____________ _____ ______ ____ 7.87 in (200 m m) Dampers , f ront an d rear _________ ____ Gas-fille d dampers Steering ____ ___________ ___[...]

266 Specifi cations Whee ls and ti res (recommended dimensio ns) 2.3t 2.3 T urb o 3.0 t V6 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 X X X Winter ti res 195/65 R 15 91 Q X – – 205/55 R 16 91 Q X X – 215/55 R 16 93 Q X X X Wheel sizes 6 x 15” X – – 6,5 x 16” X X X 7 x 17” X X X 15" wheels m[...]

267 Specif icati ons 15" wheels must not be fitted to the 2.3 Turbo or 3.0t V6 since the size of the brake discs prohibits this. Compact spare : Wheel ___________ _____ ___ ______ _ 4 x 16 Tire ____ ______ _____ ______ ______ _ T115 /70 R16 Pressure ______________ ______ ____ 60 psi (420 kP a) Maxim um l if e __________ ______ ___ _ 2,200 m il[...]

268 Specifi cations Lowest recommended tir e pressure, cold tires Tire siz e Load/speed mph (km /h) 1) Fr o n t psi/kP a Rear psi/kP a 205/65 R 15 94 V 1–3 pers. /0–1 00 (0– 160) 33/230 30/210 4–5 pers ./0–1 00 (0–160 ) 33/230 30/210 1–5 pers ./10 0– (16 0–) 41/280 38/260 215/55 R 16 93 V 1–3 pers. /0–1 00 (0– 160) 35/240 32[...]

269 Specif icati ons Plates a nd labels When cons ulting your Saab deal er, it may be necess ary to quote the ca r’s V.I. N., en gine and gearb ox nu mbers . 1 Modificati on identity pla te. 2 V .I.N. numbe r , insid e wind shiel d. 3 Cer tification label. 4 Ge arbox num ber. 5 E ngin e numb er . 6 Tire pres sures and colo r code s (body & tr[...]

270 Specifi cations 1 Region _____ ______ Y = Nor thern Europe 2 Country _______ ___ S = Sweden 3 Manufacturer __ ___ 3 = Saab A utom obile AB 4 Product line ______ E = 9-5 5 Model seri es _____ _ B = 9-5 Li near wit h driv er’ s and passen ger-sid e airb ags D = 9-5 Arc with driv er ’ s and passen ger-sid e airb ags H = 9-5 Aero with driv er?[...]

271 Specif icati ons Several of the systems in yo ur Saab car can be a djusted to be tter fit y our individua l needs Some funct ion s are go vern ed by leg al requirem ents a nd can not th erefor e be reprogram med. Cons ult an aut hor ized S aab deale r fo r fur - ther infor mation . Car alar m/cen tral lock ing sys tem: • The soun d lev el of [...]

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273 Index Index A A/C syste m, fault diagnos is ________ 242 A/C sy st em, ma inten ance _________ 242 ABS brakes __ ___________ _______ 172 ACC _______ ___________ ________ 77 ACC function s ______ ________ _____ 80 ACC, autom ati c cli mat e cont rol ______ 77 ACC, calibration _________ ________ 85 ACC, con densation ____ ___________ 86 ACC, prog[...]

274 Index Door ha ndles _________ ___________ 42 Door mirrors _ ___________ _______ 125 Doors, locks & luggag e compartment _4 1 Drive belt _______ ______________ _ 263 Drive b e lt, alternator ___ __________ 211 Drive b elts, length ___ ____________ 263 Dri ve r’s seat, prog ramma ble ________ 14 Drivin g at night _____ ___________ _ 186 Dri[...]

275 Index Light switches ______ ___________ __ 71 Luggage -compartment lighting _____ 134 M Main in strument pan el _____________ 56 Main/di pped beam __ _____________ 71 Mainten ance schedule _ __________ 254 Manual gearbox, tech nical data ____ 264 Maxi fu ses ___________ __________ 227 Milome ter _________ _____________ 62 Motoring abroad ______[...]

276 Index Speed rating _ ___________ _______ 232 Speedome ter ________ _______ 62 , 63 Starting in cold weather, ACC _______ 83 Starting in hot weather, ACC __ _____ 83 Steering w heel ad justment ____ ____ 124 Steering, t echnical da ta ______ ____ 265 Stone-chi p damage, repairing __ ____ 245 Storage compartm ents _______ ____ 136 Sun visors ____[...]

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