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

2 Introd uction This m anual provides practical gu idance on driving and 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 Ec opowe r • 2.3 T urbo Ecopo wer Althou gh thi s manual desc ribes the m ost importan t diffe rences betwee n mod el vari- ants, it does not include[...]

3 Instrument p anel IB1080 Indi cator a nd w arning li ghts ______ 54 Speedom eter ______ _________ __ 61 Odome ter and trip mete r ________ 60 Fuel ga uge_____ ______ ______ __ 61 T emperat ure gauge _______ _____ 61 P arkin g ligh ts____ _____ ___ 69 High/l ow b eam _______ ___ 69 Da yti me runnin g ligh ts_____ 69 Instrumen t illu minat ion ____[...]

4 Exter ior IB1736 Driving with a ro of ra c k loa d ______ 183 Fitting the roo f carriers (accessory) 183 Maxim um roof lo ad _______ ___ __ 270 Rearvie w mi rror ____ ______ _____ 122 Hood _________ ________ ______ 200 Engine c ompartment: wa shing ___ 255 Centra l loc k ing _______ ___ 40 T runk lid lo c k, 9-5 Sedan __ 44 T ailgate, 9-5 Spo rtW[...]

5 Interio r IB581 Rearview m irrors ___________ ___ 121 Door mirrors _________ ______ ___ 121 Sun viso rs __________ ______ ___ 131 Saf ety be lts ___ ______ ___ 17 Airb ag ___________ ______ 31 Child s af ety _ _____ ______ 23 Child s af ety loc ks __ ______ 43 Saf ety be lts ___ ______ ___ 253 Glov e compartment ______ 132 Manua l tra nsmiss ion [...]

6 Engine c ompartme nt IB1737 Engine ___________ ______ _____ 203 Chec k ing th e oil l e v el ___________ 204 Chang ing en gine o il __________ __ 204 Engine o il, s pecifi catio n _________ 273 Braking__ ______ ________ ______ 168 ABS bra kes _________ ______ ___ 169 Brak e and clut ch fluid ________ ___ 208 Brak e syst em ________ ______ ___ 277[...]

7 Battery • N o spa rks, fl ames or smok in g. • Shield eyes, e xplosive gases can cause blindn ess or injur y . • Sulphur ic acid can cause blindne ss or sev ere burns. • Flush eyes immediately w ith water . Get medical help fast. • Do not tip batter y . Do not open ba tter y . KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN Brake f luid CLEAN FILLER CAP [...]

8 IB336 Jack • Jac k is designed only for changing a tire or mounti ng tire snow chai ns. • V e hicle mu st be le vel and the jac k m ust be placed on a firm and level g round. • Never cra wl underne ath vehicle when it is jack ed up . JACKING INSTRUCTIONS 1 S et par king brake an d shift tra nsmission to park. 2 Fit top of jack into jacking [...]

9 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 sulfuric acid. Deact ivating of re ar windo w switches Refer to the Owner’s Manual. Ce ntral locking, lock Risk of explosive gas. Central locking, unloc k Tr u n k lid/tailgate, openi ng Ne v er pl ac[...]

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

12 S afe ty 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 adj usted when the ignitio [...]

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 S afe ty 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 p[...]

15 Safety Ventilat ed front seats (option) Ventil ated fr ont seat s, that enha nce seating comfort in hot weat her, is an optio n on Arc and Aero m odels (certain marke ts) . Ventilate d seats are equip ped with two fans that extra ct the moist a ir from between the seat and the b ody. The fans have three s peeds and are OF F when the s witch is s[...]

16 S afe ty Head res traint The f ront seat s in th e Saab 9-5 ar e equippe d with Saab Ac tive Head Restraints (SAHRs). These red uce the risk of whip lash injur y if 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 [...]

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 e rtain states i t is a legal requiremen t for al l occup ants o f the [...]

18 S afe ty 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 event of a severe frontal or rear-end crash an d a side-on col li- sion, p rovided that the safety belt s are being 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. Mak e sure that the shoul der belt is not in contact w ith the nec k or thro at. If it is , a booster seat/cu s h- ion ma y be necessa ry . Front safety belts Fasten the belt by pul ling the b elt and inse rt- ing[...]

20 S afe ty 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[...]

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 s trap 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 the strap ne ar the lock and pull th e bel t upw ards to wards the s[...]

22 S afe ty • 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[...]

23 Safety Child safe ty Car safety t ips For Tr unk Re lease Handl e inform ation se e page 44 an d 144 . WARNING • Child ren must always be suitabl y restraine d in t he car. • DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur. • Child ren 12 and un der or shorter th an 55 inches (140 cm) can be k illed by the ai rb ag. • The BACK SEAT is the SAFEST place[...]

24 S afe ty 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[...]

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. There is an addition al top tet her ancho rage fo r the [...]

26 S afe ty 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 manufa[...]

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 S afe ty 9-5 Sport Wagon: 1 Fo ld the backre st of the rear seat f orw ard, s ee pag e 135. 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 t[...]

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 t he locking fun ction 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 loc k ing fu nct[...]

30 S afe ty 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 th ree rear pl aces. If you int end to install an other make of chi l d restraint make sure th at it is poss ible to fit it in acc ord a[...]

31 Safety Airbag The AIRBAG sy stem compris es an airbag in the stee ring wheel, a front pas senger airbag and si de ai rbag s in th e fron t seat s. The sys tem 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 t[...]

32 S afe ty WARNING • Even if the car is equi pped with AIRBA G, safe ty belt s must st ill alw ays be worn by all occupants. • Note that bec ause an airbag inflates and defl ates e xtrem ely ra pidly , it w ill not pr ovide pro tectio n agai nst a second impa ct oc curring in the sam e incide nt. Always u se your safety belt. • Always sit wi[...]

33 Safety IB1742 5 1 4 2 6 3 2 6 7 7 5 AIRBA G system wi th belt pretensio ners 1 Central sensor 2 Belt pretensioners (for both front safety belts) 3 Steering 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 the su rfaces mar ked as t[...]

34 S afe ty 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 hous ed in the fas cia abov e the g love compar tmen t and i s mar ked ”SRS AIRBAG”. (SRS = Suppleme ntary Restrai nt System). Both airba gs will be infl ated in the event of a moderate to se vere fro ntal, o [...]

35 Safety Side airba gs The sid e airba gs, which help protect the upper body are integra ted in the outsi de edges o f the fro nt se at bac krests . In a side impact, only th e airbag on that side will be ac tiv ated, and only then if ce rtai n prede termine d con dition s are met such as the force and angle of the im pact, the s peed of th e car [...]

36 S afe ty AIR BAG warning light AIRBAG serv icing The A IRBA G must be insp ecte d as par t of the norm al ser vice program but o therwise may be regarded a s mainte nance -free. WARNING • If the airbag readi ness light stays on afte r yo u sta rt y our vehi cle, it means the air bag system may not be worki ng properly . See pa ge. 5 6. The air[...]

37 Safety Scrapping or working on airbags and belt prete nsioners Frequently asked questions on func- tion of airbags Do you still need t o 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 actuate d in a moderate to seve re frontal, o[...]

38 S afe ty 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 a[...]

39 Securit y Security Doors _________________ 40 Central l ocking _________ 40 Car alarm ______________ 46 IB446[...]

40 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 locking 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 .[...]

41 Securit y To chec k the numbe r of keys that a re pro- grammed fo r the c ar; see page 50. 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 47. Reprogramming lock system functions Certain l[...]

42 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 opened 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 unlo[...]

43 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 automati cally after 20 minutes, to prevent a fl at battery. In such cases th e electrically op erated seats wil l not funct ion. Child safety lock s The rear doors are eq uipped with c hild safety lo cks tha[...]

44 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[...]

45 Securit y Tailgate, 9-5 SportWagon 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). Unlockin g The tail gate is unlo cked using : • The button o n th e key • The t ailgat e s wit[...]

46 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 41. The ant enna for the ala rm system is locate d in the c enter c onsol e. All the d oors plus trunk lid/tailgate and hood are moni tored b y micros witche s. Your Saab 9-5[...]

47 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[...]

48 Security Panic-funct i on In the c ar alarm system is a fu nction call ed "Pan ic-f uncti on" . To activ ate pa nic fu nctio n: • Push and ho ld one of the b uttons on th e ke y f or 2 secon ds . Or , if you are sitti ng inside the ca r , push the LO CK-s witch on the cen ter con sole f or 2 second s . These ac tions will trigg e r t[...]

49 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 282). Loc king/ activ ation Hazard warning l ights flash once . The LE D will come on for 10 seco nds. Unlocking/ d[...]

50 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 or 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 [...]

51 Securit y Canada only : This devi ce complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . 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) must accept any interf erence received , incl uding int erferenc e that may cau se un desire d oper - ation. Changes or mo dific ations no t expr[...]

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

54 Instru ments an d controls Indicator and warning lights A number of indicator and warning light s will 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 60). Warning, oil pressure (engine oil) This ligh t will come on togeth er[...]

55 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 212). If the belt ha s broken, the engin e may overheat (cool ing sy stem [...]

56 Instru ments an d controls Anti-lock b rake w arning This light will come on if a fault has occ urred in the ABS system. On certa in varian ts a nd as well as can ligh t up to indicat e a fault 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[...]

57 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 67). 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[...]

58 Instru ments an d controls Indicator, cruise control This li ght sh ows when the cr uise-con trol syste m is ac tiv e (see page 16 7) . Indicator, high beam This li ght shows wh en the he adlights are on high beam (se e page 69). Indicator, rear fog light This lig ht shows when the re ar fog light is on (see page 70). The rear f og lig ht is swi[...]

59 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 o ff and on ag ain to check if the fa ult persists . Even if the fa ult persists, it is sti ll possib le in most ca [...]

60 Instru ments an d controls 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 start ing. They shou ld 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 arni[...]

61 Instruments and controls Speedo meter (U.S. speedometer shown) The speed ometer receiv es signal s from the wheel sensors in the ABS system. If the NIGHT PANEL mode has been selecte d, the scale 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).[...]

62 Instru ments an d controls Check fus e 1 (radiator fa n) in the fuse panel under the ho od, se e page 231. If the ne edle repeatedly enters the red zone, stop the car as soon as it is safe to do so a nd check the 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 falls[...]

63 Instruments and controls Selector lever indication (Automati c transmission ) The po siti on of the se lecto r leve r is in di- cated on the 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[...]

64 Instru ments an d controls 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 [...]

65 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, Alar m/Speed W resp ectiv ely will be vi sible on the displa y. An aster isk * will be visibl e on t he right of the d[...]

66 Instru ments an d controls To calcula te the arrival time if a sp ecified averag e speed is ma intain ed 1 Select Dis t using the b utton. 2 Set the di stanc e to be cov e red. 3 Pr ess t o sele ct Spee d 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 b eginni ng of a journ ey, [...]

67 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[...]

68 Instru ments an d controls 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 re vs cause the re v counte r to be illum inated until the engine spee d h[...]

69 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 229 ). [...]

70 Instru ments an d controls 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 igni tion and remo ve the k ey • Open th e driv er ’ s door • Pull the hig h/lo w b eam con trol stalk [...]

71 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 67 ). 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[...]

72 Instru ments an d controls Front fog lights (ce rtain models) 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 sho uld only be used in poor visibi lit y con dit ions. Make sure you are familia r w ith the appli - cable provi ncial/st ate law regarding the use of fog lights. Haza[...]

73 Instruments and controls Wipers and was hers There are three inter mittent wi per positions. Moving the c ontrol stalk to the spring-l oaded position betw een 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 lig[...]

74 Instru ments an d controls most pos ition (1). W hen a high er degree of sensiti v ity is selected, th e wipers make o ne 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 mod e. The sensor is more[...]

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

76 Instru ments an d controls 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 se n- sor, the AC C sys tem wi ll [...]

77 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[...]

78 Instru ments an d controls Functions Pressi ng AU TO will cancel all manual settin gs. If a manual functio n is selec ted, it will be lock ed in but other functio ns will be cont roll ed aut omat ical ly. The sel ected tempera ture is a lways mainta ined automa tical ly. T emperatu re , air distri bu tion, f an speed an d recircul ation will all[...]

79 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, howev er, that the heating w ill go of f automatically after 2–10 minutes (depending on the outdoor t[...]

80 Instru ments an d controls 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 t[...]

81 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, ai r will also be distribut ed through the floor vents a nd the fan sp eed w ill b e inc reased . As the tempe rature inside the car nears the s ele[...]

82 Instru ments an d controls 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). ?[...]

83 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 [...]

84 Instru ments an d controls 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 out lets under neath the floo r of the car, in the vi cinity 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 whe[...]

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

86 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 Both m odels have been sp ecial ly ma tched to th e Saab 9-5 ca bin . The [...]

87 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-5 Audio Sys tem Radio (see page 90) ON T o swi tch the 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 sw itched o n when the igni- tion k ey is no t in the s witch, the sys tem will auto- maticall y be sw itched off afte r one ho[...]

88 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Cassette player. See page 92 CD player . See pag e 95 CD changer (a ccessory /option). S ee page 97 Pr ess on ce: S elect s ca ssett e player when othe r source acti v e. Whe n ta pe p layin g: Dolby B 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 & hold b[...]

89 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[...]

90 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Radio Press the RADIO/ BAND button to switch to the r adio w hen an ot her so urce i s act ive. Preset station buttons (1) Press on ce (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[...]

91 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Waveband selector (3) Press the RADIO/BAN D button re peated ly to move thr ough th e wa veban d sel ection s: FM1, FM 2, and AM. AS, Autost ore (4) The autosto re mode provi des an additi onal preset fun ction that ca n be u sed to search for and t o store statio ns when you a re in an area whe re you are unf amili ar wit[...]

92 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 [...]

93 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Music sea rch forw ard/re verse (5) To searc h forward for a tra ck, pres s and relea se 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 will contin ue until a gap of at le ast 4 secon ds is found , or unt il yo u p[...]

94 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[...]

95 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 track will start and the follo w- ing mes sage will ap pear o n the d ispla y: A tiny, a mber[...]

96 Saab 9- 5 Audio System 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 m ost conve - nient: Random playback (RDM) (2) Press[...]

97 Saab 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 satisfa c tory 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 C Ds) proc eed as follo ws: [...]

98 Saab 9- 5 Audio System 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 st[...]

99 Saab 9- 5 Audio System If for som e reas on the CD s elect ed by the preset butt on cannot be played , playba ck of the curre nt CD wi ll co ntinue . Track se arch (2) Press or repe atedl y to mo ve 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 [...]

100 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 s tarted SCAN while pla ying track one,[...]

101 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[...]

102 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em Loudness ON/OFF To chang e t he def ault s etting: The defau lt se tting fo r this function is O N. – Press and h old th e WB b utt on at th e same t ime a s y ou s witch on the A u dio System. – Select LOUDNESS us ing – Select ON/O FF using the V OL control. – W ait 10 se conds or pre ss on e of th e b ut - tons [...]

103 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Security l ock The Audio Sy stem is equipped w ith an elec - tron ic secu rity lock . The s peci al cod e is unique to the car in which the Aud io System is fitted . Each time the Audio System is switch ed on, a check is m ade t o e nsure t hat the c odes match . If not , the fo llowing will a ppear o n the dis- play: If [...]

104 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em Technic al data • These sp ecifications comply with the new IHF Sta ndard • Since th e policy a t 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[...]

105 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Antennas The Audio Syste m has three antenn as incorpora ted in the rear window; two for FM diversi ty and one fo r AM. The car has a f actor y-fi tted roof anten na for a mobil e 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 [...]

106 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em 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[...]

107 OnStar - Telematics OnStar - Telematics Using OnStar _________ 1 08 OnStar i s Easy______ _____ ___ 108 OnStar Se rvices Button _______ 108 Emergenc y b utto n _____ ______ 109 Whit e dot b u tton _________ ___ 109 System statu s ligh t _______ ___ 109 The OnStar Cent er _____ 110 Conne cting to the OnStar ce nter 110 Y ou r person al identi fi[...]

108 OnS tar - Telemati cs Your new ve hicle may com e equ ipped with advanc ed telematic s hardware. OnStar telematics is a soph isticate d in -vehi cle system allo wing co nverge nce o f wire less commu nications , GPS ( Globa l Posi tionin g Syst em) sate llit es a nd a dva nced vehi cle electron ics. You shou ld ac tivate imme diatel y to e nsur[...]

109 OnStar - Telematics 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 receive calls from the OnStar Cente r. Blinking G reen — Th e light bl inks 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 on[...]

110 OnS tar - Telemati cs 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-[...]

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

112 OnS tar - Telemati cs 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 OnSt ar Adv isor or send a[...]

113 OnStar - Telematics 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 vari - ety o f voic es a nd acc ents. You sh oul d speak dis tinctly in a nor[...]

114 OnS tar - Telemati cs Storing/Deleting Numbers in Memory (Nameta gs) Storing a number Your OnStar syst em can store up to 20 numbers (up to 32 dig its 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 s[...]

115 OnStar - Telematics 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 [...]

116 OnS tar - Telemati cs Vir tual Adviso r (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 [...]

117 OnStar - Telematics 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 T[...]

118 OnS tar - Telemati cs 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 re quires c ellular s ervice to be availab le and operating for fea tures to func- tion properly . Per son al Call ing : Exist ing On Star servi ce agr eem ent requir ed. Addi tional usag e cha rg[...]

119 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Interior equi pment and trunk Steering wheel adjustment __________ 1 20 Rearview mirr ors______ 121 Electric windows ______ 127 Sunroof _____________ 1 28 Interi or lighting _______ 130 Sun visors ___________ 131 Ashtrays_____________ 131 Glove compartment ___ 132 Cup holders __________ 134 Trunk ______________[...]

120 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Steering w heel adjust ment Fore-and-a ft and tilt adj ustment of the steer- ing wh eel is poss ible. Pull dow n the lever fully until you h ear a click. Move th e steering w heel to the desired 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 [...]

121 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[...]

122 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Rearview mirror The rear view mirro r has day/night po sitions that can be s elect ed by means o f a knob beneath the mirror. 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 fut[...]

123 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Preparations fo r first-time programmi ng Before progra m ming the garage opene r for the first time, you m ust d elete a ny fa ctor y codes. Press an d hold the two out er buttons until the indi cator l ight b egins to fla sh-afte r 20 seconds. Re lease both b uttons . Do not hold for longer tha t 30 seconds. [...]

124 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Gate Opera tor / Canadian Programming Canadi an radio-frequ ency laws requi re transmi tter signals to "time-o ut" (or quit) after sev eral s econd s of t ransm issio n - which may not be long e nough for the garage op ener to pick up th e sig nal du ring programm ing. Similar to this Canadian l aw, som[...]

125 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Opening a garage door To operat e, sim ply p ress and rel ease the programm ed button. Activ ation will now occur for th e trained device (i. e. garage door opener, g ate op erator, s ecuri ty sy stem, entry doo r lock , home/o ffice lighti ng, etc .). For conv enience, the hand-held transm itter of the de vice[...]

126 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Compass The com pass is integ rated i n the re arview mirror . The comp ass bearin g is displayed 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 [...]

127 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Electric wind ows The elec tric motors of th e front windows are equi pped with over lo ad pro tec tion (in te- grated the rmal 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 swit ch Rea[...]

128 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Child sa fety: re ar wi ndows (ON/ OFF) The window s witches on the rear doors can be rend ered 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 opera ted by the sw itch on each rear door. The switch’s back li ghting will be a[...]

129 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 control forw ards until the sun roof is cl osed. Ventilation p osition • Press the[...]

130 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k 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 courtesy lights in the front (in s ome model varia nts) and d oor courtesy lights on all doors . The cour tesy l ights come [...]

131 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Sun visors The car i s equipped wi th double s u n 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 the sun visors . The vanity mirrors are ill umi- nated w hen the c over i s raised . Ashtrays (acces sory) The car can be equip[...]

132 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k 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. [...]

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

134 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Cup holders Cup h olde rs ar e pro vid ed in t he in stru ment panel fa scia, in the center console compart- ment bet ween the fro nt sea ts, an d in th e rear-seat arm rest (certain varian ts only). 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[...]

135 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 b y pull ing the [...]

136 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k WARNING • Pla ce hea vy item s clo sest t o the ba ckre st and s tow sm all er and lig hte r item s on t op. • Never ove rload the ca rgo net. If the elastic bre aks this may cause personal injury . Do not use a cargo ne t that shows signs of we ar. • Secu re heav y an d bulk y ite ms usin g the tie down po[...]

137 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Trunk pass-t hrough hatch A trunk pa ss-through hatch is incorpora ted in the rear seat back rest 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[...]

138 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k 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 front s eats are not lo cated too far back. The w ide sectio n cannot be folded sepa rately if a cargo net is mou nted on the re ar of th e back rest. 1 Make sur e [...]

139 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[...]

140 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k 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 overload th e carg o net. If th e elastic breaks this may c ause pers onal i[...]

141 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 cks™) where s pecial 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 [...]

142 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k 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 o ints in the roo f. Carefu lly bend in the lo wer edge of th e cov e r with a screw- driver . 2 Pull the c argo n et out direct ly bac k- war ds. 3 Snap [...]

143 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Sliding floor (a ccessory) The functio n of the sliding floor i s to facilitate loading a nd unload ing. Securing l oad s, se e page 137. 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[...]

144 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k 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[...]

145 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Spare wheel and tools The spare w heel, toge ther with the jack an d 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 18[...]

146 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Fuel filler door (certain variants on ly) 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 154. Openin g the fuel f iller door in an emergency (certain var iants only) If the f[...]

147 Sta rt ing and driving Starting and driving IB1754 Igniti on switch ________ 148 Starting the engine ____ 149 Important consi derations for driving ___________ 151 Refueling ____________ 154 Engine Break-In Peri od _ 157 Gear changing ________ 1 58 Cruise control ________ 167 Braking ______________ 168 Traction Contr ol System 171 Electroni c S[...]

148 St arti ng an d d rivin 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[...]

149 Sta rt ing and driving If the ca r does no t start If the text ” Key no t acc epted. Cont act ser- vice.” i s shown on th e SID, after a fail ed start attempt, th e cau se co uld be a faul t in th e transmitte r in th e key, or in the recei ver in the igniti on loc k. Th e follo wing shou ld be done: • T ur n the k e y ba c k to th e LO C[...]

150 St arti ng an d d rivin 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[...]

151 Sta rt ing and driving Limp-home mode The e ngine manag ement syst em ha s a diagnos tic feature t hat continuall y checks a number of internal func tions. If, for ex ample, a fault i s dete cted i n the throttle valv e, the engine man ageme nt sy stem will go in to Limp-hom e mo de.This l imits idli ng con trol, disable s the cruise-c ontrol s[...]

152 St arti ng an d d rivin g One of the adva ntages of th e system i s that it e nab les the en gine t o be run saf ely on low er-grade fu el, although not low er t han A ON 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-liv ed knoc king whe n the en[...]

153 Sta rt ing and driving 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 m isfiring, allo w i t t o i d l e f o r u p t o f i v e m i n u t e s t o g i v e i t t i m e to settl e and run smooth ly . If , afte r this time , the e ngi ne st ill f a ils to run properly , tu[...]

154 St arti ng an d d rivin g Refueling Only fue l fr om well -know n oil com panies should be used . All Saab gasoline engines can b e driven on fuel of gra de AON 87–93. For optimu m perfo rmanc e we rec ommend : • AO N 9 0 fo r 2 . 3 t • AO N 9 3 for 2 .3T u rbo and 2.3T , (see page 272). If fuel containi ng a mixture of alcoh ol is used, [...]

155 Sta rt ing and driving Openin g the fuel filler door in an emergency, see page 146. Recomme nded fuel: The engine in your Saab 9-5 is 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 r[...]

156 St arti ng an d d rivin 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 caused 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 res ponsibi[...]

157 Sta rt ing and driving If yo ur veh icl e is c erti fied t o me et Cali for nia Emissi on Standard s (ind icated on the under hood emi ssion c ontrol l abel), it is designe d to operate o n fuels that meet Cali- fornia s pecifica tions. If suc h fuel s are not availab le in stat es adop ting Californi a emis- sions s tandard s, y our ve hicle w[...]

158 St arti ng an d d rivin g Gear changin g Manual tran smission To start the engine th e 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 [...]

159 Sta rt ing and driving 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 [...]

160 St arti ng an d d rivin 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: Normal , Manual, S port and Winter. The Normal mode , which provid es the best fuel econ omy, is the defau lt sett ing whe n [...]

161 Sta rt ing and driving 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 the s ame time as the ge ar selector ca tch (detente) is pres sed i n. Shift Lock override Check fuse No . 1 (se e page 229). I f t[...]

162 St arti ng an d d rivin g Overhea ted transmis sion flu id If the auto ma tic-tran smissi on fluid sho uld overhe at, the fo llowing mess age will app ear on the SID: ”Gearbox too hot. Make a safe stop.”. I n 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 r[...]

163 Sta rt ing and driving Descending hills If the sp eed of the car i ncreas es whi le descen ding a steep hil l, despite the acce ler- ator be ing released, the control modu le will change down a gear when you bra ke. If yo u 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 le[...]

164 St arti ng an d d rivin 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 ked and the tr ansm iss ion is mechani cally imm obiliz ed . Alw a ys apply t[...]

165 Sta rt ing and driving 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 [...]

166 St arti ng an d d rivin 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 [...]

167 Sta rt ing and driving 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[...]

168 St arti ng an d d rivin g To reduce the preset speed The cru ise contro l sys tem wil l alwa ys dise n- gage aut omatic ally the m oment that e ither the br ake pe dal o r the c lutch pedal is depress ed. It is al so pos sibl e to red uce t he spe ed by means of the RESU ME/– button . Sliding the but ton to RESUME/– once will reduce th e sp[...]

169 Sta rt ing and driving 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[...]

170 St arti ng an d d rivin 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 56). The ABS system wil l not reduce th e braking 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[...]

171 Sta rt ing and driving 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[...]

172 St arti ng an d d rivin g TCS OFF The i ndic ator on the ma in in strume nt panel w ill c ome on: • If a f ault has been detect ed and the syste m has there fore been switched off. • If ther e is a f ault in the ABS sy stem. • If the syst em ha s bee n s witc hed o ff man - uall y . The indica tor light will also com e on for 4 seconds wh[...]

173 Sta rt ing and driving ESP improv es the dri ver’s chan ces of retain ing contr ol over th e car i n crit ical sit u- ation s. To ensur e that the system work s as designe d, the dimen sions of al l f our tire s must b e the sa me. ESP indicator light The indi cat or lig ht in t he ta chomet er comes on fo r a short per iod of time when the E[...]

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

175 Sta rt ing and driving a major impac t on fu el co nsum ption a fter the engine has star ted from cold. Thus, if th e car is mai nly u sed fo r short journe ys of 3–5 mi les ( 5–8 km ), th e fue l cons umpt ion will be 6 0–80 % higher th an normal. Driving technique • T o obtain th e best running e conom y , not only rega rdin g fu el c[...]

176 St arti ng an d d rivin g Engine block he ater (st andard equipment in Canada , accessory in U.S.) The foll owin g ar e just some of the be nefits to the c ar and the env ironm ent of using an engine b lock heater : • Low er f uel co nsum ption. • Exhau st emi ssions sub stantiall y reduced ov er short r uns . • Reduc ed we ar on t he e n[...]

177 Sta rt ing and driving If winter tire s are fitte d, the same type must be fitted on all wheel s. Your Saab deal er will be please d to advise you on the bes t tires for your car. Remember that ti res age. It may therefo re be nece ssary to ch ange t hem before they reach the legal wear lim it, as the y grad ually lose the ir fric tion p ropert[...]

178 St arti ng an d d rivin g 2 W ait u ntil th e need le ha s dr opped bac k to indicate normal temper ature (roughly midwa y , in the wh ite z one ) bef o re stop - ping the engin e. If the coolant need s top- ping up , unscrew th e cap on e xpansion tank carefully . T op up , as nece ssary , i deall y wi th a 50/50 mixt ure of Saab-approv ed coo[...]

179 Sta rt ing and driving 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 requirem e[...]

180 St arti ng an d d rivin g When negoti ating long hills, bear the follow - ing imp ortant c onsi deratio ns in mind : Use Normal mode when drivi ng with a cara- van or tra iler o n hill y road s. The ad aptive gear cha nge pa ttern fu nction will p revent the trans mission overh eating . Rises in cool ant tempe rature a re i ndica ted by the tem[...]

181 Sta rt ing and driving Recommend ations for cars with manual gearbox 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 step s are taken in orde r as the temperatu re of the e ngine incre ases: • A/C compre ssor is s witched off. • engine torq ue is reduced. When conti [...]

182 St arti ng an d d rivin g Trailer hitc h load The weig ht distribut ion on the trailer makes a lot of differe nce to the handling pro perties of the c ar and trailer 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[...]

183 Sta rt ing and driving 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 270). 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 [...]

184 St arti ng an d d rivin g 4 Close the do ors on the left-han d side of the car g ently , to hold the carrier f e et in place . 5 Now go arou nd to t he other s ide of the car and r emo v e the p lastic c ov er from the carrier’ s adjustab le f oot. F o ld bac k the rubber s trip an d insert the pins on the f o ot int o the fi xing holes . Do [...]

185 Sta rt ing and driving Driving at night Bear in mind the follow ing points whe n driving a t night : • Nighttim e drivin g requi res y our full con- centr ation. • Do not r ush. C ount on you r journey taking slight ly lo nger . • The n umber of dr iv ers under the inf luence of drugs is lik ely to be greater at ni ght than during the da [...]

186 St arti ng an d d rivin g Tires The tire pre ssure shoul d match the c urrent load and sp eed of the car; see page 279 or the tire pre ssure label on page 280. The tire pre ssures given a pply to co ld tires, that is ti res tha t are th e sam e tem perature as the outside air tem peratur e. The tire press ure incre ases as the ti res become war[...]

187 Sta rt ing and driving Driving considerat ions with co mpact spare wheel/t ire fitte d The follo w ing should be observe d when the compact spare whee l (T115 /70 R16) is fitted: • The co mpac t spare is ligh t and e asy to handle w hen c hangi ng the whee l. • Do not dr ive fur th er th an nece ssa r y with the comp act s pare fi tted – [...]

188 St arti ng an d d rivin g Driving with the trunk lid/tailgate open Avoid driv ing with the trunk lid/ tailgate partly or fully open, since exha ust fu mes c an be drawn i nto the cabin. If you m ust dr ive with th e tr unk li d/tail gate open, a ll win dows and the sun roof (if f itted) must be clos ed and the c abin f an on at its highest sp e[...]

189 Sta rt ing and driving Front towing ey e The front to wing eye is stored with th e spare whe el. The attach ment p oint (t apped hol e) for th e towing ey e is midway al ong the engine su b- frame at th e front of t he ca r. Remove the pl astic plug and s crew in the tow ing ey e sec ure ly. To ensure that th e towing eye i s in far enough, in [...]

190 St arti ng an d d rivin g Towing th e car Gear lev er in neutral (in cars wit h automat ic transmission : selecto r lever at N (neutra l)) Turn on the par kin g light s. Drive carefull y and do not exc eed the speed lim it for vehicle s being towed. Always try to ke ep the towrope tau t by gent ly ap ply ing th e brak e, a s nec essar y. This w[...]

191 Sta rt ing and driving 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 st art you r vehi cle: 1 Chec k the other v ehicl e. I t mu st ha ve a 12-v olt b attery with a ne gativ e gr ound syste m. 2 Get the v eh[...]

192 St arti ng an d d rivin g help sa ve both batterie s and it co uld sav e your r adio . 4 Open the ho od and l ocate the bat tery . Find the pos itive (+) and negati ve (–) termi- nals on the ba tter y. 5 Chec k that the ju mper c ab les do not hav e loose or m issing insulati on. If they do , you coul d get a shoc k a nd als o the ve hicles c[...]

193 Sta rt ing and driving 9 Attach the cab le at least 18 inche s (45 cm) aw a y from the d ischarge d bat- tery , but n ot nea r engin e parts that mov e. T o av oid an arc w hich could d eto- nate t he h y drogen gas a round t he bat- tery , the final con nection must b e at least 18” from t he batt ery . 10 Star t the v ehicl e wit h the g oo[...]

194 St arti ng an d d rivin g 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 syst em us es fou r sens ors in the re ar bumper. The se emit ultrasound signals that bounce ba ck to t h[...]

195 Sta rt ing and driving When an objec t is a pproxi matel y 3 fee t (90 cm) from the car, t he so und pu lses change ch aracter marke dly. A distance of about 3 feet (90 cm) is suit able if you wish to load or unload the luggag e compar tment. If the di stanc e betw een a n obje ct and the corner s ensors does no t chan ge for three second s, e.[...]

196 St arti ng an d d rivin g 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 main instrumen t panel will be on. To release t he parkin g brake, l ift the lever s lightl y, pres s the releas e butt on and release the le ver by[...]

197 Sta rt ing and driving 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 rat[...]

198 St arti ng an d d rivin g (This pa ge has been lef t blan k)[...]

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

200 Car care a nd technical in 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 ho od will no w spring up , provi ding a cces s to t he sec ondary saf ety cat ch. 3 Push the catc h upwards , lifting t he hood at the sam e time. Th e hood[...]

201 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Engine compartment 10 9 6 7 8 1 2 4 3 5 IB1773 Engine c ompar tment 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 Ignition discharge module 10 Reservoi[...]

202 Car care a nd technical in form ation 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 specifi cations are iden - tified on a l abel affixed to th e left front inne r fender. These en gine families m eet a pplicabl e EPA Fede[...]

203 Car care and tech nical inform atio n ORVR (Onboard Refueling Vapor Recover y) Hydrocarb on vapors formed when refueli ng 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 emi ssion canist[...]

204 Car care a nd technical in form ation 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 [...]

205 Car care and tech nical inform atio n The engi ne oil mus t be chan ged in acco r- dance w ith t he ser vice program , see page 264. Oil vo lume and gra de, see p age 273. 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 o r other sui[...]

206 Car care a nd technical in form ation Transmis sion fluid Manual tran smission Check and t op up the fluid in accordanc e with th e servic e progr am. If original flui d cannot be obtain ed for top- ping up (see p age 276), autom atic t rans- mission flu id Dexron III (synthet ic oil) can be used. If so, th e car s hould be ta ken to an author [...]

207 Car care and tech nical inform atio n 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 m essage ”Coola nt level low. Refi ll.” is display ed on the SID, check the level of fluid in [...]

208 Car care a nd technical in form ation 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[...]

209 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Power steer ing fluid Check the leve l of the power steering flu id in the reser voir re gularly , in a ccordanc e with the serv ice pr ogram. The whe els should point forward d uring the check. Clean around the ca p befo re it i s unscrew ed. Clean the dipstic k. Screw in the cap com plete ly ag ain be for[...]

210 Car care a nd technical in form ation Battery The bat tery is p rovide d with a cove r to pro - tect it from radia ted he at. If th e batt ery is exposed to high temp eratures, i ts life will b e shorten ed. To remove th e cov er, rel ease the two c lips al ong its long side s. The cove r fits the sta ndard batte ry installe d in the car. If a [...]

211 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Charging/replacing the battery Connect the positive l ead to the pos itive (+) batter y termina l (red), and the negati v e le ad to a good groun d point, e.g. the lifting lu g at the front of the eng ine. To remove the batte ry, alwa ys di sconn ect the negati ve (black) lead first and reconn ect it last w[...]

212 Car care a nd technical in form ation Drive belts The alte rnat or is sit uate d on t he ri ght- hand side o f the engine, a djacent to t he bulkhead . It is driv en vi a a Pol y-V-belt from th e cran k- shaft pull ey. The Poly-V-b elt also drives the water pump, the A/C co mpressor and the steering s ervo pump. The belt te nsion is c ritica l [...]

213 Car care and tech nical inform atio n 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[...]

214 Car care a nd technical in form ation 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. Washer s The washe r-fluid rese rvoir holds 6.4 quarts (6 liters). When " Washer fluid level low. Refill." comes up on the SID, the res ervoir is down to about 1 quart (1 liter ) of [...]

215 Car care and tech nical inform atio n 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 259. Xenon headlight (c ertain variants) Xenon h eadlig hts pro duce roughl y t wice as much l ight a s halo gen bul bs and have a sig nif icant ly lon ger servi ce [...]

216 Car care a nd technical in form ation Headlight bulb for high beam (Ha logen) On cars equi pped w ith Xenon lamp s the Halo gen la mps are us ed only for high b eam f lasher if the da ytime running lights are de acti- va ted and the headligh t swi tch is in the off positio n (otherw i se Xenon lamp is u tiliz ed): 1 Unscre w t he co v er from t[...]

217 Car care and tech nical inform atio n 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, hol d aside the indu ction air hose . T o impro v e acce ssib ility to t he lef t-hand h eadli ght, remov e the battery co v er . Release the t wo c li[...]

218 Car care a nd technical in form ation Parking-light bulb ( cars with halo- gen low beam) The park ing-light bul b is adj acent to the bu lb 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 Xenon low b eam ) The par king l ight b ulb is ad[...]

219 Car care and tech nical inform atio n 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 coun terclock- wise. 4 Withdr aw the b ulb [...]

220 Car care a nd technical in form ation Rear light cluster, 9-5 S edan The bulbs for the lamps in the rear ligh t 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 [...]

221 Car care and tech nical inform atio n 1 Squeez e together the sil ver pla stic lug and the e lectrical conn ection and wi th- dra w th e lam p hold er . 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[...]

222 Car care a nd technical in form ation Tai lgat e b ulb s, 9 -5 Wa gon 1 T urn the loc k a quarter tur n (90 ° ) with a scre wdriver or the i gnition k e y . 2 Open and re mo v e the co v er . 3 T ak e out the b u lb holder b y tw isting it slightly cou nterloc k wise . 4 Press in the b ulb and t wist it counter cloc kwise. 5 Change the b ulb .[...]

223 Car care and tech nical inform atio n 4 Pull the l ight clu ster rea rward s and angle it out wards (it i s seated quite firmly). 5 Release t he f as tener f rom the bo dy . Rein ser t the fastener int o the gr oove in the ligh t clus ter . Press in the f ast ener until y ou he ar a cl ic k. 6 T ak e out the b u lb holder b y tw isting it sligh[...]

224 Car care a nd technical in form ation License- plate light 1 Undo the tw o scre ws and rem ov e the lamp glass . 2 Withdraw the b ulb . 3 Change the b ulb . 4 C heck the seal before fi ttin g the g lass. Side direction indicators 1 Slide th e lamp fitt ing fo rward and pul l out the bac k. 2 R emove the bulb. 3 Change t he b u lb . On refit tin[...]

225 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Dome light, front 1 Ease the leadin g edge of the gl ass o ut of the o v erh ead pa nel. 2 Release o ne of the con tacts an d remov e the b ulb . 3 F it th e new bulb. Dome light, rea r 1 Remo v e the entire ov erh ead panel: ease o ut the trail ing en d firs t, and t hen both fro nt edge s. 2 Fit the ne w [...]

226 Car care a nd technical in form ation 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 , under the p anel in the luggage compartm ent. # Cap W attage 1 H7 55 Headli ght 2 H1 55 F og l ight 3 P21W[...]

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

228 Car care a nd technical in form ation 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 way as the other fuses. 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 unctio[...]

229 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Fuse panel in instrument pane l # Amp Function A 30 T ra iler lights B 10 Autom atic transm ission C 7.5 Electric door m irrors; DICE : manu al bea m len gth adjus tme nt 11 5 B r a k e l i g h t s 2 15 Rev er sing lights 3 10 Pa rking lig hts , left 4 10 Pa rking lig hts , right 5 7.5 DICE / TWICE 6 30 Ele[...]

230 Car care a nd technical in form ation Relay panel under instrume nt panel Relay panel under instrument panel (cont.) 27 10 Engine-manage ment s yste m; SID; main inst rument 28 7.5 Airbag 29 7.5 ABS/TCS/ESP 30 7.5 Star ter motor 31 7.5 Cruise contro l; water val ve; f og li ghts, front; r ain sen - sor 32 15 V entilate d f ront se ats 33 7.5 Di[...]

231 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Fuse box under hood Fuses Relays # Amp Function 1 40 Radiator f a n, hig h spe ed 2 60 ABS/TCS/ESP 3– – 4 7.5 Load a ngle senso r (cars with x enon hea dlight s) 5 15 Heater 6 10 A/C; car alarm siren 7 15 Bulb test 8– – 9 20 Headlight w ashers 10 15 High beam he adlig ht, left 11 15 Low be am hea dl[...]

232 Car care a nd technical in form ation 12 Hor n 13 Extra light s (acc esso ry) 14 High beam he adligh t 15 Low beam headli ght 16 – 17 Windshield wipe rs IB1798 Locati on of walle t for spare bulbs and fuses (acc esso r y)[...]

233 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Tires Your ne w vehi cle c omes w ith hi gh-qua lity tires ma de by a leading tire manufacture r. If you ever have questio ns about your tire warranty an d wh ere to obtain servi ce, s ee your Saab Warrant y and Servic e Reco rd Book let for de tai ls. Infl at ion - Tir e Pr ess ure The Tire-Load ing Inform[...]

234 Car care a nd technical in form ation When t o c hec k Chec k your tires once a m ont h or mor e. Don’t f orget y our co mpac t spare tire. I t should be at 6 0 psi (420 k Pa). How to Check Use a good q uality pock et-typ e gage to check tire pre ssure. You can’ t tell if you r tires are pro perly i nflated si mply by lo oking at them. Radi[...]

235 Car care and tech nical inform atio n When It Is Time f or New Tires One w ay to tell when it’s tim e for new tires is to check the treadwe ar indicat ors, which will appear w hen your tires have only 1/16 inch (1.6 mm) or les s of t read rem ainin g. You need a new tire i f any of the followi ng stat emen ts ar e true : • Y ou can see the [...]

236 Car care a nd technical in form ation The wh eels a nd tire s hav e been caref ully matched to the characterist ics of the car and play a key ro le in its ou tstand ing roadh old- ing and han dling . Do not take it fo r grante d that a wh eel/tire combin ation will work in the be st poss ible way, j ust be caus e it c an be fitted to the c ar. [...]

237 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Uniform Tire Quality Grading Quality grades can be found whe re applica- ble on the tire sid ewall between tread sho u l- der and m aximum s ection wid th. For ex am- ple: Treadwea r 200 Tra ction AA Temperatu re A The foll owin g informat ion relate s to th e system deve loped by the Unit ed Stat es Nation[...]

238 Car care a nd technical in form ation Wheel A lignment and Tir e Bala nce The wh eels o n you r vehi cle w ere al igned and bala nced carefully at the factory to give you the long est tire life and best overal l per- formance . Schedule d wh eel al ignment and wheel bal- ancing are not ne eded. Ho wev er, if y ou notice unusual tire wear o r yo[...]

239 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Tire Chains Notice: If your vehi cle doe s not ha ve P225/45R17 s ize tire s, u se tire c hains only where legal a nd only when you must. Use onl y SAE Class ²S² type chains that a re th e pro per size for your tires. Install them on the front tires a nd tighten them a s tightly as pos sible with the ends[...]

240 Car care a nd technical in form ation Tire Sidewall Labeling Useful informati on ab out a tire is mo lded into it´s side wall. Tire size: The tir e size ia a com binat ion of letter s and numbers us ed to define a part ic- ular tire´s wi dth, he ight, a spect ratio, con- structio n type and s ervice d escri ption. Department of Transporta tio[...]

241 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Aspect ratio: A two-digi t num ber tha t indi- cates th e tire height -to-wi dth me asure- ments. For exa mple, if the tire s ize as pect ratio is “55”, as shown in item “C” of the ill us- tration, it w ould mean that the tire´s sidewal l is 55 % as hi gh as it is wide. Belt Rati ng: A letter c ode[...]

242 Car care a nd technical in form ation Loading Your Ve hicle This is an ex ampl e of w hat y our ve hicle ´s Tire -L oadin g In form ati on/C erti fic ati on lab el might l ook li ke. It is lo cated on the B-pilla r and sho ws h ow m uch we igh t your vehic le may pro perly carry. The lab el tel ls yo u the proper size , and re comm ended infla[...]

243 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Maximum Load ratin g: The load rating for a tire at the maximu m permissi ble inflatio n pressure for that ti re. Maximum Loaded Vehicle Wei ght: The sum of curb weig ht; accessory wei ght; vehi - cle capac ity weigh t; and production option s weight . Maximum Permissible Inflat ion Pres- sure: Th e maximum[...]

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

245 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Tire date code Tires sh ould b e rega rded as peris hable goods. As the tires age , the rubber becomes progress ively harde r, and t he road hol ding ability of the tires dimin ishes . This is parti c- ularly true on wi nter tires. Tires now have a date-code marking for the year of m anufa cture. The firs t[...]

246 Car care a nd technical in form ation Compact sp are tire 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[...]

247 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Changing a wheel WARNING • The ca r jack is de signed so lely 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 be ta ken if the car is [...]

248 Car care a nd technical in form ation P osition f or jack IB1838 IB1553 P osit ioning th e jack The coll apsible ja ck handle is stow ed in a cloth b ag by th e spare w heel. Wit h the help of you r foot, extend th e handle as illustr ated IB1554 Ja c k location, betw e en sp are wh ee l and sill IB1704[...]

249 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 ja cking po ints u nder th e sil ls. If a floor jac k is used , it can be applied 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[...]

250 Car care a nd technical in form ation 1 Put the c ar in 1st gear (aut omatic tra ns- missio n: mo ve selector t o the P position) and appl y t he parkin g br ak e . 2 Wind the jac k u p to a suitab l e heig ht bef ore placing it under the rec ess in the sill . Mak e sur e that t he jac k fu lly enga ges the rece ss in the sil l and that t he ba[...]

251 Car care and tech nical inform atio n WARNING Grit, sa lt an d rust can clo g the i nner threads i f the car has be en driven f or sev- eral years excl usive ly w ith al loy wh eel s. If ste el wheels are now fitted, t he bolt hole threads in the brake hubs shoul d be cleane d before the th inner steel whee ls are fi tted. It may otherwis e not[...]

252 Car care and technical in formation Air condit ioning (ACC) Fault diagnosis If a fault o c curs in the A/C system, the re 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 intak e air is dehumid ifi[...]

253 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 sharply . 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 [...]

254 Car care and technical in formation Washing the ca r Wash yo ur car frequen tly. To faci litat e cleanin g, a suitable d etergent can be added to the wate r, which shou ld be lukewa rm. Do not use a pre ssure washer at clo se range on stone chip damage, sc ratches or other damage to the p aintw ork. Th e pain t can othe rwise s tart to fla ke. [...]

255 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Waxing and polishing Other than in exce ptional cases, do no t use abrasiv e polishes contai ning a cutting age nt on a new car. Alwa ys was h the car thor- oughly bef ore waxing or poli shin g. Engine co mpartment Clean the en gine c ompar tment u sing an engine dete rgent and rinse with hot water. Cover t[...]

256 Car care and technical in formation Two-co at enamel As the name imp lies, two-c oat en amel is applied in tw o operatio ns. The first coat , the base col or, con tains the pi gment , meta l flakes and binder. The sec ond coat consis ts 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 s[...]

257 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 wher - ever w ater is tra pped o r whe re the c ar’s panels are [...]

258 Car care and technical in formation 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 i[...]

259 Car care and tech nical inform atio 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[...]

260 Car care and technical in formation 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 the g round to the aim ma rker o n eac h lens . Subt ract 2 inch es if the vehic le is equipped wit h halo [...]

261 Car care and tech nical inform atio n 5 T urn on th e lo w bea m head lights and place a piece of c ardboard or equivale nt (although not directly o n the lens ) in front 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 [...]

262 Car care and technical in formation (This pa ge has been lef t blan k)[...]

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

264 Customer Assistance an d Information Maintenance sched ule The Mainten ance 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 anc[...]

265 Customer Assistance a nd Information 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 s[...]

266 Customer Assistance an d Information 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 da[...]

267 Customer Assistance a nd Information Vehi cle D ata Col le ctio n an d Ev ent Data Recorders Your vehi cle, l ike o ther m odern moto r vehi - cles, h as a n umber of sop hi stica ted co m- puter syste ms that monitor and co ntrol sev- eral aspec ts of the vehicle’ s performanc e. Your ve hicle us es on-board vehi cle comput- ers to mon itor [...]

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

269 Specific ations Specifications General______________ 270 Engine ______________ 272 Fuel_________________ 272 Engine oil ____________ 273 Engine variants _______ 274 Electric al syste m______ 275 Drive belts ___________ 275 Manual gearbo x _______ 2 76 A utomatic transmission 276 Suspension __________ 277 Steering _____________ 2 77 Brake system[...]

270 Spec ificati ons General Ov er all l ength, inclu di ng b ump ers: 9-5 S edan ________ _____ ______ ____ 190.0 in (4827 mm) 9-5 W agon ____ _____ ______ ______ _ 190.1 in (4 828 mm ) Ov er all wi dth, in cludi ng doo r mirro rs ____ 80.4 in (20 42 mm) Maximu m heigh t: 9-5 S edan __________ ______ ___ ____ 58.1 in (1475 m m ) 9-5 W agon ____ __[...]

271 Specific ations Trailer: Luggage com partment V olume (SAE): 9-5 Sedan _____________ ______ ___ _ 15.9 c u.ft. (450 litres) 9-5 W agon, rea r seat upright ________ 31.4 cu. ft. (890 litres ) 9-5 W agon, rea r seat f olde d __ ______ _ 73.0 c u. ft. (2067 litre s) Luggage c ompa r tment, le ngth , 9-5 Se dan: Rear se at upright ____ ______ _____[...]

272 Spec ificati ons E ng i n e Fue l 4-cylind er ___________ ____________ _ F our cylinde rs, twin ov e rhea d cam - shafts , 16 v alv es and t wo b ala ncer shafts . Cylinder b ores ____________ ______ _ 3.54 in (90 mm) Stroke ______________ ___ ______ ____ 3.54 in (90 mm ) Swept v olume ______________ _______ 139.7 cu.in (2.290 l itres) Idling s[...]

273 Specific ations Engine oil T o meet demands in Saab 's e xtended se r vice inte r v als all engines are fil led w ith s pecia lly d esign ed sy ntheti c f ac tory fill oils . Long service inte rvals , fuel e conom y an d en viro nment al issues are the ba se f or our choi ce of oil. By using oils app rov ed by Saa b yo u minimise the tende[...]

274 Spec ificati ons Engine variants When to c hange engin e oi l Y our v ehicle wil l displa y when it i s time f or servicing on the SID , based on th e mileag e a nd tim e since the la st service. Under no rmal circu mstan ces th e service i ndica tion wil l com e after: up to 15,0 00 mile s (24,0 00 km ) or 1 y e ar . F or this ser vice system [...]

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

276 Spec ificati ons Man ual gearbox Automatic transmis sion T ype _______ ________ ____________ _ Al l-synchr omesh 5-sp eed with final drive and d iff eren- tial Oil ___ ______ ______ _____ ___ ______ _ Saab MTF 0063 Oil cap acity _____________ ___ ______ _ 1.9 qt s (1.8 litres ) Oil v ol ume (o n chan ging) ___________ _ 1.6 qts (1.5 litres ) Cl[...]

277 Specific ations Suspensio n Stee ring 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-fil led d ampers Steering ____ ___________ ____[...]

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

279 Specific ations Lowest recommended tir e pressure, cold tires Tire siz e Load/speed mph (km /h) 1) Fr o n t kP a/ps i Rear kP a/psi 205/65 R 15 94 V 1–3 pers ./0–1 00 (0–1 60) 230/33 210/30 4–5 pers ./0–1 00 (0–1 60) 230/33 210/30 1–5 pers ./10 0– (160 –) 280/41 260/38 215/55 R 16 93 V 1–3 pers ./0–1 00 (0–1 60) 240/35 2[...]

280 Spec ificati ons Plates a nd labels When consu lting yo ur Saab dealer, it may be necess ary to quote the car’s V.I.N., engi ne an d gear box numbe rs. 1 V .I.N. numbe r , insid e wind shiel d. 2 Cer tification label. 3 Ge arbox num ber. 4 E ngin e numb er . 5 USA: Label f or color cod es (trim and body) Canada : Label f or ti re pres sure a [...]

281 Specific ations 1 Region _____ ______ Y = Nor ther n Europe 2 Country _______ ___ S = Sweden 3 Manufacturer __ ___ 3 = Saab Autom obi le AB 4 Product line ______ E = 9-5 5 Model seri es _____ _ B = 9-5 Linea r with d rive r’ 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?[...]

282 Spec ificati 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 m ed. 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[...]

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

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

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

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

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

288 Index Notes[...]