Saab 9-3 (2000) manuel d'utilisation

1 Owner’s Manual Saab 9-3 M2000 © Saab Automobile AB 1999 Service Readiness, Saab Automobile AB, Trollhättan, Sweden Printed in Sweden Safety 11 Securi ty 29 Con vertible 41 Instru men ts and cont r ol s 53 Saab 9 -3 A udi o Syst em 89 Interio r equipment , trunk 111 Star ting a nd driving 133 Car care 16 7 Mainte nance an d owner assi stance 2[...]

2 Introd uction This m anual pro vides p ractic al guida nce o n driving and carin g for your Saab. The Saab 9-3 is avail able with a 2.0l turbo-engi ne, 18 5 hp or 205 hp o r a 2.3l turbo-engi ne, 23 0 hp. Althou gh the ma nual des cribes th e most importan t differenc es betw een mod el vari- ants, it does not include pre cise speci fica- tions o[...]

3 Instrument panel High/l ow bea m ______ ______ ____ 71 P arking lig hts ___________ _______ 71 Da ytime running l ights __________ _ 71 Chang ing b ulbs ______ ______ ___ 181 High/lo w beam contro l stalk 71 Dir ectio n in dicat ors _____ __ 72 Cruise Control _______ ___ 148 Rear f og light _______ ____ 73 F ront fog ligh ts ___________ 73 Instru[...]

4 Exterior Sunroof _ _________ _____ 120 Con ve r tib le ____ _____ ____ 42 W ashi ng the ca r ________ 20 1 W axin g and pol ishin g ____ 20 2 T ouching-up of pai ntwork _ 202 Anticorros ion treatm ent ___ 203 Service progr am ________ 215 T aillights ___ ______ _____ 183 Stop light s _____ _____ ___ 183 Light s witch es __________ _ 71 Changin g [...]

5 Inter ior P ower stee ring ____ _____ 226 Steering-whee l adjust ment 118 Airbag _____ ______ ______ 22 Internal rearview m irror ________ 124 Door mirro rs ___________ _____ 124 V anity mirror ___________ _____ 122 Saf ety belts ___ _________ _ 12 Saf ety-bel t care ________ 199 Airbag _____ _____ _______ 22 Child s eats ___ ______ ____ 18 Child[...]

6 Engine bay: turb o W arning labe ls ______ _____ 7 V .I.N. nu mber _______ ___ 229 Engine n umber ____ _____ 22 9 Gearbo x number ___ _____ 229 Color c oding ___________ 229 Ignition sy stem ______ ___ 225 Drive belt _________ _____ 179 Alternator _____ ________ 179 Spark plugs _________ ___ 225 Cataly tic con ver ter ___ ___ 137 Simple f ault tr[...]

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

8 Long loa ds Always SECURE LOAD to prevent it from shift- ing dur ing transpor t. An unsec ured load coul d cause passen ger inju ries in br akin g sit uati ons or in th e even t of a collision. Cover sh arp e dges with a protec tive wrap. • M ax. weight 30 lbs. (15 kg). • Max. len gth 6 f t. (2 me tres). See your Owner’s Man ual before secu[...]

9 WL16 Child lock safety catch Locked. The door ca n not be ope ned from inside. IB963 Jack – The jack is design ed solely for use in changing a whe el or fit ting snow chains. – The car must be s tanding l evel and the jack must be position ed on a firm, l evel surfa ce. – Never crawl under the car while it is raised on the jack. USE 1 Appl [...]

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11 Safety Safety belt s .... ...... ..... ...... . 12 Chil d safe ty. ....... .... ....... ... 1 8 Airbag (Supplementa l Restraint System "SRS") 22 IB1301[...]

12 Safety Safety belts Three-poi nt inertia-ree l safety bel ts are pro- vided fo r all sea ts. Researc h has es tablishe d that it i s danger- ous for rea r-seat pas sengers not to we ar their safe ty belts. Otherwi se, in the event of an ac cident, t he rear-seat pa ssengers can be thrown fo r- war d agai nst t he fro nt-s eat ba ckres ts, imposi[...]

13 Safety Safety- belt pretensi oners The belts of the fro nt se ats are fit ted with automati c pret ensioners , whic h are acti - vate d in the eve nt of a sever e fron tal co lli- sion or v ery viole nt rear-end c ollisio n. They serve to reduce th e forward moveme nt of the body by tens ioning th e belt. The belt pretens ioners d o not acti vat[...]

14 Safety • Child ren who h av e grown out of a child seat sh ould b e restra ined b y th e car’ s standard three-po int belts . Mak e sur e that the shoul der belt is not in co ntact with the nec k or throat. If i t is, a booster seat /cush - ion ma y be nec essary . Front seat belts Fasten the belt b y pullin g the bel t and i nsert- ing the [...]

15 Safety Belt guide The bel t guid e on the door pillar c an be set to five differen t heights . Set the guide as high as possib le witho ut causin g the belt to chaf e against the throat. In the case of a sh ort person the gui de can be low ered until the be lt comes abou t an inch (a fe w centime tres) from th e throat but stil l prov ides sa fe[...]

16 Safety Safety belt s, rear seat Three-poi nt safety b elts a re provided for all three rear-s eat pass engers (2 for Convert - ible model ). Fasten the bel ts by pulli ng the belt across you and inse rting the tong ue into the buckl e. Check t hat it is secur ely fast ened . Grasp th e shoulde r belt c lose to th e buck le and pull the b elt tow[...]

17 Safety WARNING Safety be lts are d esigned to bear upon the bony s tructure of the body, and should be worn low across the front of the pe lvis or the pelvis , chest a nd shoul ders, a s applic able; weari ng the lap se ction of the belt acros s the abdomina l area must be avoide d. Safety bel ts should be adjust ed as firmly as po ssibl e, con [...]

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19 Safety Child tether a nchorages Child res traints with a teth er strap mus t be anchored acco rding to l aw. WARNING Child tether anchorage s are designed to withs tand only those loads i mposed by correctl y fitted child restrai nts. Under no circums tances a re they to be use d for : • Adult safety belts . • H arne sses. • Attaching oth [...]

20 Safety Integrated booster seat (access ory) Integr ated boos ter seats are avail able a s part of th e rear sea t backres t. This ch ild rest raint is designe d for u se by children who weig h between 33 and 80 lbs. (15 and 3 6 kg) and are be tween 38 and 54 inches (970 a nd 1370 m m) in height. A chil d sitt ing in an in tegra ted boost er sea [...]

21 Safety Folding booster seat a Pull the up per pa rt of the r eleas e stra p out and fol d up the seat itse lf. Make s ure that it is lo cked f irmly in its f olde d-up position . b Press the booster seat’ s headrest all the way down. c Press in the latche s on the car’s reg ular head restra int. Remo ve it, rot ate it 180° and remo unt it. [...]

22 Safety Airbag (Supplemental Restraint Syst em "SRS") The suppl ementary restraint sy stem (SRS) compr ises a n airbag in the st eering wheel , a front passen ger airbag and side airbags in the front seats. The sys tem sup plements the pr otection provided by the s afety be lts to furth er enhance the s afety of o ccupants . If a faul t[...]

23 Safety WARNING • Even if th e car is equ ipped with an SRS (airbag ), safety belts mu st st ill always be wor n by all occ upa nts . • Note that be cause a n airbag i nflates and defla tes ex tremely rapidly, i t will not pro vide prote ction ag ainst a sec ond im pact o ccurri ng in th e sa me incident . Always use your s afety bel t. • A[...]

24 Safety Front p assenger se at The airbags are intercon nected and have a common w arning l ight, AIR BAG. The pas- senger a irbag mod ule is h oused in the fascia a bove t he glove c ompartm ent and is marked ”SRS AIR BAG”. Both airba gs will be infl ated in the event of a moderate to seve re fronta l, or near-f rontal colli sio n, even if t[...]

25 Safety Scrapping or working on airbag and belt pretensioner s Frequently asked questions on func- tion of the airba g Do you still nee d to w ear a safety b elt if air- bags ar e fitted? Yes, always! The airbag merely supple - ment s the ca r’s n ormal safet y syste m. Moreover, th e airbag will only be a ctuated in a moderate to seve re front[...]

26 Safety How lou d is the inflati on? The nois e of th e inflati on is ce rtainly l oud, but it is very sho rt-live d and will not da mage your hea ring. For a short time afterwa rds you could experien ce a buzzing noise in your ears. Most pe ople wh o have e xperie nced it cannot re memb er the noi se of the inflat ion at al l - all t hey re memb[...]

27 Safety Side a irbag Side airb ags are ho used inside t he back- rests of the front s eats a nd are des igned to protect th e driv er and fron t passen ger in the event of a side i mpact. In a side impact, o nly the ai rbag on that side will be activated, and only then if certai n pre- determin ed co nditions are me t such a s the force and an gl[...]

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29 Securit y Security Doors ..... .... ....... .... ....... ...... 30 Central l ocking ............ ..... 30 Car a larm .... ....... ....... .... .... 35 IB942[...]

30 Security Doors Opening handle Open th e door by lifting the openin g hand le from below . If the do or is stuc k (e.g. i f frozen), hold the handle f rom ab ove to se cure a better gri p. Central lock ing Key / Remote c ontrol The key f its al l the loc ks on th e car. The spare key witho ut the black k ey grip only fits the door locks. The key [...]

31 Securit y Electron ic startin g interloc k (immobilizer) Each t ime the ke y is re move d from the ig ni- tion, the elec tronic star ting interloc k is acti- vated an d the car is thus im mobil ized, see also page 36. Locking/unlocking the car When the c ar is locked and unloc ked with the remote c ontro l or the key (see page 3 5), the theft a [...]

32 Security The cent ral loc king ca n also b e opera ted from insi de the c ar by mean s of the swit ch on t he cente r cons ole (e xcept on Conv erti ble s). • T o loc k a ll doors : press the symbol side o f the s witch once . • T o unloc k the d riv er´s door: press th e s witch onc e. • T o unloc k all doors: press the s witch twice. Th[...]

33 Securit y Battery ty pe: Pan asonic CR 2032, 3 V lith- ium. Avo id put ting finge rprints on the fl at sides o f the b attery. Dispose of the old battery prope rly when you buy a ne w one. Thes e batteri es contai n substan ces that are en vironm entally hazardou s. Child saf ety locks The rear doors hav e child safet y locks that are act ivated[...]

34 Security If the car h as an alarm , and it is armed (the car is l ocked), t he ala rm will sound i f the trunk is un locked with a key. Howe ver, if the trunk is opened u sing the remote co ntrol, the alarm will not be trig gered. To lock The trunk is lock ed in the follo wing way s: • Whe n locki ng all t he car’s doors wi th th e but ton o[...]

35 Securit y Car alarm The ca r alar m (an ti-t heft sy stem ) is act i- vated/de activate d when t he ca r is locked /unlocke d by the remote control or by the key. All the d oors plus trunk li d and hood are monitore d by mic roswitche s, and win- dow-gla ss sensors wi ll trigger the alarm if any gla ss is b roken. Electronic starting interlo ck [...]

36 Security Activat ing the car al arm The ca r alar m (an ti-t heft sy stem ) is activat ed/deacti vated w hen the c ar is locked /unlocke d by the remote control or by the key. The car a larm can not be activate d if the driver’s door is open or if the ig nition sw itch is in po siti on ON. If, on the o ther han d, one of the other doors or the[...]

37 Securit y Alarm signals When the car al arm is a rmed, i t will be trig- gered if any do or, the trun k lid or hood, i s opened, or if a window i s broken. The alar m will al so be trigger ed if an atte mpt is mad e to bypa ss or sh ort-circuit the ig ni- tion swit ch, or to disconne ct the battery. If t he al arm is tr igge red, the foll owin g[...]

38 Security Overview of f unctions Alarm s ignals m ay diffe r between m odel vari ants f or differen t coun- trie s. Some of th e car-ala rm functions can be reprogrammed – con- sult your Saab dealer for further details (see page 231). Loc king/ activ ation Hazard w arning lig hts flash once (0.5 second s). Hor n ch ir ps on ce. The LE D will co[...]

39 Securit y Overview of, LED signals and SID messages Some si gnals ma y dif fer betwe en mod el varia nts for dif ferent countrie s. Status LED signal Activ ation (during 10-s econd de la y). Comes on f or 10 se conds . Alarm activ ated (a fter del ay ). Flashes once e very third seco nd. Deactiv ation. Comes on f or 2 sec onds . Alarm not activ [...]

40 Security This de vice complie s with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules . Opera tion is sub ject to th e f ollo w ing two con dition s: (1) this de vice ma y not cause ha rmful interf erence , and (2) m ust acce pt any i nterf erenc e receiv ed, in cludi ng interf erence that ma y ca use undes ired ope r- ation . Change s or mod ification s not ex press[...]

41 Conver tible Convertible General safety in struc- tion s .. .... ....... ...... ..... ...... .. 42 Folding t he soft t op ......... 43 Rais ing the soft to p ..... .... 45 Manual raising of th e soft top ..... ...... ..... ...... ....... .... .. 46 Fault messages in SID ..... 48 Central operat ion of the windows, 9-3 Convertible 49 Trunk, 9- 3 C[...]

42 Converti ble Convertible General sa fety inst ructions • Ne ver touch the hi nges and struts of the soft top nor the upper bea m of t he wind- shield while o pera ting the s oft top . • After r aising the so ft top , alwa ys check that it is properly secure d to the top beam of the wi ndshield with the s oft top loc king device before dr iv [...]

43 Conver tible Folding the soft top Before operati ng the soft top, read through the sect ion ” Ge neral safe ty instruct ions” on page 42. 1 St ar t the eng ine and le t it id le. 2 Relea se the loc king han dle to free the two hooks . • Pull the ha ndle s trai ght bac k wa rds . • Pull the handle d own , releasin g the hooks . • R aise[...]

44 Converti ble 3 Slide t he R OOF b utton back ward s until the soft t op is com pletely f olded a wa y , the tonnea u cov er is closed and the SID has given an OK signa l (beep). Slide the R OOF b utton bac kw ards a s econd time to l ow er the wind ows . 4 Chec k that there are no f ault m essages on the SID ; see pa ge 48 . NOTE Afte r fol ding[...]

45 Conver tible Raising the soft to p 1 St ar t the eng ine and le t it id le. 2 Slid e the R OOF b utton f orw ard unt il the 5th bow is loc ked in the ton neau co v er and the SI D has given an OK signa l (beep). T he top must b e loc ke d within 20 seconds . If this is not done the s oft top will lif t an inch or tw o (a f ew c entim e- tres . I[...]

46 Converti ble 4 Rai se the si de wind ows b y slidi ng the ROO F b utton f orward a s econd ti me. Alternativ ely , use the centr al oper ating s witch f or the si de windo ws. 5 Chec k that there are no f ault m essages on the SID ; see pa ge 48 . Manual raising of the soft top Points 6 to 8 a re only v alid if th e soft top is operat ed manuall[...]

47 Conver tible 9 (ill. 1) Stand at the si de of the car and open the tonnea u cov er by g raspi ng its blac k par t. 10 (ill. 2) G et into th e car and stand on the lowe red bac k rest. 11 (ill. 3) T ake h old of the handle and pu ll the soft top up . 12 Climb d own onto th e floor an d pull the soft top to wards t he wind shield. Ra ise the 5th b[...]

48 Converti ble Fault me ssages i n SID The foll owing C HECK mes sages a re include d in t he sof t top sys tem and can be dis playe d on th e SID to get her wi th a be ep. SID display s Cause Action CHECK SOFT T OP ST ORAGE • The s oft top st orage bag is h ooke d up . • An ite m in the t runk under the soft to p is obs truc tin g the so ft t[...]

49 Conver tible The foll owing fu ses should b e chec ked if t he soft top canno t be opera ted and no fault messages are show n by th e SID: • MAXI-fuse 5 in the engine ba y , see page 188. • 7, 14, 21 and 2 3 in the fuse pane l on th e end of th e ins trument panel , see pag e 189. Central operation of the windows, 9-3 Converti ble On t he ce[...]

50 Converti ble Trunk, 9-3 Convertible Hooking up top stor age bag More spac e in the trunk ca n be obtain ed by lifting t he top storage bag up by the straps under it and ho oking the m in the eyele ts at the top o f the b ag. The top st orage bag can only be hooked up in this way when the top i s raised . If you attempt t o lower the top w hile t[...]

51 Conver tible Trunk Pass- Through in the rear seatback for long, narrow loads A trunk pa ss-through is provi ded in the rear seat back s upport so tha t long narr ow objects can be carried . Before using this trunk pa ss-through , the rear se atback must be low ered. Suspend the top storage b ag by m eans of the hook s as p reviou sly des cribe d[...]

52 Converti ble Use mild soap, lukewarm water an d a sponge for wa shing. Rinse th e top thorough ly with plain water t o get rid o f all t he soap. Flush the clea ning agent off the bo dywork as well , since i t can cause d iscolora tion i f it is le ft to d ry on t he paintw ork. If further cleaning is need ed after so ap and water h ave be en us[...]

53 Instru ments an d contro ls Warning and indicator ligh ts ..... ....... .... ....... ...... .. 54 Instr ument s ... ...... ....... .... .. 59 Trip comp uter SID .... ...... .. 6 2 Switches ...... ....... ....... ....... 71 Wipers and washers ..... ... 74 Manual cli mate-control system ........ ....... ..... ........ . 76 Automatic cl imate contr[...]

54 Instru ments an d contro ls Main instrument panel Warning and indica tor lights A number of warnin g and ind icator li ghts wi ll come on whe n the igniti on is switch ed on prior to s tarting (s ee page 5 8). Under norm al co nditi ons, these shou ld go ou t a few se conds af ter the engine ha s sta rted. Warning, oil pressure (en- gine oil) Th[...]

55 Instruments and controls Warning charging This lig ht comes on toge ther with if the batter y is not charging. If it com es on w hile you are drivi ng, stop the car as so on as pos- sible a nd swit ch off the en gine. Check th e alternato r drive be lt (se e page 179). If the belt ha s broken , the engine ma y overheat (cool ing sys tem will n o[...]

56 Instru ments an d contro ls Anti-lock br ake warning This li ght tog ether wit h and indi- cates th at a fault has o ccurred in t he ABS system . Conventi onal b raking w ithout th e ABS functio n will sti ll be av ailable. For safe ty rea sons, st op the car and chec k the leve l of th e brake f luid (s ee page 1 76). If the le vel is normal, d[...]

57 Instruments and controls Central warning light This lig ht com es on an d a ch ime will s ound if a f ault has been d etecte d in any system that is criti cal to safet y. Any of the foll owing can act ivate the centra l warnin g light a nd alarm: • Airbag system. • Low oi l pre ssur e in en gine. • P arking b rak e is on (whe n car is movi[...]

58 Instru ments an d contro ls CHECK messa ge indicator This li ght i ndicates that the re is a mess age in the SID . A chim e will also so und (see page 63). Automatic tr ansmission fault indicator On a c ar with an a utomatic transmis sion, this w arning sy mbol is illum inated i f a fau lt has bee n detec ted i n the tr ansmiss ion. Switch the i[...]

59 Instruments and controls Instru ments Tachometer The tacho meter in dicates th e engine sp eed in thousa nds of re volution s per mi nute. The needle ma y be allo wed to enter the broken red zone on the dial onl y for an instan t. A safety cu t-out functio n (in the fu el system) prevents the e ngine sp eed exce eding approxim ately 6, 200 rpm ([...]

60 Instru ments an d contro ls Temperatu re gauge The tempera ture gauge sh ows the tempe r- ature of the coo lant. The needl e should be in the m iddle of the sc ale wh en the engine is at no rmal o perating t emperat ure. If the need le ente rs the red z one, the warning light w ill com e on and an ala rm chime wi ll sound. If the need le app roa[...]

61 Instruments and controls Unde r cert ain bar omet ric co nditi ons the needle m ay enter the fir st part of the red zone w ithout ne cess arily ind icatin g that a fault has aris en. If the needl e repeate dly enters th e red zone and t he engine at the same ti me lo ses power, bec ause the moni toring syste m is holding the charg ing press ure [...]

62 Instru ments an d contro ls Trip computer SID (Saab Infor mation Displa y) The car i s equipp ed with SID (Sa ab Informati on Displa y). This instrumen t con- tains a va rying n umber of f unctions depend- ing on t he sta ndard of eq uipm ent and th e model v ariant. SID 2 disp lays C HECK me ssag es and h as four trip-c omputer f unctions . SID[...]

63 Instruments and controls CHECK messages When the engine is started, CHECKING wi ll appear on the d isplay f or about fo ur sec- onds, whi le the SID check s are bei ng per- formed. When a C HECK m essage is genera ted while t he car is bein g driven, a chi me wil l sound, I NFO DISPL will illum inate o n the main in strume nt panel, and th e mes[...]

64 Instru ments an d contro ls • If t he spe ed of t he car e xce eds 84 m ph (135 km/h), the entire speed ometer will be illu minate d. • In cars with au tomatic trans missio n, if t he selec tor lever is moved from D to posi tion 3, 2 or 1, the s elect or indica tion on th e main in strument pa nel will be ill uminated . To restore the d ispl[...]

65 Instruments and controls SID 3 (SCC) Selectin g the funct ion Use th e butt on to scr oll throug h the following funct ions: Use the button to s croll thro ugh the following funct ions: Outs ide te mper atu re (Frost warni ng) Regardle ss of w hat fun ction yo u hav e selected , SID automati cally swi tches to the out side -tem pera ture funct i[...]

66 Instru ments an d contro ls Setting the date 1 Use to sele ct TEMP /D A TE. 2 Press the SET b utton fo r at le ast one second (y ear star ts to flash and a ch ime sounds). 3 Set the ye ar usi ng or . 4 T ouc h SET . 5 Set the month in the s ame wa y . 6 T ouc h SET . 7 Set the da y in the same wa y . 8 Press SET to sa v e the date setti ng. Turn[...]

67 Instruments and controls Using DIST as a trip meter If no va lue ha s been s et for the D IST func - tion, DIST will now function as a trip me ter (indicat ed by an arrow o n the far right o f the display ). Press CLR to re set the trip meter. Under 1 000 miles the distan ce wil l be shown in incre ments of 0.1 miles, there-after , the read ing [...]

68 Instru ments an d contro ls Rese tti ng val ues To re set th e val ues, p ress C LR fo r at l east four sec onds. The foll owing fu nctions will be reset simulta neously : • Estimate d ra nge on remainin g fuel (functio n based on a fuel consump tion of 28 mpg) • A v erage fuel consu mption • A v erage spee d • Arrival time (function bas[...]

69 Instruments and controls Night panel To impro ve night-d riving c onditions inside the car, the Nigh t Panel m ode can b e selecte d. In t his mode, th e amo unt of inf or- mation dis playe d is reduced, and onl y the most im portant in strum ents and displays will b e illu minated. When the Night Pa nel button is p ressed, only the s peedom ete[...]

70 Instru ments an d contro ls Selecting units a nd language 1 Press the CLR a nd SET b utton s at the same time f or 4 second s until an audi bl e signal sou nds . 2 Press or to select the re quired units. 3 T ouch SET . 4 Press or to select the re quired language . 5 T ouch SET . Clock Set the c lock by means of th e two sm all b ut- tons under t[...]

71 Instruments and controls Switches The park ing li ghts and daytime runnin g light s come on automa tically when th e igni - tion sw itch is in the ON po sition. Note to owners i n the U.S.: If y ou do no t want Day time Running Lights, this f eature can be disco nnect ed: switch off the engine and remo ve fus e No. 15 (s ee page 189). Not e to o[...]

72 Instru ments an d contro ls Courtesy Headlamp Featur e A delay functi on allows the headlights to remain o n low b eam for ab out 30 seco nds after t he driver’ s door ha s been closed . To activ ate this function, switch off th e igni- tion, remov e the key, op en the driv er’s door and pull the h igh/low beam co ntrol s talk towards the st[...]

73 Instruments and controls Back-Up The back-up lights com e on automat ically when re verse ge ar is e ngaged o r selec ted with the i gnition s witched o n. Rear fog light Press the button to switc h on the rear fog light, whic h will only co me on if the head- lights or front fo g lights are on. The rear fog light will g o off au tomatica lly wh[...]

74 Instru ments an d contro ls Instrument lighting The br ightness of the instrume nt lig hting can be varied by mean s of the d immer switc h adjacent to the headlig ht switch , the ignit ion swi tch sh all be in posit ion ON. (See also N ight pane l on page 69). In dayli ght or other equa lly brigh t ligh t, the instr ument and switc h illumi nat[...]

75 Instruments and controls Rear-window wiper Rear-windo w washing and wipi ng are car- ried out us ing t he same stalk swi tch as for washing and wi ping t he wind shiel d and headlight s. This stal k has two ad ditional switche s, ON/ OFF and . The ON position gives i ntermi ttent wip ing. The position give s wash ing an d wiping . After a few sw[...]

76 Instru ments an d contro ls Manual climate-cont rol system The air is dr awn in through a n intake at th e bott om edg e of th e wind shiel d. It passes through a n efficie nt filt er befor e being routed through th e clima te-cont rol syst em and into the c abin. The cabin d ischarge vent is loca ted on th e right behind th e rear bumper. The a[...]

77 Instruments and controls Defroster Floor inc. rear s ide windo ws Pa n e l incl. rear cente r vent As the w inter com fort setti ng we re commend that t he distrib ution knob be turned tw o steps to the lef t from the Defroste r positio n. IB762 Settings for various w eather conditions Summer - sunn y Summer - cloud y Winter - c omf ort Winter -[...]

78 Instru ments an d contro ls The air conditio ning i s combi ned wit h the conventi onal clima te-cont rol system and is swi tch ed on by press ing t he bu tton , provided that the fan cont rol is in position 1-4. The incomi ng air is treated in three stag es: first it pas ses throug h a filter ; it is then dehu- midified and coo led a nd, final [...]

79 Instruments and controls The butto n is loc ated on th e clima te-control panel. An L ED in the button i s lit as l ong as heating is on. Switch off the heating as soon as the rear window is cl ear. It will go off autom atically after abou t 10 minutes. If the battery voltage is lower than 12 V the heating will be switch ed off earlie r so that [...]

80 Instru ments an d contro ls Automa tic climat e control (ACC) The air is dr awn in through a n intake at th e bott om edg e of th e wind shiel d. It passes through a n efficie nt filt er befor e being routed through th e clima te-cont rol syst em and into the c abin. The cabin d ischarge vent is loca ted on th e right behind th e rear bumper. Th[...]

81 Instruments and controls The syst em us es five sensor s: • O utsid e-ai r te mperatu re. • Cabin -air temp eratu re. • Sun se nsor . • Blended -air tem per ature (loc ated in th e heater unit) . • Coolant tempera ture . The sun s ensor is centra lly loc ated on th e dashboard panel be tween th e defroste r nozzles . Note th at if anyt[...]

82 Instru ments an d contro ls Functions The func tion y ou have manua lly sele cted wi ll be lo cked in, whil e other functions re main a utomatic . Temperat ure main tenance, ex cept in pos itions HI and LO , is, there- fore alw ays auto matic. T he activ e functio n is sho wn in th e displa y. A manual selecti on is ca ncelled by press ing AUTO [...]

83 Instruments and controls Button Displa y One touc h: When Defr oste r is ma nually select ed you will ge t demis ting of all wi ndow s (the air flo w to th e rear side windo ws will be sh ut off) by hi gh f an speed . Air will be routed to the de froster noz - zles . Normal temp eratu re cont rol, recircula tion and ECON wi ll be sw itched off b[...]

84 Instru ments an d contro ls Button Displa y Panel - flo or (front and rear) a nd center rear ve nt Electrically heated rear w indo w/elec - trically heated door mirrors are con- trolled au tomatica lly , though the y can also be pro gr ammed f or manu al contro l; see ”Progr amming II”, page 87. The tem perat ure, a ir d istr ibuti on an d f[...]

85 Instruments and controls Starting in cold weat her: T he automa tic clim ate c ontr ol sys tem selec ts th e def rost er positio n, max. he ating and lo w fan speed to begin w ith. As the en gine tem perature ris es, the f an speed is increased and air is rout ed towards the floor. As the tem peratu re inside the car ne ars the selecte d value, [...]

86 Instru ments an d contro ls Calibration If the battery has been disc onnected or has run fla t, the system wi ll recalibr ate autom atically . Manual ca librati on: 1 Start the engi ne. 2 Press + at the s ame time . The A CC displ a y flas hes once t o indi cate that ca libra tion a nd sel f-tes ting hav e star te d. During ca libration the disp[...]

87 Instruments and controls Programming II It is al so poss ible to c ustomiz e the ACC s ystem to adap t to drivi ng and we ather cond itions. Programming and cancellat ion of programm ing is carri ed out by holdin g the ap propriate bu tton do wn until t he corresp onding sy mbol has fl ashed 4 times, an audib le sign al has sound ed and th e fol[...]

88 Instru ments an d contro ls Useful tips: If the ACC sy stem is not func tioning satisfa ctorily th e foll owing sho uld be tried before yo u take th e car to an auth orized Saab deal er. • If the indicati on A UT O doe s not li ght up after sta r ting (the igni tion m ust ha v e bee n s witche d off f or at le ast 10 min utes): See Canc ellin [...]

89 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Saab 9-3 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-3 Audio System ...... ..... 91 Sound control s........ ......... 93 Radio ......... ....... .... ....... ...... 94 Cassette pl ayer ....... ...... ... 96 CD pl ayer .... ..... ...... ....... .... 99 CD changer ......... ......... ..... 101 General functi ons ....... ..... 104[...]

90 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Saab 9-3 Audio Sys tem The Saab 9-3 Audio Sys tem comes in tw o levels , Premium and Pres tige. The y are specia lly adap ted to t he ca bin spac e in t he Saab 9-3 . The Saab 9-3 Audi o System consis ts of a main un it with a radio a nd a cassette player. There is a also a CD pl ayer and a CD changer for 6 CD discs av ail[...]

91 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Quick guide to the Saa b 9-3 Audio System Radio, see page 9 4 On T o sw itch the system ON, pr ess the v olume b ut- ton. Th e last se ttings us ed wil l be a ctiv ated. If the A udio Sys tem is s witched on w hen the igni - tion k e y is no t in the s witch, the sy stem wil l auto- maticall y be sw itched off afte r one h[...]

92 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Cassette p layer. See page 96 CD player. S ee page 99 CD changer (option) . See page 101 To u c h : choice of pla y whe n anot her sound source i s activ e. Changi ng cassette side . T ake o ut the cassette . To u c h : musi c search . T ouch and hold: fa st w in d . T ouch centrally on SEEK: Blank-s kip off/on, see page 9[...]

93 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Sound controls ON/OFF The Audio Sy stem will come on: • Whe n the volu me con trol is pre ssed. • Whe n the i gniti on i s s wit ched ON , if t he A udio Sy stem w as on when the i gnitio n ke y was las t removed. The Audio Sy stem will be switche d off: • Whe n the volu me con trol is pre ssed. • When the ignit io[...]

94 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Radio Press the RADIO/BAND button (3) to s witch to the rad io when another s ource is active. Preset station buttons (1) Press on ce (releas e withi n a seco nd) to select a pres et station , e.g. The sma ll figure on the far right o f the d is- play is the num ber of t he preset button selec ted. Presettin g a station Pr[...]

95 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Press and hold the AS b utton for mo re than a secon d to init iate an a utomat ic search for the six stronges t stations . Each tim e the sys tem find s and stores a s ta- tion, the numb er on the f ar right of the SID display will c hange. If the sys tem cann ot find six stat ions with good re ception, the remaini ng pre[...]

96 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Cassette pl ayer Before pla ying a tape, m ake sure that th e label is secure and that t he cas sette is not warped, otherwis e the ca ssette c an become jamm ed in the deck . The cas sette player s enses a utomatic ally whether t he tape is normal or metal (Type I or Type II). TAPE (1) Turn on the casset te pl ayer b y pr[...]

97 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Music sea rch forw ard/rever se (5) To searc h forward for a t rack, pres s SEEK >> and rele ase quickl y (within h alf a second ). The fo llowing w ill now appear o n the disp lay: To perform a back ward sea rch, p ress << SEEK instead. A forward search will continue until a gap of at le ast 4 sec onds is foun[...]

98 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Type II (metal) ta pes The cas sette has an autom atic tap e-type selec tor. Cleaning-due indicator After 30 ho urs’ play ing tim e, the f ollowing messag e will appear on the di splay: The mes sage w ill be di splayed for ten secon ds each time t he cass ette player is selec ted. A cleaning tape shoul d be used to clean[...]

99 Saab 9- 3 Audio System CD player (option) To sele ct the CD mode, load a CD into the deck or , if one is alrea dy lo aded, pres s the CD/RDM button. Inser t the CD, l abel-sid e up, and allow th e mechan ism to l oad it automatic ally. Pl ay- back of the fi rst track will start and the follow- ing mes sage w ill appea r on the d ispla y: A tiny,[...]

100 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Fast tra ck changes Touch SEEK (mid-segmen t) to switch between th e CD PLAY and CD TRACK modes. The CD PLAY and CD TRACK mo des change the function of << SEEK and SEEK >>. The selec ted mode will also be active the n ext time the system is sw itche d on. Cho ose t he mode t hat yo u find mo st conven ient: Ra[...]

101 Saa b 9-3 A udio Syst em CD changer (option/a ccessory ) Important ! Always keep th e slidin g cover closed to keep dust o ut of the CD change r, so that i t will contin ue to prov ide sati sfacto ry service for a lon g time. To load the CD chang er, which is ins talled in the trun k and can acc ommoda te six CDs, proceed as follows: 1 Slide th[...]

102 Saab 9- 3 Audio System If the CD changer is ac tivated imm ediately after a magazi ne has be en lo aded, the fol- lowing will a ppear on t he dis play: The CD number w ill change as eac h CD is played. After a ma gazin e has be en loaded , play- back will start with the first trac k on the firs t CD whe n the CD chang er is sel ected, an d the [...]

103 Saa b 9-3 A udio Syst em Aft er two second s, th e status of th e tray s in the maga zine (i.e. load ed or emp ty) will be shown on the di splay , e.g.: If for som e reason the CD s elect ed by the preset butt on cann ot be played , playback of the curre nt CD wi ll conti nue. Track cha nge (2) Touch << SEEK or SEEK >> repeatedl y t[...]

104 Saab 9- 3 Audio System General fun ctions Volume-p reset mode To select the vo lume-p reset mod e, press and hold the WB button at the sa me time a s you swit ch the Audio System on. Use the < < SEEK >> button to se lect the required func tion. The foll owing volum e settin gs can be prese - lected: •S T A R T V O L - maxim um v o[...]

105 Saa b 9-3 A udio Syst em Steering-wheel controls To facilit ate use of the Audio System an d to promote s afer drivin g, most of the functi ons can be operate d using the integra l remote controls on th e steering wheel. Control functions: NXT (NEXT): RADIO m ode: pr eselect buttons 1 ⇒ 2 ⇒ ... ⇒ 6 ⇒ 1 ⇒ .. . TAPE mode: Play othe r si[...]

106 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Technic al data • Th ese specifications co mply with the new IHF Standard • Since the p olicy at Saab is one of continual i mprovement, we ret ain the r ight to al ter specific ations and desig n without pr ior not ice. • Dolby noise re duction is produ ced under licence f rom Do lby Laborator ies Licensi ng Cor por[...]

107 Saa b 9-3 A udio Syst em Multipath interfe rence When the rad io waves from an FM tra nsmit- ter col lide w ith a larg e buildi ng, f or exam ple, they wil l be reflecte d so that they reach the car an tenn a sli ghtl y lat er th an the direc t waves. Th is is re ferred to as multipa th dis - tortion. The effect is liabl e to be blamed upon mal[...]

108 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Cross-modulation When the radi o is tu ned to a weak transmit - ter in th e vicin ity of a strong er one, th e car’s antennas will r eceiv e signal s from both. Such inte rferenc e is app arent when t he unwant ed broadcas t can be heard faintly in the back ground . Radio waves, FM/AM FM radio wave s radiate in str aigh[...]

109 Saa b 9-3 A udio Syst em Installation of car phone (optio n) Provision has b een made on certai n vari- ants of th e Saab 9-3 for the inst allation of a hands-free car ph one. Installati on must be don e by an authorized Saab deale r. A car-phone cra dle is avail able as an ac ces- sory. Your Saab de aler ha s det ails of whi ch phones ar e sui[...]

110 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Mobile phones and communications radios Mobile p hones and c ommunic ations rad ios that do no t have a sepa rate ex ternal antenna radiate an elec tromagneti c field insi de the car. Saab ther efor e recomm ends that a car phone/rad io tran smitter s hould al ways b e connec ted to an ext erna l ant enna . An external an[...]

111 Interior equip ment, trunk Interior equi pment, trunk Seats ... ...... ....... .... ....... .... .. 11 2 Steering- wheel adjust- ment .... ...... ..... ...... ....... .... 118 Electric al windows ........ ... 119 Sun roof ( optio n) .... ....... .... 12 0 Inter ior lig hting .. ....... ...... .. 121 Cup h olde r ..... ...... ....... .... .. 122[...]

112 Interi or equipm ent, tr unk Seats The foll owing s eat ad justment s can be made to achie ve a comfortab le drivin g positio n: • Heigh t (driver ´s seat ). •L e g r o o m . • Back rest rake an gle. • Lumbar sup port. • Head-re straint hei ght. We re commen d that adjus tment s to th e driver’s seat be performed in the fol lowing [...]

113 Interior equip ment, trunk Backrest rake angle To fi nd the most comfort abl e posi tion , turn the knob to pro vide ste pless ad justmen t of the back rest. Cent er armrest Cert ain mo del s have a f oldab le cen ter a rm- rest that is atta ched to th e driver´s seat. Lumbar support Turn the s maller k nob for st epless adj ust- ment of the l[...]

114 Interi or equipm ent, tr unk Head r estraint The f ront seats i n the S aab 9- 3 are equippe d with Saab Activ e Head Restraint s (SAHRs). These red uce the ri sk of whipla sh injur y if the c ar is hit from behi nd at l ow speeds . In the eve nt of a rear -end colli sion, the bo dy is force d back against the back rest. Th is, in turn, cau ses[...]

115 Interior equip ment, trunk Manually ad justable front seats with ”Easy Entry ” function, Coupé and Convertible versions Manual seats have a f eature called ”Ea sy Entry”, whic h facilitate s movemen t to and from the rear seat. Activate ”Ea sy Entry” as follo ws: 1 Ra ise the rele ase le ver and hol d it in i ts uppermost pos ition[...]

116 Interi or equipm ent, tr unk Electri cally adjust able front se ats (certain variants) Both seat s can be operat ed from ou tside when o ne of the front do ors is op ened, to imp rove a ccess to the ca r. For safety rea sons, if the do or is closed, the seat can on ly be adjus ted when th e ignition is ON. Not e, tha t bot h fron t seat s can b[...]

117 Interior equip ment, trunk Backrest rake angle Push the re ar lev er f orwar d or r earw ard t o adjust t he rak e angle o f the b ackrest. Memory function (certain variants ) In some v ariants t he ele ctricall y adju stable driver’s seat has a mem ory funct ion. Three different s ettings c an be programmed. 1 Mak e th e desi red adjus tment[...]

118 Interi or equipm ent, tr unk Electri cally heated front seats (option on some model v ari- ants/marke ts) Both fr ont seats incorp orate heat ing fo r the seat cu shion and back rest. It is swit ched on and off us ing th e buttons o n the inst rument panel. The heati ng is th ermos tat ical ly c ontr olled . It comes on when the tempe rature o [...]

119 Interior equip ment, trunk Electrical windows The elec tric wi ndow mo tors are e quipped with overl oad pr otection. If this pro tection shoul d trip, wait seve ral se conds be fore operating the e lectric wi ndows a gain. To open Press the window symbol on the but ton. The sw itches f or the front window s have a third pos ition for automa ti[...]

120 Interi or equipm ent, tr unk Sunroof (option) The sunr oof is operated electri cally u sing the ROOF contr ol on the center console . The sunr oof ca n be o pened co mplete ly or partially . As soon as y ou release th e control the sunro of stops . 1 If y ou wish to op en the su nroof al l the wa y from the closed posit ion, proce ed a s fol l [...]

121 Interior equip ment, trunk Interior lighting The inter ior lig hting con sist s of one d ome light in the fro nt and one in th e back. The swit ch fo r the int erior ligh ting is o n th e over - head pan el next t o the re arview mi rror. When the swit ch is i n the mid -posit ion (door-acti vated), th e interior lighti ng will come on : • Wh[...]

122 Interi or equipm ent, tr unk Cup holder There are two cup holders, one in the fascia under the SI D unit a nd one in the c en- ter-consol e compartm ent between the front seats on certai n models . Next to the cup hold er between the fron t seats is a coi n tray . IB833 Cup h older in th e center c onsole IB1329 Sun visor wi th v anity mirror I[...]

123 Interior equip ment, trunk Ashtrays ( accessory ) The car i s equippe d with two ashtrays . One is posi tioned low down on the dash and the other on the back of the center cons ole. Open the fr ont asht ray by ligh tly pressi ng on the front. R emove it by dep ressing th e catch on the unde rside. Yo u do not need to open it in ord er to ta ke [...]

124 Interi or equipm ent, tr unk Rear-view mirrors The rear-v iew mir ror has day/nigh t positio ns that can be s elect ed by me ans of a knob beneath th e mirror. Adjus t the mirror for bes t vision in the day position and pull the tab on the botto m of the m irror to ward you fo r the night position . Doo r mi rro rs The door mirro rs are el ectr[...]

125 Interior equip ment, trunk Trunk, Coupé and 5-door Trunk lid lock Unlock the trun k lid b y pressi ng the lower but ton on the remo te tran s- mitter, by pr essing the remote rel ease button on the drive r’s door or by usi ng the ke y. The alarm ho rn sounds three tim es and the lig hts flash w hen the trunk is r elease d with the remote con[...]

126 Interi or equipm ent, tr unk 4 Lo wer th e enti re bac krest cush ion b y pul ling this same h andle (item 3) f orward. At the sam e time , piv ot the beam bac kw ards. IMPORT ANT: When you repla ce the bel t beam us ing the ha ndle (item 3) , you mus t verify tha t it is pr operly loc ked and th at the two red "wa rning tab s" go dow[...]

127 Interior equip ment, trunk To pr ovide more f lexi bili ty, th e rear seat is div ided s o that you c an lower the narrower (ri ght) part s eparately . 1 Tilt the s eat cushio n f orwa rd by pul ling the loop located between the bac krest and th e seat c ushion. 2 Stand t he se at cushio n on e nd behin d the f ront se ats. 3 Releas e the right[...]

128 Interi or equipm ent, tr unk Removing t he parcel shelf 1 Open the trunk li d. 2 Unhook the rub ber ties . 3 Lift th e rear parc el shelf and p ull it a way from the guide pin s in the front e dge of the shel f support. Load openin g (trunk pass t hrough) A load o penin g is prov ided in t he bac krest so that you can c arry long narrow o bject[...]

129 Interior equip ment, trunk Tie downs Four tie d owns for s ecuring t he load a re fitted insi de the trunk. Place the load as far in as p ossib le. Trunk lighting To the le ft in t he trunk i s a ligh t which goes on and off w hen the trunk lid is opene d and closed . The lightin g can also be turned on and off using th e button o n the light h[...]

130 Interi or equipm ent, tr unk Tools and spare whe el The tool kit an d compa ct spare wheel a re kept benea th the carpeting in the trunk. WARNING Saab 9-3 Vigg en Coupé and 5-d oor: Avoid pla cing your hand s on t he upper part of the rear fen der when the tailg ate is to b e cl osed b ecaus e of the risk o f get ting finger ca ught b etween t[...]

131 Interior equip ment, trunk Manually opening the fuel filler door Coupé and 5-door models If the fuel filler door (whic h is controlle d by the central loc king syst em) does not unl ock, proceed as follows. Chec k fuse 20. If it is bl own o r its rep lac e- ment b lows, you can rele ase t he lock motor from the door as fo llows: 1 Use a sharp [...]

132 Interi or equipm ent, tr unk[...]

133 Startin g and driving IB943 Starting an d driving Ignition swit ch ..... ........ .... 134 Starting the engin e ......... . 135 Important cons iderations for drivi ng. ..... ....... ......... . 136 Engine Bre ak-in Period ... 140 Gear changing .... ....... ...... 141 Manual transmission .. .... 141 Automatic transmission . 141 Cruise Control ..[...]

134 Starti ng an d drivin g Ignition swit ch The sin gle lo ck used for both th e igni tion and gear/s elect or lever is i n the center c on- sole lo cated be tween t he fron t seats. Before you can rem ove the ke y, the car mus t be in reverse gear (manu al gearbo x cars) or the Parking (P) posit ion (cars with autom atic tran smissi on). The key [...]

135 Startin g and driving If t he ca r do es n ot st art If the tex t "KEY NOT ACCEPTED" appears on the SI D whe n the eng ine refus es to start, the troub le ma y be a fa ult in the transp onder of the key or i n the rece iver o f the igni tion swit ch. Pr oceed as foll ows: • T ur n th e ke y ba ck to the L OCK po siti on. • T urn t[...]

136 Starti ng an d drivin g Useful tips o n cold clim ate starting If the engine has failed to st art after severa l attempts in very cold w eather, pre ss and hold the a ccele rato r dow n to th e floo r and run the s tarter fo r 5–10 seconds. This wil l prevent t he eng ine bein g flooded (exces- sivel y rich fuel-a ir mixt ure). Now start the [...]

137 Startin g and driving Saab 9-3 Vigg en: The Saab 9-3 Vig gen has a high-pe rfor mance en gine wh ich mea ns that a c ertain amo unt of care sho uld be exercis ed, in particular whe n accel erating i n the low er gears. T his is e speci ally im portant when th e road su rface is slippery to avoid the dr iving whee ls lo sing the ir grip Impor ta[...]

138 Starti ng an d drivin g Stop jum p-starting if the eng ine f ails to start immediatel y . • Failure to foll ow these d irectio ns coul d result in the cataly tic conve rter and as so- ciated compo nents be ing da maged, an d could rep resent a breach of th e warranty conditi ons. Refueling Ensure that yo u are usin g the correct gra de of fue[...]

139 Startin g and driving Recomme nded fuel: The engine in your Saab 9 -3 is design ed to operate on unlea ded gaso line th at has an octane rating of : • A ON 90 (minim um 87) f or 185 hp engines . • AON 93 (mini mum 87) f or 205 h p eng ines and Viggen . Octan e rating i s determi ned acc ording to the formula: where MON is the Mo tor Octane [...]

140 Starti ng an d drivin g ommend ed blend pe rcenta ges and se rvice station ope rators sho uld know if their gaso - lines c ontain detergent s and oxygena tes, and have been r eformulate d to red uce vehi - cle emis sions. Nev erthel ess, if you begin to notice a pro blem with the way your car starts or runs sh ortly after i t has be en refueled[...]

141 Startin g and driving Gear changin g Manual tran smission To start the engine th e clutch ped al must be fully de pressed . The gea r posi tions a re marked on the gear lever. Be fore revers e (R) ca n be enga ged, you m ust li ft th e ring und ernea th th e gear-leve r knob . To chang e gea r, fully de press th e clut ch pedal an d then releas[...]

142 Starti ng an d drivin g The elec tronic c ontrol mod ule for th e auto- matic tra nsmiss ion receiv es inform ation on engine t orque a nd road speed. I t also con- trols the hy draulic pres sure in the trans mis- sion to ensure th at gear changing is a s smooth as possible. The po siti on of t he sele ctor lever is shown by the s ymbols adjace[...]

143 Startin g and driving provide b etter grip, a nd the WIN TER indica - tor appears on the ma in instrumen t panel. When the ign ition is turn ed to OFF, the auto- matic transmis sion wi ll a utomatic ally re vert to Normal mode (see page 147). Adaptive gear change pattern is a f unc- tion of t he Norma l and Spo rt mode s. It allows gear changin[...]

144 Starti ng an d drivin g Auto ma tic t rans mis sio n fault indicator If the sym bol ap pears on the main ins tru- ment pane l, the sy stem has de tected a fault in the a utomat ic transm issi on or its contro l module (see p age 58). This al so mean s tha t the Limp-hom e mode has been sele cted, to gu ard agai nst further damage b eing do ne t[...]

145 Startin g and driving Selector positions P T o shift out o f the P p osition you m ust depre ss the brake pedal and the igniti on mus t be ON. The parking p osition (P ) mu st only b e selec ted when the car is at a compl ete stan dstill. The se lec- tor le v er is lock ed and the tr ansm ission is mechanic ally imm obiliz ed. Alw a ys app ly t[...]

146 Starti ng an d drivin g If the ge ar select or lever i s moved from pos ition D to 1 , a change-d own to 3 rd gear w ill occur a t about 11 0 mph (180 km/ h). A change -down to 2nd gear w ill oc cur at abo ut 75 mph (120 km/h) and to 1 st gea r at about 40 mph (65 km/h). When pos ition 1 i s se lected, al l the other gears will be l ocked o ut.[...]

147 Startin g and driving The SPORT and WI NTER modes T o select Sport mode, pre ss the ”S” b utton on the selecto r le v er when th e selector le v er is in position N, D , 3, 2 or 1. In this m ode, gear chan ges wil l tak e place at higher en gine s peeds th an in N ormal mode , in other w ords , the tr ansmis sion will shif t up later and sh[...]

148 Starti ng an d drivin g Cruise Control The sys tem is o perated by means of the controls on th e stalk s witch: • OFF (syste m is disconn ected; the system is alw a ys in the OFF position when th e engine is sta r ted). • ON ( syste m s wit ched on ). • SET/+ (to s et the des ired spee d). • CAN CEL (c anc el oper ation of syst em, e. g[...]

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150 Starti ng an d drivin g ABS brakes ABS (Antiloc k Braking System) modul ates the br ake press ure to the respe ctive whee ls. Wh eel sensor s det ect if a whee l is about to lock , and the c ontrol m odule redu ces th e pres sure to t hat w heel and the n increas es it o nce more until the t endenc y is detected again . The brake sy stem is eq [...]

151 Startin g and driving Parking bra ke The parkin g brake leve r is located be tween the front seats. Th e brak e acts on th e rear wheels. W hen th e parking brake is on, the indicat or lamp on the m ain instr ument panel will be lit . To releas e the brak e, li ft the lev er slightl y, press th e pawl butt on, an d let the l ever down. Alwa ys [...]

152 Starti ng an d drivin g Parking on a hill When park ing on a steep hill, turn the fro nt wheels so that they wi ll be blo cked by the curb if t he car shoul d move. Long-term parking If the car is not going to be used for some time, e.g. 3–4 m onths, th e follow ing steps are recommen ded: • Run the engine to normal temper ature bef ore lo [...]

153 Startin g and driving Economical mot oring Factors affecting f uel consumption Fuel cons umpti on is g reat ly aff ecte d by th e gener al driving con dition s, the way in whic h the car i s driven and at w hat spee ds, the weathe r, the state of the ro ad, the co ndition of th e car, etc. Breaking-in Fuel cons umption may be som ewhat highe r [...]

154 Starti ng an d drivin g • Driving in a low ge ar resu lts in hig her fuel consum ption than in a hi gh gear becaus e of t he lo wer eng ine spe ed f or a giv en road speed. Al wa ys cha nge up to a higher gea r as soon as traffic condi tions allo w and us e the high est gear a s muc h as possib le . • Chec k the air pres sure in the tires o[...]

155 Startin g and driving • Chec k the anti-freez e in the engine cool - ant, see page 174. The car´ s trip comput er will warn you when there is a risk of slippery conditi ons. For fur- ther infor mation on this function, see p age 62. The car i s equipp ed with tires des igned to provide optimum grip on b oth wet a nd dry roads, al though this[...]

156 Starti ng an d drivin g Driving in hot weather • Alw a ys chec k the coolant le vel bef or e starting a journe y . When th e engi ne is cold, th e coolan t must not be abov e the KAL T/COLD mark on the e xpan sion tank. • At the end of a journey , if the e ngine ha s wo r ked h ar d , al lo w it to i dl e fo r tw o o r three min utes bef or[...]

157 Startin g and driving Trailer weight Maximum rec ommende d trailer w eights for different g radient s, for bes t comfort and driveabil ity for m anual and automati c cars, are show n in the drawing. Make sur e you ar e familiar with the law regarding spee d limits for towing, maxi - mum trailer w eights, traile r-braking requiremen ts, and also[...]

158 Starti ng an d drivin g Trailer hitc h load The weig ht distribut ion on the trail er makes a lot of differe nce to the hand ling pro perties of the c ar and trailer com bination .With sin - gle-axle trailers, whenev er possi ble, con- centrate the lo ad over the axl e and kee p it as low as pos sible. The trail er should be lo aded so t hat th[...]

159 Startin g and driving Installin g the roof ca rriers (acces- sory) The carrier fe et are mar ked with a top vi ew of the c ar and an arrow ind icating t heir posi tions. 1 Slip t he plastic co ver onto the adju stab le f oot of the ca rrier (the f oot wit h a knob f or tightenin g) to pr otect the paintw ork during as semb ly . 2 Open all the d[...]

160 Starti ng an d drivin g Driving with a load The dr iving ch aracteris tics of t he car are affected by the way it is load ed. • Place he avy loads a s f ar f orward and as low as po ssible in the tru nk. • Secur e the load to the tie do wns, s ee page 12 9. • The load shou ld be su ch tha t the car´s total w eight o r axle weight are not[...]

161 Startin g and driving Saab 9- 3 Vigg en The front towing eye is stored in a storage bag besid e the spare wheel. Re move the plastic cov er with a screwdriver from the ca r’s t oolk it, and scre w in the to wing eye. Towing a car with manua l gearbox The gear lever mu st be in neutral. Switch hazard l ights on. Drive ca refully a nd do not ex[...]

162 Starti ng an d drivin g Towi ng a car w ith aut omat ic transm ission The foll owing ru les mus t be ob served i f a car with a utomatic transmis sion is to be towed. The gear s electo r must be i n the N pos ition. Switch hazard li ghts o n. Drive carefull y and do not excee d the speed lim it for vehi cles in tow. Always try to keep the towro[...]

163 Startin g and driving To jump start y our v ehicle: 1 Che ck t he other v ehicle . It mu st ha ve a 12-v olt batte ry with a negat ive gro und syste m. 2 Ge t the v ehicles cl ose enou gh so the jumpe r cables can reac h, but be s ure th e v ehicles are no t touchin g each o ther . If a poor c onnecti on on t he negati v e jumper cab le should [...]

164 Starti ng an d drivin g 5 Ch eck that the j umper cab les do no t ha v e loose or mi ssing ins ulation. If the y do , you could get a shock and also the v ehicl es coul d be d amaged. Bef ore y ou connect the ca b les, here are some basic th ings y ou sho uld kno w . P ositive (+) will go to pos itiv e (+) and negativ e (-) will go to negativ e[...]

165 Startin g and driving Driving considerat ions with co mpact spar e wheel/t ire fi tted The f ollowing shoul d be obs erved when the compact s pare whe el (T115/7 0 R16) i s install ed: The com pact spa re is lig ht and easy to handle w hen ch anging the whe el. Do not drive fa rther tha n necessary with t he com- pact spare fitt ed – the maxi[...]

166 Starti ng an d drivin g Driving with the trunk lid open Avoi d drivi ng wit h the t runk li d part ly or f ully open, since e xhaust fu mes can be dr awn into the cabin . If you m ust dr ive wit h the tr unk lid o pen, all windows and t he sunroo f (if fit ted) must be closed and the c abin fan on at i ts highe st speed s etting . Driving in de[...]

167 Car care IB944 Hood release ha ndle . ..... . 168 Engi ne ... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... 168 Eng ine ba y ..... ....... .... ....... 169 Engi ne oil ... ...... ..... ...... ..... 172 Tra nsmis sion fluid ..... ..... 173 Cool ant .. ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... 174 Brake- clut ch fluid and brake pads ......... ........ .... 176 Powe r st[...]

168 Ca r care Hood release handle The handle of the hood lo ck is locat ed on the left unde r the i nstrument panel. O pen the hood in the follow ing way: 1 Pull th e rele ase hand le. 2 The hoo d mo ves to the hal f-loc ked po si- tion a nd is st opped by a saf ety catch at the f ront edge. 3 Press the le ver of th e catch upw ards and raise the h[...]

169 Car care 1 Engine -oil di pstic k 2 Bra ke-fl uid rese r voir 3 P ower-st eer ing f luid r eser voir 4 Fuse bo x 5 Coolan t reservoir 6 MAXI fuses 7 W asher-fluid reservo ir 8B a t t e r y 9 Igniti on discharg e module 10 Driv e belt 11 Air filter Engine bay IB1 160[...]

170 Ca r care Engine families Saab cars imported into the U nited States and Ca nada mee t all a pplicab le emi ssion control standa rds. The e ngine family a nd appropria te tune-u p specifi cations are iden- tified on a l abel affi xed to the lef t front inne r fender. These en gine f amilies me et appl icable EPA Federal St andards, C aliforni a[...]

171 Car care ORVR (Onboard Refueling V apor Recove ry) All hydr ocarbons formed wh en refue lling will be recovered by the car and no t released into th e atmosp here. Th e hydro- ca rbons are ab sorb ed in an ev apor ative emissio n canist er. Whe n the engi ne is sub- sequently starte d, the evap orative em ission canister is grad ually pu rged a[...]

172 Ca r care Engine oil Checking the fluid level Regula rly chec k the oil leve l in t he engine . Do this wi th the car stan ding on lev el ground with the e ngine warm, 2-5 m inutes af ter it has bee n turne d off. Take the d ipstick out and wipe i t off with a clean ra g before c arry- ing out the ch eck. The lev el must n ot be below th e MIN [...]

173 Car care Transmis sion fluid Manual tran smission Check and t op up the fluid in accord ance with th e servic e progr am. If original flui d cannot be obtain ed for top- ping up, Dexron III (sy nthetic flui d) auto- matic t ransmi ssion fl uid can be used. If so, the car s hould be taken to an au thorized Saab deale r as soon as possib le to ha[...]

174 Ca r care (80°C). Thi s can be achie ved by driving the car f or about 30 min on the open road. 2 With the engine idling, mo ve the s elector le v er to D an d wa it f or at l east 15 seconds . Ne xt, mov e the s elector le v er to R and wait f or 15 secon ds again. Fina lly , move the sel ect or lev er to P . Le t the engin e idl e. 3 Wipe th[...]

175 Car care Changing the coolant (Usually c arried out as part o f the Sa ab original s ervice b y an auth orized Sa ab dealer) 1 If th e engi ne is hot , loosen the e xpa n- sion-ta nk filler cap a little to release t he pressu re. Leav e the cap in place . 2 Fit a suit able piece of hose onto th e nipple of the drain coc k. Le t the hose dis- ch[...]

176 Ca r care Brake- clu tch fluid an d brake pads Checki ng the fluid level The comb ined b rake and clutc h-fluid res er- voir is tr anspa rent to fac ilitate checki ng of the fluid level . The level shou ld be between the MAX and MIN mar ks. Top u p, as nec essary, with DOT 4 fluid . Do not use DOT 5 brak e fluid. Use onl y new brake fluid from [...]

177 Car care Power steer ing Check th e level o f the p ower-steerin g flui d in the res ervoir regul arly, in acco rdance with the serv ice progra m. The whe els should point forward d uring the check. Clean a round the cap b efore it is unscrew ed. Unscrew the cap and wipe th e dipsti ck. To check the fluid level, first sc rew the cap on fully ag[...]

178 Ca r care The cha rge level sh ould be ch ecked wi th a batt ery -aci d test er. The spec ific g ravit y of the acid in a ful ly charged ba ttery shoul d be 1.28. A specific grav ity of 1. 18 roug hly indi - cate s a 50% ch arge. If frequen t short journeys are made in cold weathe r, the battery may nee d to be given a booster c harge . This ca[...]

179 Car care Drive belt The alte rnator i s situated o n the right-hand side of the en gine. It is driv en via a poly-V-be lt from the crank shaft pul ley. The poly -V-belt also drives th e water pum p, the A/C com pressor an d the stee ring servo pump. The belt tensi on is cri tical , and is a djusted by an a utomatic belt te nsioner. See also pag[...]

180 Ca r care Headlight wipers 1 Lift th e wiper ar m o ff the head light. 2 Detach the wip er bl ade b y pul ling it later ally from t he wipe r arm. 3 Fit the ne w bl ade b y sliding it into the retainer o n the wip er arm and press ing it firmly home. Washer The reservoir hol ds 5 quarts (4.7 litres). When the SI D message " WASHER FLUID LE[...]

181 Car care Changing bulbs Headlight 1 Unscre w the co ver from the b ac k of the light uni ts. 2 Unplug the c onnector . 3 Unh ook the spring c lip b y pus hing it f orw ard an d then to the side . 4 Remo v e the b ulb. 5 Insert the ne w b ulb , without touc hing the g lass w ith y our fingers . Line it up so that the three lugs fit in to the cor[...]

182 Ca r care Front turn signal bulb To chang e the bulb, the comp lete la mp unit has to be remov ed. 1 Loos en the s crew (1 ). There is no need to re mov e it comple tely . 2 Caref ully rem ov e the complete lamp uni t. 3 Gra sp the tw o plastic ta bs and turn the bul b holder coun terclo ck- wise. 4 Pull th e b ulb hol der out of the lamp un it[...]

183 Car care Front fog light / corne ring lights 1 Slight ly turn the b ulb h older cou nter- cloc kwis e. 2 Unplug the c onnector . 3 Remo v e the b ulb. Stop lights, taillights and direction indicators 1 Open the door in the trunk upholstery . 2 Pre ss asi de th e pl astic tab that secur es the bulb hol der . 3 Caref ully pull the enti re bu lb h[...]

184 Ca r care Reversing lights and rear fog light 1 Open the hatc h on the i nside of the trunk. 2 Press do wn the plastic tab that sec ures the bulb hol der . 3 Caref ully pull the enti re bu lb holder out of the la mp un it. Repl ace the d ead b ulb . 4 When refitting t he b ulb ho lder , fit it in first at the lo wer edge . Then push the bulb ho[...]

185 Car care Reading lamp s, 9-3 Convert ible Detach the who le lamp unit by i nserting a screwdriv er into th e notch a nd careful ly prying the lam p unit out. Pull the bul b holder out of its br acket an d change the bu lb. Replace the bul b holder in its brack et and refit the entir e lamp unit. Other lighting If any other bulbs need chang ing,[...]

186 Ca r care Bulb table No. W attage Cap 1 60/55 P 43 t-38 Headli ght 2 55 P 14.5 s F ront f og light 3 1,2 W 2 x 4.6d Ashtra y; cigarette lighter; warning light f or saf ety belts 4 21 BA 15s Rear f og light; re versing l ight 5 21/5 BA Y 15d Stop/taill ight 6 PY 21 ye l BA U 15 s Directio n indica tor , front/rea r 7 5 BA9 R ead ing la mps, rear[...]

187 Car care Fuses The fuse s are housed in two fuse pan els: one at the end of th e instrumen t panel on the driver’s side, an d one under the hood. To chec k if a f use has b lown, first rem ove it from the panel (s ee below). If the filamen t is broken, t he fuse h as blow n. A special tool for remov ing fuses is provide d at the bottom o f th[...]

188 Ca r care MAXI fuses The MAXI fuses are housed in the fuse box under the hood. These fus es can be checke d in the sa me way as the other f uses. The MAXI fu ses ar e design ed to prote ct the car’s e lectrical system fro m being dam- aged. Eac h MAXI fus e protects a numbe r of electric al circu its and f unctio ns and th ere- fore has a hig[...]

189 Car care Fuses No. Amp Function A–– B 10 Stop lights , trai ler C 30 Cabin f an, A CC 1 30 Electricall y heated rear wind ow and rear -vie w mir- rors 22 0D i r e c t i o n i n d i c a t o r s 33 0C a b i n f a n , A / C 4 15 T runk lig ht; s witch i lluminat ion; electrica lly po wered rad io antenna 5 30 Electricall y oper ated fron t sea[...]

190 Ca r care Rel ay ho lder Under the instru ment panel nex t to the s teering wheel No. Amp Function 21 1 0 Manu al A/ C; sof t top (Conver ti ble) 22 15 Cruise Control; dire ction indicators 23 20 Soft top (Con v er tibl e); teleph one 24 7. 5 Radi o 25 30 Centra l loc king 26 30 Control mo dule , engine managem ent sys tem; igni - tion casse tt[...]

191 Car care Fuses an d relays Fuse pan el in engin e bay No. Amp Function 11 0H o r n 2 15 F ront f og lig hts 3 40 Radia tor f an, l ow s peed 4 10 V acuum p ump 5 15 A/ C-compr essor 61 0L e f t l o w b e a m 7 10 Right lo w beam 8 10 Left hig h beam 9 10 Ri ght high beam 10 7.5 Headligh t wi pers 11 – – 12 – Ex tra lig hts 13 7.5 APC 14 1[...]

192 Ca r care Wheels Alternat ive wheels a nd tires If you wis h to f it other ti res or wheel s tha n those s upplie d with the car, cons ult your Saab deale r first as to the p ossibi lities ava il- able. Wheels/t ires com binations that are not approved by Saab can negativel y affect the car´ s direct iona l stabi lity, steeri ng and br ak- ing[...]

193 Car care Changing the wheels round Beca use of f ront w heel driv e, the f ront t ires tend to w ear faster t han the rear ones. N ew tires sho uld alwa ys be fitte d in pa irs, so that tires on the sa me axle have the sam e amount o f tread. If swappi ng the complete set, e.g. winter tires for summer tires , mark the t ires removed to ens ure [...]

194 Ca r care Uniform Tire Quality Grading (US) Quality grades can be found wher e applica - ble on the tire sid ewall betwe en tread shoul - der and m aximum section wid th. For exam- ple: Treadwea r 200 Traction AA Temp erat ure A Treadwear The t readw ear gr ade is a comp arati ve rating ba sed o n the wear ra te of th e tire when test ed un der[...]

195 Car care Date code Tires sh ould be re garded as peris hable goods. As the tires age , the rubber bec omes progress ively ha rder, an d the road holdi ng ability of the tires dim inishes. Th is is p artic- ularly true on wi nter tires. Tires now have a date-code marking for the year of m anufactu re. The first two di gits denot e the week numb [...]

196 Ca r care When ch anging a whee l, take th e tool k it out first, the n the spa re wheel. Changing a wheel If light-a lloy wheels have bee n fitted to the car for seve ral years and a c hange is mad e to steel wheels, th e threa ds for the wheel bolts in the b rake disc s sh ould be c leaned before the thinn er steel wh eels are fitted. The inn[...]

197 Car care When it i s time t o raise th e car, apply th e jack to one o f the four jacking point s (front or rear) loca ted be neath the sills. If a floor jack is used it can be appli ed to the standard jack ing point s use d by the dealer or centra lly unde r the fro nt of the e ngine subframe . If the car is equip ped with a traile r hitch, th[...]

198 Ca r care 8 Lo wer th e car and tighten th e wheel bolts to the correc t torqu e in the sequenc e sho wn (oppo site pairs). Tightening to rque : Light-all o y wheels : 80 ft.lb s (110 Nm). Steel wheel s: 80 ft.l bs (110 Nm). Do not ov er tighten the b olts usi ng an impact w rench: not only can this dama ge the wh eels b ut it c an also m ak e [...]

199 Car care Flat spotting All tires ge t hot, e special ly on lon g journ eys or when the c ar is driven hard. Afte r the car has been p arked w ith hot tire s and t he tires have coo led down , a flat sp ot can form in th e tire, whe re it is i n cont act with th e groun d. The same can occ ur if the car has not been mo ved for a long t ime. Flat[...]

200 Ca r care Upholstery and trim To remov e fluff or ha irs from th e seat uph ol- stery or headlini ng, us e a mois t, lint-free cloth or a speci al lint re mover (brush or roller). Rem ove any di rty marks u sing a cloth m oistened with lu kewarm soapy water. When using a stain remover, alway s work from the outs ide towards the center to avoid [...]

201 Car care Engine bay Clean the engin e compar tment u sing an engine dete rgent and rinse with hot water. Cover the hea dlights and do not aim the spray n ozzle on the: •R a d i a t o r . • Thrott le cabl e. • Thrott le housin g. • Other engi ne con trols . • The alt er nato r . • Ignit ion system and othe r elec trical com- ponents [...]

202 Ca r care Waxing and polishing Do not wax a new car durin g the first three or four mon ths. In fa ct, ther e is no n eed to polish th e car befo re the paintwo rk has started to go dull through oxida tion. Other than in ex cepti onal cas es, do n ot use ab ra- sive pol ishes c ontain ing a cu tting a gent on a new ca r. Always w ash the ca r t[...]

203 Car care Two- co at enam el As the na me im plies, t wo-co at ename l is applied in two operat ions. The firs t coat, the base co lor, c ontains t he pig ment, me tal flakes a nd bind er. The seco nd coat con sists of a cle ar enamel , which provides the f inal gloss f or the p aintwork a nd prot ects the base f rom moi stur e and env ironm ent[...]

204 Ca r care What ca uses rust ? Steel bod y pan els of automobi les ar e sub- ject to rusting whenever air and moisture manage to penetrat e the p rotective finish. Body pan els may rust throu gh if t he proces s is unch ecke d. Rusti ng can o ccur wh erever water i s trapped or where the ca r’s panel s are conti nuously damp . Damag e to paint[...]

205 Car care Inspect the unde rcoating and touch up if necessar y. P ay particular att ention to the f enders and wheel housi ngs, wh ich are exposed to abra sio n by flyin g gravel, etc. I f the com position has w orn or flak ed off , the steel m ust be thorou ghly cleaned and dried bef ore a fresh co at is applied. The clea ning is best done with[...]

206 Ca r care 1 A-pilla r trim: PP , PP/EPDM. 2 Windshi eld trim: PP , PP/EPD . 3 Seals : EPDM. 4 Rear -win dow casing PUR. 5 T rim panel ABS . 6 C/D-pilla r trim PP . 7 Rear li ght cl uster: PMMA. 8 Corner fill er panel PPO/P A. 9 Rear b umper Expanded PP c ore PP/EPDM shea thing. 10 Fuel tank PE. 11 Side-win dow casing: PP/EPDM. 12 Side trim PVC [...]

207 Car care Air condit ioning (A/C system) Fault diagnosis If a fault o ccurs in the A/C syste m, there a re a number o f che cks you c an perfo rm your- self. If the fault pe rsists, howev er, have th e system checked by an authoriz ed Saab dealer. Im portan t! When the A /C system is in oper ation, moi s- ture from the air w ill c ondense on the[...]

208 Ca r care Maintenance • The d rive be lt f or the compres sor sh ould be insp ected under the regular service progr am. • Clean dir t an d insec ts aw ay fro m the con- denser and ra diator to pre vent cloggi ng. When w ashin g the car , use the hos e to spra y the radia tor an d conden ser (loca ted fo rward of the radiato r) from both sid[...]

209 Car care Open th e hood and loc ate the ve rtical aim level (B) tha t you ca n see th rough the top o f the head light l ens. If you fi nd tha t the head light n eeds adj ust- ment follow these steps : 1 Loc ate the ver tic al aimi ng device (A ) located behind and bel ow th e outer headlight ass emb ly . 2 T urn the v er tical aim ing scre w w[...]

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211 Mainte nance and owne r assi stanc e Maintena nce and owner assistance Maintenance sc hedule..... 2 12 Owner assistance ............ 213 Reporting Safet y Defects (U.S .A.) .... ..... ...... ....... .... .. 21 4 Reporting Safet y Defects to the Cana dian govern- ment .... ...... ..... ...... ....... .... 214 Saab Origina l Service Program M2000[...]

212 Mainte nance an d owner a ssistance Maintenance sched ule The Mainten ance Schedu le prescribe s a service program t o the purc haser/ope rator of a Sa ab th at is re asonabl e and necess ary to ensure the p roper emis sion co ntrol sys - tems fu nction , safety and reliab ility of the Saab auto mobile i n normal use. Ad ditional mainten ance i[...]

213 Mainte nance and owne r assi stanc e Service r ecord ret ention Service ins truction cou pons and record stubs a re prov ided i n the S aab Warr anties and S ervic e Reco rd Book let whi ch a ccom- panies this Owne r’s M anual. The coupons are arr anged in the order th at normal ser- vice sh ould be p erforme d. The edge of e ach coupon is sh[...]

214 Mainte nance an d owner a ssistance Change of Address Notif ication (U.S.) Two chan ge of address ca rds are prov ided at th e end of the Warra nti es and S ervi ce Record Bookl et. Knowing your curre nt address allows Saa b to c ontact y ou in the event of a reca ll or serv ice cam paign. Please hel p us keep our re cords up to date for your o[...]

215 Mainte nance and owne r assi stanc e Saab Origi nal Service Program M200 0 USA, Canada, (9-3 Models) * These are the minimum required E mission Control Syst em main tenance steps. Saab urges that all recommended m aintenance procedu res be performed according to this program. (a.) Engine oil and f ilter should be chan ged at least once a ye ar.[...]

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

217 Mainte nance and owne r assi stanc e (c.) Check wheel alignment if irregular or premature tire wear is apparent. (d.) Check and clean rear pads and rear calipers in areas with heavy road salt use. Se rvi ce In t erv a ls ** Miles = U .S. Car s Kilomet ers = Ca nadian Cars 1,000 (1,600 km) 10,000 (16,000 km) 20,000 (32,000 km) 30,000 (48,000 km)[...]

218 Mainte nance an d owner a ssistance Se rvi ce In t erv a ls ** Miles = U .S. Car s Kilomet ers = Ca nadian Cars 1,000 (1,600 km) 10,000 (16,000 km) 20,000 (32,000 km) 30,000 (48,000 km) 40,000 (64,000 km) 50,000 (80,000 km) 60,000 (96,000 km) 70,000 (112,000 km) 80,000 (128,000 km) 90,000 (144,000 km) 100,000 (160,000 km) Service # 123456789 1 [...]

219 Technical data Technical data General parti culars ... ...... . 22 0 Engin e ... ...... ....... .... ....... .... 223 Engin e oi l .... ..... ...... ....... .... 22 3 Engin e va riant s . ....... ...... .. 225 Electric al system....... ....... 22 5 Driv e belt s. ....... .... ....... ...... 22 5 Manual tran smission ....... 22 6 Automatic t ran[...]

220 Technical d ata General particulars Overall le ngth, with bumper(s ): Coupé/5 -door /Con v er tibl e__________ __ 182.3" (46 29 mm) Viggen _______ _____ _________ _____ 182.7” (4639 mm) Ov erall width, i ncluding door m irrors _____ 76.2" (1936 mm) Maxim um hei ght _________ ______ _____ 56.2" (1428 mm) Maxim um hei ght when t[...]

221 Technical data W eight r eady f or driving (i.e . with full fuel tank, w asher- fl uid reserv oir , standard tools a nd spa re wheel ) Coupé ________ _____ _________ _____ 2990-3170 lbs . (1355- 1440 kg ) Viggen, C oupé _________ _________ __ 3090-31 60 lbs . (1405-1435 kg) 5-door __ ______ ________ ______ _____ 303 0-3220 lbs . (1375- 1460 k[...]

222 Technical d ata Maxim um pe rmitted load i n trunk Coupé a nd 5-door a t curb w eight pl us 4 passen gers à 15 5 lbs . (70 kg ) _______ 130 lbs .(60 kg) F or each passeng er less i n the re ar seat the load m a y be increa sed b y 100 lbs . (45 kg) Con ve r tibl e at cu rb wei ght and 3 passen gers à 15 5 lbs . (70 kg ) _______ 120 lbs . (55[...]

223 Technical data Engine Engine oil T ype _______ ______ ________ ______ __ 4 cyl, 2 ov erhead camshaf ts, 16 val v es and 2 bal - ancer shafts Cylin der bores ________ _________ _____ 3.54" (90 mm) Strok e: 2.0 T urbo _________ ________ ______ __ 3.071" (78 mm) Viggen _______ _____ _________ _____ 3.543” (90 mm) Swept vo lume: 2.0 T u[...]

224 Technical d ata Fue l Viscosi ty: The viscos ity of oi l is clas sified according to the SAE s tandard. Now ada ys, mul tigr ade oils are alwa ys used in cars . The prope r- ties of th ese oils f acilit ate sta r ting the car in c old wea ther b ut mean that th e oil is also vis cous enou gh to coa t all mo ving par ts unde r high pr essur es a[...]

225 Technical data Engine var iants Electrica l system Drive belts 2.0 Tu rbo 185 hp , manual transmis sion Rating, EEC at 5500 r pm __________ __ 185 hp (136 kW) Max. torq ue (ma n.), EEC at 2 100 rpm __ 194.0 ft.lb (2 63 Nm) Compress ion r atio ___ _________ _____ 9.2:1 2.0 Tu rbo 185 hp , auto matic tran smissi on Rating, EEC at 5750 r pm ______[...]

226 Technical d ata Manual tran smission Automatic tran smissio n Sus pen sion Steering T ype ____ ______ ________ ______ _____ 5-speed, fully synch ronized w ith final-driv e gear and diff erenti al Oil type (f or topping-up) ______________ Saab s ynthet ic man- ual gearb o x oil Oil capac ity __________ ______ ________ 1.8 qts. (1.8 l) Speed (mp [...]

227 Technical data Brake syst em Rims and tire s F ootbr ake ( ABS) ________ _________ __ Hydraulic dis c brak es with vac uum servo , diagonally split cir cuits P arking brak e ___________ ______ _____ Acts on rear wheels Brak e flu id ________ ________ ________ DO T 4 Do n ot us e DOT 5 Disc diam ete r : fron t, Coupé/5-d oor/Con ver tib le ____[...]

228 Technical d ata NOTE Snow chains Snow c hains mu st not be fitte d to the re ar wheel s and must be used on the fo llowing tire/whe el comb inatio ns. Wheel Tire 6 x 15 _ _____ ___ 185/65 R15 M +S (not Vigg en), 195/60 R 15 (not Vi ggen) or 195/60 R 15 M+S (n ot Viggen) 6.5 x 15 _____ ___ 195/60 R15 (n ot Viggen) 6.5 x 16 _____ ___ 205/50 R16 o[...]

229 Technical data Plates a nd labels In con tact s with your S aab de aler it may somet imes be neces sary t o quote t he car ’s chassi s, eng ine and g earbox numb ers. 1 Modi fication ide ntity plat e (in the spare whee l co mpar t ment) . On cer t ain m odel va riants , the plate is loca ted on th e right-hand do or pill ar . 2 V . I.N. num b[...]

230 Technical d ata 1 - Region ___ ________ _ Y = Nor thern Europe 2 - Country ____ ___ S = Sweden 3 - Man ufactur er ___ 3 = Saab A utomobile AB 4 - Product line ____ D = 9-3 5 - Model series ___ D = 9-3 S with driver’ s and passen ger’ s airbag F = 9- 3 SE wit h dr iver’s and passen ger’ s airbag P = 9-3 Vig gen with driver’ s and passe[...]

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

232 Technical d ata Following adjustments can be done by the driver: Automatic Climate Control (ACC): To alter t he prep rogramme d “AUTO“ st art up mode with y our own preference s you can manuall y selec t the des ired setti ngs for: • T em perat ure. • F an speed. •A i r d i s t r i b u t i o n . See “ Prog rammi ng I” on page 86 a[...]

233 Index Index A A/C syste m, fault di agnosis _______ 207 A/C sy stem, ma intena nce _________ 207 ACC ____ _________ _____ ________ 80 ACC, usef ul ti ps ______ _________ __ 88 Adjustme nt, ste ering wh eel _______ _ 118 Air conditio ning (A/C), fault diag nosis and mai ntenance __ 207 Airbag ____________ _____ ________ 22 Alarm ____________ ___[...]

234 Index Electr ical windo w _____ _________ _ 119 Electr ically a djust able seat s _______ 116 Electr ically h eated fr ont seats ______ 118 Electric ally heat ed rear s eat _______ 118 Electric ally heat ed rear w indow _____ 79 Electr onic star ting in terlock _______ __ 31 Emergenc y openin g, fuel fil ler doo r _ 131 Emergenc y operatio n of[...]