Saab 3-Sep manual

1 Owner’s Manual Saab 9-3 M 2004 © Saab Aut omob ile AB 2003 Service Readiness, Saab Automobile AB, Trollhättan, Sweden Printed in Sweden Safety 10 Security 39 9-3 Con ver tible 53 Instruments and contr ols 73 Interior equipment 115 Star ting and driving 139 Car care 191 Customer A ssistance and Inf orm ation 261 T echnical data 267 Index 283[...]

2 Introd uction This m anual pro vides p ractical guidanc e on driving and c aring f or your Saab. The Saab 9-3 will be avai lable with the fol- lowing engin e vari ants: • 2.0t 175 hp • 2.0 T urbo 210 hp Althou gh thi s manual desc ribes the m ost importan t diffe rences betwee n mod el vari- ants, it doe s not sp ecify the eq uipme nt or feat[...]

3 Instrument panel Changi ng bulb s _______ ___ 208 F ront f o g ligh ts___________ 93 Headli ght le ve lling ________ 91 High/l ow b eam _______ ___ 92 P arkin g ligh ts____ _____ ___ 91 Rear f o g l ight _______ __ ___ 93 Cruise Cont rol ___________ 159 Direction ind icators _______ 93 High /low be am con trol stal k 92 Fuel gaug e _______ ___ __[...]

4 Exter ior Anti-corro sion treatme nt ___ 253 Body ____ ______ _____ ___ 251 Service progra m _________ 262 Sunroof ________ _____ ___ 120 T ouching up paintw ork ____ 251 W ashing _______ _____ ___ 250 W axing an d poli shing _____ 251 Brak e lights _____ _____ ___ 215 Changi ng bulb s _______ ___ 208 Light s witc hes ________ ___ 91 T aillights [...]

5 Interio r Airbag _________ _____ ___ 28 Steering whe el ad justment _ 116 Steering _______ _____ ___ 273 Interior rearvie w mirror _________ 129 V anity mirror ____________ _____ 124 Door mirro rs_______ ______ _____ 128 Airbag___________ ______ 28 Child s af ety loc ks ________ 44 Child s eats ____ ______ ___ 21 Saf ety belt care ______ ___ 248 [...]

6 Engine ba y Color cod e______________ 278 Engine n umb er _______ ___ 278 Gearbo x nu mber ____ _____ 278 W arning labels __________ 7 V ehicle identi fication n umber 278 Alternator _________ __ ___ 205 Driv e belt ____ ______ _____ 205 Exhaust emis sion c ontrol __ 145 Ignition sy stem __________ 272 Simple t roub l eshoot ing (A/C , ACC) _____[...]

7 Coolant: Never op en when eng ine hot! Radiator fan: Radiato r fan may start at any time. Battery: • No spa rks, fl ames or smok ing • Shi eld eyes, explosive gases can caus e blindn ess or in jur y • Sulp hur ic acid can cause blindne ss or sev e re burns • Flus h e y es imm ed ia t el y wi th w ater . Get me dic a l h e l p f a s t • [...]

8 Changing wheels: Use on le vel grou nd only. Us e vehicle support sta nds. Safe wor king load 1980 lbs. ( 900 kg). Conta ct a Sa ab deal er if a xenon h eadli ght requ ires repla cement . This labe l is only foun d on cars with xen on headl ights. DEATH or SERIOUS IN JURY can occur • Chil dr e n 12 and un de r c an be k il l e d b y the ai r b [...]

9 No sparks, flames or smoking Buckle up Refer to the Own er’ s Manual Air bag Shield ey es Never place a rear-f acing child seat in this s e at K eep out of reach of children Electric windows Batter y acid cont ai ns sul - phuri c acid Deact ivating of re ar windo w switches Risk of explosive gas Central locking, lock Central locking, unloc k T [...]

10 Safety Safety belt s ___________ 11 Seats ________________ 16 Head restrai nts ________ 20 Child safety _ __________ 21 Airbag________________ 28 Safety[...]

11 Safety Safet y belts Three-point inerti a-reel s afety bel ts are provided for all seats . The results of st udies show that it is eq ually important to wear s afety be lts in the rea r seat a s in t he front seats . Safety belt reminder When the ig nition is swit ched on, the safety belt remin der in the m ain in strume nt panel will c ome on i[...]

12 Safety Corre ct pos ition fo r safe ty belt Consider thi s: • P osition the la p str ap snu gly a nd lo w across the hips so that i t just tou ches the thighs . The sho ulder s trap mu st be as f ar in on the sho ulder a s pos sib le . • Chec k to ensure that the belt is no t twisted or rubb ing ag ainst an y sha rp edges. • There should n[...]

13 Safety Front saf ety belts Fasten th e belt by pulli ng the belt and insert- ing the tongue in the buckl e. Check that it is securel y fas tene d. Posi tio n the l ap pa rt lo w acr oss the hip s. Grasp th e shoulde r belt clo se to the bu ckle and pull the b elt tow ards the sh oulde r to tighten t he lap be lt part. The belt mu st be as far in[...]

14 Safety Safety belt us e during pregn ancy Pregnant w ome n mus t alway s wear a safety b elt to protec t both thems elves an d the unbo rn chi ld. The lap belt s hould be pla ced l ow, a cross the hips and o ver th e uppe r thigh s. Safety belt pretensi oners Sport Sedan: T he front sa fety b elts a re equippe d with pretens ioners and force lim[...]

15 Safety Safety belt s, rear seat Safety b elts rear s eat, Convert ible, see page 67 The three rear seats all have t hree-poi nt safe ty belts wit h i nert ia r eels. Fasten the bel ts by pulling the bel t across you and inse rting the tongue into the buckl e. Check t hat it is secu rely fa stened . Grasp th e shoulde r belt clo se to the bu ckle[...]

16 Safety Seats Manually a djusted front seats The foll owin g seat adjus tment s can be made to achie ve a comfortab le driving positio n: • Height Sport Sedan - driv er’ s seat Con v ertible - passeng er s eats • Legr oom Sport Sedan - both seats Con v er tib le - passenger seat s • Bac krest rake ang le Sport Sedan - both seats Con v er [...]

17 Safety Legroom adjustment Lift the lev er under the front of th e seat and slide th e sea t to the desi red posit ion. Back rest rake a ngle To find the mos t com fortable posi tion, t urn the knob to prov ide stepless adj ustment of the backr est. Lumbar support, Sport S edan Adjust the firmness of the lumb ar support by turning t he kno b. WAR[...]

18 Safety Electri cally adjust able fro nt seats (option) With the do ors closed the s eats can o nly be adjust ed when the ign ition is ON. However , there are two except ions: • T o f acilitate getting into the car , both seats can be adjus ted when eithe r of the fro nt doors is open . • The seats can b e adj usted up to 2 minutes a fter bo [...]

19 Safety Backrest rake ang le Adjust th e rake angle of the back rest w ith the rear l ever. Lumbar support, driver’s seat Adjust the firm ness of the lumbar sup port by turning the knob . Memory function (option) WARNIN G The bac krest shoul d be u pright during driving , so that the sa fety belt, a irbag and backres t can pr ovide optim um pro[...]

20 Safety When the igniti on is ON, al l sea t setti ngs can be adjus ted. When the door is ope n and before the remote control has been inser ted into the ignition switch, a ll seat sett ings can be adjus ted fo r up to 20 minutes. The mem ory al so in clude s the door m irror settings . Storing and res toring se ttings 1 Adjust the s eat an d the[...]

21 Safety Child safe ty WARNIN G • Child ren must always be suitabl y restraine d in t he car. • DEATH or SERIOUS INJUR Y can occur • Children 12 and under or shorter t han 55 inches (140 cm) can be killed by th e airb ag • The BACK SEAT is the SAFEST place for chil dren • NEVER put a rear-fa cing ch ild seat in the fr ont • Sit as far [...]

22 Safety General inf ormation on child safety The sam e atten tion m ust b e giv en to c hild safety i n t he ca r as is g ive n to a dults. Childre n tr avel most safely whe n prop erly restraine d. However, t he typ e of restra int must b e ap prop riate for t he s ize of the c hil d. Always consul t your Saab de aler be fore fitting a chi ld se[...]

23 Safety Low er anchora ges (ISOFIX) in the rear seat, Spor t Sedan Low er anchora ges (ISOFIX) in the rear seat, Conv er tible[...]

24 Safety LATCH child seat i nstallati on Before star ting the ins tallation, pl ease read through th is in str uction , a nd the child seat inst alla tion instr ucti on. 1 Place the chil d restr aint on one of the designa ted out boa rd rear sea t cus h- ions . 2 Slide the attach ment on the ch ild rest raint in betwe en the seat cu shion and bac [...]

25 Safety Child teth er anchorag es for forw ard facing chil d seats Sport Sedan Convertible, s ee pag e 26 Child res traints with a tether s trap mus t be attached acco rding to Ca nadian and U .S. safe ty stan dard s. If you h ave any questi ons re gardin g chil d anchorag es pl ease contac t you r Saa b dealer . The car i s prov ided with thre e[...]

26 Safety Child teth er anchorag es for forw ard facing chil d seats Convertible Child res traints with a tether s trap mus t be attached acco rding to Ca nadian and U .S. safe ty stan dard s. If you h ave any questi ons re gardin g chil d anchorag es pl ease contac t you r Saa b dealer . The car is provided w ith two top tether anchorag es. Use th[...]

27 Safety Installation of child rest raint using the stand ard safety b elt Chil d rest rain ts th at are app roved for r ear- war d faci ng ins tal lati on in t he re ar sea t ca n be pos itioned in any of the three re ar places. Make su re that it is possible to fit it in accor- dance w ith t he man ufactu rer’s i nstruc tions . When fitting ch[...]

28 Safety Airbag Airbag system compone nts • Ai rbag in stee ri ng wh eel • Airbag i n i nstrument pa nel in front o f passeng er seat • Side ai rbags in fron t seat bac kre sts Con v ertible: The side ai rbag s help protect the head al so . • Inflata ble cu r tains along length of headli n- ing ( from front to rear roo f pi llars) (Sport S[...]

29 Safety The dr iver and p assenger front airbag s are triggered by violent fr ont-end cra shes. Th ey are not acti vated by m inor fron t-end impacts , if the car ov erturns or by rear- a nd side-impac ts. There are two impa ct sensors on the fron t bumper, un der the la cquere d shell. Very soon after the moment of imp act, t hese register that [...]

30 Safety Airbag syst e m 1 Steering wheel with integral airbag 2 Passenger airbag 3 Side airbag 4 Inflatable curtain (Spo rt Sedan only) 5 Sensors in front bumper 6 Sensor, side-impact protection 7 Sensor, side-impact protection (Sport Sedan only) 8 Electron ic control module and central sensor (SDM) Access ories and ot her equipment m ust not be [...]

31 Safety WARNIN G • Even if the ca r is equipped with AIRBAGS, safety be lts m ust stil l 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 use your safety belt. • Alwa ys sit wi[...]

32 Safety Front passenger se at The system is the same as that us ed on the driver’s sid e. The airbag systems ar e interco nnected and have a co mmon w arning l ight . The pas- senger airbag m odule is house d in t he fascia ab ove the glove c ompartment and i s marked "AIRBAG". Both airbags will be in flated in the eve nt of a moderat[...]

33 Safety Head protection The pill ar trim an d head lining (n ot Converti - ble soft top ) are de signed to ab sorb energy , softenin g pos sible blows to the head. After a crash , these item s must b e change d in the seat po sitions th at were occ upied. Neve r fit access ories to the pilla r trim o r head lining as thes e cou ld redu ce the eff[...]

34 Safety Inflatable curtains, Sport Sedan WARNIN G • Do not si t with y our he ad res ted agains t the s ide win dow. The in flat- able cu rtai n is des igned to inf late betwee n the wi ndow and t he hea d. Resti ng the head a gains t the wi ndow could p revent the infla table cur tain from prov idin g the in te nded protecti on. • Hang on ly[...]

35 Safety The infl atable curtai ns, whi ch pro tect th e head, are co nceal ed al ong the lengt hs of the headli ning (all the way fro m front to rear roof pilla rs). The infl atable curtai ns in flat e at th e same time as t he side airbags i n the front seats in case of a side-o n imp act. The infl atable curtai ns red uce th e risk of head inju[...]

36 Safety Airbag wa rning lamp Servicin g the airbag sys tem The air bag sy stem must be in spect ed as part of the normal service program but oth- erwise may be re garded as ma intena nce- free. Scrapping or working on airbag and belt pretensioner s WARNIN G • If the airbag readi ness light sta ys on after you start yo ur vehicle, it mea ns the [...]

37 Safety Frequently asked questions on function of th e airbag Do you stil l need to wear a safe ty bel t if ai r- bags are fitt ed? Yes, alw ays! The airba g sys tem com po- nents m erely suppl ement the ca r’s no rmal safety s ystem. Moreov er, the front a irbags will onl y be actuate d in a moderate to severe frontal, or ne ar-frontal crash, [...]

38 Safety How lou d is t he infl ation? The nois e of th e infl ation is ce rtainly loud , but it is of an ve ry short du ration and will not damage your hearing. For a short t ime after- war ds you co uld exper ien ce a buz zin g noise i n you r ea rs. Most pe ople w ho h ave e xperie nced i t cannot re memb er t he noi se of the in flation at al [...]

39 Securit y Doors ________________ 40 Central l ocking ________ 40 Car alarm _____________ 48 Security[...]

40 Security Doors Open th e door by li fting th e door handl e. The foll owin g messa ge app ears o n the Saab Infor mation Displ ay (SID ) if a door is not cl osed (tex t displ aye d firs t when vehic le speed e xceed s 15 mph (2 5 km/h) and t he door has st ill no t been clos ed): Centra l locking Remote control The remote c ontrol and ignition k[...]

41 Securit y Remote contro l functions *) pa rkin g ligh ts, side di rec tion indi cator s, taillight s and lice nse p late l ightin g. NOTICE The remote cont rol con tains delic ate elect ronics. • Do no t ex pose it to wa ter. • Avoid roug h handling. • Do not plac e the remote control where it may b e subj ected to hig h tem pera- tures, e[...]

42 Security Locking/unlocking the car Remote lock ing a nd unl ockin g als o con trol the car a larm. Remote locking Press the button o nce: a ll doo rs and the trunk lid l ocked. The haza rd warning li ghts will f lash once to confir m. Remote un locking Pressing th e button once: th e driver´s door is unlo cked. Press a sec ond ti me to unlock t[...]

43 Securit y Locking a c ar with dead batte ry The stee ring w heel lock require s suf ficien t batter y voltage to lock and unloc k. If the bat- tery vol tage d rops belo w a cert ain le ve l while the remote contro l is in the igniti on swit ch, yo u will not be able t o remo ve the remote c ontrol. If you m ust le ave t he car, pro ceed as follo[...]

44 Security Switches on f ront doors The cent ral loc king can a lso b e opera ted from ins ide the car usi ng the bu tton by each front door ha ndle. • Loc king the c ar wit h the re mote control renders thes e button s inopera tiv e. • If y ou are si tting i n the car and p ress th e but ton on the driv er’ s door , this will unloc k the dr[...]

45 Securit y Trunk Release Handle There is a glo w-in-th e-dark trun k rele ase handle l ocated inside the trunk o n the latch. This ha ndle w ill glow fol lowi ng ex posure to light. Pul l the rele ase hand le down to open the trunk from ins ide. Reprogramming lock syste m functions Certain lock sys tem fu nction s can be reprogram med at a Saab d[...]

46 Security Changing the key bat tery When the voltage of the remote c ontrol bat - tery dr ops b elow a ce rtain le vel, the Saab Inform ation Disp lay (SI D) will d isp lay: Change the ba ttery a s so on as possi ble to avoid m alfun ctioni ng. Battery typ e: F or o ptimu m perfo rmanc e in all temperatu res and good service lif e, Saab recommen [...]

47 Securit y 3 Change the battery . Fit the ne w b attery so that i t is p ositi oned i n the s ame wa y as the o ld batt ery , with the positi v e (+) side f aci ng do wn. 4 Fit the tw o hal v es o f the re mote c ontrol together and press them togethe r until you hear a cli ck. A v oid pr essi ng the butto ns. Reinsert the tradit ional ke y into [...]

48 Security If, when inse rted in to t he ign ition swit ch, there is a pr oblem c hecki ng the elec tronic code of the rem ote c ontrol, the fol lowing messag e will appea r on the SID: Visit a Sa ab de aler to hav e the proble m checke d and rectifi ed. Car al arm The car al arm is ar med whe n t he car is locked wi th the remote contro l. The ca[...]

49 Securit y To avoid any inconveni ence, mak e sure that anyone using the car i s famili ar with how the car alarm and the loc king sy stem work. If the al arm ha s been trippe d sin ce the car was la st lo cked, the Saa b Inform ation Dis - play (SID) w ill display : If a f ault arises in the ca r alarm sys tem, the Saab Inform ation Disp lay (SI[...]

50 Security Panic function The car al arm in clude s a pani c func tion. This functi on allows the alarm to be star ted manually , for e xample, to attrac t atte ntion. The panic alarm can only be acti vated while the car is st ationary. T he alarm is silen ced if the car is dr iven o ff. When the a larm i s tripp ed, th e ligh ts and horn come on [...]

51 Securit y Overview of f unctions Loc king/ arming Direc tion i ndica tors fl ash on ce . Unlocking/ disa r ming Di rectio n indi cators flash twice . Unlocking/ disarming trunk lid Direct ion i ndica tors flash three times . Alarm triggered D irectio n indi cators flash f or 5 min. The horn sounds f or 30 -seco nd int ervals with 10-sec ond brea[...]

52 Security Quick guide, LED and S aab Information Display (SID) messages Activity LED signal Arming (dela y period) Shines f or 11 s. Alar m a r med Flash es once ev er y 3 s. Disarming Ex tinguishes . Alarm not armed Off . A door , the hood or the tailga te is open or opene d during the dela y period. Flashes f or 1 1 s then flashe s once ever y [...]

53 9-3 C onvertibl e Advice on soft t op operation ___________ 54 Operating the soft top __ 55 Raising the sof t top manually ___________ 60 SID warnings and messages __________ 63 "Easy entry" __________ 65 Head restraint s _______ 66 Safety belts, rear seat, Convertible _________ 67 Roll-over prot ection ____ 68 Electric windows _______[...]

54 9-3 Co nvertibl e Advice on s oft to p operat ion • Once y o u ha v e rais ed the soft t op and bef o re driving off , a lw a ys chec k that t he soft top is prop er ly enga ged wit h the wind - shield r ail. • Once y o u ha v e f olde d the s oft top and before dr ivi ng o ff, check tha t th e soft top cover is locked. • Do not oper ate t[...]

55 9-3 C onvertibl e Operat ing th e sof t top Read the "Advi ce on so ft t op ope ration" section on page 54 before operati ng the soft top. The soft to p is operate d wi th the s wit ch on the instr ument panel . Hold the swi tch in the desired p ositio n unti l the s oft top is fu lly folded or ra ised. The comple tion of foldin g or r[...]

56 9-3 Co nvertibl e Opening The follow ing condi tions mus t be fulfilled for the soft top to be folded : • V ehicle speed mu st not e xc eed 20 mph (30 km/h). • Bat ter y volt age must e xceed 10 V . • Outsid e temp erat ure m ust e xceed 23°F (–5°C). • The tr unk l id must b e locked. • There m ust b e suf ficien t spac e in the tr[...]

57 9-3 C onvertibl e 3 Soft top f olded . 4 The soft top co v er is clos ed. 1 Rear windo w raised . Soft top storag e in luggage co mpartment lowe red. 2 The soft top co v e r is op ened. a 7.2 ft (2.2 m) b2 " ( 5 c m )[...]

58 9-3 Co nvertibl e Raising The follow ing condi tions mus t be fulfilled for raising the so ft top: • V ehicle speed mu st not e xceed 20 mph (30 km/h). • Bat ter y volt age must e xceed 10 V . • The tr unk l id must b e locked. 1 S tar t the eng ine and l et it id le. Cl eara nce f or sof t top oper ation: height, min. 7.2 ft (2.2 m); behi[...]

59 9-3 C onvertibl e 1 The soft top co v e r is op ened. 2 The so ft top i s ra ised. 3 The soft top co v er is clos ed. 4 The rear wi ndo w is lo w ered . a 7.2 ft (2.2 m) b2 " ( 5 c m[...]

60 9-3 Co nvertibl e Raising th e soft top manually If the soft top ha s been folded me chanica lly there wi ll be a del ay of 20 seconds befo re it is possi ble to raise it manua lly (the pres sure must be releas ed fro m the hydrau lic s ys- tem). If the ca r is w ithou t electric al po wer, t he trunk mu st be unloc ked m anual ly. Refe r to pag[...]

61 9-3 C onvertibl e 4 Close the trunk lid ful ly as ot herwi se it will obst ruct the soft top co v e r . 5 Open the s oft top co v er , upward and bac kward. 6 Tip f orw ard th e front seat b ack rests . 7 Bef ore r aisin g the s oft top , the tw o catches in th e lead ing ed ge of t he soft top mu st be opene d. St and in the rea r seat and pry [...]

62 9-3 Co nvertibl e 8 Sit in one of the front sea ts and loc k the soft top to the w indshi eld rail. Use the lu g wrench and th e Allen k e y . T urn roughly 1/4 turn ant i clo ckw is e . Check that the soft t op is pro perly l oc ke d i n place b y pressin g up the front edge . The soft top must not mo v e up wa rd. 9 Li ft u p t he r ear wind o[...]

63 9-3 C onvertibl e Cause Suitable a ction Soft top f ront not lo c ked . T r y again. Fai lure of the soft t op to l oc k au tomatica lly to the winds hield. • Mo v e the car so tha t it is standi ng le ve l if on a steep s lope . • Press the soft to p b utton to f old the soft to p slight ly . F old the so ft t op aga in. Soft top p ow er pa[...]

64 9-3 Co nvertibl e Battery low . The volt age of the ca r batter y is too low to allo w soft top ope ration. Rele ase a nd lower roll over ba rs. Contact Sa ab de aler . One or b oth rol l bars are ex tended. Press do wn the roll b ars an d try again, s ee page 68. Soft top o bstructed. Clear obstac les and try again. Open/c lose soft top compl e[...]

65 9-3 C onvertibl e "Easy e ntry" To facil itate g etting in and o ut of th e rear seat, the front s eats can b e slid forw ard. Man ual ly adjus ted pas senger seats 1 Raise th e hand le b y t he hea d restr a int on the seat . 2 Tip the bac kre st and slide the s eat fo r w a r d . Reposit ioning: 1 Tip bac k th e b ack rest. 2 Slide t[...]

66 9-3 Co nvertibl e Head rest raints The front seats are eq uipped wit h Saab Active Head Re straints (SAHRs). These r e d u c e t h e r i s k o f n e c k i n j u r y i f t h e c a r i s h i t from behi nd. The SAHR i s a m echan ical syst em, actu- ated by bo dy weight. The mec hanism is built into the top of the back rest, where it is con- necte[...]

67 9-3 C onvertibl e Safet y bel ts, r ear se at, Conver tible The two rear s eats hav e three- point s afety belts w ith i nertia r eels. Fasten th e belt by pulli ng the belt and insert- ing the tongue in the buckl e. Check that it is securel y fas tene d. Posi tio n the l ap pa rt lo w acr oss the hip s. Grasp th e shoulde r belt clo se to the b[...]

68 9-3 Co nvertibl e Roll-o ver protecti on The roll-o ver pro tectio n is part of the ca r’s crash s afety syste m and cons ists of a ro ll bar behin d eac h rear sea t head restrai nt, the win dshield frame and the seat belt pre - tension ers. The roll bars and s eatbelt p retension ers are depl oyed auto mati cal ly if t he c ar tu rns ov er a[...]

69 9-3 C onvertibl e Electric windows To open Soft top rai sed – The windo ws open indiv id- ually. Soft top fo lded – The b utton fo r the fr ont window opens both s ide w indo ws. Automatic op ening: Pre ss the butto n all the way d own and releas e it. If the s oft top is fol ded , the r ear s ide wi ndow is also low- ered. To close Soft top[...]

70 9-3 Co nvertibl e Interio r lighting The inter ior lig hting consi sts o f a fron t roof light, tw o fron t readi ng lig hts, fo otwell light- ing and co urtesy light ing in the do ors. Th e light switch es are lo cated in the roof c on- sole. The cabi n lig hting c omes o n: • When a door is op ened and th e ignition is OFF . • Whe n the r [...]

71 9-3 C onvertibl e Unlo cking the tr unk lid manually If the trunk lid is not unl ocked by th e central lockin g sys tem, i t can be unl ocke d manuall y . 1 T ake th e trad itio nal ke y ou t of the r emote control b y press ing th e emb l em on the re v erse (see page 46). 2 Carefully prise off the round cov er using you r nails , a credi t car[...]

72 9-3 Co nvertibl e Placing two g olf bags in the tr unk Ther e is s uffi cient spac e in th e trun k of th e Conver tible for two golf bags. Proc eed as follow s. 1 Star t b y inserting the na rrow end of the first bag to the right. 2 Lie down the bag. T ur n the bag so that it lies on its wid est s ide an d sli de it f or- ward , in under th e s[...]

73 Instruments and controls Warning and indi cator lights _______________ 74 Instruments ___________ 78 Informati on display, main instru ment panel _ 81 Saab Informati on Display (SID) ________________ 83 Switches _____________ 91 Wipers and wash ers ____ 95 Manual climate -control system ______________ 98 Automati c climate- control sys tem (ACC)[...]

74 Instru ments an d contro ls Warning and indicator lights The foll owin g warnin g and ind icate lig hts are found on the main in strume nt pan el. This w arning light illum inates w hen a fault arises in the ant ilock brake system. The follow ing message is sh own on the Saab Info rma tio n Disp lay (S ID): The br ake sys tem w ill contin ue to [...]

75 Instruments and controls This ligh t will c ome on if the engin e oil pres- sure is to o low. If the wa rning ligh t flashes or comes on while yo u are driving, stop im me- diately in a s afe place, sw itch o ff the en gine and che ck th e oil l evel (see p age 19 6). The follow ing message is sh own on the Saab Inf orma tio n Disp lay (SID) : T[...]

76 Instru ments an d contro ls This li ght sh ows when the hi gh be am is on (see page 92). This l ight indica tes when th e front fog lights are on (s ee pag e 93). The front fog li ghts a re switc hed o ff auto- matical ly whe n the e ngine is s witched off . When the fog light s are n ext ne eded, the y will h ave to be s witched on manu ally. T[...]

77 Instruments and controls This li ght rem inds the dri ver to buckl e up. This lig ht comes on when th e parking brake is appl ied (s ee pag e 167). The park ing bra ke is mechan ical and op er- ates on the rear wheels. This ligh t com es on if a p otentia lly seri ous fault has occu red in the airbag system. The follow ing mess age is shown on t[...]

78 Instru ments an d contro ls This lig ht comes on w hen there is l ess than about 2.5 gall ons (1 0 litre) of fuel le ft in t he tank. This li ght ind icate s that the he adligh ts or parking lights ar e on. This li ght co me s on w hen the sy stem is engaged . Autochecking of light s, main instrument panel The warni ng and indi cator l ights sho[...]

79 Instruments and controls Odometer and tr ip meter The odom eter re cor ds the dista nce tra v- elle d in mil es on U. S. vehi cles an d on Can a- dian ve hicle s t he dis tance indic ated i s in kilome tres, and the trip meter in mi les and tenths (k ilom etres a nd ten ths of kilom etres on Can adian vehic les). Re set b utto n The reset button[...]

80 Instru ments an d contro ls Temperatu re gauge The tempera ture gauge sh ows the temper- ature of the coo lant. The needl e should be in the m iddle of the scal e wh en the engine is at no rmal o peratin g t emperat ure. If the ne edle g oes in to the red zo ne (which can occ ur at h igh o utside air te mperatu res or under h eavy engin e load s[...]

81 Instruments and controls If the needl e repeatedly enters th e red zone and t he eng ine at the sa me ti me loses power, bec ause the moni toring system is limitin g the b oost p res sure, you s hould contact a Saab deale r as soon as poss ible. When the sp eed of the c ar exceed s 143 mph (23 0 km/h), ac celeratio n is lim ited by reduc ing th [...]

82 Instru ments an d contro ls Cars with autom atic transmis sion: • The odom eter and trip meter readi ngs are shown o n the l eft- han d side of th e dis play . • V arious inf ormation and f aults are dis played in the c ent er of t he dis play . • The sel ected gear po si tion i s sho wn o n the right -hand s ide o f the di spla y . This s[...]

83 Instruments and controls The follow ing message is sh own on the Saab Inf orma tio n Disp lay (SID) : or If so, ha ve the s ystem c hecke d at a Saab dealer . See al so T racti on Co ntr ol Sys tem (TCS) on page 163 and El ectron ic Stab ility Program (ESP) on page 165. Saab Info rmatio n Display (SID) Various ty pes of inform ation are sh own o[...]

84 Instru ments an d contro ls The num ber of s yste ms that a re d isplaye d on the SID de pends on the c ar’s equipm ent level. T he list s hown b elo w inclu des t he system s tha t can b e foun d in y our car. Trip computer func tion of the SID SID co nta ins th e foll owin g fu nctio ns: P ark As sist ance , page 17 2. SP A on SP A off Cloc [...]

85 Instruments and controls When the en gine is started, the fu nction that was s electe d wh en the engin e wa s switched off i s display ed, with th e follow ing excepti ons: • Te m p is displ ay ed if the outs ide tempera - ture is betwee n 26 a nd 38°F (–3 and +3°C). • D. T . E is displa y e d if l ess th an or equal to 30 mile s (50 km[...]

86 Instru ments an d contro ls Speed warning This va lue is pres et t o 55 mph (90 km/h). The val ue can be s et to be tween 0 and 150 mph (0 and 25 0 km/h) . 1 Select Speed W using the I NFO dial. 2 Press and hol d the INFO dial un til given audib le c onf irmation. 3 Adjust th e speed u sing the IN FO dial . 4 Confirm the sett ing b y pressi ng t[...]

87 Instruments and controls Calculating the requis ite average speed (What ave rage spee d do I need to mai n tain to get to my d est inatio n in ti me?) This fun ction sh ould be u sed before starting out a jo urne y. To calcula te the requisite average speed , the dist ance must firs t be gi ven. First, se t th e distan ce under Dist . 1 T hen us[...]

88 Instru ments an d contro ls Under Profi ler you can choose whethe r the entire s peedom eter s cale (0–160 mph) or only p art of th e scale (0–90 mph) should be illuminate d in NIGHTPANEL mode. 1 Press the CUST OMIZE b utt on to g o to Profiler. 2 Select System Settings us ing the INFO dial. 3 Press in the INFO dial. 4 Select Speed Sca le Il[...]

89 Instruments and controls Alarm Settin gs ca n be made from Profiler. 1 Press the CUST OMIZE b utt on to g o to Profiler. 2 Select Cl ock / Alarm us ing the INFO dial. 3 Press in the INFO dial. 4 Select Set Alarm 08:30. If the alarm is not activ ated: set using the INFO dial. If the alarm is activ ated (Set Alarm 08:30 on): select Ala r m on or A[...]

90 Instru ments an d contro ls Explanat ion of the vari ous sel ections und er System Settings . System Sett ing s Languag e (The num ber of languages can vary betw een m arket s.) English Fr e n c h Ger man Italian Spanish Swed ish Unit Metr ic Imperial US Speed Sc ale Ill um. 0–160 m ph 0–90 mp h Service Inf o Serv ice Dat a Oil qu ali ty: xx[...]

91 Instruments and controls Swit ches The park ing li ght s and daytime runnin g light s come on auto mat ically when the i gni- tion sw itch is in the O N po sitio n. High bea m can not be ac tivated in thi s posi - tion but headli ght flasher can . The park ing li ghts c an be turned on irre - spectiv e of the position of the ign ition swit ch. I[...]

92 Instru ments an d contro ls High/low beam To swi tch between high and low be am, pull the cont rol sta lk al l the w ay towards the steer ing whe el. (Headlig ht switch mu st be ON.) The symb ol on th e main instr ument panel s hows when t he h igh b eam is o n. Headlight flasher To flash your headli ghts, pull th e con trol stalk half -way towa[...]

93 Instruments and controls Front fog lights (c ertain variants only) The front fog li ghts s hould be us ed in poor visibi lity. These are a utomatic ally turned off when the engine i s switc hed off. Whe n the car i s next started, t he fog li ghts wi ll hav e to b e switc hed back on man ually by press ing the fog ligh t switc h. If th e engi ne[...]

94 Instru ments an d contro ls Hazard warning lights The butto n for th e haz ard warni ng lig hts is loc ated o n the c lima te co ntr ol pane l. When the but ton is pressed, all the di rection indicat ors and the symbo l in the butt on flash simulta neously . If an indicato r bulb breaks, the frequ ency wit h whic h th e indic ato rs fl ash w ill[...]

95 Instruments and controls Wipers a nd washe rs Windshield wipers Position 1 is a spri ng-load ed po sition that will p roduce a si ngle s weep of the wip ers. In posi tion 2 you c an set t he delay perio d for intermit tent wiping us ing the th umbwheel on the stal k sw itch. There a re 5 dela y perio ds from whic h to c hoose , rangi ng from 2 t[...]

96 Instru ments an d contro ls Rain sensor (option) The rain s ensor automa tical ly co ntrols the windshi eld wipers . The sens or is located on the wind shiel d beside the rea rvi ew mirro r. The syst em va ries th e f requenc y of wiping between si ngle sweeps and continuous wiping, depend ing o n the a mount of pre- ci pitat ion. Activate t he [...]

97 Instruments and controls Adjusting se nsitivity The sens itiv ity of the rai n sens or ca n be adjuste d unde r Profile r. If you i ncreas e the sensiti vity, th e wipers will make o ne sweep for referen ce. 1 Press the CUST OMIZE b utt on to g o to Profiler. 2 Select Rai n Sensor using the INFO dial. 3 Press in the INFO dial. 4 Select th e sens[...]

98 Instru ments an d contro ls Manual climate- control syste m Fresh air for the cabin is drawn in through an inlet grille at the bottom edge of the win d- shield. It pas ses t hrough a filte r before reaching the c limat e con trol syst em an d delivery into the cabi n. The air is eva cuated via open ings in the parcel she lf. It is then led throu[...]

99 Instruments and controls Air distribution The air d istrib ution c ontrol is used to dir ect the fl ow of ai r to the defroster, panel and fl oor ve nts. The con trol also permits sett ings in between t he three ma in settin gs defroster, panel and fl oor: • defroste r and floor • panel a nd floo r • defroste r , panel and fl oor (11 o’c[...]

100 Instru ments an d contro ls Defroster P anel Floor Defroster , panel an d floor Wint er – de fr os ter Winter – c o mfort setting Summe r – overcast Summe r – sun ny Settings for various weather conditions[...]

101 In struments and controls Air vents The air v ents swiv el un ivers ally, so tha t air can be directe d as desire d. In win ter, for instanc e, the outer vents can be directed onto the door w indows for en hance d demi sting. The amo unt of air can be indi vidual ly con- trolled by the regulato r on each vent . If you wish t o reduce the airflo[...]

102 Instru ments an d contro ls This bu tton is loca ted un der the fan speed control. Always switch o ff the hea ting as soon a s the rear win dow is free from ic e and mis t. It will be turned off automatical ly after 12 minutes. Refrain from p lacin g sha rp obje cts o n the parcel sh elf, to avoid dam aging the hea ting element . Convertible: T[...]

103 In struments and controls Auto matic c limat e- control sy stem (ACC) Fresh air for the cabin is drawn in through an inlet at the bottom e dge of th e windshiel d. It passes throug h an e ffectiv e fil ter befo re reaching the c limat e con trol syst em an d delivery into the cabi n. The air is eva cuated via open ings in the parcel she lf. It [...]

104 Instru ments an d contro ls Temperatu re control The cabi n is divid ed int o two tem per ature zones: 1 Driver’ s z one . 2 P asse nger z on e. The temp erat ure in the rea r seat will be a mixture of the two zones . If you c hoose the sing le zo ne se tting, t he entire c abin i s treat ed as one zone . If yo u choose the du al zone settin [...]

105 In struments and controls The sy ste m uses four sensor s: • Outsid e air t emper ature senso r • Cabin air tempe ra ture s ensor • Sun s ensor • Blend ed air temper ature sens ors (located in the heate r unit and the outer panel vent duc t). The sun sens or is l ocate d cent rally on the top of th e fa scia. Note: If the su n sen sor i[...]

106 Instru ments an d contro ls Functions Pressi ng AUT O will cancel all man ual se ttin gs. If a manual function is selected, it will be lo cked in but o ther functio ns will be cont roll ed aut omat icall y. The sel ected tempera ture is a lways mainta ined automa tical ly. T emperature , air d ist ributi on, f a n spe ed and recir- culation wil[...]

107 In struments and controls T o tur n the sy stem O FF , pre ss an d hold (or pre ss repeatedly ) the bu tton to reduc e the f an speed un til the f an is s witched off . Then relea se the butt on and press it once more . The A/C co mpressor wi ll now be dise ngaged. T o re- engage th e A/C , press o ne of the f ollo wing b utt ons: • The A/C c[...]

108 Instru ments an d contro ls Recircu lation is c ontroll ed man ually . Recircu lation is n ot sel ected when the en gine i s star ted (fresh air mode) . Press or to incre ase o r decre ase th e f an speed. Thi s sets the f an speed (f an speed shown on disp lay). Ref er also to Profiler rega rding the possibi lity to increase /decrea se the aut[...]

109 In struments and controls Show n bel ow are s e v er al e xamples of air distri bu tion. Windsh ield P anel Floor , front and rear Windshi eld – floor (fro nt and rear)[...]

110 Instru ments an d contro ls Formation of ice and mist in extreme weat her condition s It is o nly i n the m ost e xtreme conditi ons th at ici ng and mis ting of windo w glass are l ikely to be a problem, such as in torrential rain or severe cold co upled with hig h relativ e humidi ty, or wh en passe ngers are p erspiring he avily or weari ng [...]

111 In struments and controls The seat c ushions and backrests of the front seats a re heat ed. Heatin g is t hermos tatica lly c ontrol led. Heatin g is controll ed manually but can also be automati c. Refer to Profiler on page 112. Three heati ng levels are availa ble. Pressin g the button once will tu rn the heati ng on at fu ll power. Pr essing[...]

112 Instru ments an d contro ls ACC- Convertible When the soft top is folded, th e ACC syste m switches to m anual temper ature c ontrol. There are eleve n temp erature se ttings: 0– 10. The sys tem a djusts itse lf as fol lows: • A UT O go es ou t. • Heatin g, air dist ribution a nd fan sp eed are not af fected . • Recircul ation and rea r[...]

113 In struments and controls Explanatio n of how the ACC system ca n be customi zed un der Profi ler. Clim ate Syst em Rear Defroster Aut o Manual Heated Seats Aut o Manual F an Settings High speed Medium spee d Low spee d Air Distrib ution Aut o Manual Windshi eld Pa n e l Floor A/C Mode Au to A/C off Dual/Sin gle Zo ne Dual z one Single zo ne De[...]

114 Instru ments an d contro ls Fan Se ttings High sp eed : This s elec tio n give a slig htl y hig her fan speed than M edium spe ed thou gh with conti nued a utomat ic regu lation. Mediu m spe ed: Normal automatic fan speed. This i s one of the Defa ult Settings. Low s pee d: This s ele ction give a sli ghtly lowe r fan speed than M edium spe ed [...]

115 Inte rio r equi pment Steering wheel adjustment _________ 116 Electric windows ______ 117 Sunroof (optional ) _____ 120 Interi or lighting _______ 123 Cup holder ___________ 124 Power Outlet _________ 126 Storage compartments _ 126 Rearview mirror s ______ 128 Trunk _______________ 134 Interi or equ ipment[...]

116 Interi or equipm ent Steerin g wheel adjust ment The heigh t and reac h of the steering whe el can be adjus ted. There is a r elease leve r under the s teering colum n. 1 P ull dow n the l ev er to rel ease t he st eer- ing wh eel. 2 A djust th e posi tio n of t he s teer ing whee l. 3 Raise the le v er to th e loc ked position to loc k the ste[...]

117 Inte rio r equi pment Electric windows The elec tric wi ndow s are o perated by means of switc hes i n the door arm rests . For the elec tric windows to work, the remot e contr ol mus t be i n the ON p ositi on in the ignit ion s witch. At the end of a jour ney and having rem oved the remot e control, you c an still operate the windows , so l o[...]

118 Interi or equipm ent To close Raise the front edge o f the button one step. The wi ndow w ill s top w hen it is fu lly c losed or when the bu tton i s release d. Automatic cl osing (op tion, ce rtain vari- ants only) : Raise the bu tton all the way and release i t. If the window does not close auto- matical ly, re fer to Ca librati on on page 1[...]

119 Inte rio r equi pment If dir t, ice or simila r creat e so mu ch resis- tance th at the pin ch protec tion c uts in , the pinch p rote ction ca n b e temp orarily dise n- gaged an d t he wind ow c losed . 1 Make sur e the i gnitio n is ON . 2 Press and hold the but ton on the driver’ s door while ope rating the win dow in ques tion. 3 C lose [...]

120 Interi or equipm ent Sunroof ( optional) The sunroof is opera ted by the co ntrol in the roof cons ole. Fo r the s unroof to work, the remote contro l must be in the ON posit i on in the ignition sw itch. At the end of a journe y and h aving remov ed the remote control, you can still op erate the sunroof, s o long as neit her of the front doors[...]

121 Inte rio r equi pment To close Manually controlled closin g Slide the control forward to its first positi on. The sunr oof will ha lt wh en yo u relea se th e control. Automatic clo sing (certain va riants only) Slide the contro l forw ard to its sec ond po si- tion and releas e it. The sunroof will clo se fully. The sunr oof pinch protec tion [...]

122 Interi or equipm ent Pinch protection The sunr oof is equip ped with pi nch p rotec- tion. This is ac tivated if somethi ng gets trapped w hen the su nroof i s bein g clo sed. The sunr oof will s top and open sl ightly . Temporar y overriding th e pinch protec- tion If dir t, ice or simila r creat e so mu ch resis- tance th at the pin ch protec[...]

123 Inte rio r equi pment Interio r lighting The interio r lighting consis ts of one fron t and one rear r oof light, floor l ighting, a nd co ur- tesy li ghts i n t he doo rs (cert ain v ariants only). The l i ght sw itch for th e interior lighting is lo cate d on the roof cons ole by the re ar- view mir ror. When the s witch is i n the mid -posit[...]

124 Interi or equipm ent Sun viso r Illumin ated v anity mirrors ar e pr ovide d on the sun v isors. The l i ghtin g comes on when the co ver is raised. Trunk lighting The trunk lighti ng is switch ed on and off when the trunk lid is open ed and clos ed. If the trun k lid is left open, the ligh ting will be switched o ff automati cally a fter 20 mi[...]

125 Inte rio r equi pment Cup h older in f ascia Cup hol der in ce nter console compart- ment betw een front sea ts (cer tain v ariants only) Cup h older in re ar seat cu shion[...]

126 Interi or equipm ent Power Outl et You ca n use the elect rica l sock et in th e stor- age co mpart ment (cert ain va rian ts on ly) under the armrest be tween the f ront seats to charge a mobile phone, for example. There is a rec ess on each side o f the compartme n t which will ac cept a lead so that you can close t he lid with out da magin g[...]

127 Inte rio r equi pment Sliding cove r in glov e compartment to admit cold a ir (cars with A CC only). This al lows the s torage of chocolate an d chille d drinks , f or e xample. Stor ag e co mp artment betw ee n fron t se ats Stora ge poc ke t on front e dge of sea ts (cer tain variants only) Stor age poc ket on b ack of seats (ce r tain v ar i[...]

128 Interi or equipm ent Rear view mi rrors Door mirrors To adjust The door mirrors are electric ally adj ustable and heat ed. The contro ls fo r adjus ting t he mirrors a re on t he driv er’s d oor: 1 Select a door mirror with the up per butto n. 2 Adjust the m irror us ing th e touc h pad. The mirr or glass can also be adjus ted man - uall y by[...]

129 Inte rio r equi pment Interi or rearvi ew mirror The interio r rearview mi rror is of the antid az- zle type an d can be deflec ted with the lever on it s unde rside. Certa in va riants have an autodim ming rearview mirror. The lev er shou ld be in the norma l pos ition when you adjust th e mirror. Interior rear view mirror wit h autodimming Th[...]

130 Interi or equipm ent Interi or rearvi ew mirr or with g arage opener, auto dimming function and compass ( certain var iants only) Retain you r ori ginal garage door o pener (transmitter) fo r future programm ing pro ce- dures (i.e., new veh icle purcha se). It is als o suggeste d that upon the sale of the vehicle, the program med gar age opener[...]

131 Inte rio r equi pment The tran smit ter should f ace the m irror from belo w or le ft side of the mirror . 4 Simult aneously press and hold both the chosen and ha nd- held tr ansm itter butto ns. Do not release the but tons until step 5 has be en com pleted. Note: Some gate opera tors an d garag e door open ers m ay require you to repla ce this[...]

132 Interi or equipm ent Repr ogr ammi ng a sing le bu tto n To program a devi ce to the garage opene r using a button previ ously traine d, foll ow these s tep s: 1 Press and hold the desi red butto n. DO NO T release the b utton. 2 The indica tor light will begi n to flash after 20 seconds . Wit hout rel easin g the butto n, proc eed w ith "[...]

133 Inte rio r equi pment Compass The com pass is bu ilt in to the rearvie w mir- ror. Th e compass bearing i s displ ayed in t he top right- hand c orner o f the m irror and i s 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 n 5 for[...]

134 Interi or equipm ent Trunk Folding down the re ar seat, Sport Sedan Convertible: The rear seat c an no t be fo lded. WARNING • Neve r drive the car if the bac krest is not corre ctly locked in to positi on as this i ncrea ses th e risk of pe rsonal injur y in th e even t of he avy braki ng or a cras h. • Neve r le ave a child or ani mal u n[...]

135 Inte rio r equi pment For greate r flexi bility , the rear se at is split so tha t the n arrow and the wide part can b e fold ed do wn se parat ely . Next to the hinges in the trun k are ha ndles for u nlockin g the rear se at backr ests. The operatio n is easier if the front seat s are not too far back and the rear seat head restrai nts are fu[...]

136 Interi or equipm ent Load-throug h hatch, Sport Se dan Convertible: There are no lo ad-throu gh hat ch . A load-thro ugh ha tch i s incorpo rated i n the r ear sea t bac krest t o enable l ong, n arrow items to be ca rried i nside the ca r. Before loadin g or un loadi ng lon g i tems, swit ch of f the en gine and apply th e park ing br ake. Th [...]

137 Inte rio r equi pment Trunk Release Handle There is a glo w-in-th e-dark trun k rele ase handle l ocated inside the trunk o n the latch. This ha ndle w ill glow fol lowi ng ex posure to light. Pul l the rele ase hand le down to open the trunk from ins ide. Tie down eyes There are ti e down eyes in the trunk that should be us ed to secure loads.[...]

138 Interi or equipm ent Trunk lighting On th e un ders ide of the parc el sh elf i s a light that is sw itched on and off whe n the trunk is opened a nd clos ed. If the tru nk lid is le ft open, the lighti ng will b e switched off auto matically after 20 minutes to preven t the b attery from ru nning flat. Emergency opening of t he narrow backr es[...]

139 Startin g and drivi ng Ignition switch ________ 140 Steering whe el lock ____ 142 Starting t he engine ____ 142 Important consi derations for drivi ng __________ 144 Refueling ____________ 147 Engine Break-in Pe riod _ 151 Manual transmission___ 152 Automatic transmission 153 Cruise control ________ 159 Braking ______________ 160 Traction Contr[...]

140 Star ting and driv ing Ignition switch The igni tion s witch i s loc ated o n the cent er consol e betwee n t he front seats . In c ars with autom atic transm issi on, the remot e control can only be remov ed w hen th e selecto r le ver is in p ositio n P. NOTICE Take c are not to spi ll dri nks o r to dro p crumbs over the ignition swi tch. If[...]

141 Startin g and drivi ng To allo w the var ious sy stems in the car ti me to register th at the remote co ntrol has bee n inserted into th e ignition switch , do not turn the remot e control for roughl y half a seco nd. LOCK position The posit ion light s, hazard warnin g ligh ts and in terior l ightin g can be turned on. Cars with automa tic t r[...]

142 Star ting and driv ing Steering whee l lock The stee ring w heel lock is elec tronic. Th e lock en gages whe n the r emo te co ntrol i s removed from the ign ition and unlocks when the remo te control is in serted. A c lick can be heard w hen th e stee ring whe el lock loc ks and u nlock s. If the ca r is p arked with one fro nt wheel touchin g[...]

143 Startin g and drivi ng Starting the engine Avoid rac ing the e ngine or lo ading it heavi ly before i t has warm ed up. Do not dri ve away before the w arning and in dicator lights have gone out . The engi ne has a n autom atic chok e and should be sta rted as follow s: Cars with m anual tr ansmissi on To start the engine th e clutch ped al mus[...]

144 Star ting and driv ing Impo rtant cons iderat ion s for driving 1 Starting and driving • Do not us e full throttle until the en gine is w arm, so a s to a v o id unn eces sary wea r . If t he nee dle of the tur bo gauge repeated ly ent ers the red z one , t he engi ne ma y sudde nly l ose po wer , due to the i nitiati on of a moni toring sy s[...]

145 Startin g and drivi ng If the diagnosi s function detects a fault in the engine man ageme nt sy stem, the lig ht "Engine malfunction (CHECK ENGINE)" i n the instru ment panel will com e on (see pag e 75). Have the car checke d at a Saab dealer as soon as p ossib le. The follo wing message i s shown o n the SI D: Import ant co nsiderat[...]

146 Star ting and driv ing • Ne v er park the c ar on dry grass or oth er combus tible mat er ial . The ca taly tic con v erter gets v er y hot an d coul d there - f ore star t a fir e. • Nev er driv e off i f the e ngi ne is m isfiring. • If y ou bump sta r t the car when the engine is alread y at normal working t emperat ure, the engi ne m [...]

147 Startin g and drivi ng Refueling Only use fu el from a wel l-know n oi l compa ny. All Saab gasoline engines can be dri ven on gasoline with an octan e ratin g betw een AON 87–93. The engin e mana geme nt sys tem m onito rs the comb ustion and au tomatically a dapts to the fuel used. Always use the c orrect grade o f fuel: unleaded AON 87–9[...]

148 Star ting and driv ing Filler cap Open the c ap by turnin g it to the lef t. When you feel the spring release in the cap, pul l the cap s traight ou t. To secure the cap a fter refueli ng fit the cap to the fuel pipe and tu rn it to the rig ht unti l three cl icks are he ard. The most effecti ve w ay to prevent c onden - sation for ming in t he[...]

149 Startin g and drivi ng Recommended fuel: For optim um pe rforman ce we re commen d 90 AON for 175 hp engines and 93 AON for 210 hp engi nes. Octane rating is determ ined accord ing to the formu la: where M ON is th e Moto r Octane Number, and RO N is t he Re searc h Octane Num ber. The aver age of the se two v alues i s the octane ra ting o f t[...]

150 Star ting and driv ing 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 lowe r than 87 ca n resu lt i n severe en gine damage. D amage cau sed 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 ponsibil i[...]

151 Startin g and drivi ng If yo ur veh icle i s cer tifi ed to meet Ca lif orni a Emissi on Stand ard s (indica ted on the under hood e mission contro l lab el), it is designe d to oper ate on fuels that meet Cal - ifornia s peci ficati ons. If such fuels are no t availab l e in states adopting California emis- sions s tanda rds, y our ve hicle wi[...]

152 Star ting and driv ing Manual tr ansmission Clutch interlock To st art the car, th e clut ch pe dal mu st be depress ed. When chang ing gear, fully dep ress the clutch pe dal and then re lease it smooth ly. It is inad visable to driv e with your hand resting on the g ear lev er, as this can in creas e the wear on the ge arbox. There are two man[...]

153 Startin g and drivi ng Automatic transmission The autom atic transm issi on has an e lec- tronic c ontrol modul e. T he co ntrol m odule rece ives infor mati on in cludi ng a ccel erat or positio n a nd road spee d. Usin g this and other inform ation, it control s the hydraulic pressure of the t ransmissio n to ens ure that gear cha nging is as[...]

154 Star ting and driv ing Park B rake Shift Lock The trans missio n has a sec urity function know n as Pa rk Brak e Shif t Lock . To mo ve the gear selector lev er out of the P or N posi - tion, the gear s elect or lever d etent (c atch) must be pre ssed in at the same ti me as the brake pe dal is held depres sed. The d eten t b utto n on t he se [...]

155 Startin g and drivi ng Lock-up The trans missio n’s to rque c onverter ha s a lock-up funct ion. Th is ca n loc k the torque converte r in 3r d, 4th a nd 5th gears , thus reducing the e ngine sp eed an d fuel con- sumpt ion. Kick-down When the acc elerator is pressed dow n fully, a down change is mad e to o ptimize accele r- ation, e.g. f or [...]

156 Star ting and driv ing Limp-home If the transmi ssion malfun ctions, the co ntrol module will activat e l imp-home mode . In this mo de, only 2nd and 5th ge ars are ava il- able. Sel ect 2n d gear when drivi ng at l ow speeds and 5th gear at high er speeds. 2nd gear mus t be sel ected manually . Select 5th gear man ually or mo ve the sele cto r[...]

157 Star ting and driv ing Selector lever positions P The selec tor le ve r is lo c k ed an d the tr a nsmiss ion is mech anically bloc k ed. The engine can be sta r ted. T o mov e the selec tor le ver out of the P p ositio n, depress t he br ak e ped al and pre ss in th e dete nt (catch) on the s elector le ve r . Only se lect t he park posi tion [...]

158 Startin g and drivi ng Certai n variants also h ave steering wheel contro ls for manu al gear selec tion. O n the se m odels , it is pos sible to ch ange g ear manu ally using the se lecto r leve r an d the st eerin g wheel contro ls. Th e stee r- ing w heel con trols are only active when the sele ctor leve r is in the M positi on. Select a hig[...]

159 Startin g and drivi ng Cruise control (Cruise co ntrol sys tem) For safe ty reaso ns ( brake sy stem fun c- tion), the br akes must be applie d once when the engine has sta rted, before the cruise contro l syste m can be a ctivated . The follo wing message i s shown o n the SI D: The system ha s th e foll owin g func tions : 1 ON: engage d 2 OF[...]

160 Star ting and driv ing To reduce the preset speed You can reduce sp eed in any of the follow - ing wa ys: • Brake to the desi red sp eed. J og the control to SET/+ o r SET/–. • Jog the contro l to SET/ – to red uce t he speed b y 1 mph (1.6 km/h). • Hold the control in th e SET/– positi on until the des ired s peed i s reached . Tem[...]

161 Startin g and drivi ng ABS b rakes The Antiloc k Brakin g Syste m (ABS) mod u- lates the brak e pressure to each w heel. The pressure i s aut omat ically reduc ed jus t before t he whee l loc ks up and th en increases agai n t o the p oint a t which the wheel i s jus t about to loc k. Th e whe el se n- sors send informati on to the brak e syste[...]

162 Star ting and driv ing The ABS system wil l not reduce th e braking distanc e on l oose gravel , snow or ice but, becaus e the w heel s can not lo ck up , stee r- ing con trol is retain ed. When the ABS system operates you will feel the br ake pe dal p ulsate and h ear a ti ckin g noise, both of which are perfect ly normal. Apply the brake pe d[...]

163 Startin g and drivi ng Tracti on Contro l System (TCS ) Anti-spin system How the system w orks The Tr action Control Syste m (TCS) is designe d t o preve nt w heels pin. Th is enables the car to achi eve the bes t possibl e grip and, henc e, max imum tra ctive effort, together with grea ter stability . The TCS us es inf ormation from th e ABS w[...]

164 Star ting and driv ing TCS indicator When the remote control is turned to the ON positio n, the la mp i s lit fo r a bout 4 seconds while the sy stem perform s se lf-diag nosis. The light under the speed ometer comes o n when the T CS is operat ive, that is when o ne of t he wh eels has l ost it s g rip. The fact that the TCS is opera tive indi[...]

165 Startin g and drivi ng Electronic Stability Progra m (ESP) Anti-skid sy stem The Electron ic Stability Prog ram employs both the an tilock braking sys tem (ABS) and the tracti on co ntrol sys tem (T CS). It is a safety s ystem that helps the d river to stabi - lize t he car in unu sual circu mstan ces th at can othe rwise b e d ifficu lt to h a[...]

166 Star ting and driv ing ESP OFF lights up un der the sp eedom eter if : • a fa ult has been dete c ted and the s ystem has there fore been s witch ed of f • the system h as be en s wi tch ed off manual ly ESP indicator light When the remote control is tur ned to the ON pos itio n, th e lam p is li t for abou t 4 s econ ds while th e syste m [...]

167 Startin g and drivi ng Parking br ake The parkin g brake leve r is situated between the front seats . The b rake a cts on the re ar whee ls. When the par king bra ke is app lie d, the indicator l ight o n the m ain ins tru- ment pan el w ill c ome o n. To releas e the parkin g brak e, lift the le ver slightl y, pull th e release button on the u[...]

168 Star ting and driv ing 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. If the ca r is p arked with one fro nt wheel touchin g the c urb, fo r exam ple, you may need to turn the st eering wheel sli ghtly when you inse rt t he r emote con trol to a [...]

169 Startin g and drivi ng Long-term parking If th e car is not goi ng to be use d for s ome time, e .g. three to four months, the following steps a re re comm ended : • Drai n the w a sher f luid re servoi r and hoses. • Wa sh an d wa x the ca r . Clea n the rubbe r seals on the hoo d, trunk lid and doors , and lub ricate them wi th gly cerol [...]

170 Star ting and driv ing Saab Pa rking Assist ance Saab Pa rking Assist ance (option) Saab Parki ng Assistance facilitates parking and revers ing. There are four sensors in the rear bu mper t hat de tect ob jects up to 6 ft (1.8 meters) behind the car. If the ca r is h eavil y l aden, the sy stem may falsely indicate th at there is an object with[...]

171 Startin g and drivi ng If you s top the car wi th reve rse gear engaged , the s ound p ulse will stop after 2 seconds . The s ound pulse s will retu rn if you con tinue to r everse . If the car ro lls for- ward whil e reverse is eng aged, the s ystem is sil enced. When the d ista nce to th e objec t is les s than 1 ft. (30 cm), a continuous t o[...]

172 Star ting and driv ing The sys tem c an be swit ched off using Profiler. 1 Press the CUST OMIZE b utt on to g o to Profiler. 2 Select P ark Assista nce u sing the INFO dial. 3 Press in the INFO dial. 4 Select SP A on or SP A o ff. 5 Confirm this se lecti on by pres sing t he INFO dial. Explanatio n of SPA on and SPA off. P ark As sistan ce SP A[...]

173 Startin g and drivi ng Economica l driving Factors affecting f uel consumption The fuel co nsumptio n of a ca r is g reatly affected by driving c onditions , climate , road conditi ons, s peed, drivin g tech nique , and so on. Breaking-in Fuel co nsu mptio n may be s omewha t higher during the b reak-in perio d (the first 3,000–4,000 mil es ([...]

174 Star ting and driv ing engine we ar is a t its gr eates t during th is period. Driv e off as soon as pos sib le after starting the engi ne and a v oid high engine speeds . • Dr iv e as smoothly and thought fully as pos sible. Matc h your d riv ing to the pre v ailing tr affic cond itions . • Dr iving i n a lo w gear g iv es rise to hi gher [...]

175 Startin g and drivi ng Driving in cold weather In cold w eather, spe c ial a ttention sh ould be paid to the follow ing: • Bef ore driving off , m ak e su re that the wiper b l ades ha v e no t froze n to th e win d- shield . • Remo v e any s no w from the h eating system air intak es between t he hood and the wi ndshi eld. • If necessary[...]

176 Star ting and driv ing Remembe r that ti res ag e: it m ay theref ore be nece ssary to ch ang e winte r tir es bef ore they reach the legal wear limi t, as they grad - ually l ose th eir fric tion p roperti es w ith ag e. If you get i nto a front whe e l skid an d the car has a manual transmissi on, the be st resp onse is to f reew heel, whic h[...]

177 Startin g and drivi ng Driving in hot climat es Always check the cool ant level before start- ing a jo urn ey. Wh en the engin e is c old, t he coolant must not li e above t he KALT/COLD mark on the ex pans ion tan k (bounda ry betwee n the uppe r and low er sect ions of t he tank) . At the end of a jour ney, allow the en gine to idle for 2–3[...]

178 Star ting and driv ing Towing a trailer Make sure you are familiar w ith the legal requirements regarding spe ed limits for towing, ma ximum trailer wei ghts, trailer braking requirem ents, and also any spe- cial dri ving lic ence pro visions. Trailer hitch attachment Trailer hitch atta chments are available as accesso ries. Thes e are design e[...]

179 Startin g and drivi ng Recommendations for ca rs with automatic tra nsmission The foll owin g drivi ng time limit s a re bas ed on the capacity o f the cooling system in hot weathe r, i.e. a pproxi matel y 86°F (+30°C). The follow ing drivin g time limi ts are based on the cap acity of the c ooling syste m in hot weather, i.e. ap proximate ly[...]

180 Star ting and driv ing Recommendations for ca rs with manual tr ansmission Rises in cool ant tempe rature a re i ndica ted by the tempera ture gauge in the main ins tru- ment pan el. When the needl e is j ust ou tside the red zone, th e A/C comp ressor will be swi tched off and, on certain eng ine vari ants, the max- imum e ngine torque will be[...]

181 Startin g and drivi ng Checks bef ore driving Make su re th at the car an d tra iler a re i n good work ing order. This is essen tial since towing a trail er inc reases the s train on the car. • Check and if neces sary adjust the ti re pressure of the car a nd tr ailer . • Make su re all whee l bolt s a re prop erly tightene d. • Mak e su[...]

182 Star ting and driv ing Driving with a roof rack load The max imum pe rmiss ible roof loa d is 220 lbs. (10 0 kg). Note tha t the ro of loa d must be in clud ed in the car’s max imum p er- missib le pa yload and ax le load. Strong, st urdy ro of carri ers de signe d spe- cially for your car are available fr om your Saab deal er. Alw ays se cur[...]

183 Startin g and drivi ng Driving with a load The handl ing characterist ics are affected by how the car is l oaded . • Place th e heavies t load a s f ar forw ard and as low as possib le in the trunk. • Secure the l oad to the la shing e y es (see page 13 7). • Heavy loads mean that t he car’ s center of gr avity is fur ther bac k. As a r[...]

184 Star ting and driv ing Drivin g at night Bear in mi nd the followi ng points, es pecially when drivi ng a t nigh t: • Nighttime drivi ng requ ires y o ur full concen tration • Do not r ush . Co unt o n your j our ney ta king slightl y longer . • The numbe r of d rivers und er the infl uenc e of dr ug s is likely to be gr eater at n igh t [...]

185 Startin g and drivi ng The f ront tow ing eye is stowed by th e spare wheel. On the l eft-hand side o f the bu mper is a co ver c onceal ing th e attac hmen t poin t (tapped h ole) fo r the to wing ey e. 1 Press the knob on the upper section of this co ver to ope n it. 2 Screw in the towing e y e. The to wing eye has a l eft -ha nd th read ! 3 [...]

186 Star ting and driv ing Always try to ke ep the towrope tau t by gently ap plying the brak e of the car on tow, as ne cess ary. This w ill av oid the to wrop e bein g jerk ed vi olent ly. Cars with autom atic transmis sion: Always observe the speed li mit for veh icles on tow. Whatev er the speed limi t, the car must no t be to wed at speeds exc[...]

187 Startin g and drivi ng Driving with the compac t spare tire Observ e the f ollow ing wh en the co mpact spare ti re is f itted: • The compact spare is lig ht and easy to handle when chang ing a tire . • Do not driv e further than ne cess ary with the com pact spare f itted - the ma xim um lif e of th e tire is o nly just o ve r 2,000 miles [...]

188 Star ting and driv ing It is e ssent ial whe n a donor b att ery is t o be used to jump start th e car that the jump lead s be co nnect ed c orrect ly t o prev ent arcing. To jump st art you r vehi cle: 1 Chec k the other v ehicle . I t mu st ha v e a 12-v olt b attery with a ne gativ e gr ound syste m. 2 Get the v ehi cles clos e enou gh so th[...]

189 Startin g and drivi ng 5 Chec k that the ju mper c ab les do not hav e loose or m issing insulati on. If they do , you c ould g et a s hoc k a nd als o the ve hicles cou ld be damaged. Bef ore you c onnect th e cable s, here are some basi c thin gs y ou sh ould kno w . P ositiv e (+) wil l go t o positiv e (+) and negativ e (–) will go to neg[...]

190 Star ting and driv ing For lo ng trips Befo re s tart ing of f on a l ong journ ey, it is advisa ble to have you r car i nspec ted by your Saab deale r. Obtain a few importan t it ems t o take along on your j ourney, such as spare bu lbs, wiper blades, fuses, a driv e belt (poly-V-b elt) and the like . You c an c heck s ome point s yo ursel f b[...]

191 Car care Hood ________________ 192 Engine ______________ 193 Engine bay ___________ 195 Engine oil ____________ 196 Air filt er______________ 198 Transmission fluid ____ 198 Coolant ______________ 199 Brake/clutch f luid and brake pads__________ 200 Power steering________ 201 Battery ______________ 202 Drive belt ____________ 205 Wipers and was[...]

192 Ca r care Hood The handle of the hood lo ck is located on the left unde r the i nstrum ent pa nel. O pen the hood in the follow ing way: 1 Pull the r eleas e hand le . 2 The hood mo ves to the half-loc ked posi - tion a nd is st opp ed b y a saf e ty catch at the f ront edge. 3 Press the le ve r of the c atch upw ards and raise the hood. When y[...]

193 Car care Engine The engi ne is a tr ansverse four-c ylind er in- line eng ine w ith twi n o verhea d camsh afts and 16 valves. The engi ne is equip ped w ith two balan ce- shafts t hat reduce engi ne vib rations to a mini mum. The bala nce s hafts are chain -driven and rotate at twice th e spe ed of t he cra nksha ft. They pro duce f orces and [...]

194 Ca r care Saab Trionic engine mana gement system The Saab Trionic engi ne ma nag ement system is a un ique Sa ab devel opment th at combin es sequ ential m ultiport fuel injectio n, electron ic di stribut orless igni tion an d turbo - charger boo st pressure contro l into one sys- tem. The Tr ionic en gine c ontrol modul e (ECM ) monitors many [...]

195 Car care 1 Oil filler cap 2 Coolant res ervoir 3 Brak e an d clut ch flu id res ervoir 4B a t t e r y 5 Fuse bo x 6 W asher-flu id res ervoir 7 Pow er-s teer in g flui d rese r voir 8 Engine-oi l d ipstic k Engi ne bay[...]

196 Ca r care Engine oil Checking the oil level Check th e e ngine oil le vel re gularl y. 1 P ark the c ar on a le v e l g round. 2 Switch off the engin e and wait f or 2–5 minu tes . The e ng ine sh ould b e at normal oper atin g temp er ature . 3 Take the dipstick o ut and wipe it off with a clean rag before ca rrying out the check. The lev el[...]

197 Car care Changing engine oil Engine oil an d oil filt er should be changed acco rdin g to th e serv ice p rogr am. For oil vo lumes a nd grad es, ref er to “Tech - nical da ta”. The oil should be drai ned when the eng ine is warm. The car must sta nd on level ground. 1 Unscre w the dr ain plu g in the bot tom of the sum p and leav e the oil[...]

198 Ca r care Changing filte r 1 Unscre w t he oil filter cap . • Lift the cap s lightl y and carefu lly p r y apart the cap a nd the filter housi ng. • Remov e the filt er cap . 2 Remov e th e filter . H av e pap er tow elling or a r ag at hand t o catc h the oil th at escapes from the fil ter . 3 Fit a ne w fi lter . 4 Fit a new O-ring in the[...]

199 Car care Coolant If the coolan t level drops too low, the follo w- ing mes sage appea rs on t he SID : The properti es of the co olant are reta ined for the enti re serv ice life of the c ar. There - fore, it is no t nece ssary to ch ange t he coo l- ant. The coolant con tains 45 % antifreeze and ant i-cor rosi on fl uid. T his rati o give s th[...]

200 Ca r care Note: If incorre ct coola nt is used or ad ded, the l i fe- time pro perties will b e affec ted. Ev en if the coolant is fl ushed from th e syste m and replaced with l ife-tim e coo lant, life -time properties ar e no long er re tained and t he coolant must th en be dr ained and repl aced at regula r interv als. Brak e/clutch fl uid a[...]

201 Car care The foot brake and pa rking brake a re sel f- adjusti ng. It is not pos sible to d etect, throug h abnormal pedal o r parking brake lever tra v el, w hether the br ake pa ds are w orn an d need repla c- ing. It is theref ore essential that br ake pads be chec ked re gularl y, as spec ified i n the servi ce p rogram . Brake pads should [...]

202 Ca r care Battery Check t he charge state and el ectrolyte level of the batt ery reg ularly . If frequen t short journe ys ar e made , the batter y may ne ed ex tra cha rging. This can be do ne wi th a bat tery char ger o r by taki ng the car f or a lo ng run. If the battery is not bei ng charged while th e engine i s runn ing, the f ollowin g [...]

203 Car care Always conn ect the p ositiv e (red) cable to the ba tter y’s posi tive (+) te rmin al, and th e negativ e (blac k) cable to the negat ive (-) terminal of the battery . Alway s disco nnect both batt ery leads when b oost charging t he batter y. A car with standa rd equ ipmen t specifi ca- tions and a full y charged battery can be lef[...]

204 Ca r care Battery disconnect sw itch A crash c ould caus e a sh ort cir cuit i n the alternato r or starter motor. A disconn ect switch by the battery’ s posi tive terminal c u ts off the b attery from the a lternator a nd starter motor when the a irbags and s eatbel t pre- tension ers are detona ted. WARNIN G If the battery d iscon nect swit[...]

205 Car care Drive belt The alte rnator i s situ ated o n the right-ha nd side of the en gine. I t is driv en by a poly-V-be lt fr om the c ranksh aft pulle y. A sli ppi ng or b roken pol y-V- belt can result in : • no charge to the battery • no A/C c ompresso r func tion The belt te nsion is c ritica l and is ad justed automatic ally by the be[...]

206 Ca r care Wipers a nd washe rs Wiper blades Check an d cle an all wip er blad es reg ularly. If po or wi per pe rfor mance is ex per ience d, clean th e windshi eld with washe r fluid. Thi s is parti cularly i mporta nt if the c ar has been through a n auto matic car was h, as these sometim es leave a wax coating on th e w ind- shield. If wipe [...]

207 Car care When the washer flu id level drops below 1 quart (1 litre), the hea dligh t washe rs a re deactiv ated. This is in order to prioriti ze the winds hield. The fo llow ing m essag e is display ed on the SID : Headli ght w asher s ar e only ava ilable on certain mar kets. Fill wi th a mixture o f washer flu id and water as reco mmend ed by[...]

208 Ca r care Changi ng bulbs Autochecking of lights The bulb s t hat are most impor tant from t he poi nt of v iew of traffi c safety a re mon itored by the car’s e lectric al s ystem. If one o f these bulbs s hould fail, a mes sage will be disp layed on the SID. Example of SID m essage: The follow ing bulbs a re not checked : parking li ghts, f[...]

209 Car care Bi-Xenon headlight, main and dippe d beam (certain variants o nly) Bi-xenon headl ights produc e rough ly tw o times as muc h ligh t as halogen bulbs and h ave a sign ifican tly lo nger s ervic e life . The la mp uni ts co nsist of a gas disc harg e lam p cont ainin g xen on. When the li ghts ar e switc hed o n a ve ry hig h vol tage a[...]

210 Ca r care Low beam, halogen Left-hand si de 1 Lift aside the hos e runn ing al ong the side of the battery co ve r . 2 Release th e two retain ers (a qua r ter of a turn countercloc kwise) in the le ading ed ge of th e co v er and remo v e the co v er . 3 Pull up th e wa sh er flui d fill er pipe . 4 Remov e the air pip e from the fron t edge o[...]

211 Car care High beam, halogen Left-hand si de 1 Lift aside the hos e runn ing al ong the side of the battery co ve r . 2 Release th e two retain ers (a qua r ter of a turn countercloc kwise) in the le ading ed ge of th e co v er and remo v e the co v er . 3 Pull up th e wa sh er flui d fill er pipe . 4 Remov e the air pip e from the fron t edge o[...]

212 Ca r care Parking lights The park ing light bu lb is located in the s a me reflector as the main beam bulb. 1 Lift aside the hose running along the side of the bat ter y cov er . 2 Remov e the batt ery co v er . 3 Remov e th e co v er from th e rear o f the headligh t. 4 Withdra w the b ulb holder from the l amp unit. 5 F it th e new bulb. 6 R [...]

213 Car care Side-mounted tur n signal bulbs 1 Slide the lamp fitting f o rward so th at its rear en d can be pu lled o ut. 2 T urn the b u lb hol der count ercloc k wise and wi thdra w it fro m the lamp fitt ing . Change the b ul b . 3 T o fit, en gage th e tw o ca tches on th e rear ed ge of t he lam p fitti ng with the edge of t he openin g. The[...]

214 Ca r care Side marker lights 1 Slide the lens rear ward so tha t it s fr ont part can be pulled out. 2 F it th e new bulb. 3 When refit ting, m ak e sure that the groo ve in the spring e ngages the plastic edge of the bu mper trim. T aillights, Spo r t Sedan 1 Turn signals 2 Taillights/stop lights 3 Reversing lights 4 Rear fog light (left-hand [...]

215 Car care Stop lights, taillights and turn signal bulbs, Sport Se dan 1 Lowe r the c ov er in the trim behin d the light s. 2 Lift the p lasti c lug on the lamp housi ng that sec ures th e b ulb holder . 3 Carefully remo v e th e enti re b ulb holder unit from th e lamp hou sing. Change the bul b. 4 Refit the b u lb hol der . Press the b u lb ho[...]

216 Ca r care Reversing lights and rear fog light, Sport Sedan Removing th e trun k lid trim 1 Remov e the tw o sc re ws se curing the gr ab handle to the inside of the trunk lid. 2 Unloc k the plas tic riv ets b y press ing in the cente r of each riv et. Pull out th e rivets b y tak ing ho ld of the riv et’ s collar . You can us e the button on [...]

217 Car care Changing bul bs 1 Carefully rem ov e the bu lb holder with the brok en b ulb . The b u lb hol der has a ba y onet f itting. 2 F it th e new bulb. 3 Refit the b u lb hol der . To refit the t runk l id trim 1 Withdra w th e cen ter of t he riv ets . 2 F it th e tr im in place on th e tr unk li d. 3 Fit the riv ets. L ock the riv ets in p[...]

218 Ca r care Dome light, Convertible 1 Pull do wn the rea r edge of the light fittin g. 2 If the ce nter b ulb needs repla c ing, open the hatch o v er the b ulbs . Pul l the b u lb out of the b ul b hold er . If one of t he outer b ulbs nee ds replac ing, turn the light fi tting round. C hang e the bulb from the re v erse of the l ightin g fittin[...]

219 Car care License p late lightin g 1 Undo the tw o scre ws and rem ov e the lens . 2 F it th e new bulb. 3 Make sur e the s eal o n the l ens is correctly seat ed. 4 Refit the l ens a nd tigh ten th e two scre ws. Glove co mpartment lighting (certa in vari ants only) 1 R emove the la mp ho using usi ng a sh or t screwdr iver . 2 Fit the ne w b u[...]

220 Ca r care Trunk lighting, Convertible 1 Remov e the lamp i n the rear end first. 2 Change the b ulb . 3 Inser t the co nnector side firs t when re fit- ting t he lamp . Court esy/floor lighting (cer tain vari ants only) 1 Release on e edge of the lamp fitt ing using a scre wdrive r . 2 Fit the ne w b ul b . 3 Insert the connector side first whe[...]

221 Car care Bulb table No. Designation W att- age 1 H7 55 H eadl ight 2 H3 55 Front f og lights 3 P 21W 21 T ail lights; rear f og li ght ; bra k e ligh ts; rev ersing li ghts 4 P Y21W 21 D irectio n indi cator , front/rea r 5 R1 0W 10 Rear dome light ing; cour tesy light ing; glov e co mpartment light ing; trunk lighting, C onv ertible 6 R5 W 5 L[...]

222 Ca r care Fuses The fuses are hou sed in thre e fuse pan els: one behin d a ha tch on the left-h and en d of the dash, one in the e ngine bay (a dditio nal small uni t in front of b attery) and one on the left-hand s ide o f the tru nk. Th ere is space for spare fuses in the hatch on the left-hand end of the da sh. To chec k if a fus e has blow[...]

223 Car care A special tool for remov ing fuses is pr ovided on the h atch o n the l eft-han d end o f the dash. Simply pus h the tool onto the fuse, squeez e and r emove th e fuse . Some fuses and relays may be fitt ed but not connecte d to th e car’s electri cal s ystem. MAX I fuses The car a lso h as a num ber of large f uses known as MAXI fus[...]

224 Car care Fuse panel in end of fas cia No. Amp. Function 1 15 Steering wheel loc k 2 5 S teer ing colu mn uni t; ign itio n switch 3 10 Hands-free; CD-pl ay er/CD -changer in ca bin; SID 4 10 Main inst rument uni t; man ual climate co ntrol; auto mati c clima te c ontr ol (ACC) 5 7.5 Control module in fron t doors; P ark Brak e Shift L ock (auto[...]

225 Ca r care Trunk fuse pa nel, left-hand s ide No. Amp. Fun ction 1–5 MAXI - 6 30 Control modul e in l eft rear do or 7 30 Control mo dule i n right rea r door 82 0T r a i l e r 9-- 10 30 Left-hand br ak e l ight; rear right t urn signal; right tai l- light; right r e v ersing light ; high-m ounte d bra k e lig ht; trai ler lights 11 - - 12 - -[...]

226 Car care 26 30 Right-han d stop light; rear lef t turn signal; left tail light; rear f og light ; left re v ersing light; lice nse pl ate li ght- ing; trunk lighti ng; tr ailer lig hts 27 10 C onvert ible: Lumbar su ppor t, electrically adjustab le front se at 28 - - 29 - - T r unk fus e panel, Con vertible[...]

227 Ca r care Fuse panel in engine bay No. Amp. Function 1-- 2 10 Engine contro l mod ule; au tomati c tr ansm issio n con - trol modu le 32 0H o r n 4 10 Engine contro l mod ule; ba ttery discon nect s witch 5- - 6 10 Selector le v er , automatic trans mis sion 7-- 8-- 9-- 10 - - 11 - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 - - 15 30 W ash er flui d pum p , he adligh [...]

228 Car care Fuse panel in front o f batter y Relays R 1 Was her fl uid pump , windsh iel d R2 - R3 - R4 - R 5 Extra light s R6 H o r n R7 - R8 S t a r t e r m o t o r R 9 Windshield wipe rs ON/ OFF R10 - R11 Ignition +15 R12 Windshield wipe rs , high/ low sp eed R13 - R14 Was her fl uid pu mp , headligh ts R15 - R16 - No. Amp. Function 16 0 MAXI S[...]

229 Car care Automatic tire pr essure monito ring (option, certain varian ts only) The pr essure moni toring sy stem consi sts of a senso r i n each whe el, a d etecto r in t hree wheel h ousings and a receive r. The sens ors are loca ted insid e the whee ls di rectly adja- cent to the air valv es. Tire pressure information is se nt wireless ly to [...]

230 Ca r care If the tire press ure co ntinue s to d rop, th e SID will issu e a w arning alarm w hen th e pressure is 0.6 bar (9 psi) below the rec o m- mended va lue. Reduc e spee d (avo id hea vy b raki ng an d violent st eering wheel m ovem ents) and st o p th e c a r a s s oo n as i t i s sa f e to d o s o . Change the whe el. Malfunc tion The[...]

231 Car care Tires Your ne w vehi cle c omes w ith hi gh-qua lity tires ma de by a l eading tire manu facturer. If you ever h ave qestions about your tire war- ranty and w here to obt ain service, se e your Saab Warrant y and Service Record Booklet for detail s. Infl at ion - Tir e Pr ess ure The Tire-Load ing Informati on label, whic h is on the i[...]

232 Ca r care When t o c hec k Chec k your tires once a m ont h or more . 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 al tires may look prope rly[...]

233 Car care When It Is Time f or New Tires One w ay to tell when it ’s time fo r new tire s is to check the treadwear in dicators, 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 indic ators at t hree or mor[...]

234 Ca r care The wh eels a nd tire s hav e been caref ully matched to the charac teristic s 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. To ensure that the sp eedom[...]

235 Car care Uniform Tire Quality Grading Quality grades can be found where ap plica- ble on the tire sid ewall betwe en tread shoul - der and m aximum s ection wid th. For ex am- ple: Treadwea r 200 Tra ction AA Temp erature A The foll owin g informat ion relate s to th e system deve loped by the Unit ed Stat es National Hig hway Traffic Safe ty A[...]

236 Ca r care 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 fac tory to gi ve you the long est tire life an d best overall pe r- formance . Schedule d wh eel al ignment and wheel bal- ancing are not ne eded. Ho wev er, if y ou notice unusual tire w ear or your ve hicle pu ll- ing on[...]

237 Car care 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 secure ly fastened. Driv e s[...]

238 Ca r care 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 tion (DOT): The Departm ent o f[...]

239 Car care 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 sidewall is 55 % as hi gh as it is wide. Belt Rati ng: A letter c ode is us ed to indicate the type[...]

240 Ca r care Loading Your Ve hicle This is an ex ampl e of w hat y our ve hicle ´s Tire -Loa din g In form ation /Ce rti fic atio n 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 tio n pressure s the the ti[...]

241 Car care Maximum Load ratin g: The load rating for a tire at the maxi mump ermis sible inflat ion pressure for that ti re. Maximum Loaded Vehicle Wei ght: The sum of curb weig ht; accessory weight; vehi- cle ca paci ty we ight; and pr oduc tio n opti ons weight . Maximum Permissible Inflat ion Pres- sure: Th e maximum c old infl ation pres sure[...]

242 Ca r care Step s for Deter mining Cor rect Load Limit 1 Locate the sta tement “T he combin ed weight of oc cupants and cargo shoul d ne v er e x ceed XXX po unds” on your vehicle´s placard. 2 Deter mine th e combine d weight of the dr iver and passeng ers that wil l be r iding in your vehicle. 3 Substract the com bined weight of the dr ive[...]

243 Car care Tire date code Tires sh ould b e rega rded as peris hable goods. As the tires age, the rubber becom es 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 ha ve a cod e that specifie s their d ate of manufac ture. The firs t two digits de note the week n[...]

244 Ca r care Your Saab is equi pped with a trip computer and you c an us e its “S peed warning” fun c- tion, to m onitor drivin g spe ed sin ce you must not exc eed 50 mph ( 80 k m/h). NOTICE To avoi d damag ing an a lloy w heel with a flat tire , this can b e plac ed out side up in the spa re-whe el well but on ly while driv- ing to the close[...]

245 Car care Chang ing a tire WARNIN G • The ca r jack is de signed so lely for us e in cha ngi ng a tir e or fitt ing sn ow chains . It mus t not be used to support the car during repair work or servicing . • Never crawl un der a c ar that is supporte d only by a jack . • Speci al care must b e taken if th e car is on a s l ope - use we dge-[...]

246 Ca r care When the car has to be lifted, the jack must be posi tio ned at one of the fou r j ackin g points (front or rea r) under th e sill members. If a floo r jack is us ed, th e lifti ng pl ate mu st be posi tio ned un der the norma l j ackin g points, s ee illustra tion. If the ca r is equippe d with a towbar, t he jack ca n a lso be place[...]

247 Car care 7 Retighten the wheel bolts after tw enty or so mil es. Tightening tor que: Light-al lo y wheels : 80 ft.l b . (110 Nm). Steel whe els: 80 ft .lb . (110 Nm). We advis e agai nst us ing wh eels w ith large ventilati on slots in winter, as the brake com- ponents a re t hen mo re exp osed to slu sh, road salt and gri t. If yo u fit w heel[...]

248 Ca r care Safet y belts Check th e func tion of the safe ty bel ts regu - larly as follo ws: • Hold the diag onal str ap and pull it sharply . The saf ety belt sho uld l oc k and it sh ould not be poss ible to w ithd raw it fur ther. Check th e anch orage points in th e floor. They mu st not ha ve su ffered ru st da mage. If a belt is wo rn o[...]

249 Car care Upho lstery and trim To remov e fluf f and h airs fro m the se ats, door ar mrest s and headl ining, use a vacuum cleaner, a mo ist lint- free cloth, or a clothes brush. Re move spo ts and dirt us ing a cloth mois tened with luk ewarm soapy water. When using a stain remover, always work from the outs ide towards the centre to av oid le[...]

250 Ca r care Washing The body work m ust be washed freque ntly. When the c ar is ne w, t he body shou ld be washe d by hand usin g plain cold water and a clean, soft brush through which the water flows. Automa tic c arwashe s sho uld be avoided when th e car is ne w. After 5–6 m onths the p aintwork will h ave hardened . To fac ilita te cle anin[...]

251 Car care Convertible: • W a sh the s oft top with a mild s oap sol u- tion and luk e w arm wa ter . For spo t clea n- ing th e top, a finge r nail bru sh ca n also be used. S trok e th e brush i n the direc tion of the f abric, not ac ross the thre ads . • If a pressu re wash er is used be h eedful of the f ollowi ng rec ommen dation s: •[...]

252 Ca r care If corros ion ha s alre ady s et in, such as the result of s tone-chip damage, use a pointed knife to scrap e off a ll su rface ru st. If possi - ble, the damag ed area should be tak en back to the ba re met al. The metal shou ld then be p rimed wit h two t hin coats of pr imer applied by bru sh. After the p rimer has dried, apply sev[...]

253 Car care Anti-c orrosi on treatme nt The entir e car u ndergo es a s eries of ant i- corr osion proce sse s duri ng pro ducti on. These i nclud e elec trophore tic p riming , PVC-based c oating to protect ag ainst sto ne chip da mage and co rrosio n, and treatme nt of body ca vities and me mbers with thin, penetrati ng rustproofin g oil. In add[...]

254 Ca r care Preventi ve maintena nce The follow ing proce dures are necess ary to help prot ect ag ainst rustin g. Re fer als o to the terms and condi tions of t he Perfo rma- tion Lim ited W arranty desc ribed i n the war- ranty boo klet. 1 W a sh the c ar freq uentl y , and wa x at leas t tw ice a year . Under adv erse conditio ns , wh ere ther[...]

255 Car care Recove ry and/or recycl ing of automoti ve materi als A typica l car consi sts of m etals (65–75 %), plastic s (10–15 %), rubber (5 %) and small quant ities of glass, woo d, paper and tex- tiles. The rec y cling of me tals has been com- monplac e for a long time now. To facil itate t he sor ting of oth er materia ls, plastic parts [...]

256 Ca r care Inadequate cooling a Check that the control s for temperature and air d istributio n are corre ctly se t; see “Manual clim ate-con trol s ystem” on page 98. b Check that the co ndenser (in fron t of the radiator) h as no t beco me clogg ed with dirt and i nsec ts. c Ma ke sur e that the co mpre ssor dr ive belt does not s lip (see[...]

257 Car care Headli ght aimi ng 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 pres et 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 light a im m ay be affect ed. If you believe your hea dli[...]

258 Ca r care If you fi nd tha t th e head light n eeds adjus t- ment follow these steps: 1 Open the ho od and l ocate the ve rtical aiming de vices there are tw o vert ical aiming devic es w hich shall be tu rned simulta neously a nd the same a mount of turns. 2 Locate the m arke r on the l ens . 3 Measure the distance from the g round to the aim [...]

259 Car care 5 Cars with Bi-Xe non ligh ts: Bi-Xenon li ghts with autom atic hea dlight le v elli ng syst em mu st firs t do a ref er- ence run bef ore aiming: Start the engine and let t he headli ghts d o a ref erence run. T urn off the engine b ut leav e the low beam on . Cars with halogen lights: T ur n on the l ow b ea m headli ghts . Bot h var[...]

260 Ca r care (This pa ge has been lef t blan k)[...]

261 Customer Assistanc e and Informa tion Maintenance schedul e __ 262 Owner assistance ______ 264 Reporting Saf ety Defects (USA) _______________ 265 Reporting Saf ety Defects to the Canadian government__________ 265 Vehicle Data Collection and Event Da ta Recorder ____________ 266 Custo mer Assi stan ce and I nformat ion[...]

262 Customer Assista nce and Informat i on Mainte nance s chedule 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 necess ary 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[...]

263 Customer Assistanc e and Informa tion Engine oil and filt er changes Changi ng the engin e oil and fil ter is require d at every servi ce po int. U se o nly a Saab approved long- life oil f ilter a nd eng ine oils meeting the SAE v iscosit y ratings and API servi ce classi fic ation s sta ted i n t he “ Techn i- cal da ta” se ctio n of th i[...]

264 Customer Assista nce and Informat i on Owner a ssist ance Warran ties and s ervice prob lem assistanc e For comp le te info rmatio n abou t all a pplic a- ble wa rranties , includ ing th e New Car War- ranty, Perf orat ion Wa rranty, Vehicl e Emis- sion Wa rranty a nd Emi ssio n Perforat ion Warranty, consu lt the War ranties and Se r- vice Re [...]

265 Customer Assistanc e and Informa tion Reporti ng Sa fety Defect s (USA) If you belie ve that your vehicle has a defect which could caus e a c rash o r coul d caus e injur y or de ath, y ou sh ould i mmed iately inform th e Natio nal Highway Traffic Safety Administrati on (NHTSA) i n additio n to no ti- fying Saa b Cars USA, In c. If NHTS A rece[...]

266 Customer Assista nce and Informat i on Vehi cle D ata Col le ctio n an d Ev ent Data Recorder 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-boa rd vehicl e comput - ers to mon it[...]

267 Technical data General data __________ 268 Engine _______________ 270 Engine oil _____________ 270 Fuel__________________ 271 Engines ______________ 271 Electric al system _______ 2 72 Drive belt _____________ 272 Manual transmiss ion ___ 272 Automatic tr ansmission _ 273 Suspension ___________ 273 Steering ______________ 273 Brake system _____[...]

268 Technical d ata General data Ov era ll len gth , incl uding b umpers : ____ __ 182.5'' (46 35 mm ) Ov era ll w idth, i nclud ing do or mirr ors _____ 80.2'' ( 2038 m m) Maxim um h eight ______ ______ ___ _____ 57.8'' ( 146 8 mm) Wheelbas e ________ _____ ______ ___ __ 105.3'' (2675 mm) Tr a c k : F ro nt [...]

269 Technical data Maximum axle load: Sport Sedan, fron t _________ ________ 2480 lbs. (1125 kg) Sport Sedan, rea r _____________ _____ 2230 lbs. (1010 kg) Con ve r tibl e, fr ont _____________ _____ 25 40 lbs. (1150 kg) Con ve r tibl e, rear ________ _________ __ 2310 lbs. (1050 kg) W eig ht dis tribut ion: Curb weigh t + driver (15 0 lbs. (6 8 kg[...]

270 Technical d ata Engine Engine oil T ype: Fou r cyl inders , doub le o v e rhead camshaf ts, 16 val ves , two balancer sh afts, dual -mass flyw heel Cylinder bore_________ ______ ______ __ 3.386'' (86 mm ) Strok e _________ _____ ______ ______ __ 3.386'' (86 mm) Swept v olum e ________ ______ ___ _____ 122 cu.in . (1 .998 l) [...]

271 Technical data Fue l Engines Recomm ended o il visc osities. Viscosi ty i s a m eas ure me nt of the o ils thickn ess . The thic kness influenc es, am ong othe r things, the f uel econom y . F or best function Saab recomme nd s: For gasoline engines, SAE 0W -30 engine o il. Some oil compani es ha v e engine oils me eting our require ments (GM-L[...]

272 Technical d ata Electri cal system Drive belt Manual transmission V oltage ___________ ________ ________ 12 V Battery capacity _________ _________ __ 70 Ah Starter motor _______ ________ ________ 1.8 kW Alternator r ating: ____________ ___ _____ 140 A/14 V Firing order ________ _____ ______ _____ 1-3-4-2 Spark plugs ________ ________ ________ N[...]

273 Technical data Automatic t ransmissi on Suspens ion Steering T ype _______ ______ _____ ______ ___ __ Electronical ly con- trolled, 5 -sp eed, fully-au tomati c with hydraulic to rque con verter , planeta r y gears an d integ ra l fina l dr ive. Loc k-up fu nctio n in sele ctor posi tions 3, 4 and 5. Selector le v er positi ons __________ _____[...]

274 Technical d ata Brake syst em Hydraulic unit for soft top, Conver tible F oot brak e (ABS)_________ ______ _____ Hydraulic d isc brak es with vac uum servo unit . Dia go- nally sp lit ci rcuits ; ventila ted di scs o n front whe els (som e varia nts also have venti lated rear discs). EBD function (see page 161). P ark bra k e ___________ ______[...]

275 Technical data Whee ls and ti res Summer tires 6.5 x 15" ___________ ______ ______ __ 205/65 R 15 94 H 6.5 x 16" ___________ ______ ______ __ 215/5 5 R16 93 H 7 x 17"________ _____ ______ ______ __ 225/45 R17 94 W RF/XL Alwa ys cont act a Saab dealer if y ou plan to fit other w heels or tires than those fitted as standard. Winter[...]

276 Technical d ata Recommend ed tire/en gine co mbination s *) Not recom mend ed in c ombi nation with s port chas sis. RF/XL = Reinforc ed (or Extra Load) tire. 2.0t 2.0 T urb o Summer tires 205/65 R 15 94 H x – 215/55 R 16 93 H x – 225/45 R 17 94 W RF/XL x x Winter (sno w) tires 205/65 R 15 94 Q x – 205/55 R 16 91 Q *) x x 215/55 R 16 93 Q[...]

277 Technical data Recommend ed lowest tire p ressure, cold tires Tire size Load/ spe ed mph (km/h) *) F ront kP a/psi Rear kP a/ps i Summer tires 205/65 R15 9 4 H 1–3 pers ./0 –100 (0 –160) 4–5 pers ./0–100 (0–1 60) 1–5 pers ./100 – (160 –) 220/ 32 220/32 260/ 38 220/ 32 220/ 32 260/38 215/55 R16 9 3 H 1–3 pers ./0 –100 (0 ?[...]

278 Technical data Plates a nd labels When contac ting your Saab dea ler it may somet imes be nec essary t o quot e the ca r’s vehicl e iden tifica tio n, engi ne and gearb ox numb ers. 1 V .I.N . numbe r and barco de, insi de win d- shie ld 2 Ge arbox num ber 3 Engine n umber 4 USA: Label f or color codes (trim an d body) Canada : Label f or ti [...]

279 Technical d ata 1 Region __ ______ Y = Nor th er n E uro pe 2 Country _ ______ S = Sw eden 3 Man ufacture r ___ 3 = Saab A utom obile AB 4 Pr oduct lin e ____ F = 9-3 5 Mode l series ___ B = 9-3 L inear D = 9-3 Arc F = 9 -3 V ector 6 Bod y v ersi on ___ 4 = 4-door 2 = Conv ertible 7 Ge arbo x _______ 5 = 5-speed ma nual 6 = 6-speed man ual 9 = [...]

280 Technical d ata Several of the systems in yo ur Saab can be customized to bette r suit your individual needs. C ontact your Saab deal er Central lo cking s ystem Some funct ion s are go vern ed by legal requirem ents a nd can not th erefor e be reprogram med. Cons ult a Saab dea ler fo r fur th er inf orma - tion. Listed b elow are a numbe r of[...]

281 Technical data Warning and indications that can be shown on the SID Symbol T e xt Antiloc k brak e malfu nctio n. Contact Sa ab de aler . Brak e malfunctio n. Make a safe stop. Contact Sa ab de aler . Brak e fluid le vel l ow . Make a safe stop. Contact Sa ab de aler . Rele ase p ar king brake. Oil pr essure l ow . Make a safe stop. T ur n off [...]

282 Technical d ata P a rking ass istan ce Contact Sa ab de aler . P a rking ass istan ce sens or inter ference. Close doors . Left br ake light f ai lure Left hig h beam f ail ure . Left low beam f ailur e. Rear f og light f ailure . Right brak e light f a ilure . Right high b eam f ailure . Right lo w beam f ailu re. High mou nted brak e light fa[...]

283 Index Index A A/C _____ _________ ________ ____ 101 ABS brakes __ ________ __________ 161 ACC _______ ___________ _______ 103 Adjustme nt, steering wh eel ____ ____ 116 Air conditio nin g __________ _______ 101 Air filter _____ ___________ _______ 198 Airbag ______ ______________ _____ 28 Anchorage eyes _________ _______ 137 Anti-corrosio n tre[...]

284 Index Drivin g in cold climates ____ _______ 175 Drivin g in deep water _____ _______ 183 Drivin g in hot c limates __ _________ _ 177 Drivin g techniq ues __________ ____ 173 Drivin g with a heavy lo ad on hil ly roads ___ _________ ________ ____ 155 Drivin g with a load ____ __________ 183 Drivin g with a roof load _ _________ _ 182 Drivin g [...]

285 Index Important conside rations fo r driving _ 144 Important informati on, petrol-e ngined cars with c atalytic c onverters ____ _ 145 Indicato r lights ___ ________ ________ 74 Inflation , tires ___________ _______ 231 Instrume nt illumination , adjusting __ __ 92 Interior li ghting __ ______________ _ 123 Interior li ghting, Con vertible ___ [...]

286 Index Pinc h prot ect ion, sunro of _________ 122 Plates an d labels, loca tion _______ _ 278 Polishin g and waxing __ _________ _ 251 Poly-V-bel t __________ __________ 205 Position lights ___ ________ ________ 91 Power st eering flu i d, checking _ ____ 201 Power st eering flu id, grade _ _______ 273 Pressure gau ge _ ________ ________ 80 Pre[...]

287 Index Tire date code ___________ _______ 243 Tire ins pection a nd rotation ___ ____ 232 Tire mark ings ________ __________ 239 Tire pres sure monitoring, automatic _ 229 Tire sid ewall labe ling ___________ _ 238 Tire si zes ______________ _______ 275 Tire termi nology and defi nitions ___ _ 240 Tire, cha nging ______ ________ ____ 245 Tire, s[...]

288 Index Notes[...]