Saab 9-5 (2002) manual

1 Owner’s Manual Saab 9-5, Model Year 2002 Safety 1 1 Security 37 Instruments and controls 49 Saab 9-5 Audio System 83 OnSt ar - T elematics 105 Interior equipm ent and trun k 1 17 St arting and driving 145 Car care and technical inform ation 187 Mainte nance and owner assi st ance 243 Specification s 247 Index 261 © Saab Automobile AB 200 1 Ser[...]

2 Introd uction This m anual provides practical guidance on driving and caring for y our Saab. The S aab 9- 5 is avai labl e wit h th e foll owin g engine v ariants: • 2.3t Ecopo wer . • 2.3 T urbo Ecopo wer . • 3.0t V6 Ec opower . Althou gh this m anual describ es the most importan t differences be tween model vari - ants, it does not inclu [...]

3 Instrument p anel IB1080 Indicat or and w ar ning light s ______ 50 Speedom eter ________ _________ 57 Odome ter and trip meter _______ _ 56 Fuel ga uge _________ _________ 57 Engine tem perature gauge ______ 57 P arking light s ________ ____ 65 High/lo w beam ______ ____ 65 Da ytime running lights _____ 65 Rear f og light ______ ______ 66 Instru[...]

4 Exter ior IB1736 Roof-r ack load _______ ________ 176 Mount ing holes for roof ra ck ___ _ 176 Maxim um loads ____________ __ 248 Rearvie w mirrors ___________ __ 123 Hood __ ___________ _________ 188 Engine co mpar tment: w ashing __ 233 Centra l lock ___________ _ 38 Interior loc king b uttons ____ 40 Child s afety lo ck cat ch ____ 41 T r unk/[...]

5 Interio r IB581 Internal rearview m irror ________ 123 Door mirrors ________ _________ 123 Sun viso rs _____________ ______ 128 Saf ety belts _________ ____ 12 Airbag (SRS) __________ _ 28 Child s eats ______ _______ 19 Child s afety lo ck cat ch ____ 41 Saf ety bel t care ________ 232 Glov e compar tment _____ 129 Manual transmis sion ____ 156 A[...]

6 Engine c ompartme nt, 4-cyl en gine IB1737 Engine: des cr iption ___________ 192 Engine o il le vel: c hec king ______ 193 Engine o il: changin g __________ 194 Engine o il specific ation ________ 251 Brak es and br aking ________ ___ 165 ABS bra kes ___________ ______ 165 Brak e system __________ ______ 197 Brak e fluid ____ ___________ ___ 255 [...]

7 Engine c ompartme nt, 3.0t V6 IB1738 W arning labels _________ __ 8 V .I.N. nu m ber _______ ___ 257 Engine n umber _________ 25 7 Gearbo x numbe r ________ 257 Color c ode __________ ___ 257 Ignition sy stem ____ _____ 146 Drive belts __________ ___ 201 Spark plugs _________ ___ 253 Cataly tic conv er ter ______ 15 0 Important conside rations f [...]

8 Battery • No sparks , flames or smokin g. • Shield eyes, explosive gases can cause blindness or injur y . • Sulphur ic acid can ca use blindness or sev ere burn s. • F lush ey e s immediately with water . Get medical help fast. • Do not tip bat tery . Do not op en batter y . KEEP OUT O F REACH OF CHI LDR EN Brake f luid CLEAN FILLER CAP[...]

9 IB336 Door mirr ors Do n ot trap you r fing ers when folding out the mirr ors Door mi rrors Do not trap your finger s when folding out the mi rrors Contact an aut horiz ed Saab works hop if a Xenon hea dlight requ ires replac ement. ( Only car s with X enon he adlights .) Coolant : Never op en when en gine hot! Long loa ds Always SECURE LOAD to p[...]

10 IB336 (This label on ly used i n some c ountries) Jack is design ed only for cha nging a tire or mounting tire snow ch ains. Car must be level and the jack must be placed on a f irm an d leve l grou nd. Never crawl under th e car when it is jacked up. Jacki ng Inst ructions 1 Set parki ng brake and sh ift transmi ssion to park. 2 Fit top of jack[...]

11 Safety Safety Safety belt s ...... .... ....... .... .... 12 Head r estra int .. ...... ..... ...... .. 18 Chil d safe ty. ..... ...... ..... .... .... 19 Airbag (Supplementa l Restraint Syste m "SRS") . 28 IB1740[...]

12 Safety Safety belts Three-poi nt inertia-reel safety belts are pro- vided fo r all seats. Researc h has es tablished th at it is danger- ous for rea r seat passeng ers not to wear their safe ty belts. Bear in mi nd that in c ertain sta tes it is a legal requiremen t for all occup ants of the car t o wear a safety bel t. Safety-be lt remin der Wh[...]

13 Safety Safety belt pr etensioners The belts of the front seats are fitted with automati c pretensio ners, which ar e acti- vate d in t he eve nt of a sev ere front al or rear-end c rash, provided that the safe ty belts are being worn. They serv e to reduce the forw ard movement o f the body b y ten- sioning the belt. The safety bel t pretensi on[...]

14 Safety • Child ren who ha ve gr own out of a child seat sh ould be rest rained by the car’ s standard three-point belt s. Make sure that the shoul der belt is not in conta c t with the nec k or throat. If it is, a booster seat/cu sh- ion ma y be necessa r y . Front safety belts Fasten the belt by pul ling the belt and inse rt- ing the to ngu[...]

15 Safety Belt heig ht adj ustmen t The front safety belts and the out side belts in the re ar (9-5 Sedan) ar e equipped with automati c height adjustm ent. After faste ning the bel t, grasp it at chest height, p ull it out and, without letting go, allow the slack t o be take n up by the reel. Make su re th at the belt is well in on t he shoulde r.[...]

16 Safety Safety b elt, rear se at Three-poi nt safety belts a re provided for a l l three rear seat pas sengers. Fasten the belt by pul ling out the strap care - fully an d inserting the tongue in th e lock. Check t hat it is secu rely fa stene d. Then grip the diagon al part of th e strap near the lock and pull th e belt upwards to wards the shou[...]

17 Safety WARNING Safety be lts are design ed to bear upo n the bony s tructure of the body , and should be worn low across the fr ont of the pelvis or the pelvis, ches t and sh oulders, as applic able; wearing the lap portion o f the belt acros s the abdom inal area must be avoide d. Safety bel ts should be adjust ed as firmly as po ssibl e, con s[...]

18 Safety Head res traint The f ront seat s in th e Saab 9-5 ar e equippe d with Saab Ac tive Head Re straints (SAHRs). These red uce the risk of whip lash injur y if th e car is hit from behi nd. In th e even t of a r ear- end c ra sh, the body is forced ba ck against th e backrest. This, in turn, cau ses the mecha nism to press the head res train[...]

19 Safety Child safe ty Car safety tip s Protect your children from getting trapped in the tr unk of a car For Tr unk Release Handle info see page 42 and 141 . WARNING • NEVER put a re ar-facing child seat in the fr ont. • Childr en must alwa ys be suitably restraine d in the car. All chil d restraints and booster s eats are designe d to be sec[...]

20 Safety The sam e attention mus t be given t o child safety i n the car as is given t o adults. Saab reco mmends rea rward fac ing child restraints . Childre n travel mo st safely whe n properly restraine d, but restraints must be suitable for the s ize of the chil d. Always follow the child seat/ boost er cu shion manuf actur er´s instr uctions[...]

21 Safety LATCH installation To facil itate the proper f itting of new s pe- cially -designed chil d restraints r igid lower anchorag es (ISOFIX) have bee n installed to the vehi cle that sh all be used w ith the top tether anchorages in the two outboa rd rear seating positions. Th ere is an addi tional top tether anchorage f or the center rear s e[...]

22 Safety For the to p tether, only use the strap s up- plied w i th th e child restrai nt. Always follow the in stallation ins tructions supplie d with the ch ild restraint. The avai lability of LATCH child res traints may be l imited. When fitting child seats in car s you must always r ead the instruc tions supplied by the c ar se at man ufac tur[...]

23 Safety Child teth er anchor ages for forw ard facing chil d car seat s Child res traints with a teth er strap must be anchored according to Canadian an d USA laws. If you h ave any que stions regard ing child tether anchorages ple ase contact y our Saab deal er. 9-5 S edan : 1 Open the cover that is right beh ind the child restrai nt. Ma ke sure[...]

24 Safety 9-5 Wagon: 1 Fold the bac k rest of the rear seat f or- ward , see page 132. 2 Fold the anchor that is right behi nd the child re straint to i ts upright posi tion. 3 Place the chi ld restraint in the rear seat. 4 Raise the he ad restrain t to its upper position and then route th e tether under the head res traint. 5 Attach the tether to [...]

25 Safety Lockable belt tongue In fit ting a child s eat that is i ntended to be secured in positi on by the lap portion of th e safety b elt, make use of the locking function of the buckle. Lockin g the lap port ion of the be lt lessens the risk that the seat w ill work loo se while the car i s in motion. The button for the locking fu nction is lo[...]

26 Safety Installation of child restraint u sing the standard safety bel t Child restrai nt that are approv ed for rear- war d faci ng ins tal lati on in t he re ar s eat ca n be pos itioned in a ny of the three rear pl aces. If you int end to instal l another make of child restraint make sure th at it is possib le to fit it in acc ord ance w ith t[...]

27 Safety Integrated booster seat (access ory) The integ rated booste r seat in the back is intended for children weighing 33-8 0 lbs. (15-36 kg) and betwe en 38 and 54 in ches (97 and 1 37 c m) ta ll. When se ated in the i ntegrated boos ter seat, the chi ld must wear the standard three-point safety bel t. Whatever the ag e or weight of the chi ld[...]

28 Safety WARNING • Use only the veh icle’s lap and shoul- der belt system when restraining the child i n the booste r seat. • T he se at must not be modif ied or changed in any w ay. • Never leave a child unattende d. • The car’s regu lar head restrain t must alwa ys be t urne d 18 0° ba ck to its or ig- inal po sition after t he inte[...]

29 Safety Airbag (Supplemental Restraint Syst em "SRS") The suppl ementary restrai nt system (SRS) compr ises a n airbag in the steeri ng wh eel, a front passen ger airbag and side airbags in the front seats. The sys tem suppleme nts the protec tion provided by the safety be lts to further enhance the safety of the occupant s. If a faul t[...]

30 Safety • Never rest yo ur hands or fo rearms on the steerin g-wheel center paddin g. • If the AIR BAG warning light re mains on after the car has b een started o r comes on while you are driv ing, have the car checked imme diately by an authoriz ed Saab dealer. The warni ng light co uld si gni fy th at th e air bags may not infl ate in a cra[...]

31 Safety IB1742 5 1 4 2 6 3 2 6 7 7 5 SRS (airba g) system with belt pretensioners 1 Elect ronic control module and sensor 2 Belt pretensioners (for bot h front safety belts ) 3 Steering w heel with integral airba g 4 Pass enger airbag 5 Side-airbag sens or 6 Side airbag 7 Front sensors IB1743 Access or ies and other equipmen t must not be fit ted[...]

32 Safety Front p assenger se at The airbags are interconnecte d and have a common w a rnin g light. Th e passenger airbag m odule is ho used in the fas cia above the g love compar tmen t and i s mar ked ”SRS AIRBAG”. Both airba gs will be infl ated in the ev ent of a moderate to severe fronta l, or near-fronta l crash, ev en if the pas senger [...]

33 Safety impact c ondition. The s ide airbag tr igger will be com manded base d on the cha racteris- tics of this pressu re rise. WARNING • This car is equi pped with si de airbags and no extra interio r trim shou ld be fit- ted. Fai lure to ob serv e thi s wa rnin g could res ult in the s ide airbags not inflating as inten ded and thus not pro-[...]

34 Safety AIR BAG warning light SRS ser vicing The SRS m ust be in spected as part of the normal se rvice program b ut otherwise m ay be rega rded as mainten ance-free. Scrapping or working on airbags and belt prete nsioners WARNING • If the air bag readiness ligh t stays on after you start your ve hicle, it mean s the air ba g system ma y not be[...]

35 Safety Frequently asked questio ns on func- tion of airbags Do you still need to wear a safety b elt if ai r- bags are fitted? Yes, alw ays! The airba g merely suppl e- ments t he car’s norm al safety syste m. More over, th e air bag w ill o nly be a ctua ted in a mode rate to severe fr ontal, or ne ar-frontal crash, w hich means, of course, t[...]

36 Safety Are the smok e and fumes given of f when th e airbag op erates at all harmful? Most pe ople who hav e remained i n a car with li ttle or no ve ntilation for several mi n- utes co mplained only of minor irri tation of the throat an d eyes. Avoid as far as possible getting dust on your skin as there is a r isk of skin ir ritation. If t his [...]

37 Securit y Security Doors ... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... 38 Central l ocking ..... . ...... . ...... 38 Car ala rm ....... .... .... ....... .... .. 43 IB446[...]

38 Security Doors Door handles Pull the handl e to open th e door. If the do or is stuck (e.g . if froze n), hold the handle f rom above to secure a be tter grip. Central lock ing Key / Remote c ontrol The key uni t consis ts of a mechanic al key with int egrated remote c ontrol. The mech anical key is used for ma nual locking and unlock ing. The r[...]

39 Securit y To chec k the numbe r of keys th at are p ro- grammed fo r the car; see pa ge 47. Electron ic starti ng interlo ck (immobilizer) Each t ime the key i s remo ved from the ig ni- tion, the elec tronic starting inte rlock is acti- vated an d the car is thus immo bilized, se e also pa ge 44. Reprogramming lock system functions Certain lock[...]

40 Security Locking by key (1) When the car is lock ed and unlo cked the theft alar m is also affected. Turn the ke y clockw ise: all do ors lo cked . The trunk lid/tailgate cannot b e opened now from ins ide using t he switch on the driver’s door. Unlockin g by key (2) Turn the k ey counterclo ckwise once: th e driver´s door will unlo ck. Turn [...]

41 Securit y Child safety locks The rear d oors are equi pped with chi l d safety l ocks that are o perated by m e ans of a catch adjacent to the door lock. Inser t a key an d turn the c atch 45 ° cl ockwise or counter clockwise as indic ated by the label on the door. When the child safety catch is in the locked positio n, the door ca nnot be open[...]

42 Security Trunk Release Handle There is a glow-in-the-d ark trunk releas e handle l ocated insi de the trunk o n the latch. This ha ndle will glo w following exposure to light. Pul l the releas e handle down to open the trunk from the insid e. Tailgate, 9-5 Wagon The tailga te is not unlo cked when the oth er car doors a re unlocked. The tailgate[...]

43 Securit y Car alarm The ca r alar m (a nti- thef t syst em) is acti - vated/de activated wh en the car is locked /unlocked by the rem ote control or by the key , see page 39. The ant enna for the ala rm system is loc ated in the c enter console. All the d oors plus trunk lid/tailgate and hood are moni tored by micros witches, and w in- dow-gla s[...]

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

45 Securit y Alarm signals When the car alarm is armed, it wi ll be trig- gered if an y door, or the tr unk lid or hood, is opened o r if a wind ow is broken. The alar m will also be trig gered if an attemp t is mad e to bypass or short-circuit the igni- tion swit ch, or to disco nnect the battery . If t he al arm is trig gere d, t he f oll owin g [...]

46 Security Overview of f unc tions Alarm s ignals may diffe r between mode l variants for d ifferent coun - trie s. Some of th e car-alarm functio ns can be reprogra mmed – con- sult your Saab dealer for further details (see page 259). Loc king/ activ ation Hazard w arning lights fla sh once and the horn chir ps once. The LE D will come on for 1[...]

47 Securit y Overvie w of LED signa ls and SID mess ages Some si gnals may differ between model varia nts for different countrie s. Status LED signal Activ ation (during 10-second dela y). Comes on f or 10 seco nds. Alarm activ ated (after del ay). Flashes once ev ery other seco nd. Deactiv ation. Comes on for 2 seconds. Alarm not activ ated. Off .[...]

48 Security Canada only: This devi ce complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. Operation is subject to the followin g two conditi ons: (1) this device may n ot cause ha rmful interferen ce, and (2) mu st accept any in terference received , including interference t hat may cau se undesired o per- ation. Changes or modif ications no t expressly appro[...]

49 Instruments and controls Instru ments and controls Indicator and warning ligh ts ..... .... ....... .... ....... .... .. 50 Instr ument s ....... ....... .... ...... 56 Trip comp ute r SID . ..... ...... .. 59 Switches ....... . ..... . .... . ..... . .... 65 Automatic cl imate control (AC C) ..... ....... .... .... ....... .... .. 72 ECON OFF ?[...]

50 Instru ments and contr ols Indicator and warning lights A number of indicator and warn ing lights wi ll come on whe n the igniti on is switched on prior to s tarting. Under norm al conditions , these sh ould go out a fe w seconds after the engine h as started (see page 56). Warning, oil pressure (engine oil) This ligh t will come on togeth er wi[...]

51 Instruments and controls Warning, charging This ligh t will come on togeth er with if the batte ry is discharg ing. If it comes on whil e you ar e dri vin g, sto p the c ar as soon as poss ible and sw itch off the engi ne. Check th e alternator drive belt (see pa ge 201). If the belt ha s broken, the engin e may overheat (cooling sy stem will no[...]

52 Instru ments and contr ols Anti-lock b rake w arning This light will come on if a fault ha s occurred in the ABS system. On certa in variants and as well as can ligh t up to indicat e a fault in the electron ic brake force d istribution sy stem (distr ibution of the brake press ure between the front and rear wheels). Conv ent ional br aking wit [...]

53 Instruments and controls CHECK message in dicator This li ght indica tes that ther e is a message in the SID . A chime wi ll also sound (see page 63). Central warning light This li ght will com e on and a c hime wi ll sound i f a fault has been detected in any system th at is critical to safety. Any o f the follow ing can act ivate the central w[...]

54 Instru ments and contr ols Indicator, cruise control This li ght shows w hen the cruise-c ontrol syste m is ac tiv e (see page 16 4) . Indicator, high beam This li ght shows wh en the headl ights are on high beam (se e page 65). Indicator, rear fog light This lig ht shows when the re ar fog light is on (see page 66). The rear f og light is swit [...]

55 Instruments and controls Automatic transmi ssion, fault indicator On a c a r with a n auto matic tran smission, this w arning symbol is illumin ated if a fault has bee n detected i n the trans missio n. Switch the ignition off and on ag ain to chec k if the fa ult persists. Even if the fa ult persists, it is sti ll possible in most ca ses to dri[...]

56 Instru ments and contr ols Autocheck ing of lights, main instrument panel The abov e warning and indicator ligh ts should come on w hen the i gnition is switched on prior to s tarting. Th ey should go out after about 3 second s. The follo wing lights li ght up until t he engine is started, pres uming that no fault exists: • Centr al warning li[...]

57 Instruments and controls Speedom eter (U.S . spe edomet er shown) The speed ometer receiv es signals from th e wheel sensors in the ABS system. If the NIGHT PANEL mode has been selecte d, the scale will be ill uminated up to 87 mph (140 km/h). The re mainder of the scale wi ll be illum inated if the speed of the car exceed s 84 mph (135 km/h). F[...]

58 Instru ments and contr ols Check fu se 15 (radiator fan) in the fus e panel un der the hood, see page 22 0. If the ne edle repeated ly enters the re d zone, stop the car as so on as it is s afe to do so a nd check the coolant level by look ing at the lev el vi sibl e th roug h the pl astic ta nk - do no t remove the ca p. If the cool ant level f[...]

59 Instruments and controls Selector lever indication (Automati c transmission ) The po siti on of the se lecto r leve r is in di- cated on the main inst rument panel . Trip comput er SID (Saab Inf ormation Dis play (SID) The SID di splays CHE CK messages and has eight tri p-computer function s (Saab Car Computer, SCC) The SID is also us ed by the [...]

60 Instru ments and contr ols Outdoor tempera ture (Frost warning) Regardl ess of which fu nction has been selecte d, except Night Pane l Mode, SID will automati cally dis play the outd oor temp era- ture wh en it is b e tween 26° and 38°F (-3° and +3°C ). This also ap plies if the temperatu re has mov ed outside the r ange of 21° to 43°F (-6[...]

61 Instruments and controls Turning the Alarm and Speed warning on or off 1 Select the Al arm or Speed-w arning function . 2 Press SET to turn on the function. Press CLEAR to turn off the functi on. When eithe r function is on, ALARM /SPD W resp ectiv ely will be vi sible on the displa y. An aster isk * will be vi sible on the far right of the disp[...]

62 Instru ments and contr ols To calcula te the arrival time if a speci fied averag e speed is ma intained 1 Select DIST us ing the button. 2 Set the dista nce to be co vered. 3 Press to select S PD Ø. 4 Set the average speed yo u inte nd to drive . 5 Press SET to displa y the estimated arrival time. At the beginnin g of a journey, the SPD Ø and [...]

63 Instruments and controls CHECK messages When the engine is started, CHECKI N G will appear on the display f or about four s ec- onds, whi le the SID che cks are being per- formed. When a C HECK message is generated while the car is bein g driven, a c hime will sound, I NFO DISPL will illum i nate o n the main in strument pan el, and the m essage[...]

64 Instru ments and contr ols The foll owing conditi ons will wa ke up the respecti ve displays in the Night-Pan el mode: • Setting o f the Au dio system, SI D or ACC (disp lay comes on f or ten secon ds). • CHECK m essage gener ated in the SID . • High e ngine rev s cause th e re v counter to be illum inated until the engine s peed has f all[...]

65 Instruments and controls Switches Daytime running lights The park ing lights a nd daytime runn ing light s come on automatic ally w hen the igni- tion swit ch is ON. Note to owners i n the U.S.: If you do not want Day time Running Lights, thi s feature can be disco nnected: switch off the engi ne and remo ve fuse No. 3 5 (see page 218 ). Not e t[...]

66 Instru ments and contr ols Courtesy Headlight Feature A delay functi on allows the headligh ts to remain o n low beam fo r about 30 seconds after t he driver’s doo r has been clos ed. To activ ate this functi on, • Switch off the ignition an d remov e the ke y • Open th e driver’ s door • Pull the high/low beam control stalk tow ards t[...]

67 Instruments and controls Instrument illumination The br ightness of the instrument illumina- tion can be varied b y means of the dimm er switc h adjacent t o the headlig ht switch. (Se e als o Nigh t pane l on page 63 ). In dayli ght or other e qually bright l ight, the instr ument and swi tch illuminat ion is auto- matical ly extingu ished. Tur[...]

68 Instru ments and contr ols Front fog lights The front f og lights ca n be activ ated in both dimmed headlight a nd parking l ight posi- tions. F og lights s hould on ly be used in poor visibi lity cond itions. Make sure you are familiar with the a ppli- cable provi ncial/state law reg arding the use of fog lights. Reversing lights The revers ing[...]

69 Instruments and controls Interior lighting The inter ior lighting consists of on e dome ligh t in t he fr ont an d one i n the back, a map-read ing light in the front, t wo reading light s in the bac k, floor courte sy lights in the front (in s ome model va riants) and door courtesy lights on all doors. The cour tesy lights come on autom aticall[...]

70 Instru ments and contr ols Wipers and was hers There are three inter mittent wiper positions. Moving the control stalk to the spring-l oaded position bet ween 0 and 2 will produce a sin gle sweep of the wipers. The wi pers are designe d for optima l clean- ing at all driv ing speeds . At higher speeds, it may be possi ble to det ect a slight ”[...]

71 Instruments and controls sensiti vity is selec ted, the wi pers mak e one sweep of the windshield for reference. The rain sensor has a daylight a nd a night time mo de. The sens or measures the amount of av ailable ligh t and automati cally selects the appropriate mode. The se nsor is more sensi tive at night. The function of t he rain sens or i[...]

72 Instru ments and contr ols Automa tic climat e control (ACC) The ACC sy stem au tomat ical ly works to maintai n the desir ed temperatu re inside th e car. The sy stem will ac hieve the desir ed temper- atur e i n the quic kes t poss ibl e way . No te th at selecti ng a higher or lo wer temp erature than that desir ed wi ll not spee d up th e pr[...]

73 Instruments and controls The syst em has five sensors: • Outdoor te mperature sensor . • In ter io r te mperat ure sens or . • Sun se nsor (mounted on top of the fascia). • T wo ble nded-air temp erature sen sors (mounted inside the f ront floor v ents). Cau tion If anything is pl aced over th e sun sensor, th e ACC system will not funct[...]

74 Instru ments and contr ols Temperature control The cabin is divide d into two tem perature zones : • The driv er’ s zone . • The pass enger zone (f ront and rear seats) . The desire d temperature can be set between 58 and 82°F (15 a nd 27°C). In addition, there are a lso HI and LO setting s (see below ). The HI and L O settings for th e [...]

75 Instruments and controls Functions Pressi ng AU TO will cancel all manual settin gs. If a man ual function is selected it will be l ocked in but o ther functions will be c ontrolled autom atically. The sel ected tempera ture is alway s ma intained automa tically. T emperatu re, air distributio n, fan speed and recircul ation will al l be control[...]

76 Instru ments and contr ols The rear-wind ow and doo r-m irror hea ting is co ntroll ed ma nually . Switch off th e heating as soon as the re ar window is clea r, to avoid imposing a heavy load o n the bat- tery longe r than necessary . Note, however, that the heat ing wil l go off autom ati cal ly aft er 2- 10 minut es (depending on the outd oor[...]

77 Instruments and controls Air distribution Pr ess on ce: Defrostin g of all windo ws will tak e plac e (a ir fl ow to rear sid e wind ows shu t off) w ith: • The fan run ning at h igh speed. • Air being dis tributed to the d efroster vents. • Normal temper ature control will operat e. • Recirculation will be OFF . • H eati ng o f the r [...]

78 Instru ments and contr ols Starting in co ld weather To start wi th, the system will automatic a lly sel ect the defroste r set- ting, ma ximum hea t and low fa n speed. As the en gine warms up , air will also be distributed t hrough the floor vents a nd the fan sp eed will be i ncreased . As the tempe rature inside the car nears the sele cted v[...]

79 Instruments and controls Programming II It is al so possible to customize th e ACC system, e.g. to adapt to driving and weather co nditions. Function Operation in A UTO mode after Pr ogramming II Standar d operation in A UT O mode The A/C comp ressor will not act ivate unl ess the ou td oor temper ature is abo ve 55 ° F (+13°C). –This func t[...]

80 Instru ments and contr ols To program a function or to cancel a program med fun cti on, pr ess and hold in the relev ant button un til the c orresponding symbol has flashe d four times on t he display and a chime has sounded. Make su re the i gni tion i s ON. Example : To have the AC C system switch t he heating fo r the rear window an d door mi[...]

81 Instruments and controls Condensation When the A/C system is running, the i ntake air is d ehumidified , and the res ultant co n- densati on is drained off through two out lets under neath the floor of the car , in the vicinity of the fro nt doors. It is the refore perfectly normal for wate r to be seen dripping from th ese outlets w hen the car[...]

82 Instru ments and contr ols Afterheate r, V6-engin e cars The afterhe ater enables a co mfortable tem - perature t o be maintai ned inside the car even aft er the engine has been s witched o ff. The heate r can be ac tivated up to 10 min- utes aft er the engine has stopped , althoug h the cool ant temperatur e must be at l east 104°F (40°C) for[...]

83 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Saab 9-5 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-5 Audio System . .......... 85 Sound control s ........ ......... 87 Radio ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... .... .. 88 Cassette pl ayer ...... .......... 90 CD pl ayer .. ..... .... ....... .... .... 9 3 CD changer ... ................. . .. 95 Programmable func tions . 99 Ste[...]

84 Saab 9- 5 Audio System To get th e best out of your Saab 9-5 Aud io System, we recommend th at you read through th is entire sect ion. The Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em is available in two ve rsions: Premium on the 9-5 Line ar and Prestige on the 9-5 Arc a nd 9-5 Aero (Prestige sy stem is also availabl e as an option i n the U.S. on the 9 -5 Linear mod[...]

85 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-5 Audio Sys tem Radio (see page 88) ON T o swi tch the system ON, press th e volum e but- ton. Th e last settings used will b e activat ed. If the A udio System is switch ed on when the igni - tion k ey is no t in the s witch, the system will a uto- maticall y be switch ed off after one hour has e[...]

86 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Cassette player. See page 90 CD player . See pag e 93 CD changer (a ccessory /option). S ee page 95 Pr ess on ce: Selects c assette pla yer wh en other sourc e activ e. Whe n ta pe p layin g: Dolby B/C ON/OFF . Switch to pl ayba ck other side of tap e. Eject. Pr ess on ce: Musi c sear ch (next track). Press & hold brie[...]

87 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Sound controls ON/OFF The Audio Sy stem will come on : • Whe n the vol ume con trol is pre ssed . • Whe n the i gni tion i s switched ON, if the A udio System was on whe n the ignition ke y was last r emoved. The Audio Sy stem will be swi tched off: • Whe n the vol ume con trol is pre ssed . • When the ignition ke [...]

88 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Radio Press the RADIO button to switch to the radio w hen another sou rce is active. Preset station buttons (1) Press on ce (release wi thin a second) to select a preset stat ion, e.g. The sma ll figure on the far right of th e dis- play is the number of t he preset but ton selec ted. Presettin g a station Press an d hold [...]

89 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Press and hold in the AS/SEARCH button for more than a secon d to initiate a search for the s ix strongest s tations. Each tim e the system f inds and sto res a sta- tion, the number on th e far right of the dis- play w i ll chan ge. If the sy stem canno t find six stati ons with good recepti on, the remain- ing pr ese t b[...]

90 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Cassette pl ayer Before pla ying a tape, make sure tha t the label is secure and th at the cass ette is no t warped, otherwise the cassette can become jammed in the deck. Th e cassette player a utomaticall y senses whether t he tape is normal or metal (Type I or Type II). TAPE (1) Turn on the cass ette player by pre ssi ng[...]

91 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Music sea rch forw ard/re verse (5) To searc h forward for a tra c k, pr ess and relea se quickl y (within half a second). The foll owing will n ow appear on t he dis- play: To perform a backward s earch, press instead. A forward search wil l continue un til a gap of at le ast 4 seconds is found, or until you press or (mid[...]

92 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Type II (metal) ta pes The cas sette has an au tomatic tape-ty pe selec tor. Cleaning-due indicator After 30 ho urs’ playing t ime, the follow ing messag e will appea r on the disp lay: The mes sage will be displayed for ten secon ds ea ch tim e the ca ssett e play er is selec ted. A cleaning tape shoul d be used to clea[...]

93 Saab 9- 5 Audio System CD player To sele ct the CD mo de, load a CD into the deck or , if one is a lready loade d, press the CD/RDM button. Inser t the CD, label-s ide up, and all ow the mechan ism to load it automatical ly. Play- back of the first trac k will st art and the fo llow- ing mes sage will ap pear on the dis play: A tiny, a mber-colo[...]

94 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Fast tra ck search Press (mid-se gment) once to switch b etween the CD-PLAY a nd CD-TRACK modes. The CD-PLAY an d CD-TRACK modes change the functio n of and . The select ed mode will also be activ e the next time the sy stem is switched on. Choos e the mode that you find m ost conve- nient: Random playback (RDM) (2) Press [...]

95 Saab 9- 5 Audio System CD changer (access ory) Important ! Always keep the slid ing cover closed to keep du st out of the CD change r, so that i t will contin ue to provid e satisfactory service for a long time . To load th e CD change r (which is in stalled in the luggage com partment and can accomm odate six CDs) proc eed as follows: 1 Slide t[...]

96 Saab 9- 5 Audio System If the maga zine in the CD cha nger is empty , the follo wing will a ppear on t he display : If the C D changer is activated right after a magazi ne has been loaded, the following will a ppear on the display: The CD number w ill change as eac h CD is played. After a ma gazine has been loa ded, play- back will start with th[...]

97 Saab 9- 5 Audio System If for som e reason the C D selected by the preset butt on cannot be play ed, playback of the curre nt CD will co ntinue. Track se arch (2) Press o r rep eatedl y to mo ve to preced ing or follo w ing trac ks. Pressin g once wi ll restart playback fr om the beginni ng of the current track. Thu s, to play the precedi ng tra[...]

98 Saab 9- 5 Audio System SCAN Scan ning th e curr ent C D: To start t he SCAN functi on, which enables you to h ear a sample o f each track on the disc, p ress and hol d (mi d-seg- ment). Th e display sho ws that SCAN is in progress and which trac k is currently being sample d. For instan ce, if you starte d SCAN while pla y ing track one , the fo[...]

99 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Programmable functions Volume-p reset mode To select the vo lume-preset mod e, press and hold the BAN D button at the same time as you switc h th e Audi o Syst em on . Use the but ton to select th e desired fun ction. The foll owing volume settings can be preselec ted: •S T A R T V O L - maximum volum e le vel when the A[...]

100 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em Steering-wheel contr ols To facilit ate use of the Audio Syst em and to promote s afer driving, most of the func tions can be operate d using the inte gral remote controls on the stee ring wheel. Control functions: NEXT: RADIO m ode: presele c t butt ons 1 ⇒ 2 ⇒ ... ⇒ 6 ⇒ 1 ⇒ ... TAPE mode: Play other side of ta[...]

101 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Technic al data • Th ese specifications co mply with the new IHF Standard • Since the p olicy at S aab is on e of conti nual improvement, we retain th e rig ht to alt er specific ations and desi gn witho ut prior not ice. • Dolby noise re duction is produ ced un der licen ce from Dolby Labora tories L icensin g Cor [...]

102 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em Antennas The Audio System has th ree antennas incorpora ted in the rear window; tw o for FM diversi ty and one fo r AM. The car has a f act ory -fit ted ro of ant enna fo r a mobil e phone/OnSt ar. Roof loads may negat ively af fect telecomm unication. Multipath propagation Multipath propagation occurs when radio waves fr[...]

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

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105 OnStar - Tele matics OnStar - Telematics Usin g On Star .. ..... .... ....... . 106 OnStar i s Easy................ ............ 106 OnStar Se r vices Button .............. 106 Emergenc y button ..... ................. 107 White d ot button .. ....................... 107 System status light ......... ............ 107 The OnStar Cent er ...... .[...]

106 OnStar - Telematics Your ne w vehicle com es equipped with advanc ed telematics hard ware and one full year of O nstar Premium Se rvice. Saab telematics is a sophis ticated in-vehi cle system allowing co nvergence of w ireless commu nications , GPS (Global Po sitioning Syst em) sate llit es a nd a dva nced vehi cle electron ics. You mus t activ[...]

107 OnStar - Tele matics System status light Solid Green — Indicates the O nStar system in the vehic le is powered ON and ready to make calls or recei ve calls f rom the OnStar Cente r. Blinking G reen — Th e light blinks green to indicate a call is bein g connecte d or in progress. If you notice th is light bl inking while y ou are no t on a c[...]

108 OnStar - Telematics The OnStar Center Connectin g to the On Star cent er In additi on to using the 3-button sy stem found in your Saab, th ere are two othe r ways to c onnect to the O nStar Center. Toll-Free Call To take a dvantage of your O nStar services from out side your Sa ab, y ou can c all OnSt ar toll-fr ee at 1-888-4-OnSt ar (1-888-466[...]

109 OnStar - Tele matics Roadsid e assistance ** There’s n othing worse tha n being stranded on the road with car tro uble. No matter what the proble m is (flat tire , out of gas, or e ngine trouble), just call OnStar . They will con tact the help you need t o get you qu ickly back on the road. Stol en vehic le tracki ng OnStar do esn’t just pr[...]

110 OnStar - Telematics Concierg e services From the simp le to the ext raordinary, OnSt ar Conc ier ge is a lways rea dy to he lp. Whether i t’s tickets to that ”hard-t o-get” play, or even comp lete plannin g of your ne xt vacatio n, OnStar Conc ierge can mak e all the arrang ements you need — at home or on the ro ad. There is no addition[...]

111 OnStar - Tele matics Voice Commands Personal C alling is made availa ble through your vo ice commands to the system . This allows you to verbal ly control a ll of t he phone fu nctions. Your OnSta r wireless ph one system has been prog rammed to respo nd to a wide v a ri- ety o f voices and a ccents. You should speak dis tinctly in a normal spe[...]

112 OnStar - Telematics Storing/Deleting Numbers in Memory (Nameta gs) Storing a number Your OnStar syst em can store up to 20 numbers (up to 32 dig its each) in m emory that can be dialed b y simply repeating the ”nam eta g.” To store a numbe r : Deleting a Number from Memory To delete a nametag: Setting Tone or Voic e Response Your sy stem co[...]

113 OnStar - Tele matics Contact OnStar You wil l need y our OnStar Persona l Identi- fication Number (PIN) to a uthorize the charge to your credit card on file. If you are not in your Sa ab, you may call an OnStar Advisor at 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466 -7827) to re quest unit replenish- ment. Security/Locking your System You can s et up a four-digit[...]

114 OnStar - Telematics Vir tual Adv isor Once yo u have activated Pers onal Calling, you can enjoy you r time in yo ur Saab even more with the OnStar Virtual Adv isor. This service allows you to listen to yo ur favorite news and inf orma tio n topi cs, such as weathe r reports, stock quotes and spo rts scores. You can eve n listen to your e-mail, [...]

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

116 OnStar - Telematics OnStar Operatio n: OnStar us es existing e mergency serv ice providers and cellu lar and satelli te technol- ogies. O nStar requires c ellular service to be availab le and operating for feature s to func- tion properly . Per son al Call ing : Exist ing On Star servi ce agr eem ent requir ed. Additional us age charges apply f[...]

117 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Interior equi pment and trunk Seats ... ...... ..... ...... ..... .... ... 118 Steering wheel adju stme nt ... .... ....... .... ... 122 Rea rview m irror s. ..... .... ... 123 Elec tric w indo ws . ..... .... ... 125 Sun roof . .... ....... .... ..... ...... . 12 6 Sun visor s ...... .... ....... .... ... 128 [...]

118 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Seats Both front seats are el ectricall y ope rated. On cer tain m odels the d river´ s se at is equ ipped with a mem ory func tion . To facil itate getting in to the car, bo th seats can be adjus ted when either of the front doors is open. For safety reas ons, if the door is closed, the seat can on ly be adjust[...]

119 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Legroom adjustment To adjus t the legroom , push the lower con- trol forwa rd o r back . Back rest rake a ngle To adjust t he backrest, mov e the upper co n- trol forwa rd or back. Lumbar support Turn the s maller wheel for stepless a djust- ment of the lumba r support. WARNING The back rest should be uprigh t [...]

120 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Progr ammable dri ver’s seat (certai n models only) In ce rtai n mod els th e driv er´s seat is equipped w ith a progr ammable memo ry function. This function a lso includes the door mirrors. Adj ust th e sea t and d oor mi rror s. To save t he settings , press an d hold the M button and, at the same time , pr[...]

121 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Ventilate d front seats (standard on 9-5 V6 Arc mo del) Ventil ated f ront s eats, that e nhance seatin g comfort in hot weather, are availab le only on 9-5 V6 Arc models. Ventilate d seats are equip ped with two fa ns that extra c t the moist air from be tween the seat and the body. The fans have three s peeds[...]

122 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Steering w heel adjust ment Fore-and-a ft and tilt adj ustment of the steer- ing wh eel is poss ible. Pull dow n the lever fully until yo u hear a click. Move th e steering wheel to the desired positio n and then raise th e lever. The l ever shoul d lock with a click. Make sur e that the le ver is fully lock ed b[...]

123 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Rearview mir rors The rear-v iew mirror has day/night po sitions that can be s elect ed by means o f a knob beneath the mirror. Adju st the mirror in day positio n. Doo r mirr ors The pass enger side door mirror is of the wide-ang le ‘‘aspheric” typ e. The adjus ting switch is on the driver’s door. If t[...]

124 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Cars equi pped with a pro grammable driver’s seat also have the abilit y to angle the pass enger’s mirror d own when revers - ing, e.g. for a better v i ew of t he curb. After sel ecting reverse, press the tiny button adjacen t to the doormirro r switch to tilt t he mirror. The m i rror will be res et automat[...]

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

126 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Child sa fety: re ar wi ndows (ON/ OFF) The window s witches on the rear doors can be rend ered inoperative by the ON/OFF switch in the panel on the center console. When the sw itch is ON , the r ear si de wi n- dows ca n be operated by the switch o n each rear door. The switch’ s back lighting will be activate[...]

127 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk To open: • Slide th e control to wards the rear to open the sunroof to the comfort position. T o open it f ully , slide the control b ack a secon d time. Pr ess th e cont rol to stop i t ear lie r . To close: • Slide the control f orwards until the s un- roof is cl osed . Ventilation p os ition • Press th[...]

128 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Sun visors The car i s equipped wi th double sun visors. One secti on of the visor can be indepen - dently p ivoted to the s ide window. A vanity mi rror is provided on the back of th e sun visors . The vanity mirrors are illum i- nated w h en the c over is raised . Ashtrays (accesso ry) The car can be equipp ed [...]

129 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Cigarett e lighters (acces sory) (certain markets on ly) The car is provid ed with cigare tte lighters next to t he front ashtra y and in the re ar end of the center cons ole. The cig arette lighter socket c an also be used as power point, e .g. for a mobile phone. Th e ignition s hould be in the ON positio n. [...]

130 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk IB436 IB437 IB439 IB440 IB441 IB438 On the back o f the front seats Cente r armrest f or rear seat At bottom of door pillars adjacent to front-seat backrests On lead ing edge of fro nt seats Cons ole betw een front seats In the d oors[...]

131 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Cup holders Cup h olde rs ar e pro vid ed in t he in stru ment panel fa scia, in th e center co nsole compart - ment bet ween the front s eats, and i n the rear-seat armres t. To acce ss the cup holder in the instrume nt panel, p ress the sy mbol and rel ease. To acce ss the cup hol der in the rea r seat armres[...]

132 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Trunk Folding the rear se a t, 9-5 Se da n The rear s eat is split a nd the two sec tions can be folded indep en- dently. Folding down of the rear sea t is easier if the front seat s are not all the way back , and the rear head restra ints are folded down. 1 Raise the re ar seat cus hions b y pull ing the loop lo[...]

133 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk WARNING • P lace he avy i tems cl oses t to the bac krest an d sto w smal ler and lig hter items o n top. • Secure h eavy and bulk y items usin g the four tie down points provide d in the trun k. This will avert the dan ger of luggag e flying around if the car should brake suddenly or be invo lved in a cras[...]

134 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Trunk pass-t hr ough hatch A trunk pa ss-through ha tch is in corporated in the rear seat ba ckrest to enabl e long, narrow i tems to be carried insi de the car. Items s hould not wei gh more than 33 lbs. (15 kg) nor be m ore than 2 yards (2 metres) in len gth. See the l abel on the hatc h. 1 Fold down the a r mr[...]

135 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Folding the rear se a t, 9-5 Wa gon Both the n arrow and wid e sections of the rear seat can be fo lded separately . Folding is facil itated if the fro nt seats are no t located too far back. The w i de sectio n cannot be folded se parately if a cargo ne t is mou nted on the rear o f the backrest. 1 Make sur e [...]

136 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Folding the na rrow section of the backrest The fol ding is fac ilitated i f the front se at is not too far back . 1 Make s ure that the he ad restrain t is in the do wn position . For height adjustment ref er to pa ge 18. 2 Put the saf ety be lt in the belt clip ne ar the back rest. 3 Raise the rear seat cu shio[...]

137 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Load anchoring Drivin g with the trunk lid/tailga te open, s ee page 179. WARNING • Put heav y loads as low down and a s far forw ard as possible in the lu ggage compart ment, i.e. again st the back of the rear s eat. • Never st ack cargo so high that any part of the cargo li es above the e dge of the backr[...]

138 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk On the floor of the lu ggage comp artment there are two longitudin al alumini um rails (CargoTra c ks™) where spec ial cargo bolts can be mounte d. The protec tive strip on the C argoTracks™ is removed by liftin g its back edg e and pulling it st raight upwards. Replace the strip by pressin g it down o n the [...]

139 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Cargo net (accessory) The pull-ou t cargo net’s sto rage cassette is mounted on the rear of the backrest. 1 Remov e the cov ers near the two rear fixing p oints in the roo f. Carefu lly bend in the lo wer edge of th e cov er with a scre w- driver . 2 Pull the carg o net out dire ctly bac k- war ds. 3 Snap the[...]

140 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Sliding floor (a ccessory) The functio n of the sliding fl oor is to facilitate loading a nd unloadin g. Securing l oads, see p age 134. When the c ar is parked an d the floor is pulled ou t, it can bea r the weight of two people (m aximum 440 lbs. /200 kg). The maxi mum load th at can be an chored by anchorage s[...]

141 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Loading/Unloa ding 1 Lift the hand le and pull ou t the slidin g floor to th e outer loc king position . Make sure t hat the floor is lock ed correct ly . 2 Put on the ca rgo , but ma ke sure tha t it does not cov er the hand le. 3 Lift the hand le and push in the floor to the inner locki ng position. Ma ke sur[...]

142 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Spare wheel and tools The spare w heel, together with the jac k and jack ha ndle, front to wrope attachm ent eye and t oolkit, a re stowed awa y underneath the trunk . There is also room for a sp are bulb wall et (accessory). Driving considerati ons with com pact spare wheel/ti re fitted, s ee page 179. WARNING S[...]

143 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Fuel fill er flap The fuel filler flap i s opened by m eans of a button on the driver’s door. The flap i s spring-l oaded, so it opens slightl y automat- ically when release d. Refuel ing, see page 1 52. Openin g the fuel f iller flap in an emergency If the fuel filler flap fa ils to open aft er the button on[...]

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145 Startin g and drivi ng Starting and driving B 1754 Ignit ion s witc h ...... .... ....... 146 Starting the engine ....... ... 147 Important consi derations for d rivi ng . .... ....... .... ..... .. 149 Refu elin g .... .... ..... ...... ..... .. 152 Engine Break-In Peri od ... 155 Gear changing ........... ...... 1 56 Cruise control .. . .....[...]

146 S tar ting an d drivin g Ignition swit ch The com bined igniti on switch an d gear-leve r lock is loc ated in the cen ter con- sole be tween the front seats. The igni tion key can onl y be r emove d when rev erse i s engaged (automatic transmissio n: selecto r in ”P” pos i tion). The key fit s all the locks on the car. The key number i s sp[...]

147 Startin g and drivi ng If the ca r does no t start If the text ”KEY NOT ACCEPTED” is shown on the SID, a fter a failed s tart attempt, the ca use cou ld be a faul t in the tr ans mitt er in the key, or in the receiv er in the ignition lock. The followi ng should be done: • T ur n the k ey ba ck to the L OCK position . • T ur n the k ey [...]

148 S tar ting an d drivin g It is po ssible for air to enter the lu bricating system in conjunct ion with an oil or oil-filter change, or if the car has been stored for some time. Thi s air can cause the hydrau lic cam fo llowers to e m it a ticking noi se, which can pers ist for up to 15 minut es after start- ing. Altho ugh this is quite normal a[...]

149 Startin g and drivi ng Limp-home mode The car’ s engine-ma nagement syst em include s a diagnos tic function th at checks numerous internal fun ctions a fter the engine h as been sh ut off. If a fault i s detected in the throttl e syste m, the engine-m anagement sy stem puts the throt- tle sys tem into the li mp-home mo de. This limits id lin[...]

150 S tar ting an d drivin g A ON 93. On e of the adv antages of t he system is that it ena bles th e engine to be r un sa fely on l ower-gra de fue l, alth ough not lowe r tha n AON 8 7. • The maximum boo st pressure is adjus ted aut omat ica lly t o t he kn ocking or pi nging tendency of the engin e. Occas ional, sho r t-live d knoc king when t[...]

151 Startin g and drivi ng battery . How e ver , as soon as y ou hav e started the eng ine, i t is important that it runs on all cylinders . If it is misfiring, allo w i t t o i d l e f o r u p t o f i v e m i n u t e s t o g i v e i t t i m e to settl e and run smoothly . If, after this time , the engine still f ails to run pro perly , turn off th[...]

152 S tar ting an d drivin g Refueling Only fue l from well -known oil companies should be used. All Saab gasoline engin es can be dri v en o n fuel of gra de AON 87-93. For optimu m performance w e recommend: • AO N 90 f or 4-cylinder e ngines • AO N 9 3 f or 3.0t V6 and 2.3 T Aero , (see page 250). If fuel containi ng a mixture of alcohol is [...]

153 Startin g and drivi ng Openin g the fuel fil l er flap in an emergenc y, see page 143. Recomme nded fuel: The engine in your Saab 9-5 is design ed to operate on unleaded ga soline that has an octane rati ng of 87 or hig her. Octane ra ting is det ermined a c cording to the formul a: where MON is the Mo tor Octane Number, and RO N is the Researc[...]

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155 Startin g and drivi ng Canada Only Be sure th e posted octan e is at least 8 7. If the octa ne is less than 87, you may ge t a heavy k nocking no ise when you drive. If it’s bad enou gh, it can d amage your engine. If you’re u sing fuel rated at 87 octane or higher an d you hear heav y knocking, your engine ne eds service. But don’t worry[...]

156 S tar ting an d drivin g Gear changin g Manual tran smission To start the engine the clutch pedal must be fully de pressed. The gea r positions a re marked o n the gear lever. Be fore reverse (R) can be en gaged, you m ust li ft t he ri ng un dern eath t he gear-leve r knob. To chang e gear, fully depress the c lutch pedal an d then releas e it[...]

157 Startin g and drivi ng Automatic tran smissio n The electr onic control module for the aut o- matic tr ansmission recei ves information on engine tor que and road speed, and a lso control s the hy draulic pres sure in the trans- mission to ensure th at gear chang ing is as smooth a s possible . The posit ion of the se lector leve r is shown by [...]

158 S tar ting an d drivin g The d eten t b utto n on t he se lec tor leve r ha s to be pressed bef ore the selector can be moved betwe en certain positio ns. Three mode s for the aut omatic transmis- sion can be selecte d: Normal, Sport and Winter. The Normal mode , which provid es the best fuel econ omy, is the de fault setting when the engine is[...]

159 Startin g and drivi ng Park B rake Shift lock The trans mission has a security functi on known as Park Brake Shift Loc k. To move the gear selec tor out of the P position, the brake pe dal must be de pressed at t he same time as the ge ar selector catch (dete nte) is pres sed i n. Shift Lock override 1 Apply the par king br ake 2 Make sure the [...]

160 S tar ting an d drivin g Overhea ted transmis sion flu id If the auto matic-transm ission fluid s hould overhe at, the follow ing message w ill appear on the SID: ”TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING”. If th is happens, s top the car an d wait for the mes- sage t o be exti nguished. Con tinue drivin g in a locked gear that prod uces an engin e speed o[...]

161 Startin g and drivi ng Selector positions P T o shift out of the P position y ou must depress the brake pedal and the igniti on must be ON. The parking positi on (P) must onl y be selected when the car is at a co mplete stan dstill. The selector lev er is loc ked and the tra n smiss ion is mechani cally immobi lized. Al way s app ly the parking[...]

162 S tar ting an d drivin g If the ge ar selector le v er is mov ed from positi on D to L, a change-d own to 4th g ear will occur at about 110 mph (180 km /h). It will then change-do w n to 3rd gear at 80 mph (130 km/h), to 2n d gear at 4 5 mph (75 km/h) and 1s t at 20 m ph (35 km/h). Ma nual ge ar-c han gin g is not rec omme nded o n sli ppe r y [...]

163 Startin g and drivi ng SPORT and WI N TER modes T o select Sport mode, pres s the ”S” b utton on the selec tor le ver when the select or lev er is in position N, D , 4, 3 or L. In this m ode, gear changes wil l tak e place at higher eng ine speeds than in Normal mod e, in other w ords, the tran smission will change up later and cha nge down[...]

164 S tar ting an d drivin g Cruise control For safe ty reasons (br ake system func- tion) the brak es must be ap plied once, when the engine has started, before the cruise control system c an be activated . The sys tem is operated by means of the controls on the stal k switch: • ON/OFF (s witch on/off ). • RESUME/– (Resu me preset speed). ?[...]

165 Startin g and drivi ng Braking To avoid the brakes becom ing overheated, (e.g. whe n negotiating long descents with a drop of s everal hundr ed feet), select a low gear to use the bra king effect of the eng ine. If the car h as automatic transmission , move the sele ctor lever to position 1 or 2. When driv ing fast, y ou can help to prolong the[...]

166 S tar ting an d drivin g The ABS system wil l not reduce the brakin g distanc e on loose gravel or on snow or ic e but, bec ause the whee ls cannot l ock up, some st eering control i s retained. When the ABS sys tem is working, i.e. mod - ulation of the brake pre s sure is in progress, the br ake pedal wil l pulsate a nd a tick ing noise w ill [...]

167 Startin g and drivi ng Traction Control Sys tem How the syst em works The tract ion control sys tem (TCS) is designe d to preve nt wheelspin . This enables the car to ac hieve the best pos sible grip and, hence, maxim u m tracti ve effort, together with grea ter stability. The TCS sys tem uses inform ation from the ABS system’ s wheel s ensor[...]

168 S tar ting an d drivin g Turning the TCS off The TCS is swit che d on aut omat icall y when the engi ne is started . The sys tem can be switched off manually b y the TCS button, whereup on on the main in strument pan el will come on. The TCS sy stem cannot be switche d off if t he car is trave lling faster tha n 35 mph (60 km/h). It may be ne c[...]

169 Startin g and drivi ng ESP indicator light The indicator ligh t in the rev counter comes o n for a short period of time when th e ESP system i s operati v e. Operation o f the ESP indicate s reduced cohesi on between the tires and the road, and that extra care should be tak en by the driver. Turning ESP off The sys tem can be turne d off manual[...]

170 S tar ting an d drivin g Economical mot oring Factors affecting f ue l consumption Fuel cons umpti on i s grea tly affe cted b y th e gener al driving condition s, the way in which the car i s driven and a t what speeds , the weathe r, the state of the road, th e condition of th e car, etc. Breaking-in Fuel cons umption may be somewh at higher [...]

171 Startin g and drivi ng • Driving in a low gear re sults in higher f uel consum ption than in a high gear bec ause of the higher e ngine speed for a given road spee d. Alwa ys change up to a higher gear as soon as tr affic condi tions allo w and use the highest g ear as m uch as pos- si bl e. • Chec k the air pressure in the tire s once a mo[...]

172 S tar ting an d drivin g • Chec k the anti-fre eze in t he engine cool- ant, see page 196. The car´ s trip com puter will warn you when there is a risk of slippery cond itions. For fur- ther infor mation on th is function, see page 60. The car i s equipped w ith tires desig ned to provide optimum grip o n both wet and dry roads, al though th[...]

173 Startin g and drivi ng Driving in hot weather • Alw ays che ck the coola nt lev el bef ore starting a journey . The le vel sh ould be just below t he MAX ma r k. • At the end of a jou r ney , i f the engine has wo r ke d ha r d , a l lo w i t t o i dl e for t wo or three min utes bef ore switc hing it off. If the ne edle on the t emperature[...]

174 S tar ting an d drivin g Trailer we ight Maxim um recommended trailer weights fo r differ ent gradie nts, with a vi ew to comfort and dr ivability for m anual and auto matic cars, are sh own o n the d rawi ng. Make su r e you are familiar with the la w regarding spe ed limits for tow ing, maxi- mum trailer w eights, trailer-braking requirem ent[...]

175 Startin g and drivi ng Use Normal mode when d riving with a trailer or trailer on hilly roads . The adaptiv e gear change pat tern function will preve nt the tran smis sion f rom ov erh eati ng. Rises in coolant tem perature are i ndicated by the tempera ture gauge in the main instru - ment pan el. The follow ing can also occur: • the A/ C-co[...]

176 S tar ting an d drivin g Driving with a roof rac k load The max imum permissib le roof load i s 220 lbs. (100 kg). Note th at the roof lo ad is included in the car’s ma ximum perm issible load (see page 248). Strong, st urdy roof carriers designed spe - cially for the car ar e available from your Saab deal er. Always se cure the roof loa d sa[...]

177 Startin g and drivi ng Fittin g the roof car riers (ac cessory) 9-5 Wago n 1 Clean the car’ s roof rails. 2 Check t he markings on the cross m em- bers to see which is the front and which is the re ar roof carrier . 3 Place the cross m embers on t he roof rail s, on their r espectiv e sides of the center suppor ts. The cross members must no t[...]

178 S tar ting an d drivin g Driving with a load The dr iving characte ristics of the car are affected by the way i t is loaded. • Place hea vy loads as f a r f orward a nd as low as po ssible in the tru nk. • Secur e the load to the tie downs , see page 13 4. • The load should be such that th e car´s total w eight or axle weight are not e x[...]

179 Startin g and drivi ng Driving considerat ions with co mpact spare wheel/t ire fitte d The f ollowin g should be o bserved when the compact s pare wheel (T11 5/70 R16) is fitted: The com pact spare is light and ea sy to handle w hen chang ing the w heel. Do not drive fu rther than necess ary with the c om- pact spare fitt ed – the maxim um li[...]

180 S tar ting an d drivin g Towing the car Transporting the car Front towing eye The fr ont towing eye is stored with the spare wheel. The attac hment point (tap ped hole) for the towing eye is mi dway alo ng the engine sub- frame at the front of the c ar. Remove t he plastic plug and sc rew in the towing eye secure ly. To ensu re that the towin g[...]

181 Startin g and drivi ng Rear towing eye The car has a perm anently mounted tow ing eye at the back. If the c ar is equi pped with a trailer hi tch, this ca n be used inst ead of the towing eye. Considerations when towing the c ar with ma nual transm ission Gear le ver in neutral and parking li ghts on. Drive carefull y and do not exc eed the spe[...]

182 S tar ting an d drivin g Jump starting If your ba ttery has run d own, you may want to use a nother vehic le and some j umper cables to start your Saab. Follow th e steps below to d o it safely. To jump s tart your veh icle: 1 Check th e othe r vehicle. It must have a 12-v olt battery with a negativ e ground system . 2 Get the v ehicles close e[...]

183 Startin g and drivi ng 5 Check that the jum per ca bles do no t ha ve loos e or missing insula tion. If they do , you cou ld get a shock and also the v ehicles c ould be damage d. Bef ore you connec t the cables , here are some basic things y ou should know . P ositiv e (+) will go to positiv e (+) and negativ e (-) wil l go to a major metal en[...]

184 S tar ting an d drivin g Saab Parkin g Assistance (Option) The park ing aid system facilitates p arking and reve rsing. Ther e are four se nsors in the rear bumper that detect ob jects up to 6 feet (1.8 metres ) behind t he car. The system uses four senso rs in the rear bumper. Th ese emit ultrasou nd signals that bounce b ack to the sens ors o[...]

185 Startin g and drivi ng Pressing a SID button bri efly will no t disen- gage the system, th e display wi ll simply show t he previously selected fu nction. Ice, sno w and dirt can affect the s ensitivity of the sensor s. In su ch case s a conti nuo us tone wi ll sound warn ing the d river that the system cannot measu re the distan ce to an objec[...]

186 S tar ting an d drivin g Parking on a hill When park ing on a st eep hill, turn th e front wheels so that they wi ll be block ed by the curb if t he car shoul d move. Long-term parking If th e car is not goi ng to be use d for som e time, e. g. 3–4 months , the followi ng steps are recom mended: • Run th e engine to normal tem perature befo[...]

187 Car care and tech nical inform ation Car care a nd techni cal information 7 72 Hood release handle .. ..... 188 Engine compartment, 4-cyl. engine .............. ..... 189 Engine compartment, 6-cyl. (3. 0t V 6)... . ..... ....... . 190 Emission control systems 191 Engine.............. ................ . 192 Engine oil ...... .............. . ...[...]

188 Car care a nd technical in formation Hood release handle The hood release han dle is located under- neath the instrument panel. To ope n the hood: 1 Pull the r elease ha ndle. 2 The front of the hood will now spring up, provi ding access to the secon dar y saf ety catch . 3 Push the catch up wards, l ifting the hood at the sam e time. Th e hood[...]

189 Car care and tech nical inform ation Engine compartment, 4- cyl. engine 10 9 6 7 8 1 2 4 3 5 IB1773 Engine c ompar tment, 4-cyl . engine 1 E ngine-oil dipstick/filler c ap 2 R eservoir, brake/cl utch fluid 3 F use box 4 E xpansion tank, coolant 5 W asher-fluid filler cap 6B a t t e r y 7 Dipstick, automatic transmission fluid 8 T urbo unit 9 I [...]

190 Car care a nd technical in formation Engine compartment, 6- cyl. (3.0t V6) 9 9 2 1 4 5 7 6 10 8 3 IB1774 Engine c ompar tment, 6-cyl. (3.0t V 6) 1 E ngine-oil dipstick 2 E ngine-oil filler cap 3 R eservoir, brake/cl utch fluid 4 F use box 5 E xpansion tank, coolant 6 W asher-fluid filler cap 7B a t t e r y 8 Dipstick, automatic transmission flu[...]

191 Car care and tech nical inform ation Engine families Saab cars imported into the United States and Ca nada meet al l applicable emission control standards. Th e engine famil y and appropria te tune-up spec ificatio ns are iden- tified on a l abel affixed to th e left front inner fender. These en gine families meet applicabl e EPA Federal St and[...]

192 Car care a nd technical in formation ORVR (Onboard Refueling Vapor Recover y) Hydrocarb on vapors formed when refueling will b e recovered by the car and n ot released into the atmosphe re. The hydro- carbons are absorbed in a evapor ative emissi on caniste r. When the en gine is sub- sequent ly started, the e vaporative e mission caniste r is [...]

193 Car care and tech nical inform ation Engine oil Checking the oil level Check th e engine-oil level regularly . This should be done after the engine has been run to nor mal temperat ure and then a llowed to cool for 2–5 minutes, wit h the car sta nd- ing on l evel ground. Remove the d i pstick and wi pe it clean bef ore checkin g the level. 4-[...]

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195 Car care and tech nical inform ation Transmissi on fluid Manual transmission Check and top up the fluid in acco rdance wit h the s ervic e pr ogra m. If origi nal fluid ca nnot can be obtained for topping up (see page 2 54), automatic trans- mission fluid Dextro n III (syntheti c fluid ) can be used. If so, the car sho uld be taken to an author[...]

196 Car care a nd technical in formation Coolant The expa nsion tank is transparent t o facili- tate che cking of the coolant level. When the engine is col d, the coola nt must not lie over the KALT/CO LD mark o n the expans ion tank. If the me ssage ”FILL COOLANT FLUID” is display ed on the SID, check the level of flu id in the e xpansion ta n[...]

197 Car care and tech nical inform ation Brake and clutch fluid Checking the fluid level The com bined brake and clutch-flui d reser- voir is transparent to fa cilitate che cking of the fluid level. The lev el should be betwee n the MAX and MIN m arks. Top up, as nece ssary, with DOT 4 fluid. Do not use DO T 5 br ake fl uid . Use on ly new brake fl[...]

198 Car care a nd technical in formation Power steer ing flui d Check the leve l of the power st eering fluid in the reser voir regularly, i n accordance w ith the serv ice program. The whe e ls sho uld point forwa rd during the check. Clean a round the ca p before it is unscrew ed. Clea n the dipstic k . Screw in the cap com pletely again before c[...]

199 Car care and tech nical inform ation Battery The battery is prov ided with a cover to protect it from radiated heat. If the battery is expose d to high tem peratures, its life will be shortene d. To remove the cover, re lease the two clips alon g its long sid es. The cov er fits the stand ard battery inst alled in the c ar. If a new bat tery is[...]

200 Car care a nd technical in formation Charging/replacing the battery Connect the positiv e lead to the p ositive (+) batter y termina l (red), and the ne gative lead to a good groun d point, e.g. the lifti ng lug at the front of the engine . To remov e the battery, al ways disconne ct the nega tive (black) le ad first and re connect it last when[...]

201 Car care and tech nical inform ation Drive belts The alte rnator is situate d on the righ t-hand side of the engine, adjacent to the bulkhead. It is dri ven via a Poly -V-belt from the cr ank- shaft pu lley. The Poly- V-belt also dri ves the water pump, the A/C com pressor and the s teering servo pump. The belt tension is critical an d is adju [...]

202 Car care a nd technical in formation Wipers and was hers Check an d clean all wip er blades regu larly. If po or wi per pe rfor man ce is ex per ience d, clean th e windshield with a quali ty glass cleaner. T his is partic ularly importan t if the car has been through an automatic c ar wash, as these sometim es leave a wax coat ing o n the w in[...]

203 Car care and tech nical inform ation Washer s The washer-f luid reservoir holds 6. 4 quarts (6 liters). When "WASHER FLUID LEVEL LOW" c omes up on the SID , the res ervoir is down to about 1 quart (1 liter) of fluid . Add at leas t 50% of was her- fluid to water to pre- vent freezi ng and for effective clea ning. WARNING Take ca re no[...]

204 Car care a nd technical in formation Changing bulbs Check th at the new b ulb is worki ng when finished. Some bul bs are of the ”Long-Life” type. Make sure the same t ype is fitted w hen changing o ne of these. Headli ght aiming, se e page 2 39. Xenon headlight (ce r tain models only) Xenon h eadlights pro duce roughly t wice as much l ight[...]

205 Car care and tech nical inform ation Headlight bulb for high beam On cars equippe d with xenon lamps the Ha logen lamps ar e used only for high bea m flasher. 1 Unscrew the co ver from the bac k of the la mp unit. T o imp rov e access ibility to the right-h and headlight , hold aside the indu ction air hose . T o improv e acce ssibili ty to the[...]

206 Car care a nd technical in formation Headlight bulb for low beam (Ha logen) 1 Unscrew the co ver from the bac k of the la mp unit. T o imp rov e access ibility to the right-h and headlight , hold aside the indu ction air hose . T o improv e acce ssibili ty to the lef t-hand headli ght, remov e the batter y co ver . Release the t w o clip s alon[...]

207 Car care and tech nical inform ation Parking-light bulb ( c ars with halo- gen low beam) The park ing-light bul b is adjacent to the bulb for low beam. 1 Unscrew the cov er from th e back o f the lamp unit. 2 Withdra w the b ulb hol der . 3 Change the b ulb . Parking-light bulb (cars with xenon low b eam) The par king light bulb is adjace nt to[...]

208 Car care a nd technical in formation Front turn signa l bulbs To change the bulb, the complete la mp unit has to be removed. 1 Depr ess th e catch , acce ssed from t he engine bay . 2 Care full y pul l out t he lamp uni t. 3 The bulb hold er h as a bayonet fi tti ng. Grip the h older and twis t it countercloc k- wise. 4 Withdra w the bulb holde[...]

209 Car care and tech nical inform ation Rear light cluster, 9-5 S e dan The bulbs for the lamps in the rear light clus - ter are accessed from the lug gage compart- ment. 1 Lower th e flap (secured with catches). 2 Squeeze the two plas tic lugs and remove the bulb hol der. 3 The bul b has a b ay onet fi tting. Press in the b ulb and twis t it coun[...]

210 Car care a nd technical in formation 2 The bul b has a b ay onet fi tting. Press in the b ulb and twis t it counterc lockwis e. 3 Change the b ulb . Refitting the trim 1 Reset the studs b y pushing back the center butt ons so that they protrude b y 0.2 inch (5 mm). 2 Inser t the studs through the tr im and ta il- gate panel. Press the cen ter b[...]

211 Car care and tech nical inform ation Reasse mbly: 1 Pl ace th e two ” hinge s” in t he rec ess i n the tailg ate. 2 Then p ush the ”h inges” into the recess and clo se the co ver . 3 T ur n the loc k a qua r ter tur n. Rear lights clusters, 9-5 Wagon 1 Open the tailgate. 2 Remov e the co ver b y turning the tw o catche s anticlock wise [...]

212 Car care a nd technical in formation Reasse mbly: 1 Align the fa stener with the hole in the body . 2 Pre ss the lam p un it ho me in to t he bo dy until y ou hear a click. 3 Fit the scre ws and cov e r . Loading lighting, 9-5 Wagon 1 Pull do wn the glass cov er at the out er edge . 2 Bend one of the contacts s o that the bu lb can be re mov ed[...]

213 Car care and tech nical inform ation Side direction indicators 1 Slide the lam p fitting f orward an d pull out the bac k. 2 Remov e the b ulb. 3 Change the b ulb . On refitti ng, make sure that the s pring in the lamp fi tting engages the edge of the open- ing in t he body pane l. Courtesy lights (doors and floor) and luggage-compartment light[...]

214 Car care a nd technical in formation Dome light, rear 1 Remov e the entire o ve rhead panel: ease out the traili ng end first, and then both f ront ed ges. 2 Fit t he n ew bulb . Glove- compartmen t illuminatio n 1 Insert a small scr ewdriv er in the slot in the en d of the lamp fitt ing and ease it out to g ain access to the bul b. 2 Bend out [...]

215 Car care and tech nical inform ation Bulb table A specia l kit conta ining sp are bulbs an d fuses is ava ilable as a n acc esso ry from your Saab deale r. A stor age spac e for t his is pro - vided a djacent to t he toolkit a nd jack, u nder the panel i n the lugga ge compartm ent. # Cap W attage 1 H7 55 Headli ght 2 H1 55 Fog light 3 P21W 21 [...]

216 Car care a nd technical in formation Fuses The fuse s are housed in two fus e panels : one at the end of th e instrument pan el on the driver’s side, and one under the hoo d. To chec k if a fuse ha s blown, fi rst remove it from the panel (see be low). If the filam ent is broken, t he fuse has bl own. A special tool for removing fus e s is pr[...]

217 Car care and tech nical inform ation Maxi fuses The Max i fuses are housed in th e fuse box under the hood. These fuses can be checke d in the same wa y as the othe r fus es. The Max i fuses are desi gned to protect the car’s e lectrical system from being dam - aged. Each Max i fuse protects a number of electric al circuits an d functions an [...]

218 Car care a nd technical in formation Fuse panel in instrument pane l # Amp Function A 30 T r ailer lights B 10 A u tomatic transmissio n C 7,5 Electr ic door mi rrors; DICE 11 5 B r a k e l i g h t s 2 15 Re ver sing lights 3 10 P arking lights , left 4 10 P arking lights , right 5 7,5 DICE / TWICE 6 30 Electric win dows , right ; traile r char[...]

219 Car care and tech nical inform ation Relay panel under instrume nt panel Relay panel under instrument pa nel (cont.) 28 7,5 Airbag (SRS) 29 7,5 ABS/TCS/ESP 30 7,5 Star ter motor 31 7,5 Cruise contr ol; wate r valv e; f og lights , front 32 15 V entilated f ront seats 33 7,5 Direction -indicator s witch 34 30 Cigarette lig hter (front/rear) 35 1[...]

220 Car care a nd technical in formation Fuse box under hood Fuses Relays # Amp Function 1 40 Radiator f an, hig h speed 2 60 ABS/TCS/ESP 3– – 4 7,5 Load ang le sensor (c ars with x enon headli ghts) 5 15 Heater 6 10 A/C; car alarm siren 7 15 Bulb test 8– – 9– – 10 15 High beam he adlight, left 11 15 Low be am headlight le ft 12 15 High[...]

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

222 Car care a nd technical in formation Wheels Alternat ive wheels an d tires If you wis h to fit othe r tires or wheels than those s upplied with the car, consul t your Saab deale r first as to the pos sibilities ava il- able. Wheels/t ires combinati ons that are not approved by Saab can negati vely affect the car´ s dire ction al stab ilit y, s[...]

223 Car care and tech nical inform ation Rotating tires Beca use th e car has fr ont- whee l dri ve, th e front tires tend to wear f aster than the rea r ones. New tires should al ways be fitted i n pairs, so tha t tires on the same axle ha ve the same a mount of tread. The wh eels should be marked, L (left) and R (right), when changi ng between su[...]

224 Car care a nd technical in formation Uniform Tire Quality Grading (US) Quality grades can be found whe re applica- ble on the tire sid ewall between tread sho ul- der and m aximum sectio n width. For ex am- ple: Treadwea r 200 Traction AA Temp erat ure A Treadwear The t readw ear grade is a co mpar ative rating ba sed on the we ar rate of the t[...]

225 Car care and tech nical inform ation Temperature The te mpe ratu re gr ades are A ( the hi ghe st), B, and C, rep resenting the t ire’s resistance to the ge neration o f heat and its abi lity to dis- sipat e he at when tes ted un der co ntro lle d conditi ons on a sp ecified indoor laboratory test whee l. Sustained high temp erature can cause[...]

226 Car care a nd technical in formation Compact spare wheel The com pact spare is light and ea sy to handle w hen changing the tire. Its use is only pe rmitted when a standard tire has sus- tained a p uncture. The max imum life of the tire is onl y 2000 miles (3,50 0 km). Do not exceed 50 mph (80 km/h) with the compact s pare fitted. The com pact [...]

227 Car care and tech nical inform ation Changing a wheel WARNING • The car jack i s designed so lely for use in chan ging a wheel or fitting sn ow chains . It must not be used to support the car d uring repair wo rk or servicing . • Never craw l under a car that is supporte d only by a jack. • Special care mu st be taken if th e car is on a [...]

228 Car care a nd technical in formation To jac k up t he car , appl y th e jac k to one of the spec ial jacking points under the sills. Po s i t i o n f o r j ac k IB1838 IB1553 P osit ioning the jac k IB1554 Ja ck location, betwe en spare wheel and sill IB1704 The collapsi ble jac k handle i s stowe d in a cloth bag by the spare wheel. W ith the [...]

229 Car care and tech nical inform ation If a floor ja ck is used, i t can be applied to the standard jacking po ints used b y the dealer. A floor jack can lift both fron t wheels or both rear whe els off the g round simul taneou sly. A jack s tand must then be applied under- neath the front of the e ngine subframe (at the fixing poi nt for the tow[...]

230 Car care and tech nical informatio n Flat spotting All tir es get hot, espec ially on lo ng journeys or when the car is drive n hard. After the car has been parked with ho t tires and th e tires have c ooled down, a flat spo t can appea r in the tire, where it is in contact with the ground. T he same ca n occur if the c a r has not been moved f[...]

231 Car care and tech nical inform ation Air condit ioning (ACC) Fault diagnosis If a fault o ccurs in the A/C sy stem, there ar e a number o f checks you can perform your- self. If the fault persist s , however, have the system checked by an authorized Saab dealer. Important! When the A/C s y stem i s running , the intake air is dehumid ified, and[...]

232 Car care and tech nical informatio n Safety belts Regula rly check the function of the sa fety belts as follows: • Hold the di agonal str ap and pull it shar ply . The saf ety belt sh ould lock and it sh ould not be poss ible to w ithd raw it fu r th er . Check th e anchorage points in the fl oor. They mu st not have suffered rust damage. The[...]

233 Car care and tech nical inform ation Washing the ca r The body work must be w a shed fre quently. When the c ar is ne w, t he bo dy shou ld b e washe d by hand using plain cold wa ter and a clean , soft brush, or in a brushles s car- wash t hat uses mild detergent. Auto matic car wash es with bru shes should be avo ided when th e car is new. Do[...]

234 Car care and tech nical informatio n Touching up th e paint Damaged paintwork sho uld be treated as soon as it is discov ered: the longe r it is left, the gr eater the risk of corrosion. T he anti-perfo ration warranty doe s not cover corrosio n resulting from untreated de fects. Pain twork dama ge sust ai ned in a crash is usually extensive an[...]

235 Car care and tech nical inform ation Two-co at enamel As the name implies, two-coat enam el is applied in tw o operations. The fi rst coat, the base col or, contains the pigment, m etal flakes and binder. The sec ond coat cons ists of a clea r enamel, whic h provides the final gloss fo r the paintwork and protects the base from moi sture and en[...]

236 Car care and tech nical informatio n What ca uses rus t? Steel body pan els of autom obiles are s ub- ject to rusting whenever air and moisture manage to penetrate th e protective fi nish, and body pa nels may rust through if the pro- cess is un checked. Rusti ng can occur whe r- ever w a ter is tra pped or whe re the car’ s panels are co nti[...]

237 Car care and tech nical inform ation 4 Inspect the undercoatin g and touch up if necessary . P ay par t icu lar at ten- tion t o the f enders an d wheel housi ngs, which are e xposed to abra sion by flyi ng gr avel , etc. If the comp osition has worn or flak ed off , the stee l must be thor- oughly c leaned and dried be fore a fre sh coat is ap[...]

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

239 Car care and tech nical inform ation Headlight a iming The vehi cle has a visual opti cal headlig ht aiming system equ ipped with v ertical aiming device. The aim has been preset at the facto ry and shou ld normally no t need further ad justments. If your h eadlights ar e damaged i n a crash, the head light aim m ay be affected. If you believe [...]

240 Car care and tech nical informatio n If you fi nd that the h eadlight nee ds adjust- ment follow these steps: 1 Open the hood and l ocate the ve rtical aiming dev ice. 2 Locate th e marker on the lens. 3 Measure the distance from the groun d to the ai m marke r on each lens. Subt ract 2 inch es if the v ehicl e is e qui p- ped wi th halogen la [...]

241 Car care and tech nical inform ation 5 T urn on the lo w beam headl ights an d place a pi ece of cardboard or e quivalent (although not directly o n the lens) in fr ont of the he adlight not b eing aimed. This should allow the beam cut-off of the headligh t being aimed to be seen on the flat surf ace. 6 T urn the vertical aimin g screw until th[...]

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243 Mainte nance and ow ner ass istan ce Maintena nce and owner assistance Maintenance sc hedule ..... 244 Owner assistance ....... ..... 245 Reporting Safet y Defects (U.S .A.) ...... ..... .... ....... .... .. 246 Reporting Safet y Defects to the Cana dian government ................. . .. 246 IB1941[...]

244 Mai ntenance and owner assi stance Maintenance sched ule The Mainten ance Schedule presc ribes a service program to the p urchaser/operato r of a Sa ab that is reasonable and necessary to ensure the proper em ission contro l sys- tems fu nction, safe ty and rel iability of the Saab auto mobile in norm al use. Addition al mainten ance is recom m[...]

245 Mainte nance and ow ner ass istan ce Service r ecord r etention Service ins truction coupons and record stubs a re provided i n the Saab War ranties and S ervic e Reco rd Bo oklet whic h accom - panies this Owner’s M anual. The c oupons are arr anged in the order that n ormal ser- vice sh ould be performe d. The edge of each coupon is shaded [...]

246 Mai ntenance and owner assi stance Change of Address Notif i cation (U.S. and Canada) Two chan ge of address cards are pr ovided at th e end of the Warr ant ies an d Se rvic e Record Bookl et. Knowing your curre nt address allows Saab t o contact you in the event of a recall or s ervice campa ign. Please hel p us keep our recor ds up to date fo[...]

247 Specif icati ons Specifications General..... . .... . ....... ......... ... 248 Eng ine . ...... ..... .... ....... .... .... 250 Fuel ... ..... ...... ..... .... ....... .... .. 25 0 Eng ine oi l .... ....... .... ..... ...... 251 Eng ine va rian ts . ....... .... .... 252 Electric al system ..... ......... 253 Driv e bel ts ...... .... .... .[...]

248 Spec ifications General Ov erall leng th, includ ing b umpers: 9-5 S edan __________ ____________ _ 1 90.0 in (4827 mm) 9-5 W agon _______ ___________ ____ 190.1 in (48 28 mm) Ov erall wi dth, incl uding door m irrors ____ 80.4 in (20 42 mm) Maximu m heigh t: 9-5 S edan __________ _____________ 58.1 in (1475 mm) 9-5 W agon _______ ___________ _[...]

249 Specif icati ons Trailer: Luggage com partment V olume (SAE): 9-5 Sedan __________ _________ ____ 15.9 cu.ft. (450 lit res) 9-5 W agon, rea r seat upright ________ 31.4 cu . ft. (890 li tres) 9-5 W agon, rea r seat f olded __ _______ 73.0 cu. ft . (2067 l itres) Maxi mum p er missi ble l uggage-comp ar t- ment load: At curb w eight + 4 passenge[...]

250 Spec ifications Engine Fuel 4-cylind er ___________ ____________ _ Fou r cylinders , twin ov erhead c am- shafts , 16 v alves and two balan cer shafts . 3.0t V6 ___ _________ ___________ ____ V -6 engi ne, do uble ov erhead c am- shafts on each cy l- inder ban k, 24 val ves Cylinder b ores ______ ____________ _ 3 .54 in (90 mm) Stroke : 4-cylin[...]

251 Specif icati ons Engine oil Oil re commen dation: W e recommend the use of oils that are a vailable fr om your Saab dealer , f o r regular o il changes . These oils ful fill the most str in gent requi remen ts s et by API an d ACEA clas sif icati ons. Basic rec ommendations f or Saab engin es: SAE 5W -30 or 0W -30, 5W -40. The oil s hould be se[...]

252 Spec ifications Engine variants Viscosit y : The viscosi ty of oil is classified ac cording to the SAE standard. Now ada ys, multig rade oils are alwa ys used in ca rs. The proper- ties of t hese oils f acilitate star ting the ca r in cold w eather bu t mean that the oil is also vi scous enough to coa t al mo ving parts under hig h pressures an[...]

253 Specif icati ons Electri cal system Drive belts V oltage __ ___________ ____________ _ 12 V Battery capacity ____ ______________ _ 70 Ah Star ter moto r _________ _____________ 1.4 kW Alternator rating 4-cylind er _____________ __________ 140 A/14 V 3,0t V6 ____________ ____________ _ 130 A/14 V Firing order: 4-cylind er _____________ _________[...]

254 Spec ifications Manual gearbox Automatic transmission T ype _______ ________ ____________ _ All-syn chromesh 5-sp eed with final driv e and diff eren- tia l Oil ___ ____________ ___________ ____ Saab syntheti c man ual gearbo x oil Oil cap acity __ ___________ __________ 1.9 qts (1.8 l itres) Oil v olume (on c hanging) ________ ____ 1.6 qts (1.[...]

255 Specif icati ons Suspensio n Steer ing Brake syst em Spring type , front and rear ___________ Coil spring s Maxi mum d eflection of springs: F ront _____ ___________ __________ 7.09 in (180 mm) Rear ____________ ___________ ____ 7.87 in (200 mm ) Dampers , front an d rear _____________ Gas-fille d dampers Steering ____ ___________ __________ P [...]

256 Spec ifications Whee ls and tires Wheel si ze __________ _____________ 6.5 x 16 or 7 x 17 2.3 T urbo Aero ______________ _______ Use only 6.5 x 16 or 7 x 17 only Conta c t an a uthorized Saab dealer if y ou wish to fit other wheels th an those fitte d as s tand ard . Tire size (summer tire s): 6.5 x 16 wheels _____ ____________ _ 215/55 R16 7 x[...]

257 Specif icati ons Plates a nd labels When cons ulting your Saab dealer, it may be necess ary to quote the car’s V.I.N. , engine and gearb ox numbers . 1 Modification ide ntity plate. 2 V .I.N. num ber , insi de wi ndshi eld . 3 Cer tification label. 4 Gea rbox number. 5 Engi ne nu mber. 6 Tire pres sures and color code s (body & trim), lab[...]

258 Spec ifications 1 Region _____ ______ Y = Nor ther n Europe 2 Country _______ ___ S = Sw eden 3 Manufacturer _____ 3 = Sa ab Automo bile AB 4 Product line ______ E = 9-5 5 Model seri es ______ B = 9-5 Linear wit h driver’ s and passen ger-side airbags D = 9-5 Arc with driv er’ s and passen ger-side airbags H = 9-5 Aero with dr iv er’ s an[...]

259 Specif icati ons Several of the systems in yo ur Saab car can be a djusted to be tter fit y our individua l needs Some funct ion s are go vern ed by leg al requirem ents and can n ot th erefore be reprogram med. Cons ult an aut hor ized S aab deale r fo r fur - ther infor mation. Car alar m/centr al locking syst em: • The soun d lev el of th [...]

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261 Index Index A A/C syste m, fault diagnos is _______ _ 231 A/C sy stem, ma inten ance ________ _ 231 ABS brakes ________ ___________ _ 165 ACC _______ ___________ ________ 72 ACC function s ___________ ________ 75 ACC, autom ati c cli mat e cont rol ______ 72 ACC, calibration ____ ___________ __ 80 ACC, con densation _______ ________ 81 ACC, pro[...]

262 Index Door ha ndles ____________ ________ 38 Door mirrors ____ ___________ ____ 1 23 Doors, locks & luggag e compartment _3 7 Drive belt _ ___________ _________ _ 253 Drive b e lt, altern ator ___ __________ 2 01 Drive b elts, length ________ _______ 2 53 Dri ver’s seat, prog ramma ble ______ _ 120 Drivin g in hot weathe r ________ ____ 1[...]

263 Index Light switches ___________ ________ 65 Luggage -compartment lighting ______ 69 M Main in strument pan el ___________ __ 50 Main/di pped beam _______ ________ 65 Mainten ance schedule __________ _ 244 Manual gearbox, tech nical data ____ 254 Maxi fu ses ______ ___________ ____ 217 Milome ter _________ ___________ __ 56 Motoring abroad ____[...]

264 Index Spare wh eel _______ ___________ _ 226 Spare wh eel and tools _______ ____ 142 Spar k p lugs ________ ___________ _ 253 Speed rating ____ ___________ ____ 222 Speedome ter ________ _______ 56 , 57 Starting in cold weather, ACC __ _____ 78 Starting in hot weather, ACC _______ 78 Steering w heel ad justment ____ ____ 122 Steering, t echnica[...]

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