Saab Model Year 2000 manual

1 Owner’s Manual Saab 9-5, Model Year 2000 Safety 1 1 Security 31 Instruments and controls 45 Saab 9-5 Audio System 77 Interior equipment and trunk 101 St arting and driving 129 Car care and technical inform ation 165 Mainte nanc e and owner assi st ance 217 Specification s 225 Index 241 © Saab Automobile AB 1998 Service Readines s, Saab Automob[...]

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

3 Instrument p anel IB1080 Indicat or a nd w arning li ghts ______ 46 Speedom eter ________ _________ 53 Odome ter and trip meter _______ _ 52 Fuel ga uge ___ ______ ______ ___ 53 Engine tem perat ure gauge ______ 53 P arking light s ______ _____ _ 61 High/lo w be am ______ ___ _ 61 Da ytim e running light s _____ 61 Rear f o g ligh t ________ ____[...]

4 Exter ior IB580 Roof-r ac k l oad _______ ______ __ 155 Mount ing holes for roof ra ck ___ _ 155 Maxim um loads _________ _____ 226 Rearvie w mirrors ________ _____ 108 Hood __ ___________ _________ 166 Engine co mp ar tment: w a shing __ 210 Centra l loc k ___________ _ 32 Interior loc kin g b utton s ____ 34 Child s af ety loc k cat ch ____ 35 [...]

5 Interio r IB581 Internal rearview m irror ________ 108 Door mirrors ___________ ______ 108 Sun viso rs _____ _____ ______ ___ 112 Saf ety belts ______ _______ 12 Airbag (SRS) _______ ____ 23 Child s eats _________ ____ 18 Child s af ety loc k cat ch ____ 35 Saf ety belt care _____ ___ 207 Glov e compar tment _____ 113 Manual tr ansm issi on ____ [...]

6 Engine c ompartme nt, 4-cyl en gine IB583 Engine: des cription ___ ________ 170 Engine o il le v e l: che c king _ _____ 171 Engine o il: chan ging ________ __ 172 Engine o il spec ificat ion ________ 229 Brak es a nd br ak ing _____ ___ ___ 146 ABS bra kes ___________ ______ 146 Brak e system __________ ______ 175 Brak e fluid _________ ________[...]

7 Engine c ompartme nt, 6-cyl en gine IB585 W arning l abels _________ __ 8 V .I.N. nu mber __________ 235 Engine n umbe r _________ 235 Gearbo x nu mber ________ 235 Color c ode __________ ___ 235 Ignition sy stem _ ________ 130 Drive belts __________ ___ 179 Spark plugs _______ _____ 230 Cataly tic con verter ______ 133 Important conside rations [...]

8 Batter y Contains cor rosive sul furic acid (40%) • F LAMMABLE GASES f o rmed when car running an d during ch arg ing of batter y • Alwa ys wear eye protecti on w hen wor king on the batter y • Smoking, open fla mes and spar ks can all cause ba tter y to explode • See Owner’ s Manual before using jum p leads • B atter y acid can cause[...]

9 IB336 AIR BAG WARNING Flip vi sor ov er WARNING DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can o ccur. • Childr en 12 a nd un de r ca n be k il le d b y the ai r b a g. • The BACK SEA T is the SAFEST pla ce for children. • NEVER put a r ear-f acing child seat in th e front. • Sit as f ar back as possible from the air ba g. • AL W A YS use SEA T BE L TS an[...]

10 IB336 Jack – Jack i s desi gned on ly for changin g a tire or mounting tire snow ch ains. – Car mus t be level and jack mu st be placed on firm an d level groun d. – Never crawl u nderneath car when it is jacked up. JACKING INSTRUCTIONS 1 Set pa rking brake and shi ft transmission to park. 2 Fit top o f jack into jacking point next to whee[...]

11 Safety Safety Safety b e lt s . ... .... .. .. ..... .. .... .. 12 Chil d safe ty. ..... ...... ..... .... .... 18 Airbag (Supplementa l Restraint Syste m "SRS") . 23 IB1274[...]

12 Safety Safety belts Three-poi nt inertia-reel safety belts are pro- vided fo r all s eats. Resea rch ha s esta blish ed tha t it is dange r- ous for re ar-sea t pass engers not to wear their safety belts. Otherwis e, in t he eve nt of a n accide nt, the rear-seat passe ngers can be thrown for- ward ag ainst the fro nt-seat ba ckres ts, imposi ng[...]

13 Safety Correct p osition for safety bel t • The l ap portion of the belt s hould be pulled as tig htly as comf o r table and as low as po ssible acros s the hips, so that i t is jus t touch ing th e top of the t highs . Th e should er belt shoul d b e wel l in o n the should er b ut no t touch ing th e nec k . • Chec k to ensure that the bel[...]

14 Safety Front saf ety belts Fasten th e belt by pu lling the belt a nd insert- ing the tongue in the buckl e. Check that it is securel y fas tene d. Grasp the s houlder be lt close t o the buck le and pull the b elt tow ards the sh oulde r to tighten t he lap belt p art. Then grip the belt at the sho u lder, pu ll it out and, w ithout letting go,[...]

15 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 portion of the belt shoul d be worn as low as poss i ble across the hips – below the abdomen th roughou t the p regn ancy . IB414[...]

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

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

18 Safety Child safe ty The sam e atten tion m ust b e giv en to c hild safety i n t he ca r as is g ive n to a dults. Childre n tr avel most safely whe n prop erly restraine d, but restrai nts must be suita ble for the s ize of the c hild. Always follow t he child seat/ boost er cu shion manuf actur er´s instr uctions when insta lling these de vi[...]

19 Safety Saab 9-5 Wa go n: For chil d car s eats that are appro ved fo r rear-facin g ins tallati on in the rea r seat and have top tether straps, we recommend that you posi tion the seat in the center s eat. This type of child seat must be secure d with the thre e-po int se at be lt and the tw o unde rsi de anchorag e b elts. These belts shoul d [...]

20 Safety Child res traints with a tether s trap mus t be anchored acco rdi ng to Ca nadian law . If you h ave any questi ons re gardin g chil d tether anchorag es please c ontac t your Saab deal er. Design 1 (9 -5 Wagon only): 1 Place the child rest raint in the rear s eat. 2 Raise the he ad res train t to its uppe r position and than route the te[...]

21 Safety Integr ated boos ter seat (Accesso ry) The integ rate d booste r seat in the bac k is intended for ch ild ren wei ghing 33-80 l bs. (15-36 kg) an d betwe en 38 and 54 inche s (97 and 1 37 cm) tall. When se ated in the i ntegrated boos ter se at, the chi ld must wear the standard three-point safety bel t. Whatever the ag e or weight of the[...]

22 Safety WARNING • The sta ndard safety belt mu st sti ll alway s be used in co njunctio n with the integr ated b ooster seat. • The se at must not be modif ied in any way. • Nev er leave a child unatte nded. • Che ck to ensu re that the bel t is n ot twisted o r rub bing a gainst a ny sh arp edge s. • Adju st th e he ad re stra int so t[...]

23 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 s upple ments the pr otecti on provided by th e safety belts to furth er enhance the s afety of occ upants . If a faul[...]

24 Safety IB417 Moment of im pact. Sensor de tects decel- eration and sends a signal via the control module to a gas gen- erator that inflates the airbag. The inflating airbag cushions the dr iver . Airbag now fully inflated. The steering column has collapsed and the airbag star ts to deflate. IB419 Inflated a irbag (driv e r side) Inflation and de[...]

25 Safety Front p assenger se at The airbags are interconnecte d and have a common w arnin g light. Th e pas senge r airbag m odule is ho used in the fas cia above the g love compar tmen t and i s mar ked ”SRS AIRBAG”. Both airba gs will be infl ated in the ev ent of a moderate to se vere fro ntal, o r near-f rontal colli sio n, even if the pa [...]

26 Safety AIR BAG warning light SRS s erv ici ng The SRS must b e inspec ted as part of th e normal s ervice p rogram bu t otherwi se may be regarded as ma intenanc e-free. Scrapping or wo rking on airbags and belt pretensioners Frequently asked questio ns on func- tion of airbags Do you stil l need to w ear a safety b elt if ai r- bags are fitt ed[...]

27 Safety How do I p osit ion t he s eat to le ave r oom f or the airba g to in flate? Don’ t have your s eat too fa r forw ard. Recli ne the seat back to increas e the dis- tance be tween you an d the airbag. For short driver s, spe cial acc essory pedal extensions are avai lable through your Saab de aler. Airbags i nflate extrem ely r apidly an[...]

28 Safety What sho uld I do if th e AIR- BAG warni ng light come s on? If the war ning light is o n, it means tha t a fault has bee n detec ted i n th e syste m. The airbag cann ot be relied on to operate as intended and i t migh t e ven be ac tivat ed erroneous ly. You s hould theref ore take t he car to an authorized Saab deal er as soon a s poss[...]

29 Safety WARNING • Thi s car is equipped w ith side airbags and no extra int erior t rim shou ld be f it- ted. Fai lure to ob serv e thi s wa rnin g could res ult in th e side airba gs not inflating as intended and thus not pro- viding th e inte nded p rote ction either . • Neve r place any object in the area that would b e occupi ed by the in[...]

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31 Securit y Security Doors ... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... 32 Central l ocking ........ . .......... 32 Car ala r m ....... .. .. .... ... .. .... .. .. 38 IB446[...]

32 Security Doors Door handles Pull the handl e to o pen th e do or. If the do or is s tuck (e.g . if fro zen), h old the handle f rom abov e to se cure a better grip. Central lock ing Key / Remote c ontrol The key f its al l t he loc ks on th e car. The key supp lied wi th th e car has a code number that n eeds to be quoted for ord ering additiona[...]

33 Securit y If a new k ey/remote contro l is to b e obtained , one of the o riginal ones is needed so that the co ntrol m odule can l earn to rec- ognize the rep lacem ent k ey. For this r ea- son, w e strongly a dvise you t o take two key s with you on long journ eys and to k eep them separate . Electron ic starti ng interlo ck (immobilizer) Each[...]

34 Security The cent ral loc king can a lso b e opera ted from insi de the car by means of th e swit ch on t he cent er co nsole . • T o loc k all doors: pres s the symb ol side o f the s w itch once . • T o unlock the d riv er´s do or: press the s witch once . • T o unlock all doors: pre ss the s witch twice. This sw itch is i noperat ive w[...]

35 Securit y Changing the remote -control battery When the battery in th e remo te con trol is running low , the followi ng message will appear on the SID: ”REPLACE KEY BAT- TERY ”. To ackn owle dge th e mes sage, press CLEA R on the SID. Yo u should change the bat tery as soon as p ossible , before the remot e con trol is unabl e to fu nc- tio[...]

36 Security Trunk lid lock, 9-5 Seda n The trunk lid lock is independent of the cen- tral-lock ing sys tem. T he trun k lid releas e switch o n th e driv er’s d oor is inope rative when th e car is lock ed from outs ide by remote c ontrol or key . Press the switc h on th e driv er’s door to unlock the tru nk lid . The t runk l id is lo cked aut[...]

37 Securit y Locking The tail gate is l ocked in the followin g ways: • By lo cki ng all the c ar door s wi th the but ton on the remote contro l. • With the but ton on the ce ntre c on- sole. • With the ke y in t he driv er’s door. Safety l ock The tailgate has a safety lock which is acti- vated wi th a button to the right of the tailgate [...]

38 Security Car alarm The ca r alar m (a nti- thef t syst em) is acti - vated/de activ ated wh en t he ca r is locked /unlocked by the rem ote control or by the key , see page 3 3. The ant enna for the ala rm system is loc ated in the c enter c onsol e. All the d oors p lus tru nk li d and hood a re monitore d by m icrosw itche s, and win- dow-gla [...]

39 Securit y Activatin g the car al arm The ca r alar m (a nti- thef t syst em) is activat ed/dea ctiva ted when the c ar is locked /unlocked by the rem ote control or by the key. The car a larm c annot be ac tivate d if th e driver’s door is open or if the igniti on switch is in po sit ion ON . If, on the o ther hand, one of the other doors or t[...]

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

41 Securit y Overview of f unctions Alarm s ignals may differ be tween mode l variant s for diffe rent coun- trie s. Some of th e car-ala rm fu nctions can be reprogramme d – con - sult your Saab dealer for further details (see page 237). Loc king/ activ ation Hazard w arning l ights flash once and th e horn chir ps once. The LE D will come on fo[...]

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

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

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45 Instruments and controls Instru ments and controls Indicator and warning ligh ts ....... ..... .... ....... .... ...... 46 Instr ument s ....... ....... .... ...... 52 Trip comp ute r SID .... .... ...... 54 Switches ......... ........ ............ 61 Automatic cl imate control (AC C) ... .... ....... .... ....... .... .... 6 7 ECON OFF ºF ºC [...]

46 Instru ment s and contr ols Indicator and warning lights A number of indicator and warn ing lights wi ll come on whe n the ignition is sw itched on prior to s tarting . Under n ormal conditio ns, these sh ould go out a fe w seconds after the engine h as s tarted (s ee pa ge 52). Warning, oil pressure (engine oil) This ligh t will come on togeth [...]

47 Instruments and controls Warning, charging This ligh t will come on togeth er with if the batte ry is not ch arging . If it c omes on whil e you ar e dri vin g, sto p the c ar as soon as poss ible and s witch o ff the e ngi ne. Check th e altern ator dri ve be lt (se e page 179). If the belt ha s broken, the engin e may overheat (cool ing sy ste[...]

48 Instru ment s and contr ols Anti-lock b rake w arning This li ght together wi th and indi- cates th at a fa ult ha s occurre d in t he A BS system . Conve ntiona l brak ing w ithou t the ABS functio n will still be avail able. For safe ty rea sons , stop the car an d ch eck the leve l of the b rake f luid (s ee pa ge 175 ). If the le vel is norm[...]

49 Instruments and controls Engine malfunction This li ght ind icate s a m alfunc tion i n the fuel-inje ction or ign ition syste m. The car may sti ll be driven w ith care and with some- what di mini shed p erfor manc e (see page 132). Ind icator , fuel This ligh t comes o n when there is less than about 2.5 gallon s (10 lite rs) of fuel lef t in [...]

50 Instru ment s and contr ols Indicator, SPORT-mode This ligh t will come on in ca rs with automa tic transmission when th e S (SPORT) bu tton on the s elect or l ever h as bee n pr esse d (positio n D, 3, 2 or 1) see page 144. In this m ode, the ge ar changes oc cur later, at highe r engine revs , giving the en gine and tran smis sion a spor tier[...]

51 Instruments and controls Traction-co ntrol-system: OFF The indi cator l ight g oes o n when t he Trac - tion Control Sy stem is switched off with the TCS OFF bu tton. IMPORTANT: th e Traction Control Syst em is autom at icall y eng aged e very t ime the engine i s sta rted (s ee pag e 147). The indi cator light al so goes on w hen there is a fau[...]

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

53 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 wil l be illumin ated up to 87 mph (14 0 km/h ). The re maind er of the scale wi ll be ill uminated if the s peed o f the car exceed s 84 mph (135 km[...]

54 Instru ment s and contr ols Check fu se 15 (radiato r fan) i n the f use panel un der the ho od, se e page 196. If the ne edle repeated ly enters the re d zone, stop the car as so on as it is safe to do so and check the co olant level by lo oking at the lev el vi sibl e th roug h the pl astic ta nk - do no t remove the ca p. If the cool ant leve[...]

55 Instruments and controls SCC Selecting th e fun ction Use the button t o scro ll through the following funct ions: Outdoor temperatu re (Frost warni ng) Regardle ss of which functi on has been selected , except Ni ght Panel M o de, SID will automatic ally displ ay the outdo or tem pera- ture when it is betwee n 26° a nd 38°F (-3° and +3°C). [...]

56 Instru ment s and contr ols Setting the date 1 Use to sele ct TEMP . 2 Press the SET b utton f or at leas t one second (y ear starts to flash and a chim e sounds). 3 Set the y ear us ing or . 4 T ouch SET . 5 Set the month in th e same w a y . 6 T ouch SET . 7 Set the da y in the same wa y . 8 Press SET to sa ve the date setti ng. Turning the Al[...]

57 Instruments and controls Using DIST as a trip meter If no va lue ha s b een set f or the D IST fu nc- tion, DIST will now function as a trip me ter (indicat ed by an arrow on the far righ t of the display ). Press CLEAR t o reset the trip mete r. Under 1 000 miles t he dis tance wil l be shown in in crements of 0.1 miles, there-after , the readi[...]

58 Instru ment s and contr ols Rese tti ng v alues To re set th e val ues , pres s CLE AR fo r at least fo ur sec onds. The foll owin g func tions will be reset simulta neously: • Estimate d r ange on rem ainin g fuel (functio n based on a fuel cons umption of 28 mpg). • A v erage fuel consu mptio n. • A v erage spee d. • Arrival time (func[...]

59 Instruments and controls 1 This message cannot be removed b y press ing CLEAR . Depress the brak e pedal. 2 This message will be display ed approx i- mately 600 miles (1,000 km ) before t he next scheduled ser vice is due, or when 365 days hav e elapsed since t he last ser vice. The message should be cleared at t he time of that ser vice (see th[...]

60 Instru ment s and contr ols Units and language versions The SID has four s ets o f units : CHECK m essa ges c an be displ ayed i n six languag e optio ns: En glish , Swedis h, German, French , Itali an and Spani sh. Selecting units and language 1 Press CLEAR an d SET sim ultane ously f or f our s econds unti l a ch ime s ounds . 2 Pre ss or t o [...]

61 Instruments and controls Switches Daytime running lights The park ing li ght s and daytime runnin g light s come on auto mat ically when the i gni- tion swit ch is ON. Note to owners i n the U.S.: If you do not want Day time Runn ing Li ghts, this f eatur e can be disco nnected: sw itch off the engi ne and remo ve fus e N o. 35 (see page 194 ). [...]

62 Instru ment s and contr ols Rear fog light Press the button to swi tch on the re ar fog light, w hich will o nly c ome o n if th e head - light s are on. The rear f og l ight wi ll go off aut omatic ally when th e engi ne is switc hed off . When the fog ligh t is n ext ne eded, it wi ll hav e to b e switc hed on manu ally aga in. The rear f og l[...]

63 Instruments and controls Front fog lights The front f og lights ca n be activat ed in both dimmed headl amp a nd park ing l ight p osi- tions. F og lights s hould on ly be used in poor visibi lit y con dit ions. Make sure you are familiar with the a ppli- cable provi ncial/st ate law regarding the use of fog lights. Reversing lights The revers i[...]

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

65 Instruments and controls Wipers and was hers The de lay of the inter mit tent oper ation can be adjus te d to be tween 2 and 15 seconds. Moving the c ontrol stalk to the spring-l oaded position bet ween 0 and 2 will produce a sin gle sweep of the wipe rs. The wi pers ar e desi gned f or opti ma l clean- ing at all drivin g spee ds. At higher spe[...]

66 Instru ment s and contr ols Rear-window wiper ( 9-5 Wagon) The rear-w indow wiper an d wa sher a re operat ed with the sa me stalk s witc h as used fo r washing an d wiping the windshield and head li ghts. This st alk ha s tw o addi tional swit ches, ON/OFF and . The ON posit ion pr ovi des in term itten t wip - ing. The posit ion pro vides wash[...]

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

68 Instru ment s and contr ols The syst em ha s fi ve s ensors: • Outdoor te mper at ure sen sor . • In ter io r te mperat ure sens or . • Sun se nsor (m ounted on to p of th e fascia). • T wo ble nded-a ir temp er ature senso rs (mounted insid e the f ront floor v ents). Cau tion If anythi ng is plac ed ove r the s un sensor, th e ACC sy s[...]

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

70 Instru ment s and contr ols Functions Pressi ng AU TO will cancel all manual settin gs. If a man ual function is selected it w ill be locked in but other fun ctions will be c ontrol led au tomati cally . The sel ected tempera ture is a lways mainta ined automa tical ly. T emperatu re , air distri bu tion, f an speed an d recircul ation will all [...]

71 Instruments and controls The rear-wind ow a nd doo r-mirror heatin g is co ntroll ed ma nually . Switch off th e heat ing as soon as th e rear wi ndow is clea r, to avoid imp osing a he avy load o n the bat- tery longe r than necessary . Note, however, that the heat ing wil l go off autom ati cal ly aft er 5 -10 minu tes (depending on the outdoo[...]

72 Instru ment s and contr ols Air distribution Pr ess on ce: Defrostin g of al l windo ws will tak e plac e (a ir fl ow to rear sid e wind ows shu t off) w ith: • The fan run ning at high speed. • Air being dis tribute d to th e defros ter ve nts. • Normal temper ature control will operate. • Recirculation wil l be O FF. • H eati ng o f [...]

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

74 Instru ment s and contr ols Programming II It is al so pos sibl e to c ustomiz e the AC C sy stem, e.g . to adapt to driving and w eathe r cond itions . To program a function or to cancel a programme d function, press and hol d i n the releva nt butt on unti l t he cor resp ondin g symbo l has flashe d four t imes on the disp lay an d a c hime h[...]

75 Instruments and controls The di splay shows: ACC: AUTO RDEFR CTRL Once a fun ction has b een rec orded under ”Programmin g II”, i t will remain i n the syste m unti l you cancel the pro gram. AUTO wil l still sh ow on the dis play after a function h as been s aved in ”Program ming II”. A range of additional functions can be reprogrammed [...]

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

77 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Saab 9-5 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-5 Audio S y s te m .. .. .. ..... .. .. .... 79 Sound control s .............. ..... 81 Radio ... ...... ..... .... ....... .... ...... 82 Cassette pl ayer ...... ........... . 84 CD pl ayer ....... .... ....... .... ...... 87 CD changer ........... . .... .. .. .. . .. 89 Ge[...]

78 Saab 9- 5 Audio System To get th e best out of yo ur Saab 9-5 Aud io System, we reco mmen d that y ou rea d through th is en tire s ection . The Saab 9-5 Audi o Sys tem is avai lable in two versi ons: Premium on the 9-5 and Pres- tige on the 9-5 SE (Prestige syste m is also availab le as an option on the 9-5 S m odel.) Both m odels have been sp [...]

79 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-5 Audio Sys tem Radio (see page 82) ON T o swi tch the s ystem ON , press th e v olume b ut- ton. Th e last settin gs us ed wil l be a ctiv at ed. If the A udio System is switch ed on when the igni - tion k ey is no t in the s witch, the sy stem will auto - maticall y be sw itched off afte r one h[...]

80 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Cassette player. See page 84 CD player . See pag e 87 CD changer (a ccessory /option). S ee page 89 Pr ess on ce: Selects c asset te pla yer w hen other sourc e ac tiv e. Whe n ta pe p layin g: Dolby B/C ON/OFF . Switch to pl a yba c k othe r side of tape . Eject. Pr ess on ce: Musi c sear ch (next track). Press & hold[...]

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

82 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Radio Press the RADIO/BAND button (3) to s witch to the rad io w hen an other sou rce is activ e. Preset station buttons (1) Press on ce (rel ease wi thin a seco nd) to select a pr eset stat ion , e.g. The sma ll fig ure on the far right o f the d is- play is the n umber of the preset button selec ted. Presettin g a stati [...]

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

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

85 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Music sea rch forw ard/re verse (5) To searc h forw ard for a tr ack, pres s SEEK >> and releas e quic kly (withi n hal f a second ). The fo llow ing wil l now appe ar on the disp la y: To perform a bac kwar d sear ch, p ress << SEEK instead. A forward search wil l co ntinue until a gap of at le ast 4 secon ds [...]

86 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Type II (metal) ta pes The cas sette has an automati c tap e-type selec tor. Cleaning-due indicator After 30 ho urs’ p layin g time, th e f ollowin g messag e will appea r on the di splay : The mes sage will be disp layed for ten secon ds ea ch tim e the ca ssett e play er is selec ted. A cleaning tape shoul d be used to[...]

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

88 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Fast tra ck search Press SEEK (mid-seg ment) once to switch between th e CD-PL AY and CD -TRACK modes. The CD-PLAY an d CD-TRACK modes change the function of << SEEK and SEEK >>. The selec ted mode will al so be active the n ext time the syst em is swit che d on. Cho ose t he mod e that yo u find most conven ie[...]

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

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

91 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Aft er two second s, th e sta tus of the t rays i n the maga zine (i.e. l oaded or emp ty) w ill be shown on the disp lay, e .g.: If for som e reas on the CD s elect ed by the preset butt on cannot be play ed, playback of the curre nt CD wi ll co ntinue . Track se arch (2) Press << (SEEK) or (SEEK) >> re peated[...]

92 Saab 9- 5 Audio System SCAN Scan ning th e curr ent C D: To start t he SCAN functi on, whi ch ena bles you to h ear a s ampl e of ea ch trac k on the disc, press and hold SEEK (mid-segm ent). The d ispla y sh ows t hat SC AN is in prog ress and wh ich track is curre ntly being sam pled. For i nstan ce, if you s tarte d SCA N whil e playing track[...]

93 Saab 9- 5 Audio System General fun ctions Volume-p reset mode To select the vo lume-p reset mode, pres s and hold the WB button at the same time as you swit ch the Audio System on. Use the < < SEEK >> butto n to se lect the desired fun ction. The foll owin g volu me s ettings can be preselec ted: •S T A R T V O L - maximum v o lume[...]

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

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

96 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Antennas The Audio Syste m has three antenn as incorpora ted in the rear window; tw o for FM diversi ty and one fo r AM. Fitting a car-ph one an tenna on the rear window can c ause interfere nce t o radio receptio n. Multipath propagation Multipath pro pagati on oc curs wh en radi o waves from an FM transm itter are reflec[...]

97 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Sources of FM interfere nce Interfer ence to FM rec eption can be cause d by the e lectri cal sys tems in oth er veh icles , particul arly if the sign al from the trans m itter is wea k. Cross-modulation When the radio is tune d to a weak transmit- ter in the vicinit y of a stronger one, the ca r’s antennas will recei ve[...]

98 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Sources of AM interfere nce AM recep tion i s prone to in terferenc e, e.g . from elec tric al syst ems o n othe r vehi cles, high- tensio n power lines and l ightni ng. Adjusting t he freque ncy steps No rth America/Eur ope If the ca r is ta ken fro m Euro pe to No rth America, the radio ’s frequency s teps can be adjus[...]

99 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Mobile phones and communications radios Mobile p hones and commu nications radios that do not have a s eparate extern al antenna radiate an el ectrom agneti c fiel d insi de the car. Saab ther efor e reco mmen ds tha t a ca r phone/rad io tran smitt er sho uld al ways be connec ted to an ex ter nal an tenn a . An external [...]

100 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em OnStar S ystem (US Optio n only) Your vehic le may be e quipped with OnStar, a vehicl e tele ma tics com muni cation s and navigatio n system. See the separate OnStar owne r’s manual sup plied in your vehicle’ s documen t organizer. WARNING The CD playe r/CD chang er is classif ied as Cla ss 1 l aser equi pmen t • S[...]

101 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Interior equi pment and trunk Seats ..... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ... 102 Steering- w heel adju stme nt ..... .... ....... .... . 107 Rear- view mir r ors .... .. .. ... 108 Elec tr i c wi n do w s ... ... .. .... . 110 Sun roof . .... ..... ...... ..... .... ... 111 Sun visor s ...... .... ....... .... ..[...]

102 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Seats Both front seats are el ectric ally ope rated. On cer tain m odels the d river´ s se at is equ ipped with a mem ory func tion . To facil itate g etting into t he car, both s eats can be adjus ted when either of the front doors is open . For safety reas ons, if the door is closed, the seat can on ly be adju[...]

103 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Legroom adjustment To adjus t the l egroom , pus h the l ower co n- 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 ba ck. Lumbar support Turn the s mall er wheel for st epl ess a djust - ment of the lumba r support. WARNING The back rest s hould be[...]

104 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Programm able drive r’s seat (certain models only) In certai n mod els th e driv er´s se at is equippe d wit h a pro grammabl e memory funct ion. Th is fun ction also inclu des t he door mirr ors. Adjust th e sea t and d oor mi rrors. To save the setti ngs, p ress and ho ld the M button and, at the sam e time,[...]

105 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk The head res traint can be raised or l owered and is adjus table i n vari ous pos itions . • Raisi ng: grasp the he ad restraint o n both sides and pu ll it s tr aight up . • Low ering: press the catch on the l eft-hand side of the att achin g poi nt and pr ess down the head restr aint. Rear -seat head r es[...]

106 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Electri c heating, f ront seats ( optio n) Both front seats have adjustab le and ther- mostat-c ontrol led he ating o f the sea t cus h- ion and back rest , avai lable as an optio n. Heatin g is a djust able i n th ree st ages. In positio n 0 it is turn ed off. Elect rically heated sea t cushio ns in the rear sea[...]

107 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Steering-wheel adjust ment Fore-and-a ft and tilt adj ustment of the steer- ing wh eel is poss ible. Push dow n the leve r to rel ease t he loc king mechan ism. Move the s teering w heel to the desired position and then lift the lever to lock it. Make su re th at the lever is ful ly lo cked before dri ving off.[...]

108 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Rear-view mirr ors 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. Adjust the mir ror in day positio n. Doo r mi r ror s The pass enger s ide d oor mi rror is of t he wide-ang le ‘‘aspheri c” type. The adjus ting switch is on the dri v er’s doo[...]

109 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Cars equi pped w ith a progra mmabl e driver’s seat also have a faci lity fo r angl ing the nearsi de mirror down on reversin g, e.g. for a bett er vie w of t he cu rb. After sel ecting reverse, press the tiny button adjacen t to t he do or-mirro r switc h to tilt th e mirror. The m i rror will be res et auto[...]

110 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Electric wind ows The elec tric motors of th e front window s are equi pped with over lo ad pro tec tion (in te- grated the rmal p rote ction). Th is pro tectio n operates when the wi ndow s are wo und down auto maticall y (switch pre ssed fully down). To open: Front windo ws: press the fro nt of the switch Rear [...]

111 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Sunroof (Option) The sunroo f is operated by th e switch on the overhead panel abov e the r earvie w mi rror. The sunroo f can be opened pa rtially or fully. To open: • Slide th e control tow ards the rear to open the sunroof to the comf or t position. T o open it f ully , slide the co ntrol bac k a secon d t[...]

112 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Emergency oper ation of sunr oof In an emerge ncy (e.g. if there is an electrica l failure) t he sunroo f can be ope rated b y a screw driver . Remov e the cove r at the front of the sunro of opening, ins ert a screwdriver in the g roove, and rotate. Rotate co untercloc kwise to close sunroof. Sun visor s The car[...]

113 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk To refit, l ine u p the s lots on eith er sid e and slide i t clos ed. Rear ash trays Open th e lid to use ashtra y. To remov e the ashtray, fu lly open the lid and lift the ash tray strai ght ou t. To refit th e ash tray, m ake sure it en gages the two squa re rece sses in the door tr im. The cig arette l ight[...]

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

115 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 the center console compart- ment bet ween the fro nt sea ts, an d in th e rear-seat armres t. To acce ss th e cup holde r in the instr ume nt panel, p res s the symb ol and releas e. To acce ss th e cup holde r in the rear-se at ar[...]

116 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Trunk Folding the rear se at, 9-5 Se dan The rear s eat is spli t and the tw o sect ions c an be folded indep en- dently. Foldin g dow n of t he rear seat i s eas ier if the fron t seat s are not all the way back , and the rear head restrain ts are folded down. 1 Lift the s eat c ushio n b y pu lling the lo op lo[...]

117 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk WARNING • Place heavy i tems cl ose st to the bac krest and sto w smal ler and lig hte r item s on t op. • Se cure h eavy and b ulky items usin g the f our tie down point s provide d in the trunk. This wi ll avert the danger of luggag e flying around if the ca r shou ld bra ke su ddenly or be in volve d in [...]

118 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Trunk pass-t hrough hatch A trunk pa ss-through hatch is incorpora ted in the rear- s eat back rest to enabl e long , na rrow item s to be car ried insi de the car. Items s hould no t weigh mo re than 33 lbs. (15 kg) nor be more than 2 yards (2 metres) in len gth. Se e the l abel o n the h atch. 1 F old do wn the[...]

119 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Folding the rear se at, 9-5 Wa gon Both the n arrow and wid e sec tions of the rear se at ca n be fo lded separately . Folding is facil itated if the fro nt seats are no t located too far back. The w ide sectio n cannot be folded se parately if a cargo net is mou nted on the re ar of th e back rest. 1 Mak e sur[...]

120 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk Folding the na rrow section of the backrest The fol ding i s fac ilitate d if th e fr ont se at is not too far back . 1 Mak e s ure that the he ad res tr aint i s in t he do wn po sition . 2 Put th e saf ety belt in the belt c lip ne ar t he bac kr est. 3 Lift the se at cus hion b y pull ing th e loop loca ted be[...]

121 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Load anchoring WARNING • Put heav y load s as low down and a s far forw ard as possi ble i n the lugga ge compart ment, i .e. ag ainst the bac k of the rear s eat. • Nev er stack carg o so high that any part of the cargo li es above the e dge of the backres t, if a cargo guard (access ory) is no t bei ng us[...]

122 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk On the floor of the lugga ge co mpartm ent there are two l ongitu dinal alumi nium rai ls (CargoTra c ks™) where specia l cargo bolts can be mounte d. The protec tive strip on the C argoTracks™ is removed by liftin g its back edg e and pulling it st raight upwar ds. Rep lace t he strip b y pressin g it dow n [...]

123 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Cargo net (accessory) The pull-ou t cargo net’s storage cassette is mounted on the rear of the back rest. 1 Remov e the co v ers near the tw o re ar 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 th e carg o net out dire ctly bac k- war ds. 3 Snap[...]

124 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 unload ing. Securing l oad s, se e page 118. When the c ar is parked and t he floo r is pulled ou t, it c an bea r the w eigh t of two people (m aximu m 440 lbs. /200 kg). The maxi mum load th at can be an chored by ancho[...]

125 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Loading/Unloa ding 1 Lift the h andle an d pull out th e slid ing floor to th e outer lo cking position . Mak e sure t hat the floor is loc ked cor rectly . 2 Put on the ca rgo , b ut ma k e sure that i t does not co v e r the h andle . 3 Lift the h andle and p ush in th e floor to the inner lo c king p osition[...]

126 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 attac hment eye and t oolki t, are s towed a way underne ath the trunk . Drivin g considera tions with comp act spare wheel/ tire fit ted, see p age 154. Fuel fill er flap The fuel fi ller fl ap is opene d by means of[...]

127 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk 9-5 Wagon: Start by c heck ing fu se 25 (see p age 1 94). On the right-ha nd si de of the l uggag e com- partment, in the storage locker, is a th in wire that is tie d to the locking a rm of the filler fl ap. To open the fl ap pull the yell ow plastic arrow attached to the end o f th e wire. IB1231 T o open fil[...]

128 Inter ior equipme nt and tr unk[...]

129 Startin g and drivi ng Starting and driving IB597 Ignit io n s w it c h .... .. .. ..... .. .. 130 Starting the engine .......... 131 Important consi derations for d rivi ng ... ....... .... ..... .... 132 Refu elin g .. .... ....... .... ....... .. 134 Engine Break-In Peri od ... 137 Gear changing ............ . .... 1 37 Cruise control .... .[...]

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

131 Startin g and drivi ng If t he car doe s no t sta rt If the text “KEY NOT ACCEPTED” is shown on the SID, after a failed start attemp t, the cause c ould be a fa ult in the tra nsmitter in the key , or in the re ceiver in the i gnition lock. The foll owin g shou ld be done: • T ur n the ke y back to t he LOC K posi ti on. • T ur n the ke[...]

132 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Useful tips o n cold cli mate starting If the engine has faile d to start after several attempts in v ery co ld weat her, pre ss an d hold the a ccel erat or do wn to the f loor and run the s tarter fo r 5–10 secon ds. Th is wil l prevent t he eng ine be ing fl ooded (exce s- sivel y rich fuel- air mi xture ). Now st[...]

133 Startin g and drivi ng adv anta ges of the s ystem is that it enab les th e engine to be run saf ely on low er-gr ad e fuel, al though not l ow er than A ON 87. • The maxim um boost pre ssure is adjus ted aut omat ica lly t o t he kn ocking or pi nging tenden cy of the en gine . Occas ional, sho r t-live d knoc king when the eng i ne is u nde[...]

134 S tar ti ng an d drivin g To ensur e th at the cataly tic c onver ter con- tinues to functio n properly, and also to avoid damage to t he converter and its ass ociated compon ents, t he fol lowi ng poi nts m ust be observe d: • Ha v e th e car serviced regularly i n acc or- dance w ith the service prog ram. The fu el and ign ition s yste ms a[...]

135 Startin g and drivi ng possib le runn ing pro blems ) is to kee p the tank well filled. Before the onset of fr eezing temp eratures in winter, it may be a dvisa ble to add g asoli ne anti-f reeze t o the f uel a few time s to d ispel any con de nsatio n in th e sy stem. Openin g the fuel fil ler flap in an emergenc y, see page 126. Recomme nded[...]

136 S tar ti ng an d drivin g (MMT) . If such fu el is used, your e missi on control sy stem perform ance may deter io- rate a nd the malfu nction indic ator l amp o n your ins trumen t pane l may tu rn on. I f this occurs, return to you r author ize d Saab dealer fo r serv ice. However , th ese bl ended gasol ines are reg- ulated a nd sho uld n ev[...]

137 Startin g and drivi ng Engine Break-In Period Pistons, bo res and be arings need time to obtain u niform , wear-res istant s urfaces. If a new engi ne is driv en too hard, this grad - ual pr oces s of b edding -in will no t b e poss i- ble and the li fe of the e ngine will be short - ened. During the first 1 ,200 miles (2,0 00 km), do not exc e[...]

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

139 Startin g and drivi ng The d eten t b utto n on t he se lec tor leve r ha s to be pressed bef ore the selector ca n be moved betwe en certai n positions . Three mode s for t he aut omatic trans mis- sion can be se lecte d: No rmal, Sport an d Winter. The Normal mode , which provid es the best fuel econ omy, is the defau lt sett ing whe n the en[...]

140 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Shift Lock override 1 Apply t he parking br ak e 2 Make sur e the key is in posi tion ON 3 Use a sm all tool such as a sc rewdriver and pus h the le v e r (see p icture ) do wn- wa rds so th at the det ent b utto n can be pres sed a ppro x . 10 mm 4 Mov e the se lector out of positi on P to N 5 Rem ove the tool 6 Rel e[...]

141 Startin g and drivi ng Overhea ted transmis sion flu id If the auto ma tic-tran smissi on fluid sho uld overhe at, the fo llowing mes sage will app ear on the SID: ”TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING”. If th is happens, s top the car and wai t for the mes- sage t o be exti nguished. Con tinue drivin g in a locked gear t hat produces an en gin e speed[...]

142 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Selector positions P T o shift out of the P positio n y ou m ust depress the brake pedal and the igniti on must be ON. The parking positi on (P) must only be sel ected when the car i s at a comp lete s tands till. T he selector le ver is lo c k ed and the tr ansm iss ion is mechani cally imm obiliz ed . Alw a ys apply [...]

143 Startin g and drivi ng If the ge ar sele ctor l e v er i s mo v ed fro m positi on D to 1, a change-d own to 3rd gear w ill occ ur at a bout 11 0 mph (180 km/h). A change -do wn to 2nd g ear will occu r at ab out 75 mp h (120 km/h) and to 1 st gea r at about 40 mph (65 km/h). When pos ition 1 is selec ted, al l the other g ears w ill be l ocke [...]

144 S tar ti ng an d drivin g SPORT and WI NTER modes T o select Sport mode, pres s the ”S” b utton on the selec tor le v e r when th e sel ector l e v er i s in position N , D , 3, 2 or 1. In this m ode , gear chang es w ill ta k e place at higher eng in e speeds than i n No rmal mode , in other w ords , the tran smis sion will chang e up late[...]

145 Startin g and drivi ng Cruise control The sys tem i s oper ated by m eans of the controls on th e st alk sw itch: • ON/OFF (s wi tch on /off). • RES/– (Res ume p reset speed ). • SET/+ (to s et the desire d spee d). • CANCEL (Canc el operati on of system, e. g. to reduce speed temporarily). When the system is ON, the CRUISE ind i- cat[...]

146 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Braking To avoid the brakes be coming overhea ted, (e.g. whe n negotiating long descents with a drop of s everal hundr ed feet ), sele ct a low gear to use the bra king effect of the eng ine. If the car h as automatic transmission , move the sele ctor l ever to po sitio n 1 or 2 . When driv ing f ast , you can he lp to[...]

147 Startin g and drivi ng The ABS system wil l not reduce the brakin g distanc e on l oose gravel or on snow or ic e but, bec ause t he w heels canno t loc k up, some st eering contr ol is reta ined. When the ABS sys tem is working, i .e. mod- ulation of the brake press ure is in progress, the br ake pe dal wil l p ulsat e and a tick ing noise w i[...]

148 S tar ti ng an d drivin g TCS eliminat es wheels pin. The same applies whe n the car is re v ers ing. • On co r nering, if the re is a ten dency f or the inner front wheel to rota te f aster than the other whee ls. • On over t aking . TCS OFF The TCS OFF indic ator on the main instru - ment p anel w ill come on: • If a f a ult ha s been d[...]

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

150 S tar ti ng an d drivin g If id ling, it w ill take much lo nger befo re the engine becom es ho t. Engin e wea r is gre atest during this wa rming-up phase . Theref ore driv e aw ay as so on as possib le after the engi ne is star ted and a void hig h re vving. • Driving in a low gear re sults in higher f uel consum ption than in a high gear b[...]

151 Startin g and drivi ng be please d to advise you on the best tires for your car. Remember that ti res age. It may therefo re be nece ssary to ch ange t hem before they reach the legal wear lim it, as they gr adually lose the ir fric tion p ropertie s. The be st re sponse if th e car gets i nto a front-wheel skid is to freewhee l (ma nual gearbo[...]

152 S tar ti ng an d drivin g 3 As so on as poss ib le , ha v e the cooli ng system check ed b y an authoriz ed Saab dealer . Towing a trailer Trailer hitch attachment Trailer hitch atta chments are available as accesso ries. These are d esigned fo r a max- imum trailer weig ht of 2000 lbs. (900 kg). Use only the ele ctrical trail er hitch socket p[...]

153 Startin g and drivi ng Recommend ations fo r cars with a uto- matic transmiss ion. The foll owin g time limi ts are based on the capaci ty of the cooling sy stem in warm weathe r, i.e. a ppr oxima tely 1 04 ° F (40 ° C). When negoti ating long hills, bear the follow - ing imp ortant c onsi deratio ns in mind : If TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING appe[...]

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

155 Startin g and drivi ng Driving with a roof rac k load The max imum pe rmiss ible roof loa d is 220 lbs. (100 kg). Note th at the roof lo ad is inclu ded in the car’s ma ximum perm issible loa d (see page 226). Strong, st urdy ro of carri ers de signe d spe- cially for the car ar e avai lable from y our Saab deal er. Alw ays se cure th e roof [...]

156 S tar ti ng an d drivin g Fittin g the roof car riers (ac cessory) 9-5 Wago n 1 Clean the ca r’ s roof r ails. 2 Chec k t he ma rkings on the cros s mem - bers to see which is the f ront and which is the re ar roof carrier . 3 Place the c ross m embe rs o n the roof rail s, on the ir resp ectiv e sides of the centre s upports. The cross memb [...]

157 Startin g and drivi ng Driving with a load The dr iving chara cteristic s of t he car are affected by the way it is load ed. • Place hea vy lo ads a s f ar f orw ard a nd as low as po ssible in the tru nk. • Secur e the l oad to the tie do wns , see page 11 8. • The load shou ld be su ch tha t the c ar´s total w eig ht or ax le w eight a[...]

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

159 Startin g and drivi ng Rear towing eye The car has a perm anently mounted tow i ng eye at the back. If the c ar is equi pped with a trailer hi tch, th is can b e used inst ead of the towing eye. Consid erations when towin g the car with manual transmission Gear lev er in n eutr al and parki ng lig hts on . Drive carefu lly and do not e xceed th[...]

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

161 Startin g and drivi ng 5 Chec k that th e jum per ca b les do not ha ve loos e or missing ins ulation. If the y do , y ou could get a shock and also the v ehicl es c ould b e d amage d. Bef ore you connec t the cables , here are some basic thing s yo u sho uld k now . P ositiv e (+) will go to posit ive (+) and negativ e (-) will g o to ne gati[...]

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

163 Startin g and drivi ng Parking on a hill When park ing o n a st eep hi ll, turn the fro nt wheels so t hat the y will be blo cked by th e curb if t he car sh ould m ove. Long-term parking If the car is not going to be used for some time, e.g. 3–4 m onths , the fo llow ing s teps are recommen ded: • Run the engin e to no rmal temper at ure b[...]

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165 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Car care a nd techni cal information Hood release handle . . ..... 166 Engine compartment, 4-cyl. engine ........... .. ...... 167 Engine compartment, 6-cyl. engine ........... .. ...... 168 Emission control systems 169 Engine.............. ................ . 170 Engine oil .... .. .. . ............... . 17[...]

166 Car care a nd technical in form ation Hood release handle The hood releas e han dle is loca ted un der- neath the instr um ent pan el. To open t he hood: 1 Pull th e rele ase ha ndle . 2 The fro nt of the hood will n ow spring up , provi ding a cces s to t he sec ondary saf ety cat ch. 3 Push th e catch up wards, l i fting t he hood at the sam [...]

167 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Engine compartment, 4- cyl. engine 8 7 9 10 6 2 4 3 5 IB488 1 Engine c ompar tment, 4-cyl . engine 1 Engine-oil dipstick/filler cap 2 Reservoir, brake/clutch fl uid 3 Fuse box 4 Expansion tank, coolant 5 Washer-fluid filler cap 6B a t t e r y 7 Dipstick, au tomatic transmission fluid 8 Turbo unit 9 Ignition[...]

168 Car care a nd technical in form ation Engine compartment, 6- cyl. engine 10 7 9 8 1 3 2 5 4 6 IB576 Engine c ompar tment, 6-cyl . engine 1 Engine-oil dipstick 2 Engine-oil filler cap 3 Reservoir, brake/clutch fl uid 4 Fuse box 5 Expansion tank, coolant 6 Washer-fluid filler cap 7B a t t e r y 8 Dipstick, au tomatic transmission fluid 9 Ignition[...]

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

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

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

172 Car care a nd technical in form ation Oil changing The engi ne oil mus t be chan ged in acco r- dance w ith t he ser vice program , see page 218. Oil vo lume and gra de, see p age 229. Oil ch anging shou ld be carried ou t on a warm eng ine. Unsc rew the drain plug in th e bottom o f the sump and leave the oil to drain into an oil tray or other[...]

173 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Transmissi on fluid Manual transmission Check and top up th e fl uid in ac corda nce wit h the s ervic e pr ogra m. If origi nal fl uid cann ot can be ob tained for topping up (see page 2 31), automatic trans- mission fluid Dexron III (synthetic fl uid) can be used. If so, the car sho uld be taken to an aut[...]

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

175 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Changing the coolant (Usually carried ou t as part of the Saab orig- inal se rvice by an autho riz ed Saab deale r) 1 If the engine is hot, ope n the e xpan- sion-tank fill er cap carefu lly to relea se the press ure , b ut do not remo v e it com- pletely . Place a su itab le recepta cle under the r adiato [...]

176 Car care a nd technical in form ation The lev el sho uld be betw een th e MAX and MIN m arks. Top up, as ne cess ary, wi th DOT 4 fluid. Do not use DO T 5 br ake fl uid . Use on ly new brake fl uid from a sealed con - tainer . Check th at t here are no le aks i n the brake syste m. The br ake fl uid le vel wi ll fall som ewha t as the br ake pa[...]

177 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Battery The bat tery is p rovide d with a cove r to pro - tect it from radia ted he at. If th e batt ery is exposed to high temp eratures, its l ife wil l be shorten ed. To remov e the cover, pry out the edge a litt le, located at the rear of th e cover. The cove r fits the sta ndard batte ry installed in t[...]

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

179 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Drive belts The alte rnator i s situ ated o n the right-ha nd side of the engine, adjacent to the bulkhead. It is dri ven via a Poly -Vee-bel t from t he cranksh aft pulle y. The Poly -Vee-bel t also drives t he wa ter pump, the A/C com press or an d th e st eeri ng servo pum p. The belt ten sion is cri tic[...]

180 Car care a nd technical in form ation Wipers and was hers Check an d clean all w iper blades regularly. We re comm end Sa ab wa sher f luid f or cleanin g. If po or wi per pe rfor man ce is ex per ience d, clean th e windshield w ith Saab w asher fluid. This is partic ularly i mportan t if th e car h as been thro ugh an au tomatic car wash, a s[...]

181 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Washer s The washer-f luid reservoir holds 6. 4 quarts (6 liters). When "WASHER FLUID LEVEL LOW" c o mes up on the SID, the reservoir is down to about 1 qua rt (1 liter) of fluid . Add at leas t 50% of washe r- fluid to water to pre- vent freezi ng and for effective cleaning. Washer jet s The w as[...]

182 Car care a nd technical in form ation Changing bulbs Check th at t he new b ulb is wo rking when fin ished . Some bul bs are of the ”Long-Life” type. Make sure the s ame type is fitted w hen chan ging o ne of these. Headla mp ai mi ng, se e page 214. Headlamp bulb for high bea m 1 Uns crew the cover f rom th e back of t he lamp unit . 2 Unp[...]

183 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Headlamp bulb for low bea m 1 Uns crew the cover f rom th e back of t he lamp unit . 2 Unplu g the c onnec tor . 3 T o remov e the spring clip , push it in and then mo ve it to the right. 4 Rem ove the bulb . 5 With out touching the gl ass with y our fingers , inser t the ne w bulb . 6 Line u p the b ulb wi[...]

184 Car care a nd technical in form ation Parking-light bulb The park ing-light bul b is adjacent to the bulb for low beam. 1 Unscre w the c ov e r from the b ac k of th e lamp unit. 2 Withdr a w th e b ulb holder . 3 Change the b ul b . Front fog lights / cornering lights 1 F rom un der t he fr ont bumpe r , grip the bu lb holder and twi st counte[...]

185 Car care and tech nical inform atio n When r efitting the lamp uni t, check that the bayonet pin an d the two plastic lugs eng age their res pectiv e slo ts. Hol d the l amp u nit in positio n, and tighten the s crew (1). Rear light cluster, 9-5 S edan The bulbs for the lamps i n the rear light clus - ter are accesse d from the luggage com part[...]

186 Car care a nd technical in form ation Trunk lid light and taillights , 9-5 Sedan Before chang ing bu lbs i n the t runk, y ou must fi rst rele ase th e trim at the foot o f the trunk. Th is invol ves r emovi ng the handl e and the three trim fas teners (studs ). 1 Unscre w the handle on the in side of the tailgate . 2 Using the pe g in th e top[...]

187 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Tai lgat e b ulb s, 9 -5 Wa gon 1 T urn the l ock a qua rter tur n (90 ° ) with a scre wdriver or the i gnition k e y . 2 Open and re mo v e the co v e r . 3 T ak e out th e b ulb holder b y twist ing it slightly cou nterloc k wise . 4 Press in the bulb and twi st it counter clockw ise. 5 Change the b ulb [...]

188 Car care a nd technical in form ation Reasse mbly: 1 Locate th e two front a ttachm ents and press the front part of the light unit stra ight i nto the body pa nel . 2 Tighten the s cre ws and r eplac e the co ver . Loading lighting, 9-5 Wagon 1 Pull do wn the g lass co v er at the outer edge . 2 Bend one of the co ntacts s o that the bu lb can[...]

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

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

191 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Bulb table A specia l kit conta ining spare bulbs and fu se s is ava il able a s an acc essor y from your S aab deale r. # W attage Cap 1 5 5 H7 H eadl amp 2 5 5 H1 Fog light 3 21 Ba 15s Re v ersin g lam p; sid e re v e rsing lamp; re ar f og lamp; cornering la mp 4 2 1/5 BA Y 15 d St op/t ail la mp 5 PY 21[...]

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

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

194 Car care a nd technical in form ation Fuse panel in instrument pane l # Amp Function A 25 T railer lights B 10 A utomatic transm ission C 7,5 Electric door mi rrors; DICE 1 15 Brak e lights; sh ift-loc k o v erri de 2 15 Re v ersi ng lights 3 10 P a rking lig hts , left 4 30 P a rking lig hts , right 5 7,5 DICE / TWICE 6 30 Electr ic wi ndows, [...]

195 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Relay panel under instrume nt panel Relay panel under instrument panel (cont.) 31 7,5 Cruise contr ol; w ater v alv e 32 15 V entilate d front se ats 33 7,5 Direc tion-in dicato r s witc h 34 30 Cigare tte lighter 35 15 Da yt ime run ning l ight 36 30 Electric win dows , l eft 37 30 Wind shiel d wipers ; f [...]

196 Car care a nd technical in form ation Fuse box under hood Fuses # Amp Function 1 60 ABS (Maxi f use) 2– – 31 5 H o r n 4 10 Rear w indo w wi per (9-5 W a gon) 5 15 F og ligh ts (fron t spoi ler) 6 30 Radiato r f a n, hig h spe ed 7 15 Lo w beam headl ight, right 8 15 High be am he adlig ht, right 9 15 Lo w beam headl ight, l eft 10 15 High [...]

197 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Relays # Function 1 W as her , front/rear 2 Lo w beam headli ght 3 High beam headl ight 4 Extr a li ght s (acc esso ry) 5.1 Horn 5.2 – – 6 Wiper , rear (9-5 W agon) 7 Radi ator f a n, lo w speed 8 Radiato r f a n, hig h spee d, left f an 9 A/C -com pre ssor 10.1 F ro nt f og light s 10.2 Headlamp wipe r[...]

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

199 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Rotating tires Beca use th e car has fr ont- whee l dri ve, th e front tires tend to wear f aster t han the rear ones. New tires s hould always b e fitte d in pairs, so tha t tires on the same axle ha ve the same a mount of tread. If swappi ng the complete set, e.g. winter tires for summer t ires, mark th e[...]

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

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

202 Car care a nd technical in form ation Compact spare wheel The com pact s pare i s lig ht and easy to handle w hen chang ing th e tire. Its us e is only pe rmitted when a standard tire has sus- tained a p uncture. Th e maximum li fe of the tire is onl y 2000 miles (3,500 km). Do not exceed 50 mph (80 km/h) with the compact s pare fitted . The co[...]

203 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Changing a wheel WARNING • Th e car jack is desi gned solely fo r use in chan ging a whe el or f itting snow chains . It must not be used to support the car d uring repair wo rk or servicing . • Nev er cra wl unde r a car tha t is supporte d only by a jack . • Sp ecial care mu st be taken if th e car [...]

204 Car care a nd technical in form ation To jac k up t he car , appl y th e jac k to one of the spec ial j acki ng poi nts un der the sill s. If a floor jac k is used , it can be applied to the standard j acki ng poi nts us ed by the d ealer. A floor jack can l ift both front wheels or bo th rear whee ls off the gro und s imultane ously . A jack s[...]

205 Car care and tech nical inform atio n 4 Wind the ja ck to rais e the wheel clear o f the gr ound. Remo ve the w heel bol ts and lift off th e wheel . 5 Fit the whee l and screw in the bolts in the sequenc e sho w n (oppo site pairs). Tighten t he bolts enough f or th e bolt s and wh eel to be se ated c orrectl y . 6 Low er th e car a nd tighte [...]

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

207 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Maintenance • The dri ve belt f or th e compr ess or sho uld be insp ected under the regula r service progra m. • Clean dir t and ins ects a wa y from the c on- denser a nd r adiato r to pre v en t clo gging. When w as hing t he car , use the h ose to spra y the radiator and condense r (located f orw ar[...]

208 Car care a nd technical in form ation Upholstery and trim To remov e fluff or hairs from the seat uphol- stery or headli ning, use a mois t, lint -free cloth or a spe cial lin t remover (brush or roller). Rem ove any dirty marks u sing a cloth m oiste ned with luke warm soapy water. When using a stain remover, always work from the outs ide towa[...]

209 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Washing the ca r Was h the ca r fr eque ntly . Wh en th e car i s new, wash the bodywork by h and, using just cold wate r – a brush attachm ent on the end of a h ose is ideal. D o not use au tomatic car washes f or the f irst five or six mont hs, before the pain twork has h ardene d prop- erly. The reafte[...]

210 Car care a nd technical in form ation Engine compartment Clean the en gine c ompar tment u sing an engine dete rgent and rinse with hot water. Cover the hea dlights and do not aim the spra y nozz le on th e •R a d i a t o r . • Thrott le cabl e. • Thrott le housing. • Other en gine con trols . • The alt er nato r . • Ignit ion sy st[...]

211 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Stir bo th prim er and touch -up ena mel t hor- oughly bef ore use and a llow each coat to dry befor e a pplyi ng the next. Two- coat en ame l As the na me im plies , t wo-co at ena mel i s applied in two operat ions. The first co at, the base co lo r, conta ins t he pig ment, metal flakes a nd binder. The [...]

212 Car care a nd technical in form ation 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 condition s of the Sheet Metal Coverage descri bed i n the w arrant y book - let. 1 W a sh the c ar freq uentl y , and wa x at leas t tw ice a year . Under adv erse co n- diti[...]

213 Car care and tech nical inform atio n For long trips Befo re s etti ng off on a l ong j ourn ey, it is advisa ble to have your ca r check ed over by your Saab deale r. Obtain a few importan t it ems t o take along on you r journey such as spare b ulbs, w iper blades, fuses, a Poly -Vee-belt a nd the l ike. You c an c heck s ome point s yo ursel[...]

214 Car care a nd technical in form ation Headlamp aiming The veh icle i s equ ipped with vertic al an d horizont al aim indicato rs. The aim has bee n pres et at t he fac tory and s houl d nor mally not need further adj ustments . This is tr ue even tho ugh y our ve rtical and ho rizon tal aim indi cators may not fall ex actly on the "0 "[...]

215 Car care and tech nical inform atio n To check the aim , the vehic le should be prop erly prep ared as fo llo ws: • Place the v ehicle o n a le vel pad or sur- fa c e . • The v ehicle s hould be un lade n and fuel tank ful l, and one p erson or 160 lbs . (75 kg) on the driv ers seat. • The vehicl e sho uld n ot h av e any s now , ic e or [...]

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217 Mainte nance and ow ne r ass istan ce Maintena nce and owner assistance Maintenance sc hedule ..... 218 Owner assistance ......... .. . 219 Reporting Safet y Defect s (U.S .A.) .... ....... .... ..... ...... .. 22 0 Reporting Safet y Defect s to the Cana dian government ................. . .. 220 Saab Origina l Service Program M2000 USA, Canada[...]

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

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

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

221 Mainte nance and ow ne r ass istan ce Saab Origi nal S ervice Pr ogram M200 0 US A, Ca nada, 9-5 M odels) * These are the minimum r equired Emission Control S ystem main tenance steps. Saab urges that all recommended m aintenance procedu res be performed according to this program. (a.) Engine oil and f ilter should be chan ged at least once a y[...]

222 Mai ntenance and owner assi stance * These are the minimum r equired Emission Control S ystem main tenance steps. Saab urges that all recommended m aintenance procedu res be performed according to this program. (b.) Change automatic transmis sion fluid at more frequent intervals (20,000; 50,000; 80,000 mile s, etc.) if car is driven in de nse c[...]

223 Mainte nance and ow ne r ass istan ce (c.) Check wheel alignment if irregular or p remature tire wear is apparent. Se rv i ce In t erv al s * * Miles = U .S . Car s Kilomet ers = Ca nadian Cars 1,000 (1,600 km) 10,000 (16,000 km) 20,000 (32,000 km) 30,000 (48,000 km) 40,000 (64,000 km) 50,000 (80,000 km) 60,000 (96,000 km) 70,000 (112,000 km) 8[...]

224 Mai ntenance and owner assi stance Se rv i ce In t erv al s * * Miles = U .S . Car s Kilomet ers = Ca nadian Cars 1,000 (1,600 km) 10,000 (16,000 km) 20,000 (32,000 km) 30,000 (48,000 km) 40,000 (64,000 km) 50,000 (80,000 km) 60,000 (96,000 km) 70,000 (112,000 km) 80,000 (128,000 km) 90,000 (144,000 km) 100,000 (160,000 km) Service # 1 23456789[...]

225 Specif icati ons Specifications General..... . .... .......... .......... 226 Eng ine ..... .... ..... ...... ..... .... .. 228 Fuel ... ..... ...... ..... .... ....... .... .. 228 Electric al system ..... ......... 230 Driv e bel ts ...... .... .... ....... .... 231 Manual gearbo x ............. ... 2 31 A utomatic transmission .. 232 Suspensi[...]

226 Specifi cations General Ov er all l ength, inclu di ng b ump ers: 9-5 S edan __________ ______ ______ _ 189.2 i n (4805 mm) 9-5 W agon _ ______ _____ ______ ____ 189.3 in (4808 mm) Ov er all wi dth, in cludi ng doo r mirro rs ____ 80.4 in (2042 mm) Maximu m heigh t: 9-5 S edan __________ ___ ______ ____ 57.0 in (14 49 mm ) 9-5 W agon _ ______ _[...]

227 Specif icati ons Trailer: Luggage com partment V olume (SAE): 9-5 Sedan __________ ______ ______ _ 15.9 cu .ft. (450 litres ) 9-5 W agon, rea r seat uprigh t ________ 31.4 cu . ft. (890 li tres) 9-5 W agon, rea r seat f o lded ________ _ 73.0 cu . ft. (2067 l itres) Maxi mum p ermissi bl e lugg age-co mp ar t- ment load: At curb w eight + 4 pa [...]

228 Specifi cations Engine Fuel 4-cylind er ______ ___________ _______ F our cyli nders, twin ov e rhea d cam - shafts , 1 6 v alv es and two balan cer shafts . 6-cylind er ___________ ______ ______ _ V -6 e ngine , do ub le ov e rhea d cam - shafts on ea ch cy l- inder ban k, 24 valves Cylinder b ores _________ ___ ______ _ 3.54 in (90 mm) Stroke [...]

229 Specif icati ons Engine oil Oil sp eci ficati on : Oil f or gasol ine engin es is classi fied in accord ance with t he API stand ard (American P etroleum Inst itute) in to the gr ade clas ses SH (since 1993) and SJ (si nce 1996). The SJ cl ass fulfil s more stringent require ments an d h as a lo w er le v el of phosp horous . These g rad e clas[...]

230 Specifi cations Engine variants Electrical sys tem 2.3t Ecopo wer Rating, EEC at 55 00 r pm _ ______ ____ 170 hp (125 kW) Maxim um to rque , EEC at 180 0 r pm ___ 207.2 ft.lb (280 Nm) Compress ion r atio ______ ______ ____ 9.35:1 2.3 Turbo Ec opower (“Aero“ m odel engine), manua l t ransm ission Rating, EEC at 55 00 rpm _______ ____ 230 hp [...]

231 Specif icati ons Drive belts Manual gearbox Engine v ariants Outside len gth 4-cylind er with A/ C syst em, po ly-V -be lt __ 102.84 in (2612 m m) 6-cylind er with A/ C syst em, po ly-V -belt __ 79.53 i n (2020 m m) Driv e belt, 4-cylin der with A/C system Driv e belt, 6-cylin der with A/C system IB542 IB543 T ype ________ ___________ _________[...]

232 Specifi cations Automatic t ransmissi on Suspens ion Steering T ype _______ ______________ _______ Electron ically con- troll ed 4-speed, ful ly a utom ati c w ith h ydr aul ic torque con verter , planetary gear s et an d int e- gral fin al dr i ve Lock-u p func tio n in select or po siti ons 3 and 4 Select or-le v e r posi tions __________ ___[...]

233 Specif icati ons Brake syst em Wheels and tires Fo otbr ak e (ABS) ____ _____ ______ ____ Hydr auli c disc br akes wi th v acuum servo u nit. D iago- nal ly split circu its; v en tilated disc s on front wheels . EBD functio n, see page 146. Handbr ak e ________ _____ ___ ______ _ Acts o n rear whe els Brak e fluid ___________ _________ ____ DO [...]

234 Specifi cations NOT E Snow chains Snow chains mus t no t be fit ted t o the r ear w heel s and must be used on t he followin g t ire/whee l com binati ons: Wheel Tire 6 x 15___ _____ _ 195/65 R15 M+ S (not 9-5 2. 3 Turbo Aero) or 205/65 R 15 M+ S (not 9-5 2.3 Tu rbo Aero ) 6.5 x 16_______ _ 205/55 R16 M+S or 215/55 R16 Max. spe ed is 30 mph ( 5[...]

235 Specif icati ons Plates a nd labels When cons ulting your Saab deal er, it may be necess ary to quote the ca r’s V.I. N., en gine and gearb ox nu mbers . 1 Modific ation identi ty plate. 2 V .I.N. num ber, inside w inds hiel d. 3 Cer tificati on la bel. 4 Gea rbox numbe r . 5 En gine nu mber. 6 Tire p ressure s and colo r co des (body & t[...]

236 Specifi cations 1 Region ________ ___ Y = Nor ther n Europe 2 Country _________ _ S = Sweden 3 Manufacturer __ ___ 3 = S aab Autom obi le AB 4 Product line ______ E = 9-5 5 Model series ______ D = 9-5 with driv er’ s and passen ger-sid e airb ags F = 9-5 SE with d riv er’ s and passen ger-sid e airb ags H = 9-5 Aero wit h drive r’ s and p[...]

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

238 Specifi cations Following adjustments can be done by the driver: Automatic Climate Control (ACC): To alter t he prep rogr ammed “AU TO“ st art up mode with your own preferences you can manuall y se lect th e des ired setti ngs fo r: • T empera ture. • F an spee d. •A i r d i s t r i b u t i o n . See “ Prog rammi ng I“ on page 73 [...]

239 Specif icati ons Afterheate r, V6-engin e cars The afterh eat er enab les a comf ortable tempe rature t o be main- tained i nside the c ar even a fter the engine has bee n switc hed off. The heate r can be activate d up to 10 m inutes after t he eng ine ha s stopped , althoug h the coolant tempe rature must be at le ast 40°C for the heate r to[...]

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241 Index Index A A/C syste m, fault diag nosis ________ 206 A/C syste m, maintenance _____ ____ 206 ABS brakes _____ ______________ _ 146 ACC _____ ___________ ___________ 67 ACC func tions ___ ___________ _____ 70 ACC, auto matic clim ate control ______ 67 ACC, cal ibration _________ ________ 75 ACC, con densation _______ ________ 76 ACC, pr ogra[...]

242 Index Date code , tires _____ ________ ____ 201 Dim-di pped beam _____ ___________ 61 Directi on indicators __________ _____ 62 Door ha ndles _________ ___________ 32 Door m i rrors _______ ___________ _ 108 Doors, locks & luggag e compartment _ 31 Drive b elt _______ ______________ _ 231 Drive b elt, alternator _ ____________ 179 Drive b e[...]

243 Index Light ho rn _________ ___________ __ 61 Light switch es ___________ ________ 61 Luggage -compartment lighting ____ __ 64 M Main in strument pan el ________ _____ 46 Main/di pped beam ________ ________ 61 Mainten ance schedule _______ ____ 218 Manual gearbox, tech nical data ____ 231 Maxi fu ses _________ ____________ 193 Milome ter ______[...]

244 Index Startin g in cold weather, ACC _______ 73 Starting in hot weather, AC C ________ 73 Steering w heel adjustm ent ________ 107 Steering, t echnical da ta _______ ____ 232 Stone-chi p damage, repairi ng ______ 210 Storage compartments __________ _ 113 Sun viso rs _________ ____________ 112 Sunroo f _____________ __________ 111 Suspens ion __[...]

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