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1 Owner’s Manual Saab 9-5, Model Year 2004 Safety 1 1 Security 39 Instruments and controls 53 Saab 9-5 Audio System 85 OnSt ar - T elematics 107 Interior equipm ent and trun k 1 19 St arting and dri.
2 Introd uction This m anual provides practical gu idance on driving and c aring f or your Saab. The S aab 9- 5 is avai labl e wit h th e foll owin g engine v ariant s: • 2.
3 Instrument p anel IB1080 Indi cator a nd w arning li ghts ______ 54 Speedom eter ______ _________ __ 61 Odome ter and trip mete r ________ 60 Fuel ga uge_____ ______ ______ __ 61 T emperat ure gauge.
4 Exter ior IB1736 Driving with a ro of ra c k loa d ______ 183 Fitting the roo f carriers (accessory) 183 Maxim um roof lo ad _______ ___ __ 270 Rearvie w mi rror ____ ______ _____ 122 Hood _________.
5 Interio r IB581 Rearview m irrors ___________ ___ 121 Door mirrors _________ ______ ___ 121 Sun viso rs __________ ______ ___ 131 Saf ety be lts ___ ______ ___ 17 Airb ag ___________ ______ 31 Child.
6 Engine c ompartme nt IB1737 Engine ___________ ______ _____ 203 Chec k ing th e oil l e v el ___________ 204 Chang ing en gine o il __________ __ 204 Engine o il, s pecifi catio n _________ 273 Brak.
7 Battery • N o spa rks, fl ames or smok in g. • Shield eyes, e xplosive gases can cause blindn ess or injur y . • Sulphur ic acid can cause blindne ss or sev ere burns. • Flush eyes immediately w ith water . Get medical help fast. • Do not tip batter y .
8 IB336 Jack • Jac k is designed only for changing a tire or mounti ng tire snow chai ns. • V e hicle mu st be le vel and the jac k m ust be placed on a firm and level g round. • Never cra wl underne ath vehicle when it is jack ed up . JACKING INSTRUCTIONS 1 S et par king brake an d shift tra nsmission to park.
9 No sparks, flames or smok ing. Buckle up Use prote ctive goggle s Airbag K eep out of reach of children. Electric windows Batter y acid cont ains sulfuric acid. Deact ivating of re ar windo w switches Refer to the Owner’s Manual. Ce ntral locking, lock Risk of explosive gas.
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11 Safety Safety Seats _________________ 12 Head re straint __________ 16 Safety bel ts _ ___________ 17 Child safety ____________ 23 Airbag_________________ 31 IB1740.
12 S afe ty Seat s Both front seats are el ectric ally ope rated. On cer tain m odels the d river´ s se at is equ ipped with a mem ory func tion . To facil itate g etting into t he car, both s eats can be adjus ted when either of the front doors is open .
13 Safety Legroom adjustment To adjus t the l egroom , pus h the low er control forw ard or back. Back rest rake a ngle To adjust the back rest, mov e the upper control fo rward or back. Lumbar support Turn the s mall er wheel for st epl ess a djust - ment of the lumba r support.
14 S afe ty Progr ammable dri ver’s seat (certai n models only) In ce rtai n mod els th e driv er´s seat is equipped w ith a program mable memo ry function.
15 Safety Ventilat ed front seats (option) Ventil ated fr ont seat s, that enha nce seating comfort in hot weat her, is an optio n on Arc and Aero m odels (certain marke ts) . Ventilate d seats are equip ped with two fans that extra ct the moist a ir from between the seat and the b ody.
16 S afe ty Head res traint The f ront seat s in th e Saab 9-5 ar e equippe d with Saab Ac tive Head Restraints (SAHRs). These red uce the risk of whip lash injur y if th e car is hit from behi nd . In th e even t of a r ear- end c rash , the bo dy is forced ba ck a gains t the b ackres t.
17 Safety Safety belts Three-poi nt inert ia-reel safety belt s are provided for al l sea ts. Resea rch ha s e stabli shed that it is ju st as dangerou s for re ar sea t passen gers n ot to wear their saf ety belts as i t is for fro nt sea t passen gers.
18 S afe ty Safety belt pr etension ers The belts of th e front seats are fit ted w ith automati c prete nsioners and force limiters. These are activa ted in the event of a severe frontal or rear-end crash an d a side-on col li- sion, p rovided that the safety belt s are being worn.
19 Safety • Child ren who h a v e g ro wn ou t of a child seat sh ould b e rest raine d b y th e car’ s standard three-point belt s. Mak e sure that the shoul der belt is not in contact w ith the nec k or thro at. If it is , a booster seat/cu s h- ion ma y be necessa ry .
20 S afe ty Belt he ig ht a dj us tmen t The front sa fety belts and t he outsid e belt s in the re ar (9-5 Se dan) ar e equi pped w ith automati c height adjus tment. After faste ning t he belt, g rasp i t at ch est height, p ull i t out an d, witho ut let ting go , allow the sl ack t o be ta ken u p b y the reel.
21 Safety Safety b elt, rear se at Three-poi nt safety belt s are provided for a ll three rear seat pas sengers. Fasten the belt by pul ling out the s trap care- fully an d ins erting the ton gue in the l ock.
22 S afe ty • Check th at t he bel t is n ot twis ted or lying a gains t shar p e dges. • Mak e sur e you us e the co rre ct safe ty belt buckl e. The buckl es for the center and left -han d rear sea ts are cl ose together.
23 Safety Child safe ty Car safety t ips For Tr unk Re lease Handl e inform ation se e page 44 an d 144 . WARNING • Child ren must always be suitabl y restraine d in t he car. • DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur. • Child ren 12 and un der or shorter th an 55 inches (140 cm) can be k illed by the ai rb ag.
24 S afe ty The sam e atten tion m ust b e giv en to c hild safety i n t he ca r as is g ive n to a dults. Saab reco mmen ds rea rward facing chil d restraints . Childre n tr avel mo st safely when prop erly restraine d, but restrai nts must be suita ble for the s ize of the c hild.
25 Safety LATCH installation To facil itate t he prop er fitti ng of n ew specia lly-de signe d chi ld rest raints, rig id lower a nchorages (ISOF IX) ha ve be en ins talle d to th e ve hicl e that shall be us ed with the to p tethe r a nchorages in th e two outboard re ar seating po sitions.
26 S afe ty For the to p tethe r, o nly use the str ap supplie d wi th the child restrai nt. Always follo w the in st allati on ins tructio ns supplie d wi th the child restrai nt.
27 Safety Child teth er anchor ages for forw ard facing chil d car seat s Child res traints with a tether s trap mus t be anchored acco rding to Ca nadian and U SA laws. If you h ave any questi ons re gardin g chil d tether anchorag es please c ontac t your Saab deal er.
28 S afe ty 9-5 Sport Wagon: 1 Fo ld the backre st of the rear seat f orw ard, s ee pag e 135. 2 Fo ld the anchor that is right behi nd the child re str aint to its upright po sitio n. 3 Place the c hild rest raint in t he rear seat. 4 Raise the head restr aint to its u pper position and then route the tet her under the head restr ain t.
29 Safety Lockable belt tongue In fit ting a child seat that is inten ded to be secured in positi on by the lap portio n of the safety b elt, make use of t he locking fun ction of the buck le. Lockin g the l ap port ion of the belt l esse ns the risk that th e sea t will w ork loose w hile the car i s in motion .
30 S afe ty Installation of child restra int using the standard safety bel t Chil d rest rain ts that are ap prov ed f or rear - war d faci ng ins tal lati on in t he re ar s eat ca n be pos itioned in a ny of the th ree rear pl aces.
31 Safety Airbag The AIRBAG sy stem compris es an airbag in the stee ring wheel, a front pas senger airbag and si de ai rbag s in th e fron t seat s. The sys tem s upple ments the pr otecti on provided by th e safety belts to furth er enhance th e safe ty of t he occ upant s.
32 S afe ty WARNING • Even if the car is equi pped with AIRBA G, safe ty belt s must st ill alw ays be worn by all occupants. • Note that bec ause an airbag inflates and defl ates e xtrem ely ra pidly , it w ill not pr ovide pro tectio n agai nst a second impa ct oc curring in the sam e incide nt.
33 Safety IB1742 5 1 4 2 6 3 2 6 7 7 5 AIRBA G system wi th belt pretensio ners 1 Central sensor 2 Belt pretensioners (for both front safety belts) 3 Steering w heel with integral airbag 4 Passenger a.
34 S afe ty Front p assenger se at The airbags are interconnecte d and have a common w arnin g light. Th e pas senge r airbag m odule is hous ed in the fas cia abov e the g love compar tmen t and i s mar ked ”SRS AIRBAG”. (SRS = Suppleme ntary Restrai nt System).
35 Safety Side airba gs The sid e airba gs, which help protect the upper body are integra ted in the outsi de edges o f the fro nt se at bac krests . In a side impact, only th e airbag on that side wi.
36 S afe ty AIR BAG warning light AIRBAG serv icing The A IRBA G must be insp ecte d as par t of the norm al ser vice program but o therwise may be regarded a s mainte nance -free. WARNING • If the airbag readi ness light stays on afte r yo u sta rt y our vehi cle, it means the air bag system may not be worki ng properly .
37 Safety Scrapping or working on airbags and belt prete nsioners Frequently asked questions on func- tion of airbags Do you still need t o wea r a safety b elt if airbags a re fitted ? Yes, always! The airbag merely supple- ment s the ca r’s n ormal safe ty syst em.
38 S afe ty What wo n’t tri gger the front airb ags? The airba g wi ll not be ac tivate d in a ll front-end cra shes. For instan ce, if the car has hi t so methi ng re lati vely soft and yi eldi ng (e.g. a s now d rift or a hedg e) or a sol id object at a low impact speed, the air bag will not nece ssari ly be trigge red.
39 Securit y Security Doors _________________ 40 Central l ocking _________ 40 Car alarm ______________ 46 IB446.
40 Security Doors Door handles Pull the handl e t o open the do or. If the do or is s tuck (e.g . if fro zen), h old the handle f rom abov e to se cure a better grip. Central locking Key / Remote c ontrol The key uni t consists of a mechan ical key with int egrated remote c ontrol.
41 Securit y To chec k the numbe r of keys that a re pro- grammed fo r the c ar; see page 50. Electron ic starti ng interlo ck (immobilizer) Each t ime the ke y is remo ved fro m the igni - tion, the elec tronic startin g interlock is acti- vated an d t he car is th us im mobil ized, se e also pa ge 47.
42 Security Locking by k ey (1) When the c ar is lock ed and unloc ked t he theft alarm is a lso af fected . Turn the ke y clock wise: all do ors lo cked . The trunk l id/tailgate cannot be opened now from insi de us ing the swit ch on th e d river’s door.
43 Securit y If the car is left with th e doors open , the inte- rior l ighting and t he co urtesy lights in th e doors will be sw itched off automati cally after 20 minutes, to prevent a fl at battery. In such cases th e electrically op erated seats wil l not funct ion.
44 Security Trunk lid lock, 9-5 Seda n The trunk lid lock is independent of the cen- tral-lock ing sys tem. T he trun k lid releas e switch o n th e driv er’s d oor is inope rative when th e car is lock ed from the o utside or moving at a s peed greater than 2.
45 Securit y Tailgate, 9-5 SportWagon The tailg ate is not unl ocked whe n the other car doors are unlocke d. The tailgate bu tton on the dri ver’s door is inoperative when the car is l ocked o r movi ng at a spee d grea ter than 2.7 mp h ( 4 km/h).
46 Security Car alarm The ca r alar m (a nti- thef t syst em) is acti - vated/de activ ated wh en t he ca r is locked /unlocked by the rem ote control or by the key , see page 41. The ant enna for the ala rm system is locate d in the c enter c onsol e.
47 Securit y Activatin g the car al arm The car a larm c annot be ac tivate d if th e driver’s door is open or if the igniti on switch i s i n O N p os i ti o n .
48 Security Panic-funct i on In the c ar alarm system is a fu nction call ed "Pan ic-f uncti on" . To activ ate pa nic fu nctio n: • Push and ho ld one of the b uttons on th e ke y f or 2 secon ds . Or , if you are sitti ng inside the ca r , push the LO CK-s witch on the cen ter con sole f or 2 second s .
49 Securit y Overview of f unctions Alarm s ignals may differ be tween mode l variant s for diffe rent coun- trie s. Some of th e car-ala rm fu nctions can be reprogramme d – con - sult your Saab dealer for further details (see page 282). Loc king/ activ ation Hazard warning l ights flash once .
50 Security Overvie w of LED signa ls and SID mess ages Some si gnals may diff er betwe en mod el va riants for dif fere nt countrie s. Status LED signal Activ atio n (duri ng 10-s econd de la y). Comes on f or 10 se conds . Alarm activ ate d (after dela y ).
51 Securit y Canada only : This devi ce complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the f oll owing t wo c onditi ons: (1) th is de vice may n ot cause ha rmful interferen ce, and (2) must accept any interf erence received , incl uding int erferenc e that may cau se un desire d oper - ation.
52 Security (This pa ge has been lef t blan k).
53 Instruments and controls Instru ments and contro ls Indicator and warning lights _______________ 54 Instruments ___________ 60 Saab Infor m ation Display (SID) ________________ 63 Switches ________.
54 Instru ments an d controls Indicator and warning lights A number of indicator and warning light s will come on whe n the ignition is sw itched on prior to s tarting . Under n ormal conditio ns, these sh ould go out a fe w seconds after the engine h as s tarted (s ee pa ge 60).
55 Instruments and controls Warning, charging This ligh t will come on togeth er with if the batte ry is discharg ing. If it comes o n whil e you ar e dri vin g, sto p the c ar as soon as poss ible and s witch o ff the e ngi ne. Check th e altern ator dri ve be lt (se e page 212).
56 Instru ments an d controls Anti-lock b rake w arning This light will come on if a fault has occ urred in the ABS system. On certa in varian ts a nd as well as can ligh t up to indicat e a fault in the electron ic bra ke forc e distrib ution syste m (distr ibution of the b rake pressure between the front and rea r wheels ).
57 Instruments and controls CHECK message in dicator This li ght i ndica tes th at the re is a messag e in the Saab Inf ormation Displa y (SID) . A chime wi ll also sound (see page 67). Central warning light This li ght w ill c ome on and a chim e will sound i f a fau lt has been detect ed in any system th at is critic al to s afety .
58 Instru ments an d controls Indicator, cruise control This li ght sh ows when the cr uise-con trol syste m is ac tiv e (see page 16 7) . Indicator, high beam This li ght shows wh en the he adlights are on high beam (se e page 69). Indicator, rear fog light This lig ht shows when the re ar fog light is on (see page 70).
59 Instruments and controls Automatic transmi s s ion, fault indicator On a c ar with a n automat ic tran smis sion , this w arning symb ol is illum inate d if a fault has bee n d etecte d in th e tr ansmi ssio n. Switch the ignition o ff and on ag ain to check if the fa ult persists .
60 Instru ments an d controls Autocheck ing of lights, main instrument panel The abov e wa rning and in dicato r ligh ts should come on when th e igni tio n is switched on prior to start ing.
61 Instruments and controls Speedo meter (U.S. speedometer shown) The speed ometer receiv es signal s from the wheel sensors in the ABS system. If the NIGHT PANEL mode has been selecte d, the scale wil l be illumin ated up to 87 mph (140 k m/h). Th e rema inder of the scale wi ll be ill uminated if the s peed o f the car exceed s 84 mph (135 km/h).
62 Instru ments an d controls Check fus e 1 (radiator fa n) in the fuse panel under the ho od, se e page 231. If the ne edle repeatedly enters the red zone, stop the car as soon as it is safe to do so a nd check the co olant level by lo oking at the level visi ble th roug h the p last ic tan k – do not remove the ca p.
63 Instruments and controls Selector lever indication (Automati c transmission ) The po siti on of the se lecto r leve r is in di- cated on the m ain i nstrum ent pa nel.
64 Instru ments an d controls Outdoor tempera ture (Frost warning) Regardl ess of w hic h func tion ha s bee n selecte d, except Night Pane l Mode, SID will automati cally dis play t he outdoo r tempe ra- ture wh en it is b etween 26° and 38°F (– 3° and +3°C ).
65 Instruments and controls Turning the Alarm and Speed warning on or off 1 Select the Al arm or Speed-w a rning function . 2 Press SET to tu rn on the func tion. Press CLEAR to tu rn off the func tion. When eithe r function is on, Alar m/Speed W resp ectiv ely will be vi sible on the displa y.
66 Instru ments an d controls To calcula te the arrival time if a sp ecified averag e speed is ma intain ed 1 Select Dis t using the b utton. 2 Set the di stanc e to be cov e red. 3 Pr ess t o sele ct Spee d Ø. 4 S et th e average spe ed you int end to drive .
67 Instruments and controls CHECK messages When the engine is started, CHECKI N G will appear on the d ispla y for a bout fo ur sec - onds, whi le the SID c hecks a re bei ng per- formed.
68 Instru ments an d controls The foll owin g cond itions will wake up the respecti ve display s in the Night-Panel mode: • Setting o f the A udio s ystem, SI D or A CC (disp la y co mes o n f or ten secon ds). • CHECK m essa ge gen erate d in t he SID .
69 Instruments and controls Switches Daytime running lights The park ing li ght s and daytime runnin g light s come on auto mat ically when the i gni- tion swit ch is ON. Note to owners i n the U.S.: If you do not want Day time Runn ing Li ghts, this f eatur e can be disco nnected: sw itch off the engi ne and remo ve fus e N o.
70 Instru ments an d controls Courtesy Headlight Feature A delay functi on allows the headl ights to remain o n low beam fo r ab out 30 seconds after t he driv er’s doo r ha s been closed .
71 Instruments and controls Instrument illumination The br ightne ss of the in strume nt illumina - tion can be varie d by me ans of the dimm er switc h adja cent t o th e head light swit ch.
72 Instru ments an d controls Front fog lights (ce rtain models) The front f og lights ca n be activat ed in both low be am he adligh t and parkin g ligh t posi - tions. F og lights sho uld only be used in poor visibi lit y con dit ions. Make sure you are familia r w ith the appli - cable provi ncial/st ate law regarding the use of fog lights.
73 Instruments and controls Wipers and was hers There are three inter mittent wi per positions. Moving the c ontrol stalk to the spring-l oaded position betw een 0 and 2 will produce a sin gle sweep of the wipe rs. The wi pers ar e desi gned f or opti ma l clean- ing at all drivin g spee ds.
74 Instru ments an d controls most pos ition (1). W hen a high er degree of sensiti v ity is selected, th e wipers make o ne sweep of the wind shield f or refere nce. The rain se nsor ha s a d aylig ht and a nigh t time mo de. The s ensor measu res th e amount of av ailable li ght and autom atically selects the appropriate mod e.
75 Instruments and controls Automa tic climat e control (ACC) The ACC sy stem au tomat ical ly works to maintai n the desir ed temperatur e inside the car.
76 Instru ments an d controls The syst em ha s fi ve s ensors: • Outdoor te mper at ure sen sor • In ter io r te mperat ure sens or • Sun sensor (m ounted on top of the f ascia) • T wo ble nde.
77 Instruments and controls Temperature control The cabin is d ivide d into two t empera ture zones : • The driv er’ s zone • The pass enger z on e (front and re ar seats) The desire d tem perature can b e set between 58 and 82°F (1 5 and 27°C).
78 Instru ments an d controls Functions Pressi ng AU TO will cancel all manual settin gs. If a manual functio n is selec ted, it will be lock ed in but other functio ns will be cont roll ed aut omat ical ly. The sel ected tempera ture is a lways mainta ined automa tical ly.
79 Instruments and controls The rear-wind ow a nd doo r-mirror heatin g is co ntroll ed ma nually . Switch off th e heat ing as soon as th e rear wi ndow is clea r, to avoid imp osing a he avy load o n the bat- tery longe r than necessary .
80 Instru ments an d controls Air distribution Pr ess on ce: Defrostin g of al l windo ws will tak e plac e (a ir fl ow to rear sid e wind ows shu t off) w ith: • The fan run ning at high speed. • Air being dis tribute d to th e defros ter ve nts.
81 Instruments and controls Starting in co ld wea ther To start wi th, the sys tem wil l automat icall y selec t the d efroster s et- ting, ma xi mum h eat an d low fan s peed. As the en gine warms up, ai r will also be distribut ed through the floor vents a nd the fan sp eed w ill b e inc reased .
82 Instru ments an d controls Programming II It is al so pos sibl e to c ustomiz e the AC C sy stem, e.g . to adapt to driving and w eathe r cond itions . Function Operation in A UT O mode after Pr ogramming II Standar d op eration in A UT O mode The A/C comp ressor will not act ivate unl ess the ou td oor temper atu re is abo v e 55°F (+13°C).
83 Instruments and controls To program a function or to cancel a program med f uncti on, pr ess and hold in th e re levant button until the c orrespo nding symbol has flashe d fou r time s o n the d ispla y and a ch ime has sound ed. Make su re the i gni tion i s ON.
84 Instru ments an d controls Condensation When the A/C system is run ning, the intake air is d ehumi dified , an d the resulta nt co n- densati on is drained off through two out lets under neath the floo r of the car, in the vi cinity of the fro nt doors .
85 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Saab 9-5 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-5 Audio System ____ 87 Sound control s _______ 89 Radio _______________ 90 Cassette pl ayer _______ 92 CD player ____________ .
86 Saab 9- 5 Audio System To get th e best out of yo ur Saab 9-5 Aud io System, we reco mmen d that y ou rea d through th is en tire s ection . The Saab 9-5 Audi o Sys tem is avai lable in two ve rsions : Premium on th e 9-5 L inear and Prestige on the 9-5 Arc an d 9-5 Ae ro Both m odels have been sp ecial ly ma tched to th e Saab 9-5 ca bin .
87 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-5 Audio Sys tem Radio (see page 90) ON T o swi tch the s ystem ON , press th e v olume b ut- ton. Th e last settin gs us ed wil l be a ctiv at ed.
88 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Cassette player. See page 92 CD player . See pag e 95 CD changer (a ccessory /option). S ee page 97 Pr ess on ce: S elect s ca ssett e player when othe r source acti v e. Whe n ta pe p layin g: Dolby B ON/OFF . Switch to pl a yba c k othe r side of tape .
89 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Sound controls ON/OFF The Audio Sy stem w ill come on : • Whe n the vol ume con trol is pre ssed . • Whe n the i gni tion i s switched ON, if the A udi o Syste m w as on when th e igni tion ke y was last re moved. The Audio Sy stem w ill be s witched off : • Whe n the vol ume con trol is pre ssed .
90 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Radio Press the RADIO/ BAND button to switch to the r adio w hen an ot her so urce i s act ive. Preset station buttons (1) Press on ce (rel ease wi thin a seco nd) to select a pr eset stat ion , e.g. The sma ll fig ure on the far right o f the d is- play is the n umber of the preset button selec ted.
91 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Waveband selector (3) Press the RADIO/BAN D button re peated ly to move thr ough th e wa veban d sel ection s: FM1, FM 2, and AM.
92 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Cassette pl ayer Before pla ying a tape, make sure that th e label is sec ure and that t he cas sette is no t warped, otherwis e the cass ette c an become ja mmed in the deck . The c asse tte player a utoma ticall y sense s wheth er t he tape is normal or metal (Type I or Type II).
93 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Music sea rch forw ard/re verse (5) To searc h forward for a tra ck, pres s and relea se qu ickl y (wi thin h alf a s econ d). The foll owin g will n ow a ppear o n the dis- play: To perform a bac kwar d sear ch, p ress instead.
94 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Type II (metal) ta pes The cas sette has an automati c tap e-type selec tor. Cleaning-due indicator After 30 ho urs’ p layin g time, th e f ollowin g messag e will appea r on the di splay : The mes sage will be disp layed for ten secon ds ea ch tim e the ca ssett e play er is selec ted.
95 Saab 9- 5 Audio System CD player To sele ct the CD mode, load a CD i nto the deck or , if one is alrea dy lo aded, press the CD/RDM button. Inser t the CD , labe l-side u p, and all ow the mechan ism t o load it aut omatic ally .
96 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Fast tra ck search Press (mid-se gment) once to switch b etween t he CD-PL AY and CD-TRACK modes. The CD-PLAY an d CD-TRACK modes change the function of and . The select ed mode will also be active the next time the sy stem is swit ched on.
97 Saab 9- 5 Audio System CD changer (access ory) Important ! Alwa ys keep the s lidin g cov er closed to keep dust o ut of the CD change r, so that i t will contin ue to provid e satisfa c tory service for a long ti me.
98 Saab 9- 5 Audio System If the maga zine in the CD cha nger is empty, the follo wing will a ppear o n the displ ay: If the C D chan ger is activ ated ri ght aft er a magazi ne has been loade d, t he foll owin g will a ppear o n the displ ay: The CD number w ill change as each C D is played.
99 Saab 9- 5 Audio System If for som e reas on the CD s elect ed by the preset butt on cannot be played , playba ck of the curre nt CD wi ll co ntinue . Track se arch (2) Press or repe atedl y to mo ve to preced ing o r follo wing tracks. P ress ing once wi ll rest art pla yback fr om the beginni ng of the current track.
100 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em SCAN Scan ning th e curr ent C D: To start t he SCAN functi on, whi ch ena bles you to h ear a s ampl e of ea ch trac k on the disc, p ress a nd hold (mid-s eg- ment). Th e dis play s hows t hat SCAN is in progress and whic h track is currently bein g sample d.
101 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Programmable functions Volume-p reset mode To select the vo lume-p reset mode, pres s and hold the WB button at the same time as you swit ch the Audio System on.
102 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em Loudness ON/OFF To chang e t he def ault s etting: The defau lt se tting fo r this function is O N. – Press and h old th e WB b utt on at th e same t ime a s y ou s witch on the A u dio System. – Select LOUDNESS us ing – Select ON/O FF using the V OL control.
103 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Security l ock The Audio Sy stem is equipped w ith an elec - tron ic secu rity lock . The s peci al cod e is unique to the car in which the Aud io System is fitted . Each time the Audio System is switch ed on, a check is m ade t o e nsure t hat the c odes match .
104 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em Technic al data • These sp ecifications comply with the new IHF Sta ndard • Since th e policy a t Saab is one of continual im provement, we ret ain the r ight t o alter specific ations and desi gn witho ut prior not ice.
105 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Antennas The Audio Syste m has three antenn as incorpora ted in the rear window; two for FM diversi ty and one fo r AM. The car has a f actor y-fi tted roof anten na for a mobil e phon e/OnSt ar. Ro of loa ds ma y negat ively af fect telec ommuni cation .
106 Saab 9-5 Audio Syst em Adjusting t he freque ncy steps No rth America/Eur ope If the ca r is ta ken fro m North America t o Eur ope, the r adi o’s f reque ncy step s can b e adjuste d. • Press and ho ld (mid-segmen t) and s witch the radi o on at the sa me time.
107 OnStar - Telematics OnStar - Telematics Using OnStar _________ 1 08 OnStar i s Easy______ _____ ___ 108 OnStar Se rvices Button _______ 108 Emergenc y b utto n _____ ______ 109 Whit e dot b u tton.
108 OnS tar - Telemati cs Your new ve hicle may com e equ ipped with advanc ed telematic s hardware. OnStar telematics is a soph isticate d in -vehi cle system allo wing co nverge nce o f wire less commu nications , GPS ( Globa l Posi tionin g Syst em) sate llit es a nd a dva nced vehi cle electron ics.
109 OnStar - Telematics System status light Solid Green — Indic ates t he On Star system in the vehic le is pow ered O N and ready to make calls or receive calls from the OnStar Cente r. Blinking G reen — Th e light bl inks green to indicate a cal l is b eing c onnec ted or in progress.
110 OnS tar - Telemati cs The OnStar Center Connectin g to the On Star cent er In additi on to using the 3-b utton s yste m found in your S aab , there are two o ther ways to c onnec t to th e OnS tar Cente r.
111 OnStar - Telematics Roadsid e assistance ** There’s n othing worse tha n being stran ded on the road with car tro uble. No matt er what the proble m is (flat tire , out of gas, or engi ne trouble), just c all OnSta r. They will c ontac t the help you need t o get you quic kly back on the road.
112 OnS tar - Telemati cs Online Con cierge se rvices From shopp ing to travel to entertai nment and more , OnSta r’s on line conci erge can help you make th e most of you r time. Login to www.myonstar.com and simply sel ect a city, c hoose a cat egory and as k aw ay.
113 OnStar - Telematics Voice Commands Personal C alling is mad e available through your vo ice c omma nds to the sys tem. Th is allows you to verb ally contro l all of the phone fu nction s. Your OnSta r wire less phone sys tem ha s been prog rammed to respo nd to a wide vari - ety o f voic es a nd acc ents.
114 OnS tar - Telemati cs Storing/Deleting Numbers in Memory (Nameta gs) Storing a number Your OnStar syst em can store up to 20 numbers (up to 32 dig its e ach) in mem ory that can be di aled b y simpl y repe ating the ”nam eta g.
115 OnStar - Telematics Contact OnStar You wil l need y our On Star Pers onal Id enti- fication Numbe r (PIN) t o autho rize t he charge to your credit card o n f ile. If you are not in yo ur Saab, you m ay call an OnStar Advisor at 1-888 -4-ONSTAR (1-888-466 -7827) to re que st u nit r epleni sh- ment.
116 OnS tar - Telemati cs Vir tual Adviso r (expecte d availa bility fourth quarte r 2000) Once yo u have activate d Personal C alling, you can enjo y you r ti me in your Sa ab ev en more with the OnSta r Virtual Advisor.
117 OnStar - Telematics News H eadlines The OnStar Virtu al Advisor wil l provide cu r- rent head lin es for many differe nt cat ego- ries , inc lud ing : • Internationa l Ne ws Headli nes • Natio.
118 OnS tar - Telemati cs OnStar Operatio n: OnStar us es ex istin g emer gency servic e providers and cellu lar and satel lite t ech nol- ogies. O nStar re quires c ellular s ervice to be availab le and operating for fea tures to func- tion properly .
119 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Interior equi pment and trunk Steering wheel adjustment __________ 1 20 Rearview mirr ors______ 121 Electric windows ______ 127 Sunroof _____________ 1 28 Interi .
120 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Steering w heel adjust ment Fore-and-a ft and tilt adj ustment of the steer- ing wh eel is poss ible. Pull dow n the lever fully until you h ear a click. Move th e steering w heel to the desired positio n and then raise the lever.
121 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Rearview mir rors Door mirrors The door mirrors have auto d immi ng fun c- tion (opti on) and the p assenge r side door mirror is of the wid e-angle ‘‘asphe ric” ty pe. The door mirrors are de signe d to fo ld back if kn ocked.
122 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Rearview mirror The rear view mirro r has day/night po sitions that can be s elect ed by means o f a knob beneath the mirror.
123 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Preparations fo r first-time programmi ng Before progra m ming the garage opene r for the first time, you m ust d elete a ny fa ctor y codes. Press an d hold the two out er buttons until the indi cator l ight b egins to fla sh-afte r 20 seconds.
124 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Gate Opera tor / Canadian Programming Canadi an radio-frequ ency laws requi re transmi tter signals to "time-o ut" (or quit) after sev eral s econd s of t ransm issio n - which may not be long e nough for the garage op ener to pick up th e sig nal du ring programm ing.
125 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Opening a garage door To operat e, sim ply p ress and rel ease the programm ed button. Activ ation will now occur for th e trained device (i. e. garage door opener, g ate op erator, s ecuri ty sy stem, entry doo r lock , home/o ffice lighti ng, etc .
126 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Compass The com pass is integ rated i n the re arview mirror . The comp ass bearin g is displayed in the top righ t-hand corner of the mi rror and is updat ed every othe r second. The c ompass display s the car’s d irection of tra vel: N, NE, E, etc.
127 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Electric wind ows The elec tric motors of th e front windows are equi pped with over lo ad pro tec tion (in te- grated the rmal p rote ction). Th is pro tectio n operates when the wi ndow s are wo und down auto maticall y (switch pre ssed fully down).
128 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Child sa fety: re ar wi ndows (ON/ OFF) The window s witches on the rear doors can be rend ered in operati ve by the ON /OFF switch in the panel on the cente r c onsol e. When the sw itch is ON , the r ear si de wi n- dows ca n be opera ted by the sw itch on each rear door.
129 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk To open: • Slide th e control tow ards the rear to open the sunroof to the comf or t position. T o open it f ully , slide the co ntrol bac k a secon d time. Pr ess th e cont rol to stop i t ear lie r . To close: • Slide the control forw ards until the sun roof is cl osed.
130 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Interior lighting The inter ior lighti ng con sist s of on e dome ligh t in t he fr ont an d one i n the back, a map-read ing li ght in the fro nt, tw o readi ng light s in the bac k, floor courtesy lights in the front (in s ome model varia nts) and d oor courtesy lights on all doors .
131 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Sun visors The car i s equipped wi th double s u n vi sors. One secti on of the visor can be indepen- dently p ivote d to th e side w indow. A vanity mi rror is provided on the back of the sun visors . The vanity mirrors are ill umi- nated w hen the c over i s raised .
132 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Cigarette lighters (access ory/certai n markets only ) The car is provid ed with cigarette lighters next to t he front as htray and in t he rear end of the center consol e. The cig arette l ighter sock et can also be used as power p oint, e .
133 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk IB436 IB437 IB439 IB441 IB438 On the back of the front s eats (cer tain v ar iants on ly) Center a rmrest f or rear seat (o ption) On lead ing edge of fro nt seat.
134 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Cup holders Cup h olde rs ar e pro vid ed in t he in stru ment panel fa scia, in the center console compart- ment bet ween the fro nt sea ts, an d in th e rear-seat arm rest (certain varian ts only). To acce ss th e cup holde r in the instr ume nt panel, p res s the symb ol and releas e.
135 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Trunk Folding the rear se at, 9-5 Se dan The rear s eat is spli t and the tw o sect ions c an be folded indep en- dently. Foldin g dow n of t he rear seat i s eas ier if the fron t seat s are not all the way back , and the rear head restrain ts are folded down.
136 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k WARNING • Pla ce hea vy item s clo sest t o the ba ckre st and s tow sm all er and lig hte r item s on t op. • Never ove rload the ca rgo net. If the elastic bre aks this may cause personal injury . Do not use a cargo ne t that shows signs of we ar.
137 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Trunk pass-t hrough hatch A trunk pa ss-through hatch is incorpora ted in the rear seat back rest to enabl e long , na rrow item s to be car ried insi de the car. Items s hould no t weigh mo re than 33 lbs. (15 kg) no r be more than 2 yards (2 metres) in len gth.
138 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Folding the rear se at, 9-5 Wa gon Both the n arrow and wid e sec tions of the rear se at ca n be fo lded separately . Folding is facil itated if the front s eats are not lo cated too far back. The w ide sectio n cannot be folded sepa rately if a cargo net is mou nted on the re ar of th e back rest.
139 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Folding the na rrow section of the backrest The fol ding i s fac ilitate d if th e fr ont se at is not too far back . 1 Make sure that the head restr ain t is in t he down posi tion. F o r height adjus tment ref er to page 1 6.
140 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Load anchoring Drivin g with t he trunk lid/ tail gate o pen, s ee page 188. WARNING • Put he avy l oads as low down an d as far forw ard as possi ble i n the lugga ge compart ment, i .e. ag ainst the bac k of the rear s eat.
141 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk On the floor of the lugga ge co mpartm ent there are two l ongitu dinal alumi nium rai ls (CargoTra cks™) where s pecial cargo bolts can be mounte d. The cargo bolts are mou nted by li fting thei r locks and in se rting th em in to the rail.
142 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Cargo net (accessory) The pull-ou t cargo net’s storage cassette is mounted on the rear of the back rest. 1 Remov e th e co v ers near the tw o rear fixing p o ints in the roo f. Carefu lly bend in the lo wer edge of th e cov e r with a screw- driver .
143 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Sliding floor (a ccessory) The functio n of the sliding floor i s to facilitate loading a nd unload ing. Securing l oad s, se e page 137. When the c ar is parked and t he floo r is pulled ou t, it c an bea r the w eigh t of two people (m aximu m 440 lbs.
144 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Loading/Unloa ding 1 Lift the h andle and p ull ou t the s lidin g floor to th e outer lo cking position . Mak e sure t hat the floor is loc ked cor rectly . 2 Put on the cargo , but ma k e sure that i t does not co v e r the h andle .
145 Inte rior e quip ment an d tru nk Spare wheel and tools The spare w heel, toge ther with the jack an d jack ha ndle, front to wrope attac hment eye and t oolki t, are s towed a way underne ath the trunk . There is al so roo m for a spare bulb kit ( a cces sory) .
146 Inter ior equipme nt and trun k Fuel filler door (certain variants on ly) The fuel filler door is opened by m eans of a button on the d river’s door. The do or is spring-l oaded, so it opens slig htly a utoma t- ically when re lea sed. Refuel ing, s ee pag e 154.
147 Sta rt ing and driving Starting and driving IB1754 Igniti on switch ________ 148 Starting the engine ____ 149 Important consi derations for driving ___________ 151 Refueling ____________ 154 Engin.
148 St arti ng an d d rivin g Ignition swit ch The com bined igniti on switch an d gear-leve r lock is l ocate d in th e center c on- sole be tween the fro nt se ats. Th e igni tion key can onl y be r emove d when rev erse i s engaged (a utomat ic t ransm issio n: s electo r in ”P” pos ition).
149 Sta rt ing and driving If the ca r does no t start If the text ” Key no t acc epted. Cont act ser- vice.” i s shown on th e SID, after a fail ed start attempt, th e cau se co uld be a faul t in th e transmitte r in th e key, or in the recei ver in the igniti on loc k.
150 St arti ng an d d rivin g It is po ssibl e for a ir to en ter the lubric ating system in conju nction w ith an oil or oil-filte r change, or if th e car has b een st ored fo r some time. Thi s air can cause the hydrau lic cam fo llowers to e mit a tic king noise , which can pers ist fo r up to 15 minutes afte r start- ing.
151 Sta rt ing and driving Limp-home mode The e ngine manag ement syst em ha s a diagnos tic feature t hat continuall y checks a number of internal func tions. If, for ex ample, a fault i s dete cted i n the throttle valv e, the engine man ageme nt sy stem will go in to Limp-hom e mo de.
152 St arti ng an d d rivin g One of the adva ntages of th e system i s that it e nab les the en gine t o be run saf ely on low er-grade fu el, although not low er t han A ON 87. • The maximu m boost press ure is adjus ted aut omat ica lly t o t he kn ocking or pi nging tenden cy of the en gine .
153 Sta rt ing and driving battery . How e v er , as so on as you hav e started the eng ine , it i s important that it runs on all cylinders . If it is m isfiring, allo w i t t o i d l e f o r u p t o f i v e m i n u t e s t o g i v e i t t i m e to settl e and run smooth ly .
154 St arti ng an d d rivin g Refueling Only fue l fr om well -know n oil com panies should be used . All Saab gasoline engines can b e driven on fuel of gra de AON 87–93. For optimu m perfo rmanc e we rec ommend : • AO N 9 0 fo r 2 . 3 t • AO N 9 3 for 2 .
155 Sta rt ing and driving Openin g the fuel filler door in an emergency, see page 146. Recomme nded fuel: The engine in your Saab 9-5 is design ed to operate on unlea ded gaso line th at has an octane rati ng of 87 or hig her.
156 St arti ng an d d rivin g Fuel (Gasoline Engine) Use re gular u nleade d gasoli ne rate d at 87 octane o r high er. Us e of g asoli ne with an octa ne ra ting low er th an 87 ca n resu lt i n severe en gine damage .
157 Sta rt ing and driving If yo ur veh icl e is c erti fied t o me et Cali for nia Emissi on Standard s (ind icated on the under hood emi ssion c ontrol l abel), it is designe d to operate o n fuels that meet Cali- fornia s pecifica tions.
158 St arti ng an d d rivin g Gear changin g Manual tran smission To start the engine th e clutch pedal must be fully de pres sed. The gea r posi tions are m arked on the ge ar lever. Be fore rev erse (R) can be enga ged, you m ust li ft t he ri ng un dern eath t he gear-leve r knob .
159 Sta rt ing and driving Automatic tran smissio n The electr onic control module for the auto- matic tr ansmission rec eives informat ion on engine tor que and ro ad spe ed, an d als o control s the hydrau lic pr essure i n the tran s- mission to ens ure th at g ear ch anging is a s smooth a s pos sible .
160 St arti ng an d d rivin g The d eten t b utto n on t he se lec tor leve r ha s to be pressed bef ore the selector ca n be moved betwe en certai n positions . Four mod es for the autom atic transmis sion can be s elected: Normal , Manual, S port and Winter.
161 Sta rt ing and driving Park B rake Shift lock The trans missio n has a securi ty func tion known as Park Bra ke Shift Loc k. To m ove the gear selec tor out of the P position, the brake pe dal must be de pressed at the s ame time as the ge ar selector ca tch (detente) is pres sed i n.
162 St arti ng an d d rivin g Overhea ted transmis sion flu id If the auto ma tic-tran smissi on fluid sho uld overhe at, the fo llowing mess age will app ear on the SID: ”Gearbox too hot. Make a safe stop.”. I n this event, stop t he ca r in a s uitab le pla ce, switch off the engin e and open th e h ood .
163 Sta rt ing and driving Descending hills If the sp eed of the car i ncreas es whi le descen ding a steep hil l, despite the acce ler- ator be ing released, the control modu le will change down a gear when you bra ke. If yo u desire m ore po werful e ngine brakin g, man - ually s elect a low er ge ar.
164 St arti ng an d d rivin g Selector positions P T o shift out of the P positio n y ou m ust depress the brake pedal and the igniti on must be ON. The parking positi on (P) must only be sel ected when the car i s at a comp lete s tands till. T he selector le ver is lo c ked and the tr ansm iss ion is mechani cally imm obiliz ed .
165 Sta rt ing and driving If you m ove the selector lever from D to L, do wnchan ges will f ollow a set pa ttern to avoi d da magi ng the engine or tran smis sion.
166 St arti ng an d d rivin g SPORT and WI NTER modes T o select Sport mode, pres s the ”S” b utton on the selec tor le v e r when th e sel ector l e v er i s in position N or D .
167 Sta rt ing and driving Cruise control For safe ty reaso ns ( brake sy stem fun c- tion) the brak es mus t be ap plied once, when the engine has started, before the cruise contro l syste m can be a ctivated . The sys tem i s oper ated by m eans of the controls on th e st alk sw itch: • ON/OFF (s wi tch on /off).
168 St arti ng an d d rivin g To reduce the preset speed The cru ise contro l sys tem wil l alwa ys dise n- gage aut omatic ally the m oment that e ither the br ake pe dal o r the c lutch pedal is depress ed. It is al so pos sibl e to red uce t he spe ed by means of the RESU ME/– button .
169 Sta rt ing and driving ABS b rakes ABS (antiloc k braki ng syste m) modul ates the br ake pr essure to the res pecti ve whee ls. Wh eel sens ors de tec t if a wh eel is about to lock , and th e con trol module redu ces th e pres sur e to that whee l an d then increas es it once more until the tend ency is detected again .
170 St arti ng an d d rivin g The ABS sy stem has a bu ilt- in diagno stic function whi ch will switc h on th e Anti-l ock brake warn ing li ght if a f ault is detec ted i n the sys tem (see page 56).
171 Sta rt ing and driving Traction Control Sys tem How the syst em works The tract ion co ntrol s ystem ( TCS) is designe d t o preve nt w heels pin. Th is enables the car to ac hieve the best pos sible grip and, henc e, max imum tra ctive effort, together with grea ter stability .
172 St arti ng an d d rivin g TCS OFF The i ndic ator on the ma in in strume nt panel w ill c ome on: • If a f ault has been detect ed and the syste m has there fore been switched off. • If ther e is a f ault in the ABS sy stem. • If the syst em ha s bee n s witc hed o ff man - uall y .
173 Sta rt ing and driving ESP improv es the dri ver’s chan ces of retain ing contr ol over th e car i n crit ical sit u- ation s. To ensur e that the system work s as designe d, the dimen sions of al l f our tire s must b e the sa me.
174 St arti ng an d d rivin g Economical motoring Factors affecting fue l consumption Fuel cons umption is g reatly affecte d by the general d riving cond itions, t he way in whi ch the car is driven and at wh at speeds, the weather, th e state of the road , the condition of the car, etc.
175 Sta rt ing and driving a major impac t on fu el co nsum ption a fter the engine has star ted from cold. Thus, if th e car is mai nly u sed fo r short journe ys of 3–5 mi les ( 5–8 km ), th e fue l cons umpt ion will be 6 0–80 % higher th an normal.
176 St arti ng an d d rivin g Engine block he ater (st andard equipment in Canada , accessory in U.S.) The foll owin g ar e just some of the be nefits to the c ar and the env ironm ent of using an engine b lock heater : • Low er f uel co nsum ption.
177 Sta rt ing and driving If winter tire s are fitte d, the same type must be fitted on all wheel s. Your Saab deal er will be please d to advise you on the bes t tires for your car.
178 St arti ng an d d rivin g 2 W ait u ntil th e need le ha s dr opped bac k to indicate normal temper ature (roughly midwa y , in the wh ite z one ) bef o re stop - ping the engin e. If the coolant need s top- ping up , unscrew th e cap on e xpansion tank carefully .
179 Sta rt ing and driving Trailer we ight Maxim um recommended trailer weigh ts for differ ent grad ients , with a view to com fort and dr ivabi lity for manual an d auto matic cars, are sh own o n the d rawi ng.
180 St arti ng an d d rivin g When negoti ating long hills, bear the follow - ing imp ortant c onsi deratio ns in mind : Use Normal mode when drivi ng with a cara- van or tra iler o n hill y road s. The ad aptive gear cha nge pa ttern fu nction will p revent the trans mission overh eating .
181 Sta rt ing and driving Recommend ations for cars with manual gearbox Rises in cool ant tempe rature a re i ndica ted by the tempera ture gauge in the main instru - ment pan el. The follow ing step s are taken in orde r as the temperatu re of the e ngine incre ases: • A/C compre ssor is s witched off.
182 St arti ng an d d rivin g Trailer hitc h load The weig ht distribut ion on the trailer makes a lot of differe nce to the handling pro perties of the c ar and trailer combi nation . As regards sin gle-ax le trailers , whene ver po s- sible, co ncentrate the load over the wheels and kee p it as low as p ossible .
183 Sta rt ing and driving Driving with a roof rac k load The max imum pe rmiss ible roof loa d is 220 lbs. (100 kg). Note th at the roof lo ad is inclu ded in the car’s ma ximum perm issible loa d (see page 270). Strong, st urdy ro of carri ers de signe d spe- cially for the car ar e avai lable from y our Saab deal er.
184 St arti ng an d d rivin g 4 Close the do ors on the left-han d side of the car g ently , to hold the carrier f e et in place . 5 Now go arou nd to t he other s ide of the car and r emo v e the p lastic c ov er from the carrier’ s adjustab le f oot.
185 Sta rt ing and driving Driving at night Bear in mind the follow ing points whe n driving a t night : • Nighttim e drivin g requi res y our full con- centr ation.
186 St arti ng an d d rivin g Tires The tire pre ssure shoul d match the c urrent load and sp eed of the car; see page 279 or the tire pre ssure label on page 280. The tire pre ssures given a pply to co ld tires, that is ti res tha t are th e sam e tem perature as the outside air tem peratur e.
187 Sta rt ing and driving Driving considerat ions with co mpact spare wheel/t ire fitte d The follo w ing should be observe d when the compact spare whee l (T115 /70 R16) is fitted: • The co mpac t spare is ligh t and e asy to handle w hen c hangi ng the whee l.
188 St arti ng an d d rivin g Driving with the trunk lid/tailgate open Avoid driv ing with the trunk lid/ tailgate partly or fully open, since exha ust fu mes c an be drawn i nto the cabin.
189 Sta rt ing and driving Front towing ey e The front to wing eye is stored with th e spare whe el. The attach ment p oint (t apped hol e) for th e towing ey e is midway al ong the engine su b- frame at th e front of t he ca r. Remove the pl astic plug and s crew in the tow ing ey e sec ure ly.
190 St arti ng an d d rivin g Towing th e car Gear lev er in neutral (in cars wit h automat ic transmission : selecto r lever at N (neutra l)) Turn on the par kin g light s. Drive carefull y and do not exc eed the speed lim it for vehicle s being towed.
191 Sta rt ing and driving Jump starting If your ba ttery has r un down, you m ay want to use a nother ve hicle an d som e jum per cables to sta rt your Saa b. Foll ow the s teps below to d o it s afely. To jump st art you r vehi cle: 1 Chec k the other v ehicl e.
192 St arti ng an d d rivin g help sa ve both batterie s and it co uld sav e your r adio . 4 Open the ho od and l ocate the bat tery . Find the pos itive (+) and negati ve (–) termi- nals on the ba tter y. 5 Chec k that the ju mper c ab les do not hav e loose or m issing insulati on.
193 Sta rt ing and driving 9 Attach the cab le at least 18 inche s (45 cm) aw a y from the d ischarge d bat- tery , but n ot nea r engin e parts that mov e. T o av oid an arc w hich could d eto- nate t he h y drogen gas a round t he bat- tery , the final con nection must b e at least 18” from t he batt ery .
194 St arti ng an d d rivin g Saab Parkin g Assistance (Option) The park ing ai d sys tem faci litate s p arking and reve rsi ng. The re ar e four senso rs in the rear bumper that de tect obje cts up to 6 feet (1.8 metres) be hind t he car. The syst em us es fou r sens ors in the re ar bumper.
195 Sta rt ing and driving When an objec t is a pproxi matel y 3 fee t (90 cm) from the car, t he so und pu lses change ch aracter marke dly. A distance of about 3 feet (90 cm) is suit able if you wish to load or unload the luggag e compar tment. If the di stanc e betw een a n obje ct and the corner s ensors does no t chan ge for three second s, e.
196 St arti ng an d d rivin g Parking bra ke The park ing bra ke is situated betw een th e fron t seat s an d acts o n th e rear whee ls. When the pa rkin g bra ke is on , the i ndic ato r light on the main instrumen t panel will be on.
197 Sta rt ing and driving Parking on a hill When park ing o n a st eep hi ll, turn the fro nt wheels so t hat the y will be blo cked by th e curb if t he car sh ould m ove. Long-term parking If th e car is not goi ng to be use d for som e time, e. g.
198 St arti ng an d d rivin g (This pa ge has been lef t blan k).
199 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Car c are and techni cal information IB1772 Hood ________________ 200 Engine compartment ___ 201 Emission control systems 202 Engine_______________ 203 Engine.
200 Car care a nd technical in form ation Hood The hood releas e han dle is loca ted un der- neath the instr um ent pan el. To open t he hood: 1 Pull the r eleas e hand le . 2 The front of the ho od will no w spring up , provi ding a cces s to t he sec ondary saf ety cat ch.
201 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Engine compartment 10 9 6 7 8 1 2 4 3 5 IB1773 Engine c ompar tment 1 Engine-oil dipstick/filler cap 2 Res ervoir, brake/clutch f luid 3 Fuse box 4 Expansion .
202 Car care a nd technical in form ation Engine families Saab cars imported into the U nited States and Ca nada m eet al l app licab le emissio n control sta ndards. The e ngine famil y and appropria te tune-up specifi cations are iden - tified on a l abel affixed to th e left front inne r fender.
203 Car care and tech nical inform atio n ORVR (Onboard Refueling Vapor Recover y) Hydrocarb on vapors formed when refueli ng will b e reco vered by the car an d not released into the atmosphere. The hydro- carbons are ab sorbed in a eva porativ e emissi on ca niste r.
204 Car care a nd technical in form ation Engine oil Checking the oil level Check th e engi ne-oil level regul arly. T his should be don e after the en gin e has bee n run to nor mal temperat ure and then a llowed to cool for 2–5 minu tes, wit h the c ar sta nd- ing on l evel ground.
205 Car care and tech nical inform atio n The engi ne oil mus t be chan ged in acco r- dance w ith t he ser vice program , see page 264. Oil vo lume and gra de, see p age 273.
206 Car care a nd technical in form ation Transmis sion fluid Manual tran smission Check and t op up the fluid in accordanc e with th e servic e progr am. If original flui d cannot be obtain ed for top- ping up (see p age 276), autom atic t rans- mission flu id Dexron III (synthet ic oil) can be used.
207 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Coolant The expa nsion tank is tra nspare nt to fa cili- tate che cking of the cool ant le vel. When the engin e i s cold, t he co olant m ust not lie over th e KALT/C OLD mark on th e expans ion tan k. If the m essage ”Coola nt level low.
208 Car care a nd technical in form ation Brake and clutch fluid Checking the fluid level The com bined brake and c lutch- fluid re ser- voir is transp arent to facil itate check ing o f the fluid le vel. The lev el sho uld be betw een th e MAX and MIN m arks.
209 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Power steer ing fluid Check the leve l of the power steering flu id in the reser voir re gularly , in a ccordanc e with the serv ice pr ogram. The whe els should point forward d uring the check. Clean around the ca p befo re it i s unscrew ed.
210 Car care a nd technical in form ation Battery The bat tery is p rovide d with a cove r to pro - tect it from radia ted he at. If th e batt ery is exposed to high temp eratures, i ts life will b e shorten ed. To remove th e cov er, rel ease the two c lips al ong its long side s.
211 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Charging/replacing the battery Connect the positive l ead to the pos itive (+) batter y termina l (red), and the negati v e le ad to a good groun d point, e.
212 Car care a nd technical in form ation Drive belts The alte rnat or is sit uate d on t he ri ght- hand side o f the engine, a djacent to t he bulkhead . It is driv en vi a a Pol y-V-belt from th e cran k- shaft pull ey. The Poly-V-b elt also drives the water pump, the A/C co mpressor and the steering s ervo pump.
213 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Wipers and was hers Check an d clean all w iper blades regularly. If po or wi per pe rfor man ce is ex per ience d, clean th e wi ndshi eld wit h a qua li ty gla ss cleaner.
214 Car care a nd technical in form ation Use a small scre wdriver to adjust the washer je t on th e rear w indo w wiper o f the 9-5 Wagon, as i llust rated. Washer s The washe r-fluid rese rvoir holds 6.4 quarts (6 liters). When " Washer fluid level low.
215 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Changing bulbs Check th at t he new b ulb is wo rking when fin ished . Use only " Long Life " bulbs .
216 Car care a nd technical in form ation Headlight bulb for high beam (Ha logen) On cars equi pped w ith Xenon lamp s the Halo gen la mps are us ed only for high b eam f lasher if the da ytime runnin.
217 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Headlight bulb for low beam (Ha logen) 1 Unscre w t he co v er from th e bac k of the la mp uni t. T o improv e access ibility to the right-h and headlight, hol d aside the indu ction air hose . T o impro v e acce ssib ility to t he lef t-hand h eadli ght, remov e the battery co v er .
218 Car care a nd technical in form ation Parking-light bulb ( cars with halo- gen low beam) The park ing-light bul b is adj acent to the bu lb for low beam. 1 Unscre w the co v er f rom th e bac k of th e lamp unit. 2 Withdra w the b u lb hol der . 3 Change the b ulb .
219 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Front turn signa l bulbs To change the bulb, the co mplete lamp uni t has to be remov ed. 1 Dep ress t he ca tch, access ed f rom th e engine ba y . 2 C areful ly pu ll o ut the lamp un it. 3 Th e bulb h older has a bayonet fit ting.
220 Car care a nd technical in form ation Rear light cluster, 9-5 S edan The bulbs for the lamps in the rear ligh t clus- ter are accessed from the lug gage compart- ment. 1 Lowe r the fl ap (secu red with catch es). 2 Squeez e the two p lastic lugs and remove the bulb hol der.
221 Car care and tech nical inform atio n 1 Squeez e together the sil ver pla stic lug and the e lectrical conn ection and wi th- dra w th e lam p hold er . 2 The b ulb has a ba y o net fi tting. Pr ess i n the b ulb a nd twist it count ercloc k wise .
222 Car care a nd technical in form ation Tai lgat e b ulb s, 9 -5 Wa gon 1 T urn the loc k a quarter tur n (90 ° ) with a scre wdriver or the i gnition k e y . 2 Open and re mo v e the co v er . 3 T ak e out the b u lb holder b y tw isting it slightly cou nterloc k wise .
223 Car care and tech nical inform atio n 4 Pull the l ight clu ster rea rward s and angle it out wards (it i s seated quite firmly). 5 Release t he f as tener f rom the bo dy . Rein ser t the fastener int o the gr oove in the ligh t clus ter . Press in the f ast ener until y ou he ar a cl ic k.
224 Car care a nd technical in form ation License- plate light 1 Undo the tw o scre ws and rem ov e the lamp glass . 2 Withdraw the b ulb . 3 Change the b ulb . 4 C heck the seal before fi ttin g the g lass. Side direction indicators 1 Slide th e lamp fitt ing fo rward and pul l out the bac k.
225 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Dome light, front 1 Ease the leadin g edge of the gl ass o ut of the o v erh ead pa nel. 2 Release o ne of the con tacts an d remov e the b ulb . 3 F it th e new bulb. Dome light, rea r 1 Remo v e the entire ov erh ead panel: ease o ut the trail ing en d firs t, and t hen both fro nt edge s.
226 Car care a nd technical in form ation Bulb table A specia l kit conta ining spare bulbs and fu se s is ava il able a s an acc esso ry from your Saab deale r. A st orag e sp ace fo r th is is pro- vided a djacent to t he toolkit a nd jack , under the p anel in the luggage compartm ent.
227 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Fuses The fuses are ho used in tw o fuse panel s: one at the end of the instrum ent panel on the driver’s s ide, and on e unde r the ho od. To ch eck if a fuse has b lown, first r emove it from the p anel (see bel ow).
228 Car care a nd technical in form ation Maxi fuses The Max i fuse s are hou sed i n the f use box under the ho od. The se fus es can be checke d in the same way as the other fuses. The Max i fuses are designe d to protect the car’s e lectrical sys tem fro m being dam- aged.
229 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Fuse panel in instrument pane l # Amp Function A 30 T ra iler lights B 10 Autom atic transm ission C 7.5 Electric door m irrors; DICE : manu al bea m len gth adjus tme nt 11 5 B r a k e l i g h t s 2 15 Rev er sing lights 3 10 Pa rking lig hts , left 4 10 Pa rking lig hts , right 5 7.
230 Car care a nd technical in form ation Relay panel under instrume nt panel Relay panel under instrument panel (cont.) 27 10 Engine-manage ment s yste m; SID; main inst rument 28 7.5 Airbag 29 7.5 ABS/TCS/ESP 30 7.5 Star ter motor 31 7.5 Cruise contro l; water val ve; f og li ghts, front; r ain sen - sor 32 15 V entilate d f ront se ats 33 7.
231 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Fuse box under hood Fuses Relays # Amp Function 1 40 Radiator f a n, hig h spe ed 2 60 ABS/TCS/ESP 3– – 4 7.
232 Car care a nd technical in form ation 12 Hor n 13 Extra light s (acc esso ry) 14 High beam he adligh t 15 Low beam headli ght 16 – 17 Windshield wipe rs IB1798 Locati on of walle t for spare bul.
233 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Tires Your ne w vehi cle c omes w ith hi gh-qua lity tires ma de by a leading tire manufacture r. If you ever have questio ns about your tire warranty an d wh ere to obtain servi ce, s ee your Saab Warrant y and Servic e Reco rd Book let for de tai ls.
234 Car care a nd technical in form ation When t o c hec k Chec k your tires once a m ont h or mor e. Don’t f orget y our co mpac t spare tire. I t should be at 6 0 psi (420 k Pa). How to Check Use a good q uality pock et-typ e gage to check tire pre ssure.
235 Car care and tech nical inform atio n When It Is Time f or New Tires One w ay to tell when it’s tim e for new tires is to check the treadwe ar indicat ors, which will appear w hen your tires have only 1/16 inch (1.6 mm) or les s of t read rem ainin g.
236 Car care a nd technical in form ation The wh eels a nd tire s hav e been caref ully matched to the characterist ics of the car and play a key ro le in its ou tstand ing roadh old- ing and han dling . Do not take it fo r grante d that a wh eel/tire combin ation will work in the be st poss ible way, j ust be caus e it c an be fitted to the c ar.
237 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Uniform Tire Quality Grading Quality grades can be found whe re applica- ble on the tire sid ewall between tread sho u l- der and m aximum s ection wid th.
238 Car care a nd technical in form ation Wheel A lignment and Tir e Bala nce The wh eels o n you r vehi cle w ere al igned and bala nced carefully at the factory to give you the long est tire life and best overal l per- formance . Schedule d wh eel al ignment and wheel bal- ancing are not ne eded.
239 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Tire Chains Notice: If your vehi cle doe s not ha ve P225/45R17 s ize tire s, u se tire c hains only where legal a nd only when you must. Use onl y SAE Class ²S² type chains that a re th e pro per size for your tires.
240 Car care a nd technical in form ation Tire Sidewall Labeling Useful informati on ab out a tire is mo lded into it´s side wall. Tire size: The tir e size ia a com binat ion of letter s and numbers us ed to define a part ic- ular tire´s wi dth, he ight, a spect ratio, con- structio n type and s ervice d escri ption.
241 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Aspect ratio: A two-digi t num ber tha t indi- cates th e tire height -to-wi dth me asure- ments. For exa mple, if the tire s ize as pect ratio is “55”, as shown in item “C” of the ill us- tration, it w ould mean that the tire´s sidewal l is 55 % as hi gh as it is wide.
242 Car care a nd technical in form ation Loading Your Ve hicle This is an ex ampl e of w hat y our ve hicle ´s Tire -L oadin g In form ati on/C erti fic ati on lab el might l ook li ke. It is lo cated on the B-pilla r and sho ws h ow m uch we igh t your vehic le may pro perly carry.
243 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Maximum Load ratin g: The load rating for a tire at the maximu m permissi ble inflatio n pressure for that ti re. Maximum Loaded Vehicle Wei ght: The sum of curb weig ht; accessory wei ght; vehi - cle capac ity weigh t; and production option s weight .
244 Car care a nd technical in form ation Step s for Deter mining Cor rect Load Limit 1 Locate the statement “ The combin ed weight of oc cupants and cargo shoul d ne v er e xceed XXX pounds ” on your vehicle´s placard. 2 Deter mine th e combi ned weight of the dr iver and passeng ers that wil l be r iding in your vehicle.
245 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Tire date code Tires sh ould b e rega rded as peris hable goods. As the tires age , the rubber becomes progress ively harde r, and t he road hol ding ability of the tires dimin ishes . This is parti c- ularly true on wi nter tires.
246 Car care a nd technical in form ation Compact sp are tire The com pact s pare i s lig ht and easy to handle w hen chang ing th e tire. Its us e is only pe rmitted when a standard tire has sus- tained a p uncture. Th e maximum li fe of the tire is on ly 20 00 mil es (3 ,5 00 km).
247 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Changing a wheel WARNING • The ca r jack is de signed so lely for use in chan ging a whe el or f itting snow chains . It must not be used to sup- port the car during repair work o r servicing. • Never crawl un der a c ar that is supporte d only by a jack .
248 Car care a nd technical in form ation P osition f or jack IB1838 IB1553 P osit ioning th e jack The coll apsible ja ck handle is stow ed in a cloth b ag by th e spare w heel.
249 Car care and tech nical inform atio n To jack u p the car, ap ply th e jac k to o ne of the speci al ja cking po ints u nder th e sil ls. If a floor jac k is used , it can be applied to the standard j acki ng poi nts us ed by the d ealer. A floor jack can l ift both front wheels or bo th rear whee ls off the gro und s imultane ously .
250 Car care a nd technical in form ation 1 Put the c ar in 1st gear (aut omatic tra ns- missio n: mo ve selector t o the P position) and appl y t he parkin g br ak e . 2 Wind the jac k u p to a suitab l e heig ht bef ore placing it under the rec ess in the sill .
251 Car care and tech nical inform atio n WARNING Grit, sa lt an d rust can clo g the i nner threads i f the car has be en driven f or sev- eral years excl usive ly w ith al loy wh eel s. If ste el wheels are now fitted, t he bolt hole threads in the brake hubs shoul d be cleane d before the th inner steel whee ls are fi tted.
252 Car care and technical in formation Air condit ioning (ACC) Fault diagnosis If a fault o c curs in the A/C system, the re are a number o f che cks y ou c an perfo rm yo ur- self. If the fault persi sts, however, have the system check ed by an au thoriz ed Saab dealer.
253 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Safety belts Regula rly check the functi on of the safety belts as foll ows: • Hold the di agonal str ap and pull it sharply . The saf et y belt shoul d lock and it sh ould not be poss ible to w ithd raw it fu r th er .
254 Car care and technical in formation Washing the ca r Wash yo ur car frequen tly. To faci litat e cleanin g, a suitable d etergent can be added to the wate r, which shou ld be lukewa rm. Do not use a pre ssure washer at clo se range on stone chip damage, sc ratches or other damage to the p aintw ork.
255 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Waxing and polishing Other than in exce ptional cases, do no t use abrasiv e polishes contai ning a cutting age nt on a new car. Alwa ys was h the car thor- oughly bef ore waxing or poli shin g. Engine co mpartment Clean the en gine c ompar tment u sing an engine dete rgent and rinse with hot water.
256 Car care and technical in formation Two-co at enamel As the name imp lies, two-c oat en amel is applied in tw o operatio ns. The first coat , the base col or, con tains the pi gment , meta l flakes and binder.
257 Car care and tech nical inform atio n What ca uses rust? Steel body p anels of au tomobi les a re sub - ject to rusting whenever air and mois ture manage to pen etrate th e pr otective finis h, and body pa nels may rust through if the pro - cess is un checked.
258 Car care and technical in formation 4 Inspect the under coatin g and to uch up if necessary . P a y par t icul ar att en- tion t o the f enders and wheel housing s, which are e xposed to abrasi on by flying gr av el, etc .
259 Car care and tech nical inform atio n Headlight aiming The vehi cle h as a visua l o ptica l head light aiming syst em equ ip ped with verti cal aiming devic e. The aim h as be en preset at the facto ry and s hould normal ly not ne ed further ad justm ents.
260 Car care and technical in formation If you fi nd that th e head light n eeds adjus t- ment follow these steps: 1 Open the ho od an d loca te the vertic al aimi ng de vic e. 2 Locate the mark e r on th e lens . 3 Measure the dis tance from the g round to the aim ma rker o n eac h lens .
261 Car care and tech nical inform atio n 5 T urn on th e lo w bea m head lights and place a piece of c ardboard or equivale nt (although not directly o n the lens ) in front of the he adligh t n ot bein g aim ed. Thi s should allo w the b eam c ut-off o f the headligh t being aimed to be seen on the flat surface.
262 Car care and technical in formation (This pa ge has been lef t blan k).
263 Customer Assistance a nd Information Customer Assistance and Information Maintenance sc hedule _ 264 Owner assistance _____ 265 Reporting Safet y Defect s (U.
264 Customer Assistance an d Information Maintenance sched ule The Mainten ance Schedu le prescribe s a service program t o the p urchas er/ope rator of a Sa ab that is re asonable and necessary to ensure the p rope r emiss ion co ntrol s ys- tems fu nction , safe ty and reliab ility of the Saab auto mobil e in n ormal use.
265 Customer Assistance a nd Information Service r ecord r etention Service ins truction cou pons and record stubs a re p rovide d in t he S aab War rant ies and S ervic e Reco rd Bo oklet whic h accom - panies this O wner’s Manu al. The coup ons are arr anged in the order th at normal ser- vice sh ould be performe d.
266 Customer Assistance an d Information Change of Address Notif ication (U.S. and Canada) Two chan ge of address cards ar e provide d at th e end of the Warr ant ies an d Se rvic e Record Bookl et. Knowing your current address allows Saab t o cont act y ou in the event of a r ecall or servic e cam paig n.
267 Customer Assistance a nd Information Vehi cle D ata Col le ctio n an d Ev ent Data Recorders Your vehi cle, l ike o ther m odern moto r vehi - cles, h as a n umber of sop hi stica ted co m- puter syste ms that monitor and co ntrol sev- eral aspec ts of the vehicle’ s performanc e.
268 Customer Assistance an d Information (This pa ge has been lef t blan k).
269 Specific ations Specifications General______________ 270 Engine ______________ 272 Fuel_________________ 272 Engine oil ____________ 273 Engine variants _______ 274 Electric al syste m______ 275 D.
270 Spec ificati ons General Ov er all l ength, inclu di ng b ump ers: 9-5 S edan ________ _____ ______ ____ 190.0 in (4827 mm) 9-5 W agon ____ _____ ______ ______ _ 190.1 in (4 828 mm ) Ov er all wi dth, in cludi ng doo r mirro rs ____ 80.4 in (20 42 mm) Maximu m heigh t: 9-5 S edan __________ ______ ___ ____ 58.
271 Specific ations Trailer: Luggage com partment V olume (SAE): 9-5 Sedan _____________ ______ ___ _ 15.9 c u.ft. (450 litres) 9-5 W agon, rea r seat upright ________ 31.4 cu. ft. (890 litres ) 9-5 W agon, rea r seat f olde d __ ______ _ 73.0 c u. ft.
272 Spec ificati ons E ng i n e Fue l 4-cylind er ___________ ____________ _ F our cylinde rs, twin ov e rhea d cam - shafts , 16 v alv es and t wo b ala ncer shafts . Cylinder b ores ____________ ______ _ 3.54 in (90 mm) Stroke ______________ ___ ______ ____ 3.
273 Specific ations Engine oil T o meet demands in Saab 's e xtended se r vice inte r v als all engines are fil led w ith s pecia lly d esign ed sy ntheti c f ac tory fill oils . Long service inte rvals , fuel e conom y an d en viro nment al issues are the ba se f or our choi ce of oil.
274 Spec ificati ons Engine variants When to c hange engin e oi l Y our v ehicle wil l displa y when it i s time f or servicing on the SID , based on th e mileag e a nd tim e since the la st service. Under no rmal circu mstan ces th e service i ndica tion wil l com e after: up to 15,0 00 mile s (24,0 00 km ) or 1 y e ar .
275 Specific ations Electri cal syste m Drive belts V oltage __ ___________ _________ ____ 12 V Battery capacity _________ ______ ____ 70 Ah Star ter moto r _________ ______ ______ _ 1.4 kW Alternator ra ting _______ ______ ______ _ 140 A/14 V Firing order _____ ________ _________ _ 1–3–4–2 Spark plugs : 2.
276 Spec ificati ons Man ual gearbox Automatic transmis sion T ype _______ ________ ____________ _ Al l-synchr omesh 5-sp eed with final drive and d iff eren- tial Oil ___ ______ ______ _____ ___ ______ _ Saab MTF 0063 Oil cap acity _____________ ___ ______ _ 1.
277 Specific ations Suspensio n Stee ring Brake syst em Spring type , f ront and rear _______ ____ Coil springs Maxi mum d efle ction of sp rings: F ro nt ___________ _____ ______ ____ 7.
278 Spec ificati ons Whee ls and ti res (recommended dimensio ns) 2.3t 2.3 T urbo 2.3T Summer ti res 205/65 R 15 94 V X – – 215/55 R 16 93 V X X X 225/45 R 17 94 W XL / RF X X X Winter ti res 205/.
279 Specific ations Lowest recommended tir e pressure, cold tires Tire siz e Load/speed mph (km /h) 1) Fr o n t kP a/ps i Rear kP a/psi 205/65 R 15 94 V 1–3 pers ./0–1 00 (0–1 60) 230/33 210/30 4–5 pers ./0–1 00 (0–1 60) 230/33 210/30 1–5 pers .
280 Spec ificati ons Plates a nd labels When consu lting yo ur Saab dealer, it may be necess ary to quote the car’s V.I.N., engi ne an d gear box numbe rs. 1 V .I.N. numbe r , insid e wind shiel d. 2 Cer tification label. 3 Ge arbox num ber. 4 E ngin e numb er .
281 Specific ations 1 Region _____ ______ Y = Nor ther n Europe 2 Country _______ ___ S = Sweden 3 Manufacturer __ ___ 3 = Saab Autom obi le AB 4 Product line ______ E = 9-5 5 Model seri es _____ _ B .
282 Spec ificati ons Several of the systems in yo ur Saab car can be a djusted to be tter fit y our individua l needs Some funct ion s are go vern ed by leg al requirem ents a nd can not th erefor e be reprogram m ed. Cons ult an aut hor ized S aab deale r fo r fur - ther infor mation .
283 Index Index A A/C syste m, fault diagnos is _______ 252 A/C sy st em, ma inten ance _________ 252 ABS brakes __ ______________ ____ 168 ACC _______ ___________ ________ 75 ACC function s ________ .
284 Index D DICE/TWICE ____ ___________ ____ 228 Dampers ____________ __________ 277 Date code , tires __________ _______ 245 Definition s and terminolo gy, tire ____ 242 Determini ng correct lo ad, t.
285 Index J Jack __________ ________ _______ 249 K Key _____ ___________ _________ __ 40 Key to chassi s number ____ _______ 281 Key, remove _ ________ __________ 148 L LATCH (child safety) _ ________.
286 Index Roof load _________ ___________ _ 183 Running-in ________ ________ ____ 174 S SDM _______ ________ __________ 267 SID _____ _________ ___________ __ 63 Saab 9-5 A udi o Syst em ___________ 8.
287 Index U Under the h ood __________ _______ 201 Uniform ti re quality gradin g ________ 237 Upholster y and trim _______ _______ 253 Upholster y and trim, care of ______ _ 253 Usef ul t ips , ACC _.
288 Index Notes.
An important point after buying a device Saab 5-Sep (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Saab 5-Sep yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Saab 5-Sep - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Saab 5-Sep you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Saab 5-Sep will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Saab 5-Sep, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Saab 5-Sep.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Saab 5-Sep. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Saab 5-Sep along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
