Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 9-3 (2002) Saab
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1 Owner’s Manual Saab 9-3 M2002 © Saab Auto mobile AB 2001 Service Readiness, Saab Automobile AB, Trollhättan, Sweden Printed in Sweden Safety 11 Securi ty 35 Con vertible 47 Instru men ts and con.
2 Introd uction This m anual provides practic al gu idance o n driving and carin g for your Saab. The Saab 9-3 is avail able with a 2.0L turbo-engi ne, 185 hp (Canad a only) or 205 hp or a 2 .
3 Instrument panel High/l ow bea m ______ ______ ____ 75 P arking lig hts ___________ _______ 75 Da yt ime running l ights _______ ____ 75 Chang ing b ulbs ______ ______ ___ 200 High/lo w be am contro.
4 Exterior Sunroof _ _________ _____ 132 Con ve r tib le ____ _____ ____ 48 W ashi ng the ca r ________ 220 W axin g and polishin g _ ___ 221 T ouching-up of pai ntwork _ 221 Anticorros ion treatm ent.
5 Inter ior P ower stee ring ____ _____ 241 Steering-whee l adj ustment 131 Airbag _____ ______ ______ 28 Internal rearview m irror ________ 137 Door mirro rs ___________ _____ 137 V anity mirror ____.
6 Engine bay W arning labe ls ______ _____ 7 V .I.N. nu mber _______ ___ 243 Engine n umbe r ____ _____ 243 Gearbo x n umber ________ 243 Color c oding ___________ 24 3 Ignition sy stem ______ ___ 240.
7 Coolant: Never open while engine is hot. Escaping coo lant under pre ssure can cause serious injuries. Drive belt: Mo ving belt. D o not touch w hile engine runni ng. Ra diato r fa n: The r adiator fa n can cut in e ven after en gine has been swi tch ed o ff.
8 Long loa ds Always SECURE LOAD to prevent it from shift- ing dur ing transpor t. An unsec ured load coul d cause passen ger inju ries in br akin g sit uati ons or in t he eve nt o f a crash. Cover shar p edges with a pr otective wra p. Belt beam War ning for pin ch ris k due t o movable parts w hen be am is in unl ocke d pos itio n.
9 Jack – The j ack is d esigned onl y for cha nging a ti re or m ount- ing t ire sn ow cha ins. – Car must be l evel and j ack must b e placed on firm and level ground. – Never crawl under car while it is jacked up. JACKING INSTRUCTIONS 1 Set park ing br ake and s hif t tr ansm iss ion t o park.
10 (This pa ge has been lef t blan k)..
11 Safety Safety belt s .... ...... ..... ...... . 12 Head re straint ......... ... ...... 18 Chil d safe ty. ....... .... ....... ... 1 9 Airbag (Supplementa l Restraint System "SRS") 28 IB.
12 Safety Safety belts Three-poi nt inertia-ree l safety bel ts are pro - vided fo r all sea ts. The results of st udies show that it is eq ually important to wear safe ty belts in the rea r seat a s in the front se ats.
13 Safety Safety- belt pretensi oners The belts of th e front se ats are fit ted with automati c pret ensioners , whic h are a cti- vate d in the even t of a s evere fron tal cr ash or ver y vi olent rear -end cras h. Th ey ser ve to reduce th e forward movem ent of the body by tens ioning th e belt.
14 Safety • Child ren who h av e grown out of a child seat sh ould b e restra ined b y th e car’ s standard three-po int belts . Mak e sur e that the shoul der belt is not in contact with the nec k or throat. If i t is , a booster s eat/cush - ion ma y be nec essary .
15 Safety Belt he ig ht ad jus tmen t The bel t guid e on the door pillar can be set to five differen t heights . Set the guide as high as poss ible w ithout causin g the belt to chaf e agains t the throat.
16 Safety Safety belt s, rear seat Three-poi nt safety b elts a re provided for all three rear-s eat pass engers (2 for Conv ert- ible mo dels). Fasten the bel ts by pulli ng the belt across you and inse rting the tong ue into the buckl e. Check t hat it is secur ely fast ened .
17 Safety WARNING Safety be lts ar e design ed to bear upon the bony s tructure of the body, and should be worn low across the front of the pe lvis or the pelvis , chest a nd sh oulders, a s applic able; weari ng the lap se ction of the belt acros s the abdomina l area must be avoide d.
18 Safety Head res traint The f ront seats i n the S aab 9- 3 are equippe d with Saab Activ e Head Restra ints (SAHRs). These red uce the ri sk of whip lash injur y if the c ar is hit from b ehind. In th e even t of a rea r-e nd c rash , the bo dy is forced ba ck a gainst th e backres t.
19 Safety Child safe ty Car safety tip s Protect your children from getting trapped in the tr unk of a car For Trunk Releas e Hand le see p age 39 an d 143. WARNING • NEVER put a rear-facin g child seat i n the fr ont. • Childr en mus t alwa ys be suitab ly restraine d in the c ar.
20 Safety The sam e attent ion mus t be giv en to chi ld safety i n the car as is give n to a dults. Saab reco mmen ds rearw ard facing child rest rain ts for ch ildr en up t o 3 year s old. Childre n trav el most safely when p roperly restraine d, but res traints m ust be su itable for the s ize of the child.
21 Safety LATCH LATCH (Lo wer Ancho rages & Top tethe rs for CHild ren) co nsists of top tether and lower anc horage bars (“ISOF IX”) for chil d restraints in the t wo outbo ard rear seats. ISOFIX are lower attac hment s located where t he sea t and back cu shions come together.
22 Safety LATCH installation To facil itate the proper f itting of n ew spe - cially -designed c hild restra ints rigid lower anchorag es (ISOFIX) hav e been i nstall ed to the vehi cle t hat shall be us ed with the top tether anchorages in the two out board rea r seating posi tions.
23 Safety Child tether anchorages, Coupé and 5-door models Child res traints with a teth er strap m ust be anchored acco rding to l aw. The belt ancho rage beam is pr ovided wi th three top tether anc horage s. Use the one that is l ocated ju st beh ind the ch ild res traint and attach the res traint as follows : 1 Open the lugg age co mpartment.
24 Safety Child tether a nchorages , Convert- ible models Child res traints with a teth er strap m ust be anchored acco rding to l aw. The car is provided w ith two top tether anchorag es. Us e the one that i s right b ehind the child restrain t and attach th e restraint as follow s: 1 L ow er th e c o nver t ibl e to p f ul l y .
25 Safety Lockable belt tongue If fitt ing a chi ld se at that is inten ded to be secured in position by the lap portio n of the safety b elt, mak e use of t he loc king fun ction of the buckle . Lockin g the l ap port ion of the belt l essens the risk that th e seat wil l work loose w hile the car i s in mo tion.
26 Safety Integrated booster seat (access ory) Integr ated boos ter sea t is availa ble as p art of the rea r seat backr est. This ch ild res traint is desi gned for u se by children who weig h between 33 and 80 lbs. (15 and 3 6 kg) and are be tween 38 and 54 inches (970 a nd 1370 m m) in height.
27 Safety Folding booster seat • Pul l the up per par t of the r eleas e strap ou t and f old up the seat itself . Mak e sure that it is lo cked fir mly in its fold ed-u p posit ion. • Press th e boos ter seat’ s headrest al l the way dow n. • Press in the la tches on the car’ s regul ar head res trai nt.
28 Safety Airbag (Supplemental Restraint Syst em "SRS") The Supplem entary R estrai nt System (SRS) comprise s an airbag in the steering wheel, a front pass enger airb ag and side airbags in the front seats. The sys tem sup pleme nts the pr otecti on provided by the s afety be lts to furth er enhance the s afety of o ccupants .
29 Safety WARNING • Even if th e car is equipp ed with an SRS (airbag ), safety belts mu st st ill always be wor n by all occ upa nts . • Note that be caus e an airba g inflates and defla tes ex tremely rapidly, it wi ll not pro vide prote ction ag ainst a sec ond im pact o ccurri ng in th e sa me incident .
30 Safety Front p assenger se at The airbags are intercon nected and have a common w arning l ight, AIR BAG. The pas- senger a irbag mod ule is housed in the fascia a bove t he glove c ompartm ent and is marked ”SRS AIR BAG”.
31 Safety Side airbag s are house d inside the ba ck- rests o f the fr ont seats and ar e desi gned to protect the driver and front passenge r in th e event of a side impact.
32 Safety AIR BAG warning light SRS servici ng The SRS m ust be in spect ed as pa rt of the normal se rvice pro gram b ut otherwis e may be rega rded as m aintenanc e-free.
33 Safety Frequently asked questio ns on func- tion of the ai rbag Do you still n eed to wear a s afety bel t if ai r- bags are fitted ? Yes, alway s! The ai rbag mere ly suppl e- ments t he car’ s normal safet y system.
34 Safety Are the smok e and fumes given off wh en the airbag op erates at all ha rmful? Most pe ople wh o hav e remaine d in a car with li ttle or no venti lation for se veral min- utes co mplained only of minor irritati on of the throat and ey es. Avoid a s much a s pos- sible g etting dus t on you r skin as there is a risk of skin irritati on.
35 Securit y Security Doors ..... .... ....... .... ....... ...... 36 Central l ocking ..... ....... ..... 36 Car a larm ....... .... ....... ...... ..
36 Security Doors Opening handle Open th e door by lifting the open ing hand le from below . If the do or is stuc k (e.g. i f frozen), h old the handle f rom ab ove to se cure a better grip. Central lock ing Key The key unit cons ists of a mechan ical ke y with int egrated r emote c ontrol.
37 Securit y To chec k the number of keys that ar e pro- grammed fo r the c ar; see pa ge 45. Electron ic startin g interloc k (immobilizer) Each t ime the ke y is re move d from th e igni - tion, the elec tronic sta rting interloc k is acti- vated an d the car is thus immobil ized, see also page 42.
38 Security Locking by key (1 ) Turn the key cl ockwi se: all do ors and trunk lid loc ked. The trunk lid can not be opened n ow from inside us ing the s witch on the dr iver’s doo r. Unlockin g by key (2 ) Turn the k ey coun terclock wise once : the driver´s doo r unlocked.
39 Securit y Changing t he key ba ttery When the battery voltage in the key fal ls below a prede termined level the SID will issue the fol lowing mes sage: REPLA CE KEY BATTERY. Press the CLEAR button on the SID to ack nowled ge this m essage. You mus t then repl ace the b attery without delay to avoid m alfun ctions.
40 Security Trunk lock The trunk does no t unloc k when th e other doors are unloc ked. The trunk butt on on the driver’s door i s inopera tive wh en the ca r is locked or mov ing at a speed greater th an 2.7 mph (4 km/h). 9-3 Con vertible: W hen unloc ked the b ootlid opens s lightly.
41 Securit y Car alarm The ca r alar m (an ti-t heft sy stem ) is act i- vated/de activate d when t he ca r is locked /unloc ked by the k ey remote or by the key in the drive r´s door. All of the doors plus the trunk li d and h ood are moni tored by m icrosw itches, and win - dow-gla ss sensors will trigger the alar m if any gla ss is broken.
42 Security Activat ing the car al arm The car a larm c annot be activate d if th e driver’s door is open or if the ig nition switch is in th e ON p osition.
43 Securit y Alarm signals When the car al arm is a rmed, i t will be trig- gered if any do or, the trun k lid or hood, i s opened, or if a window i s brok en. The alar m will al so be trigger ed if an atte mpt is mad e to bypa ss or short-circ uit the ig ni- tion swit ch, or to disconne ct the battery.
44 Security Overview of f unctions Alarm s ignals m ay diffe r between model v ariants f or diffe rent coun - trie s. Some of th e car al arm functi ons can be reprogramm ed – co n- sult your Saab dealer for further details (see page 245). Loc king/ activ ation Hazard w arning lig hts flash once (0.
45 Securit y Overview of, LED signals and SID messages Some si gnals ma y dif fer betwe en mod el varia nts for differe nt countrie s. Status LED signal Activ ation (during 10-s econd de la y). C omes on fo r 10 se conds . Alarm activ ated (a fter del ay ).
46 Security This de vice complie s with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules . Opera tion is sub ject to th e f ollowing tw o con dition s: (1) this de vic e ma y not cause ha rmful interf erence , and (2 ) must acce pt an y interf erence receiv ed, in cludi ng interf erence that ma y cause undes ired oper- ation .
47 Conver tible Convertible General safety in struc- tion s .. ...... ..... ...... ....... .... .. 48 Folding t he soft t op . ....... . 49 Rais ing the soft to p ..... .... 51 Manual raising of th e soft top .. ....... ....... .... ....... ...... .. 52 Fault messages in SID .
48 Converti ble Convertible General sa fety inst ructions • Ne v er tou ch the hinges and st ruts of the soft top nor the upper bea m of t he wind - shield while o pera ting th e soft top .
49 Conver tible Folding the soft top Before operati ng the soft top, read through the sect ion ” Ge neral safe ty instruc tions” on page 48. 1 Star t the eng ine and le t it id le. 2 Release the loc king han dle to free the two hooks . • Pull the ha ndle s trai ght bac kwards .
50 Converti ble 3 Slide the R OOF b utton bac kward s until the soft t op is com pletely f olded a wa y , the tonnea u co v er is closed and the SID has given an OK signa l (beep). Slide the R OOF b ut ton bac kw ards a second time to l ow er the wi ndows .
51 Conver tible Raising the soft to p 1 Star t the eng ine and le t it id le. 2 Slid e the R OOF b utton f orward unt il the 5th bow is loc k ed in the tonneau co v er and the SI D has giv en an OK s ignal (beep). T he top must b e loc k ed within 20 seconds .
52 Converti ble 4 Raise the si de wind ows b y slidi ng the ROO F b utton f orward a s econd ti me. Alternativ ely , use the centr al oper ating s witch f or the si de wind ows.
53 Conver tible 9 (ill. 1) Stand at the side of the car and open the tonnea u cov er by g ras ping its blac k par t. 10 (ill. 2) G et into th e car and stand on the lowe red bac k rest. 11 (ill. 3) T ake h old of the hand le and pu ll the soft top up .
54 Converti ble Fault me ssages i n SID The foll owing C HECK m essages are include d in t he sof t top s ystem a nd can be dis playe d on th e SID to get her wi th a be ep. SID display s Cause Action CHECK SOFT T OP ST ORAGE • The s oft top st orage bag is h ooke d up .
55 Conver tible The foll owing fu ses shoul d be chec ked if t he soft top canno t be opera ted and no fault messages are s hown by th e SID: • MAXI-fuse 5 in the engine ba y , see page 207. • 7, 14, 21 and 2 3 in the fuse p anel on th e end of th e ins trument panel , see page 208.
56 Converti ble Trunk, 9-3 Convertible Hooking up top stor age bag More spac e in the trunk ca n be obtain ed by lifting t he top storage bag up by the straps under it and ho oking them in the eyele ts at the top o f the b ag. The top st orage bag can only be hooked up in this way when the top i s raised .
57 Conver tible seatback for long, narrow loads A trunk pa ss-through is pro vided in the rear seat back s upport so tha t long narr ow objects can be carried . Before using this trunk pa ss-thro ugh, the rear se atbac k must be low ered. Suspend the top storage b ag by means o f the hook s as p reviou sly des cribe d on page.
58 Converti ble Use mild soap, lukew arm water an d a sponge for wa shing. Rinse th e top thorough ly wit h plain water t o get rid o f all t he soa p. Flush the cl eaning agent off the bo dywork as well , since i t can cause d iscolora tion i f it is left to d ry on t he paintw ork.
59 Instru ments and contro ls Warning and indicator ligh ts ... ...... ....... .... ....... .... 60 Instr ument s ... ...... ....... .... .. 66 Trip comp uter SID ...... ...... 69 Switches ...... ....... ....... ....... 75 Wipers and washers ....... .
60 Instru ments an d contr ols Main instrument panel Warning and indica tor lights A number of warnin g and ind icato r lights w ill come on whe n the igniti on is switch ed on prior to s tarting (s ee page 6 5). Under norm al co nditi ons, these shou ld go ou t a few se conds af ter the engine has sta rted.
61 Instruments and controls Warning charging This lig ht comes on toge ther with if the batter y is not charging. If it c omes on while you are drivi ng, stop the car as so on as pos- sible a nd swit ch off the en gine. Check th e alternato r drive belt (se e page 197).
62 Instru ments an d contr ols Anti-lock br ake warning This light will come on if a fault has occurre d in the ABS system. On cert ain varia nts and as wel l as can l ight up to i ndica te a f ault in th e electron ic brake force dis tributi on syste m (distr ibution of the brak e pressure betw een the front and rear wheels).
63 Instruments and controls Central warning light This lig ht com es on an d a ch ime wi ll sound if a f ault has been d etecte d in a ny syst em that is criti cal to safet y. Any of the foll owing can act ivate the centra l warnin g ligh t and alarm: • Airbag syst em.
64 Instru ments an d contr ols WINTER Mode Indicator (automatic transmission) On cars wit h autom atic tran smissi on the indicat or light c omes on wh en, in the D posi- tion, yo u pres s the WINTER butto n on t he center c onsole n ext to the gear s elector.
65 Instruments and controls Traction Control System indicator (option) The lam p in the tachomete r ligh ts up when th e TCS s ystem is a ctiva ted, i.e. w hen the frict ion betw een the ti res and ro ad surface is insu fficient fo r the car to acceler- ate a s desired .
66 Instru ments an d contr ols Instru ments Tachometer The tacho meter in dicates th e engin e speed in thousa nds of re volution s per mi nute. The needle ma y be allo wed to enter the broken red zone on the dial onl y for an instan t.
67 Instruments and controls Temperatu re gauge The tempera ture gauge sh ows the tempe r- ature of the coo lant. The needl e should be in the m iddle of the sc ale wh en the engine is at no rmal o perating t empera ture. If the need le ente rs the red z one, the warning light w ill com e on and an ala rm chime wi ll sound.
68 Instru ments an d contr ols Unde r cert ain bar omet ric co nditi ons the needle m ay enter the fir st part of the red zone w ithout necess arily indicatin g that a fault has aris en.
69 Instruments and controls Trip computer SID (Saab Infor mation Displa y) The car i s equipp ed with SID (Saab Informati on Displa y). This instrumen t con- tains a va rying n umber of functions depend - ing on t he sta ndard o f equipm ent and the model v ariant.
70 Instru ments an d contr ols Entering va lues for t he functions Valu es can b e ente red f or th e foll owin g function s: SPD ∅ (S PEED AVERAGE ) , DIST, ARRIV, ALARM and SPD W. 1 Selec t the desired func tion using or . 2 Press the SET b utton fo r at le ast one second (fig ures start to flash and a chime s ounds).
71 Instruments and controls Calculation of arrival time and averag e speed The se ttin gs must be made before the jo ur- ney is sta rted. Calculation of arrival time : 1 Selec t DIST us ing the b utton. 2 Hold SET until displa y star ts flashin g. 3 Set the destina tion di stance us ing or .
72 Instru ments an d contr ols Calcula ting the req uisite av erage sp eed: 1 Press to select DIS T . 2 Hold th e SET b utton f or two seco nds . 3 Set the distan ce to be co v ered us ing or . 4 Press SET to store settings . 5 Press to select ARRIV .
73 Instruments and controls The foll owing C HECK m essages may be disp layed: 1) This message will be di splayed approximately 600 miles (1,000 km) before the next sched- uled service is due, or when 365 days have elapsed since the last service.
74 Instru ments an d contr ols Units and language versions The SID has four s ets of un its: CHECK m essages can be displ ayed i n six languag e optio ns: Engli sh, Swed ish, German, French, It alian and Spani sh. Selecting units and language 1 Press the CL R and SET butto ns at the same time f or 4 seconds u ntil a n audib le signal sounds .
75 Instruments and controls Switches The park ing li ghts and daytim e runnin g light s come on automa tical ly when the igni - tion sw itch is in the ON po sitio n. Note to owners i n the U.S.: If y ou do no t want Day time Running Lights, this f eature can be disco nnect ed: switch off the engine and remo ve fus e No.
76 Instru ments an d contr ols Courtesy Headlamp Featur e A delay functi on allows the headlights to remain o n low b eam for ab out 30 seco nds after t he driver’ s door ha s been closed .
77 Instruments and controls Back-Up The back-up lights com e on automa tically when re verse ge ar is e ngaged o r selec ted with the i gnition s witche d on. Rear fog light Your Saab is equi pped with o ne rear fog light and this is located o n the driver´s s ide in the rear taillight housing .
78 Instru ments an d contr ols Instrument lighting The br ightness of the instru ment lig hting can be varied by mean s of th e dimme r switc h adjacent to the headlig ht switch , the ignit ion swi tch sh all be in posit ion ON. (See also N ight pane l on page 73).
79 Instruments and controls Rear-window wiper Rear-windo w washing and wipi ng are car- ried out us ing t he same stalk sw itch as for washing and wi ping t he wind shi eld and headlight s. This stal k has two ad ditional swit ches, ON/OFF a nd . The ON position gives intermi ttent wip ing.
80 Instru ments an d contr ols Manual climate-cont rol system The air is dr awn in through a n inta ke at th e bott om edg e of th e wind shiel d. It passes through a n effic ient filt er befor e being routed through th e cli mate-cont rol syst em and into the c abin.
81 Instruments and controls Defroster Floor incl. rear si de windo ws Pa n e l incl. rear cente r vent As the w inter com fort setti ng we re commend that t he dist ribution knob be turned tw o steps to the left from the Defro ster posi tion.
82 Instru ments an d contr ols The air conditio ning i s combi ned wit h the conventi onal cli mate-cont rol syste m and is swi tch ed on by press ing t he but ton , provided that the fan cont rol is in position 1-4.
83 Instruments and controls The butto n is loc ated on th e clima te-control panel. An L ED in the button i s lit as l ong as heating is on. Switch off the heating as soon as the rear window is cl ear. It will go off autom atically after abou t 10 minutes.
84 Instru ments an d contr ols Automa tic climat e control (ACC) The air is dr awn in through a n inta ke at th e bott om edg e of th e wind shiel d. It passes through a n effic ient filt er befor e being routed through th e cli mate-cont rol syst em and into the c abin.
85 Instruments and controls The syst em us es five senso rs: • O utsid e-ai r te mperatu re. • Cabin -air temp eratu re. • Sun se nsor . • Blended -air tem per ature (loc ated in the heater unit) . • Coolant tempera ture . The sun s ensor is centra lly l ocated on the dashboard panel be tween th e defro ster nozzles .
86 Instru ments an d contr ols Functions The func tion y ou have manua lly sele cted will be lock ed in, w hile other functions remain a utomatic . Temperat ure main tenance, ex cept in pos itions H I and LO, is, the re- fore alw ays auto matic. T he act ive func tion is s hown i n the dis play.
87 Instruments and controls Button Displa y One touc h: When Defr oste r is ma nually select ed you will ge t dem isting of all wi ndo ws (the air flo w to th e rear side windo ws will be sh ut off) by hi gh f an speed . Air will be routed to the de froster noz - zles .
88 Instru ments an d contr ols Button Displa y Panel - flo or (front and rear) a nd center rear ve nt Electrically heated rear w indo w/elec - trically heated door mirrors are con- trolled au tomatica lly , though the y can also be pro gr amme d f or man ual contro l; see ”Progr amming II”, page 91.
89 Instruments and controls Starting in cold weat her: The automa tic clim ate c ontr ol sys tem selec ts th e def rost er positio n, max. he ating a nd low fan sp eed to begin w ith. As the en gine tem perature rises, th e fan speed is increased and air is routed tow ards the floor.
90 Instru ments an d contr ols Calibration If the battery has been di sconnec ted or has run fla t, the system will recalibr ate autom atically . Manual ca librati on: 1 Star t the engine . 2 Press + at the s ame time . The A CC displ a y flas hes once t o indi cate that ca libra tion a nd sel f-tes ting hav e star te d.
91 Instruments and controls Programming II It is al so poss ible to custom ize the ACC syste m to adap t to dri ving and we ather cond itions. Programming and cancellat ion of programm ing is carri ed.
92 Instru ments an d contr ols Useful tips: If the ACC sy stem is not func tioning satisfa ctorily th e foll owing s hould be tried before yo u tak e the car to an auth orized Saab deal er.
93 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Saab 9-3 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-3 Audio System ........... 95 Sound control s.......... ....... 97 Radio ......... ....... .... ....... ...... 98 CD pl ayer .... ..... ...... ..... ...... 10 0 CD changer .....
94 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Saab 9-3 Audio Sys tem The Saab 9-3 Audio Sys tem comes in tw o levels , Premium and Pres tige. The y are specia lly ad apted to t he ca bin sp ace in t he Saab 9-3 . The Saab 9-3 Audi o System consis ts of a main un it with a radio an d an i n-dash CD player.
95 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Quick guide to the Saa b 9-3 Audio System Radio, see page 9 8 On T o sw itch the system ON, pr ess th e v olume b ut- ton. Th e last se ttings used w ill be a ctiv ated.
96 Saab 9- 3 Audio System CD player. See page 1 00 CD changer (option) . See page 10 2 T ouch: chang e to CD playback when oth er so und sou rce is acti ve . Press and ho ld briefl y (a c hime will sound ): random pla yback . T ouch: SEEK at e ither en d to chan ge trac k.
97 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Sound controls ON/OFF The Audio Sy stem will come on: • Whe n the volu me con trol is pre ssed. • Whe n the i gniti on i s s wit ched ON , if the A udio Sy stem w as on when th e ignitio n ke y was las t removed. The Audio Sy stem will be switche d off: • Whe n the volu me con trol is pre ssed.
98 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Radio Press the RADIO button to switch to the radio w hen anoth er sou rce is ac tive. Preset station buttons (1) Press on ce (releas e withi n a se cond) to select a pres et stat ion, e.g. The sma ll figure on the far right o f the d is- play is the num ber of t he preset button selec ted.
99 Saab 9- 3 Audio System find six stat ions wi th good re ceptio n, the remaini ng preset buttons will be e mpty. If one of these em pty but tons is pressed , FM or AM**** will appea r on the display. When the syst em leave s the AS mode, i t returns to the s tation tha t was s elected befo re th e AS mo de was activ ate d.
100 Saab 9- 3 Audio System CD player To sele ct the CD mo de, load a CD i nto the deck or , if one is a lready lo aded, press the CD/RDM button. Inser t the CD, l abel-sid e up, a nd allow the mechan ism t o load it autom atically .
101 Saa b 9-3 A udio System Fast tra ck changes Touch SEEK (mid-segmen t) to switch between th e CD PLAY and CD TRACK modes. The CD PLAY and CD TRACK mo des change th e funct ion of and . The select ed mode will also be activ e the next time the sy stem is swi tched on.
102 Saab 9- 3 Audio System CD changer (acc essory) Important ! Always keep th e slidin g cover closed to keep dust o ut of the CD change r, so that i t will contin ue to pr ovide s atisfacto ry service for a lon g time .
103 Saa b 9-3 A udio System If the CD changer is ac tivated imm ediately after a magazi ne has be en lo aded, t he fol- lowing will a ppear o n the dis play: The CD number w ill change as eac h CD is played.
104 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Aft er two second s, th e status of th e tray s in the maga zine (i.e. load ed or e mpty) w ill be shown on the di splay , e.g.: If for som e reason the CD select ed by the preset butt on cann ot be played , playback of the curre nt CD wi ll conti nue.
105 Saa b 9-3 A udio System General fun ctions Volume-p reset mode To select the vo lume-p reset mod e, press and hold the BAN D button at the same time as you switc h the A udio S yste m on.
106 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Steering-wheel controls To facilit ate use of the Audio System an d to promote s afer drivin g, most of the functi ons can be operate d using the integra l remote controls on th e steering wheel. Control functions: NEXT: RADIO m ode: p reselect buttons 1 ⇒ 2 ⇒ .
107 Saa b 9-3 A udio System Technic al data • Th ese specifications co mply with the new IHF Standard • Since the p olicy at S aab is one of continual i mprovement, we ret ain the r ight t o alter specific ations and desig n without pr ior not ice.
108 Saab 9- 3 Audio System Antenna The anten na of the Audio System is motor- ized. Saab 9-3 Viggen Coupé and 5-door: The antenna is located on the roof . For the c leaning o f the mot orized antenna, see the secti on headed "Washing" , page 220.
109 Saa b 9-3 A udio System Fault codes The Audio Syste m has a b uilt-in di agnostic s function . If a f ault is d etecte d, a fault code i s gener ated to he lp dea ler techni cians to diagnos e the f ault. Be low is an example of a fault code that y ou might be a ble to rectify yourself.
110 Saab 9- 3 Audio System (This pa ge has been lef t blan k).
111 OnStar - Tele matics OnStar - Telematics Usin g On Star .. ....... .... ...... 112 OnStar i s Easy................ ............ 112 OnStar Se rv ices Bu tton ........ ...... 112 Emergenc y b utton ..... ........... ...... 113 White d ot b utton ..
112 OnStar - Telem atics Your ne w vehicl e com es equip ped with advanc ed telem atics hard ware and on e full year of O nstar Prem ium Serv ice. Sa ab Telemati cs is a soph isticate d in-vehi cle system allowi ng conv ergenc e of wire less commu nications, G PS (Globa l Posi tioning Syst em) s atel lit es an d adv anc ed ve hicle electron ics.
113 OnStar - Tele matics System status light Solid Green — Indicate s the On Star system in the vehicle is po wered O N and ready to make calls or rec eive calls f rom the OnStar Cente r. Blinking G reen — Th e light bl inks gre en to indicate a call i s bein g connec ted or in progress.
114 OnStar - Telem atics The OnStar Center Connectin g to the OnSt ar center In additi on to using the 3-butto n syste m found in your S aab, th ere are tw o other ways to c onnect t o the OnS tar Cente r.
115 OnStar - Tele matics Roadsid e assistance** There’s n othing worse than b eing s tranded on the road with car troubl e. No matter w hat the proble m is ( flat tire , out of gas , or engi ne trouble), just cal l OnStar. T hey wil l contact the help you need t o get you quic kly bac k on the road.
116 OnStar - Telem atics Concierg e services From the simp le to the extraord inary, OnSt ar Conc ierg e is a lways ready to hel p. Whether i t’s tick ets to tha t ”hard-to-ge t” play, or even comp lete p lanning o f you r next vacatio n, On Star Conc ierge can make al l the arrang ement s you ne ed — at home or on the ro ad.
117 OnStar - Tele matics Voice Commands Personal C alling is made a vailable through your vo ice c ommands to the s ystem. Th is allows you to verbal ly contro l all of the phone fu nction s. Your OnSta r wire less ph one sys tem ha s been prog rammed t o respo nd to a w ide vari- ety o f voices and a ccents.
118 OnStar - Telem atics Storing/Deleting Numbers in Memory (Nameta gs) Storing a number Your OnStar syste m can st ore up to 20 numbers (up to 32 digits each) in memory that can be di aled by s imply repe ating the ”nam eta g.
119 OnStar - Tele matics Contact OnStar You wil l need y our OnStar Persona l Identi- fication Numbe r (PIN) to a uthorize t he charge to your cre dit ca rd on f ile. If you are not in your Sa ab, you m ay ca ll an OnStar Advisor at 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466 -7827) to reque st u nit r eplenish - ment.
120 OnStar - Telem atics Vir tual Adv iso r Once yo u have activ ated Persona l Calling , you can enjo y your time in your Sa ab even more with the OnStar Virt ual Advis or. This service allows y ou to listen to your f avorite news and inf orma tion topic s, such as weathe r reports, s tock quo tes an d sports scores.
121 OnStar - Tele matics News H eadlines The OnStar Virtu al Advisor w ill provid e cur- rent head lines for ma ny differe nt cat ego- ries , inc lud ing: • Internationa l Ne ws Hea dlines • Natio.
122 OnStar - Telem atics OnStar Operation : OnStar us es exis ting eme rgency servic e providers and cellular and s atellite t echno l- ogies. O nStar re quires c ellular s ervice to be availab le and operat ing for fea tures to func - tion properly .
123 Interior equip ment, trunk Interior equi pment, trunk Seats ..... .... ....... .... ....... ...... 124 Steering- wheel adjust- ment .. ...... ....... .... ....... ...... 131 Electric al windows ........ ... 130 Sun roof ... ....... .... ....... ..
124 Interi or equipm ent, trunk Seats The foll owing s eat ad justment s can be made to achie ve a comfor table drivin g positio n: • Heigh t (driver ´s sea t) •L e g r o o m • Back rest rake a.
125 Interior equip ment, trunk Back rest rake an gle To find the most c omforta ble posi tion, t urn the knob to prov ide steples s adjustme nt of the backr est. Front seats, Coupé a nd Convertible versions Both front seats have releas e levers on the outside of th e backres t.
126 Interi or equipm ent, trunk Manually ad justable front seats with ”Easy Entry ” function, Coupé and Convertible versions Manual seats have a f eature calle d ”Easy Entry”, whic h facilitate s movemen t to and from the rear seat.
127 Interior equip ment, trunk Electri cally adjust able front se ats (certain variants) Both seat s can be operat ed from outside when o ne of the front do ors is op ened, to imp rove a ccess to the ca r. For safety rea sons, if the do or is closed, the seat can on ly be adjus ted when th e igniti on is ON.
128 Interi or equipm ent, trunk Backrest rake angle Push the re ar lev er f orwar d or r earw ard t o adjust t he rak e angle o f the b ackrest. Memory function (certain variants ) In some v ariants t he ele ctrica lly adju stabl e driver’s seat has a mem ory funct ion.
129 Interior equip ment, trunk Electri cally heated front seats (option on some model v ari- ants/marke ts) Both front s eats c an be equ ipped wi th heat- ing for th e sea t cushio n and bac krest . It is switched on and of f using the buttons o n the instr ument panel.
130 Interi or equipm ent, trunk Electrical windows The elec tric wi ndow mo tors are e quippe d with overl oad pr otection. If this pro tectio n shoul d trip, wait seve ral se conds be fore operating the e lectric wi ndows a gain. To open Press the window symbol on the but ton.
131 Interior equip ment, trunk Child safe ty: rear window s (ON/OFF) The wind ow swit ches on the rea r door s can be render ed ino perativ e by the ON/ OFF switc h in the p anel o n the center console . When the switch is ON , the rear side wi n- dows c an be op erated b y the switch on each rear door.
132 Interi or equipm ent, trunk Sunroof The sunroo f is o perated electric ally us ing the ROOF control on the c enter con sole. The sunroof can be ope ned comple tely or partially .
133 Interior equip ment, trunk Interior lighting The inter ior lig hting consist s of one d ome light in the fro nt and one in th e back. The swit ch fo r the int erior ligh ting is o n th e over - head pan el nex t to the re arview mirror.
134 Interi or equipm ent, trunk Cup holder There are two cup holders, one in the fasci a under the SI D unit a nd one in the c en- ter-consol e compartm ent between the front seats on certai n models . Next to the cup hold er between the fron t seats is a coi n tray .
135 Interior equip ment, trunk Ashtrays (a ccessory ) The car c an be equ ipped with two a shtrays. One is positio ned lo w down on the d ash a nd the ot her on the ba ck of the center c onsole. Open the fr ont asht ray by ligh tly pressi ng on the front.
136 Interi or equipm ent, trunk IB1517 IB1518 IB1519 IB1520 IB1521 In the d oors F ront edge of fro nt seats F ront seat bac krests Cente r cons ole betw een the seats Center c onsole o n passen ger s.
137 Interior equip ment, trunk Rearview mir rors The rear-v iew mir ror has day/nigh t posi tions that can be s elect ed by me ans of a knob beneath th e mirror. Adjus t the mirror for bes t vision in the day position and pull the tab on the botto m of th e mirror to ward you fo r the night position .
138 Interi or equipm ent, trunk Trunk, Coupé and 5-door Trunk lid lock Unloc k the trunk lid by pressing on the k ey, by press ing t he remote re lease bu tton on the dr iver’s d oor or by using the key. The alarm horn sound s three time s and th e lights fla sh when t he trunk is released with the re mote control .
139 Interior equip ment, trunk 4 Lower th e enti re bac krest cush ion b y pul ling this sam e handle (item 3) f orward. At the sam e time , piv ot the beam bac kw ards.
140 Interi or equipm ent, trunk To pr ovide more f lexi bili ty, th e rear seat is div ided s o that you c an lower the narrower (ri ght) part s eparately . 1 Tilt the seat cushio n f orwa rd by pul ling the loop loca ted betw een the bac krest and the s eat c ushion.
141 Interior equip ment, trunk Removing t he parcel shelf 1 Open the trunk li d. 2 Unhook the rub ber ties . 3 Lift th e rear parc el shelf and p ull it aw a y from the gui de pins in the front e dge of the shel f support.
142 Interi or equipm ent, trunk Tie downs Four tie d owns for s ecuring t he load a re fitted insi de the trunk. Plac e the load as far in as p ossib le. Trunk lighting To the le ft in t he trunk i s a ligh t which goes on and off w hen the trunk lid is opene d and closed .
143 Interior equip ment, trunk Trunk Release Handle There is a glow- in-the-dark trunk release handle l ocate d inside the trun k on the l atch. This ha ndle wi ll glo w followi ng expos ure to light. Pul l the release h andle down to open the trunk from the inside.
144 Interi or equipm ent, trunk Manually opening the fuel filler door Coupé and 5-door models If the fuel filler door (whic h is controlle d by the central loc king sy stem) does not unlock, proceed as follows.
145 Startin g and driving IB943 Starting and driving Igni tion swi tch ... ..... ...... ... 14 6 Starting the engin e ......... . 147 Important cons iderations for d rivin g ..... ....... .... ....... 148 Ref uelin g . ....... .... ....... ....... 15 1 Engine Bre ak-in Period .
146 Starti ng and d riving Ignition swit ch The sin gle lo ck used for bot h the igni tion and gear/s elect or lever is i n the center c on- sole lo cated between t he fron t seat s. Before you can rem ove the ke y, the ca r must be in reverse gear (manu al gearbo x cars) or the Parking (P) posit ion (cars with autom atic tran smissi on).
147 Startin g and driving If t he ca r d oes n ot s tart If the tex t "KEY NOT ACCEPTED" appears on the SI D whe n the eng ine ref uses to start, the troub le ma y be a fa ult in the tra nsponder of the key or i n the receiver o f the i gnition swit ch.
148 Starti ng and d riving Starting the engine The engi ne has an a utomatic chok e and should be sta rted as follo ws: Cars with manua l gearbox To start the engine th e clutch pedal must be fully de pressed . 1 Depress the clu tch pe dal b ut do not touc h the a cceler ator.
149 Startin g and driving 2 Stopping the engine • Do not rev the engi ne immedia tely bef ore s witching it off - s top the eng ine when it is id ling. 3 Regulating th e char ging pr essure • The system is optimiz ed f or fuel with an octan e rati ng of AON 9 0.
150 Starti ng and d riving Impor tant consid erations wi th cata- lytic conv erters The catalyti c conver ter is an emissi on-con- trol devic e inco rporated in the car’ s exhaus t sys tem.
151 Startin g and driving • Ne v er park th e car on dry grass or other combus tible mat er ial. T he cat aly tic con - v er ter ge ts v ery hot and c ould the ref ore star t a fire.
152 Starti ng and d riving Recomme nded fuel: For optimu m perfo rmance we recomme nd: • A ON 90 f or 2.0 T urbo 185 hp en gines . • A ON 93 f or 2.0 T urbo 205 hp engines and 2.3 Viggen . Octan e rating i s determi ned acc ording to the formula: where MON is the Mo tor Octane Nu mber, and RO N is the R esear ch Octa ne Numb er.
153 Startin g and driving Other, le ss c ommon, f uel ad ditives used b y some g asoli ne deale rs are also accept able, provided that t he resulta nt gas oline is not more than 2.
154 Starti ng and d riving Fuel (Gasoline Engine) Use re gular unle aded gasol ine rated at 87 octane o r high er. It is re commen ded th at the gasolin e mee t specifi cations which were develop ed b.
155 Startin g and driving Engine Break-in Period Pistons, cyli nder bores and b earing s need time to obtain unifor m, wear-resista nt sur- faces. If a new engi ne is driven to o hard, this grad- ual pr ocess o f bedd ing-in will no t be p ossi- ble and the li fe of th e engine will be short - ened.
156 Starti ng and d riving Automa tic transmi ssion The electr onic control module for the aut o- matic tr ansmissio n recei ves informat ion on engine tor que an d road speed. It also con- trols the hydra ulic pressure in the transmi s- sion t o ensure that ge ar changi ng is as smooth a s pos sible .
157 Startin g and driving The d eten t but ton on th e sel ect or leve r ha s to be pressed bef ore the select or can be moved betwe en certai n positio ns. Three mo des fo r the autom atic transmis - sion ca n be sel ected: Normal, Spo rt and Winter.
158 Starti ng and d riving Lock-up funct ion The autom atic transmis sion has a lo ck-up funct ion, which render s the t orque con - verter inope rative in 3rd and 4th gears. The result is reduct ion in the engin e speed a nd, hence, f uel c onsumpti on.
159 Startin g and driving Auto ma tic t rans mis sio n fault indicator If the sym bol a ppears on the main instru- ment pane l, the sy stem has de tected a fault in the a utomat ic tran smissi on or it s contro l module (see p age 64).
160 Starti ng and d riving Selector positions P T o shift out o f the P p osition y ou m ust d epress the brake pedal and the ignition m ust be OFF . The parking p osition (P ) mu st onl y be sel ected when the car is at a compl ete stan dstill . The selec- tor le v er is lock ed and the transm ission is mechanic ally immobili zed.
161 Startin g and driving If the ge ar select or lev er is moved from pos ition D to 1, a change-d own to 3 rd gear w ill occur a t abou t 110 mph (180 km/ h). A change -down to 2nd gear w ill oc cur at about 75 mph (1 20 km/h) and to 1 st gea r at about 40 mph (65 km/h).
162 Starti ng and d riving The SPORT and WI NTER modes To s e l e c t Sport mode , press the ”S” b utton on the selecto r le v er when th e selec tor le v er is in position N, D , 3, 2 or 1.
163 Startin g and driving Cruise Control For safe ty reaso ns (brake system func- tion) the brak es mus t be applied once, when the engine has started, before the cruise control sy stem can b e activated .
164 Starti ng and d riving Disengaging the system The sys tem wi ll be dis engag ed: • When the brak e or clutc h pedal i s depress ed. • Whe n the swit ch is moved to C ANCEL . • Whe n the switch is moved to OFF . • When the engin e is sw itched off .
165 Startin g and driving ABS brakes ABS (Antiloc k Braking System) modul ates the br ake press ure to the respe ctive whee ls. Wh eel sensor s det ect if a whee l is about to lock , and the c ontrol module redu ces th e pres sure to t hat w heel and the n increas es it o nce more until t he tendenc y is detected again .
166 Starti ng and d riving Traction Control Sys tem How the syst em works The tract ion contro l syste m (TCS) is designe d to m inimi ze whe elspi n. This enables the car to achi eve the best possi ble grip and, henc e, maximum tractive effort, together with grea ter stabil ity.
167 Startin g and driving Turning the TCS off The is switched on automa tically when the engi ne is started. The sys tem ca n be sw itch ed off ma nuall y by the TCS button, whereup on on the main in strume nt panel will come on . The TCS sy stem c annot b e swit ched off i f the c ar is trave lling fas ter tha n 35 mph (60 km/h).
168 Starti ng and d riving Parking bra ke The parkin g brake leve r is loca ted betwee n the front seats. The brak e acts on the rear wheels. W hen th e parking brake is on, th e indicat or lam p on the m ain instr ument panel will be lit . To releas e the brake, li ft the lev er slightl y, press th e pawl butt on, an d let the l ever down.
169 Startin g and driving Parking on a hill When park ing on a steep hill, turn the fro nt wheels so that they wi ll be blo cked by the curb if t he car shoul d move.
170 Starti ng and d riving Economical mot oring Factors affecting f uel consumption Fuel cons umpti on is g reat ly aff ecte d by th e gener al driving con dition s, the way in whic h the car i s driven and at what spee ds, th e weathe r, the state of the ro ad, the co ndition of th e car, etc.
171 Startin g and driving • Driving in a low ge ar resu lts in hig her fuel consum ption than in a hi gh gear becaus e of t he lo wer eng ine spe ed f or a giv en roa d speed. Al wa ys c hange up to a higher gea r as soon as traffic condi tions allo w and us e the high est ge ar as m uch as possib l e .
172 Starti ng and d riving • Chec k the anti-freez e in the eng ine cool - ant, see page 192. The car´ s trip comput er will warn y ou whe n there is a risk of slippery conditi ons.
173 Startin g and driving Driving in hot weather • Alw a ys che ck the coolant le vel bef ore starting a journe y . When th e engi ne is cold, th e coolan t m ust not be abo v e the KAL T/COLD mark on the e xpan sion tank.
174 Starti ng and d riving Trailer we ight Maxim um recomm ended trai ler weigh ts for differ ent gradie nts, fo r best co mfort a nd driveabi lity for manual and auto matic cars, are sh own i n the d rawi ng.
175 Startin g and driving R ecommendations for driving in hilly te rrain The foll owing ti me li mits are based on the capaci ty of the cooli ng system in warm weathe r, i.e. a pproxi mately 8 6 ° F (30 ° C) . The foll owing ti me li mits are based on the capaci ty of the cooli ng system in hot weathe r, i.
176 Starti ng and d riving 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 com bination .With s in- gle-axle traile rs, when ever pos sible, c on- centrate the lo ad ove r the axl e and kee p it as low as pos sible.
177 Startin g and driving Installin g the roof ca rriers (acces- sory) The carrier fe et are mar ked with a top vi ew of the c ar and an arrow indicatin g their posi tions. 1 Slip the plastic co v er onto the adjusta ble f oot of the ca rrier (the f oot wit h a knob f or tightenin g) to p rotect the paintw ork during as semb ly .
178 Starti ng and d riving Driving with a load The dr iving ch aracteris tics of the car are affected by the way i t is load ed. • Place he avy loads a s f ar f orward and as low as po ssible in the tru nk. • Secur e the load to the tie do wns , see page 14 2.
179 Startin g and driving Driving with the trunk lid open Avoi d drivi ng wit h the t runk li d part ly or f ully open, since e xhaust fu mes can be drawn into the cabin . If you m ust dr ive wit h the tr unk lid o pen, a ll windows and t he sunroo f (if fit ted) mu st be closed and the c abin fan on at i ts hi ghest speed s etting .
180 Starti ng and d riving Saab 9- 3 Vig gen The front towing eye is stored in a storage bag besid e the spare wheel. R emove the plastic cov er with a screwdrive r from the ca r’s t oolk it, and scre w in the to wing eye. Towing a car with manua l gearbox The gear lever mu st be in neutral.
181 Startin g and driving Towi ng a car w ith au toma tic transm ission The foll owing ru les m ust be ob serve d if a car with a utomatic transmis sion is to be towed. The gear s electo r must b e in the N position. Switch hazard li ghts o n. Drive carefull y and do not excee d the speed lim it for vehi cles in tow.
182 Starti ng and d riving To jump start y our v ehicl e: 1 Check t he other v ehicle. It mu st ha ve a 12-v olt b attery with a negat iv e gro und syste m. 2 Get the v ehicles cl ose enou gh so the jumpe r cables can reac h, but be s ure th e v ehicl es are no t touchin g each o ther .
183 Startin g and driving 5 Check tha t the j umper cab les do not ha v e loose or mi ssing insulatio n. If the y do , you could get a shock and also the v ehicl es coul d be d amaged. Bef ore y ou connec t the cab les, here are some basic th ings y ou s hould k now .
184 Starti ng and d riving Driving considerat ions with co mpact spar e wheel/t ire fi tte d The f ollowing shoul d be obs erved w hen the compact s pare whe el (T115/7 0 R16) i s install ed: The com pact spa re is light and easy to handle w hen ch anging the whe el.
185 Car care IB944 Hood release ha ndle . ..... . 186 Engi ne ... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... 188 Eng ine ba y ..... .... ....... ....... 1 87 Engi ne oil ... ...... ..... ...... ..... 1 90 Transmissio n fluid .......... 191 Cool ant ....... .... .
186 Ca r care Hood release handle The handle of the hood lo ck is lo cated on the left unde r the i nstrument panel. O pen the hood in the follow ing way: 1 Pull the rele ase hand le. 2 The hood mo ves to the half -loc k ed posi- tion a nd is st opped by a saf ety catch at the f ront edge.
187 Car care 1 Engine-oil di pstic k 2 Bra ke-fl uid res er voir 3 P ower-st eer ing f luid r eser voir 4 Fuse bo x 5 Coolan t reservoir 6 MAXI fuses 7 W asher-fluid reservo ir 8B a t t e r y 9D r i v.
188 Ca r care Engine The engi ne is a transv erse fo ur-cylind er in-line en gine wit h twin ove rhead c amshafts and 16 v alves. The engi ne is equipped with tw o balan ce shafts that red uce en gine vibra tion to a m in- mimum. The bala nce s hafts are chain -driven and rotate at twice th e speed of the cranksha ft.
189 Car care Saab Trionic engine mana gement system The Saab Trionic engine manag ement system is a un ique Saab devel opment th at combin es sequ ential multip ort fue l injec tion, electron ic distri butorle ss igni tion an d turbo - charger boo st pressure c ontrol into one sy s- tem.
190 Ca r care Engine oil Checking the fluid level Regula rly chec k the oil leve l in t he eng ine. Do this wi th the car stan ding on lev el ground with the e ngine warm, 2-5 m inutes af ter it has bee n turne d off. T ake the d ipstick out and wipe i t off with a clean ra g befor e carry- ing out the ch eck.
191 Car care Transmis sion fluid Manual tran smission Check and t op up the fluid in accord ance with th e servic e progr am. If original flui d cannot be obtain ed for top- ping up, Dextron III (synthetic flui d) auto- matic t ransmi ssion fl uid can be used.
192 Ca r care (80°C). Thi s can be achie ved by driving the car f or about 30 min on the open road. 2 With the engine idling, mo ve the sele ctor le v er to D an d wa it f o r at l east 15 seconds . Ne xt, mov e the s elect or le v er to R a nd w ait f or 15 seconds aga in.
193 Car care The cool ant do es not no rmally h ave to be changed during the serv ice life of the ca r. This ty pe of coo lant ha s a reddi sh co lour and sh ould n ot be mixed with o ther type s of coolant . Saab O riginal coola nt should be used al l yea r round.
194 Ca r care Brake- clu tch fluid an d brake pads Checking the fluid level The com bined bra ke and clutch- fluid re ser- voir is transparen t to fa cilitate checkin g of the fluid leve l. The lev el sho uld be be tween th e MAX and MIN m arks. Top up, as ne cess ary, wi th DOT 4 fluid.
195 Car care Power steer ing Check th e leve l of the p ower-ste ering flui d in the res ervoir regul arly, in acco rdance with the serv ice progra m. The whe els should point forward d uring the check. Clean a round the cap b efore i t is unscrew ed.
196 Ca r care The liqu id lev el in the car batte ry mu st be checke d at re gular inte rvals. Tap wa ter contai ns sa lts and m inerals that accele rate the corro sion o f the battery elec- trodes, w hich can sh orten the life of the bat- tery. The cha rge leve l should be ch ecked with a batt ery -aci d test er.
197 Car care Drive belt The alte rnator i s situated o n the right-hand side of the en gine. It is driv en via a poly-V belt from the cr ankshaft pulle y. The poly -V-belt also drives th e water pum p, the A/C com pressor an d the stee ring se rvo pump.
198 Ca r care Wipers and was hers Wiper blades Check an d clea n all wip er blades regularl y. We re commen d Saab wash er flu id fo r cleanin g. If po or wi per pe rform ance is expe rien ced , clean th e windsh ield wi th Saab wa sher flu id.
199 Car care Washer The rese rvoir holds 5 qu arts (4.7 litres). When the SID message "WASHER FLUID LEVEL LOW " appe ars there i s about 1.5 quarts (1.4 litres) left. Fill wi th quality w ashe r fluid, ava ilable from your Saab deale r and fo llow th e instruc tions on the p ackag e to reduc e the ris k of fre ez- ing.
200 Ca r care Changing bulbs Headlight 1 Unscre w the co ver from th e bac k of the light units . 2 Unplug the conn ector . 3 Unhook the spring cli p b y pus hing it f orw ard and then to t he si de. 4 Remov e the b ulb . 5 Inser t the ne w b ulb , without touc hing the g lass with y our fing ers.
201 Car care Front turn signal bulb To chang e the bulb, the comp lete la mp un it has to be rem oved. 1 Loosen the s crew (1 ). There is no need t o remo ve it c ompletel y . 2 Carefully remo v e the c omplete lamp unit. 3 Grasp the two pla stic ta bs and turn the bul b holder c ounterclo ck- wise.
202 Ca r care Front fog lights 1 Slight ly turn the b ulb h older counter- cloc kwis e. 2 Unplug the conn ector . 3 Remov e the b ulb . Stop lights, taillights and direction indicators 1 Open the door in the trunk upholstery . 2 Pre ss asi de th e pl astic tab that secur es the bulb hol der .
203 Car care Reversing lights and rear fog light 1 Open the hatc h on the i nside of the trunk. 2 Press do wn the plastic tab tha t secures the bulb hol der . 3 Carefully pull the enti re bu lb holder out of the la mp un it. Repl ace the d ead b ulb .
204 Ca r care Reading lamp s, 9-3 Convert ible Detach the who le lamp unit b y inserti ng a screwdriv er into th e notch a nd car efully prying the lam p unit out. Pull the bul b holder out of its br acket an d change the bu lb. Replace the bul b holder in its bracket and refit the entir e lamp unit.
205 Car care Bulb table No. Cap W attage 1 H4 60/55 Headl ight 2 H1 55 Fro nt f og light 3 W1,2W 1,2 Ashtra y; cigarette lighter; w arning light f or saf ety belts 4 P21W 21 Rear f og li ght; re versi.
206 Ca r care Fuses The fuse s are housed in two fuse panels: one at the end of th e instrumen t panel on the driver’s side, an d one under t he hood. To chec k if a f use ha s blown , first rem ove it from the panel (s ee below). If the filamen t is broken, t he fus e has bl own.
207 Car care MAXI fuses The MAXI fuses are housed in the fuse box under the hood. These fuses c an be checke d in the sa me way as the othe r fuses. The MAXI fu ses a re design ed to p rotect the car’s e lectrical system from bei ng dam- aged.
208 Ca r care Fuses No. Amp Function A–– B 10 Stop l ights , traile r C 30 Cabin f an, A CC 1 30 Elect rically heat ed rear windo w and rear-vi ew mir- rors 22 0D i r e c t i o n i n d i c a t o r.
209 Car care Rel ay ho lder Under the instru ment panel nex t to th e steering wheel No. Amp Function 21 10 Switch, ma nual A/C ; soft to p (Con v er tib le) 22 15 Directi on indic ators; Cruis e Control 23 20 Soft top (Con vertible); tel ephone 24 7.
210 Ca r care Fuses an d relays Fuse pan el in engin e bay No. Amp Function 1–– 2 15 F ron t f og lig hts 3 40 Radiator f an, lo w spee d 4 10 V acuum pump 5 15 A/C-com pressor 61 0L e f t l o w b e a m 7 10 Right low beam 8 10 Left high beam 9 10 Right high bea m 10 7 .
211 Car care Wheels Alternat ive wheels a nd tires If you wis h to f it other ti res or wh eels tha n those s upplie d with the car, cons ult your Saab deale r first as to the possibi lities avail- able.
212 Ca r care Rotating the tires Beca use of f ront w heel driv e, the f ront t ires tend to w ear faster t han the rear ones. N ew tires sho uld al ways be fitte d in pa irs, so that tires on the sa me axle have the s ame amount o f tread.
213 Car care Uniform Tire Quality Grading (US) Quality grades can be found whe re applica - ble on the tire sid ewall betwe en tread sho ul- der and m aximum section w idth.
214 Ca r care Date code Tires sh ould b e regarded as peris hable goods. As the tires age , the rubber bec omes progress ively ha rder, an d the roadholdi ng ability of the tires dim inishes . This is partic- ularly true on wi nter tires. Tires now have a date-code marking for the year of m anufactu re.
215 Car care When ch anging a whee l, take th e tool kit out first, the n the spa re wheel . Changing a wheel NOTE T o av oid damagi ng an allo y w heel with a flat tire , this can be pl aced outs ide up in the spare -wh eel wel l but only wh ile driv- ing to th e clo sest worksh op .
216 Ca r care When it i s time t o rais e the car, apply th e jack to one o f the four jack ing point s (front or rear) loca ted be neath the sills . If a floor jack is used it can be appli ed to the standard jack ing point s use d by the dealer or centra lly un der the fro nt of the e ngine subframe .
217 Car care 10 Rech eck the whee l bolt s after a f ew miles. Tightening torq ue: Light-al lo y wh eels: 80 ft.lbs (110 Nm) Steel whe els: 80 ft. lbs (110 Nm) We advis e agai nst usin g wheel s with open wheel c overs i n winter , as the brake compo- nents ar e then mo re expo sed both to slus h and to road salt and grit.
218 Ca r care Flat spotting All tires ge t hot, e special ly on lon g journ eys or when the c ar is driv en hard. Afte r the car has been p arked w ith hot tire s and t he tires have coo led down , a flat sp ot can form in th e tire, whe re it is i n cont act with th e groun d.
219 Car care Upholstery and trim To remov e fluff or ha irs from th e seat uph ol- stery or headli ning, us e a mois t, lint -free cloth or a speci al lint re mover (bru sh or roller). Rem ove any di rty marks u sing a cloth m oistened with lu kewarm soapy water.
220 Ca r care Engine bay Clean the engin e compar tment u sing an engine dete rgent and rinse with hot water. Cover the headli ghts. Do n ot use a high- pressure w asher Avoid s praying th e hood liner, as this ca n become heavy and hang dow n and touch the engi ne when the ho od is cl osed.
221 Car care Waxing and polishing Do not wax a new car durin g the fi rst thr ee or four mon ths. In fa ct, the re is no n eed to polish th e car befo re the paintwo rk has started to go dull through oxida tion. Other than in ex cepti onal cas es, do n ot use abra- sive pol ishes c ontain ing a cutting a gent on a new ca r.
222 Ca r care Two- co at enam el As the na me im plies, t wo-co at ena mel is applied in two operat ions. The firs t coat, the base co lor, c ontain s the pig ment, metal flakes a nd bind er.
223 Car care What ca uses rus t? Steel bod y pan els of automobi les a re sub - ject to rusting whenever air and moisture manage to pen etrate the p rotecti ve finis h. Body pan els may rust t hrough if t he proc ess is unch ecke d. Rusti ng can o ccur wh erever water i s trapped or where the ca r’s panel s are conti nuous ly damp .
224 Ca r care Inspect the unde rcoating and touch up if necessar y. P ay particular att ention to the f enders and wheel housi ngs , which are exposed to abra sio n by flyin g gravel, etc. I f the com position has w orn or fla ked off , the steel m ust be thorou ghly clean ed and dried bef ore a fresh coat is applied.
225 Car care 1 A-pilla r trim: PC/ABS. 2 Windshi eld trim: PP , PP/EPDM. 3 Seals : EPDM. 4 Rear -win dow casi ng PUR. 5 T rim panel ABS . 6 C/D-pilla r trim PP . 7 Rear light cl uster: PMMA. 8 Corner fill er panel PPO/P A. 9 Rear b u mper Expanded PP c ore PP/EPDM shea thing.
226 Ca r care Air condit ioning (A/C system) Fault diagnosis If a fault o ccurs in the A/C syste m, ther e are a number o f che cks you can perfo rm yo ur- self. If the fault pe rsists, h owever, have th e system checked by an author ized Saab dealer.
227 Car care Maintenance • The d rive be lt f or the compres sor sh ould be insp ected under t he regular service progr am. • Clean dir t an d insec ts a wa y from the con- denser and ra diator to pre vent cloggi ng.
228 Ca r care Open th e hood and loc ate the vertical aim level (B) tha t you ca n see th rough the top o f the head light l ens. If you fi nd tha t the h eadlight n eeds adjust- ment follow these steps : 1 Loc ate t he ver tic al aimi ng device (A ) located behind and bel ow th e oute r headlight ass emb ly .
229 Mainte nance and owne r assi stanc e Maintena nce and owner assistance Maintenance sc hedule..... 230 Owner assistance ............ 231 Reporting Safet y Defects (U.S .A.) .... ..... ...... ..... ...... .. 232 Reporting Safet y Defects to the Cana dian govern- ment .
230 Mainte nance an d owner a ssistance Maintenance sched ule The Mainten ance Schedu le prescr ibes a service program t o the purc haser/ope rator of a Sa ab th at is re asona ble and necess ary to ensure the p roper emis sion co ntrol s ys- tems fu nction , safety and rel iability of the Saab auto mobil e in norm al use.
231 Mainte nance and owne r assi stanc e Service r ecord ret ention Service ins truction cou pons and record stubs a re prov ided i n the S aab War ranties and S ervic e Reco rd Book let whi ch a ccom- panies this Ow ner’s M anual. The coup ons are arr anged in the orde r that norm al ser- vice sh ould be p erforme d.
232 Mainte nance an d owner a ssistance Change of Address Notif ication (U.S. and Canada) Two chan ge of address ca rds are prov ided at th e end of the Warra nti es and S ervi ce Record Bookl et. Knowing your curre nt address allows Saab to c ontact y ou in the event of a reca ll or serv ice campaig n.
233 Technical data Technical data General dimensions.... ..... 234 Eng ine ... .... ....... .... ....... ...... 237 Eng ine oi l .. ....... .... ....... ...... 23 7 Fuel ... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... 239 Eng ine va riant s . .... ....... .
234 Technical d ata General dimensions Overall le ngth, with bumper(s ): Coupé/5 -door /Con v er tib le__________ __ 182.3" (4629 mm ) Viggen _______ _____ _________ _____ 182.7” (4639 mm) Ov era ll widt h, includ ing door m irrors _____ 76.2" (1936 mm) Maxim um hei ght ______ _________ _____ 56.
235 Technical data W eight r eady f or driving (i.e . with full fu el tank, w asher- fl uid res er v oir , standa rd tools a nd spa re wheel ) Coupé ___________ ________ ______ __ 298 0-3170 lbs . (1350- 1440 kg ) Viggen, C oupé ____________ ______ __ 313 0-3160 lbs.
236 Technical d ata Maxim um p ermitted loa d in trunk Coupé a nd 5-door a t curb w eigh t plus 4 passen gers a t 155 l bs. (70 kg) ______ 130 lbs . (60 kg) F or each passeng er less in the re ar seat the lo ad ma y be increa sed b y 100 lbs . (45 kg) Con ve r tib le at cu rb wei ght and 3 passen gers a t 155 l bs.
237 Technical data Engine Engine oil T ype _______ ______ ________ ______ __ 4 cyl, 2 ov erhead camshaf ts, 16 val v es and 2 bal - ancer shafts Cylin der bores ______ ________ ______ __ 3.54" (90 mm) Strok e: 2.0 T urbo _________ _____ _________ __ 3.
238 Technical d ata Oil spec ificat ion Oil f or gasoline eng ines is clas sified b y the API (American P e- troleum In stitut e) and A CEA (European A utomobile Man uf ac- turers Assoc iations) standar ds . API classi fies en gine oil int o gr ade cl asses SH (since 199 3) and SJ (since 1996).
239 Technical data Fuel Engine varian ts Fuel-t ank capa city _______ _________ __ 17 U. S. gal. (6 4 l) F or op timum p erform ance, we re comm end the f ollowing: 2.0 T urbo 185 bhp *) _____ _________ __ 90 A ON, unlea ded gasoline , minim um 87 A ON 2.
240 Technical d ata Electri cal system Drive belts Manual transmission Auto ma tic tr ans mis sion V oltage _____ ______ ________ ______ __ 12 V Battery capacity ______ ______ ________ 60 Ah Starter motor ______________ ______ __ 1.
241 Technical data Suspensio n Steer ing Brake syst em Spring type , fron t and re ar __________ __ Coil springs Maximum defle ction of spr ing s: fron t, Coupé /5-door/Co nv ertible _______ 6.4" (163 mm) front, Vigge n ________ _________ _____ 6.
242 Technical d ata Rims and tires Rim size: Coupé/5 -door/Con vertible_______ _____ 6.5 x 15 or 6.5 x 16 Viggen _______ _____ _________ _____ 7.5 x 17 Viggen m ust us e 6.5 x 16 or 7 x 17 Contact an aut horized Sa ab dea ler if y ou wish to fit other wheel s than those fitt ed as stand ard.
243 Technical data Plates a nd labels In con tact s with your S aab de aler it may sometim es be nec essary to quote the ca r’s chassi s, eng ine and g earbox numb ers. 1 Modification ide ntity plate ( in the spare whee l co mpar t ment) . 2 V . I.N.
244 Technical d ata 1 - Region ___ ________ _ Y = Northern Europe 2 - Country ____ ___ S = Sweden 3 - Man ufactur er ___ 3 = Saab A utomo bile AB 4 - Product line ____ D = 9-3 5 - Model series ___ D =.
245 Technical data Several of the systems in yo ur Saab car may be adju sted to better f it your individua l needs Some funct ions ar e gov ern ed by le gal requirem ents a nd canno t therefo re be reprogram med. Cons ult an aut hori zed Sa ab de aler for f ur- ther infor mation .
246 Technical d ata Saab 9-3 A udio Syst em: The foll owing fu nctio ns ca n be adju sted b y the driv er (see pag e 105 ): • Maxim um sta r ting v olume (whe n the rad io is s witched on). • T elephone v olum e (if the car is equi pped with a phone connec ted to the audio sys- tem).
247 Index Index A A/C syste m, fault di agnos is ________ 226 A/C sy stem, ma intena nce _________ 226 ACC _______ ______ _____ ________ 84 ACC, usef ul ti ps _________ ______ __ 92 Adjustme nt, ste e.
248 Index Electr ically a djust able seat s _______ 127 Electr ically h eated f ront se ats ______ 129 Electric ally h eated rear w indow _____ 83 Electr onic star ting in terlock _ ________ 37 Emerge.
249 Index M Main be am _____________ ______ __ 75 Main in strume nt panel _____________ 60 Mainten ance sc hedule __________ _ 230 Manual cl imate-con trol sys tem ______ 80 Manual raising o f the s o.
250 Index Storage compartm ents _______ ____ 136 Sunroof ___________ ________ ____ 132 Switches __________ ________ _____ 75 T Tach ometer __________ ______ _____ 66 Technic al dat a ______________ __.
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