Saabメーカー9-3 M2006の使用説明書/サービス説明書
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1 Owner’s Manual Saab 9-3 M2006 © Saab Aut omob ile AB 2005 Service Readiness, Saab Automobile AB, Trollhättan, Sweden Printed in Sweden Safety 11 Security 49 9-3 Con ver tible 63 Instruments and .
2 Introd uction This m anual pro vides pr actical gu idance o n driving and c aring f or your Saab. Althou gh thi s manual desc ribes the m ost importan t diffe rences betwee n mod el vari- ants, it does not specify the equi pment or featur es inc luded on in divid ual m odels.
3 Instrument panel Changi ng bulb s _____ _____ 232 F ront f og l ights________ ___ 104 Headli ght le v e lling ________ 102 High/l ow b eam _______ ___ 103 P arkin g ligh ts____ _____ ___ 102 Rear f .
4 Exter ior Anti-corro sion treatme nt ___ 280 Body ____ _________ _____ 279 Service progra m _________ 288 Sunroof ________ ________ 1 38 T ouching up paintw ork ____ 279 W ashin g _______ ________ 2.
5 Interio r Airbag ______ ________ ___ 32 Stee ri ng wh eel adj ustme nt _ 1 28 Steering ____ ________ ___ 302 Interior rearvie w mirror _________ 133 V anity mirror ____________ _____ 142 Door mirro .
6 Engine ba y, 4 -cyl Color cod e______________ 307 Engine n umb er _____ _____ 307 Gearbo x nu mber ____ _____ 307 W arning labels _____ _____ 8 V ehicle identi fication n umber 307 Alternator ______.
7 Engine ba y, 2.8 V 6 P o wer s teering______ _____ 225 Fluid: c hec kin g/toppi ng up__ 225 V ehicle identi fication numb er __ _________ _____ 307 Colour cod e _____ ________ 307 Engine n umbe r __.
8 Coolant: Never op en when eng ine hot! Radiator fan: Rad iato r fa n may star t at any time. Battery: • No spar ks, flam es or smok ing • Shi eld eyes, explosive gases can caus e blindn ess or in jur y • Sul phur ic acid can cause blindne ss or sev ere b urns • Flus h e y es imm ed i a tel y wi th w a t er .
9 Cha nging whee ls: Use only on spe cified vehi cle. Safe workin g load 2425 lbs. (1100 kg). Use on level firm ground on ly. Do not get under a vehicle that is support ed on ly by a jack, use vehi cle suppor t stands . No person s are to remain in the v ehicle.
10 No sparks, flames or smoking Buckle up Refer to the Own er’ s Manual Air bag Shield ey es Never place a rear-f acing child seat in this s e at K eep out of reach of children Electric windows Batt.
11 Safety Safety belt s _ __________ 12 Seats ________________ 18 Head restrai nts ________ 23 Child safety ___________ 24 Airbag________________ 32 Safety 3 Asterisk mea ns: equip ment not fitt ed in all cars (c an depen d on mo del variant, engin e vari ant, mark et spe cific ati on, op tion s or access ories ).
12 Safety Safet y belts Three-point inerti a-reel s afety bel ts are provided for all seats . The results of st udies show that it is equal ly important to wear s afety be lts in the rea r seat a s in t he front seats .
13 Safety Correct positi on for safety belt Conside r this : • P o sitio n the l ap str a p sn ugly and l ow across th e hips so t hat it jus t touches the thighs . The shoul der st ra p mus t be as f ar i n on the shoul de r as po ssib le . • Chec k t o ensure th at the be lt is not twisted or rubbin g aga inst a ny sharp edges .
14 Safety Front safety belts Fasten th e belt by pulling the belt a nd insert - ing the tongue in the buckle. C heck that it is securel y fas tene d. Posi tio n the l ap pa rt lo w acr oss the hip s. Grasp th e shoulde r belt clo se to the bu ckle and pull the b elt tow ards the sh oulde r to tighten t he lap belt p art.
15 Safety Adju st the bel t so tha t it i s as hi gh up as possib le wi thout rubbing again st the neck . To avoi d chaf ing in the c ase of a sho rt person, t he guide can b e lowere d unti l the belt com es a bout an inch (a few cen time- ters) fr om the th roat but still pr ovide s safe restraint.
16 Safety Safety belt pretensioners Sport Sedan and SportCom bi: The front safety be lts are equi pped w ith p retens ion- ers and fo rce li miters . The p rete nsioners are activa ted in the ev ent of a vi olent fronta l or si de-o n cr ash.
17 Safety Safety belt s, rear se at, Sport Sedan and SportCombi Safety belts rear sea t, Convertible, see page 77 The three rear seats all have t hree-poi nt safe ty belts wit h i nert ia r eels. Fasten the bel ts by pulling the bel t across you and inse rting the tongue in to the buckle.
18 Safety Seats Manually adjust ed front seats 3 The follo wing fron t seat adju stments can be made to achie ve a comfortab le driving positio n: • Height 3 •L e g r o o m • Bac kr est rake ang.
19 Safety Legroom adjustme nt Lift the lev er under the front of th e seat and slide th e sea t to the desi red posit ion. Backrest rake angle To find the mos t com fortable posi tion, t urn the knob to prov ide stepless adj ustment of the backr est. Lumbar support 3 Adjust the firmness of the lumbar s upport by turning t he kno b.
20 Safety Electr ically adjust able front seats 3 With the do ors clos ed the seat s can only be adjust ed when the ign ition is ON. However , there are two except ions: • T o f acilitate getting into the car , b oth seats can be adjus ted when eithe r of the fro nt doors is open .
21 Safety Backrest rake angl e Adjust th e rake angle of the back rest w ith the rear l ever. Lumbar support 3 Adjust the firm ness of the lumbar suppor t by turning the knob .
22 Safety When the igniti on is ON, al l sea t setti ngs can be adjus ted. When the door is ope n and before the remote c ontrol has been in serted into the ignition switch, a ll seat sett ings can be adjus ted fo r up to 20 minutes. The mem ory al so in clude s the door m irror settings .
23 Safety Head rest raints Sport Sedan a nd sportCom bi Head restra int, Convertib le, see page 76. The front seats are eq uipped wit h Saab Active Head Rest raints (SAHRs). The se are designe d to reduce the risk of neck injury if the car i s hit from b ehind.
24 Safety Child safe ty WARNIN G • Children mu st always be suit ably restraine d in t he car. • DEATH or SERIOUS INJUR Y can occur • Child ren 12 and under or shorter t han 55 inches (140 cm) c.
25 Safety General infor mation on chi ld safety The sam e atten tion m ust b e giv en to c hild safety i n t he ca r as is g ive n to a dults. Childre n tr avel most safely whe n prop erly restraine d. However, t he typ e of restra int must b e ap prop riate for t he s ize of the c hil d.
26 Safety Low er anc horages in the rear seat, Sport Sedan and SportCombi Low er anc horages in the rear seat, Con v er tibl e 93U S M 06. book Pa ge 26 Fr i da y, Fe b r ua r y 18, 2005 1: 15 PM.
27 Safety LATCH child seat i nstallati on Before star ting the ins tallation, pl ease read through th is in str uction , a nd the child seat inst alla tion instr ucti on. 1 Place the chil d restr aint on one of the designa ted out boa rd rear sea t cus h- ions .
28 Safety Child tether anchor ages for forward faci ng child seats Sport Sedan Convertible, s ee pag e 30 Child res traints with a tether s trap mus t be attached acco rding to Ca nadian and U .S. safe ty stan dard s. If you h ave any questi ons re gardin g chil d anchorag es pl ease contac t you r Saa b dealer .
29 Safety Child tether anchor ages for forward faci ng child seats Spor tC omb i Child res traints with a tether s trap mus t be attached acco rding to Ca nadian and U .S. safe ty stan dard s. If you h ave any questi ons re gardin g chil d anchorag es pl ease contac t you r Saa b dealer .
30 Safety Child tether anchor ages for forward faci ng child seats Convertible Child res traints with a tether s trap mus t be attached acco rding to Ca nadian and U .S. safe ty stan dard s. If you h ave any questi ons re gardin g chil d anchorag es pl ease contac t you r Saa b dealer .
31 Safety Installa tion of c hild restrai nt using the stand ard safety belt Chil d rest rain ts th at are app roved for r ear- war d faci ng ins tal lati on in t he re ar sea t ca n be pos itioned in any o f the th ree rear places. Make su re that it is possible to fit it in accor- dance w ith t he man ufactu rer’s i nstruc tions .
32 Safety Airbag Airbag system components • Airb ag in steer ing whee l • Airba g in i nstrumen t panel in fro nt of passeng er seat • Side airba gs in front s eat ba c krests Con vertible: The .
33 Safety The driver and passenger front airb ags are triggered by viole nt front-end crashes . They are not a ctiva ted by minor fron t-end impacts , if the car ov erturns or by rear- a nd side-im pacts. The car i s equ ipped as st andard with a passe nger ai rbag.
34 Safety Airbag syst e m 1 Steering wheel with integral airbag 2 P assenger airbag 3 Side airbag 4 Inflatable curtain (Spo rt Sedan and SportCombi) 5 S ensors in front bumper 6 S ensor, side-impact p.
35 Safety WARNIN G • Even if the car is equippe d with AIRBAGS, safety be lts m ust stil l alw ays be worn by all occupants. • Note that becau se an airbag inflat es 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.
36 Safety Front passenger seat The system is the same as that us ed on the driver’s sid e. The airbag system s are i nterconnecte d and have a co mmon w arning li ght . The pas- senger airbag modu le is house d in t he fascia a bove t he glo ve bo x a nd is marke d "AIRBAG".
37 Safety Passenger Sensing System Vehicles with a pas senge r sensin g sys tem have indi cator LEDs on the facia. Th e indi - cators wil l be li t durin g t he sy stem check . When the sy stem chec k is comple te, either the ON or the O FF LED, will be li t.
38 Safety The passen ger sensi ng system is designed to turn off the right fro nt passenger’s frontal airbag if: • the right fr ont pas seng er seat is un occu - pied • the syst em de termines t.
39 Safety The pass enger sens ing syste m is desig ned to enabl e (may infla te) the right fr ont passen ger’s frontal airb ag anytime the system senses that a perso n of adult si ze is sitting properly in th e right fron t passen ger’s seat.
40 Safety Head protecti on The pill ar trim an d head lining (n ot Converti - ble soft top ) are designe d to absorb ene rgy, softenin g pos sible blows to the head. After a crash , these it ems mus t be cha nged in t he seat po sitions th at were occ upied.
41 Safety The side-i mpact prot ection is o nly activ ated on the s ide of impa ct, w hile t he saf ety be lt preten sioners on both sides are deploy ed.
42 Safety Inflatable cur tains, Sport Sedan and SportCombi The inf latabl e curtains , wh ich pr otect the head, ar e con ceale d alon g the lengths of the headl ining (all the way from front to rear roof pillars). The inflat able curtains infl ate at the same time as the side airb ags in the f ront seats i n case of a side -on im pact.
43 Safety For optim al p rote cti on, d o no t sit too clos e to the door. Bear this in mind, for example, if someon e is s leepi ng in the ca r. The inflat- able cu rtain c omes down fro m the headl in- ing and co vers a large portion of the s ide windows .
44 Safety In many c rashes se vere enoug h to inflate an airbag, w inds hield s are broken by vehi cle deformati on. Add itiona l winds hield break - age may also occur from the right front pas - senger a irbag. • Ai rbags a re designe d to inflate o nly once .
45 Safety Scrapping or worki ng on airbag and belt pret ensioners Frequently asked quest ions on function of t he airbag Do you still need t o wea r a sa fety b elt if air- bags ar e fitte d? Yes, always! The airbag syst em comp o- nents me rely s upplem ent th e car’ s norm al safety s ystem .
46 Safety When do the airbag s in t he ste ering w heel and pas senge r side of the dash board inflat e? The air bag will only be inflated under certai n predeterm ined c ondit ions i n a mode rate to.
47 Safety Are the du st and fumes giv en off wh en the airbag op erates at all harm ful? Most pe ople w ho h ave re maine d in a car with li ttle o r no ve nti lation for se veral mi n- utes co mplained only of minor irritation of the throat and eyes.
48 Safety (This pa ge has been left blan k.) 93U S M 06. book Pa ge 48 Fr i da y, Fe b r ua r y 18, 2005 1: 15 PM.
49 Securit y Doors ________________ 50 Central l ocking ________ 50 Car alarm _____________ 58 Security 3 Asterisk means: equipmen t not fitted in all cars (can depend on model var iant, engine variant, market s pecification, opt ions or accessories).
50 Security Doors Open th e door by li fting th e door handl e. The foll owin g messa ge app ears o n the Saab Infor mation Displ ay (SID ) if a door is not cl osed (tex t displ aye d firs t when vehi.
51 Securit y Remote contro l functions *) pa rkin g ligh ts, side di rec tion indi cator s, tailligh ts and li cens e plat e ligh ting. NOTICE The remote cont rol con tains delic ate elect ronics. • D o not expo se it t o water . • Avoid rough hand ling.
52 Security Locking/unlocki ng the car Remote lock ing a nd unl ockin g als o con trol the car a larm. Remote locking Press the button once: Sport Sedan: all doors l ocked. Spor tC omb i: all doors an d tail gate l ocked . The haza rd warning li ghts will f lash once to confirm .
53 Securit y Locking a car wit h dead battery The stee ring w heel lock require s suf ficien t batter y voltage to loc k and unlock. If th e bat- tery vol tage d rops belo w a cert ain le ve l while the remote contro l is in the igniti on swit ch, yo u will not be able t o remo ve the remote c ontrol.
54 Security Switches on front door s The cent ral loc king can a lso b e opera ted from ins ide the car using the button by eac h front door ha ndle. Lockin g the ca r with t he remote control ren- ders these but tons inoperat ive.
55 Securit y Trunk Release Handle There is a glo w-in-th e-dark trun k rele ase handle l ocated in side the trunk on t he latch. This ha ndle w ill glow fol lowi ng ex posure to light. Pul l the rele ase hand le down to open the trunk from ins ide. Reprogramming lock syst em functions Certain lock sys tem fu nction s can be reprog rammed.
56 Security Changing the key bat tery When the voltage of the remote c ontrol bat - tery dr ops b elow a ce rtain le vel, the Saab Inform ation Disp lay (SI D) will d isp lay: Change the ba ttery a s so on as possi ble to avoid m alfun ctioni ng.
57 Securit y 3 Change the battery . Fit the ne w b attery so that i t is p ositi oned i n the s ame wa y as the o ld batt ery , with the positi v e (+) side f aci ng do wn . 4 Fit the tw o hal v es o f the re mote c ontrol together a nd pres s the m toge ther un til you hear s e v er al c lic ks .
58 Security If, when inse rted in to t he ign ition swit ch, there is a pr oblem c hecki ng the elec tronic code of the rem ote c ontrol, the fol lowing messag e will appea r on the SID: Visit a Sa ab de aler to hav e the proble m checke d and rectifi ed.
59 Securit y To avoid any inco nvenienc e, make sure that anyone using the car is familiar wi th how the car alarm and the loc king sy stem work. If the al arm ha s been trippe d sin ce the car was la.
60 Security Switching off the alarm i f tripped If the al arm ha s been trigge red (di rect ion indicat ors flashi ng and horn sounding ) it can be turne d off by press ing one of the buttons on the remote cont rol or, if y ou are sit ting in the car, by turn ing th e igni tion to ON (se e below).
61 Securit y Overview of funct ions Loc king/ arming Directio n indi cators flash once . Unlocking/ disa r ming Di rectio n indi cators flash twice . Unlocking/ disarming trunk lid Direct ion i ndica tors flash three times . Alarm triggered Direction i ndica tors fl ash f or 5 min.
62 Security Quick guide, LED and Saa b Information Di splay (SID) messages Activity LED signal Arming (dela y period) Illumi nates f or 11 s. Alar m a r med Flash es once ev er y 3 s. Disarming Ex tingui shes. Alarm not armed Off . A door , the hood or the tailga te is open or opene d during the dela y period.
63 9-3 C onvertibl e Advice on soft t op operation ___________ 64 Operating the soft top __ 65 Raising the sof t top manually ___________ 70 SID warnings and messages __________ 73 "Easy entry&qu.
64 9-3 Co nvertible Advice on s oft to p operat ion • Onc e y ou h a v e ra ised the so ft t op and bef o re driving off , a lw a ys chec k that t he soft top is prop erly engaged with the wind- shield r ail. • Onc e y ou h a v e f ol ded th e soft top an d before dr ivi ng o ff, check tha t th e soft top cover is locked.
65 9-3 C onvertibl e Operat ing th e sof t top Read the "Advi ce on so ft t op ope ration" section o n page 64 before opera ting the so ft top. The soft to p is operate d wi th the s wit ch on the instr ument panel. H old the switch in the desired p ositio n unti l the s oft top is fu lly folded or ra ised.
66 9-3 Co nvertible Opening The follow ing condi tions must be ful filled for the soft top to be folded : • V ehicle sp eed m ust not e xc eed 20 mph (30 km/h). • Batte r y voltage must exceed 10 V . • Outs ide te mper at ure m ust e xcee d 23°F (–5°C).
67 9-3 C onvertibl e 3 Soft top f olded . 4 The soft top co v er is clos ed. 1 Rear windo w raised . Soft top storag e in luggage co mpartment lowe red.
68 9-3 Co nvertible Raising The follow ing condi tions must be ful filled for raising the so ft top: • V ehicle sp eed m ust not e xc eed 20 mph (30 k m/h). • Batte r y voltage must exceed 10 V . • The tr un k lid mu st be l ocked. 1 S tar t the eng ine and l et it id le.
69 9-3 C onvertibl e 1 The soft top co v e r is open ed. 2 The so ft top i s ra ised. 3 The s oft top co v er is closed . 4 The rear wi ndo w is lo w ered .
70 9-3 Co nvertible Raising th e soft top manually If the soft top ha s been folde d mech anically there wi ll be a del ay of 20 second s before it is possi ble to raise it manually (the pressu re must be releas ed fro m the hydrau lic s ys- tem). If the ca r is w ithou t electric al po wer, t he trunk mu st be unloc ked m anual ly.
71 9-3 C onvertibl e 4 Close the trunk lid ful ly as ot herwi se it will obst ruct the soft top co v e r . 5 Open the s oft top co v er , up ward and bac kward. 6 Tip f orw ard th e front seat b ack rests . 7 Bef ore r aisin g the s oft top , the tw o catches in th e lead ing ed ge of t he soft top mu st be opene d.
72 9-3 Co nvertible 8 Sit in one of the front sea ts and loc k the soft top to the windshi eld rail. Use th e lug wrench and th e Allen k e y . T urn roughly 1/4 turn counter c loc kwise . Chec k that the soft to p is prope rly lock ed i n place b y pressin g up the front edge .
73 9-3 C onvertibl e Cause Suitable a ction Soft top f ront not lo c ked . T ry again. F ailure of the so ft top to loc k automati cally to the winds hield. • Mo ve the car so that it is standing le v el if on a steep s lope . • Pres s the soft to p b utton to f o ld the soft to p slight ly .
74 9-3 Co nvertible Battery low . The v olta ge of the ca r battery is to o lo w to allo w soft top ope ratio n. Soft top o bstructed. Clear obstac les and try again. Open/c lose soft top compl etely to open trunk. Complete s oft to p op eratio n. Open/c lose soft top compl etely bef ore driving Comple te sof t top op erat ion .
75 9-3 C onvertibl e "Easy e ntry" To facil itate g etting in and o ut of th e rear seat, the front s eats can b e slid forw ard. Man ual ly adjus ted pas senger seats 3 1 Raise th e hand le b y t he hea d restr aint on the seat . 2 Tip the bac kre st and slide the s eat fo r w a r d .
76 9-3 Co nvertible Head rest raints The front seats are eq uipped wit h Saab Active Head Rest raints (SAHRs). The se are designe d to reduce the risk of neck injury if the car i s hit from b ehind. The SAHR i s a m echan ical syst em, actu- ated by bo dy weigh t.
77 9-3 C onvertibl e Safet y bel ts, r ear se at, Conver tible The two rear s eats hav e three- point s afety belts w ith i nertia r eels. Fasten th e belt by pulling the belt a nd insert - ing the tongue in the buckle. C heck that it is securel y fas tene d.
78 9-3 Co nvertible Roll over Pop- up Bars The Ro llove r Pop Up Ba rs, w hich are located be hind e ach re ar seat head restraint, are desi gned to depl oy in the event of a cras h or ro llove r.
79 9-3 C onvertibl e Electric windows To open Soft top r aised – The windows open indi vid- ually. Soft top folded – The button for the front window op en s both side window s. Automatic open ing: Press the but ton all the way down and re lease it.
80 9-3 Co nvertible Calibrati ng front elect ric windows with pinch pro tection 3 The win dow lifts should be calibrat ed if auto - matic c losing does not work or if the battery has bee n d isconnec ted. T he pin ch pro tec- tion wi ll no t work i f the win dows a re not calibrat ed.
81 9-3 C onvertibl e Glove box The glov e box light ing comes on w hen the compartm ent is opened and goes ou t when it is c losed . For chan ging b ulbs, refer to page 243. Sun visor An illumina ted vanity mi rror is provided on the insi de of the su n vis ors.
82 9-3 Co nvertible Placing two g olf bags in the tr unk Ther e is s uffi cient spac e in th e trun k of th e Conver tible for two golf bags. Proc eed as follow s. 1 Star t b y inserting the na rrow end of the first bag to the right. 2 Lie down the bag.
83 Instruments and controls Warning and indi cator lights _______________ 84 Instruments ___________ 88 Informati on display, main instru ment panel _ 91 Saab Informati on Display (SID) ______________.
84 Instru ments an d controls Warning and indicator lights The wa rnings and i ndica tions that can b e shown depen d on th e engi ne va riant a nd equipme nt level.
85 Instruments and controls This ligh t will c ome on if the engin e oil pres- sure is to o low. If the warni ng light fla shes or comes on while yo u are driving, stop im me- diately in a s afe plac e, switch off the engine and che ck th e oil l evel (see p age 219).
86 Instru ments an d controls This li ght sh ows when the hi gh be am is on (see page 103). This l ight indica tes when th e front fog lights are on (s ee pag e 104). The front fog li ghts a re switc hed o ff auto- matical ly whe n the e ngine is s witched off .
87 Instruments and controls This li ght rem inds the dri ver to buckl e up. This lig ht comes on when th e parking bra ke is appl ied (s ee pag e 187). The park ing bra ke is mechan ical and op er- ates on the rear wheels. This ligh t com es on if a p otentia lly seri ous fault has occu rred in the airbag sys tem.
88 Instru ments an d controls This li ght ind icate s that the he adligh ts or parking lights ar e on. This li ght co me s on w hen the sy stem is engaged . This li ght com es on if th e air pre ssure in one or seve ral of the tires d rops (s ee pa ge 254.
89 Instruments and controls Odometer and trip meter The odom eter re cor ds the dista nce tra v- elle d in mil es on U. S. vehi cles an d on Can a- dian ve hicle s t he dis tance indic ated i s in kilome tres, and the trip meter in mi les and tenths (k ilom etres a nd ten ths of kilom etres on Can adian vehic les).
90 Instru ments an d controls Temperature gauge The tempera ture gauge sh ows the temper- ature of the coo lant. The needl e should be in the m iddle of the scal e wh en the engine is at no rmal o peratin g t emperat ure.
91 Instruments and controls If the needl e repeatedly enters the red zone and t he eng ine at the sa me ti me loses power, bec ause the moni toring system is limitin g the b oost p res sure, you s hould contact a Saab deale r as soon as poss ible.
92 Instru ments an d controls Cars with automatic transmission: • Th e odometer and trip meter re adings are shown o n the l eft- han d side of th e dis play . • V arious inf ormation and f aul ts are dis played in the c ent er of t he dis play . • Th e sel ected gear po sitio n is s ho wn on the right -hand s ide o f the di spla y .
93 Instruments and controls Saab Info rmation Display (SID) Various t ypes of info rma tion a re sho wn on the SID: warni ngs, indicatio ns, trip c om- puter inform ation and inform ation from the car’s In fotain ment Sy stem . The wa rnings and i ndica tions that can b e shown on the SID are l isted on pa ge 310.
94 Instru ments an d controls The num ber of s yste ms that a re d isplaye d on the SID de pends on the c ar’s equipmen t level. T he list s hown b elo w inclu des t he system s tha t can b e foun d in y our car. Trip computer f unction of the SID SID co nta ins th e foll owin g fu nctio ns: P ark As sist ance , page 1 92.
95 Instruments and controls When the en gine is sta rted, the func tion that was s electe d wh en the engin e wa s switched off i s display ed, with th e follow ing excepti ons: • Te m p is displ ay ed if the outs ide tempera - ture is betwee n 26 a nd 38°F (–3 and +3°C).
96 Instru ments an d controls Speed warning This va lue is pres et t o 55 mph (90 km/h). The val ue can be s et to be tween 0 and 150 mph (0 and 250 km/h). 1 Select Speed W usin g the I NFO dia l. 2 Press and hol d the INFO dial un til given audib le c onf irmation.
97 Instruments and controls Calculating the requis ite average speed (What ave rage spee d do I need to mainta in to get to my d est inatio n in ti me?) This fun ction sh ould be use d before s tarting out a jo urne y. To calcula te the requisite average speed , the dist ance must firs t be gi ven.
98 Instru ments an d controls Under Profi ler you can choose whethe r the entire s peedom eter s cale (0–160 mph) or only p art of th e scal e (0–90 mph) s hould be illumin ated i n NIGHTPANEL mode. 1 Press the CUST O MIZE b utt on to g o to Profiler.
99 Instruments and controls Explanat ion of se tting t he clo ck. Ala rm Settings can be ma de from Profiler. 1 Press the CUST OMIZE button to go to Profiler. 2 S elect Clock / Ala r m usi ng the I NFO di al. 3 Press i n the I NFO dial. 4 S elect Set A lar m 08: 30.
100 Instru ments an d controls System Settings Under t his he ading yo u can make sys tem settings , suc h as chang e the d ispla y lan - guage, u nit s and servi ce inf ormati on. 1 Press the CUST O MIZE b utt on to g o to Profiler. 2 Select Syste m Setti ngs u sing t he INFO dial.
101 In struments and con trols Explanat ion of th e various s e lection s und er System Settings . Resetting the service indica tion Reset the service indicati on in accordan ce with th e foll owing: 1 T urn the remote control to the ON po si - tion, the eng ine m ust be s witc hed of f .
102 Instru ments an d controls Swit ches The park ing li ght s and daytime runnin g light s come on auto mat ically when the i gni- tion sw itch is in the O N po sitio n. High bea m can not be ac tivated in thi s posi- tion but headli ght flasher can .
103 In struments and con trols High/low beam To swi tch between high and low be am, pull the cont rol sta lk al l the w ay towards the steer ing whe el. (Headlig ht switch mu st be ON.) The symbol on the m ain in stru ment panel s hows when t he h igh b eam is o n.
104 Instru ments an d controls Front fog li ghts 3 The front fog li ghts s hould be us ed in poor visibi lity. These are a utomatic ally turned off when the engine i s switc hed off. Whe n the car is n ext started, t he fog li ghts wi ll hav e to b e switc hed back on man ually by press ing the fog ligh t switc h.
105 In struments and con trols Hazard warning li ghts The butto n for th e haz ard warni ng lig hts is loc ated o n the c lima te co ntr ol pane l. When the but ton is pressed , all the direc tion indicat ors and th e symbol i n the butt on flash simulta neously .
106 Instru ments an d controls Priority of audible inf ormation Sound from vari ous functions in the ca r, such as the d irecti on ind icato rs, parkin g assist ance a nd seatb elt rem inders , com e from the sa me so und s ource: the ca r’s sound sy stem.
107 In struments and con trols to priorit ize th e wi ndshi eld. Th e foll owin g messag e is dis play ed on t he SID : T o pre v e nt the smell of w as her flu id from entering the ca r , recirc ulatio n can be ac ti- va ted au tomati cally whi le the winds hield is was hed.
108 Instru ments an d controls If the st alk switc h is lef t in the AUTO p osition when th e engi ne is switc hed off , whe n the engine is next started it mu st first be move d to the 0 or 3 p osition and th en back to AU TO to reacti vate t he sen sor .
109 In struments and con trols Rear window wiper, SportCombi To obtain : • a singl e s w eep: m ov e the co ntrol to positio n 2, th e control springs bac k to the hom e posit ion . • i ntermittent wi ping, 6 s: mo v e the contro l to posi tion 2.
110 Instru ments an d controls Manual climate- control syste m 3 Fresh air for the cab in is drawn in through an inlet grille at the bottom edge of the win d- shield. It pas ses t hrough a filte r before reaching the c limat e con trol syst em an d delivery into the cabi n.
111 Instru ments an d controls Air distr ibution The air d istrib ution c ontrol is used to dir ect the fl ow of ai r to the defroster, panel and fl oor ve nts.
112 In struments and con trols Defroster P anel Floor Defroster , panel an d floor Wint er – de fr os ter Winter – c omf or t setting Summe r – overcast Summe r – sun ny Settings for various weather conditions 93U S M 06.
113 In struments and con trols Air vents The air v ents swiv el un ivers ally, so tha t air can be directe d as desire d. In win ter, for instanc e, the outer vents can be directed onto the door w indows for en hance d demi sting. The amo unt of air can be indi vidual ly con- trolled by the regulato r on each vent .
114 Instru ments an d controls This bu tton is loca ted un der the fan speed control. Always switch o ff the hea ting as soo n as the rear win dow is free from ic e and mis t. It will be turned off automa tically after 12 minut es. Refrain from p lacin g sha rp obje cts o n the parcel sh elf, to avoid dam aging the heatin g element .
115 In struments and con trols Auto matic c limat e- control sy stem (ACC) Fresh air for the cab in is drawn in through an inlet at the bottom edge of the wind shield. It passes throug h an e ffectiv e fil ter befo re reaching the c limat e con trol syst em an d delivery into the cabi n.
116 Instru ments an d controls Temperature control The cabi n is divid ed int o two tem per ature zones: 1 Driver’ s z one . 2 P asse nger z on e. The temp erat ure in the rea r seat will be a mixture of the two zones . If you c hoose the sing le zo ne se tting, t he entire c abin i s treat ed as one zone .
117 In struments and con trols The sy ste m uses four sensor s: • Outs ide a ir tem per ature senso r • Cab in ai r tempe rature sens or • Su n sens or • Bl ended air temper ature s ensors (locate d in the heate r unit and the ou ter panel v ent duc t).
118 In struments and con trols Functions Pressi ng AUT O will cancel all man ual se ttin gs. If a manual function is selected, it w ill be lock ed in but other functions will be cont roll ed aut omat icall y. The sel ected tempera ture is a lways mainta ined automa tical ly.
119 Instru ments an d controls T o turn the sys tem OFF , press an d hold (or pre ss repeatedly ) the bu tton to reduc e the f an speed un til the f an is s witched off . Then relea se the butt on and press it once more . The A/C co mpressor wi ll now b e disenga ged.
120 In struments and con trols Recircu lation is c ontroll ed man ually . Recircu lation is n ot sel ected when the en gine i s star ted (fresh air mode). Press or to decreas e or in crease the f an speed. Thi s sets the f an s peed (f an spee d shown on disp lay).
121 Instru ments an d controls Show n bel ow are s e v er al e xam ples of air distri bu tion. Windsh ield P anel Floor , front and rear Windshi eld – floor (fro nt and rear) 93U S M 06.
122 In struments and con trols Formation of ice and mist in extreme weather conditions It is o nly i n the m ost e xtreme conditi ons th at ici ng and mis ting of windo w glass are l ikely to be a pro.
123 In struments and con trols The seat c ushions and b ackrests of the front seats a re heat ed. Heatin g is t hermos tatica lly c ontrol led. Heatin g is controll ed manually but can also be autom atic. Refer t o Profiler on page 124. Three heati ng levels are available .
124 Instru ments an d controls ACC- Convertibl e When the soft top is folded , the ACC sy stem switches to m anual temper ature c ontrol. There are eleve n temp erature se ttings: 0– 10. The sys tem a djusts itse lf as fol lows: • A UTO goes out. • Hea ting, air di stributi on and f an sp eed are not af fected .
125 In struments and con trols Explanatio n of how the ACC system can be customi zed un der Profi ler. Clim ate Syst em Rear Defroste r Aut o Manu al Heated Seats Aut o Manu al F an Setti ngs High s p.
126 Instru ments an d controls Fan Se ttings High sp eed: This s elec tio n give a slig htl y hig her fan speed than M edium spe ed thou gh with conti nued a utomat ic regu lation. Mediu m spe ed: Normal automati c fan s peed. This is one of the Defa ult Settings.
127 Inte rio r equi pment Steering wheel adjustment __________ 128 Electric windows _______ 129 Rearview mirror s _______ 132 Sunroof 3 _____________ 138 Interi or lighting ________ 141 Cup holder 3 _.
128 Interi or equipm ent Steerin g wheel adjust ment The heigh t and reac h of the steering whe el can be adjus ted. There is a r elease leve r under the s teering colum n. 1 P ull dow n the l ev er to rel eas e the st eer- ing wh eel. 2 A djus t th e posi tio n of t he s teer ing whee l.
129 Inte rio r equi pment Electric windows The elec tric wi ndow s are o perated by means of switc hes i n the door arm rests . For the elec tric window s to work, the rem ote contr ol mus t be i n the ON p ositi on in the ignit ion s witch.
130 Interi or equipm ent To close Raise the front edge o f the button one step. The wi ndow w ill s top w hen it is fu lly c losed or when the bu tton i s release d. Automatic clos ing 3 : Raise the b utton all the way and releas e it. If the win dow does not clos e autom atically, re fer to Ca libration on page 131.
131 Inte rio r equi pment Calibratio n The front electri c wind ows shoul d be cal i- brated if automatic closing d oes not work or if th e batt ery ha s bee n disc onn ected . The pinch p rotecti on 3 will not work if the wi n- dows are not ca librated.
132 Interi or equipm ent Rearvi ew mirro rs Door mirrors To adjust The door mirrors are electric ally adj ustable and heat ed. The contro ls fo r adjus ting t he mirrors a re on t he driv er’s d oor: 1 Select a doo r mirror with the up per butto n. 2 Adjust the m irror us ing th e touc h pad.
133 Inte rio r equi pment Interior rearview mirror The inter ior rearv iew m irror is of the auto- dimmin g type and can be deflecte d with the lever on its und erside. Ce rtain vari ants hav e an autod immi ng rearvie w mi rror. The lev er shou ld be in the norma l pos ition when you adjust th e mirror.
134 Interi or equipm ent Interior rearview mirror with garage opener, aut odimming function and compass 3 Retain you r ori ginal garage door o pener (transmitter) fo r future programm ing pro ce- dures (i.
135 Inte rio r equi pment 4 The tran smitter s hould f ace the m irror from belo w or le ft side of the mirror . 5 Simult aneously press and hol d both th e chosen and ha nd- held tr ansm itter butto ns. Do not release the b uttons until step 5 has be en com pleted.
136 Interi or equipm ent Repr ogr ammi ng a sing le bu tto n To program a devi ce to the garage opene r using a button previ ously traine d, foll ow these s tep s: 1 Press and hold the desi red butto n. DO NO T release the b utton. 2 The indicator li ght will begin to fla sh after 20 seco nds .
137 Inte rio r equi pment Compass The com pass is bu ilt in to the rearvie w mir- ror. Th e compass bearing is displaye d in the top right- hand c orner o f the m irror and i s updat ed every othe r second. The c ompass display s the car’s d irection of tra vel: N, NE, E, etc.
138 Interi or equipm ent Sunroof 3 The sunroo f is operate d by the control in the roof cons ole. For the sunroo f to work , the remo te cont rol m ust be i n the ON posit ion in the igni tion s witch.
139 Inte rio r equi pment To close Manually controlled closin g Slide the control forward to its first positi on. The sunr oof will ha lt wh en yo u relea se th e control. Automatic cl osing 3 Slide the contro l forw ard to its sec ond po si- tion and releas e it.
140 Interi or equipm ent Pinch protect ion 3 The sunr oof is equip ped with pi nch p rotec- tion. This is ac tivated if somethi ng gets trapped w hen the su nroof i s bein g clo sed.
141 Inte rio r equi pment Interio r lighting The interio r lighting c onsists of on e front and one rear r oof light, floor l ighting, a nd co ur- tesy li ghts i n t he doo rs (cert ain v ariants only). Th e light sw itch for the i nterior lig hting is lo cate d on the roof cons ole by the re ar- view mir ror.
142 Interi or equipm ent Sun visor Illumin ated v anity mirrors ar e pr ovide d on the sun v isors. The l ighting com es on when the co ver is raised. Trunk lighting The trunk lighti ng is switch ed on and off when the trunk lid is open ed and clos ed.
143 Inte rio r equi pment Cup h older in f asc ia Cup hol der in ce nter cons ole comp ar t- ment betw een f ront seats 3 Cup h older in re ar seat cu shion 3 93U S M 06.
144 Interi or equipm ent Power Outl et 3 You ca n use the elect rica l sock et in th e stor- age com partme nt und er t he arm rest betwee n the front seats to charge a mobil e phone, fo r exam ple.
145 Inte rio r equi pment Sliding cov er in glov e bo x to admit col d air 3 . This al low s the stor age of cho colate du r- ing hot weath er f or exa mple. Stor ag e co mp artment betw ee n fron t se ats Stora ge pock et on front edge of seats 3 Stor age poc ket on bac k of se ats 3 Card hol der 93U S M 06.
146 Interi or equipm ent Trunk Folding down the r ear seat, Sport Sedan Convertible: The rear seat cannot be folded. WARNING • Never driv e the car if the backre st is not correctl y locked in to positi on as this i ncrea ses th e risk of pe rsonal injur y in th e even t of he avy braki ng or a cras h.
147 Inte rio r equi pment For greate r flexi bility , the rear se at is split so tha t the n arrow and the wide pa rt c an be f olded down sepa rate ly.
148 Interi or equipm ent Load-through hatch, Sport Sedan Convertible: There is no load -through ha tch. A load-thro ugh ha tch i s incorpo rated i n the r ear sea t bac krest t o enable l ong, n arrow items to be ca rried i nside the ca r. Before loadin g or un loadi ng lon g i tems, swit ch of f the en gine and apply th e park ing br ake.
149 Inte rio r equi pment Trunk Release Handle There is a glo w-in-th e-dark trun k rele ase handle l ocated in side the trunk on t he latch. This ha ndle w ill glow fol lowi ng ex posure to light. Pul l the rele ase hand le down to open the trunk from ins ide.
150 Interi or equipm ent Trunk lighting On the un derside of the parc el shelf is a li ght that is switc hed on and of f when the tru nk is opened an d clo sed. If the trun k lid is left op en, the l ighting will be switched o ff automati cally a fter 20 minutes to prevent the ba ttery fro m runn ing fl at.
151 Inte rio r equi pment Folding down the r ear seat back rest, SportCombi For gr eater flexib ility, th e rear seat i s split so that t he narrow an d the wide part ca n be f old ed down sepa rately. It is easie st to fold down the rear seat backres ts if the front seats are slid fo rwa rd.
152 Interi or equipm ent WARNING • L ay h eavy bags on t he fl oor. Plac e sma ller and ligh ter bags on top. • Elastic cargo net 3 : WARNIN G. Avoid eye injury. D O NOT overstre tch. ALW AYS keep fa ce and body out of recoil p ath. DO NOT use when s trap has vi sible si gns of wear o r damage.
153 Inte rio r equi pment Load-through hat ch, SportCombi A load-thro ugh ha tch i s incorpo rated i n the r ear sea t bac krest t o enable l ong, n arrow items to be ca rried i nside the ca r. Before loadin g or un loadi ng lon g i tems, swit ch of f the en gine and apply th e park ing br ake.
154 Interi or equipm ent Tie down eyes, 9-3 SportCombi There are tie do wn ey es in th e tr unk that should be used to se cure loads. In general, loads s hould be pl aced a s far f orward an d as low down a s pos sible in th e trunk . Drivin g with t he trunk l id ope n, see page 204.
155 Inte rio r equi pment Cargo net 3 • If poss ible, a void hav ing the rear se at folded dow n when drivin g with a heavy load, be cause the anc horing poss ibili- ties are restric ted whe n the rear se at is in this p osit ion .
156 Interi or equipm ent Cargo net, vertical 3 , SportCombi Fit the n et behi nd the rear s eat bac kres t. 1 Remov e the r ear co v er pan els i n the roof . 2 Fit the net ’ s upper f asteners into t he two rear at tachment points in th e roof . 3 Secure the net’ s hooks in th e two anchor age e yes closest t o the rear seat.
157 Inte rio r equi pment Cargo net, floor m ounted 3 , SportCombi 1 Fo ld up the flo or . P osit ion the ed ges o f the floor in the slots in th e side piec es. 2 Fit the bag/c arrier on the lo wer flo or and secure t he net’ s hooks in the f olde d-u p floor .
158 Interi or equipm ent (This pa ge has been left blan k.) 93U S M 06. book Pa ge 1 58 Fr i da y, Fe b r uar y 18, 2005 1: 15 PM.
159 Startin g and drivi ng Ignition switch ________ 160 Steering whe el lock ____ 162 Starting t he engine ____ 162 Important consi derations for drivi ng __________ 164 Refueling ____________ 167 Eng.
160 St ar ting and d r iv ing Ignition switch The igni tion s witch i s loc ated o n the cent er consol e betwee n t he front seats . In c ars with autom atic transm issi on, the remot e control can only be remov ed w hen th e selecto r le ver is in p ositio n P.
161 Startin g and drivi ng To allo w the var ious sy stems in the car ti me to register th at the remote co ntrol has been inserted into th e ignition switch , do not turn the remot e control fo r roughly h alf a seco nd. LOCK position The parking light s, haza rd warning ligh ts and interior light ing can be turned on.
162 St ar ting and d r iv ing Steering whee l lock The stee ring w heel lock is elec tronic. Th e lock en gages whe n the r emo te co ntrol i s removed from the ign ition and unl ocks when the remo te control is inse rted. A click can be heard w hen th e stee ring whe el lock loc ks and u nlock s.
163 Startin g and drivi ng Starting t he engine Avoid rac ing the e ngine or lo ading it heavily before i t has warmed up. Do not dri ve away before the w arning and indic ator lights have gone out .
164 St ar ting and d r iv ing Impo rtant cons iderat ion s for driving 1 Star ting an d driving • Do not us e full throttle until the en gine is w arm, so a s to a v o id unn eces sary wea r .
165 Startin g and drivi ng If the diagnosi s function dete cts a fault in the engine man ageme nt sy stem, the light "Engine malfunction (CHECK ENGINE)" i n the inst rument panel wil l come o n (see page 85). Have th e car check ed at a wo rk- shop as soon as po ssib le.
166 St ar ting and d r iv ing • Ne v er park the c ar on dry gra ss or oth er combus tible mat er ial . The ca taly tic con v erter gets v ery hot and c ould t here - f ore star t a fir e.
167 Startin g and drivi ng Refueling WARNIN G If you spill fuel and then som ething i gnites it, you could be ba dly b urned. F uel c an spray ou t on you if you open the fuel cap too quic kly. This spray can h appen if y our tank is nearly ful l, and is more like ly in hot weathe r.
168 St ar ting and d r iv ing Refueling 1 Switch off the engin e. 2 Open the fi ller c ap , l ocated i n the ri ght- hand rear fender . 3 Inser t the fu el pum p noz zle b ey ond the flange on the fi ller p ipe an d let t he firs t mark (a ring, a pi mple or the fi rst spring- coi l) rest on the f lan ge.
169 Startin g and drivi ng The fuel door h as a b uilt i n fille r cap holder slot loc ated on the fuel door. Slide the white ring on t he cap in to the slot. Notice: If yo u need a new fuel cap , be sure to get the righ t type. Your dea ler can get one for you .
170 St ar ting and d r iv ing Gasoline Specific ations It is r ecommen ded that ga soline m eet spec - ifica tions whi ch were d evelo ped by auto mo- bile ma nuf acturer s aroun d the world and contain ed in the World-Wide Fuel Charter which is available fro m the Alliance of Auto- mobile Manufacturers at www.
171 Startin g and drivi ng whet her t he fu el c ontai ns MM T. Sa ab d oes not recom mend the u se of such gasol ines. Fuels c ontaining MMT can red uce the l ife of spark p lugs a nd the perform ance of the emissi on co ntrol s ystem may be af fected .
172 St ar ting and d r iv ing Manual tr ansmission Clutch inter lock To st art the car, th e clut ch pe dal mu st be depress ed. When chang ing gear, fully dep ress the clutch pe dal and then relea se it smoothly . It is inad visable to drive with your h and resti ng on the g ear lev er, as this can in creas e the wear on the ge arbox.
173 Startin g and drivi ng Automatic transmi ssion 3 The autom atic transm issi on has an e lec- tronic c ontrol modul e. T he co ntrol m odule rece ives infor mati on in cludi ng a ccel erat or positio n a nd road spee d.
174 St ar ting and d r iv ing Park Brake Shift Lock The trans missio n has a sec urity function know n as Pa rk Brak e Shif t Lock . To mo ve the gear selecto r lever o ut of the P or N po si- tion, the gear s elect or lever d etent (c atch) must be pre ssed in at the same ti me as the brake pe dal is held depres sed.
175 Startin g and drivi ng Lock-up The trans missio n’s to rque c onverter ha s a lock-up funct ion. Th is ca n loc k the torque converte r, thus reducing the e ngine speed and f uel co nsumpti on. Kick-down When the acc elerator is pressed down fu lly, a down change is made t o opti mize ac celer- ation, e.
176 St ar ting and d r iv ing • Th e car ma y fee l weak b ut can be driv en carefull y to a w orkshop t o ha v e t he prob - lem recti fie d. • Driv ab ility ma y barely be affec ted. Irr espec tive of the driv abil ity of the ca r, th e car m ust be tak en to a work shop to ha ve th e problem ch ecked and re ctifie d.
177 Startin g and drivi ng Selector lev er positions P The selec tor le v e r is lo c k ed an d the tr a nsmiss ion is mech anically bloc k ed. The engine can be sta r ted. T o mov e t he se lector le v er out of the P p ositio n, depress t he br ak e ped al and pre ss in th e dete nt (catch) on the s elector le v e r .
178 St ar ting and d r iv ing Certai n variants als o have steeri ng whee l controls for m anual gea r selec tion. O n the se m odels , it is pos sible to ch ange g ear manu ally using the se lecto r leve r an d the st eerin g wheel contro ls. Th e stee r- ing w heel con trols are only ac tive when the sele ctor leve r is in t he M positi on.
179 Startin g and drivi ng Cruise control (Cruise c ontrol sys tem) For safe ty reaso ns ( brake sy stem fun c- tion), the br akes must be applie d once when the engine has sta rted, before the cruise contro l syste m can be a ctivated .
180 St ar ting and d r iv ing To reduce the pres et speed You can reduce sp eed in any of the follow - ing wa ys: • Br ak e to the desi red sp eed. J og the control to SET/+ o r SET/–. • Jog the control to SET/ – to red uce the speed b y 1 mph (1.
181 Startin g and drivi ng ABS brakes The Antiloc k Brakin g Syste m (ABS) mod u- lates the brak e pressure to each wheel . The pressure i s aut omat ically reduc ed jus t before t he whee l loc ks up and th en increases agai n t o the p oint a t which the wheel i s jus t about to loc k.
182 St ar ting and d r iv ing The ABS system wil l not reduce the brak ing distanc e on l oose gravel , snow or ice but, becaus e the w heel s can not lo ck up , stee r- ing con trol is retain ed. When the ABS system o perates you will feel the br ake pe dal p ulsate and h ear a ti ckin g noise, both of which are perfect ly normal.
183 Startin g and drivi ng Hill St art Assist ( HSA) 3 (Hillstartin g assis tance) This fun ction facil itates st arting on a hill . When the parking brak e has been released and the foot is moved off the brake pedal it can take appro x. 1.5 s before the brakes rele ase .
184 St ar ting and d r iv ing TCS indicator When the remote control is turned to the ON positio n, the la mp i s lit fo r a bout 4 seconds while the sy stem perform s se lf-diag nosis. The light under the spe edometer comes o n when the TCS is operativ e, that is when o ne of t he wh eels has l ost it s g rip.
185 Startin g and drivi ng Electronic Stability Progra m (ESP) 3 Anti-skid system The Electron ic Stability Prog ram employs both the an tilock bra king system (ABS) and the tracti on co ntrol sys tem (T CS). It is a system that helps the drive r to s tabili ze the car in u nusua l circum stanc es that can oth - erwise be di fficul t to ha ndle.
186 St ar ting and d r iv ing ESP OFF lights up un der the sp eedom eter if : • a fa ult has been dete cted and the sy stem has there fore been s witch ed of f • th e sys tem h as be en s wi tched.
187 Startin g and drivi ng Parking br ake The parkin g brake leve r is situated betw een the front seats . The b rake a cts on the re ar whee ls. When the par king bra ke is app lie d, the indicator li ght on the m ain in stru- ment pan el w ill c ome o n.
188 St ar ting and d r iv ing Parking on a hill When park ing o n a st eep hi ll, turn the fro nt wheels so t hat the y will be blo cked by th e curb if t he car sh ould m ove.
189 Startin g and drivi ng Long-term parki ng If th e car is not goi ng to be use d for s ome time, e .g. three to four months , the fo llowing steps a re re comm ended : • Dr ain th e w ash er flui d rese rvoir an d hoses. • W a sh an d w ax the ca r .
190 St ar ting and d r iv ing Saab Pa rking Assist ance 3 Saab Par king Assi stance Saab Parki ng Assis tance facil itates pa rking and revers ing. There are four sensors in th e rear bu mper t hat de tect ob jects up to 6 ft (1.8 meters) behind the car.
191 Startin g and drivi ng If you s top the car wi th reve rse gear engaged , the s ound p ulse will stop after 2 seconds . The s ound pulse s wi ll retu rn if you con tinue to r everse . If the car ro lls for- ward whil e reverse is eng aged, the s ystem is sil enced.
192 St ar ting and d r iv ing Error messages If the sy st em malfu nct ions, the fo llowing messag e will appea r on the SID: If the sy stem is s ubjec t to in terferenc e, the follow ing m essag e wi ll be shown o n t he SID: If this message ap pears, clean the sensors.
193 Startin g and drivi ng Economica l driving Factors aff ecting fuel consumption The fuel co nsumptio n of a ca r is g reatly affected by driving cond itions, c limate, roa d conditi ons, s peed, drivin g tech nique , et c.
194 St ar ting and d r iv ing engine we ar is a t its gr eates t during th is period. Driv e off as soon as possi ble aft er starting the engi ne and a void h igh engin e speeds . • Driv e as smoot hly and thought fully as pos sible. Matc h your dr iv ing to the p rev ail- ing tr affic cond itio ns.
195 Startin g and drivi ng Driving in cold weather In cold w eather, spe cial atten tion shoul d be paid to the follow ing: • Be f ore drivi ng off , mak e su re that the wiper b l ades ha v e no t froze n to th e win d- shield . • Rem o v e an y s no w from th e heat ing system air intak es between t he hood and the wi ndshi eld.
196 St ar ting and d r iv ing Remembe r that ti res ag e: it m ay theref ore be nece ssary to ch ang e winte r tir es bef ore they reach the legal w ear limit, as t hey grad- ually l ose th eir fric tion p roperti es w ith ag e.
197 Startin g and drivi ng Driving in hot climat es Always check the cool ant level before start- ing a jo urn ey. Wh en the engin e is c old, t he coolant must not li e above the KALT/COLD mark on the ex pans ion tan k (bounda ry betwee n the uppe r and lowe r section s of the tank) .
198 St ar ting and d r iv ing Towing a trailer 3 Make sure you are familiar w ith the legal requirements regarding spe ed limits for towing, ma ximum trailer wei ghts, trailer braking requirem ents, and also any spe- cial dri ving lic ence pro visions.
199 Startin g and drivi ng Recommendations for car s with automatic tr ansmission The foll owin g drivi ng time limit s are b ased on the capacity o f the cooling system in hot weathe r, i.e. a pproxi matel y 86°F (+30°C). The follow ing drivin g time limi ts are based on the cap acity of the c ooling syste m in hot weather, i.
200 St ar ting and d r iv ing Recommendations for car s with manual transmission Rises in cool ant tempe rature a re i ndica ted by the tempera ture gauge in the main ins tru- ment pan el.
201 Startin g and drivi ng Checks before dri ving Make su re th at the car an d tra iler a re i n good work ing order. This is essen tial since towing a trail er inc reases the s train on the car. • Che c k and if ne cess ary adjust the ti re pressure of the car a nd tr ailer .
202 St ar ting and d r iv ing Driving with a roof rack load The max imum pe rmiss ible roof loa d is 220 lbs. (10 0 kg). Note that th e roof l oad must be in clud ed in the car’s max imum p er- missib le pa yload and ax le load. Strong, st urdy ro of carri ers de signe d spe- cially for your car are available fr om your Saab deal er.
203 Startin g and drivi ng Fitting r oof carriers 3 Spor tC omb i with ro of ra ils 1 Clean the car’ s roof rails. 2 Chec k the markin gs on the c ross members to se e wh ich i s the front an d which is the rear roof carrier . 3 Place the cr oss mem ber s on t he roof rail s, on the ir resp ectiv e s ides of the centre s upports.
204 St ar ting and d r iv ing Driving with a load The handl ing char acteristics are affecte d by how the car is l oaded . Drivi ng with the trun k lid open If you must drive with the trunk lid open, cl ose all win dows and th e sun roof (if equipped) and s et t he cab in fan to its high - est sp eed s etting.
205 Startin g and drivi ng Drivin g at night Bear in mi nd the followi ng points, espec ially when drivi ng a t nigh t: • Nig htt ime driving requ ires y our f ull concen tration • Do not ru sh.
206 St ar ting and d r iv ing The f ront towing eye is stowed by the spa re wheel. On the l eft-hand side o f the bu mper is a co ver c onceal ing th e attac hmen t poin t (tapped h ole) fo r the to wing ey e. 1 Press the knob on the upper section of this co ve r at the s ame time as pu lling out the l ower edg e.
207 Startin g and drivi ng Always try to ke ep the towrope tau t by gently ap plying the brak e of the car on tow, as ne cess ary. This w ill av oid the to wrop e bein g jerk ed vi olent ly. Cars with autom atic transmis sion: Always observe the speed li mit for veh icles on tow.
208 St ar ting and d r iv ing Driving with the compac t spare tire Observ e the f ollow ing wh en the co mpact spare ti re is f itted: • Th e compact spa re is light and easy to handle when chang ing a tire .
209 Startin g and drivi ng It is e ssent ial whe n a donor b att ery is t o be used to jump start th e car that the jump lead s be co nnect ed c orrect ly t o prev ent arcing. To jump st art you r vehi cle: 1 Chec k the other v ehi cle . I t mu st ha v e a 12-v olt b attery with a ne gativ e gr ound syste m.
210 St ar ting and d r iv ing 5 Chec k that the ju mper c ab les do not hav e loose or m issing insulati on. If they do , y ou c ould g et a s hoc k a nd als o the ve hicles cou ld be damaged. Bef ore y ou connec t the cab les, here are some basi c thin gs y ou sh ould kno w .
211 Startin g and drivi ng For lo ng trips Befo re s tart ing of f on a l ong journ ey, it is advisa ble to have you r car i nspec ted by your Saab deale r. Obtain a few importan t it ems t o take along on your j ourney, s uch as s pare bulb s, wiper blades, fuses, a driv e belt (poly-V-b elt) and the like .
212 St ar ting and d r iv ing (This pa ge has been left blan k.) 93U S M 06. book Pa ge 2 12 Fr i da y, Fe b r uar y 18, 2005 1: 15 PM.
213 Car care Hood ________________ 214 Engine ___ ___________ 215 Engine bay, 4-cyl engine 217 Engine oil ____________ 219 Air filt er______________ 222 Transmission fluid ____ 222 Coolant ___________.
214 Ca r care Hood The hood releas e han dle is loca ted on the left unde r the i nstrum ent pa nel. O pen the hood in the follow ing way: 1 Pull the r eleas e hand le. 2 The hood mo ves to the half-loc ked posi - tion a nd is st opp ed b y a saf e ty catch at the f ront edge.
215 Car care Engine Turbo petrol e ngine The engi ne is a tr ansverse four-c ylind er in- line eng ine w ith twi n o verhea d camsh afts and 16 valves. The engi ne is equip ped w ith two balan ce- shafts t hat reduce engi ne vib rations to a mini mum.
216 Ca r care Saab Trionic engi ne management system The Saab Trionic engi ne ma nag ement system is a un ique Sa ab devel opment th at combin es sequent ial mul tiport fue l injec tion, electron ic di stribut orless igni tion an d turbo - charger boo st pressure contro l into one sys- tem.
217 Car care 1 Oil filler cap 2 Coolant res ervoir 3 Brak e an d clut ch flu id res ervoir 4B a t t e r y 5 Fuse bo x 6 W asher-flu id res ervoir 7 Pow er-s teer in g flui d rese r voir 8 Engine-oi l dips tic k Engin e bay, 4-cyl en gine 93U S M 06.
218 Ca r care 1 Pow er-s teer in g flui d resr voir 2 Coolant res ervoir 3 Brak e an d clut ch flu id res ervoir 4B a t t e r y 5 Fuse bo x 6 W asher-flu id res ervoir 7 Oil filler cap 8 Engine-oi l dips tic k Engine ba y, V6 eng ine 93U S M 06.
219 Car care Engine oil Checking the oil level Check th e e ngine oil le vel re gularl y. 1 P ark the c ar on a le v e l g round. 2 Switch off the engin e and wait f or 2–5 min utes . Th e eng ine sh ould b e at normal oper atin g temp er ature . 3 Take the dip stick out and wipe it off with a clean rag before ca rrying out the check.
220 Ca r care Make sure you s crew on the oi l f iller cap proper ly afte r toppi ng up the oi l to av oid running p rob lems. It is norm al for an engine to consum e a cer- tain am ount of oil. I t is th eref ore ofte n nec- essary to top up the oil between servic es.
221 Car care Changing fi lter, 4-cyl en gine 1 Unscre w the oi l filt er cap . • Lift the cap sligh tly an d care fully pry apart the cap and th e f ilter h ousin g. • R emove the fil ter c ap. 2 Remo ve the f ilter . Hav e paper to wellin g or a rag a t hand to ca tch the o il that esca pes fr om the fil ter .
222 Ca r care Air filter Transmi ssion flui d Manual tra nsmissi on Check and top up t he oil in acco rdance w ith the serv ice pr ogram. Automatic tr ansmi ssion Check and top up t he oil in acco rdance w ith the serv ice pr ogram.
223 Car care 4-cyl engine: The expan sion tank i s tr ans- parent to facil itate c heck ing th e coolant leve l. When the engin e i s cold, t he co olant m ust not lie above the KALT /COLD mark on the expans ion tank (bounda ry between the upper and lo wer sec tions of the tank, see illustra tion).
224 Ca r care Brake/ clutc h fluid an d brake pa ds Checking Brake flui d should be changed ac cording to the service prog ram. Refer to the Warranty and Servi ce Boo k. The brake a nd clutch fluid reservoir is trans- parent to facili tate che cking of the fluid level.
225 Car care Power s teering Check the level of the power st eering fluid in the reser voir re gularly , in a ccordanc e with the serv ice pr ogram. The wh eels s hould point direc tly for wards during this chec k. Clean round t he cap before unsc rewing i t.
226 Ca r care Battery Check t he charge state and electrol yte leve l of the batt ery reg ularly . If frequen t short journe ys ar e made , the batter y may ne ed ex tra cha rging. This can be do ne wi th a bat tery char ger o r by taki ng the car f or a lo ng run.
227 Car care Always conn ect the p ositiv e (red) cable to the ba tter y’s posi tive (+) te rmin al, and th e negativ e (blac k) cable to the negat ive (-) terminal of the battery . Alway s disco nnect both batt ery leads when b oost charging t he batter y.
228 Ca r care Battery disco nnect switch 3 A collisi on could cause a short circu it in the alternato r or starter motor. A disconn ect switch by the battery’ s positive term inal cuts off the b attery from the alternato r and sta rter motor when the a irbags and s eatbel t pre- tension ers are detona ted.
229 Car care Drive belt The alte rnator i s situ ated o n the right-ha nd side of the en gine. I t is driv en by a poly-V-be lt fr om the c ranksh aft pulle y. A sli ppi ng or b roken pol y-V- belt can result in: • no ch arge to the battery • no A/C com pressor fu nction .
230 Ca r care Wipers a nd washe rs Wiper blades Check an d cle an all wiper b lades regula rly. If po or wi per pe rfor mance is ex per ience d, clean th e windshi eld with w asher flu id. This is parti cularly i mporta nt if the c ar has been through a n auto matic car was h, as these sometim es leave a wax coating on th e wind- shield.
231 Car care Washers The rese rvoir c apaci ty is approx . 6 q ts. (5.8 litres ). When the washer flu id level drops below 1 quart (1 litre), the hea dligh t was hers ( if equippe d) are d eactiv ated. This is in orde r to priorit ize th e wi ndshi eld.
232 Car care Changi ng bulbs Autochecking of l ights The bulb s t hat are most impor tant from t he poi nt of v iew of traffi c safety a re mon itored by the car’s e lectric al s ystem. If one o f these bulbs s hould fail, a mes sage will be disp layed on the SID.
233 Ca r care Xenon headlight, dipped beam 3 Xenon he adligh ts produc e roughl y two t imes as m uch ligh t as hal o- gen bu lbs and ha ve a s ignif icantl y lon ger se rvi ce life. The la mp uni ts co nsist of a gas disc harg e lam p cont ainin g xen on.
234 Car care Low beam, halogen Left-hand si de 1 Lift aside the hos e running along the side of the battery cov e r . 2 Release th e two retain ers (a quarter of a turn countercloc k wise) in the le ading ed ge of th e co v er and remo v e the co v er .
235 Ca r care High beam, halogen Left-hand si de 1 Lift aside the hos e running along the side of the battery cov e r . 2 Release th e two retain ers (a quarter of a turn countercloc k wise) in the le ading ed ge of th e co v er and remo v e the co v er .
236 Ca r care Parking light s The park ing ligh t bulb is located in the sam e reflector as the main beam bulb. Left-hand si de: 1 Lift aside the hose running along the side of the bat ter y cov er . 2 Release the two retainers on the battery cov e r and re mo v e the co v er .
237 Car care Both sides: 1 The b ulb hold er has a ba y one t fittin g. T urn the bu lb holder count ercloc k wise and wi thdra w it. 2 The b ulb a lso h as a b a y onet fit ting. Press in the b ulb an d t wist it co unter- cloc kwis e. 3 F it th e new bulb.
238 Ca r care Front fog li ghts 3 1 U ndo on e scr ew in th e whee l hous ing . Low er the air shield. 2 R emove the pr otec tive cover . Releas e the two s pring c lips securing the b ulb . 3 U nplug the conn ector. 4 Change the b ulb . T r y not to touch the glass part of the b ulb wi th y our f ingers .
239 Car care Sport Sedan : If a stop li ght bu lb fai ls, th e adjacen t taill ig ht will act as a st op lig ht to ensure tr affi c saf ety. Cha nge th e brok en bulb when possible.
240 Ca r care Stop lights, tail lights and t urn signal bulbs, Sport Sedan 1 Lowe r the c ov er i n the trim behin d the light s. Righ t-ha nd s ide : Unl ock th e plas tic r ivet by dep ressing the ce ntre no more than 3 mm. T ake hol d of the c ollar of the riv et and pull it out.
241 Car care Reversing li ghts and rear fog light, Spor t Sedan Removing th e trun k lid trim 1 Remov e th e tw o scre ws secu ring the gr ab handle to the inside of the trunk lid. 2 Unloc k the plastic riv ets b y press ing in the cente r of each riv et.
242 Ca r care Changing bul bs 1 Carefully rem ov e the bulb hol der with the brok en b ulb . Th e b ulb hol der has a ba y onet f itting. 2 F it th e new bulb. 3 Refit the b u lb hol der . To refit the t runk l id trim 1 Withdra w th e cen tre of t he riv ets .
243 Car care Dome light, Conver tible 1 Pull do wn the rea r edge of the light fittin g. 2 If the ce nter b ulb need s replaci ng, open the hatch o v er the b ulbs . Pul l the b u lb out of the b ul b hold er . If one of t he outer bu lbs needs replacing , turn the light fi tting round.
244 Ca r care License plate lighting 1 Undo the tw o sc re ws and remo v e t he lens . 2 F it th e new bulb. 3 Make sur e the sea l on th e l ens is correctly seat ed. 4 Refit the l ens a nd tigh ten th e two scre ws . Glove box lighti ng 3 1 R emove the la mp ho using usi ng a sh or t screwdr iver .
245 Car care Trunk lighti ng, Convertib le 1 Remov e the l amp i n the rear end first. 2 Change the b ulb . 3 Inser t the co nnector s ide first wh en refit- ting t he lamp . Trunk lighting, Spor tCombi 1 Pull the lamp hous ing f o rw ard an d lift it out at the front.
246 Ca r care Bulb ta ble No. Designation W att- age 1 H7 55 Hea dligh t 2 H3 55 Fro nt f og lig hts 3 3 P21W 21 T aillights; r ear f og light ; br ak e l ights; rev ers ing li ghts 4 PY21W 21 Directi.
247 Car care Fuses The fuses are hou sed in thre e fuse pan els: one behin d a ha tch on the left-h and en d of the dash, one in the e ngine bay (a dditio nal small uni t in front of b attery) and one on the left-hand s ide o f the tru nk. Th ere is space for spare fuses in the hatch on the left-h and end of the da sh.
248 Ca r care A special tool for removin g fuses is provi ded on the h atch o n the l eft-han d end o f the dash. Simpl y push the tool onto the fuse, squeez e and r emove th e fuse . Some fuses and relays may be fitt ed but not connecte d to th e car’s electri cal s ystem.
249 Car care Fuse panel in end of fascia No. Amp. Function 1 15 Steering wh eel lo c k 2 5 St eer ing co lumn unit; igni tio n s witch 3 10 H ands-free 3 ; CD-pla ye r 3 /CD-changer i n cabin 3 ; SID 4 10 M ain i nstrument unit; m anu al cl imate contro l; auto mati c clima te c ontr ol (ACC) 3 5 7.
250 Ca r care Trunk fuse panel , left- hand side No. Amp. Function 1–5 MAXI - 6 30 Control modul e in l eft rea r do or 7 30 Control modul e in right rea r door 82 0T r a i l e r 3 9-- 10 30 Left-ha.
251 Car care 26 30 Righ t-hand stop li ght; rear left turn signal; left taillight; rear f og light ; left re v ersi ng li ght; li cense plate light - ing; trunk lighti ng; tr ailer lig hts 27 10 Conver ti ble: Lumbar suppo r t, electrically adjustab le front se at 3 28 15 T elematics 29 - - T runk fuse p anel, Con v er tible 93U S M 06.
252 Ca r care Fuse panel in engi ne bay No. Amp. Function 1-- 2 10 Engi ne co ntrol m odule ; autom atic trans missio n con - trol modu le 3 32 0 H o r n 4 10 Engi ne co ntrol m odule ; battery disc o.
253 Car care Fuse panel in f ront of batt ery 3 Relays R 1 W ashe r fl uid pu mp , wind shiel d R2 - R3 - R4 - R 5 F lash- to- pass R6 H o r n R7 - R8 S t a r t e r m o t o r R 9 Windshie ld w ipers O.
254 Ca r care Automatic tire pr essure monito rin g 3 The pr essure moni toring syste m consists of a senso r i n each whe el, a d etecto r in three wheel h ousings and a receive r. The sens ors are loca ted insid e the whee ls di rectly adja- cent to the air valv es.
255 Car care Under-i nflatio n also re duces fuel effici ency and tire tread l ife, and may affec t the v ehi- cle’s h andli ng and s topping abil ity. Your v ehicle ha s also been equippe d with a TPMS ma lfunction telltale to ind icate when the sys tem is not operati ng properly.
256 Ca r care If the tire press ure co ntinue s to d rop, th e SID will issu e a w arning alarm w hen th e pressure is an addi tional 0.2 bar below the first warning lev el. Reduc e spee d (avo id hea vy b raki ng an d violent st eering wheel m ovem ents) and st o p th e c a r a s s oo n as i t i s sa f e to d o s o .
257 Car care Inflati on - Tire Pressur e The Tire-L oading Inform ation label shows the corre ct inflation pr essures for your tires when th ey’re cold. “Cold” m eans your v ehi- cle has been sittin g for a t leas t three hours or driven no more tha n 1 mile (1.
258 Ca r care If you’ll be dri ving at high spe eds, speed s of 100 mph (16 0 km/h) o r highe r, whe re it i s legal, set the cold inflation pressure to the maxim um inflation pressure shown on the tire sid ewall, or to 35 psi (244 kPa), whi ch- ever is lower.
259 Car care Flat spott ing All tir es get hot, especially on long jour neys or when the car is drive n hard. After the car has been parked wit h hot tires and th e tires have co oled dow n, a flat spo t can form in the tire, where it is in co ntact with the ground .
260 Ca r care Buying New Tires To find out what ki nd and size of tires you need, look at the Tire-Loading Info rmation label. If you wis h to f it othe r tires or wheel s tha n those s upplie d wi th the car, c onsul t your Saab deal er firs t as to the p ossib ilitie s availab le.
261 Car care Uniform Tire Quali ty Grading Qualit y grades ca n be found w here applic a- ble on th e tire si dewall between t read shou l- der and maximu m section width .
262 Ca r care Temp erat ure – A , B, C The te mpe ratu re gr ades are A (t he hi ghest ), B, and C, rep resenting the tire’s re sistance to the ge neratio n of heat and its ability t o dis- sipat e he at when tes ted un der co ntro lle d conditi ons on a sp ecifie d indo or laborat ory test whee l.
263 Car care Notice: The wrong w heel can also c ause problems w ith bea ring life, brake co ol- ing, speed omet er or odom eter cali bra- tion, headla mp aim, bump er height, vehi- cle ground c learanc e and tire or tire chain clear ance to the bod y and chassis.
264 Ca r care Notice: If yo ur vehicl e do es not h ave 235/45R 17 size tires, us e tire chains only where leg al and o nly wh en you must. Contact your Saab deale r regarding suit- able snow chain s. Insta ll them on the front tires and tig hten them as tightly as possible w ith the ends s ecure ly fastened.
265 Car care Uniform Ti re Qual ity Grad ing (UTQG): Tire manuf act urer s are re qui red to grad e tire s bas ed on t he per form anc e fact ors: treadwe ar, trac tion an d tempera ture res is- tance. Fo r more inform ation see “Uni form Tire Qua lity G radin g” on p age 261.
266 Ca r care Tire markings An exam ple of the me aning of the differe nt marki ngs in a tir e size is give n bel ow fo r a tire size of 225/ 45 R17 94H: 225 Tire section widt h, mm 45 Aspect r atio , i.
267 Car care Loading Your Vehicl e This is an ex ampl e of w hat y our ve hicle ´s Tire -Loa din g In form ation /Ce rti fic atio n lab el might l ook li ke. It is lo cated on the B-pilla r and sho ws h ow m uch we igh t your vehic le may pro perly carry.
268 Ca r care 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; access ory weight; vehi - cle capac ity weight; and production opt ions weight .
269 Car care Steps for Deter mining Corr ect Load Limit 1 Loca te the statem ent “The combin ed weight of oc cupants and cargo shoul d ne v e r e xce ed XXX pounds ” on your vehicle´s placard. 2 Deter mi ne the co mbined weight of the dr iver and passeng ers that wil l be r iding in your vehicle.
270 Ca r care Tire date code Tires sh ould b e rega rded as peris hable goods. As the tires age, the ru bber 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. Tires ha ve a cod e that sp ecifies their date of manufac ture.
271 Car care Driving wit h a compact wheel fitte d Observ e the f ollow ing wh en the co mpact spare ti re is f itted: • Th e compact spa re is light and easy to handle when chang ing a tire . • Do not dri v e further than ne cess ary with the com pact spare f itted - the ma xim um lif e of the tire is only just ov er 2,000 miles (appro x.
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273 Car care Chang ing a tire WARNIN G Lift ing a vehi cle and ge tt ing un der i t to do mainten ance or repairs is dange rous withou t the appropria te saf ety equipme nt and trainin g. The jack provided with your vehicl e is desig ned on ly for chang ing a flat tire.
274 Ca r care When the car has to be lifted, the jack must be posi tio ned at one of the fou r j ackin g points (front or rea r) under the s ill membe rs. If a floo r jack is us ed, th e lifti ng pl ate mu st be posi tio ned un der the norma l j ackin g points, s ee illustra tion.
275 Car care 7 Retouchi n g the whe el bolts after tw enty or so mi les. Tightening tor que: Light-al lo y wheels : 80 ft.l b . (110 Nm). Steel whe els: 80 ft .lb . (11 0 Nm). We advis e agai nst us ing wh eels w ith large ventilati on slots in wint er, as the brake com- ponents a re t hen mo re exp osed to slu sh, road salt and gri t.
276 Ca r care Safety b elts Check the fun ction of the safety belts regu- larly as follow s: • Hold the diagon al str ap and pu ll it sharply . The saf e ty bel t shou ld loc k and it sho uld not b e po ssible to with draw it fu r t her . Check the anc horage point s in t he flo or.
277 Car care Cleaning a nd caring for l eather upholstery The pr incipal reason for treatin g leat her upholst ery is to main tain its el egant appear- ance and to pro vide it with a protecti ve film.
278 Ca r care thoroughl y at t he end of winter. C lean the under side of the car by hand if the car is usu - ally w ashed in an autom atic car was h wi th- out speci al facilities for un derbody cleani ng.
279 Car care Waxing an d polishing Do not wax a n ew car during the first t hree or four months. In fac t, there is no need to polish the ca r before the pa in twork ha s started to dul l through oxid ation. Other than in exce ptiona l cas es, d o n ot use abrasive polishe s contain ing a cuttin g agent on a new car.
280 Ca r care Anti-c orrosi on treatme nt The entir e car u ndergo es a s eries of ant i- corr osion proce sse s duri ng pro ducti on. These i nclud e elec trophore tic p riming , PVC-based c oating to protect again st stone chip da mage and co rrosio n, and treatme nt of body ca vities and me mbers with thin, penetrati ng rustproofin g oil.
281 Car care Preventive maint enance The follow ing proce dures are necess ary to help prot ect ag ainst rustin g. Re fer als o to the terms and condi tions of t he Perfo rma- tion Lim ited W arranty desc ribed i n the war- ranty boo klet. 1 W a sh the c ar freq uentl y , and wa x at leas t tw ice a year .
282 Ca r care Recove ry and/or recycl ing of a utomotive materi als A typica l car consi sts of m etals (65–75 %), plastic s (10–15 %), rubber (5 %) and small quant ities of glass, woo d, paper and tex- tiles. The rec ycling of me tals has been com - monplac e for a long time now.
283 Car care Maintenance • Th e com press or driv e be lt sh ould b e inspec ted under the regula r serv ice progra m. • Cle an a w a y dirt and insec ts from the condens er and rad iator to pre v ent clog- ging.
284 Ca r care To check the aim , the vehic le should be prop erly prep ared as fo llow s: • Th e v ehi cle s hall be pla ced s o t hat the headlig hts are 25 ft (7.
285 Car care be correc tly a imed if the low b eam lam ps are aime d pr operly . If you fi nd tha t th e head light n eeds adjus t- ment follow these steps: 1 Open the ho od an d l ocate the ve rtical aiming de vic es there are tw o vert ical aiming devic es w hich shall be tu rned simulta neously and th e same amount of turns.
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287 Customer Assistanc e and Inf ormation Maintenance schedul e __ 288 Owner assistance ______ 290 Reporting Saf ety Defects (USA) _______________ 291 Reporting Saf ety Defects to the Canadian governm.
288 Customer Assista nce and Informat ion Mainte nance s chedule The Mainten ance Schedu le prescribe s a service program t o the p urchas er/ope rator of a Sa ab that is re asonable and 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.
289 Customer Assistanc e and Inf ormation Engine oil and f ilter change s Changi ng the engin e oil and filt er is required at every servi ce po int. U se o nly a Saab approved long- life oil f ilter .
290 Customer Assista nce and Informat ion Owner a ssist ance Warranties and ser vice problem assistance For comp le te info rmatio n abou t all a pplic a- ble wa rranties , includ ing th e New Car War.
291 Customer Assistanc e and Inf ormation Reporti ng Sa fety Defect s (USA) If you belie ve that your vehicle has a defect which could caus e a c rash o r coul d caus e injur y or de ath, y ou sh ould i mmed iately inform th e Natio nal Highway Traffic Safety Administrati on (NHTSA) i n additio n to no ti- fying Saa b Cars USA, In c.
292 Customer Assista nce and Informat ion Vehicle Data Col lection and Event Data Recorder s 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.
293 Technical data General data __________ 294 Engine _______________ 297 Engine oil _____________ 298 Fuel__________________ 299 Engines ______________ 300 Electric al system _______ 300 Drive belt _.
294 Technical d ata General data Ov era ll len gth , incl uding b umpers : ___ Sport Sedan and Con v er tibl e _________ 182.5'' (4635 mm) SportCombi_______ _____ ______ _____ 183.2'' (4654 mm) Ov era ll w idth, i nclud ing do or mirr ors __ 80.
295 Technical data Curb weight (i.e. with full fuel tank, full wa sher fluid res- ervoir , standard to ols a nd spa re wh eel): Sport Sedan ___________ _________ __ 3200–3420 lbs. (1450–155 0 kg) Con ve r tible ____ ________ _________ __ 3570–3700 l bs.
296 Technical d ata WARNING • The GVW and m aximum axle loads mus t not b e exc eeded. Note that if some acce ssori es (e.g . towbar , CD c hange r) are fitte d, the availabl e load capacity is red uced by the weig ht of these.
297 Technical data Engine Ty p e : P etro l engine, 4-cyl. ___________ _____ Four cyl inders, doub le o v e rhead camshaf ts, 16 v alves , two balancer sh afts P etro l engine, V6 __________ ________ Six cylinde rs, 4 ov erhea d cam - shafts , 24 v alv es , the angle betw een the cyli nder ro ws i s 60° Cylinder bore : P etro l engine, 4-cyl.
298 Technical d ata Engine oil T o m e et de ma nds in Saa b's extend ed se r vic e inte r vals al l en- gines are filled w ith specia lly desi gned syn thetic f acto r y fill oils. Long service i ntervals , fuel e conom y and environm ental is sues are the ba se f or our cho ice of oi l.
299 Technical data Fuel When to c hange en gine oil. Y our v ehicle h as a displa y (SID) wher e time f or se r vice will be show n. Based not only on mileag e bu t also on driving cond i- tions the mileage at wh ich a service will be indic ated can v ary con sider ably .
300 Technical d ata Engines Electri cal system 2.0t Ecop ower Rating, EEC at 5500 r pm __________ __ 175 hp (129 kW) Maxim um torque , EEC at 2500 r p m ____ 195 ft.lb . (265 Nm) Compress ion rati o_______ _________ __ 9.5:1 2.0T Ecop ower Rating, EEC at 5300 rp m __________ __ 210 hp (15 5 kW) Maxim um torque , EEC at 2500 r p m ____ 221 ft.
301 Technical data Drive belt Manual t ransmission Outsid e leng th ___________ ______ ___ __ P etro l engine, 4-cyl. ___________ _____ 40.472'' (1028 mm) P etro l engine, V6 _____________ _____ 83.
302 Technical d ata Automatic tran smission Suspension Steering T ype: 5-speed__________ _____ ______ _____ Electronically con- trolled, 5 -sp eed, fully-au tomati c with hydraulic to rque con verter , p lanetary gears an d integ ra l fina l dr ive. Loc k-up fu nctio n in sele ctor posi tions 3, 4 and 5.
303 Technical data Brake system Hydraulic uni t for soft top, Conver tible F oot brak e (ABS)_________ ______ _____ Hydraulic dis c brak es with v acuu m servo unit . Dia go- nally sp lit ci rcuits ; ventila ted di scs o n front whe els (som e varia nts also have venti lated rear discs).
304 Technical d ata Wheels and tires All season tires 6.5 x 16" _________ _____ ______ _____ 215/55 R16 97 H RF/XL 7 x 17"___________ __ ______ ______ __ 225/45 R17 94 V RF/XL 7.5 x 17" _________ _____ ______ _____ 235/45 R17 94V Summer tires 7.
305 Technical data Recommend ed tire/en gine co mbination s RF/XL = Reinforced (or Extra Load) tire. 2.0t 2. 0 T u rbo 2.8 V6 All season tires 215/55 R 16 97 H RF/ XL x – – 225/45 R1 7 94 V R F/XL.
306 Technical d ata Recommend ed l owest tir e pressu re, cold tires Tire size Load/ spe ed mph (km/h) * F ront psi/k P a Rear psi /kPa All se ason tire s 215/ 55 R16 97 H XL/RF 1–3 pers ./0–10 0 (0–160) 4–5 pers ./0–100 (0–1 60) 1–5 pers .
307 Technical data Plates and label s When contac ting your Saab dea ler it may somet imes be nec essary t o quot e the ca r’s vehicl e iden tifica tio n, engi ne and gearb ox numbers . 1 V .I.N . numbe r and barco de, in side win d- shie ld 2 Ge arbox num ber 3 E ngin e number 4 USA: Label f or c olor c odes (trim and body).
308 Technical d ata 1 Region ________ Y = N or t her n Euro pe 2 Country _______ S = Sweden 3 Manufactu rer ___ 3 = Saab A u tomobile AB 4 Product lin e ____ F = 9-3 5 Model series ___ B = 9- 3 Line a.
309 Technical data Several of t he systems in your Saab can be customized t o better suit your i ndividual needs. Contact your Saab dea ler Central lo cking s ystem Some funct ion s are go vern ed by legal requirem ents a nd can not th erefor e be reprogram med.
310 Technical d ata Warning and indic ations that can be shown on the SID Which w arnings a nd indic ations th at can b e shown depen ds on engin e variant and c ar specifi cation. Symbol T ext Antiloc k brak e malfu nctio n. Contact Sa ab de aler . Brak e malf unctio n.
311 Technical data P a rking ass istan ce sens or inter ference. Close doors . Left br ake light f ai lure Left hig h beam f ail ure . Left low beam f ailur e. Rear f og light f ailure . Right brak e light f a ilure . Right high b eam f ail ure . Right lo w beam f ailu re.
312 Technical d ata 93U S M 06. book Pa ge 3 12 Fr i da y, Fe b r uar y 18, 2005 1: 15 PM.
313 Index Index A A/C _____ _________ ________ ____ 113 Adjustme nt, steeri ng wheel _______ _ 128 Air conditio nin g _______ _________ _ 113 Air filter _____ ________ _________ _ 222 Airbag ______ __.
314 Index Drivin g in hot c limates _____ _______ 197 Drivin g techniq ues ____ _________ _ 193 Drivin g with a heavy load on hilly roads ___ _________ ________ ____ 175 Drivin g with a load ____ ____.
315 Index Important conside rations for dri ving _ 164 Important informati on, petrol-e ngined cars with c atalytic c onverters _ ____ 165 Indicato r lights ______ ________ _____ 84 Inflation , tires .
316 Index Pinc h pr ot ect ion, ele ctric wind ows __ 130 Pinc h prot ect ion, sunro of _________ 140 Plates an d labels , locatio n _______ _ 307 Polishin g and w axing _____ _______ 279 Poly-V-bel t.
317 Index Tire ins pection and r otation ______ _ 258 Tire mark ings ________ _________ _ 266 Tire pres sure moni toring, aut omatic _ 254 Tire sid ewall labe ling _____ _______ 264 Tire si zes ______.
318 Index 93U S M 06. book Pa ge 3 18 Fr i da y, Fe b r uar y 18, 2005 1: 15 PM.
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