Saabメーカー2005の使用説明書/サービス説明書
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Owner´s Manual.
In-c ar sa fety There is an In-c ar safety & Quick Referen ce Guide found in your ca r whic h co ntains some qu ick referenc e con cernin g safe ty is sues . Make su re y ou keep thi s Refe re nce Gu ide r ea dily avail abl e for all o ccupa nts to rev iew.
1 Owner’s Manual Saab 9-5, Model Year 2005 Safety 11 Security 37 Instruments and contr ols 51 Saab 9-5 A udio Syste m 83 Interior equipmen t and trunk 105 Star ting an d driving 131 Car care and tec.
2 Introd uction This m anual pro vides p ractical guida nce on driving and c aring f or your Saab. The S aab 9-5 is av ail able w it h the f oll ow ing engine v ariant s: • 2.
3 Instrument p anel IB1080 Indi cator a nd w arning li ghts ______ 52 Speedom eter ______ ______ _____ 59 Odome ter and trip mete r ________ 58 Fuel ga uge_____ ______ ______ __ 59 T em perature gau g.
4 Exter ior IB1736 Driving with a ro of ra c k loa d ______ 166 Fitting the roo f carriers , 9-5 Sedan and 9- 5 W a gon wit hout ro of r ails _ 166 Maxim um roof lo ad ____ ______ __ 252 Rearvie w mi .
5 Interio r IB3150 Rearview m irrors ___________ ___ 107 Door mi rrors _______ __ ______ ___ 107 Sun viso rs __________ ______ ___ 117 Saf ety be lts _________ ___ 16 Airbag______________ ___ 28 Child.
6 Engine c ompartme nt IB3636 Engine ___ ______________ _____ 186 Chec k ing th e oil l e v el ___________ 186 Chang ing en gine o il _______ _____ 187 Engine o il, s pecifi catio n _________ 255 Brak.
7 Battery • No spa rks , fl ames or sm okin g. • Shie ld eyes, e xplosive gases can cause blindn ess or injur y . • Sulp hur ic acid can cause blindne ss or sev ere burns. • Flush eyes immedi ately wit h water . Get medical help fast. • Do no t tip batter y .
8 IB336 Jack • Jack is designe d only for changing a ti re or mounti ng tir e snow c hains. • V ehicle m ust be lev el an d the jac k m ust be placed on a fir m and level ground. • N ever cra wl underneath vehicle when it is jack ed up . JACKING INSTRUCTIONS 1 Set parki ng br ake and sh ift tra nsmi ssion to park.
9 No sparks, fla- mes or smo - king. Buckle up Use prote ctive goggle s Air bag K eep out of reach of children. Ne v er pl ace a rear-facin g child seat in this seat. Batter y acid cont ains sulfuric acid. Electric windows Refer to the Owner’s Manual.
10 (This pa ge has been lef t blan k).
11 Safety Seats ________________ 12 Head re straint _________ 15 Safety bel ts ___________ 16 Child safety ___________ 21 Airbag________________ 28 IB1740 Safety.
12 Safety Seats Both front seats are el ectric ally ope rated. On certai n models the driver´s seat is equip- ped with a memory function . To facil itate g etting into t he car, both s eats can be adjus ted when either of the front doors is open . For safety reas ons, if the door is closed, the seat can on ly be adjus ted when the ignition is ON.
13 Safety Legroom adjustme nt To adjus t the l egroom , pus h the l ower co n- trol forw ard o r ba ck. Backrest rake angle To adjust t he backrest, move t he upper con- trol forwa rd or ba ck. Lumbar support Turn the s mall er wheel for st epl ess a djust - ment of the lumba r support.
14 Safety Memory driver’s se at (if equipped) In certai n mod els th e driv er´s se at is equip - ped with a prog rammable memory function. This fun c tion al so includes the door mirrors.
15 Safety Electric hea ting, f ront seats (if equipped) Both front seats have adjustab le and ther- mostat-c ontrol led he ating o f the sea t cushio n and backre st, av ailab le as an option. Heatin g is a djust able i n th ree st ages. In positio n 0 it is turn ed off.
16 Safety Rear-seat head r estraints 9-5 Sedan: The rear he ad res traints have three adjus tment positi ons for passenger comfort. They c an al so be fol ded do wn to incr eas e the driver’ s rearward vision when the se at is unoccu pied.
17 Safety The safety bel t pretensione rs are not acti- vated by veh icle ro llove r. Correct position for safety belt • 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 shoulde r strap m ust be as f ar in on the sh oulder as po ssib le .
18 Safety Front safety belts Fast en t he bel t b y pu lli ng t he be lt and ins er- ting the tongue in the buckle. Chec k that i t is securel y fas tene d. 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.
19 Safety Safety belt use during pregnancy Pregnant w ome n mus t alway s wear a safety b elt to protec t both thems elves an d the unbo rn chi ld. The lap belt s hould be pla ced l ow, a cross the hips and o ver th e uppe r thigh s. Safety belt, rear seat Three-poi nt safety belt s are provided for a ll three rear seat pas sengers.
20 Safety WARNING • Safety belts a re designed to bear upo n the bony struct ure of the body, and should be w orn low acros s the front of the pelvi s or th e pel vis, che st and shoulders , as app licable; wearing the lap sect ion of the bel t across the abdo- minal are a mus t be a voide d.
21 Safety Child safe ty Car safety ti ps For Tr unk Re lease Handl e inform ation se e page 42 and 130. WARNING • Children mus t al way s be suitably res- trained i n the car . • DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur. • Child ren 12 and un der or shorter th an 55 inches (140 cm) can be k illed by the ai rb ag.
22 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. Saab reco mmen ds rea rward facing chil d restraints . Childre n tr avel mo st safely when prop erly restraine d, but restrai nts must be suita ble for the s ize of the c hild.
23 Safety LATCH installat ion To facil itate t he prop er fitti ng of n ew spe ci- ally-des igned chil d restr aints, rig id low er anchorag es (ISOFIX) have bee n installed to the vehi cle t hat shall be us ed with the to p tether anchorages in the two out board rear seating positio ns.
24 Safety Child tether anchor ages for forward faci ng child car seat s Child res traints with a tether s trap mus t be anchored acco rding to Ca nadian and U SA laws. If you h ave any questi ons re gardin g chil d tether anchorag es please c ontac t your Saab deal er.
25 Safety 9-5 SportWago n: 1 Fo ld the backre st of the rear seat f or- ward , see page 121. 2 Fo ld the anchor that is right behi nd the child re str aint to its upright po sitio n. 3 Place the c hild rest raint in t he rear seat. 4 Raise the head restr aint to its u pper position and then route the tet her under the head restr ain t.
26 Safety Lockable belt tongue In fit ting a child seat that is inten ded to be secured in positi on by the lap portion of th e safety b elt, mak e use of t he locking function of the buck le. Lockin g the l ap port ion of the belt l esse ns the risk that th e sea t will w ork loose w hile the car i s in motion .
27 Safety Installation of child restra int using the standard safety bel t Chil d rest ra ints th at ar e app rov ed f or rea r- war d faci ng i nst alla tion in t he re ar s eat can be positi oned in any of the three rea r seatin g posi tions.
28 Safety Airbag The AIRBAG sy stem compris es an airba g in the stee ring wh eel, a fro nt passe nger airb ag and si de ai rbag s in t he f ront seats . The sys tem s upple ments the pr otecti on provided by th e safety belts to furth er enhance th e safe ty of t he occ upant s.
29 Safety WARNING • Even if the car is equi pped wi th AIR- BAG, safety belts must still always be wor n by al l occ upa nts . • Note that because an airb ag inflates and defl ates e xtrem ely ra pidly , it w ill not pr ovide pro tectio n agai nst a second impa ct oc curring in the sam e incide nt.
30 Safety IB1742 5 1 4 2 6 3 2 6 7 7 5 AIRBA G system with b elt pretensioners 1 Central sensor 2 Belt pretensioners ( for both front s afety belts) 3 Steering wheel with int egral airbag 4 Passenger .
31 Safety Front pass enger seat The airbags are intercon nected and have a common w arnin g light. Th e pas senge r airbag m odule is housed in the fascia a bove the g love comp artm ent and i s mark ed ” SRS AIRBAG”. (SRS = Suppleme ntary Restraint System.
32 Safety Side airbags The sid e airba gs, which help protect the upper body are integra ted in the outsi de edges o f the fro nt se at bac krests . In a side impact, o nly the ai rbag on tha t side w.
33 Safety AIRBAG warning light WARNING • If the airbag readi ness light stays on afte r yo u st art you r ve hic le, it mean s the airbag s ystem may not be working prope rly. See pa ge 55. The airbags in your ve hicle m ay not in flate in a cras h, or the y cou ld even inf late wit hout a crash.
34 Safety What Will You See Aft er an Airbag Infl ates? After an ai rbag i nflates , it q uickl y defl ates, so quic kly that some peopl e may not e ve n realize the ai rbag in flated .
35 Safety AIRBAG servicing The airb ag must be i nspected as part of th e normal s ervice p rogram bu t otherwi se may be regarded as ma intenanc e-free.
36 Safety How do I p osi tion th e sea t t o le ave r oo m for the airba g to in flate? Don’ t have your sea t too f ar forwar d. Recli ne the seat back to increas e the dis- tance be tween you and th e airbag. For short driver s, speci al acces sory pedal extensions are avai lable through your Saab de aler.
37 Securit y Doors ________________ 38 Central l ocking ________ 38 Car alarm _____________ 44 IB446 Security.
38 Security Doors Door handles Pull the handl e t o open the do or. If the do or is s tuck (e.g . if fro zen), h old the handle f rom abov e to se cure a better grip. Central locking Key / Remote contro l The key uni t consists of a mechan ical key with int egrated remote c ontrol.
39 Securit y To chec k the numbe r of keys that a re pro- grammed fo r the c ar; see page 48. Locking/unlocki ng the car When the c ar is lock ed and unloc ked t he theft alarm is a lso af fected . Remote lo cking (1) Press once on the c ont rol: al l doors locked.
40 Security Locking by key (1 ) When the ca r is l ocked and u nlock ed the theft alar m is also affecte d. Turn the ke y clo ckwis e: al l door s lo cked. The trun k/tail gate re lease sw itch on the dri- ver’s d oor will not work when a ll doo rs are locked.
41 Securit y Child safety lock s The rear d oors a re equi pped w ith child safety l ocks th at ar e ope rated by mea ns of a catch adjac ent to the door l ock. Inser t a key and turn the catch 45 ° clockwise or counter clockwi se as indicate d by the label on the d oor.
42 Security Trunk lid l ock, 9-5 Sedan The trunk lid lock is independent of the cen- tral-lock ing sys tem. T he trun k lid releas e switch o n th e driv er’s d oor is inope rative when th e car is lock ed from the o utside or moving at a s peed greater than 2.
43 Securit y Tailgate, 9-5 SportWagon The tailg ate is not unl ocked whe n the other car doors are unlocke d. The tailgate bu tton on the dri ver’s door is inoperative when the car is l ocked o r movi ng at a spee d grea ter than 2.7 mp h ( 4 km/h).
44 Security Ca r alarm The ca r al arm (a nt i-th eft system ) is acti - vated/de activ ated wh en t he ca r is locked /unlocke d by the remote control or by the key , see page 39. The ant enna for the ala rm system is located in the c enter c onsol e.
45 Securit y Check to ensure that a ll the doors , plus trunk li d/tailg ate an d hood , are c losed pro- perly. If the fau lt pers ists (LED flashi ng wh en another at tempt is mad e to activ ate the car alarm by remote co ntrol), loc k the car usi ng the key i nstead.
46 Security Alarm signals When the ca r alarm is ar med, i t will be t rig- gered if an y door, or the trunk lid or hood , is opened. The alar m will also be trigger ed if an attemp t is mad e to by pass or sh ort-circuit the igni- tion swit ch, or to disconnect the battery.
47 Securit y Overview of funct ions Alarm s ignal s may di ffer be tween m odel v ariant s for d ifferent count ries. Some of th e car-ala rm fu nctions can be reprogramme d – con - sult your Saab dealer for further details (see page 264). Loc king/ activ ation Hazard warning l ights flash once .
48 Security Overview of LED signals and SI D messages Some si gnals may diff er betwe en mod el va riants for dif fere nt countrie s. Status LED signal Activ atio n (duri ng 10-s econd de la y). Comes on f o r 10 se conds . Alarm activ ate d (after dela y ).
49 Securit y Canada only : This devi ce compl ies with Part 1 5 of the FCC R ules. Opera tion is subject to the f oll owing t wo c onditi ons: (1) th is de vice may n ot cause ha rmful interf erence, and (2) must acc ept any in terference received , includi ng interfe rence that m ay cause undesired opera - tion.
50 Security (This pa ge has been lef t blan k).
51 Instruments and controls Indicator and warning lights _______________ 52 Instruments ___________ 58 Saab Infor mation Display (SID) ________________ 61 Switches _____________ 67 Automati c cl imate.
52 Instru ments an d contro ls Indicator and warnin g lights A number of indica tor and w arning li ghts wi ll come on whe n the ignition is sw itched on prior to s tarting . Under n ormal conditio ns, these sh ould go out a few seconds afte r the engine h as s tarted (s ee pa ge 58).
53 Instruments and controls This ligh t will come on together with if the engin e oil press ure is dange rously low . If the li ght flashes or comes o n while y ou are driving, stop the car, sw itch o ff the e ngine and che ck th e engi ne oil leve l (see page 186).
54 Instru ments an d contro ls This lig ht will sho w when the p arking bra ke is on (s ee pag e 179). If the car is driven with th e parking brake st ill on, will also come on and a chi me wil l sound. The park ing brake is mechanical and opera- tes on t he r ear whee ls.
55 Instruments and controls This ligh t together with will come on i f a potenti ally seriou s fault has occurred in the ai rbag syst em. The ligh t will c ome on for abou t three second s wh en the igniti on sw itch is tu rned to the Star t or Drive positi on.
56 Instru ments an d contro ls This li ght sh ows when the cr uise-con trol syste m is ac tiv e (s ee pa ge 151 ). This li ght sh ows when the headl ights are on high beam (se e page 67). This lig ht shows wh en the rear fog light is on (see page 68).
57 Instruments and controls On a c ar with a n automat ic tran smis sion , this w arning symb ol is illum inate d if a fault has bee n d etecte d in th e tr ansmi ssio n. Switch the igni tion off and on again to chec k if the fa ult persists . Even if the fa ult persists, it is still po ssible in most cas es to dri ve the car (see pag e 146).
58 Instru ments an d contro ls Autochecking of l ights, main instrument pa nel The abov e wa rning and in dicato r ligh ts should come on when th e igni tion is sw it- ched on pri or to starting .
59 Instruments and controls Speedometer (U.S. speedomete r shown) The speed ometer receives signals fro m the wheel sensors in the ABS system. If the NIG HT PANEL mode has been selec- ted, t he sc ale wil l be i llumi nat ed up to 87 mph (140 km /h).
60 Instru ments an d contro ls Check fus e 1 (radiator fa n) in the fus e panel under the ho od, se e page 215. If the ne edle repeatedly enters th e red zon e, stop the car as soon as it is safe to do so a nd check the co olant level by lo oking at the level visi ble thro ugh t he p lasti c tan k – do not remove the ca p.
61 Instruments and controls Selector lev er indica tion (Automati c transmi ssion) The po sit ion of the select or lever is in dica - ted on the mai n instrument panel .
62 Instru ments an d contro ls Outdoor temperatur e (Frost warning) Regardl ess of w hic h func tion ha s bee n selecte d, except N ight Panel Mo de, SID will automati cally dis play t he outdoo r tempe ra- ture wh en it is b etween 26° and 38°F (– 3° and +3°C ).
63 Instruments and controls Turning the Al arm and Speed warning on or off 1 Select the Al arm or Speed-w a rning function . 2 Press SET to tu rn on the func tion. Press CLEAR to tu rn off the func tion. When eithe r function i s on, Alarm/Sp eed W resp ectiv ely wi ll be visib le on the di spla y.
64 Instru ments an d contro ls To calcula te the arrival time if a speci fied averag e speed is ma intain ed 1 Select Dis t using the b utton. 2 Set the di stanc e to be cov e red. 3 Pr ess to sele ct Spee d Ø. 4 S et th e average spe ed you i nte nd t o drive .
65 Instruments and controls The fo llo wing mess ages may be di spl ayed : 1) This m essage will be displayed a pproximately 600 miles (1,000 km) before the next scheduled service is due, or when 365 days have elapsed since the last service.
66 Instru ments an d contro ls Units and language versions The SID has four s ets o f units : CHECK m essa ges c an be displ ayed i n six languag e optio ns: En glish , Swedis h, German, French , Itali an and Spani sh. Selecti ng units and language 1 Press CLEAR and SET sim ultaneou sly for fo ur se conds u nti l a chim e sou nds.
67 Instruments and 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 swit ch is ON. Note to owners i n the U.S.: If you do not want Day time Runn ing Li ghts, this f eatur e can be disco nnected: sw itch off the engi ne and remo ve fus e N o.
68 Instru ments an d contro ls Courtesy Headli ght Feature A delay functi on allows the headl ights to remain o n low beam fo r ab out 30 seconds after t he driv er’s doo r ha s been closed .
69 Instruments and controls Instrument i llumination The br ightne ss of the in strume nt illumina - tion can be varie d by me ans of the dimm er switc h adja cent t o th e head light swit ch.
70 Instru ments an d contro ls Front fog li ghts (if equipped) The front f og lights ca n be activat ed in both low be am he adligh t and parkin g ligh t posi - tions. F og lights sho uld only be used in poor visibi lit y con dit ions. Make su re you are familia r with th e app- licable provin cial/state law regarding the use of fog lights.
71 Instruments and controls Wipers an d washers There are three inter mittent wi per posi tions. Moving the c ontrol stalk to the spring -loa- ded posi tion between 0 an d 2 will produ ce a single swee p of th e wi pers. The wi pers ar e desi gned f or opti mal c lea- ning a t all driving speeds.
72 Instru ments an d contro ls Activate the s ystem by lifting the contro l stalk to posi tion 1 . The w ipers make o ne sweep for reference t o see how much water and snow is on the wi ndshield. In fu ture, the sensor compa res th e amou nt of wa ter and snow o n the wind shiel d w ith th is ref erence value .
73 Instruments and controls Auto matic c lim ate control (ACC) The ACC sy stem autom atica lly wor ks to maintai n the desired temperatu re inside the car.
74 Instru ments an d contro ls The syst em ha s fi ve s ensors: • Outdoor te mper at ure sen sor • In ter io r t emper atu re s enso r • Sun sensor (m ounted on top of the f a scia) • T wo ble.
75 Instruments a nd controls Temperature control The cabin is d ivide d into two t empera ture zones : • The driver’ s z on e • The passeng er z one (f ront an d rear seats) The desire d tem perature can b e set bet- ween 58 and 82 °F (15 a nd 27°C) .
76 Instru ments an d contro ls Functions Pressi ng A UTO wi ll canc el al l man ual se tti ngs. If a manual function is selected, it will be lo cked in but o ther func tions will be co ntro lle d auto mat ical ly. The sel ected tempera ture is a lways mainta ined automa tical ly.
77 Instruments a nd controls The rear-wind ow a nd doo r-mirror heatin g is co ntro lled manua lly . Switch off th e heat ing as soon as th e rear wi ndow is clea r, to avoid imp osing a he avy load o n the bat- tery longe r than nece ssary.
78 Instru ments an d contro ls Air distr ibution Pr ess on ce: Defros ting o f all wi ndo ws will tak e plac e (a ir f low to r ear si de wi ndow s shu t off) wit h: • The fan runni ng at h igh spee d. • Air being d istrib uted to the d efroste r vents.
79 Instruments a nd controls Starting in co ld wea ther To start wi th, the sys tem wil l automat icall y selec t the d efroster s et- ting, ma xi mum h eat an d lo w fan s peed. As the en gine war ms up, ai r will also be distri buted t hrough the floor vents a nd the fan sp eed w ill b e inc reased .
80 Instru ments an d contro ls Programming II It is al so pos sibl e to c ustomiz e the AC C sy stem, e.g . to adapt to driving and w eathe r cond itions .
81 Instruments a nd controls To program a function or to cancel a prog ram med fun cti on, pres s and hold in th e re levant button until the c orrespo nding symbol ha s flash ed fou r time s o n the d ispla y and a ch ime has sound ed. Make su re th e igni tio n is ON.
82 Instru ments an d contro ls Condensation When the A/C system is run ning, the intake air is d ehumi dif ied, an d the resulta nt co n- densati on is drained off through tw o outlets under neath the floo r of the car , in the vicin ity of the fro nt doors .
83 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Quick guide to the Saab 9-5 Audio System _____ 85 Sound control s ________ 87 Radio ________________ 88 Cassette pl ayer ________ 90 CD player _____________ 93 CD changer ___.
84 Saab 9- 5 Audio Syst em To get th e best out of yo ur Saab 9-5 Aud io System, we reco mmen d that y ou rea d through th is en tire s ection . The Saab 9-5 Audio Sys tem is avai lable in two ve rsions : Premium on th e 9-5 L inear and Prestige on the 9-5 Arc an d 9-5 Ae ro Both m odels have been sp ecial ly ma tched to th e Sa ab 9-5 cabi n.
85 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Quic k guide to th e Saab 9- 5 Audio Sy stem Radio (see page 88) ON T o swi tch the s ystem O N, press th e v olume b ut- ton.
86 Saab 9- 5 Audio Syst em Cassette pl ayer. See page 90 CD player. See page 93 CD changer ( access ory/option) . See pa ge 95 Pr ess on ce: Sele cts cass ette player when othe r source acti v e. Whe n ta pe p layi ng: Dolby B ON/OFF . Switch to pl a yba c k othe r side of tap e.
87 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Sound c ontrols ON/OFF The Audio Sy stem w ill come on : • W hen t he volu me con trol is pr ess ed. • W hen t he i gni tion i s switch ed ON, if t he A udi o Syste m w as on when th e igni tion ke y was last re moved. The Audio Sy stem w ill be s witched off : • W hen t he volu me con trol is pr ess ed.
88 Saab 9- 5 Audio Syst em Radio Press the /BAND button t o switc h to the radio w hen an other s ource is ac tive. Preset stati on buttons (1) Press on ce (rel ease wi thin a seco nd) to select a pr eset st ation , e.g. The sma ll fig ure on the far right o f the d is- play is the n umber of the preset button selec ted .
89 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Waveband selector ( 3) Press the BAND button re peatedly to move through th e wa veban d sel ection s: FM 1, FM2, and AM. AS, Autostor e (4) The autosto re mode provi des an .
90 Saab 9- 5 Audio Syst em Casset te p laye r Before playing a tape, make sure that th e label is sec ure and that t he cas sette is no t warped, otherwis e the cass ette c an beco me ja mmed in the deck . The c asse tte player a utoma ticall y sense s wheth er t he tape is normal or metal (Type I or Type II).
91 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Music search forwar d/reverse (5) To searc h forward for a track, p ress and relea se qu ickl y (wi thin h alf a s econ d). The foll owin g will n ow a ppear o n the dis- play: To perform a bac kwar d sear ch, p ress instead.
92 Saab 9- 5 Audio Syst em Type II (metal ) tapes The cas sette has an automati c tap e-type selec tor . Cleaning-due i ndicator After 30 ho urs’ p layin g tim e, the f ollowin g messag e will app ear on the di splay : The mes sage will be disp layed for ten secon ds ea ch t ime the cass ette play er i s selec ted .
93 Saab 9- 5 Audio System CD player To sele ct the CD mode, load a CD i nto the deck or , if one is alrea dy lo aded, press the CD/RDM button. Inser t the CD , labe l-sid e up, and all ow the mechan ism t o load it aut omatic ally .
94 Saab 9- 5 Audio Syst em Fast track sear ch Press (mid-se gment) once to switch b etween t he CD-PL AY and CD-TRACK modes. The CD-PLAY an d CD-TRACK modes change the function of and . The select ed mode will also be active the next time the sy stem is swi tched on.
95 Saab 9- 5 Audio System CD changer (acc ess ory) Important ! Alwa ys keep the s lidin g cov er closed to keep dust o ut of the CD change r, so that i t will contin ue to prov ide sati sfactory service for a long ti me.
96 Saab 9- 5 Audio Syst em If the maga zine in the CD change r is empty , the follo wing will a ppear o n the displ ay: If the C D chan ger is activ ated ri ght aft er a magazi ne has been lo aded, t he foll owin g will a ppear o n the displ ay: The CD number w ill change as each C D is played.
97 Saab 9- 5 Audio System If for som e reas on the CD s elect ed by the preset butt on cannot be played , playback of the curre nt CD wi ll co ntinue . Track search (2) Press or repe ate dly to move to preced ing o r fol lowing tracks . Press ing once wi ll rest art pla yback fr om the beginni ng of the current track.
98 Saab 9- 5 Audio Syst em SCAN Scan ni ng th e cur ren t CD : To start t he SCAN functi on, w hich ena bles you to h ear a s ampl e of ea ch trac k on the disc, p ress a nd hold (mid-s eg- ment). Th e dis play s hows t hat SCAN is in progress and which trac k is currently bein g sample d.
99 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Progra mmable functio ns Volume-preset mode To sele ct the volume-p reset mode, pres s and hold the BAN D button at the same tim e as you swit ch t he Au dio S yst em on . Use t he but ton to sel ect t he de si- red funct ion.
100 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Loudness ON/OFF To chang e t he def ault s etting: The defau lt se tting fo r this function is O N. – Press an d ho ld the BA ND butto n at t he same t ime a s y ou s witch on the A u dio System. – After ST ART V OL app ears, rele ase the BAND butt on.
101 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Secu rity lo ck The Audio Sy stem is eq uipped with an elec- tron ic se curi ty lo ck. The s peci al co de is unique to the car in whic h the Audio System is fitted . Each time the Audio System is switch ed on, a ch eck i s made t o e nsure t hat the c odes match .
102 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Technica l data • These specifications co mply with th e new IHF Stand ard • Sin ce the p olicy at S aab is on e of con tinual im provement, we ret ain th e r ight to alt er specific ations an d design wi thout pri or not ice.
103 Saa b 9-5 Audio System Antennas The Audio Syste m has three antenn as incorpora ted in the rear window; two for FM diversi ty and on e for AM. The c ar has a f act ory -fit ted roof an ten na fo r a mobil e p hone/OnSt ar. Ro of loa ds ma y negat ively af fect telec ommuni cation .
104 Saab 9- 5 Audio System Adjusting th e frequency steps North America/Eur ope If the ca r is ta ken fro m North America t o Eur ope , th e ra dio ’s f reque ncy step s ca n be adjuste d. • Press and hold (mid-segmen t) and s witch the radi o on at the sa me time.
105 Inte rior e qui p men t and t runk Steering wheel adjustment ___________ 106 Rearview mirrors_______ 107 Electric windows _______ 113 Sunroof ______________ 114 Interi or lighti ng ________ 116 Su.
106 Interi or equipm ent and trunk Steerin g wheel adjust ment Fore-and-a ft and til t adjustm ent of the stee- ring wh eel is poss ible. Pull dow n the lever fully until you h ear a click. Move the st eering wheel to the desired positio n and then raise the lever.
107 Inte rior e qui p men t and t runk Rearview mirrors Door mirrors The door mi rrors may have an aut o dimming funct ion (op tion) a nd the pass enger s ide door mirr or is o f the wi de-angl e ‘‘a spheric” type. The door mirrors are de signe d to fo ld back if kn ocked.
108 Interi or equipm ent and trunk Rearview mirror The rear view mirro r has day/n ight posi tions that can b e sele cted by me ans o f a knob beneath the mirror.
109 Inte rior e qui p men t and t runk Preparations fo r first-time programmi ng Before progra mming the garage opener for the first time, you m ust d elete a ny fa ctor y codes. Press an d hold the two out er butto ns until the indi cator l ight b egins to fla sh-afte r 20 seco nds.
110 Interi or equipm ent and trunk Gate Opera tor / Canadi an Programmin g Canadi an radio-frequ ency laws requi re transmi tter signals to "time-o ut" (or quit) after sev eral s econd s of t ransm issio n - which may not be long e nough for the garage op ener to pick up th e sig nal du ring programm ing.
111 Inte rior e qui p men t and t runk Opening a garage door To operat e, sim ply p ress and rel ease the programm ed button. Activ ation will now occur for th e trained dev ice (i.e. ga rage door opener, g ate op erator , securi ty sy stem, entry doo r lock , home/o ffice lighti ng, etc .
112 Interi or equipm ent and trunk Compass The com pass is integ rated i n the re arview mirror . The compas s bearing is display ed in the top righ t-hand corne r of the mirror an d is updat ed every othe r second. The c ompass display s the car’s d irection of tra vel: N, NE, E, etc.
113 Inte rior e qui p men t and t runk Electric wind ows The elec tric moto rs of the fr ont windows are equ ipp ed wi th ov erl oad pro tec tio n (in teg ra- ted therm al prot ection). T his protec tion ope - rates w hen th e windo ws ar e wound dow n automati cally (switc h pres sed f ully d own).
114 Interi or equipm ent and trunk Child safety: rear windows (ON/OFF) The window s witches on the rear doors can be rend ered in operati ve by the ON /OFF switch in the panel on the cente r c onsol e. When the swit ch is ON, t he re ar si de wi n- dows ca n be opera ted by th e switch on eac h rear door.
115 Inte rior e qui p men t and t runk To open: • Slide the c ontrol to wards the rear to op en the sunr oof to the comf or t position. T o open it f ully , slide the co ntrol bac k a secon d ti me. Press t he con tr ol to st op i t ear lie r . To close: • Slide the contro l forw ards until the s unroof is cl osed .
116 Interi or equipm ent and trunk Interio r lighting The inter ior lighti ng con sist s of on e dome ligh t in t he f ront and o ne i n the back , a map-read ing li ght in the fro nt, tw o readi ng light s in the bac k, floor c ourtesy li ghts in the front (in s ome model varia nts) and d oor courtesy lights on all doors .
117 Inte rior e qui p men t and t runk Sun visor s The car i s equippe d with double s un viso rs. One secti on of the visor can be indepen- dently p ivote d to th e side w indow. A vanit y mirror is provid ed on the bac k of the sun visors . The vanity mirrors are ill umina- ted whe n the cover is raise d.
118 Interi or equipm ent and trunk Ciga re tte light ers (accessory /certain mark ets only) The car is provid ed with cigarette lighters next to t he front as htray and in t he rear end of the center consol e. The cig arette l ighter sock et can also be used as power p oint, e .
119 Inte rior e qui p men t and t runk IB436 IB437 IB439 IB441 IB438 On the bac k of the fro n t seats Cent er ar mres t for rear sea t On lead ing edge o f front sea ts Cons ole betwe en front s eats.
120 Interi or equipm ent and trunk Cup ho lders Cup h old ers a re provi ded in t he instr ume nt panel fa scia, in the center console compart- ment bet ween the fro nt sea ts, an d in th e rear-seat arm rest (certain varian ts only). To acce ss th e cup holde r in the in strume nt panel, p res s the symb ol and releas e.
121 Inte rior e qui p men t and t runk Trunk Folding the r ear seat, 9-5 Sedan The rear s eat is spli t and the tw o sec tions c an be fold ed in depen- dently. Foldin g dow n of t he rear seat i s eas ier if the fron t seat s are not all the way back , and the rear head restrain ts are folded down.
122 Interi or equipm ent and trunk WARNING • Pla ce he avy it ems cl ose st t o the ba ckr est an d sto w smal ler and lig hte r item s on t op. • Never overlo ad the cargo net (accessory). If the elastic brea ks this ma y cause pe rsonal inj ury.
123 Inte rior e qui p men t and t runk Trunk pass-thr ough hatch A trunk pa ss-through hatch is incor porated in the rear seat ba ckrest to enabl e long , na rrow item s to be car ried insi de the car. Items s hould no t weigh mo re than 33 lbs. (15 kg) no r be more tha n 2 yards (2 metres) in len gth.
124 Interi or equipm ent and trunk Folding the r ear seat, 9-5 SportWagon Both the n arrow and wid e sec tions of the rear se at ca n be fo lded separately .
125 Inte rior e qui p men t and t runk Folding the narrow secti on of the backrest The foldin g is fac ilitate d if th e fr ont se at is not too far bac k. 1 Make s ure that the he ad restr aint i s in t he do wn po sition . F or height adj ustment ref er to page 15.
126 Interi or equipm ent and trunk Load anchoring Drivin g with t he trunk l id/tail gate o pen, s ee page 171. WARNING • Put he avy l oads as low down an d as far forw ard as possi ble i n the lugga ge compart ment, i .e. ag ainst the bac k of the rear s eat.
127 Inte rior e qui p men t and t runk On the floor of the lugga ge co mpartm ent ther e m ay be tw o lon git udi nal alum ini um rail s (Car goT racks ™) whe re acce sso ry cargo bolts can be mo unte d. The cargo bolts are mou nted by li fting thei r locks and in se rting th em in to the rail.
128 Interi or equipm ent and trunk Cargo net (option) Install th e net behind the rear s eat backre s t. 1 Remov e th e rearmost co v ers from the roof . 2 F asten th e attachm ents at the top of t he net to the tw o atta chmen t poin ts in the roof .
129 Inte rior e qui p men t and t runk Sliding loa d floor (acc ess ory) The functio n of the slidi ng floor is to facilit ate loadin g and unload ing. Securing load s, se e page 123. When the c ar is parked and t he floo r is pulled ou t, it c an bea r the w eigh t of two people (maximu m 440 lbs.
130 Interi or equipm ent and trunk Loading/Unloa ding 1 Lift the hand le an d pull out th e slid ing floor to th e outer lo cking position . Mak e sure t hat the floor is loc ked corr ectly . 2 Put on the ca rgo , b ut ma k e sure tha t i t does not co v e r the h andle .
131 Startin g and drivi ng IB1754 Starting an d driving Ignition switch ________ 132 Starting the engin e ____ 133 Important cons iderations for drivi ng ___________ 136 Refueling ____________ 138 Eng.
132 Starti ng an d drivin g Ignition switch The com bined igniti on sw itch and g ear- lever lo ck is loc ated in the c enter c onsol e betwee n the fr ont se ats. Th e igni tion k ey can onl y be re mo ved wh en rev erse is engaged (a utoma tic t ransm issio n: s electo r in ”P” pos ition).
133 Startin g and drivi ng If the car does not start If the text ”Key not ac cepte d. Contact se rvice.” is shown on t he SID, after a failed start attempt, th e cau se co uld be a faul t in th e transmitte r in th e key, or in the recei ver in the igniti on loc k.
134 Starti ng an d drivin g It is po ssibl e for a ir to en ter the lubric ating system in conju nction w ith an oil or oil-filte r change, or if th e car has b een st ored fo r some time. Thi s air can cause the hydraulic cam fo llowers to e mit a tic king noise , which can pers ist fo r up to 15 minutes after s tart- ing.
135 Startin g and drivi ng Useful tips on cold climate starting If the engine has failed to st art after severa l attempts in v ery co ld weat her, pre ss an d hol d the a cc ele rato r do wn to the f loo r and run the s tarter fo r 5–10 seconds . This will prevent t he eng ine be ing fl ood ed (exce s- sivel y ri ch fuel -air mixtu re ).
136 Starti ng an d drivin g Impo rtan t cons ider ation s for driving The engine-m anageme nt system in the Saab 9- 5 is ca lled Sa ab Trionic T7. The system mana ges the i gnitio n, fuel in jecti on and turbo boos t pressure .
137 Startin g and drivi ng Important consi derations wit h catalyti c converters The cata lytic converte r is a n emi ssion-co n- trol devi ce incorporated i n the car’s exha ust system . It cons ists of a metal canister with a honeyc omb i nsert, t he ce lls of whi ch hav e wall s coa ted in a c ataly tic laye r (mix tur e of precious metals ).
138 Starti ng an d drivin g Refueling WARNIN G If you spill fuel and then something i gnites it, you could be ba dly b urned. F uel can spray ou t on you if you open the fuel cap too quic kly. This spray can happ en if your tank is nearly ful l , and is more likely in h ot weathe r.
139 Startin g and drivi ng Refueling 1 Switch off the engine. 2 Open the fille r cap , located i n the ri ght- hand rear fender . 3 Inser t the fuel pump n ozzl e be y 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) re st on the fl ange.
140 Starti ng an d drivin g Filling a portable fuel cont ainer Fuel (Gasoline Engi ne) Fuel Use of t he rec ommen ded fu el is an im por- tant part of the prope r maintena nce of yo ur vehicle. For optimu m perfo rmanc e Saab recom- mends : • 2.3t 185 h p (L inea r) – A O N 90 .
141 Startin g and drivi ng Additives To pr ovid e cl eane r ai r, al l gas oli nes in the United States are now requ ired to c ontain addit ives tha t wil l help preve nt eng ine an d fuel sys tem depo sits f rom formin g, allowing your em issio n control sys tem to work pro p- erly.
142 Starti ng an d drivin g Engine Br eak-In P eriod Pistons, bo res and be ari ngs need time to obtain u niform , wear-res istant s urfaces. If a new engi ne is driven to o hard, this gr ad- ual p roces s of b edding -in will no t b e poss i- ble and the li fe o f the e ngine will be short - ened.
143 Startin g and drivi ng Towing Towing of ca rs with ma nual tra nsmiss ion, see page 171. Automatic transmission The elec tronic contr ol mod ule fo r the a uto- matic tra nsmission rec eives infor.
144 Starti ng an d drivin g When the car is statio nary, the engine mus t be a t idling speed when the sele ctor l ever is moved. You must ha ve you r foot on the bra ke pedal to m ove the lever ou t of park. If the ac celera tor is depres sed w hile the lever is mov ed, thi s will resul t in ab normal wear in th e trans mission .
145 Startin g and drivi ng Lock-up functi on The autom at ic transm issi on has a lo ck-up function, w hich c an rend er the t orque c on- verter inop erative in 3rd, 4th and 5th gears, thus reduci ng the engin e speed and fuel consum ption.
146 Starti ng an d drivin g If ”Automa tic tra nsmiss ion, fa ult in dicato r” light appears on the main instrumen t panel , the sys tem h as det ected a faul t in th e auto- matic t rans miss ion o r it s con trol mo dul e (see page 57).
147 Startin g and drivi ng Driving on hi lly roads with a heavy load The trans missio n fluid can over heat wh en the gearb ox is strai ned, fo r exampl e, wh en driving with a trailer on hi lly roads. To avoid the trans mission fluid overh eating , alw ays drive in Normal mode .
148 Starti ng an d drivin g Sentronic, manual mode Move th e sel ector l ever to th e M po sitio n. Select a highe r ge ar by f licki ng the right- hand paddl e towards you .
149 Startin g and drivi ng Selector posi tions P T o shift o ut of the P po sition y ou must depress the brake pedal and the igniti on must be ON. The parking positi on (P) must only be sel ected when the car i s at a comp lete s tands till. T he selector le ver is loc k ed and th e tr ansm ission is mechani cally imm obiliz ed .
150 Starti ng an d drivin g If you m ove th e sel ector l ever f rom D to L, dow n shift s wi ll fol low a set pa tt ern to avoi d da magi ng t he e ngi ne or t ran smis sio n.
151 Startin g and drivi ng Cruise control For safe ty reaso ns ( brake sy stem fun c- tion) the brak es mus t be ap plied once, when the engine has started, before the cruise contro l syste m can be a ctivated . The sys tem i s oper ated by means of the contr ols on th e st alk sw itch: • ON/OFF (s witch on/off ).
152 Starti ng an d drivin g To reduce the pres et speed The cru ise contr ol s yst em will alwa ys di sen- gage aut omatic ally the m oment that e ither the br ake pe dal o r the c lutch pedal is depress ed. It is al so pos sibl e to red uce t he spe ed by means of the R ESUME/– button .
153 Startin g and drivi ng ABS brakes ABS (antiloc k braki ng syste m) modul ates the br ake pr essure to the respecti ve whee ls. Whe el se nsor s de tec t if a w hee l is about to lock , and th e con trol m odule redu- ces the press ure to that whe el and the n increa ses it o nce more until the t endency is detected ag ain.
154 Starti ng an d drivin g The ABS sy stem has a bu ilt- in dia gnostic funct ion whi ch will switc h on th e Anti-l ock brake w arning light if a f ault is detec ted i n the sys tem (see page 54).
155 Startin g and drivi ng Electronic Stability Progra m (ES P) The Electron ic Stability Prog ram employs both the an tilock braking sys tem (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 tha t can oth - erwise be di fficul t to ha ndle.
156 Starti ng an d drivin g ESP indicator l ight The indicator l ight i n the t achom eter comes o n for a short perio d of time when th e ESP system i s operati ve. Operatio n of th e ESP ind icates r educed cohesi on between the tires and the road, and that extra care should be taken by the driver.
157 Startin g and drivi ng Economica l motor ing Factors aff ecting fuel consumption Fuel cons umpt io n is g rea tly affe cte d by t he gener al driving con dition s, the way in which the car i s driv en an d at wha t spee ds, th e weathe r, the state of the ro ad, the condi tion of th e car, etc .
158 Starti ng an d drivin g Driving techn ique • T o obtai n the b est run ning e conom y , not only rega rdi ng f uel cons umpt ion but genera l w ear al so , regular s ervice is required. • High spe ed, un neces sary accele rati on, hea vy braki ng and m uch lo w gear work all gives r is e to hi gher fu el co nsum pti on.
159 Startin g and drivi ng Engine block heat er (standard eq uipment in Canada , acce s- sory in U.S.) The fo llowin g ar e just some of the be nefits to the c ar and the env ironm ent of using an engine b lock heater : • Low er fuel cons umpti on. • Exhaust emiss ions sub s tantiall y reduced ov er short r uns .
160 Starti ng an d drivin g If winter tire s are fitte d, the same type must be fitted on all wheel s. Your Saa b dealer w ill be please d to advise you on the bes t tires for your car.
161 Startin g and drivi ng 2 Wa it unti l the n eedle ha s dropp ed ba c k to indicate normal temper ature (roughly midwa y , in the white z one ) bef ore stop- ping the engin e. If the coolant need s top- ping up , unscre w th e cap on e xpansion tank carefull y .
162 Starti ng an d drivin g Trailer wei ght Maxim um recommended trailer weigh ts for differ ent grad ients , with a view to com fort and dr ivabi lity for man ual an d auto matic cars, ar e show n on t he dr awi ng.
163 Startin g and drivi ng When negoti ating long hill s, bear the follo- wing impo rtan t co nsid er ati ons i n min d: • U se Nor mal mo de whe n dr iv ing w ith a cara van or tr ailer on hill y roads . The adap - tiv e gear chang e pattern function w ill pre- v ent the tran smission o ve rheatin g.
164 Starti ng an d drivin g Recommend ations for cars with manual gearbox Rises in cool ant tempe rature a re i ndica ted by the tempera ture gauge in the main instru- ment pan el. The follow ing step s are taken in order as th e temperatu re of the e ngine incre ase s: • A/C compress or is sw itched off .
165 Startin g and drivi ng Trailer hi tch load The weig ht distribut ion on the trail er makes a lot of differe nce to the handling pro perties of the c ar and trailer combi nation . As regards sin gle-ax le trailers , whene ver po s- sible, co ncentrate the load over the wheels and kee p it as low as p ossible .
166 Starti ng an d drivin g Driving with a roof rack load The max imum pe rmiss ible roof loa d is 220 lbs . (100 kg). Note th at the roof lo ad is inclu ded in the car’s m aximum permi ssible l oad (s ee page 252). Strong, st urdy ro of carri ers de signe d spe- cially for the car ar e avai lable from y our Saab deal er.
167 Startin g and drivi ng 4 Close the doors on the left -hand side of the car g ently , to hold the carrier f e et in place . 5 Now go a round to the other s ide of the car and r emo v e the p lastic c ov er from the carrier’ s adj ustab le f o ot.
168 Starti ng an d drivin g Drivin g at nigh t Bear in mind the follow ing points whe n driving a t night : • Nighttime driving re quires y our fu ll con - centr ation.
169 Startin g and drivi ng Tires The tire pre ssure shoul d match the c urrent load and speed of the ca r; for c ars sold in U.S. see p age 226; for cars sold in Canada see pa ge 261. The tire pre s sures gi ven appl y to cold tires, that is ti res tha t are th e sam e tem perature as the outside air tem peratur e.
170 Starti ng an d drivin g Spare wheel and tools The spare w heel, toge ther with the jack and jack ha ndle, front to wrope attac hment eye and t oolki t, are s towed a way underne ath the trunk .
171 Startin g and drivi ng Driving with the trunk lid/t ailgate open Avoid driv ing with t he trunk lid/tai lgate partly or fully open, since exha ust fu me s can be drawn i nto the cabin.
172 Starti ng an d drivin g Front towing eye The front to wing eye is stored w ith the s pare whe el. The attach ment p oint (t app ed hol e) for th e towing ey e is midway al ong the en gine sub- frame at th e fr ont of t he ca r. Remove the pl astic plug and s crew in the tow ing eye s ecur el y.
173 Startin g and drivi ng Towing the c ar Gear lev er in neut ral (in cars wit h automat ic transmission : sele ctor lever at N (neutra l)) Turn on t he pa rki ng l ight s. Drive carefull y and do not exc eed the speed lim it for vehicle s being towed.
174 Starti ng an d drivin g Jump star ting If your ba ttery has r un down, you m ay want to use a nother ve hicle an d som e jum per cables to sta rt your Saa b. Foll ow the s teps below to d o it s afely . To ju mp st art you r vehi cle: 1 Check t he othe r v ehicle .
175 Startin g and drivi ng 4 Open the ho od an d loca te the battery . Find the pos itive (+) and neg ative (–) termi- nals on the ba tter y. 5 Check t hat the jump er cab les do not hav e loose or m issing insulati on. If they do , you c ould g et a s hoc k a nd als o the ve hicles cou ld be damaged.
176 Starti ng an d drivin g 9 Attach the cab le at least 18 inches (45 cm) a w a y from th e discha rged b at- tery , b ut not nea r engin e parts that mov e. T o av oid an arc which coul d deto- nate t he h y drogen gas a round t he bat- tery , th e final connec tion mu st be at leas t 18” from t he batt ery .
177 Startin g and drivi ng Saab Park ing Assist ance (if equipped) The park ing ai d sys tem fa cili tates p arking and reve rsi ng. The re ar e four senso rs in the rear b umper that de tect ob jects up to 6 fee t (1 .8 me tres ) be hind t he ca r. The syst em us es fou r sens ors in the re ar bumper.
178 Starti ng an d drivin g When an obj ect is a pproxi matel y 3 fee t (90 cm) f rom the car, t he so und pulse s change ch aracter marke dly. A distance of about 3 feet (90 cm) is suitab le if y ou w ish to load or unload the luggage com partment.
179 Startin g and drivi ng Park ing brak e The park ing bra ke is situated betw een th e fron t se ats and ac ts on t he r ear w hee ls. When the pa rki ng br ake is on, the i ndic ato r light on the main instrumen t panel w ill be on.
180 Starti ng an d drivin g Parking on a hill When park ing o n a st eep hi ll, turn the fro nt wheels so t hat the y will be blo cked by th e curb if t he car sh ould m ove. Long-term parki ng If th e car is no t go ing to be use d for som e time, e.
181 Car care and tech nical inform ation IB1772 Hood ________________ 182 Engine compartment __ 18 3 Emission contro l systems 184 Engine ______________ 186 Engine oil ____________ 186 Transmissio n f.
182 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Ho od The hood releas e han dle is loca ted under- neath the in strum ent pan el. To open t he hood: 1 Pull the r eleas e hand le. 2 The front of the hood will now s pring up , provi ding a cces s to t he sec ondary saf ety cat ch.
183 Car care and tech nical inform ation Engine c ompartme nt 9 6 8 1 2 4 3 5 7 IB3637 Engine c ompartment 1 Engine -oil dipstick/f iller cap 2 Res ervoir, brake/clutch fluid 3 Fuse box 4 E xpansion t.
184 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Engine famili es Saab cars imported into the U nited States and Ca nada m eet al l app licab le emissio n control sta ndards. The e ngine famil y and appropria te tune-up specifi cations are iden- tified on a l abel affixed to th e left front inne r fender.
185 Car care and tech nical inform ation Saab Trionic engi ne management system The Saab Trio nic engi ne ma nag ement system is a un iqu e Saab devel opment th at combin es sequ ential m ultip ort fuel injectio n, electron ic di stribut orless igni tion an d t urbo- charger boo st pressure c ontrol into one sy s- tem.
186 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Engine The 2.3-l iter model is a transvers e, 4-c ylin- der in-lin e engine wit h twin overhead cams- hafts an d 4 va lves per cy linde r. This engi ne is equipped wit h balance sh afts that reduc e eng ine v ibratio n to a minim um.
187 Car care and tech nical inform ation Changing engine oil The engin e o il mus t be c hange d in a ccor- dance w ith the service pro gram, see page 246. Oil vol ume an d g rade, s ee pa ge 255. Oil changi ng should be carri ed out on a warm engin e.
188 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Tran smis sion f lui d Manual transmissi on Check and t op up the fluid in accord ance with th e servic e progr am. Automatic tran smission Check and t op up the fluid in accord ance with th e servic e progr am.
189 Car care and tech nical inform ation The cooli ng system is cha rged at the fac tory with c oolant conta ining a 45 % concent ra- tion of a combine d antifreez e and co rrosion inhibito r. A we aker mix tur e will r esult in reduced antico rrosio n prote ction.
190 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Use on ly new br ake flui d from a se aled con - tainer . Check th at t here are no le aks i n the brake syste m. The br ake fl uid le vel wi ll fall som ewha t as the br ake pa ds wea r. The M AX level in the reservoi r correspo nds to the amou nt of brake flu id required with new brake pads .
191 Car care and tech nical inform ation Power s tee ring flu id Check the leve l of the power steeri ng fluid in the reser voir re gularly , in a ccordanc e with the serv ice p rogram. The whe els should point forward duri ng the check. Clean around the ca p befo re it i s unscre - wed.
192 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Batte ry The bat tery is p rovide d wi th a cove r to pro - tect it from radia ted he at. If th e batt ery is exposed to high temperatu res, its life w ill be shorten ed. To remove th e cov er, rel ease the two c lips along its long side s.
193 Car care and tech nical inform ation Charging/repl acing the batt ery Connect the positive l ead to th e positive (+) batter y terminal (re d), and the negative lead to a good gr ound point, e.
194 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Drive belts The alte rn ato r is s itu ate d on t he r igh t-ha nd side o f the eng ine, adjace nt to t he bulkh ead. It is driv en vi a a Pol y-V-belt from th e cranksha ft pull ey. The Poly-V-b elt also d rives the water pu mp, the A/C co mpressor and the steering s ervo pump.
195 Car care and tech nical inform ation Wipers a nd was hers Check an d clean all w iper blades regularly. If po or wi per perf orm ance is ex per ien ced , clean th e windshield w ith a qua lity gl ass cle - aner.
196 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Use a small scre wdriver to adjust the washer je t on th e rear w indo w wiper o f the 9-5 SportWa gon, as illu strated . Washers The washe r-fluid rese rvoir holds 6.4 quarts (6 liters). When "Washe r fluid leve l low .
197 Car care and tech nical inform ation Chang ing bulb s Check th at t he new b ulb is wo rking when fin ished . Use only " Long Life " bulbs .
198 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Headlight bul b for high beam (Hal ogen) On cars equi pped w ith Xenon lamp s the Halo gen la mps are us ed only for high b eam f lasher if the da yt ime run.
199 Car care and tech nical inform ation Headlight bul b for low beam (Haloge n) 1 Unscrew the co v er from the b ac k of the la mp uni t. T o impro v e access ibility to the right-hand headlight , hold aside the indu ction air hose . T o impro v e acce ssib ility to t he lef t-hand h eadli ght, remov e the batt ery co v er .
200 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Parking-li ght bulb (cars with hal ogen low be am) The park ing-lig ht bulb i s adjac ent to the bulb for low beam. 1 Unscrew the c ov e r from the b ac k o f the lamp unit. 2 Withdra w th e b ulb holder . 3 Change the b ul b .
201 Car care and tech nical inform ation Front fog li ghts (if equipped) 1 F rom un der the front b um per , grip the bulb hold er and twis t coun terclo ckw ise. 2 Unplug the c onnec tor . 3 Change the b ul b . Refit in th e reve rse ord er. WARNING Never crawl u nder a car t hat is sup ported only by a ja ck.
202 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Front turn si gnal and side marker lights bulbs To chang e the bulb, the c omplete l amp unit has to be re mo ved. 1 Depress the c atch, acce ssed from th e engine ba y . 2 Carefully pull out the lam p unit. 3 The bul b hold er has a ba yonet fi tting.
203 Car care and tech nical inform ation Rear light cl uster, 9-5 Sedan The bulbs for the la mps in the rear light cl us- ter are accessed from the lug gage compart - ment. 1 Lower th e flap (secured with catch es). 2 Squeeze the tw o p lastic l ugs a nd remove the bulb hol der.
204 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Trunk lid l ight and tail lights, 9-5 Sedan Before chang ing bu lbs i n the t runk, y ou must fi rst rele ase th e trim at the foot o f the trunk. Th is invol ves r emovi ng the handl e and the three trim fas teners (studs ).
205 Car care and tech nical inform ation High-mounted stop lights, 9-5 Sedan The bulb s can be acce ssed after th e pane l in the re ar h eadlin ing ha s bee n remo ved. 1 Remov e th e pan el b y c arefull y pus hing in the tw o clips , o ne at t he time.
206 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Rear lights clusters, 9-5 SportWagon 1 Open the tailg ate . 2 Remov e th e co v er b y tu rning the tw o catches coun terclo ckw ise one quarter turn. 3 Remov e th e t wo sc re ws secu ring the light cl uster t o the b ody .
207 Car care and tech nical inform ation Tailgate bul bs, 9-5 SportWagon 1 T urn the lock a quarter turn (90 ° ) with a scre wdriver or the i gnition k e y . 2 Open and re mo v e the co v er . 3 T ak e out th e b ulb holder b y t wisting it slightly cou nterloc k wise .
208 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n License-plat e light 1 Undo the tw o sc re ws and remo v e t he lamp glass . 2 Withdraw th e bulb . 3 Change the b ul b . 4 Check th e se al be fore fit tin g the g lass. Side directio n indicators 1 Slide the la mp fitting forw ard and pul l out the bac k.
209 Car care and tech nical inform ation Dome light, f ront 1 Ease the lea ding e dge of the glas s out of the o v erh ead panel . 2 Release one of the contacts and remo ve the b ulb . 3 Fit t he n ew bulb . Dome ligh t, rea r 1 Remov e the en tire o v erh ead pa nel: ease o ut the trail ing en d f irst, and t hen both fro nt edge s.
210 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Bulb ta bl e A spec ial ki t con tain ing s pare bu lbs a nd fus es is avai lable as an acces sory from your Saab de ale r. A sto rage s pace for this is p rovi- ded adj acent to the toolkit a nd jack, unde r the panel in the lugg age compa rtment.
211 Car care and tech nical inform ation Fuses The fuses are ho used in tw o fuse panel s: one at the end of the instrum ent panel on the driver’s s ide, and on e unde r the ho od. To ch eck i f a fu se ha s blow n, fi rst r emo ve it from the p anel (se e below).
212 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Maxi fuses The Max i f uses are hou sed i n the f use box under the ho od. The se fus es can be checke d in the sa me way as the other fus es. The Max i fuses are designe d to protect the car’s e lectrical sys tem fro m being dama- ged.
213 Car care and tech nical inform ation Fuse panel in i nstrument panel # Amp Function A 30 T raile r lights B 10 Autom atic tr ansmission C 7.5 Electric door m irrors; DICE: m anu al bea m len gth a.
214 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Relay panel under instrument panel 27 10 Engin e-manage me nt syste m; SID; main in strument 28 7.5 Airbag 29 7.5 ABS/ESP 30 7.5 Star ter motor 31 7.5 Cruise control; w ate r v alv e; f og lights , f ront; r ain senso r 32 15 V entilated f ront se ats 33 7.
215 Car care and tech nical inform ation Fuse box under hood Fuses J– KS t a r t e r r e l a y L1 Limp-home functi on L2 T r unklid # Amp Function 1 40 Radia tor f an, high speed 2 40 ABS/ESP 3 30 ABS/ESP 4 7.
216 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Relays 10 15 High beam headl ight, left 11 15 Low be am hea dligh t left 12 15 High beam headl ight, right 13 15 Low be am hea dligh t, right 14 30 Radiator .
217 Car care and tech nical inform ation Tires Your ne w vehi cle c omes w ith hi gh-qua lity tires ma de by a l eading tire manu facturer . If you ever have questio ns about your tire warranty and wh ere to obtain servi ce, s ee your Saab Warrant y and Servic e Reco rd Book let for det ail s.
218 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n When to check Chec k you r tir es on ce a m onth o r more . Don’t f orget y our co mpac t spare tire. I t should be at 6 0 psi (420 k Pa). How to Check Use a good q uality pock et-typ e gaug e to check tire pre ssure.
219 Car care and tech nical inform ation When It Is Time f or New Tires One w ay to tell when it ’s time fo r new tire s is to check the treadwear in dicators, which w ill appear w hen your tires have only 1/16 inch (1.6 mm) or les s of t read rem ainin g.
220 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n The wh eels a nd tire s hav e been caref ull y matched to the charac teristic s of the car and play a key ro le in its ou tstand ing roadh ol- ding and handl ing.
221 Car care and tech nical inform ation Uniform Tire Qualit y Grading Quality grades can be found wher e applica - ble on the tire sid ewall betwe en tread shoul - der and m aximum sect ion wid th.
222 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Wheel A lignment and Tir e Bala nce The wh eels o n you r vehi cle w ere al igned and bala nced carefully at the fac tory to gi ve you the long est tire life an d best overal l per- formance . Schedule d wh eel al ignment and w heel balanci ng are not ne ede d.
223 Car care and tech nical inform ation Tire Chains Notice: If your vehi cle doe s not ha ve 225/4 5R 17 s ize t ire s, use tir e ch ains on ly where l egal and only w hen yo u must.
224 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Tire Sidewall Labeling Useful inform ation about a tire is mo lded into it´s side wall. Tire size: The ti re si ze ia a c om binat ion of letter s and numbers use d to d efine a parti- cular tire´s width, heigh t, aspect ratio, cons - truction typ e and service description .
225 Car care and tech nical inform ation Aspect ratio: A two-d igit num ber tha t indi- cates th e tire height -to-wi dth me asure- ments. For exa mple, if the tire s ize as pect ratio is “55”, as shown in item “C” of the ill us- tration, it w ould mean that the tire´s sidewall is 55 % as h igh as it is wi de.
226 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Loading Your Vehicl e This is an ex ampl e of w hat y our ve hicle ´s Tire -L oadi ng I nf orm ati on/C ert if icat io 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.
227 Car care and tech nical inform ation Maximum Load ratin g: The load rating for a tire at the maxi mum permissi ble inflatio n pressure for that ti re. Maximum Loaded Vehicle Wei ght: The sum of curb we ight; acce ssor y weight ; vehicl e capacity w eight; and produ ction options weig ht.
228 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Steps for Deter mining Corr ect Load Limit 1 Lo cate the statem ent “The combin ed weigh t of occupa nts and cargo shoul d ne v er e x ceed XXX po unds” on your vehicle´s label. 2 D eter mi ne the co mbine d weight of the dr iver and pass engers th at will be r iding in your vehicle.
229 Car care and tech nical inform ation Tire date code Tires sh ould b e rega rded as peris hable goods. As the tires age , the rubber bec omes progress ively harde r, and t he roadhol ding ability of the tires diminish es. This i s particu- larl y tr ue on w int er ti res .
230 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Compact sp are tire The com pact s pare i s lig ht and easy to handle w hen chang ing th e tire. Its us e is only pe rmitted w hen a sta ndard t ire has s us- tained a p uncture. Th e maximum life of the tire is on ly 200 0 mil es (3 ,5 00 km ).
231 Car care and tech nical inform ation Changing a wheel WARNING Lift ing a ve hicl e an d ge tt ing unde r it to d o mainten ance or repairs is dange rous withou t the appro priate saf ety equipment and trainin g. The jack provi ded with your vehicl e is desig ned on ly for chang ing a flat tire.
232 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n To jac k up t he ca r, apply the j ack to one of the spec ial j acki ng poi nts un der the sill s. If a floor ja ck is used, it ca n be appli ed to the standard ja cking point s use d by the dea ler. A floor jack can lif t both front whee ls or both rear whe els o ff the g rou nd sim ultan eousl y.
233 Car care and tech nical inform ation Tighten t he bolts enough f or th e bolt s and wh eel to be se ated c orrectl y . 7 Lower th e car a nd tig hten th e wheel bolts to the co rrect to rque i n the sequenc e sho w n (oppo site pairs). Tightening to r que Lig ht-a lloy wh eel s: 80 ft.
234 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Air conditi oning (ACC) WARNING • All repairs and adjus tments on the A/C system m ust be c arried out by a Saab dealer au thorized for this ki nd of work. • The A/C sy stem i s pre ssuri zed. Do not break any conne ctions or un do A/C system com ponen ts.
235 Car care and tech nical inform ation Fault diagnosi s If a fault occurs in the A/C system, there are a numbe r of ch ecks you c an pe rform y our- self.
236 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Upho lstery and trim To remov e lin t or hai rs from the seat up hol- stery or headli ning, use a mois t, lint -free cloth or a spe cial lin t remover (brush or rol- ler). Re move any d irty mark s usi ng a c loth mois tene d wi th l ukew arm soap y wa ter .
237 Car care and tech nical inform ation Washin g the car Wash you r car frequen tly. To facilitat e clea- ning, a sui table deterge nt can be ad ded to the wate r, which sh ould be luk ewarm. Saab offers a full li ne of ca r care prod ucts, inclu- ding ca r was h, for t he car e of y our veh icle.
238 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Waxing an d polishing Other than in exceptio nal cases, do not us e abrasiv e polishes containin g a cuttin g agent on a new car. Alwa ys was h the car tho- rough ly before waxing or polishing. Engine co mpartment Clean the en gine c ompar tment u sing an engine dete rgent and rinse with hot water.
239 Car care and tech nical inform ation Two-coat enamel As the na me im plies , t wo-co at ena mel i s applied in two operat ions. The firs t coat, the base co lo r, conta ins t he pig ment, metal flakes a nd binder.
240 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Anti-c orrosi on treatme nt The entir e car i s co rrosion -protect ed at t he factor y in differe nt stages b y an electro lytic immers ion co ating and a PVC-bas ed pro - tective coati ng to p rote ct again st corr osi on caused by stones flung up b y the wh eels.
241 Car care and tech nical inform ation 2 Clean the unde rside of th e car during the winter . Use high pressure wate r to clean th e car’ s u ndersi de (flo or pane ls , wheel wells ) at le ast at mi d- winte r and in th e spr i ng. 3 Inspect the c ar frequentl y for lea ks or damage, and arrange for need ed repair s promptl y .
242 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n Recove ry a nd/or recycl ing of automoti ve 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 texti- les. The recyc ling of metals has been com- monplac e for a long time now.
243 Car care and tech nical inform ation • The v ehi cle s hould be fu lly as sem bl ed and all o ther work stoppe d while headlight aiming is being done . • T he vehi cle s hou ld n ot h ave any snow , ic e or mu d attac hed to it. • Tires shou ld be inflate d to the pr escribed pres sur e.
244 Ca r care and tech nica l informatio n 5 T urn on the lo w b eam head lights and place a piece of cardb oard or equ iva lent (although not directly on th e lens) in f ront of the he adligh t n ot bein g aim ed. Thi s should allo w the b eam c ut-off o f the headligh t being aimed to be seen o n the flat sur f ace.
245 Custom er Assist ance and Informa tion Customer Assistance and Information Maintenance sc hedule __ 2 46 Owner assistance ______ 247 Reporting Safet y Defect s (U.
246 Customer Assista nce and Informat i on Mainte nanc e sched ule The Mainten ance Schedu le prescribe s a service progra m to th e purchas er/ope rator of a Saab th at is re asonabl e and n e cessary 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.
247 Custom er Assist ance and Informa tion Service record retenti on It is the owner´s respo nsibilit y to retain ser- vice r ecord s. If p ossi ble, y ou sh oul d kee p copies of all s hop wo rk orders for all s ervice and repai rs, whenev er perfo rmed.
248 Customer Assista nce and Informat i on Change of Address Noti fication (U.S. and Canada) Two chan ge of address cards ar e provide d at the end o f the W arranty and Ser vice Record Bookl et. Knowing your current address allows Saab t o cont act y ou in the event of a r ecall or servic e cam paig n.
249 Custom er Assist ance and Informa tion 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 sophi stica ted co m- puter syste ms that monitor and co ntrol sev- eral aspec ts of the vehicle’ s performanc e.
250 Customer Assista nce and Informat i on (This pa ge has been lef t blan k).
251 Specif ication s General_______________ 2 52 Engine _______________ 254 Fuel__________________ 2 54 Engine oil _____________ 255 Engine variants ________ 256 Electric al system_______ 257 Drive be.
252 Specif ications General Ov er all l ength, in cludi ng b ump ers: 9-5 S edan ________ _____ ___ ______ _ 190. 0 in (4 827 mm ) 9-5 Spo rtWag on _____ ______ ______ _ 1 90.1 in (4828 mm) Ov er all wi dth, in cludi ng doo r mirro rs ____ 8 0.4 in (2042 m m) Maximu m hei ght: 9-5 S edan ________ _____ ______ ___ _ 58.
253 Specif ication s Trai le r: Luggage com partment V olume (SAE): 9-5 Sedan __ ______ _____ ______ ____ 15.9 cu.ft . (450 litres) 9-5 Spo rtWag on, rear s eat up right ____ 31.4 c u. ft. (890 litres ) 9-5 Spo rtWag on, rear s eat f o lded_____ 73.0 cu.
254 Specif ications Engine Fuel 4-cylind er ______ ___________ _______ F our cy linders, twin ov e rhea d cam s- hafts , 16 v alves and two b alancer sh afts. Cylinder b ores ___________ ______ ____ 3.54 in (90 mm) Stroke _________ _____ ___ ______ ____ 3.
255 Specif ication s Engine oil T o meet dem ands in Saab 's e xtend ed se r vice i nterv als a ll en g- ines are fil led with spec ially desi gned synth etic f actory fill o ils . Long s er vice interval s, f uel econom y and environm ental i s sues are the base f or our choice of oil.
256 Specif ications Engine varia nts When to c hange engin e oil Y our v ehicle wil l displa y when it i s time f or servicing on the SID , based on th e mileag e a nd tim e since the la st service. Under no rmal circu mstan ces th e service i ndica tion w ill com e after: Saab 9-5, 1 5,000 miles (24,00 0 km ) or 1 y e ar .
257 Specif ication s Electrical system Drive belt s V oltage _____ ________ _________ ____ 12 V Battery capacity _________ ______ ____ 70 Ah Star ter motor _ ______ _____ ______ ____ 1.4 kW Alternator ra ting _______ ______ ______ _ 140 A/14 V Firing order ________ ________ _______ 1–3–4–2 Spark plug s: 2.
258 Specif ications Manual gearbox Automatic tr ansmission T ype _______ ________ ____________ _ All-syn chrome sh 5-sp eed with final drive and d iff eren- tial Oil ___ ____________ ________ _______ Saab MTF 0063 Oil cap acity __________ ___ ______ ____ 1.
259 Specif ication s Suspension Steering Brake system Spring type , f ront and rear __________ _ Coil springs Maxi mum d efle ction of sp rings: F ro nt ___________ _____ ______ ____ 7.
260 Specif ications Wheels and tires (recommend ed dime nsions) 2.3t 2.3T 2.3 T urbo All season ti res 215/55 R 16 93 H X X X 225/45 R 17 94 V XL/ RF X X X Summer tires 225/45 R 17 94 W XL /RF X X X W.
261 Specif ication s Lowest recommended tire pressure, cold t ires Tire siz e Load/spe ed mph (km /h) 1) Fr o n t kP a/psi Rear kP a/psi All season tires 215/55 R 16 93 H 1–3 pers ./0–1 00 (0–1 60) 240/35 220/3 2 4–5 pers ./0–1 00 (0–1 60) 240/35 220/3 2 1–5 pers .
262 Specif ications Plates and label s When cons ulting your Saab deal er, it may be necess ary to quote the ca r’s V.I. N., en gine and gearb ox nu mb ers. 1 V . I.N. numbe r , insid e wi nds hiel d. 2 Cer tification la bel. 3 Gear box number. 4 Engi ne nu mber.
263 Specif ication s 1 Region _____ ______ Y = Nor thern Europe 2 Country ____ ______ S = Sweden 3 Manufa cturer _____ 3 = Sa ab Automo bile AB 4 Pro duct line ______ E = 9-5 5 Model se ries ______ B .
264 Specif ications Several of t he systems in your Saab car can be adjust ed to better fi t your indivi dual needs Some func tio ns are gov ern ed by leg al requir ements a nd can not th erefor e be reprogram med. Cons ult an au tho ri zed S aab dea ler fo r further in formati on.
265 Index Index A A/C syste m, fault di agnosis ___ ____ 235 A/C sy st em, maint enanc e _________ 234 ABS brakes __ ________ __________ 152 ACC ____ _________ ________ _____ 73 ACC function s _______.
266 Index Coolant ________ ________ _______ 188 Courtes y Head lig ht Featu re ________ 68 Crash mem ory, see EDR _____ ____ 249 Cruise control ______ _____ _______ 151 Cup h old er ________ _________.
267 Index I If a tire g oes flat ______ _________ _ 223 Ignition switch ___________ _______ 132 Immobi lizer ________ ________ _____ 43 Indicato r and war ning ligh ts ________ 52 Indicato r lights __.
268 Index Rearview mirro rs ______ _________ _ 107 Recl amat io n _________ __________ 242 Recommenda tions for cars with automati c transmissio n, towing a camper o r trailer _____ __________ 162 Ref.
269 Index Towing, au tomatics ____ _________ _ 171 Trailer w eights __ ________ _______ 253 Treadwe ar indica tors ________ ____ 219 Trionic ___ _________ ___________ _ 184 Trip com puter ______ _____.
270 Notes Notes.
271 Notes.
272 Notes.
Fuel IMPORTANT: D o no t overfill . The level must not com e up into the f ill er p ipe b eca use t he f uel must ha ve spac e room to expand . 1 Engine oil For inform ation see cha pter "Techni ca l data ". 2 Brake/clutch fluid DOT 4 brak e flu id.
Saab Automobile AB, Trollhättan, Sweden NOTICE Chang e of en gine oil an d oil filter m ay b e requi red mo re frequ ently if the car is being used un der certain co nditions, see sectio n "Cus tomer As sist ance and Inf ormation. US/CA MY2005 Ordering nr.
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