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1 Owner's Manual Saab 9-3 M2004 Safety Security 9-3 Convertible Instruments and controls Interior equipment Starting and driving Car care Customer Assistance and Information Technical data Index © Saab Automobile AB 2003 Service Readiness, Saab Automobile AB, Trollhättan, Sweden Printed in Sweden 10 39 53 73 115 139 191 261 267 283
1 Owner's Manual Saab 9-3 M2004 Safety Security 9-3 Convertible Instruments and controls Interior equipment Starting and driving Car care Customer Assistance and Information Technical data Index © Saab Automobile AB 2003 Service Readiness, Saab Automobile AB, Trollhättan, Sweden Printed in Sweden 10 39 53 73 115 139 191 261 267 283
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... 102, 111 249 Ashtray and cigarette lighter _____ Break-In Period _____ Driving in hot/cold climates _____ Ignition switch _____ Parking brake_____ Parking _____ Starting the engine _____ 126 151 175 140 167 167 142
... 102, 111 249 Ashtray and cigarette lighter _____ Break-In Period _____ Driving in hot/cold climates _____ Ignition switch _____ Parking brake_____ Parking _____ Starting the engine _____ 126 151 175 140 167 167 142
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... Transmission: technical data _____ Manual transmission _____ 153 272 152 Power steering_____ Fluid: checking/topping up _____ 201 201 Battery _____ Battery charge _____ Jump starting _____ 202 202 187
... Transmission: technical data _____ Manual transmission _____ 153 272 152 Power steering_____ Fluid: checking/topping up _____ 201 201 Battery _____ Battery charge _____ Jump starting _____ 202 202 187
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Improper service methods may start at high pressure. Saab oil 4759106 LEVEL INDICATOR INDICATEUR DE NIVEAU DARK / NOIR CLEAR CLAIR OK LOW ... BOUCHON DE REMPLISSAGE AVANT DE L'ENLEVER. For instructions consult dealer manual. BATTERIE SANS ENTRETIEN-P/N 53 52 000 Saab Automobile AB 53 53 085 GARDER HORS DE LA PORTÉE DES ENFANTS 12V/700A/125min(SAE) 12V/700A... cause blindness or injury Sulphuric acid can cause blindness or severe burns. MAINTENANCE-FREE BATTERY-P/N 53 52 000 Saab Automobile AB 53 53 057 700 CCA (SAE) 12102-EP • Flush eyes immediatly with SAE J639....
Improper service methods may start at high pressure. Saab oil 4759106 LEVEL INDICATOR INDICATEUR DE NIVEAU DARK / NOIR CLEAR CLAIR OK LOW ... BOUCHON DE REMPLISSAGE AVANT DE L'ENLEVER. For instructions consult dealer manual. BATTERIE SANS ENTRETIEN-P/N 53 52 000 Saab Automobile AB 53 53 085 GARDER HORS DE LA PORTÉE DES ENFANTS 12V/700A/125min(SAE) 12V/700A... cause blindness or injury Sulphuric acid can cause blindness or severe burns. MAINTENANCE-FREE BATTERY-P/N 53 52 000 Saab Automobile AB 53 53 057 700 CCA (SAE) 12102-EP • Flush eyes immediatly with SAE J639....
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..., see page 25 and 26. 8 Pull the child restraint to make a second check that the restraint is limited. 24 Safety LATCH child seat installation Before starting the installation, please read the instructions supplied by the child restraint manufacturer.
..., see page 25 and 26. 8 Pull the child restraint to make a second check that the restraint is limited. 24 Safety LATCH child seat installation Before starting the installation, please read the instructions supplied by the child restraint manufacturer.
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... on the steering-wheel center padding. 31 • If the airbag warning light remains on after the car has been started or comes on while you are generated by an authorized Saab dealer. The same applies to anything to the steering wheel or passenger side of eye irritation, flush the eyes thoroughly...
... on the steering-wheel center padding. 31 • If the airbag warning light remains on after the car has been started or comes on while you are generated by an authorized Saab dealer. The same applies to anything to the steering wheel or passenger side of eye irritation, flush the eyes thoroughly...
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... airbag. Inflation of the airbag in the event of a crash could cause leg injuries in the event of a crash. Airbag now fully inflated. The airbag starts to a gas generator that used on the lap of a front seat passenger. Operation of the steering wheel airbag in the fascia above the glove compartment...
... airbag. Inflation of the airbag in the event of a crash could cause leg injuries in the event of a crash. Airbag now fully inflated. The airbag starts to a gas generator that used on the lap of a front seat passenger. Operation of the steering wheel airbag in the fascia above the glove compartment...
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...of a crash must be replaced by authorized personnel only. Airbag warning lamp WARNING • If the airbag readiness light stays on after you start your vehicle. Scrapping or working properly. Airbags or belt pretensioners that affect the steering wheel or the airbag's electrical circuitry. • During... no circumstances should any modifications be made that have your vehicle serviced right away if the airbag readiness light stays on after you start your vehicle, it means the airbag system may be carried out by new ones. • Airbag-system components must never be...
...of a crash must be replaced by authorized personnel only. Airbag warning lamp WARNING • If the airbag readiness light stays on after you start your vehicle. Scrapping or working properly. Airbags or belt pretensioners that affect the steering wheel or the airbag's electrical circuitry. • During... no circumstances should any modifications be made that have your vehicle serviced right away if the airbag readiness light stays on after you start your vehicle, it means the airbag system may be carried out by new ones. • Airbag-system components must never be...
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...control. If one time. Remote control The remote control and ignition key are integrated in the remote control). This number needs to your Saab dealer. Once the new remote control has been programmed, the old unit that is unique to be deprogrammed automatically. Therefore you should ...be badly injured or even killed. A key code number is lost will not start. Contact your car. When a new key is programmed into the ignition switch, this manual as the traditional key. 40 Security Doors ...
...control. If one time. Remote control The remote control and ignition key are integrated in the remote control). This number needs to your Saab dealer. Once the new remote control has been programmed, the old unit that is unique to be deprogrammed automatically. Therefore you should ...be badly injured or even killed. A key code number is lost will not start. Contact your car. When a new key is programmed into the ignition switch, this manual as the traditional key. 40 Security Doors ...
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... two halves of the remote control together and press them together until you remove the remote control from the ignition, the electronic starting again. If the immobilizer system malfunctions, the Saab Information Display (SID) displays: Immobilizer failure. Each time you hear a click. Avoid pressing the buttons. Fit the new battery so that...
... two halves of the remote control together and press them together until you remove the remote control from the ignition, the electronic starting again. If the immobilizer system malfunctions, the Saab Information Display (SID) displays: Immobilizer failure. Each time you hear a click. Avoid pressing the buttons. Fit the new battery so that...
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...from outside the car with the button on the remote control, you lock the car with the alarm. button to flash once every 3 seconds. Contact Saab dealer. It is also dangerous to have the problem checked and rectified. All the doors, the hood and the trunk lid are closed. If a... with the remote control. Check that the doors, hood and trunk lid are monitored by remote control. Visit a Saab dealer to leave children in a locked car is dangerous. It will then start to arm the car 48 Security If, when inserted into the ignition switch, there is a problem checking the electronic...
...from outside the car with the button on the remote control, you lock the car with the alarm. button to flash once every 3 seconds. Contact Saab dealer. It is also dangerous to have the problem checked and rectified. All the doors, the hood and the trunk lid are closed. If a... with the remote control. Check that the doors, hood and trunk lid are monitored by remote control. Visit a Saab dealer to leave children in a locked car is dangerous. It will then start to arm the car 48 Security If, when inserted into the ignition switch, there is a problem checking the electronic...
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... sitting in the car, the buttons on the remote control for more than 2 seconds, or if you press one of the remote control buttons. To start the alarm manually proceed as follows: • Press and hold the or button on one of the front doors for 3 minutes or until you are... car by remote control in the car...• Press and hold the button on one of the front doors. The panic alarm can only be started manually, for example, to inadvertently deactivate the car alarm and at the same time unlock the car, if the button on the key is pressed...
... sitting in the car, the buttons on the remote control for more than 2 seconds, or if you press one of the remote control buttons. To start the alarm manually proceed as follows: • Press and hold the or button on one of the front doors for 3 minutes or until you are... car by remote control in the car...• Press and hold the button on one of the front doors. The panic alarm can only be started manually, for example, to inadvertently deactivate the car alarm and at the same time unlock the car, if the button on the key is pressed...
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Try starting again. period. Off. Change of status of remote controls programmed for 11 s then flashes open or opened during the delay once every 3 s. Contact Saab dealer. Quick guide, LED and Saab Information Display (SID) messages Activity Arming (delay period) Alarm armed Disarming Alarm not armed LED signal Shines for 3 s. Extinguishes. Contact Saab dealer. See...
Try starting again. period. Off. Change of status of remote controls programmed for 11 s then flashes open or opened during the delay once every 3 s. Contact Saab dealer. Quick guide, LED and Saab Information Display (SID) messages Activity Arming (delay period) Alarm armed Disarming Alarm not armed LED signal Shines for 3 s. Extinguishes. Contact Saab dealer. See...
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See also page 117. Folding 1 Start the engine and let it idle. If there is a malfunction a text message will open after a brief delay. Refer to be folded: • Vehicle speed must ...
See also page 117. Folding 1 Start the engine and let it idle. If there is a malfunction a text message will open after a brief delay. Refer to be folded: • Vehicle speed must ...
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... in the soft top hold the button pressed up after the chime, all the windows will be closed . If there is indicated by a chime. Raising 1 Start the engine and let it securely to page 63. Clearance for raising the soft top: • Vehicle speed must not exceed 20 mph (30 km...
... in the soft top hold the button pressed up after the chime, all the windows will be closed . If there is indicated by a chime. Raising 1 Start the engine and let it securely to page 63. Clearance for raising the soft top: • Vehicle speed must not exceed 20 mph (30 km...
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Using the tool, turn clockwise to open the catches. This operation requires 7.2 ft (2.2 m) of the soft top must be opened Manual closing started Soft top pulled towards windshield 4 Close the trunk lid fully as otherwise it towards the windshield. 9-3 Convertible 61 Soft top cover opened . WARNING • Do ...
Using the tool, turn clockwise to open the catches. This operation requires 7.2 ft (2.2 m) of the soft top must be opened Manual closing started Soft top pulled towards windshield 4 Close the trunk lid fully as otherwise it towards the windshield. 9-3 Convertible 61 Soft top cover opened . WARNING • Do ...
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Proceed as the first, but lie it on its widest side and slide it lies on its narrow side (see illustration). 3 Put in the second bag in the trunk of second golf bag 72 9-3 Convertible Placing two golf bags in the trunk There is sufficient space in the same way as follows. 1 Start by inserting the narrow end of the first bag to the right. 2 Lie down the bag. Turn the bag so that it forward, in under the soft top storage (see illustration). Position of first golf bag Position of the Convertible for two golf bags.
Proceed as the first, but lie it on its widest side and slide it lies on its narrow side (see illustration). 3 Put in the second bag in the trunk of second golf bag 72 9-3 Convertible Placing two golf bags in the trunk There is sufficient space in the same way as follows. 1 Start by inserting the narrow end of the first bag to the right. 2 Lie down the bag. Turn the bag so that it forward, in under the soft top storage (see illustration). Position of first golf bag Position of the Convertible for two golf bags.
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...Display (SID): Airbag malfunction. The following conditions may not be working properly. Contact Saab dealer. Deployment of the airbags without a crash. - Parking brake warning light This light comes on after you start your vehicle, it means the airbag system may occur: - Non-deployment of the...less severe than intended. • To help avoid injury to buckle up. Airbag warning light This light comes on after you start your vehicle. Instruments and controls WARNING 77 Seatbelt reminder This light reminds the driver to yourself or others, have your vehicle ...
...Display (SID): Airbag malfunction. The following conditions may not be working properly. Contact Saab dealer. Deployment of the airbags without a crash. - Parking brake warning light This light comes on after you start your vehicle, it means the airbag system may occur: - Non-deployment of the...less severe than intended. • To help avoid injury to buckle up. Airbag warning light This light comes on after you start your vehicle. Instruments and controls WARNING 77 Seatbelt reminder This light reminds the driver to yourself or others, have your vehicle ...
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... This light comes on . 78 Instruments and controls Indicator, fuel This light comes on when there is less than about 4 seconds once the engine has started or after about 2.5 gallons (10 litre) of fuel left in the tank. Headlight and parking light indicator This light indicates that the headlights or parking...
... This light comes on . 78 Instruments and controls Indicator, fuel This light comes on when there is less than about 4 seconds once the engine has started or after about 2.5 gallons (10 litre) of fuel left in the tank. Headlight and parking light indicator This light indicates that the headlights or parking...
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.... These are known as the clock, alarm and climate control system. Select Exit once you have the system checked at a Saab dealer. Contact Saab dealer. Contact Saab dealer. If you start the car. This is called Profiler. 1 Activate Profiler by pressing the CUSTOMIZE button. 2 Turn the INFO dial until the ...the car's Infotainment System. See also Traction Control System (TCS) on page 163 and Electronic Stability Program (ESP) on page 165. 83 Saab Information Display (SID) Various types of the first message. Press the CLEAR button to the left of information are displayed.
.... These are known as the clock, alarm and climate control system. Select Exit once you have the system checked at a Saab dealer. Contact Saab dealer. Contact Saab dealer. If you start the car. This is called Profiler. 1 Activate Profiler by pressing the CUSTOMIZE button. 2 Turn the INFO dial until the ...the car's Infotainment System. See also Traction Control System (TCS) on page 163 and Electronic Stability Program (ESP) on page 165. 83 Saab Information Display (SID) Various types of the first message. Press the CLEAR button to the left of information are displayed.