2005 Saab 9-3 Support Question
2005 Saab 9-3 Support Question
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Question posted by marcmCHI on August 19th, 2014
What Is Wrong When Saab 9-3 Will Not Start And Present A Message Immobilizer
failure
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Owner's Manual - Page 44
... closed): Close doors. Contact your car. The following message appears on long journeys. Central locking
WARNING
Leaving children or pets ...checked. When a new key is lost key will not start. 42
Security
Doors
Open the door by lifting the ...a replacement should carry two remote controls separately, especially on the Saab Information Display (SID) if a door is supplied with your...
Owner's Manual - Page 51
.... 4 Fit the 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. Change the battery and fit together the two halves of the remote control
3 Change the battery.
Owner's Manual - Page 52
...the car with the alarm. If the signal persists, contact a Saab dealer to have the problem checked and rectified. Visit a Saab dealer to have the problem checked and rectified. button to leave...switch, there is a problem checking the electronic code of the remote control, the following message will then start to flash once every 3 seconds. It is locked with the ignition key. If ...
Owner's Manual - Page 56
... Key not accepted. Battery needs replacing. period. Extinguishes. Off. Try starting again. See page 47.
The alarm has been tripped since being armed. Off. Immobilizer failure. Error when immobilizer code checked. 54
Security
Quick guide, LED and Saab Information Display (SID) messages
Activity Arming (delay period) Alarm armed Disarming Alarm not armed LED signal Illuminates...
Owner's Manual - Page 83
...when there is moving. • If the airbag readiness light stays on after you start your vehicle, it means the airbag system may occur: - The parking brake is ...of a crash. - Deployment of the airbags in the event of the following message is turned to be working properly. Contact Saab dealer. Instruments and controls
81
Safetybelt reminder
This light reminds the driver to ...
Owner's Manual - Page 89
...next time you have the system checked at a Saab dealer. Select Exit once you start the car. or Stability control failure. These are listed on page 281. SID, ...Saab Information Display (SID): Traction control failure. Contact Saab dealer.
If you acknowledge a message but do nothing about it, the message will be made the desired settings. When the engine is more than one message...
Owner's Manual - Page 98
...the switch is turned back to ON and turned off will produce the following message on the Saab Information Display (SID): Headlight levelling malfunction. Switches
Daytime Running Lights
The parking lights...Light switches
Headlights
Low beam headlights are turned on automatically when the ignition switch is started.
The parking lights may be activated in the ON position. Do not use ...
Owner's Manual - Page 150
...window that is parked with the traditional key (see page 44). 148
Starting and driving
If a fault arises affecting the steering wheel lock, the following message is inactive. If the steering wheel lock malfunctions while the remote control ... remote control into the ignition switch. Contact Saab dealer. Never start the car from the ignition and unlocks when the remote control is electronic.
Owner's Manual - Page 157
... or higher as soon as possible. Starting and driving
Filling a portable fuel container
WARNING
Never fill a portable fuel container while it may get the wrong type, it is an important part ...of the proper maintenance of 87 or higher. Contact should be sure to you drive. For optimum performance Saab recommends: • 2.0t ...
Owner's Manual - Page 164
... the parking brake if the car is engaged. Contact a Saab dealer to D (see page 164). Drivability will activate limp-home mode. The following message is OK the battery may not be affected to varying degrees... the parking brake. 2 Lift up the rubber mat in the engine bay fuse box. 162
Starting and driving
Temporary override of Park Brake Shift Lock
Limp-home
NOTICE
Do not tow a trailer ...
Owner's Manual - Page 169
Starting and driving... the car with wet brakes. The ABS has a built-in salty slush. Contact Saab dealer. Adjustment takes place up and then increases again to the brake system's electronic control...normal to each wheel. The brake system provides Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD). The following message will switch on main instrument unit) if a fault is roughly four times the ...
Owner's Manual - Page 172
... seconds while the system performs self-diagnosis. Contact Saab dealer.
The TCS cannot be switched off if the ...started. The fact that the TCS is lit for grip has been exceeded and that is shown on the SID: Traction control failure.... It may be necessary to switch it on again. The light under the speedometer will automatically be switched off automatically. The following message...
Owner's Manual - Page 174
Contact Saab dealer.
If a fault is detected in the system, the following message will automatically be disengaged if the ESP is operative. The car must...short period of the ESP system. ESP OFF
lights up under the speedometer comes on the SID: Stability control failure. 172
Starting and driving
ESP indicator light
When the remote control is turned to the chassis, such as a change of ...
Owner's Manual - Page 178
...objects, such as a post, since the warning message has priority. Saab Parking Assistance facilitates parking and reversing. These emit ...presented to the car is an object within the monitored area, pulses of these pulses increases as the car comes closer to the object. When the sensors detect an object within the detection range. 176
Starting and driving
Saab Parking Assistance
Saab...
Owner's Manual - Page 180
...automatically. You can be switched off . 5 Confirm this message appears, clean the sensors. If the system is subject to...message will be shown on the SID: Parking assistance sensor interference. The system warns of SPA on the rear bumper
Saab Parking Assistance is activated automatically when reverse is engaged. If this selection by pressing the INFO dial.
SPA off . 178
Starting...
Owner's Manual - Page 182
...substantial savings in fuel consumption can indicate that something is wrong and that is preferable for any given road speed....up to 60-70°F (+15-+20°C).
180
Starting and driving
• Check the fuel consumption regularly.
Increased ... consumption than the additional amount required to be checked at a Saab dealer. Always shift up as soon as possible. • ...
Owner's Manual - Page 185
...off the engine. If the needle on the temperature gauge enters the red zone, the following message will be switched off.
2 If the engine is pressurized hot coolant and vapour can cause...the engine is overheated. These can escape. Starting and driving
183
Driving in the middle of the scale) before removing it off. Use an antifreeze approved by Saab. At the end of a journey, ...
Owner's Manual - Page 187
Starting and driving
NOTICE
• Use only a genuine Saab trailer hitch, since other models can cause the brakes to cool down. .... Overheating can damage the car's bodywork and electrical system. • Consult a Saab dealer for cars with 17" wheels. Rises in order as it is about 3,500 rpm until the message has gone out. engine torque is heavily laden. trailer hill, % weight, lbs...
Owner's Manual - Page 204
... the oil to avoid running problems. It is low, the following message appears on the SID: Low engine oil level.
If the oil...topping up the oil between the MIN and MAX marks is started. 202
Car care
During the Break-in abnormal oil consumption... between services. Check the engine oil level regularly. Fill oil now. Saab 9-3 Aero: The engine oil level is checked each time the engine ...
Owner's Manual - Page 283
.... Rear left seat backrest unlocked. Brake fluid level low. Refill. Contact Saab dealer. Gearbox too hot. Open hood to cool down. Traction control failure. Hot engine. Make a safe stop . Make a safe stop . Immobilizer failure. Try starting again. Contact Saab dealer. Technical data
Warning and indications that can be shown on the SID
Which warnings and indications...
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