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Question posted by bebitroller on December 6th, 2013

2004 Saab 9-3 Arc Key Remote Won't Unlock Doors

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Owner's Manual - Page 20

... adopt their programmed positions. A chime will sound to confirm that are equipped with Saab Active Head Restraints (SAHRs). The front and rear head restraints can be angled down, refer to page 128. When the door is open and before the remote control has been inserted into the top of the preselect buttons (1, 2 or...
Owner's Manual - Page 21

...and hurt themselves or others. • At gas stations, take the remote control out of the car while filling the tank. • Never allow...140 cm) can be killed by mistake. • Always lock the doors and trunk of your car. Safety 21 Child safety WARNING • ...children around buckets of water while washing your car, and keep the keys out of children´s sight and reach. • Keep the...
Owner's Manual - Page 40

...or unlock the driver's door from outside (see page 42). Contact your car. The remote control contains a mechanical key, referred to leave children in this manual as the traditional key. When a new key is inserted into the car, the lost , a replacement should carry two remote controls separately, especially on the Saab Information Display (SID) if a door is checked. Remote control...
Owner's Manual - Page 42

... with the traditional key 1 Lock 2 Unlock If remote unlocking should fail to leave children in the vicinity of the doors and enable the trunk lid switch. Never lock anyone in the locking system, the Saab Information Display (SID) will be badly injured or even killed. Locking/unlocking the front left-hand door with the ignition key. Remote locking Press the...
Owner's Manual - Page 43

...key (see page 42). The hazard warning lights will be able to remove the remote control. If the battery voltage drops below a certain level while the remote control is in the cabin will flash three times to lock and unlock...be armed. The car is unlocked and slightly opened when the button on the remote control or on the doors. 2 Lock the front left door from outside with dead battery ...
Owner's Manual - Page 44

... car has electrically adjustable seats, these buttons inoperative. • If you are equipped with child safety locks that this first unlocks the passenger door. Insert a screwdriver or the traditional key (enclosed in the remote control) and turn it 45° in the same way except that are carried in the rear seat, the safety...
Owner's Manual - Page 45

...the remote control within 15 seconds. 3 The Saab ...remote controls that are programmed for your car, and which of these (1-5) is a glow-in-the-dark trunk release handle located inside . 45 Reprogramming lock system functions Certain lock system functions can be reprogrammed at a Saab dealer (see page 280). This handle will now display the number of SID message: 2: standard key Key...
Owner's Manual - Page 46

... reverse of a Sony or Panasonic CR2032, 3V lithium battery. Changing the key battery WARNING Keep the battery and other small components of the remote control out of reach of the remote control battery drops below a certain level, the Saab Information Display (SID) will display: Remote control battery low. Press the emblem to remove the traditional...
Owner's Manual - Page 47

...Open the door and insert the remote control into the ignition switch (e.g. Contact Saab dealer. Reinsert the traditional key into the ignition switch, this will be possible to synchronize the remote control ...the remote control repeatedly directly after changing the battery and the car is positioned in the same way as follows: 1 Unlock the front left door with the traditional key. ...
Owner's Manual - Page 48

...key. The alarm is locked with the traditional key (see page 42). Locking the trunk lid: If you unlock the trunk lid from outside the car with the button on the remote control, you lock the car with the remote...If the signal persists, contact a Saab dealer to arm the car button to have the problem checked and rectified. Contact Saab dealer. All the doors, the hood and the trunk lid ...
Owner's Manual - Page 49

.... 49 What trips the alarm? Unlocks trunk. Turns off lights and horn. If a fault arises in the car alarm system, the Saab Information Display (SID) will display: Alarm has been triggered since being armed. Turns off lights and horn. If sitting in the car: Turn the remote control to hotwire the car Signals...
Owner's Manual - Page 50

...: • Press one of the remote control buttons or, if you press one of the front doors for example, to check that the ...car alarm and at the same time unlock the car, if the button on one of the front doors. To switch off . or NOTICE ...remote control for more than 2 seconds, or if you are sitting in the car...• Press and hold the or button on the key is pressed by remote...
Owner's Manual - Page 51

... Remote control battery low. Remote control battery Remote control 51 Normal range: 5-16 yds. (5-15 metres). Security Overview of the remote control buttons or turn the remote ...key battery, page 46. Direction indicators flash twice. The horn sounds for 30-second intervals with 10-second breaks (max. 10 cycles) or until you press one of functions Locking/arming Unlocking/ disarming Unlocking...
Owner's Manual - Page 52

... starting again. Battery needs replacing. The alarm has been tripped since being armed. A door, the hood or the tailgate is Flashes for 11 s. Car immobilized but not locked. See page 46. Extinguishes. Off. Remote control battery low. 2: standard key Key No: 1 Alarm has been triggered since the car was last locked. Error when immobilizer...
Owner's Manual - Page 62

... in place by pressing up the rear window fully and hold it there. Turn roughly 1/4 turn anticlockwise. Use the lug wrench and the Allen key. Close the soft top cover. The rear window must not move upward. 9 Lift up the front edge. 62 9-3 Convertible Soft top locked... Press down the rear edge of the front seats and lock the soft top to the soft top cover. Look at a Saab dealer.
Owner's Manual - Page 69

...at a Saab dealer. 1 2 3 4 Window switches To close Soft top raised - The windows are not calibrated. For further information on the passenger door. Soft top... folded - The button for the front side windows. Make sure the ignition is raised. If the soft top is folded, the rear side window is moving. May cause serious or fatal injuries! • Always remove the remote...
Owner's Manual - Page 71

... the central locking system, it can be unlocked manually. 1 Take the traditional key out of the remote control by pressing the emblem on the reverse (see page 46). 2 Carefully prise off the round cover using the traditional key. Contact a Saab dealer to damage the paintwork. 3 Unlock the trunk lid using your nails, a credit card or similar...
Owner's Manual - Page 74

... Display (SID): Antilock brake malfunction. Contact Saab dealer. 5 Engine temperature gauge 6 Information display 7 Trip meter reset button Main instrument panel 1 2 3 4 Tachometer Speedometer Turbo gauge Fuel gauge The brake system will continue to function but without ABS modulation. 74 Instruments and controls Main instrument panel (Arc panel shown) Warning and indicator lights The...
Owner's Manual - Page 142

... . The key can be heard when the steering wheel lock locks and unlocks. Turn the steering wheel and insert the remote control into the ignition switch. If the steering wheel lock malfunctions while the remote control is in the ignition switch, this gear position. • Carbon monoxide (CO) is shown on the doors. If you...
Owner's Manual - Page 281

... Warning and indications that can be shown on idle. Contact Saab dealer. Make a safe stop . Contact Saab dealer. Remote control battery low. 2: standard key 0: valet key Key No: 1 Lock system failure. Make a safe stop . Contact Saab dealer. Steering wheel locked. Rear right seat backrest unlocked. Key not accepted. Brake fluid level low. Gearbox malfunction. A/C off engine...

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