2000 Saab 9 3 Owners Manual

7 - Gearbox _______

8 - Engine variant __

9 - Check digit ____ 10 - Model year _____ 11 - Factory ________

12 - Serial number __

3 = Coupé (3-door) 5 = 5-door 7 = Convertible 5 = Manual 5-speed 8 = Automatic 4-speed G = 2.3 Turbo Viggen H = 2.0 Turbo (185 bhp) K = 2.0 Turbo (205 bhp) 0-9 or X Y = 2000 2 = Trollhättan 7 = Nystad 000001-999999

Automatic climate control (ACC):

Indoor temperature can be increased/decreased relative to the selected temperature.

(cid:127) Delayed start of fan after starting the car,

to reduce risk of fogging windshield.

(cid:127) Temperature at which the defroster mode

is automatically selected.

(cid:127) Response time for the fan speed when the selected temperature is changed.

(cid:127) Temperature at which the air distribution

switches from defrost mode to defrost/floor mode.

(cid:127) Last manual selection will be selected the

next time the car is started.

Several of the systems in your Saab car may be adjusted to better fit your individual needs Some functions are governed by legal requirements and cannot therefore be reprogrammed. Consult an authorized Saab dealer for fur- ther information. Car alarm/central locking system: (cid:127) The level of the siren when locking/

unlocking, HIGH or LOW.

(cid:127) The number of blinks when locking/

unlocking, 1 to 7.

(cid:127) Automatic locking of the trunk when the

car is driven, 1 to 8 mph (2-14 km/h), YES or NO.

(cid:127) Preclude the unlocking of the trunk while

the car is driven, YES or NO.

(cid:127) Automatic locking of the trunk after

1 second-4 minutes if it has not been opened, YES or NO.

(cid:127) Automatic locking of the trunk when it is

closed, YES or NO.

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Saab Information Display (SID): (cid:127) Outdoor temperature display can be

adjusted.

(cid:127) Days remaining to next service can be

activated/counted or not.

(cid:127) Delete “Test Brake Light“ message on

SID at start-up. Miscellaneous: (cid:127) Select the on-time for heated rear seat. (cid:127) Coolant temperature gauge adjustment

can be increased/decreased.

(cid:127) Fuel level gauge adjustment can be

increased/decreased.

(cid:127) Additional sweep of the wipers after wind-

shield washer function (ON or OFF).

(cid:127) Follow me home on-time can vary from 20

to 50 seconds.

(cid:127) Night panel illumination deactivation speed for the speedometer can be adjusted.

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Technical data

Following adjustments can be done by the driver: Automatic Climate Control (ACC): To alter the preprogrammed “AUTO“ start up mode with your own preferences you can manually select the desired settings for: (cid:127) Temperature. (cid:127) Fan speed. (cid:127) Air distribution. See “Programming I” on page 86 and “Pro- gramming II” on page 87.

Saab 9-3 Audio System: The following functions can be adjusted by the driver (see page 104): (cid:127) Maximum starting volume (when the

radio is switched on).

(cid:127) Telephone volume (if the car is equipped with a phone connected to the audio sys- tem).

(cid:127) Speed dependent volume (volume

increases or decreases with vehicle speed).

(cid:127) Loudness.

Alarm System: The glass breakage sensor can be tempo- rarily disabled, see page 36. Daytime Running Lights: To disable, turn off the ignition and pull out fuse 15, see page 189.

Index

A/C system, fault diagnosis _______ 207
A/C system, maintenance _________ 207
ACC __________________________ 80
ACC, useful tips _________________ 88
Adjustment, steering wheel ________ 118
Air conditioning (A/C), fault diagnosis and maintenance __ 207
Airbag _________________________ 22
Alarm _________________________ 35
Alarm functions __________________ 38
Alarm signals ___________________ 38
Anticorrosion treatment ___________ 203
Anti-theft safety, alarm ____________ 35
Ashtray _______________________ 123
Audio System ___________________ 90
Automatic climate control (ACC) _____ 80
Automatic transmission ___________ 141

Battery _______________________ 177
Boost starting from donor battery ___ 162
Brake fluid, check _______________ 176
Brake fluid, grade _______________ 227
Brake pad wear indicators ________ 176
Brakes ________________________ 149

Braking _______________________ 149
Bulb table _____________________ 186

CD changer ____________________ 101
CD player ______________________ 99
CHECK messages ____________ 63, 68
CHECKING __________________ 63, 68
Cabin lighting __________________ 121
Calibration, ACC _________________ 86
Car alarm ______________________ 35
Car phone, installation ___________ 109
Cassette player __________________ 96
Center console compartment ______ 123
Central locking __________________ 30
Change of address notification _____ 214
Changing a wheel _______________ 196
Changing bulbs _________________ 181
Changing the coolant ____________ 175
Changing the engine oil __________ 173
Changing wiper blades ___________ 179
Chassis number ________________ 229
Child car seats __________________ 18
Child safety _____________________ 18
Child safety locks, rear doors _______ 33
Child seats _____________________ 18
Cigar lighter ____________________ 123
Cleaning the soft top ______________ 51
Climate-control system, manual _____ 76
Clock __________________________ 69

Index

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Condensation water, A/C __________ 78
Condensation water, ACC __________ 81
Convertible _____________________ 42
Coolant _______________________ 174
Courtesy Headlight Feature ________ 72
Cruise Control __________________ 148
Cup holder _____________________ 122

DICE/TWICE ___________________ 188
Date code, tires _________________ 195
Dim low beam ___________________ 71
Dimmer ________________________ 74
Direction indicators _______________ 72
Direction-indicator stalk ____________ 72
Dome lighting __________________ 121
Door mirrors ___________________ 124
Drive belt ______________________ 179
Driving in deep water _____________ 166
Driving in hot weather ____________ 156
Driving technique ________________ 153
Driving with a compact spare wheel _ 165
Driving with a roof load ___________ 158
Driving with the trunk lid open ______ 166

Economical motoring _____________ 153
Electrical system, technical data ____ 225

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Electrical window _______________ 119
Electrically adjustable seats _______ 116
Electrically heated front seats ______ 118
Electrically heated rear seat _______ 118
Electrically heated rear window _____ 79
Electronic starting interlock _________ 31
Emergency opening, fuel filler door _ 131
Emergency operation of the soft top, Convertible ____________________ 46
Emergency operation of the sunroof _ 120
Emission control systems _________ 170
Engine bay, cleaning ____________ 201
Engine bay, gasoline engine _______ 169
Engine break-in period _______ 140, 153
Engine number _________________ 229
Engine oil, change ______________ 173
Engine oil, checking _____________ 172
Engine oil, grade ________________ 223
Engine oil, volume ______________ 223
Engine variants _________________ 225
Engine, description ______________ 168
Engine, technical data ___________ 223

Fault codes, Audio System ________ 110
Flat spot ______________________ 199
Folding the soft top _______________ 43
Fuel filler door, emergency opening _ 131
Fuel gauge _____________________ 61
Fuel grade _____________________ 224

Fueling _______________________ 138
Fuse table _____________________ 189
Fuses ________________________ 187

Gearbox number ________________ 229
Gearbox oil, checking and changing _ 173
Gearbox oil, grade ______________ 226
General safety instructions, Convertible ____________________ 42
Glove compartment ______________ 123

Hazard warning lights _____________ 72
Head restraint __________________ 114
Headlight flasher _________________ 71
Hood _________________________ 168
Horn signal ____________________ 118

If the car does not start ___________ 135
Ignition switch __________________ 134
Immobilizer _____________________ 31
Important considerations concerning cars with catalytic converters _____ 137

Important considerations for driving, turbo models __________________ 136
Instrument lighting ________________ 74
Integrated child car seat ___________ 20
Interior lighting __________________ 121
Interior lighting, Convertible _________ 52
Interior rearview mirror ___________ 124

Key ___________________________ 30
Key, removing __________________ 134

Labels and plates _______________ 229
Leather upholstery, care of ________ 200
Load eyes _____________________ 129
Locks __________________________ 30
Lowering rear seat _______________ 125
Luggage compartment ___________ 125
Luggage compartment, Convertible __ 50
Luggage-compartment lighting _____ 129

Main beam ______________________ 71
Main instrument panel _____________ 54
Maintenance schedule ___________ 212

Manual climate-control system ______ 76
Manual raising of the soft top, Convertible ____________________ 46
Manually opening the fuel filler door, Convertible ____________________ 52
Manually opening the fuel filler door, Coupé and 5-door ______________ 131
Maxi fuses _____________________ 188
Memory, driver’s seat ____________ 117
Motoring abroad ________________ 165

Night Panel _____________________ 69

Odometer ______________________ 59
Oil specification _________________ 223
OnStar _______________________ 109
Opening handle _________________ 30
Owner assistance _______________ 213

Paint touch-up __________________ 202
Parcel shelf ____________________ 128
Parking _______________________ 151
Parking brake __________________ 151

Parking lights ___________________ 71
Plates and labels ________________ 229
Power-steering fluid, check ________ 177
Pressure gauge __________________ 60
Programmable driver’s seat _______ 117
Programming, ACC _______________ 86

Radio __________________________ 94
Raising the soft top, Convertible _____ 45
Rear fog light ____________________ 73
Rear seat _____________________ 125
Rear seat, tipping _______________ 125
Rear window wiper _______________ 75
Rearview mirrors ________________ 124
Rear-window wiper _______________ 75
Recirculation ____________________ 78
Recycling _____________________ 205
Refuelling _____________________ 138
Relay table ____________________ 190
Remote control __________________ 30
Remote control battery, changing ____ 32
Reporting safety defects __________ 214
Rev counter _____________________ 59
Reversing lights _________________ 73
Rotating the tires ________________ 193
Running-in _____________________ 140

Index

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SAHR, head restraint ____________ 114
SID (Side instrument display) _______ 62
SRS (airbag) ____________________ 22
Safety belts _____________________ 12
Safety belts, care of ______________ 199
Seat-belt pretensioners ____________ 13
Seats _________________________ 112
Securing a load __________________ 33
Service costs ___________________ 213
Service information ______________ 214
Service intervals ________________ 212
Service record retention __________ 213
Side airbag _____________________ 27
Side airbags ____________________ 27
Ski hatch ______________________ 128
Snow tires _____________________ 227
Soft-top storage, Convertible ________ 50
Spare wheel ___________________ 130
Speedometer ____________________ 59
Starting the engine ______________ 135
Steering pump oil, grade __________ 226
Steering-wheel adjustment ________ 118
Sunroof _______________________ 120

Tachometer _____________________ 59
Tailgate, opening _________________ 33
Technical data __________________ 220

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Temperature gauge ______________ 60
Textile carpeting, cleaning ________ 200
Through-load hatch ______________ 128
Tie-down eyes _________________ 129
Tipping the rear seat _____________ 125
Tire pressures __________________ 192
Tires and wheels, sizes __________ 227
Tools _________________________ 130
Touching up paintwork ___________ 202
Towing a caravan or trailer ________ 156
Towing the car _________________ 160
Trailer hitch load ________________ 158
Transmission, automatic __________ 141
Transporting the car _____________ 160
Traveling abroad ________________ 165
Trionic ________________________ 170
Trip computer, SID _______________ 62
Trip meter ______________________ 59
Trunk _________________________ 125
Trunk lid lock, Convertible _________ 50
Trunk, Convertible _______________ 50
Turbo gauge ____________________ 60
Turn signal _____________________ 72

Upholstery and trim ______________ 200
Upholstery and trim, care of _______ 200
Useful tips on starting ____________ 136
Useful tips, ACC _________________ 88

Vanity mirror ___________________ 124

Warning labels ___________________ 7
Warning light, AIR BAG (SRS) ______ 24
Washer fluid ___________________ 179
Washer jets ____________________ 180
Washers _______________________ 74
Washing ______________________ 201
Waxing and polishing ____________ 202
Wear indicators, brake pads _______ 140
Wear indicators, tires ____________ 195
Wheels _______________________ 192
Wheels and tires, sizes ___________ 227
Window glass sensor, car alarm _____ 36
Windshield washers ______________ 74
Windshield wipers ________________ 74
Winter driving __________________ 154
Wiper blades ___________________ 179
Wipers _________________________ 74