2000 SAAB 9-5 Owners Manual

105 Interior equipment and trunk
The head restraint can be raised or lowered
and is adjustable in various positions.
 Raising: grasp the head restraint on both
sides and pull it straight up.
 Lowering: press the catch on the left-hand
side of the attaching point and press down
the head restraint.
Rear-seat head restraints9-5 Sedan: The rear head restraints have
three adjustment positions for passenger
comfort.
They can also be folded down to increase
the driver’s rearward vision when the seat is
unoccupied, see also page 116.
9-5 Wagon: The height of the rear head
restraints can be adjusted to provide opti-
mum passenger comfort.
Ventilated front seats (option)Ventilated front seats, that enhance seating
comfort in hot weather, are available as an
option on cars equipped with leather-uphol-
stered and electrically adjustable seats.
Ventilated seats are equipped with two fans
that extract the moist air from between the
seat and the body.
The fans have three speeds and are OFF
when the switch is set to 0.
WARNING
Adjust the head restraint so that the head
is well supported and the center of the
head restraint is at ear height, thus reduc-
ing the likelihood of neck injury in an acci-
dent.
WARNING
The head restraint should not be folded
down when the seat is occupied.
IB460
IB405
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106 Interior equipment and trunkElectric heating, front seats (option)Both front seats have adjustable and ther-
mostat-controlled heating of the seat cush-
ion and backrest, available as an option.
Heating is adjustable in three stages. In
position 0 it is turned off.
Electrically heated seat cushions in
the rear seat (option)Electrically heated seat cushions for the two
outer seats in the rear are available as an
option.
The ON/OFF control button for the cushion
heating is located on the back of the center
console.
The warming-up time varies with the tem-
perature outside.
The button has an integral indicator that is
illuminated when the heating is on.
IB406
IB407
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107 Interior equipment and trunk
Steering-wheel
adjustment Fore-and-aft and tilt adjustment of the steer-
ing wheel is possible.
Push down the lever to release the locking
mechanism. Move the steering wheel to the
desired position and then lift the lever to lock
it.
Make sure that the lever is fully locked
before driving off.
HornThe horn is sounded by pressing the central
part of the steering wheel.
WARNING
Never adjust the steering wheel unless
the car is stationary.
IB408
To adjust the steering wheel
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108 Interior equipment and trunkRear-view mirrorsThe rear-view mirror has day/night positions
that can be selected by means of a knob
beneath the mirror. Adjust the mirror in day
position.
Door mirrorsThe passenger side door mirror is of the
wide-angle ‘‘aspheric” type.
The adjusting switch is on the driver’s door.
If the car is equipped with a programmable
driver’s seat, the settings of the door mirrors
can also be stored in the preset buttons for
the seat (see page 104).
The mirrors are heated, and the heating
comes on and goes off with the rear-window
heater. The door mirrors are designed to fold back
if knocked. They can also be fully retracted
for parking in tight spaces, such as on the
car deck of a ferry. Remember to fold them
out again before driving off.
WARNING
Take care not to trap your fingers
between the door and the mirror when
folding the mirror out again. NOTEThe door mirrors must be fully retracted
before the car enters an automatic car
wash.
IB426
2
1
Rear-view mirror 1 Day position
2 Night position
IB1157
12
Adjusting the door mirrors 1 Select mirror
2 Use touch pad to adjust mirror
IB428
Door mirror folded in
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109 Interior equipment and trunk
Cars equipped with a programmable
driver’s seat also have a facility for angling
the nearside mirror down on reversing, e.g.
for a better view of the curb.
After selecting reverse, press the tiny button
adjacent to the door-mirror switch to tilt the
mirror. The mirror will be reset automatically
when reverse gear is deselected.
Rear-view mirror with auto dimming
function (option)The interior rear-view mirror has two sen-
sors, one forward-facing and one rear-fac-
ing.
The system is activated when the for-
ward-facing sensor detects that it is dark
outside.
The rear-facing sensor detects, for exam-
ple, if the car following has not dimmed its
headlights. The rear-view mirror is then
darkened to prevent the strong light source
from dazzling the driver. This darkening is
stepless.
The mirror returns to its normal state when
the strong light source diminishes.
The auto dimming function can be turned
OFF with the switch on the lower edge of the
rear-view mirror.
The system is turned off when reverse gear
is engaged or selected.
Towing a trailer can cause the system to
malfunction, as the rear-facing sensor may
then be directed at the trailer.
IB568
Button for angling nearside mirror down
on reversing
IB1284
1
23
1 Forward-facing sensor
2 ON/OFF switch, auto dimming function
3 Rear-facing sensor
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110 Interior equipment and trunkElectric windowsThe electric motors of the front windows are
equipped with overload protection (inte-
grated thermal protection). This protection
operates when the windows are wound
down automatically (switch pressed fully
down).To open:
Front windows: press the front of the switch
Rear windows: Press the back of the switch.
The switches for the front windows have a
third position for automatic opening of the
window. Press the switch right down to
lower the window completely.
To cancel automatic lowering of the win-
dow, lift the switch briefly.
To close:
Front windows: Lift the front of the switch.
Rear windows: Lift the back of the switch.
The actuating motor will be switched off
automatically when the window is fully
closed or when the switch is released.
Child safety: rear windows (ON/OFF)The window switches on the rear doors can
be rendered inoperative by the ON/OFF
switch in the panel on the center console.
When the switch is ON, the rear side win-
dows can be operated by the switch on each
rear door.
When the switch is OFF, the rear side win-
dows can only be operated from the panel
on the center console.
WARNING
Be alert to danger of fingers being
trapped when closing a window.
Always remove the ignition key when
leaving the car to avert the danger of
injury arising from unattended children
operating the windows.
IB429
1 Window switches
2 Switch for rendering rear-door window switches inoperative
IB445
Switch for rear side window
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111 Interior equipment and trunk
Sunroof (Option) The sunroof is operated by the switch on the
overhead panel above the rearview mirror.
The sunroof can be opened partially or fully. To open:  Slide the control towards the rear to open
the sunroof to the comfort position.
To open it fully, slide the control back a
second time. Press the control to stop it
earlier.
To close:  Slide the control forwards until the sun-
roof is closed. Ventilation position  Press the middle of the control (when sun-
roof closed).
 To close: slide the control forwards.
To fully open the sunroof from the ventila-
tion position, slide the control back.
The sunroof incorporates an interior, man-
ual, sliding sun blind. After the car has been waxed, the sunroof
may squeak or squeal on opening to the
ventilation position. If this should occur, fully
open the sunroof and, using washer fluid,
wash the seal along the front edge, together
with the paintwork that is in contact with the
seal when the roof is closed.
WARNING
Be alert to danger of fingers being
trapped when operating the sunroof.
Always remove the ignition key when
leaving the car, to avert the danger of
injury arising from unattended children
operating the sunroof.
IB430
1
3
2
Sunroof control 1 To open
2 To close
3 Ventilation position
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112 Interior equipment and trunkEmergency operation of sunroofIn an emergency (e.g. if there is an electrical
failure) the sunroof can be operated by a
screwdriver. Remove the cover at the front
of the sunroof opening, insert a screwdriver
in the groove, and rotate.
Rotate counterclockwise to close sunroof.
Sun visorsThe car is equipped with double sun visors.
One section of the visor can be indepen-
dently pivoted to the side window.
A vanity mirror is provided on the back of the
sun visors. The vanity mirrors are illumi-
nated when the cover is raised.
Ashtrays(Option) The car is equipped with three ashtrays: one
in the instrument panel fascia, and one in
each rear door. A cigarette lighter is fitted
adjacent to the front ashtray, and there is
also one in the back of the center console.
Front ashtray
1 To open the ashtray, push gently on the
center/upper part of the front and
release to allow it to spring out.
2 Close the ashtray in the same way.
To remove the ashtray, open it and after that
pull left side out at an angle.
IB1180
Sun visor with vanity mirror
IB1285
1
2
Front ashtray 1 Press soft to open/close
2 Pull out one side at an angle
IB431
Manual operation of sunroof
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