2001 SAAB 9-3 airbag

214 Car careFusesNo. Amp Function
A––
B 10 Stop lights, trailer
C 30 Cabin fan, ACC
1 30 Electrically heated rear window and rear-view mir-
rors
220Direction indicators
330Cabin fan, A/C
4 15 Trunk light; switch illumination; electrically powered
radio antenna
5 30 Electrically operated front seat, right
6 30 Cigarette lighter
6A 7.5 Automatic transmission
7 30 Rear window operators, rear-view mirrors, sunroof
8 15 Rear wiper
9 7.5 ACC panel
10 10 Horn
11 7.5 DICE / TWICE
12 20 Stop lights; front fog lights
13 15 Diagnostics; radio
14 30 Front window motors; soft top (Convertible)
15 20 Daytime running lights
16 30 Electrically operated front seat, left
16B 30 Control module, engine management system
17 15 Control module, engine management system;
DICE/TWICE; main instrument panel/SID; memory
for electrically operated driver’s seat; telephone;
cruise control
18 10 Airbag
19 10 ABS; A/C; rear fog light; switch, rear fog light
20 20 Electric heating, front seats; switch, electrically
heated rear window
30 10 20
30 30 15
15 15
10 10 10
10
10
10 30
30 10 20
15
15
15
10 10
20
10 20 20
20 20 15
15
30 15
15 10 15
15
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1 C B A23456
7 6A 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 16B 18 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30 3132 33 34 35 3637 38 39
Fuse holder on the end of the instrument panel
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242 Maintenance and owner assistance
Service Intervals **
Miles = U.S. Cars
Kilometers = Canadian Cars
30 day
10,000
(16,000 km)
20,000
(32,000 km)
30,000
(48,000 km)
40,000
(64,000 km)
50,000
(80,000 km)
60,000
(96,000 km)
70,000
(112,000 km)
80,000
(128,000 km)
90,000
(144,000 km)
100,000
(160,000 km)
Service #
1234567891011
Chassis (cont.)
RToe-in"""
R Cabin air filter!!!!!
R Door hinges, stops and locks"" # "" # "" # "
R Airbag system, SRS warning lamp, visual inspection"""""""""""
R Safety belts; operation and visual inspection of belt for
tears and fraying"""""""""""
R Wiper blades"""""""""""
R Washer system: check and top-up"""""""""""
R Reset service indicator""""""""""
Customer programming
R Carry out systems programming per customer request"
Road test
R Check performance of drive train, steering and brakes
and verify tire balance.
Check function of instruments and controls, including
horn, windshield wipers, cruise control and climate sys-
tem.
Note any noises or problems for correction."""""""""""
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254 Technical data1 - Region
____________
Y = Northern Europe
2 - Country _______S = Sweden
3 - Manufacturer ___3 = Saab Automobile AB
4 - Product line ____D = 9-3
5 - Model series ___D = 9-3 S with driver’s and
passenger’s airbag
F = 9-3 SE with driver’s and
passenger’s airbag
P = 9-3 Viggen with driver’s and
passenger’s airbag6 - Body version ___3 = Coupé (3-door)
5 = 5-door
7 = Convertible
7 - Gearbox _______5 = Manual 5-speed
8 = Automatic 4-speed
8 - Engine variant __G = 2.3 Turbo Viggen
H = 2.0 Turbo (185 bhp)
K = 2.0 Turbo (205 bhp)
9 - Check digit ____0-9 or X
10 - Model year _____1 = 2001
11 - Factory ________2 = Trollhättan
7 = Nystad
12 - Serial number __000001-999999 position: 1234567891011 12
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VIN:YS3DF 5 8K7 1 2005543
||||||
123456= identification codes for certain chassis details
IB541
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257 Index
Index
AA/C system, fault diagnosis
________ 232
A/C system, maintenance _________ 232
ACC
__________________________ 84
ACC, useful tips
_________________ 92
Adjustment, steering wheel
________ 137
Air conditioning (A/C), fault diagnosis
and maintenance
______________ 232
Airbag
_________________________ 28
Alarm __________________________ 41
Alarm functions
__________________ 44
Alarm signals
___________________ 44
Anti-corrosion treatment
__________ 228
Anti-theft system
_________________ 41
Ashtray
_______________________ 141
Audio System
___________________ 93
Automatic climate control (ACC)
_____ 84
Automatic transmission
___________ 162
BBattery
________________________ 201
Boost starting from donor battery
___ 187
Brake fluid, check
_______________ 200
Brake fluid, grade _______________ 251
Brake pad wear indicators
____ 170
, 200Brakes
________________________ 170
Braking _______________________ 170
Bulb table _____________________ 211
CCD changer
____________________ 105
CD player
_____________________ 103
CHECK messages
_______________ 72
CHECKING
_____________________ 72
Cabin lighting __________________ 139
Calibration, ACC _________________ 90
Car alarm
______________________ 41
Car phone, installation
___________ 113
Care of safety belts
______________ 224
Cassette player
_________________ 100
Central locking __________________ 36
Change of address notification
_____ 238
Changing a wheel
_______________ 221
Changing bulbs
_________________ 206
Changing the coolant
____________ 199
Changing the engine oil __________ 196
Changing the key battery __________ 39
Changing the wheels round _______ 218
Changing wiper blades
___________ 204
Chassis number
________________ 253
Child car seats
__________________ 19
Child safety
_____________________ 19
Child safety locks, rear doors
_______ 39
Child seats
_____________________ 19
Cigar lighter ____________________ 141Cleaning the soft top, Convertible
____ 57
Climate-control system, manual
_____ 80
Compact spare wheel
____________ 220
Condensation water, A/C __________ 82
Condensation water, ACC __________ 85
Convertible
_____________________ 47
Coolant
_______________________ 198
Courtesy Headlight Feature
________ 76
Cruise Control
__________________ 169
Cup holder
_____________________ 140
DDICE/TWICE
___________________ 213
Date code, tires _________________ 220
Dim low beam
___________________ 75
Dimmer
________________________ 78
Direction indicators
_______________ 76
Direction-indicator stalk
____________ 76
Dome lighting
__________________ 139
Door mirrors
___________________ 143
Drive belt
______________________ 203
Driving in deep water
_____________ 185
Driving in hot weather ____________ 179
Driving technique
________________ 176
Driving with a compact spare wheel
_ 190
Driving with a load
_______________ 184
Driving with a roof load
___________ 182
Driving with the trunk lid open
______ 185
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259 Index
Leather upholstery, care of
________ 225
Load eyes
_____________________ 148
Locks
__________________________ 36
Lowering rear seat
______________ 144
Luggage compartment ___________ 144
Luggage compartment, Convertible
__ 56
Luggage-compartment lighting
_____ 148
MMain beam
_____________________ 75
Main instrument panel
_____________ 60
Maintenance schedule ___________ 236
Manual climate-control system
______ 80
Manual raising of the soft top,
Convertible
____________________ 52
Manual transmission
_____________ 161
Manually opening the fuel filler door,
Convertible
____________________ 58
Manually opening the fuel filler door,
Coupé and 5-door
______________ 150
Maxi fuses
_____________________ 213
Memory, driver’s seat
____________ 134
Motoring abroad
________________ 190
NNight Panel
_____________________ 73
OORVR
________________________ 195
Odometer ______________________ 66
Oil specification
_________________ 247
OnStar
________________________ 117
Opening handle
__________________ 36
Owner assistance _______________ 237
PPaint touch-up
__________________ 227
Parcel shelf
____________________ 147
Park Brake Shift Lock
____________ 164
Parking brake
__________________ 174
Parking lights ____________________ 75
Plates and labels
________________ 253
Power steering fluid, check
________ 201
Power steering oil, grade
_________ 251
Pressure gauge
__________________ 67
Programmable driver’s seat
_______ 134
Programming, ACC
_______________ 90
RRadio
__________________________ 98
Raising the soft top, Convertible
_____ 51
Rear fog light
____________________ 77
Rear seat
______________________ 144
Rear seat, tipping
_______________ 144Rearview mirrors
________________ 143
Rear-window wiper _______________ 79
Recirculation
____________________ 82
Recycling
______________________ 230
Refuelling _____________________ 157
Relay table ____________________ 215
Release handle, hood
____________ 192
Remote control
__________________ 36
Remote control battery, changing
____ 39
Removing the key
_______________ 152
Reporting safety defects
__________ 238
Rev counter
_____________________ 66
Reversing lights
__________________ 77
Roof rack
______________________ 182
Rotating the tires
________________ 218
Running-in
_____________________ 161
SSAHR, head restraint
_____________ 18
SID (Side Instrument Display)
_______ 69
SRS (airbag)
____________________ 28
Saab Audio System
_______________ 93
Saab Trionic engine
management system ____________ 195
Safety belts
_____________________ 12
Safety belts, care of
______________ 224
Seat belts
______________________ 12
Seat-belt pretensioners
____________ 13
Seats
_________________________ 130
Service costs
___________________ 237
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260 IndexService information
______________ 238
Service intervals
________________ 236
Service record retention
__________ 237
Side airbags
____________________ 30
Ski hatch
______________________ 147
Snow tires _____________________ 252
Soft top storage, Convertible
_______ 56
Spare wheel
___________________ 149
Speedometer ___________________ 66
Starting the engine
______________ 153
Steering-wheel adjustment
________ 137
Storage compartments
___________ 142
Sunroof
_______________________ 138
Switches _______________________ 75
TTachometer
_____________________ 66
Technical data __________________ 243
Telematics
_____________________ 117
Temperature gauge
______________ 67
Textile carpeting, cleaning
________ 225
Through-load hatch
______________ 147
Tie-down eyes
__________________ 148
Tipping the rear seat
_____________ 144
Tire markings
__________________ 218
Tire pressure ___________________ 184
Tire pressures __________________ 217
Tires and wheels, sizes
___________ 252
Tools
_________________________ 149
Top tether
______________________ 23Touching up paintwork
___________ 227
Towing a caravan or trailer ________ 179
Towing the car
__________________ 185
Traction Control System
__________ 172
Trailer hitch attachment ___________ 179
Trailer hitch load
________________ 182
Transmission, automatic
__________ 162
Transmission, manual
____________ 161
Transporting the car
_____________ 185
Traveling abroad
________________ 190
Trip computer, SID _______________ 69
Trip meter
______________________ 66
Trunk
_________________________ 144
Trunk lid lock, Convertible
__________ 56
Trunk lighting
___________________ 139
Trunk, Convertible
________________ 56
Trunk, opening
__________________ 40
Turbo gauge
____________________ 67
Turn signal
_____________________ 76
UUpholstery and trim
______________ 225
Upholstery and trim, care of
_______ 225
Useful tips on starting
____________ 154
Useful tips, ACC
_________________ 92
VVanity mirror
___________________ 143
WWarning and indicator lights
________ 60
Warning labels
____________________ 7
Warning light, AIR BAG (SRS)
______ 32
Washer fluid
___________________ 205
Washer jets
____________________ 205
Washers
_______________________ 78
Washing ______________________ 226
Waxing and polishing
____________ 227
Wear indicators, brake pads
_______ 200
Wear indicators, tires
_____________ 220
Wheels
_______________________ 217
Wheels and tires, sizes
___________ 252
Window glass sensor, car alarm
_____ 42
Windshield washers
______________ 78
Windshield wipers
________________ 78
Winter driving
__________________ 177
Wiper blades
___________________ 204
Wipers
_________________________ 78
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