221 Car care
When changing a wheel, take the tool kit out
first, then the spare wheel.
Changing a wheel
If light-alloy wheels have been fitted to the
car for several years and a change is made
to steel wheels, the threads for the wheel
bolts in the brake discs should be cleaned
before the thinner steel wheels are fitted.
The innermost threads in the holes may be
clogged with sand, salt and rust so that the
correct tightening torque cannot be
achieved.
NOTETo avoid damaging a punctured alloy
wheel this can be placed outside up in the
spare-wheel well but only while driving to
the closest workshop.
A general rule is that all heavy loads must
be well secured in the luggage compart-
ment, see page 148.
WARNING
The car jack is designed solely for use
in changing a wheel or fitting snow
chains. It must not be used to support
the car during repair work or servicing.
Never crawl under a car that is
supported only by a jack.
Special care must be taken if the car is
on a slope – use wheel chocks!
Position chocks, one ahead and one
behind, the wheel that is diagonally
opposite to the one to be changed.
Switch on the hazard warning lights if
the car is on a road.
Apply the parking brake and leave the
car in gear (1st or reverse). Automatic
transmission: move selector to the
P position.
Ensure that everybody is out of the car
before jacking it up.
Never start the engine while the car is
jacked up.
The jack must stand on a firm, level
surface.
Stow the jack in the place provided for
it under the panel in the floor of the
trunk. Secure it properly to avoid injury
to passengers in the event of an acci-
dent.
Do not use the jack for any purpose
other than for jacking up the car.
IB1261IB1262
Spare wheel (under the carpet in the
trunk), Saab 9-3 Viggen
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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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