2002 SAAB 9-5 Owners Manual

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 153 Starting and driving
Opening the fuel filler flap in an emergency, 
see page 143.
Recommended fuel:The engine in your Saab 9-5 is designed to 
operate on unleaded gasoline that has an 
octane rati

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 154 Starting and driving
Fuel (Gasoline Engine)Use regular unleaded gasoline rated at 87 
octane or higher. It is recommended that the 
gasoline meet specifications which were 
developed by the Americ

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 155 Starting and driving
Canada Only
Be sure the posted octane is at least 87. If 
the octane is less than 87, you may get a 
heavy knocking noise when you drive. If it’s 
bad enough, it can damage

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 156 Starting and drivingGear changingManual transmissionTo start the engine the clutch pedal must 
be fully depressed.
The gear positions are marked on the gear 
lever. Before reverse (R) can be engag

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 157 Starting and driving
Automatic transmission 
The electronic control module for the auto-
matic transmission receives information on 
engine torque and road speed, and also 
controls the hydraulic

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 158 Starting and drivingThe detent button on the selector lever has 
to be pressed before the selector can be 
moved between certain positions. Three modes for the automatic transmis-
sion can be sele

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 159 Starting and driving
Park Brake Shift lockThe transmission has a security function 
known as Park Brake Shift Lock. To move 
the gear selector out of the P position, the 
brake pedal must be depre

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 160 Starting and driving
Overheated transmission fluid If the automatic-transmission fluid should 
overheat, the following message will appear 
on the SID: 
”TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING”. If this 
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