2002 SAAB 9-5 Owners Manual

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 233 Car care and technical information
Washing the carThe bodywork must be washed frequently. 
When the car is new, the body should be 
washed by hand using plain cold water and 
a clean, soft brush,

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 234 Car care and technical informationTouching up the paintDamaged paintwork should be treated as 
soon as it is discovered: the longer it is left, 
the greater the risk of corrosion. The 
anti-perfor

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 235 Car care and technical information
Two-coat enamel As the name implies, two-coat enamel is 
applied in two operations. The first coat, the 
base color, contains the pigment, metal 
flakes and bind

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 236 Car care and technical informationWhat causes rust?Steel body panels of automobiles are sub-
ject to rusting whenever air and moisture 
manage to penetrate the protective finish, 
and body panels

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 237 Car care and technical information
4Inspect the undercoating and touch 
up if necessary. 
Pay particular atten-
tion to the fenders and wheel housings, 
which are exposed to abrasion by flying 
gr

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 238 Car care and technical information1 A-pillar trim: PP, PP/EPDM 
2 Windshield trim: PP, PP/EPDM 
3 Seals: EPDM 
4 C-pillar trim: ABS
5 Rear light cluster: PMMA 
6 Rear bumper, cellular core: expand

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 239 Car care and technical information
Headlight aimingThe vehicle has a visual optical headlight 
aiming system equipped with vertical 
aiming device. The aim has been preset at 
the factory and shou

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SAAB 9-5 2002  Owners Manual 240 Car care and technical informationIf you find that the headlight needs adjust-
ment follow these steps:
1 Open the hood and locate the vertical 
aiming device.
2 Locate the marker on the lens.
3 M