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Instrument panelRear fog light ____________ 74
Front fog lights___________ 74
High/low beam __________ 72
Changing bulbs __________ 188
Headlight levelling ________ 73
Parking lights____________ 72Direction indicators _______ 75
High/low beam control stalk 72
Cruise Control ___________ 140
Fuel gauge __________________ 61
Speedometer ________________ 60
Turbo gauge _________________ 61
Temperature gauge ____________ 60
Warning and indicator lights _____ 54
Tachometer __________________ 59
Odometer and trip meter ________ 59Ashtray _____________________ 108
Cigarette lighter _______________ 108
Saab Information display (SID) ___ 64
Profiler ______________________ 64
Clock _______________________ 69
Replacing wiper blades ___ 186
Washers and wipers ______ 76
Washer fluid ____________ 186Automatic climate control __ 84
Manual climate control ____ 79
Car care and maintenance _ 224
Seat heating ____________ 83
Seat heating, ACC _______ 92
Hazard warning lights_____ 75
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59 Instruments and controls
InstrumentsTachometerThe tachometer displays the engine speed
in thousands of revolutions per minute.
A protective function (interruption of the fuel
supply) limits the engine speed within the
red zone.
Odometer and trip meterThe odometer records the distance trav-
elled in miles on U.S. vehicles and on Cana-
dian vehicles the distance indicated is in
kilometres, and the trip meter in miles and
tenths (kilometres and tenths of kilometres
on Canadian vehicles).
Reset buttonThe reset button is positioned immediately
to the left of the speedometer.
Ignition ON:
Press once – resets the trip meter.
Ignition OFF:
Press once – enables you to read the
odometer and trip meter.
Press twice – resets the trip meter.
Cars with manual transmissionCars with automatic transmission
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62 Instruments and controlsInformation display,
main instrument panelUnder the speedometer is a display. The
information shown here varies depending
on whether the car has a manual transmis-
sion or automatic transmission.
Cars with manual transmission:
The odometer reading is shown on the
left-hand side of the display.
Various information and faults are
displayed in the center of the display.
The trip meter reading is shown on the
right-hand side of the display.Cars with automatic transmission:
The odometer and trip meter readings are
shown on the left-hand side of the display.
Various information and faults are
displayed in the center of the display.
The selected gear position is shown on
the right-hand side of the display.This symbol comes on when a message or
warning is displayed on the Saab Informa-
tion Display (SID).
The current gear position is displayed on the
right-hand side of the information display.
When gears are selected manually, the
letter M (manual) and the selected gear are
displayed (see page 139).
Information symbol.
Read information on SID
Gear selector indicator
(cars with automatic trans-
mission)
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