2004 SAAB 9-5 oil

277 Specifications
Suspension
Steering Brake system Spring type, front and rear ___________ Coil springs
Maximum deflection of springs:
Front __________________________ 7.09 in (180 mm)
Rear ___________________________ 7.87 in (200 mm)
Dampers, front and rear _____________ Gas-filled dampers
Steering _________________________ Power-assisted
steering of
rack-and-pinion
type; telescopic
steering-column
shaft with universal
joints
Number of turns, lock to lock __________ 2,9
Power-steering fluid ________________ Power-steering fluid
CHF 11S Footbrake (ABS) ____________________ Hydraulic, dual-cir-
cuit brake system.
Diagonally split cir-
cuit with vacuum
servo unit. Disc
brakes front and
rear. EBD, see page
168.
Handbrake ________________________ Acts on rear wheels
Brake fluid _________________________ DOT 4
Brake-fluid capacity _________________ 0.925 qts (900 ml)
Disc diameter:
Front, ventilated ___________________ 11.34 in (288 mm)
Front, ventilated, certain variants *) ____ 12.05 in (306 mm)
Rear, solid _______________________ 11.26 in (286 mm)
Rear, ventilated, certain variants *) ____ 11.81 in (300 mm)
*) 15” wheel must not be used on these
variants.
Total friction area of brake pads:
Front ___________________________ 36.3 in
2 (234 cm
2)
Rear ___________________________ 15.5 in
2 (100 cm
2)
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284 IndexDDICE/TWICE
___________________ 228
Dampers
______________________ 277
Date code, tires
_________________ 245
Definitions and terminology, tire
____ 242
Determining correct load, tires
_____ 244
Dim-dipped beam
________________ 69
Direction indicators _______________ 71
Door handles
___________________ 40
Door mirrors
___________________ 121
Doors, locks & luggage compartment
_39
Drive belt
______________________ 275
Drive belt, alternator
_____________ 212
Drive belts, length
_______________ 275
Driver’s seat, programmable
________ 14
Driving at night
_________________ 185
Driving in hot weather
____________ 177
Driving with a load
______________ 185
EEDR
_________________________ 267
ESP __________________________ 172
Electric heating seat
______________ 15
Electric heating, front seats
________ 15
Electric windows
________________ 127
Electrical system, technical data
____ 275
Electronic Stability Program, ESP __ 172
Electronic starting interlock
_________ 41
Emergency operation of sunroof
____ 129
Emission control systems
_________ 202Engine bay
____________________ 201
Engine bay, cleaning
_____________ 255
Engine number
_________________ 280
Engine oil, grade ________________ 273
Engine, description ______________ 203
Engine, technical data ____________ 272
Engine, temperature gauge
________ 61
Engine-oil level, checking
_________ 204
Event Data Recorder
____________ 267
Expansion tank, coolant __________ 207
FFault codes, Audio System
________ 106
Flat spots, tires
_________________ 234
Fluid level, automatic transmission
__ 206
Folding the rear seat, 9-5 Sedan
___ 135
Folding the rear seat, 9-5 Wagon ___ 138
Frequently asked questions on airbag

37
Front fog lights
__________________ 72
Frost warning
___________________ 64
Fuel
__________________________ 154
Fuel consumption
________________ 63
Fuel filler door
__________________ 146
Fuel gauge
_____________________ 61
Fuel grade _____________________ 272
Fuse box under hood
____________ 231
Fuse panel
____________________ 227
Fuses
________________________ 227
GGarage door opener
_____________ 122
Gearbox number
________________ 280
Gearbox oil, checking
____________ 206
Gearbox, technical data, __________ 276
Glove compartment
______________ 132
HHandbrake
_____________________ 196
Hazard warning lights
_____________ 72
Head restraint
___________________ 16
Headlight flasher _________________ 69
Headlights
______________________ 69
Hood
_________________________ 200
Horn __________________________ 120
IIf a tire goes flat
_________________ 239
Ignition switch
__________________ 148
Immobilizer
_____________________ 41
Indicator and warning lights
_________ 54
Indicator lights
___________________ 54
Instrument illumination
____________ 71
Instruments and controls ___________ 53
Interior equipment
_______________ 119
Interior lighting
__________________ 130
Interior rearview mirror
___________ 121
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JJack
_________________________ 249
KKey
___________________________ 40
Key to chassis number
___________ 281
Key, remove
___________________ 148
LLATCH (child safety)
______________ 24
Labeling, tire sidewall ____________ 240
Labels
__________________________ 7
Leather upholstery, care of
________ 253
Light horn
______________________ 69
Light switches ___________________ 69
Loading your vehicle
_____________ 242
Luggage-compartment lighting
_____ 130
MMain instrument panel
____________ 54
Main/dipped beam
_______________ 69
Maintenance schedule ___________ 264
Maintenance, A/C-system _________ 252
Manual gearbox, technical data
____ 276
Maxi fuses
_____________________ 228
Milometer ______________________ 60
Motoring abroad
________________ 258
NNew tires, buying
_______________ 235
Night Panel
_____________________ 67
OOil capacity, engine
______________ 272
Oil change, engine ______________ 204
Oil specification
_________________ 272
OnStar
________________________ 107
Outdoor temperature
______________ 63
Owner assistance
_______________ 265
PPaintwork, touching-in
____________ 255
Parking Assistance
______________ 194
Parking lights
___________________ 69
Plates and labels ________________ 280
Poly-V-belt
____________________ 212
Power steering _________________ 209
Power-steering fluid
_____________ 209
Pressure gauge
__________________ 62
Programming I, ACC
______________ 81
Programming II, ACC _____________ 82
Programming the ACC ____________ 81
QQuality grading, tires
_____________ 237
Questions on function of airbag
______ 37
Quick guide, Audio System
_________ 87
RRadiator fan
____________________ 212
Radio
__________________________ 90
Rain sensor
_____________________ 73
Rear fog light ____________________ 70
Rear seat, 9-5 Sedan, folding
______ 135
Rear seat, 9-5 Wagon, folding ______ 138
Rear-seat head restraints
__________ 16
Rear-view mirror, antidazzle _______ 125
Rearview mirrors
________________ 121
Reclamation
___________________ 258
Recommendations for cars with
automatic transmission, towing a
camper or trailer
_______________ 179
Refuelling
_____________________ 154
Relay panel ____________________ 230
Remote control __________________ 40
Remote-control battery, changing
____ 43
Remove the key
________________ 148
Replacement, wheel _____________ 238
Reporting safety defects __________ 266
Reprogramming of systems _______ 282
Reservoir, power-steering fluid _____ 209
Rev counter
_____________________ 60
Reversing lights
__________________ 72
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UUnder the hood
_________________ 201
Uniform tire quality grading
________ 237
Upholstery and trim
______________ 253
Upholstery and trim, care of
_______ 253
Useful tips, ACC
_________________ 83
VVanity mirrors
__________________ 131
Vehicle Data Collection
___________ 267
Ventilated front seats
_____________ 15
Viscosity, engine oil
_____________ 272
WWarning labels
___________________ 7
Warning light, AIR BAG
___________ 36
Warning lights
___________________ 54
Washers
______________________ 213
Washers, windshield
_____________ 214
Washing the car
________________ 254
Waxing and polishing
____________ 255
Wear indicators, tires ____________ 235
Wheel replacement
______________ 238
Wheel, change
_________________ 247
Wheels and tires ________________ 278
Wheels and tires, sizes
___________ 278
When it is time for new tires
_______ 235
Windshield washers
______________ 73
Windshield wipers
________________ 73
Winter tires
________________ 244
, 278
Wiper blades, replacing
__________ 213
Wipers and washers
__________ 73
, 213
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