2005 SAAB 9-3 Owners Manual

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SAAB 9-3 2005  Owners Manual 63 9-3 Convertible
4 Close the trunk lid fully as otherwise it 
will obstruct the soft top cover.
5 Open the soft top cover, upward and 
backward.
6 Tip forward the front seat backrests.7 Before raisi

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SAAB 9-3 2005  Owners Manual 64 9-3 Convertible8 Sit in one of the front seats and lock the 
soft top to the windshield rail. Use the lug 
wrench and the Allen key. Turn roughly 
1/4 turn counterclockwise. Check that 
the soft to

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SAAB 9-3 2005  Owners Manual 65 9-3 Convertible
Cause Suitable action
Soft top front not locked.
Try again.Failure of the soft top to lock automatically to 
the windshield. Move the car so that it is standing level if on 
a stee

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Battery low. The voltage of the car battery is too low to allow 
soft top operation.
Soft top obstructed.
Clear obstacles and
try again.
Open/close soft top
completely to open trunk

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"Easy entry"To facilitate getting in and out of the rear 
seat, the front seats can be slid forward.
Manually adjusted passenger seats
1 Raise the handle by the head restraint 
on t

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SAAB 9-3 2005  Owners Manual 68 9-3 ConvertibleHead restraintsThe front seats are equipped with Saab 
Active Head Restraints (SAHRs). These are 
designed to reduce the risk of neck injury if 
the car is hit from behind.
The SAHR

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Safety belts, rear seat, 
ConvertibleThe two rear seats have three-point safety 
belts with inertia reels.
Fasten the belt by pulling the belt and insert-
ing the tongue in the buck

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SAAB 9-3 2005  Owners Manual 70 9-3 ConvertibleRollover Pop-up BarsThe Rollover Pop Up Bars, which are 
located behind each rear seat head 
restraint, along with the windshield frame 
and the seatbelt pretensions, are designed 
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