2005 SAAB 9-5 window

105 Interior equipment and trunk
Steering wheel
adjustment ___________ 106
Rearview mirrors_______ 107
Electric windows _______ 113
Sunroof ______________ 114
Interior lighting ________ 116
Sun visors ____________ 117
Ashtrays______________ 117
Glove compartment ____ 118
Cup holders ___________ 120
Trunk ________________ 121
IB394
Interior equipment and trunk
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107 Interior equipment and trunk
Rearview mirrorsDoor mirrorsThe door mirrors may have an auto dimming
function (option) and the passenger side
door mirror is of the wide-angle ‘‘aspheric”
type.
The door mirrors are designed to fold back
if knocked. They can also be fully retracted
for parking in tight spaces, such as on the
car deck of a ferry. Remember to fold them
out again before driving off.The adjusting switch is on the driver’s door.
If the car is equipped with a programmable
driver’s seat, the settings of the door mirrors
can also be stored in the preset buttons for
the seat (see page 14).
Cars equipped with a programmable dri-
ver’s seat also have the ability to angle the
passenger’s mirror down when reversing,
e.g. for a better view of the curb.
1 Select reverse.
2 Press the tiny button adjacent to the
doormirror switch to tilt the mirror. The mirror will be reset automatically when
reverse gear is deselected.
The mirror glass can also be adjusted
manually by gently pressing the glass in the
desired direction.
The mirrors are heated, and the heating
comes on and goes off with the rear-window
heater.
NOTICEThe door mirrors should be fully retracted
before the car enters an automatic car
wash.
Adjusting the door mirrors 1 Select mirror
2 Use touch pad to adjust mirror
Door mirror folded in
IB568
Button for angling passenger’s mirror
down when reversing
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Electric windowsThe electric motors of the front windows are
equipped with overload protection (integra-
ted thermal protection). This protection ope-
rates when the windows are wound down
automatically (switch pressed fully down).
To open:Front windows: press the front of the switch
Rear windows: Press the back of the switch.
The switches for the front windows have a
third position for automatic opening of the
window. Press the switch fully down to lower
the window completely.
To cancel automatic lowering of the win-
dow, lift the switch briefly.
To close:Front windows: Lift the front of the switch.
Rear windows: Lift the back of the switch.
The actuating motor will be switched off
automatically when the window is fully
closed or when the switch is released.
WARNING
Bear in mind the pinch hazard when the
side windows are being wound up.
Always
remove the ignition key when
you leave the car. This prevents per-
sonal injury caused by the electric win-
dows, for example, due to children
playing.
 The person operating the electric win-
dows is responsible for ensuring that
no one, especially children, has their
head, hands or fingers in the window
openings, before raising the windows.
Raising the windows could otherwise
cause serious or fatal injuries.
IB3231
1 Window switches
2 Switch for rendering rear door window switches inoperative
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114 Interior equipment and trunk
Child safety: rear windows
(ON/OFF)The window switches on the rear doors can
be rendered inoperative by the ON/OFF
switch in the panel on the center console.
When the switch is ON, the rear side win-
dows can be operated by the switch on each
rear door. The switch’s back lighting will be
activated.
When the switch is OFF, the rear side win-
dows can only be operated from the panel
on the center console. When off, the
switch’s back lighting will also be switched
off.
Sunroof (if equipped)The sunroof is operated by the switch on the
overhead panel above the rearview mirror.
The sunroof can be opened partially or fully.
WARNING
Bear in mind the pinch hazard when clo-
sing the sunroof.
Always
remove the ignition key when
you leave the car. This prevents per-
sonal injury caused by the electric
sunroof, for example, due to children
playing.
 The person operating the electric sun-
roof is responsible for ensuring that no
one, especially children, has their
head, hands or fingers in the opening,
before closing the sunroof. Operating
the sunroof could otherwise cause
serious or fatal injuries.
IB445
Switch for rear side window
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117 Interior equipment and trunk
Sun visorsThe car is equipped with double sun visors.
One section of the visor can be indepen-
dently pivoted to the side window.
A vanity mirror is provided on the back of the
sun visors. The vanity mirrors are illumina-
ted when the cover is raised.
Ashtrays(accessory)The car can be equipped with three asht-
rays: one in the instrument panel fascia, and
one in each rear door. A cigarette lighter is
fitted adjacent to the front ashtray, and there
is also one in the back of the center console. Front ashtray1 To open the ashtray, push gently on the
center/upper part of the front and rele-
ase to allow it to spring out.
2 Close the ashtray in the same way.
To remove the ashtray, open it and after that
pull left side out at an angle. To refit, line up the slots on either side and
slide it closed.
Rear ashtraysOpen the lid to use ashtray.
To remove the ashtray, fully open the lid and
lift the ashtray straight out.
To refit the ashtray, make sure it engages
the two square recesses in the door trim.
IB1180
Sun visor
IB1285
1
2
Front ashtray 1 Press soft to open/close
2 Pull out one side at an angle
IB434
Rear ashtray
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TrunkFolding the rear seat, 9-5 SedanThe rear seat is split and the two sections can be folded indepen-
dently. Folding down of the rear seat is easier if the front seats are
not all the way back, and the rear head restraints are folded down.
1 Raise the rear seat cushions by pulling the loop located between
the cushion and the backrest.
2 Tip the seat cushion forward.
3 Press the button adjacent to the respective backrest to release it.
4 Fold down the backrest.
WARNING
 Rear-seat passengers should always ensure that the head
restraint is raised and in proper position for the seats to be
occupied.
 Keep hands well clear of all moving parts.
 Never place heavy objects on the rear window shelf. There is
always a danger of loose objects flying about and causing
injury if the car should brake suddenly or be involved in a
crash.
 Before folding up the backrest, hang the outer safety belts
onto the hook on the respective courtesy handle to prevent
them from becoming trapped.
 Check that the back rest release button (3) is flush with the
surround before entering the rear seat.
IB459
1
2
4
3
IB461
Outer safety belt hooked onto courtesy handle
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127 Interior equipment and trunk
On the floor of the luggage compartment
there may be two longitudinal aluminium
rails (CargoTracks™) where accessory
cargo bolts can be mounted.
The cargo bolts are mounted by lifting their
locks and inserting them into the rail. Each
cargo bolt is moved in the following way: pull
up its lock and at the same time move it for-
ward or backward to the desired position.Items for load anchoring:
 Cargo bolts (accessory).
 Special load straps (accessory).
Items to keep light objects tidy (accesso-
ries):
 Elastic floor cargo net (accessory).
 Elastic side cargo net for the right-hand
side of the luggage compartment (acces-
sory).
The elastic nets may only be used to keep
light objects tidy, not for anchoring.
The floor net should be attached to the
cargo bolts that are mounted on the Cargo-
Tracks™. Place the tie down eyes as far for-
ward and as far back as possible on the Car-
goTracks™.The side netting should be attached to the
two tie down eyes which are included in the
accessory kit and to two of the eyes moun-
ted on the right-hand CargoTrack™ on the
floor.
The cargo bolts, load straps and elastic nets
are stored in the two floor lockers on the
right- and left-hand side of the luggage
compartment. The lockers are opened by
lifting the respective fabric loop.
NOTICEDo not place any objects so that the
demisting and antenna elements on the
inside of the window could be damaged.
IB1214
Cargo bolts mounted on the longitudinal
rails (if equipped)
IB1216
Example of cargo anchoring
IB1215
Elastic cargo net for lighter objects.
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133 Starting and driving

If the car does not startIf the text
”Key not accepted.
Contact service.”
is shown on the SID, after a failed start
attempt, the cause could be a fault in the
transmitter in the key, or in the receiver in
the ignition lock. The following should be
done:
 Turn the key back to the LOCK position.
 Turn the key to ON.
 Press one of the buttons on the remote
control (the LED stops blinking).
 Start the engine.
Try another key. If this works, then the fault
is in the first key.
Contact an authorized Saab dealer for
checking and rectification.
Note:
Certain electronic items, such as cellular
phones, may affect the starting produce-
dure. Be sure that all devices are clear of the
key/ignition switch area.
Starting the engine
NOTICETake care not to spill drinks or to drop
crumbs over the ignition switch. If dirt or
liquid gets into it, the switch may not
operate properly.
WARNING
 Always remove the key before leaving
the car.
 Always apply the parking brake before
removing the ignition key.
WARNING
 When starting the engine:
– Sit down in the driver’s seat.
– Depress the clutch pedal fully. If the
gear lever is not in the neutral position,
the clutch pedal must be fully depres-
sed or the car will jump forwards or
backwards, which may cause a crash.
– Never start the car from outside the
vehicle, e.g. through a wound down
window. This could lead to serious
personal injury.
 Engage reverse (R) (position P for
automatic transmission) to remove the
ignition key. The key can only be
removed in this gear position.
 Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless,
odorless, poisonous gas. Be alert to
the danger of CO – always open the
garage doors before starting the
engine in the garage.
 There is also a danger of CO poiso-
ning if the exhaust system is leaking.
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