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WarrantiesWarranties for U.S.A.
All Saab vehicles distributed by Saab of
America, Inc. and sold at retail by an au-
thorized Saab dealer in the United States
come with the following warranties:
Saab Limited Warranty
Emission Control Systems Warranty
Emissions Performance Warranty
All warranty information, including details
of coverage and exclusions, is in the
“Warranty and Maintenance Booklet”.
Please read these warranties carefully.
Warranties for Canada
All Saab vehicles distributed by Saab
Canada, Inc. and sold at retail by an au-
thorized Saab dealer in Canada come
with the following warranties:
Saab Limited Warranty
Anti-Corrosion Warranty
Emission Control Warranty
All warranty information, including details
of coverage and exclusions, is in the
“Warranty and Maintenance Booklet”.
Please read these warranties carefully.
HID headlights
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How to use this owner’s man-ualUsing your Owner’s manualBefore you operate your vehicle, carefully
read this manual. To protect yourself and
extend the service life of your vehicle, fol-
low the instructions in this manual. Failure
to observe these instructions may result in
serious injury and damage to your vehicle.
This manual is composed of fourteen
chapters. Each chapter begins with a brief
table of contents, so you can usually tell at
a glance if that chapter contains the infor-
mation you want.
Chapter 1: Seats, seatbelts and SRS
airbags
This chapter informs you how to use the
seat and seatbelt and contains precau-
tions for the SRS airbags.
Chapter 2: Keys and doors
This chapter informs you how to operate
the keys, locks and windows.
Chapter 3: Instruments and controls
This chapter informs you about the opera-
tion of instrument panel indicators and
how to use the instruments and other
switches.
Chapter 4: Climate Control
This chapter informs you how to operate
the climate control. High-intensity-discharge (HID)
headlights contain mercury. For that
reason, it is necessary to remove
HID headlights before vehicle dis-
posal. Once removed, please reuse,
recycle or dispose of the HID head-
lights as hazardous waste.
Ask your Saab dealer to check
whether your vehicle is equipped
with HID headlights.
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Vehicle symbolsThere are some of the symbols you may
see on your vehicle.
Symbol Name
CAUTIONPower door lock and unlockPassenger’s windows lock
and unlockFuelFront fog lightsParking lightsHazard warning flasherCigarette lighterEngine hoodSeat heater
Child restraint top tether an-
choragesChild restraint lower anchor-
agesHornWindshield wiper deicerWiper intermittentWindshield wiper and wash-
erRear window wiper and
washerLightsParking lights, tail lights, li-
cense plate light and instru-
ment panel illuminationHead lightsIllumination brightness Symbol Name
Fan speedInstrument panel outletsInstrument panel outlets and
foot outletsFoot outletsWindshield defroster and
foot outletsWindshield defrosterRear window defogger/Out-
side mirror defoggerAir recirculationOutside airEngine oilWasherDoor lock (transmitter) Symbol Name
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Child safetyNever hold a child on your lap or
in your arms while the vehicle is
moving. The passenger cannot
protect the child from injury in a
collision, because the child will be
caught between the passenger
and objects inside the vehicle.
While riding in the vehicle, infants
and small children should always
be placed in the REAR seat in an
infant or child restraint system
which is appropriate for the
child’s age, height and weight. If a
child is too big for a child restraint
system, the child should sit in the
REAR seat and be restrained us-
ing the seatbelts. According to ac-
cident statistics, children are saf-
er when properly restrained in the
rear seating positions than in the
front seating positions. Never al-
low a child to stand up or kneel on
the seat.
Put children aged 12 and under in
the REAR seat properly restrained
at all times in a child restraint de-
vice or in a seatbelt. The SRS air-
bag deploys with considerable
speed and force and can injure or
even kill children, especially if
they are 12 years of age and under
and are not restrained or improp-
erly restrained. Because children
are lighter and weaker than
adults, their risk of being injured
from deployment is greater.
NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD
FACING CHILD SEAT IN THE
FRONT SEAT. DOING SO RISKS
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO
THE CHILD BY PLACING THE
CHILD’S HEAD TOO CLOSE TO
THE SRS AIRBAG.
Always use the child safety locks
whenever a child rides in the rear
seat. Serious injury could result if
a child accidentally opened the
door and fell out. Refer to the
“Child safety locks” section in
chapter 2.
Always lock the passenger’s win-
dows using the lock switch when
children are riding in the vehicle.
Failure to follow this procedure
could result in injury to a child op-
erating the power window. Refer
to the “Windows” section in chap-
ter 2.
Never leave unattended children
in the vehicle. They could acci-
dentally injure themselves or oth-
ers through inadvertent operation
of the vehicle. Also, on hot or sun-
ny days, temperature in a closed
vehicle could quickly become
high enough to cause severe or
possibly fatal injuries to them.
Help prevent young children from
locking themselves in the trunk.
When leaving the vehicle, either
close all windows and lock all
doors or cancel the inside trunk
lid release. Also make certain that
the trunk is closed. On hot or sun-
ny days, the temperature in a
trunk could quickly become high
enough to cause death or serious
heat-related injuries including
brain damage to anyone locked
inside, particularly for small chil-
dren.
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Illustrated indexExterior
1324 5
11 12 10 78 96
000170
1) Engine hood (page 11-4)
2) Headlight switch (page 3-15)
3) Replacing bulbs (page 11-44)
4) Wiper switch (page 3-21)
5) Moonroof (page 2-21)
6) Door locks (page 2-4)
7) Tire pressure (page 11-31)
8) Flat tires (page 9-4)
9) Tire chains (page 8-9)
10) Front fog light button (page 3-19)
11) Tie-down hooks (page 9-10)
12) Towing hooks (page 9-10)
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2
3 45
000187
1) Cup holder (page 6-5)
2) Center console (page 6-4)
3) Glove box (page 6-4)
4) Cigarette lighter (page 6-5)
5) Ashtray (page 6-7)
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Instrument panel
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
15 16 14 12 1011 13 9 8
000188
1) Door locks (page 2-4)
2) Outside mirror switch (page 3-25)
3) Light control lever (page 3-15)
4) Instrument cluster (page 3-6)
5) Wiper control lever (page 3-20)
6) Hazard warning flasher switch
(page 3-6)
7) Audio (page 5-1)
8) Gear shift lever (MT) (page 7-8)/
Selector lever (AT) (page 7-10)
9) Climate control (page 4-1)
10) Cruise control (page 7-21)
11) Horn (page 3-26)
12) SRS airbag (page 1-33)
13) Tilt steering (page 3-26)
14) Fuse box (page 11-41)
15) Hood lock release knob (page 11-4)
16) Power window (page 2-17)
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Light control and wiper control levers/switches
000020
12
3 4
5 1
10
9
7 11
2
6 8
1) Parking light switch (page 3-19)
2) Windshield wiper (page 3-21)
3) Mist (page 3-22)
4) Windshield washer (page 3-22)
5) Rear window wiper and washer
switch (page 3-22)
6) Wiper control lever (page 3-21)
7) Illumination brightness control
(page 3-18)
8) Light control lever (page 3-15)
9) Headlight ON/OFF (page 3-15)
10) Headlight flasher High/Low beam
change (page 3-15)
11) Turn signal (for lane change)
(page 3-17)
12) Turn signal (page 3-17)
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Instrument cluster
1
98 7 63 24 5
000172
A
PR21ND3
1) Fuel gauge (page 3-7)
2) Selector lever position indicator (AT)
(page 3-14)
3) Temperature gauge (page 3-8)
4) Speedometer (page 3-6)
5) Tachometer (page 3-7)
6) Trip meter A/B selection and trip
meter reset knob (page 3-6)
7) Odometer and trip meter (page 3-6)
8) Outside temperature indicator
(page 3-8)
9) Low fuel warning light (page 3-7)
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