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313 Index
Index
AA/C
__________________________ 113
Adjustment, steering wheel
________ 128
Air conditioning
_________________ 113
Air filter
_______________________ 222
Airbag
_________________________ 32
Anchorage eyes
________________ 149
Anti-corrosion treatment
__________ 280
Antilock braking system __________ 181
Anti-spin
______________________ 183
Ashtrays ______________________ 144
Autochecking of lights, warning and
indicator lights
__________________ 88
Autodimming
_______________ 133
, 134
Automatic climate control (ACC)
____ 115
Automatic tire pressure monitoring __ 254
Automatic transmission
___________ 173
ABS brakes
____________________ 181
ACC
_________________________ 115
BBattery
_______________________ 226
Bedding-in of new brake pads
_____ 171
Before towing a trailer
____________ 201
Brake fluid, grade
_______________ 303Brakes
________________________ 180
Braking _______________________ 180
Bulb changing
__________________ 232
Bulb table
_____________________ 246
Buying new tires
________________ 260
CCabin lighting
__________________ 141
Cabin lighting, Convertible
_________ 80
Car alarm
______________________ 58
Car transport ___________________ 207
Care of air conditioning
___________ 283
Change of address notification
_____ 290
Changing a tire
_________________ 273
Changing bulbs _________________ 232
Changing engine oil
_____________ 220
Changing the battery, remote control
_56
Changing wiper blades
___________ 230
Checking the number of remote
controls
_______________________ 55
Checks before towing a trailer
_____ 201
Child safety
_____________________ 24
Child safety locks, rear doors
_______ 54
Child seats
_____________________ 24
Cigarette lighter
_________________ 144
Cleaning the engine bay
__________ 277
Cleaning upholstery
_____________ 276
Climate control system, manual
____ 110
Closing the soft top manually,
Convertible
____________________ 70Closing the soft top, Convertible
_____ 66
Clutch interlock
_________________ 172
Compact spare _________________ 270
Compass
______________________ 137
Condensation water, A/C
_________ 113
Convertible
_____________________ 63
Convertible, washing
_____________ 278
Coolant
_______________________ 222
Crash memory, see EDR
_________ 292
Cruise control
__________________ 179
Cup holder
_____________________ 142
DDate codes, tires
________________ 270
Deep water, driving through
_______ 204
Definitions and terminology, tire ____ 267
Determining correct load, tires
_____ 269
Direction indicator stalk switch _____ 104
Direction indicators
______________ 104
Dome light, Convertible
___________ 243
Dome light, Sport Sedan __________ 242
Donor battery, boost starting
_______ 208
Door handles
____________________ 50
Door mirrors ___________________ 132
Drive belt
______________________ 229
Drive belt, length
________________ 301
Driver’s seat with memory
__________ 21
Driving at night
_________________ 205
Driving in cold climates
___________ 195
Driving in deep water
_____________ 204
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314 IndexDriving in hot climates
____________ 197
Driving techniques
______________ 193
Driving with a heavy load on hilly
roads
________________________ 175
Driving with a load
______________ 204
Driving with a roof load ___________ 202
Driving with the compact spare wheel
208
Driving with the trunk lid open
______ 204
EEasy entry, Convertible
____________ 75
Economical motoring
____________ 193
Electric engine heater ____________ 194
Electric heating, front seats
___ 114
, 123
Electric windows
________________ 129
Electric windows, Convertible
_______ 79
Electrical system, technical data ____ 300
Electrically adjustable seats
________ 20
Electronic steering wheel lock _____ 162
Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
__ 185
Emergency opening of the narrow
backrest
_____________________ 150
Emergency operation of the sunroof
_ 140
Engine bay, cleaning
____________ 277
Engine heater
__________________ 194
Engine immobilizer
_______________ 57
Engine number
_________________ 307
Engine oil, checking
_____________ 219
Engine oil, grade
________________ 298
Engine oil, volume ______________ 299Engine temperature gauge
_________ 90
Engine, description
______________ 215
Engine, technical data ____________ 297
Engines
_______________________ 300
Event Data Recorders (EDR)
______ 292
Extra electrical socket
____________ 144
EDR (Event Data Recorders)
______ 292
ESP, anti-skid system
____________ 185
FFacilitating entry to rear seat,
Convertible
____________________ 75
Factors affecting fuel consumption
__ 193
Filler cap
______________________ 168
Filling a portable fuel container
_____ 169
Filling up
______________________ 167
Flat spots, tires
_________________ 259
Floor jack
_____________________ 274
Folding down the rear seat
________ 146
Front fog lights
_________________ 104
Front towing eye ________________ 205
Fuel container
__________________ 169
Fuel gauge
_____________________ 91
Fuel grade _____________________ 299
Fuel information
________________ 169
Functions, car alarm ______________ 61
Fuse panel in luggage compartment
_250
Fuse table
_____________________ 249
Fuses
________________________ 247
GGear selector indicator, automatic
transmission
___________________ 92
Gearbox number ________________ 307
General safety instructions,
Convertible
____________________ 64
Glove box
_____________________ 144
Glovebox lighting
________________ 244
GDO, garage door opener
_________ 134
HHandbrake
_____________________ 187
Hazard warning lights
____________ 105
Head restraint, Convertible
_________ 76
Head restraints
__________________ 23
Headlight flasher ________________ 103
Headlight levelling _______________ 102
Headlights
_____________________ 102
Heated door mirrors
_____________ 114
Hood
_________________________ 214
Horn __________________________ 128
Horn button
____________________ 128
IIf a tire goes flat
_________________ 264
Ignition switch
__________________ 160
Immobilizer
_____________________ 57
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316 IndexPinch protection, electric windows
__ 130
Pinch protection, sunroof
_________ 140
Plates and labels, location ________ 307
Polishing and waxing
____________ 279
Poly-V-belt
____________________ 229
Portable fuel container
___________ 169
Position lights
__________________ 102
Power steering fluid, checking
_____ 225
Power steering fluid, grade
________ 302
Pressure gauge
_________________ 90
Pressure, tires
__________________ 257
Profiles, customized settings
_______ 93
QQuality grading, tires
_____________ 261
Quick guide, remote control
________ 51
RRain sensor
____________________ 107
Raising the soft top manually,
Convertible ____________________ 70
Reading lights, Convertible
_________ 80
Rear fog light
__________________ 104
Rear seats, folding down
_________ 146
Rear towing eye
________________ 206
Rear window heating
____________ 114
Rearview mirrors
________________ 132
Recirculation
___________________ 113Recommendations for automatic
transmission, towing a trailer
_____ 199
Recommendations for manual
gearbox, towing a trailer
_________ 200
Recommended snow chains _______ 304
Refueling
______________________ 167
Remote control
__________________ 50
Remote locking malfunction
________ 52
Replacement, wheel
_____________ 262
Reporting safety defects __________ 291
Rev counter
_____________________ 88
Reversing lights
________________ 105
Rollover Pop-up Bars, Convertible
___ 78
Roof lighting
___________________ 141
Roof lighting, changing
___________ 242
Running-in
_____________________ 171
SSaab Information Display
__________ 93
Saab Parking Assistance _________ 190
Saab Trionic engine management
system
______________________ 216
Safety belts _____________________ 12
Seatbelts
_______________________ 12
Seatbelts in rear seat, Convertible
___ 77
Seatbelts, care
_________________ 276
Seatbelts, checking
______________ 276
Seats
__________________________ 18
Securing a load
_________________ 149
Sentronic, manual gear selection
___ 178Service costs
___________________ 289
Service information
______________ 290
Service intervals
________________ 288
Service record retention
__________ 289
Signalling, horn
_________________ 128
Ski hatch
______________________ 148
Spare wheel ___________________ 270
Speed ratings, tires
______________ 266
Speedometer
____________________ 89
Starting the engine
______________ 162
Steering wheel adjustment
________ 128
Steering wheel lock
______________ 162
Steps for determining correct load
limit
_________________________ 269
Storage compartments
___________ 144
Sun visor
______________________ 142
Sunroof
_______________________ 138
Switches ______________________ 102
SAHR, head restraint
_____________ 23
SDM
_________________________ 292
SID
___________________________ 93
SPA __________________________ 190
TTechnical data
__________________ 294
Textile carpeting, cleaning
_________ 277
Tie down eyes
__________________ 149
Tightening torque, wheels
_________ 275
Tire chains
_____________________ 263
Tire date code __________________ 270
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317 Index
Tire inspection and rotation
_______ 258
Tire markings
__________________ 266
Tire pressure monitoring, automatic
_ 254
Tire sidewall labeling
____________ 264
Tire sizes
_____________________ 304
Tire terminology and definitions
____ 267
Tire, changing
__________________ 273
Tire, spare
_____________________ 270
Tires
_________________________ 256
Tools and spare wheel
___________ 270
Touching up paintwork ___________ 279
Towbar
_______________________ 198
Towbar load
___________________ 200
Towing
_______________________ 205
Towing a trailer
_________________ 198
Towing the car _________________ 206
Traction Control System (TCS)
_____ 183
Transmission oil, checking
________ 222
Transmission oil, grade
___________ 301
Transmission, automatic __________ 173
Transmission, manual
____________ 172
Transporting the car
_____________ 207
Treadwear indicators ____________ 259
Trip computer
___________________ 94
Trip meter
______________________ 89
Troubleshooting, A/C and ACC
____ 282
Trunk lid, driving when open
_______ 204
Trunk lid, opening
________________ 53
Turbo gauge
____________________ 90
TCS
__________________________ 183
UUniform tire quality grading
________ 261
Upholstery care
_________________ 276
Upholstery, cleaning
_____________ 276
Useful tips on night driving
________ 205
Useful tips on starting
____________ 163
VVanity mirror
___________________ 142
Vehicle identification number
______ 307
Vehicle recovery
________________ 207
Vehicle Data Collection
___________ 292
WWarning labels
___________________ 8
Warning lights
___________________ 84
Warning triangle ________________ 105
Warnings and messages on SID,
Convertible
____________________ 73
Washer fluid ___________________ 230
Washer jets ____________________ 231
Washers
______________________ 106
Washing ______________________ 277
Washing a Convertible
___________ 278
Waxing and polishing
____________ 279
Wear indicators, tires ____________ 259What Will You See After an Airbag
Inflates?
______________________ 43
Wheel replacement
______________ 262
Wheels and tires, sizes ___________ 304
When it is time for new tires
_______ 259
Windshield washers
_____________ 106
Windshield wipers
_______________ 106
Wing mirrors
___________________ 132
Winter driving __________________ 195
Winter tires
____________________ 269
Wiper blades ___________________ 230
Wipers
________________________ 106
XXenon headlights
________________ 233
Xenon headlights, head light levelling
102
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