2006 SAAB 9-3 steering wheel adjustment

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InteriorAirbag _________________ 32
Steering wheel adjustment _ 128
Steering _______________ 302
Interior rearview mirror _________ 133
Vanity mirror _________________ 142
Door mirrors__________________ 132
Airbag_________________ 32
Child safety locks ________ 54
Child seats _____________ 24
Safety belt care _________ 276
Safety belts ____________ 12Glove box ______________ 144
Storage compartments____ 144Automatic transmission ___ 173
Changing gears _________ 172
Manual transmission _____ 172
Child seats ________________ 24
Folding down the rear seat ____ 146
Rear seat__________________ 146
Safety belts ________________ 12
Seat adjustment ____________ 18
Seat heating _______________ 114,
123
Upholstery care _____________ 276
Interior lighting: changing bulbs ___ 245
Interior light switches ___________ 141
Sunroof _____________________ 138
Ashtray and cigarette lighter _____ 144
Break-In Period _______________ 171
Driving in hot/cold climates ______ 195
Ignition switch ________________ 160
Parking brake_________________ 187
Parking _____________________ 187
Starting the engine ____________ 162
Fuses _________________ 247Electric windows _________ 12993U S M 06.book Page 5 Friday, February 18, 2005 1:15 PM
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18 SafetySeatsManually adjusted front seats3The following front seat adjustments can be
made to achieve a comfortable driving
position:
Height3
Legroom
 Backrest rake angle
Lumbar support firmness3
 Head restraint heightWe recommend that adjustments to the
driver’s seat be performed in the following
order:
1Height
2 Legroom
3 Backrest rake angle
4 Head restraint height
Lastly, adjust the position of the steering
wheel (see page 128).
Electrically adjustable front seats3
See page 20.
Electric heating, front seats3
See pages 114 and 123.
Height adjustment3Lift the lever to raise the seat. The lever is
spring-loaded to return to its neutral posi-
tion. Repeated lifting of the lever will
increase the height in steps.
Press down the lever to lower the seat.
Repeated downward presses of the lever
will lower the seat in steps.
WARNING
Never adjust the driver’s seat except
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127 Interior equipment
Steering wheel
adjustment __________ 128
Electric windows _______ 129
Rearview mirrors_______ 132
Sunroof 3 _____________ 138
Interior lighting ________ 141
Cup holder 3 __________ 142
Power Outlet 3 _________ 144
Storage compartments __ 144
Trunk ________________ 146
Interior equipment
3Asterisk means: equipment not fitted in all cars
(can depend on model variant, engine variant,
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128 Interior equipmentSteering wheel
adjustmentThe height and reach of the steering wheel
can be adjusted.
There is a release lever under the steering
column.
1 Pull down the lever to release the steer-
ing wheel.
2 Adjust the position of the steering wheel.
3 Raise the lever to the locked position to
lock the steering wheel in position.
When returning the release lever to its
locked position, you may need to adjust the
position of the steering wheel slightly to
allow the lock mechanism to engage cor-
rectly.
Steering wheel lock, see page 162.
Horn signalActivate the horn by pressing one of the
three areas shown above on the steering
wheel pad.
WARNING
Only adjust the steering wheel while the
car is stationary so that you are not
distracted from the traffic.
Lever for steering wheel adjustment
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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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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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