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90 Saab 9-5 Audio SystemSaab 9-5 Audio
System
To get the best out of your Saab 9-5 Audio
System, we recommend that you read
through this entire section.
The Saab 9-5 Audio System consists of a
head unit with radio, CD player/CD
changer for CD and MP3 discs and CD
changer in the luggage compartment.
The audio system is operated using the
steering wheel controls or the control
panel buttons.All work on the audio system must be carried out
by a workshop. We recommend that you contact
an authorized Saab dealer.
WARNING
Safety first!Cut off power immediately and contact
your Saab dealer if the system begins to
emit smoke or smells strange.
Audio system
activation/deactivation.
Vo l u m e a d j u s t .
The tone control is used to
adjust tone and speaker set-
tings, change CD track or MP3
file and manual adjust radio
frequency.
Information on artist, album
and song title. Display of radio
text.
Setup menu.
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91 Saab 9-5 Audio System
Steering wheel controls
l
Scroll among preset pages.
The menu option in the display
is selected with the corre-
sponding pushbutton directly
underneath.
No function on U.S./CA cars.
Select XM
program type
when the radio is in the
XM
mode.
Cars with CD changer:
insert CD or MP3 disc or discs.
Cars without CD-changer:
set time and date.
Eject CD or MP3 disc.
Activate radio and change fre-
quency band (AM,FM and
XM
).
Auto tuning down and change
track/file going back in order of
play on CD or MP3 disc.
Auto tuning up and change
track/file forward in order of
play on CD or MP3 disc.
Manual tuning and rapid play
back for a track/file on a CD or
MP3 disc.
Manual tuning and rapid play
forward for a track/file on a CD
or MP3 disc.
Activate CD media or portable
player.
"arrow up"/"arrow down":
change preset for radio stations,
change track on CD or MP3
player.
"Seek UP": auto tuning up, select
next track on CD or MP3 disc.
Activate radio station scan
SRC: press to switch between
AM, FM, XM
, CD, MP3,
CD changer or portable player.
VOL: adjust volume.
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108 Saab 9-5 Audio SystemTechnical data
Specifications in accordance with EIA Interim Standard.
THD = Total Harmonic Distortion
Tone controls
Bass _____________ ±8 dB at 100 Hz
Treble ____________ ±8 dB at 16 kHz
Power output
Prestige ________ 200 W
150 W at 1% THD
and 13.5 V
Radio module
Radio system ______ PLL frequency syn-
thesizer tuner.
Number of presets
FM/AM/XM
__ 6 x 6
Frequency range
FM ____________ 87.7 - 107,9 MHz
AM ____________ 530 - 1710 kHzTuning steps
Automatic tuning __ FM 200 kHz
AM 10 kHz
Manual tuning ____ FM 200 kHz
AM 10 kHz
Frequency range (FM) 40 – 11000 Hz
±1 dB
Distortion (FM) _____ < 0.5%
CD player and
CD changer
1-bit system and 8 x
oversampling
Frequency range ___ 20 – 20000 Hz
±1 dB
Distortion _________ <0.005%
Dynamics _________ >85 dB
CD changer capacity: 6 discs
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276 IndexRadio
_________________________ 93
Radio Data System (RDS)
_________ 94
Radio text
______________________ 94
Radio waves ___________________ 110
Rain sensor _____________________ 77
Random playback of MP3 files, CD
_ 103
Random playback, CD
____________ 99
Random playback, CD changer
____ 101
Rapid playing an MP3 file
_________ 103
Rear fog light
___________________ 74
Rear seat, 9-5 Sedan, folding
______ 130
Rear seat, 9-5 SportCombi, folding
_ 133
Rear window heating
_____________ 82
Rear-seat head restraints __________ 21
Rear-view mirror, auto-dimming
____ 121
Rearview mirrors
________________ 116
Reclamation
___________________ 250
Recommendations for cars with
automatic transmission, towing a
camper or trailer
_______________ 177
Refuelling
_____________________ 148
Relay panel ____________________ 222
Remote control __________________ 44
Remote-control battery, changing
____ 49
Remove the key
________________ 142
Removing CDs
__________________ 99
Removing CDs, CD-changer
______ 100
Removing MP3 discs
____________ 102
Replacement, wheel
_____________ 230
Reporting safety defects
__________ 256
Reprogramming of systems _______ 272
Reservoir, power-steering fluid _____ 201Rev counter
_____________________ 64
Reversing lights
_________________ 76
Rolling advertisements
____________ 94
Roof load
______________________ 181
Running-in _____________________ 172
SSDM
_________________________ 257
SID
___________________________ 68
Saab Information Display (SID)
_____ 68
Saab Parking Assistance
_________ 170
Safety belts
_____________________ 12
Safety belts, care of
_____________ 242
Safety-belt pretensioners
__________ 15
Safety-belt reminder
______________ 12
Seats
__________________________ 18
Securing a load
__________________ 47
Selecting a radio station
___________ 93
Selecting and changing tracks, CD
___ 99
Selecting/changing MP3 file
_______ 103
Selector lever indication, automatic
transmission
___________________ 67
Sentronic, manual mode
__________ 158
Service costs
___________________ 255
Service information
______________ 256
Service intervals
________________ 254
Service record retention
__________ 255
Setting the clock
________________ 105
Setting the date _________________ 105
Settings, seats __________________ 18Shadow effect
__________________ 110
Side airbags
____________________ 36
Signalling, horn _________________ 114
Snow chains
___________________ 174
Sorting music ___________________ 103
Sound system __________________ 107
Sources of AM interference
________ 111
Sources of FM interference ________ 111
Spare wheel
___________________ 237
Spare wheel and tools
____________ 185
Spark plugs
____________________ 265
Speed dependent volume
compensation _________________ 106
Speedometer
_________________ 64
, 65
Starting in cold weather, ACC
_______ 84
Starting in hot weather, ACC ________ 84
Steering wheel adjustment
________ 114
Steering wheel controls
____________ 91
Steering, technical data ___________ 267
Steps for determining correct load
limit
_________________________ 236
Stone-chip damage, repairing
______ 245
Storage compartments
___________ 127
Storing radio stations
______________ 93
Sun visors
_____________________ 125
Suspension ____________________ 267
Suspension, technical data
________ 267
Switches
_______________________ 73
Symboler ________________________ 9
Systems, adjustment
_____________ 272
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