2007 SAAB 9-5 engine

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SAAB 9-5 2007  Owners Manual 174 Starting and driving2 Wait until the needle has dropped back 
to indicate normal temperature (roughly 
midway, in the white zone) before stop-
ping the engine. If the coolant needs top-
ping up, u

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SAAB 9-5 2007  Owners Manual 176 Starting and drivingWhen negotiating long hills, bear the follow-
ing important considerations in mind: 
 Use Normal mode when driving with a 
caravan or trailer on hilly roads. The 
adaptive gear

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SAAB 9-5 2007  Owners Manual 177 Starting and driving
Recommendations for cars with manual 
gearbox
Rises in coolant temperature are indicated 
by the temperature gauge in the main instru-
ment panel.
The following steps are take

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SAAB 9-5 2007  Owners Manual 183 Starting and driving
Driving with a spare 
wheel fittedSee page 235.Driving with the trunk 
lid/tailgate openAvoid driving with the trunk lid/tailgate partly 
or fully open, since exhaust fumes ca

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SAAB 9-5 2007  Owners Manual 184 Starting and drivingFront towing eye 
The front towing eye is stored with the spare 
wheel. 
The attachment point (tapped hole) for the 
towing eye is midway along the engine sub-
frame at the fro

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SAAB 9-5 2007  Owners Manual 185 Starting and driving
Towing the car Gear lever in neutral (in cars with automatic 
transmission: selector lever at N (neutral)) 
Turn on the parking lights.
Drive carefully and do not exceed the

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SAAB 9-5 2007  Owners Manual 187 Starting and driving
4 Open the hood and locate the battery.
Find the positive (+) and negative (–) termi-
nals on the battery.5 Check that the jumper cables do not 
have loose or missing insula

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SAAB 9-5 2007  Owners Manual 188 Starting and driving9 Attach the cable at least 18 inches 
(45 cm) away from the discharged bat-
tery, but not near engine parts that 
move. To avoid an arc which could deto-
nate the hydrogen gas