2008 SAAB 9-3 automatic transmission fluid

281 Customer Assistance and Information
Engine oil and filter changesChanging the engine oil and filter is required
at every service point. Use only a Saab
approved long-life oil filter and engine oils
meeting the SAE viscosity ratings and API
service classifications stated in the “Techni-
cal data” section of this Owner’s Manual.
The use of extra additives in the oil is not
necessary and is not recommended, and
may be harmful to turbochargers.
More frequent oil changes are recom-
mended if your vehicle is operated under
any of the following conditions:
Most trips are less than 5–10 miles (8–
16 km). This is particularly important
when outside temperatures are below
freezing.
Most trips include extensive idling
(frequent stop-and-go traffic).
Most trips are through dusty areas (such
as construction zones).
If the vehicle is used for delivery service,
police, taxi or other commercial applica-
tions.
If your driving habits match this description,
have the engine oil and filter changed in-
between normal services. These conditions
cause the engine oil to break down faster.
The Warranties and Service Record Book-
let has provisions to record extra oil
changes.
Service record retentionIt is the owner’s responsibility to retain ser-
vice records. If possible, you should keep
copies of all shop work orders for all service
and repairs, whenever performed. As indi-
cated in the new car and emission control
system warranties, it is important to docu-
ment that all necessary maintenance has
been done.
HOW THE SERVICE RECORD IS ORGA-
NIZED
The service record is comprised of a series
of coupons on which to record services as
they are performed. There are additional
coupons for documenting extra engine oil
and filter changes, extra automatic trans-
mission fluid services necessary for severe
service conditions, and brake fluid changes.
HOW TO USE THE SERVICE RECORD
COUPONS
When the car is brought to a Saab dealer for
scheduled maintenance, present the War-
ranties & Service Record Booklet to the ser-
vice manager. When the technician has
completed the service, the technician will
sign the maintenance record. The person
responsible for quality assurance at the
dealership will also sign and stamp the
record with the dealer identification stamp.
Service costsDealer pricing practices and labor for ser-
vice work vary. Saab’s recommended ser-
vice times for each service point do not
include the labor required to replace wear
items, such as wiper blades, brake pads or
tires. Nor is labor to perform other service or
repairs found to be necessary as a result of
the inspections included in these times.
Additional labor and parts will be charged
for such work when necessary, except as
covered under an applicable Saab warranty
or any optional extended service contract.
Transmission fluid changes or suspension
alignment, when necessary, are also addi-
tional.
Dealer charges for general shop material,
regulated hazardous waste removal, recy-
cling expenses or other operation costs may
also be applied to service and repair
invoices and are apt to vary by dealer and
location.
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303 Index
Index
AABS brakes
____________________ 173
ACC
_________________________ 108
Adjustment, steering wheel
________ 120
Air filter
_______________________ 211
Airbag
_________________________ 32
Anchorage eyes, SportSedan
______ 141
Anti-corrosion treatment
__________ 271
Antilock braking system __________ 173
Anti-spin
______________________ 175
Ashtrays ______________________ 136
Autochecking of lights, warning and
indicator lights
__________________ 87
Autodimming
_______________ 125
, 126
Automatic climate control (ACC)
____ 108
Automatic closing of moonroof
_____ 131
Automatic closing of windows, SportSedan
and SportCombi
_______________ 122
Automatic transmission
___________ 165
Automatic transmission, sport mode
_167
BBattery
_______________________ 216
Bedding-in of new brake pads
_____ 163
Before towing a trailer
____________ 193
Belt height, SportSedan and
SportCombi
____________________ 14Brake fluid, grade
_______________ 295
Brakes
________________________ 172
Braking _______________________ 172
Bulb changing
__________________ 222
Bulb table
_____________________ 236
Buying new tires
________________ 247
CCabin lighting, Convertible
_________ 78
Cabin lighting, SportSedan and
SportCombi
___________________ 133
Calibrating front electric windows with
pinch protection
________________ 78
Calibration of windows, SportSedan and
SportCombi
___________________ 123
Car alarm
______________________ 56
Car transport ___________________ 199
Care of air conditioning
___________ 274
Cargo guard
___________________ 150
Cargo guard, SportWagon
________ 150
Cargo net, SportCombi
___________ 147
Change of address notification
_____ 282
Changing a tire
_________________ 262
Changing bulbs _________________ 222
Changing the battery, remote control
_54
Changing wiper blades
___________ 220
Checking the number of remote
controls
_______________________ 53
Checks before towing a trailer
_____ 193
Child safety
_____________________ 24
Child safety locks, rear doors
_______ 52Child seats
______________________ 24
Cigarette lighter
_________________ 136
Cleaning the engine bay
__________ 267
Cleaning upholstery
______________ 266
Closing the soft top manually,
Convertible
____________________ 68
Closing the soft top, Convertible
_____ 64
Clutch interlock
_________________ 164
Comfort opening of moonroof
______ 131
Comfort opening of windows,
SportSedan and SportCombi _____ 121
Compact spare
_________________ 260
Compact spare wheel fitted, driving
with
_________________________ 260
Compass
______________________ 129
Convertible _____________________ 61
Convertible, washing
_____________ 268
Coolant
_______________________ 212
Cornering headlights
______________ 99
Crash memory, see EDR
_________ 284
Cruise control
__________________ 171
Cup holder
_____________________ 134
DDate codes, tires
________________ 257
Deactivating rear windows,
SportSedan and SportCombi
_____ 123
Deactivating the passenger door
window button, Convertible
________ 77
Deactivating the rear window
switches
_____________________ 123
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306 IndexOpening handles
_________________ 48
Opening the soft top, Convertible
____ 64
Outside mirrors
_________________ 124
Owner assistance _______________ 282
PPanic function, car alarm
__________ 58
Park Brake Shift Lock
____________ 166
Park Brake Shift Lock, temporary
override
______________________ 168
Parking
_______________________ 179
Parking aid ____________________ 182
Parking brake __________________ 179
Parking on a hill ________________ 180
Pinch protection, electric windows,
SportSedan and SportCombi
_____ 122
Pinch protection, moonroof
________ 132
Plates and labels, location ________ 299
Polishing and waxing
____________ 270
Poly-V-belt
____________________ 219
Portable fuel container
___________ 161
Position lights
___________________ 98
Power steering fluid, checking
_____ 215
Power steering fluid, grade
________ 294
Pressure gauge
_________________ 88
Pressure, tires
__________________ 244
Profiles, customized settings
_______ 94
QQuality grading, tires
_____________ 248
Quick guide, remote control
________ 49
RRain sensor
____________________ 105
Raising the soft top manually,
Convertible ____________________ 68
Reading lights, Convertible
_________ 78
Rear fog light
___________________ 101
Rear seat, folding down, SportCombi
143
Rear seat, safety belts
____________ 17
Rear seats, folding down, SportSedan
138
Rear towing eye
________________ 198
Rear windows, deactivating,
SportSedan and SportCombi
_____ 123
Rearview mirrors
________________ 124
Recommendations for automatic
transmission, towing a trailer
_____ 191
Recommendations for manual
gearbox, towing a trailer
_________ 192
Recommended snow chains _______ 296
Refueling
______________________ 159
Remote control
__________________ 48
Remote locking malfunction
________ 50
Replacement, wheel
_____________ 250
Reporting safety defects __________ 283
Rev counter
_____________________ 87
Reversing lights
________________ 102Rollover Pop-up Bars, Convertible
___ 76
Roof carriers, SportCombi with roof
rails
_________________________ 195
Roof carriers, SportSedan and
SportCombi without roof rails
_____ 194
Roof lighting, SportSedan and
SportCombi
___________________ 133
Roof lighting, changing
___________ 232
Running-in
_____________________ 163
SSaab Information Display
__________ 89
Saab Parking Assistance _________ 182
Safety belts
_____________________ 12
Safety belts, rear seat, SportSedan
and SportCombi
________________ 17
SAHR, head restraint _____________ 23
SDM
_________________________ 284
SID
___________________________ 89
SPA __________________________ 182
Seatbelts
_______________________ 12
Seatbelts in rear seat, Convertible
___ 75
Seatbelts, care
_________________ 266
Seatbelts, checking
______________ 266
Seats
__________________________ 18
Securing a load
_________________ 141
Sentronic, manual gear selection
___ 170
Service costs
___________________ 281
Service information
______________ 282
Service intervals
________________ 280
Service record retention
__________ 281
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307 Index
Signalling, horn
_________________ 120
Ski hatch, SportCombi
___________ 145
Ski hatch, SportSedan ___________ 140
Spare wheel
___________________ 260
Speed ratings, tires
______________ 253
Speedometer
___________________ 87
Sport mode, automatic transmission

167
Starting the engine
______________ 154
Steering wheel adjustment
________ 120
Steering wheel lock
______________ 154
Steps for determining correct load
limit
_________________________ 256
Storage compartments
___________ 136
Sun visor
______________________ 134
Switches _______________________ 97
TTCS
__________________________ 175
Technical data
_________________ 286
Textile carpeting, cleaning
________ 267
Tie down eyes, SportCombi _______ 146
Tie down eyes, SportSedan _______ 141
Tightening torque, wheels
_________ 265
Tire chains
____________________ 251
Tire date code __________________ 257
Tire inspection and rotation
_______ 245
Tire markings
__________________ 253
Tire sidewall labeling
____________ 252
Tire sizes
_____________________ 296
Tire terminology and definitions
____ 254
Tire, changing
__________________ 262Tire, spare
_____________________ 260
Tires
_________________________ 244
Tools and spare wheel
___________ 260
Touching up paintwork ___________ 270
Towbar
_______________________ 190
Towbar load
___________________ 192
Towing
_______________________ 197
Towing a trailer
_________________ 190
Towing the car _________________ 198
Traction Control System (TCS)
_____ 175
Transmission oil, checking
________ 212
Transmission oil, grade
___________ 293
Transmission, automatic __________ 165
Transmission, manual
____________ 164
Transporting the car
_____________ 199
Treadwear indicators ____________ 247
Trip computer
___________________ 90
Trip meter
______________________ 90
Troubleshooting, A/C and ACC
_____ 274
Trunk lid, driving when open
_______ 196
Trunk lid, opening
________________ 51
Turbo gauge
____________________ 88
UUniform tire quality grading
________ 248
Upholstery care
_________________ 266
Upholstery, cleaning
_____________ 266
Useful tips on night driving
________ 197
Useful tips on starting
____________ 155
VVanity mirror
___________________ 134
Vehicle Data Collection
___________ 284
Vehicle identification number
______ 299
Vehicle recovery
________________ 199
WWarning labels
____________________ 8
Warning lights ___________________ 82
Warning triangle ________________ 102
Warnings and messages on SID,
Convertible
____________________ 71
Washer fluid ___________________ 221
Washer jets
____________________ 222
Washers
______________________ 103
Washing ______________________ 267
Washing a Convertible
___________ 268
Waxing and polishing
____________ 270
Wear indicators, tires _____________ 247
What Will You See After an Airbag
Inflates?
______________________ 43
Wheel replacement
______________ 250
Wheels and tires, sizes ___________ 296
When it is time for new tires
_______ 246
Windshield washers
_____________ 103
Windshield wipers
_______________ 103
Wing mirrors
___________________ 124
Winter driving __________________ 187
Winter tires
____________________ 257
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