2008 SAAB 9-5 change wheel

223 Car care and technical information
High speed operation When to check
Check your tires once a month or more.
Don’t forget your compact spare tire. It
should be at 60 psi (420 kPa).How to CheckUse a good quality pocket-type gauge to
check tire pressure. You can’t tell if your
tires are properly inflated simply by looking
at them. Radial tires may look properly
inflated even when they’re underinflated.
Be sure to put the valve caps back on the
valve stems. They help prevent leaks by
keeping out dirt and moisture.Tire Inspection and RotationTires should be rotated every 10,000 miles
(16 000 km).
Any time you notice unusual wear, rotate
your tires as soon as possible and check
wheel alignment. Also check for damaged
tires or wheels. See “When It Is Time for
New Tires” on page 224 and “Wheel
Replacement” on page 227 for more infor-
mation.
The purpose of regular rotation is to achieve
more uniform wear for all tires on the vehi-
cle. The first rotation is the most important.
When rotating your tires, always use the
correct rotation pattern. Left front tire to left
rear. Left rear tire to right front. Right front to
right rear. Right rear to left front.Don’t include the compact spare tire in your
tire rotation.
After the tires have been rotated, adjust the
front and rear inflation pressures as shown
on the Tire-Loading Information label. Make
certain that all wheel nuts are properly tight-
ened. See page 241.
WARNING
Driving at high speeds, 100 mph
(160 km/h) or higher, puts an additional
strain on tires.
Sustained high-speed driving causes
excessive heat build up and can cause
sudden tire failure. You could have a
crash and you or others could be killed.
Some high-speed rated tires require infla-
tion pressure adjustment for high speed
operation. When speed limits and road
conditions are such that a vehicle can be
driven at high speeds, make sure the tires
are rated for high speed operation, in
excellent condition, and set to the correct
cold tire inflation pressure for the vehicle
load.
WARNING
Rust or dirt on a wheel, or on the parts to
which it is fastened, can make wheel nuts
become loose after a time. The wheel
could come off and cause an accident.
When you change a wheel, remove any
rust or dirt from places where the wheel
attaches to the vehicle. In an emergency,
you can use a cloth or a paper towel to do
this; but be sure to use a scraper or wire
brush later, if you need to, to get all the
rust or dirt off. See “Changing a wheel” on
page 239.
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228 Car care and technical informationTire Chains
Notice: If your vehicle does not have
225/45R17 alt. 235/45 R17 size tires, use
tire chains only where legal and only
when you must. Contact your Saab
dealer regarding suitable snow chains.
Install them on the front tires and tighten
them as tightly as possible with the ends
securely fastened. Drive slowly and
follow the chain manufacturer’s instruc-
tions. If you can hear the chains contact-
ing your vehicle, stop and retighten
them. If the contact continues, slow
down until it stops. Driving too fast or
spinning the wheels with chains on will
damage your vehicle.If a Tire Goes Flat
It’s unusual for a tire to “blow-out” while
you’re driving, especially if you maintain
your tires properly. If air goes out of a tire,
it’s much more likely to leak out slowly. But
if you should ever have a “blow-out”, here
are a few tips about what to expect and what
to do:
If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create a
drag that pulls the vehicle toward that side.
Take your foot off the accelerator pedal and
grip the steering wheel firmly. Steer to main-
tain lane position, and then gently brake to
a stop well out of the traffic lane.
A rear blow-out, particularly on a curve, acts
much like a skid and may require the same
correction you’d use in a skid. In any rear
blowout, remove your foot from the acceler-
ator pedal. Get the vehicle under control by
steering the way you want the vehicle to go.
It may be very bumpy and noisy, but you can
still steer. Gently brake to a stop – well off
the road if possible.
If a tire goes flat, the next part shows how to
use your jacking equipment to change a flat
tire safely.
WARNING
If your vehicle has 225/45 R17 alt. 235/45
R17 size tires, don’t use tire chains,
there’s not enough clearance.
Tire chains used on a vehicle without the
proper amount of clearance can cause
damage to the brakes, suspension or
other vehicle parts. The area damaged by
the tire chains could cause you to lose
control of your vehicle and you or others
may be injured in a crash.
Use another type of traction device only if
its manufacturer recommends it for use
on your vehicle and tire size combination
and road conditions. Follow that manu-
facturer’s instructions. To help avoid
damage to your vehicle, drive slowly,
readjust or remove the device if it’s con-
tacting your vehicle, and don’t spin your
wheels.
If you do find traction devices that will fit,
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239 Car care and technical information
Changing a wheel
WARNING
Lifting a vehicle and getting under it to do
maintenance or repairs is dangerous
without the appropriate safety equipment
and training. The jack provided with your
vehicle is designed only for changing a
flat tire. If it is used for anything else, you
or others could be badly injured or killed if
the vehicle slips off the jack. Use the jack
provided with your vehicle only for chang-
ing a flat tire.
Changing a tire can be dangerous. The
vehicle can slip off the jack and roll over
or fall on you or other people. You and
they could be badly injured or even killed.
Find a level place to change your tire. To
help prevent the vehicle from moving:
1 Set the parking brake firmly.
2 If you have an automatic transmis-
sion, put the shift lever in PARK (P).
For a manual transmission, leave the
car in gear (1st or REVERSE (R)).
3 Turn off the engine and do not restart
while the vehicle is raised.
4 Do not allow passengers to remain in
the vehicle.
To be even more certain the vehicle won't
move, you should put blocks at the front
and rear of the tire farthest away from the
one being changed. That would be the
tire, on the other side, at the opposite end
of the vehicle.
The car jack is designed solely for use
in changing a wheel or fitting snow
chains. It must not be used to sup-
port the car during repair work or
servicing.
Never crawl under a car that is
supported only by a jack.
Raising your vehicle too high or with
the jack improperly positioned can
damage the vehicle and even make
the vehicle fall. To help avoid personal
injury and vehicle damage, be sure to
fit the jack lift head into the proper
location before raising the vehicle, and
raise the vehicle only far enough off
the ground so there is enough room
for the spare tire to fit (no more than
25 mm or 1 inch clearance between
the ground and the bottom of the tire).
Switch on the hazard warning lights if
the car is on a road.
The jack should be stored correctly
under the carpeting in the trunk. If it
lies loose in the car, it could thrown for-
ward and cause personal injury in the
event of a crash or if the car rolls over.
Grit, salt and rust can clog the inner
threads of the wheel bolts if the car has
been driven for several years exclu-
sively with alloy wheels.
If steel wheels are being installed, the
bolt hole threads in the brake hubs
should be cleaned before the thinner
steel wheels are fitted. It may other-
wise not be possible to achieve the
correct clamping force, despite tight-
ening the wheel bolts to the correct
torque.
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273 Index
Index
AA/C system, fault diagnosis
_______ 247
A/C system, maintenance
_________ 246
ABS brakes
____________________ 160
ACC
__________________________ 79
ACC functions
___________________ 82
ACC, automatic climate control
_____ 79
ACC, calibration
_________________ 86
ACC, condensation water
__________ 86
ACC, useful tips
_________________ 86
AUX input
_____________________ 104
Adjusting the steering wheel
_______ 114
Adjustment, seats
________________ 18
Air conditioning (A/C), fault diagnosis
and maintenance ______________ 246
Airbag
_________________________ 29
Alarm _________________________ 50
Alarm functions
__________________ 53
Alarm signals
________________ 50
, 53
Album information
_______________ 104
Alternator
_____________________ 201
Alternator drive belt
__________ 201
, 267
Alternator rating
________________ 267
Antennas
______________________ 109
Anticorrosion treatment
___________ 248
Antidazzle rear-view mirror
________ 121
Anti-skid
______________________ 163
Autochecking of lights on starting
____ 64Auto-dimming rear-view mirror with
garage door opener
____________ 118
Automatic climate control (ACC)
_____ 79
Automatic transmission, technical
data
_________________________ 268
Aviod theft, tip
__________________ 166
Battery
________________________ 199
BBattery
________________________ 199
Battery charging/replacing
________ 200
Battery, boost starting
____________ 186
Before a long journey ____________ 249
Before towing a camper or trailer
___ 177
Belt guide
______________________ 12
Boost starting using jump leads
____ 186
Brake and clutch fluid
____________ 196
Brake-fluid reservoir
_____________ 196
Brakes, technical data ____________ 269
Bulbs, changing
________________ 204
Bulbs, table of
__________________ 215
Buying new tires ________________ 225
Car alarm
______________________ 50
CCar care
______________________ 189
Cargo net, 9-5 SportCombi
________ 137
Carpeting, care of
_______________ 243Catalytic converter, important
considerations
_________________ 145
CD changer
____________________ 100
CHECK messages
_______________ 71
CHECKING
_____________________ 71
Central locking ___________________ 44
Change language in SID
___________ 72
Change of address notification
_____ 258
Changing a wheel
_______________ 239
Changing bulbs
_________________ 204
Changing wiper blades
___________ 202
Charge mobile phone
____________ 126
Charger/Jump starting ____________ 188
Charging the battery/Jump starting
__ 188
Chassis number
________________ 272
Chassis number, key to
___________ 273
Checks before towing a camper or
trailer
________________________ 177
Child safety
_____________________ 22
Child safety locks, rear doors
_______ 47
Cleaning, engine bay
_____________ 245
Clock
_________________________ 105
Color code, body
________________ 272
Color code, trim _________________ 272
Compact spare wheel
____________ 237
Compass
______________________ 122
Condensation water, ACC
__________ 86
Connecting a portable player ______ 104
Coolant
_______________________ 195
Courtesy Headlight Feature
________ 74
Crash memory, see EDR
_________ 259
Cross modulation
_______________ 110
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276 IndexRain sensor
_____________________ 77
Random playback of MP3 files, CD
_103
Random playback, CD
____________ 99
Random playback, CD changer
____ 101
Rapid playing an MP3 file
_________ 103
RDS time
_____________________ 106
Rear fog light ___________________ 74
Rear seat, 9-5 Sedan, folding
______ 129
Rear seat, 9-5 SportCombi, folding
_132
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
_______________ 175
Refuelling
_____________________ 146
Relay panel ____________________ 219
Remote control __________________ 44
Remote-control battery, changing
____ 49
Remove the key
________________ 140
Removing CDs
__________________ 99
Removing CDs, CD-changer
______ 100
Removing MP3 discs
____________ 102
Replacement, wheel
_____________ 227
Reporting safety defects
__________ 258
Reprogramming of systems _______ 274
Reservoir, power-steering fluid _____ 198
Rev counter
____________________ 64
Reversing lights _________________ 76
Rolling advertisements
____________ 94Roof load
______________________ 179
Running-in _____________________ 170
Saab Information Display (SID)
_____ 68
SSaab Parking Assistance
_________ 168
Safety belts
_____________________ 12
Safety belts, care of
_____________ 242
Safety-belt pretensioners
__________ 15
Safety-belt reminder
______________ 12
SDM
_________________________ 259
SID
___________________________ 68
Seats __________________________ 18
Securing a load
__________________ 47
Selecting and changing tracks, CD
___ 99
Selecting a radio station
___________ 93
Selecting/changing MP3 file _______ 103
Selector lever indication, automatic
transmission
___________________ 67
Sentronic, manual mode
__________ 156
Service costs
___________________ 257
Service information
______________ 258
Service intervals
________________ 256
Service record retention
__________ 257
Setting the clock
________________ 105
Setting the date _________________ 105
Settings, seats __________________ 18
Shadow effect
__________________ 110
Side airbags
____________________ 36
Signalling, horn _________________ 114Snow chains
___________________ 172
Sorting music ___________________ 103
Sound system __________________ 107
Sources of AM interference
________ 111
Sources of FM interference ________ 111
Spare wheel
___________________ 237
Spare wheel and tools
____________ 183
Spark plugs
____________________ 267
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 ___________ 269
Steps for determining correct load
limit
_________________________ 233
Stone-chip damage, repairing
______ 245
Storage compartments
___________ 126
Storing radio stations
______________ 93
Sun visors
_____________________ 125
Suspension ____________________ 269
Suspension, technical data
________ 269
Switches
_______________________ 73
Symboler ________________________ 9
Systems, adjustment
_____________ 274
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277 Index
TTable of fuses
__________________ 218
Tachometer
_____________________ 64
Tailgate, opening
________________ 47
Tank gauge
_____________________ 65
TCS OFF
______________________ 63
TP
____________________________ 99
Technical data
_________________ 261
Technical data, radio/audio
________ 108
Temperature control, ACC _________ 81
Temperature gauge, engine ________ 65
Temperature zones, ACC
__________ 81
Textile carpeting
________________ 243
Through-load hatch ______________ 131
Tie Downs
_____________________ 131
Tightening torque, wheel studs
_____ 239
Time display
___________________ 105
Tip, driving at night
______________ 181
Tip, to avoid theft
_______________ 166
Tips, ACC
______________________ 86
Tire chains ____________________ 228
Tire date code __________________ 233
Tire inspection and rotation
_______ 223
Tire markings
__________________ 230
Tire pressure ___________________ 182
Tire sidewall labeling
____________ 229
Tire terminology and definitions
____ 231
Tire, compact spare
_____________ 237
Tires
_____________________ 222
, 270
Tires, winter
___________________ 270
Tools
_________________________ 183Touching-in the paintwork
_________ 245
Towbar attachment
______________ 174
Towbar load
___________________ 178
Towing the car _________________ 183
Towing, automatics
______________ 183
Traffic programme ________________ 99
Trailer weights
__________________ 263
Treadwear indicators
____________ 224
Trionic
________________________ 192
Trip computer
___________________ 68
Trip meter
______________________ 64
Trunk
_________________________ 129
Trunk lid, opening
________________ 47
Tuning
_________________________ 93
Turbo gauge
____________________ 66
Turbo, points to note
_____________ 144
UUnder the hood
_________________ 191
Uniform tire quality grading
________ 226
Upholstery and trim
______________ 243
Upholstery and trim, care of
_______ 243
Vanity mirrors
__________________ 125
VVehicle Data Collection
___________ 259
Ventilated front seats
_____________ 87
Viscosity, engine oil
_____________ 264
WWarning labels
____________________ 7
Warning light, AIR BAG
____________ 37
Warning lights
___________________ 58
Washers
______________________ 202
Washers, windshield
_____________ 203
Washing the car
________________ 244
Waxing and polishing
____________ 245
Wear indicators, tires _____________ 224
What Will You See After an Airbag
Inflates?
______________________ 38
Wheel replacement
______________ 227
Wheel, change
_________________ 239
Wheels and tires ________________ 270
Wheels and tires, sizes
___________ 270
When it is time for new tires
_______ 224
Windshield washers
______________ 77
Windshield wipers
________________ 77
Winter tires
________________ 233
, 270
Wiper blades, replacing
___________ 202
Wipers and washers
__________ 77
, 202
XXenon headlight
________________ 204
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