2008 SAAB 9-5 Owners Manual

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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 25 Safety
Securing a Child Restraint 
Designed for the LATCH System9-5 SportCombi:
Before installation, please read through 
these instructions and the child restraint 
installation instructions.
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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 26 SafetySecuring a Child Restraint 
Designed for the LATCH System 9-5 Sedan:
Before installation, please read through 
these instructions and the child restraint 
installation instructions.
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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 27 Safety
Lockable latch plateIn fitting a child seat that is intended to be 
secured in position by the lap portion of the 
safety belt, make use of the locking function 
of the latch plate. This fun

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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 28 SafetyInstallation of rear facing child restraints
Child restraints that are approved for rear 
facing installation in the rear seat can be 
positioned in any of the three rear seating 
positions.

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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 29 Safety
Airbag  The AIRBAG system comprises an airbag in 
the steering wheel, a front passenger airbag 
and side airbags in the front seats.
The system supplements the protection 
provided by the sa

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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 30 Safety
WARNING
Even if the car is equipped with AIR-
BAG, safety belts must still always be 
worn by all occupants. 
Note that because an airbag inflates 
and deflates extremely rapidly, it will

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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 31 Safety
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AIRBAG system with belt pretensioners1 Central sensor
2 Belt pretensioners (for both front safety belts)
3 Steering wheel with integral airbag
4 Passenger airbag

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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 32 SafetyFront passenger seat The airbags are interconnected and have a 
common warning light. The passenger 
airbag module is housed in the fascia above 
the glove compartment and is marked 
AIRBAG
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