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50 SecurityLocking/unlocking the carRemote locking and unlocking also control
the car alarm.
Remote locking
Press the button once:
SportSedan: all doors locked.
SportCombi: all doors and tailgate locked.
The hazard warning lights will flash once to
confirm.Remote unlocking
Pressing the button once: the driver´s
door is unlocked.
Pressing a second time:
SportSedan: the rest of the doors are
unlocked.
SportCombi: the rest of the doors and tail-
gate are unlocked.
The hazard warning lights will flash twice to
confirm.
Saab Information Display (SID), see
page 89.
Intermittent malfunctioning
Equipment in the vicinity of the car that uses
the same frequency as the remote control
may cause interference to the remote con-
trol signal. In this case, retry from another
angle and aim at the receiver located by the
steering wheel.If remote unlocking should fail to work
1 Remove the traditional key from the
remote control by pressing the emblem
on the reverse of the remote control.
(This key only fits the front left-hand
door.)
2 Unlock the door with the key.
The car alarm will be tripped. To silence the
alarm, insert the remote control into the igni-
tion switch.
WARNING
Leaving children or pets unattended in a
locked car is dangerous. It is also danger-
ous to leave children in a vehicle with the
ignition key. A child or others could be
badly injured or even killed.
Never lock anyone in the car.
Locking/unlocking the front left-hand door
with the traditional key1Lock
2 Unlock
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51 Security
Locking a car with dead batteryThe steering wheel lock requires sufficient
battery voltage to lock and unlock. If the bat-
tery voltage drops below a certain level
while the remote control is in the ignition
switch, you will not be able to remove the
remote control.
If you must leave the car, proceed as
follows:
1 Lock the car by pressing down the lock
buttons on the doors.
2 Lock the front left door from outside with
the traditional key (see page 50). The
car is now locked but the car alarm will
remain inactive.
Trunk lid/TailgateOpening
SportSedan: The trunk lid is unlocked and
slightly opened when the button on the
remote control or on the inside of the driver’s
door is pressed once.
SportCombi: The tailgate is unlocked (not
opened) when the button on the remote
control or on the inside of the driver’s door
is pressed once.
The hazard warning lights will flash three
times to confirm.
Closing
SportSedan: The trunk lid is locked when
closed.
If you unlock and/or open the trunk lid from
outside the car with the button on the
remote control, you must lock the car with
the button to arm the car alarm
SportCombi: The tailgate is not locked
when closed. It is locked together with the
doors when button on the remote con-
trol is pressed once.
Opening button on driver’s door
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52 SecuritySwitches on front doorsThe central locking can also be operated
from inside the car using the button by each
front door handle.
Locking the car with the remote control ren-
ders these buttons inoperative.
SportSedan
If you are sitting in the car and pressing the
button on the driver’s door, the driver’s
door will unlock. Pressing the button a
second time will unlock the remaining
doors.
SportCombi
If you are sitting in the car and pressing the
button on the driver’s door, the driver’s
door will unlock. Pressing the button a
second time will unlock the remaining doors
and the tailgate.The button on the passenger door works in
the same way except that this first unlocks
the passenger door. During this operation
the rear doors remain locked.
If the car is left with one or more doors open,
the interior lighting will be switched off auto-
matically after 20 minutes. This is to prevent
the battery from running flat. Also, if the car
has electrically adjustable seats, these will
cease to operate.
Child safety locks
WARNING
If small children are carried in the rear
seat, the safety locks on the rear doors
should be activated to prevent uninten-
tional opening from the inside.
Central locking switch
Child safety locks
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Quick guide, LED and Saab Information Display
(SID) messagesActivity LED signal
Arming (delay period) Illuminates for 11 seconds.
Alarm armed Flashes once every 3 seconds.
Disarming Extinguishes.
Alarm not armed Off.
A door, the hood or the tailgate is
open or opened during the delay
period.Flashes for 11 s then flashes
once every 3 seconds.
Car immobilized but not locked. Off.
Change of status of immobilizer
system, valid remote control
inserted or removed from ignition
switch.Double-flashes for 3 seconds.
SID message Reason/action
Key not accepted.
Contact service.Error when remote control
inserted into ignition switch.
Remote control battery
low. Replace battery.Battery needs replacing.
Seepage54.
Number of keys:
Active key number:Check of the number of remote
controls programmed for your
car. See page 53.
Alarm tripped during
last arming period.The alarm has been tripped
since the car was last locked.
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148 Interior equipmentCargo guard3, SportCombi
To fit
1 Hold the cartridge so that the extendible
part faces backward.
2 Position the cartridge over the pin (1) on
the left and right-hand sides. Press the
cartridge down and rotate it slightly
forward until a click is heard.
3 Check the fitting by pulling the cartridge
up, it should now be fitted firmly.
To remove
1 Retract the cargo guard into the
cartridge.
2 Pull the handle (2) back and lift up the
cartridge. Repeat this on the other side.Opening the cargo guard
The cargo guard can be opened halfway in
order to facilitate loading objects into the
luggage compartment (and to avoid stretch-
ing in over the luggage compartment to
reach the cargo guard).
1 Open the tailgate.
2 Press the rear lip of the cargo guard
down, e.g. with an elbow. The cargo
guard now opens halfway so that objects
can be more easily loaded into the
luggage compartment.
3 Pull the cargo guard down to the lower
positionNOTICEDo not place any objects on the extended
cargo guard. It is designed to shield
against view and not for storage.
WARNING
A cassette that is incorrectly fitted can
detach and cause personal injury in the
event of a collision, heavy breaking or
similar.
Fitting the cargo guard1 Pin on which the cargo guard is fitted
2 Handle for removing the cargo guard
Opening the cargo guard
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