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Owner’s Manual
Saab 9-5, Model Year 2009
Safety 11
Security 43
Instruments and controls 57 Saab 9-5 Audio System 89
Interior equipment and trunk 113 Starting and driving 139
Car care and technical information 187
Customer Assistance and Information 251 Specifications 257Index 267
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108 Saab 9-5 Audio SystemTechnical data
Specifications in accordance with EIA Interim Standard.
THD = Total Harmonic Distortion
To n e c o n t r o l s
Bass _____________ ±8 dB at 100 Hz
Treble ____________ ±8 dB at 16 kHz
Power output
harman/kardon®
Sound System __ 200 W
150 W at 1% THD
and 13.5 V
Radio module
Radio system ______ PLL frequency syn-
thesizer tuner.
Number of presets
FM/AM/XM
TM
3_ 6 x 6
Frequency range
FM ___________ 87.7 - 107.9 MHz
AM ___________ 530 - 1710 kHzTuning steps
Automatic tuning _ FM 200 kHz
AM 10 kHz
Manual tuning ___ FM 200 kHz
AM 10 kHz
Frequency range
(FM) __________40 – 11000 Hz
±1 dB
Distortion (FM) _____ < 0.5%
CD player and CD changer
1-bit system and 8 x
oversampling
Frequency range ___ 20 – 20000 Hz
±1 dB
Distortion _________ <0.005%
Dynamics _________ >85 dB
CD changer capacity 6 discs
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190 Car care and technical informationEngine familiesSaab cars imported into the United States
and Canada meet all applicable emission
control standards. The engine family and
appropriate tune-up specifications are iden-
tified on a label affixed to the left front inner
fender.
These engine families meet applicable EPA
Federal Standards, California State Stan-
dards and Canadian Federal Standards and
are equipped with the following systems:
Sequential multiport fuel injection system
Three way catalytic converter
Crankcase emissions control system
Evaporative emission control system
On-Board diagnostic (OBD II) system.
Emission control
systemsThe systems for controlling emissions to the
atmosphere require regular checking and
adjustment at the intervals specified in the
service program.
In addition to meeting the exhaust emission
regulations and thereby helping to keep the
environment clean, a correctly tuned engine
will also give maximum fuel economy.
WARNING
Engine exhaust, some of its constituents,
and certain vehicle components contain
or emit chemicals known to the State of
CA to cause cancer and birth defects and
reproductive harm. In addition, certain
fluids contained in vehicles and certain
products of component wear contain or
emit chemicals known to the State of Cal-
ifornia to cause cancer and birth defects
or other reproductive harm.
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