2001 Saab 9 5 Owners Manual

Front, 2.3 Turbo Aero ______________ Rear ___________________________

11.34 in (288 mm) 12.05 in (306 mm) 11.26 in (286 mm)

Total friction area of brake pads:

Front __________________________

Rear ___________________________

36.3 in2 (234 cm2) 15.5 in2 (100 cm2)

Wheel size ________________________ 6.5 x 16 or 7 x 17

2.3 Turbo Aero ______________________ Use 6.5 x 16 or

7 x 17 only

Contact an authorized Saab dealer if you wish to fit other wheels than those fitted as standard.

Tire size (summer tires):

6.5 x 16 wheels ___________________ 215/55 R16
7 x 17 wheels _____________________ 225/45 R17

Tire size (winter tires):

6 x 15 wheels (not 2.3 Turbo Aero)_____ 195/65 R15 M+S 6.5 x 16 wheels ___________________ 205/55 R16 M+S Recommended wheels for snow chains _ 6 x 15 (not 9-5 2.3

Turbo Aero) or 6.5 x 16

Compact spare:

Wheel___________________________ 4 x 16
Tire_____________________________ T115/70 R16
Pressure_________________________ 60 psi (420 kPa) Maximum life _____________________ 2,200 miles

(3500 km)

Maximum speed __________________ 50 mph (80 km/h)

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Snow chains: Snow chains must not be fitted to the rear wheels, and may only be used with the following wheel-tire combinations: Wheels 6.5 x 15________195/65 R15 M+S (not 2.3 Turbo Aero)

Tires

205/65 R15 (not 2.3 Turbo Aero)

6.5 x 16________205/55 R16 M+S or

215/55 R16

Snow chains must not be fitted to 17" wheels. Max. permissible speed with snow chains fitted is 30 mph (50 km/h). Contact an authorized Saab dealer for advice on snow chains.

NOTE

Wheels larger than 17” must not be fitted. The wheel offset must not exceed 49 mm. Vehicles with 12.05 in (306 mm) front brake discs must not use 15” rims.

Front-wheel alignment: toe-in, measured

between rims: Front __________________________

Rear ___________________________

0.0585±0.0195 in (1.5±0.5 mm) 0.0866±0.0585 in (2.2±1.5 mm)

Plates and labels When consulting your Saab dealer, it may be necessary to quote the car’s V.I.N., engine and gearbox numbers. 1 Modification identity plate. 2 V.I.N. number, inside windshield. 3 Certification label. 4 Gearbox number. 5 Engine number. 6 Tire pressures and color codes

(body & trim), label.

7 Chassis number plate. 8 Chassis number, stamped on body. 9 Vehicle Emission Control Information. 10 Spark ignition system information

(Canada only).

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position: 1
Y S 3 E F

V.I.N.:

9 10 11
8 E 6

12

045842

2 3 4 5 6 = identification codes for certain chassis details

1 Region ___________ Y = Northern Europe 2 Country __________ S = Sweden 3 Manufacturer _____ 4 Product line ______ E = 9-5
5 Model series ______ D = 9-5 with driver’s and

3 = Saab Automobile AB

passenger-side airbags

6 Body version _____

7 Gearbox __________

F = 9-5 SE with driver’s and

passenger-side airbags H = 9-5 Aero with driver’s and passenger-side airbags

4-door 5-door

4 = 5 = 5 = Manual 5-speed 8 = Automatic 4-speed

8 Engine variant _____ E = G = Z =

2.3t 2.3 Turbo 3.0t V6

9 Check digit ________ 0-9/X 10 Model year ________ 1 = 11 Factory ___________ 3 = Trollhättan 12 Serial number ______

2001

000001-999999

Saab Information Display: (cid:127) Outdoor temperature display can be

adjusted.

Miscellaneous: (cid:127) Select the on-time for heated rear seat. (cid:127) Coolant temperature gauge adjustment

can be increased/decreased.

(cid:127) Fuel level gauge adjustment can be

increased/decreased.

(cid:127) Additional sweep of the wipers after wind-

shield washer function (ON or OFF).

(cid:127) Follow me home on-time can vary from 20

to 50 seconds.

(cid:127) Night panel illumination deactivation speed for the speedometer can be adjusted.

Several of the systems in your Saab car can be adjusted to better fit your individual needs Some functions are governed by legal requirements and cannot therefore be reprogrammed. Consult an authorized Saab dealer for fur- ther information. Car alarm/central locking system: (cid:127) The sound level of the siren when locking/

unlocking, HIGH or LOW.

(cid:127) The number of blinks when locking/

unlocking, 1 to 7.

(cid:127) Automatic locking of the trunk when the

car is driven, 1 to 8 mph (2-14 km/h), YES or NO.

(cid:127) Preclude the unlocking of the trunk while

the car is driven, YES or NO.

(cid:127) Automatic locking of the trunk after

1 second-4 minutes if it has not been opened, YES or NO.

(cid:127) Automatic locking of the trunk when it is

closed, YES or NO.

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Following adjustments can be done by the driver: Automatic Climate Control (ACC): To alter the preprogrammed ”AUTO” start up mode with your own preferences you can manually select the desired settings for: (cid:127) Temperature. (cid:127) Fan speed. (cid:127) Air distribution. See ”Programming I” on page 76 and ”Pro- gramming II” on page 77. Saab 9-5 Audio System (see page 97): (cid:127) Maximum starting volume (when the

radio is switched on).

(cid:127) Telephone volume (if the car is equipped with a phone connected to the audio sys- tem).

(cid:127) Speed dependent volume (volume

increases or decreases with vehicle speed).

(cid:127) Loudness. Alarm system: The glass breakage sensor can be tempo- rarily disabled, see page 42. Daytime Running Lights: To disable, turn off the ignition and pull out fuse 35, see page 217.

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Index A/C system, fault diagnosis _______230
A/C system, maintenance _________230
ABS brakes ____________________167
ACC __________________________70
ACC functions ___________________73
ACC, automatic climate control _____70
ACC, calibration _________________78
ACC, condensation _______________79
ACC, programming _______________76
ACC, useful tips _________________78
Adjusting the steering wheel _______124
Adjustment, seats _______________120
Afterheater, V6-engine cars ________80
Air conditioning (A/C), fault diagnosis and maintenance ______________230
Air distribution, ACC ______________75
Airbag _________________________26
Alarm _________________________41
Alarm functions __________________44
Alarm signals _______________ 41, 44
Alternator _____________________202
Alternator drive belt _________ 202, 255
Alternator rating ________________254
Anticorrosion treatment ___________234
Antidazzle rear-view mirror ________126
Ashtrays ______________________130
Audio System ___________________81
Audio System, quick guide _________83

Autochecking of lights on starting ____54
Automatic climate control (ACC) _____70
Automatic transmission, technical data _________________256
Battery ________________________199
Battery charging/replacing ________201
Battery, boost starting ____________183
Belt guide ______________________12
Boost starting using jump leads ____183
Booster cushion _________________24
Brake and clutch fluid ____________198
Brake-fluid reservoir _____________198
Brakes, technical data ____________257
Bulbs, changing ________________205
Bulbs, table of __________________214
CD changer _____________________93
CD player ______________________91
CHECK messages _______________61
CHECKING _____________________61
Calibration, ACC _________________78
Cancelling the programmed settings _76
Car alarm ______________________41
Car care ______________________187
Car phone, installation ___________103
Cargo net, 9-5 Wagon ____________141
Carpeting, care of _______________232

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Cassette player _________________ 88
Catalytic converter, important considerations ________ 152
Central locking __________________ 34
Change language in SID __________ 62
Change of address notification ____ 244
Changing a wheel ______________ 226
Changing bulbs ________________ 205
Changing the coolant ___________ 197
Changing the wheels round _______ 222
Changing wiper blades __________ 203
Chassis number _______________ 259
Chassis number, key to __________ 260
Child safety ____________________ 19
Child safety locks, rear doors ______ 37
Child seat, integral _______________ 24
Cleaning, engine bay ____________ 233
Clock ______________________ 61, 62
Colour code, body ______________ 259
Colour code, trim _______________ 259
Compact spare wheel ___________ 225
Condensation, ACC ______________ 79
Coolant ______________________ 196
Coolant, changing ______________ 197
Courtesy Headlight Feature _______ 64
Cruise control _________________ 166
Cup holder ____________________ 133
DICE/TWICE __________________ 216
Dampers _____________________ 256

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Date code, tires _________________224
Dim-dipped beam ________________63
Direction indicators _______________65
Door handles ___________________34
Door mirrors ___________________125
Doors, locks & luggage compartment _33
Drive belt ______________________255
Drive belt, alternator _____________202
Drive belts _____________________255
Drive belts, length _______________255
Driver’s seat, programmable _______122
Driving in hot weather ____________173
Driving with a load ______________179
Electric heating seat _____________123
Electric heating, front seats _______123
Electric windows ________________127
Electrical system, technical data ____254
Electrically heated rear seat _______123
Electronic starting interlock _________35
Emergency operation of sunroof ____129
Emission control systems _________191
Engine bay, 3.0t V6 _____________190
Engine bay, 4-cyl _______________189
Engine bay, cleaning ____________233
Engine number _________________259
Engine oil, grade ________________253
Engine, description _________ 192, 193
Engine, technical data ___________252
Engine, temperature gauge ________55

Engine-oil level, checking _________193
Expansion tank, coolant __________196
Fault codes, Audio System ________104
Flat spot, tire ___________________229
Fluid level, automatic transmission __195
Folding the rear seat, 9-5 Sedan ___134
Folding the rear seat, 9-5 Wagon ___137
Frequently asked questions on airbag 30
Front fog lights __________________66
Frost warning ___________________58
Fuel __________________________154
Fuel consumption ________________57
Fuel filler flap ___________________145
Fuel gauge _____________________55
Fuel grade _____________________252
Fuse box under hood ____________219
Fuse panel ____________________215
Fuses ________________________215
Gearbox number ________________259
Gearbox oil, checking ____________195
Gearbox, technical data, __________255
Glove compartment ______________131
Handbrake ____________________185
Hazard warning lights _____________66

Head restraint __________________ 18
Headlight flasher ________________ 63
Headlights _____________________ 63
Holidaying abroad ______________ 236
Hood ________________________ 188
Horn _________________________ 124
Ignition switch _________________ 148
Immobilizer ____________________ 35
Indicator and warning lights ________ 48
Indicator lights __________________ 48
Instrument illumination ___________ 65
Instruments and controls __________ 47
Integral child seat _______________ 24
Interior equipment ______________ 119
Interior lighting __________________ 67
Interior rearview mirror __________ 125
Key __________________________ 34
Key to chassis number __________ 260
Key, remove __________________ 148
Labels _________________________ 8
Leather upholstery, care of _______ 231
Light horn _____________________ 63
Light switches __________________ 63
Luggage-compartment lighting _____ 67

M Main instrument panel ____________48
Main/dipped beam _______________63
Maintenance schedule ___________242
Manual gearbox, technical data ____255
Maxi fuses _____________________216
Milometer ______________________54
Motoring abroad ________________236
Night Panel _____________________61
Oil capacity, engine _____________252
Oil change, engine ______________194
Oil specification _________________252
OnStar _______________________107
Outdoor temperature _____________57
Owner assistance _______________243
Paintwork, touching-in ___________233
Parking lights ___________________63
Plates and labels _______________259
Poly-V-belt ____________________202
Power steering _________________199
Power-steering fluid _____________199
Pressure gauge _________________56
Programming I, ACC ______________76

Programming II, ACC _____________77
Programming the ACC ____________76
Questions on function of airbag _____30
Quick guide, Audio System _________83
Radio __________________________86
Rear fog light ____________________64
Rear seat, 9-5 Sedan, folding ______134
Rear seat, 9-5 Wagon, folding _____137
Rear-seat head restraints __________18
Rear-view mirror, antidazzle _______126
Rearview mirrors ________________125
Reclamation ___________________236
Refuelling _____________________154
Relay panel ____________________218
Remote control __________________34
Remote-control battery, changing ____37
Remove the key ________________148
Reporting safety defects __________244
Reprogramming of systems _______261
Reservoir, power-steering fluid _____199
Rev counter _____________________54
Reversing lights _________________66
Roof load ______________________176
Running-in _____________________170

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SID __________________________ 57
SRS (airbag) ___________________ 26
SRS, supplementary restraint system 26
Saab 9-5 Audio System ___________ 81
Saab Information Display (SID) _____ 57
Safety belts ____________________ 12
Safety belts, care of _____________ 231
Safety-belt pretensioners _________ 13
Safety-belt reminder _____________ 12
Seats ________________________ 120
Securing a load _________________ 38
Selector lever indication, automatic transmission __________ 57
Service costs __________________ 243
Service information _____________ 244
Service intervals _______________ 242
Service record retention _________ 243
Settings, seats _________________ 120
Side airbags ___________________ 28
Signalling, horn ________________ 124
Sliding floor, 9-5 Wagon _________ 142
Snow chains __________________ 172
Spare wheel __________________ 225
Spare wheel and tools ___________ 144
Spark plugs ___________________ 254
Speed rating __________________ 221
Speedometer ________________ 54, 55
Starting in cold weather, ACC ______ 76
Starting in hot weather, ACC _______ 76
Steering wheel adjustment _______ 124

Washers _____________________ 203
Washers, windshield ____________ 204
Washing the car _______________ 232
Waxing and polishing ___________ 233
Wear indicators, tires ____________ 223
Wheels and tires ___________ 221, 257
Wheels and tires, sizes __________ 257
Window-glass sensor, car alarm ____ 42
Windshield washers _____________ 68
Windshield wipers _______________ 68
Wiper blades, headlamp _________ 203
Wiper blades, replacing __________ 203
Wipers and washers _________ 68, 203

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Steering, technical data __________256
Stone-chip damage, repairing ______233
Storage compartments ___________131
Sun visors _____________________130
Sunroof _______________________128
Suspension ____________________256
Suspension, technical data ________256
Switches _______________________63
Systems, adjustment ____________261
TCS OFF ______________________53
Table of fuses __________________217
Tachometer _____________________54
Tailgate, opening ________________38
Tank gauge _____________________55
Technical data _________________249
Telematics ____________________107
Temperature control, ACC _________72
Temperature gauge, engine ________55
Temperature zones, ACC __________72
Textile carpeting ________________232
Through-load hatch ______________136
Tie Downs _____________________136
Tightening torque, wheel studs _____226
Tire markings _____________ 221, 222
Tire pressure ______________ 179, 221
Tires ____________________ 221, 257
Tools _________________________144
Touching-in the paintwork _________233
Towbar attachment ______________174

Towbar load ___________________176
Towing the car _________________181
Towing, automatics ______________181
Traction _______________________169
Trailer weights __________________251
Trionic ________________________191
Trip computer ___________________57
Trip meter ______________________54
Trunk _________________________134
Trunk lid, opening ________________38
Turbo gauge ____________________56
Turbo, points to note _____________151
Under the hood, 3.0t V6 __________190
Under the hood, 4-cyl ____________189
Upholstery and trim ______________231
Upholstery and trim, care of _______231
Useful tips, ACC _________________78
Vanity mirrors __________________130
Ventilated front seats ____________123
Viscosity, engine oil _____________252
Warning labels ___________________8
Warning light, AIR BAG ___________30
Warning lights ___________________48
Warning triangle ________________144

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