Saab900cv Owners Manual 92 [Ocr]

8/20/2019 Saab900cv Owners Manual 92 [Ocr]

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adv

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ur

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Instruments

an

d controls 3

nstruments

and controls

Instrument panel 4

Indicator and warning

lights

4

Instruments 5

Switches 6

Heating nd ventilat ion system 1


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soon

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been

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system

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n eme

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ntrol u

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take

over, e

nabling

you to

contin

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ur journ

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w

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at dim

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engin

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or·

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the c

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i

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show

when

the rea

r-wind

ow

h

eating

is swit

ched o

n.

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il p re

ssure

w a rn

ing

light

This

light w

ill com

e o n if t

he eng

ine o il

p res

sure

should

fall to

o lo w .

If the l

igh t fla

shes

or com

es on

whi le

you are

driv i

ng, stop

the

car imm

ediat

ely, sw

itch of

f the e

ngine a

nd

c

heck th

e oil l

evel.

T

he c

r m us

t not

be drive

n while

this li

ght

Is on

.


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8 Instruments and controls

Interior lighting

There are three interior lights: a dome light

on the

ce

ili

ng

, a light on the rear-view mir

ror and a light by the ignition switch

o

mbi

Coupe and Sedan). Saab 9 Convertible

have four interior lights: one on the rear

view mirror, one by the ignition switch and

two courtesy lights for rear-seat passen

gers. The lights are operated by a three

position switch on the console between the

front seats.

Switch position 2: Lighting on continuously

Switch position

:

Lighting off

Switch position 1: Lighting comes on when

a door is opened

In some models, the lights will switch off

au tomatically either after a delay of about

Switch for interior

li

ghts

fi

fte en

seconds after the last door has been

closed or when the ignition switch is moved

to the drive positi

on

.

Luggage compartment light

The luggage com

pa

rtment light is switched

on/extinguish

ed

automatically wh

en

the

luggage compartment door is opened

/closed. The light can also

be

switched off

by m

ov

ing the switch to the middle position.

Rear fog lig

ht

certain

markets)

he rear fog light is incorporated in the rear

left or right light cluster depen

di

ng on left-

. . . . or rigtt-hand traffic) and is switched on by

means of a switch on the instrument panel.

The rear fog light operates only when t

he

headlights are on. A light on the instrument

display panel will show when the rear fog

light is switched on . Make sure

that

you

are

familiar

with the law regarding the

use

of rear fog

lights

.

Hazard

warning

lights

When this switch is depressed, all

fou

r di

rection indicator lights will flash simulta

neously. An indi

ca

tor light in the switch and

both direction indicator repeater lights on

the instrument panel will also flash. The

hazard warning lights should only be used

if, because of a col ision or breakdown, the

car constitutes a danger or obstruction to

other road users.

azard warning l i htswi tch


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Stalk switch for wipers and

washers

The stalk switch for the wipers and wash

ers has the following positions:

1 Windscreen wipers. intermittent opera

tion. The wipers will make a double

sweep every few seconds. This function

is particularly useful in light rain or driz

zle.

2 Windscreen wipers low speed.

3 Windscreen wipers high speed.

4 Lifting the stalk switch towards the

steering wheel will operate the washers

and wipers tor the headlights and wind

screen.

Stalk switch for wipers and washars

Heated rear window

The switch for heating of the rear window is

located on the dashboard. A warning light

on the instrument display panel will show

when the heating is switched on.

Switch the heating ott as soon as the rear

window

is

free from ice

or

mist. Retrain from

placing sharp or hard objects on the rear

parcel shelf

to

avoid damaging the heater

elements.

Do

not

switch

on

the rear

window

heat

ing before the engine

Is

running

Cars for some markets are equipped with a

time-delay relay which limits to a few min·

utes the time during which the rear window

is electrically heated.

Instruments and controls 9

the electrically heated

drtvsr s seat

• Heated

driving

seat

On some variants the driving seat is

equipped with adjustable heating

of

the

seal cushion and backrest. The control on

the dashboard has three heating settings

with position 3 providing maximum heat.

ith the control in position 0 the heating is

switched off altogether.


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10

Instruments and controls

eating and ventilation

system

~ r s h a

ir

is drawn in through an inlet in the

bonnet.

An

efficient fi lter removes dust and

other particles from the air before it flows

through the heating and ventilation system

into the car.

On

the Combi Coupe air is

evacuated from the car through

an

outlet on

either side at the rear of the car. On Sedan

and Convertible models, the air evacuation

outlet is located underneath the rear

bumper.

eating

and

ventilation controls

1

Fan

switch

2 Temperature control

3 Air

distributio

n

control

:JI Fan

The amount or air admitted to the car is

controlled by the ran switch. The ran runs

continuously exoept when the air distribu

tion control is

set

to

0.

To increase the .air flow, turn the fan control

clockwise.

Temperature

control

Infin

it

ely variable control of the temperature

of

the supply air between the limtts) ts pos-

ir

vents

1 Defroster vents

2 Side

vents

3

Central pane

l

vents

4 Floor vents

JJ.

sible by means of the temperature control.

Turn the control clockwise to increase the

temperature.

ir distribution control

The air distribution control is used to direct

the supply of air to the defroster, panel and

floor vents.

Joysticks on the panel vents enable t

i le

di

rection or the air flow to

be

selected as de

sired for instance, in very cold weather it

may be advisable to direct the air fl

ow

onto

the side windows to enhance the defrosting

effect). The thumb wheels on the panel

vents enable the amount of air admitted to

be adjusted for each vent ind ividually. Note

that

the top

section

of

the

side

vents

is

permanently open.

Reco

mmended

control sett ings

Cold weather. For rapid defrosting, turn

the air distribution control to position

4W and select the maximum fan speed.

Thereafter to keep the ins

i

de or

the

car

at

a comfortable temperature, turn the air dis

t r i b ~ t t i o n control to position { or

and select a suitable fan speed and

temperature.

Hot weather. When the car is very hot and

maximum cooling is required, tum the air

distribution control

to

position

¢ t

and

select the maximum fan speed.


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2

Instruments and controls

Defroster vents

open

Floor and defroster

vents open

Floor

vents open

Max

imum air flow for

rap

id

cooling All

panel ve

nts

fully

open The fan ru

ns

automatically at max·

imum speed Cars

without AC: Floor

vents partially open

ars with AC: Floor

vents closed

All panel vents

fu

lly

open Cars without

AC: Floor vents par·

ti

ally

open Cars with

AC: Normal setting

Floor vents closed

Floor vents and cen·

tral panel vents fully

open


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In

ter

ior

eq

uip

m

en

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e

at

s

The backrest and cushio n o f the fron t seats

ar

e e

quip

pe

d w

ith

elec

tric

he

atin

g ,

whi

ch i

s

co

ntr

olle

d a

uto

ma

tica

ll y

by

a

th e

rm

ost

at

w he

n t

he i

gn i

tion

is o

n. n s

om

e

m

ode

ls,

the

hea

ti n

g of

th

e d

rive

r s

se

a t

is a

dju

sta

ble .

T

he

h

eat

ing

w il

l

o

nly

o

pe

rate

wh

en

the

ig

n

itio

n IS

o

n

d th

e s

ea

t is

col

d.

Bo

th

fron

t s

ea t

s c

an be

adj

uste

d

for

leg

ro om

n

d the ra ke angle of the backrests

h s

in

fin itely

var

ia b

le a

d ju

stm

ent

w it

hin

the

li

mits

.

T

he

d

riv

ing

sea

t is

als

o ad

ju s

ta b

le f

or

he1

ght

In C

on

ven

ble

n

d t

hre

e-d

oor

mo

d

els

,

the

ba

ckr

ests

ca

n be

f

olde

d f

orw

ard

s .

T

he

s

eat

s

o

f

ca

rs o

r t

he F

E-

n

d M

E-

m

ar

-

kets

ha

ve n

o

ele

ctr i

c he

ati

ng.

ead

restraint

T

he

hea

d r

estr

a in

ts c

an

b

e

ra i

sed

or

low

e

red

n

d

to

g iv

e

m a

xim

um

p

rote

ctio

n

s

hou

ld be

adj

uste

d

to t

he sam

e

h

eig

ht

as

the

oc

cup

an

t s h

ea

d

To

ra

1se

th

e h

ead

re

stra

mt.

g ri

p i

t

o

eith

er

s

id e

an

d p

ull

st

ra1

ght

up.

To lo wer the head re straint: press the to p

st

raig

ht

dow

n.

T

o a

dju

st th

e h

ead

re

stra1

nt

P

ull t

he h

ead

res

trai

nt u

p o

r pu

sh i

t

down unti l it is in

the

correct pos it

ion

.

For

bes

t p r

otec

tion

.

th

e

he

ad

rest

rai n

t

shou

ld be

le

ve l

w1t

h th

e

oc

cup

ant

s

h

ead

.

Le

groo

m

adju

stm

en

t

L

ift th

e

b

r

a

nd sl

id

e th

e

sea

t to

the

de

sired

PO

SitiO

n.

Re

lease

the

ba r

and check

th

at t

he s

eat

is l

ocke

d 1n

th

e ne

w p

osi

tion.

He

ig ht

ad

ju st

ment

Pu

ll f

orw

ard

the

tele

sco

pic

leve

r

and

rr

use

o

r lo

wer

the

lev

er u

ntil

the

des

ired

he1

ght IS

Ob

ta•n

ed

.

fo

ld t

he b

ac

kres

t fo

r-

war

d,

3

-d

o

or

and

Co

nve

rt ib

le

R

ele

ase

the

bac

kre

st b

y

ra

1sin

g

th

e Le

ver

and

the

n

lo

k i th

e b

ack

rest

forw

ard

.

B

ack

re s

t ra

ke a

ng

le

To

adJu

st the

bac

kres

t, tu

rn

the

whe

el

until

the

b a

ckre

st

is

in

the

des

ired

pos

itio

n .

Con

tr o

ls

f

or

e l

ec t

nca

lly a

dJU

Sta

ble

fron

t

s

ea

ts

1

Ba

ckr

est

rake

an

g le

2 Legroom and height ad;ustment


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Electrically adjust ble seats

Some variants are equipped with electri

ca

ll

y adjustable front seats, which are also

an option on certain other variants.

The top control is for adjustment of the

backrest In addition to leg room adjust

ment, the lower control provides individual

height adjustment

of

the front thigh sup

port) and back of the sea

t

In the event of an electrical fault, a special

winder includ

ed

in t

he

tool kit can be useo

to

adjust the seat manually for legroom.

eat belts

Always fasten your seat belt This also ap

plies to back-seat passengers. Research

ocation of winder

SG1119

has established that it is equally dangerous

for rear-seat passengers not to wear seat

belts. In the event

of

a collision, unre

strained rear-seat passengers are thrown

violently forward against the front-seat

backrests. This doubles the force put on the

front-seat occupants and seat belts, fre

quently resulting in injury to all the occu

pants. Each belt may only

be worn by one

person at a time

Apart from the

be

lt for the middle rear-seat

passenger nta Convertible), the seat

be

lts

are of the inertia reel type. To fasten a seat

belt, pull the strap gently out

of

the reel and

insert the tong

ue

in the buckle. Make sure

that the tongue is properly secured.

For maximum protection, the seat belt

should be worn with the hip strap low

across the hips and the diagonal strap well

Taking hol of the front seat belt

Tongue

2

Buckle

Interior equipment

1

5

in on the shoulder but not too close to the

neck. Make sure that the belt

is

not twisted

or rubbing against any sharp edges and

that there is no unnecessary slack in the

straps. To re lease the buckle, press the red

button marked PRESS.

Expectant mothers should take c re to fit

the belt such that it does not apply pressure

to the abdomen. The hip strap should be as

low as possible across the hips.

Mostof the time when the belt is be ing worn

the reel will not be locked, thus allowing

freedom of movement However, t

he

reel

will lock if t

he

strap is jerked or withdrawn

sharply, if the car is tilted at a steep angle,

or

if

the car brakes hard or is involved in a

collision. The seat belt warning light on the

instrument panel will show if either

of

the


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16 Interior equipment

front seat occupants has neglected to fas

ten his belt.

The belt for the middle rear-seat passenger

is of the lap-belt type and can be adjusted

manually. If required, lengthen the belt be

fore fastening it by holding the adjuster at

right angles to the strap and pulling the

strap out. Tighten the belt by pulling the free

end until the belt fits snugly against the

body.

o

release the beH, press the red

button on the buckle.

CAUTION

Make sure that the belts

do

not become

trapped when the rear seat is tipped for

ward or folded back.

Adjusting the length

of

the lap

belt

WARNING

• Seat belts are designed to bear upon

the bony structure

of

the body, and

should be worn low across the front of

the pelvis, or the pelvis, chest and

shoulders, as applicable: wearing the

lap section of the belt across the abdom

inal area must be avoided.

• Seat belts should be adjusted as firmly

as possible, consistent with comfort, to

provide the protection for which they

have been designed. A slack belt will

greatly reduce the protection afforded

to

the wearer.

• Care should be taken to avoid contam

ination of the webbing with polishes, oils

and chemica

ls and particularly battery

acid. Cleaning may safely be carried out

using mild soap and water. The belt

Correct position

of

he seat

ell

should be replaced

if

webbing becomes

frayed, contaminated or damaged.

• It

is

essential to replace the entire as

sembly after

it

has been worn In a se

vere impact even if damage to the as

sembly is not obvious.

• Belts should not be worn with straps

twisted.

• Each belt assembly must only be used

by one occupant; it is dangerous to put

a belt around a child being carried on the

occupant s lap.

•

No

modifications or additions should be

made by the user which either prevent

the seat belt adjusting devices f

ro

m op

erating to remove slack,

or

prevent the

seat belt assembly from being adjusted

to remove slack.


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ca

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st

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tra

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d

in

so

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ay

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ow

ev

er

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us

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for

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hem

. 1

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. w

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n t

hey

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r pro

v1

de

am

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p

ie

su

pp

ort

fo

r th

e

he

ad

an

d

leg

s.

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en

a

ch

ild

ha

s o

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ro

wn

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ea t

s .

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sta

nd

ar

d s

ea

t b

elt

W

ith

a

bo

os

te r

cu

sh

1o

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ho

uld

b

e u

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ake

su

re

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ha

t y

ou

re

f

am

il

i

r

w

ith

t

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l

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ild

p

as

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er

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ten

o

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q

uip

m

e

nt

17

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hi

ld r

est

ram

t

anc

ho

ra

ges

9

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so

1

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b

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up

e

a

nd

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dan

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an

d

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d

an

A

u

s tr

a l i

a

only

)

To

at

tac

h

the

re

st

ra in

ts

:

Re

m

ove

t

he

co

ve

rin

g

plu

gs

lr

om

t

he

h

ole

s

und

er

th

e t

wo

c

ro s

s-s

ha

pe

d

cut

s

1

t

he

lu

gg

ag

e c

om

pa

rtm

e

nt

flO

or

ca

r

p

et

2

F

ast

en

t

he

a

nc

ho

r

bo

lts

w

ith

th

e1

r

sha

ck

les

in

t

he

hole s, us ing

spec1ally

d

es

ign

ed

sp

ac

er

s.

3

B

ol

t d

im

ens

1o

n· U

N

C

5

11

6.

len

gh

l 25

mm

. S

pa

ce

r

d1m

e

nso

on :

2

m

m

o

ho

le

1

2

m

m

o

).

th

ick

ne

ss

10

m

m.


20/87

18 Int

erior equip

ment

<

I

Chi ld r

estraml ancho

rages

9

Convert ib

le

G

GIO

I9

Chi ld restra

int anchor

ages, 900

Conve r

t ib le Aus tr

al ia

only

To

a

ttach the rest

raints.

1

Raise the co

nver t ible top

and lower the

rear scre

en.

2 O perat ing

from outs ide

of the car . lo

·

cate

the zippers s

i tuated In th

e

s

pace

betwee

n the back

seat a

nd

th

e rear

screen, just

be low each

head rest

O

pen the zipp

er.

3 De

t

ac

h the head

re s t by unsc

rew ing the

w ing screw

w h ich locks

the head

re

straint

. Rem ove t

he head res

t and

retighte

n th e screw.

4 After r

emov ing ghe

head

res

t, a

ttach

t

he child restr

aint to the an

chorage by

fa stening the anchor bol t

in

the hole.

Bolt

d1m

ens1on UNC

51

16

length

20

·25

mm

Australia)

WARNIN

G

Do

not low

r the top

wrt passeng

ers

1

n

the rear se

a t are

a

W hen dnV

lng wrth

me

top

lo wered

and a

ch ld restra

1nt 1n

me

back

seat. do

not f i t

the cover

pane s

Chi ld r

estra nt anch

orages are d

estgned

t

o w1thstand o

nly those load

s im posed by

co

rrect ly f11

ted

c

hi ld restramt

s U nder no

car

cumstances are

mey to b

e used for

adult seat belts

or

harnesses.

Rear v

iew mirror

s

The rear-v1ew

~ r r o r

IS

of

the ant i-dazzle

ty p

e and can be

deflected by m

eans of the

lever

underneath

the m1rror.

Th

e door m1rrors

are

ant1·g1are

treated and

are a

djustable by m

eans

of

the

levers on

the ms1de

of the fron

t

d

oors

+

Some

m ode ls

are

equ1pped

w1th

ele ctncal ly

adjustable

door m1rrors

The

swrtches for

these are loc

ated

on

the 1n

stru·

ment panel. t

o e1ther s1de

of the steen

ng

w

heel The sw

itches may

be moved

up

dow

n le ft

o

r ngh

t.

oor mrrro

r

SG92


21/87

Catch for door mirror

Convertible)

SG388

900 Convertible: If subjected to excesstve

force, the door mirrors will fold back. They

can also be parked in this position. Care-

tully fold the mirror backwards until it en-

gages the catch. To release the mirror.

press it back and push in the catch.

f

subjected to excessive force, the mirrors

fitted to Convertibles will fold back. The mir-

rors can also be parked in the folded back

position. Carefully fold the mirror back-

wards until it engages the catch. To release

the mirror, push

it

further into the folded

positon to take pressure off the catch. Push

in the catch and release the mirror.

Front ashtray

nd

cigar lighter

1 Spring catcll

2 Cigar tighter

shtrays

The car is fitted with two ashtrays: one is

incorporated in the radio console and the

other at the back of the centre console bet-

ween the front seats.

To remove the front ashtray from

its hOus·

ing, depress the spring catch as shown)

and pull the ashtray out of the housting. To

replace the ashtray, simply push

it

back into

the housing.

To remove the rear ashtray, make sure it

is

fully open and then press down and pull it

forward . To refit the ashtray, engage the

two

springs in the corresponding lugs,

press down on the ashtray and push it in.

Interior equipment

9


22/87

20

In t

eri

or

eq

uip

m

en

t

W

itc

hes

fo r

ele

ctri

c W

indO

WS

and

SG

11 18

SW

itch

to

re

nd

er

oor

sw

tche

s

for

re

ar W

indo

WS in

ope

rat

ve

le

ct

ri

c

w i

nd

o

w

s

a

T

he

tw

o-p

osit

ion

ro c

ke

r sw

it c

h·

es

fort

he

ele

ctr i

c w

in d

ows

ar

e l

oca

te d

on

the

sw

1tc

h pa

ne

l on

th e

ce

ntre

oo

nso

re .

The

s

w1t

che

s fo

r th

e fr

ont

-do

ors

w

1nd

ow

h

ave

a

t

hrrd

po

s1ti

on b

ey

ond

th e

sp

rin

g-lo

ade

d d

e·

tent

po

s1ti

on

Wi

th t

he sw

1tc

h

in

th is

po

si·

tion , the window wil l open

fu

lly w rthoutlh e

n

ee

d to

ke

ep

th e

sw

itch

d

epr

ess

ed.

Do

or

sw

itch

es

are

als

o p

ro v

ide

d fo

r o

per

at io

n o

f

th

e re

ar

win

do

ws

bu

t th

ese

ca

n

be

ren

·

da

red

ino

pe

ra ti

ve b

y a

s

w1t

ch on

th

e ce

ntr

e

con

sol

e (m

ari


23/87

R F Some models are equipped with

an electric sunroof. The switch tor the sun

roof is located at the front of the centre con

sole.

anual operation o sunroof

A manual winder for emergency operation

ol th

e sunroof (e.g. in the event of an elec

trical fault) is filled to the sunroof motor. The

motor

is

located on the right-hand side un

derneath the luggage compartment floor.

To close the sumrool, rotate the winder in a

clockwise direction.

Convertible top

GENER L S FETY

PREC UTIONS

• When raising or lowering the top, keep

hands well clear of the hinges, linkages

and windscreen frame.

• Remove all objects from the space be

hind the rear seat

be

fore raising or low

ering the top. This space is

lor

stowage

of the top

on

ly. Loose items left here

oould damage the rear screen or the top

assembly.

• Before raising or lowering the top, check

that people re standing well clear. The

rear seat must not be occupied during

operation

of

the top.

• Before lowering or raising the top, re

move any child seats, carrycots, chil

dren or infants from the rear seat.

• Do not operate the top when the outside

temperature is below 35°F

(2 C).

Interior equipment

21

• Before driving off. make sure that the

top is either properly secured to the top

of the windscreen on both sides,

or

that

it

is properly stowed behind the rear

se t

• Before operating the ROOF switch,

make sure that the manual

v lve is

closed.

• Do not run the car through an automatic

car wash s this is liable to damage the

top.

• Do not lower the top when it is wet or

damp as moisture can damage or stain

the interior or cause mi ldew to form on

the fabric of the top.

The

9

Convertible

is

designed for a max

imum of lour occupants including the

dr

iver

two in the front and two in the back.

It is strongly advised that rear-seat passen

gers also wear seat belts at all times.


24/87

Inter

ior eq

u1pm

ent

ow

r

ing

the to

p

C UT

ION

Ke

ep ha

nds we

ll clea

r of the

hinge

s and

lm

kages

when

fowerm

g the

t op.

B

efore lo

wenng

the t

op, m a

ke sur

e that

th

e rear

seats

are u

noccup

ied an

d that

p

eop le

are we ll

clea

r o f th

e car.

Remove any loose items fro m the sp ace

beh

1nd th

e rear

seats

th is s

pace s

hould

n

ot be

used f

or stor

age o

ther th

an for

stow

age of

the to

p

1

tself .

N

ote th

at the

rear sc

reen

ust e

1ther be

ra ise

d and

secure

d w1th

the z ip

per o

r ow·

ere

d enbr

ely

1

nto

the

space

behind

the

r

ear se

ats. Ne

ver lea

ve

res11ng

h

orizon

·

tally a

ga•nst

the rea

r-seat

backre

st.

1

Apply

the ha

ndbrak

e Th

e top

cannot

be

oper

ated u

nless

the ha

ndbrak

e IS

on.)

Tur

n the 1g

nltlon

key to

the d

rive po

si

tion

.

3

Lower

all sid

e wind

ows

and the

sun vi

sors.

4 Un d

o the tw

o lat

ching

handle

s, to r

e

leas

e the h

ooks

from the

strik

ers.

5

Press

the RO

OF sw

itch to

ra1se t

he top

t

o the pos1t1

on

at whic

h it w

ill rem

ain

op

en ap

prox.

1 • 2 f

eet 30

• 6

em)

ab ove

the W

indscre

en fra

me).

·

Latch

ing

l

ancJ/e

1 Hook

2

Smke

r

SW

itCh

for onver

t•O ifl

lOP

•

6

Re1u

rn the tw

o han

dles

to their o

rigina

l

po

sitions

N

F

ailure

to do

s

o at th1s

stag

e can r

esult

n

damag

e to th

e han

dles

or the ca

r upho

l·

stery.

7

Press

the ro

of swi

tch to

lower

the top

comp

letely .

Switch

of f th

e ignit i

on.

8

Chec

k that t

he inne

r lin ing

of the

top ha

s

lo ld e

d dow

n prop

erty be

hind a

nd clea

r

of th

e top

edge of

the b

ackres

t. II no

t,

tuck

down

by han

d.


25/87

5mm

tttm

g the s

id e c o

ve r pa n

e l

S

G

7 7

F itt ing

the

cov

er pan

els

Open

the boo

t, unh

ook the

elasti

c strap

s at

etthe

r end

of the s

torage

bag nd

take

o ut

th e covers

I

nspect

and, f

nece

ssary

. clear

an

y


26/87

2

4

In

te

rio

r

e

q

~

u

~

1

p

~

m

~

e

:

:

n

~

t

as

te n

er

for

m1

dd

e p

an

e l

s

tud

s

o 9

9

T

o r

em

ov

e

th

e

co

ve

rs

O

pe

n t

he

bo

ot

, u

nh

ook

th

e

str

aps

fr

om

th

e

fro

nt

of

t

he

m i

dd

le p

an

el

an

d e

as

e t

he

pa

ne

l

stu

ds

ou

t

of th e

fa

ste

ne

rs

. R

ais

e

th e

le

ad

-

ing

e

dg

e a

nd

re

m o

ve

th

e p

an

el.

To

re

m

ov

e

th

e

sid

e p

an

el

s ,

re lea

se

th

e

ba

ck

e

d

ge

s

fi

rst.

S

to

w t

he

co

ve

r p

an

els

on

th

e

ba

g

s

ee

o

n

-

str

uct

oon

s

ins

od

e

th

e

ba

g).

Ra

is

i n

g t

he

to

p

C

A

U

TI

ON

K

ee

p h

an

ds

w

ell

c le

ar

o

f

th

e h

in

ge

s a

nd

lo

nk

age

s

wh

en

rao

so

ng th e

to

p

B

efo

re

ra

isin

g

the

to

p.

ma

ke

su

re

th

at

the

rea

r s

ea

ts

ar

e u

no

cc

up

ied

an

d

tha

t p

eo

·

pie are well c le ar

of

the car .

1

A

pp

ly t

he

h

an

dbr

ak

e. (Th

e

t

o

p c

an

no

t

be

o

pe

ra t

ed

u

nle

ss

th

e

han

db

ra

ke

Is

on.)

2

L

ow

er

aJI s i

de

w l

lldo

w

s a

nd

th

e s

un

v

o-

so

rs

an

d re

m

ove

th

e

ov

er pa

ne

ls

3

Pr

es

s t

he

RO

O

F

swo

tch

a

nd

ra

is

e t

he

to

p to

h

alf

wa

y

Th

ere

aft

er,

l

ow

er it

ge

n-

t

ly u

nt

il

it

os

app

ro

x

2

fe

et

6

0

e

m)

ab

ov

e

the

w

on

dsc

ree

n

fra

me

to

pr

ev

ent

th

e

top

clo

so

ng

to

o

s

oo

n wo

th e

ns

uin

g d

am

-

age

to

the Iaten

ng

hooi


27/87

pos

ition

y Velcro

SG969A

8

If ne

ce ssary

, adju

st the

V elcro

fasten

in

g alon

g the

edges

o

f th e

lop li

ning

see

picture

)

9

Sw1tch

off lhe

1gmt10n

Ra

is ing

the t

op ma

nual ly

If nece

ssary.

'

the

event o

f a sy

stem f

ail·

ure

. the to

p can

be rais

ed ma

nually o

nce a

hydrau

lic va lv

e beh

ind a f

lap in

the ln m

at

the ba

ck of t

he boo

t) has

been o

pened

.

C

UTIO

N

Keep h

ands

we ll cle

a r o f t

he hm

ges an

d

link

ages w

hen ra1

s1ng

th e top

.

Be

fo re ra i

sing th

e top. m

ake s

ure tha

t the

rea

r seat

s are u

noccu

pied an

d that

peo

pl ar

e well

c lear of

the c

ar.

Val

ve tor m

anua l

operatiO

n of th

e

top

1

Apply

the h

andbra

ke.

2 L

ower a

ll side

window

s and

the su

n VI·

sors

3 O pe

n the m

anua

l valve

fully by

turmn

g

th e

hand e

a qua

rter-tu

m ctoc

kw lse.

4

Rem

ove th

e oov

er pan

els an

d stow

th

em

1

ns1de

th e

bag .

Do not

secure

the

b

ag n

lhe boo

t yet.

5

From

the rea

r seat.

grip th

e grab

rail on

the

front of

the t

op an d

raise

th e top

to

th e halfway pos ition.

6

Open

the la

tching

handle

s full

y

7 Pu l l

the top

down

onto t

he win

dscree

n

fram

e .

In ter

ior eq

uipm

ent

5

8

W

1th

one ha

nd on

the gr

ab ra

at the

front o

f th e

top,

hold

th e to

p ~ n n l y

a

ga1nst

t

he Win

dscree

n fram

e and

lo ck

th e top by pushing the

latch1ng

handles

fu lly ho

me

N . B .

D

o not p

ull the

to p do

wn by

means

o

f the

la

tchmg

hand l

es.

9

Check

tha t t

he hoo

ks are

prope

rly en

gage

d.

10

It

neces

sary, a

djust

th e Ve

lc ro fa

sten·

i

ng alo

ng th e

edge

s of th

e top

lin

1ng

see p

1cture)

.

Fu

lly clos

e the m

anual

valve

by tum1ng

a qu

arter-tu

rn ant

i-clock

wise

12 Se

cure th

e bag

in th e

b

oot

Latc

hin g m

echam

sm

n locke

d

p

oS if/0{


28/87

2

6

In

te r

io r

eq

ui

pm

en

t

L

ow

er

ing

th

e

to

p

m

an

ual

ly

If

requ ire

d, i

n th

e e

ven

t

o

f

a

sys

tem

fa i

lu re

.

th

e to

p c

an

also

be

low

er

ed

man

ua

lly,

onc

e

th

e h

ydr

aul

ic v

alv

e lo

cat

ed

beh

ind

a f

lap

in

th

e t

nm

a

t

th e

ba

ck of

t

h

bo

ot h

as

be

en

op

ene

d

C

U

TIO

N

• K

ee

p ha

nd

s w

ell c

lea

r oi

th e

hi

nge

s a

nd

lin

kag

es

wh

en

tow

erin

g t

he

to

p.

•

Bef

ore

low

eri

ng t

he

top

. m

ake

su

re t

hat

the

re

ar s

ea

t is

un

occ

upo

ed

an

d t

hat

pe

op

le a

re

wel

l cl

ear

o

l

the

ca r

.

•

Re

mo

ve an

y

oo

se ote

ms

fr

om

th e

sp

ace

b

eho

nd t

he

rea

r se

at th1

s

sp

ac

e sh

ou

ld

n

ot b

e

use

d f

or s

to r

age

ot

her

tha

n f

or

stowage o

f the

to

p It

se lf

.

•

No

te

that

the

re

ar s

cre

en

mu

st e

ithe

r be

ra

ised

a

nd

sec

ure

d w

ith

th

e z

ip p

er o

r

lo w

ere

d e

nti

rely

in t

o th

spa

ce

beh

ond

th e

re

a r.

sea

ts .

Ne

ve

r le

ave

rt re

sto

ng

h

on

zon

tall

y

a

gao

nst

th e

rea

r-s

eat

bac

k·

res

ts

1 A

ppl

y th

e h

and

bra

ke.

2 L

ow

er a

ll s

ide

win

do

ws

an

d th e sun v i·

s

ors

.

3

Ope

n t

he

ma

nua

l va

lve

fu

lly by

t

urn

ing

the

ha

ndl

e a

qua

rte

r-tu

m

cloc

kw

ise .

4

O

pen

bo

th

latc

hon

g h

and

le s

fu

lly .

a

tc h

in g

h

ndl

e

Hoo

k

S

lr ike

r

SG

I 27

5 Holding th e grab

ratl

at th e

fro

nt

of t

he

to

p. p

art

ly r

aise

the

to

p a

nd

then

re

tum

th

e la

tch

ing

ha

ndl

es t

o th

e c

los

ed p

os

i·

ti

on .

6 F

rom

th

s

ide

of

the

ca

r,

W

ith

the

op

en

p

alm

o

f th

e h

and

un

der

th e

s

tele

of

t

he

top

fra

me.

lift

the

top

to

wa

rds

the

ba

ck.

K

eep

ha

nd

s w

ell c

le a

r

o

f

th

e lin

ka

ges

.

7 Push the top right the

w y

down behind

the

re

ar s

ea t

s.

8

Fu

lly

clo s

e t

he

man

ua

l va

lve

by

turn

ing

tl

a qu

a

r

t

er-

tu m

an

tt·c l

ock

wis

e. R

ep

lace

th e

trim

pa

ne

l ov

r

the

va l

ve.

9

Fit

th e

co

ver

pa

nels

a

s de

ta i

led e

ar1

ter

in

this

se

ctio

n .

Sup

po

rt st

rap

fo r

rea

r sc

ree

n

SG

i6

Op

e

n

ing

t

he

rea

r s

c

r

ee

n

T

he

rea

r s

cre e

n c

an

be

op

ene

d t

o pr

ovi

de

a

gre

ate

r flo

w of

atr

th r

oug

h t

he

Int

erio

r

wh

en

th e

sid

e w

md

ow

s ar

e d

own

. O

pen

the

re

ar

scre

en

as

foll

ows

:

1

Su

ppo

rt

the

s

< r

~ n

b

y

sec

uri

ng

the

str

ap t

o t

he

han

ge

r.

2 R

ele

as

e th

e hno

ng

f

laps

o

n

e

ithe

r si

de

a

dja

ce

nt to

th

e S

:ree

n.

3

O

pen

th

e zi

ppe

r c

om

ple t

e ly

.

4

U

ndo

th

e s

tra

p a

nd

lo w

er

the

sc

re e

n

c

are

full

y d

own

b

ehin

d

the

rea

r s

eat

s.

R

e·

sec

ure

the

lin

ing

fl a

ps.


29/87

CAU

TION

To p

revent

dama

ge to t

he rea

r scree

n.

ne

ver sto

re any

hard

or shar

p objec

ts -

htnd

the rea

r se at

s.

Raisin

g th

rear

scree

n

1

Open

the lat

ching h

and le

s at the

front

of

the top

to rel

ease th

e tens

ion in

the

fa

bric

2

Relea

se the

lin ing

flaps o

n eith

er side

ad jacent

to

the re ar screen.

3 L

if t the

rea r sc

reen in

to pos

ition s

ecur·

m

g it by

mean

s of th

e strap

.

4

Close

the z1

pper a

nd re ·s

ecure

the lin

·

1ng

flaps

5 C

lose th

e

la

tch1ng

ha

ndles.

Ztppe

r tor rea

r scree

n

Chec

king the

le

ve l o

f the h

ydrau

lic

f

lu id C

onve

rtible

)

Th

e res

ervotr

is loca

ted u

nderne

ath th

e

r

ear sea

t To re

move

the se

at cush

ion . gn

p

t

he fron

t of th

e seat

and lif

t it up .

The r

eservo

ir IS t

ranspa

rent to

ta

c1htale

che

ck1ng

of the

fluid le

vel. Th

e level

should

be

abo ve

the m

ark w

hen the

top

is down

a

nd bel

ow the

mark

when t

he top

is up.

If

the lev

el is lo

w do

not add

any f

luid yo

ur·

self

. Conta

c t an

autho

rized S

aab d

ealer

who wi

ll chec

k the s

ystem f

or leak

s and

top

it up w

ith the

specia

l fluid

require

d .

Re

movtng

the

s

eat c

ushi fl

In t

erior

equip

ment

27

y

draulic

·fluld re

servoir

SG11

31

ud

io e

qui

pm e

nt

A ca

ble tor

the ca

r aeria

l has a

lready

b ee n

ru

n n an

mod

els of t

he Saa

b 90 0.

n som

e

models. cables ha ve a lso been

run

fo r an

etectn

c aena

l. or

com pl

ete wi

th ele

ctric

a

enal . a

nd fron

t and

rear se

ts of s

peaker

s.

T

he ca

bles a

re acc

essible

behin

d mst

ru·

men

t pane

l conso

le the

speak

er cov

er on

the

1nstrum

ent pa

nel an

d behin

d the

trim in

the

lugga

ge com

partm

ent.

Fur

ther de

tails of

these

and ot

her ac

cesso·

rles are conta ined in a lea flet available from

your

Saab

dealer

.


30/87


31/87

Do

ors l

ocks

and l

ugga

ge co

mpar

tmen

t 2

9

Do

ors

loc

ks

and

lug

g

ag

e

co

m

pa

rtm

en

t

D

oors

3

0

Cent

ral loc

k ing

30

Lu

ggage

com

partm

ent

•

3

Bo

nne t

32

Glove

comp

artm

en t

33


32/87

3

0

D

o

or

s

lo

ck

s

an

d

lu

gga.

,_g.

:..e..

..:c..

..:.o_

- p

....:.a

-- rt--

m

- --'

n -1

-

D

o

o

rs

B oth front doors may

be

lo cked by key from

th

e

out

sid

e.

M

os

t m o

de

ls

ha

ve

ce

ntr

al

lo c

k·

1

ng

. Th

e ke

y

su

pp

lie

d w

it

h t

he

c

ar

frts

a

ll

loc

ks

. T

he

s

er

ia l

n

um

be

r

o

f th

e

key

is

s

ta m

p

ed

on

th

e

dis

c o

n

t

he

k

ey

nng

.

Ke ep

t

he

dis

c in

a

s

afe

pl

ac

e a

nd

m

ak

e a

no

te

o f

the

se

ria

l n

um

be

r I

n c

as

e a

k

ey

is

lo s

t

nd

yo

u

ne

ed

to

or

de

r a

re

pla

ce

me

nt

.

L d

oo

r

o

ck

1

To

unl

ock

2

T

o lo

ck

en

t

ra

l

lo

c

k

in

g

W hen th e drr ver's door is locked/u nlo cked,

all

o t

he

r <

1oo

1 s

W

ill

so

b

e lo c

ke

d/u

nl

oc

ked

by

th

e

cen

tr a

l

loco


33/87

uggage compartment

To open the luggage compartment door,

release the catch in

the

handle. To close

the door, use the handle provided

on

the

inside.

The luggage compartment door is fitted

with a catch which holds the parcel shelf

upright to facilitate loadi

ng

and unloading.

Door

s

locks and luggage compartment 31

Luggage compartment door Saab 9

Sedan and Convertible

1 Lock operated y central lock•ng

system

2

Locked position • cannot

e

un·

locked by central locking system

3

To unlock when locked y central

locking system

Luggage compartment door

Saab 9 Combi Coupe

To unlock

2 To lock

3 Handle

n ~

S

9

Handle inside luggage compartment SG 888

door

To make more space in the luggage com·

partment the parcel shelf can

be

removed,

or to extend the luggage compartment it·

self, the rear seat can be folded flat. To do

this, release

the

catch for

the

seat cushion

by lifting the cushion strap and standing the

cushion on edge behi

nd

the front seats.

Remove the head restraints if fitted) from

the backrest, release the backrest catch

and fold the backrest forward. Keep the

seat belt away from the fixing bracket when

the seat ts folded in order that

the

belt will

not become damaged or trapped.

The parcel shelf should e removed

when the backrest and seat cushion are

folded forwards. Otherwise, In the event

of

a

collision

, it

might e

thrown forward

and cause injury.


34/87

32

Doo

rs lo

cks a

nd lu

ggag

e com

partm

ent

O n

the 9

00 Co

nvenob

te the

seat

is fixed

an

d cann

ot be

fo lded.

Th

e spa

re whe

el. 1ack

and

tool

k it are

sto wed under a panel

o

th e luggage com·

p

artme

nt floor

.

CA

UTION

M

ake su

re tha

t the b

elts do

not be


35/87

o

nnet

s fety ca

tch

SG

9 l

2 P

re ss d

own o

n the le

ad•n g

edge

of the

bonnet

and p

ull the c

atch f

orw ard

s The

lead

•ng ed

ge

of th

b

onnet

wil l no

w

sp

nng

up enab

ling th

e bo

nnel to

be

tilted forw ard

love

co

mpa

rtm

ent

G

love

co

mp rtm

ent

1

To un

lock

2

To lock

To ope

n

SG89

7


36/87

Sta

rting

and d

rivin

g

5


37/87

ta

rti

ng

an

d

driving

I

gni t io

n

switc

h an

d gea

r

lev

er

lo

ck

. . .

.

.

36

Star

t ing

th

e

en

gine

. . . .

. . .

. 3

6

R unn i

ng in

. . .

. .

. .

. . .

38

Gea

r cha n

ging

. .

.

. 3

9

Cru

ise C

ontro

l . . .

. . .

. . •

4

Stee

ring c

harac

ter ist

ics

•

42

Bra

king

. .

.

.

41

E

conom

ical

moto r

ing

42

Driv

ing i

n win

ter we

ather

43

Driv ing in hot clim ates

44

Tow

ing a

t ra i le

r or c

arava

n

44

D r

iv ing

w

ith

a

roof

- rack

load

. .

45

Dr iv

ing w

ith a

load-c

arr ier

900 C

onve

rt ible

). . .

. . . .

. . .

4

5

Driv

ing

wit

h

th e

lugg

age

co

m par

tm en t

d

oor

open

. . .

. .

45

D

riving

with the c

om pa

ct sp

are

wheel f itted . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45

oos

t star

t ing

usi

ng

j

ump

le a

ds

.

.

. . .

.

45

T

ow ing

the

ca

r

. .

. . .

. . . .

. .

46


38/87


39/87


40/87

Starting and driving

39


41/87

Gear changing

Manual gearbox

The gear positions are marked on the gear

lever. Before reverse gear can be engaged,

the release ring underneath the gear lever

knob must be lifted.

To change gear, fully depress the clutch

pedal and then release it smoothly. Never

slip or ride the clutch nor use

it

as a footrest

as this causes abnormally high wear on the

release bearing and clutch: the pedal

should be all the way up or all the way

down.

Before selecting reverse. make sure that

Gear lever

nd

gear positions manual gear-

box only)

1 3

I I

4

5

I

I

R

SG3l

SG866

the car is stationary and that the engine is

at idling speed.

For maximum fuel economy it is recom

mended that you change up at the follow

ing road speeds:

Gear

chan

ge

l

S

• 2nd

2nd

· 3rd

3rd ·

4th

4th • 5th

Road speed

15

mph (25 kmih)

25

mph (40 km/h)

40 mph

65

km/h)

45 mph

75

km/h}

utomatic gearbox

The selector positions are marked

on

the

console cover.

P

=

Park

R

=

Reverse

N

=

Neutral

D = 1st • 3rd gear }

2 = 1st • 2nd gear forward speeds

1

=

1st gear only

To prevent damage to the gearbox, some

gears can only be selected after the button

in the top of the selector lever has been de·

pressed (see illustration). The selector le·

ver will move freely from the

R

2 or 1 po·

sitions to the D or N position.

When the car is at a standstill, do not move

the selector lever except when the engine

is at idling speed; moving the selector lever

while your foot is on the accelerator will be

detrimental to the gearbox. Always keep

your foot on the brake pedal when select-

O

PR2

Selector lever automatic gearbox

only}

ing a drive position to prevent the car from

creeping. Don t drive the

car

with your hand

resting on the selector lever, since this may

cause wear

of

the transmission .

Selector positions

D

This is the position for normal forward driv·

ing. The gearbox will automatically select

whichever of the th ree forward gears best

matches the vehicle speed and load on the

engine.

When this position is selected, there will e

automatic changing between first and sec·

ond gears but third gear cannot be se·

lected. If the car

is

travelling in third gear


42/87

St

arting

and

drivin

g 41


43/87

To sele

ct

the

re

qul

red

speed

M ove

th e

swotch t

o O

N. Accele

ra te to

the

re

quire d

speed

lo we

st s

peed 5

mph

o

r

4

km/h ) and pre ss

SET

SPEED.

To red

uce th

e s

elect

ed

spee

d

Tou

ch the

brake

peda

l until

th e req

uored

spee

d is o

btained

and

then

pre ss

SET

SPEE

D.

To increase the

se

l

ected speed

A

cceler

ate to

th e re q

uired

speed

and

then

pre ss

S T S

PEED

SPEE

D. It

is als o p

os·

sib

le to in

crease

the s p

eed

by m ean

s of

th e

SE

T SP

EED c

ont rol.

The

speed

wil l i

n·

cr

ease f

or as

long

as SET

SPEE

D os d

e·

pr

essed

Temporary

Increase

in

speed

T

he s y

stem a

llows y

u to

increa

se spe

ed

tem

porari

ly, for

in s ta n

ce to a

ccele r

ate fo r

ov

ertakin

g. Wh

en

the acc

elerato

r

is

re

·

le

ased

th e sy

stem w

ill the

n re ve

rt to th

e

pre s

elected

spee d

.

Tem

porar

y red

uctio

n in s

peed

The

cru

ose o n

t r ~ s

ystem

os alw a

ys ca

n ·

celle

d by

opera b

on

of

tne

b

ra ke or

t

he

clutch peda l. A sm oother reducuon

on

sp

eed

os oot

SJned by

mov

mg the

shd

ong

SW

itch

to

poSI

IJOn TIP

Howev

er. th e

syste m

ca

n be b

rough

t onto o

peratio

n aga

on fo r th

e

pre s

electe d

speed

by

h

oldong t

he sw

otch in

the

RESU

M E

posot

oon

f

or a fe

w m om

ents.

D

iseng

agin g the

syst

em

Th

e cru i

se con

trol sy

ste m

woll be

d isen

·

gaged

switc

hed of

f) .

•

If

eothe

r

the

brake

pedal o

r c lutc

h ped

al

IS

de

pre sse

d

• If th

e swo

tch os m

oved

to

TIP

• If

th e

swotch

S move

d

t

o O

FF

• W hen th e eng•ne

os

SW ilcheo

o

r

ak in

g

W

hen d

nvong

in alpine

001m

try and

somolar

cond

otoons

.

to

a

vood t

he ris

k of

th

e bra k

es

o

verhea

tong

on long

desce

n ts , al

ways u

se

th e bra

kong

e ect

of the e

ngine

by dn

vong

on a

low g

ear.

f your c

ar has

an aut

om atoc

ge

arbox,

poso

toon 1

or

2 shou

ld be s

elected

In hi

gh-spe

ed m o

to ring

, the

life of

the

br

akes c

an be

incre

ased:

Avo id

brako

ng

o

ver lo n

g stre

tches.

Instea

d, bra

ke mo

re

fi

rm

ly

o

ver

a

shorte

r p

eriod o

f time

CAU

T ION

II

os

good

practic

e

to

try

y ur

brakes

pe

·

riod ica

lly whol

e drivin

g but

particu

larly

so

o you

have

been d

rivong

th roug

h snow

slu

sh o

r deep

pudd le

s or f

ords;

o th e

bra

kes a

re wet

. th eir

eHicie

nc y m a

y

be

d

rastoca

lly redu

ced u

ntil th e

y dry o

ut.

Bra

king wi

th A

SS ant

i lo

ck

b

rakes

T

o sto p

as qu

ickly a

s poss

ible , p

re ss th

e

p

eda l h

ard dow

n rega

rd le ss

of the con

d1to0n

o

f

th

e ro ad

surfac

e dry.

wet, s

lippery

, etc.).

The

ABS

syste

m mod

u la te s

the b

ra kon

g

pressure to the respectiv e wheels to main ·

taln th

e m ax

im um b

ra king

eHect

on the

car.

wo

thout loss

of dir

ections

I stabi

lity or s

teer·

ing c

ont rol.

A d isti

nctive

pulsati

ng nois

e can

be

heard

when

th e sy

ste m

i

s

ope

rating

Be

cause

opera t

ion

of the

A B

S syst

em


44/87


45/87


46/87


47/87

46

Sta

rting

an

d d

rivi

ng


48/87

4

N ex

t co

nnec

t the

ne

gabv

e -)

te

rmon

at

of

th e

don

or c

ar ba

tte r

y

t

o

th e ng

on

mo

unto

ng o

f th e

fault

y car

, fu r

thes

t aw a

y

from th e battery

do

not connect th e

neg

ativ

e -)

le ad

from

th

e do

nor c

ar t

o

th e

fault

y ca

r

b

a

tt ery

bec

ause

a s

pa rk

co

uld

ignite

the

ex

p

lo siv

e ga

s in t

he ba

t

te

ry ) .

5 Sta r

t the

d

onor

ca

r and

t

hen

sta rt

the

e

ngin

e in

th e

fau l

ty car

: le

t It r

un lor

a

w

hole

b

efo re

dis

co nn

ecto

ng

the

jum p

leads

in

th e reverse orde r

onne

cting

ju

mp

leads

for

boos

t

startm

g

o

wi

ng

th

e c

ar

Th

e ca

r

is e

quop

ped

with

tow

ro pe

att

ach

m ent eyes front and rea r. D rive carefully

an

d

nev

er e x

cee

d th e

spe

ed li

m t lo

r t

ow

ing

.

Ke

ep

t

he t

owro

pe t

aut a

nd r

em e

m be

r

tha

t w h

en t

he e

ngine

i

s n

ot r

unnin

g. m

uch

g re

a te r

pres

sure

wil l

hav

e to be

a

pp lie

d to

th

e b r

ake

peda

l a s

the

se rv

o

l

or

t

he

p

owe

r

as

sis t

ed b

ra ke

s

wo be

ino

p

e

ra

tive

.

T

he

sa

me

app

lies

lo th

e s te

erin

g: w i

thou

t

po

w

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9

Car care and maintenance 47


49/87

ar care and

maintenance

Engine . . . . . . . . . . .

48

Engine oil . . . . . .

•

. 48

11

filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Cooling system .

49

Gearbox

oil

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

5

Brake

fluid

and brake pads . . .

52

Power steering fluid reservoir .

52

Battery . .

53

Alternator . 53

Spark plugs and ignit ion

system . . .

54

Wipers • . 54

Washers

•

. . .

55

Head

light

alignment . . . . 55

Changing bulbs .

56

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

58

Wheels and tyres

6

Compact spare wheel. . . . .

62

Changing

the

wheels round 62

A

ir

conditioning 63

Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Upholstery

nd

trim 63

Texti le carpeting . . . . . . . . . . 64

Engine compartment . . . .

64

Wash ing the

c r

. 64

Waxing and

polishing

.

. . .

65

Touching

In the

paintwork

65

Anti corrosion treatment . . . . .

66

Service Program . . . . . . . . . .

66

Fault diagnosis. . . . . . . . . . .

67

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . .

68

Motoring abroad . . .

. .

68

Additional literature

on

the car . 68

8

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