SAAB 9-7X 2009 Owners Manual

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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-18
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-65
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-106
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-22
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-24
Air Conditioning..............................................3-19
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-29
Readiness Light..........................................3-28
Airbag System................................................1-52
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-65
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-57
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-59
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-64
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-57
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?........1-58
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-56
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-54
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-47
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) System.........................4-10
All-Wheel-Drive Service Light............................3-40
Antenna, Fixed Mast.......................................3-99Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System......................................................3-99
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-5
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-32
Appearance Care
Aluminum Wheels......................................5-103
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-100
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-104
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-101
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-99
Finish Care...............................................5-102
Finish Damage..........................................5-104
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-100
Interior Cleaning..........................................5-97
Leather......................................................5-99
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-104
Tires........................................................5-104
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-104
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-101
Weatherstrips............................................5-100
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-102
Appointments, Scheduling Service....................... 7-8
Audio System.................................................3-57
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-97
Fixed Mast Antenna.....................................3-99
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual...................................................3-74
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Audio System (cont.)
Radio Reception..........................................3-98
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)................................3-95
Setting the Clock.........................................3-57
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-97
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System............3-99
Audio System(s).............................................3-58
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-14
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..........................................................5-25
Operation...................................................2-24
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Battery..........................................................5-42
Electric Power Management..........................3-17
Run-Down Protection...................................3-18
Bluetooth
®.....................................................3-74
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-6
Brake Fluid....................................................5-39
Brakes..........................................................5-39
System Warning Light..................................3-31
Braking........................................................... 4-4
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-6
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-19Bulb Replacement...........................................5-50
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps.........................................5-53
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-51
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-50
Headlamps.................................................5-51
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-50
License Plate Lamps....................................5-55
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-55
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up Lamps.................5-53
Buying New Tires...........................................5-74
C
Calibration.....................................................2-32
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-3
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-113
Carbon Monoxide...........................2-12, 2-30, 4-18
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-100
Cargo Cover..................................................2-46
Cargo Tie Downs............................................2-47
CD, MP3 .......................................................3-68
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-44
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Chains, Tire...................................................5-80
Charging System Light....................................3-30
Check
Engine Lamp..............................................3-34
Gages Warning Light...................................3-40
Check Gas Cap Light......................................3-41
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-104
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-35
Infants and Young Children...........................1-31
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-39
Older Children.............................................1-28
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position........................1-46
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Rear Seat Position.........................1-48
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-48
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-38
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels......................................5-103
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-101
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-99
Finish Care...............................................5-102
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.....................................5-100
Interior.......................................................5-97Cleaning (cont.)
Leather......................................................5-99
Tires........................................................5-104
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-104
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-101
Weatherstrips............................................5-100
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-102
Climate Control System
Climate Controls Personalization....................3-24
Dual Automatic............................................3-19
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-23
Rear ..........................................................3-23
Clock, Setting.................................................3-57
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-10
Compass.......................................................2-32
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-16
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-30
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-33
Cooling System..............................................5-29
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cruise Control Light........................................3-38
Cupholders....................................................2-43
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-9
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-6
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-6
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Customer Assistance Information (cont.)
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects to Saab..................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-13
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-14
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Daytime Running Lamp...................................3-14
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Locking............................................... 2-8
Disc, MP3......................................................3-68
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp Override......................................3-16
Dome Lamps .................................................3-16
Door
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-8
Locks.......................................................... 2-7
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-11
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-42
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-42
DIC Vehicle Customization............................3-51
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-45Driving
At Night.....................................................4-14
Before a Long Trip......................................4-16
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Highway Hypnosis.......................................4-16
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-17
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-15
Off-Road ....................................................4-13
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-21
Winter........................................................4-18
Driving for Better Fuel Economy......................... 4-2
Dual Automatic Climate Control System.............3-19
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System...................3-84
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EDR .............................................................7-15
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-106
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-107
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-107
Headlamps...............................................5-106
Power Windows and Other Power Options.......5-106
Rear Underseat Fuse Block.........................5-110
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-106
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Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key®III+...........................................2-17
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®III .............................................2-18
Electronically Controlled Air Suspension
System......................................................4-28
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-24
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........3-34
Coolant......................................................5-30
Coolant Heater............................................2-23
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-33
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-15
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-30
Fan Noise..................................................5-36
Oil .............................................................5-18
Oil Life System...........................................5-22
Overheating................................................5-34
Reduced Power Light...................................3-39
Starting......................................................2-21
Entry Lighting.................................................3-16
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-16
Exit Lighting...................................................3-17
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-28
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-24
Finish Damage.............................................5-104
Fixed Mast Antenna........................................3-99
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-81
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-82
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-94
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-25
Power Steering...........................................5-37
Windshield Washer......................................5-38
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-15
Front Axle......................................................5-49
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Check Gas Cap Light...................................3-41
Driving for Better Economy............................. 4-2
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
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Fuel (cont.)
Gage .........................................................3-41
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-41
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block.................5-107
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-107
Rear Underseat Fuse Block.........................5-110
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-106
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Gage
Check Gages Warning Light..........................3-40
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-33
Fuel..........................................................3-41
Oil Pressure...............................................3-37
Speedometer..............................................3-26
Tachometer.................................................3-26
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-30
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-38
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Gate Ajar Light...............................................3-40
Glove Box.....................................................2-43
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-50
Headlamps............................................3-13, 5-51
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-50
Daytime Running Lamp................................3-14
Electrical System.......................................5-106
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps.........................................5-53
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-51
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting...........5-50
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-7
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Washer......................................................3-10
Heated Seats................................................... 1-3
Heater
Engine Coolant...........................................2-23
Heater...........................................................3-19
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-39
High-Speed Operation, Tires.............................5-66
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-16
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-17
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Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-15
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-20
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-31
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-65
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-16
Cluster.......................................................3-25
Overview..................................................... 3-4
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-43
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-60
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-34
Lamps
Dome ........................................................3-16
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-16
Reading.....................................................3-17
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-23
LATCH System for Child Restraints...................1-39
License Plate Lamps.......................................5-55
Liftgate/Liftglass..............................................2-12
Liftglass/Liftgate..............................................2-12
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-28
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning............3-32
Brake System Warning.................................3-31
Charging System.........................................3-30
Check Gages Warning.................................3-40
Check Gas Cap..........................................3-41
Cruise Control.............................................3-38
Gate Ajar...................................................3-40
Highbeam On.............................................3-39
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-41
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-29
Reduced Engine Power................................3-39
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-27
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Light (cont.)
Security.....................................................3-38
Service All-Wheel-Drive................................3-40
StabiliTrak Service.......................................3-32
StabiliTrak
®Indicator....................................3-33
Tire Pressure..............................................3-34
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-16
Exit ...........................................................3-17
Lights............................................................3-13
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-7
On Reminder..............................................3-14
Limited-Slip Rear Axle.....................................4-10
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-21
Lockout Protection..........................................2-11
Locks
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-8
Door ........................................................... 2-7
Lockout Protection.......................................2-11
Power Door .................................................. 2-8
Programmable Automatic Door Locks............... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-11
Loss of Control...............................................4-12
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-41
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............1-39
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-44
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-2
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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-16
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-14
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................3-34
Memory Seat................................................... 1-3
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-45
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-32
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-34
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-34
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-34
Moonroof.......................................................2-47
MP3 .............................................................3-68
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-5
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Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-17
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual......................................................3-74
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-19
O
Odometer......................................................3-26
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-26
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-13
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-12
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-18
Pressure Gage............................................3-37
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-22
Older Children, Restraints................................1-28
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-17
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-35
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-39
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-23
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-18
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-34
Heated Mirrors............................................2-34
Power Mirrors.............................................2-34Overhead Console..........................................2-44
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-104
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-28
Shifting Out of............................................2-29
Park Brake....................................................2-27
Parking
Over Things That Burn.................................2-30
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-29
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-59
Passing.........................................................4-12
PASS-KEY
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-17
PASS-Key®III Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-18
Perchlorate Materials Requirements,
California..................................................... 5-3
Personalization, Climate Controls......................3-24
Phone
Bluetooth
®..................................................3-74
Power
Door Locks.................................................. 2-8
Electrical System.......................................5-106
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-2
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Power (cont.)
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-5
Reduced Engine Light..................................3-39
Retained Accessory.....................................2-21
Seat ............................................................ 1-2
Steering Fluid.............................................5-37
Windows....................................................2-14
Privacy..........................................................7-15
Event Data Recorders..................................7-16
Navigation System.......................................7-17
OnStar .......................................................7-17
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-17
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................. 2-9
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-34
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy......7-17
Radio(s)........................................................3-58
Radios
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual...................................................3-74
Rear Seat Audio..........................................3-95
Reception...................................................3-98
Setting the Clock.........................................3-57
Theft-Deterrent............................................3-97
Reading Lamps..............................................3-17Rear Axle......................................................5-48
Limited-Slip.................................................4-10
Rear Climate Control System............................3-23
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-11
Rear Floor Storage Cover................................2-45
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)....................................3-95
Rear Seat Entertainment System.......................3-84
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-8
Rear Windshield Washer/Wiper........................... 3-9
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-32
Reclining Seatbacks, Power............................... 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-28
Reduced Engine Power Light............................3-39
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation..................................................... 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-86
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-83
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-55
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-14
Replacement, Windshield.................................5-56
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-14
Saab.........................................................7-14
United States Government............................7-13
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