Engine SAAB 9-3 2002 Owners Manual
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243 Technical data
Plates and labelsIn contacts with your Saab dealer it may 
sometimes be necessary to quote the car’s 
chassis, engine and gearbox numbers. 
1 Modification identity plate (in the spare 
wheel compartment).
2 V.I.N. number inside windshield.
3 Certification label.
4 Gearbox number.
5 Engine number.
6 Label for tire pressures and color codes 
(trim and body).
7 Chassis number.
8 Chassis number (stamped on body).
9 Vehicle Emission Control Information.
IB1933
CANADA US
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244 Technical data1 - Region
____________
Y = Northern Europe 
2 - Country  _______S = Sweden 
3 - Manufacturer  ___3 = Saab Automobile AB 
4 - Product line  ____D = 9-3
5 - Model series  ___D = 9-3 with driver’s and 
passenger’s airbag 
F = 9-3 SE with driver’s and 
passenger’s airbag 
P = 9-3 Viggen with driver’s and 
passenger’s airbag6 - Body version  ___3 = Coupé (3-door) 
5 = 5-door 
7 = Convertible 
7 - Gearbox  _______5 = Manual 5-speed 
8 = Automatic 4-speed 
8 - Engine variant  __G = 2.3 Turbo Viggen
H = 2.0 Turbo (185 bhp)
K = 2.0 Turbo (205 bhp)
9 - Check digit  ____0-9 or X 
10 - Model year  _____2 = 2002 
11 - Factory  ________2 = Trollhättan 
7 = Nystad 
12 - Serial number  __000001-999999 position: 1234567891011 12
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VIN:YS3DF 5 8K7 2 2005543
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123456= identification codes for certain chassis details
IB541
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247 Index
IndexAA/C system, fault diagnosis
 ________ 226
A/C system, maintenance _________ 226
ACC
 __________________________ 84
ACC, useful tips
 _________________ 92
Adjustment, steering wheel
 ________ 131
Air conditioning (A/C), fault diagnosis 
and maintenance
 ______________ 226
Airbag
 _________________________ 28
Alarm __________________________ 41
Alarm functions
 __________________ 44
Alarm signals
 ___________________ 44
Anti-corrosion treatment
 __________ 222
Anti-theft system
 _________________ 41
Ashtray
 _______________________ 135
Audio System
 ___________________ 93
Automatic climate control (ACC)
 _____ 84
Automatic transmission
 ___________ 156
BBattery
 ________________________ 195
Boost starting from donor battery
 ___ 181
Brake fluid, check
 _______________ 194
Brake fluid, grade _______________ 241
Brake pad wear indicators
 ___ 164
, 194
Brakes
 ________________________ 164Braking
 _______________________164
Bulb table _____________________205
CCD changer
 ____________________102
CD player
 _____________________100
CHECK messages
 _______________72
CHECKING
 _____________________72
Cabin lighting __________________133
Calibration, ACC _________________90
Car alarm
 ______________________41
Care of safety belts
 ______________218
Central locking
 __________________36
Change of address notification
 _____232
Changing a wheel
 _______________215
Changing bulbs
 _________________200
Changing the engine oil
 __________190
Changing the key battery __________39
Changing the wheels round _______212
Changing wiper blades
 ___________198
Chassis number
 ________________243
Child car seats
 __________________19
Child safety
 _____________________19
Child safety locks, rear doors
 _______39
Child seats
 _____________________19
Cigar lighter ____________________135
Cleaning the soft top, Convertible
 ____57
Climate-control system, manual
 _____80
Compact spare wheel
 ____________214
Condensation water, A/C __________82Condensation water, ACC
 _________ 85
Convertible
 ____________________ 47
Coolant
 ______________________ 192
Courtesy Headlight Feature
 _______ 76
Cruise Control
 _________________ 163
Cup holder
 ____________________ 134
DDICE/TWICE
 __________________ 207
Date code, tires ________________ 214
Dim low beam
 __________________ 75
Dimmer
 _______________________ 78
Direction indicators
 ______________ 76
Direction-indicator stalk
 ___________ 76
Dome lighting
 _________________ 133
Door mirrors
 __________________ 137
Drive belt
 _____________________ 197
Driving in deep water
 ____________ 179
Driving in hot weather ___________ 173
Driving technique
 _______________ 170
Driving with a compact spare wheel
 
184
Driving with a load
 ______________ 178
Driving with a roof load
 __________ 176
Driving with the trunk lid open
 _____ 179
EEconomical motoring
 ____________ 170
Electrical system, technical data
 ___ 240
Electrical window
 _______________ 130
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248 IndexElectrically adjustable seats
 _______ 127
Electrically heated front seats ______ 129
Electrically heated rear window _____ 83
Electronic starting interlock
 _________ 37
Emergency opening, fuel filler door
 _144
Emergency operation of the soft top, 
Convertible
 ____________________ 52
Emergency operation of the sunroof
 _132
Emission control systems
 _________ 188
Engine bay
 ____________________ 187
Engine bay, cleaning
 _____________ 220
Engine break-in period ______ 155
, 170
Engine number
 _________________ 243
Engine oil, changing
 _____________ 190
Engine oil, checking _____________ 190
Engine oil, grade
 ________________ 237
Engine oil, volume _______________ 238
Engine variants
 _________________ 239
Engine, description ______________ 188
Engine, technical data ____________ 237
FFault codes, Audio System
 ________ 109
Flat spot
 ______________________ 218
Folding the soft top, Convertible
 _____ 49
For long trips
 ___________________ 184
Front fog lights __________________ 77
Fuel filler door, emergency opening
 _144
Fuel gauge
 _____________________ 68
Fuel grade _____________________ 239Fueling
 _______________________151
Fuel-tank capacity
 _______________239
Fuse table
 _____________________208
Fuses
 ________________________206
GGearbox number
 ________________243
Gearbox oil, checking
 ____________191
Gearbox oil, grade
 _______________240
General particulars ______________234
General safety instructions, Convertible
 48
Glove compartment
 ______________135
HHandbrake
 _____________________168
Hazard warning lights
 _____________76
Head restraint
 ___________________18
Headlight flasher _________________75
Hood
 _________________________186
Horn signal
 ____________________131
IIf the car does not start
 ___________147
Ignition switch
 __________________146
Immobilizer
 _____________________37
Important considerations concerning 
cars with catalytic converters
 _____150Important considerations for driving
 
148
Indicator lights
 __________________ 60
Instrument lighting
 _______________ 78
Integrated booster seat
 ___________ 26
Interior equipment
 ______________ 123
Interior lighting
 _________________ 133
Interior lighting, Convertible
 ________ 58
Interior rearview mirror
 __________ 137
JJack
 _________________________ 215
Jump starting
 __________________ 181
KKey
 __________________________ 36
Key, removing
 _________________ 146
LLATCH (child safety)
 _____________ 21
Labels and plates
 ______________ 243
Leather upholstery, care of
 _______ 219
Load eyes
 ____________________ 142
Locks
 _________________________ 36
Lowering rear seat
 ______________ 138
Luggage compartment
 __________ 138
Luggage compartment, Convertible
 _56
Luggage-compartment lighting
 ____ 142
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249 Index
MMain beam
 _____________________ 75
Main instrument panel
 _____________ 60
Maintenance schedule ___________ 230
Manual climate-control system
 ______ 80
Manual raising of the soft top, 
Convertible
 ____________________ 52
Manual transmission
 _____________ 155
Manually opening the fuel filler door, 
Convertible
 ____________________ 58
Manually opening the fuel filler door, 
Coupé and 5-door
 ______________ 144
Maxi fuses
 _____________________ 207
Memory, driver’s seat
 ____________ 128
Motoring abroad
 ________________ 184
NNight Panel
 _____________________ 73
OORVR
 ________________________ 189
Odometer ______________________ 66
Oil specification
 _________________ 237
OnStar
 ________________________ 111
Opening handle
 __________________ 36
Owner assistance _______________ 231
PPaint touch-up
 __________________221
Parcel shelf
 ____________________141
Park Brake Shift Lock
 ____________158
Parking brake
 __________________168
Parking lights ____________________75
Plates and labels
 ________________243
Power steering fluid, check
 ________195
Power steering oil, grade
 _________241
Pressure gauge
 __________________67
Programmable driver’s seat
 _______128
Programming, ACC
 _______________90
RRadio
 __________________________98
Raising the soft top, Convertible
 _____51
Rear fog light
 ____________________77
Rear seat
 ______________________138
Rear seat, tipping
 _______________138
Rearview mirrors ________________137
Rear-window wiper _______________79
Recirculation
 ____________________82
Recycling
 ______________________224
Refuelling _____________________151
Relay table ____________________209
Release handle, hood
 ____________186
Remote control
 __________________36
Remote control battery, changing
 ____39
Removing the key
 _______________146
Reporting safety defects
 __________232Rev counter
 ____________________ 66
Reversing lights
 _________________ 77
Roof rack
 _____________________ 176
Rotating the tires
 _______________ 212
Running-in
 ____________________ 155
SSAHR, head restraint
 ____________ 18
SID (Side Instrument Display)
 ______ 69
SRS (airbag)
 ___________________ 28
Saab Audio System
 ______________ 93
Saab Trionic engine management 
system
 ______________________ 189
Safety belts ____________________ 12
Safety belts, care of
 _____________ 218
Seat belts
 _____________________ 12
Seat-belt pretensioners
 ___________ 13
Seats
 ________________________ 124
Service costs
 __________________ 231
Service information
 _____________ 232
Service intervals
 _______________ 230
Service record retention
 _________ 231
Side airbags
 ___________________ 30
Ski hatch
 _____________________ 141
Snow tires ____________________ 242
Soft top storage, Convertible
 _______ 56
Spare wheel
 __________________ 143
Speedometer ___________________ 66
Starting the engine
 _____________ 147
Steering-wheel adjustment
 _______ 131
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