low beam SAAB 9-3 2004 User Guide

258 Car careIf you find that the headlight needs adjust-
ment follow these steps:
1 Open the hood and locate the vertical
aiming devices there are two vertical
aiming devices which shall be turned
simultaneously and the same amount of
turns.
2 Locate the marker on the lens.
3 Measure the distance from the ground to
the aim marker No.1 on each lens.
Subtract 2 inches.4 At the wall or other flat surface, measure
from the ground to the recorded dis-
tance (see point 4) and draw a horizontal
line the width of the vehicle.1 Wall or garage door.
2 25 ft (7.6 m) between wall and headlight lens.
3 Measurement from the ground to the low beam aiming marker on the headlight lens.
4 Same measurement as (3) but substract 2 inches.
Vertical aiming device1 Aiming marker on headlight lens
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259 Car care
5Cars with Bi-Xenon lights:
Bi-Xenon lights with automatic headlight
levelling system must first do a refer-
ence run before aiming: Start the engine
and let the headlights do a reference
run. Turn off the engine but leave the low
beam on.
Cars with halogen lights:
Turn on the low beam headlights.
Both variants:
Place a piece of cardboard or equivalent
(although not directly on the lens) in front
of the headlight not being aimed. This
should allow the beam cut-off of the
headlight being aimed to be seen on the
flat surface.6 Turn the two vertical aiming screws
simultaneously in the same direction
indicated on the headlight until the hori-
zontal cut-off of the headlight is aligned
with the horizontal line on the wall.
7 If an optical headlight aimer device is
used follow point 1 and 2 and center the
lens of the optical headlight aimer
device at the intersection of the two markers on the headlight lens.
Then follow the instructions in the optical
headlight aimer instruction manual and
point 1, 2, 5, and 6 in this instruction.
NOTICEDo not cover a headlight directly on the
lens to improve beam cut-off when
aiming. Covering a headlight may cause
excessive heat build-up that may cause
damage to the headlight.Correctly adjusted low beam Horizontal line on wall or other flat surface
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280 Technical dataSeveral of the systems in your Saab
can be customized to better suit
your individual needs. Contact your
Saab dealerCentral locking system
Some functions are governed by legal
requirements and cannot therefore be
reprogrammed.
Consult a Saab dealer for further informa-
tion.
Listed below are a number of examples of
programmable functions.
 Audible confirmation of arming/disarming
the car alarm.
 Automatic unlocking when car stopped
and remote control removed from the igni-
tion switch.
 Trunk lid locked when car driven off or
30 s after being shut.
 Length of audible and visual acknowl-
edgements.
 Possibility to have the trunk lid unlocked
when doors unlocked, yes/no.Car alarm
Listed below are a number of examples of
programmable functions.
 Cabin lighting switched on when the car
alarm is tripped.
 Panic function can be enabled on cars
without car alarm.
Courtesy Headlamp Feature
 The length of time the lights are on.
 Whether the reversing light or tail lights
should come on as well as the dipped
beam.Automatic Climate System (ACC)
 To prevent the smell of washer fluid from
entering the car, recirculation can be acti-
vated automatically while the windshield
is washed. The recirculation symbol will
however not light up. This function is
optional; contact a Saab dealer.
 To increase the flow of air to the panel and
floor vents, the defroster vents can be
deselected (may desirable in hot
climates).
Convertible: A/C compressor not
switched off when the soft top is open.
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282 Technical data
Parking assistance
Contact Saab dealer.
Parking assistance sensor
interference.
Close doors.
Left brake light failure
Left high beam failure.
Left low beam failure.
Rear fog light failure.
Right brake light failure.
Right high beam failure.
Right low beam failure.
High mounted brake light
failure.
Left front turn signal
failure.
Left rear turn signal
failure.
Right front turn signal
failure.
Right rear turn signal
failure.
Left rear position light
failure.
Right rear position light
failure.
Tire pressure
system failure.
Contact Saab dealer.
Tire pressure low,
rear left.
Check tires.
Tire pressure low,
rear right.
Check tires.
Tire pressure low,
front right.
Check tires.
Tire pressure low,
front left.
Check tires.
Flat tire rear left.
Make a safe stop.
Flat tire rear right.
Make a safe stop.
Flat tire front left.
Make a safe stop.
Flat tire front right.
Make a safe stop.
Time for service.
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