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284 IndexDriving techniques
______________ 179
Driving with a heavy load on hilly
roads
________________________ 161
Driving with a load
_______________ 189
Driving with a roof load
___________ 188
Driving with the compact spare wheel
193
Driving with the trunk lid open
______ 189
EEDR (Event Data Recorders)
______ 266
ESP, anti-skid system
____________ 171
Easy entry, Convertible ____________ 67
Economical motoring
____________ 179
Electric engine heater ____________ 180
Electric heating, front seats
____ 107
, 116
Electric windows
________________ 123
Electric windows, Convertible
_______ 71
Electrical system, technical data ____ 272
Electrically adjustable seats
________ 19
Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
__ 171
Electronic steering wheel lock
______ 148
Emergency opening of the narrow
backrest
_____________________ 144
Emergency operation of the sunroof
_ 128
Engine bay, cleaning
_____________ 252
Engine heater
__________________ 180
Engine immobilizer
_______________ 49
Engine number
_________________ 278
Engine oil, checking
_____________ 202
Engine oil, grade
________________ 270Engine oil, volume
_______________ 271
Engine temperature gauge
_________ 84
Engine, description
______________ 199
Engine, technical data ____________ 270
Engines
_______________________ 271
Event Data Recorders (EDR)
______ 266
Extra electrical socket
____________ 132
FFacilitating entry to rear seat,
Convertible
____________________ 67
Factors affecting fuel consumption
__ 179
Filler cap
______________________ 154
Filling a portable fuel container
_____ 155
Filling up
______________________ 153
Flat spots, tires
_________________ 235
Floor jack
______________________ 249
Folding down the rear seat
________ 140
Front fog lights
__________________ 98
Front towing eye ________________ 190
Fuel container
__________________ 155
Fuel gauge
_____________________ 85
Fuel grade _____________________ 271
Fuel information
________________ 155
Functions, car alarm ______________ 53
Fuse panel in luggage compartment
_230
Fuse table
_____________________ 229
Fuses
________________________ 227
GGDO, garage door opener
_________ 136
Gear selector indicator, automatic trans-
mission
_______________________ 86
Gearbox number
________________ 278
General safety instructions, Convertible
56
Glovebox
______________________ 132
Glovebox lighting
________________ 224
HHandbrake
_____________________ 173
Hazard warning lights
_____________ 99
Head restraint, Convertible
_________ 68
Head restraints
__________________ 21
Headlight flasher _________________ 97
Headlight levelling ________________ 96
Headlights
______________________ 96
Heated door mirrors
_____________ 107
Hood
_________________________ 198
Horn __________________________ 122
Horn button
____________________ 122
IIf a tire goes flat
_________________ 240
Ignition switch
__________________ 146
Immobilizer
_____________________ 49
Important considerations for driving
_ 150
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Important information, petrol-engined
cars with catalytic converters
_____ 151
Indicator lights
___________________ 78
Inflation, tires ___________________ 234
Information about fuel
____________ 155
Instrument illumination, adjusting
____ 97
Interior lighting
_________________ 129
Interior lighting, Convertible
________ 72
Interior rearview mirror
___________ 135
Intermittent malfunctioning, central
locking
_______________________ 44
JJump starting
__________________ 193
KKey
___________________________ 42
Kick-down
_____________________ 161
LLATCH (child safety)
______________ 23
Labeling, tire sidewall ____________ 241
Labels and plates, location
________ 278
Lashing eyes
___________________ 143
Laying the car up
_______________ 175
Leather upholstery, cleaning
_______ 251Lighting in luggage compartment,
Convertible
____________________ 73
Limp-home
____________________ 150
Limp-home, automatic transmission
_162
Load carriers, roof
_______________ 188
Load indices, tires _______________ 242
Loading your vehicle _____________ 243
Load-through hatch ______________ 142
Locking a car with flat battery
_______ 45
Locks
__________________________ 42
Long-term parking
_______________ 175
Luggage compartment
___________ 140
Luggage compartment lighting
_130
, 144
Luggage compartment lighting,
Convertible
____________________ 73
Luggage compartment lighting,
changing
_____________________ 224
MMAXI fuses
____________________ 228
Main instrument panel
_____________ 78
Main/dipped beam
________________ 97
Maintenance schedule
___________ 262
Manual climate control ___________ 103
Manual gear selection ____________ 164
Manual gearbox
________________ 158
Manual tripping of car alarm
________ 52
Materials used in the car, reclamation
256
Memory, driver’s seat
_____________ 20
Messages on SID, Convertible
______ 65Milometer
_______________________ 83
Mug holder ____________________ 130
NNew tires, buying
________________ 236
Night driving
___________________ 190
Number plate lighting, changing
____ 224
OORVR
________________________ 200
Oil capacity, engine
______________ 271
Opening handles
_________________ 42
Opening the soft top, Convertible
____ 58
Outside mirrors
_________________ 134
Owner assistance _______________ 264
PPanic function, car alarm
___________ 52
Park Brake Shift Lock
____________ 160
Park Brake Shift Lock, temporary
override
______________________ 162
Parking
_______________________ 173
Parking aid ____________________ 176
Parking brake __________________ 173
Parking on a hill _________________ 174
Pinch protection, electric windows
__ 124
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286 IndexPinch protection, sunroof
_________ 128
Plates and labels, location ________ 278
Polishing and waxing
____________ 253
Poly-V-belt
____________________ 210
Portable fuel container
___________ 155
Position lights
___________________ 96
Power steering fluid, checking
_____ 207
Power steering fluid, grade
________ 273
Pressure gauge
__________________ 84
Pressure, tires __________________ 234
Profiles, customized settings
_______ 87
QQuality grading, tires
_____________ 238
Quick guide, remote control
________ 43
RRain sensor
____________________ 101
Raising the soft top manually,
Convertible ____________________ 62
Reading lights, Convertible
_________ 72
Rear fog light
____________________ 98
Rear seats, folding down
_________ 140
Rear towing eye
________________ 191
Rear window heating
____________ 107
Rearview mirrors
________________ 134
Recirculation
___________________ 106Recommendations for automatic
transmission, towing a trailer
_____ 185
Recommendations for manual
gearbox, towing a trailer
_________ 186
Recommended snow chains _______ 275
Refueling
______________________ 153
Remote control
__________________ 42
Remote locking malfunction
________ 44
Replacement, wheel
_____________ 239
Reporting safety defects __________ 265
Rev counter
_____________________ 82
Reversing lights
__________________ 99
Rollover Pop-up Bars, Convertible
___ 70
Roof lighting
___________________ 129
Roof lighting, changing
___________ 222
Running-in
_____________________ 157
SSAHR, head restraint
_____________ 21
SDM
_________________________ 266
SID
___________________________ 87
SPA __________________________ 176
Saab Information Display
__________ 87
Saab Parking Assistance _________ 176
Saab Trionic engine management
system
_______________________ 200
Safety belts _____________________ 12
Seatbelts
_______________________ 12
Seatbelts in rear seat, Convertible
___ 69
Seatbelts, care
_________________ 251Seatbelts, checking
______________ 251
Seats
__________________________ 17
Securing a load
_________________ 143
Sentronic, manual gear selection
___ 164
Service costs
___________________ 263
Service information
______________ 264
Service intervals
________________ 262
Service record retention
__________ 263
Signalling, horn
_________________ 122
Ski hatch
______________________ 142
Spare wheel ___________________ 246
Speed ratings, tires
______________ 242
Speedometer
____________________ 83
Starting the engine
______________ 148
Steering wheel adjustment
________ 122
Steering wheel lock
______________ 148
Steps for determining correct load
limit
_________________________ 245
Storage compartments
___________ 132
Sun visor
______________________ 130
Sunroof
_______________________ 126
Switches _______________________ 96
TTCS
__________________________ 169
Technical data
__________________ 268
Textile carpeting, cleaning
_________ 252
Tie down eyes
__________________ 143
Tightening torque, wheels
_________ 250
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Tire chains
____________________ 240
Tire date code __________________ 246
Tire inspection and rotation
________ 235
Tire markings
__________________ 242
Tire sidewall labeling
_____________ 241
Tire sizes
______________________ 275
Tire terminology and definitions
____ 243
Tire, changing
__________________ 248
Tire, spare
_____________________ 246
Tires
_________________________ 234
Tools and spare wheel
___________ 246
Touching up paintwork ___________ 253
Towbar
_______________________ 184
Towbar load
___________________ 186
Towing
_______________________ 190
Towing a trailer
_________________ 184
Towing the car _________________ 191
Traction Control System (TCS)
_____ 169
Transmission oil, checking
________ 204
Transmission oil, grade
___________ 272
Transmission, automatic __________ 159
Transmission, manual
____________ 158
Transporting the car
_____________ 192
Treadwear indicators ____________ 236
Trip computer
___________________ 88
Trip meter
______________________ 83
Troubleshooting, A/C and ACC
_____ 257
Trunk lid, driving when open
_______ 189
Trunk lid, opening
________________ 45
Turbo gauge
____________________ 84
UUniform tire quality grading
________ 238
Upholstery care
_________________ 251
Upholstery, cleaning
_____________ 251
Useful tips on night driving
________ 190
Useful tips on starting
____________ 149
VVanity mirror
___________________ 130
Vehicle Data Collection
___________ 266
Vehicle identification number
______ 278
Vehicle recovery
________________ 192
WWarning labels
___________________ 7
Warning lights
___________________ 78
Warning triangle _________________ 99
Warnings and messages on SID,
Convertible
____________________ 65
Washer fluid ___________________ 211
Washer jets ____________________ 212
Washers
______________________ 100
Washing ______________________ 252
Washing a Convertible
___________ 253
Waxing and polishing
____________ 253
Wear indicators, tires ____________ 236What Will You See After an Airbag
Inflates?
_______________________ 37
Wheel replacement
______________ 239
Wheels and tires, sizes ___________ 275
When it is time for new tires
_______ 236
Windshield washers
_____________ 100
Windshield wipers
_______________ 100
Wing mirrors
___________________ 134
Winter driving __________________ 181
Winter tires
____________________ 245
Wiper blades ___________________ 211
Wipers
________________________ 100
XXenon headlights
________________ 214
Xenon headlights, head light levelling
_96
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