automatic transmission SAAB 9-3 2008 Owner's Guide

305 Index
Head restraint, Convertible
_________ 74
Head restraints
__________________ 23
Headlight flasher _________________ 99
Headlight levelling ________________ 98
Headlights
______________________ 98
Hood
_________________________ 204
Horn _________________________ 120
Horn button
____________________ 120
IIf a tire goes flat
________________ 251
Ignition switch
__________________ 152
Immobilizer
_____________________ 55
Important considerations for driving
_156
Important information, petrol-engined
cars with catalytic converters
_____ 157
Indicator lights
___________________ 82
Inflation, tires __________________ 244
Information about fuel
____________ 161
Instrument illumination, adjusting
___ 100
Interior lighting, Convertible
________ 78
Interior lighting, SportSedan and
SportCombi
___________________ 133
Interior rearview mirror
___________ 125
Intermittent malfunctioning, central
locking
_______________________ 50
JJump starting
__________________ 200
KKey
___________________________ 48
Kick-down
_____________________ 167
Kurvljusstrålkastare
_______________ 99
LLabeling, tire sidewall
____________ 252
Labels and plates, location
________ 299
Lashing eyes, SportCombi ________ 146
Lashing eyes, SportSedan ________ 141
Laying the car up
_______________ 181
LATCH (child safety) ______________ 25
Leather upholstery, cleaning
_______ 267
Lighting in luggage compartment,
Convertible
____________________ 79
Limp-home
____________________ 157
Limp-home, automatic transmission
_168
Load carriers, roof
_______________ 194
Load indices, tires _______________ 253
Loading your vehicle _____________ 254
Load-through hatch, SportCombi
___ 145
Load-through hatch, SportSedan ___ 140
Locking a car with flat battery
_______ 51
Locks
__________________________ 48
Long-term parking
_______________ 181
Luggage compartment
___________ 138
Luggage compartment lighting,
Convertible
____________________ 79Luggage compartment lighting,
SportSedan
_______________ 134
, 142
Luggage compartment lighting,
changing
_____________________ 234
MMain instrument panel
_____________ 82
Main/dipped beam
________________ 99
Maintenance schedule
___________ 280
Manual gear selection ____________ 170
Manual gearbox
_________________ 164
Manual tripping of car alarm
________ 58
Materials used in the car, reclamation
273
MAXI fuses
____________________ 238
Memory, driver’s seat
_____________ 21
Messages on SID, Convertible
______ 71
Milometer
_______________________ 90
Moonroof ______________________ 130
Mug holder ____________________ 134
NNew tires, buying
________________ 247
Night driving
___________________ 197
Number plate lighting, changing
____ 233
OORVR
________________________ 207
Oil capacity, engine
______________ 291
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306 IndexOpening handles
_________________ 48
Opening the soft top, Convertible
____ 64
Outside mirrors
_________________ 124
Owner assistance _______________ 282
PPanic function, car alarm
__________ 58
Park Brake Shift Lock
____________ 166
Park Brake Shift Lock, temporary
override
______________________ 168
Parking
_______________________ 179
Parking aid ____________________ 182
Parking brake __________________ 179
Parking on a hill ________________ 180
Pinch protection, electric windows,
SportSedan and SportCombi
_____ 122
Pinch protection, moonroof
________ 132
Plates and labels, location ________ 299
Polishing and waxing
____________ 270
Poly-V-belt
____________________ 219
Portable fuel container
___________ 161
Position lights
___________________ 98
Power steering fluid, checking
_____ 215
Power steering fluid, grade
________ 294
Pressure gauge
_________________ 88
Pressure, tires
__________________ 244
Profiles, customized settings
_______ 94
QQuality grading, tires
_____________ 248
Quick guide, remote control
________ 49
RRain sensor
____________________ 105
Raising the soft top manually,
Convertible ____________________ 68
Reading lights, Convertible
_________ 78
Rear fog light
___________________ 101
Rear seat, folding down, SportCombi
143
Rear seat, safety belts
____________ 17
Rear seats, folding down, SportSedan
138
Rear towing eye
________________ 198
Rear windows, deactivating,
SportSedan and SportCombi
_____ 123
Rearview mirrors
________________ 124
Recommendations for automatic
transmission, towing a trailer
_____ 191
Recommendations for manual
gearbox, towing a trailer
_________ 192
Recommended snow chains _______ 296
Refueling
______________________ 159
Remote control
__________________ 48
Remote locking malfunction
________ 50
Replacement, wheel
_____________ 250
Reporting safety defects __________ 283
Rev counter
_____________________ 87
Reversing lights
________________ 102Rollover Pop-up Bars, Convertible
___ 76
Roof carriers, SportCombi with roof
rails
_________________________ 195
Roof carriers, SportSedan and
SportCombi without roof rails
_____ 194
Roof lighting, SportSedan and
SportCombi
___________________ 133
Roof lighting, changing
___________ 232
Running-in
_____________________ 163
SSaab Information Display
__________ 89
Saab Parking Assistance _________ 182
Safety belts
_____________________ 12
Safety belts, rear seat, SportSedan
and SportCombi
________________ 17
SAHR, head restraint _____________ 23
SDM
_________________________ 284
SID
___________________________ 89
SPA __________________________ 182
Seatbelts
_______________________ 12
Seatbelts in rear seat, Convertible
___ 75
Seatbelts, care
_________________ 266
Seatbelts, checking
______________ 266
Seats
__________________________ 18
Securing a load
_________________ 141
Sentronic, manual gear selection
___ 170
Service costs
___________________ 281
Service information
______________ 282
Service intervals
________________ 280
Service record retention
__________ 281
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307 Index
Signalling, horn
_________________ 120
Ski hatch, SportCombi
___________ 145
Ski hatch, SportSedan ___________ 140
Spare wheel
___________________ 260
Speed ratings, tires
______________ 253
Speedometer
___________________ 87
Sport mode, automatic transmission

167
Starting the engine
______________ 154
Steering wheel adjustment
________ 120
Steering wheel lock
______________ 154
Steps for determining correct load
limit
_________________________ 256
Storage compartments
___________ 136
Sun visor
______________________ 134
Switches _______________________ 97
TTCS
__________________________ 175
Technical data
_________________ 286
Textile carpeting, cleaning
________ 267
Tie down eyes, SportCombi _______ 146
Tie down eyes, SportSedan _______ 141
Tightening torque, wheels
_________ 265
Tire chains
____________________ 251
Tire date code __________________ 257
Tire inspection and rotation
_______ 245
Tire markings
__________________ 253
Tire sidewall labeling
____________ 252
Tire sizes
_____________________ 296
Tire terminology and definitions
____ 254
Tire, changing
__________________ 262Tire, spare
_____________________ 260
Tires
_________________________ 244
Tools and spare wheel
___________ 260
Touching up paintwork ___________ 270
Towbar
_______________________ 190
Towbar load
___________________ 192
Towing
_______________________ 197
Towing a trailer
_________________ 190
Towing the car _________________ 198
Traction Control System (TCS)
_____ 175
Transmission oil, checking
________ 212
Transmission oil, grade
___________ 293
Transmission, automatic __________ 165
Transmission, manual
____________ 164
Transporting the car
_____________ 199
Treadwear indicators ____________ 247
Trip computer
___________________ 90
Trip meter
______________________ 90
Troubleshooting, A/C and ACC
_____ 274
Trunk lid, driving when open
_______ 196
Trunk lid, opening
________________ 51
Turbo gauge
____________________ 88
UUniform tire quality grading
________ 248
Upholstery care
_________________ 266
Upholstery, cleaning
_____________ 266
Useful tips on night driving
________ 197
Useful tips on starting
____________ 155
VVanity mirror
___________________ 134
Vehicle Data Collection
___________ 284
Vehicle identification number
______ 299
Vehicle recovery
________________ 199
WWarning labels
____________________ 8
Warning lights ___________________ 82
Warning triangle ________________ 102
Warnings and messages on SID,
Convertible
____________________ 71
Washer fluid ___________________ 221
Washer jets
____________________ 222
Washers
______________________ 103
Washing ______________________ 267
Washing a Convertible
___________ 268
Waxing and polishing
____________ 270
Wear indicators, tires _____________ 247
What Will You See After an Airbag
Inflates?
______________________ 43
Wheel replacement
______________ 250
Wheels and tires, sizes ___________ 296
When it is time for new tires
_______ 246
Windshield washers
_____________ 103
Windshield wipers
_______________ 103
Wing mirrors
___________________ 124
Winter driving __________________ 187
Winter tires
____________________ 257
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