SAAB 9-5 2000 Owners Manual

101 Interior equipment and trunk
Interior equipment
and trunk Seats ................................ 102
Steering-wheel
adjustment ..................... 107
Rear-view mirrors ........... 108
Electric windows ............. 110
Sunroof ............................ 111
Sun visors........................ 112
Ashtrays........................... 112
Glove compartment ........ 113
Cup holders ..................... 115
Trunk ................................ 116
Spare wheel and tools .... 126
Fuel filler flap................... 126
Opening the fuel filler flap
in an emergency............ 126
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102 Interior equipment and trunkSeats Both front seats are electrically operated.
On certain models the driver´s seat is
equipped with a memory function.
To facilitate getting into the car, both seats
can be adjusted when either of the front
doors is open.
For safety reasons, if the door is closed, the
seat can only be adjusted when the ignition
is ON.
Note, however, that both seats can be
adjusted for 30 seconds after both doors
have been closed. The following seat adjustments can be
made to achieve a comfortable driving
position:
Height.
 Legroom.
 Backrest rake angle.
 Lumbar support.
 Head-restraint height.
We recommend that adjustments to the
driver’s seat be performed in the following
order:
1Height.
2 Legroom.
3 Seat tilt angle.
4 Backrest rake angle.
Lastly, adjust the steering wheel (see page
107).
Side airbags (see page 28).
Height To raise the seat, lift the lower control
straight up.
To lower the seat, press the lower control
down.
The same control can be used to adjust the
height of the front and rear edges of the seat
independently.
WARNING
The seats are actuated by powerful
motors. Take care that to ensure that
nothing can be trapped when adjusting
the seat.
Bear in mind that children can be injured
if they play with the electrically-operated
seats
WARNING
Never adjust the driver’s seat except
when the car is stationary.
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103 Interior equipment and trunk
Legroom adjustment To adjust the legroom, push the lower con-
trol forward or back.
Backrest rake angle To adjust the backrest, move the upper con-
trol forward or back.
Lumbar supportTurn the smaller wheel for stepless adjust-
ment of the lumbar support.
WARNING
The backrest should be upright during
driving, so that the safety belt, airbag and
backrest can provide optimum protection
in the event of emergency braking or an
accident.
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104 Interior equipment and trunkProgrammable driver’s seat (certain
models only) In certain models the driver´s seat is
equipped with a programmable memory
function. This function also includes the
door mirrors.
Adjust the seat and door mirrors.
To save the settings, press and hold the M
button and, at the same time, press one of
the preselect buttons (1, 2 or 3). The SID will
sound a bell to confirm that the settings
have been saved.To recall the programmed settings, press
the appropriate preset button, whereupon
the seat and mirrors will be adjusted auto-
matically.
To change the settings stored in a preset
button, adjust the seat and mirrors as before
and save the new settings by pressing M
and the appropriate preset button.
To facilitate reversing, the passenger side
door mirror can be tilted down automati-
cally, e.g. to show the curb. To do this,
select reverse and press the tiny button
adjacent to the door-mirror control. When
you deselect reverse, the mirror will return
to its original setting automatically (see
page 108).
Head restraintThe front seats in the Saab 9-5 are
equipped with Saab Active Head Restraints
(SAHRs). These reduce the risk of whiplash
injury if the car is hit from behind.
In the event of a rear-end collision, the body
is forced back against the backrest. This, in
turn, causes the mechanism to press the
head restraint forwards and upwards, to
maintain the head, neck and back align-
ment.
The SAHR is a mechanical system, actu-
ated by the body weight. The mechanism is
built into the top of the backrest, where it is
connected to the head restraint.
Because the SAHR is mechanically oper-
ated, it does not need to be replaced after a
collision has occurred.
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105 Interior equipment and trunk
The head restraint can be raised or lowered
and is adjustable in various positions.
 Raising: grasp the head restraint on both
sides and pull it straight up.
 Lowering: press the catch on the left-hand
side of the attaching point and press down
the head restraint.
Rear-seat head restraints9-5 Sedan: The rear head restraints have
three adjustment positions for passenger
comfort.
They can also be folded down to increase
the driver’s rearward vision when the seat is
unoccupied, see also page 116.
9-5 Wagon: The height of the rear head
restraints can be adjusted to provide opti-
mum passenger comfort.
Ventilated front seats (option)Ventilated front seats, that enhance seating
comfort in hot weather, are available as an
option on cars equipped with leather-uphol-
stered and electrically adjustable seats.
Ventilated seats are equipped with two fans
that extract the moist air from between the
seat and the body.
The fans have three speeds and are OFF
when the switch is set to 0.
WARNING
Adjust the head restraint so that the head
is well supported and the center of the
head restraint is at ear height, thus reduc-
ing the likelihood of neck injury in an acci-
dent.
WARNING
The head restraint should not be folded
down when the seat is occupied.
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106 Interior equipment and trunkElectric heating, front seats (option)Both front seats have adjustable and ther-
mostat-controlled heating of the seat cush-
ion and backrest, available as an option.
Heating is adjustable in three stages. In
position 0 it is turned off.
Electrically heated seat cushions in
the rear seat (option)Electrically heated seat cushions for the two
outer seats in the rear are available as an
option.
The ON/OFF control button for the cushion
heating is located on the back of the center
console.
The warming-up time varies with the tem-
perature outside.
The button has an integral indicator that is
illuminated when the heating is on.
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107 Interior equipment and trunk
Steering-wheel
adjustment Fore-and-aft and tilt adjustment of the steer-
ing wheel is possible.
Push down the lever to release the locking
mechanism. Move the steering wheel to the
desired position and then lift the lever to lock
it.
Make sure that the lever is fully locked
before driving off.
HornThe horn is sounded by pressing the central
part of the steering wheel.
WARNING
Never adjust the steering wheel unless
the car is stationary.
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To adjust the steering wheel
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108 Interior equipment and trunkRear-view mirrorsThe rear-view mirror has day/night positions
that can be selected by means of a knob
beneath the mirror. Adjust the mirror in day
position.
Door mirrorsThe passenger side door mirror is of the
wide-angle ‘‘aspheric” type.
The adjusting switch is on the driver’s door.
If the car is equipped with a programmable
driver’s seat, the settings of the door mirrors
can also be stored in the preset buttons for
the seat (see page 104).
The mirrors are heated, and the heating
comes on and goes off with the rear-window
heater. The door mirrors are designed to fold back
if knocked. They can also be fully retracted
for parking in tight spaces, such as on the
car deck of a ferry. Remember to fold them
out again before driving off.
WARNING
Take care not to trap your fingers
between the door and the mirror when
folding the mirror out again. NOTEThe door mirrors must be fully retracted
before the car enters an automatic car
wash.
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2
1
Rear-view mirror 1 Day position
2 Night position
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12
Adjusting the door mirrors 1 Select mirror
2 Use touch pad to adjust mirror
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Door mirror folded in
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109 Interior equipment and trunk
Cars equipped with a programmable
driver’s seat also have a facility for angling
the nearside mirror down on reversing, e.g.
for a better view of the curb.
After selecting reverse, press the tiny button
adjacent to the door-mirror switch to tilt the
mirror. The mirror will be reset automatically
when reverse gear is deselected.
Rear-view mirror with auto dimming
function (option)The interior rear-view mirror has two sen-
sors, one forward-facing and one rear-fac-
ing.
The system is activated when the for-
ward-facing sensor detects that it is dark
outside.
The rear-facing sensor detects, for exam-
ple, if the car following has not dimmed its
headlights. The rear-view mirror is then
darkened to prevent the strong light source
from dazzling the driver. This darkening is
stepless.
The mirror returns to its normal state when
the strong light source diminishes.
The auto dimming function can be turned
OFF with the switch on the lower edge of the
rear-view mirror.
The system is turned off when reverse gear
is engaged or selected.
Towing a trailer can cause the system to
malfunction, as the rear-facing sensor may
then be directed at the trailer.
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Button for angling nearside mirror down
on reversing
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1 Forward-facing sensor
2 ON/OFF switch, auto dimming function
3 Rear-facing sensor
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110 Interior equipment and trunkElectric windowsThe electric motors of the front windows are
equipped with overload protection (inte-
grated thermal protection). This protection
operates when the windows are wound
down automatically (switch pressed fully
down).To open:
Front windows: press the front of the switch
Rear windows: Press the back of the switch.
The switches for the front windows have a
third position for automatic opening of the
window. Press the switch right down to
lower the window completely.
To cancel automatic lowering of the win-
dow, lift the switch briefly.
To close:
Front windows: Lift the front of the switch.
Rear windows: Lift the back of the switch.
The actuating motor will be switched off
automatically when the window is fully
closed or when the switch is released.
Child safety: rear windows (ON/OFF)The window switches on the rear doors can
be rendered inoperative by the ON/OFF
switch in the panel on the center console.
When the switch is ON, the rear side win-
dows can be operated by the switch on each
rear door.
When the switch is OFF, the rear side win-
dows can only be operated from the panel
on the center console.
WARNING
Be alert to danger of fingers being
trapped when closing a window.
Always remove the ignition key when
leaving the car to avert the danger of
injury arising from unattended children
operating the windows.
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1 Window switches
2 Switch for rendering rear-door window switches inoperative
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Switch for rear side window
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