odometer SAAB 9-5 2003 Owners Manual

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Instrument panel
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Indicator and warning lights ______ 56
Speedometer _________________ 63
Odometer and trip meter ________ 62
Fuel gauge___________________ 63
Temperature gauge ____________ 63
Parking lights____________ 71
High/low beam __________ 71
Daytime running lights_____ 71
Instrument illumination ____ 73
Changing bulbs __________ 214Turn signal and lane change
indicators ______________ 73
High beam flasher ________ 71
Cruise control ___________ 171Front fog lights___________ 74
Ashtrays (accessory) ___________ 135
Cigarette lighters (accessory) ____ 136
Saab Information Display (SID) ___ 65
Night panel___________________ 69
Clock _______________________ 70
Wipers and washers ______ 75
Rear-window wiper (9-5
Wagon) _______________ 76
Rain sensing wipers (option) 75
Washers _______________ 213
Wipers and washers ______ 212Saab 9-5 Audio System ___ 89
Steering-wheel controls ___ 106Hazard warning lights_____ 74Automatic climate control
(ACC) ________________ 77
Air conditioning (ACC) ____ 242
Electric heating, front seats ______ 15
Ventilated front seats ___________ 15Steering-wheel controls ___ 106
Sentronic, manual mode ___ 167
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56 Instruments and controls
Indicator and warning
lights A number of indicator and warning lights will
come on when the ignition is switched on
prior to starting. Under normal conditions,
these should go out a few seconds after the
engine has started (see page 62).
Warning, oil pressure
(engine oil)
This light will come on together with if
the engine oil pressure is dangerously low.
If the light flashes or comes on while you are
driving, stop the car, switch off the engine
and check the engine oil level (see page
203). NOTICEUnder no circumstances must the car be
driven when this warning light is on. Low
oil pressure can result in serious engine
damage.
Main instrument panel 1 Tachometer
2 Indicator and warning lights
3 Speedometer
4 Indicator and warning lights
5 Pressure gauge6 Fuel gauge
7 Engine temperature gauge
8 Trip meter reset button
9 Odometer and trip meter
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62 Instruments and controlsAutochecking of lights,
main instrument panel The above warning and indicator lights
should come on when the ignition is
switched on prior to starting. They should go
out after about 3 seconds.
The following lights light up until the engine
is started, presuming that no fault exists:
 Central warning light .
 Oil pressure warning light .
 Warning, charging .
InstrumentsTachometerThe tachometer indicates the engine speed
in thousands of revolutions per minute. The
needle may be allowed to enter the broken
red zone on the dial only for an instant.
A safety cut-out function (in the fuel system)
prevents the engine speed from exceeding
approximately 6,200 rpm.
Odometer and trip meter The odometer records the distance traveled
in miles on U.S. vehicles and on Canadian
vehicles the distance indicated is in kilome-
tres, and the trip meter in miles and tenths
(kilometres and tenths of kilometres on
Canadian vehicles). Reset button The reset button has two functions, deter-
mined by whether the ignition is ON or OFF.
 When the ignition is ON, pressing the
button will reset the trip meter.
 When the ignition is OFF, the display
lights up for 20 seconds enabling you to
read the odometer and trip meter. Press-
ing the button a second time within these
20 seconds will reset the trip meter.
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