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Foreword
This
supplement
describes the differences
between the Saab 900 Turbo Convertible
and
the Saab 900 models described in the
Owner s Manual.
The
supplement describ
es
how
the.Saab 900 Convertible should
be
handled
in daily use
and
provides informa
tion
on
the safety
measures
that s
hould
be
followed . Read this supplement together
with
the
Owner s
Manual
and
then
keep
it
in
the car.
Your
Saab
dealer is prepared to service and
maintain
y
our
Saab 900 Convertible.
If you have any questions, please contact
their
staff
for assistance.
We
wish
you enjoyable motoring.
Saab-Scania AB
Saab
Car Division
General safety precautions
•
When
raising
or low
eri
ng the
top, keep
hands
well clear of
th
e hinges, linkage
and vvi.ndshield header.
• Note. A label with the following text is
stuck
onto
the front roofbow.
W RNING
• KEEP HANDS
AND
ARTICLES
AWAYFROMMOVINGPARTSOF
CONVERTIBLE TOP.
• DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO
DRIVE
CAR UNTIL
TOP
HAS BEEN
FULLY LATCHED
OR
LOWERED.
• Remove all objects
from
the space
behind
th
e
back
seat before raising
or
lowering
the
top. To avoid
damage
to the back
light and the top components, this space
must not be used as a storage space.
• Before driving the
car,
make
sure
that the
top
is either
properly
secured to the
windshield header on both sides, or that
it is in the fully
lowered
position.
•
Do
not raise or lower the top
with
passen
gers in the
rear
seat area or people stand
ing close to the car.
• Re1nove child seats,
infant
carriers and
children
from
the
backseat
before
lo·
wer
ing the top.
•
Do
not raise or
lov 1er
the top when the
outside temperature is below 35°F 2°C) .
• Make s
ur
e
that
the
manual
release
va
lve
is closed before raising
or
low
ering
the
top
by
m
eans
of the
ROOF
sv ritch.
• Note that au
tomatic car
washers
mav
damage
the fabric of the top.
Do
not run
the Saab 900 Convertible through au
tomatic
car washes.
• Lowering
th
e
top
while wet or
damp
may
cause interior wa t
er
· damage,
wate
r
sta
ins or mildew of the top material.
The
900 Convertible is
intended as
a
four passenger
vehicle
two
front in
cluding driver) and two rear.
Do
not
overload the car. All occupants should
wear seat belts at all times when the
vehicle is being
operated
.
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on
vertible
topoper
ating
in-
structions
Loweri
ng
th
top
aut ion
To avoid
u r y
keep ha
nd s well cle
ar
of
th
e hinges
a
nd
l inkage wh
n lowerin
g
the top.
o
not lower th e top with passengers in
the
re r
sea t a rea
or people st
a
nd
i
ng
close
to the car .
Rem ove a ll
objects fi·om
the space
b e
tw
een the
back seat
and
the rear w in
dow. T
o avoid d
m ge to the b
acklight
and
the
top co
mp
on
ents, th is s
pace
must not
be
used as a storage space.
N
ote t
hat
th e
backlight
mus t
be
eith
er
ra i
sed
and
sec
ur
ed with t
he z ipper
or
comple te
ly lowered
into the spa
ce
be
hind the
b ck seat.
U
nd
er no c
ir
cum
stances
m
y
the backligh
t
be
left in
a horizo
ntal position
aga in st th e
edge
at
the back-sea
t backrest.
1 A pply the p
arking, bra k
e.
ote
The parking
brake
must
be ap
plied
to
com
plete
an
ele
c trical circu
it al lowing
the top to
opera te .
Tu
rn
th e ignit io
n switch to t
he run posi
tion .
3 Low e
r the sun viso
rs .
at
c
hing handle
1 Hoo
k
2 Strike
r
4
Rele
ase the
n;o r
o
la t ch in g h
andles, so
that the lat
ches are unh
ooked from
the
strike
r.
Conl
e rtible top
o trol swi tch
Press th e
RO
OF
sw it
ch briefly, s
o
that
th e
top will rais
e
up
abou
t
8
2 inches
20 -
30 em) fro
m the win
dshield
he
ader.
6
Move
th e two latch in g handles b ck to
their origin
a l positions.
ote
Failure t
o close the
latch hand l
e c n
ca
use uph ols t
ery or latch
d m ge .
7
Press th e
ROOF
switch until the top has
moved all th
e way down
. Lowering t
he
top
while wet
or d
amp may cause in
terior
water dam age
, w ter sta
ins or
m
ildew
of
he t
op m teri l
8 Make sur
e th t in n er
for cover fa
bric
is
p
roperly beh
ind the back
rest, i
f
nece
s
sary put it by hands .
9 Release
the sto r age
b g contai
ning the
b
oot panels,
located in th
e trunk.
t
is
faste
ned
at both
e
nds .
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nch
SG67
Fittin.£1, the
o t : i e pt
i ]cl
• O p en
the boot stor
age package
.
•
Check
and clean if
necessanr
the
groo
ve of th e b
lack m
etal
s
tr ip be
hind the low ered top (
pos 1
• Star
t by fitting
the right
bo
ot s ide
p
anel. Fit th
e boot side
panel
rear
edge
about 1 inch (
25 mm)
in
s
ide
th
e right s id
e spo iler se
ction
and
push it
under the bl
ack metal strip
.
Then
press d
own the f ront
par
t
of
the boot s id e panel (pos .
2
so that it
snaps into
place
and s locked th
e
m
eta l lat
ch
. P
ull the
rear
e
dge to th
e
sid e so th
at is on the
same level
as
th e
black m e ta
l s t r ip (pos 3
. In the
sa m e wav
instal l the l
e
f
t boot sid e
pa
n
e
l -
Note
Check th
at the in
ner top cover f
abric is
not bc
h·vcen th e
boot side p
anels
and
th
e backrest .
S
G :
Mo
unting h ole
in
t
h e
oot
s ide
p n el
ente
r oot
pan
el straps
oot
p nel posi t ions
•
Open the
trun
k
l id,
then pu
sh
th e
rear ed
ge of th
e center boot
panel
u
nder the
black m
etal
s
trip and
align the lo c
king pins ov
er the holes
in th
e b oot s id e
panels . P ush
the
straps a t tac
hed at
the rear of the
panel ed
ge und
er the tnmk
li
d.
Close
the lid.
Pr
e
ss down
to lo
ck the
center
bo
ot pa nel
in p osit io n. A
t-
tach th
e s t
r
a ps
at the b
ack sea t
he
ad rest cushi
ons to th
e
fi·
ont o
fthe
pa ne
l
aution
Ch
eck th t
th e
boot pane l
s are f irmly
secured
in posit ion be
fore driving
the
car.
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10
Re
move the bo
ot pane ls fi·
om the low
e
red top.
• First relea se the
rubber
s traps, then
pull up
from the l
ocking pins.
Open
the tn.m
k lid and rem
ove the cent
er
pan
e l
y
liftin
g it s fi-ont e
dge up
wards .
Place the cen
ter pane l in
th
s t
orage bag . N
ote: Packing
instruc
tion in th e
bag. )
Then
pushthe rear
edge
of
the
left
s ide pane
l and lift ing i
t up. Set it i
n
the
bag. In the
same
w
ay r emove
and s tore
the righ t bo
ot side pane
l.
Latchinp; lwnc
lle, c losed po
. iition
R
aising the
top
aut
ion
Keep
hands well clea
r of the hinge
s
a
nd
li
nkage when
rais ing the
top . To avoid
iru
ury, keep
hands c le
ar of the
wind shiel
d header. o
not raise th
top
with passeng
ers in the
rear seat ar
ea or
peopl
e
sta
nding c
lose to th ca
r .
1 pp ly the
parking bra
ke.
Low
er all side w i
ndows a n d t
he sun
vis
ors
.
3 Press th
ROOF sv
vitch and rai
se the top
unti l it is
8- 12 inches 20
- 30
em)
fi·
om •
the w indshield h
eader .
4 Open up bo
th la tchin
g handles fu
lly
Press th ROOF
svv
itch again u
nt i l th
.... to
p is aga ins t
the w indshie
ld header.
•
Head l ine
r fc bric retain
ers (Ve lcro t
ape
6 Lock t
he top by lockin
g the tw o l a t
ch ing
ha
ndles. It may
b
e
nece
ssary to pu
ll
gentl
y
d
ownward
on the r
oof to aid in
locking the
top.
C
heck that th
e hooks are
fully engage
d
on bo
th s ides .
ote
o
no
t pull down
with th
latch
h
and
les. Doing so
may damage
the handles .
7 If
necessary
, adjust the
headl in er fa
bric
at the
rctai.ners se
e figure) .
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Valve
or
m nu l operation
of
he top
Raising the top manually
The
top
can
also
be
lowered
and
raised
manually
in the event
of
a system fault)
after opening a valve inside the trunk. The
valve is located on the right side at the
ex
-
treme
fi·ont of the trunk,
behind
the lining.
aution
Keep
hands
well clear
of
the hinges
and
linkage
when
raising the top. To avoid
injuries, keep hands well clear of the
windshield header . Do not raise the top
with
passengers
in
the
rear seat
area or
people standing close to the car.
Remove the boot panels
and stow
them
away
in the trunk see page 4 Raising
the top) .
2
Apply the parking brake.
3 Lower all side windows and the sun vis-
ors.
4
Open the
manual
release val
ve
by turn-
ing the handle counterclocl< \iVise as
far
as
it
~ ~ r i l l
go.
Kneel on the back seat. Open the latch-
ing handles at the front rail ofthe top.
Then grip the center of the rail and lift
the top.
6
Continue raising the top
unti
l
it
is
up
against the windshield header.
7 Sitting in the front seat, pull the top
down onto the \ll.rindshield header. Lock
the top by means of the two latching
handles. Check
that
the hooks engage
securelv
on both
sides.
Note
Do
not pull the top down onto the
header by pulling on the
la t
ching hand-
les. Damage to the handles 1nay result .
Latching handle closedposition
8
Ifnecessary, adjust the headliner fabric
at the retainers.
9
Close the
manual
release val
ve
bv
turn-
ing it clock\ll rise as
far
as it will go. Re-
place the
panel
that covers the valve.
Lowering the top manually
The
top can also be lowered
and
raised
manually
in the event of a system fault)
afte
r opening a valve inside the trunk.
The
valve is located on the right side at the ex-
trem e front of the trunk,
behind
the lining.
aution
To avoid the risk of injury, keep
hands
well clear of the hinges and linkage
when
lowering
th
e top.
Do
not lower
the
top
with
passengers
in the rear seat
area or people standing close to the car .
Remove all
oq_jects
from the space be-
tween the back seat and the window.
To avoid damage to the backlight and
the top components, this space
must
not be
used
as
a storage space.
Note that the
back
backlight
must
be
either raised
and
secured
with
the zip-
per or cmnpletely lowered into the
space
behind
the back seat. Under no
circumstances may the backlight
be
horizontal against the edge at the back-
rest
of
the back
seat
.
Apply the parking brake.
2 Lower the side windows
and
the sun
visors.
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La tch ing
h n le
Ho
ok
Strike
r
3 Release
the two latching
han
dles, so
that
the h o
oks
di
senga
g e from th
e
s triker
.
4 Rai
se the roo
f
ab
out 8-1
2 inches and
clo se the two l
atching
handles .
o Open the
m
anua
l rele
ase valve by
tu
rn
in
g the handle
coun tercloc
kwise
a
s
fa r
a
s it w
ill go .
6
S tand ing on
e i ther side
of
the car ,
use
the
open pa lm of
the
h
and
agains t the
s ide ra
il to raise th
e top. Keep
hand
s
away from
sid e rail l inkages .
7
Cont in
ue moving
the front s
ection of
th
e top tow
ards th e rea
r
ofthe
car
u
nti l
th
e
top
is fully
lo w ered.
8 Clo
se the manual
release v
a lve b v turn
ing th e
h
and
le clock
wise
as
far
as
i t
·w
ill
go . Refi t th e val\ e cover.
9
Fit the b
oot panels as
descr ibed
in the
se
c
ti
on entit le
d fitting th
e
boo
t p an e
ls
a frer th e
toph
us bee
n lowered
pening
the backlig
h t
he
b a
ckl ight ca n
be opened t
o provide a
g
ood
flow
of
uir through
the
inter
ior w
h en
the si
d e
wi
ndows ar
e open. o
open th e
backl ight
proceed as f
ollows:
Se
cure th e s
u
pport
s
t
rap
to
prevent the
backl i
ght from fa
lling when it
is
un
zip
ped .
Suppor t
st p for bc'ICkl
ight
7
Z ipper
for backl( ,ht
2
O
pen the
z
ipper
fu
ll
y .
3 Release th e
back
lig h t s uppor t s
trap
a nd
c
arefu
ll
y lower
the bac
kl ight com
plete
ly into the s
p ace behind the
b ack
seat .
Backlight
lowered f JOS
ition
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cleaner solution. VVhen cleaning the inside
of the backlight, be careful not to scratch or
damage
the defogger wires.
Cloth top: Wash using
mild soap suds,
lukewarm water and a sponge. Rinse the
top \ ith enough clean water to remove all
traces
of soap
. You must be
carefu
l to rinse
any cleaner off the
body
paint as it
may
cause streaks if allowed t drv on the
pa
i
nted su
rfaces. ·
If further cleaning is required after using
soap
and water, a m ild
foaming
cl
ea
ner
can
be used. First, rinse the top. Then use a
mild
foaming cleaner on the entire top. Scrub
·with a s
mall,
soft
br
istle handbrush.
Add
water
as needed until the cleaner gets
soapy. Use a cloth
or
spo
ng
e to remove
dirt
so it
won t
be ground i
nto th
e top. Be careful
t keep
any
cleaner from drying
on
the body
paint
as it
may
cause
st
reaks.
After the
top
has been cleaned, r inse vehicle
with clean water to remove all traces of
cleaner. After
cleanin
g, always be s
ure
the
top is completely
dry
before it is lowered.
Lowering the
top
while \·
Vet
or
damp
may
cause interior
water damage,
water stains
or m ild
ew of
the top material.
Caution
Do
not
store
th
e car
wit
h the top low
ered for a prolonged period
of
tim
e,
as
this 1nay cause
mould on the
cloth top.
pecifications
General
Curb
weight
Gross vehicle
weight rating
3060 - 3104
lb
s
3786lbs
Weight distribution,
at curb weight
. . . 61 - 62
front
at gross vehicle weight rating . 51 front
Number of
seating positions
including driver's .
4
SC Inc.
op manufacturer
Top material . Cambria cloth
Tires
Saab 900 Convertible 195/60 R 15 86 H
Tire pressure
(cold
ti r
es)
Normal load
Ft./Rear
30/32 psi
Full lo
ad
Ft./Rear
35/36 psi
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uses
Function
Supply voltage
for pump relay
Operating volt-
age for hydraulic
pump
Location
No.12in
f1Jse box
In engine
com
-
partment ahead
of ight
front
Relays
Amperap, f' Function
Pump
system
15 relavs
Loco lion
Under
back
seat
in front
ofpump motor
wheel house 2 5
Lightbulbs
Fuse For
pump
operat ing l'Oltage
Rear
reading
lights and
hi
gh mounted brake
light 12V/5VV
Marking: W
1015
H5
37R
Rear readin8·
1i,g,ht
(operated b_v interior light
Rcmot?fng the rear
e a d i n ~ · l mp
sH?ftch) H £511-mounted
br ke
li,g,ht
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