manual Saab 9 5 FL I 1 owners manual page 135

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95_US_MY09.book Page 135 Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:03 AM Interior equipment and trunk 135 Load anchoring • Provide protection on sharp edges to prevent damage to the load straps. WARNING WARNING • Never use the elastic floor net 3 and • Match the speed and driving style • Put heavy loads as low down and as elastic side net (accessory) when the according to how the car is loaded. far forward as possible in the luggage rear seat is folded down. These nets The driving characteristics of the car compartment, i.e. against the back of are only intended to keep light objects can be affected because the center of the rear seat. tidy, not for the anchoring of loads.gravity is altered when there is a cargo • If possible, avoid having the rear seat in the luggage compartment. • Never overload the cargo net 3. If the folded down when driving with a heavy • An object weighing 55 lbs. (25 kg) cor- elastic breaks this may cause personal load because the anchoring possibili-responds to a weight of 2200 lbs. injury. Do not use a cargo net that ties are restricted when the rear seat is (1000 kg) in a head on crash at shows signs of wear. in this position. That the rear seat is 32mph (50 km/h). • Never stack cargo so high that any part in the upright position is a basic of the cargo lies above the edge of the requirement for protection against • Adjust the car’s load (passengers and backrest, if a cargo guard 3 is not cargo displacement in the event of luggage) so that the gross vehicle being used. a crash. weight or the axle weight is not • Cargo can intrude into the passenger exceeded, see page 258. • Always tie down the cargo so that it compartment during a sudden stop or cannot be thrown forward during front crash if the outer safety belts are Driving with the trun k lid/tailgate open , heavy braking or in the event of a not fastened. Check that the two red see page 181. crash. warning-indication flags are fully • Unsecured and heavy cargo can down. This shows that the backrests increase the risk of injury during hard are locked. braking, sudden avoidance maneu- vers and in the event of a crash. • For the best load anchoring, use the special cargo tie down eye and load straps 3. • Load the cargo tie down eyes evenly. Never attach more than one strap to each tie down eye.

owners manual Saab 9-5

owners manual Saab 9-5 - year of production: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 - Saab 9 5 FL I 1 owners manual EN