Saab 9 5 FL I 1 owners manual page 154

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95_US_MY09.book Page 154 Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:03 AM 154 Starting and driving Overheated transmission fluid Automatic transmission3, NOTICE If the automatic-transmission fluid should fault indicator overheat, the following message will appear If ”Automatic transmission3, fault indicator” If the control module has actuated the on the SID: light appears on the main instrument panel, Limp-home function for the automatic the system has detected a fault in the auto-transmission, the car will remain in 5th ”Gearbox too hot. matic transmission or its control module gear when D is selected, making it very Make a safe stop.” (see page 62). sluggish. In this event, stop the car in a suitable place, This also means that the Limp-home mode Select position L to prevent unnecessary switch off the engine and open the hood. has been selected, to guard against further wear on the transmission. The transmis-Wait for several minutes then turn on the damage being done to the transmission. In sion then starts in 2nd gear. Once the car ignition to check that the message has gone this mode, the automatic transmission is moving you can select position D.out. When driving subsequent to the trans- starts in 5th gear, and gear changes (if nec-When the indicator light is on, the car mission fluid overheating, select a gear in essary) will have to be made manually. must not be driven with a caravan or which the engine speed is about 3,000 rpm. Stop the car in a safe place. Switch off then trailer attached. Overheating of the aut omatic-transmission restart the engine. If the fault is intermittent, fluid can occur when the car is towing a the transmission will operate as normal heavy load, such as a camping trailer in hilly despite the fault indicator being on. Have country. High ambient temperatures can the car checked at a workshop. We recom- also increase the temp erature of the trans- mend that you contact an authorized Saab mission fluid or the oil cooler may be faulty. dealer. Contact a workshop. We recommend that It is not possible to select the SPORT or you contact an authorized Saab dealer (see Sentronic mode when the Limp-home mode also page 174). is active. Gear changes must be made manually. The following gears will be engaged in the respective selector positions when the auto- matic transmission is in Limp-home mode: Position R D M L Gear Reverse 5th 5th 2nd

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