Saab 9 3 I 1 YS3D owners manual page 165

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Starting and driving165 Driving in hilly country with a heavy Automatic transmission NOTE load fault indicator Overheating of the automatic-transmission If the symbol appears on the main instru-If the control module has actuated the fluid can occur when the car is towing a ment panel, the system has detected a fault Limp-home function for the automatic heavy load, such as a trailer in hilly country, in the automatic transmission or its control transmission, the car will remain in 4th with the wrong gear selected, resulting in module (see page 64). gear when D is selected, making it very abnormally frequent gear changing. To sluggish. To overcome this, move the avoid the transmission oil from overheating This also means that the Limp-home mode selector lever to position 2. The transmis-always drive in Normal mode, then the has been selected, to guard against further sion then starts in 3rd gear. When the car adaptive gear change pattern is active. damage being done to the transmission. In is moving you can select position D or 3.High ambient temperatures can also this mode, the automatic transmission increase the temperature of the transmis- starts in 4th gear, and gear changes (if nec-Overheated transmission oilsion fluid or the oil cooler may be faulty. As essary) will have to be made manually. If the transmission oil becomes overheated the transmission fluid temperature It is not possible to select the SPORT or while driving, the following message increases, its useful service life is reduced. WINTER mode when the Limp-home mode appears on the SID: TRANSMISSION Contact an authorized Saab dealer (see is active. OVERHEATING. In this event, stop the car also page 179). You should have the automatic transmis-in a suitable place, switch off the engine, sion checked as soon as possible by an open the hood and wait until the message WARNING authorized Saab dealer. goes out. When driving subsequent to the The following gears will be engaged in the transmission oil overheating, select either Remember to use engine-braking (selec- respective selector positions when the auto-3rd gear or Drive, whichever will allow the tor position 1, 2, or 3) to spare the brakes matic transmission is in the Limp-home engine to run at 3,000 rpm and maintain the when you are driving on a long or steep mode: speed of traffic or a safe speed.downhill slope. The transmission oil can become very hot Brake failure can result from overheated Position R D 3 2 1 when the car is driven with a heavy load; for brakes! example, driving with a trailer on hilly roads when the wrong gear has been selected, Gear Reverse 4th 4th 3rd 3rd Towing resulting in many extra gear changes. Towing a car with automatic transmission, Select one of the positions 1, 2 or 3. A high see page 187. outside temperature or a defective oil cooler can also cause the oil temperature to increase. Contact an authorized Saab work- shop, see also page 179.

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