manual Saab 9 5 FL I 1 owners manual page 174

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95_US_MY09.book Page 174 Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:03 AM 174 Starting and driving 2 Wait until the needle has dropped back Towing a trailer 3 • Consult your Saab dealer regarding the to indicate normal temperature (roughly appropriate hitch kit for your car. midway, in the white zone) before stop- If the car has a 13-pin genuine Saab electri- ping the engine. If the coolant needs WARNING cal socket, the traile r/caravan can be topping up, unscrew the cap on expan- equipped with rear fog lamp and reversing sion tank carefully. • When towing a trailer, do not attempt lamps. Top up, as necessary, ideally with a to negotiate a hill having a gradient in 50/50 mixture of Saab-approved coolant excess of 15 %. The weight distribu- The caravan can also have interior and and water. If only water is available, use tion over the front wheels of the car will exterior lighting when the car’s ignition is off. that, but remember to have the coolant be insufficient to prevent wheelspin, Do not put a load on the battery for so mixture checked as soon as possible. making further progress impossible. long that it becomes discharged and the car cannot be started. WARNING • In addition, the parking brake may not There is also access to power in the caravan always be able to hold the car and during a journey, the caravan battery can be • Exercise care when opening the hood trailer securely, with the result that the charged for example. if the engine is overheated. Never wheels can start to slide downhill. remove the expansion tank cap com- • Always apply the trailer’s parking- NOTICE pletely when the engine is hot. brake when unhitching it. There is oth- • The cooling system is pressurized - erwise a risk of personal injury or Only use a towbar that has been hot coolant and vapor can escape. damage to the bumper should the approved for your car. We recommend These can cause injury to your eyes trailer start to roll. that you entrust towbar installation to an and burns. Open the cap slowly to Trailer hitch attachment 3 authorized Saab workshop, which can release the pressure before also provide important information such removing it. Trailer hitch attachments are available as as trailer weight. Your authorized Saab accessories. These are designed for a max- workshop has information on how the 3 As soon as possible, have the cooling imum trailer weight of 3500 lbs. (1588 kg), towbar is to be installed and whether system checked by a workshop. We see also page 259. other measures must be undertaken that recommend that you contact an autho- could affect the cooling system or other rized Saab dealer. Use only the electrical trailer hitch socket equipment. provided in the trailer hitch kit. 3 We recommend that you consult an Saab recommends: authorized Saab dealer for guidance on • Use a Saab original hitch kit attachment how to connect the trailer hitch electrical which is designed and tested by Saab. system.

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