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owners manual Saab 9-5
owners manual Saab 9-5 - year of production: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 - Saab 9 5 I 1 YS3E owners manual EN
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198 Car care and technical information
Brake and clutch fluid Brake pad wear indicators
The outboard brake pads on the front
WARNING wheels incorporate pad-wear indicators.
When the lining is down to 0.11 in (3 mm),
Brake fluid deteriorates as it becomes the pad will produce a screeching, squeal-
old. Because it is hygroscopic, it absorbs ing or scraping noise when the brakes are
water from the air and, in time, could allow applied. New pads should be fitted without
vapor to form in the brake system, thus delay.
reducing its performance. It is therefore Brake pads should only be changed by
important that brake fluid be changed reg- an authorized Saab dealer. To ensure
ularly, as specified in the service pro- optimum brake performance, use only
gram. 188Saab original brake pads.
IB1
Checking the fluid level Brake and clutch-fluid reservoir
The combined brake and clutch-fluid reser-The vehicle´s regular braking system is
voir is transparent to facilitate checking of adjusted automatically, but the parking
the fluid level. brake has to be adjusted manually. This
The level should be between the MAX and work, involving adjustment of the parking
MIN marks. Top up, as necessary, with brake cables and brake pads, must only be
DOT4 fluid. Do not use DOT 5 brake fluid.carried out by an authorized Saab dealer.
Use only new brake fluid from a sealed con-It is not possible to detect, through abnormal
tainer. pedal or parking brake-lever travel, whether
Check that there are no leaks in the brake brake pads are worn and need replacing. It
system. is therefore essential that brake pads be
The brake fluid level will fall somewhat as checked regularly, as specified in the ser-
the brake pads wear. The MAX level in the vice program.
reservoir corresponds to the amount of
brake fluid required with new brake pads. If NOTE
the fall in fluid level is moderate, due to
normal brake pad wear, topping up is not Avoid spilling brake fluid onto paintwork,
necessary. since it can cause the paint to bubble and
Changing of the brake fluid should be lift. If any brake fluid is spilled, the area
carried out by an authorized Saab dealer. should be flushed with large quantities of
water as quickly as possible.
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