Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:56:11 +0100 From: "David Haydon" <home01nopsamorld.com> Subject: Re: General 9000 information
I've found the www.alldatadiy.com to be the best manual for the 9000. The Haynes is close to useless, but alldata has most of the shop manuals scanned for $20 a year subscription. I would expect the fan control to pack up at various times in it's life, and if it has direct ignition I would expect that to start to play up fairly shortly if it hasn't been replaced. Other than that nothing in particular springs to mind David "Scott Yeager" <scottnopsamerflying.com> wrote in message news:o3I37.179954$%i7.117980950nopsam1.rdc1.sfba.home.com... > Having owned several 900's in my adult life, I finally came upon the 9000 CD > Griffin ('92) that I always wanted. > > Without clogging up the newsgroup - read: feel free to email me directly - > I'd like to get some feedback on the following questions. Bear in mind that > I have yet to come across an owner's manual for this particular vehicle, so > these probably seem rather basic: > > 1. Besides the rather large built-in Nokia cell phone and hands-free system, > what was so special about the Griffin? > > 2. In general, what were the major (i.e. most common) complaints for this > model/year? > > 3. Everyone has an opinion, but what oil and transmission fluid is usually > recommended (2.3 auto)? > > 4. Feel free to vote for new tires. > > 5. The SAAb anti-theft system is quite useable, but it seems silly that a > guy can't open the passenger door for his girlfriend or even the trunk > without first unlocking the driver's door for fear of waking the neighbors. > I recall with a 900 being able to set options on the alarm system by cycling > the driver's switch in a particularly arcane binary fashion (one-two, toggle > the horn, etc.). Anyone have any information on this? > > 6. I know that the ACC can be programmed to default to a certain mode if > rquired (i.e. in the event of a compressor failure). Any details on ACC > options and procedures would be greatly appreciated, especially if they're > not generally available in the owner's manual. > > 7. I've found excerpts from the '92 manual scanned and posted on various > sites. Anyone knowing of the complete manual available for download wins a > place on my Christmas list. Bonus points to someone who can sell me an > original owner's manual in relatively decent condition. > > 8. How the hell do I get the in-dash informational display (milage, outside > air temp, etc) to display in non-metric units? > > As always, thanks in advance to everyone in this group who has contributed > to my getting to know the new ride! > > Scott > >
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