Saab 2007 owner manual Automatic transmission, Towing of cars with manual transmission, see

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NOTICE

When the reverse gear is to be engaged the car must be at a standstill with the accelerator fully released. Lift the reverse lock-out collar and push the gear lever firmly to the right in neutral before easing it into reverse.

Towing

Towing of cars with manual transmission, see page 183.

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WARNING

•Make it a habit to keep your foot on the brake when selecting a drive position, to prevent the car from creeping for- ward (or backward if reverse is selected).

•The car must be at a standstill before P, R or N is selected. You have to have your foot on the brake pedal to move the lever out of P. If the car is still moving when a drive position is subse- quently selected, this could cause a crash or damage the automatic trans- mission.

•Never park the car with the selector lever in a drive position, even if the parking brake is on.

•If you want to leave the car with the engine running, move the selector lever to P or N and apply the parking brake.

Selector lever

The electronic control module for the auto- matic transmission receives information on engine torque and road speed, and also controls the hydraulic pressure in the trans- mission to ensure that gear changing is as smooth as possible.

The position of the selector lever is shown by the symbols adjacent to the lever and also by a symbol on the main instrument panel. If manual mode (M) is selected, the current gear is also displayed on the main instrument panel.

The ignition key can only be removed when the selector lever is in the P position.