Saab 2007 owner manual Adaptive gear-change patterns, Sport modes

158 Starting and driving

If you move the selector lever from D to L, down shifts will follow a set pattern to avoid damaging the engine or transmission.

Manual gear-changing is not recommended on slippery roads.

If one of the drive wheels spins excessively, the engine torque will be reduced to avoid damaging the transmission.

Adaptive gear-change patterns

Adaptive gear-change patterns are selected automatically depend- ing on the engine load and the present temperature of the transmis- sion. The function is available in Normal and Sport modes.

The changes occur at a higher engine speed and the car remains in the same gear for longer, if the transmission control module senses that the load has not decreased. These gear-change patterns pre- vent unnecessary changing up and down, when for example driving up or down long slopes with a trailer or caravan, and to prevent over- heating the transmission oil. The adaptive gear-change function is also selected automatically when the transmission oil becomes too hot, to protect the transmission itself from damage and to lower the oil temperature.

The adaptive gear-change pattern function is deselected when:

•The engine is switched off.

•The load is reduced so much that the function is no longer required.

•”Automatic transmission 3, fault indicator” appears on main instrument panel, see page 154.

SPORT modes

To select Sport mode, press the ”S” button on the selector lever when the selector lever is in position N or D.

In this mode, gear changes will take place at higher engine speeds than in Normal mode, in other words, the transmission will change up later and change down earlier for the same throt- tle (accelerator) position.

The Sport mode will be deselected if:

•The SPORT button is pressed.

•The selector lever is moved to position P,R, M or L.

•The engine is switched off.

•”Automatic transmission 3, fault indicator”

appears on main instrument panel, see page 154.