Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 19:39:45 -0000 From: "mark & kate" <marknopsam5597.freeserve.co.uk> Subject: Re: 9-3 Cabrio Hood won't work....
Hi M8 I had the same prob on same year car, it was the hood storage, it looked fully down but i give a tug down and then tried it and it worked ! hope this is some help to u Mark "H." <musicboxnopsamrider.co.uk> wrote in message news:u6b07uoacrmsb8a5v74cvjuhhoaha5cqoonopsamcom... > Guys, just thought I'd ask the all-knowing Saab NG before I trot down > to my dealer tomorrow.... > > It was sunny this morning, and I tried to drop the hood of my 2000 9-3 > SE Cabrio..... okay so I'm in the Uk and it was only 7 degrees celsius > but heated seats have to be good for something! > > Anyway, I unlatched the clip, and pressed the button. The solid > section housing the rear window lifted about an inch before the SiD > went <ping!> and the motion halted. > > I have searched around the obvious hinges, and nothing seems to be > obstructing it, I have had no other error messages, and the boot was > empty with the roof holder thing dropped fully down into it. > > Cycling the system repeatedly didn't make any difference, and > moreover, when tying to return it to a closed position, the front was > about 4 or 5 inches away from the top of the windscreen making > latching it closed rather hard work. > > Any ideas? Will see what my dealer have to say for themselves.....