Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 00:46:50 GMT From: "Harry Davis" <harryedavisnopsamediaone.net> Subject: Re: jumpstarting saabs
In 1989 when my 87 9000-T wouldn't start, a AAA emergency service guy tried to jump start it. The battery was too far gone so he towed it to a garage where they were at least familiar with a Saab. They recharged the battery and I was on my way. That night I found that the locking system did not work properly. I had to lock and unlock all doors and the hatch manually with the key. The next day I stopped to gas up and found the gas cover was still locked. Since there was no lock access on the outside, I had to remove the grid from inside the trunk and manually unlock the gas cover. The torx driver that is used to remove the grid was missing. I ended up breaking the grid with the tire iron and gassed up. I continued my trip. When I got home my service people told me that the central locking control had burned out. From what they said, it was probably the attempted jump start that did it. It was suggested that when jump starting, disable the central locking system (I believe they said to remove the fuse). I have not jump started another Saab since. "Johannes H Andersen" <johsnopsamsafish.com> wrote in message news:3AEC31C9.9C78E682nopsamsafish.com... > > > Bob wrote: > > > > On Sun, 29 Apr 2001 14:49:50 GMT, "simon" > > <simonremillardnopsamatico.ca> wrote: > > > > >Hello, > > >Hopefully someone here has the good answer to this: Can we or can we not > > >jumpstart a Saab. I own a 95 900 and people have been telling me that > > >because of all the electronics in this car, boosting is not at all > > >recommended. > > > > Maybe not recommended. However, if you just hook up the jumper cables > > to another car's battery in parallel, there's little electrical > > difference between that and your normal setup. If the other car is > > running, the rules change a little. I jump started my 97-900 with > > no ill effects. > > > > Bob > > Agree with you that there is little difference between that and the > normal setup, I have jump started my 93 9000 a few times, why not? It > must be some urban myth; early car electronics could be temperamental. > The recovery services also jump starts, but they carry a charged > portable battery for that purpose. > > Johannes
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