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Re: New Used
Posted by Stephen Goldberger (more from Stephen Goldberger) on Tue, 11 Sep 2001 23:47:39
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

>Questions: (1) the ABS, Brake Fluid, and TCS CTRL warning lights take a good 
>8 to 10 seconds to go out when the car is started cold. They don't come on 
>while the car is running, and only for a brief instant when it's re-started 
>warm. Power brakes failing? Normal??

Normal, and better than average.

>(2) there's a TCS button in the console, but it doesn't 'catch' and seems to 
>do nothing. Does it function only when the TCS is actually in use? Car is a 
>stickshift.

the TCS Disable button was a kit introduced some years after the car was
made.  It may or not be working...

>(3) When folding down the rear seat, the center seat belt receptacles
scrunch 
>into the immaculate seat. By design, or did I miss what to do with them?

I don't recall anything unusual about the seat belt assemblies during seat
folding...

>(4) Battery voltage at cold start is about 9.5v. According to the manual, 
>this is too low, but in the local pleasant climate, the car starts just
fine. 
>The battery is not the original but looks old. Should I ignore this until I 
>actually have trouble?

Depends on how badly you will be inconvenienced by a dead battery.

Stephen Goldberger, Editor and Publisher
NINES, the magazine of the SAAB Club of North America
vist our web site at http://www.saabclub.com

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