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Recommended fuel:
be foundin all parts of the United States and
Canada, but particularly in geographic
areas and cities that have high carbon mon-
oxidelevels.Saabapprovestheuseof such
"reformulated" gasolines in its products,
which help in reducing pollution from all
motor vehicles, provided that the following
blending percentages are met by such
fuels:
NOTE
The engine in your Saab 9-3 is designed to
operate on unleaded gasoline that has an
octane rating of:
•
•
Fill to maximum filling capacity
Stop filling after the first time that the
nozzle trips to shut off the flow of fuel
•
AON 90 (minimum 87) for 185 hp
engines.
•
Filling capacity can differ between
different fuel stations and outside
temperature.Fueltankvolumewhen
nozzle trips to shut off, may vary by
•
AON 93 (minimum87) for 205hp engines
and Viggen.
Octane rating is determined according to
the formula:
• Up to 10% ethanol by volume, with corro-
sion inhibitors.
0
.5 gal. (2 liters).
•
Up to 15% MTBE by volume (methyl ter-
tiary butyl ether).
•
Do not fill fuel all the way up the filler
pipe. The gasoline must be allowed
roomforexpansionespeciallyduring
hot weather.
MON + RON
2
• Up to 5% methanol by volume, with an
equal amountof asuitable co-solvent and
added corrosion inhibitors.
where MON is the Motor Octane Number,
and RON is the Research Octane Number.
Other, less common, fuel additives used by
some gasoline dealers are also acceptable,
provided that the resultant gasoline is not
more than 2.7% oxygen by weight. In many
cases,youmaynot beableto determinethe
exact type or percentage by volume of fuel
additive in the gasoline you purchase for
your car.
SomeCanadianandU.S. gasolinescontain
an octane enhancing additive called meth-
lycyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl
(MMT). If such fuel is used, your emission
control system performance may deterio-
rate and the malfunction indicator lamp on
your instrument panel may turn on. If this
occurs, return to your authorized Saab
dealer for service.
The average of these two values is the
octane rating of the gasoline as it appears
on the pump at a retail gas station. This
value is sometimes referred to as the
"Anti-Knock Index" (AKI) or the "Average
Octane Number" (AON).
To avoid deposit formation on the fuel injec-
tors which can cause poor driveability, use
only quality gasolines that contain deter-
gents and corrosion inhibitors. Because
gasolines sold at retail gas stations vary in
their composition and quality, you should
switch to a different brand if you begin expe-
riencing driveability and/or hard starting
problems shortly after refueling your car. In
recent years, a variety of fuel additives and
alcohols or oxygenates have been blended
withgasoline.Thesetypesofgasolinesmay
However, these blended gasolines are reg-
ulated and should never exceed these rec-
| Categories | Saab 9-3 Manuals, Saab Manuals |
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| Tags | Saab 9-3 M2000 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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