2000 Saab 9-3 Owner's Manual - Page 69

Instruments and controls Night panel To improve night-driving conditions inside the car, the Night Panel mode can be selected. In this mode, the amount of information displayed is reduced, and only the most important instruments and displays will be illuminated. When the Night Panel button is pressed, only the speedometer will be illuminated (up to the 87-mph or 140-km/h graduation), all the other instruments illumination will be extinguished and their needles moved to zero. Both the SID and the ACC displays will be extinguished and the backlighting for switches and other controls will be dimmed. Note: All indicator and warning lights, together with the display of CHECK messages, will operate as normal. The following conditions will wake up the respective displays in the Night-Panel mode: • Setting of the Audio System, SID or ACC (display comes on for ten seconds). • CHECK message generated in the SID. • High engine revs cause the rev counter to be illuminated until the engine speed has fallen again. • If the quantity of fuel remaining falls below 4 gallons (15 liters), the fuel gauge will be illuminated. • If the engine temperature rises above normal, the temperature gauge will be illuminated. • If the speed of the car exceeds 84 mph (135 km/h), the entire speedometer will be illuminated. • In cars with automatic transmission, if the selector lever is moved from D to position 3, 2 or 1, the selector indication on the main instrument panel will be illuminated. To restore the displays and lighting to the normal mode, press the Night-Panel button. 69 Units and language versions The SID has four sets of units: METRIC km km/h litres °C 24 hours IMP. 1 miles mph gallons °F IMP. 2 miles mph gallons °C US miles mph US gallons °F 12 hours 12 hours 12 hours CHECK messages can be displayed in six language options: English, Swedish, German, French, Italian and Spanish.