2000 Saab 9-5 Owner's Manual - Page 57

Instruments and controls Using DIST as a trip meter If no value has been set for the DIST function, DIST will now function as a trip meter (indicated by an arrow on the far right of the display). Press CLEAR to reset the trip meter. Under 1000 miles the distance will be shown in increments of 0.1 miles, there-after, the reading will change in increments of 1.0 miles. Metric units: for just under a kilometer, the distance will be shown in increments of 10 meters, there-after, the reading will change in increments of 100 meters. When DIST is functioning as a trip meter, the ARRIV function will display the current time. To calculate the arrival time if a specified average speed is maintained 1 Select DIST using the button. 2 Set the distance to be covered. 3 Press to select SPD Ø. 4 Set the average speed you intend to drive at. 5 Press SET to display the estimated arrival time. At the beginning of a journey, the SPD Ø and ARRIV functions will display current values. If values are set during the journey, the new values will be displayed after a delay of about 10 seconds. 1 Press to select DIST. 2 Set the distance to be covered. 57 Calculating the requisite average speed: 3 Press to select ARRIV. 4 Set the desired arrival time. 5 Press SET to display the average speed you need to maintain to arrive at the desired time. At the beginning of a journey, the SPD Ø and ARRIV functions will display current values. If values are set during the journey, the new values will be displayed after a delay of about 10 seconds.