2006 Saab 9-5 Owner's Manual - Page 154

154 Starting and driving Three modes for the automatic transmission can be selected: Normal, Manual and Sport. Normal mode The Normal mode, which provides the best fuel economy, is the default setting when the engine is started. Manual mode (Sentronic): see page 158. IB3853 Selector-lever indicator on main instrument panel When the car is stationary, the engine must be at idling speed when the selector lever is moved. You must have your foot on the brake pedal to move the lever out of park. If the accelerator is depressed while the lever is moved, this will result in abnormal wear in the transmission. Detent positions for selector movement The detent button on the selector lever has to be pressed before the selector can be moved between certain positions. Sport mode When the Sport mode is selected, the throttle angle is altered to provide more power at the same throttle setting. The transmission also changes up later than in Normal mode to provide higher performance. In this mode, the SPORT indicator will appear on the main instrument panel (see page 160). Adaptive gear-change pattern Adaptive gear-change pattern is a transmission function in the Normal and Sport modes which matches gear changing to current driving conditions. The transmission control module senses the load on the engine and temperature of the transmission. A suitable gear change pattern is then selected automatically to avoid unnecessary gear changes and undesired temperature increases in the transmission. NOTICE After selecting a drive position, pause briefly to allow the gear to engage (the car starts to pull a little) before you accelerate.