2009 Saab 9-3 Owner's Manual - Page 163

93_US_MY09.book Page 163 Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:30 AM Starting and driving Adaptive gear change patterns The adaptive gear change pattern function adapts gear changing to the prevailing driving conditions. The transmission control module senses the engine load, vehicle speed and temperature of the transmission. A suitable gear change pattern is then selected automatically to avoid unnecessary gear changes and undesired increases in transmission temperature. Certain variants use a special change pattern for the first few minutes after a cold start so that the catalytic converter reaches its working temperature more quickly. 163 Selector lever detent Sport mode Sport mode is selected using the button, while the word SPORT illuminates on the SID . Changing up occurs later and changing down occurs earlier at the same accelerator pedal position. Sport mode will deselected if: • The Sport button is depressed again • The engine is switched off. Park Brake Shift Lock The transmission has a security function known as Park Brake Shift Lock. To move the gear selector lever out of the P or N position, the gear selector lever detent (catch) must be pressed in at the same time as the brake pedal is held depressed. The detent button on the selector lever has to be pressed in before the lever can be moved between certain positions. Temporary override of Park Brake Shift Lock, see page 166.