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VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT OF DRIVER'S SEAT
Separating backrest—seat cushion
1. Remove the two Philips head screws, according to fig.
REMOVAL OF SCREWS FOR THE RECLINING CONTROL
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2. Remove the lock ring on the opposite side. (The ring is
holding the back rest frame stud to the seat frame.)
Then the back rest can be hooked off from the seat.
REMOVAL OF LOCK RING
Changing the backrest upholstery, model 1974
1. Remove the seat from the car.
2. Undo the zip in the lower edge and unhook the hooks
at the bottom on each side.
3. Roll up the upholstery as far as the band in the middle
of the backrest. Undo the clip at the rear of the back-
rest and pull the band and clip to the front of the seat.
CLIP AT REAR OF BACKREST
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PULLING THE BAND TO THE FRONT
THREADING THE PLASTIC RING OUT FORWARDS
4. Unhook the thread which secures the upholstery at
the front and below the hole in the backrest. 6. Fold back the flaps in the grooves inside the hole. )
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UNHOOKING THE THREAD
5. Bend the plastic ring which secures the upholstery at
the hole and thread it through the hole from the back FOLDING BACK THE FLAPS
to the front. \
7, Remove the cover.
Fitting is carried out in the reverse order. y
COMPRESSING THE PLASTIC RING
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Driver’s seat as from the 1972 model
Checking of heating pads
1. Undo the wire connection 67/93” (red and yellow
wires) from fuse 11. Connect a test lamp between the
wire connection and the fuse terminal.
2. Switch on the ignition.
3. Find the thermostat in the seat (feel with fingers) and
cool the area in a suitable manner, for example with
a cooling spray of the same type used for radio and
TV service.
COOLING THE THERMOSTAT
After a while the thermostat will cut in and the lamp
should light.
If the lamp does not light it may be due to:
Faulty fuse
Wire fracture in the wiring or the heating pads
Faulty thermostat
Faulty grounding
Defective test lamp
Possible wiring fracture in heating pads, check with the
aid of a buzzer
(Disassembled, heated seat)
A. Backrest heating pad
Connect one of the leads of the buzzer to the pad leads
(the splicing sleeve is pushed into the PVC tube). If there
is no fault in the wiring, the buzzer will sound when its
other lead is connected to one of the two pins in the
dual-pole splice cover.
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CHECKING WITH A BUZZER
B. Seat heating pad
Cool the thermostat until it is below the cut-in tempera-
ture and connect the buzzer as under A but to the other
pin in the dual-pole splice cover. Note that even a ther-
mostat fault can mean that the buzzer will not sound in
this case.
Changing the heating pads
1. Take out the seat.
2. Remove the seat upholstery. The backrest cover can
be removed when the zip at the bottom has been
opened. The seat cover is removed by undoing all the
lower clips, the rib on the right-hand side of the seat
and the base rib. Pull up the cover from the right, and
tuck it out of the way so that the heating pad is acces-
sible.
3. Remove the heating pad(s). Dissolve the glue with
pure gasoline (cleaning gasoline) so as not to tear off
large pieces of the foam rubber cushioning.
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REMOVING THE HEATING PADS
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4. Glue on the new heating pad(s) with suitable impact
adhesive such as Bostik A3. Connect the wiring so
that the pads are in series.
5. Replace the upholstery and mount the seat.
Changing the thermostat
Remove the seat cover, see points 1—2 ‘Changing the
heating pads’. Remove the binding threads from the
thermostat connection wires, after which the thermo-
stat can be pulled out and replaced. Fit binding threads
to the new thermostat to eliminate the risk of the wires
working loose after a time.
CHANGING THE THERMOSTAT
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Back seat
The back seat cushion and backrest are of spring interior
construction with upholstery and covers. The cushion has
a plywood base, while the backrest has a backing of pressed
sheet steel. The cushion is attached to the body by two
hinges at the front edge, while the backrest pivots on two
hinges at the bottom. In the upright position, the back-
rest is secured by a catch so that it cannot be forced for-
ward by loose objects in the trunk compartment if the
brakes are applied hard.
The trunk can be extended into a larger cargo compart-
ment at need by the following rearrangement of the back
seat cushion and backrest:
Press up the catch lever of the rear seat cushion and raise
the front edge of it, then pull it forward and downward
to stand the cushion on edge behind the front seats. As
from chassis No. 99.008.118 a catch must be released
before the seat cushion can be raised. The catch lever is
placed below in the edge of the cushion. On the 4-door
model the catch is released by pulling the control to the
right under the cushion. Next release the backrest catch
and fold the backrest forward and down.
CATCH, SEAT CUSHION BACK SEAT, 2-D00R MODEL
CATCH, SEAT CUSHION BACK SEAT, 4-DOOR MODEL
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CATCH, BACK REST, UP TO AND INCL. MODEL 1973
CATCH, BACK REST, MODEL 1974
CATCH, BACK REST, SAAB 99 COMBI COUPE
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Carpeting
The floor carpets are of nylon fiber ona jute backing.
They are secured by snap buttons and velcro grips. The
floor of the trunk compartment is covered with a plas-
tic-coated, mat.
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INTERIOR EQUIPMENT
Instrument panel, up to and incl. model 1970
Removing and installation
The instrument panel is secured to the body by three
screws — one at each side, accessible from the wheel
housings and from under the panel on the inside, and
one in the center of the panel under the ashtray.
1. Take out the instrument unit.
REMOVING THE INSTRUMENT UNIT
2. a. Disconnect the choke control from the instrument
Panel.
b. Disconnect the heater and defroster control wires
from the valve housing assembly.
c. Disconnect the temperature control lever from the
wire,
d. Disconnect the hoses to the side defroster nozzles
from the manifolds.
e. Pull the fresh air blower nozzles out of the panel.
REMOVING THE FRESH AIR BLOWER NOZZLES
f. Take out the ashtray.
3. Disconnect the electric wiring, undo the instrument
panel retaining screws and pull the panel back.
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REMOVING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL RETAINING SCREWS
PULLING BACK THE PANEL
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Install in the reverse order. Demontering
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. Remove the instrument panel.
NOTE 2. Relieve the clip pressure at the rear edge of the panel
and pull or push the pad off the panel. The band clips
will slip out of the holes on top of the panel at the
same time.
Reassemble in the reverse order.
Make sure that the blower nozzle engages the hose
when replaced.
Changing the instrument panel safety pad
The pad is secured to the panel by clips attached to the
pad.
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Instrument panel as from 1971 model
As from the model 1971, the instrument panel is com-
posed of several parts. The top consists of two safety
pads with a tidy box mounted between them. The lower
part is made up of a three-part switch panel and a knee
guard mounted along the bottom edge of the switch
panel. The knee guard also incorporates a courtesy handle
located under the glove compartment.
The center section of the switch panel can be removed
to make room for installation of a radio set (up to and
incl. model 1973).
A three-part screen is mounted under the instrument
panel.
INSTRUMENT PANEL AS FROM MODEL 1971
1. Safety pad, instrument side
2. Tidy box
3. Glove compartment
4. Safety pad, glove compartment side
5. Glove compartment lid
6. Switch panel
7. Knee guard
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Padding, instrument side
Removal and installation
1. Up to and incl. chassis No. 99722011961:
Remove the section of the screen under the panel on
the instrument side.
2. Up to and incl. chassis No. 99722011961:
Remove the two nuts holding the front screws of the
pad. The nuts are placed on each side of the speedo-
meter and are loosened with the aid of a 0.4” (10 mm)
socket and a long extension. Pull out the setting but-
ton for the watch (cars with trip meter also the setting
button for this).
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SAFETY PADDING, INSTRUMENT SIDE,LOCATION OF THE
FORWARD RETAINING NUTS UP TO AND INCL. CHASSIS
NO. 99722011961
1. Retaining nut 5, Padding
2. Bodywork 6. Stiffener
3. Instruments 7. Windshield frame trim
4. Switch panel
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3. Loosen the screws on the front lower-edge of the pad.
4. Remove the padding. AS from chassis No. 99722011962,
the padding is held to the windshield-member by two
spring yokes. When removing pull the padding rear-
wards so that the spring yokes come loose-
SAFETY PADDING, INSTRUMENT SIDE,SECURED WITH
SPRING YOKE AS FROM CHASSIS NO. 99722011962
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NOTE
If the setting buttons mentioned in point 2 are stuck
and will not come off without undue force, the pad
can still be removed, but great care must be taken to
avoid breaking the buttons off.
Reassemble in the reverse order.
Tidy box
Removal and installation
1, Remove the safety padding on the driver’s side (see
foregoing directions).
2. Remove the retaining screws from both sides of the
tidy box. The screw on the passenger side can be
reached by removing the cover inside the glove com-
partment.
REMOVING THE TIDY BOX
3. Lift out the tidy box.
Refit in the reverse order.
Padding, glove compartment side
Removal and installation
1. Remove the door of the glove compartment by re-
moving the hinge screws inside the glove compart-
ment.
2. Remove all screws from the glove compartment
surround and the front of the safety pad. On later
models, the glove compartment and safety pad are
riveted together and should be removed as a unit.
3. Up to and incl. chassis No. 99722011961, the nuts
from the top retaining bolts of the padding should
be removed. These nuts are accessible through open-
ings in the glove compartment. As from chassis No.
99722011962, the padding is attached to the wind-
shield member by two spring yokes. When remov-
ing the glove compartment, the safety padding should
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