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(TA367-0318) Tips for aftermarket Satellite Navigation installation

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Bulletin Nbr: TA367-0318
Date: ........... May 2003
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Tips for aftermarket Satellite Navigation installation

VEHICLES CONCERNED

Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon.

BACKGROUND

To reduce the possibility of damage to the headliner, we strongly recommend removal of all four grab handles and releasing the ‘B’ pillar trims and allowing the headlining to drop, when fitting the GPS equipped Antenna.

The GPS Antenna in the kit is supplied with co-axial leads for both GPS & GSM. GB spec vehicles are equipped with TEL 1, so the GSM co-axial is already installed. To reduce unwanted noise, we suggest detaching the GPS co-axial lead (grey thin lead) from the Antenna kit and securing it to existing telephone co-axial down the ‘C’ pillar. Connect to the PU (Processor Unit) as per instructions.

When exchanging the wiring harness for REC / PU, it may be necessary to remove the rear shelf loudspeakers, the speakers are secured with spring loaded clips and care should be taken when removing / fitting.

The Optical bus leads are marked with a piece of green tape to ease identification. The Optical bus lead from ICM 3 is taped on to the wiring harness adjacent to the Bonnet release handle at the right-hand ‘A’ pillar (it may be wrapped in the same type of tape as the wiring harness).

Note: It may be necessary to trim the Optic bus conduit to allow the end parts to engage correctly, take care NOT to damage the optical bus, as this will impair the operation of the system.

The captive nuts for the PU and DVD unit bracket do not have a cut thread, the threads are cut when the bolts are fitted, so care is needed when starting and tightening.

Prior to final connection the Optic bus system, we recommend checking the connections are in the correct sequence by shining a light down the optical bus (we suggest a torch) and observing the connectors to the various components which have arrows denoting ‘in & out’ for the Optical bus.