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Battery, discharging through light switch in luggage compartment

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Bulletin Nbr: 391-1956
Date: ........... March 1998
Market: US, CA
Battery, discharging through light switch in luggage compartment


Cars affected

All Saab 900 M94-M98

Background

The luggage compartment lighting can go on when the tailgate/trunk lid is accidentally opened with the remote control on certain cars.

As a result, the car battery can be discharged through inadvertent activation of the tailgate/boot lid opening with the remote control.

After a customer complaint concerning a discharged battery, check whether the light switch can be the cause of the problem. If so, the problem can be corrected by fitting 2 spacer washers. This gives the switch contacts just enough clearance so that the light will not go on. It is possible to program the alarm system to ‘’chirp” when the trunk button on the remote is pressed. This will warn the customer when they have pressed this button by accident to avoid leaving the trunk unprotected.

Parts required

49 47 149 Spacer washer 2 mm (2 pcs.)

(CA: 305704)

Procedure


1. Open the tailgate/boot lid and remove the light switch retaining screw.

2. Lift out the switch from the hole in the body.

3. Unplug the connector.

4. Mount the two spacer washers onto the luggage compartment light switch so that they are positioned between the switch and the body.

5. Plug in the connector.

6. Refit the light switch for the luggage compartment.


Warranty/Time Information

Failed Object: 36 436

Fault/Reason code: 61

Location code: 09

Repair/Action code: 02

Labor Operation (US): 36436 0.2

(CA: N2384)

Time: 0.2 hours