Fault diagnosis, fault symptoms

📄 Table of fault symptoms

📄 Checking window lifts, soft top

📄 Checking SID (SAAB INFORMATION DISPLAY)

📄 Checking SPEED SIGNAL

📄 Checking boot lid

📄 Checking updates and modifications

📄 Soft top operation problems/ function not satisfactory

📄 Squeaks and rattles

📄 Water leaks

📄 SID messages

📄 Miscellaneous

📄 1 Nothing happens when an attempt is made to lower the soft top (nothing moves, no sound, etc.)

📄 2 First bow rises a couple of centimetres and then stops

📄 3 Fifth bow rises completely and then all other movements stop

📄 4 Soft top cover gets stuck when opening. Soft top cover “snaps” when opening

📄 5 Soft top cover scrapes and squeaks when opening

📄 6 Soft top stops half way when being lowered.

📄 7 Soft top jams when being lowered.

📄 8 Rear window knocks against the rear head restraints when the soft top is being lowered.

📄 9 Fifth bow knocks against soft top cover hinge when soft top is being lowered.

📄 10 First bow knocks against soft top cover when soft top is being lowered.

📄 11 “Snapping” noise from rear when soft top is being lowered.

📄 12 Soft top fastens on inner trim when being lowered.

📄 13 Soft top does not stop low enough.

📄 14 Soft top cover does not close completely.

📄 15 SID does not sound a signal when the soft top has been lowered completely.

📄 16 White marks on first bow handle.

📄 17 Soft top stops or jams when being raised.

📄 18 Soft top raised unevenly or crookedly.

📄 19 First bow knocks against windscreen member when soft top being raised.

📄 20 Locating studs in first bow do not reach locating holes in windscreen member.

📄 21 First bow crooked when approaching windscreen member and only straightens when fifth bow locks.

📄 22 Rotating covers on soft top cover do not open when soft top being raised. Rotating covers perhaps damaged.

📄 23 Soft top cover slams shut.

📄 24 Fifth bow does not close correctly.

📄 25 SID does not sound a signal when the soft top is completely raised.

📄 26 Clicking/snapping noise from headlining at first bow.

📄 27 Handle in middle of first bow rattling.

📄 28 Squeaking from soft top cover when soft top is raised and fifth bow locked.

📄 29 Second bow rattling.

📄 30 Second or third bow squeaking.

📄 31 C-pillar rattling when car is driven.

📄 32 Bottom section of B-pillar rattling.

📄 33 Squeaking sound from front windows.

📄 34 Windscreen frame leaking while driving.

📄 35 Water leaking in via door mirrors through front door frame seal.

📄 36 SID displays message “Top cycle error” despite the soft top functioning satisfactorily.

📄 37 SID message “Check header latches”

📄 38 SID message “Check trunk”

📄 39 SID message “Close trunk”

📄 40 DTC B1605, soft top functioning satisfactorily.

📄 41 ACC does not switch to manual operation when soft top is lowered.

📄 42 ACC does not switch to automatic operation when soft top is raised.

📄 43 No SID messages that apply to convertible

📄 44 Side rail seals hanging.

📄 45 Driver's door switch for boot lid release not working.