Fuel Filler Door; Opening The Fuel Filler Door In An Emergency - Saab 2003 9-5 2.3 Turbo Ecopower Owner's Manual

150 Interior equipment and trunk
Button for releasing filler door

Fuel filler door

The fuel filler door is opened by means of a
button on the driver's door. The door is
spring-loaded, so it opens slightly automat-
ically when released.
Refueling, see page 158.
To open fuel filler door in an emergency
9-5 Sedan
Opening the fuel filler
door in an emergency
If the fuel filler door fails to open after the
button on the driver's door has been
pressed, it can be opened manually from
inside the trunk.
9-5 Sedan:
Start by checking fuse 25 (see page 228).
A thin cable on the right-hand side in the
trunk is connected to the catch for the filler
door. To open the door, pull the yellow plas-
tic arrow on the end of the cable.
To open filler door in an emergency,
9-5 Wagon
9-5 Wagon:
Start by checking fuse 25 (see page 228).
On the right-hand side of the luggage com-
partment, in the storage locker, is a thin wire
that is tied to the locking arm of the filler
door. To open the door pull the yellow plas-
tic arrow attached to the end of the wire.