Driving At Night; Towing The Car - Saab 2005 9-3 Owner's Manual

190 Starting and driving

Driving at night

Bear in mind the following points, especially
when driving at night:
• Nighttime driving requires your full
concentration
• Do not rush. Count on your journey taking
slightly longer.
• The number of drivers under the influence
of drugs is likely to be greater at night than
during the day.
• Do not stare at the headlights of oncom-
ing vehicles.
• Avoid driving at night if you have poor
eyesight. Night vision deteriorates with
age.
• Keep your car's headlights, windows and
mirrors clean. Also, if you wear glasses,
make sure they are clean.
• Make sure you are well rested before
starting a long journey. Take a break
every other hour.
• Only eat light meals. Heavy meals have a
tendency to induce tiredness.
• Wild animals prefer to move at dusk and
dawn.
• Check the headlight levelling setting (see
page 96).

Towing the car

WARNING
• Remember that the brake servo does
not operate when the engine is off.
Much greater pressure than normal
will therefore be required to operate
the brake pedal.
• Nor does the steering servo operate
when the engine is off. The steering
will therefore be much heavier than
usual.
• The towing vehicle should always be
heavier than the vehicle on tow.
• Never allow passengers to ride in the
car when it is on tow.
• Always seek professional help if the
car needs to be recovered.
• The ignition switch must be in the ON
position if the car is moved with the
engine not running.
• The steering wheel lock must be
disengaged before towing the car.
• The steering wheel lock disengages
when the remote control is inserted
into the ignition switch, if the battery
has sufficient charge.
Front towing eye
WARNING
• Make sure that the towing eye is
screwed in tightly. It has a left-hand
thread!
• The towing eye is only designed for
towing the car on roads. It must not
be used to pull the car out of a ditch,
for example.
• Make sure that all bystanders keep a
suitable distance, in case the towing
eye or tow rope should snap. The
towing eye or tow rope could catapult
off and cause seriously injury.
• Never drive with the towing eye fitted
to the front bumper. Return it to its
designated storage space.