Saab 9-7x Owner's Manual page 220

Stability control activates when the controller senses a
discrepancy between your intended path and the
direction the vehicle is travelling. StabiliTrak
applies braking pressure at any one of the vehicle's
brakes to help guide the vehicle in the direction which
you are steering.
When you first start your vehicle and begin to drive
away, the system performs several diagnostic checks to
insure there are no problems. You may hear or feel
the system working. This is normal and does not mean
there is a problem with your vehicle. If driving
conditions delay system initialization, the STABILITRAK
NOT READY message may be displayed. If this is
the case, your vehicle does not need servicing.
For more information on the stability messages, see
DIC Warnings and Messages on page 3-48.
You may also feel or hear the system working.
This is normal.
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selectively
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When the StabiliTrak
system is both on and
actively controlling
the stability of the vehicle,
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the StabiliTrak light
will blink for the duration
of the event.
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The StabiliTrak system has three modes of operation:
STABILITRAK ON, TRACTION CONTROL OFF,
and STABILITRAK OFF.
STABILITRAK ON — The vehicle will default to
STABILITRAK ON every time the driver starts the
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vehicle. The StabiliTrak
messages will be displayed.
TRACTION CONTROL OFF — The driver can modify
the engine speed management system by momentarily
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pressing the StabiliTrak
shift handle. The StabiliTrak
and TRACTION CONTROL OFF will be displayed.
For vehicles without a DIC, the StabiliTrak
light will come on. Momentarily pressing the StabiliTrak
button again will return the system to the STABILITRAK
ON mode.
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The StabiliTrak disable
button is located on the
transmission shift handle.
light will be off and no DIC
button on the transmission
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light will come on
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indicator
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