Saab SONETT III Service Manual page 111

the steering wheel shaft using the steel wire earl ler
prepared. Refit the safety pad, connect the cable
to the signal contact and press the signal contact
into the safety pad. Fit the rubber grommet, wind
the cable 3-4 turns around the steering wheel shaft
and connect the cables with a joint sleeve.
13. Reconnect the battery cable.
WAR NI NG
The collapsible steering wheel shaft must be handled
with care. It must not be subjected to impacts, jolts
or other rough treatment liable to alter the adjusted
length of the telescope joint or impair its shock-
absorbing effect.
When installing the steering wheel shaft, take special
care to ensure that the splined lower end is pushed
into the intermediate shaft until the clamping screw
comes opposite the groove in the shaft. The inter-
mediate shaft should normally slide freely on the
shaft. If the splines stick, do not on any account
knock on the top end of the steering wheel shaft.
This also applies to removing and fitting the steering
wheel. The wheel must not be knocked off or on.
STEERING WHEEL LOCK
General
The ignition switch and steering wheel lock has four posi-
tions:
0. Locked. The key can only be withdrawn from this
position. When the key is withdrawn the steering wheel
is locked.
Note!
To ensure that the car isn't left unlocked, there
will be a buzzer activated if the door is opened with
the key left in the ignition lock.
I. All current consumers except the ignition circuit is
switched on.
Il. Drive. All electric systems are operational.
I I I Start. This position has a spring-loaded action to Il.
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STEERING WHEEL LOCK
Replacement of steering wheel lock
1. Remove the steering wheel shaft — see this section.
2. Drill out the two retaining screws for the steering wheel
lock, using a drill bit with a diameter of approx. 5/16"
(8.0 mm). It is advisable to do this against the threaded
part of the screws, since the screw holes serve as guides
for the drill.
3. Fit a new lock, tighten the screws but do not break the
screw heads.
4. Refit the steering wheel shaft — see this section.
5. Check the functions of the steering wheel lock and
ignition lock. Having done this, break the screw heads.
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SAAB
Nov. 1972