Saab 9-5 2011 Owner's Manual page 134

■ Climate control operation elements
■ Illuminated switches
Turn knob A and hold until the de‐
sired brightness is achieved.
Night Panel
To improve night driving conditions
inside the car, select Night Panel
mode by pressing the Night Panel
button.
In this mode, the amount of informa‐
tion displayed is reduced, and only
the most important instruments and
displays will be illuminated. When the
Night Panel button is pressed, all
gauges and indicators are set to zero.
The speedometer remains lit. Back‐
lighting is dimmed. The lighting in the
Driver Information Center and Infor‐
mation Display also turns off.
Note
All indicators, warnings, and CHECK
messages continue to function as
usual except for Ice warning.
The following conditions will wake up
the respective displays in Night
Panel mode:
■ If Infotainment system or Driver In‐
formation Center (DIC) is set, the
display comes on for 10 seconds.
■ If a warning message is indicated in
the DIC.
■ If the engine runs at high revs, the
tachometer will be illuminated until
the engine speed drops again.
■ If the quantity of fuel remaining falls
below 15 liters, the fuel gauge will
be illuminated.
■ If the engine temperature rises
above normal, the temperature
gauge will be illuminated.
Lighting
■ If the gear shift lever on automatic
transmission models is moved from
position D to position N, the selec‐
tor indication on the automatic
transmission display will be illumi‐
nated.
To restore the displays and lighting to
normal mode, press the Night Panel
button.
Interior Lamps
When entering and exiting the vehi‐
cle, the front and rear courtesy lamps
automatically switch on and then off
after a delay.
Notice
In the event of an accident with air‐
bag deployment the courtesy lights
are turned on automatically.
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