99Saab 9-5 Audio System
Programmable
functions
Volume-preset mode
To select the volume-preset mode, press
and hold the BAND button at the same time
as you switch the Audio System on.
Use the button to select the desi-
red function.
The following volume settings can be
preselected:
•STARTVOL –
maximum
volume level
when the Audio System is switched on
• TELVOL – preset volume level when an
in-car phone is activated
• SP DVOL – speed-dependent volume.
The Audio System will automatically
adjust the volume level to compensate for
background noise, such as road noise,
which increases with vehicle speed.
• LOUDNESS ON/OFF – boosting of the
highest and lowest frequency ranges to
enhance the sound image when the
volume is set to a low level.
Adjusting the volume
The default setting for START VOL is
volume setting 9, and that for TEL VOL is
volume setting 14 (the highest volume set-
ting is 30).
•
Maximum
START VOL
•TELVOL
To change the volume setting:
– Press and hold the BAND button at the
same time as you switch on the Audio
System.
– After START VOL appears, release the
BAND button.
– Adjust the starting volume using the
volume knob.
– Wait 10 seconds or press one of the but-
tons on the bottom row of the Audio Sys-
tem, e.g. RADIO or BAND, to save the
new volume setting.
Speed-dependent volume
(SP D VOL) ON/OFF
To change the default setting:
The default setting for this function is ON.
– Press and hold the BAND button at the
same time as you switch on the Audio
System.
– After START VOL appears, release the
BAND button.
– Select SP D VOL using
– Select ON or OFF using the VOL control.
– Wait 10 seconds or press one of the but-
tons on the bottom row of the Audio Sys-
tem, e.g. RADIO or BAND, to save the
new default setting.
WARNING
These functions should only be carried
out when the car is stationary.