Saab 9-3 M03-

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Saab 9-3 M03- Towbar, fixed

Accessories Part No. Group Date Instruction Part No. Replaces

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1 Body bracket2 Ball unit3 Bolt (x2)4 Nut (x2)5 Bolt (x5)6 Bolt (x2)7 Nut (x5)8 Socket holder plate9 Reinforcement plate (x2)

10 Ball guard11 Wiring harness (13-pin)12 Bolt (x3)13 Nut (x3)14 Cable tie (x4)15 Electronic module16 Fuse

The towing bracket fulfils the requirements of 94/20/EEC.Greatest permissible trailer weight: Braked trailer: 1600 kg (3500 lbs.)Trailer without brakes: 50% of the towing vehicle'sweight (vehicle in running order), but no more than750 kg (1650 lbs).Max. permissible towball pressure: 75 kg

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NoteAlways check which national legal requirementsand regulations apply to fitting towing brackets.Ensure that they are fulfilled.

ImportantThe car must be inspected after the towing bracketis mounted. Show these instructions at the inspec-tion.

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1 Raise the car.2 Remove the two nuts holding the rear bumper

air shield to the body and the two bolts holdingthe bumper shell to the wheel housings.

3 Lower the car and open the boot lid.CV: Remove the carpet on the luggagecompartment floor.

4 Remove the luggage compartment scuff plate.5 4D: Remove the hatch in the luggage compart-

ment left-hand side trim and lower the hatch onthe right-hand side.

6 Remove the side scuff plate on the left-handside.

7 Remove the clips for the left-hand side trim andfold the trim aside.CV: Unhook the strap on the rear side of the sidetrim and remove the connector from the luggagecompartment lighting. Remove the side trim.

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8 Remove the rear lamp clusters.9 SPA: Unplug the connector.

10 Remove the bumper shell bolts that are locatedbelow the rear lamp clusters.

11 Remove the bumper bolts at the wheelhousings.

12 Remove the bumper shell by pulling the sidesoutwards and then pulling the bumper shellbackwards.

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13 Secure the towbar with bolts and nuts togetherwith the reinforcements in the four holes whichare in the bumper member and raise the car.

14 Fasten the towing bracket in the floor under thespare wheel well.

15 Tighten the bumper member mountings to thebody as well as the screws, bolts and nuts hold-ing the towing bracket to the bumper memberand floor.Tightening torque, bumper member to body50 Nm (37 lbf ft)Tightening torque, towing bracket to bumpermember 50 Nm (37 lbf ft)Tightening torque, towing bracket to floor50 Nm (37 lbf ft)

16 Remove the rubber grommet.

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17 Insert the wiring harness through the hole in thebody.

18 Fasten the wiring harness to the right-hand weldscrew on the left-hand side of the towing bracket.

19 Fit the 13-pin connector on the socket holderplate. The cover should open upward.

ImportantThe seal between the connector and the socketholder plate must be correctly mounted andshould not be folded in anywhere.

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20 Lower the car and run the wiring harness alongthe other wiring harnesses towards the left-handside of the car and to the REC.

21 Plug the wiring harness connector into the RECand secure the wiring harness with 4 cable ties.

22 Fit the kit's electronic module in the REC and fitthe fuse in position 8 in the REC.

ImportantThe blue/white (BU/WH) cable which is not con-nected in the connector must not be used, butmust be secured together with the wiring harnessin the nearest cable tie.

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23 Cut out, by using a universal knife with a hookformed blade, in the bumper shell for the towbar(a compass saw can also be used).

The cutting out must be done within thestrengthening ribs.Cars without bumper skirt (A): There is onlyone mark.Cars with bumper skirt (B): There are threemarkings. Use the one marked in the illustration.

24 SPA: Insert and plug in the connector.25 Fit in the two tabs of the bumper shell under the

holders and the outer corners between thewheel arch liner and the mounting points at thewheel arches. Press the bumper shell intoplace.

26 Fit the bumper shell bolts that are located belowthe rear lamp clusters.

27 Fit the bumper bolts at the wheel housings.28 Fit and connect the rear lamp clusters. Check

the fit to the tailgate decor strip.29 Fit the left-hand side trim.

CV: Connect the luggage compartment lightingand hook the strap on.

30 Fit the side scuff plate on the left-hand side.

31 Fit the scuff plate.32 4D: Fit the hatches in the luggage compartment

side trims.CV: Fit the carpet on the luggage compartmentfloor.

33 Raise the car.34 Fit the two nuts holding the rear bumper air

shield to the body and the two bolts holding thebumper shell to the wheel housings.

WARNINGExercise caution when using a saw or knife as thismay cause injury.

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35 Fit the socket holder plate with connector on thetowing bracket.

36 Mount the ball unit to the body bracket.

Tightening torque 90 Nm (66.5 lbf ft)37 Lower the car and check the bumper alignment.

Adjust if necessary.38 Carefully remove the user instruction page and

give it to the customer together with the installa-tion instructions.

ImportantInsert the bolts from the right.

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Wiring diagram

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2.5

C31

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BK

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C30

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BK

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C30

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4712810

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R-B2

BK

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J67

H102-191

YE/WH2 .5P54-2

YE/WH2 .5P54

2.5RD/BUP54-2

9G

N/B

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1.0

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1.0

C1-

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C30

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BK 2.5C31

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TR

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-WH

+54+30

+30+30

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List of components

No. Nameposition

Components

13 Lamp, parking light,trailer

22 Main fuse box, dashboard,on the short side of the dashboard by the left-hand door

27 Lamp, direction indicators,trailer

30 Lamp, brake lights,trailer

32 Lamp, reversing lights,trailer

33 Lamp, rear fog lights,trailer

258 Connector, towbar wiring harness,in the luggage compartment electrical centre

701 Luggage compartment electrical centre,on the wall behind the left rear wheel housing

731 Trailer control module,in the luggage compartment electrical centre

102-pin connector

H102-1 Lower left-hand A-pillar

Crimp connections

J Approx. 160 mm from the 13-pin connector

J67 LHD: Approx. 150 mm from branching point front left floor lighting towards connector H102-1RHD: Approx. 50 mm from branching point grounding point G40 towards grounding point G41

Grounding points

G3 In the luggage compartment below the left light cluster

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User instructions(to be kept in the driver's manual)

ImportantIf the trailer is equipped with extra electrical equip-ment in addition to normal outer lighting (e.g. innerlighting or fan) and connected to the car via thetrailer's connector, the trailer must be equippedwith a 13-pin connector (installed according toISO 11446) in order to allow for a separate powersupply.Cars with SPA: The SPA system will compensatefor the towbar when measuring the distancebehind the car.