Front Seat

The seats are constructed around two pressed steel frames. These consist of a seat and a backrest, joined together by the backrest adjustment mechanism.

Two cross-members are incorporated in the front seat of the frame to prevent the seat occupant submarining in the event of a collision. Anchorage points for the seat belt are incorporated in the bottom of the seat frame.

The top of the backrest is reinforced to absorb impact forces on the head restraint.

The seat cushions are made of polyurethane polythene, upholstered in plush tricot or leather, and are supported by a flexible steel netting (pullmaflex), suspended from helical coil springs on either side.

The seat cushions and backrest cushions have electric heating pads that are switched on automatically when the temperature falls below +12° C and off at +28° C when the ignition is on.

The heat produced in the front seat, is from and including M87 able to be controlled with a switch on the facia. The thermostat in the cushion has been replaced by a thermistor that senses the temperature in the cushion. The thermistor sends information to the electronic control that has an integrated integrated relay responding to suitable temperatures. There are two types of heating pads, one for cars with leather trim and one for cars with fabric trim. The heating pads for leather trim have a longer reactivation time.







The following manual seat adjustments are possible:

Fore-and-aft 212 mm (12.5 mm/step)
Elevation 45 mm
Head restraint 80 mm
Back rest inclination
Lumbar support hardness (only driver seat)
Height position for the head restraint (90 mm)
Driver seat front edge elevated/declined separately 18 mm


Electrically operated front seat

From and including M89 Saab 9000 can be optionally equipped with electronically operated driver and passenger seat.

From and including M94 it has become possible to operate the front seats without the ignition timing on if the respective front door is open. As a safety measure the seat can not be operated whilst the door is closed and the ignition timing is off. This hinders children possibly playing with the stool.

Electrically operated front seats with memory

Memory function is supplied as factory installed optional extra for electrically operated front seats. The memory function make it possible to store three different seat position settings that the seat assumes automatically when the button for the particular setting is held in.