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Road Test

Engine and transaxle must be at normal operating temperature. Shift transaxle lever into "D" position. Set mode selector switch to indicated position. For Saab models, see appropriate SHIFT SPEED SPECIFICATIONS table. For Daewoo models, refer to appropriate illustration. See Fig 1 . Test drive vehicle and ensure all upshifts and downshifts occur at specified speeds.

Fig 1: Shift Speed Charts (Daewoo Leganza)
G00053923Courtesy of DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA, INC.
SHIFT SPEED SPECIFICATIONS (SAAB 9-3)

Application MPH
Normal Mode
Idle
1st-2nd 9
2nd-3rd 16
3rd-4th 27
WOT (1)
1st-2nd 31
2nd-3rd 59
3rd-4th 84
WOT (2)
1st-2nd 31
2nd-3rd 66
3rd-4th 100
Sport Mode
Idle
1st-2nd 9
2nd-3rd 16
3rd-4th 27
WOT (3)
1st-2nd 36
2nd-3rd 67
3rd-4th 100
Downshift Speed
4th-3rd 97
3rd-2nd 62
2nd-1st 30
(1) Without kickdown.
(2) With kickdown.
(3) With or without kickdown.
SHIFT SPEED SPECIFICATIONS (SAAB 9-5)

Application 4-Cyl. MPH V6 MPH
Normal Or Sport Mode
Idle
1st-2nd 7-12 7-11
2nd-3rd 16-22 14-17
3rd-4th 28-37 35-42
WOT (1)
1st-2nd 31-37 31-37
2nd-3rd 65-71 65-71
3rd-4th 103-109 103-109
WOT (2)
1st-2nd 37-43 34-40
2nd-3rd 71-78 62-68
3rd-4th 112-118 99-109
Downshift Speed
4th-3rd 106-112 96-102
3rd-2nd 65-71 59-65
2nd-1st 31-37 28-37
(1) Without kickdown.
(2) With kickdown.