SoftTop

[align=left]Forgive me if this has been discussed, I am new here. I have bought a 2004 9-3 Arc Convertible. It is a fantastic car.
The door locks seem a bit archaic though. For one thing the doors do not lock or unlock automatically, and more importantly, I can not find a power lock switch on the passenger door. The manual seems to indicate there is a twin to the one on the driver's door but mine doesn't have one.
Any help or thoughts would be welcome,

Dom
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Slow Joe

That's just how the convertibles are... The passengers door don't have a lock button, and they don't lock when you start driving (the sedans dont' either). The sedans do have a lock button on the drivers and passengers doors. I think it's a safety feature on the convertibles. That way you can't be driving through a possibly not so great part of town and a car jacker can't hit the unlock button on the passengers side.

SoftTop

Thanks, Joe. That explains it pretty well. They are quirky cars.

kleineGTI

On the Saab, I am surprised that the doors don't automatically lock once it gets up to speed. On previous cars I've hadwith that feature, I lived in terror of the car locking up with the keys in it at the car wash. Modern keys are too bulky to carry around a spare.