Saab has had a great lineup of capable detail-oriented designers from the very beginning. Some would say; their solutions were strange, their solutions were quirky… But, when you think about it, you can see that they were right.
For example, some have wondered why the buttons are large in cockpit. But the answer is very simple – Saab engineers assumed drivers would be wearing gloves, so they designed big buttons for dashboard.
Practicality and Usability are the key words. Similarly, such were the solution to creating a separate buttons for tilt down passenger side mirrors.
Some Saab owners are not familiar with the function of the button. In contrast to this Saab solution, Some manufacturers set the tilt down side mirror automatically when you switch into reverse. Of course, this is not always necessary when you switch it in reverse. That is whay Saab designers created a special button.
For more convenient parking, you can press button – and the passenger-side exterior rear view mirror will tilt downw when in reverse – so that you can see the rear wheel and the road curb.
A very good feature for drivers comfortability.
This must be after year 06, maybe it came at the same time as the back sensors.
I think most cars of that ilk have them!
Design gimmick, like the electrical is there…what can we do to upgrade for next year…with the money GM trumpsucks in us?
I’d be happy if either of my switches actually worked on my ‘01. Yes I checked the fuse and mashed the button around. I’ll change the fuse in case it’s a looker but yet failed but I doubt it
And I just learned to estimate the measures of my car, and I can reverse without seeing the rear tire 😃 Although I have a Saab 9-3, my daily driver is an rv, without a rear window. So I just go by the mirrors like I’ve done for 40 years.
Great feature mine works still on my 93 saab anniversery