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How to reset Saab limp mode [video]

Eric Flowers, full time Saab technician, make this great video that simply explains the SAAB LIMP mode.

Limp mode is one of the most common issues Saab owners encounter, so He made a YouTube video explaining Saab limp mode in as much detail as possible. He tried not to make the video too technical, and to stay within layman terms.

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Goran Aničić
the authorGoran Aničić
For over 15 years, Goran Aničić has been passionately focused on Saab automobiles and everything related to them. His initial encounter with Saab cars took place back in 2003 when the first Saab 9-3 and sedan version were introduced. At that moment, he was captivated by the car's Scandinavian design logic and top-notch engineering, and everything that followed stemmed from that first encounter. Later on, through his work at the editorial team of the Serbian automotive magazines "Autostart" and later "AutoBild," he had the opportunity to engage more closely with Saab vehicles. In 2008, he tested the latest Saab cars of that time, such as the Saab 9-3 TTiD Aero and Saab 9-3 Turbo X. In 2010, as the sole blogger from the region, he participated in the Saab 9-5ng presentation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Alongside journalists from around the world, he got a firsthand experience of the pinnacle of technological offerings from Saab at that time. Currently, Goran owns two Saabs: a 2008 Saab 9-3 Vector Sportcombi with a manual transmission, and a Saab 9-3 Aero Griffin Sport Sedan from the last generation, which rolled off the production line in Trollhättan in December 2011.

4 Comments

  • Great video!! Thank you so much for doing that!! I have a 2008 9-3 2.0T and the throttle body looks a bit different that the one you are using. Is the process the same? The only code I get is P2135. It seems to go into limp mode – it has no power until I get past 35mph, then seems ok. The mpg has significantly decreased all of a sudden. I can take the positive cable off the battery for a few minutes and that seems to restore it to normal – except for the mpg. This works for a time – maybe a couple weeks, and then it throws the same code and is again in limp mode. I cleaned the mass air flow with maf cleaner only and removed the throttle body and cleaned it with throttle body cleaner as well as replaced the gasket. I’m not sure what else to do. Any advise would be much appreciated. Thanks!

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