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Old 09-11-2010, 06:34 AM
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what is "night panel" and what does it do?
Old 09-11-2010, 07:17 AM
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Night panel turns off most/all of the interior lights and panel lights except the speedo. It's a rather cool feature when driving at night in the country.
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Nice but I like the new S60 better.
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Originally Posted by rockville,Sep 11 2010, 10:17 AM
Night panel turns off most/all of the interior lights and panel lights except the speedo. It's a rather cool feature when driving at night in the country.
Nice, more cars need that. I just turn down everything, but having your driving instrumentation as a discreet control is _neat_o_.
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I love it. But I can't see someone dropping that coin for a Saab when a 5 Series is only a little more coin away.

It looks BIG, though.
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That looks awesome! Nice to see Saab going with a clean look.
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Originally Posted by [DT
,Sep 11 2010, 08:18 AM] Nice, more cars need that. I just turn down everything, but having your driving instrumentation as a discreet control is _neat_o_.
One more cool thing, if the car thinks you need to see a gauge or other info just that gauge will turn on. So if you are low on gas the fuel gauge turns on but the tachometer stays off.
If you turn the heat up the AC display comes on for a moment then turns off after a minute or so. Definitely something I would want on more cars.
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Originally Posted by [DT
,Sep 11 2010, 08:18 AM] Nice, more cars need that. I just turn down everything, but having your driving instrumentation as a discreet control is _neat_o_.
With the S2K, you can dim the lights of the speedo by pressing the "-" button, and then turn them brighter by pressing the "+" button. Definitely helps when driving through backroads where lighting is scarce.
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Originally Posted by The Gasman,Sep 11 2010, 01:42 AM
What motor company owns SAAB these days?
Yep Spyker the guys the offer us this!



Kindred spirits SAAB & Spyker
I really hope they succeed with it!
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It's bold, panel fitment will be very important with that design. Any mistakes will be exaggerated on this thing.


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