[earthworm]

A switch resides next to the main fuse/relay box that seems to sense when the hood is closed ? Anyway, I discovered that its e-connection was loose..
I wonder what this is ?

The SRS dash light glows as well as the red exclamation point !
Haynes has little on this, Maybe the English do not use air bags ?
Too hard to believe..

 

[JMarkert]

Hi Earthworm - I know the switch is for the alarm - unlatch the hood, turn on the alarm, and then raise the hood and the alarm should go off. I guess it isn't much of a problem if the switch is disconnected.

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

The SRS dash light glows as well as the red exclamation point !
Haynes has little on this, Maybe the English do not use air bags ?
Too hard to believe..

For the uninitiated with a similar prob., there is plenty on this if you do a search, but the main culprit can be a faulty connector to the air bag underneath the dash. These connectors are known not to be of top quality, and the circuit can be disconnected by a jolt, or, simply closing a door harder than usual. Best get this checked out, as air-bags will not deploy in the event of an accident. The SRS and '!' can be distinguished by TechII - I have known this done for free by local Saab indie garages - or, maybe a trip to Autozone.

HTH

 

[earthworm]

Thank you, gentlemen, I shall look into this...

I think this problem started when I was "troubleshooting" an inoperative rear power window...
And there is no humanly possible relationship.
I removed the glove-box and see absolutely nothing wrong with the electrical connection at the RS air-bag..
I may disconnect the battery again and more thoroughly check this item.
Then I must check out the airbag ECU.
The under dash quality is generally impressive - there must be $$$ in wiring alone...and the work is not that hard...