Type Designation

Type designation

General
The automatic transmission on the Saab 9-5 is designated AF30 (Automatic transmission Front wheel drive).

The type designation of an automatic transmission consists of 3 groups of characters as shown below:

FA47 A 01 97CW00101

The three groups of characters signify different information about the transmission, as shown in the following breakdown.

First group FA47 (Part 1 of 2)

Second group A 01

Third group 97CW00101

Automatic transmissions have a 9-character designation.
97=year of manufacture
C=month of manufacture