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Saab 4 Track Cutting On Laser Key Machines By Jay Barker The Saab 4 track key and lock system is a unique design unto itself and it can be confusing in determining how the key should be cut on 3D Pros. Here is the Saab 4 track section in Greg Brandt’s Sidewinder Key Specs reference, read this several times. Make sure you have a basic understanding of this system, tumbler positions, and how they relate to the key: Unlike other sidewinder keys with a uniform width center groove, the tumblers in these locks alternate contact of the left and right track as indicated by the pointers. Opposing cut depths have an inverse relationship which renders a uniform width groove. When coding original keys, care must be taken to use proper cut root width and bitting angles to allow the tumbler protrusion height of .118 (3mm) to pass freely through the groove. Cars which use this as the emergency key within a fob key (the 9-3) have only the tip seven cuts. The published codes reflect the bitting for the left track. The opposing right track depth for each position will always be 6 minus the left track depth. Tumblers are stamped with letters A through E which correspond to the depth of cut and track (left/right) which the tumbler contacts. For instance, if the first two positions are cut 2 1 (left track), then the first two cuts of the right track would be 4 5. The first two tumblers in the lock would be B E since with the first position the tumbler contacts the left track, and with the second position the tumbler contacts the right track. It is vital to understand this relationship when decoding a lock. The key depicted would correspond to a code bitting 2 1 4 1 3 2 4 5. The right track would be cut 4 5 2 5 3 4 2 1 and the lock combinated B E B A C D B E bow to tip. It is critical to know the tumbler positions and which side of the key they contact. THOSE are the depth numbers that you will e