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Stoppingthetiming
Aftertimemeasurementisstarted,theon-boardcomputerdisplaychangestothe“Stoptim-ing/Intermediatetime”.
Select“Stoptiming”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushleverforward.Thetimeisstoppedinallstopwatchdisplays,andtheon-boardcompu-terdisplaychangestothe“Continue/Reset”selection.
Thetimingcanbecontinuedorresettozero.
Note
PCM:Aftertiminghasbeenstopped,apromptaskingwhetherthetimeistobestoredappearsonthePCM.
Continuetiming
Aftertiminghasbeenstopped,theon-boardcomputerdisplaychangestothe“Continue/Reset”selection.
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Pushoperatingleverforward.Thestopwatchdisplayscontinuethetiming.
Theon-boardcomputerdisplayreturnstothe“Stoptiming/Intermediatetime”selection.Youcanstopthestopwatchormeasureanintermediatetime.
Resettingthetime
Aftertiminghasbeenstopped,theon-boardcomputerdisplaychangestothe“Continue/Reset”selection.
Select“Reset”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.Thedisplayreturnstothe“Starttiming”selection.Thestopwatchdisplaysintheinstrumentpanelandtheon-boardcomputerareresettozero.
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A-LapB-Intermediatetime
Displayingintermediatetimes
Severalintermediatetimescanbedisplayedforarouteorforalapontheracecircuit.Theinterme-diatetimesBareforyourinformation.MeasuredlaptimesAcanbestoredandevaluatedifthevehicleisequippedwithPorscheCommunicationManagement(PCM).
Aftertiminghasbeenstarted,theon-boardcompu-terdisplaychangestothe“Stoptiming/Intermedi-atetime”selection.
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Select“Intermediatetime”withtheoperatingleverandpushtheoperatingleverforwards.
Theintermediatetimewillbedisplayedforapprox.5seconds.Theon-boardcomputerdisplaythen
returnstothe“Stoptiming/Intermediatetime”selection.
Youcanstopthestopwatchormeasureanotherintermediatetime.
Inordertostarttiminganewlap:
The“Newlap?”selectionappearsfor5secondsafterselectionof“Intermediatetime”.
Select“Newlap?”withtheoperatingleverandpushtheoperatingleverforwards.
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OILDisplayandmeasurementof
theengineoillevel
Conditionsformeasuringtheoillevel
Caution!
Riskofenginedamage.
Regularlychecktheoillevelafterrefueling.
Donotallowtheoilleveltofallbelowtheminimummark.
1.Itisimportanttoensurethatthevehicleishorizontalforcorrectoillevelmeasurementtooccur.
2.Engineisoff.
3.Ignitionon.
Oilreturntime
Beforetheoillevelismeasured,theengineoilhastohaveflowedbackintotheoilpan.Thetimetakenfortheengineoiltoflowbackdependsontheenginetemperatureandhowlongtheenginehasbeenstopped.
Thiswaitingtimeiscounteddownintheon-boardcomputerdisplaywhentheignitionisswitchedon.Theoilleveldisplaysegmentsstartto“cycle”.
Itisbesttomeasuretheengineoillevelbeforeembarkingonajourney(ifthevehiclehasnotbeendrivenforanextendedperiod)orwiththeengineatoperatingtemperature.Shorterwaitingtimesareachievedinthisway.
Initiatingoillevelmeasurement
Switchignitionon(donotstarttheengine).Theengine-oillevelmeasurementdisplayappearsintheon-boardcomputer.
Allowwaitingtimetoelapse.
Oncethemeasurementhasbeencompleted,youcanreadofftheengineoillevelonthesegmentdisplay.
–Ifthesegmentsarefilledinuptothetopline,theoillevelhasreachedthemaximummark.
Undernocircumstancesaddengineoil.
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–Ifonlythebottomsegmentisfilledin,theoillevelhasreachedtheminimummark.
Addengineoilimmediately.
–Ifthebottomsegmentflashes,theoillevelhasdroppedtobelowtheminimummark.
Addengineoilimmediately.
Thedifferencebetweentheminimumandmax-imummarksonthesegmentdisplayisapprox.1.2liters.Eachsegmentofthedisplaycorre-spondstoaquantityapprox.0.4liter.
Addengineoilifnecessary.
Pleaseobservethechapter”ENGINEOILLEVEL”onpage236.
Neveraddmoreengineoilthanrequiredtoreachthemaximummark.Oillevelmeasurementduringrefueling
Theoillevelisautomaticallymeasuredduringrefueling.
Preconditions
1.Ignitionisswitchedoff.
2.Iftheengineisatoperatingtemperature,atleast5minutesmustelapsebetweenparkingthevehicleandstartingtheengine.
3.Refuelingcompletedwithin15minutes.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,theengineoillevelisshownonthesegmentdisplay.
Measurementwillbestoppediftheaboverequire-mentsarenotmet.
Startoillevelmeasurementinthe“OIL“menuor
Startoillevelmeasurementbyswitchingontheignition.
Failure
Afailureoftheoilleveldisplayisindicatedbyawarningmessageintheon-boardcomputer.
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InstrumentpanelOn-boardcomputerTextdisplayonon-boardcomputerMeaning/measure
LIMITCannotbeacceptedwithvehiclestopped
Thecurrentspeedcanonlybeacceptedfortheacousticwarningsignalwhenthevehicleisinmotion.
LIMIT30Selectedspeedlimit(e.g.30mph)fortheacousticwarningsignalhasbeenexceeded.Adjustyourspeedifnecessary.
FuelgaugewarninglightConsiderremainingrangeRefuelatnextopportunity.
CheckengineoillevelStartengineoillevelmeasurementintheon-boardcomputer.Thevehiclemustbehorizontalandtheignitionmustbeswitchedon.
EngineoilpressuretoolowStopimmediatelyatasuitableplace,measureoillevelwiththeon-boardcomputerand,ifnecessary,addengineoil.
WarninglightTemperaturegaugeEnginetemperaturetoohighSwitchengineoffandletitcool.Checkcoolantleveland,ifneces-sary,addcoolant.
TemperaturegaugewarninglightflashesCheckcoolantlevelSwitchengineoffandletitcool.Checkcoolantleveland,ifneces-sary,addcoolant.
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Tow-starting,towing
Pleaseobservethechapter”TOWING”onpage321.
Reduceddrivingprogram
Atransmissionfaultisindicatedbythefollowingsymptoms:
–The4thgeardisplayontheinstrumentclusterflashes.
–Thewarning“Tiptronicemergencyrun”appearsontheon-boardcomputer.
–Thetransmissionnolongershifts.
Warning!
Reversegearlockmonitoringisdisabledintheemergencyrunningprogram.Damagetothevehiclemayresultaswellaslossofcontrol,ifthevehicleismovingforwardfastenoughtocauserearwheellockup.
DonotshiftintoRwhilethevehicleismovingforward.
Proceedasfollowsintheeventofatransmissionfault:
1.Stopinasafeplace.
2.MoveselectorlevertopositionP,switchtheignitionoffandwaitfor10seconds.
3.Starttheengine.2ndgearinselectorpositionDandreversegearRarenowavailable.
4.HavethefaultseentoimmediatelyatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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Inordertoabortconvertibletopoperationintheeventofdanger,immediatelyreleasetherockerswitch.
Pushtherockerswitchforwardandholdwithoutinterruptionuntiltheconvertibletopisinthefinalpositionoruntilthedoorwindowsareinthedesiredposition.Themessageontheon-boardcomputergoesout.Incaseofdanger,releasetherockerswitch.Convertibletopoperationstops.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage143.
Iftheconvertibletopdoesnotlockinthe
windshieldframe
Openconvertibletopagain,starttheengineandclosetheconvertibletopagainusingtherockerswitch.Assistwiththeclosingprocessbygraspingtheconvertibletopatthehandholdandpullingittowardthewindshieldframe(arrow).
Messagesinon-boardcomputer
Rearlid
Iftheenginecompartmentlidisopenwhenactivatingtheconvertibletop,amessageappearsintheon-boardcomputer.Theconvertibletopcannotbeopened.
Closeenginecompartmentlid.
Convertibletopstatus
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage143.
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FuelEconomy
Fueleconomywillvarydependingonwhere,whenandhowyoudrive,optionalequipmentinstalled,andthegeneralconditionofyourcar.Acartunedtospecicationsandcorrect-lymaintained,willhelpyoutoachieveoptimalfueleconomy.
Haveyourvehicletunedtospecifications.Aircleanershouldbedirtfreetoallowproperengine“breathing”.Batteryshouldbefullycharged.Wheelsshouldbeproperlyaligned.Tiresshouldbeinflatedtothecorrectpres-sure.
Alwaysmonitoryourfuelconsumption.
Drivesmoothly,avoidabruptchangesinspeedasmuchaspossible.
Avoidjackrabbitstartsandsuddenstops.
Donotdrivelongerthannecessaryinthelowergears.Shiftingintoahighergearearlywithoutluggingtheenginewillhelpsavefuel.
Prolonged“warmup”idlingwastesgas.Startthevehiclejustbeforeyouarereadytodrive.Accelerateslowlyandsmoothly.
Switchofftheengineifstationaryforlongerperiods.
Anyadditionalweightcarriedinthevehiclereducesfueleconomy.Alwayskeepcargotoaminimumandremoveallunnecessaryitems.
Organizeyourtripstotakeinseveralerrandsinonetrip.
Allelectricalaccessoriescontributetoincreasedfuelconsumption.
Onlyswitchontheairconditioningwhennecessary.
DonotdrivewiththeRoofTransportSystemmountedunlessyouneedit.
TheEPAestimatedmilespergallon(mpg)istobeusedforcomparisonpurposes,actualmileagemaybedifferentfromtheestimatedmpg,dependingonyourdrivingspeed,weatherconditionsandtriplength.Youractualhighwaymileagewillprobablybelessthantheestimatedmpg.
Pleaseobservealllocalandnationalspeedlimits.
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