ESP PORSCHE BOXSTER 2007 2.G Repair Manual

A-OpeningfrontluggagecompartmentlidB-Openingrearluggagecompartmentlid
Luggagecompartmentlids
Unlocking
Operatetheappropriatepull-buttonnexttothedriver’sseat.Theluggagecompartmentisilluminatedwhentherespectivelidisopen.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage265.
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanalsobeunlockedwiththeradioremotecontrol.
Pleaseobservethechapter”KEYWITHRADIOREMOTECONTROL”onpage23.
Note
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,thefrontluggagecompartmentlidcanbeopenedonlybyconnectinganexternalelectricalpowersource.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYUNLOCKINGOFTHEFRONTLUGGAGECOMPARTMENTLID”onpage266.
Pleaseobservethedescriptioninsidethefuseboxlid.
Warningmessage
Awarningmessageintheon-boardcomputercomesonifthelidsarenotcompletelyclosed.
Fullyclosethelid.Openingfrontluggagecompartmentlid
Caution!
Riskofdamagetoluggagecompartmentlidorwindshieldwipers.
Makesurethatthewindshieldwipersarenotfoldedoutforwardswhenopeningtheluggagecompartmentlid.
Raiselidslightlyandunlatchthesafetycatchwiththelever(arrow).
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CarAudioOperation/Tips
Generalinformation
Forradiooperationseeyourradiomanualwhichisincludedwithyouron-boardlitera-ture.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage265.
FMreception
Avehicleisnotanidealplacetolistentoaradio.Becausethevehiclemoves,receptionconditionsareconstantlychanging.Buildings,terrain,signaldistanceandnoisefromothervehiclesareallworkingagainstgoodreception.SomeconditionsaffectingFMmayappeartobeproblemswhentheyarenot.
Thefollowingcharacteristicsarecompletelynormalforagivenreceptionarea,andtheydonotindicateanyproblemwiththeradioitself.
Note
ElectronicaccessoriesshouldonlybeinstalledbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.EquipmentwhichhasnotbeentestedandapprovedbyPorschemayimpairradiofunctionandreception.
Fadinganddrifting
FMrangeislimitedtoabout25miles(40km),exceptforsomehighpowerstations.
Ifavehicleismovingawayfromthedesiredstation’stransmitter,thesignalwilltendtofadeand/ordrift.ThisconditionismoreprevalentwithFMthanAM,andisoftenaccompaniedbydistortion.Fadinganddriftingcanbeminimizedtoacertaindegreebycarefulattentiontofinetuningorselectionofastrongersignal.
Staticanduttering
Whentheline-of-sightlinkbetweenatransmitterandvehicleisblockedbylargebuildingsormoun-tains,theradiosoundmaybeaccompaniedwithstaticorflutteringbecauseofthecharacteristicofFM.Inasimilareffect,aflutteringnoiseissome-timesheardwhendrivingalongatree-linedroad.
Thisstaticandflutteringcanbereducedbyadjust-ingthetonecontrolforgreaterbassresponseuntilthedisturbancehaspassed.
Multipath
BecauseofthereflectingcharacteristicsofFM,directandreflectedsignalsmayreachtheantennaatthesametime(multipath)andcanceleachotherout.Asavehiclemovesthroughtheseelectronicdeadspots,thelistenermayhearamomentaryflutterorlossofreception.
Stationswapping
WhentwoFMstationsareclosetoeachother,andanelectronicdeadspot,suchasstaticormultipatharea,interruptstheoriginalsignal,sometimesthestrongersecondsignalwillbeselectedautomaticallyuntiltheoriginalonereturns.Thisswappingcanalsooccurasyoudriveawayfromtheselectedstationandapproachanotherstationofastrongersignal.
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1-3-ProgrammablebuttonsA-Light-emittingdiodeforstatusidentication
HomeLink
FunctionoftheHomeLink
TheprogrammableHomeLinkreplacesuptothreeoriginalhand-heldtransmittersusedtooperatevariousdevices(e.g.garagedoor,gatetotheproperty,alarmsystem).
Youcanprogrambuttons1to3withafrequencyofanoriginalhandheldtransmitter.
Warning!
RiskofaccidentwhenusingtheHomeLinkifpersons,animalsorobjectsarewithintherangeofmovementoftheequipmentthatisbeingoperated.
WhenusingtheHomeLink,ensurethatnopersons,animalsorobjectsarewithintherangeofmovementoftheequipmentthatisbeingoperated.
Observethesafetynotesfortheoriginalhand-heldtransmitter.
Preconditionsforoperatingand
programmingtheHomeLink:
–Ignitionisswitchedon.
–Foglightsareswitchedoff.
Tooperatetherespectivedevice:
Presstheappropriatebutton(1,2or3).Light-emittingdiodeAlightsupduringsignaltransfer.
Noteonoperation
AlwaysusetheHomeLinkopenerinthedirec-tionoftravel.Otherwise,rangerestrictionscannotberuledout.
Beforesellingthevehicle,deletethepro-grammedsignalsoftheHomeLink.
Pleasereadtheinstructionsfortheoriginalhand-heldtransmittertofindoutwhethertheoriginaltransmitterisequippedwithfixedorchangeablecode.
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ManualTransmission,Clutch
Generalinformation
Thepositionsofthegearsareshownontheshiftdiagramonthegearshiftlever.
Warning!
Riskofaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotobstructthepedaltravelwithfloormatsorotherobjects.NonskidfloormatsofthecorrectsizeareavailableatyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Warning!
Toavoiddamagetotheclutchandtransmis-sion:
Alwaysdepresstheclutchpedalfullywhenchanginggears.Makesurethatthegearshiftleveriscompletelyengaged.
Onlyshiftintoreversewhenthecarhascometoacompletestop.
Whenshiftinggears,alwaysensurethattheclutchpedalisfullydepressedandthegearhasfullyengaged.
Selectreverseonlywhenvehicleisstationary.
Selectanappropriatelylowgearonupwardanddownwardslopes.Thiswillensureoptimumuseofenginepowerandenginebraking.
Whenreversegearisselectedandtheignitionison,thebackuplightsareilluminated.
Permittedenginespeed
Youshouldchangeintoahighergearbeforetheneedlereachestheredmarkonthetachometer,oreaseofftheaccelerator.
Iftheredzoneisreachedduringacceleration,fuelfeedisinterrupted.
Caution!
Riskofenginedamage(overrevving)whenshiftingdowntoalowergear.
Takecarenottoexceedthemaximumpermittedenginespeedwhenshiftingdown.
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Selectorleverpositionandengagedgear
Indicator
Whentheengineisrunning,theselectorleverpositionandengagedgearareindicated.
Iftheselectorleverisbetweentwopositions:
–Thecorrespondingselectorleverpositionintheinstrumentclusterflashesand
–thewarning“Selectorlevernotengaged”appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
Engagetheselectorlevercorrectly.
–Theselectorleverpositionisdisplayedimmediatelyafterthecorrectpositionhasbeendetected.
–Thecurrentgearisshownafterabriefdetectionperiod.
Ifthereisafaultinthetransmission:
–The4th-gearandtheselectorleverpositionselecteddisplaysflashinalternation.
–Thewarning“Tiptronicemergencyrun”appearsontheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYPROGRAM”onpage191.
–HavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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SelectorLeverPositions
P-Parkinglock
Engageparkinglockonlywhenvehicleisstationary.
Engageparkinglockafterapplyingthehandbrakeandreleaseitbeforereleasingthehandbrake.
TheignitionkeycanbewithdrawnonlyinselectorleverpositionP.
R-Reverse
Selectonlyifcarisstationaryandthebrakeisapplied.
N-Neutral
SelectorleverpositionNmustbeselectedfortowingorincarwashes,forexample.
Selectthedesiredpositionformovingoff(D,MorR)onlywhentheengineisidlingandwhiledepressingthebrakepedal.
D-Automaticselectionmode
Modeofoperation
SelectpositionDfor“normal”driving.Thegearsareshiftedautomaticallyaccordingtotheacceleratorpositionandspeed.
Dependingonthewaythevehicleisdrivenandontheresistance(e.g.uphill),thegear-changingpointsareshiftedtowardshigherorlowerengine-speedranges.Theacceleratorposition,drivingspeed,enginespeed,longitudinalandlateralaccelerationandtheroadprofileallhaveaninfluenceonthegear-changingcharacteristic.
Unwantedupwardshifts,e.g.beforebends,arepreventedbyswiftlyreleasingtheacceleratorpedal.
Dependingonlateralacceleration,upwardshiftsonbendsarenotmadeuntiltheengine-speedlimitisreached.
Underbraking,anddependingontheamountofdeceleration,theTiptronicshiftsdownearlier.Forsubsequentcornering,therightgearisengagedwhenpressureisappliedtothebrakesbeforethebend.Thebendistakenintherightgear,andwhenyouaccelerateoutofthebendyoudonothavetoshiftdown.
Sportmodeswitchedon
Pleaseobservethechapter”SPORTMODE”onpage70.
IftheSportmodeprogrammeisswitchedon,Tiptronicswitchestoasportygear-changingmapandshortenstheshiftingperiods.
InitialDrive-off
In2ndgear,thevehicledrivesoffwiththethrottleonlyslightlyopen.Driveoffin1stgearwiththethrottleopenwiderorwhentheengineiscold.
Shiftinggearonthesteeringwheel
Withthetoggleswitchesonthesteeringwheel,youcanchangetemporarilyfromautomaticselectionmodeDtomanualmodeM.
Advantages:
–Shiftingdownbeforebendsandonenteringbuilt-upareas.
–Shiftingdownondownwardslopes(enginebraking).
–Shiftingdownforbriefspurtsofacceleration.
–Selecting1stgearformovingoff.
Themanualselectionmoderemainsengaged:
–forcornering(dependingonthelateralacceleration)andoverrunning,
–whenthevehicleisstationary(e.g.atajunction).
Thesystemleavesmanualselectionmode:
–automaticallyafterapprox.8seconds(unlesscorneringoroverrunning),
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–ifyoudepresstheacceleratortokickdown,
–aftermovingoff.
Temporarychange-down
Conditions:Speedishigherthanapprox.33mph(54km/h).
Depressacceleratorquickly.TheTiptronicchangestemporarilytothesportiestgear-changingmap,i.e.tothehighestpossiblegear-changingpoints.Correspondingly,thetransmissionshiftsdownimmediatelybyoneortwogears.
Endingthefunction:
Releasetheacceleratormarkedly.
Kickdown
ThekickdownfunctionisactiveinselectorleverpositionD,evenifyoutemporarilychangetomanualmodeMusingthetoggleswitchesonthesteeringwheel.
Foroptimumacceleration,e.g.whenovertak-ing,depresstheacceleratorpedalbeyondthefull-throttlepoint(kickdown).
Thetransmissionshiftsdowndependingonthespeedoftravelandenginespeed.Upwardshiftsoccuratthehighestpossibleenginespeeds.Thesegear-changingspeedsremainactiveuntiltheacceleratorisreleasedtoapprox.80%ofthewideopenthrottleposition.
M-ManualSelectionMode
Modeofoperation
ThecurrentlyselectedgearisretainedifyouchangefromDtoM.
IfyoushiftfromMtoD,thegear-changingmapsuitableforyourcurrentdrivingstyleisselectedandtheappropriategearisselected.
Warning!
Thekickdownfunctionisnotactiveinmanualselectionmode“M”.
Thereforeshiftdownmanuallywhenaccelerat-ing(e.g.toovertake).
Twotoggleswitchesintheuppersteering-wheelspokesletyoucomfortablyandreliablyselectthefiveforwardgears.
Shiftingup
Pressupperpart(+)ofatoggleswitch.
Shiftingdown
Presslowerpart(-)ofatoggleswitch.
Dependingondrivingspeedandenginespeed,youcanshiftupordownatanytime.Gearchangeswhichwouldexceedtheupperorlowerengine-speedlimitarenotexecutedbythecontroller.
Youcanshiftdowntwogearsatoncebyquicklypressingthetoggleswitchestwice.
Iftheengine-speedlimitisreached,anautomaticupwardshiftisperformedor,justbeforeidlingspeedisreached,adownwardshiftisperformed.
Selectanappropriatelylowgearonupwardanddownwardslopes.Thiswillensureoptimumuseofenginepowerandenginebraking.
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Ifmanualmodefails,thecontrolelectronicsswitchtoautomaticmode.Inthisevent,theinstrumentclusterwilldisplayselectorleverpositionD.
Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauthor-izedPorschedealer.
PSMswitchedoffand/orSportmodeswitched
on
Pleaseobservethechapter”SWITCHINGOFFPSM”onpage72.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SPORTMODE”onpage70.
IfthePSMisswitchedoffand/orSportmodeisswitchedon,anautomaticupshiftdoesnotoccurwhentheenginespeedlimitisreached.
Cancellingupshiftsuppression
Therestrictioncanbecancelledforonegearchangebydepressingtheacceleratortokickdown.If,forexample,theenginespeedlimitisreachedduringovertakingandtheautomaticupshiftdoesnotoccur,thetransmissioninthiscaseshiftsupbyacceleratingtokickdown.
Depresstheacceleratorpedalbeyondthefull-throttlepoint(kickdown).
Manualmodefailure
Ifmanualmodefails,thecontrolelectronicsswitchtoautomaticmode.Inthisevent,theinstrumentclusterwilldisplayselectorleverpositionD.
Havethefaultremedied.Consultanauthor-izedPorschedealer.
Stopping
Forabriefstop,e.g.atatrafficlight,leavetheselectorleverindrivepositionandholdthevehiclewiththebrakepedal.
Foralongerstopwiththeenginerunning,selectpositionN(neutral).
Donotholdthecaronaslopeusingtheaccelerator.Usethebrakepedalorthehandbrakeinstead.
Beforeleavingthevehicle,alwaysapplythehandbrakeandmovetheselectorlevertopositionP.
Parking
Goeasyontheaccelerator.
Whenparkingormaneuveringinasmallspace,controlthespeedbycarefuluseofthefootbrake.
Drivinginwinter
Inwinteryroadconditionsitisadvisabletotakesteepinclinesinmanualmode.Thispreventstheoccurrenceofgearchangesthatcouldcausewheelspin.
Tow-starting,towing
Pleaseobservethechapter”TOWING”onpage292.
Emergencyprogram
Warning!
Reversegearlockmonitoringisdisabledintheemergencyrunningprogram.Damagetothevehiclemayresultaswellaslossofcontrol,ifthevehicleismovingforwardfastenoughtocauserearwheellockup.
DonotshiftintoRwhilethevehicleismovingforward.
Atransmissionfaultisindicatedbythefollowingsymptoms:
–Thedisplayfor4th-gearandtheengagedselectorleverpositionflashonandoffalternately.
–Thewarning“Tiptronicemergencyrun”appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
–Thetransmissionnolongershifts.Regardlessofselectorleverposition,4thistheonlyforwardgearstillavailable.
Adaptyourdrivingstyletothechangedhandling.
Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauthor-izedPorschedealer.
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ConvertibleTop
Generalinformationtotheconvertibletop
Briefoperatinginstructionscanbefoundonthebacksideofthedriver’ssunvisor.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CARCAREINSTRUCTIONS”onpage233.
Warning!
Whenopeningorclosingtheconvertibletop,seriouspersonalinjurymayoccurifaperson’sbodypartsarenearorinthewayoftheconvertibletopmechanism’smovingparts.
Makeabsolutelysurethatnobodycanbeinjuredbytheconvertible-topmechanismortheconvertible-topcompartmentlid.
Donotoperateconvertibletop:
–Attemperaturesbelow32°F/0°C.
–Whenonesideofthecarisonacurb,ahoistorajack.
–Whenitemsofluggageorotherobjectshindertheconvertibletopmovementorareinabrasivecontactwiththeconvertibletoporrearwindow.Itemsofluggageorobjectsontheluggagetrayabovetheenginecompartmentlidmustbeputinthestorage
boxorbesecuredtopreventtheirslidingout.Keepshuttersofthestorageboxclosedwhiledriving.
Driveonlywiththeconvertibletopfullyopenorclosed.
Avoidfrequentoperationoftheconvertibletopwiththeengineoff;thevehiclebatterywouldbeunintentionallydischargedrapidly.
Whenopeningorclosingtheconvertibletop,ensurethereissufficientclearanceabovetheconvertibletop(e.g.inthegarage).
Topreventdampstainsandabrasions,onlyopentheconvertibletopinadry,cleanstate.
Parkyourcarintheshadewheneverpossible,asthefabric,rubbermaterialandcolorcanbeharmedbylongexposuretosunlight.
Theconvertibletopmayonlybeactuatedduringdrivingonevensurfaces.
Theconvertibletopmustnotbeusedwithstrongcounterwind(overapprox.50mph/80km/h).
Doorwindows
Ifthedoorwindowsareclosed,theywillautomat-icallybeloweredafewcentimetersbeforetheconvertibletopisopenedorclosed.
Conditionsforoperatingtheconvertible
top
–Theignitionmustbeswitchedon(enginerunningoroff).
–Maximumspeed30mph(50km/h)Theopening/closingprocessoftheconvertibletopwillbeinterruptedifthemaximumspeedisexceeded.
Reducespeed.Pressbuttonagain.Theopening/closingprocessisended.
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Thepositionandaccessibilityofthejointrodschangedependingonthepositionoftheconverti-bletop.Itcanbehelpfultofolduptherearpartoftheconvertibletop.
4.LeverjointrodD(blackfastening)offtheballheadwithbladeofleverB.Astheconnectionisunderspringtension,acorrespondingamountofforceisrequiredtoleverofftheballhead,creatingdangerofcrushingandpinching.
5.WhenleveringoffjointrodDontheothersideofthevehicle,theconvertible-topcompartmentcovermustbeheldsothatitdoesnotfalldowninanuncontrolledmannertoprotectagainstinjuryfromafallencover.
6.Graspconvertible-topcompartmentcoverinthecenterandsetupcompletely(arrow).
7.LeverjointrodE(whitefastening)offtheballheadwithbladeofleverB.Acorrespondingamountofforceisrequiredtoleverofftheballhead,creatingdangerofcrushingandpinching.
8.WhenleveringoffjointrodEontheothersideofthevehicle,theconvertibletopmustbeheldsothatitdoesnotfalldowninanuncontrolledmannertoprotectagainstinjuryfromafallencover.
9.Liftconvertibletopwithbothhands(arrow)andclose.
10.Lockconvertibletop.
11.Carefullylowerconvertible-topcompartmentcover.
Caution!
Dangerofdamageattheconvertibletop.
Afteremergencyoperation,donotoperatetheconvertibletopwiththerockerswitch.
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