Light switch PORSCHE CAYMAN 2007 1.G User Guide

Switchingoff
Pressbutton.Thelight-emittingdiodeinthebuttongoesout.
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A-Seatheating,leftB-Seatheating,right
HeatedSeats
Switchingon
Readinessforoperation
Two-stageseatheatingisreadyforoperationwhentheignitionison.
Highheatingpower
Pressbutton.Bothlight-emittingdiodesinthebuttonlightup.
Lowheatingpower
Presstherocker-switchsymbolagain.Onelight-emittingdiodeinthebuttonlightsup.
Switchingoff
Pressbutton.Light-emittingdiodesgoout.
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SunVisors
Swivelthesunvisors
Swingthesunvisorsdowntopreventglarefromthefront.
Topreventglarefromtheside,unclipthesunvisorfromtheinnerbracketandswivelroundsothatitisinfrontofthedoorwindow.
Vanitymirror
Thevanitymirrorontherearofthesunvisoriscoveredbyalid.
Warning!
Riskofinjuryorriskofdamagetomirrorlidinanaccident.
Keepthelidclosedwhiledriving.
Warning!
Riskofdamage.
Donotforcethelidbeyonditsendposition.
Inthecaseofanilluminatedvanitymirror,thelightisswitchedonwhenthelidisopened.
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AirbagSystems
Generalinformation
Theairbagsincombinationwiththesafetybeltsmakeupasafetysystemwhichoffersthedriverandthepassengerthegreatestknownprotectionfrominjuriesincaseofaccident.Yourvehicleisequippedwithaweightsensingsystemforthepassenger’sseatinaccordancewithU.S.Federal/CanadianMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208.
Evenifyourvehicleisequippedwithairbags,thesafetybeltsmustbewornatalltimes,becausethefrontairbagsystemisonlydeployedbyfrontalcollisionswithanimpactofsufficientseverity.
Belowthedeploymentthresholdoftheairbagsystem,andduringtypesofcollisionswhichdonotcausetheactuationofthesystem,thesafetybeltsprovidetheprimaryprotectiontotheoccupantswhencorrectlyworn.Therefore,allpersonswithinthevehiclemustwearsafetybeltsatalltimes(inmanystates,statelawrequirestheuseofsafetybelts).
Pleaseobservethechapter”SAFETYBELTS”onpage49.
Thefrontairbagsarelocatedunderthepaddedsteeringwheelpanelonthedriver’ssideand,onthepassenger’sside,inthedashboard.Thesideairbagsforthefrontseatsareinstalledonthesideintheseatbackrests.Theheadairbagsareinstalledinthedoorlinings.
Danger!
Toprovideoptimaloccupantprotection,air-bagsmustinateatveryhighspeed.Ifyouarenotwearingyoursafetybeltoraretooclosetotheairbagwhenitisdeployed,inat-ingairbagscanresultinseriouspersonalinju-ryordeath.Improperhandlingoftheweightsensingsystemcanunintentionallyimpairswitchingthepassenger’sairbagoffandon.
Makesuretherearenopeople,animalsorobjectsbetweenthedriverorpassengerandtheareaintowhichtheairbaginflates.
Sitbackasfarfromthedashboardorsteeringwheelasispractical,whilestillmaintainingfullvehiclecontrol.
Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelbytheouterrim.Neverrestyourhandsontheairbagpanel.
Alwaysfastenseatbeltsbecausetriggeringoftheairbagsystemdependsontheforceandangleofimpact.
Donottransportheavyobjectsonorinfrontofthepassenger’sseat.Thesecouldimpairthefunctionoftheairbag,theseatbelts,andweightsensing.
Donothangobjects(e.g.jackets,coats,coathangers)overthebackrest.
Alwayskeepthelidofthedoorstoragecom-partmentclosed.Objectsmustnotprotrudeoutofthedoorstoragecompartment.
Nochangesmaybemadetothewiringorcomponentsoftheairbagsystem.
Donotaddanyadditionalcoveringsorstickerstothesteeringwheelorintheareaofthepassengerairbag,sideairbagsandheadairbags.Doingsomayadverselyaffectthefunctioningoftheairbagsystemorcauseharmtotheoccupantsiftheairbagsystemshoulddeploy.
Donotmodifytheseatcoverings.Donotattachadditionalcushions,protectivecover-ings,orpillowstothepassenger’sseat.Donotaffixthingstothepassenger’sseatorcov-eritwithothermaterials.Donotcoverthebackofthebackrest.Donotmakechangestothepassenger’sseatandtotheseatbaseframe.
Donotundertakeanywiringforelectricalaccessoryequipmentinthevicinityoftheairbagwiringharnesses.Doingsomaydisabletheairbagsystemorcauseinadvertentinflation.
Ifthewarninglightcomeson,theairbagsystemshouldberepairedimmediatelybyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
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Correcttheseatadjustment.Ensurethattheseatisnotjammedandisself-supporting.Ensurethatthebackrestisintheuprightposition.
Donottransportaloadandobjectsbehindandunderthepassenger’sseat.Iftheloadorobjectsareundertheseat,itcancausemalfunctions.
Iftheweightonthepassenger’sseatisreducedsignificantly,e.g.,bysupportingweightonthearmrest,thepassenger’sairbagcanbeswitchedoff.
Selectanuprightseatposition,anddonotsupportweightonthearmrestsorleanoutofthewindow.Alwayskeepfeetinthefootwellwhiledriving.Donotputfeetonthedashboardortheseatarea.Donotleanagainsttheinsideofthedoororoutsidethewindowwhilethevehicleismoving.
Ifthepassenger’sseatiswarpedsignificantly,amessageisdisplayedontheon-boardcomputer:
Correcttheseatadjustment.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage138.
Automaticdeactivationofthepassenger’s
airbags
Danger!
Theuseofachildrestraintsysteminthepassengerseatcanresultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeathtothechildfromanairbagdeployment.
Pleaseobservethechapter”PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFINDICATORLAMPDOESNOTLIGHTUP”onpage55.
Beforetransportingachildonthepassenger’sseat:
Pleaseobservethechapter”CHILDRESTRAINTSYSTEMS”onpage58.
–Whenanuptoone-yearoldchildisseatedinthechildrestraintsystem,thefrontairbagisautomaticallydeactivatedonthepassengerside.
–Whenanadultisseatedinthefrontseatthefrontairbagremainsactiveonthepassenger‘sside.
Noteonoperation
Althoughnotdesired,itcanoccurinthecaseofheavierchildrenthatthepassengerairbagsremainactiveor,inthecaseofverylightadultsoryoungpersons,thatthepassengerairbagisdeactivated.
Theconditionofthepassenger’sairbagsystemisshownbytheindicatorlamp.
Ifindoubt:
Pleaseobservethechapter”PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFINDICATORLAMPDOESNOTLIGHTUP”onpage55.
Pleaseobservethechapter”KEY-OPERATEDAIRBAGDEACTIVATIONDEVICE”onpage56.
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Pleaseobservethechapter”CHILDRESTRAINTSYSTEMS”onpage58.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LATCHSYSTEM”onpage62.
Note
Afterinsertingtheignitionkey,thePASSEN-GERAIRBAGOFFwarninglightlightsupforafewsecondsasabulbcheck.
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlamp
lightsup
–Thepassenger’sairbagisswitchedoff.
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlamp
doesnotlightup
–Thepassenger’sairbagisactiveandreadyforoperation.
–Ifthepassenger’sseatisnotoccupied,thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlampwillalsonotlightup,eventhoughthepassenger’sairbagisswitchedoff.
Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathduetothepassengerairbagtriggeringunintentionally.Whentheignitionisonandtheuptoone-yearoldchildisseatedinthechildrestraintsystemonthepassenger’sseat,theindicatorlamp„PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF“mustbeon.Ifthe“PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF”indicatorlampdoesnotlightup,itcouldindicateafaultinthesystem.Inthiscase:
Onvehicleswithkey-operatedairbagdeactiva-tiondevice:SwitchtopositionOFF.
Onvehicleswithoutkey-operatedairbagdeactivationdevice:Donotdrive.
HavethefaultremediedatyournearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
Note
Thekeyswitchforswitchingoffthepassenger’sairbagincombinationwiththeLATCHattachmentbracketarenotinstalledatthefactory.Theycanberetrofitted.
PleaseseeyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Warninglightandwarning
message
Faultsareindicatedbyawarninglightintheinstrumentpanelandamessageontheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage138.
Inthefollowingcasesyoushouldimme-diatelyconsultanauthorizedPorschedealerinordertoassuretheairbagsys-temisfunctioningproperly:
–Ifthewarninglightdoesnotlightupwhentheignitionkeyisinsertedor
–Ifthewarninglightdoesnotgooutoncetheengineisrunningor
–Ifthewarninglightappearswhiledriving.
Airbagmaintenance
Inordertoensurelong-termfunctioning,theairbagsystemmustbeinspectedbyanauthorizedPorschedealerattheintervalsrecommendedinyourMaintenanceBooklet.
Note
IfyousellyourPorsche,notifythepurchaserthatthevehicleisequippedwithairbags,andreferthemtothechapter,“AirbagSystems“,intheOwner’sManual(safetyanddisposalrules).
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Furtherinformationontheairbagsystemcanbefoundonstickersattachedtothesunvisors.
Forspecialrecommendationsontheuseofchildrestraints:
Pleaseobservethechapter”CHILDRESTRAINTSYSTEMS”onpage58.
Key-operatedairbagdeactivationdevice
Ifindoubtaboutthestatusoftheairbag,youcanswitchoffthepassenger’sairbagonthekeyswitch.
Switchoffthepassenger’sairbagonthekeyswitchusingthevehiclekey.
SwitchpositionAUTO-passenger’sairbagsystemisactive
SwitchpositionOFF-passenger’sairbagsystemisswitchedoff
Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathforpassengerifpassenger’sairbagremainsswitchedoffafterthechildrestraintsystemisremoved.
MakesurethatthekeyswitchisswitchedtoAUTOoncethechildseathasbeenremoved,inordertoprovideprotectiontotheadultoccupants.
Warninglight“PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF”
Iftheairbagonthepassenger’ssideisswitchedoff:
–Warninglight“PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF”iscontinuouslylitwhentheignitionkeyisinserted.
Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathfromthepassenger’sairbag.Ifthe“PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF”warninglightisnotlitwhentheignitionkeyisinsertedandtheAirbagOFFswitchisswitchedtotheOFF-Position,thiscouldindicateafaultinthesystem.
Donotinstallachildrestraintsystemonthepassenger’sseat.
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ChildRestraintSystems
Porscherecommendsthatallinfantsandchildrenberestrainedinchildrestraintsystemsatalltimeswhilethevehicleisinmotioninaccordancewithapplicablelaws.
UseonlychildrestraintsystemswiththeLATCH-systemrecommendedbyPorsche.ThesesystemshavebeentestedandadjustedtotheinteriorofyourPorscheandtheappropriatechildagegroups.Othersystemshavenotbeentestedandcouldentailanincreasedriskofinjuryordeath.
YoucanobtainchildseatsthatareLATCHcompati-bleatyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Alwaysobservetheseparateinstallationinstructionsforyourchildseat.
Theuseofinfantorchildrestraintsisrequiredbylawinall50statesoftheU.S.andallCanadianprovinces.ThechildrestraintsystemshouldbeonethatcomplieswithU.S.Federal/CanadianMotorVehicleSafetyStandardsandshouldbesecuredbyalapbeltorlapbeltportionofalap-shoulderbeltorforchildseatsequippedwiththeLATCHsytem(LowerAnchorageandTetherforChildren,alsoknownasISOFIX)totheLATCHanchorages.Astatementbytheseatmanufacturerofcompliancewiththisstandardcanbefoundontheinstructionlabelontherestraintandintheinstructionmanualprovidedwiththerestraint.
Danger!
Theuseofachildrestraintsysteminthepassengerseatcanresultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeathtothechildfromanairbagdeployment.Toreduceriskofinjuryfromaninatingairbaginanaccident,Porschestronglyrecommends:
Pleaseobservethechapter”PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFINDICATORLAMPDOESNOTLIGHTUP”onpage55.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CHILDRESTRAINTSYSTEMS”onpage58.
Note
Thekeyswitchforswitchingoffthepassenger’sairbagandtheLATCHattachmentbracketarenotinstalledatthefactory.Theycanberetrofitted.
PleaseseeyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathtothechild.
Followallchildrestraintinstructionsandwarningsinthismanual.
–Whenusinganinfantorchildrestraintsystem,besuretofollowallmanufacturer’sinstruc-tionsoninstallationanduse.
–Infantsandsmallchildrenshouldneverbeheldonthelap,norshouldtheyshareasafetybeltwithanotheroccupantwhilethevehicleisinmotion.
–Childrentoobigforchildrestraintsystemsshoulduseregularsafetybelts.Ashoulderbeltcanbeusedprovidingitdoesnotcrossthefaceortheneckofthechild.
–Chooseachildrestraintsystemaccordingtotheageandsizeofthechild.
–Childrestraintsystemsthataredamagedorhavebeenheavilystressedinanaccidentmustbereplacedimmediately.
–Donotaffixthingstochildrestraintsystemsorcoveritwithothermaterials.
–YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbegladtoadviseyouabouttheinstallationpossibilityforaPorschechildrestraintsystemwhichallowsakey-operatedairbagdeactivationofthepassenger’sairbag.
–Thekey-operatedairbagdeactivationdeviceinstallationrequiresspecialprogrammingavailableonlyfromyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”KEY-OPERATEDAIRBAGDEACTIVATIONDEVICE”onpage56.
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Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathduetothepassengerairbagtriggeringunintentionally.Whentheignitionisonandtheuptoone-yearoldchildisseatedinthechildrestraintsystemonthepassenger’sseattheindicatorlamp„PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF“mustbeon.Ifthe“PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF”indicatorlampdoesnotlightup,itcouldindicateafaultinthesystem.Inthiscase:
Donotuseachildrestraintsystemonthepassenger’sseat.
Onvehicleswithkey-operatedairbagdeactiva-tiondevice:SwitchtopositionOFF.
HavethefaultremediedatyournearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
Childrestraintsystemforchildrenolderthan
oneyear
Yourvehicleisequippedwithaweightsensingsystemforthepassenger’sseatinaccordancewithU.S.FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208.Dependingontheweightactingonthepassenger’sseat,thepassenger’sairbagwillautomaticallybeswitchedonoroff.
Smalladultpassengers
MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlampdoesnotlightup.
Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathduetothepassenger’sairbagnottriggering.Whentheignitionisonandthesmalladultpassengerisseatedonthepassenger’sseat,theindicatorlamp“PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF”mustbeoff.Ifthe“PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF”indicatorlamplightsup,itcouldindicateafaultinthesystem.Inthiscase:
Donotcarryapassengerinthepassenger’sseat.
HavethefaultremediedatthenearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
Automaticlockingretractor
Thesafetybeltforthepassengerisequippedwithanautomaticlockingretractorforsecuringthechildrestraintsystem.Whenactivated,thisretractorallowsyoutosecurelyfastenthechildrestraintsysteminplacesothatinadvertentmovementswillnotoccur.
Beforetransportingachildonthepassenger’sseat:
Pleaseobservethechapter”CHILDRESTRAINTSYSTEMS”onpage58.
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ABSBrakeSystem
(AntilockBrakeSystem)
TheABSsystemrepresentsamajorcontributiontotheenhancementofactivesafetyinyourvehicle.Thissystempreventsthewheelsfromlockinginapanicstoponalmostallroadsurfaces.
WiththeABSsysteminyourvehicle,the
followingareasareenhanced:
Steering,vehicleremainssteerableunderallbrakingforceswhenABSisengaged.
Gooddirectionalcontrol,noswervingcausedbylockingofwheelsunderbrakingconditions.
Shorterstoppingdistance,stoppingdistancesareusuallyreducedbecausecontrolledbrakingismaximized.
Preventionofwheellockup,nobrake-inducedslidingandthusnolocalizedtirewearfromemergencybraking.
ThecrucialadvantageoftheABSsystemoveraconventionalbrakesystemisintheareaofmaintainingdirectionalcontrolandmaneuverabilityofthecarinemergencysituations.
Warning!
Theincreasedcontrolthatisprovidedshouldnotinduceyoutotakegreaterriskswithyoursafety.Thelimitsdictatedbythelawsofphysicscannotbeovercome,evenwithABS.Theriskofaccidentsduetoinappropriatespeedcannotbereduced,evenbytheABS.Thedriverbearstheresponsibilityforalldrivingmaneuvers.
Adaptyourdrivingstyletotheprevailingroadandweatherconditions.
Obeyalltrafficlaws.
Warning!
OthervehiclesnotequippedwiththeABSsystemmaynotbeabletomaintaincontrol,especiallyonwetorpoorroadsurfacesandthusmaybemorelikelytoimpactyoufrombehind.
Tominimizethatrisk,useyourABSsystemtoincreaseyourabilitytomaneuvertoavoiddangeroussituationsandnotmerelytotrytostopintheshortestdistancepossible.
OperationoftheABSsystem
Awheelspeedsensorismountedtoeachofthefourwheels.Ifwheellock-upofeitherofthefrontwheelsortherearwheelsissensedduringbraking,thebrakepressureisadjustedautomaticallyuntilthewheelnolongerslips.
Ifbrakingforcesapproachthewheellock-uppointforallwheels(panicbraking)theABSsystemwillintervenetoprovidearapidrythmicbraking.TheproperoperationofABSisperceivedbythedriverasapulsatingbrakepedalinconjunctionwithaudiblenoiseandperhapssomevibration.
Ifyouexperiencethesesensationswhiledrivingoraroadsurfacewithquestionabletraction,reducevehiclespeedappropriatefortheprevailingroadconditions.
Iffullbrakingshouldbenecessary,pressthebrakepedalallthewaydownthroughouttheentirebrakingprocedure,regardlessofthepulsatingpedal.Donoteaseuponpressureappliedtothepedal.
ThefunctionalreadinessofallthemainelectricalcomponentsoftheABSischeckedbyanelectronicmonitoringsystembothbeforeandwhileyoudrive.
WarninglightUSA
WarninglightCanada
WhentheignitionisswitchedontheABSwarninglightwilllightupwhilethesystemiselectronically
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