eco PORSCHE CAYMAN 2007 1.G Owners Manual

DearOwner,
wewouldliketothankyouforyour
purchaseofaPorscheSportscar.
Judgingbythecaryouhavechosen,
youareamotoristofaspecialbreed,
andyouareprobablynonovicewhenit
comestoautomobiles.
Rememberhowever,aswithanyvehicle,
youshouldtaketimetofamiliarize
yourselfwithyourPorscheandits
performancecharacteristics.Always
drivewithinyourownuniquecapabilities
asadriverandyourlevelofexperience
withyourPorsche.Ensurethatanyone
elsedrivingyourPorschedoesthe
same.Topreventorminimizeinjury,
alwaysuseyoursafetybelts.Never
consumealcoholordrugsbeforeor
duringtheoperationofyourvehicle.
ThisOwner’sManualcontainsahost
ofusefulinformation.Pleasetakethe
timetoreadthismanualbeforeyoudrive
yournewPorsche.Becomefamiliarwith
theoperationofyourPorschecarfor
maximumsafetyandoperatingpleasure.
ThebetteryouknowyourPorsche,
themorepleasureyouwillexperience
drivingyournewcar.Alwayskeepyour
Owner’sManualinthecar,andgiveit
tothenewownerifyoueversellyour
Porsche.
AseparateMaintenanceBooklet
explainshowyoucankeepyourPorsche
intopdrivingconditionbyhaving
itservicedregularly.Aseparate
WarrantyandCustomerInformation
Bookletcontainsdetailedinformation
aboutthewarrantiescoveringyour
Porsche.
ForU.S.only:
Ifyoubelievethatyourvehiclehasafault
whichcouldcauseacrash,injuryor
death,youshouldimmediatelyinform
theNationalHighwayTrafficSafety
Administration(NHTSA)inadditionto
notifyingPorscheCarsNorthAmerica,
Inc.(PorscheCarsN.A.).
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcomplaints,
itmayopenaninvestigation,andifit
findsthatasafetyproblemexistsina
groupofvehicles,itmayorderarecall
andremedycampaign.However,NHTSA
cannotbecomeinvolvedinindividual
problemsbetweenyouandyourdealer,
orPorscheCarsN.A..
TocontactNHTSA,youmayeither
calltheAutoSafetyHotlinetoll-freeat
1(800)424-9393(or366-0123inWash-
ington,D.C.area)orwriteto:NHTSA,
U.S.DepartmentofTransportation,
Washington,D.C.20590.Youcanalso
obtainotherinformationaboutmotor
vehiclesafetyfromtheHotline.
Yourcarhasthousandsofpartsand
componentswhichhavebeendesigned
andmanufacturedinaccordancewith
Porsche’shighstandardsofengineering
qualityandsafety.
Anyalterationofthevehiclemay
negateorinterferewiththose
safetyfeaturesbuiltintothevehicle.
Modicationsmaybecarriedout
onyourvehicleonlyifapprovedby
Porsche.
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FuelQuality
Yourengineisdesignedtoprovideoptimumperformanceandfueleconomyusingunleadedpremiumfuelwithanoctaneratingof98RON(93CLCorAKI).Porschethereforerecommendstheuseofthesefuelsinyourvehicle.
Porschealsorecognizesthatthesefuelsmaynotalwaysbeavailable.Beassuredthatyourvehiclewilloperateproperlyonunleadedpremiumfuelswithoctanenumbersofatleast95RON(90CLCorAKI),sincetheengine’s“ElectronicOctane™knockcontrol”willadapttheignitiontiming,ifnecessary.
Fuelscontainingalcoholandether
SomeareasoftheU.S.requireoxygenatedfuelsduringcertainportionsoftheyear.Oxygenatedfuelsarefuelswhichcontainalcohols(suchasmethanoloretha-nol)orether(suchasMTBE).
Undernormalconditions,theamountofthesecompoundsinthefuelwillnotaffectdriveability.
YoumayuseoxygenatedfuelsinyourPorsche,providedtheoctanerequirementsforyourvehiclearemet.Werecommend,however,thatyouchangetoadiffer-entfuelorstationifanyofthefollowingproblemsoccurwithyourvehicle:
–Deteriorationofdriveabilityandperformance.
–Substantiallyreducedfueleconomy.
–Vaporlockandnon-startproblems,especiallyathighaltitudeorathightemperature.
–Enginemalfunctionorstalling.
FuelscontainingMMT
SomeNorthAmericanfuelscontainanoctaneenhancingadditivecalledmethylcyclopentadienylmanganesetricarbonyl(MMT).Ifsuchfuelsareused,youremis-sioncontrolsystemperformancemaybenegativelyaffected.Thecheckenginewarninglightsonyourinstrumentpanelmayturnon.Ifthisoccurs,PorscherecommendsyoustopusingfuelscontainingMMT.
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PorscheandtheEnvironment
Environmentalguidelines
Wedevelopandproduceexclusivevehicleswithadvancedenvironmentalandsafetytechnologyandagreatabilitytofascinate.
Ourenvironmentalpolicyisbasedonthe
followingprinciples:
–Themaximumpossibleuseofenvironmentalandsafetytechnologythatiseconomicallyjustifiable.
–Economicalusageofenergyandresources.
–Involvementofourbusinesspartnersandcontractorsinoureffortstoprotecttheenvironment.
–Opendialoguewithallsocialgroups.
CaliforniaProposition65Warning
Warning!
Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainoremitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainfluidscontainedinvehiclesandcertainproductsofcomponentwearcontainoremitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.
Production
Whetherinproductionorrepair,Porschealwaysreliesonenvironmentallyfriendlytechnology.Anexampleofthisisthewater-basedpaintusedinourpaintinginstallations.Water-basepaintsandnewpaintingmethodsreducesolventemissionsby70percent.Thewaterusedinthepaintinginstallationisrecirculated.WastewaterleavesthePorschefactoryonlyafterbeingappropriatelytreated.
Awaste-managementsystemhasbeenintroducedtoreducetheamountofwastewhilesimultaneous-lyincreasingtherecyclingrate.
Environmentallyfriendlyvehicles
Modernenvironmentaltechnologyensurescompliancewithallemissionlawsapplicableworldwide.
Ithasthefollowingadvantages:
–Rapidoperationalreadinessofthecatalyticconvertersensureslowemissions,eveninshort-tripoperation.
–Reliableoperationandgoodemissioncontroloveralongusefullife.
Pleaseobservethechapter”FUELECONOMY”onpage214.
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Recycling-foraPorsche,thisisvirtually
anacademicquestion
Morethantwo-thirdsofallPorscheseverbuiltarestillrunning.
Justincaserecyclingisevernecessary,we
takethefollowingprecautionarymeasures:
–Identificationofallmaterials.
–Useofrecyclablematerials.
–Reusablecomponentsdesignedforsimpleremoval.
–Thesereasonsresultinafurtherincreaseintherecyclingratewhichiscurrently80percent.
Emissioncontrolisbuiltin
Innovativeenginetechnologycombineshighengineperformanceandenvironmentalcompatibil-ity.
Theenginediagnosissystemelectronicallymonitorsthecomponentsandsystemsthataffectexhaustgases.
Thiscontinuousmonitoringandfaultstorageena-blesswift,reliablediagnosisandfaultdetection.
Anyfaultmessagesareindicatedtothedriverbythe“CheckEngine”warninglightandtheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage138.
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Generalsafetyinstructions
PorscheCeramicCompositeBrake
(PCCB)
Pleaseobservethechapter”BRAKES”onpage66.
Thehigh-performancebrakesystemisdesignedforoptimalbrakingeffectatallspeedsandtemperatures.Certainspeeds,brakingforcesandambientconditions(suchastemperatureandhumidity)thereforemightcausebrakenoises.
Wearonthediffrentcomponentsandbrakingsystem,suchasbrakepadsandbrakediscs,dependstoagreatextentontheindividualdrivingstyleandtheconditionsofuseandthereforecannotbeexpressedinactualmilesontheroad.
ThevaluescommunicatedbyPorschearebasedonnormaloperationadaptedtotraffic.Wearincreasesconsiderablywhenthevehicleisdrivenonracetracksorthroughanaggressivedrivingstyle.
PleaseconsultanauthorizedPorschedealeraboutthecurrentguidelinesineffectbeforesuchuseofyourvehicle.
Settingandoperationvehiclecomponents
whendriving
Warning!
Thereisadangerofanaccidentifyouoper-ateorsettheon-boardcomputer,radio,navi-gationsystem,telephoneorotherequipmentwhendriving.Thiscoulddistractyoufromthetrafcandcauseyoutolosecontrolofthevehicleresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Operatetheequipmentwhiledrivingonlyifthetrafficsituationallowsyoutodososafely.
Carryoutanycomplicatedoperatingorsettingproceduresonlywiththevehiclestationary.
PortableFuelContainers
Danger!
Portablefuelcontainersmayleak,whethertheyarefullorpartiallyempty.Fuelleakingfromaportablecontainercarriedinyourvehiclecould,incaseofanaccident,causeareorexplosion,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Nevercarryadditionalfuelinportablecontain-ersinyourvehicle.
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Controls,Instruments
DearPorscheOwner......................................15Beforedrivingoff...........................................16Inthedriver’sseat.........................................17Ontheroad...................................................18Breakinhintsforthefirst2000miles/3000kilometers....................................................19Neverinvitecartheft!.....................................21Keys............................................................22KeywithRadioRemoteControl.......................23CentralLockinginCarswithoutAlarmSystem..25CentralLockinginCarswithAlarmSystem.......28Doors..........................................................31AlarmSystem,PassengerCompartmentMonitor-ing...............................................................32PowerWindows............................................34Mirrors.........................................................36SeatAdjustment............................................40SeatMemory................................................43HeatedSeats................................................45SteeringWheelAdjustment.............................46Multi-functionalsteeringwheel........................47SunVisors....................................................48SafetyBelts..................................................49AirbagSystems............................................52ChildRestraintSystems.................................58LATCHSystem..............................................62ChildRestraintAnchorage..............................63ClutchPedal.................................................64ParkingBrake...............................................65Brakes.........................................................66
ABSBrakeSystem........................................69SportsExhaustSystem..................................71SportMode..................................................72PorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)...............73PorscheActiveSuspensionManagement(PASM).........................................................76RetractableRearSpoiler................................77ParkingAids.................................................79InteriorLights...............................................81Operation,Instruments..................................82Ignition/StarterSwitchwithanti-theftSteeringLock............................................................83StartingandStoppingEngine..........................86InstrumentPanelUSAModels.........................88InstrumentPanelCanadaModels....................90AutomaticSpeedControlIndicatorLight..........92InstrumentIllumination...................................93TripOdometer..............................................94Speedometer...............................................95Tachometer..................................................96TurnSignalIndicatorLight..............................96Coolingsystem.............................................97TiptronicS....................................................98Fuel.............................................................99Clock.........................................................100Battery.......................................................101CheckEngineWarningLight.........................102CentralWarningLight...................................103BrakeWarningLight.....................................104On-BoardComputer(BC)..............................105
LIMITAcousticwarningsignalforspeedlimit..108INFOWarningmessages..............................111TELTelephoneinformation...........................112CHRONOStopwatch....................................115TPCTirePressureMonitoring.......................122OILDisplayandmeasurementoftheengineoillevel...........................................................131SETBasicsettingonon-boardcomputer........134Generalinformationregardingtheon-boardcomputerfunctions.....................................137Warningsontheinstrumentpanelandtheon-boardcomputer...................................................138LightSwitch................................................147WelcomeHomeLighting..............................147AutomaticHeadlightBeamAdjustment..........148TurnSignal/HeadlightDimmer/Parkinglight/FlasherLever..............................................149WindshieldWiper/WasherLever..................150AutomaticSpeedControl.............................153Airconditioning...........................................156Automaticairconditioningsystem.................159Centralandsidevents..................................162Fresh-airintake...........................................162EmergencyFlasherSwitch...........................163Ashtray......................................................164CigaretteLighter.........................................165Sockets.....................................................166Storageinthepassengercompartment.........167Cupholder..................................................170Fireextinguisher..........................................172
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TrunkEntrapment........................................173FrontLuggageCompartmentlid....................174FrontLuggageCompartment........................176RearLid.....................................................178Rearluggagecompartment..........................179PorscheCommunicationManagement(PCM).184CarAudioOperation/Tips.............................185HomeLink...................................................188RoofTransportSystem................................191
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Inthedriver’sseat...
Checkoperationofthehorn.
Positionseatforeasyreachoffootpedalsandcontrols.Toreducethepossibilityofinjuryfromtheairbagdeployment,youshouldalwayssitbackasfarfromthesteeringwheelasispractical,whilestillmaintainingfullvehiclecontrol.
Adjusttheinsideandoutsiderearviewmirrors.
Buckleyoursafetybelts.
Checkoperationofthefootandparkingbrake.
Checkallwarningandindicatorlightswithignitiononandenginenotrunning.
Startengineandcheckallwarningdisplaysforwarningsymbols.
Neverleaveanidlingcarunattended.
Lockdoorsfrominside,especiallywithchildreninthecartopreventinadvertentopeningofdoorsfrominsideoroutside.Drivewithdoorslocked.
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Ontheroad...
Neverdriveafteryouhaveconsumedalcoholordrugs.
Alwayshaveyoursafetybeltfastened.
Alwaysdrivedefensively.Expecttheunexpect-ed.
Usesignalstoindicateturnsandlanechanges.
Turnonheadlightsatduskorwhenthedrivingconditionswarrantit.
Alwayskeepasafedistancefromthevehicleinfrontofyou,dependingontraffic,roadandweatherconditions.
Reducespeedatnightandduringinclementweather.Drivinginwetweatherrequirescautionandreducedspeeds,particularlyonroadswithstandingwater,asthehandlingcharacteristicsofthevehiclemaybeimpairedduetohydroplaningofthetires.
Alwaysobservespeedlimitsandobeyroadsignsandtrafficlaws.
Whentired,getwellofftheroad,stopandtakearest.Turntheengineoff.Donotsitinthevehiclewithengineidling.
Pleaseobservethechapter”ENGINEEXHAUST”onpage9.
Whenparked,alwayssettheparkingbrake.MovetheTiptronicselectorleverto”P“orthegearshiftlevertoreverseorfirstgear.Onhillsalsoturnthefrontwheelstowardthecurb.
Whenemergencyrepairsbecomenecessary,movethevehiclewellofftheroad.Turnontheemergencyflasheranduseotherwarningdevicestoalertothermotorists.Donotparkoroperatethevehicleinareaswherethehotexhaustsystemmaycomeincontactwithdrygrass,brush,spilledfuelorotherflammablematerial.
Makeitahabittohavetheengineoilcheckedwitheveryrefueling.
Danger!
Dangerofreinenginecompartmentduetoburningcigarsorcigarettes.Seriouspersonalinjuryordeathcouldresultfromreintheenginecompartment.
Donotthrowanylitcigarsorcigarettesoutofthevehicle.Theycanbeblownintotheairinletsbytheairflowandcauseafireintheenginecompartment.
Pleaseobservethechapter”ASHTRAY”onpage164.
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