traction control PORSCHE PANAMERA HYBRID 2010 1.G Information Manual

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Adaptive pneumatic suspension
including Porsche Active
Suspension Management (PASM).
The new Panamera S Hybrid is
equipped with adaptive pneumatic
suspension including Porsche
Active Suspension Management
(PASM) as standard. This combined
system improves both driving
dynamics and comfort. As well as
PASM, it includes level control,
height adjustment and spring rate
adjustment.
Level control ensures that the
vehicle always remains level –
automatically, irrespective of load
distribution. The manually control-
led High Level raises the vehicle
by 20 mm to minimise the risk
of grounding over obstacles,
e. g. when entering a garage.*
When SPORT PLUS is selected, the
height adjustment is automatically
set to Low Level (– 25 mm). A
harder spring rate can also be set
by reducing the volume of air in
the pneumatic suspension. Sports
suspension at the push of a but ton.
The system also includes PASM –
for electronic adjustment of the
damper system. It actively and continuously adjusts the damper
force according to the road surface
and driving st yle. Designed to
operate in accordance with the
Skyhook principle, it acts to keep
the body stable to reduce body
movement and thus increase com-
fort in all four seats.
How does PASM work? A but ton on
the centre console of fers a choice
of three modes, Comfort, SPORT
and SPORT PLUS. Sensors detect
the vehicle body movements
which occur on rapid acceleration,
braking, cornering or on an uneven
surface. Signals such as transverse
a
cceleration, steering angle, brake
pressure and engine torque are
also taken into account. From
these, the control unit determines
the present vehicle status, and
adapts the damper set ting accord-
ing to the mode selected.
For your safet y, however, PASM
constantly monitors the driving
conditions. If, in Comfort mode,
you suddenly adopt a sportier and
more dynamic driving st yle, the
system automatically switches to a
harder rating within the Comfort
setup range to increase driving
stabilit y and safet y. Likewise, if in SPORT or SPORT
PLUS mode the driving surface
becomes uneven, PASM quickly
switches to a sof ter rating within
the selected mode, to optimise
traction and grip.
For you, it ’s just the push of a
but ton, with a perceptible result:
increased stabilit y, more comfort
and improved performance.
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* The vehicle must not be driven at High Level on public roads as the maximum
permissible installation height of the reflector units may then be exceeded.

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Porsche Stability Management
(PSM).
PSM is an automatic control system
for stabilit y even at the limits of
dynamic driving performance.
Sensors continuously monitor the
direction, speed, yaw velocit y and
lateral acceleration of the vehicle.
PSM uses these values to calculate
the actual direction of travel. If
the car begins to oversteer or
understeer, PSM applies selective
braking on individual wheels to
restore stability.
When accelerating on low-grip
road surfaces, PSM increases
traction using the automatic brake
dif ferential (ABD) and anti-slip
regulation (ASR). For a more active
driving experience, PSM can be
switched off but it remains active
in the background.
Two further functions of PSM
include precharging of the braking
system, to achieve maximum
braking force earlier, and brake
assist for maximum deceleration
in an emergency.
SPORT button.
The standard SPORT but ton is
used to switch bet ween comfort
and sport y setups. At the push of
a but ton, the electronic engine
management system makes the
engine more responsive so that the
engine dynamics become more
direct. The 8-speed Tiptronic S
gearbox shifts up later – and down
earlier. Porsche Active Suspension
Management (PASM) is set to
SPORT mode for harder damping
and more direct steering and,
therefore, greater agilit y on cor-
nering.
Even in SPORT mode, all driving
modes specific to the hybrid
engine are retained, such as elec-
tric driving or recuperation.
E-Power supports the combustion
engine at just 80 % accelerator
pedal position, instead of only on
kick-down as usual.
Sport Chrono Package Plus.
Sport Chrono Package Plus is
available as an option for the
Panamera S Hybrid (only in
conjunction with Porsche Commu-
nication Management – PCM) for an
even sportier vehicle setup.
This includes a digital and analogue
stopwatch, the SPORT PLUS button
and a performance display in the
PCM for lap times. When the
SPORT PLUS but ton in the centre
console activates SPORT PLUS
mode, the engine management
system makes the engine more
responsive, as in SPORT mode.
Porsche Active Suspension Manage-
ment (PASM) is set to SPORT PLUS
mode for harder damping. The
adaptive pneumatic suspension
lowers the vehicle and switches
to a harder spring rate.
Porsche Stabilit y Management
(PSM) intervenes later in SPORT
PLUS mode – for increased
longitudinal and lateral dynamics.
Agilit y is enhanced when braking
for corners with PSM enabling
greater manoeuvrabilit y under
braking and exit acceleration,
particularly at low speeds. SPORT PLUS mode of fers even
more agilit y when PSM is switched
off. However, for safet y, it is set to
intervene automatically only when
ABS assistance is required on both
of the front wheels.
A key component of the Sport
Chrono Package Plus is the
stopwatch mounted on the dash-
board. It displays, stores and
analyses lap times and times for alternative routes and Porsche
Communication Management
(PCM) is extended to include the
performance display.
Digital and analogue stopwatch in centre console
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SPORT but ton in centre console