PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2005 5.G Owners Manual

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Functions and display possibilitiesA- Digital speedometer
B-Central display
C- Bottom displayNote
The available items and displays in the on-board
computer depend on the equipment of your vehi-
cle. For this reason it is possible that some of the
items and displays shown here are not available in
your on-board computer.
Basic setting
– Central display: .... Radio station
The central line B of the on-board computer can
be selected in the SET menu.Calling on-board computer functions in
display “C”
fPush operating lever up or down
(selection field D must be switched off).
The following displays can be called step by step:
– Average speed (ø mph),
– Average consumption (ø mpg),
– Range on remaining fuel (mi ),
– Navigation information
(if activated in the SET menu).
Note
The values “Average speed”, “Average consump-
tion” and “Daily trip mileage” can be reset to zero
in the SET menu.
Switching selection field “D” on or off
fPush operating lever forward or back.
Arrow symbol “E” for continuation
Arrow symbol:
fPush operating lever down in order to page
through the menu.
Arrow symbol:
fPush operating lever up in order to page
through the menu.
D- Selection field
E- Continuation arrow symbols

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LIMIT
Acoustic warning signal for speed limitThe acoustic warning signal can be activated for
speeds above 6 mph (10 km/h).
The signal sounds when the preset speed is ex-
ceeded.
For the signal to sound again, the driving speed
must fall below the preset speed by at least
3 mph (5 km/h).
Switching on selection field “D”
fPush operating lever forward.Setting the speed
fSelect LIMIT with the operating lever.
fPush operating lever forward.Option 1:
Accepting current speed
fPush operating lever forward.
The acoustic warning signal is activated for the
current speed.
Display:

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Option 2:
Presetting speed
fSelect “LIMIT active” with the operating lever:
fIf “not active”, push the operating lever for-
ward.
fSelect “xx mph” with the operating lever.
fPush operating lever forward.fPush operating lever slightly up or down until
the desired speed is reached.
upwards: speed is increased
downwards: speed is decreased
Note:
Holding the lever pressed up or down for a
longer period will adjust the speed in steps of
6 mph (10 km/h).
fPush operating lever forward.
Switching the acoustic warning signal off
fSelect “LIMIT active” with the operating lever.
fPush operating lever forward. not active
active
Display:

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INFO
Warning messagesSwitching on selection field “D”
fPush operating lever forward.
Calling warning messages
fSelect INFO with the operating lever.
fPush operating lever forward.
Any existing warning messages can be called us-
ing the operating lever.
You also can call warning messages which were
cancelled during the journey (but only until the next
time the ignition is switched on).fPush operating lever forward.
fPush operating lever forwards or pull back-
wards.
The display returns to the Info menu.

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TEL
Telephone informationSwitching on selection field “D”
fPush operating lever forward.
Recalling telephone information
fSelect TEL with the operating lever.
fPush operating lever forward.Note
You can recall phone calls, e.g. calls that arrived
during your absence, via the menu item “Missed
calls”.
Example:
Selecting from the telephone book and
calling
fSelect “Phone book” with the operating lever.
fPush operating lever forward.fSelect a person to call and push the operating
lever forward.
The connection is established.
fPush the operating lever forward to end the
call.
Incoming call
fSelect “Accept” or “Refuse” and push the
operating lever forward.
Note
Rejected phone calls can be recalled with the
menu item “Missed calls”.

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CHRONO
StopwatchYou can use the stopwatch to measure time inter-
vals, e.g. on the race circuit or on work-related
journeys. Measured lap times can be stored and
evaluated if the vehicle is equipped with Porsche
Communication Management (PCM).
fPlease observe the chapter “Sport display” in
the separate PCM operating instructions.Stopwatch on the instrument panel
The stopwatch has an analogue and a digital dis-
play.
The large pointer of the analogue display meas-
ures the seconds. The two small pointers measure
hours and minutes. The display re-starts at zero af-
ter 12 hours.
Seconds and increments of 1/100th of a second
can be read on the digital display.
The digital display and the display in the on-board
computer can indicate up to 99 hours and
59 minutes.
The stopwatch can be swivelled both to the left
and to the right.
Stopwatch displays:
– on the stopwatch on the instrument panel,
– in the on-board computer menu CHRONO,
– on the performance display in the PCM.
Starting/stopping stopwatch
All stopwatch displays are started and stopped via
the on-board computer menu CHRONO.Note on operation
When you leave the CHRONO menu while the stop-
watch is running, measurement will continue.
The stopwatch stops after the ignition is switched
off. If the ignition is switched on again within ap-
prox. 4 minutes, the stopwatch will continue to
run.
The only way to reset the stopwatch to zero is by
selecting “Reset” in the CHRONO menu.

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Starting the timing
fPush operating lever forward.
The selection field is switched on.
fSelect CHRONO with the operating lever.
fPush operating lever forward.fPush operating lever forward.
The time runs on all stopwatch displays.
The on-board computer display changes to the
“Stop timing/Intermediate time” selection.
PCM information
The performance display in the “Trip/Sport dis-
play/Begin trip” menu must be selected in order to
analyse the data in the PCM.
Stopping the timing
After time measurement is started, the on-board
computer display changes to the “Stop timing/In-
termediate time”.
fSelect “Stop timing” with the operating lever.fPush lever forward.
The time is stopped in all stopwatch displays,
and the on-board computer display changes to
the “Continue/Reset” selection.
The timing can be continued or reset to zero.
PCM information
After timing has been stopped, a prompt asking
whether the time is to be stored appears on the
PCM.

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After timing has been stopped, the on-board com-
puter display changes to the “Continue/Reset” se-
lection.
fPush operating lever forward.
The stopwatch displays continue the timing.
The on-board computer display returns to the
“Stop timing/Intermediate time” selection. You
can stop the stopwatch or measure an inter-
mediate time.Resetting the time
After timing has been stopped, the on-board com-
puter display changes to the “Continue/Reset” se-
lection.
fSelect “Reset” with the operating lever.
fPush operating lever forward.
The display returns to the “Start timing”
selection.
The stopwatch displays in the instrument panel
and the on-board computer are reset to zero.

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A-Lap
B- Intermediate timeDisplaying intermediate times
Several intermediate times can be displayed for a
route or for a lap on the race circuit. The interme-
diate times B are for your information.
Measured lap times A can be stored and evaluat-
ed if the vehicle is equipped with Porsche Commu-
nication Management (PCM).To display an intermediate time:
After timing has been started, the on-board com-
puter display changes to the “Stop timing/Inter-
mediate time” selection.
fSelect “Intermediate time” with the operating
lever and push the operating lever forwards.The intermediate time will be displayed for
approx. 5 seconds.
The on-board computer display then returns to the
“Stop timing/Intermediate time” selection.
fYou can stop the stopwatch or measure anoth-
er intermediate time.

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The “New lap?” selection appears for 5 seconds
after selection of “Intermediate time”.
fSelect “New lap?” with the operating lever and
push the operating lever forwards.
The new lap is displayed on the on-board compu-
ter and the PCM. Timing on the on-board computer
and on the PCM begins from zero. The stopwatch
in the instrument panel continues to show the total
time.fThe on-board computer display returns to the
“Stop timing/Intermediate time” selection after
a short period.
fYou can stop the stopwatch or measure anoth-
er intermediate time or a new lap.
PCM information
If you wish to store the lap time in the PCM, the
performance display in the “Trip/Sport display/Be-
gin trip” menu of the PCM must be selected.