PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2007 5.G Owners Manual

Incomingcall
Select“Accept”or“Refuse”andpushtheoperatingleverforward.
Note
Rejectedphonecallscanberecalledwiththemenuitem“Missedcalls”.
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CHRONOStopwatch
Function
Youcanusethestopwatchtomeasuretimeintervals,e.g.ontheracecircuitoronwork-relatedjourneys.MeasuredlaptimescanbestoredandevaluatedifthevehicleisequippedwithPorscheCommunicationManagement(PCM).
Pleaseobservethechapter“Sportdisplay”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
Stopwatchontheinstrumentpanel
Thestopwatchhasananalogueandadigitaldisplay.Thelargepointeroftheanaloguedisplay
measurestheseconds.Thetwosmallpointersmeasurehoursandminutes.Thedisplayre-startsatzeroafter12hours.Secondsandincrementsof1/100thofasecondcanbereadonthedigitaldisplay.Thedigitaldisplayandthedisplayintheon-boardcomputercanindicateupto99hoursand59minutes.
Thestopwatchcanbeswivelledbothtotheleftandtotheright.
Stopwatchdisplays:
–onthestopwatchontheinstrumentpanel,
–intheon-boardcomputermenuCHRONO,
–ontheperformancedisplayinthePCM.
Starting/stoppingstopwatch
Allstopwatchdisplaysarestartedandstoppedviatheon-boardcomputermenuCHRONO.
Noteonoperation
WhenyouleavetheCHRONOmenuwhilethestopwatchisrunning,measurementwillcontinue.
Thestopwatchstopsaftertheignitionisswitchedoff.Iftheignitionisswitchedonagainwithinapprox.4minutes,thestopwatchwillcontinuetorun.
Theonlywaytoresetthestopwatchtozeroisbyselecting“Reset”intheCHRONOmenu.
Startingthetiming
Pushoperatingleverforward.Theselectionfieldisswitchedon.
SelectCHRONOwiththeoperatinglever.
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Pushoperatingleverforward.Pushoperatingleverforward.Thetimerunsonallstopwatchdisplays.Theon-boardcomputerdisplaychangestothe“Stoptiming/Intermediatetime”selection.
Note
PCM:Theperformancedisplayinthe“Trip/Sportdisplay/Begintrip”menumustbeselectedinordertoanalysethedatainthePCM.
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Stoppingthetiming
Aftertimemeasurementisstarted,theon-boardcomputerdisplaychangestothe“Stoptim-ing/Intermediatetime”.
Select“Stoptiming”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushleverforward.Thetimeisstoppedinallstopwatchdisplays,andtheon-boardcompu-terdisplaychangestothe“Continue/Reset”selection.
Thetimingcanbecontinuedorresettozero.
Note
PCM:Aftertiminghasbeenstopped,apromptaskingwhetherthetimeistobestoredappearsonthePCM.
Continuetiming
Aftertiminghasbeenstopped,theon-boardcomputerdisplaychangestothe“Continue/Reset”selection.
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Pushoperatingleverforward.Thestopwatchdisplayscontinuethetiming.
Theon-boardcomputerdisplayreturnstothe“Stoptiming/Intermediatetime”selection.Youcanstopthestopwatchormeasureanintermediatetime.
Resettingthetime
Aftertiminghasbeenstopped,theon-boardcomputerdisplaychangestothe“Continue/Reset”selection.
Select“Reset”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.Thedisplayreturnstothe“Starttiming”selection.Thestopwatchdisplaysintheinstrumentpanelandtheon-boardcomputerareresettozero.
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A-LapB-Intermediatetime
Displayingintermediatetimes
Severalintermediatetimescanbedisplayedforarouteorforalapontheracecircuit.Theinterme-diatetimesBareforyourinformation.MeasuredlaptimesAcanbestoredandevaluatedifthevehicleisequippedwithPorscheCommunicationManagement(PCM).
Aftertiminghasbeenstarted,theon-boardcompu-terdisplaychangestothe“Stoptiming/Intermedi-atetime”selection.
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Select“Intermediatetime”withtheoperatingleverandpushtheoperatingleverforwards.
Theintermediatetimewillbedisplayedforapprox.5seconds.Theon-boardcomputerdisplaythen
returnstothe“Stoptiming/Intermediatetime”selection.
Youcanstopthestopwatchormeasureanotherintermediatetime.
Inordertostarttiminganewlap:
The“Newlap?”selectionappearsfor5secondsafterselectionof“Intermediatetime”.
Select“Newlap?”withtheoperatingleverandpushtheoperatingleverforwards.
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Thenewlapisdisplayedontheon-boardcomputerandthePCM.Timingontheon-boardcomputerandonthePCMbeginsfromzero.Thestopwatchintheinstrumentpanelcontinuestoshowthetotaltime.
Theon-boardcomputerdisplayreturnstothe“Stoptiming/Intermediatetime”selectionafterashortperiod.
Youcanstopthestopwatchormeasureanotherintermediatetimeoranewlap.
Note
PCM:IfyouwishtostorethelaptimeinthePCM,theperformancedisplayinthe“Trip/Sportdisplay/Begintrip”menuofthePCMmustbeselected.
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TPCTirePressureMonitoring
Function
Pleaseobservethechapter”TIREPRESSURESFORCOLDTIRES”onpage334.
TheTirePressureMonitoringcontinuouslymoni-torstirepressureandtiretemperatureonallfourwheelsandwarnsthedriverwhenthetirepressureistoolow.
ThedisplayaswellasthesettingsfortheTirePressureMonitoringtakeplaceontheon-boardcomputer.However,youmuststilladjustthetirepressureonthewheel.
Thedriverisresponsibleforfillingthetirescorrectlyandmakingthecorrectsettingsontheon-boardcomputer.
TheTirePressureMonitoringoffersthefollowingfunctions:
–Displayoftheactualtirepressurewhilethevehicleisinmotion
–Displayofthedeviationfromtherequiredpressure(refillingpressure)
–Displayofcurrentlysettiresizeandtype
–Tirepressurewarningsintwostages
Caution!
DespitetheadvantagesofferedbytheTirePressureMonitoring,itisstillthedriver’sresponsibilitytoupdatethecorrespondingsettingsintheon-boardcomputerandmaintainthepressureinthetires.Lowtirepressurereducestheroadsafetyofthevehicleanddestroysthetireandwheel.
Whenaflattirehasbeendisplayed,immediate-lystopinasuitableplaceandcheckthetiresfordamage.Ifnecessary,remedythedamagewithatiresealant.
Donotbyanymeanscontinuetodrivewithdamagedtires.
Sealingthetirewithtiresealantisonlyanemergencyrepair,soyoucandrivetothenextauthorizedPorschedealer.Themaximumpermittedspeedis50mph(80km/h).
Donotdrivewithtireswhosetirepressuredropsagaininashortperiodoftime.Incasesofdoubt,havetirescheckedbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
DamagedtiresmustbeimmediatelyreplacedbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.Tirerepairsarenotpermissibleunderanycircumstances.
IftheTirePressureMonitoringisdefective(e.g.defectivewheeltransmitter),contactanauthorizedPorschedealerimmediatelyandhavethedamagerepaired.ThetirepressurewillnotbemonitoredbyadefectiveTirePressureMonitoring.
Tiresloseairovertimewithoutatiredefectbeingpresent.Atirepressurewarningwillthenappearintheon-boardcomputerdisplay.Correctthetirepressureatthenextopportunity.
TheTirePressureMonitoringgivesawarningabouttiredamageduetonaturalpressurelossaswellasaboutagraduallossofpressureduetoforeignobjects.TheTirePressureMonitoringcannotwarnyouabouttiredamagethatoccurssuddenly(e.g.flattireduetoabruptexternaleffects).
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Attitudesintheon-boardcomputer
Tirepressurefunctionoftheon-board
computer
Thetirepressurefunctionoftheon-boardcompu-terdisplaysthetirepressures(actualpressure)dependentontemperatureinthefourwheels.Youcanwatchthetirepressureriseasthetemperatureincreaseswhiledriving.Thisdisplayisonlyforinformation.
Undernocircumstancesshouldthetirepressuresbechangedbasedonthisdisplay.
Displayingthetirepressurefunctionofthe
on-boardcomputer
Pushoperatingleverupordownuntilthetirepressurefunctionoftheon-boardcom-puterappears.(Theselectionfieldmustbeswitchedoff.)
PressureinfoinTirepressuremenu
Inaccordancewithphysicalprinciples,theairpressurechangesasthetemperaturechanges.Thetirepressureincreasesordecreasesbyaround1.5psi(0.1bar)forevery18°F(10°C)changeintemperature.
TheTirePressureMonitoringtakesthisrelationshipbetweentirepressureandtemperatureintoaccount.
Youcanreadthetirepressurestobecorrect-edinthisdisplay.
Thetirepressuretobecorrected(refillpressure)isindicatedonthedisplayedwheel.Example:If“-1.5psi(-0.1bar)”isdisplayed,1.5psi(0.1bar)mustbeaddedtothistire.
Note
TheTirepressuremenucanonlybecalledupwhenthevehicleisstationary.
Callingupthe“Infopressure”display
Pushoperatingleverforwardinordertoswitchontheselectionfield.
Select“TPC”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.ThedisplaychangestotheTirepressuremenu.
Select“Infopressure”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Note
Aftertheignitionisswitchedon,itcantakeuptoapprox.1minutebeforealltirepressuresaredisplayed.Dashes(“-.-”)appearinsteadofthetirepressures.
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