key PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2007 5.G User Guide

M-Memorybutton1-Keybutton2,3-Personbuttons
SeatMemory
Individualseatanddoormirrorsettings
Individualseatanddoormirrorsettingscanbestoredandrecalledforthedriver’sposition.
FurtherindividualsettingoptionsareavailableinvehicleswiththeSportChronoPackagePlus.Pleaseobservethechapter“IndividualMemory”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
Warning!
Riskofcrushingduetouncontrolledrecallofaseatsetting.
Cancelautomaticadjustmentbypressinganyoftheseatadjustmentbuttons.
Donotleavechildreninthevehicleunattended.
Operationwithpersonbuttons2,3
Storingseatposition
1.Switchonignition.Reversegearmustnotbeengaged.
2.Setthedesiredseatanddoor-mirrorpositions.
3.KeepmemorybuttonMdepressedandadditionallypresspersonbutton2or3.Theindividualsettingisnowstoredunderthedesiredpersonbutton.
Recallingseatposition
Theseatpositioncanonlybecalledupwhenthevehicleisstationary.
1.Switchontheignitionoropenthedriver’sdoor.
2.Presspersonbuttonuntiltheseathasreacheditsfinalposition.Thesettingofdoormirrorsandlumbarsupportwillbecompletedevenifthepersonbuttonisnotkeptdepressed.
Note
Automaticseatadjustmentcanbeinterruptedimmediatelybyreleasingthebutton.
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Operatingwiththeremotecontrolofthe
carkey
Individualassignmentoftheremotecontrol
Eachremotecontrol(uptosix)canbeassignedanindividualseatanddoormirrorposition.Thestoredseatanddoormirrorpositionissetautomaticallywhenthevehicleisunlockedusingthecorrespondingremotecontrol.
Storingseatposition
1.Switchtheignitiononwiththedesiredcarkey.Reversegearmustnotbeengaged.
2.Setthedesiredseatanddoor-mirrorpositions.
3.KeepmemorybuttonMdepressedandadditionallypresskeybutton1.Theindividualsettingisnowassignedtothisremotecontrolandtothekeybutton.
Storingindividualloweredpositionofthe
passenger’sdoormirrorasaparkingaid
Oncethedriver’sseatsettinghasbeenstored,anindividualloweredpositionofthepassenger’sdoormirrormaybestoredfordrivinginreverse:
1.Applythehandbrake.
2.Switchtheignitiononwiththedesiredcarkey.
3.Engagereversegear.
4.Selectpassengersidewithmirrorswitch.Thepassenger’smirrorswivelsdownwards.
5.Setpassenger’sdoormirrortodesiredfinalposition.
6.KeepmemorybuttonMdepressedandadditionallypresskeybutton1.Theindividualsettingisnowassignedtothisremotecontrolandtothekeybutton.
Recallingseatposition
Unlockthelockedvehicleortheluggagecompartmentwiththeremotecontrol.Thestoredseatpositionisautomaticallyset.
Theseatpositionassignedtoaremotecontrolcanalsoberecalledwiththekeybutton1ifthecorrespondingkeywasusedtoswitchontheignition.
Ifnoseatpositionhasbeenassignedtoaremotecontrol,thekeybuttonwillnotwork.
Noteonoperation
Automaticseatadjustmentcanbeinterruptedimmediately:
byswitchingontheignition,
bypressingthecentrallockingbutton,
bypressinganymemoryorseatadjustmentbutton.
Clearingthestoredseatposition
1.Switchtheignitiononwiththedesiredcarkey.
2.Pressmemorybuttontwiceandkeybutton1onceconsecutively.
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SteeringWheelAdjustment
Adjustingsteeringwheelheightand
longitudinaldirection
Warning!
Riskofaccident.Thesteeringwheelmaymovefurtherthandesiredifyouattempttoadjustitwhendriving.Youcanlosecontrolofthevehicle,causingseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotadjustthesteeringwheelwhendriving.
1.Insertignitionkeyfullyintoignitionlock.
2.Pushthelockingleverdownwards.
3.Adjuststeeringwheeltofitthechosenbackrestangleandyourseatpositionbymovingthesteeringwheelupordownandlongitudinally.
4.Swivellockingleverbackuntilyoufeelitengage.Ifnecessary,movesteeringwheelslightlylongitudinally.
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Multi-FunctionalSteeringWheel
Function
Warning!
Thereisadangerofaccidentifyousetoroperatetheon-boardcomputer,radio,navigationsystem,telephoneorotherequipmentwhendriving.Operatingthesedeviceswhiledrivingcoulddistractyoufromtrafcandcauseyoutolosecontrolofthevehicle.
Operatethesecomponentswhiledrivingonlyifthetrafficsituationallowsyoutodososafely.
Carryoutanycomplicatedoperatingorsettingproceduresonlywhilethevehicleisstationary.
Dependingontheequipmentinyourvehicle,youcanusethefunctionkeysofthemulti-functionalsteeringwheeltooperatethefollowingPorschecommunicationsystems:
–PCM
–Telephone
–CDchanger
Readinessforoperationof
multi-functionalsteeringwheel
Themulti-functionalsteeringwheelisreadyforoperationwhentheignitionandPCMareswitchedon.
Operatingthefunctionkeys
PleasereadtheseparatePCMoperatinginstructionsbeforeoperatingthefunctionkeys.
Therotaryknobsatthetopleftandrightofthesteeringwheelcanalsobepressed.
TurnvolumecontrolUpwards-increasevolume.Downwards-decreasevolume.PressvolumecontrolToswitchvolume/muteonandoff.
TurnrotaryknobToselect/markfunctioninthePCMwithinamenu.Todothis,turntherotaryknobupwardordownward.PressrotaryknobToactivateselectedfunction.
PressscreenbuttonTocallthestoredPCMfunction.ThebuttoncanbeassignedthedesiredfunctioninthePCM.
PressBackbuttonTomovebackinthePCMmenu.
PressHandsetPickupbuttonToacceptatelphonecall.
PressHandsetHangupbuttonToendorrefuseatelephonecall.
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SafetyBelts
Generalinformation
Warning!
Alwaysmakesureyourandyourpassengers’safetybeltsareproperlyfastenedwhilethevehicleisinmotion.Failuretofollowsafetybeltwarningsmayresultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Foryourandyourpassengers’protection,usesafetybeltsatalltimeswhilethevehicleisinmotion.
Useappropriatechildrestraintsystemsforallsmallchildren.
Warning!
Properwearingofsafetybelts
Safetybeltsmustbepositionedonthebodyastorestraintheupperbodyandlapfromslidingforward.Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeathincaseofanaccident.
Theshoulderbeltshouldalwaysrestonyourupperbody.Theshoulderbeltshouldneverbewornbehindyourbackorunderyourarm.
Formaximumeffectiveness,thelapbeltshouldbewornlowacrossthehips.
Pregnantwomenshouldpositionthebeltaslowaspossibleacrossthepelvis.Makesureitisnotpressingagainsttheabdomen.
Beltsshouldnotbeworntwisted.
Donotwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakableobjectsinoronyourclothing,suchaseyeglasses,pens,keys,etc.asthesemaycauseinjury.
Severallayersofheavyclothingmayinterferewithproperpositioningofbelts.
Beltsmustnotrubagainstsharpobjectsordamagemayoccurtothebelt.
Twooccupantsshouldneversharethesamebeltatthesametime.
Warning!
Careandmaintenance
Keepbeltbucklesfreeofanyobstructionthatmaypreventasecurelocking.
Beltsthathavebeensubjectedtoexcessivestretchforcesinanaccidentmustbeinspect-edorreplacedtoensuretheircontinuedeffec-tivenessinrestrainingyou.Thesameappliestobelttensionersystemswhichhavebeentriggered.Inaddition,theanchorpointsofthebeltsshouldbechecked.
Ifsafetybeltsdonotworkproperly,seeyourauthorizedPorschedealerimmediately.
Ifthebeltsshowdamagetowebbing,bind-ings,bucklesorretractors,theyshouldbereplacedtoensuresafeoperation.
Donotmodifyordisassemblethesafetybeltsinyourvehicle.
Thebeltsmustbekeptcleanortheretractorsmaynotworkproperly.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CARCAREINSTRUCTIONS”onpage257.
Neverbleachordyesafetybelts.
Donotallowsafetybeltstoretractuntiltheyarecompletelydryaftercleaningorthismaycausedamagetothebelt.
Belttensioner
Dependingontheforceofanimpact,fastenedsafetybeltsaretightenedinanaccident.
Thebelttensionersaretriggeredin:
–Front,sideandrearimpactsofsufficientseverity.
–FortheCabriolet,incasesofvehiclerollover.
Note
Thebelt-tensionersystemcanbetriggeredonlyonce;thesystemmustbereplacedafterward.
Ifthereisafaultinthebelt-tensionersystem,theairbagwarninglightlightsup.
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Alwayskeepfeetinthefootwellwhiledriving.Donotputfeetonthedashboardortheseatarea.Donotleanagainsttheinsideofthedoororoutsidethewindowwhilethevehicleismoving.
UsingaccessoriesnotapprovedbyPorschecancausetheweightsensingsystemtobeimpaired.
Donotsqueezeobjects,suchasthefireextinguisher,orfirstaidkitundertheseat.
OnlyhaveseatsremovedandinstalledbyanauthorizedPorschedealersothatweightsensingcomponentswillnotbedamaged.
Giveyourpassengeralloftheinformationinthischapter.
Note
Airbagcomponents(e.g.steeringwheel,doorlining,seats)maybedisassembledonlybyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Whendisposingofausedairbagunit,oursafetyinstructionsmustbefollowed.TheseinstructionscanbeobtainedatanyauthorizedPorschedealer.
Functionoftheairbagsystem
Airbagsareasupplementalsafetysystem.Yourprimaryprotectioncomesfromyoursafetybelts.
Thefrontairbagsaretriggeredduringafrontalcollisionofsufficientforceanddirection.Inthe
eventofasideimpactofcorrespondingforce,thesideairbagontheimpactsideistriggered.
Theinflationprocessgeneratestheamountofgasrequiredtofilltheairbagsatthenecessarypressureinfractionsofasecond.
Airbagshelptoprotecttheheadandupperbody,whilesimultaneouslydampingthemotionofthedriverandpassengerintheimpactdirectionintheeventofafrontalimpactorsideimpact.
Inordertohelpprovideprotectioninseverecollisionswhichcancausedeathandseriousinjury,airbagsmustinflateextremelyrapidly.Suchhighspeedinflationhasanegativebutunavoidablesideeffect,whichisthatitcananddoescauseinjuries,includingfacialandarmabrasions,bruisingandbrokenbones.Youcanhelpminimizesuchinjuriesbyalwayswearingyoursafetybelts.
Therearemanytypesofaccidentsinwhichairbagsarenotexpectedtodeploy.Theseincludeaccidentswheretheairbagswouldprovidenobenefit,suchasarearimpactagainstyourvehicle.Otheraccidentswheretheairbagsaredesignednottodeployarethosewheretheriskofinjuryfromtheairbagdeploymentcouldexceedanyprotectivebenefits,suchasinlowspeedaccidentsorhigherspeedaccidentswherethevehicledeceleratesoveralongertime.Sinceairbagdeploymentdoesnotoccurinallaccidents,thisfurtheremphasizestheneedforyouandyourpassengerstoalwayswearsafetybelts.
Yourvehicleisequippedwithacrashsensinganddiagnosticmodule.Thismodulewillrecordtheuseoftheseatbeltrestraintsystembythedriverandfrontpassengerwhentheairbagsand/orbelttensionerwork.
AdvancedAirbag
Yourvehicleisequippedwithaweightsensingsystemforthepassenger’sseatinaccordancewithU.S.Federal/CanadianMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208.Dependingontheweightactingonthefrontpassenger’sseat,thefrontpassenger’sairbagwillautomaticallybeswitchedonandoff.
Dependingontheangleandforceofimpact,thefrontpassenger’sairbagwhichisactivatedwillbetriggeredduringacollision.
Preconditionforswitchingthefrontpassenger’sairbagonandoff,dependingonweight:
–Vehiclesequippedwithkey-operatedairbagdeactivationdevice:SwitchpositionAUTO.
–Ignitionkeyisinserted.
Seatadjustmentforthefrontpassenger’s
seat
Iftheseatisinanextremeposition(e.g.,thebackrestisincontactwiththerearseat),thebackrestcanwarp.Warpingofthebackrestcanleadtomalfunctions.
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Pleaseobservethechapter”PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFINDICATORLAMPDOESNOTLIGHTUP”onpage54.
Pleaseobservethechapter”KEY-OPERATEDAIRBAGDEACTIVATIONDEVICE”onpage55.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CHILDRESTRAINTSYSTEMS”onpage57.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LATCHSYSTEM”onpage61.
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:
Childrestraintsystemsfacingforwards:Installontherearseats.
Childrestraintsystemsfacingrearwards:Onvehicleswithkey-operatedairbagdeactivationdevice:SwitchtopositionOFF.
Childrestraintsystemsfacingrearwards:Onvehicleswithoutkey-operatedairbagdeactivationdevice:Donotuseachildrestraintsysteminthefrontpassenger’sseat.
HavethefaultremediedatyournearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
Note
Thekeyswitchforswitchingoffthepassenger’sairbagincombinationwiththeLATCHattachmentbracketarenotinstalledatthefactory.Theycanberetrofitted.
PleaseseeyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Warninglightandwarning
message
Faultsareindicatedbyawarninglightintheinstrumentpanelandamessageontheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage143.
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”onpage57.
Key-operatedairbagdeactivationdevice
Ifindoubtaboutthestatusoftheairbag,youcanswitchoffthepassenger’sairbagonthekeyswitch.
Switchoffthepassenger’sairbagonthekeyswitchusingthecarkey.
A-PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlamp
SwitchpositionAUTO-passenger’sairbagsystemisactive
SwitchpositionOFF-passenger’sairbagsystemisswitchedoff
Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathforpassengerifpassenger’sairbagremainsswitchedoffafterthechildrestraintsystemisremoved.
MakesurethatthekeyswitchisswitchedtoAUTOoncethechildseathasbeenremoved,inordertoprovideprotectiontotheadultoccupants.
Warninglight“PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF”
Iftheairbagonthepassenger’ssideisswitchedoff:
–Warninglight“PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF”iscontinuouslylitwhentheignitionkeyisinserted.
Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathfromthepassenger’sairbag.Ifthe“PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF”warninglight“A”isnotlitwhentheignitionkeyisinsertedandtheAirbagOFFswitchisswitchedtotheOFF-Position,thiscouldindicateafaultinthesystem.
Donotinstallachildrestraintsystemonthepassenger’sseat.
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Havethefaultremediedimmediately.PleaseseeyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Note
Thekeyswitchforswitchingoffthepassenger’sairbagincombinationwiththeLATCHattachmentbracketarenotinstalledatthefactory.Theycanberetrofitted.
PleaseseeyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
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ChildRestraintSystems
Porscherecommendsthatallinfantsandchildrenberestrainedinchildrestraintsystemsatalltimeswhilethevehicleisinmotioninaccordancewithapplicablelaws.
UseonlychildrestraintsystemswiththeLATCH-systemrecommendedbyPorsche.Thesesys-temshavebeentestedandadjustedtotheinteriorofyourPorscheandtheappropriatechildagegroups.Othersystemshavenotbeentestedandcouldentailanincreasedriskofinjuryordeath.
YoucanobtainchildseatsthatareLATCHcompati-bleatyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Alwaysobservetheseparateinstallationinstructionsforyourchildseat.
Theuseofinfantorchildrestraintsisrequiredbylawinall50statesoftheU.S.andallCanadianprovinces.ThechildrestraintsystemshouldbeonethatcomplieswithU.S.Federal/CanadianMotorVehicleSafetyStandardsandshouldbesecuredbyalapbeltorlapbeltportionofalap-shoulderbeltorforchildseatsequippedwiththeLATCHsytem(LowerAnchorageandTetherforChildren,alsoknownasISOFIX)totheLATCHanchorages.Astatementbytheseatmanufacturerofcompliancewiththisstandardcanbefoundontheinstructionlabelontherestraintandintheinstructionmanualprovidedwiththerestraint.
Danger!
Theuseofachildrestraintsysteminthefrontpassenger’sseatcanresultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeathtothechildfromanairbagdeployment.Toreduceriskofinjuryfromaninatingairbaginanaccident,Porschestronglyrecommends:
Pleaseobservethechapter”PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFINDICATORLAMPDOESNOTLIGHTUP”onpage54.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CHILDRESTRAINTSYSTEMS”onpage57.
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”onpage55.
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