lock PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2007 5.G Owner's Manual

SteeringWheelAdjustment
Adjustingsteeringwheelheightand
longitudinaldirection
Warning!
Riskofaccident.Thesteeringwheelmaymovefurtherthandesiredifyouattempttoadjustitwhendriving.Youcanlosecontrolofthevehicle,causingseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotadjustthesteeringwheelwhendriving.
1.Insertignitionkeyfullyintoignitionlock.
2.Pushthelockingleverdownwards.
3.Adjuststeeringwheeltofitthechosenbackrestangleandyourseatpositionbymovingthesteeringwheelupordownandlongitudinally.
4.Swivellockingleverbackuntilyoufeelitengage.Ifnecessary,movesteeringwheelslightlylongitudinally.
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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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Workmaybeperformedonthebelt-tensionersystemonlybyanauthorizedPorschedealer.Smokeisreleasedwhenthebelttensionersaretriggered.Thisdoesnotindicateafireinthevehicle.
SafetyBeltWarningSystem
Anaudio-visualwarningsystemisinterconnect-edwiththedriver’ssafetybelt.
Everytimetheignitionisturnedon,thegongwillsoundforabout6secondstoreminddriverandpassengertobuckleup.Inaddition,thegongwillsoundforapprox.90secondsifvehiclespeedexceeds15mph/24km/h.Thesafetybeltwarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-boardcomputerwillgooffassoonasthedriverhasbuckledup.
Inertiareelretractor
Thecombinationlap/shoulderbeltwithinertiareellockingmechanismadjustsautomaticallytoyoursizeandmovementsaslongasthepullonthebeltisslow.
Rapiddecelerationduringhardbrakingoracollisionlocksthebelt.Thebeltwillalsolockwhenyoudriveupordownasteephillorinasharpcurve,otherwise,theshoulderbeltwillnotinhibityourupperbodymovement.
Fasteningthesafetybelt
Assumeacomfortablesittingposition.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SEATPOSITION”onpage38.
Theshoulderbeltshouldalwaysrestonyourupperbody.Theshoulderbeltshouldneverbewornbehindyourbackorunderyourarm.
Graspbeltandpullthebeltinacontinuousslowmotionacrossyourchestandlap.
Insertbelttongueintobuckleoninboardsideofseat.Pushdownuntilitsecurelylockswithanaudibleclick.Pullthebelttocheck.
Pullshouldersectiontomakesurebeltfitssnuglyacrossthepelvis.
Beltsshouldfitsnuglyacrossthepelvisandchest.Makesurethereisnoslackinthebelt.
Releasingthesafetybelt
Pushinreleasebutton(arrow)onbuckle.Belttonguewillspringoutofbuckle.
Toreleasealatchedbelt,leanbacktotakethebodypressureoffthebelt.
Tostorelap/shoulderbelt,allowthebelttoretractasyouguidethelatchtoitsstowedposition.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SMALLADULTPASSENGERS”onpage59.
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Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathduetothepassenger’sairbagtriggeringunintentionally.Whentheignitionisonandtheuptoone-yearoldchildisseatedinthechildrestraintsystemonthepassenger’sseattheindicatorlamp„PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF“mustbeon.Ifthe“PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF”indicatorlampdoesnotlightup,itcouldindicateafaultinthesystem.Inthiscase:
Onvehicleswithkey-operatedairbagdeactiva-tiondevice:SwitchtopositionOFF.
Onvehicleswithoutkey-operatedairbagdeactivationdevice:Donotuseachildrestraintsysteminthefrontpassenger’sseat.
HavethefaultremediedatyournearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
Childrestraintsystemforchildrenolderthan
oneyear
Yourvehicleisequippedwithaweightsensingsystemforthepassenger’sseatinaccordancewithU.S.FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208.Dependingontheweightactingonthepassenger’sseat,thepassenger’sairbagwillautomaticallybeswitchedonoroff.
Smalladultpassengers
MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlampdoesnotlightup.
Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathduetothepassenger’sairbagnottriggering.Whentheignitionisonandthesmalladultpassengerisseatedonthepassenger’sseat,theindicatorlamp“PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF”mustbeoff.Ifthe“PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF”indicatorlamplightsup,itcouldindicateafaultinthesystem.Inthiscase:
Carrythepassengerontherearseat.
HavethefaultremediedatthenearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
Automaticlockingretractor
Thesafetybeltsforthefrontpassengerandrearseatsareequippedwithanautomaticlockingretractorforsecuringthechildrestraintsystem.Whenactivated,thisretractorallowsyoutosecurelyfastenthechildrestraintsysteminplacesothatinadvertentmovementswillnotoccur.
Danger!
Theuseofachildrestraintsystemonthefrontpassengerseatcanresultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeathtothechildfromanairbagdeployment.Toreduceriskofinjuryfromaninatingairbaginanaccident,Porschestronglyrecommends:
Underallnormalcircumstances,forwardfacingchildseatsmustbeplacedintherear.
Beforetransportingachildonthepassenger’sseat:
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A-PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlamp
Pleaseobservethechapter”CHILDRESTRAINTSYSTEMS”onpage57.
Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathtothechild,whenexcessiveforceisactingonthepassenger’sseatduetotheseatbelt.Insuchcases,thepassenger’sairbagcanbeswitchedonunintentionally.
Afterfasteningthechildrestraintsystem,donotadjusttheseat.
Checktheconditionofthepassenger’sairbagsystemshownbytheindicatorlampAinthecentralconsole.
Activatingtheautomaticlockingretractor
1.Ifachildrestraintsystemmustbefastenedtothepassenger’sseat,adjustthepassenger’sseatasfarawayfromtheairbagaspossible.
2.Fastenchildseat.
3.Pullthesafetybeltretractorcompletelyout.Atthispointthelockingmechanismisactivated.
4.Insertthesafetybelttongueintothebuckleandmakecertainthatitisproperlylatched.Makenomoreadjustmentstotheseat.
5.Allowthesafetybelttoretractuntilitistightonthechildrestraintsystem.Youmayfurthertightenthebeltbypullingonittoallowmoreofittoretract.Makesurethatexcessiveseatbeltforcesdonotoccurbymovingtheseatwiththechildseatinstalled.
Releasingthesafetybelt
1.Unbucklethesafetybeltlatch.
2.Thenmakecertainthatthebelthasfullyretracted.Atthispointtheautomaticlockingfeaturewillbedisengaged.SeekappropriateadvicefromyourauthorizedPorschedealeraboutthepossibleinstallationofaPorschechildrestraintsystem.
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RolloverProtectionSystem
FunctionoftheRolloverProtection
System
TheRolloverProtectionSystemontheCabrioletconsistsoftwosupplementalsafetybarsthattogetherwiththefrontwindshieldframehelptocreateoccupantsurvivalspaceincaseofrollover.Becauseoftheextremeandunpredictableforceswhichcanbeencounteredinarollover,itisnotpossibletoguaranteethatoccupantswillbeprotectedfromallcontactwithexteriorobjectsortheground.However,theRolloverProtectionSystemisdesignedtomaintaintheoccupantsurvivalspace.
Theprotectivedevicesarelocatedbehindeachrearseatandrapidlydeploywithinafractionofasecond.TheRolloverProtectionSystemisactivatedautomaticallyintheeventofanaccidentorextremedrivingsituation.Ifnecessary,theseat-belttensionerswillbeactivated.
Pleaseobservethechapter”BELTTENSION-ER”onpage48.
Theycandeployunder:
–Extremetiltingofthevehicle.
–Lossofgroundcontact(e.g.Goingoverthecrestofahillathighspeed).
Danger!
Riskofdeathorseriousinjury.
Donotblockareaofsupplementalsafetybarswithobjects.Intheeventofadeploymentevent,suchobjectscouldpotentiallypreventsuchdeploymentfromoccuring,orsuchobjectscouldimpactthecaroccupantsathighspeed.
DonottamperwithorworkonwiringandorcomponentsofRolloverProtectionSystem.
AllworkregardingthissystemmustbecarriedoutbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Checkfunctionsandperiodicserviceintervalsaccordingtomaintenanceschedule(seeyourauthorizedPorschedealer).
Danger!
Toavoiddamagetotheconvertibletop:
Ifthesupplementalsafetybarsareextendedforanyreason,donotopenorcloseconverti-bletop.
Warninglight
FaultsintheRolloverProtectionSystemareindi-catedbytheairbagwarninglightintheinstrument
panel.Extensionofthesupplementalsafetybarsisnolongerensured.
SeeyourauthorizedPorschedealerimmedi-atelyandhavethefaultremedied.
Loweringthesupplementalsafetybars
afterdeployment
HavethisworkperformedbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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ABSBrakeSystem
(AntilockBrakeSystem)
TheABSsystemrepresentsamajorcontributiontotheenhancementofactivesafetyinyourvehicle.Thissystempreventsthewheelsfromlockinginapanicstoponalmostallroadsurfaces.
WiththeABSsysteminyourvehicle,the
followingareasareenhanced:
Steering,vehicleremainssteerableunderallbrakingforceswhenABSisengaged.
Gooddirectionalcontrol,noswervingcausedbylockingofwheelsunderbrakingconditions.
Shorterstoppingdistance,stoppingdistancesareusuallyreducedbecausecontrolledbrakingismaximized.
Preventionofwheellockup,nobrake-inducedslidingandthusnolocalizedtirewearfromemergencybraking.
ThecrucialadvantageoftheABSsystemoveraconventionalbrakesystemisintheareaofmaintainingdirectionalcontrolandmaneuverabilityofthecarinemergencysituations.
Warning!
Theincreasedcontrolthatisprovidedshouldnotinduceyoutotakegreaterriskswithyoursafety.Thelimitsdictatedbythelawsofphysicscannotbeovercome,evenwithABS.Theriskofaccidentsduetoinappropriatespeedcannotbereduced,evenbytheABS.Thedriverbearstheresponsibilityforalldrivingmaneuvers.
Adaptyourdrivingstyletotheprevailingroadandweatherconditions.
Obeyalltrafficlaws.
Warning!
OthervehiclesnotequippedwiththeABSsystemmaynotbeabletomaintaincontrol,especiallyonwetorpoorroadsurfacesandthusmaybemorelikelytoimpactyoufrombehind.
Tominimizethatrisk,useyourABSsystemtoincreaseyourabilitytomaneuvertoavoiddangeroussituationsandnotmerelytotrytostopintheshortestdistancepossible.
OperationoftheABSsystem
Awheelspeedsensorismountedtoeachofthefourwheels.Ifwheellock-upofeitherofthefrontwheelsortherearwheelsissensedduringbraking,thebrakepressureisadjustedautomaticallyuntilthewheelnolongerslips.
Ifbrakingforcesapproachthewheellock-uppointforallwheels(panicbraking)theABSsystemwillintervenetoprovidearapidrythmicbraking.TheproperoperationofABSisperceivedbythedriverasapulsatingbrakepedalinconjunctionwithaudiblenoiseandperhapssomevibration.
Ifyouexperiencethesesensationswhiledrivingoraroadsurfacewithquestionabletraction,reducevehiclespeedappropriatefortheprevailingroadconditions.
Iffullbrakingshouldbenecessary,pressthebrakepedalallthewaydownthroughouttheentirebrakingprocedure,regardlessofthepulsatingpedal.Donoteaseuponpressureappliedtothepedal.
ThefunctionalreadinessofallthemainelectricalcomponentsoftheABSischeckedbyanelectronicmonitoringsystembothbeforeandwhileyoudrive.
WarninglightUSA
WarninglightCanada
WhentheignitionisswitchedontheABSwarninglightwilllightupwhilethesystemiselectronically
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A,C-Switchforreadinglightondriver/passengersideB-SwitchforinteriorlightandfootwelllightsD-Orientationlight
InteriorLights
Automaticdisconnection
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage293.
Forvehicleswithautomaticanti-dazzle
mirrors
Switchofftheautomaticanti-dazzleoperationofthemirrorsbeforeyouswitchontheinteriorlight.Otherwisethemirrorsmayaccidentallyswivelintotheanti-dazzleposition.
Interiorlights,readinglights
Switchingoff
Presslefthalfofswitch.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
Pressrighthalfofswitch.
Switchingonandoffautomatically
Moveswitchtocenterposition.
Theinteriorandfootwelllightsareswitchedonwhenadoorisunlockedoropenedorwhentheignitionkeyiswithdrawnfromtheignitionlock.
Thelightsareswitchedoffwithadelayofapprox.2minutesafterthedoorsareclosed.Thelightgoesoutimmediatelyassoonastheignitionisswitchedonorthevehicleislocked.
Orientationlight
Alight-emittingdiodeatthebottomoftheinteriormirrorimprovesorientationinthepassengercompartmentwhenitisdark.
Noteonoperation
OnvehicleswiththeSportChronoPackagePlus,thebrightnessoftheorientationlightcanbechangedinPCM.
Pleaseobservethechapter“IndividualMemory”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
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Operation,Instruments
Overviewofthefunctions
1.Ignitionlock/steeringlock
2.Turnsignals/highbeam/headlightflasherstalk
3.Hands-freemicrophonefortelephone
4.Horn
5.Wiper/washerstalk,rearwindowwiper
6.Buttonforseatheating,left
7.Interiortemperaturesensor/GPSantenna
8.Stopwatch
9.Emergencyflasherswitch
10.Centrallockingbutton,readinessdisplayforalarmsystem
11.PorscheCommunicationManagement(PCM)
12.Buttonforseatheating,right
13.Cupholder
14.Lightswitch
15.Operatingleverforon-boardcomputer
16.Lockingleverforsteering-wheeladjustment
17.Operatingleverforautomaticspeedcontrol
18.Operatingpanelforairconditioning
19.Buttonsforrearspoiler,PorscheActiveSuspensionManagement(PASM),Sportmode,PorscheStabilityManagement(PSM),Sportsexhaustsystem
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0-Initialposition1-Ignitionon2-Startengine3-Ignitionoff
Ignition/StarterSwitchwith
anti-theftSteeringLock
Switchpositions
Theignitionlockhasatotaloffourignitionlockpositions.Theignitionkeyreboundstotheinitialpositionfromeveryignitionlockposition.
Foryoursafety,fastensafetybelts.
Pleaseobservethechapter”IMMOBILIZER”onpage22.
Pleaseobservethechapter”KEYWITHRADIOREMOTECONTROL”onpage23.
Beforestartingtheengine
Applythefootbrake.
Manualtransmission:Movethegearshiftleverintoneutral.Theclutchpedalmustbedepressedfullybeforethestarterwillengage.
Tiptronic:MovetheselectorlevertoPorN.
Switchposition0
Initialposition
Theignitionkeycannotbewithdrawnwhentheignitionisswitchedonorwhentheenginehasbeenstarted.
Towithdrawtheignitionkey:
Stopthevehicle.
OnvehicleswithTiptronicS:MoveselectorlevertopositionP.
Switchignitionoff.
Removeignitionkey.
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