Battery PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2007 5.G Owners Manual

Controls,Instruments
DearPorscheOwner......................................15Beforedrivingoff...........................................16Inthedriver’sseat.........................................17Ontheroad...................................................18Breakinhintsforthefirst2000miles/3000kilometers....................................................19Neverinvitecartheft!.....................................21Keys............................................................22KeywithRadioRemoteControl.......................23Doors..........................................................25CentralLocking.............................................26AlarmSystem,PassengerCompartmentMonitor-ing...............................................................30PowerWindows............................................32Mirrors.........................................................34Rearwindowdefogger,doormirrorheating......36SeatAdjustment............................................38SeatMemory................................................41HeatedSeats................................................43RearSeatBackrests......................................44SteeringWheelAdjustment.............................45Multi-FunctionalSteeringWheel.......................46SunVisors....................................................47SafetyBelts..................................................48AirbagSystems............................................51ChildRestraintSystems.................................57LATCHSystem..............................................61ChildRestraintAnchorages............................62RolloverProtectionSystem............................63ParkingAids.................................................64
Four-WheelDrive...........................................66RetractableRearSpoiler................................68ClutchPedal.................................................70ParkingBrake...............................................71Brakes.........................................................72ABSBrakeSystem........................................75SportsExhaustSystem..................................77SportMode..................................................78PorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)...............79PorscheActiveSuspensionManagement(PASM).........................................................82InteriorLights...............................................83Operation,Instruments..................................84Ignition/StarterSwitchwithanti-theftSteeringLock............................................................86StartingandStoppingEngine..........................89InstrumentPanelUSAModels.........................91InstrumentPanelCanadaModels....................93Engineoiltemperature...................................95AutomaticSpeedControlIndicatorlight...........96InstrumentIllumination...................................97TripOdometer..............................................98Speedometer...............................................99Tachometer................................................100CoolingSystem...........................................101Tiptronic....................................................102Fuel...........................................................103Clock.........................................................104EngineOilPressure.....................................105Battery.......................................................106
CheckEngineWarningLight.........................107Centralwarninglight....................................108BrakeWarningLight.....................................109On-BoardComputer(BC)..............................110LIMITAcousticwarningsignalforspeedlimit..113INFOWarningmessages..............................116TELTelephoneinformation...........................117CHRONOStopwatch....................................120TPCTirePressureMonitoring.......................127OILDisplayandmeasurementoftheengineoillevel...........................................................136SETBasicsettingonon-boardcomputer........139Generalinformationregardingtheon-boardcomputerfunctions.....................................142Warningsontheinstrumentpanelandtheon-boardcomputer...................................................143EmergencyFlasherSwitch...........................153LightSwitch................................................154WelcomeHomeLighting..............................154AutomaticHeadlightBeamAdjustment..........155TurnSignal/HeadlightDimmer/Parkinglight/FlasherLever..............................................156WindshieldWiper/WasherLever..................157AutomaticSpeedControl.............................160AutomaticAirConditioningSystem................163CentralandSideVents.................................166Fresh-airintake...........................................166HeatedRearWindow/DoorMirrorHeating......167Ashtray......................................................168CigaretteLighter.........................................169
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Beforedrivingoff...
Checkthefollowingitemsrst
Turntheengineoffbeforeyouattemptanychecksorrepairsonthevehicle.
Besurethetiresareinflatedcorrectly.Checktiresfordamageandtirewear.
Seethatwheelboltsareproperlytightenedandnotlooseormissing.
Checkengineoillevel,addifnecessary.Makeitahabittohaveengineoilcheckedwitheveryrefueling.
Checkallfluidlevelssuchaswindshieldwasherandbrakefluidlevels.
Besurethevehiclebatteryiswellchargedandcrankstheengineproperly.
Checkalldoorsandlidsforproperoperationandlatchthemproperly.
Check,andifnecessaryreplacewornorcrackedwiperblades.
Seethatallwindowsareclearandunobstruct-ed.
Checkairintakeslotsandareabetweenluggagecompartmentlidandwindshield.Ensurethattheseareasarefreeofsnowandice,sotheheaterandthewindshieldwipersworkproperly.
Ifachildwillberidinginthevehicle,checkchildseat/childseatrestraintsystemtoensurethatrestraintsareproperlyadjusted.
Checkallexteriorandinteriorlightsforoperationandthatthelensesareclean.
Checktheheadlightsforproperaim,andifnecessary,havethemadjusted.
Checkunderthevehicleforleaks.
Besureallluggageisstowedsecurely.
Emergencyequipment
Itisgoodpracticetocarryemergencyequipmentinyourvehicle.Someoftheitemsyoushouldhaveare:windowscraper,snowbrush,containerorbagofsandorsalt,emergencylight,smallshovel,first-aidkit,etc.
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Keys
Generalinformationregardingthekeys
Pleaseobservethechapter”ALARMSYSTEM,PASSENGERCOMPARTMENTMONITORING”onpage30.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CENTRALLOCKING”onpage26.
TwomainkeysandonesparekeyaresuppliedwithyourPorsche.Thesekeysoperateallthelocksonyourvehicle.
Becarefulwithyourcarkeys:donotpartwiththemexceptunderexceptionalcircumstanc-es.
Toavoidbatteryrun-down,alwaysremovetheignitionkeyfromtheignitionlock.
Replacementkeys
Orderofreplacementkeys
ReplacementcarkeyscanbeobtainedonlyfromyourauthorizedPorschedealer,andthiscansometimesbeverytime-consuming.Youshouldthereforealwayskeepthesparekeyonyourperson.Keepitinasafeplace(e.g.wallet),butundernocircumstancesinoronthevehicle.
Thekeycodesofnewkeyshavetobe“reported”tothecarcontrolunitbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Atotalof6carkeyscanbereportedtothecontrolunit.
Disablingkeycodes
Ifakeyislost,thekeycodescanbedisabledbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.Alltheremainingcarkeysarerequiredforthispurpose.Disablingthecodeensuresthatthecarcanbestartedonlyusingauthorizedkeys.
Note
Pleasenotethattheotherlockscanstillbeopenedwiththedisabledkey.
Immobilizer
Thereisatransponder(anelectroniccomponent)inthekeygrip,containingastoredcode.Whentheignitionisswitchedon,theignitionlockchecksthecode.Theimmobilizercanbeswitchedoffandthe
enginestartedonlyusinganauthorizedignitionkey.
Switchingofftheimmobilizer
Inserttheignitionkeyintotheignitionlock.
Iftheignitionisleftonformorethan2minuteswithouttheenginebeingstarted,theimmobilizerisswitchedonagain.
Ifthishappens,turntheignitionkeytotheleftbeforestartingtheengine.Theimmobilizerisswitchedoffagain,andtheenginecanbestarted.
Pleaseobservethechapter”IGNITION/START-ERSWITCHWITHANTI-THEFTSTEERINGLOCK”onpage86.
Switchingontheimmobilizer
Removeignitionkey.
Securitywheelbolts
Ifwheelshavetoberemovedduringawork-shopvisit,donotforgettohandoverthesock-etforthesecuritywheelboltsalongwiththecarkey.
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Theremote-controlstandbyfunction
switchesoffafter7days
Ifthevehicleisnotstartedorunlockedwiththeremotecontrolwithin7days,theremotecontrolstandbyfunctionisswitchedoff(topreventdischargingofthevehiclebattery).
1.Inthiscase,unlockthedriver’sdoorwiththekeyatthedoorlock.Leavethedoorclosedinordertopreventthealarmsystemfrombeingtriggered.
2.Pressbutton1ontheremotecontrol.
Theremotecontrolisnowactivatedagainandthealarmsystemisswitchedoff.
Note
Donotinserttheignitionkeyintotheignitionlockifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged.Theignitionkeycannolongerberemoved.
Thekeycannotberemoveduntilthevehicleelectricalsystemissuppliedwithpoweragain.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYUNLOCKINGOFTHELUGGAGECOMPART-MENTLID”onpage294.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYSTARTINGWITHJUMPERCABLES”onpage300.
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Anti-crushingprotection
Ifasidewindowisblockedduringclosing,itwillstopandopenagainbyaboutaninch.
Warning!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuries.Iftherockerswitchispressedagainwithin10secondsofthewindowbeingblocked,thewindowwillclosewithitsfullclosingforce.Anti-crushingprotectionisdisabled.
Oncetheanti-crushingprotectionactstostopthewindowandopensitslightly,donotpresstherockerswitchagainwithin10secondswithoutcheckingtomakesurethatnothingisblockingthepathofthewindow.Thewindowwillclosewithfullclosingforce.
One-touchoperationisdisabledfor10secondsafterblockageofasidewindow.
Automaticwindowlowering
Pleaseobservethechapter”DOORS”onpage25.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CONVERTIBLETOP”onpage204.
Storingendpositionofthewindows
Ifthebatteryisdisconnectedandreconnected,thewindowswillnotberaisedautomaticallywhenthedoorisclosed.
1.Closethewindowswiththerockerswitchonce.
2.Presstherockerswitchupwardsagaintostoretheendpositionofthewindowsinthecontrolunit.
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Lockingthesteeringcolumn
Automaticlocking
Thesteeringcolumnisautomaticallylockedwhentheignitionkeyiswithdrawnfromtheignitionlock.
Warning!
Riskofanaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Thesteeringwheelwilllockandwillcauselossofsteering.
Neverremovekeyfromtheignitionlockorturnthekeyoffwhilethevehicleismoving.
Alwayswithdrawtheignitionkeywhenleavingthevehicle.
Automaticunlocking
Thesteeringcolumnisautomaticallyunlockedwhentheignitionkeyisinsertedintotheignitionlock.
Note
Toavoidbatteryrun-down,alwaysremovetheignitionkeyfromtheignitionlock.
Pleaseobservethechapter”BATTERY”onpage295.
Gong
Ifyouleavethekeyintheignition/steeringlock,agongwillsoundwhenthedriver’sdoorisopened.Thisisaremindertoremovethekey.
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Ifyourcarcatchesonfireforanyreason,callthefiredepartment.Donotendangeryourlifebyattemptingtoputoutthefire.
Stoppingengine
Turnkeybacktoposition3.
Donotstopengineimmediatelyafterhardorextendeddriving.Keepenginerunningatincreasedidleforabouttwominutestopreventexcessiveheatbuild-upbeforeturningoffengine.
Toavoidbatteryrun-down,alwaysremovetheignitionkeyfromtheignitionlock.
Makesurethatwhenyouleavethecar,evenbriefly,youhavewithdrawntheignitionkey.
Engagethesteeringlockbymovingthesteeringwheeltotheleftorright.Turnthesteeringwheeltothelockingpositionbeforeyouswitchofftheenginesothatyoudon’thavetoexertyourselfwhenlockingorunlockingthesteering.
Warning!
Dangerofinjury.Hotenginecompartmentcomponentscanburnskinoncontact.
Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecompartment,turntheengineoffandletitcooldownsufficiently.
Engine-compartmentblower,radiatorfan
Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefrontofthecar.Theengine-compartmentblowerismountedontheenginecompartmentlid.
Warning!
Riskofinjury.Aftertheengineisswitchedoff,theengine-compartmenttemperatureismonitoredforapprox.30minutes.Duringthisperiod,anddependingontemperature,theengine-compartmentblowermaycontin-uetorunorstarttorun.
Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththeengineoff,theignitionoff,andexerciseextremecaution.
Warning!
Riskofinjury.Theradiatorfansinthefrontendofthecarmaybeoperatingorunex-pectedlystartoperatingwhentheengineisswitchedon.
Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththeengineswitchedoff.
Automaticgaragedoor
TheignitionsysteminyourPorschemayinterferewithyourelectronicallyoperatedgaragedoor.
Tocheckthis,driveyourPorscheclosetothegaragedoor.Makesurenottointerferewiththeoperatingrangeofthedoor.
Runtheengineatdifferentspeeds.
Ifthegaragedooropensorcloseswithoutyouoperatingthegaragedoorunitinyourcar,contactthedealerwhoinstalledtheautomaticgaragedoortohavethefrequencyand/orcodingofthegaragedoorsignalchangedormodified.
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Battery
Droppingbatteryvoltage
Ifthebatteryvoltagedropsabruptly,awarningmessagewillbedisplayedbytheon-boardcomputer.
Ifthewarningisdisplayedbytheon-boardcomputerwhiletheengineisrunningorwhiledriving:
Stopthecarinasafeplaceandstoptheengine.
Possiblecauses
–Defectinthebatterychargingsystem.
–Brokendrivebelt.
Warning!
Riskofenginedamagewithresultantlossofcontrolandaccident,leadingtoseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Abrokendrivebeltmeansthereisnopowerassistancetothesteering(moreeffortisrequiredtosteer)andcoolantpumpfunctionwillstop.
Donotcontinuedriving.
HavethefaultremediedatthenearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
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thisprocess,theTirePressureMonitoringrecog-nizesthetiresandtheirlocations.Theon-boardcomputerdisplayesthemessage“TPCinactive-systemlearning”.
TheTirePressureMonitoringrequiresacertainamountoftimetolearnthewheels.Duringthistime,thecurrenttirepressuresarenotavailableontheon-board-computer:
–ThedisplayoftheTirepressurefunctionoftheon-boardcomputershowslines.
–Therequiredpressuresforcoldtiresat68°F(20°C)areindicatedintheInfopressuredisplayintheTirepressuremenu.
–Tirepressurewarningsareissuedwithouttirepressureandpositioninformation(gure)assoonasthevehicle’sownwheelshavebeendetectedandthetirepressurewarninglighthasgoneout.
PositionandpressureinformationisdisplayedassoonastheTirePressureMonitoringhasassignedthewheelsidentifiedasbelongingtothevehicletothecorrectwheelpositions.
Thewheellearningprocesstakesplaceexclusivelywhenthevehicleisbeingdriven.
Manuallycheckthetirepressureatallwheelsandcorrectthetirepressuretotherequiredvalue.
Changingawheelandreplacingtires
Newwheelsmustbefittedwithradiotransmit-tersfortheTirePressureMonitoring.Beforetiresarechanged,thebatterychargestateofthewheeltransmittersshouldbecheckedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Switchtheignitionoffwhenchangingawheel.
Thetiresettingsontheon-boardcomputermustbeupdatedafterchangingawheel.
Amessageappearsifthecharacteristicsofthenewtiresdonotagreewiththeon-boardcomputersettings.
Updatetheon-boardcomputersettingswhenthevehicleisstationarythenexttime.
Warninglight
Thewarninglightinthespeedometerlightsup:
–Whenalossinpressurehasbeendetected
–IftheTirePressureMonitoringisfaulty
–Whenlearningnewlymountedwheels/wheelsensors,aslongasthevehicle’sownwheelshavenotyetbeenrecognized.
Thetirepressurewarninglightintheinstrumentpanelgoesoutonlywhenthecauseofthefaulthasbeenrectified.
Nomonitoring
IntheeventoffaultstheTirePressureMonitoringcannotmonitorthetirepressure.Thewarninglightontheinstrumentpanellightsupandacorrespondingmessageappearsontheon-boardcomputer.
Monitoringisnotactivewhen:
–theTirePressureMonitoringisfaulty,
–wheeltransmittersfortheTirePressureMonitoringaremissing,
–temporarilyafterchangingawheel(learningphase),
–morethanfourwheeltransmittersaredetect-ed,
–thereisexternalinterferencebyotherradiosources,e.g.wirelessheadphones,
–tiretemperaturesaretoohigh.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage143.
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Generalinformationregardingthe
on-boardcomputerfunctions
Rangeonremainingfuel
Therangeonremainingfueliscontinuouslyrecalculatedduringthejourneybasedonthefuellevel,currentconsumptionandaverageconsumption.Themorethefuellevelfalls,themorespontaneouslythedisplayreacts.Forthisreason,therangeonremainingfuelisnotdisplayediflessthan9miles(15kilometers).
Ifthevehicle’sinclinationchangeswhiledrivingorrefueling,incorrectrangeinformationmaytemporarilybegiven.
Note
Ifthetankisnearlyemptyandyoutopupwithonlyasmallquantityoffuel,anaccuraterangeonremainingfuelisimpossible.
Averageconsumptionandaveragespeed
Thevaluesdisplayedarebasedonthedistancetravelledsincethelastresetto“zero”.
Youcansetthestartingtimeforameasurementbeforeorduringthetrip.Switchingtheignitionoffdoesnotresetthemeasurements.Itisthereforepossibletocollectvaluesoverlongperiods.Disconnectingthecarbatterywillcausethesememoriestobeerased.
Tirepressure
TheTirepressurefunctionoftheon-boardcomputerdisplaysthetirepressuresdependentontemperatureinthefourwheels.Youcanwatchthetirepressureriseandfallwhiledriving.Thedisplayisonlyforinformation.Tocorrectthetirepressures,alwaysusethedisplayedvaluesfromthe“Infopressure”displayintheTirepressuremenu.
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