Engine compartment PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2007 5.G Owners Manual

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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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Cupholder..................................................170StorageinthePassengerCompartment........172LuggageCompartmentLidandEngineCompart-mentLid.....................................................175LuggageCompartment(VehicleswithoutFour-WheelDrive)...............................................177LuggageCompartment(VehicleswithFour-WheelDrive).........................................................179TrunkEntrapment........................................180FireExtinguisher.........................................181HomeLink...................................................182PorscheCommunicationManagement(PCM).185CarAudioOperation/Tips.............................186CarTelephoneandAftermarketAlarms..........188
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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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Neverinvitecartheft!
Anunlockedcarwiththekeyintheignitionlockinvitescartheft.
AsteeringwheellockandagongalarmarestandardequipmentinyourPorsche.Thegongalarmwillsoundifyouopenthedriver’sdoorwhilethekeyisstillintheignitionlock.Itisyourremindertopullthekeyoutoftheignitionlockandtolockthedoors.
Warning!
Anyuncontrolledmovementofthevehiclemayresultinpropertydamage,seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedwiththekeyintheignitionlock,especiallyifchildrenand/orpetsareleftunattendedinthevehicle.Theycanoperatepowerwindowsandothercontrols.Iftheengineisleftrunning,theymayaccidentallyengagetheshiftlever.Seriouspersonalinjuryordeathcouldresultfromlossofcontrolofthevehicle.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkey.
Alwayssettheparkingbrake.
Lockthedoorswiththeremotecontrol.
Warning!
Riskofaseriousaccident.Thesteeringcolumnwilllockwhenyouremovethekeywhileyouaredrivingorasthecarisrollingtoastop.Youwillnotbeabletosteerthecar.Seriouspersonalinjuryordeathcouldresultfromlossofcontrolofthevehicle.
Neverremovethekeyfromthesteeringlockwhileyouaredriving.
Toprotectyourvehicleandyour
possessionsfromtheft,youshouldalways
proceedasfollowswhenleavingyour
vehicle:
Closewindows.
Closelifting/slidingroof
Closeconvertibletop(withtheconvertibletopopen,thepassengercompartmentmonitoringsystemisalwaysswitchedoff)
Closetheslidingglassroof(Targa)(withtheslidingglassroofopen,thepassengercompartmentmonitoringsystemisalwaysswitchedoff)
Removeignitionkey.
Engagesteeringlock.
Lockglovecompartment.
Removevaluables(e.g.cardocuments,telephone,housekeys)fromthecar.
Lockdoors.
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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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CentralLocking
Generalinformationregardingcentral
locking
Thisdevicecomplieswith:Part15oftheFCCRulesRSS-210ofIndustryCanada.
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwocondi-tions:
1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterfer-ence,and
2.thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Note
ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorizedmodificationstothisequipment.Suchmodificationcouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Warning!
AnychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyPorschecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage293.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SEATMEMORY”onpage41.
Bothcardoorsandthefillerflapcanbecentrallyunlockedorlockedwiththeremotecontrol.
Thevehiclecannotbelockedifthedriver’sdoorisnotcompletelyclosed.
Ashortsignalfromthealarmhornwilldrawyourattentiontothefactthatthefollowingcomponentsarenotcompletelyclosedwhenyoutrytolockthevehicle:
–Passenger’sdoor
–Luggagecompartmentlid
–Enginecompartmentlid
–Glassrearhatch(Targa)
–Glovecompartment
Unlockingthevehiclebyusingthekeyinthedoorlockandopeningthedoormayactivatethealarmsystemwithin10seconds.
Note
OnvehicleswiththeSportChronoPackagePlus,thePCMcanbeusedtoactivateautomaticdoorlocking.Pleaseobservethechapter“IndividualMemory”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstruc-tions.
Automaticrelocking
Ifthecarisunlockedbyremotecontrolandnoneofthecardoorsisopenedwithinapprox.60seconds,automaticrelockingtakesplace.Thisrelockingtimecanbeadaptedtoyourindividualrequirements(10seconds-100seconds)byanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Lockingconditions
Lockcaronce.Thedoorscannotbeopenedfromtheoutside.Alarmsystemandpassen-gercompartmentmonitoringareswitchedon.
Ifapersonoranimalremainsinthevehicle:
Quicklylockcartwice.Thedoorscannotbeopenedfromtheoutside.Thepassengercompartmentmonitoringisswitchedoff.
Unlockingthedoorwiththeinnerdoorhandle
Anypersonremaininginthelockedcarcanopenthedoorwiththeinnerdoorhandle:
1.Pullinnerdoorhandleoncetounlockdoorlock.
2.Pullinnerdoorhandleagaintoopendoor.
Note
Informanypersonremaininginthecarthatthealarmsystemwillbetriggeredifthedoorisopened.
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A-Light-emittingdiodeforalarmsystem
AlarmSystem,Passenger
CompartmentMonitoring
Readinessforoperation
Thisdevicecomplieswith:Part15oftheFCCRulesRSS-210ofIndustryCanada.
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwocondi-tions:
1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterfer-ence,and
2.thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Note
ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorizedmodificationstothisequipment.Suchmodificationcouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Warning!
AnychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyPorschecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
Thealarmsystemandpassengercompartmentmonitoringsystemareswitchedonwhenthedoorsarelockedwiththekeyorremotecontrol.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CENTRALLOCKING”onpage26.
Unlockingthevehiclebyusingthekeyinthedoorlockandopeningthedoormayactivatethealarmsystemwithin10seconds.
Switchingoffthealarmsystemifitis
triggeredaccidentally
Unlockthevehiclewiththeremotecontrol.
Thealarmsystemandpassengercompartmentmonitoringsystemareswitchedoffautomaticallywhenthedoorsareunlocked.
Cabriolet,Targa
Thepassengercompartmentmonitoringsystemisalwaysswitchedoffwhentheconvertibletoporslidingglassroofisopen.
Functionindication
Ifthealarmsystemisactivated,light-emittingdiodeAinthecentrallockingswitchflashes.
If,afterlocking,thelight-emittingdiodedoesnotflashor,aftertenseconds,itemitsdoubleflashes,thennotallalarmcontactsareclosed.Additionally,abriefhornsignalsounds.
Whenthedoorsareunlocked,thealarmsystemandpassengercompartmentmonitoringsystemareswitchedoffandthelight-emittingdiodegoesoff.
Whenthealarmisarmed,thefollowing
areasaremonitored
–Doors
–Luggagecompartmentlid
–Enginecompartmentlid
–Convertible-toplock(Cabriolet)
–Glassrearhatch(Targa)
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RetractableRearSpoiler
Functionoftheretractablerearspoiler
Therearspoilerimprovesdrivingstability,especial-lyathigherspeeds.
Warning!
Riskofaccident.Iftherearspoilercannotbeextended,drivingstabilitywillbeadverselyaffectedbyincreasedrearaxlelift,whichcouldleadtolossofcontrol.
Adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothechangeddrivingbehavior.
HavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Warning!
Riskofinjuryduringmanualretractionorextensionoftherearspoilerwiththevehiclestationary.
Makesurethatnopersonsorobjectsarewithintherangeofmovementoftherearspoiler.
Warning!
Riskofdamagefrompushingthevehiclebythespoiler.
Donotpushthevehicleatthespoiler.
Automaticmode
Conditions
Thelimitsforautomaticextensionandretractionofthespoilerdependonvariouscircumstances(e.g.drivingspeed,enginecompartmenttemperature).
Ifautomaticcontrolfails,awarningmessageisdisplayedbytheon-boardcomputer.
Enginecompartmenttemperatureunder
122°F/55°C
Spoilerextendsat75mph/120km/handretractsat37mph/60km/h.
Enginecompartmenttemperatureover
140°F/60°C
Spoilerextendsat50mph/80km/handretractsat19mph/30km/h.
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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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CoolingSystem
Temperaturegauge(ignitionon)
USA:DisplayinFCanada:DisplayinC
Pointertotheleft-enginecold
Avoidhighenginespeedsandheavyengineloading.
Pointerinthemiddle-normaloperatingtemper-ature
Thepointermaymoveuptotheredareawhenengineisheavilyloadedandoutsidetemperature
ishigh,butshouldreturnto“normal”whenengineloadisreduced.
Warninglight“A”
Ifthecoolanttemperatureistoohigh,thewarninglightcomeson.Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-boardcomputer.
Pullofftheroad,turnofftheengineandallowtocool.
Checkradiatorandairpassagesinfrontendofcarforobstructions.
Checkcoolantlevel.Ifnecessary,addcoolantandhavefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”COOLANTLEVEL”onpage233.
Note
Topreventexcessivetemperatures,thecooling-airpassagesmustnotberestrictedbycoverings(e.g.films,“stoneguards”).
Ifthecoolantlevelistoolow,thewarninglightashes.Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-boardcomputer.
Switchengineoffandallowtocool.
Addcoolant.
HavethecauseofthefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”COOLANTLEVEL”onpage233.
Caution!
Riskofenginedamage.
Ifthewarninglightscomeoneventhoughcoolantleveliscorrect,donotcontinuedriving.
HavethefaultremediedatthenearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
Enginecompartmentblowerfan
Inaddition,thiswarninglightashestoindicateafaultintheenginecompartmentblowerfan.
HavethecauseofthefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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