eco PORSCHE BOXSTER 2007 2.G Owners Manual

Rearluggagecompartmentlid
IftherearluggagecompartmentlidisunlockedwithunlockinghandleA,thelidopensimmediately.
Stopthevehicleimmediatelywhenthewarningmessagelightsup.
Checktheluggagecompartment.
Closethelid.
Note
Thefrontlidcannotbeopenedfromtheinsideifthebatteryisdisconnectedorempty.
Safetyreasonsthereforerequirethatyouunscrewthelatchstrikerofthefrontlidlockifyouplantoputthevehicleoutofoperationforanextendedperiod.
PleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.Theywilladviseyouaboutthenecessarymeas-ures.
Note
Whenloadingtheluggagecompartment,makesurethatitemsofluggageorotherobjectscannotbecomecaughtonhandleA.Thiscouldcausetheluggagecompartmenttoopenunintentionally.
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A-OpeningfrontluggagecompartmentlidB-Openingrearluggagecompartmentlid
Luggagecompartmentlids
Unlocking
Operatetheappropriatepull-buttonnexttothedriver’sseat.Theluggagecompartmentisilluminatedwhentherespectivelidisopen.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage265.
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanalsobeunlockedwiththeradioremotecontrol.
Pleaseobservethechapter”KEYWITHRADIOREMOTECONTROL”onpage23.
Note
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,thefrontluggagecompartmentlidcanbeopenedonlybyconnectinganexternalelectricalpowersource.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYUNLOCKINGOFTHEFRONTLUGGAGECOMPARTMENTLID”onpage266.
Pleaseobservethedescriptioninsidethefuseboxlid.
Warningmessage
Awarningmessageintheon-boardcomputercomesonifthelidsarenotcompletelyclosed.
Fullyclosethelid.Openingfrontluggagecompartmentlid
Caution!
Riskofdamagetoluggagecompartmentlidorwindshieldwipers.
Makesurethatthewindshieldwipersarenotfoldedoutforwardswhenopeningtheluggagecompartmentlid.
Raiselidslightlyandunlatchthesafetycatchwiththelever(arrow).
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FrontLuggageCompartment
Accesscovers
(onvehicleswithDVDnavigationorCDchanger)
Opening
GraspaccesscoverAorBatthehandleandopen.
ThedriveforDVDnavigationandtheCDchangercanbefoundbehindtheaccesscoverB.
Caution!
Riskofdamage.
Donotstoreanyheavy,damporheat-sensitiveobjectsbehindtheaccesscovers.
Toolbox
Opening
Unlockturn-locksC.
Opentoolboxandplaceitontheflooroftheluggagecompartment.
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E-AdapterforsecuritywheelboltsF-TirellingcompressorG-TowinghookH-ToolkitI-Leverforconvertibletopemergencyoperation(underthetoolkit)J-Tiresealant
Closing
Inserttoolboxintotheguidepegsintheluggagecompartmentfloor.
Closetoolboxandlocktheturn-locksC.
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A-ToppingupengineoilB-Checkcoolantlevel,topupifnecessary
RearLuggageCompartment
Therefillingpointsforengineoilandcoolantarelocatedbehindtheserviceflapintherearluggagecompartment.
Openingtheserviceap
Opentheflapbypullingthehandhold.
Pleaseobservethechapter”ENGINEOILLEVEL”onpage213.
Pleaseobservethechapter”COOLANTLEVEL”onpage210.
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PorscheCommunication
Management(PCM)
GeneralinformationtothePorsche
CommunicationManagement(PCM)
RefertotheseparateoperatinginstructionsbeforeputtingthePCMintooperation.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage265.
Warning!
Thereisdangerofaccidentifyousetoroperatetheon-boardcomputer,radio,navigationsystem,telephoneorotherequipmentwhendriving.Thiscoulddistractyoufromtrafcandcauseyoutolosecontrolofthevehicleresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Operatethecomponentswhiledrivingonlyifthetrafficsituationallowsyoutodosafely.
Carryoutanycomplicatedoperatingorsettingproceduresonlywiththevehiclestationary.
ThereceptionconditionsfortheradiomoduleintegratedinthePCMchangecontinuouslyasyoudrive.Interferencefrombuildings,terrainandtheweatherisunavoidable.FMstereoreception
isparticularlysusceptibletovaryingreceptionconditions.
ElectronicaccessoriesshouldonlyberetrofittedbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
AccessorieswhichhavenotbeentestedandapprovedbyPorschemayimpairradiofunctionandreception.
Navigation
Whenputintooperationforthefirsttime,adistanceofapprox.31miles(50km)mustbedriveninorderforthenavigationsystemtocompletetheprocessoffinecalibration.Thesameapplieswhenthetiresarechanged(e.g.summer/snowtires)ornewtiresfitted.Fulllocationaccuracyisnotyetachievedduringthefine-calibrationprocess.
Ifthevehiclehasbeentransported(e.g.ferry,cartrain),thesystemmaytakeafewminutestodeterminethecurrentlocationafterithasbeenswitchedon.
Serioustireslip(e.g.spinningwheelsonsnow)mayresultintemporarilyinaccuratenavigation.
Whenthebatteryhasbeendisconnected,itmaytakeupto15minutesbeforethenavigationsystembecomesoperationalagain.
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CarAudioOperation/Tips
Generalinformation
Forradiooperationseeyourradiomanualwhichisincludedwithyouron-boardlitera-ture.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage265.
FMreception
Avehicleisnotanidealplacetolistentoaradio.Becausethevehiclemoves,receptionconditionsareconstantlychanging.Buildings,terrain,signaldistanceandnoisefromothervehiclesareallworkingagainstgoodreception.SomeconditionsaffectingFMmayappeartobeproblemswhentheyarenot.
Thefollowingcharacteristicsarecompletelynormalforagivenreceptionarea,andtheydonotindicateanyproblemwiththeradioitself.
Note
ElectronicaccessoriesshouldonlybeinstalledbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.EquipmentwhichhasnotbeentestedandapprovedbyPorschemayimpairradiofunctionandreception.
Fadinganddrifting
FMrangeislimitedtoabout25miles(40km),exceptforsomehighpowerstations.
Ifavehicleismovingawayfromthedesiredstation’stransmitter,thesignalwilltendtofadeand/ordrift.ThisconditionismoreprevalentwithFMthanAM,andisoftenaccompaniedbydistortion.Fadinganddriftingcanbeminimizedtoacertaindegreebycarefulattentiontofinetuningorselectionofastrongersignal.
Staticanduttering
Whentheline-of-sightlinkbetweenatransmitterandvehicleisblockedbylargebuildingsormoun-tains,theradiosoundmaybeaccompaniedwithstaticorflutteringbecauseofthecharacteristicofFM.Inasimilareffect,aflutteringnoiseissome-timesheardwhendrivingalongatree-linedroad.
Thisstaticandflutteringcanbereducedbyadjust-ingthetonecontrolforgreaterbassresponseuntilthedisturbancehaspassed.
Multipath
BecauseofthereflectingcharacteristicsofFM,directandreflectedsignalsmayreachtheantennaatthesametime(multipath)andcanceleachotherout.Asavehiclemovesthroughtheseelectronicdeadspots,thelistenermayhearamomentaryflutterorlossofreception.
Stationswapping
WhentwoFMstationsareclosetoeachother,andanelectronicdeadspot,suchasstaticormultipatharea,interruptstheoriginalsignal,sometimesthestrongersecondsignalwillbeselectedautomaticallyuntiltheoriginalonereturns.Thisswappingcanalsooccurasyoudriveawayfromtheselectedstationandapproachanotherstationofastrongersignal.
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Compactdiscplayer
Caution!
Toavoiddamagetocompactdiscplayeranddiscs.
Useonlycompactdiscslabeledasshown,havingnodirt,damageorwarpage.
Neverattempttodisassembleoroilanypartoftheplayerunit.Donotinsertanyobjectotherthanadiscintotheslot.Remembertherearenouser-serviceablepartsinsidethecompactdiscplayer.
Donotallowthedisctosustainanyfinger-prints,scrapesorstickersonthesurfaces.Thismaycausepoorsoundquality.Holdthedisconlyontheedgeorcenterhole.
Whennotinuse,takethediscoutoftheplayer,putthediscbackintoitscaseandstoreitawayfromdust,heat,dampanddirectsunlight.Leavingthedisconthedashboardinthesuncandamagethedisc.
Ifthediscgetsdirty,cleanthediscbywipingthesurfacesfromthecentertotheoutsideinaradialdirectionwithasoftcloth.Donotuseaconventionalrecordcleaneroranti-staticrecordpreservative.Disccleanersareavailableinaudiostores.
Antenna
Alwaysunscrewtheexternalantennabeforeusinganautomaticcar-wash.
CarTelephoneandAftermarketAlarms
Importantlegalandsafetyinformation
regardingtheuseofcellulartelephones:
Danger!
Riskofanaccident.Severepersonalinjuryordeathcanresultintheeventofanaccident.Lookingawayfromtheroadorturningyourattentionawayfromyourdrivingcancauseanaccidentandleadtoseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Whenusingyourcellulartelephone,youshouldalways:
Givefullattentiontoyourdriving-pullofftheroadandparkbeforemakingoransweringacalliftrafficconditionssorequire;and
Keepbothhandsonthesteeringwheel-usehands-freeoperation(ifavailable)-pullofftheroadandparkbeforeusingahand-heldtelephone.
Somestatesmayprohibittheuseofcellulartelephoneswhiledrivingavehicle.Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuseofcellulartelephonesintheareaswhereyoudrive.
Itisessentialtoobservetheinstructionsofthetelephonemanufacturerbeforeputtingthetelephoneintooperation.
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AnyportabletelephoneorradiotransmitterwhichisusedinaPorschemustbeproperlyinstalledinaccordancewiththetechnicalrequirementsofPorsche.
Thetransmissionpowermustnotexceed10W.Thedevicesmustpossessatypeapprovalforyourvehicleandhavean“e”symbol.
Ifyoushouldrequireequipmentwithtransmissionpowervaluesgreaterthan10W,pleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerforthispurpose.Heisfamiliarwiththetechnicalrequirementsforinstallingdevicesofthiskind.
Theantennasforallradiosandtelephoneswithatransmittingantennamustbeexternallymounted.
Theimproperinstallationofradiosortelephonesoruseofaradioortelephonewithatransmittingantennainsidethecarmaycausethewarninglightstocomeon.
Improperinstallationofsuchequipmentcancreateadischargedbatteryorexcessivecurrentdrawfromaddedequipment.
Ifaftermarketsystemsareinstalledbynon-deal-ershiptechniciansoroutsidethesellingdealer,problemsmayresult.InstallationofaftermarketequipmentisnotcoveredundertheNewCarWar-ranty.
ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerabouttheinstallationofnonPorscheapprovedequipment.
Hands-freemicrophone
Hands-freemicrophonesAinstalledatthefactorymustbeadaptedtothetypeoftelephoneinuse.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbepleasedtoadviseyou.
Receptionquality
Thereceptionqualityofyourcartelephonewillchangeconstantlywhenyouaredriving.Interferencecausedbybuildings,landscapeandweatherisunavoidable.Itmaybecomeparticularlydifficulttohearwhenusingthehands-freefunctionduetoexternalnoisesuchasengineandwindnoise.
Automaticcar-wash
Unscrewtheexternalantennasbeforeusinganautomaticcar-wash.
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1-3-ProgrammablebuttonsA-Light-emittingdiodeforstatusidentication
HomeLink
FunctionoftheHomeLink
TheprogrammableHomeLinkreplacesuptothreeoriginalhand-heldtransmittersusedtooperatevariousdevices(e.g.garagedoor,gatetotheproperty,alarmsystem).
Youcanprogrambuttons1to3withafrequencyofanoriginalhandheldtransmitter.
Warning!
RiskofaccidentwhenusingtheHomeLinkifpersons,animalsorobjectsarewithintherangeofmovementoftheequipmentthatisbeingoperated.
WhenusingtheHomeLink,ensurethatnopersons,animalsorobjectsarewithintherangeofmovementoftheequipmentthatisbeingoperated.
Observethesafetynotesfortheoriginalhand-heldtransmitter.
Preconditionsforoperatingand
programmingtheHomeLink:
–Ignitionisswitchedon.
–Foglightsareswitchedoff.
Tooperatetherespectivedevice:
Presstheappropriatebutton(1,2or3).Light-emittingdiodeAlightsupduringsignaltransfer.
Noteonoperation
AlwaysusetheHomeLinkopenerinthedirec-tionoftravel.Otherwise,rangerestrictionscannotberuledout.
Beforesellingthevehicle,deletethepro-grammedsignalsoftheHomeLink.
Pleasereadtheinstructionsfortheoriginalhand-heldtransmittertofindoutwhethertheoriginaltransmitterisequippedwithfixedorchangeablecode.
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