PORSCHE BOXSTER 2007 2.G Owners Manual

InstrumentpanelOn-boardcomputerTextdisplayonon-boardcomputerMeaning/measure
AirbagsystemfaultAirbagisfaulty.HavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Checkpassenger’sseatsettingWeightsensingisimpairedonthepassenger’sseat(AdvancedAirbag).Whenthebackrestisincontactwiththeenginecompartmentwall,thebackrestcanwarp.Correcttheseatingposition,setthebackrestupright,donotsupportweightonthearmrests,orliftonthehandles.
FailurespoilercontrolDrivingstabilityisimpaired.Adjustyourdrivingstyle.Reducespeed.HavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
DisplayofselectorleverpositionflashesSelectorleverisnotengagedTiptronicS:Selectorlevercanbebetweentwopositions.Engagetheselectorlevercorrectly.
MoveselectorlevertoPTiptronicS:MoveselectorlevertopositionPbeforewithdrawingkeyfromignitionlock.
ApplybrakeTiptronicS:Applythebrakewhenstarting.
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InstrumentpanelOn-boardcomputerTextdisplayonon-boardcomputerMeaning/measure
DepressclutchpedalManualtransmission:Depressclutchpedalwhenstarting.
MoveselectorlevertopositionPorNTiptronicS:ThevehiclecanbestartedonlyintheselectorleverpositionPorN.
DisplayofselectorleverpositionflashesTiptronicemergencyrunHavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
SystemfaultGotoworkshopSeveralsystemsmayhavefailed.Adjustyourdrivingstyle.Reducespeed.HavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
FailureoffuellevelindicatorWorkshopHavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Serviceinmls/days(km/days)Serviceindicator.Bringthevehicleinforservicenolaterthanafterthedistance/timeshownhaselapsed.Pleaseobservetheadditionalinformationinthe“Maintenance”booklet.
ServicenowServiceindicator.HaveyourvehicleservicedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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InstrumentpanelOn-boardcomputerTextdisplayonon-boardcomputerMeaning/measure
FlatTireTirePressureMonitoringhasdetectedaseriouspressureloss.Stopinasuitableplaceandchecktiresfordamage.Fillintiresealantifnecessary.
AddairTheTirePressureMonitoringhasdetectedagradualpressureloss.Correcttirepressureatthenextopportunity.
TPCinactiveSystemlearningTheTirePressureMonitoringislearningthewheelsonthevehicle.TheTirePressureMonitoringissearchingforthetiresandtheirposition.Duringthisperiodthecurrentpressurespecificationsarenotavailableontheon-boardcomputer.
TPCinactiveTheTirePressureMonitoringisfaulty.ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
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InstrumentpanelOn-boardcomputerTextdisplayonon-boardcomputerMeaning/measure
TPCinactiveBriefdisturbanceTPCinactiveToomanywheeltransmitters
TheTirePressureMonitoringistemporarilydeactivatedbyexcessivetiretemperatures(approx.120C(248F))orexternalinterference(e.g.fromotherwheeltransmittersinsidethecar).Oncethesourceoftheinterferenceisremoved,thesystemisautomaticallyreactivated.
Wheelchange?InputnewTPCsettingsUpdatethesettingsintheTPCmenuoftheon-boardcomputeratthenextopportunity.Wrongentrieswillaffectthecorrectpressureinformationinthemenu.Thesafetyofyourvehicleisatrisk.
TPCIndicatorfaultyThedisplayoftheTirePressureMonitoringisfaulty.ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
FailureConvertible-topcontrolHavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer
ConvertibletopnotinlimitpositionFullyopenorcloseconvertibletop.
OpeningconvertibletopMessagegoesoutinfinalposition.
ClosingconvertibletopMessagegoesoutinfinalposition.
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Acknowledgingwarningmessages
Warningmessagescanbedeletedfromtheon-boardcomputerdisplay.
Pushtheon-boardcomputeroperatingleverforward.
Youcanrecallerasedwarningmessagesinthe“INFO”menu.
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LightSwitch
Switchsettings
Lightsswitchedoff
WelcomeHomeFunction
Parkinglights,sidemarkerlights,licenseplatelight,instrumentillumination
Lowbeam,highbeamOnlywithignitionon
Foglightsinadditiontoparkinglightsorlowbeam:Pullswitchtofirstclick.Indicatorlighton.Thefoglightswillgooutautomaticallywhenthehighbeamsareswitchedon.
Rearfoglightinadditiontothefoglights:Pullswitchtosecondclick.Indicatorlighton.
Warningchime
Iftheignitionkeyiswithdrawnandthedoorisopenedwhilethelights(nottheparkinglightorWelcomeHomelighting)areon,achimewarnsofpossiblebatterydischarge.
Insomecountries,differencesarepossibleduetoprovisionsoflaw.
VehicleswithSportChronoPlusPackage
Furtherindividuallightfunctions(e.g.daytimedrivinglights)areavailableinvehicleswiththeSportChronoPlusPackage.
Pleaseobservethechapter“IndividualMemory”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
WelcomeHomeLighting
Switchingon
MovelightswitchtotheHOMEposition.
Forimprovedvisibilityandsecuritywhenyougetinandoutofthecar,thefoglightsandthetaillightsremainonforacertainperiodoftime:
–Whenyougetoutofthecar,thelightsareturnedonforapprox.30secondsafterthedoorisopened.Theoff-delaytimeresumeswhenthevehicleislocked.OnvehicleswiththeSportChronoPlusPackage,thePCMcanbeusedtosettheoff-delaytime.Thissettingalsochangesthelightingperiodforunlockingthevehicle.
Pleaseobservethechapter“IndividualMemory”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
–Thelightsareturnedonforapprox.30sec-ondswhenthevehicleisunlocked.ThelightsgooutiftheignitionisswitchedonorwhenleavingtheWelcomeHomelighting
Iftheignitionkeyiswithdrawnandthedoorisopenedwhilethelights(nottheparkinglightleft/right)areon,agongwarnsofpossiblebatterydischarge.
Insomecountries,differencesarepossibleduetoprovisionsoflaw.
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AutomaticHeadlightBeamAdjustment
VehicleswithBi-Xenonheadlightsfeatureautomaticheadlightbeamadjustment.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,theleveloftheheadlightbeamautomaticallychangesinaccordancewiththevehicleload.Theleveloftheheadlightbeamisautomaticallykeptconstantduringaccelerationandbraking.
Checkingoperation
1.Switchthelowbeamon.
2.Insertignitionkeyandswitchignitionon.Thelightbeamfirstdipsallthewaydownandisthenadaptedtothevehicleload.
Ifthesetestitemsarenotmet,theheadlightbeamadjustmentmustbecheckedbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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TurnSignal/Headlight
Dimmer/Parkinglight/Flasher
Lever
Operation
Turnsignals,lowbeamandhighbeamarereadyforoperationwhentheignitionison.
1-Turnsignalleft
2-Turnsignalright
Pushthelevertotheupperorlowerpressurepoint-turnsignalsflashthreetimes
3-Highbeam
4-Headlightflasher
Leverincenterposition-Lowbeam
Whenhighbeamandheadlightflasherareselect-ed,theblueindicatorlightinthetachometerislit.
Theturnsignalleverturnsoffautomaticallywhenthesteeringwheelisstraightenedoutaftercompletingaturn.
Lanechanger
Toindicateyourintentionwhenchanginglanesonthefreeway,slightlyliftordepressthelevertotheresistancepoint.TheleverwillreturntotheOFFpositionwhenreleased.
Ifthefrequencyofthedisplaybecomesnoticeablefaster,checktheoperationoftheturnsignalbulbs.
Headlightasher
(Withignitiononoroff)
Toflashtheheadlightstooncommingmotor-ists,slightlypullthelevertowardthesteeringwheelandthenreleaseit.Theblueindicatorlightinthetachometerwillgoon/offasyoupull/releasethelever.
Parkinglight
Theparkinglightcanonlybeswitchedonwhentheignitionisswitchedoff.
Movetheleverupordowntoswitchontherightorleftparkinglight.
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WindshieldWiper/WasherLever
Generalinformationtothewindshield
wipers
Warning!
Dangerofinjurywhenthewindshieldwipersoperateunintentionally.Riskofdamagetothewindshieldandwipersystem.
Avoidrunningthewiperbladesoveradrywindshieldtopreventscratchingtheglass.Spraywasherfluidonthewindshieldfirst.Ascratchedwindshieldwillreducevisibility.
Alwaysloosenwiperbladesfromfrozenglassbeforeoperatingwiperstopreventdamagetothewipermotororblades.
Alwaysswitchoffwindshieldwipersincarwashtopreventthemwipingunintentionally(intermittentorsensoroperation).
Alwaysswitchoffwindshieldwipersbeforecleaningthewindshieldtoavoidunintentionaloperation(intermittentorsensoroperation).
Donotoperatetheheadlightwasherincarwashes.
Donotoperateheadlightwasherwhenitisfrozen.
Wiperandheadlightwashersystem
0–Windshieldwipersoff
1–Intermittent/rainsensoroperationforfrontwindshieldwipers
Movewiperleverupwardstothefirstclick.
Pleaseobservethechapter”RAINSENSOR”onpage148.
2–Windshieldwipersslow
Movewiperleverupwardstothesecondclick.
3–Windshieldwipersfast
Movewiperleverupwardstothethirdclick.
4–Frontwindshieldwiper-one-touchopera-tion:
Movewiperleverdownwards.Thewindshieldwiperswipeonce.
5–Windshieldwipersandwashersystem:
Pullwiperlevertowardsthesteeringwheel.Thewashersystemspraysandwipeswhiletheleverispulledtowardsthesteeringwheel.Whenthewiperleverisreleased,afewdryingwipesareexecuted.
A-Headlightwasher(Vehicleswith
Bi-Xenonheadlights):
Thewasherspraysonlywhilelowbeamorhighbeamisswitchedon.
BrieflypushbuttonAtooperateheadlightwashersystem.
Ifheavilysoiled,repeatwash.
Theheadlightwashersystemautomaticallyspraysonceforeverytentimesthefrontwindshieldwashersystemisoperated.
Note
Thewindshieldwashernozzlesareheatedwhentheignitionison,asaprecautionagainstfreezing.
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Wipeintervalcontrol
Function
Onvehicleswithoutarainsensor,thewipingintervalscanbeadjustedinfoursteps.
Decreasingintervals
AdjustswitchAupwards.Thesettingisconfirmedbyonewipeofthewindshield.
Increasingintervals
AdjustswitchAdownwards.
Rainsensor
Invehicleswitharainsensortheamountofrainfall(snowfalltoo)whichhassettledonthewindshieldismeasured.Wiperspeedisautomaticallyadjustedaccordingly.
Switchingon
Movewiperleverupwardstothefirstclick.
Switchingoff
Movewiperlevertoposition0.
Therainsensorremainsswitchedoffifthewiperleverisalreadyinposition1whentheignitionisswitchedon.
Toswitchtherainsensoronagain:
Movewiperlevertoposition0andthentoposition1or
Operatewindshieldwashersystem5or
Changethesensitivityoftherainsensorwithfour-stageswitchA.
Switch-onisconfirmedbyonewipeofthewind-shield.
OnvehicleswiththeSportChronoPlusPackage,furtherrainsensorfunctionscanbeselectedviathePCM.
Pleaseobservethechapter“IndividualMemory”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
Changingthesensitivityoftherainsensor
SensitivitycanbesetwithswitchAin4stages:
AdjustswitchAupwards-highsensitivity.Thesettingisconfirmedbyonewipeofthewindshield.
AdjustswitchAdownwards-lowsensitivity.
Maintenancenote
Periodicallycleanthewiperbladeswithawin-dowcleaner,especiallyafterthevehiclehasbeenwashedinacarwash.WerecommendPorschewindowcleaner.Iftheyareverydirty(e.g.withinsectremains),theycanbecleanedwithaspongeorcloth.
Ifthewiperbladesruborsqueak,thismaybeasaresultofthefollowing:
Ifthevehicleiswashedinanautomaticcarwash,waxresiduesmaybeadheringtothewindshield.Thesewaxresiduescanberemovedusingawindowcleanerconcentrate.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WASHERFLUID”onpage228.
PleasecontactyourauthorizedPorschedealerforfurtherinformation.
Thewiperbladesmaybedamaged.
Replacedamagedwiperbladesassoonaspossible.
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