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complete”appearsafterthesettingshavebeenmadewilltheTirePressureMonitoringre-learnthewheels.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SYSTEMLEARN-ING”onpage128.
Beforefittingtireswithsizeswhicharenotstoredintheon-boardcomputer,themissinginformationshouldbesupplementedintheon-boardcomputer.
PleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
UseonlytiresapprovedbyPorsche.
TheavailableitemsintheTirepressuremenudependontheequipmentofyourvehicle.Forthisreasonitispossiblethatsomeoftheitemsshownherearenotavailableonyouron-boardcomputer’sdisplay.Tirepressurewarnings
TheTirePressureMonitoringwarnsaboutlossinpressureintwostages,dependingontheamountofpressureloss:
Stage1-Addair(3to6psi(0.2to0.4bar)lossinpressure)
Stage2-Flattire(from6psi(0.4bar)lossinpressure)
Stage1-Addair
Thepressureinthetireistoolowby3to6psi(0.2to0.4bar).Drivingwithinsufficienttirepressurereducestheroadsafetyofthevehicleanddestroysthetireandwheel.
Thetirepressurewarningcontainstheaffectedtirewiththetirepressuretobeadded.Correctthetirepressureatthenextopportunity.
Thistirepressurewarningappearswithvehiclestoppedandcanbeacknowledged.Thetirepressurewarninglightintheinstrumentpanelgoesoutwhenthetirepressurehasbeencorrected.
Stage2-Flattire
Thepressureinthetirehasdroppedbymorethan6psi(0.4bar).Thissignificantpressurelossisadangertoroadsafety.
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Whenthetirepressurewarninghasappearedontheon-boardcomputer,stopimmediatelyatasuitablelocation.Checkthetireforsignsofdamage.Ifnecessary,fillintiresealantandsetthecorrecttirepressure.
Thistirepressurewarningappearswhendrivingandcanbeacknowledged.Thetirepressurewarninglightintheinstrumentpanelgoesoutwhenthetirepressurehasbeencorrected.
Systemlearning
TheTirePressureMonitoringbeginsto“learn”thewheelsafterawheelchange,wheeltransmitterreplacementorupdateofthetiresettings.During
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.
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WindshieldWiper/WasherLever
Generalinformationtothewindshield
wipers
Warning!
Dangerofinjurywhenthewindshieldwipersoperateunintentionally.Riskofdamagetothewindshieldandwipersystem.
Avoidrunningthewiperbladesoveradrywindshieldtopreventscratchingtheglass.Spraywasherfluidonthewindshieldfirst.Ascratchedwindshieldwillreducevisibility.
Alwaysloosenwiperbladesfromfrozenglassbeforeoperatingwiperstopreventdamagetothewipermotororblades.
Alwaysswitchoffwindshieldwipersincarwashtopreventthemwipingunintentionally(intermittentorsensoroperation).
Alwaysswitchoffwindshieldwipersbeforecleaningthewindshieldtoavoidunintentionaloperation(intermittentorsensoroperation).
Donotoperatetheheadlightwasherincarwashes.
Donotoperateheadlightwasherwhenitisfrozen.
Frontwindshieldwipersandheadlight
washersystem
0–Windshieldwipersoff
1–Intermittent/rainsensoroperationforfrontwindshieldwipers
Movewiperleverupwardstothefirstclick.
Pleaseobservethechapter”RAINSENSOR”onpage151.
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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A-OpeningfrontluggagecompartmentlidB-Openingrearluggagecompartmentlid
FrontLuggageCompartmentlid
Generalinformation
Note
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,thefrontlidcanbeopenedonlybyconnectinganexternalelectricalpowersource.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYUNLOCKINGOFTHEFRONTLUGGAGECOMPARTMENTLID”onpage260.
Pleaseobservethedescriptioninsidethefuseboxlid.
Warningmessage
Awarningmessageintheon-boardcomputercomesonifthelidsarenotcompletelyclosed.
Fullyclosethelid.
Unlockingthelid
Operatepull-buttonAnexttothedriver’sseatorcorrespondingbuttonoftheremotecontrol.Whenthelidisopen,theluggagecompartmentislit.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage259.
Pleaseobservethechapter”KEYWITHRADIOREMOTECONTROL”onpage23.
Openingfrontluggagecompartmentlid
Caution!
Riskofdamagetoluggagecompartmentlidorwindshieldwipers.
Makesurethatthewindshieldwipersarenotfoldedoutforwardswhenopeningthelid.
Raiselidslightlyandunlatchthesafetycatchwiththelever(arrow).
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ManualTransmission,Clutch
Generalinformation
Thepositionsofthegearsareshownontheshiftdiagramonthegearshiftlever.
Warning!
Riskofaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotobstructthepedaltravelwithfloormatsorotherobjects.NonskidfloormatsofthecorrectsizeareavailableatyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Warning!
Toavoiddamagetotheclutchandtransmis-sion:
Alwaysdepresstheclutchpedalfullywhenchanginggears.Makesurethatthegearshiftleveriscompletelyengaged.
Onlyshiftintoreversewhenthecarhascometoacompletestop.
Whenshiftinggears,alwaysensurethattheclutchpedalisfullydepressedandthegearhasfullyengaged.
Selectreverseonlywhenvehicleisstationary.
Selectanappropriatelylowgearonupwardanddownwardslopes.Thiswillensureoptimumuseofenginepowerandenginebraking.
Whenreversegearisselectedandtheignitionison,thebackuplightsareilluminated.
Permittedenginespeed
Youshouldchangeintoahighergearbeforetheneedlereachestheredmarkonthetachometer,oreaseofftheaccelerator.
Iftheredzoneisreachedduringacceleration,fuelfeedisinterrupted.
Caution!
Riskofenginedamage(overrevving)whenshiftingdowntoalowergear.
Takecarenottoexceedthemaximumpermittedenginespeedwhenshiftingdown.
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Fuel
Generalinformation
Warning!
Fuelishighlyammableandharmfultohealth.
Fire,openflameandsmokingareprohibitedwhenhandlingfuel.
Avoidcontactwithskinorclothing.
Donotinhalefuelvapors.
Warning!
Topreventdamagetotheemissioncontrolsystemandengine:
Neverdrivethetankcompletelyoutoffuel.
Avoidhighcorneringspeedsafterthewarninglightshavecomeon.
Pleaseobservethechapter”FUELECONOMY”onpage214.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMISSIONCONTROLSYSTEM”onpage220.
Pleaseobservethechapter”FUEL”onpage99.
Checkenginewarninglight
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-boardcomputercomeonandremainonwhiledriving,itsuggests:
–animproperlyfastenedtankcapor
–refuelingwithenginerunning.
Openingthellerap
Thefilleropeningisunderthefillerflapinthefrontrightfender.
Withthevehicleunlocked,pressonthefrontpartofthefillerflap(arrow)toopentheflap.
Thefillerflapiscentrallylockedalongwiththeotherlocks.
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WasherFluid
Capacity
–Withoutheadlightcleaningsystem:approxi-mately2.6quarts(2.5liters).
–Withheadlightcleaningsystem:approximately6.3quarts(6liters).
Washeruid
Thereservoir,withabluescrewcap,isinthefrontluggagecompartment,totherearleft.
Cleanwaterisgenerallynotenoughtocleanthewindshieldandheadlights.Dependingontheseason,mixthewaterwiththeappropriateadditives.Followtheinstructionsforthemixtureratio.
Onlyusewindowcleanerconcentratewhichmeetsthefollowingrequirements.
–Dilutability1:100
–Phosphate-free
–Suitableforplasticheadlightlenses.
WerecommendwindowcleanerconcentratesapprovedbyPorsche.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbepleasedtoadviseyou.
Summerlling
Water+windowcleanerconcentrateatthemixingratioindicatedonthecontainer.
Winterlling
Water+antifreezeprotection+windowcleanerconcentrateatthemixingratioindicatedonthecontainer.
Pleasenotealltheinformationonthecontain-ersofthewindowcleanerconcentrateortheantifreezeprotection.
Addingwasheruid
1.Pleasenotealltheinformationontherefillcontainerofthecleaningagent.
2.Opencapofthewasher-fluidreservoir(arrow).
3.Addwasherfluidandclosecapproperly.
Donotuseenginecoolantanti-freezeoranyothersolutionthatcandamagethecar’spaint,inthewasherreservoir.
Warninglight
Iflessthan0.52quarts(0.5liter)remains,awarningmessageappearsontheon-boardcomputer.
Addwasherfluid.
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CarCareInstructions
Long-termmaintenanceofvalue
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage202.
Regularandcorrectcarehelpstomaintainthevalueofyourcarandisalsoaprecondi-tionfortheNewVehicleWarrantyandtheAntiCorrosionWarranty.
YourauthorizedPorschedealerhasspeciallydevelopedcar-careproductsfromthePorscheprogramavailableeithersinglyorascompletecar-caresets.Theywillbepleasedtohelpyouselectsuitableproducts.
WhetheryouusePorscheproductsorothercommerciallyavailablecleaningagentsrstmakesureoftheircorrectapplication.
APorschethatiswell-caredforcanlooklikenewforyears.Italldependsontheamountofcaretheowneriswillingtogivethecar.
Warning!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordamagetothevehicleorproperty.Cleaningagentsmaybehazardoustoyourhealth.Mostchemicalcleanersareconcentrateswhichrequiredilution.Highconcentrationsmightcauseproblemsrangingfromirritationtoseriousinjuryaswellasdamagetoyourvehicle.
Keepcleaningagentsoutofreachfromchildren.
Observeallcautionlabels.
Alwaysreaddirectionsonthecontainerbeforeusinganyproduct.Thesedirectionsmaycontaininformationnecessarytoavoidpersonalinjury.
Donotusefuel,kerosene,naphtha,nailpolishremoverorothervolatilecleaningfluids.Theymaybetoxic,flammableorhazardousinotherways.Onlyusespotremovingfluidsinawellventedarea.
Donotcleantheundersideofchassis,fenders,wheelcovers,etc.,withoutprotectingyourhandsandarmsasyoumaycutyourselfonsharp-edgedmetalparts.
Moistureandroadsaltonbrakesmayaffectbrakingefficiency.
Testthebrakesaftereachvehiclewashing.
Carwashing
Washing
Thebestmethodofprotectingyourcarfromthedamagingeffectsoftheenvironmentisfrequentwashingandtheapplicationofapreservative.Theundersideofyourvehicleshouldalsobethoroughlywashedforcinders,saltorsandingatwinter’send.
Thelongersalt,roaddustandindustrialdust,deadinsects,birddroppingsorsubstancesfromtrees(resin,pollen)areallowedtoremainonthebodywork,themoreseriousistheirharmfuleffect.
Newcarsshouldbewashedcarefullywithplentyofclearwatertoprotectthenewpaintwork.Darkpaintfinishesshowupthesmallestofsurfacedamage(e.g.,scratches)morereadilythanlightercolors.
Darkcolorsarealsomoresusceptibletoscratch-ingbecauseofthecompositionoftheirpigmentsandrequireparticularlycarefulpaintcare.
Donotwashyourcarinbrightsunlightorwhilethebodyworkisstillhot.
Whenwashingbyhand,useabundantwater,asoftspongeorwashbrush,andPorschecarshampoo.
Beginbysprayingthebodythoroughlywithwatertorinseawayloosedirt.
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Replacingbulbs
Generalinformation
Warning!
Riskofshortcircuit.
Alwaysswitchofftherelevantcomponentswhenchangingbulbs.
Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.TheBi-Xenonheadlightsareunderhighvoltagewheninstalled.
ExerciseextremecautionwhenworkingintheareaoftheBi-Xenonheadlights.
Warning!
Riskofdamage.Bulbsofahigherwattagecandamagethelamphousing.
Onlyusethebulbsspecifiedinthebulbchart.
Newbulbsmustbecleanandfreefromoil,greaseandfingerprints.Therefore,nevertouchbulbswithyourbarehands.Useaclothorsoftpaperwhilereplacingbulbs.
Caution!
Riskofdamagetoheadlightsduetoexcessivetemperaturesandabrasion.
Attachnocoverings(e.g.films,“stoneguards”)intheareaoftheheadlights.
Usesoapywateronlytocleanlightlensesandplasticheadlightlenses.Innocasemaychemicalcleanersorothervolatilecleaningfluidsbeused.
Topreventscratches,donotrubwithadryormerelymoistcloth,tissueorinsectsponges.
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