window PORSCHE CAYMAN 2007 1.G Owner's Manual
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Note
Ifthepreselectedtemperatureischanged,theblowerspeedcanincreaseautomaticallyinautomaticmode.Thedesiredtemperatureisreachedmorequicklythisway.
Sensors
Toavoidaffectingtheperformanceoftheair-condi-tioningsystem:
DonotcoverthesunsensorontheinstrumentpanelorthetemperaturesensorD.
Defrostingthewindshield
PressbuttonB(switchonoroff).Thewind-shieldisdemistedordefrostedasquicklyaspossible.Airflowstothewindshieldonly.Thelight-emittingdiodeinthebuttonlightsup.
ECO-switchingcompressorfor
air-conditioningsystemonandoff
Theairconditioningcompressorswitchesoffautomaticallyattemperaturesbelowapprox.37°F/3°Candcannotbeswitchedon,evenmanually.
Wheneveroutsidetemperaturesexceedapprox.37°F/3°C,theair-conditioningcompressorisalwaysswitchedoninautomaticmode.
Thecompressorcanbeswitchedoffmanuallytosavefuel,butcontrolcomfortisthenlimited:
PressECObuttonE.Thecompressorisswitchedoff.Thelight-emittingdiodeinthebuttonlightsup.
Iftheinteriortemperatureistoohigh,switchcompressorbackonorpressAUTObutton.
Todryincomingairindampweather,donotswitchofftheair-conditioningcompressor.Thispreventsmistingofwindows.
Adjustingblowerspeed
PressbuttonMupwardsordownwardsrespectively.Thepresetblowerspeedisincreasedordecreased.
Thespeedstagesareindicatedbyabardisplay.
Thecompressorisswitchedoffatlowblowerspeeds.
Ifthebuttonispresseddownwardsatthelowestblowerstage,theblowerandautomaticcontrolareswitchedoff.“OFF”willappearonthedisplayfield.
PressingthebuttonupwardsorpressingtheAUTObuttonswitchestheblowerandautomaticcontrolbackonagain.
Recirculating-airsetting
Function
Theoutside-airsupplyisinterruptedandonlytheinsideairiscirculated.
Warning!
Riskofaccidentduetoimpairedvision,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Inrecirculating-airsetting,thewindowsmayfogup.
Onlyselectrecirculating-airsettingforshortperiods.
Ifthewindowsfogup,switchrecirculating-airsettingoffimmediatelybypressingtherecirculating-airbuttonagainandselectthe“Defrostwindshield”function.
Switchingrecirculating-airsettingonoroff
PressbuttonC.Thelight-emittingdiodeinthebuttonlightsup.
Overapprox.37F/3°C
Iftheair-conditioningcompressorwasoff,itswitchesonautomatically.Thedurationofrecirculating-airsettingisnotlimited.
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Belowapprox.37F/3°C
Theair-conditioningcompressorisswitchedoff.Recirculating-airsettingisautomaticallyendedafterapprox.3minutes.
Airdistribution
Settings
Theindividualairdistributionscanbecombinedasdesired.
RecommendedsettinginSummer-Airdistributiontocentralandsidevents
RecommendedsettinginWinter-Airdistributiontofootwellandwindshield
Airdistributiontofootwell
PressbuttonJ.Theairflowstothefootwell.Theselectionappearsonthedisplaypanel.
Airdistributiontocenterandside
vents
PressbuttonK.Theairflowsfromthecentralandsidevents.Ventsmustbeopen.Theselectionappearsonthedisplaypanel.
Airdistributiontowindshield
PressbuttonL.Theairflowstothewindshield.Theselectionappearsonthedisplaypanel.
Noteonoperation
OnvehicleswiththeSportChronoPackagePlus,individualairconditioningsettingscanbestoredonyourcarkey.Pleaseobservethe
chapter“IndividualMemory”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
Informationonair-conditioning
compressor
–Mayswitchoffbrieflytoensuresufficientenginecoolingiftheengineisoperatingunderextremeload.
–Operatesmosteffectivelywiththewindowsclosed.Ifthevehiclehasbeeninthesunforalongtime,itisagoodideatoventilatetheinteriorbrieflywiththewindowsopen.
–Dependingontheoutsidetemperatureandhumidity,condensationcandripfromtheevaporatorandformapoolunderthecar.Thisisnormalandnotasignofleakage.
–Ifuncooledairflowsoutwhenthelowesttemperaturehasbeenset,switchofftheairconditioningcompressorandhavethefaultremedied.PleasecontactyourauthorizedPorschedealerforfurtherinformation.
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Locking
Lockthecatchtosecurethecontentsagainstunauthorizedaccess.
CDholder
Occupieddrawersareindicatedbyaredwindow.
Openingdrawers
Pushthebuttonofthedraweryouwishtoopen.
Closingdrawers
Foldupdrawerandcloseuntilitengages.
Penholder
ApencanbeclippedinontherightsideoftheCDholder.
Sidestoragecompartmentsbehindthe
seats
Warning!
Dangerofinjuryduringbraking,rapiddirec-tionchangesorinanaccident.
Donotcarryitemsofluggageorobjectsinthepassengercompartmentunsecured.
Donottransportanyheavyobjectsintheoddmentstrays.
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WiperBlades
Generalinformationtothewiperblades
Whenwiperperformancedeteriorates,replacethewipers.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CARCAREINSTRUCTIONS”onpage228.
Caution!
Riskofdamageifthewiperarmaccidentallyfallsbackontothewindow.
Alwaysholdthewiperarmsecurelywhenreplacingthewiperblade.
Caution!
Riskofdamageifwiperbladesthatarefrozeninplaceareloosenedimproperly.
Thawthewiperbladesbeforelooseningthem.
Maintenancenote
Ifthewiperbladesruborsqueak,thiscanbeasaresultofthefollowing:
Ifthevehicleiswashedinanautomaticcarwash,waxresiduesmayadheretothewindshield.Thesewaxresiduescanberemovedbyusingwindowcleanerconcentrate.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WASHERFLUID”onpage223.
PleasecontactyourauthorizedPorschedealerforfurtherinformation.
Thewiperbladesmaybedamaged.
Replacedamagedwiperbladesassoonaspossible.
Changingwindshieldwiperblades
Caution!
Riskofdamage.Ifawiperbladeisnotchangedproperly,itcancomeloosewhenthecarismoving.
Checkwhetherthewiperbladeisseatedsecurely.Thewiperblademustengagethewiperarmproperly.
1.Applythehandbrake.
2.Switchthewipersoff(position0)andremovetheignitionkey.
3.Foldwindshieldwiperarmawayfromthewindshield.
A-Passenger’sside,curvedwiperbladeB-Driver’sside,wiperbladewithspoiler
4.Presstogethertheplasticspringofthewiperblade(rightarrow).Pullwiperbladeoutofwiperarm.
5.Insertnewwiperbladeuntilyoufeelitengage.Ensurethatthenewwiperbladeisinsertedintothewiperarminthesameposition:
–directionofthespoileronthedriverside,
–curvatureonthepassengerside.
6.Carefullyfoldwiperarmbackontothewind-shield.
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Changingrearwindowwiperblade
Caution!
Riskofdamage.Ifawiperbladeisnotchangedproperly,itcancomeloosewhenthecarismoving.
Checkwhetherthewiperbladeisseatedsecurely.Thewiperblademustengagethewiperarmproperly.
1.Applythehandbrake.
2.Switchtherearwindowwiperoff(position0)andremovetheignitionkey.
3.Foldwiperarmawayfromtherearwindow.
4.Presstogethertheplasticspringofthewiperblade.
5.Pullwiperbladeupwardsoutofwiperarm.
6.Insertnewwiperbladeintothewiperarmfromabove.
7.Presstogethertheplasticspringofthewiperbladeandengageitinthewiperarmuntilitsnapsintoplace.
8.Carefullyfoldwiperarmbackontherearwindow.
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CoolantLevel
Generalinformationtothecoolant
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage202.
Thecoolingsystemisfilledatthefactorywithapermanentcoolant.Itprovidesyear-roundprotectionfromcorrosionandfreezingdownto-31°F/-35°C.
OnlyuseantifreezeauthorizedbyPorsche.
Checkingcoolantlevel
Theexpansiontankforthecoolantislocatedintherearluggagecompartmentundertheserviceflap.
Checkthecoolantlevelregularlyatthetransparentwindowoftheexpansiontank.
Whentheengineiscoldandthecarislevelthefluidlevelmustliebetweenthe“Min.”and“Max.”markings.
Toppingoffcoolant
Warning!
Dangerofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathfromscalding.Coolantishazardoustoyourhealth,andmaybefatalifswallowed.
Donotopenthecapoftheexpansiontankwhiletheengineishot.
Allowtheenginetocooldownbeforeopeningthecapandprotectyourhands,armsandfacefromanypossibleescapeofhotcoolant.
Keepcoolantoutofchildren’sreach.
Also,keepcoolantawayfromyourpets.Theycanbeattractedtoitshouldtherebeaspill,ortousedcoolantleftinanopencontainer.Coolantcanbedeadlytopetsifconsumed.
Warning!
Riskofdamagefromoverowingcoolant.
Takecarewhiletoppingoffcoolantnottosoiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsofluggage.
1.Switchengineoffandletitcool.
Pleaseobservethechapter”COOLINGSYSTEM”onpage97.
2.Presscatchbuttonontheserviceflapandopenflap.
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BrakeFluidLevel
Useofbrakeuid
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage202.
Useonlynew(unused)OriginalPorschebrakeuid.
Warning!
Brakeuidishazardoustoyourhealth,andmaybefatalifswallowed.Brakeuidalsoattackspaintwork.
Keepbrakefluidoutofchildren’sreach.
Takecarewhiletoppingoffbrakefluidnottosoiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsofluggage.Checkingthebrakeuidlevel
Thereservoirforthehydraulicbrakingandclutchsystemsisinthefrontluggagecompartment.
1.OpenandremovecoverflapA.
2.Regularycheckthebrake-fluidlevelonthetransparentexpansiontankthroughthewindowB.Thefluidlevelshouldalwaysliebetweenthe“Min”and“Max”marks.
Aslightdecreaseinthefluidlevelduetowearandautomaticreadjustmentofthediscbrakesisnormal.If,however,thefluidlevelfallsmarkedlyorbelowthe“Min”mark,thebrakingsystemmayhavedevelopedaleak.
HavethebrakingsystemcheckedimmediatelyatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Changingthebrakeuid
Brakefluidabsorbsmoisturefromtheairovertime.Thisaccumulationofwaterlowerstheboilingpointand,undercertainoperatingconditions,canaffectthebrakingperformance.Thereforehavethebrakefluidchangedinaccordance
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WasherFluid
Capacity
–Withoutheadlightcleaningsystem:approxi-mately2.6quarts(2.5liters).
–Withheadlightcleaningsystem:approximately6.3quarts(6liters).
Washeruid
Thereservoir,withabluescrewcap,isinthefrontluggagecompartment,totherearleft.
Cleanwaterisgenerallynotenoughtocleanthewindshieldandheadlights.Dependingontheseason,mixthewaterwiththeappropriateadditives.Followtheinstructionsforthemixtureratio.
Onlyusewindowcleanerconcentratewhichmeetsthefollowingrequirements.
–Dilutability1:100
–Phosphate-free
–Suitableforplasticheadlightlenses.
WerecommendwindowcleanerconcentratesapprovedbyPorsche.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbepleasedtoadviseyou.
Summerlling
Water+windowcleanerconcentrateatthemixingratioindicatedonthecontainer.
Winterlling
Water+antifreezeprotection+windowcleanerconcentrateatthemixingratioindicatedonthecontainer.
Pleasenotealltheinformationonthecontain-ersofthewindowcleanerconcentrateortheantifreezeprotection.
Addingwasheruid
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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Afterwashing,rinsethecarwithplentyofwaterandthendrywithachamoisleather.Donotusethesamechamoisleatherfordryingasyouuseforcleaningthewindshieldandwindows.
Warning!
Moisturewhichgetsontothebrakesduringacarwashcanreducebrakingefciencyormakethebrakespullunevenlywhichcouldincreasethedangerofanaccident,causingseriouspersonalinjuriesordeath.
Alwaysapplythebrakesafewtimesafterwashingthecartotestbrakingefficiencyanddrythebrakediscs.Whendoingthis,takecarenottohamperotherroadusersbehindyou(trafficconditionspermitting).
Automaticcarwashes
Optionaladd-onpartsorpartswhichprojectbeyondthecontoursofthevehiclemaybedamagedbydesignfeatures(e.g.brushes)ofautomaticcarwashes.
Washanddrybyhandallpointsnotreachedbyacarwash,suchasdoorandlidseamsordoorsills.
Pleaseconsulttheoperatorbeforeusingautomaticcarwashes.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WIPERBLADES”onpage203.
Thefollowingpartsareparticularlysuscepti-bletodamage:
–Windshieldwipers(alwaysswitchthemofftopreventthemwipingunintentionallyinintermittentorsensoroperation).
–Fixedrearspoilerorextendedrearspoiler.
–Wheels(thewidertherimandthelowerthetireheight,thegreatertheriskofdamage).
–High-glosswheels(topreventthesefromgettingscratched,donotcleanwiththewheel-cleaningbrushesofthecarwash).
–Externalantenna(alwaysunscrew).
–RoofTransportSystem(alwaysremovecompletely).
Note
Automaticcarwashesspraywateratoddanglesandhighpressures,whicharenotseeninnormaldriving.Therefore,watercansometimesfinditswayintothepassengerscompartmentduringorshortlyafterthecarwash.
Doorlocks
Topreventthedoorlocksfromfreezingduringthecoldseason,thelockcylindersshouldbecoveredduringawash.
Shouldthelocksfreeze,useanordinaryde-icer.Inmanycases,awellwarmedkeycanhelp.Neveruseexcessiveforce.
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Paint
Neverrubadustycarwithadryclothsincedustparticlesareabrasiveandcoulddullanddamagethesurfacefinish.
Thepaintworkofyourcarisexposedtoalltypesofmechanicalandchemicalconditions,particularlyclimaticonessuchasbrightsunlight,rain,frostandsnow.Ultravioletlight,rapidchangesintemperature,rain,snow,industrialdustandchemicaldepositsconstantlyattackthepaintwhichisonlyabletowithstandsuchexposureinthelongtermifitisgivenregularcareandattention.
Donotapplysiliconepolishestothewindows.
Donottreatmatt-paintedcomponentswithpreservativesorpolishesasthiswillspoilthematteeffect.
Preservation
Thepaintsurfacebecomesdullovertimeduetoweathering.Itisthereforenecessarytopreservethepaintregularly.
Thiskeepsthepaintshinyandelastic.Dirtispreventedfromadheringtothepaintsurfaceandindustrialdustispreventedfrompenetratingthepaint.
Provideditiswashedandtreatedwithpreservativeregularly,thebrandnewfinishofyourvehiclewillberetainedforyearstocome.
Simplyapplypaintpreservativeafterwashingthevehicleandpolishitsmooth.
Polishing
DonotresorttousingPorschepolishuntilitbecomesevidentthatthenormalpreservativesnolongerproducethedesiredfinish.
Spotsandstains
Removetarstains,grease,oilspotsanddeadinsectsassoonaspossiblewithInsectRemover.Theycancausediscolorationifallowedtoremainonthepaintwork.
Washtheaffectedareaimmediatelyaftertreatingit.
Minorpaintdamage
Haveminorpaintdamage,suchasscratches,scoresorchipscausedbyflyingstones,repairedimmediatelybyyourauthorizedPorschedealerbeforecorrosionsetsin.
However,iftherearealreadytracesofcorrosion,theymustfirstberemovedcarefullyandthorough-ly.Coattheareawitharust-proofingprimerandfinishoffwithatopcoat.ThepaintcodeandcolornumberarefoundonthedatabankintheMainte-nancebookletandonthefillerflap.
Cleaningandpreservingengine
compartment
Theenginecompartmentandthesurfaceoftheenginearetreatedwithacorrosion-inhibitoratthefactory.
Ifdegreasingsolventsareusedtocleantheenginecompartmentortheengineiswasheddown,theprocessalmostinvariablyremovesthecorrosion-inhibitingcoating.Itisthenabsolutelynecessarytohaveadurablepreservativeappliedtoallsurfaces,bodyseams,jointsandassembliesintheenginecompartment.Thisalsoapplieswhencorrosion-inhibitorpartsarereplaced.
Caution!
Riskofdamagetothealternator.
Donotpointthecleaningjetdirectlyatthealternator,orcoverthealternator.
Effectivecorrosion-proofingisparticularlyimpor-tantduringthecoldweatherseason.Ifyourcarisdrivenfrequentlyinareaswheresalthasbeenspreadontheroads,thewholeenginecompart-mentshouldbecleanedthoroughlyafterthewintertopreventsaltfromcausinganylastingdamage.Afullunder-bodywashshouldalsobeperformedatthesametime.
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