Display PORSCHE CAYMAN 2007 1.G Owner's Guide

Settingsintheon-boardcomputer
Tirepressurefunctionoftheon-board
computer
Thetirepressurefunctionoftheon-boardcompu-terdisplaysthetirepressures(actualpressure)dependentontemperatureinthefourwheels.Youcanwatchthetirepressureriseasthetemperatureincreaseswhiledriving.Thisdisplayisonlyforinformation.
Undernocircumstancesshouldthetirepressuresbechangedbasedonthisdisplay.
Callingthetirepressurefunctionofthe
on-boardcomputer
Pushoperatingleverupordownuntilthetirepressurefunctionoftheon-boardcom-puterappears.(Theselectionfieldmustbeswitchedoff.)
PressureinfoinTirepressuremenu
Inaccordancewithphysicalprinciples,theairpressurechangesasthetemperaturechanges.Thetirepressureincreasesordecreasesbyaround1.5psi(0.1bar)forevery18°F(10°C)changeintemperature.
TheTirePressureMonitoringtakesthisrelationshipbetweentirepressureandtemperatureintoaccount.
Youcanreadthetirepressurestobecorrect-edinthisdisplay.
Thetirepressuretobecorrected(refillpressure)isindicatedonthedisplayedwheel.Example:If“-1.5psi(-0.1bar)”isdisplayed,1.5psi(0.1bar)mustbeaddedtothistire.
Note
TheTirepressuremenucanonlybecalledupwhenthevehicleisstationary.
Callingupthe“Infopressure”display
Pushoperatingleverforwardinordertoswitchontheselectionfield.
Select“TPC”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.ThedisplaychangestotheTirepressuremenu.
Select“Infopressure”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Note
Aftertheignitionisswitchedon,itcantakeuptoapprox.1minutebeforealltirepressuresaredisplayed.Dashes(“-.-”)appearinsteadofthetirepressures.
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TiretypeinfoinTirepressuremenu
Informationaboutthecurrentlysettires:
–Tiretype:Summertires,wintertires
–Tiresize:17,18,19inch
“Infotires”showsthecurrenttiresettings.
Callingupthe“Infotires”display
Pushoperatingleverforwardinordertoswitchontheselectionfield.
Select“TPC”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.ThedisplaychangestotheTirepressuremenu.
Select“Infotires”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Tireselectioninthe“Set”menu
Pushoperatingleverforwardinordertoswitchontheselectionfield.
Select“TPC”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.ThedisplaychangestotheTirepressuremenu.
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Select“Set”withtheoperatinglever.Pushtheoperatingleverforward.
Selectdesiredtiretype:summerorwinter.
Pushoperatingleverforward.Adisplayforconfirmingtheselectedtypeoftireappears.
Select“Continue”andpushtheoperatingleverforward.
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Selecttheappropriatetiresize(17,18or19inch)andpushoperatingleverforwards.Adisplayforconfirmingtheselectedtiresizeappears.
Note
Thismenuisonlydisplayedwhendifferenttiresizesareapproved.
Select“Continue”andpushtheoperatingleverforward.Settingofthetirecharacteristicshasonlybeensuccessfullycompletedwhenthemessage“Processcomplete”isdisplayedbytheon-boardcomputer.
Selectarrow(Back)andpushtheoperatingleverforward.ThedisplayreturnstotheTirepressuremenu.Theon-boardcomputeradditionallydisplaysthemessage“Systemlearning”.
Note
Themessage“Processaborted”appearsifthesettingprocessisinterrupted.Allentriesmadeuptothispointarelost,andtheoriginalsettingsremainineffect.Onlyifthemessage“Process
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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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OILDisplayandmeasurementof
theengineoillevel
Conditionsformeasuringtheoillevel
Caution!
Riskofenginedamage.
Regularlychecktheoillevelafterrefueling.
Donotallowtheoilleveltofallbelowtheminimummark.
1.Itisimportanttoensurethatthevehicleishorizontalforcorrectoillevelmeasurementtooccur.
2.Engineisoff.
3.Ignitionon.
Oilreturntime
Beforetheoillevelismeasured,theengineoilhastohaveflowedbackintotheoilpan.Thetimetakenfortheengineoiltoflowbackdependsontheenginetemperatureandhowlongtheenginehasbeenstopped.
Thiswaitingtimeiscounteddownintheon-boardcomputerdisplaywhentheignitionisswitchedon.Theoilleveldisplaysegmentsstartto“cycle”.
Itisbesttomeasuretheengineoillevelbeforeembarkingonajourney(ifthevehiclehasnotbeendrivenforanextendedperiod)orwiththeengineatoperatingtemperature.Shorterwaitingtimesareachievedinthisway.
Initiatingoillevelmeasurement
Switchignitionon(donotstarttheengine).Theengine-oillevelmeasurementdisplayappearsintheon-boardcomputer.
Allowwaitingtimetoelapse.
Oncethemeasurementhasbeencompleted,youcanreadofftheengineoillevelonthesegmentdisplay.
–Ifthesegmentsarefilledinuptothetopline,theoillevelhasreachedthemaximummark.
Undernocircumstancesaddengineoil.
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–Ifonlythebottomsegmentisfilledin,theoillevelhasreachedtheminimummark.
Addengineoilimmediately.
–Ifthebottomsegmentflashes,theoillevelhasdroppedtobelowtheminimummark.
Addengineoilimmediately.
Thedifferencebetweentheminimumandmax-imummarksonthesegmentdisplayisapprox.1.2liters.Eachsegmentofthedisplaycorre-spondstoapprox.0.4liter.
Addengineoilifnecessary.
Pleaseobservethechapter”ENGINEOILLEVEL”onpage208.
Neveraddmoreengineoilthanrequiredtoreachthemaximummark.Oillevelmeasurementduringrefueling
Theoillevelisautomaticallymeasuredduringrefueling.
Preconditions
1.Ignitionisswitchedoff.
2.Iftheengineisatoperatingtemperature,atleast5minutesmustelapsebetweenparkingthevehicleandstartingtheengine.
3.Refuelingcompletedwithin15minutes.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,theengineoillevelisshownonthesegmentdisplay.
Measurementwillbestoppediftheaboverequire-mentsarenotmet.
Startoillevelmeasurementinthe“OIL“menuor
Startoillevelmeasurementbyswitchingontheignition.
Failure
Afailureoftheoilleveldisplayisindicatedbyawarningmessageintheon-boardcomputer.
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Reset
–Resetall,
–Resetaverageconsumption,
–Resetaveragespeed,
–Resettripcounter
Units
–Speedometer:km-km/h,miles-mph
–Consumption:l/100km,mls/gal(USA),mpg(UK),km/l
–Temperature:Celsius,Fahrenheit
–Tirepressure:bar,psi
Display(Selectcentrallineofthe
on-boardcomputer)
Changedisplay
–Audioinformation(setradiostation)
–Rangeonremainingfuel
–Empty
TelephoneInfo
–WhenTelephoneinformationisactive,incom-ingtelephonecallsaredisplayedontheon-boardcomputer.
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Navigation
–IntegratedintheBC(Navigationinstructionscanberecalledontheon-boardcomputerdisplay)
–Whenturningoff(Navigationinstructionsareonlyshownbeforechangingdirection)
Basicsetting
–Restorethebasicsettingoftheon-boardcomputer
Language
–Selectlanguageversion
12/24hmode
Selecttimemode:
–12h(smallsquaresontherightsideofthetimedisplayforAM/PM),
–24h
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