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A-Adjustmentbuttonforinstrumentillumina-tionandtripcounter
AutomaticSpeedControl
IndicatorLight
Indication
Indicatesautomaticspeedcontrolreadiness.
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InstrumentIllumination
Function
Theilluminationisautomaticallyadjustedtotheambientbrightnessbythelightsensorinthetachometer.
Inaddition,whenthecarlightsareswitchedon,theinstrumentandswitchsymbolbrightnesscanbemanuallyadjusted.
Warning!
Riskoflossofcontroloranaccident,resultinginpersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotreachthroughthesteering-wheelspokeswhiledriving.
Dimminginstrumentillumination
TurnadjustmentbuttonAintheappropriatedirectionandholdituntilthedesiredbright-nesshasbeenreached.Thechosenlevelofbrightnessisindicatedbyabardisplayinthedisplayfieldoftheon-boardcomputer.
Note
Whenthevehiclelightsareswitchedon,thescalelightingforbrightdialsisswitchedonandoffautomaticallydependingontheambientbrightness.
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TripOdometer
Resettingtozero
Warning!
Riskoflossofcontroloraccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotreachthroughthesteering-wheelspokeswhiledriving.
PressadjustmentbuttonAforapproximatelyonesecondor
Resetthedistanceinthe“SET”menuoftheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SETBASICSETTINGONON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage134.
Afterexceeding6213milesor9999kilometers,thecounterreturnsto“0”.
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Speedometer
Indication
Thedigitalspeedometerisintegratedintheon-boardcomputer.Theindicationchangesfrommphtokm/hwhentheunitsarechangedfrommilestokilometers.
ChangingoverbetweenMiles/Kilometers
Theunitsofthedistanceandspeeddisplayscanbechangedinthe“SET”menuoftheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SETBASICSETTINGONON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage134.
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Tachometer
Indication
Thetachometershowstheenginespeedinrevolutionsperminute(rpm).Thebeginningoftheredmarksattherightendofthescaleindicatesthemaximumpermissibleenginerpm.Aspeedlimiterpreventstheenginefrombeingoverrevvedduringacceleration.Beforereachingthisarea,thenexthighergearshouldbeselected.Shifttothenextlowergearwhentheenginerpmdropsbelow1500rpm.
Caution!
Toavoidsevereenginedamage.
Alwaysobservetheenginerpmbeforedown-shiftingtoalowergear,soyoudonotexceedthemaximumenginerpm.
TurnSignalIndicatorLight
Indication
Flashesinsynchronismwiththeturnsignals.
Leftarrow-leftturnsignalsRightarrow-rightturnsignals
Ifthefrequencyofthedisplaybecomesnoticeablyfaster,checktheoperationoftheturnsignals.
HighBeam
Indicatorlight
Lightswhenhighbeamorheadlightflasherisswitchedon.Theindicatorlightgoesoutwhenthehighbeamsareswitchedoff.
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Coolingsystem
Temperaturegauge(ignitionon)
USA:DisplayinFCanada:DisplayinC
Pointertotheleft-enginecold
Avoidhighenginespeedsandheavyengineloading.
Pointerinthemiddle-normaloperatingtemper-ature
Thepointermaymoveuptotheredareawhenengineisheavilyloadedandoutsidetemperature
ishigh,butshouldreturnto“normal”whenengineloadisreduced.
Warninglight“A”
Ifthecoolanttemperatureistoohigh,thewarninglightcomeson.Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-boardcomputer.
Pullofftheroad,turnofftheengineandallowtocool.
Checkradiatorandairpassagesinfrontendofcarforobstructions.
Checkcoolantlevel.Ifnecessary,addcoolantandhavefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”COOLANTLEVEL”onpage205.
Note
Topreventexcessivetemperatures,thecooling-airpassagesmustnotberestrictedbycoverings(e.g.films,“stoneguards”).
Ifthecoolantlevelistoolow,thewarninglightashes.Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-boardcomputer.
Switchengineoffandallowtocool.
Addcoolant.
HavethecauseofthefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”COOLANTLEVEL”onpage205.
Caution!
Riskofenginedamage.
Ifthewarninglightscomeoneventhoughcoolantleveliscorrect,donotcontinuedriving.
HavethefaultremediedatthenearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
Enginecompartmentblowerfan
Inaddition,thiswarninglightashestoindicateafaultintheenginecompartmentblowerfan.
HavethecauseofthefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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TiptronicS
Indicatorforselectorleverpositionand
engagedgear
Whentheengineisrunning,theselectorleverpositionandengagedgearareindicated.
Iftheselectorleverisbetweentwo
positions:
–Thecorrespondingselectorleverpositionintheinstrumentclusterflashesand
–Thewarning“Selectorlevernotengaged”appearsonthedisplayoftheon-boardcomputer.
Engagetheselectorlevercorrectly.
Ifthereisafaultinthetransmission:
–Thedisplayfor4thgearandtheengagedselectorleverpositionflashonandoffalternately.
–Thewarning“Tiptronicemergencyrun”appearsontheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYPROGRAM”onpage199.
HavethefaultrepairedimmediatelyatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”TIPTRONICS”onpage195.
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Fuel
Levelgauge
Whentheignitionisonthefuellevelisdisplayed.
Refillvolumeapprox.16.9U.S.gallons(64liters).
Ifthevehicle’sinclinationchanges(e.g.goingupordownhill),minordeviationsintheindicationmayoccur.
Note
Ifasmallquantityoffuelisaddedtoanearlyemptyfueltank,thefuelgaugecannotmeasuretheaddedfuelaccurately.The”remainingrange“readoutwillalsobeincorrect.
Warninglight“A”
Whentheengineisrunning,thewarninglightofthelevelgaugelightsupiflessthanapprox.2.6U.S.gallons(10liters)offuelremainsinthetankortherangeonremainingfuelfallsbelowapprox.30miles(50km).Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-boardcomputerandthecentralwarninglightlightsup.
Fillupatthenextopportunity.
Caution!
Topreventdamagetotheemissioncontrolsystemandengine.
Neverdrivethetankcompletelyoutoffuel.
Avoidhighcorneringspeedsafterthewarninglightshavecomeon.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMISSIONCONTROLSYSTEM”onpage220.
Ifthelevelgaugewarninglightashes,therehasbeenasystemfault.Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-boardcomputer.Therewillthenbenoreservewarning.
Toremedythefault,gotoanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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A-AdjustmentbuttonforclockB-ClockC-Outsidetemperaturedisplay
Clock
Automaticswitchingoff
Theclockisblankedoutapproximatelyfourminutesaftertheignitionisswitchedofforwhenthecarislocked.
Settingthetime
Condition
Warning!
Riskoflossofcontroloraccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotreachthroughthesteering-wheelspokeswhiledriving.
Settinghours
PressadjustmentbuttonAforaboutonesecond.Hourdisplayflashes.
Turnbuttonintheappropriatedirection:
toright-increasehoursfiguretoleft-decreasehoursfigure.
Adjustmentinhours-turnbuttonbriefly.Fastadjustment(displaycycles)-turnandholdbutton.
Settingminutes
Pressadjustmentbuttonagain.Minutesdisplayflashes.
Setbyrotatingasinhoursmode.
Leavingadjustmentmode
Automaticallyafteroneminuteor:
Pressadjustmentbuttonagain.
Whenadjustmentmodeisdeliberatelyleftbypressingthebutton,thetimebeginspreciselytothesecond.
Note
Thetimemodecanbechangedbetween12hand24hintheon-boardcomputer.
Outsidetemperature
TheoutsidetemperaturedisplayCdoesnotindicate,ificeisontheroad.Evenifatemperatureabove32°F(0°C)isdisplayed,icemaystillformontheroad,forinstanceonbridgesorwhentheroadpassesthroughaheavilyshadedarea.
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