Steering wheel PORSCHE CAYMAN 2007 1.G Owners Manual
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DearPorscheOwner......................................15Beforedrivingoff...........................................16Inthedriver’sseat.........................................17Ontheroad...................................................18Breakinhintsforthefirst2000miles/3000kilometers....................................................19Neverinvitecartheft!.....................................21Keys............................................................22KeywithRadioRemoteControl.......................23CentralLockinginCarswithoutAlarmSystem..25CentralLockinginCarswithAlarmSystem.......28Doors..........................................................31AlarmSystem,PassengerCompartmentMonitor-ing...............................................................32PowerWindows............................................34Mirrors.........................................................36SeatAdjustment............................................40SeatMemory................................................43HeatedSeats................................................45SteeringWheelAdjustment.............................46Multi-functionalsteeringwheel........................47SunVisors....................................................48SafetyBelts..................................................49AirbagSystems............................................52ChildRestraintSystems.................................58LATCHSystem..............................................62ChildRestraintAnchorage..............................63ClutchPedal.................................................64ParkingBrake...............................................65Brakes.........................................................66
ABSBrakeSystem........................................69SportsExhaustSystem..................................71SportMode..................................................72PorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)...............73PorscheActiveSuspensionManagement(PASM).........................................................76RetractableRearSpoiler................................77ParkingAids.................................................79InteriorLights...............................................81Operation,Instruments..................................82Ignition/StarterSwitchwithanti-theftSteeringLock............................................................83StartingandStoppingEngine..........................86InstrumentPanelUSAModels.........................88InstrumentPanelCanadaModels....................90AutomaticSpeedControlIndicatorLight..........92InstrumentIllumination...................................93TripOdometer..............................................94Speedometer...............................................95Tachometer..................................................96TurnSignalIndicatorLight..............................96Coolingsystem.............................................97TiptronicS....................................................98Fuel.............................................................99Clock.........................................................100Battery.......................................................101CheckEngineWarningLight.........................102CentralWarningLight...................................103BrakeWarningLight.....................................104On-BoardComputer(BC)..............................105
LIMITAcousticwarningsignalforspeedlimit..108INFOWarningmessages..............................111TELTelephoneinformation...........................112CHRONOStopwatch....................................115TPCTirePressureMonitoring.......................122OILDisplayandmeasurementoftheengineoillevel...........................................................131SETBasicsettingonon-boardcomputer........134Generalinformationregardingtheon-boardcomputerfunctions.....................................137Warningsontheinstrumentpanelandtheon-boardcomputer...................................................138LightSwitch................................................147WelcomeHomeLighting..............................147AutomaticHeadlightBeamAdjustment..........148TurnSignal/HeadlightDimmer/Parkinglight/FlasherLever..............................................149WindshieldWiper/WasherLever..................150AutomaticSpeedControl.............................153Airconditioning...........................................156Automaticairconditioningsystem.................159Centralandsidevents..................................162Fresh-airintake...........................................162EmergencyFlasherSwitch...........................163Ashtray......................................................164CigaretteLighter.........................................165Sockets.....................................................166Storageinthepassengercompartment.........167Cupholder..................................................170Fireextinguisher..........................................172
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Inthedriver’sseat...
Checkoperationofthehorn.
Positionseatforeasyreachoffootpedalsandcontrols.Toreducethepossibilityofinjuryfromtheairbagdeployment,youshouldalwayssitbackasfarfromthesteeringwheelasispractical,whilestillmaintainingfullvehiclecontrol.
Adjusttheinsideandoutsiderearviewmirrors.
Buckleyoursafetybelts.
Checkoperationofthefootandparkingbrake.
Checkallwarningandindicatorlightswithignitiononandenginenotrunning.
Startengineandcheckallwarningdisplaysforwarningsymbols.
Neverleaveanidlingcarunattended.
Lockdoorsfrominside,especiallywithchildreninthecartopreventinadvertentopeningofdoorsfrominsideoroutside.Drivewithdoorslocked.
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1Innerdoorhandle2Powerwindows3Doormirrorcontrol4Lightswitch5Ignition/starterswitch6Turnsignal/headlightdimmer,asherlever7Operatingleverforon-boardcomputer8ForvehicleswithTiptronic:ToggleswitchesforTiptronic9Horn10Emergencyasherswitch,centrallockingswitch11Switchesforrearspoiler,PorscheActivSuspensionManagement(PASM),Sportmode,PorscheStabilityManagement(PSM),Sportsexhaustsystem12Cupholder13Switchforseatmemory14Diagnosticsocket15Switchforfrontluggagecompartmentrelease16Switchforrearlidrelease17Steering-wheeladjustment18Seatadjustment
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Neverinvitecartheft!
Anunlockedcarwiththekeyintheignitionlockinvitescartheft.
AsteeringwheellockandagongalarmarestandardequipmentinyourPorsche.Thegongalarmwillsoundifyouopenthedriver’sdoorwhilethekeyisstillintheignitionlock.Itisyourremindertopullthekeyoutoftheignitionlockandtolockthedoors.
Warning!
Anyuncontrolledmovementofthevehiclemayresultinpropertydamage,seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedwiththekeyintheignitionlock,especiallyifchildrenand/orpetsareleftunattendedinthevehicle.Theycanoperatepowerwindowsandothercontrols.Iftheengineisleftrunning,theymayaccidentallyengagetheshiftlever.Seriouspersonalinjuryordeathcouldresultfromlossofcontrolofthevehicle.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkey.
Alwayssettheparkingbrake.
Lockthedoorswiththeremotecontrol.
Warning!
Riskofaseriousaccident.Thesteeringcolumnwilllockwhenyouremovethekeywhileyouaredrivingorasthecarisrollingtoastop.Youwillnotbeabletosteerthecar.Seriouspersonalinjuryordeathcouldresultfromlossofcontrolofthevehicle.
Neverremovethekeyfromthesteeringlockwhileyouaredriving.
Toprotectyourvehicleandyour
possessionsfromtheft,youshouldalways
proceedasfollowswhenleavingyour
vehicle:
Closewindows.
Lockglovecompartment.
Removeignitionkey.
Closestoragetraybetweentheseats.
Removevaluables(e.g.cardocuments,telephone,housekeys)fromthecar.
Lockdoors.
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Keys
Generalinformationregardingthekeys
Pleaseobservethechapter”ALARMSYSTEM,PASSENGERCOMPARTMENTMONITORING”onpage32.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CENTRALLOCKINGINCARSWITHALARMSYSTEM”onpage28.
TwomainkeysandonesparekeyaresuppliedwithyourPorsche.Thesekeysoperateallthelocksonyourvehicle.
Becarefulwithyourcarkeys:donotpartwiththemexceptunderexceptionalcircumstanc-es.
Toavoidbatteryrun-down,alwaysremovetheignitionkeyfromtheignitionlock.
Replacementkeys
Orderofreplacementkeys
ReplacementcarkeyscanbeobtainedonlyfromyourauthorizedPorschedealer,andthiscansometimesbeverytime-consuming.Youshouldthereforealwayskeepthesparekeyonyourperson.Keepitinasafeplace(e.g.wallet),butundernocircumstancesinoronthevehicle.
Thekeycodesofnewkeyshavetobe“reported”tothecarcontrolunitbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Atotalof6carkeyscanbereportedtothecontrolunit.
Disablingkeycodes
Ifakeyislost,thekeycodescanbedisabledbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.Alltheremainingcarkeysarerequiredforthispurpose.Disablingthecodeensuresthatthecarcanbestartedonlyusingauthorizedkeys.
Note
Pleasenotethattheotherlockscanstillbeopenedwiththedisabledkey.
Immobilizer
Thereisatransponder(anelectroniccomponent)inthekeygrip,containingastoredcode.Whentheignitionisswitchedon,theignitionlockchecksthecode.Theimmobilizercanbeswitchedoffandthe
enginestartedonlyusinganauthorizedignitionkey.
Switchingofftheimmobilizer
Inserttheignitionkeyintotheignitionlock.
Iftheignitionisleftonformorethan2minuteswithouttheenginebeingstarted,theimmobilizerisswitchedonagain.
Ifthishappens,turntheignitionkeytotheleftbeforestartingtheengine.Theimmobilizerisswitchedoffagain,andtheenginecanbestarted.
Pleaseobservethechapter”IGNITION/START-ERSWITCHWITHANTI-THEFTSTEERINGLOCK”onpage83.
Switchingontheimmobilizer
Removeignitionkey.
Securitywheelbolts
Ifwheelshavetoberemovedduringarepair-shopvisit,donotforgettohandoverthesock-etforthesecuritywheelboltsalongwiththecarkey.
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SeatAdjustment
Generalinformation
Warning!
Theseatmaymoveunexpectedlyifyouattempttoadjustwhiledriving.Thiscouldcausesuddenlossofcontrol,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotadjustseatswhilethevehicleisinmotion.Thebackrestlocksmustbeengagedatalltimeswhilethevehicleisinmotion.
Warning!
Safetybeltsonlyofferprotectionwhenthebackrestisuprightandthebeltsareproperlypositionedonthebody.Improperlypositionedsafetybeltsorsafetybeltswornbypassengersinanexcessivelyreclinedpositioncancauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeathinanaccident.
Donotoperatethecarwiththedriverorpassengerbackrestsexcessivelyreclined(see“Seatposition”).
Seatposition
Anergonomicallycorrectsittingpositionisimportantforsafeandfatigue-freedriving.Werecommendthefollowingprocedureforadjustingthedriver’sseattosuitindividualrequirements:
1.Vehicleswithmanualtransmission:Adjusttheseatuntil,withtheclutchpedalfullydepressed,yourlegremainsataslightangle.VehicleswithTiptronicS:Adjusttheseatuntil,withyourleftfootonthefootrest,yourleftlegremainsataslightangle.
2.Restyouroutstretchedarmonthesteeringwheel.Setthebackrestangleandthesteer-ing-wheelpositionsothatyourwristrestsontheouterrimofthesteeringwheel.Atthesametime,theshouldersmuststillbeinnoticeablecontactwiththebackrest.
3.Adjusttheseatheighttogiveyourselfenoughheadroomandagoodoverviewofthevehicle.
4.Electricallyadjustableseat:Adjusttheseatangleuntilyourthighsrestlightlyontheseatcushion.
Manuallyadjustablecomfortseat/sports
seat
A-Seatheight
UseleverAinapumpingmovement:
Upwards-seatmovesupwardsDownwards-seatmovesdownwards
B-Foreandaft
RaiselockingleverB.Moveseattodesiredpositionandreleaselever.Ensurethattheseatengagescorrectly.
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SteeringWheelAdjustment
Adjustingsteeringwheelheightand
longitudinaldirection
Warning!
Riskofaccident.Thesteeringwheelmaymovefurtherthandesiredifyouattempttoadjustitwhendriving.Youcanlosecontrolofthevehicle,causingseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotadjustthesteeringwheelwhendriving.
1.Inserttheignitionkeyfullyintoignitionlock.
2.Pushthelockingleverdownwards.
3.Adjuststeeringwheeltofitthechosenbackrestangleandyourseatpositionbymovingthesteeringwheelupordownandlongitudinally.
4.Swivellockingleverbackuntilyoufeelitengage.Ifnecessary,movethesteeringwheelslightlyupordownandlongitudinally.
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Multi-functionalsteeringwheel
Function
Warning!
Thereisadangerofaccidentifyousetoroperatetheon-boardcomputer,radio,navigationsystem,telephoneorotherequipmentwhendriving.Thiscoulddistractyoufromthetrafcandcauseyoutolosecontrolofthevehicle.Iflossofvehiclecontrolissevereenough,seriouspersonalinjuryordeathcouldresult.
Operatethesecomponentswhiledrivingonlyifthetrafficsituationallowsyoutodososafely.
Carryoutanycomplicatedoperatingorsettingproceduresonlywiththevehiclestationary.
Dependingontheequipmentinyourvehicle,youcanusethefunctionkeysofthemulti-functionalsteeringwheeltooperatethefollowingPorschecommunicationsystems:
–PCM,
–Telephone,
–RadiowithCDdrive,
–CDchanger.
Readinessforoperationof
multi-functionalsteeringwheel
Themulti-functionalsteeringwheelisreadyforoperationwhentheignitionandPCMareswitchedon.
Operatingthefunctionkeys
PleasereadtheseparatePCMoperatinginstructionsbeforeoperatingthefunctionkeys.
Therotaryknobsatthetopleftandrightofthesteeringwheelcanalsobepressed.
TurnvolumecontrolUpwards-increasevolume.Downwards-decreasevolume.PressvolumecontrolToswitchvolume/muteonandoff.
TurnrotaryknobToselect/markfunctioninthePCM.Todothis,turntherotaryknobupwardordownward.PressrotaryknobToactivateselectedfunction.
PressscreenbuttonTocallthestoredPCMfunction.ThebuttoncanbeassignedthedesiredfunctioninthePCM.
PressBackbuttonTomovebackinthePCMmenu.
PressHandsetPickupbuttonToacceptatelephonecall.
PressHandsetHangupbuttonToendorrefuseatelephonecall.
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AirbagSystems
Generalinformation
Theairbagsincombinationwiththesafetybeltsmakeupasafetysystemwhichoffersthedriverandthepassengerthegreatestknownprotectionfrominjuriesincaseofaccident.Yourvehicleisequippedwithaweightsensingsystemforthepassenger’sseatinaccordancewithU.S.Federal/CanadianMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208.
Evenifyourvehicleisequippedwithairbags,thesafetybeltsmustbewornatalltimes,becausethefrontairbagsystemisonlydeployedbyfrontalcollisionswithanimpactofsufficientseverity.
Belowthedeploymentthresholdoftheairbagsystem,andduringtypesofcollisionswhichdonotcausetheactuationofthesystem,thesafetybeltsprovidetheprimaryprotectiontotheoccupantswhencorrectlyworn.Therefore,allpersonswithinthevehiclemustwearsafetybeltsatalltimes(inmanystates,statelawrequirestheuseofsafetybelts).
Pleaseobservethechapter”SAFETYBELTS”onpage49.
Thefrontairbagsarelocatedunderthepaddedsteeringwheelpanelonthedriver’ssideand,onthepassenger’sside,inthedashboard.Thesideairbagsforthefrontseatsareinstalledonthesideintheseatbackrests.Theheadairbagsareinstalledinthedoorlinings.
Danger!
Toprovideoptimaloccupantprotection,air-bagsmustinateatveryhighspeed.Ifyouarenotwearingyoursafetybeltoraretooclosetotheairbagwhenitisdeployed,inat-ingairbagscanresultinseriouspersonalinju-ryordeath.Improperhandlingoftheweightsensingsystemcanunintentionallyimpairswitchingthepassenger’sairbagoffandon.
Makesuretherearenopeople,animalsorobjectsbetweenthedriverorpassengerandtheareaintowhichtheairbaginflates.
Sitbackasfarfromthedashboardorsteeringwheelasispractical,whilestillmaintainingfullvehiclecontrol.
Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelbytheouterrim.Neverrestyourhandsontheairbagpanel.
Alwaysfastenseatbeltsbecausetriggeringoftheairbagsystemdependsontheforceandangleofimpact.
Donottransportheavyobjectsonorinfrontofthepassenger’sseat.Thesecouldimpairthefunctionoftheairbag,theseatbelts,andweightsensing.
Donothangobjects(e.g.jackets,coats,coathangers)overthebackrest.
Alwayskeepthelidofthedoorstoragecom-partmentclosed.Objectsmustnotprotrudeoutofthedoorstoragecompartment.
Nochangesmaybemadetothewiringorcomponentsoftheairbagsystem.
Donotaddanyadditionalcoveringsorstickerstothesteeringwheelorintheareaofthepassengerairbag,sideairbagsandheadairbags.Doingsomayadverselyaffectthefunctioningoftheairbagsystemorcauseharmtotheoccupantsiftheairbagsystemshoulddeploy.
Donotmodifytheseatcoverings.Donotattachadditionalcushions,protectivecover-ings,orpillowstothepassenger’sseat.Donotaffixthingstothepassenger’sseatorcov-eritwithothermaterials.Donotcoverthebackofthebackrest.Donotmakechangestothepassenger’sseatandtotheseatbaseframe.
Donotundertakeanywiringforelectricalaccessoryequipmentinthevicinityoftheairbagwiringharnesses.Doingsomaydisabletheairbagsystemorcauseinadvertentinflation.
Ifthewarninglightcomeson,theairbagsystemshouldberepairedimmediatelybyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
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Alwayskeepfeetinthefootwellwhiledriving.Donotputfeetonthedashboardortheseatarea.Donotleanagainsttheinsideofthedoororoutsidethewindowwhilethevehicleismoving.
UsingaccessoriesnotapprovedbyPorschecancausetheweightsensingsystemtobeimpaired.
Donotsqueezeobjects,suchasthefireextinguisher,orfirstaidkitundertheseat.
OnlyhaveseatsremovedandinstalledbyanauthorizedPorschedealersothatweightsensingcomponentswillnotbedamaged.
Giveyourpassengeralloftheinformationinthischapter.
Note
Airbagcomponents(e.g.steeringwheel,doorlining,seats)maybedisassembledonlybyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Whendisposingofausedairbagunit,oursafetyinstructionsmustbefollowed.TheseinstructionscanbeobtainedatanyauthorizedPorschedealer.
Functionoftheairbagsystem
Airbagsareasupplementalsafetysystem.Yourprimaryprotectioncomesfromyoursafetybelts.
Thefrontairbagsaretriggeredduringafrontalcollisionofsufficientforceanddirection.Inthe
eventofasideimpactofcorrespondingforce,thesideairbagontheimpactsideistriggered.
Theinflationprocessgeneratestheamountofgasrequiredtofilltheairbagsatthenecessarypressureinfractionsofasecond.
Airbagshelptoprotecttheheadandupperbody,whilesimultaneouslydampingthemotionofthedriverandpassengerintheimpactdirectionintheeventofafrontalimpactorsideimpact.
Inordertohelpprovideprotectioninseverecollisionswhichcancausedeathandseriousinjury,airbagsmustinflateextremelyrapidly.Suchhighspeedinflationhasanegativebutunavoidablesideeffect,whichisthatitcananddoescauseinjuries,includingfacialandarmabrasions,bruisingandbrokenbones.Youcanhelpminimizesuchinjuriesbyalwayswearingyoursafetybelts.
Therearemanytypesofaccidentsinwhichairbagsarenotexpectedtodeploy.Theseincludeaccidentswheretheairbagswouldprovidenobenefit,suchasarearimpactagainstyourvehicle.Otheraccidentswheretheairbagsaredesignednottodeployarethosewheretheriskofinjuryfromtheairbagdeploymentcouldexceedanyprotectivebenefits,suchasinlowspeedaccidentsorhigherspeedaccidentswherethevehicledeceleratesoveralongertime.Sinceairbagdeploymentdoesnotoccurinallaccidents,thisfurtheremphasizestheneedforyouandyourpassengertoalwayswearsafetybelts.
Yourvehicleisequippedwithacrashsensinganddiagnosticmodule.Thismodulewillrecordtheuseoftheseatbeltrestraintsystembythedriverandpassengerwhentheairbagsand/orbelttensionerwork.
AdvancedAirbag
Yourvehicleisequippedwithaweightsensingsystemforthepassenger’sseatinaccordancewithU.S.Federal/CanadianMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208.Dependingontheweightactingonthepassenger’sseat,thepassenger’sairbagwillautomaticallybeswitchedonandoff.
Dependingontheangleandforceofimpact,thepassenger’sairbagwhichisactivatedwillbetriggeredduringacollision.
Preconditionforswitchingthepassenger’sairbagonandoff,dependingonweight:
–Vehiclesequippedwithkey-operatedairbagdeactivationdevice:SwitchpositionAUTO.
–Ignitionkeyisinserted.
Seatadjustmentforthepassenger’sseat
Iftheseatisinanextremeposition(e.g.,thebackrestisincontactwiththeenginecompartmentwall),thebackrestcanwarp.Warpingofthebackrestcanleadtomalfunctions.
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