air condition PORSCHE PANAMERA HYBRID 2010 1.G Information Manual

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Adaptive pneumatic suspension
including Porsche Active
Suspension Management (PASM).
The new Panamera S Hybrid is
equipped with adaptive pneumatic
suspension including Porsche
Active Suspension Management
(PASM) as standard. This combined
system improves both driving
dynamics and comfort. As well as
PASM, it includes level control,
height adjustment and spring rate
adjustment.
Level control ensures that the
vehicle always remains level –
automatically, irrespective of load
distribution. The manually control-
led High Level raises the vehicle
by 20 mm to minimise the risk
of grounding over obstacles,
e. g. when entering a garage.*
When SPORT PLUS is selected, the
height adjustment is automatically
set to Low Level (– 25 mm). A
harder spring rate can also be set
by reducing the volume of air in
the pneumatic suspension. Sports
suspension at the push of a but ton.
The system also includes PASM –
for electronic adjustment of the
damper system. It actively and continuously adjusts the damper
force according to the road surface
and driving st yle. Designed to
operate in accordance with the
Skyhook principle, it acts to keep
the body stable to reduce body
movement and thus increase com-
fort in all four seats.
How does PASM work? A but ton on
the centre console of fers a choice
of three modes, Comfort, SPORT
and SPORT PLUS. Sensors detect
the vehicle body movements
which occur on rapid acceleration,
braking, cornering or on an uneven
surface. Signals such as transverse
a
cceleration, steering angle, brake
pressure and engine torque are
also taken into account. From
these, the control unit determines
the present vehicle status, and
adapts the damper set ting accord-
ing to the mode selected.
For your safet y, however, PASM
constantly monitors the driving
conditions. If, in Comfort mode,
you suddenly adopt a sportier and
more dynamic driving st yle, the
system automatically switches to a
harder rating within the Comfort
setup range to increase driving
stabilit y and safet y. Likewise, if in SPORT or SPORT
PLUS mode the driving surface
becomes uneven, PASM quickly
switches to a sof ter rating within
the selected mode, to optimise
traction and grip.
For you, it ’s just the push of a
but ton, with a perceptible result:
increased stabilit y, more comfort
and improved performance.
The new Panamera S Hybrid
| Performance
* The vehicle must not be driven at High Level on public roads as the maximum
permissible installation height of the reflector units may then be exceeded.

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To drive a sportscar, you have to think of others.
We usually think ahead.
The new Panamera S Hybrid | Balance
Lighting system.
The standard Bi-Xenon headlights
with headlight cleaning system and
automatic dynamic range adjust-
ment ensure uniform illumination
of the road with both dipped and
main beam. Also fit ted as standard
are LED day time running lights.
The Porsche Dynamic Light System
(PDLS) is available as an option. Its
dynamic cornering light function
swivels the headlights towards the
inside of a bend based on steering
angle and driving speed and the
static cornering lights activate the
auxiliary headlights to illuminate
more of the road at tight bends
and turns. Put simply, when you
enter a bend the road ahead is
illuminated immediately. PDLS also
adapts the light distribution to the
speed and visibilit y conditions. The result is increased safet y – not
only at night and on bends.
Body design.
The fully galvanised light weight
body made from steel and alumin-
ium provides a highly resilient
passenger cell for protection in the
event of an impact. A longitudinal
and transverse frame structure
absorbs deformation energy,
disperses impact forces and thus
minimises deformation of the
interior. A rigid front bulkhead
cross member reduces deforma-
tion of the foot wells – for bet ter
protection of the feet and legs of
the occupants.
Pedestrian safet y is enhanced
by the active bonnet system. If
sensors in the front apron detect a collision, the system raises the
rear of the bonnet which can help
to reduce the risk of injury.
Airbags.
The new Panamera S Hybrid is
fit ted as standard with nine full-size
and knee airbags for the driver
and passenger, and the Porsche
Side Impact Protection System
(POSIP). This comprises side
airbags in the front seats, curtain
airbags over the complete roof
frame and side windows from the
A to the C pillar, and side impact
protection in the doors. Side
airbags for the rear are available
as an option.
Balance
Performance and safet y. Not a contradiction, but a promise.
Only when you feel safe, can you use power with conviction.