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Environmentallyfriendlyvehicles
Modernenvironmentaltechnologyensurescom-
pliancewithallemissionlawsapplicableworld-
wide.
Thesehavethefollowingadvantages:
-Rapidoperationalreadinessofthecatalytic
convertersensureslowemissions,evenin
short-tripoperation.
-Reliableoperationandgoodemissioncontrol
overalongusefullife.
Pleasenotethechapter"Fueleconomy",
Recycling-foraPorsche,thisis
virtuallyanacademicquestion
Morethantwo-thirdsofallPorscheseverbuilt
arestillrunning.
Justincaserecyclingisevernecessary,
wetakethefollowingprecautionary
measures:
-Identificationofallmaterials.
-Useofrecyclablematerials.
-Reusablecomponentsdesignedforsimple
removal.
-Thesereasonsresultinafurtherincreasein
therecyclingratewhichiscurrently80per
cent.
Emissioncontrolisbuiltin
Innovativeenginetechnologycombineshighen-
gineperformanceandenvironmentalcompati-
bility.
Theenginediagnosissystemelectronicallymoni-
torsthecomponentsandsystemsthataffectex-
haustgases.
Thiscontinuousmonitoringandfaultstorageen-
ablesswift,reliablediagnosisandfaultdetec-
tion.
Anyfaultmessagesareindicatedtothedriver
bythe"CheckEngine"warninglightandtheon-
boardcomputer.
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0Voltmeter
Indicatesthebatteryvoltage.
Normalrange:12to16volts.
Thevoltagemaydropconsiderablywhenthe
vehicleisbeingstarted.
Ifthegaugeiscontinuallybelow
12
volts
whentheengineisrunning:
t>Havethebatterychargingsystemcheckedat
anauthorizedPorschedealer.
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Battery
e
Warninglight
Thewarninglightintheinstrumentpanelcomes
onwhenignitionisswitchedonandmustgooff
whenengineisrunning.
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanel
andon-boardcomputercomesonwhilethe
engineisrunningorwhiledriving:
t>Stopthecarinasafeplaceandstoptheen-
gine.
Possible
causes
-Defectinthebatterychargingsystem.
-Brokendrivebelt.
/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccidentandriskofenginedam-
age.
Abrokendrivebeltmeansthereisno
powerassistancetothesteering(moreef-
fortisrequiredtosteer)andcoolantpump
functionwillstop.
t>Donotcontinuedriving.
t>Havethefaultremediedatthenearestauth-
orizedPorschedealer.
A-Adjustmentbuttonforinstrumentilluminationand
tripcounter
.~AutomaticSpeedControl
Indicatorlight
Indicatesautomaticspeedcontrolreadiness.
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InstrumentIllumination
Theilluminationisautomaticallyadjustedtothe
ambientbrightnessbythelightsensorinthe
tachometer.
Inaddition,whenthecarlightsareswitchedon,
theinstrumentandswitchsymbolbrightnesscan
bemanuallyadjusted.
/?\.Warning!
Riskofanaccident,personalinjuryand
lossofcontrol.
[>
Donotreachthroughthesteering-wheel
spokeswhiledriving.
Dimminginstrumentillumination
[>
TurnadjustmentbuttonAintheappropriate
directionandholdituntilthedesiredbright-
nesshasbeenreached.
Thechosenlevelofbrightnessisindicatedby
abardisplayinthedisplayfieldofthe
on-boardcomputer.
TripOdometer
/?\.Warning!
Riskofanaccident,personalinjuryand
lossofcontrol.
[>Donotreachthroughthesteering-wheel
spokeswhiledriving.
Resetting
tozero
[>PressadjustmentbuttonAforapproximately
onesecondor
[>
Resetthedistanceinthe"SET"menuofthe
on-boardcomputer.
Refertothechapter"On-boardcomputer".
Afterexceeding
6213
milesor
9999
kilometers,
thecounterreturnsto"0".
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Functionsanddisplaypossibilities
A-Selectionfield
B-Continuationarrowsymbol
C-
Topdisplay
D-Centraldisplay
E-On-boardcomputerdisplay
Basicsetting
-Topdisplay:Odometer
-Centraldisplay:Tripodometer
Youcanchangebothdisplaystosuityour
requirementsbyusingthe"SET"menu.
Callingon-boardcomputerfunctionsin
display
"E"
I>Pushoperatingleverupordown
(selectionfieldAmustbeswitchedoff).
Thefollowingdisplayscanbecalledstepby
step:
-Outsidetemperature
(OF),
-Averagespeed(0mph),
-Averageconsumption(0mpg),
-Rangeonremainingfuel(mi--+a-),
-Navigationinformation
(ifactivatedinthe"SET"menu).
Canadavehicles:
Theunitsintheon-boardcomputeraredis-
playedinkilometers,litersand°C.
Thevalues"Tripodometer","Averagespeed"
and"Averageconsumption"canberesettozero
usingthe"BC"menu.
Note
Pullingtheoperatinglevertotherear4takes
youdirectlyfromavaluewhichcanberesetto
the"BC"menu.
Switchingselectionfield
"A"onoroff
I>Pushoperatingleverforwardorback.
Arrowsymbol"B"forcontinuation
ArrowsymbolV:
I>Pushoperatingleverdowninordertocon-
tinuethemenu.
Arrowsymbol~:
I>Pushoperatingleverupinordertocontinue
themenu.
I>I>I>
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SET"
Basicsettingofon-boardcomputer
Switchingonselectionfield
"A"
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Changingthebasicsettingoftheon-board
computer
[>
Select"SET"withtheoperatinglever.
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
SET
[>
Selectthedesiredfunctionwiththeoperating
lever:
Reset
-
Resetall,
Resettripcounter,
Resetaverageconsumption,
Resetaveragespeed
Speedometerkm/mls
-
Changeoverbetweenkilometresandmiles
Display
(Individualcombinationofupperand
centrallinesoftheon-boardcomputer)
-
Changingtopdisplay
-Totalmileage
-Tripcounter
-Audioinformation(setradiostation)
-Outsidetemperature
-Rangeonremainingfuel
-Averagespeed
-Averageconsumption
-
Changingcentraldisplay
-Totalmileage
-Tripcounter
-Outsidetemperature
-Rangeonremainingfuel
-Averagespeed
-Averageconsumption
[>[>[>
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Generalinformationregardingthe
on-boardcomputerfunctions
Rangeonremainingfuel
Therangeonremainingfueliscontinuously
recomputedwhiledrivingbasedonfuellevel,
currentconsumptionandaverageconsumption.
Themorethefuellevelfalls,themoresponta-
neouslythedisplayreacts.Forthisreason,
rangeonremainingfuelisnotdisplayedifless
than15kilometres(9miles).
Ifthevehicle'sinclinationchangeswhiledriving
orrefuelling,incorrectrangeinformationmay
temporarilybegiven.
Note
Ifthetankisnearlyemptyandyouaddonlya
smallquantityoffuel,thiscannotbeusedto
calculatetherangeonremainingfuel.
Averageconsumptionandaveragespeed
Thedisplayedvaluesarebasedonthedistance
travelledsincethelastresetto"zero".
Youcansetthestartingtimeforameasurement
beforeorduringthetrip.
Switchingtheignitionoffdoesnotresetthe
measurements.Valuescanthusbecollected
overlongperiods.
Disconnectingthecarbatteryclearsthese
memories.
Outside
temperature
The
outsidetemperaturedisplaydoesnotindi-
cate,ificeisontheroad.
Evenifatemperatureabove32°F(O°C)isdis-
played,icemaystillformontheroad,forin-
stanceonbridgesorwhentheroadpasses
throughaheavilyshadedarea.
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On-boardTextdisplay
in
computeron-boardcomputer
~Seatbelt
Handbrake
II
~)-=
Ignitionkey
..notremoved
[it
Lightson
~F
ronVrear
lidnot
IiiiiiiiI
closed
~Refill
washerfluid
Tripcounter
reset
WarningsintheInstrumentPanelandintheOn-BoardComputer
Ifawarningmessageappears,alwaysrefertothecorrespondingchaptersintheOwner'sManual.
Warningmessagesareissuedonlyifallmeasurementpreconditionsaremet.Therefore,checkallfluidlevelsregularly-
inparticular,alwayschecktheengineoillevelbeforerefuelling.
Instrument
panel
0
USA
8
Canada
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@b
Meaning/measure
Driverandpassengersmustfastentheir
safetybelts.
Handbrakenotreleased.
Closeluggagecompartmentlid,
enginecompartmentlid,
rearlid(Targa)properly.
TripodometerisresettoO.
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