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Switchposition1
Ignitionon
Turnignitionkeytoposition1.Ignitionisswitchedon.
Noteonoperation
Allelectricalequipmentcanbeswitchedon.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage143.
Switchposition2
Startengine
Turnignitionkeytoignitionlockposition2.
Pleaseobservethechapter”STARTINGANDSTOPPINGENGINE”onpage89.
Switchposition3
Ignitionoff
Turnignitionkeytoignitionlockposition3.
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InstrumentPanelUSAModels
Overview
AlsorefertothecorrespondingchaptersintheOwner’sManual.
1.Engineoiltemperaturegauge
2.Speedometerwithanaloguedisplay
3.Tirepressurewarninglight
4.Turnsignalindicatorlight,left
5.Tachometer
6.Highbeamindicatorlight
7.Turnsignalindicatorlight,right
8.ABSwarninglight
9.Coolingsystem:Temperaturegauge,warninglight
10.Fuel:Levelgauge,warninglight
11.Engineoilpressuregauge
12.Adjustmentbuttonforinstrumentilluminationandtripcounter
13.Odometeranddailytripmileagedisplay
14.Automaticspeedcontrolindicatorlight
15.Lightsensorforinstrumentillumination
16.Airbagwarninglight
17.Emissioncontrolwarninglight(CheckEngine)
18.Centralwarninglight
19.On-boardcomputerdisplay
20.PorscheStabilityManagement:MultifunctionalPSMlight
21.Brakewarninglight
22.Safetybeltwarninglight
23.Tiptronicindicator
24.Clockandoutsidetemperaturedisplay
25.Adjustmentbuttonforclock
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,thewarninglightslightupforalampcheck.
Note
WarningsthathavebeengivenarestoredintheappropriatecontrolunitmemoryandcanbereadoutatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Thisinformationcanhelptowarnyouaboutsituationswhichmaybehazardoustoyouoryourcar.
Note
WarningsthathavebeengivenarestoredintheappropriatecontrolunitmemoryandcanbereadoutatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Thisinformationcanhelptowarnyouaboutsituationswhichmaybehazardoustoyouoryourcar.
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InstrumentPanelCanadaModels
Overview
AlsorefertothecorrespondingchaptersintheOwner’sManual.
1.Engineoiltemperaturegauge
2.Speedometerwithanaloguedisplay
3.Tirepressurewarninglight
4.Turnsignalindicatorlight,left
5.Tachometer
6.Highbeamindicatorlight
7.Turnsignalindicatorlight,right
8.ABSwarninglight
9.Coolingsystem:Temperaturegauge,warninglight
10.Fuel:Levelgauge,warninglight
11.Engineoilpressuregauge
12.Adjustmentbuttonforinstrumentilluminationandtripcounter
13.Odometeranddailytripmileagedisplay
14.Automaticspeedcontrolindicatorlight
15.Lightsensorforinstrumentillumination
16.Airbagwarninglight
17.Emissioncontrolwarninglight(CheckEngine)
18.Centralwarninglight
19.On-boardcomputerdisplay
20.PorscheStabilityManagement:MultifunctionalPSMlight
21.Brakewarninglight
22.Safetybeltwarninglight
23.Tiptronicindicator
24.Clockandoutsidetemperaturedisplay
25.Adjustmentbuttonforclock
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,thewarninglightslightupforalampcheck.
Note
WarningsthathavebeengivenarestoredintheappropriatecontrolunitmemoryandcanbereadoutatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Thisinformationcanhelptowarnyouaboutsituationswhichmaybehazardoustoyouoryourcar.
Note
WarningsthathavebeengivenarestoredintheappropriatecontrolunitmemoryandcanbereadoutatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Thisinformationcanhelptowarnyouaboutsituationswhichmaybehazardoustoyouoryourcar.
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CheckEngineWarningLight
Thewarninglightintheinstrumentpanelcomesonwhentheignitionisfirstturnedonandremainsonbrieflyasabulbcheck.Ifthelightdoesnotcomeon,havethebulbreplacedpromptly.
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-boardcomputercomeonandremainonwhiledriving,itsuggests:
–apotentialenginecontrolproblemandtheneedforsystemserviceor
–animproperlyfastenedtankcapor
–refuelingwithenginerunning.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage143.
Althoughthevehicleisusuallydriveableandwillnotrequiretowing,seeyourdealerforserviceassoonaspossible.
Caution!
IftheCheckenginelightintheinstrumentpanelisashing,severecatalyticconverterdamageandpowerlosswillsoonoccur.ProlongeddrivingwiththeCheckenginelightoncouldcausedamagetotheemissioncontrolsystem.Italsocouldaffectfueleconomyanddriveability.
HavethefaultremediedatthenearestauthorizedPorschedealerimmediately.
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Centralwarninglight
WarningmessagesintheINFOmenu
ThecentralwarninglightontheinstrumentpanellightsupiftherearewarningmessagesintheINFOmenu.
Themessagescanbecalledintheon-boardcomputerINFOmenu:
Pleaseobservethechapter”INFOWARNINGMESSAGES”onpage116.
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BrakeWarningLight
Indication
BrakewarninglightUSA
BrakewarninglightCanada
Thewarninglightontheinstrumentpanellightsup:
–ifthehandbrakeison,
–ifthebrakefluidlevelislow,
–ifthebrakepadshavereachedthewearlimit,
–ifthebrakecircuitdivisionisdefective.
Additionally,awarningisdisplayedbytheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage143.
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CHRONOStopwatch
Function
Youcanusethestopwatchtomeasuretimeintervals,e.g.ontheracecircuitoronwork-relatedjourneys.MeasuredlaptimescanbestoredandevaluatedifthevehicleisequippedwithPorscheCommunicationManagement(PCM).
Pleaseobservethechapter“Sportdisplay”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
Stopwatchontheinstrumentpanel
Thestopwatchhasananalogueandadigitaldisplay.Thelargepointeroftheanaloguedisplay
measurestheseconds.Thetwosmallpointersmeasurehoursandminutes.Thedisplayre-startsatzeroafter12hours.Secondsandincrementsof1/100thofasecondcanbereadonthedigitaldisplay.Thedigitaldisplayandthedisplayintheon-boardcomputercanindicateupto99hoursand59minutes.
Thestopwatchcanbeswivelledbothtotheleftandtotheright.
Stopwatchdisplays:
–onthestopwatchontheinstrumentpanel,
–intheon-boardcomputermenuCHRONO,
–ontheperformancedisplayinthePCM.
Starting/stoppingstopwatch
Allstopwatchdisplaysarestartedandstoppedviatheon-boardcomputermenuCHRONO.
Noteonoperation
WhenyouleavetheCHRONOmenuwhilethestopwatchisrunning,measurementwillcontinue.
Thestopwatchstopsaftertheignitionisswitchedoff.Iftheignitionisswitchedonagainwithinapprox.4minutes,thestopwatchwillcontinuetorun.
Theonlywaytoresetthestopwatchtozeroisbyselecting“Reset”intheCHRONOmenu.
Startingthetiming
Pushoperatingleverforward.Theselectionfieldisswitchedon.
SelectCHRONOwiththeoperatinglever.
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Pushoperatingleverforward.Thestopwatchdisplayscontinuethetiming.
Theon-boardcomputerdisplayreturnstothe“Stoptiming/Intermediatetime”selection.Youcanstopthestopwatchormeasureanintermediatetime.
Resettingthetime
Aftertiminghasbeenstopped,theon-boardcomputerdisplaychangestothe“Continue/Reset”selection.
Select“Reset”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.Thedisplayreturnstothe“Starttiming”selection.Thestopwatchdisplaysintheinstrumentpanelandtheon-boardcomputerareresettozero.
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