2007 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA light

Note
Theincidentlightintheareaofthesensorsmustnotberestricted,e.g.bystickersonthewindshield.
Switchingofftheautomaticanti-glare
operation
PressswitchB.Light-emittingdiodeCgoesout.
Switchingontheautomaticanti-glare
operation
PressswitchB.Light-emittingdiodeClightsup.
Warning!
Riskofinjury.Electrolyteuidcanemergefromabrokenmirrorglass.Thisuidirritatestheskinandeyes.
Iftheelectrolytefluidshouldcomeintocontactwiththeeyesorskin,immediatelyrinseitoffwithcleanwater.Seeadoctorifnecessary.
Warning!
Riskofdamagetothepaintwork,leatherandplasticparts.Electrolyteuidcanberemovedonlywhileitisstillwet.
Cleantheaffectedpartswithwater.
Rearwindowdefogger,door
mirrorheating
Themirrorheaterisreadyforoperationwhentheignitionison.
Switchingon
Pressbutton.Thelight-emittingdiodeinthebuttonlightsup.
Afterapprox.15minutes,theheaterswitchesoffautomatically.Theheatercanbeswitchedbackonbypressingthebuttonagain.
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Switchingoff
Pressbutton.Thelight-emittingdiodeinthebuttongoesout.
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SeatAdjustment
Generalinformation
Warning!
Theseatmaymoveunexpectedlyifyouattempttoadjustwhiledriving.Thiscouldcausesuddenlossofcontrol,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotadjustseatswhilethevehicleisinmotion.Thebackrestlocksmustbeengagedatalltimeswhilethevehicleisinmotion.
Warning!
Safetybeltsonlyofferprotectionwhenthebackrestisuprightandthebeltsareproperlypositionedonthebody.Improperlypositionedsafetybeltsorsafetybeltswornbypassengersinanexcessivelyreclinedpositioncancauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeathinanaccident.
Donotoperatethecarwiththedriverorpassengerbackrestsexcessivelyreclined(see“Seatposition”).
Warning!
Inthecabriolet,thewindstopmaybedam-agedduringseatadjustmentandwhenfoldingbackthefront-seatbackrest.
Adjustseatsothattheseatbackrestdoesnottouchthewindstop.
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.
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A-Seatheating,leftB-Seatheating,right
HeatedSeats
Switchingon
Readinessforoperation
Two-stageseatheatingisreadyforoperationwhentheignitionison.
Highheatingpower
Pressbutton.Bothlight-emittingdiodesinthebuttonlightup.
Lowheatingpower
Presstherocker-switchsymbolagain.Onelight-emittingdiodeinthebuttonlightsup.
Switchingoff
Pressbutton.Light-emittingdiodesgoout.
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SteeringWheelAdjustment
Adjustingsteeringwheelheightand
longitudinaldirection
Warning!
Riskofaccident.Thesteeringwheelmaymovefurtherthandesiredifyouattempttoadjustitwhendriving.Youcanlosecontrolofthevehicle,causingseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotadjustthesteeringwheelwhendriving.
1.Insertignitionkeyfullyintoignitionlock.
2.Pushthelockingleverdownwards.
3.Adjuststeeringwheeltofitthechosenbackrestangleandyourseatpositionbymovingthesteeringwheelupordownandlongitudinally.
4.Swivellockingleverbackuntilyoufeelitengage.Ifnecessary,movesteeringwheelslightlylongitudinally.
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SunVisors
Swivelthesunvisors
Swingthesunvisorsdowntopreventglarefromthefront.
Coupb,Cabriolet:Topreventglarefromtheside,unclipthesunvisorfromtheinnerbracketandswivelroundsothatitisinfrontofthedoorwindow.
Vanitymirror
Thevanitymirrorontherearofthesunvisoriscoveredbyalid.
Warning!
Riskofinjuryinanaccidentorriskofdamagetomirrorlidandconvertibletop.
Keepthelidclosedwhiledrivingandwhenclosingtheconvertibletop.
Warning!
Riskofdamage.
Donotforcethelidbeyonditsendposition.
Coupé,Cabriolet
Thevanitymirrorilluminationisswitchedonautomaticallywhenthecoverisopened(arrow).
Targa
Thevanitymirrorilluminationisswitchedonautomaticallywhentheslidingcoverisopened(arrow).Thelightisswitchedoffwhenthesunvisorisinitsupperorlowerendposition.
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SafetyBelts
Generalinformation
Warning!
Alwaysmakesureyourandyourpassengers’safetybeltsareproperlyfastenedwhilethevehicleisinmotion.Failuretofollowsafetybeltwarningsmayresultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Foryourandyourpassengers’protection,usesafetybeltsatalltimeswhilethevehicleisinmotion.
Useappropriatechildrestraintsystemsforallsmallchildren.
Warning!
Properwearingofsafetybelts
Safetybeltsmustbepositionedonthebodyastorestraintheupperbodyandlapfromslidingforward.Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeathincaseofanaccident.
Theshoulderbeltshouldalwaysrestonyourupperbody.Theshoulderbeltshouldneverbewornbehindyourbackorunderyourarm.
Formaximumeffectiveness,thelapbeltshouldbewornlowacrossthehips.
Pregnantwomenshouldpositionthebeltaslowaspossibleacrossthepelvis.Makesureitisnotpressingagainsttheabdomen.
Beltsshouldnotbeworntwisted.
Donotwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakableobjectsinoronyourclothing,suchaseyeglasses,pens,keys,etc.asthesemaycauseinjury.
Severallayersofheavyclothingmayinterferewithproperpositioningofbelts.
Beltsmustnotrubagainstsharpobjectsordamagemayoccurtothebelt.
Twooccupantsshouldneversharethesamebeltatthesametime.
Warning!
Careandmaintenance
Keepbeltbucklesfreeofanyobstructionthatmaypreventasecurelocking.
Beltsthathavebeensubjectedtoexcessivestretchforcesinanaccidentmustbeinspect-edorreplacedtoensuretheircontinuedeffec-tivenessinrestrainingyou.Thesameappliestobelttensionersystemswhichhavebeentriggered.Inaddition,theanchorpointsofthebeltsshouldbechecked.
Ifsafetybeltsdonotworkproperly,seeyourauthorizedPorschedealerimmediately.
Ifthebeltsshowdamagetowebbing,bind-ings,bucklesorretractors,theyshouldbereplacedtoensuresafeoperation.
Donotmodifyordisassemblethesafetybeltsinyourvehicle.
Thebeltsmustbekeptcleanortheretractorsmaynotworkproperly.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CARCAREINSTRUCTIONS”onpage257.
Neverbleachordyesafetybelts.
Donotallowsafetybeltstoretractuntiltheyarecompletelydryaftercleaningorthismaycausedamagetothebelt.
Belttensioner
Dependingontheforceofanimpact,fastenedsafetybeltsaretightenedinanaccident.
Thebelttensionersaretriggeredin:
–Front,sideandrearimpactsofsufficientseverity.
–FortheCabriolet,incasesofvehiclerollover.
Note
Thebelt-tensionersystemcanbetriggeredonlyonce;thesystemmustbereplacedafterward.
Ifthereisafaultinthebelt-tensionersystem,theairbagwarninglightlightsup.
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Workmaybeperformedonthebelt-tensionersystemonlybyanauthorizedPorschedealer.Smokeisreleasedwhenthebelttensionersaretriggered.Thisdoesnotindicateafireinthevehicle.
SafetyBeltWarningSystem
Anaudio-visualwarningsystemisinterconnect-edwiththedriver’ssafetybelt.
Everytimetheignitionisturnedon,thegongwillsoundforabout6secondstoreminddriverandpassengertobuckleup.Inaddition,thegongwillsoundforapprox.90secondsifvehiclespeedexceeds15mph/24km/h.Thesafetybeltwarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-boardcomputerwillgooffassoonasthedriverhasbuckledup.
Inertiareelretractor
Thecombinationlap/shoulderbeltwithinertiareellockingmechanismadjustsautomaticallytoyoursizeandmovementsaslongasthepullonthebeltisslow.
Rapiddecelerationduringhardbrakingoracollisionlocksthebelt.Thebeltwillalsolockwhenyoudriveupordownasteephillorinasharpcurve,otherwise,theshoulderbeltwillnotinhibityourupperbodymovement.
Fasteningthesafetybelt
Assumeacomfortablesittingposition.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SEATPOSITION”onpage38.
Theshoulderbeltshouldalwaysrestonyourupperbody.Theshoulderbeltshouldneverbewornbehindyourbackorunderyourarm.
Graspbeltandpullthebeltinacontinuousslowmotionacrossyourchestandlap.
Insertbelttongueintobuckleoninboardsideofseat.Pushdownuntilitsecurelylockswithanaudibleclick.Pullthebelttocheck.
Pullshouldersectiontomakesurebeltfitssnuglyacrossthepelvis.
Beltsshouldfitsnuglyacrossthepelvisandchest.Makesurethereisnoslackinthebelt.
Releasingthesafetybelt
Pushinreleasebutton(arrow)onbuckle.Belttonguewillspringoutofbuckle.
Toreleasealatchedbelt,leanbacktotakethebodypressureoffthebelt.
Tostorelap/shoulderbelt,allowthebelttoretractasyouguidethelatchtoitsstowedposition.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SMALLADULTPASSENGERS”onpage59.
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