2007 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA ECU

Glovecompartment
Warning!
Riskofinjurybytheglovecompartmentlidincaseofanaccident.
Keeptheglovecompartmentclosedwhiledriving.
Opening
Pullthecatchandopenthelid.
Locking
Lockthecatchtosecurethecontentsagainstunauthorizedaccess.
CDholder
Openingdrawers
Pushthebuttonofthedraweryouwishtoopen.
Closingdrawers
FoldupCDdrawerandcloseuntilitengages.
Occupieddrawers
Occupieddrawersareindicatedbyaredwindow.
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Closingluggagecompartmentlidand
enginecompartmentlid
Lowerthelidandcloseit.
Pushthelidclosedwiththepalmofyourhandintheareaofthelock.Checkthatthelidhascorrectlyengagedinthelock.
Warning!
Riskoflossofcontroloranaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Shouldyounoticeatanytimewhiledrivingthatoneofthelidsisnotsecuredproperly,pleasestopimmediatelyinasuitableplaceandcloseit.Thefrontlidmayflyupimpairingvision.
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E-AdapterforsecuritywheelboltsF-TirellingcompressorG-TowinghookH-ToolkitI-Tiresealant
Toolbox
Opening
Unlockturn-locksC.
Opentoolboxandplaceitontheflooroftheluggagecompartment.
Closing
Inserttoolboxintotheguidepegsintheluggagecompartmentfloor.
Closetoolboxandlocktheturn-locksC.
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LuggageCompartment(Vehicles
withFour-WheelDrive)
Positionofthecomponents
Thepositionofthecomponentsintheluggagecompartmentisdependentonthecountryequip-mentandcanvaryfromwhatisshowninthismanu-al.
DVDnavigation
ThedriveforDVDnavigationandtheaudioamplifierareontherearwalloftheluggagecompartment.
Caution!
Riskofdamage.
DonotstoreanyobjectsbehindtheaccesscoverA.
Tiresealant
ThetiresealantislocatedbehindtheaccesscoverB.
OpenaccesscoverBusingtheopening.
B-AccesscoverfortiresealantC-TirellingcompressorD-ToolkitE-TowinghookF-Adapterforsecuritywheelbolts
Tools
Thetoolsarelocatedunderthefloorplateoftheluggagecompartment.
Liftthefloorplateontheopeningandtakeout.
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PorscheCommunication
Management(PCM)
Generalinformationregardingthe
PorscheCommunicationManagement
RefertotheseparateoperatinginstructionsbeforeputtingthePCMintooperation.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage293.
Warning!
Thereisdangerofaccidentifyousetoroperatetheon-boardcomputer,radio,navigationsystem,telephoneorotherequipmentwhendriving.Thiscoulddistractyoufromtrafcandcauseyoutolosecontrolofthevehicleresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Operatethecomponentswhiledrivingonlyifthetrafficsituationallowsyoutodososafely.
Carryoutanycomplicatedoperatingorsettingproceduresonlywiththevehiclestationary.
ThereceptionconditionsfortheradiomoduleintegratedinthePCMchangecontinuouslyasyoudrive.Interferencefrombuildings,terrainandtheweatherisunavoidable.FMstereoreception
isparticularlysusceptibletovaryingreceptionconditions.
ElectronicaccessoriesshouldonlyberetrofittedbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
AccessorieswhichhavenotbeentestedandapprovedbyPorschemayimpairradiofunctionandreception.
Navigation
Whenputintooperationforthefirsttime,adistanceofapprox.30miles(50km)mustbedriveninorderforthenavigationsystemtocompletetheprocessoffinecalibration.Thesameapplieswhenthetiresarechanged(e.g.summer/wintertires)ornewtiresfitted.Fulllocationaccuracyisnotyetachievedduringthefine-calibrationprocess.
Ifthevehiclehasbeentransported(e.g.ferry,cartrain),thesystemmaytakeafewminutestodeterminethecurrentlocationafterithasbeenswitchedon.
Serioustireslip(e.g.spinningwheelsonsnow)mayresultintemporarilyinaccuratenavigation.
Whenthebatteryhasbeendisconnected,itmaytakeupto15minutesbeforethenavigationsystemisoperationalagain.
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CarTelephoneandAftermarket
Alarms
Importantlegalandsafetyinformation
regardingtheuseofcellulartelephones
Somestatesmayprohibittheuseofcellulartelephoneswhiledrivingavehicle.Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuseofcellulartelephonesintheareaswhereyoudrive.
Danger!
Riskofanaccident.Severepersonalinjuryordeathcanresultintheeventofanaccident.Lookingawayfromtheroadorturningyourattentionawayfromyourdrivingcancauseanaccidentandleadtoseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Whenusingyourcellulartelephone,youshouldalways:
Givefullattentiontoyourdriving-pullofftheroadandparkbeforemakingoransweringacalliftrafficconditionssorequire;and
Keepbothhandsonthesteeringwheel-usehands-freeoperation(ifavailable)-pullofftheroadandparkbeforeusingahand-heldtelephone.
Itisessentialtoobservetheinstructionsofthetelephonemanufacturerbeforeputtingthetelephoneintooperation.
AnyportabletelephoneorradiotransmitterwhichisusedinaPorschemustbeproperlyinstalledinaccordancewiththetechnicalrequirementsofPorsche.
Thetransmissionpowermustnotexceed10W.Thedevicesmustpossessatypeapprovalforyourvehicleandhavean“e”symbol.
Ifyoushouldrequireequipmentwithtransmissionpowervaluesgreaterthan10W,pleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerforthispurpose.Heisfamiliarwiththetechnicalrequirementsforinstallingdevicesofthiskind.
Theantennasforallradiosandtelephoneswithatransmittingantennamustbeexternallymounted.
Theimproperinstallationofradiosortelephonesoruseofaradioortelephonewithatransmittingantennainsidethecarmaycausethewarninglightstocomeon.
Improperinstallationofsuchequipmentcancreateadischargedbatteryorexcessivecurrentdrawfromaddedequipment.
Ifaftermarketsystemsareinstalledbynon-deal-ershiptechniciansoroutsidethesellingdealer,problemsmayresult.InstallationofaftermarketequipmentisnotcoveredundertheNewCarWar-ranty.
ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerabouttheinstallationofnonPorscheapprovedequipment.
Receptionquality
Thereceptionqualityofyourcartelephonewillchangeconstantlywhenyouaredriving.Interferencecausedbybuildings,landscapeandweatherisunavoidable.Itmaybecomeparticularlydifficulttohearwhenusingthehands-freefunctionduetoexternalnoisesuchasengineandwindnoise.
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Indicatorforselectorleverpositionand
engagedgear
Indication
Whentheengineisrunning,theselectorleverpositionandengagedgearareindicated.
Iftheselectorleverisbetweentwopositions:
–Thecorrespondingselectorleverpositionintheinstrumentclusterflashesfortwosecondsand
–Thewarning“Selectorlevernotengaged”appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
Engagetheselectorlevercorrectly.
–Theselectorleverpositionisdisplayedimmediatelyafterthecorrectpositionhasbeendetected.
–Thecurrentgearisshownafterabriefdetectionperiod.
Ifthereisafaultinthetransmission:
–The4thgeardisplayflashes.
–Thewarning“Tiptronicemergencyrun”appearsontheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”REDUCEDDRIVINGPROGRAM”onpage198.
HavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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–automaticallyafterapprox.8seconds(unlesscorneringoroverrunning),
–ifyoudepresstheacceleratorforkickdown,
–aftermovingoff.
Temporarychange-down
Conditions:Speedishigherthanapprox.33mph(54km/h).
Rapidacceleration.TheTiptronictemporarilychangestothesportiestgear-changingmap,i.e.tothehighestpossiblegear-changingpoints.Correspondingly,thetransmissionshiftsdownimmediatelybyoneortwogears.
Endingthefunction:
Releasetheacceleratormarkedly(byapprox.25%).
Kickdown
ThekickdownfunctionisactiveinselectorleverpositionD,evenifyoutemporarilychangetomanualmodeMusingtherockerswitchesonthesteeringwheel.
Foroptimumacceleration,e.g.whenovertak-ing,depresstheacceleratorpedalbeyondthefull-throttlepoint(kickdown).
Thetransmissionshiftsdowndependingonthespeedoftravelandenginespeed.Upwardshiftsoccuratthehighestpossibleenginespeeds.Thesegear-changingspeedsremainactiveuntil
theacceleratorisreleasedtoapprox.80%ofthefull-throttleposition.
M-Manualselectionmode
Function
ThecurrentlyselectedgearisretainedwhenyouchangefromDtoM.
IfyouchangefromMtoD,thegear-changingmapsuitableforyourcurrentdrivingstyleisselectedandtheappropriategearischosen.
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