2007 PORSCHE BOXSTER Emergency key

Controls,Instruments
DearPorscheOwner......................................15Beforedrivingoff...........................................16Inthedriver’sseat.........................................17Ontheroad...................................................18Breakinhintsforthefirst2000miles/3000kilometers....................................................19Neverinvitecartheft!.....................................21Keys............................................................22KeywithRadioRemoteControl.......................23CentralLockinginCarswithoutAlarmSystem..25CentralLockinginCarswithAlarmSystem.......28Doors..........................................................31AlarmSystem,PassengerCompartmentMonitor-ing...............................................................32PowerWindows............................................34Mirrors.........................................................36SeatAdjustment............................................40SeatMemory................................................43HeatedSeats................................................45SteeringWheelAdjustment.............................46Multi-functionalsteeringwheel........................47SunVisors....................................................48SafetyBelts..................................................49AirbagSystems............................................52ChildRestraintSystems.................................58LATCHSystemChildseatbracketonthepassen-ger’sseat.....................................................61ClutchPedal.................................................62ParkingBrake...............................................63Brakes.........................................................64
ABSBrakeSystem........................................67SportsExhaustSystem..................................69SportMode..................................................70PorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)...............71PorscheActiveSuspensionManagement(PASM).........................................................74RetractableRearSpoiler................................75ParkingAids.................................................77Operation,Instruments..................................79Ignition/StarterSwitchwithanti-theftSteeringLock............................................................81StartingandStoppingEngine..........................83InstrumentPanelUSAModels.........................85InstrumentPanelCanadaModels....................87AutomaticSpeedControlIndicatorLight..........89InstrumentIllumination...................................90TripOdometer..............................................91Speedometer...............................................92Tachometer..................................................93TurnSignalIndicatorLight..............................93Coolingsystem.............................................94TiptronicS....................................................95Fuel.............................................................96Clock...........................................................97Battery.........................................................98CheckEngineWarningLight...........................99CentralWarningLight...................................100BrakeWarningLight.....................................101On-BoardComputer(BC)..............................102LIMITAcousticwarningsignalforspeedlimit..105
INFOWarningmessages..............................108TELTelephoneinformation...........................109CHRONOStopwatch....................................112TPCTirePressureMonitoring.......................119OILDisplayandmeasurementoftheengineoillevel...........................................................128SETBasicsettingonon-boardcomputer........131Generalinformationregardingtheon-boardcomputerfunctions.....................................133Warningsontheinstrumentpanelandtheon-boardcomputer...................................................134LightSwitch................................................144TurnSignal/HeadlightDimmer/Parkinglight/FlasherLever..............................................146WindshieldWiper/WasherLever..................147AutomaticSpeedControl.............................149Airconditioning...........................................152Automaticairconditioningsystem.................155Centralandsidevents..................................158Fresh-airintake...........................................158EmergencyFlasherSwitch...........................159Ashtray......................................................160CigaretteLighter.........................................161Sockets.....................................................162Interiorlights..............................................163Storageinthepassengercompartment.........164Cupholder..................................................166LuggageStorageonEngineCompartmentLid.............................................................168Fireextinguisher..........................................169
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Lockthevehiclewiththekeyinthedoor.
Theremote-controlstandbyfunction
switchesoffafter7days
Ifthevehicleisnotstartedorunlockedwiththeremotecontrolwithinfivedays,theremotecontrolstandbyfunctionisswitchedoff(topreventdischargingofthecarbattery).
1.Inthiscase,unlockthedriver’sdoorwiththekeyatthedoorlock.Leavethedoorclosedinordertopreventthealarmsystemfrombeingtriggered.
2.Pressbutton1ontheremotecontrol.
Theremotecontrolisnowactivatedagainandthealarmsystemisswitchedoff.
Note
Donotinserttheignitionkeyintotheignitionlockifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged.Theignitionkeycannolongerberemoved.
Thekeycannotberemoveduntilthevehicleelectricalsystemissuppliedwithpoweragain.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYUNLOCKINGOFTHEFRONTLUGGAGECOMPARTMENTLID”onpage266.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYSTARTINGWITHJUMPERCABLES”onpage273.
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CentralLockinginCarswithout
AlarmSystem
Generalinformationregardingcentral
locking
Thisdevicecomplieswith:Part15oftheFCCRulesRSS-210ofIndustryCanada.
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwocondi-tions:
1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterfer-ence,and
2.thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Note
ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorizedmodificationstothisequipment.Suchmodificationcouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Warning!
AnychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyPorschecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage265.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SEATMEMORY”onpage43.
Bothcardoorsandthefillerflapcanbecentrallyunlockedorlockedwiththeremotecontrol.
Anypersonremaininginthelockedcarcanopenthedoorwiththeinnerdoorhandle:
3.Pullinnerdoorhandleoncetounlockdoorlock.
4.Pullinnerdoorhandleagaintoopendoor.
Automaticrelocking
Ifthecarisunlockedbyremotecontrolandnoneofthecardoorsisopenedwithinapprox.60seconds,automaticrelockingtakesplace.Thisrelockingtimecanbeadaptedtoyourindividualrequirements(4-120seconds)byanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Emergencyoperation-opening
Unlockthedriver’sdoorwiththekeyatthedoorlock.
Emergencyoperation-closing
Lockthedriver’sdoorwiththekeyatthedoorlock.Ifthereisadefectinthecentrallockingsystem,allfunctioningelementsofthecentrallockingsystemwillbelocked.
ThefaultshouldberemediedimmediatelyatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Indicationbyemergencyasher
Iftheremotecontrolisusedforunlockingorlocking,aresponseisprovidedbytheemergencyflasher:
–Unlocking-singleflash.
–Locking-doubleflash.
Overloadprotection
Ifthecentrallockingsystemisoperatedmorethantentimeswithinaminute,furtheroperationisblockedfor30seconds.
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Emergencyoperation-opening
Unlockthedriver’sdoorwiththekeyatthedoorlock.Opendoorwithin20secondsandinserttheignitionkeyintotheignitionlockwithin10secondstopreventthealarmsystemfrombeingtriggered.
Noteonoperation
Ifthedoorisnotopenedwithinapprox.20sec-onds,automaticrelockingtakesplace.Thealarmsystemwillbetriggeredbythenextunlockingofthedoor:
Inserttheignitionkeyintotheignitionlocktoswitchoffthealarmsystem.
Emergencyoperation-closing
Lockthedriver’sdoorwiththekeyatthedoorlock.Ifthereisadefectinthecentrallockingsystem,allfunctioningelementsofthecentrallockingsystemwillbelocked.Thealarmsystemisswitchedon.Thepassengercompartmentmonitoringsystemisswitchedoff.
ThefaultshouldberemediedimmediatelyatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Indicationbyemergencyasherand
alarmhorn
Iftheremotecontrolisusedforunlockingorlocking,aresponseisprovidedbytheemergencyflasher:
–Unlocking-singleflash.
–Locking-doubleflash.
–Lockingtwice-continuousilluminationforapprox.2secondsandshortalarm-hornsignal.
Centrallockingswitch
Thecentrallockingswitchonthedashboardletsyoulockandunlockbothdoorselectrically.
Note
Ifthedoorsarelockedwiththekeyorremotecontrol,theycannotbeopenedbypressingthecentrallockingswitch.
Locking
Presstherocker-switch.Indicatorlightlightsupifignitionison.
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A-OpeningfrontluggagecompartmentlidB-Openingrearluggagecompartmentlid
Luggagecompartmentlids
Unlocking
Operatetheappropriatepull-buttonnexttothedriver’sseat.Theluggagecompartmentisilluminatedwhentherespectivelidisopen.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage265.
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanalsobeunlockedwiththeradioremotecontrol.
Pleaseobservethechapter”KEYWITHRADIOREMOTECONTROL”onpage23.
Note
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,thefrontluggagecompartmentlidcanbeopenedonlybyconnectinganexternalelectricalpowersource.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYUNLOCKINGOFTHEFRONTLUGGAGECOMPARTMENTLID”onpage266.
Pleaseobservethedescriptioninsidethefuseboxlid.
Warningmessage
Awarningmessageintheon-boardcomputercomesonifthelidsarenotcompletelyclosed.
Fullyclosethelid.Openingfrontluggagecompartmentlid
Caution!
Riskofdamagetoluggagecompartmentlidorwindshieldwipers.
Makesurethatthewindshieldwipersarenotfoldedoutforwardswhenopeningtheluggagecompartmentlid.
Raiselidslightlyandunlatchthesafetycatchwiththelever(arrow).
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Emergencyoperation
Beforeperformingemergencyoperation,pleasecheck:Wastheignitionswitchedonandthehandbrakeapplied?Aretheelectricalfusesdefective?
Pleaseobservethechapter”ELECTRICALSYSTEM”onpage265.
Warning!
Thereisadangerofinjuryandriskofdamageduringemergencyoperation.Thereisadangerofcrushingorpinchingbodypartsatallmoveableconvertibletoppartswhichcouldcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Takegreatcarewhenperformingemergencyoperation.
Donotoperatetheconvertibletopduringandafteremergencyoperation.
Leveroffjointrodsonlywiththegreatestcare.
Iftheconvertibletopisnotintherearwardfinalposition,theconvertible-topcompartmentlidortheconvertibletopcouldfalldownwhenthejointrodsareleveredoff.Forthisreason,holdconvertibletoporconvertible-topcompartmentlidfirmlybeforeleveringoffthesecondjointrod.
Duringemergencyoperation,ensurethatthepaintisnotdamaged.
1.Removetheignitionkeysothattheconvertibletopisnotoperatedunintentionally.
2.Onbothsidesofthecar,uncliptheblackrodcoverAandpullitupandout.
3.TakeleverBoutofthetoolkit.
Warning!
Dangerofcrushingorpinching.
Leveroffjointrodsonlywiththegreatestcare.
Iftheconvertibletopisnotintherearwardfinalposition,theconvertible-topcompartmentlidortheconvertibletopcouldfalldownwhenthejointrodsareleveredoff.Forthisreason,holdconvertibletoporconvertible-topcompartmentlidfirmlybeforeleveringoffthesecondjointrod.
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ExerciseExtremeCautionwhen
WorkingonyourVehicle
Danger!
Ignoringthefollowinginstructionsmaycauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Theenginecompartmentofanymotorvehicleisapotentiallyhazardousarea.Ifyouarenotfullyfamiliarwithproperrepairprocedures,donotattempttheadjustmentsdescribedonthefollowingpages.Thiscautionappliestotheentirevehicle.
Onlyworkonyourvehicleoutdoorsorinawellventilatedarea.
Ensurethattherearenoopenflamesintheareaofyourvehicleatanytimewhenfuelfumesmightbepresent.Beespeciallycautiousofsuchdevicessuchashotwaterheaterswhichigniteaflameintermittently.
Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecom-partment,turntheengineoffandletitcooldownsufficiently.Hotenginecompartmentcomponentscanburnskinoncontact.
Bealertandcautiousaroundengineatalltimeswhiletheengineisrunning.Ifworkhastobeperformedwiththeenginerunning,alwayssettheparkingbrake,andmakesuretheshiftleverisinneutralortheselectorleverisinpositionPorN.
Inparticular,beverycarefultoensurethatitemsofclothing(ties,shirt,sleevesetc.),jewelry,longhair,handorfingerscannotgetcaughtintheengine-compartmentblower,fan,beltsorothermovingparts.Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefrontofthecar.Thefanscanstartorcontinuerunningasafunctionoftemperature,evenwiththeengineswitchedoff.Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththeengineoffandexerciseextremecaution.
YourPorscheisequippedwithanelectronicignitionsystem.Whentheignitionison,highvoltageispresentinallwiresconnectedwiththeignitionsystem;therefore,exerciseextremecautionwhenworkingonanypartoftheenginewhiletheignitionisonortheengineisrunning.
Alwayssupportyourcarwithsafetystandsifitisnecessarytoworkunderthecar.Jacksarenotsuitableforthiskindofwork.
Whenworkingunderthecarwithoutsafetystandsbutwiththewheelsontheground,makesurethecarisonlevelground,thewheelsareblocked,andthattheenginecannotbestarted.Removetheignitionkey.
Donotsmokeorallowanopenflamearoundthebatteryorfuel.Keepafireextinguisherinclosereach.
Incompleteorimproperservicingmaycauseproblemsintheoperationofthecar.Ifindoubtaboutanyservicing,haveitdonebyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.ImpropermaintenanceduringthewarrantyperiodmayaffectyourPorschewarrantycoverage.
Suppliesoffluids,e.g.engineoil,brakefluidorcoolant,arehazardoustoyourhealth.Keepthesefluidsoutofchildren’sreachanddisposeoftheminaccordancewiththeappropriateregulations.
Somecountriesrequireadditionaltoolsandspecialsparepartstobecarried.Pleasemakeenquiriesbeforedrivingabroad.
Workingintheenginecompartment
Havethenecessaryworkintheenginecompart-mentdonebyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
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WheelBolts
Danger!
Riskofwheelboltbreakageandwheelseparation,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Followallinstructionsconcerningwheelbolts.
Alwayscleanthewheelboltsbeforefitting.
ApplyathincoatofOptimolyTA(aluminumpaste)onthethreadandbetweentheboltheadandmovablesphericalcapring(arrows).Thebearingsurfaceofthesphericalcapfacingthewheelmustnotbegreased.
Replacedamagedwheelbolts.OnlyusetheOriginalPorschewheelboltsspeciallydesignedforthisvehicletype.
Tighteningtorque
Tighteningtorqueofwheelbolts:130Nm/96ftlb.
WheelSecuringBolts
Ifthewheelshavetoberemovedattheworkshop,pleasedonotforgettohandoverthewrenchsocketforthewheelsecuringboltsalongwiththecarkey.
Thewrenchsocketforthewheelsecuringboltsisinthetoolbox.
Toloosenortightenthewheelboltwithanti-theftprotection,awrenchsocketwiththeappropriatecodingmustbeusedbetweenthewheelboltandthewheel-boltspanner.
Whenpositioningthewrenchsocket,ensurethatitengagesfullyintheteethofthewheelbolt.
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