2007 PORSCHE BOXSTER transmission

AnyportabletelephoneorradiotransmitterwhichisusedinaPorschemustbeproperlyinstalledinaccordancewiththetechnicalrequirementsofPorsche.
Thetransmissionpowermustnotexceed10W.Thedevicesmustpossessatypeapprovalforyourvehicleandhavean“e”symbol.
Ifyoushouldrequireequipmentwithtransmissionpowervaluesgreaterthan10W,pleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerforthispurpose.Heisfamiliarwiththetechnicalrequirementsforinstallingdevicesofthiskind.
Theantennasforallradiosandtelephoneswithatransmittingantennamustbeexternallymounted.
Theimproperinstallationofradiosortelephonesoruseofaradioortelephonewithatransmittingantennainsidethecarmaycausethewarninglightstocomeon.
Improperinstallationofsuchequipmentcancreateadischargedbatteryorexcessivecurrentdrawfromaddedequipment.
Ifaftermarketsystemsareinstalledbynon-deal-ershiptechniciansoroutsidethesellingdealer,problemsmayresult.InstallationofaftermarketequipmentisnotcoveredundertheNewCarWar-ranty.
ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerabouttheinstallationofnonPorscheapprovedequipment.
Hands-freemicrophone
Hands-freemicrophonesAinstalledatthefactorymustbeadaptedtothetypeoftelephoneinuse.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbepleasedtoadviseyou.
Receptionquality
Thereceptionqualityofyourcartelephonewillchangeconstantlywhenyouaredriving.Interferencecausedbybuildings,landscapeandweatherisunavoidable.Itmaybecomeparticularlydifficulttohearwhenusingthehands-freefunctionduetoexternalnoisesuchasengineandwindnoise.
Automaticcar-wash
Unscrewtheexternalantennasbeforeusinganautomaticcar-wash.
180Controls,Instruments

ShiftingGear
ManualTransmission,Clutch........................186TiptronicS..................................................187SelectorLeverPositions..............................189
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ManualTransmission,Clutch
Generalinformation
Thepositionsofthegearsareshownontheshiftdiagramonthegearshiftlever.
Warning!
Riskofaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotobstructthepedaltravelwithfloormatsorotherobjects.NonskidfloormatsofthecorrectsizeareavailableatyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Warning!
Toavoiddamagetotheclutchandtransmis-sion:
Alwaysdepresstheclutchpedalfullywhenchanginggears.Makesurethatthegearshiftleveriscompletelyengaged.
Onlyshiftintoreversewhenthecarhascometoacompletestop.
Whenshiftinggears,alwaysensurethattheclutchpedalisfullydepressedandthegearhasfullyengaged.
Selectreverseonlywhenvehicleisstationary.
Selectanappropriatelylowgearonupwardanddownwardslopes.Thiswillensureoptimumuseofenginepowerandenginebraking.
Whenreversegearisselectedandtheignitionison,thebackuplightsareilluminated.
Permittedenginespeed
Youshouldchangeintoahighergearbeforetheneedlereachestheredmarkonthetachometer,oreaseofftheaccelerator.
Iftheredzoneisreachedduringacceleration,fuelfeedisinterrupted.
Caution!
Riskofenginedamage(overrevving)whenshiftingdowntoalowergear.
Takecarenottoexceedthemaximumpermittedenginespeedwhenshiftingdown.
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TiptronicS
FunctionofTiptronicS
ThePorscheTiptronicisafive-speedtransmissionwithan“automatic”anda“manual”selectionmode.
Inautomaticselectionmode(selectorleverpositionD),gearchangingisautomatic.Youcanchangetemporarilyfromautomatictomanualmodeusingtherockerswitchesonthesteeringwheel.
Inmanualselectionmode(selectorleverpositionM),youchangegearusingtherockerswitchesonthesteeringwheel.
YoucanchangebetweenselectorleverpositionDandMasyouwishwhiledriving.
Note
Takecarenottooperatetherockerswitchesonthesteeringwheelinadvertentlyineitherautomaticormanualmode,therebytriggeringundesiredgearchanges.
Keylockposition
TheignitionkeycanbewithdrawnonlyinselectorleverpositionP.
Transmissionselectorlever
Changingtheselectorleverposition
Theselectorleverislockedwiththeignitionkeywithdrawn.
TheselectorlevercanbemovedfrompositionPorNonlywith:
–theignitionswitchedon,
–thebrakepedalpressedand
–thereleasebuttonpressed.
Releasebutton
Thereleasebutton(arrow)intheselectorleverpreventsunintentionalgearchanges.
ThereleasebuttonmustbepressedwhenshiftingtopositionRorP.
Starting
TheenginecanbestartedonlyifthebrakepedalisdepressedandtheselectorleverisinpositionPorN.
Movingoff
Onlyselectthedesiredpositionformovingoff(D,MorR)whentheengineisidlingandthebrakepedalisdepressed.
Sincethevehiclecreepswheningear,donotreleasethebrakeuntilyouwanttomoveoff.
Afterselectingagear,donotaccelerateuntilyoucanfeelthatthegearisengaged.
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Selectorleverpositionandengagedgear
Indicator
Whentheengineisrunning,theselectorleverpositionandengagedgearareindicated.
Iftheselectorleverisbetweentwopositions:
–Thecorrespondingselectorleverpositionintheinstrumentclusterflashesand
–thewarning“Selectorlevernotengaged”appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
Engagetheselectorlevercorrectly.
–Theselectorleverpositionisdisplayedimmediatelyafterthecorrectpositionhasbeendetected.
–Thecurrentgearisshownafterabriefdetectionperiod.
Ifthereisafaultinthetransmission:
–The4th-gearandtheselectorleverpositionselecteddisplaysflashinalternation.
–Thewarning“Tiptronicemergencyrun”appearsontheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYPROGRAM”onpage191.
–HavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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–ifyoudepresstheacceleratortokickdown,
–aftermovingoff.
Temporarychange-down
Conditions:Speedishigherthanapprox.33mph(54km/h).
Depressacceleratorquickly.TheTiptronicchangestemporarilytothesportiestgear-changingmap,i.e.tothehighestpossiblegear-changingpoints.Correspondingly,thetransmissionshiftsdownimmediatelybyoneortwogears.
Endingthefunction:
Releasetheacceleratormarkedly.
Kickdown
ThekickdownfunctionisactiveinselectorleverpositionD,evenifyoutemporarilychangetomanualmodeMusingthetoggleswitchesonthesteeringwheel.
Foroptimumacceleration,e.g.whenovertak-ing,depresstheacceleratorpedalbeyondthefull-throttlepoint(kickdown).
Thetransmissionshiftsdowndependingonthespeedoftravelandenginespeed.Upwardshiftsoccuratthehighestpossibleenginespeeds.Thesegear-changingspeedsremainactiveuntiltheacceleratorisreleasedtoapprox.80%ofthewideopenthrottleposition.
M-ManualSelectionMode
Modeofoperation
ThecurrentlyselectedgearisretainedifyouchangefromDtoM.
IfyoushiftfromMtoD,thegear-changingmapsuitableforyourcurrentdrivingstyleisselectedandtheappropriategearisselected.
Warning!
Thekickdownfunctionisnotactiveinmanualselectionmode“M”.
Thereforeshiftdownmanuallywhenaccelerat-ing(e.g.toovertake).
Twotoggleswitchesintheuppersteering-wheelspokesletyoucomfortablyandreliablyselectthefiveforwardgears.
Shiftingup
Pressupperpart(+)ofatoggleswitch.
Shiftingdown
Presslowerpart(-)ofatoggleswitch.
Dependingondrivingspeedandenginespeed,youcanshiftupordownatanytime.Gearchangeswhichwouldexceedtheupperorlowerengine-speedlimitarenotexecutedbythecontroller.
Youcanshiftdowntwogearsatoncebyquicklypressingthetoggleswitchestwice.
Iftheengine-speedlimitisreached,anautomaticupwardshiftisperformedor,justbeforeidlingspeedisreached,adownwardshiftisperformed.
Selectanappropriatelylowgearonupwardanddownwardslopes.Thiswillensureoptimumuseofenginepowerandenginebraking.
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Ifmanualmodefails,thecontrolelectronicsswitchtoautomaticmode.Inthisevent,theinstrumentclusterwilldisplayselectorleverpositionD.
Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauthor-izedPorschedealer.
PSMswitchedoffand/orSportmodeswitched
on
Pleaseobservethechapter”SWITCHINGOFFPSM”onpage72.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SPORTMODE”onpage70.
IfthePSMisswitchedoffand/orSportmodeisswitchedon,anautomaticupshiftdoesnotoccurwhentheenginespeedlimitisreached.
Cancellingupshiftsuppression
Therestrictioncanbecancelledforonegearchangebydepressingtheacceleratortokickdown.If,forexample,theenginespeedlimitisreachedduringovertakingandtheautomaticupshiftdoesnotoccur,thetransmissioninthiscaseshiftsupbyacceleratingtokickdown.
Depresstheacceleratorpedalbeyondthefull-throttlepoint(kickdown).
Manualmodefailure
Ifmanualmodefails,thecontrolelectronicsswitchtoautomaticmode.Inthisevent,theinstrumentclusterwilldisplayselectorleverpositionD.
Havethefaultremedied.Consultanauthor-izedPorschedealer.
Stopping
Forabriefstop,e.g.atatrafficlight,leavetheselectorleverindrivepositionandholdthevehiclewiththebrakepedal.
Foralongerstopwiththeenginerunning,selectpositionN(neutral).
Donotholdthecaronaslopeusingtheaccelerator.Usethebrakepedalorthehandbrakeinstead.
Beforeleavingthevehicle,alwaysapplythehandbrakeandmovetheselectorlevertopositionP.
Parking
Goeasyontheaccelerator.
Whenparkingormaneuveringinasmallspace,controlthespeedbycarefuluseofthefootbrake.
Drivinginwinter
Inwinteryroadconditionsitisadvisabletotakesteepinclinesinmanualmode.Thispreventstheoccurrenceofgearchangesthatcouldcausewheelspin.
Tow-starting,towing
Pleaseobservethechapter”TOWING”onpage292.
Emergencyprogram
Warning!
Reversegearlockmonitoringisdisabledintheemergencyrunningprogram.Damagetothevehiclemayresultaswellaslossofcontrol,ifthevehicleismovingforwardfastenoughtocauserearwheellockup.
DonotshiftintoRwhilethevehicleismovingforward.
Atransmissionfaultisindicatedbythefollowingsymptoms:
–Thedisplayfor4th-gearandtheengagedselectorleverpositionflashonandoffalternately.
–Thewarning“Tiptronicemergencyrun”appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
–Thetransmissionnolongershifts.Regardlessofselectorleverposition,4thistheonlyforwardgearstillavailable.
Adaptyourdrivingstyletothechangedhandling.
Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauthor-izedPorschedealer.
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Maintenance,CarCare
ExerciseExtremeCautionwhenWorkingonyourVehicle.......................................................208WiperBlades..............................................209CoolantLevel..............................................210EngineOil...................................................212EngineOilLevel...........................................213EngineOilRecommendation.........................215BrakeFluidLevel.........................................217FuelEconomy.............................................219OperatingyourPorscheinotherCountries.....220Fuel...........................................................221Portablefuelcontainers...............................223FuelRecommendations................................224EmissionControlSystem.............................225HowEmissionControlWorks........................226FuelEvaporationControl..............................227WasherFluid...............................................228PowerSteering...........................................229Filter..........................................................230AutomaticTransmissionFluid........................231ManualTransmissionOil...............................232CarCareInstructions...................................233
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