2007 PORSCHE BOXSTER instrument panel

CheckEngineWarningLight
Thewarninglightintheinstrumentpanelcomesonwhentheignitionisfirstturnedonandremainsonbrieflyasabulbcheck.Ifthelightdoesnotcomeon,havethebulbreplacedpromptly.
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-boardcomputercomeonandremainonwhiledriving,itsuggests:
–apotentialenginecontrolproblemandtheneedforsystemserviceor
–animproperlyfastenedtankcapor
–refuelingwithenginerunning.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage134.
Althoughthevehicleisusuallydriveableandwillnotrequiretowing,seeyourdealerforserviceassoonaspossible.
Caution!
IftheCheckenginelightintheinstrumentpanelisashing,severecatalyticconverterdamageandpowerlosswillsoonoccur.ProlongeddrivingwiththeCheckenginelightoncouldcausedamagetotheemissioncontrolsystem.Italsocouldaffectfueleconomyanddriveability.
HavethefaultremediedatthenearestauthorizedPorschedealerimmediately.
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CentralWarningLight
WarningmessagesintheINFOmenu
ThecentralwarninglightontheinstrumentpanellightsupiftherearewarningmessagesintheINFOmenu.
Themessagescanbecalledintheon-boardcomputerINFOmenu:
Pleaseobservethechapter”INFOWARNINGMESSAGES”onpage108.
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BrakeWarningLight
Indication
BrakewarninglightUSA
BrakewarninglightCanada
Thewarninglightontheinstrumentpanellightsup:
–ifthehandbrakeison,
–ifthebrakefluidlevelislow,
–ifthebrakepadshavereachedthewearlimit,
–ifthebrakecircuitdivisionisdefective.
Additionally,awarningisdisplayedbytheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage134.
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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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Resettingthetime
Aftertiminghasbeenstopped,theon-boardcomputerdisplaychangestothe“Continue/Reset”selection.
Select“Reset”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.Thedisplayreturnstothe“Starttiming”selection.Thestopwatchdisplaysintheinstrumentpanelandtheon-boardcomputerareresettozero.
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Youcanstopthestopwatchormeasureanotherintermediatetime.Inordertostarttiminganewlap:
The“Newlap?”selectionappearsfor5secondsafterselectionof“Intermediatetime”.
Select“Newlap?”withtheoperatingleverandpushtheoperatingleverforwards.
Thenewlapisdisplayedontheon-boardcomputerandthePCM.Timingontheon-boardcomputerandonthePCMbeginsfromzero.Thestopwatchintheinstrumentpanelcontinuestoshowthetotaltime.
Theon-boardcomputerdisplayreturnstothe“Stoptiming/Intermediatetime”selectionafterashortperiod.
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complete”appearsafterthesettingshavebeenmadewilltheTirePressureMonitoringre-learnthewheels.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SYSTEMLEARN-ING”onpage125.
Beforefittingtireswithsizeswhicharenotstoredintheon-boardcomputer,themissinginformationshouldbesupplementedintheon-boardcomputer.
PleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
UseonlytiresapprovedbyPorsche.
TheavailableitemsintheTirepressuremenudependontheequipmentofyourvehicle.Forthisreasonitispossiblethatsomeoftheitemsshownherearenotavailableonyouron-boardcomputer’sdisplay.Tirepressurewarnings
TheTirePressureMonitoringwarnsaboutlossinpressureintwostages,dependingontheamountofpressureloss:
Stage1-Addair(3to6psi(0.2to0.4bar)lossinpressure)
Stage2-Flattire(from6psi(0.4bar)lossinpressure)
Stage1-Addair
Thepressureinthetireistoolowby3to6psi(0.2to0.4bar).Drivingwithinsufficienttirepressurereducestheroadsafetyofthevehicleanddestroysthetireandwheel.
Thetirepressurewarningcontainstheaffectedtirewiththetirepressuretobeadded.Correctthetirepressureatthenextopportunity.
Thistirepressurewarningappearswithvehiclestoppedandcanbeacknowledged.Thetirepressurewarninglightintheinstrumentpanelgoesoutwhenthetirepressurehasbeencorrected.
Stage2-Flattire
Thepressureinthetirehasdroppedbymorethan6psi(0.4bar).Thissignificantpressurelossisadangertoroadsafety.
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Whenthetirepressurewarninghasappearedontheon-boardcomputer,stopimmediatelyatasuitablelocation.Checkthetireforsignsofdamage.Ifnecessary,fillintiresealantandsetthecorrecttirepressure.
Thistirepressurewarningappearswhendrivingandcanbeacknowledged.Thetirepressurewarninglightintheinstrumentpanelgoesoutwhenthetirepressurehasbeencorrected.
Systemlearning
TheTirePressureMonitoringbeginsto“learn”thewheelsafterawheelchange,wheeltransmitterreplacementorupdateofthetiresettings.During
thisprocess,theTirePressureMonitoringrecog-nizesthetiresandtheirlocations.Theon-boardcomputerdisplayesthemessage“TPCinactive-systemlearning”.
TheTirePressureMonitoringrequiresacertainamountoftimetolearnthewheels.Duringthistime,thecurrenttirepressuresarenotavailableontheon-board-computer:
–ThedisplayoftheTirepressurefunctionoftheon-boardcomputershowslines.
–Therequiredpressuresforcoldtiresat68°F(20°C)areindicatedintheInfopressuredisplayintheTirepressuremenu.
–Tirepressurewarningsareissuedwithouttirepressureandpositioninformation(gure)assoonasthevehicle’sownwheelshavebeendetectedandthetirepressurewarninglighthasgoneout.
PositionandpressureinformationisdisplayedassoonastheTirePressureMonitoringhasassignedthewheelsidentifiedasbelongingtothevehicletothecorrectwheelpositions.
Thewheellearningprocesstakesplaceexclusivelywhenthevehicleisbeingdriven.
Manuallycheckthetirepressureatallwheelsandcorrectthetirepressuretotherequiredvalue.
Changingawheelandreplacingtires
Newwheelsmustbefittedwithradiotransmit-tersfortheTirePressureMonitoring.Beforetiresarechanged,thebatterychargestateofthewheeltransmittersshouldbecheckedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Switchtheignitionoffwhenchangingawheel.
Thetiresettingsontheon-boardcomputermustbeupdatedafterchangingawheel.
Amessageappearsifthecharacteristicsofthenewtiresdonotagreewiththeon-boardcomputersettings.
Updatetheon-boardcomputersettingswhenthevehicleisstationarythenexttime.
Warninglight
Thewarninglightinthespeedometerlightsup:
–Whenalossinpressurehasbeendetected
–IftheTirePressureMonitoringisfaulty
–Whenlearningnewlymountedwheels/wheelsensors,aslongasthevehicle’sownwheelshavenotyetbeenrecognized.
Thetirepressurewarninglightintheinstrumentpanelgoesoutonlywhenthecauseofthefaulthasbeenrectified.
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