2007 PORSCHE BOXSTER stop start

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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FuelEconomy
Fueleconomywillvarydependingonwhere,whenandhowyoudrive,optionalequipmentinstalled,andthegeneralconditionofyourcar.Acartunedtospecicationsandcorrect-lymaintained,willhelpyoutoachieveoptimalfueleconomy.
Haveyourvehicletunedtospecifications.Aircleanershouldbedirtfreetoallowproperengine“breathing”.Batteryshouldbefullycharged.Wheelsshouldbeproperlyaligned.Tiresshouldbeinflatedtothecorrectpres-sure.
Alwaysmonitoryourfuelconsumption.
Drivesmoothly,avoidabruptchangesinspeedasmuchaspossible.
Avoidjackrabbitstartsandsuddenstops.
Donotdrivelongerthannecessaryinthelowergears.Shiftingintoahighergearearlywithoutluggingtheenginewillhelpsavefuel.
Prolonged“warmup”idlingwastesgas.Startthevehiclejustbeforeyouarereadytodrive.Accelerateslowlyandsmoothly.
Switchofftheengineifstationaryforlongerperiods(trafficlights,jams,levelcrossings).
Anyadditionalweightcarriedinthevehiclereducesfueleconomy.Alwayskeepcargotoaminimumandremoveallunnecessaryitems.
Organizeyourtripstotakeinseveralerrandsinonetrip.
Allelectricalaccessoriescontributetoincreasedfuelconsumption.
Onlyswitchontheairconditioningwhennecessary.
TheEPAestimatedmilespergallon(mpg)istobeusedforcomparisonpurposes,actualmileagemaybedifferentfromtheestimatedmpg,dependingonyourdrivingspeed,weatherconditionsandtriplength.Youractualhighwaymileagewillprobablybelessthantheestimatedmpg.
Pleaseobservealllocalandnationalspeedlimits.
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FuelRecommendations
YourPorscheisequippedwithcatalyticconvertersandmustuseUNLEADEDFUELONLY.
Yourengineisdesignedtoprovideoptimumperformanceandfueleconomyusingunleadedpremiumfuelwithanoctaneratingof98RON(93CLCorAKI).Porschethereforerecommendstheuseofthesefuelsinyourvehicle.
Porschealsorecognizesthatthesefuelsmaynotalwaysbeavailable.Beassuredthatyourvehiclewilloperateproperlyonunleadedpremiumfuelswithoctanenumbersofatleast95RON(90CLCorAKI),sincetheengine’s”ElectronicOctane™knockcontrol“willadapttheignitiontiming,ifnecessary.
TheuseofUNLEADEDFUELONLYiscriticallyimportanttothelifeofthecatalyticconvert-ers.Depositsfromleadedfuelswillruintheconvertersandmakeitineffectiveasanemis-sioncontroldevice.
Carswithcatalyticconvertershaveasmallerfueltankopening,andgasstationpumpshavesmallernozzles.Thiswillpreventaccidentalpumpingofleadedfuelintocarswithcatalyticconverters.
UnleadedfuelsmaynotbeavailableoutsidethecontinentalU.S.andCanada.Therefore,werecommendyoudonottakeyourcartoareasorcountrieswhereunleadedfuelmaynotbeavailable.
Octaneratings
Octaneratingindicatesafuel’sabilitytoresistdetonation.Therefore,buyingthecorrectoctanegasisimportanttopreventengine”damage“.
TheRONoctaneratingisbasedontheresearchmethod.TheCLC(U.S.CostofLivingCounciloctanerating)orAKI(antiknockindex)octaneratingusuallydisplayedonU.S.fuelpumpsiscalculatedasresearchoctanenumberplusmotoroctanenumber,dividedby2,thatiswrittenas:
RON+MONR+M
2or2
TheCLCorAKIoctaneratingisusuallylowerthantheRONrating:
Forexample:95RONequals90CLCorAKI.
Fuelscontainingalcoholandether
SomeareasoftheU.S.requireoxygenatedfuelsduringcertainportionsoftheyear.Oxygenatedfuelsarefuelswhichcontainalcohols(suchasmethanolorethanol)orether(suchasMTBE).
Undernormalconditions,theamountofthesecompoundsinthefuelwillnotaffectdriveability.
YoumayuseoxygenatedfuelsinyourPorsche,providedtheoctanerequirementsforyourvehiclearemet.Werecommend,however,tochangetoadifferentfuelorstationifanyofthefollowingproblemsoccurwithyourvehicle:
–Deteriorationofdriveabilityandperformance.
–Substantiallyreducedfueleconomy.
–Vaporlockandnon-startproblems,especiallyathighaltitudeorathightemperature.
–Enginemalfunctionorstalling.
FuelscontainingMMT
SomeNorthAmericanfuelscontainanoctaneenhancingadditivecalledmethylcyclopentadienylmanganesetricarbonyl(MMT).
Ifsuchfuelsareused,youremissioncontrolsystemperformancemaybenegativelyaffected.
Thecheckenginewarninglightonyourinstrumentpanelmayturnon.Ifthisoccurs,Porscherecom-mendsyoustopusingfuelscontainingMMT.
224Maintenance,CarCare

Slowbatterycharching
1.Payattentiontoallwarningsandfollowinstructionsthatcomewithyourbatterycharger.
2.Whencharging,ensureadequateventilation.
3.Removebattery.
Pleaseobservethechapter”REMOVINGTHEBATTERY”onpage271.
4.Allventcapsshouldbeopen.Thefluidlevelshouldmeettheindicatormarkineachcell.
5.Ensurethatchargerisswitchedoff-dangerofshortcircuit!
6.Connectchargercables.ChargercablesmustbeconnectedPOSITIV(+)toPOSITIV(+)andNEGATIVE(-)toNEGATIVE(-).
7.Switchoncharger.Normallyabatteryshouldbechargedatnomorethan10percentofitsratedcapacity.Ratedcapacityofthebatteryinyourvehicleislistedonthebatteryhousing.
8.Aftercharging,turnoffchargeranddisconnectchargercables.
9.Tightentheventcapsandreinstallbattery.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYSTARTINGWITHJUMPERCABLES”onpage273.
Winteroperation
Thecapacityandabilityofthebatterytostorepowerdecreasesatlowoutsidetemperatures.Additionally,morepowerisconsumedwhilestarting,andtheheadlights,heater,rearwindowdefogger,etc.,areusedmorefrequently.
LetyourPorschedealertestthebattery’scapacitybeforewintersetsin.
Thebatterywilldischargemorequicklyifyourvehicleisnotdrivenonadailybasisoveradistanceofseveralmiles.Themoreoftenyoudriveyourvehicle,andthelongerthedistancedriveneachtrip,themoreopportunitythevehicle’schargingsystemwillhavetorechargethebattery.
Replacingthebattery
Theservicelifeofthebatteryissubjecttonormalwear;itdependsgreatlyoncare,climaticcondi-tionsanddrivingconditions(distances,loads).
OnlyuseanoriginalPorschebatterywiththecorrectpartnumber,asareplacement.
Pleaseobservethedisposalinstructionsforbatteries.
Puttingvehicleintooperation
Afterthebatteryisconnectedorafteranexhaus-tivelydischargedbatteryischarged,themul-tifunctionalPSMlightlightsupontheinstrumentpanelandamessageappearsontheon-boardcomputertoindicateafault.
Thisfaultcanberemediedwithafewsimplesteps:
1.Starttheengine.
2.Withthevehiclestationary,performafewsteeringmovementstotheleftandrightandthendriveashortdistanceinastraightlineuntilthemultifunctinalPSMlightgoesoutandthemessageontheon-boardcomputerdisappears.
3.Ifthewarningsdonotdisappear,then:Drivecarefullytothenearestqualifiedspecialistworkshop.Havethefaultremedied.
4.Afterthewarningsdisappear,stopthevehicleinasuitableplace.
5.Performadaptationofthepowerwindows:
Pleaseobservethechapter”STORINGENDPOSITIONOFTHEWINDOWS”onpage35.
Ignitionkey/ignitionlock
Donotinserttheignitionkeyintotheignitionlockifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged.Theignitionkeycannolongerberemoved.
Thekeycannotberemoveduntilthevehicleelectricalsystemissuppliedwithpoweragain.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYUNLOCKINGOFTHEFRONTLUGGAGECOMPARTMENTLID”onpage266.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYSTARTINGWITHJUMPERCABLES”onpage273.
270PracticalTips,EmergencyService

RRadiatorfans..............................................211Radioreception...........................................178Rainsensor................................................148Rangeonremainingfuel.......................103,133Rearfoglight......................................144,284Rearlid......................................................171Rearspoiler............................................75,76Rearviewmirrors..........................................36Rearwindowdefogger...................................38Relays........................................................265Releasebutton............................................187Remotecontrol.............................................23Replacementkey...........................................22Replacingbulbs...........................................276Replacingwiperblades................................209Retractablespoiler........................................75RimsDiameter..............................................253Rimwidth.............................................253
SSafetyBeltWarninglight...........................................50Safetybelts....................................49,51,239Safetycompliancesticker............................296Sealingset.................................................256Seals,careof.............................................237Seat............................................................40Adjustment.......................................40,41Heating..................................................45Memory.................................................43
Selectorlever.............................................187Selectorleverpositionindicator......95,188,189Serviceflap................................176,210,213Shiftinggear...............................................186Shiftlock.....................................................187Sidelights..................................................284Sidemarkerlight.................................144,283Sidevents..................................................158Snowchains...............................251,302,304Snowtires..........................................250,301Sockets.....................................................162Spacers.....................................................263Sparekey.....................................................22Sparewheel................................................304Speedcodeletter........................................252Speedcontrol...............................89,149,152Speedlimit.........................................105,252Speedometer...............................................92Spoiler.........................................................75Fixed.....................................................76Retractable............................................75Sportmode......................................70,72,74Sportsexhaustsystem..................................69Sportsseat..................................................40Stabilitymanagementsystem(PSM)................71Starting..................................................81,82Startingandstoppingtheengine.....................81SteeringwheelAdjustment.............................................46Buttons..................................................47Lock..........................................81,82,84Rockerswitches...................................187
Toggleswitches....................................187Stopwatch..................................................112Storageoptions..........................................164StoringyourPorsche...................................239Sunvisors....................................................48
TTachometer..................................................93Taillight......................................................284Tank..................................................221,222Cap.....................................................222Ventilationsystem.................................227Telephone..................................................179Temperaturesetting............................152,155Temperature,outsideindicator.......................97Teststand,measurements.............................73Theftprotection............................................21Tiptronic....................................................187Indicator................................................95TirePressureMonitoring..............................119Tires.....................................19,243,301,302Checkingpressure................................262Inscription............................................252Loadinginformation..............................254Pressure......................................244,302Pressureplate......................................297Sealant................................................256Sidewall...............................................252Size.....................................................252Tiresandtirecare........................................243Tools.........................................................174Towing...............................................292,293
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