2007 PORSCHE BOXSTER Light

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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Pushoperatingleverslightlyupordownuntilthedesiredspeedisreached.
upwards:speedisincreaseddownwards:speedisdecreased
Note
Holdingtheleverupordownforalongerperiodwilladjustthespeedinstepsof6mph(10km/h).
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Switchingtheacousticwarningsignaloff
Select“LIMITactive”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Display:
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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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Nomonitoring
IntheeventoffaultstheTirePressureMonitoringcannotmonitorthetirepressure.Thewarninglightontheinstrumentpanellightsupandacorrespondingmessageappearsontheon-boardcomputer.
Monitoringisnotactivewhen:
–theTirePressureMonitoringisfaulty,
–wheeltransmittersfortheTirePressureMonitoringaremissing,
–temporarilyafterchangingawheel(learningphase),
–morethanfourwheeltransmittersaredetect-ed,
–thereisexternalinterferencebyotherradiosources,e.g.wirelessheadphones,
–tiretemperaturesaretoohigh.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage134.
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Warningsontheinstrumentpanelandtheon-boardcomputer
Overviewofthewarnings
Ifawarningmessageappears,alwaysrefertothecorrespondingchaptersintheOwner’sManual.Warningmessagesareissuedonlyifallmeasurementprecon-ditionsaremet.Therefore,checkallfluidlevelsregularly-inparticular,alwayschecktheengineoillevelafterrefueling.
InstrumentpanelOn-boardcomputerTextdisplayonon-boardcomputerMeaning/measure
SeatbeltDriverandpassengersmustfastentheirseatbelts.
HandbrakeHandbrakeisstillon.
Ignitionkeynotremoved
ReplacebatteryinignitionkeyReplacetheremote-controlbattery.
Ignitionlockfaulty,pleasegotoworkshopHavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Ignitionlockfaulty,visitworkshopnowHavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
RelievesteeringRelievethesteeringlockbymovingthesteeringwheeltotheleftorright.
SteeringlockedThesteeringwheellockremainsengaged.HavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
LightsonLowbeam/sidelighton.
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