2007 PORSCHE CAYMAN controls

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
Unscrewexternalantennasbeforeusinganautomaticcar-wash.
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1-3-ProgrammablebuttonsA-Light-emittingdiodeforstatusidentication
HomeLink
FunctionoftheHomeLink
TheprogrammableHomeLinkreplacesuptothreeoriginalhand-heldtransmittersusedtooperatevariousdevices(e.g.garagedoor,gatetotheproperty,alarmsystem).
Youcanprogrambuttons1to3withafrequencyofanoriginalhandheldtransmitter.
Warning!
RiskofaccidentwhenusingtheHomeLinkifpersons,animalsorobjectsarewithintherangeofmovementoftheequipmentthatisbeingoperated.
WhenusingtheHomeLink,ensurethatnopersons,animalsorobjectsarewithintherangeofmovementoftheequipmentthatisbeingoperated.
Observethesafetynotesfortheoriginalhand-heldtransmitter.
Preconditionsforoperatingand
programmingtheHomeLink:
–Ignitionisswitchedon.
–Foglightsareswitchedoff.
Tooperatetherespectivedevice:
Presstheappropriatebutton(1,2or3).Light-emittingdiodeAlightsupduringsignaltransfer.
Noteonoperation
AlwaysusetheHomeLinkopenerinthedirec-tionoftravel.Otherwise,rangerestrictionscannotberuledout.
Beforesellingthevehicle,deletethepro-grammedsignalsoftheHomeLink.
Pleasereadtheinstructionsfortheoriginalhand-heldtransmittertofindoutwhethertheoriginaltransmitterisequippedwithfixedorchangeablecode.
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Allocatingsignalstothebuttons
PriortoprogrammingtheHomeLinkforthe
rsttime
Pleasefollowtheoperatinginstructionsfortheoriginalhand-heldtransmitter.
Thefollowingprocessdeletesthestandardcodessetatthefactory.Donotrepeattheprocessifyouprogramfurtherbuttons.
Keepthetwoouterbuttons1and3depressedforapprox.20secondsuntillight-emittingdiodeAbeginstoflashquick-ly.Allprogrammedsignalsofbuttons1to3aredeleted.
HomeLinkwithxedcodesystem
1.Pressthedesiredbuttonuntilthelight-emittingdiodebeginstoflashslowly.Youthenhaveapprox.5minutestoperformsteps2and3.
2.Holdtheoriginalhand-heldtransmitterapprox.0to12in.(0to30cm)infrontofthemarkedposition(figure)onthevehicle.
3.Pressthetransmitbuttonontheoriginalhand-heldtransmitteruntilthefoglightsflashthreetimes(uptoapprox.45seconds).
4.Repeatsteps1to3toallocateotherbuttons.
Note
Severalattemptswithdifferentdistancesbetweenthevehicleandtheoriginalhand-heldtransmittermightbenecessary.
Thefoglightswillflashoncethe5minuteshavebeenexceeded.Programmingmustberepeatedfromthebeginninginthiscase.
HomeLinkwithchangeablecodesystem
1.Allocatetherequiredkeysasforthesystemswithfixedcode(steps1to3).
2.Tosynchronisethesystem:Pressthepro-grammingbuttononthereceiverforthegaragedooractuator.Afterwards,youusu-allyhaveapprox.30secondstoinitiatestep3.
3.PresstheallocatedHomeLinkbuttontwice.(Withsomedevices,thebuttontobeallocatedmustbepressedathirdtimeinordertocompletethesettingprocess.)
4.Repeattheprogrammingstepstoallocateotherbuttons.
Note
PleaseconsultanauthorizedPorschedealerifyouhavenotbeenabletosuccessfullyallocatesignalsforthegaragedooropenertothebuttonseventhoughyouhavecarefullyfollowedtheinstructionsinthischapterandtheoperatinginstructionsfortheoriginalhand-heldtransmitter.
Toreprogramasinglebutton:
1.Pressthedesiredbuttonuntilthelight-emittingdiodebeginstoflashslowly(approx.20seconds).Youthenhaveapprox.5minutestoperformsteps2and3.
2.Holdtheoriginalhand-heldtransmitterapprox.0to30cminfrontofthemarkedposition(figure)onthevehicle.
3.Pressthetransmitbuttonontheoriginalhand-heldtransmitteruntilthefoglightsflashthreetimes(uptoapprox.45seconds).
4.Repeatsteps1to3toallocateotherbuttons.
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Note
Severalattemptswithdifferentdistancesbetweenthevehicleandthehand-heldtransmittermightbenecessary.
Thefoglightswillflashoncethe5minuteshavebeenexceeded.Programmingmustberepeatedfromthebeginninginthiscase.
DeletingprogrammedsignalsoftheHomeLink
(e.g.,whensellingthevehicle)
Keepthetwoouterbuttons1and3depressedforapprox.20secondsuntillight-emittingdiodeAbeginstoflashquickly.Allprogrammedsignalsofbuttons1to3aredeleted.
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RoofTransportSystem
PleasefollowtheseparateinstructionsforfittingtheRoofTransportSystem.
OnlyuseRoofTransportSystemsfromthePorscheTequipmentproductrangeorRoofTransportSystemswhichhavebeentestedandapprovedforyourcarbyPorsche.Fittingnormalcommerciallyavailableluggageracksisnotpossible.
ThePorscheRoofTransportSystemallowsyoutocarryvarioussportsandhobbyequipment.YourPorschepartnerwillbepleasedtotellyouaboutthevariousdifferentusesoftheRoofTransportSystem.
Caution!
Riskofdamagetothepaintontherearlid.Onlyopentherearlidifthiscannottouchtheload.
CompletelyremovetheRoofTransportSystembeforeusinganautomaticcarwash-riskofdamagetothevehicle!
Donotexceedthemaximumpermittedpayloadof132lbs.(60kg),themaximumpermittedgrossweightandthemaximumpermittedaxleloads.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WEIGHTS”onpage302.
Distributeloadevenly,storingheavyitemsaslowaspossible.Itemsofluggagemustnotprojectbeyondthesideoftheloadarea.
Fixandsecureeveryitemtothebasiccarrierwitharopeorlashingstrap(donotuseelasticrubbertensioners).
Beforeeverytrip,andatregularintervalsduringlongtrips,checkthatRoofTransportSystemandloadaresecure.Re-tightenifnecessaryandsecureadditionallybylocking.
WhentheRoofTransportSystemisloaded,themaximumspeeddependsonthenature,sizeandweightoftheloadbeingcarried.Butneverdrivefasterthan90mph(140km/h).
Withthebasiccarrierfittedandnoload,donotexceedamaximumspeedof110mph(180km/h).
Driving,brakingandsteeringbehaviorchangeduetothehighercenterofgravityandthegreaterwind-resistantarea.Youshouldadaptyourdrivingstyleappropriately.
SincefuelconsumptionandnoiseareincreasedwiththeRoofTransportSystemfitted,itshouldnotremainonthevehicleifnotinuse.
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Maintenance,CarCare
ExerciseExtremeCautionwhenWorkingonyourVehicle.......................................................202WiperBlades..............................................203CoolantLevel..............................................205EngineOil...................................................207EngineOilLevel...........................................208EngineOilRecommendation.........................210BrakeFluidLevel.........................................212FuelEconomy.............................................214OperatingyourPorscheinotherCountries.....215Fuel...........................................................216Portablefuelcontainers...............................218FuelRecommendations................................219EmissionControlSystem.............................220HowEmissionControlWorks........................221FuelEvaporationControl..............................222WasherFluid...............................................223PowerSteering...........................................224Filter..........................................................225AutomaticTransmissionFluid........................226ManualTransmissionOil...............................227CarCareInstructions...................................228
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Fuel
Generalinformation
Warning!
Fuelishighlyammableandharmfultohealth.
Fire,openflameandsmokingareprohibitedwhenhandlingfuel.
Avoidcontactwithskinorclothing.
Donotinhalefuelvapors.
Warning!
Topreventdamagetotheemissioncontrolsystemandengine:
Neverdrivethetankcompletelyoutoffuel.
Avoidhighcorneringspeedsafterthewarninglightshavecomeon.
Pleaseobservethechapter”FUELECONOMY”onpage214.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMISSIONCONTROLSYSTEM”onpage220.
Pleaseobservethechapter”FUEL”onpage99.
Checkenginewarninglight
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-boardcomputercomeonandremainonwhiledriving,itsuggests:
–animproperlyfastenedtankcapor
–refuelingwithenginerunning.
Openingthellerap
Thefilleropeningisunderthefillerflapinthefrontrightfender.
Withthevehicleunlocked,pressonthefrontpartofthefillerflap(arrow)toopentheflap.
Thefillerflapiscentrallylockedalongwiththeotherlocks.
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