2007 PORSCHE CAYMAN Air con

Coolingsystem
Temperaturegauge(ignitionon)
USA:DisplayinFCanada:DisplayinC
Pointertotheleft-enginecold
Avoidhighenginespeedsandheavyengineloading.
Pointerinthemiddle-normaloperatingtemper-ature
Thepointermaymoveuptotheredareawhenengineisheavilyloadedandoutsidetemperature
ishigh,butshouldreturnto“normal”whenengineloadisreduced.
Warninglight“A”
Ifthecoolanttemperatureistoohigh,thewarninglightcomeson.Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-boardcomputer.
Pullofftheroad,turnofftheengineandallowtocool.
Checkradiatorandairpassagesinfrontendofcarforobstructions.
Checkcoolantlevel.Ifnecessary,addcoolantandhavefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”COOLANTLEVEL”onpage205.
Note
Topreventexcessivetemperatures,thecooling-airpassagesmustnotberestrictedbycoverings(e.g.films,“stoneguards”).
Ifthecoolantlevelistoolow,thewarninglightashes.Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-boardcomputer.
Switchengineoffandallowtocool.
Addcoolant.
HavethecauseofthefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”COOLANTLEVEL”onpage205.
Caution!
Riskofenginedamage.
Ifthewarninglightscomeoneventhoughcoolantleveliscorrect,donotcontinuedriving.
HavethefaultremediedatthenearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
Enginecompartmentblowerfan
Inaddition,thiswarninglightashestoindicateafaultintheenginecompartmentblowerfan.
HavethecauseofthefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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TiptronicS
Indicatorforselectorleverpositionand
engagedgear
Whentheengineisrunning,theselectorleverpositionandengagedgearareindicated.
Iftheselectorleverisbetweentwo
positions:
–Thecorrespondingselectorleverpositionintheinstrumentclusterflashesand
–Thewarning“Selectorlevernotengaged”appearsonthedisplayoftheon-boardcomputer.
Engagetheselectorlevercorrectly.
Ifthereisafaultinthetransmission:
–Thedisplayfor4thgearandtheengagedselectorleverpositionflashonandoffalternately.
–Thewarning“Tiptronicemergencyrun”appearsontheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYPROGRAM”onpage199.
HavethefaultrepairedimmediatelyatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”TIPTRONICS”onpage195.
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TPCTirePressureMonitoring
Function
Pleaseobservethechapter”TIREPRESSUREFORCOLDTIRES”onpage299.
TheTirePressureMonitoringcontinuouslymoni-torstirepressureandtiretemperatureonallfourwheelsandwarnsthedriverwhenthetirepressureistoolow.
ThedisplayaswellasthesettingsfortheTirePressureMonitoringtakeplaceontheon-boardcomputer.However,youmuststilladjustthetirepressureonthewheel.
Thedriverisresponsibleforfillingthetirescorrectlyandmakingthecorrectsettingsontheon-boardcomputer.
TheTirePressureMonitoringoffersthefollowingfunctions:
–Displayoftheactualtirepressurewhilethevehicleisinmotion
–Displayofthedeviationfromtherequiredpressure(refillingpressure)
–Displayofcurrentlysettiresizeandtype
–Tirepressurewarningsintwostages
Caution!
DespitetheadvantagesofferedbytheTirePressureMonitoring,itisstillthedriver’sresponsibilitytoupdatethecorrespondingsettingsintheon-boardcomputerandmaintainthepressureinthetires.Lowtirepressurereducestheroadsafetyofthevehicleanddestroysthetireandwheel.
Whenaflattirehasbeendisplayed,immediate-lystopinasuitableplaceandcheckthetiresfordamage.Ifnecessary,remedythedamagewithatiresealant.
Donotbyanymeanscontinuetodrivewithdefectivetires.
Sealingthetirewithtiresealantisonlyanemergencyrepair,soyoucandrivetothenextauthorizedPorschedealer.Themaximumpermittedspeedis50mph(80km/h).
Donotdrivewithtireswhosetirepressuredropsagaininashortperiodoftime.Incasesofdoubt,havetirescheckedbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
DamagedtiresmustbeimmediatelyreplacedbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.Tirerepairsarenotpermissibleunderanycircumstances.
IftheTirePressureMonitoringisdefective(e.g.defectivewheeltransmitter),contactanauthorizedPorschedealerimmediatelyandhavethedamagerepaired.ThetirepressurewillnotbemonitoredbyadefectiveTirePressureMonitoring.
Tiresloseairovertimewithoutatiredefectbeingpresent.Atirepressurewarningwillthenappearintheon-boardcomputerdisplay.Correctthetirepressureatthenextopportunity.
TheTirePressureMonitoringgivesawarningabouttiredamageduetonaturalpressurelossaswellasaboutagraduallossofpressureduetoforeignobjects.TheTirePressureMonitoringcannotwarnyouabouttiredamagethatoccurssuddenly(e.g.flattireduetoabruptexternaleffects).
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Settingsintheon-boardcomputer
Tirepressurefunctionoftheon-board
computer
Thetirepressurefunctionoftheon-boardcompu-terdisplaysthetirepressures(actualpressure)dependentontemperatureinthefourwheels.Youcanwatchthetirepressureriseasthetemperatureincreaseswhiledriving.Thisdisplayisonlyforinformation.
Undernocircumstancesshouldthetirepressuresbechangedbasedonthisdisplay.
Callingthetirepressurefunctionofthe
on-boardcomputer
Pushoperatingleverupordownuntilthetirepressurefunctionoftheon-boardcom-puterappears.(Theselectionfieldmustbeswitchedoff.)
PressureinfoinTirepressuremenu
Inaccordancewithphysicalprinciples,theairpressurechangesasthetemperaturechanges.Thetirepressureincreasesordecreasesbyaround1.5psi(0.1bar)forevery18°F(10°C)changeintemperature.
TheTirePressureMonitoringtakesthisrelationshipbetweentirepressureandtemperatureintoaccount.
Youcanreadthetirepressurestobecorrect-edinthisdisplay.
Thetirepressuretobecorrected(refillpressure)isindicatedonthedisplayedwheel.Example:If“-1.5psi(-0.1bar)”isdisplayed,1.5psi(0.1bar)mustbeaddedtothistire.
Note
TheTirepressuremenucanonlybecalledupwhenthevehicleisstationary.
Callingupthe“Infopressure”display
Pushoperatingleverforwardinordertoswitchontheselectionfield.
Select“TPC”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.ThedisplaychangestotheTirepressuremenu.
Select“Infopressure”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Note
Aftertheignitionisswitchedon,itcantakeuptoapprox.1minutebeforealltirepressuresaredisplayed.Dashes(“-.-”)appearinsteadofthetirepressures.
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complete”appearsafterthesettingshavebeenmadewilltheTirePressureMonitoringre-learnthewheels.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SYSTEMLEARN-ING”onpage128.
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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ATirepressureBTiretemperatureCTirepressuresforcoldtiresDTirepressureforhottiresEPressureincreaseastheresultoftempera-tureincreaseFPressuredropinfaulty/leakingtires1.Required-pressureline2.Warningstage1(from-3to-6psi(-0.2barto-0.4bar))3.Warningstage2(from-6psi(-0.4bar))
Pressureincreaseastheresultof
temperatureincrease
Inaccordancewithphysicalprinciples,theairpressurechangesasthetemperaturechanges.
Thetirepressureincreasesordecreasesbyaround1.5psi(0.1bar)forevery18°F(10°C)changeintemperature.
TheTirePressureMonitoringtakesthisrelationshipbetweentirepressureandtemperatureintoaccount.
Tirepressurespecications
InformationontirepressureforpublicroadscanbefoundinthisOwner’sManualintheTechnicalDatachapteroronthetire-pressureplateintheleftdooraperture.Thesevaluesapplytocoldtiresat68°F(20°C).
Pleaseobservethechapter”TIREPRESSUREFORCOLDTIRES”onpage299.
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InstrumentpanelOn-boardcomputerTextdisplayonon-boardcomputerMeaning/measure
AirbagsystemfaultAirbagisfaulty.HavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Checkpassenger’sseatsettingWeightsensingisimpairedonthepassenger’sseat(AdvancedAirbag).Whenthebackrestisincontactwiththeenginecompartmentwall,thebackrestcanwarp.Correcttheseatingposition,setthebackrestupright,donotsupportweightonthearmrests,orliftonthehandles.
FailurespoilercontrolDrivingstabilityisimpaired.Adjustyourdrivingstyle.Reducespeed.HavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
DisplayofselectorleverpositionflashesSelectorleverisnotengagedTiptronicS:Selectorlevercanbebetweentwopositions.Engagetheselectorlevercorrectly.
MoveselectorlevertoPTiptronicS:MoveselectorlevertopositionPbeforewithdrawingkeyfromignitionlock.
ApplybrakeTiptronicS:Applythebrakewhenstarting.
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InstrumentpanelOn-boardcomputerTextdisplayonon-boardcomputerMeaning/measure
FlatTireTirePressureMonitoringhasdetectedaseriouspressureloss.Stopinasuitableplaceandchecktiresfordamage.Fillintiresealantifnecessary.
AddairTheTirePressureMonitoringhasdetectedagradualpressureloss.Correcttirepressureatthenextopportunity.
TPCinactiveSystemlearningTheTirePressureMonitoringislearningthewheelsonthevehicle.TheTirePressureMonitoringissearchingforthetiresandtheirposition.Duringthisperiodthecurrentpressurespecificationsarenotavailableontheon-boardcomputer.
TPCinactiveTheTirePressureMonitoringisfaulty.ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
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