2007 PORSCHE CAYMAN Tint

Rearwiper
6–Rearwindowwiper-intermittentopera-tion:
Movewiperleverforwardstothefirstclick.Therearwindowwiperwipesatpresetintervals.
Therearwiperisautomaticallyswitchedoffwhenaspeedof130mph(210km/h)isexceeded.Itisswitchedonagainwhenthespeedfallsbelow118mph(190km/h).
OnvehicleswiththeSportChronoPlusPackage,furtherrearwiperfunctionscanbeselectedviathePCM.
Pleaseobservethechapter”IndividualMemory“intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
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A-Automaticspeedcontrolreadinessoff/on1-+SPEED/SET(accelerate/store)2--SPEED(decelerate)3-OFF(interrupt)4-RESUME
AutomaticSpeedControl
Function
Theautomaticspeedcontrolmaintainsanyselectedspeedbetween15mphand145mph(30km/hand240km/h)withoutyouhavingtousetheacceleratorpedal.Theautomaticspeedcontrolisoperatedwiththeleveronthesteeringwheel.
Warning!
Riskofanaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Aconstantspeedmaynotbesafeinheavytrafc,oronwindingorslipperyroads.Withthespeedcontrolsystemengaged,theenginespeedwillnotreturntoidlewhenremovingthefootfromtheacceleratorpedal.
Donotusethespeedcontrolwhenitmaybeunsafetokeepthecarataconstantspeed.
Observealllocalandnationalspeedlimits.
VehicleswithTiptronicS
Additionaldownshiftsarecarriedouttohelpmaintainthepre-selectedspeed(especiallywhendrivingdownhill).
Switchautomaticspeedcontrolreadiness
on
PressbuttonAontheautomaticspeedcontrollever.
Thisgreenindicatorlightinthespeedom-eternowindicatesreadiness.
Holdandstorespeed
Bringthecartothedesiredspeedwiththeaccelerator.
Thenbrieflypushtheoperatingleverforward(position1).
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Thestoredspeedshouldonlyberecalledwhentrafficconditionsandtheroadsurfacesopermit.
Switchingautomaticspeedcontrol
readinessoff
PressbuttonAontheautomaticspeedcontrollever.Thegreenreadinesslightinthespeedometergoesoff.
Whenthevehicleisparkedandtheignitionswitchedoff,thememoryiscleared.
Note
Onupwardordownwardslopes,thesetspeedcannotalwaysbemaintainedbytheautomaticspeedcontrol.
Toobtainsufficientenginebrakingorabetterengine-speedrange,therefore,youhavetoselectalowergear.
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EmergencyFlasherSwitch
Switchingonandoff
Operationalreadinessoftheemergencyflasherdoesnotdependontheignitionlockandturnsignalleverposition.
Ifyourcarisdisabledorparkedunderemer-gencyconditionsswitchontheemergencyflasherinthedashboard.Allturnsignalsandtheindicatorlightintheswitchflashwiththesamefrequency.
Pressbutton.
Warning!
Riskofaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Wheneverstalledorstoppedforemergencyrepairs,movethecarwellofftheroad.Switchontheemergencyflasherandmarkthecarwithroadflaresorotherwarningdevices.
Donotremaininthecar.Someoneapproach-ingfromtherearmaynotrealizeyourvehicleisstoppedandcauseacollision.
Warning!
Dangerofre.
Donotparkoroperatethevehicleinareaswherethehotexhaustsystemmaycomeincontactwithdrygrass,brush,fuelspillorotherflammablematerial.
Warning!
Hotenginecompartmentcomponentscanburnskinoncontact.
Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecompartment,turntheengineoffandletitcooldownsufficiently.
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Storageinthepassenger
compartment
Warning!
Unsecuredluggageandheavyobjectsmaycomelooseduringbraking,rapiddirectionalchangesorinanaccidentandcauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotcarryitemsofluggageorobjectsinthepassengercompartmentunsecured.
Donottransportanyheavyobjectsintheoddmentstrays.
Additionalstoragepossibilities
–inthedoors,
–inthedoorsillnexttothepassenger’sseat,
–inthecenterconsole,
–clotheshookonbackofseatbackrest,
–oddmentstraywithcoinholderbetweenseats,
–glovecompartmentwithCDandpenholder,
–sidestoragecompartmentsbehindtheseats.
Oddmentstraybetweentheseats
Opening
Pressreleasebuttonandliftthelid.Thereisacoinholderandsocketintheforwardpartoftheoddmentstray.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SOCKETS”onpage166.
Glovecompartment
Warning!
Dangerofinjurybytheglovecompartmentlidincaseofanaccident.
Keeptheglovecompartmentlidclosedwhiledriving.
Opening
Pullthecatchandopenthelid.
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PorscheCommunication
Management(PCM)
GeneralinformationtothePorsche
CommunicationManagement(PCM)
RefertotheseparateoperatinginstructionsbeforeputtingthePCMintooperation.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage259.
Warning!
Thereisdangerofaccidentifyousetoroperatetheon-boardcomputer,radio,navigationsystem,telephoneorotherequipmentwhendriving.Thiscoulddistractyoufromtrafcandcauseyoutolosecontrolofthevehicleresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Operatethecomponentswhiledrivingonlyifthetrafficsituationallowsyoutodosafely.
Carryoutanycomplicatedoperatingorsettingproceduresonlywiththevehiclestationary.
ThereceptionconditionsfortheradiomoduleintegratedinthePCMchangecontinuouslyasyoudrive.Interferencefrombuildings,terrainandtheweatherisunavoidable.FMstereoreception
isparticularlysusceptibletovaryingreceptionconditions.
ElectronicaccessoriesshouldonlyberetrofittedbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
AccessorieswhichhavenotbeentestedandapprovedbyPorschemayimpairradiofunctionandreception.
Navigation
Whenputintooperationforthefirsttime,adistanceofapprox.31miles(50km)mustbedriveninorderforthenavigationsystemtocompletetheprocessoffinecalibration.Thesameapplieswhenthetiresarechanged(e.g.summer/snowtires)ornewtiresfitted.Fulllocationaccuracyisnotyetachievedduringthefine-calibrationprocess.
Ifthevehiclehasbeentransported(e.g.ferry,cartrain),thesystemmaytakeafewminutestodeterminethecurrentlocationafterithasbeenswitchedon.
Serioustireslip(e.g.spinningwheelsonsnow)mayresultintemporarilyinaccuratenavigation.
Whenthebatteryhasbeendisconnected,itmaytakeupto15minutesbeforethenavigationsystembecomesoperationalagain.
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Compactdiscplayer
Caution!
Toavoiddamagetocompactdiscplayeranddiscs.
Useonlycompactdiscslabeledasshown,havingnodirt,damageorwarpage.
Neverattempttodisassembleoroilanypartoftheplayerunit.Donotinsertanyobjectotherthanadiscintotheslot.Remembertherearenouser-serviceablepartsinsidethecompactdiscplayer.
Donotallowthedisctosustainanyfinger-prints,scrapesorstickersonthesurfaces.Thismaycausepoorsoundquality.Holdthedisconlyontheedgeorcenterhole.
Whennotinuse,takethediscoutoftheplayer,putthediscbackintoitscaseandstoreitawayfromdust,heat,dampanddirectsunlight.Leavingthedisconthedashboardinthesuncandamagethedisc.
Ifthediscgetsdirty,cleanthediscbywipingthesurfacesfromthecentertotheoutsideinaradialdirectionwithasoftcloth.Donotuseaconventionalrecordcleaneroranti-staticrecordpreservative.Disccleanersareavailableinaudiostores.
Antenna
Alwaysunscrewtheexternalantennabeforeusinganautomaticcar-wash.
CarTelephoneandAftermarketAlarms
Importantlegalandsafetyinformation
regardingtheuseofcellulartelephones:
Danger!
Riskofanaccident.Severepersonalinjuryordeathcanresultintheeventofanaccident.Lookingawayfromtheroadorturningyourattentionawayfromyourdrivingcancauseanaccidentandleadtoseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Whenusingyourcellulartelephone,youshouldalways:
Givefullattentiontoyourdriving-pullofftheroadandparkbeforemakingoransweringacalliftrafficconditionssorequire;and
Keepbothhandsonthesteeringwheel-usehands-freeoperation(ifavailable)-pullofftheroadandparkbeforeusingahand-heldtelephone.
Somestatesmayprohibittheuseofcellulartelephoneswhiledrivingavehicle.Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuseofcellulartelephonesintheareaswhereyoudrive.
Itisessentialtoobservetheinstructionsofthetelephonemanufacturerbeforeputtingthetelephoneintooperation.
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ManualTransmission,Clutch
Generalinformation
Thepositionsofthegearsareshownontheshiftdiagramonthegearshiftlever.
Warning!
Riskofaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotobstructthepedaltravelwithfloormatsorotherobjects.NonskidfloormatsofthecorrectsizeareavailableatyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Warning!
Toavoiddamagetotheclutchandtransmis-sion:
Alwaysdepresstheclutchpedalfullywhenchanginggears.Makesurethatthegearshiftleveriscompletelyengaged.
Onlyshiftintoreversewhenthecarhascometoacompletestop.
Whenshiftinggears,alwaysensurethattheclutchpedalisfullydepressedandthegearhasfullyengaged.
Selectreverseonlywhenvehicleisstationary.
Selectanappropriatelylowgearonupwardanddownwardslopes.Thiswillensureoptimumuseofenginepowerandenginebraking.
Whenreversegearisselectedandtheignitionison,thebackuplightsareilluminated.
Permittedenginespeed
Youshouldchangeintoahighergearbeforetheneedlereachestheredmarkonthetachometer,oreaseofftheaccelerator.
Iftheredzoneisreachedduringacceleration,fuelfeedisinterrupted.
Caution!
Riskofenginedamage(overrevving)whenshiftingdowntoalowergear.
Takecarenottoexceedthemaximumpermittedenginespeedwhenshiftingdown.
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