2007 PORSCHE CAYMAN warning

BrakeWarningLight
Indication
BrakewarninglightUSA
BrakewarninglightCanada
Thewarninglightontheinstrumentpanellightsup:
–ifthehandbrakeison,
–ifthebrakefluidlevelislow,
–ifthebrakepadshavereachedthewearlimit,
–ifthebrakecircuitdivisionisdefective.
Additionally,awarningisdisplayedbytheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage138.
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LIMITAcousticwarningsignalfor
speedlimit
Function
Theacousticwarningsignalcanbeactivatedforspeedsabove6mph(10km/h).Thesignalsoundswhenthepresetspeedisexceeded.Forthesignaltosoundagain,thedrivingspeedmustfallbelowthepresetspeedbyatleast3mph(5km/h).
Switchingonselectioneld“D”
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Settingthespeed
SelectLIMITwiththeoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.
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Option1:Acceptingcurrentspeed
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Theacousticwarningsignalisactivatedforthecurrentspeed.
Display:
Option2:Presettingspeed
Select“LIMITactive”withtheoperatinglever:
notactive
active
If“notactive”,pushtheoperatingleverforward.
Select“xxmph”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.
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Pushoperatingleverslightlyupordownuntilthedesiredspeedisreached.
upwards:speedisincreaseddownwards:speedisdecreased
Note
Holdingtheleverupordownforalongerperiodwilladjustthespeedinstepsof6mph(10km/h).
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Switchingtheacousticwarningsignaloff
Select“LIMITactive”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Display:
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INFOWarningmessages
Switchingonselectioneld“D”
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Callingwarningmessages
SelectINFOwiththeoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Anyexistingwarningmessagescanbecalledusingtheoperatinglever.Youalsocancallwarningmessageswhichwerecancelledduringthetrip(butonlyuntilthenexttimetheignitionisswitchedon).
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Pushoperatingleverforwardsorpullback-wards.ThedisplayreturnstotheInfomenu.
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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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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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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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