2007 PORSCHE CAYMAN maintenance

DearOwner,
wewouldliketothankyouforyour
purchaseofaPorscheSportscar.
Judgingbythecaryouhavechosen,
youareamotoristofaspecialbreed,
andyouareprobablynonovicewhenit
comestoautomobiles.
Rememberhowever,aswithanyvehicle,
youshouldtaketimetofamiliarize
yourselfwithyourPorscheandits
performancecharacteristics.Always
drivewithinyourownuniquecapabilities
asadriverandyourlevelofexperience
withyourPorsche.Ensurethatanyone
elsedrivingyourPorschedoesthe
same.Topreventorminimizeinjury,
alwaysuseyoursafetybelts.Never
consumealcoholordrugsbeforeor
duringtheoperationofyourvehicle.
ThisOwner’sManualcontainsahost
ofusefulinformation.Pleasetakethe
timetoreadthismanualbeforeyoudrive
yournewPorsche.Becomefamiliarwith
theoperationofyourPorschecarfor
maximumsafetyandoperatingpleasure.
ThebetteryouknowyourPorsche,
themorepleasureyouwillexperience
drivingyournewcar.Alwayskeepyour
Owner’sManualinthecar,andgiveit
tothenewownerifyoueversellyour
Porsche.
AseparateMaintenanceBooklet
explainshowyoucankeepyourPorsche
intopdrivingconditionbyhaving
itservicedregularly.Aseparate
WarrantyandCustomerInformation
Bookletcontainsdetailedinformation
aboutthewarrantiescoveringyour
Porsche.
ForU.S.only:
Ifyoubelievethatyourvehiclehasafault
whichcouldcauseacrash,injuryor
death,youshouldimmediatelyinform
theNationalHighwayTrafficSafety
Administration(NHTSA)inadditionto
notifyingPorscheCarsNorthAmerica,
Inc.(PorscheCarsN.A.).
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcomplaints,
itmayopenaninvestigation,andifit
findsthatasafetyproblemexistsina
groupofvehicles,itmayorderarecall
andremedycampaign.However,NHTSA
cannotbecomeinvolvedinindividual
problemsbetweenyouandyourdealer,
orPorscheCarsN.A..
TocontactNHTSA,youmayeither
calltheAutoSafetyHotlinetoll-freeat
1(800)424-9393(or366-0123inWash-
ington,D.C.area)orwriteto:NHTSA,
U.S.DepartmentofTransportation,
Washington,D.C.20590.Youcanalso
obtainotherinformationaboutmotor
vehiclesafetyfromtheHotline.
Yourcarhasthousandsofpartsand
componentswhichhavebeendesigned
andmanufacturedinaccordancewith
Porsche’shighstandardsofengineering
qualityandsafety.
Anyalterationofthevehiclemay
negateorinterferewiththose
safetyfeaturesbuiltintothevehicle.
Modicationsmaybecarriedout
onyourvehicleonlyifapprovedby
Porsche.
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Controls,Instruments14-191
ShiftingGear193-199
Maintenance,CarCare201-234
PracticalTips,EmergencyService235-289
VehicleIdentication,TechnicalData291-307
Index308-312
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SafetyBelts
Generalinformation
Warning!
Alwaysmakesureyourandyourpassenger’ssafetybeltsareproperlyfastenedwhilethevehicleisinmotion.Failuretofollowsafetybeltwarningsmayresultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Foryourandyourpassenger’sprotection,usesafetybeltsatalltimeswhilethevehicleisinmotion.
Useappropriatechildrestraintsystemsforallsmallchildren.
Warning!
Properwearingofsafetybelts
Safetybeltsmustbepositionedonthebodyastorestraintheupperbodyandlapfromslidingforward.Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscancauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeathincaseofanaccident.
Theshoulderbeltshouldalwaysrestonyourupperbody.Theshoulderbeltshouldneverbewornbehindyourbackorunderyourarm.
Formaximumeffectiveness,thelapbeltshouldbewornlowacrossthehips.
Pregnantwomenshouldpositionthebeltaslowaspossibleacrossthepelvis.Makesureitisnotpressingagainsttheabdomen.
Beltsshouldnotbeworntwisted.
Donotwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakableobjectsinoronyourclothing,suchaseyeglasses,pens,keys,etc.asthesemaycauseinjury.
Severallayersofheavyclothingmayinterferewithproperpositioningofbelts.
Beltsmustnotrubagainstsharpobjectsordamagemayoccurtothebelt.
Twooccupantsshouldneversharethesamebeltatthesametime.
Warning!
Careandmaintenance
Keepbeltbucklesfreeofanyobstructionthatmaypreventasecurelocking.
Beltsthathavebeensubjectedtoexcess-sivestretchforcesinanaccidentmustbeinspectedorreplacedtoensuretheircontin-uedeffectivenessinrestrainingyou.Thesameappliestobelttensionersystemswhichhavebeentriggered.Inaddition,theanchorpointsofthebeltsshouldbechecked.
Ifsafetybeltsdonotworkproperly,seeyourauthorizedPorschedealerimmediately.
Ifthebeltsshowdamagetowebbing,bind-ings,bucklesorretractors,theyshouldbereplacedtoensuresafeoperation.
Donotmodifyordisassemblethesafetybeltsinyourvehicle.
Thebeltsmustbekeptcleanortheretractorsmaynotworkproperly.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CARCAREINSTRUCTIONS”onpage228.
Neverbleachordyesafetybelts.
Donotallowsafetybeltstoretractuntiltheyarecompletelydryaftercleaningorthismaycausedamagetothebelt.
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Pleaseobservethechapter”CHILDRESTRAINTSYSTEMS”onpage58.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LATCHSYSTEM”onpage62.
Note
Afterinsertingtheignitionkey,thePASSEN-GERAIRBAGOFFwarninglightlightsupforafewsecondsasabulbcheck.
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlamp
lightsup
–Thepassenger’sairbagisswitchedoff.
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlamp
doesnotlightup
–Thepassenger’sairbagisactiveandreadyforoperation.
–Ifthepassenger’sseatisnotoccupied,thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlampwillalsonotlightup,eventhoughthepassenger’sairbagisswitchedoff.
Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathduetothepassengerairbagtriggeringunintentionally.Whentheignitionisonandtheuptoone-yearoldchildisseatedinthechildrestraintsystemonthepassenger’sseat,theindicatorlamp„PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF“mustbeon.Ifthe“PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF”indicatorlampdoesnotlightup,itcouldindicateafaultinthesystem.Inthiscase:
Onvehicleswithkey-operatedairbagdeactiva-tiondevice:SwitchtopositionOFF.
Onvehicleswithoutkey-operatedairbagdeactivationdevice:Donotdrive.
HavethefaultremediedatyournearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
Note
Thekeyswitchforswitchingoffthepassenger’sairbagincombinationwiththeLATCHattachmentbracketarenotinstalledatthefactory.Theycanberetrofitted.
PleaseseeyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Warninglightandwarning
message
Faultsareindicatedbyawarninglightintheinstrumentpanelandamessageontheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage138.
Inthefollowingcasesyoushouldimme-diatelyconsultanauthorizedPorschedealerinordertoassuretheairbagsys-temisfunctioningproperly:
–Ifthewarninglightdoesnotlightupwhentheignitionkeyisinsertedor
–Ifthewarninglightdoesnotgooutoncetheengineisrunningor
–Ifthewarninglightappearswhiledriving.
Airbagmaintenance
Inordertoensurelong-termfunctioning,theairbagsystemmustbeinspectedbyanauthorizedPorschedealerattheintervalsrecommendedinyourMaintenanceBooklet.
Note
IfyousellyourPorsche,notifythepurchaserthatthevehicleisequippedwithairbags,andreferthemtothechapter,“AirbagSystems“,intheOwner’sManual(safetyanddisposalrules).
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Securethefloormattopreventitfromslidingintopositionsthatcouldinterferewiththesafeoperationofyourvehicle.YourPorschedealerwillbegladtoofferyounonskidfloormatsofthecorrectsize.
Note
Incaseoneofthetwobrakecircuitsfails,increasedpedaltravelisrequiredtobringyourvehicletoafullstop.
Warning!
Toavoidoverheatingandprematurewearofthebrakes:
Beforedescendingasteepgrade,reducespeedandshiftthetransmissionintoalowergearordrivingpositiontocontrolspeed.
Donot”ridethebrakes”byrestingyourfootonthepedalwhennotintendingtoapplybrakepressure.
Donotholdthepedaldowntoolongortoooften.Thiscouldcausethebrakestogethotandnotfunctionproperly.
Brakebooster
Thebrakeboosterassistsbrakingonlywhentheengineisrunning.
Whenthecarismovingwhiletheengineisnotrunning,orifthebrakeboosterisdefective,morepressureonthebrakepedalisrequiredtobringthecartoastop.Ifthishappens,ABSandPSMwillalsonotoperate.
Moistureorroadsaltonbrakesaffectsbraking.Whenthevehicleisdrivenonsaltedroadsforextendedperiods,thebrakesshouldbewasheddownthoroughlyaboutevery2weeks.Anauto-maticcarwashfacilitycannotdothisjobproperly.Brakeswilldryafterafewcautiousbrakeapplica-tions.
Warning!
Riskofanaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Drivingthroughwatermayreducetraction.Moistureonbrakesfromroadwater,carwash,orcoatingofroadsaltmayaffectbrakingefciency.
Cautiouslyapplybrakestotestbrakesafterbeingexposed.
Brakewear
Yourcarhasexcellentbrakes,buttheyarestillsubjecttowear.Therateatwhichtheyweardependsonhowthebrakesareused.
HavethebrakesysteminspectedattheintervalsrecommendedinyourMaintenanceBooklet.
WarninglightUSA
WarninglightCanada
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-boardcomputerstayonwhentheengineisrunningorcomeonwhiledriving,thebrakepadsareworn,excessively.
Donotcontinuetooperatethevehicle.HaveyourauthorizedPorschedealerinspectorreplacethebrakepads.
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InstrumentpanelOn-boardcomputerTextdisplayonon-boardcomputerMeaning/measure
DepressclutchpedalManualtransmission:Depressclutchpedalwhenstarting.
MoveselectorlevertopositionPorNTiptronicS:ThevehiclecanbestartedonlyintheselectorleverpositionPorN.
DisplayofselectorleverpositionflashesTiptronicemergencyrunHavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
SystemfaultGotoworkshopSeveralsystemsmayhavefailed.Adjustyourdrivingstyle.Reducespeed.HavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
FailureoffuellevelindicatorWorkshopHavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Serviceinmls/days(km/days)ServiceindicatorBringthevehicleinforservicenolaterthanafterthedistance/timeshownhaselapsed.Pleaseobservetheadditionalinformationinthe“Maintenance”booklet.
ServicenowServiceindicatorHaveyourvehicleservicedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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Wipeintervalcontrol
Function
Onvehicleswithoutarainsensor,thewipingintervalscanbeadjustedinfoursteps.
Decreasingintervals
AdjustswitchAupwards.Thesettingisconfirmedbyonewipeofthewindshield.
Increasingintervals
AdjustswitchAdownwards.
Rainsensor
Invehicleswitharainsensortheamountofrainfall(snowfalltoo)whichhassettledonthewindshieldismeasured.Wiperspeedisautomaticallyadjustedaccordingly.
Switchingon
Movewiperleverupwardstothefirstclick.
Switchingoff
Movewiperlevertoposition0.
Therainsensorremainsswitchedoffifthewiperleverisalreadyinposition1whentheignitionisswitchedon.
Toswitchtherainsensoronagain:
Movewiperlevertoposition0andthentoposition1or
Operatewindshieldwashersystem5or
Changethesensitivityoftherainsensorwithfour-stageswitchA.
Switch-onisconfirmedbyonewipeofthewind-shield.
OnvehicleswiththeSportChronoPlusPackage,furtherrainsensorfunctionscanbeselectedviathePCM.
Pleaseobservethechapter“IndividualMemory”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
Changingthesensitivityoftherainsensor
SensitivitycanbesetwithswitchAin4stages:
AdjustswitchAupwards-highsensitivity.Thesettingisconfirmedbyonewipeofthewindshield.
AdjustswitchAdownwards-lowsensitivity.
Maintenancenote
Periodicallycleanthewiperbladeswithawin-dowcleaner,especiallyafterthevehiclehasbeenwashedinacarwash.WerecommendPorschewindowcleaner.Iftheyareverydirty(e.g.withinsectremains),theycanbecleanedwithaspongeorcloth.
Ifthewiperbladesruborsqueak,thismaybeasaresultofthefollowing:
Ifthevehicleiswashedinanautomaticcarwash,waxresiduesmaybeadheringtothewindshield.Thesewaxresiduescanberemovedusingawindowcleanerconcentrate.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WASHERFLUID”onpage223.
PleasecontactyourauthorizedPorschedealerforfurtherinformation.
Thewiperbladesmaybedamaged.
Replacedamagedwiperbladesassoonaspossible.
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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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