2010 PORSCHE CAYMAN Owners Manual

Operation, Safety
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A - Opening front luggage compartment lid
B - Opening rear luggage compartment lid Rear LidReleasing the rear lidf Operate pull-button B next to the driver’s seat
or corresponding button of the remote control.
Opening the rear lid
Caution!
Risk of damage to the paint on the rear lid if
this touches the load transported on the roof
rack when opening.
f Only open the rear lid if this cannot touch the load.
The rear lid can be held open in 2 positions.
The luggage compartment is illuminated when the
respective lid is open.
f Please see the chapter “LOAD SWITCH-OFF AF-
TER 2 HOURS OR 7 DAYS” on Page 236.
f Position 1: Raise rear lid up to pressure point.
f Position 2: Raise rear lid beyond the pressure
point.
Closing the rear lidf Pull down the rear lid on the handle and allow it
to fall into the lock.
Check that the rear lid has correctly engaged
in the lock.
A warning message in the on-board computer
comes on if the lids are not completely closed.
f Fully close the lid.
Warning message

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A-Topping up engine oil
B -Checking coolant level or topping upRear luggage compartmentService flapf Press catch button on the service flap and
open flap.
Luggage net, tie-down rings
Warning!
Unsecured luggage and heavy objects may
come loose during brak ing, rapid directional
changes or in an accident and cause serious
personal injury or death.
f Do not carry items of luggage or objects in the
passenger compartment unsecured. Secure
load against sliding.
f Do not transport heavy objects under the lug-gage net. f
Hang the luggage net on the 4 tie-down rings
around the engine cover or in the rear luggage
compartment.

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Cargo partition
Warning!
Unsecured luggage and heavy objects may
come loose during brak ing, rapid directional
changes or in an accident and cause serious
personal injury or death.
f Do not carry items of luggage or objects in the
passenger compartment unsecured. Secure load against sliding using the cargo partition.
Removing the cargo partition
1. Turn both turn-locks to ”Lock open“ from the passenger compartment. 2. Lift the cargo partition somewhat from the lug-
gage compartment and disengage on both si-
des from the upper hooks B and hold. 3. Put cargo partition at an angle and lift out from
the lower mounts A.

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Installing cargo partition
1. Turn both turn-locks to ”Lock open“ on the
cargo partition.
2. Engage opened locks in the lower mounts A.
3. Lift cargo partition so mewhat and engage in
the upper hooks B on both sides.
4. Turn both turn-locks to ”Lock closed“ on the cargo partition. Folding cargo partition forward
The luggage net must be
disengaged before fol-
ding the cargo partition forward.
1. Turn both turn-locks to ”Lock open“ on the cargo partition.
2. Lift the cargo partition somewhat and disen- gage on both sides from the upper hooks B
and hold. 3. Fold the cargo partition forward carefully (do
not press down with force) and lay it on the car-
pet.
Make sure that the partit ion does not slip out
of the lower mounts.
4. Turn both turn-locks to ”Lock closed“ on the cargo partition.

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Luggage coverThe luggage cover protects luggage in the rear
storage area from direct sunlight and curious
eyes.
Caution!
Risk of damage to luggage cover from
sharp-edged or sliding pieces of luggage.
f Always remove luggage cover when pieces of luggage can damage the luggage cover.
Removing the luggage cover
fHold luggage cover with one hand and loosen
both turn-locks. Remove the luggage cover
using both hands. Installing the luggage cover
f
Place luggage cover into the mountings with
both hands, hold it with one hand and lock both
turn-locks.

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Front luggage compartment Trunk Entrapment Your vehicle is equipped with an internal front trunk
release mechanism.
A person trapped in the front luggage compart-
ment can release the lid from the inside using
unlocking handle A.
The handle A is fluorescent and glows in the dark. Note
f
When loading the luggage compartment, make
sure that items of luggage or other objects
cannot become caught on handle A.
This could cause the luggage compartment to
open unintentionally.
A warning message in the on-board computer
lights up when unlocking handle A is operated.
f Stop the vehicle immediately when the warning
message lights up.
f Check the luggage compartment.
f Close the lid.
Function with vehicle stationary If the luggage compartm ent lid is unlocked with
unlocking handle A, the lid can be opened from the
inside immediately. Function with vehicle in motion If the luggage compartm ent lid is unlocked with
unlocking handle A when a speed of 2
mph
(3 km/h ) is exceeded, the warning message in the
on-board computer lights up.
At the same time, the lid is unlocked and the latch
striker pops into the catch-hook position.
Danger!
Risk of accident.
If the warning message in the on-board com-
puter lights up when th e vehicle is in motion,
the lid may impact in front of the windshield
and can tear off.
You can lose control of the vehicle, and
serious personal injury or death may result.
f Stop the vehicle immediately when the warning
message lights up.
f Check the luggage compartment.
fClose the lid.
Note
f The front lid cannot be op ened from the inside
if the battery is disconnected or empty.
Safety reasons therefore require that you
unscrew the latch striker of the front lid
lock if you plan to put the vehicle out of
operation for an extended period.
f Please consult your authorized Porsche
dealer.
They will advise you about the necessary
measures.
Warning message

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Porsche Communication
Management (PCM) fRefer to the separate operating instructions
before putting the PCM into operation.
f Please see the chapter “LOAD SWITCH-OFF
AFTER 2 HOURS OR 7 DAYS” on Page 236.
Warning!
There is a danger of accident if you set or
operate the on-board computer, radio, navi-
gation system, telephone or other equipment
when driving.
This could distract you from the traffic and
cause you to lose control of the vehicle re-
sulting in serious personal injury or death.
f Operate the components while driving only if
the traffic situation allows you to do so safely.
f Carry out any complicated operating or setting procedures only with the vehicle stationary.
The reception conditions for the radio module
integrated in the PCM ch ange continuously as you
drive. Interference from buildings, terrain and the
weather is unavoidable.
FM stereo reception is particularly susceptible to
varying reception conditions.
Electronic accessories should only be retrofitted
by your authorized Porsche dealer. Accessories which have not been tested and
approved by Porsche may impair radio function
and reception.
NavigationWhen put into operation for the first time, a
distance of approx. 30 miles (50 km) must be
driven in order for the navigation system to
complete the process of fine calibration.
The same applies when the tires are changed (e.g.
summer/snow tires) or new tires fitted.
Full location accuracy is not yet achieved during
the fine-calibration process.
If the vehicle has been transported (e.g. ferry, car
train), the system may take a few minutes to deter-
mine the current locati
on after it has been
switched on.
Serious tire slip (e.g. spinning wheels on snow)
may result in temporaril y inaccurate navigation.
When the battery has been disconnected, it may
take up to 15 minutes before the navigation
system is operational again.
Car Audio Operation/Tips For radio operation see your radio manual
which is included with your on-board litera-
ture.
f Please see the chapter “LOAD SWITCH-OFF AF-
TER 2 HOURS OR 7 DAYS” on Page 236.
FM reception
A vehicle is not an ideal pl ace to listen to a radio.
Because the vehicle moves, reception conditions
are constantly changing.
Buildings, terrain, signal distance and noise from
other vehicles are all working against good recep-
tion.
Some conditions affecting FM may appear to be
problems when they are not.
The following characteristics are completely nor-
mal for a given reception area, and they do not in-
dicate any problem with the radio itself.
Note
Electronic accessories shou ld only be installed by
your authorized Porsche dealer.
Equipment which has not been tested and ap-
proved by Porsche may impair radio reception.

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Fading and drifting
FM range is limited to
about 25 miles (40 km),
except for some high power stations.
If a vehicle is moving aw ay from the desired sta-
tion’s transmitter, the signal will tend to fade and/
or drift. This condition is more prevalent with FM
than AM, and is often ac companied by distortion.
Fading and drifting can be minimized to a certain
degree by careful attention to fine tuning or selec-
tion of a stronger signal.
Static and fluttering
When the line-of-sight link between a transmitter
and vehicle is blocked by large buildings or moun-
tains, the radio sound may be accompanied with
static or fluttering because of the characteristic of
FM.
In a similar effect, a fluttering noise is sometimes
heard when driving along a tree-lined road.
This static and fluttering can be reduced by adjust-
ing the tone control for greater bass response un-
til the disturbance has passed.
Multipath
Because of the reflecting characteristics of FM,
direct and reflected signals may reach the antenna
at the same time (multipath) and cancel each other
out.
As a vehicle moves through these electronic dead
spots, the listener may hear a momentary flutter
or loss of reception. Station swapping
When two FM stations are close to each other, and
an electronic dead spot, such as static or multi-
path area, interrupts the original signal, some-
times the stronger second signal will be selected
automatically until the original one returns.
This swapping can also occur as you drive away
from the selected station and approach another
station of a stronger signal.
Compact disc player
Caution!
To avoid damage to compact disc player and
discs.
f Use only compact discs labeled as shown, hav-
ing no dirt, damage or warpage.
f Never attempt to disassemble or oil any part
of the player unit.
Do not insert any object other than a disc into
the slot.
Remember there are no user-serviceable parts
inside the compact disc player.
f Do not allow the disc to sustain any finger-
prints, scrapes or stickers on the surfaces.
This may cause poor sound quality.
Hold the disc only on the edge or center hole. f
When not in use, take th e disc out of the player,
put the disc back into its case and store it
away from dust, heat, damp and direct
sunlight.
Leaving the disc on the dashboard in the sun
can damage the disc.
f If the disc gets dirty, clean the disc by wiping
the surfaces from the center to the outside in
a radial direction with a soft cloth.
Do not use a conventional record cleaner or
anti-static record preservative.
Disc cleaners are available in audio stores.