Porsche 911 TARGA 4 -, User Handbook Manual

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SPORT button.
Exceptional design and a sporty character
are not mutually exclusive, as the SPORT
button proves. It enables you to select a
suspension setup where the emphasis is
on either comfort or sporty performance.
At the push of a button, the electronic
engine management system switches the
engine mapping to offer an even sharper
response and engine dynamics that are
more direct.
In vehicles with Porsche Doppelkupplung
(PDK), upshifts take place at higher
engine speeds and downshifts happen
sooner. In addition, coasting mode
and the auto start/stop function are
automatically deactivated. If fitted, the
optional sports exhaust system is also
activated automatically.
Sport Chrono Package.
The Sport Chrono Package including
dynamic engine mounts is available as an
option. This integrated system provides
simultaneous enhancement for the chassis,
Art: very good.
Sport: excellent.
engine and transmission. Included in
the package are a performance display,
a digital and an analogue stopwatch and
the SPORT PLUS button. An additional
display in the steering wheel and instru-
ment cluster indicates whether the
SPORT buttons and Launch Control have
been activated.
On activation of SPORT PLUS mode,
Porsche Active Suspension Management
(PASM) and, in the new 911 Targa 4S,
the optional Porsche Dynamic Chassis
Control (PDCC) switch to a harder damping
setting and offer more direct steering
and, therefore, better road holding.
In combination with PDK, the Sport Chrono
Package has two additional functions:
‘Launch Control’, which can be used on the
track to achieve the best possible stand-
ing start, and the ‘motorsport-derived
gearshift strategy’ featuring extremely
short shift times and optimum shift
points for maximum acceleration.
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