Porsche 911 TURBO - 1975 WORSHOP, Manual

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Controls, Safety, Instruments
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A - Cruise control readiness on/off
1 - + SPEED/SET (accelerate/store)
2 - – SPEED (decelerate)
3 - OFF (interrupt)
4 - RESUME (return to set speed)
Cruise Control
The cruise control maintains any selected speed
between 30 and 240 km/h (20 and 150 mph)
without you having to use the accelerator.
The cruise control is operated with the lever on the
steering wheel.
Vehicles with Tiptronic
Additional downshifts are carried out to help
maintain the pre-selected speed (especially when
driving downhill).
Warning!
Risk of accident in heavy traffic, on twisting
roads or under unfavourable road conditions
(e.g. wintry or wet conditions or varying road
surfaces etc.).
f
Do not use the cruise control in these
conditions.
Switching cruise control readiness on
f Press button A on the cruise control lever.
Maintaining and storing speed
f
Bring the vehicle to the desired speed with the
accelerator.
f Then briefly push the operating lever forward
(position 1 ).
Accelerating (e.g. to overtake)
Option 1
f Increase the speed as usual with the
accelerator.
When you ease off the accelerator,
the previously saved value is again set.
Option 2
f Push operating lever forward (position 1 ) until
the desired speed is reached.
The speed reached is maintained and stored
when the lever is released.
Option 3
f Push operating lever forwards briefly
(position 1 ) (a maximum of 10 times).
The speed is increased by 2 km/h (1 mph)
each time.
Note on operation
Cruise control operation is automatically inter-
rupted if the speed is increased by more than
approx. 25 km/h (16 mph) for longer than
20 seconds.
The green indicator light on the
speedometer now indicates readiness.