Central warning light system
This electronic warning system monitors the
most important functions of your Porsche
for increased safety and reliability of per-
formance, Should a problem arise, the c e n -
tral warning system w i l l inform you imme-
diately.
The central warning light is located in the
center of the instrument cluster. The i n -
dividual warning lights are divided between
the two combination instruments.
W h e n the ignition is turned on, the central
w a r n i n g light and all individual w a r n i n g lights
will light up f o r a bulb check. As soon as
the engine is started, the lights should go
out. The STOP L A M P light will go out after
the brake pedal has been d e p r e s s e d . The
PARK BRAKE light will go out as soon as
the parking brake lever is fully released.
Should a problem arise, the central warning
light will light up or flash, together with the
respective individual warning light.
Note: If the engine has been started by t o w -
ing or pushing, the w a r n i n g lights will not go
out. The ignition must be turned off and the
engine restarted.
The c o n t r o l f u n c t i o n of the central warning
light system is divided into two major
groups:
G r o u p " A " - oil pressure (engine and ATF)
- engine oil level
- brake circuit (pressure) failure
- brake fluid level
Any malfunction reported by the system must
be corrected immediately.
Group " B " - brake wear (pads) indicator
- parking brake
- coolant level
- coolant temperature
- fuel reserve level
- windshield/headlight washer
f l u i d level
- s t o p lamps
- tail lamps
Any malfunction reported by the system
should be c o r r e c t e d as soon as possible.
Reset button (white arrow)
By pressing this button, you can turn off the
central w a r n i n g light f o r group " B " related
problems. The individual warning light in the
respective combination instrument will re-
main on as a reminder to have the fault c o r -
rected.
The reset button does not apply to group
"A" related problems. Both central and i n -
dividual warning lights will continue to flash
because an immediate remedy of the pro-
blem is necessary.
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