Minor Repairs
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Replacing the battery
The service life of the battery is subject to normal
wear; it depends greatly on care, climatic
conditions, and driving conditions (distances,
loads).
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Only use an original Porsche battery, with the
correct part number, as a replacement. Only
this battery meets the specific requirements of
the vehicle.
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Please observe the disposal instructions for
batteries.
Putting vehicle into operation
After the battery is connected or after a
fully
discharged
battery is charged, the PSM warning
light lights up on the instrument panel and
a message appears on the multi-function display
in the instrument panel to indicate a fault.
This fault can be corrected with a few
simple steps:
1. Start the engine.
To do this, turn the ignition key or the control
unit (on vehicles with Porsche Entry & Drive)
to ignition lock position
2,
twice
.
2. With the vehicle stationary, perform a few
steering movements to the left and right and
then drive a short distance in a straight line
until the PSM warning light goes out and the
message is erased from the multi-function
display in the instrument panel.
3. If the warnings do
not
disappear, then:
Drive carefully to the nearest authorized
Porsche dealer to have the fault corrected.
4. After the warnings go out:
Stop the vehicle in a suitable place.
5. Store the end position for the power windows.
For information on storing the end positions for
the power windows:
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Please see the chapter “STORING END
POSITION OF THE DOOR WINDOWS AFTER
CONNECTING THE VEHICLE BATTERY” on
page 88.
6. Teach tires on vehicles with Tire
Pressure Monitoring.
For information on teaching the Tire Pressure
Monitoring system:
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Please see the chapter “TIRE PRESSURE
MONITORING (TPM)” on page 127.
7. Store end position on vehicles with a slide/
tilt roof.
For information on storing the end position for the
slide/tilt roof:
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Please see the chapter “STORING END
POSITION OF THE SLIDE/TILT ROOF” on
page 90.
