292 Minor Repairs
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-purpose display
of 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-purpose
display of the instrument panel.
3. If the warnings do not disappear, then:
Drive carefully to the nearest authorized
Porsche dealer and 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.
To do this:
Please see the chapter “STORING END
POSITION OF THE DOOR WINDOWS AFTER
CONNECTING THE VEHICLE BATTERY” on
page 82.
6. Teach tires on vehicles with Tire Pressure
Monitoring. To do this:
Please see the chapter “TIRE PRESSURE
MONITORING (TPM)” on page 119.
7. Store end position on vehicles with a sliding/
lifting roof. To do this:
Please see the chapter “STORING END
POSITION OF THE SLIDING/LIFTING ROOF” on
page 84.
Store end position on vehicles with
a Panorama roof system. To do this:
Please see the chapter “STORING END
POSITION OF THE PANORAMA ROOF SYSTEM”
on page 86.
External Power Supply, Emergency
Starting with Jumper Cables
If the battery is flat, the battery of another vehicle
can be used for starting or as an external power
supply with the help of jumper cables.
Both batteries must be 12 V batteries.
The capacity (Ampere hour, Ah) of the donor
battery must not be substantially less than that of
the flat battery.
The flat battery must be connected correctly to
the vehicle’s electrical system.
f Please see the chapter “BATTERY” on
page 290.
f Use only standard jumper cables with sufficient
cross section and completely insulated
alligator clips. Follow the instructions provided
by the jumper cable manufacturer.
f Route the jumper cables so that they cannot
be caught by moving parts in the engine
compartment.
The jumper cables must be long enough so
that neither vehicles nor cables touch another.
f The vehicles must not touch, otherwise current
might flow as soon as the positive terminals
are connected.
f Ensure that tools or conductive jewelry (rings,
chains, watch straps) do not come into contact
with the positive jumper cable, the positive
battery post or live parts of the vehicle.
f Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ruin
the alternator.
Jumper Cable Hazards
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