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  1. wingless
    What about a solar charger?
  2. wingless
    Does blakbox know that the seat track fastener which he thinks is a T20, may in fact be a triple square?
  3. wingless
    Thanks for clearing that up. Again, are the fasteners, on the vehicle, Torx or triple square?
  4. wingless
    Is it a T20 and not a triple square head?
  5. wingless
    There are no PSM, or PCM, changes to swap from 18" to 19" wheels. The $400 charge sounds like an option upgrade charge, for the better wheels.
  6. wingless
    The usage of PCM in this instance is incorrect, it should instead be PSM. The only related PSM calibration code I was able to locate was for the steering angle sensor. What menu or section has the tire / wheel size that is described? Regarding updating the vehicle for new tire pressure sensors, each sensor has a unique ID code and the vehicle has to be "taught" the new codes whenever wheels are swapped.
  7. wingless
    The tire / wheel combinations that Porsche recommends all have the same outside diameter. If the issue is with new tire pressure sensors, then that is available to update with the on-screen menus, not requiring a dealer visit. What is changing, old parts and new parts?
  8. wingless
    The symptoms indicate that the selector lever cable is not adjusted properly. This should be easy to fix.
  9. wingless
    The installation TSB contains the required information.
  10. wingless
    If the vehicle includes the PCM, then the dual microphone unit is already present, with the second mic set aside for the phone.
  11. wingless
    Please request that the dealership provide the fault codes that have been detected when interrogating the vehicle with the PST2 / PST3. Please post the fault codes.
  12. wingless
    Is this different than the W420 TSB?
  13. wingless
    According to battery manufacturers, maintaining a constant voltage charger, set at 13.8 VDC for a 12 V car battery, is a float charge, which may be maintained indefinately, as section 9.1.3 of this technical article shows. Sections 13. and 13.1 also contains information on long term charging and sulfation.
  14. wingless
    A battery that self discharges to a low state of charge begins an irreversible process of sulfation on the plates. Even after the battery is recharged the battery is permanently damaged. There will be less capacity available, less cold cranking amps and less ampere-hours available. It is best to maintain the electrolyte level, especially in warmer temperatures and it is best to maintain the battery at or near fully charged, especially in warmer temperatures. It does not hurt a battery to have a constant voltage of about 13.8 VDC applied indefinitely, to maintain the battery at 100% fully charged.
  15. wingless
    The radio antennas already have amplifiers. Perhaps the fuse is blown or they're defective.
  16. wingless
    A required addition to the PCM2 is a passenger with nimble fingers. They must index through the alphabet while the driver operates the vehicle.
  17. wingless
    The 3M InvisiBra is another great option. I have it on two vehicles now and it is so much less work than a bra.
  18. wingless
    Porsche takes tire testing and winter tire testing very seriously. They even publish the results and recomendations, in the Oct/Nov issue of Christophorus. This year they recommend The winter Contact TS 790V, by Continental. the Winter 240 SnowSport, by Pirelli or the Pilot Alpine PA2, by Michelin, for the Boxter. See the article for the sizes and proper applications.
  19. wingless
    They tried and failed to code the remote to the vehicle?
  20. wingless
    Mine does not have the heater. The information I examined does not indicate a distinction between US and ROW for that control.
  21. wingless
    As previously stated, an airbag fault light can illuminate for any number of problems as detected by the airbag control unit. On the Cayenne, if the fault is with a specific airbag, then that device is disabled until the problem is resolved and the fault cleared with the PST2. Intermittant airbag faults are not automatically cleared based on a specific number of ignition cycles, like other vehicle faults, but instead require the PST2.
  22. wingless
    There is a two button remote, on/off, for the auxilliary heater. If not provided with the vehicle, one may be added and "trained" with the PST2/PST3. The vehicle includes two antennas for this remote. One is wire shaped, in the rear spoiler, the other is a module, near the rear cargo lamp.
  23. wingless
    PCNA has dropped the ball, with a resounding THUD, on the issue of supplements. What should be a straightforward process is instead a major ordeal. It takes repeated contacts to obtain these supplements. They randomly skip a supplement, which then takes FOREVER to obtain. All of the later supplements must then wait for the missing one(s) to arrive, prior to inserting into the manuals. Instead, PCNA should establish a subscription service. Mail 'em out and charge the credit card. DONE.
  24. wingless
    Thanks Loren, I was looking at the turbo. You're right, as usual (always).
  25. wingless
    The factory workshop manual may be ordered from any dealership. The part number for the 996 is WKD 484 021. It is currently at supplement 47. There are two down sides. One is the cost. The other is the time to bring a new manual current. The base manual is sent, along with all the supplements. Plan on MANY MANY hours adding and removing pages, in some cases many times, to bring the manual current. Also, plan on detective work to determine the correct steps when the supplement instructions have errors. The plus side is that future supplements are $10 each, making it cost effective to keep the manual current.
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