Tippy

there is a stud to put in place of one lug bolt to aid in installing the wheels? I read this in Excellence yesterday and I was thinking what a PITA to lift my wheels and tires on and start the first lug bolt when I did a full brake job last weekend.

gota911

Tippy - I posted the following 5 facts in the "2002 Xenon" thread after someone mentioned that they didn't even know they had headlight washers and then "I wonder what else is in there."

https://rennlist.com/forums/showpost...0&postcount=17

I have re-posted the 5 items below:

1. There is an aluminum bar in the tool kit that is threaded at one end. It is a tire bar hanger to be used when changing the tire so you don't have to struggle to get the tire aligned with the holes in the "top hat." It also helps to keep the wheel from banging on the caliper or the brake disk.

2. The "courtesy lights" (small amber lights on the front of the interior door handles and on the light dome) stay on for approximately 2 1/4 hours after you close the door.

3. There is a "pin switch" located on the dome light housing which allows you to set the "courtesy lights" intensity to either high or low.

4. The right rear fog light is inoperable from the factory. Only the left rear fog light illuminates. The wiring harness is identical on both sides, but the brown wire (for Fog light) on the right harness is not "hot."

5. Should the button to open the engine compartment become inoperable, there is an emergency release cable located under the left rear tail light assembly. However, you have to open the engine compartment in order to remove the tail light assembly. This engineering design MUST have been contrived during Oktoberfest!

Can anyone else add some obscure facts to this list?

bernocco930S

Veeery intoooresting! BUT stuuuupid! (circa 1967 "LaughIn")

Tippy

Darnit, I need to spend more time on the board it seems

evansaero

When locking the car with the remote if you cont' to hold down the button the windows and sunroof will close.

Trying to think of more

gota911

Tippy, of course you know, that if your car had a clutch, you would know these things!

Tippy

I know, a sports car with an automatic?! What was I thinking?!

jimq

Thats good to know. I have had to unlock the door, insert the key to close the sunroof countless times I assume its the same on a TT

evansaero

I'm sure we have all seen this, but

Oil level gauge will appear for one minute after you fuel and restart the car.

Convient way to check the oil every time you refuel the car

michael.s.under

Doesn't work on my 99. Schucks!

evansaero

thats odd...

Worked on my 00 before I broke the remote.

Check out http://coochas.com/porsche/911vids.html

996 Porsche VHS tape given to new 996 owners who preferred not to RTFM! Good 996 overview of features.

justinmm2

This is the case on most German cars. The idea is that if you can see a fog light, you know the rest of the car is to the right of it..

Tippy

Can someone PLEASE post a pic of the mysterious to me rear fog light. I have never seen one.

hwk72

And it should not be mistaken with the stop lights.

I've never seen too many Schwaben at the Oktoberfest in Munich. There's a certain rivalry between Bavaria and Baden-Wuertemberg (BWM vs. Porsche, Audi vs. Mercedes, FC Bayern vs. VFB Stuttgart - soccer, ...) However, they have nice beer gardens in and around Stuttgart too!

Porsche_Smile

is there anything neat for the 99 model....?