The New Official "Things you didnt know about your 996" thread
09-03-2010, 06:32 PM
#166
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The curator of the Porsche Museum was interviewed about that. He said it was done long before racing...thinking it was Porsche's way to shave a few inches of wiring. For all we know it was his way of just getting the keys out of the way so a long key set wouldn't interfere with shifting (since a number of cars of the period had the key in the middle of the dashboard).
Before Porsche was involved in LeMans may be accurate, but back then many races were started in this manner.
09-07-2010, 01:42 PM
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09-08-2010, 04:06 AM
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When parking in tight spaces I put my door window down (a lot easier to get in and out of the car) and when out the car then hold my remote locking button down and the window goes up after a few seconds, same for going back in the car, hold the unlock button down and both door windows go down, then simply put them back up when in the car, or if it doesent work with your remote (possibly only works on european cars?) just use the key in the door method as described earlier.
Probably not suitable for soft tops this as you dont want your roof going up and down just to get into/out of your car! lol
Probably not suitable for soft tops this as you dont want your roof going up and down just to get into/out of your car! lol
09-08-2010, 10:38 PM
#169
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The shiny metal loop on your door jamb is actually a beer bottle opener (those Germans think of everything!). It also doubles as a door latch.
Saw it over on the 997 Forum. Even has pictures to show how to operate it.
Saw it over on the 997 Forum. Even has pictures to show how to operate it.
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09-09-2010, 01:00 PM
#171
Racer
I'm going to try that out asap.
09-10-2010, 05:29 PM
#173
Burning Brakes
If your idling is rough, or your throttle body gets dirty,
specially those that use Gas with Ethanol, you can
turn the ignition switch ON, then OFF, then ON again
and Waite for about 1 minute.
You will then hear several clicks coming from the engine
compartment; the ECU will make the throttle butterfly
open and close several times, and possibly shake off some dirt.
specially those that use Gas with Ethanol, you can
turn the ignition switch ON, then OFF, then ON again
and Waite for about 1 minute.
You will then hear several clicks coming from the engine
compartment; the ECU will make the throttle butterfly
open and close several times, and possibly shake off some dirt.
Last edited by JDSStudios; 09-11-2010 at 05:24 AM.
09-23-2010, 03:28 AM
#176
Burning Brakes
You all probably already know this one, but here it goes:
With the engine off, turn the head lights full on first, then
turn key on the ignition on, and headlights will recalibrate
by pointing down and then tiltIng back up.
Useful when you change weight load in your pcar,
like a full gas tank + passenger, or vice-versa (empty tank, and no load).
With the engine off, turn the head lights full on first, then
turn key on the ignition on, and headlights will recalibrate
by pointing down and then tiltIng back up.
Useful when you change weight load in your pcar,
like a full gas tank + passenger, or vice-versa (empty tank, and no load).
Last edited by JDSStudios; 09-23-2010 at 04:20 AM.
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10-08-2010, 01:08 AM
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tight spaces
When parking in tight spaces I put my door window down (a lot easier to get in and out of the car) and when out the car then hold my remote locking button down and the window goes up after a few seconds, same for going back in the car, hold the unlock button down and both door windows go down, then simply put them back up when in the car, or if it doesent work with your remote (possibly only works on european cars?) just use the key in the door method as described earlier.
Probably not suitable for soft tops this as you dont want your roof going up and down just to get into/out of your car! lol
Probably not suitable for soft tops this as you dont want your roof going up and down just to get into/out of your car! lol
10-18-2010, 10:58 AM
#178
Race Director
You all probably already know this one, but here it goes:
With the engine off, turn the head lights full on first, then
turn key on the ignition on, and headlights will recalibrate
by pointing down and then tiltIng back up.
Useful when you change weight load in your pcar,
like a full gas tank + passenger, or vice-versa (empty tank, and no load).
With the engine off, turn the head lights full on first, then
turn key on the ignition on, and headlights will recalibrate
by pointing down and then tiltIng back up.
Useful when you change weight load in your pcar,
like a full gas tank + passenger, or vice-versa (empty tank, and no load).
11-16-2010, 03:25 AM
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