Porsche 944 S2 Owner's Manual page 37

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Fuel Gauge and Fuel
Reserve lndicator
When
the
ignition
is
turned on, the amount
of
fuel
in
the tank is indicated by the luel
gauge in the right part of the
dial.
lI the
needle enters
the
area in
the
bottom
and the
fuel
reserve
indicator lights
up,
there
is
only a
reserve
of about 2.'l u.S. gal/8 liters
leJt in
the tank. Time to refuel
at
the next gas
station.
Warning Lights
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The brake pad warning light comes on when
the
ignition
is turned on and
goes
out alter
the
engine
has started.
lf the
light
stays on when the enOine is run-
ning
or
comes
on while
driving,
the
brake
pads are worn,
excessively.
Oo
nol continue to operate
lhe vehicle
bul
have
your
Porsche dealer check
and
re-
place lhe
brake pads,
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SAFETY BELT
6
WARNING LIGHT
When
the ignition
is
turned on the light
will
come
on
for
about
6
seconds
to
remind
driver and passenger
to
buckle up.
See
"Safety
Belts" lor
more delails.
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The
parking brake light will
be on
when the
ignition
is on
and
the parking brake
has
been pulled up
even
slightly. The
light
is
a
warning
to
release
the parking
brake before
driving
the
car. The
light
does
not
indicate
that the brake has beeh
pul,ed
up
far enough
to
prevent
the
car
from
rolling. The
light
goes out only when the
parking
brake
is
fully
released.
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The parking light indicator
at
the bottom
in
the left
instrument
cluster
lights
up
when
the
parking lights
are switched on.
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lf the warning lamp fails
to go out once the
engine starts, the engine-oil
level has
drop-
ped near the min. mark on the dipstick.
ln
this
case,
switch
off
the ignition to stop the
engine.
After
waiting for approx. 2 minutes (to allow
the oil to drain back into the sump), check
the oil level at the dipstick and top up to the
max. mark.
See "Oil-Level Warning
System"
for
details.
Central Warning
Light
The
centralwarning light
between speedome-
ter and tachometer comes
on
after turning
on the ignition. This
light monitors
all
func-
tions displayed by
the instruments. lf one of
these lunctions
fails, the
central warning
light
and the pertinent indicator light
come
on
untilthe maltunction has been corrected.
The
vehicle should immediately
be
taken to
the
nearest
authorized workshop.
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Turn Signal
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lndicator Light
The turn signal indicator
light, which is
lo-
cated below
the
central
warning light, will
flash
at
the
same
frequency
as
the turn
sig-
nals.
lf
a
turn
signal fails,
the control light
flashes at about twice the normal frequency.
Have
your
dealer check and
repair
it
lor you.
High Beam
lndicator
Light
The high-beam
indicator light, which is
lo-
cated at the
top between the tachometer
and
the right instrument cluster,
will light
up
when you
switch on the high beams or when
you flash
signal.
The indicator goes
out
when you switch to low
beam.