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  1. Richard Hamilton
    I was just looking at the service schedules for the 997-1 Turbo, and noticed this as a mainenance item. Does anyone know what it is? Just to satisfy my curiosity.
  2. Richard Hamilton
    000.043.205.50 is the Bose Amplifier update - not the V2.0 to V3.0 operating system update, which is 000.043.205.46 (for 986 & 996).
  3. Richard Hamilton
    The heated washer jets are the easiest ignition switched supply to access in the front compartment, and nice and close to the battery.
  4. Richard Hamilton
    I've never seen a specific option for this when coding instrument clusters, although we don't have that "feature" over here. I would assume it is the cluster which controls the chime. I expect it is a regional issue, so if there is an option for coding for a different country, I would try that.
  5. Richard Hamilton
    There are several switches in the door lock assembly, including one which operates when you turn the key clockwise, and another when you turn it counter-clockwise. These signal the central locking to lock and unlock. If you are turning the key to the lock position and the central locking isn't activating, but the driver's door is locking, it might be the switch. However, if you turn it to the unlock position you should hear the lock motor unlocking. If it is the central locking which isn't working at all (ie the lock motors don't work on the key, or by the switch on the dash) then it might be a blown fuse on the alarm control module itself. There is a small 15A fuse between the two connector plugs. If you have no resistance on the key at all, it might be that the blade on the key barrel which engages in the door lock assembly has broken, or become dislocated.
  6. Richard Hamilton
    If you have the M490 (Harman) sound package, you need to provide a switched feed for the wake-up signal for the amplifier. Most people use the aerial output and connect it to the switched signal to the amp.
  7. Richard Hamilton
    The pre-MOST Bose amp is a bit odd, in that it amplifies the speaker outputs from the head unit, unlike the Harman amp which uses the line outputs from the PCM1. I'll drop you a PM with some details.
  8. Richard Hamilton
    The latest DVD for Europe is dated 08.2012
  9. Richard Hamilton
    There are several timers which cut out after locking the car at vaious intervals. For example, the DME holds power onto the oxygen sensors for about 15 minutes. I guess you could pull the DME fuse to eliminate that one. Was the car locked when you did the test? As the load table shows, you need to lock the car and wait 61 minutes before all the timers time out, and measure the drain at that point.
  10. Richard Hamilton
    You need to wait much longer before measuring the drain, and you need to do it with the car locked. Use a screwdriver to latch the front lid, so you can leave it open while you do the test.
  11. Richard Hamilton
    This is a DIY for the B&M Short Shift Kit, which shows how the console comes out: http://bmracing.com/wp-bnmcont/uploads/45135.pdf 815 miles??? Has it been wrapped in mothballs? What a waste!
  12. Richard Hamilton
    The Level A and Level B update disks for the Cayenne are different to the 997. The Level C update disk is the same for both. There are often warning triangles on that screen, and 9 times out of 10 they disappear after updating.
  13. Richard Hamilton
    The signal for the instrument cluster and reverse gear itself comes from the Tiptronic selector switch. The reversing light signal comes from the separeate switch on the bottom of the stick, as shown in the diagram I posted. You can't buy the reversing light switch itself, but you can buy the multi-function switch (despite what it says), which includes the r/l switch. IIRC, they are about £100. You don't have to buy the complete selector mechanism. I would start by removing the plug from the revering light switch on the bottom of the MFS, and bridging the wires to see if the lights come on.
  14. Richard Hamilton
    You will defintely need the IPAS codes for the donor DME. You will need them to set the immobiliser code to the same as your current DME. Programming the fuel map will not change the Vehicle Data in the donor DME. It will retain its coding and mileage, etc. You will be able to change the coding, but not the vehicle mileage or rev range values stored. You could get the mileage corrected, but I doubt any/many of the people who do this can correct the hours counter and rev ranges. Your original DME will still work. No reason for it not to, as you aren't changing anything.
  15. Richard Hamilton
    You should get that bar at the bottom of most screens, when coding, or in Actual Values, etc. It sounds like you might not have the correct screen resolution set. It can be a bit of a nightmare to install the correct video driver. I would sugesst looking on the computer manufacturers support site, and seeing if they have a driver for Windows 3.0.
  16. Richard Hamilton
    It is F8. There is a TSB available here which describes the process, which you can access as a Contributing Member. There should be a row of buttons along the bottom of the screen, similar to those shown here:
  17. Richard Hamilton
    I'll drop you a PM.
  18. Richard Hamilton
    I don't think it is F4 you need. IIRC it is F8. There should be a symbol against the appropriate Function key on the bottom of the screen. F4 saves information to the working log. To access the log, press the PrtScn key.
  19. Richard Hamilton
    The 16 bit drive was introduced 31st January 2001, so it is most likely your car will have it.
  20. Richard Hamilton
    There are a couple of provisos when resetting adaption vales on ME7.2 and 7.8:
  21. Richard Hamilton
    I see what you mean. In that case he might be best to try the Porsche 2002-1 map disk, which contains the preliminary update required to run the NCDx maps. That is the disk I have used on the 16-bit systems to run NCDx maps.
  22. Richard Hamilton
    I think that the update CD is only for updating the navigation drive. I also think that your navigation drive could possibly be 16-bit. Do you know the month of manufacture in 2001? If it is 16-bit, then it would be worth trying the update, just in case. However, I think by the fact that you can't get to the code entry screen, the problem sounds more terminal than that.
  23. Richard Hamilton
    It is actually behind the light unit. You can get to it by fishing under the bottom edge of the light unit with a wire. Photo courtesy of Loren:
  24. Richard Hamilton
    Here you go:
  25. Richard Hamilton
    If it won't lock with the emergency locking procedure, I would suspect the lock motor itself. A diagnostic check should show what is causing the problem.
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