New GS owner, some basic questions...

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RQ

Discussion Starter · May 7, 2005

Hello,

I picked up a new GS a couple of days ago on my way to buy what would have been my 6th Porsche.

Loving it (of course) but relatively ignorant about this car, and particularly the F1 tranny - great but need some time to get used to the concept.

Some basic questions:

* Exactly when would the CC decide to shift into Neutral? I know it happened to me a couple of times during the test drive, salesman said it was something like 10 seconds after being off the brake pedal, but lots going on at the time and I don't remember the details.

But it's got me somewhat paranoid driving in traffic, can it shift into Neutral, for example, when crawling at a couple of mph without gas or brake pedal input during bumper to bumper traffic, or slowly advancing to position for a left turn at a big intersection?

Or is it only after getting off the brakes after a full stop?

* In regular city driving I hear a non-engine sound, appears to be from the passenger rear area, which is like something rapidly spooling up or down according the car speed. Not a bad noise, just curious as to what it could be.

* Haven't had to put gas in yet but the setup seems exrtemely prone to gas drops dripping into the bodywork when removing the nozzle - any tips on this?

* Hearing conflicting opinions on the need to break in a Ferrari engine, comments?

Thanks in advance!

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Andrew

· #2 · May 7, 2005

RQ,

Welcome to the site, I hope you enjoy the car.

I would recommend thumbing through your manual just to get a nice overview of your car. You can put the car in Neutral by pulling both paddles at the same time. If the indicator is flashing "N" you have to first select neutral by pulling both paddles, then you can engage "R" with the lever or 1st by pulling the right paddle.

The following will cause the system to go into "N" on its own, but you should do it yourself by pulling both paddles as good habit.

1. The brake or gas pedal is not pressed for 6 seconds
2. The brake pedal is pressed for 10 seconds
3. The door is opened without pressing the brake or gas pedal
4. The hood of the engine is open

Yes you can pop it into neutral just as you would a manual.

Be careful when you fill up?

I'm not sure if there is a exact way, I never top off, when it cuts out once, I then let it sit for 10 seconds or so to finish dripping, seems to work and never a drip from the nozzle.

Give the engine at least 600 miles before you start to drive aggressively. I believe that is recommended in the manual.

Hope you enjoy the new car and share some photos with us!

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Andrew

· #3 · May 7, 2005

Sorry I failed to mention this. I'm not sure what the sound is your are hearing. I think someone else on here posted a message about sounds in the car?

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Andrew

· #17 · May 10, 2005

thebimbo said:
So Andrew owes me a beer then ;-)

I'm not sure I follow, but hell I'll buy you a beer anyways. Here is the progression I see:

Andrew said:
The following will cause the system to go into "N" on its own, but you should do it yourself by pulling both paddles as good habit.

1. The brake or gas pedal is not pressed for 6 seconds
2. The brake pedal is pressed for 10 seconds
3. The door is opened without pressing the brake or gas pedal
4. The hood of the engine is open

theBimbo said:
Yep if you are rolling slowly down a small incline (without braking) then the system may just go into N (see Andrew's post although I'm sure 2. is wrong - I buy Andrew a beer here if I'm wrong) but it does beep before going into N so that's the clue.

barbuckle said:
Can anyone confirm the timings here - they are very different to the coupe where (quoting from manual):
N is auto selected and warning beeps sound when car is stopped, engine is on and a gear is engaged:
1. if brake or accelerator not used for over 1 minute
2. if brake pressed for more than 10 minutes

:twisted:

Doh! I thought I was getting a beer. I put 10 seconds, not 10 minutes! Looks like I owe you a beer.

barbuckle,

Are you sure about that 10 minutes not being seconds? Who holds a break for 10 minutes?

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