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CPA4S,
I laughed out loud when I read your reply!!! Then I said to myself "Self, what's so funny? You don't even have PSM on your '04 996!" Maybe that is the case here, too. Maybe he can't turn it off, because he doesn't have it. I wish I had it, just so I could use it if I wanted to do so.
OK, I'll risk asking another "stupid" question. Can PSM be added? If so, any idea of the cost?
OK, flog me some if you need to!!
The way I read his post is he wants it to default to "off" upon starting the car, and only to hit the button to turn it on when he wants it.
I too am annoyed with the fact that it defauts to "on", and you have to turn it off, only to have it default to "on" when you next start up.
dear jb26jb, you are wrong, I do have the TC on my C2! and waht I mean is than I want to be by default oof and when I want it I turn it on on the dashboard (by the way the button got the letters PSM and not TC
Dear SRL, thanks for your reply, yes I do have TC on my 996 1999 C2 and it always is by default in ON position *** soon as I start the car.In my country there is no speed limit and we drive prety hard here (not 55 mph). I always forgot to turn the TC off on the dashboard button (by tha way the button got the letters PSM...) what I realy wants, is to be by always by default in off positio, and only when is raining (not snowing it is a tropical country) I turn it ON, but the porsche dealer told my that it was not possible, I think it can be done on the programmation of the DME...? But even today, I turn TC off but drive real hard on the hills and curves, so the car's rear loose weight like in a roller coaster, and goes a little up (make lossing traction on one off the wheels) it shows and yellow triangle on the cluster and activates the TC, and shut down RPMs, loose the gas brake a little and everithing normal again, and beleived or not, it makes me loose the handling on the car (sorry for my english it is not my nature language), thanks in advance if you have some ideas....!
by the way I don't understand why most of the users on this forums behave like kids...? and can't just answer serious questions..?? they always have to make a real bad jokes from everithing...
zappiros, I believe you if others don't.
It may be that early RoW (Roest f World....non-US/Canada) cars don't have PSM but my early 2000 C2 has it and so does a friend of mine who drives a 1998 model 996 C2. There are several differences in US spec and RoW spec cars.
Anyway, the issue is that you can't really switch it off. Even if you do switch it off, it is designed to kick in if you get into a situation where the PSM system thinks you need assistance.
I have a 1998 C2 with the Sports Pack option and this has TC and this LSD detailed in the options.
My other 1998 (99 MY) C4 I owned had PSM.
The model handbook for 1998 does not mention PSM, but for 1999 MY it does.
Mark
yes everyday we learn a little, by the way the dealer solved this afternoon, with the PIWI (system tester) and it is off by default now, dont know how they did it, thanks to all specially to SRL
