No "left the lights on" warning tone on 07 cayenne

No "left the lights on" warning tone on 07 cayenne

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996lee

Original Poster:

88 posts

106 months

Thursday 10th August 2017
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Hi guys
Had to go rescue my Mrs twice this month after shes left her lights on and flattened the battery on our 07 cayenne
Now I know if I try and get out of my 996 leaving the lights on I get an annoying tone to remind me
But the cayenne doesn't seem to do this
Is that the norm? Or is something missing /broken/Not turned on?
As always any advice is always appreciated


sgrimshaw

7,323 posts

250 months

Friday 25th August 2017
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996lee said:
Hi guys
Had to go rescue my Mrs twice this month after shes left her lights on and flattened the battery on our 07 cayenne
Now I know if I try and get out of my 996 leaving the lights on I get an annoying tone to remind me
But the cayenne doesn't seem to do this
Is that the norm? Or is something missing /broken/Not turned on?
As always any advice is always appreciated
Just checked mine for you, and mine has the annoying tone.

996lee

Original Poster:

88 posts

106 months

Friday 25th August 2017
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Thanks buddy at least I know there is a problem somewhere then

sgrimshaw

7,323 posts

250 months

Friday 25th August 2017
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Do you get the "no seatbelt" warning tone?

996lee

Original Poster:

88 posts

106 months

Friday 25th August 2017
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sgrimshaw said:
Do you get the "no seatbelt" warning tone?
I'll have to check tonight
But assume that's related if Not?

sgrimshaw

7,323 posts

250 months

Friday 25th August 2017
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I remember reading a post on Rennlist where someone had "lost" the warning "gongs".

ETA - this includes the "key in" gong.

In their case, it was the little speaker in the dash that had gone.

If the other gongs work, then check to see if the interior lights are coming on when the door opens from outside when unlocked with the key.

Apparantly, if they don't then it might be faulty door switch .... so car doesn't realise the door was opened with the lights on.



Edited by sgrimshaw on Friday 25th August 13:58

996lee

Original Poster:

88 posts

106 months

Friday 25th August 2017
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Don't think I've heard a key in gong
So think this speaker could be a likely culprit

sgrimshaw

7,323 posts

250 months

Friday 25th August 2017
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There's some stuff on changing the speaker on the net.

It involves removing the instrument binnacle.

If you search google for "porsche cayenne instrument speaker fix" there are a few posts about it.

This is particularly useful: https://rennlist.com/forums/porsche-cayenne-forum/...

Part is common to VW Touareg etc as well, so might be found easier (and cheaper) by searching for that rather than Porsche.

Porsche Main Dealer would likely charge an arm and a leg to do this, but seems like any competant diy mech or indie could do it once the part has been sourced.

I'd have to get someone to do it for me, that's for sure smile

Pope

2,638 posts

247 months

Saturday 26th August 2017
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Simple fix; order this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Speaker-Sounder-Digisoun...

Remove cluster; remove cluster case and swap speaker. Reassemble and refit; job jobbed.

OR

Get a genuine replacement cluster for 3.5k.....

Edited by Pope on Saturday 26th August 08:08