I can't for the life of me figure out turn on the auto on/off headlights. I have a 2005 Cayenne turbo and I assume that it has them because it has the homelink and lights in the bottom of the mirrors. I know where to turn them on manually, is it in the same place? How do I activate them or find out for sure if the vehicle is equipped with them?

Is there a way to reset the oil change service light reminder yourself? I just changed the oil myself but do not know how to reset the reminder. My dealer said they charge $71 to do this, which seems absurd seeing as how it could not take more then a few minutes.

 

My reminder for a tune up has been lighting up lately. I'm curious myself.

 

Insert the key in the ignition but do not turn it.
Hold down the trip reset button on the cluster and while holding it in turn the ignition to the start position without touching the brake pedal.
The display will show "Service Reset" When you see this message click the confirm/enter button on the bottom of the wiper stalk 1 or 2 times.

That should do it.

Chris

 

Chris, thanks for your help.

 

This should be made a sticky.... Great info.

 

I've been getting a "Service Now" message on my dash? Does anyone know if this is a required service or is it just a reminder for an oil change? I have 6200 miles.

 

I tried doing that an hour ago but it didn't reset my "Service Now" message. Is it different on 997?

 

You can get a durametric tool to reset it.

 

Is that something you can get at a local car part store or this strictly Porsche Service Dept?

 

http://www.durametric.com/

 

Thank you for the link. It's funny how it includes 997 and 997 TT but it doesn't list 07-08 997 GT3.

 

it unfortunately doesn't list >'08 Cayennes either...

 

So is this one of those things that you can't reset from inside your car?

 

Bump for answer...

 

As far as I know you can't reset it from inside the vehicle unless you take it to a dealer or use a durametric.