
Troubleshooting Porsche Check Engine Light
Is the check engine light on your Porsche staying on or flashing?
In this guide, we look at common problems that cause Porsche PSM failure and how to reset Porsche PSM light yourself. PSM stands for Porsche Stability Management.
Porsche PSM light may come on due to something as simple as low tire pressure, but it can also be on due to a bad ABS wheel speed sensor or come on after you replace the battery.
The problem will need to be diagnosed with a Porshe OBD-II scanner, but if the cause is a bad ABS wheel speed sensor, the ABS light and warning come on as well. In some cases, even the check engine light may come on.
It is also not uncommon for Porsche PSM failure warning message to pop up during freezing weather or heavy rain conditions. In such cases, restarting the vehicle will typically reset the PSM light.
PSM failure may come on in a Porsche Cayenne and Panamera.
If the PSM light came on after replacing the battery, drive your Porsche for ten minutes, and the PSM light should reset.
What you may notice when Porsche PSM fails:
Common problems that cause Porsche PSM failure.
To find out why your Porsche system has failed, start by reading the ABS / PSM module's trouble codes.
Porsche PSM failures can be diagnosed with a diagnostic scanner.
Generic OBD-II scanners typically can't read Porsche faults codes in the PSM and ABS modules. You will need a scanner that can read fault codes from the PSM and ABS module.
Porsche introduced the PSM system back in the late 1990s. Many models come, such as Panamera, Cayman, Boxster, 911, Macan, Carrera has PSM option.
The PSM system on a Porsche assists the driver in keeping the vehicle on the intended track.
Porsche PSM system takes input from various sensors, which means the failure of any of these sensors will trigger a PSM warning message:
PSM uses input from these sensors to determine oversteering, understeering, and loss of traction.
Under acceleration on wet or low-grip road surfaces, PSM improves traction using the automatic brake differential (ABD) and anti-slip regulation (ASR) - Porsche USA
You can turn off Porsche PSM by pressing the PSM Off button located on the center console.
When you press the PSM off switch, the PSM system is not completely disabled. You may notice that the PSM light flashes if you start to push the vehicle too hard. In Sport mode, the PSM system will intervene less.
To find out why you are getting a PSM error warning on your Porsche, read the fault codes using a Porsche OBD-II Scanner.
By YOUCANIC Automotive Experts Published on: Friday, August 2, 2019. |