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Component Arrangement

Component arrangement

About the views






NOTE: The pages below contain views of the components associated with the DME.
- Components close to the engine: the position of the components is shown from various views of the engine, making it easier to find your way around the engine compartment. Components that are actually hidden in the view are indicated or traced; hidden components can be recognised by the broken line between the item number and the component itself.
- Function-oriented grouping of components in the vehicle: Position of certain components in the vehicle which allow one or more diagnostic functions when used together. A number of relationships between fault memory entries and different components can be determined by presenting the components in this way.

Here, the actual view is shown on one page, while the description of the numbered component is given on the next page.

It is important to note that the numbering is not universal (e.g. different item numbers can be used to refer to the DME control module in different views).

Cayenne V8S and V8 Turbo

V8 turbo engine, top view






1 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 1, bank 1
2 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 2, bank 1
3 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 3, bank 1
4 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 4, bank 1
5 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 5, bank 2
6 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 6, bank 2
7 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 7, bank 2
8 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 8, bank 2
9 - Fuel injector, cylinder 1, bank 1 (hidden)
10 - Fuel injector, cylinder 2, bank 1 (hidden)
11 - Fuel injector, cylinder 3, bank 1 (hidden)
12 - Fuel injector, cylinder 4, bank 1 (hidden)
13 - Fuel injector, cylinder 5, bank 2 (hidden)
14 - Fuel injector, cylinder 6, bank 2 (hidden)
15 - Fuel injector, cylinder 7, bank 2 (hidden)
16 - Fuel injector, cylinder 8, bank 2 (hidden)
17 - Inlet camshaft hall sensor, bank 1
18 - Inlet camshaft hall sensor, bank 2
19 - Knock sensor, bank 1 (hidden)
20 - Knock sensor, bank 2 (hidden)
21 - VarioCam solenoid valve, bank 1
22 - VarioCam solenoid valve, bank 2
23 - Ambient air solenoid valve
24 - Positive crankcase ventilation
25 - Three-way pressure valve
26 - Tank vent valve
27 - Throttle adjusting unit
28 - Positive crankcase ventilation heater
29 - Boost pressure control solenoid valve

V8 turbo engine, front view






1 - Mass air flow sensor, right (hidden)
2 - Mass air flow sensor, left
3 - Charge air cooler, right
4 - Charge air cooler, left
5 - Boost-pressure sensor
6 - Boost pressure control solenoid valve (hidden)
7 - Boost pressure control valve (waste gate) - mechanical, right
8 - Boost pressure control valve (waste gate) - mechanical, left (hidden)
9 - Vacuum accumulator (in intake distributor)
10 - Overrun recirculating air solenoid valve (hidden)
11 - Overrun recirculating air valve - mechanical, left
12 - Overrun recirculating air valve - mechanical, right

V8 turbo engine, rear view






1 - Secondary air valve - mechanical, left
2 - Ambient air solenoid valve
3 - Vacuum accumulator - integrated into intake distributor
4 - Coolant temperature sensor
5 - Secondary air valve - mechanical, right

V8 S and turbo engine, underside view






1 - Oil level and temperature sensor

Oxygen sensing, V8 S and turbo






1 - DME control module
2 - Secondary air injection pump, bank 1
3 - Secondary air valve - mechanical, bank 1
4 - Oxygen sensor in front of catalytic converter, bank 1
5 - Pre-catalytic converter, bank 1
6 - Oxygen sensor after catalytic converter, bank 1
7 - Main catalytic converter, bank 1
8 - Secondary air injection pump, bank 2
9 - Secondary air valve - mechanical, bank 2
10 - E-box in radiator tank with fuse and relay carrier
11 - Main catalytic converter, bank 2
12 - Oxygen sensor after catalytic converter, bank 2
13 - Pre-catalytic converter, bank 2
14 - Oxygen sensor ahead of catalytic converter, bank 2

Charge measurement and fuel supply of V8S






1 - Mass air flow sensor, right
2 - Fuel injector, cylinder 1, bank 1
3 - Fuel injector, cylinder 2, bank 1
4 - Fuel injector, cylinder 3, bank 1
5 - Fuel injector, cylinder 4, bank 1
6 - DME control module
7 - Electric fuel pump, right
8 - EVAP canister
9 - Fuel tank
10 - Electric fuel pump, left
11 - Driver's door lock with switch for fuel pump supply
12 - Current distributor with cutoff relay under driver's seat
13 - KESSY control module
14 - E-box in radiator tank with fuse and relay carrier
15 - Pedal sensor
16 - Fuel injector, cylinder 8, bank 2
17 - Fuel injector, cylinder 7, bank 2
18 - Fuel injector, cylinder 6, bank 2
19 - Fuel injector, cylinder 5, bank 2
20 - Tank vent valve
21 - Mass air flow sensor, left
22 - Positive crankcase ventilation heater
23 - Throttle adjusting unit

Charge measurement and fuel supply - additional components, turbo






1 - Mass air flow sensor, right
2 - Overrun recirculating air valve - mechanical, right
3 - Turbocharger with boost pressure control valve (waste gate), right
4 - Boost-pressure sensor
5 - Boost pressure control solenoid valve
6 - Vacuum pump for brake booster
7 - Intake distributor with integrated vacuum reservoir (used to control overrun recirculating air valves, for example)
8 - DME control module
9 - Brake booster
10 - E-box in radiator tank with fuse and relay carrier
11 - Pressure sensor for brake booster
12 - Ambient air solenoid valve
13 - Turbocharger with boost pressure control valve (waste gate), left
14 - Overrun recirculating air valve - mechanical, left

Camshaft adjustment and ignition with sensors, V8S and turbo






1 - Inlet camshaft vane-type adjuster, bank 1
2 - VarioCam solenoid valve, bank 1
3 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 1, bank 1
4 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 2, bank 1
5 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 3, bank 1
6 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 4, bank 1
7 - DME control module
8 - Hall sensor, bank 1
9 - Hall sensor, bank 2
10 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 8, bank 2
11 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 7, bank 2
12 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 6, bank 2
13 - Ignition bar module, cylinder 5, bank 2
14 - VarioCam solenoid valve, bank 2
15 - Inlet camshaft vane-type adjuster, bank 2
16 - Knock sensor, bank 2
17 - Knock sensor, bank 1

Temperature control with sensors, V8S and turbo






1 - Radiator fan, large (right)
2 - Ambient air temperature sensor
3 - Thermostat with housing
4 - Coolant temperature sensor
5 - DME control module
6 - Instrument cluster
7 - E-box in radiator tank with fuse and relay carrier
8 - Additional coolant circulation pump (also controlled by the DME in turbo engines only)
9 - Radiator fan, small (left)

Tank leak test - USA vehicles only






1 - Fuel tank
2 - Fuel supply
3 - Degassing tank
4 - Tank cover
5 - Leakage diagnosis pump (USA only)
6 - EVAP canister shutoff valve (USA only)

Power supply






1 - Battery under driver's seat
- 1A - Connections for external power supply/jump-lead starting in engine compartment
2 - Current distributor with cutoff relay under driver's seat
3 - DME control module in radiator tank, right
4 - Data link connector below dashboard in left footwell
5 - Fuse carrier, dashboard, left
6 - Fuse carrier, dashboard, right
7 - E-box in radiator tank with fuse carrier, relay carrier 1 and relay carrier 2
8 - Relay carrier 1 and relay carrier 2 below dashboard (varies according to equipment)

Cayenne V6

Engine, front view






1 - Positive crankcase ventilation
2 - Secondary air valve - mechanical
3 - Sucking jet pump
4 - Positive crankcase ventilation heater
5 - Hall sensor (hidden)
- 5a - Hall sensor connector
6 - Oil level and temperature sensor (hidden)
7 - Throttle adjusting unit
8 - Bar ignition module - cylinder 1
- (Bar ignition module 2 to 6 hidden)

Engine, rear view






1 - Variable-length manifold - mechanical
2 - Secondary-air solenoid valve
3 - Vacuum accumulator
4 - Solenoid valve for variable-length manifold
5 - Crankshaft sensor (hidden)
6 - Oil level and temperature sensor (hidden)
7 - Coolant temperature sensor
8 - Additional water pump
9 - Tank vent valve
10 - Secondary air valve (hidden)
11 - VarioCam solenoid valve, exhaust camshaft
12 - Exhaust camshaft hall sensor
13 - Positive crankcase ventilation
14 - VarioCam solenoid valve, inlet camshaft
15 - Inlet camshaft hall sensor
16 - Positive crankcase ventilation heater
17 - Fuel injector 6
- Fuel injector 1 to 5 hidden