Suspension Control ( Automatic - Electronic ): Description and Operation

Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM)

As on the previous models, the new 911 models also feature the electronically controlled damping system Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) with actively adjustable dampers. PASM comes as standard for the 911 Carrera S models and is offered as an optional extra for the 911 Carrera models.

To adapt to the improved driving performance of the new models, the system has been modified both hydraulically in its damping characteristics and with regard to system control. Each single model was considered individually during tuning.

PASM also combines two types of chassis in one on the new 911 models. A sportily comfortable chassis in its basic setting and a purely sporty one at the touch of a button in the center console (PASM damper icon). PASM therefore offers not only two rigid chassis setups, but even within the basic setup, variable damping adjustment is also available for each individual wheel.

Basic information on PASM can be found in the Technical Service Information for the 911 Carrera (2005).