Cayman s warning battery/generator no power steering

[Mja300]

Hi guys hope you can all help/advise?

Just been for a standard drive (not spirited) to the local supermarket and about 1/2 a mile from home there was an awful noise which I now suspect was some kind of drive/aux belt. I pulled over immediately as there was a smell of burning rubber.
I restarted the car and it was a little noisy but then eventually went away. The warning battery/generator light came on and I have lost my power steering. As I was so close to home I continued to get it back on the drive.

Now I am part of the hartech maintenance scheme so I will call them on Monday to discuss.

Would it be fine to drive the 10 or so miles to hartech or will it need to be recovered to there?

[GC8]

I will venture a guess that you have thrown a vee belt which drives the alternator and the power steering pump. Did it fall out onto the road?

[Mja300]

No sign of the belt having left the car that I can see. My aircon has not been working recently which has got me thinking that the pump may be seized causing the belt to have snapped possibly?

[davek_964]

I don't know anything about Cayman engines - but confirm that the broken belt doesn't also include the water pump before you drive too far.

When I suddenly lost power steering on my Cayenne (and got battery / alternator light) I figured I was only about 3 miles from home and may as well drive there - although steering a Cayenne without power steering is.... interesting.

I hadn't got too far before I noticed the water temp was a tad high. The Cayenne belt drives everything - about 8 pulleys. I'm sure the Cayman is different, but probably best if somebody confirms.

[Mja300]

Having researched it more it appears it also drives the water pump as you rightly suggested.
Car will hopefully be being recovered tomorrow.