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1 -Storage compartment.
2 - Left side vent.
3 - Upper glove box. Passenger air bag.
4 - Storage tray.
5 - Controls:
- Rear door windows 
de-icing.
- Fog lamps.- Hazard lights.- Rear fog lamps- ASR.
6 - Audio equipment location or storage compartment.
7 - Folding writing table.
8 - Central adjustableheating/ventilation vents and air flow regulation.
9 - Gear lever.
10 - Lights and direction  indicators stalk. 11  -
Instrument dials.
12 - Windscreen wash-wipe stalk.
13 - Right side vent.
14 - Storage compartment.
15 - Programmable heating.
16 - Right fuse box.
17 - Bonnet release control.
18 - Headlamp height adjustment.
19 - Driver's air bag. Horn.
20 - Steering wheel adjustment control.
21 - 12 V accessories socket.
22 - Heating/air conditioningcontrols. 23 -
Ashtray.
24 - Storage compartment.
25 - Lighter.
26 - Passenger air bag  disarming control*.
27 - Lower glove box.
28 - Storage compartment.
29 - Left fuse box.
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THE KEYS The keys allow you to switch on the ignition and operate thepassenger air bag disarmingswitch as well as to independentlyoperate the locks on the frontdoors, the fuel filler cap and theglove box.  Central locking 
From the driver's door, the keys allow you to lock and unlock thefront, passenger and rear doors. If one of the doors is open, it is impossible to operate the centrallocking. The remote control performs the same functions at a distance.The remote control key Locking Press button 
Ato lock the
vehicle. This is confirmed by fixed lighting of the direction indicators forapproximately two seconds. Unlocking Press button  Bto unlock the
vehicle. STARTING 
STOP position:  
The ignition is off. 1st notch, MAR (Accessories) position:  
The ignition is off but the acces- sories can be used.  A
VV (Starting) position: 
Operates the starter.P ARK position:
Position enabling you to leave the side lights on when parked,
with the ignition off and the keyremoved.
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Vehicles fitted with front fog
lamps and a rear fog lamp
Front fog lamps Rear fog lamps WINDSCREEN WIPERS 4
Single wipe.
0 Off.
1 Intermittent wipe.
2 Normal wipe  (moderate rainfall).
3 Rapid wipe(heavy rainfall). 
Windscreen wash-wipe: pull thestalk towards you.
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STEERING WHEEL 
STALKS LIGHTING Front and rear lights
Lights off. Side lights. Dipped  headlamps. Main beam headlamps.
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Operating checkWith the ignition switched on (2nd notch), illumina-tion of this warning lightindicates that the
passenger air bag is disarmed(slot in the  "OFF"position).
The warning light remains onthroughout the disarming process. Side air bags* Side air bags are incorporated into the front seat back frame, on thedoor side. They are deployed independently 
of each other, on whichever sidethe collision occurs. * According to  destination.
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AIR BAGS The air bag system has been designed to maximise the safetyof the occupants in the event ofserious collisions. It works inconjunction with the seat belts. Front air bags These are folded in the centre of the steering wheel for the driverand in the fascia for the front
passenger. They are deployed
simultaneously, except in caseswhere the passenger air bag isdisarmed. Precautions regarding the  passenger air bag ☞ disarm the air bag if you ins- tall a rear-facing child seat,
☞ activate the air bag for an
adult passenger. Disarming the passenger air bag* ☞
With the ignition off, insert the
ignition key into the passen- ger air bag slot  1and turn it to
the  "OFF" position.
As soon as you remove the childseat, turn the air bag switch to the"ON" position, to activate the air
bag again.
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ELECTRIC WINDOWS 1 - Driver's electric window 2 - Passenger's electric window  Manual mode:  ☞Press or pull the switch lightly. The window stops as soon as the switch is released. 
Automatic mode (driver's side): ☞ Press or pull the switch firmly. One touch completely opens or closes
the window.
The exterior mirrors are divided into two zones. ☞ Turn control  3to the right or left to select the corresponding
mirror.
☞ Move the control in all four directions to adjust.
☞ Return the control to position  0.
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STEERING WHEEL HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ☞ When stationary, pull the control  Eto unlock the steering
wheel.
☞ Adjust the height of the stee-ring wheel.
☞ Lock it by pushing control  E
fully.
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OPENING THE BONNET Inside the vehicle:Push the
control on the right-hand side, under the instrument panel. Outside the vehicle:  Lift
the control, raise the bonnet and secure thestrut to keep the bonnetopen. 
FILLING WITH FUEL This operation must be carried out with 
the engine switched off.
☞ Open the fuel filler flap by pressing the front of it.
☞ Insert the key then turn it to the left.
☞ Remove the cap and hook it onto the hook on the inside of the flap.
An indication on the cap shows which type of fuel to use. 
When you fill your tank, do not continue after the third cut-off of the pump. This could cause a malfunction. The capacity of the tank is approximately 70 litres.☞ After filling the tank, lock the cap and close the flap.
Low fuel level warning light From the time this light comes on, you have  approxima-
tely 8 litres of fuel left.
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Moving Off With the engine running, to move 
off from position P:
☞ It is essential to press the
brake pedal to exit position P,
☞ Select the function  R, D or  M,
then gradually release thepressure on the brake pedal;
the vehicle will move off
immediately.
Y ou can also move off from posi-
tion  N:
☞ Release the handbrake, withyour foot on the brake. 
☞ Select function  R, D or  M, then
gradually release the pressureon the brake pedal; the vehicle
will move off immediately. 
When the engine is idlingwith the brakes notapplied, if function R, Dor M is selected, the
vehicle moves without the acce-lerator being pressed. For this reason,  do not leave
children unsupervised inside the vehicle, with theengine running .
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AUTOMATIC GEARBOX  "PORSCHE TIPTRONIC SYSTEM" 
The four-speed automaticgearbox offers a choice between the comfort of
automatic integral regulation enhanced by a snow programme , or the
pleasure of  manual gear changing .
Gear selection gate ☞ Move the lever in the gate to select one of the functions. Once the function is selected, the indicator light for that function is dis- played on the instrument panel screen.
W: snow programme.
P ark: to  immobilise the vehicle or to start the
engine , with the handbrake on or off.
R everse: to  reverse(select this function with the
vehicle stationary and the engine at idle).
N eutral: to  start the engine or to park, with the
handbrake on. Note : if position  Nis engaged by mistake while the
car is moving, allow the engine to return to idling speed before engaging function  Dto accelerate.
D rive: for  automatic gear changing.
M anual: for  manualgear changing.  
To   change the  four gearsmanually:
☞ Push the lever to the  +symbol to change up a gear and pull the handle
towards the  -symbol to change down a gear.
Note:  the W(snow) programme does not operate when in manual mode.
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INTERIOR FITTINGS 
1. STORAGE COMPARTMENTS IN THE DOORSA. Armrest.
B.  Bottle holder.
C.  Storage compartment.
2. GRAB HANDLE This is positioned for the centre front passenger.
3. SUN VISORS The sun visors have pockets for storing docu- ments.
4. WRITING TABLE (Folding) The table is in the centre of the instrument panel. Lift the table  Dat the clip  Fto open it.
The clip  Fsecures documents.
To   fold the table  D, press the centre of bar  Eand
fold the table.Note: the writing table is fixed if your vehicle is 
fitted with a passenger air bag.
5. GLOVE BOX This has a lock.
To  open the glove box, lift the handle. 6. LIGHTER 
7. ASHTRAY
Pull the cover to open the ashtray. 
To  empty it, after opening, remove it by pulling
upwards.
8. 12 VOLT ACCESSORIES SOCKET This is at the bottom of the centre console.
9. STORAGE TRAY UNDER THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT
10. TABLE (2-seat bench seat) The table is in the seat back of the 2-seat bench seat. Pull the handle at the top of the seat back to fold the table. It has:- a document clip,
- a pen holder,- two can holders.
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