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I>Presstherocker-switchsymbol.
Indicatorlightislit.
Themirrorheaterisreadyforoperationwhen
theignitionison.
30Controls,Instruments
Switchingon
r;;;;'I
RearWindowDefogger,
~
DoorMirrorHeating
Afterabout12minutes,theheaterswitchesoff
automatically.
Theheatercanbeswitchedbackonagainbya
furtherpressontheswitch.
Switchingoff
I>
Presstheindicatorlightintherockerswitch.
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Heated
seats
Theseatheatingwithtwoheatingstagesis
readyforoperationwhentheignitionison.
36Controls,Instruments
Switchingon
Highheatingpower
~Presstherocker-switchsymbol.
Indicatorlightglows
red.
Lowheatingpower
~Presstherocker-switchsymbolagain.
Indicatorlightglowsorange.
Theheatingpowerchangeswhenevertherocker
switchisoperated.
Switchingoff
~
Presstheindicatorlightintherockerswitch.
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41CD
BrakewarninglightUSA
@BrakewarninglightCanada
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpaneland
on-boardcomputergoonwhiledriving,the
brakefluidlevelmaybetoolow,or(ifthebrake
pedaltravelhasincreased)oneofthetwobrake
circuitsmayhavefailed.
Agreaterbrakingpressurewillberequired,
stoppingdistanceswillbelongerandthebrak-
ingbehaviorwillchange,particularlyincurves.
Withcorrectlyadjustedbrakes,andacorrectly
workingbrakesystem,thepedaltraveltothe
pointofbrakeactuationshouldbe
1-3/16
in.to
1-9/16
in.or30to40mm.
Wheneverthebrakepedaltravelexceedsthis
distance,havethebrakesystemchecked.
54Controls,Instruments
Brakepedal
/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
Anyobstructionofthebrakepedalcould
increasethestoppingdistance.
I>Alwayscheckthemovementofthebrake
pedalbeforedrivingandmakesurethatitis
notobstructedbyafloormatoranyother
object.
I>Securethefloormattopreventitfromsliding
intopositionsthatcouldinterferewiththe
safeoperationofyourvehicle.
YourPorschedealerwillbegladtoofferyou
floormatsofthecorrectsizeincludingase-
curingpossibility.
Note
Incaseoneofthetwobrakecircuitsfails,in-
creasedpedaltravelisrequiredtobringyour
vehicletoafullstop.
/!\Warning!
Toavoidoverheatingandprematurewear
ofthebrakes:
I>Beforedescendingasteepgrade,reduce
speedandshiftthetransmissionintoalower
gearordrivingpositiontocontrolspeed.
I>Donot"ridethebrakes"byrestingyourfoot
onthepedalwhennotintendingtoapply
brakepressure.
I>Donotholdthepedaldowntoolongortoo
often.
Thiscouldcausethebrakestogethotand
notfunctionproperly.
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Operation,Instruments
1Sidevent
2Ignition/starterswitchwithsteeringlock
3Spaceforhands-freemicrophonefor
telephone
4Turnsignals/
headlightdimmer/flasherlever
5Instrumentpanel
6Horn
7Windshieldwiper/washerlever
8Emergencyflasherswitch
9Rockerswitchesfor
PorscheStabilityManagement(PSMJ,
footwelllight,
rearwindowwiper
10Readinessdisplayforalarmsystem
11Centralvent
12Cupholder
13Controlpanelforheating,ventilation,
airconditioning
14Rockerswitchesfor
centrallocking,
rearwindowanddoormirrorheating,
rearwindowwiper,
convertibletopoperation
15Speaker
16Lightswitch
17ToggleswitchesforTiptronic
18Operatingleverforon-boardcomputer
19Lockingleverforsteering-wheeladjustment
20Operatingleverforautomaticspeedcontrol
21Wipeintervalcontrol!
rain-sensorsensitivitycontrol
22Rockerswitchesforseatheating
23Rockerswitchforglassslidingroof(Targa)
24Rockerswitchforrollerblind(Targa)
25Radio
26Cigarettelighter
27Glovecompartment
28Interiortemperaturesensor
Controls,Instruments
63
Page 106 of 263
AutomaticAirConditioning
Theair-conditioningsystemcontrolstheprese-
lectedinteriortemperaturecompletelyautomat-
ically.
Ifnecessary,theautomaticsystemcanbema-
nuallyoperated.
Leftdisplaypanel
-
Temperatureandactivefunctions
Rightdisplaypanel
-
Blowerspeedandactivefunctions
106Controls,Instruments
Automaticoperation
I>Press"auto"button.
Airquantityanddistributionareautomatically
controlled,andvariationsarecompensated.
Allautomaticsettingfunctionscanbeindividually
changed.
Thissettingisretaineduntiltheappropriatefunc-
tionbuttonispressedagainorthe"auto"button
ispressed.
A-
Temperaturesetting
I>Presstheappropriatebutton.
Tosuitpersonalcomfort,theinteriortempera-
turecanbeselectedbetween65°Fand84°F
/
18°Cand29°C.
Recommendation:
72°F/22°C.
Ifthedisplay"La"or"HI"appears,thesystemis
operatingatmaximumcoolingorheatingpower.
Note
Ifthepreselectedtemperatureischanged,the
blowerspeedcanincreaseautomaticallyinauto-
maticoperation.
Thedesiredtemperatureisreachedmore
quicklythisway.
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~Donotoperateelectricalappliancesformore
than5minuteswhenengineisoff(batterywill
otherwisedischarge).
~Donotdamagethesocketbytryingtoinsert
plugsofthewrongdesign.
CigaretteLighter
A
Warning!
Dangeroffireandburning.
Thecigarettelighterisreadyforuse,re-
gardlessoftheignitionlockposition.
~Neverleaveunsupervisedchildreninthecar.
~Nevertouchtheheatingelementorsidesof
thelighter.
~Holdthelighterbytheknobonly.
Heatinglighter
~Pushinknobofthecigarettelighter.
Whenreadyforuse,thelighterwillsnap
back.
Operatingadditionalappliances
Withthecigarettelighterremoved,thesocket
maybeusedforsmallelectricalappliances,
suchasashaverorhandvacuumcleaner.
Maximumrating:
150
Watt.
L
QRearWiper
ACaution
Riskofdamagetotherearwindowand
wiperblade.
~Onlywipetherearwindowwhensufficiently
wet,otherwiseitcouldbescratched.
~Freefrozenwiperbladesbeforesettingoff.
Switching
on
~
Touchthesymbolontherockerswitch-the
rearwiperwipestwice.
Controls,Instruments
111
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HowEmissionControlWorks
Whenanautomobileengineisrunning,ituses
energygeneratedthroughthecombustionofa
mixtureofairandfuel.Dependingonwhethera
carisdrivenfastorslowlyorwhethertheen-
gineiscoldorhot,someofthefuel(hydrocar-
bons)maynotbeburnedcompletely,butmay
bedischargedintotheenginecrankcaseorex-
haustsystem.Additonalhydrocarbonsmayenter
theatmospherethroughevaporationoffuelfrom
thefueltank.Thesehydrocarbons(HC),whenre-
leasedintotheair,contributetoundesirablepol-
lution.
Inaddition,carbonmonoxide(CO)andoxidesof
nitrogen(NOx)contributetoengineemissions.
They,too,areformedduringthecombustion
processanddischargedintotheexhaustsys-
tem.
Toreducethesepollutants,yourPorscheis
equippedwithapreciselycalibratedfuelinjection
systemtoassureafinelybalancedair/fuelmix-
tureunderalloperatingconditions.
180Maintenance,CarCare
Oxygensensor
Theoxygensensor,installedintheexhaustpipe
continuouslysensestheoxygencontentofthe
exhaustandsignalstheinformationtoanelec-
troniccontrolunit.Thecontrolunitcorrectsthe
air/fuelratio,sotheenginealwaysreceivesan
accuratelymeteredair/fuelmixture.
Crankcaseventilation
Throughcrankcaseventilation,undesirable
emissionsfromtheenginecrankcasearenot
permittedtoreachtheoutsideatmosphere.
Theseemissionsarerecirculatedfromthe
crankcasetotheairintakesystem.Fromhere
theemissionsmixwiththeintakeairandare
laterburnedintheengine.
Catalyticconverters
Thecatalyticconvertersareefficient"clean-up"
devicesbuiltintotheexhaustsystemoftheve-
hicle.Thecatalyticconvertersburntheundesir-
ablepollutantsintheexhaustgasbeforeitis
releasedintotheatmosphere.
Theexclusiveuseofunleadedfueliscriti-
callyimportantforthelifeofthecatalytic
converters.Therefore,onlyunleadedfuel
mustbeused.
Thecatalyticconverterswillbedamaged
by:
-pushortowstartingthevehicle
-misfiringoftheengine
-turningofftheignitionwhilethevehicleis
movingor
-drivinguntilthefueltankiscompletelyempty
-byotherunusualoperatingconditions.
t>Donotcontinuetooperateyourvehicleunder
theseconditions,sincerawfuelmightreach
thecatalyticconverters.Thiscouldresultin
overheatingoftheconverters.Federallaw
prohibitsuseofleadedfuelinthiscar.
Page 260 of 263

D
Dashboard62,63
Defrostingwindows30,106-109
Diagnosticsocket15,213
Diagrams255-258
Dimensions254
Door20
-Guard233
-Handles20
-Locks20,187
-Windows20,26,27,140,189
Doormirror28,29
-Heating30
Drivinghints12-14
Drivingperformance245
Dynamometertesting59,61
260Index
E
Electricalsystem212-214
Emergencyflasher99
Emergencyprogram,Tiptronic134
Emergencyservice196-239
Emergencystarting
withjumpercables220,221
Emergencyoperation
-Centrallocking22
-Convertibletop140-149
-Glassslidingroof(Targa)164,165
-Lids214
-Lifting/slidingroof138,139
-Tankflap176
Emissioncontrolsystem7,81,179,180
Enginecompartment
-Blower67,77
-Lid118,119
-Light233
Engine
-Checkingoillevel86,87,171
-Dipstick171
-Exhaust8
-Number242
-Oilconsumption14,170
-Oillevel171
-Oillevelgauge86,87
-Oilpressuregauge80
-OilpressurewarningIight80
-Oils17°-173,250
-Starting64-67
-Speeds14,245
-Switchingoff64-67
F
Foglights100,229,231
Footbrake53-55
Footwelilights114
Four-wheeldrive60,61
Fronthood118,119
Frontspoiler51
Fuel4,78,176-181,250
-Containers8
-Economy175
-Evaporationcontrol181
-Levelwarninglight78
-Levelgauge78
-Recommendation177,178
-Tank176,177,250
Fuses213
G
Garagelift205
Gearchanging128-134
Glassslidingroof161
-Emergencyoperation164,165
Glovecompartment116
Gong
16,65,84,98