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Defrosting
the
windshield
I>Pressbutton.
Windshieldisdemistedordefrostedas
quicklyaspossible.
Airflowstothewindshieldonly.
{}
Switchingcompressorfor
air-conditioningsystem
onoroff
Wheneveroutsidetemperaturesexceed
3rFj3°C,
theair-conditioningcompressorisal-
waysswitchedoninautomaticoperation.
Thecompressorcanbeswitchedofftosave
fuel,butcontrolcomfortisthenlimited.
I>Pressbutton.
Thecompressorisswitchedoff,thesymbol
intheleft-handdisplaygoesout.
Iftheinteriortemperatureistoohigh,switch
compressorbackonorpress"auto"-button.
Todryincomingairindampweather,donot
switchofftheair-conditioningcompressor.
Thispreventsmistingofwindows.
B-
Adjustingblowerspeed
I>Presstheappropriatebutton.
Presetblowerspeedisincreasedorde-
creased,and"Manual"appearsintheright-
handdisplayfield.
c8J
Thespeedstagesareindicatedbya
bardisplay.
Iftheminusbuttonispressedatthelowest
blowerstage,theblowerandautomaticcontrol
areswitchedoff.
"OFF"isdisplayedintheleft-handdisplay.
Pressingontheplusbuttonorthe"auto"button
switchestheblowerandautomaticcontrolback
onagain.
Circulating-airsetting
/!\Warning!
Riskofaccidentduetohamperedvision.
Incirculating-airsetting,thewindowscan
mistup.
I>Onlyselectcirculating-airsettingforshort
periods.
I>Ifwindowsmistup,turnoffthecirculating-air
settingbypressingthecirculating-airbutton
brieflyandselectthefunction"Defrostwind-
shield".
-
\..J
Switchingcirculating-airsetting
onoroff
I>Pressbutton.
Theoutside-airsupplyisinterruptedandonly
theinsideairiscirculated.
Overapprox.
37°F/3°C
Iftheair-conditioningcompressorwasoff,it
switchesonautomatically.Thedurationofcircu-
lating-airmodeisnotlimited.
Belowapprox.
37°F/3°C
Theair-conditioningcompressorisswitchedoff.
Circulating-airmodeisautomaticallyendedafter
approx.3minutes.
I>I>I>
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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.
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CarCareInstructions
Followtheinstructionsinthe"Cautions.
chapter.
Regularandcorrectcarehelpstomaintain
thevalueofyourcarandisalsoaprecon-
ditionfortheNewVehicleWarrantyandthe
AntiCorrosionWarranty.
YourauthorizedPorschedealerhasspe-
ciallydevelopedcar-careproductsfromthe
Porscheprogramavailableeithersinglyor
ascompletecar-caresets.Theywillbe
pleasedtohelpyouselectsuitablepro-
ducts.
WhetheryouusePorscheproductsorother
commerciallyavailablecleaningagentsfirst
makesureoftheircorrectapplication.
APorschethatiswell-caredforcanlooklike
newforyears.Italldependsontheamountof
caretheowneriswillingtogivethecar.
A.Warning!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordamage
tothevehicleorproperty.
Cleaningagentsmaybehazardoustoyour
health.
Mostchemicalcleanersareconcentrates
whichrequiredilution.Highconcentrations
mightcauseproblemsrangingfromirrita-
tiontoseriousinjuryaswellasdamageto
yourvehicle.
I>Keepcleaningagentsoutofreachfromchild-
ren.
I>Observeallcautionlabels.
I>Alwaysreaddirectionsonthecontainerbe-
foreusinganyproduct.Thesedirectionsmay
containinformationnecessarytoavoidper-
sonalinjury.
I>Donotusefuel,kerosene,naphtha,nailpolish
removerorothervolatilecleaningfluids.They
maybetoxic,flammableorhazardousin
otherways.Onlyusespotremovingfluidsina
wellventedarea.
I>Donotcleantheundersideofchassis,fen-
ders,wheelcovers,etc.,withoutprotecting
yourhandsandarmsasyoumaycutyour-
selfonsharp-edgedmetalparts.
Moistureandroadsaltonbrakesmayaffect
brakingefficiency.
I>Testthebrakesaftereachvehiclewashing.
I>I>I>
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T
Tachometer75
Taillight231
Tank176,177,250
-Ventilationsystem181
Targaroof160-165
Technicaldata244-258
Telephone126
Temperaturesetting105-109
Theftprotection16
Tiptronic77,129-134,183
Tires14,197-204,246-249
-Pressure5,199,249
-Pressurecompressor121
Tiresandtirecare197-204
Toolkit120,121
Towing238,239
Track246
Transmission128-134,254
-Fluid183,250
Tripcounter73
Trunkentrapment123
Turnsignals75,101,228,231
u
Undercoating179,189
v
Valves201
Vanitymirror31
Vehicle
-Care185-193
-Data242,243
-Identificationlabel242
-Identificationnumber120,242
-Washing185-193
Ventilation106-109
Vents106-109
Voltmeter72
w
Warninglamps68-71
Warningmessages92-97
Washerfluid181,250
Washing185-193
Weights251-253
Wheel
-Changing209-211
-Bolts17,208
Wheels191,197-204,246-249
Windows26,27,140,189
-Washernozzles102
-Washersystem102,181,250
Windshieldwiper/washerlever102
Windshieldwipers102,103,184
-Replacing184
Windstop150-153
Wiper
-Blades184
-Interval102,103
Winteroperation:
-Battery217
-Coolant169,170
-Engineoil170-173
-Jumpercables220,221
-Locks187
-Seals190
-Snowchains203,248
-Tires197-204,246-249
-Washerfluid181
-Wiperblades184
Index
263