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A-Selectorswitch,driver's/passenger'sside
B-Mirroradjustment
RearViewMirrors
Beforedrivingthevehicle,adjusttheoutsideand
insidemirrors.
Itisimportantforsafedrivingthatyouhave
goodvisiontotherear.
/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
t>Donotputanythingonornearthewindows
orthemirrorsthatmayinterferewiththe
driver'svision.
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Doormirrors
Themirrorhousingishingedandcanbefolded
flatagainstthecartopreventdamageinthe
tightparkingareas.
Adjusting
1.Selectdriver'ssideorpassenger'ssidewith
rockerswitchA.
2.Movethedoormirrorglassesintheappropri-
atedirectionusingthecontrolswitchB.
Iftheelectricaladjustmentfacilityfails
t>Adjustmirrorbypressingonthemirrorface.
Automaticallyswivellingdownmirrorglass
onthepassenger'sside
Seethechapteron"Parkingaids"and"Seat
memory".
Insidemirror
Whenthemirrorisbeingadjusted,theanti-glare
leverAmustpointforward.
Basicposition:leverforward
Anti-glareposition:leverback
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I>Presstherocker-switchsymbol.
Indicatorlightislit.
Themirrorheaterisreadyforoperationwhen
theignitionison.
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Switchingon
r;;;;'I
RearWindowDefogger,
~
DoorMirrorHeating
Afterabout12minutes,theheaterswitchesoff
automatically.
Theheatercanbeswitchedbackonagainbya
furtherpressontheswitch.
Switchingoff
I>
Presstheindicatorlightintherockerswitch.
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SunVisors
I>Swingthesunvisorsdowntopreventglare
fromthefront.
I>Coupe,Cabriolet:
Topreventglarefromtheside,unclipthesun
visorfromtheinnerbracketandswivelround
sothatitisinfrontofthedoorwindow.
Vanitymirror
Thevanitymirrorontherearofthesunvisoris
coveredbyalid.
/?\.Warning!
Riskofinjuryorriskofdamagetomirror
lidandconvertibletop.
I>Keepthelidclosedwhiledrivingandwhen
closingtheconvertibletop.
Coupe,Cabriolet
Thevanitymirrorilluminationisswitchedon
automaticallywhenthecoverisopened(arrow).
Targa
Thevanitymirrorilluminationisswitchedon
automaticallywhentheslidingcoverisopened
(arrow).
Theilluminationisswitchedoffwhenthesun
visorisinitsupperandlowerfinalposition.
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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
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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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Q
Airdistributiontofootwell
[>
Pressbutton.
Theairflowstothefootwell.
@Airdistributiontothe
centralandsidevents
[>Pressbutton.
Theairflowsfromthecentralandsidevents.
Ventsmustbeopen.
6
Airdistributionto
windshield
[>
Pressbutton.
Theairflowstothewindshield.
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Generalinstructionsfor
air-conditioningcompressor
-Canswitchoffbrieflyifengineisunderan
extremeloadtoensuresufficientenginecool-
ing.
-Switchesoffautomaticallyattemperatures
below
3rFj3°C
andcannotbeswitchedon,
evenmanually.
-Operatesmosteffectivelywithwindows
closed.
Ifthecarhasbeeninthesunforalongtime,
however,itisagoodideatoventilatethein-
teriorbrieflywithdoorwindowsopen.
-Dependingontheoutsidetemperatureandhu-
midity,condensationcandripfromtheevap-
oratorandformapoolunderthecar.
Thisisnormalandnotasignofleakage.
-Ifuncooledairflowsoutwhenthelowesttem-
peraturehasbeenset,switchofftheair-con-
ditioningcompressorandconsultwithan
authorizedPorschedealer.
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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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911Carrera
Luggage
Compartment
1-Vehicleidentificationnumber(VIN)
2-Battery
3-Compactdiscchanger
4-Fluidreservoirforcleaningwindows
andheadlights
5-Brake-fluidreservoir
6-Paintdata
7-Headlightadjustmentandlocking
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911CalTera,Targa
8-
Spaceforfirstaidkit
9-Toolkitandjackarelocatedbehindthe
sparewheel
(sparewheelmustberemoved)
10-
Spare-wheelfastening(wingnut)
11-
Spaceforwarningtriangle