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On-boardTextdisplay
in
computeron-boardcomputer
~Seatbelt
Handbrake
II
~)-=
Ignitionkey
..notremoved
[it
Lightson
~F
ronVrear
lidnot
IiiiiiiiI
closed
~Refill
washerfluid
Tripcounter
reset
WarningsintheInstrumentPanelandintheOn-BoardComputer
Ifawarningmessageappears,alwaysrefertothecorrespondingchaptersintheOwner'sManual.
Warningmessagesareissuedonlyifallmeasurementpreconditionsaremet.Therefore,checkallfluidlevelsregularly-
inparticular,alwayschecktheengineoillevelbeforerefuelling.
Instrument
panel
0
USA
8
Canada
0
e
@b
Meaning/measure
Driverandpassengersmustfastentheir
safetybelts.
Handbrakenotreleased.
Closeluggagecompartmentlid,
enginecompartmentlid,
rearlid(Targa)properly.
TripodometerisresettoO.
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Controls,Instruments
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LightSwitch
Lightsswitchedoff
Parkinglights,sidemarkerlights,
licenseplatelight,instrumentillumina-
tion
Lowbeam,highbeam
Onlywithignitionon
100Controls,Instruments
Foglightsinadditionto
parkinglightsorlowbeam:
Pullswitchtofirstclick.
Indicatorlighton.
Thefoglightswillgooutautomatically
whenthehighbeamsareswitchedon.
Rearfoglightinadditionto
thefoglights:
Pullswitchtosecondclick.
Indicatorlighton.
Parkinglightright/left
Onlywhenignitionkeyiswithdrawn:
Pullswitchoutslightlyinposition"0"
andturnto
-parking-lightpositionleft
-parking-lightpositionright.
Parkinglightsandsidemarkerlights
arelitontheselectedside.
Iftheignitionkeyiswithdrawnandthedooris
openedwhilethelights(nottheparkinglight
lefVright)areon,a
gong
warnsofpossiblebat-
terydischarge.
Insome
countries,differencesarepossible
duetoprovisionsoflaw.
AutomaticHeadlightBeam
Adjustment
VehicleswithBi-Xenonheadlightsfeature
automaticheadlightbeamadjustment.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,thelevelofthe
headlightbeamautomaticallychangesinaccord-
ancewiththevehicleload.
Theleveloftheheadlightbeamisautomatically
keptconstantduringaccelerationandbraking.
Checkingoperation
1.Switchthelowbeamon.
2.Switchignitionon.
Thelightbeamfirstdipsallthewaydownandis
thenadaptedtothevehicleload.
Itthistestitemisnotmet,theheadlightbeam
adjustmentmustbecheckedbyanauthorized
Porschedealer.
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A,D
-Switchforreadinglightondriver'sl
passenger'sside
B-Interiorlightswitch
C-Orientationlightswitch
E-Orientationlight
Interiorlights
invehicleswithoutautomaticanti-glare
mirrors
Pleaseobservethechapter"Loadswitch-off".
112Controls,Instruments
Interiorlight,readinglights
Switchingoff
~Presslefthalfofswitch.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
~Pressrighthalfofswitch.
Switchingonandoffautomatically
~Moveswitchtocenterposition.
Thelightsareswitchedonwhenadooris
unlockedoropenedorwhentheignitionkey
iswithdrawnfromtheignitionlock.
Thelightsareswitchedoffwithadelayof
approx.30secondsafterthedoorisclosed.
Thelightgoesoutimmediatelyassoonasthe
ignitionkeyisinsertedintheignitionlockor
thevehicleislocked.
Orientationlight
Light-emittingdiodesinthedoorsandinthe
interiorlightimproveyourorientationinsidethe
vehiclewhenitisdark.
Thelight-emittingdiodesareswitchedonwhen
thevehicleisunlockedandswitchedoffagain
whenthevehicleislocked.
Light-emittingdiodeintheinteriorlight
Changingthebrightnessofthelight-emitting
diode:
~PressswitchCwithapointedobject(suchas
aball-pointpen).
Thebrightnesschanges.
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A,C
-Switchforreadinglightondriver'sl
passenger'sside
B-Interiorlightswitch
D-Orientationlightswitch
E-Orientationlight
Interiorlights
invehicleswithautomaticanti-glare
milTors
Pleaseobservethechapter"Loadswitch-off".
Note
I>Switchofftheautomaticanti-glareoperation
ofthemirrorsbeforeyouswitchontheinte-
riorlight.
Otherwisethemirrorsmightaccidentallygo
intoanti-glareoperation.
Interiorlight,readinglights
Switchingoff
I>Presslefthalfofswitch.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
I>Pressrighthalfofswitch.
Switchingonandoffautomatically
I>Movelightlenstocenterposition.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedonwhenadoor
isunlockedoropenedorwhentheignition
keyiswithdrawnfromtheignitionlock.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedoffwithadelay
ofapprox.30secondsafterthedooris
closed.
Theinteriorlightgoesoutimmediatelyas
soonastheignitionkeyisinsertedintheigni-
tionlockorthevehicleislocked.
Orientation
light
Light-emittingdiodesinthedoorsandinthe
bracketoftheinteriormirrorimproveyourorien-
tationinsidethevehiclewhenitisdark.
Thelight-emittingdiodesareswitchedonwhen
thevehicleisunlockedandswitchedoffagain
whenthevehicleislocked.
Light-emittingdiodeinthebracketofthe
interiormirror
Changingthebrightnessofthelight-emitting
diode:
I>PressswitchD.
Thebrightnesschanges.
I>I>I>
Controls,Instruments
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A-Openingluggagecompartmentlid
B-Openingenginecompartmentlid
Luggage
CompartmentLidand
EngineCompartmentLid
Unlocking
t>Operatetheappropriatepul~buttonnexttothe
driver'sseat.
Theluggagecompartmentorenginecompart-
mentisilluminatedwhentherespectivelidis
open.
Alsorefertothechapter"Rearlid(Targa)"
and"Loadswitch-off".
118Controls,Instruments
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanalsobe
unlockedwiththeradioremotecontrol.
Refertothechapter"Keys".
ImportantNote
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,thelidscan
beopenedonlybyconnectinganexternalelec-
tricalpowersource.
Pleaseobservethechapter"Electricalsystem"
orthedescriptioninsidethefuseboxcover.
e
Warninglight
Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandin
theon-board-computercomeonifthelidsare
notcompletelyclosed.
t>Fullyclosethelid.
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Tiptronic
S
ThePorscheTiptronicisafive-speedtrans-
missionwithan"Automatic"and"Manual"selec-
tionmode.
Inautomaticselectionmode(selectorlever
positionD),gear-changingisautomatic.
Youcanchangetemporarilyfromautomaticto
manualmodeusingthetoggleswitchesonthe
steeringwheel.
Inmanualselectionmode(selectorlever
positionM),youchangegearusingthetoggle
switchesonthesteeringwheel.
Youcanchangebetweenselectorleverposition
DandMasyouwishwhiledriving.
Note
Takecarenottooperatethetoggleswitcheson
thesteeringwheelinadvertentlyineitherauto-
maticormanualmode,therebytriggeringun-
desiredgearchanges.
Lockingbutton
Topreventunintendedgearshifts,thelocking
buttonintheselectorlever(arrow)mustbe
pressedtochangetoposition
RorP.
Keylockposition
Thispositionallowstheignitionkeytobe
removedonlyafterthegearshiftselectorlever
buttonisdepressedandmovedtoposition"P".
Thisensuresthatthedriverengagestheparking
lockbeforeleavingthevehicleandturnsthe
ignitionkeytoposition"0",thentheignitionkey
canberemovedfromtheignitionswitch.
Shiftlock(selectorleverlock)
The
shiftlocksystemisanotherfeaturetopre-
ventinadvertentmovementofthevehicle.
Ignitionswitchposition0
The
selectorlever(lockingbutton)islocked.
Ignitionswitchposition1
Withthevehiclestationary,theselectorlever
cannotbemovedfrom
thePorN
positions,
unlessthebrakepedalisdepressed.
Startingtheengine
Theenginecanbestartedonlyinselectorlever
position
PorN.
Drivingoff
I>
Selectthedesireddriveposition(D,MorR)
fordrivingoffonlywhentheengineisidling
andwhiledepressingthebrakepedal.
I>
Sincethecarcreepswheningear,donot
releasethebrakeuntilyouwanttodrive
off.
I>After
selectingagear,donotaccelerateuntil
youcanfeelthatthegearhasbeenselected.
ShiftingGear
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SelectorLeverPositions
P-Parking
lock
InselectorleverpositionP,thedrivenwheels
aremechanicallylocked.
[>
Selectonlywhencarhasbeenstopped.
[>Engageparkinglockafterapplyingthehand-
brakeandreleaseitbeforereleasingthe
handbrake.
Theignitionkeycanbewithdrawnonlyin
selectorleverposition
P.
R-Reverse
[>Selectonlywhencarhasbeenstoppedand
thebrakeisapplied.
N-Neutral
SelectorleverpositionNmustbeselectedfor
towingorincarwashes,forexample.
[>
Selectthedesiredpositionformovingoff(D,
MorR)onlywhentheengineisidlingand
whiledepressingthebrakepedal.
[>SelectpositionNwhiledrivingonlyifthecar
isthreateningtoskidinslipperyconditions.
OtherwiseNshouldnotbeselectedwhiledriv-
ing.
D-
Automaticselection
mode
[>
SelectpositionDfor"normal"driving.The
gearsareshiftedautomaticallyaccordingto
theacceleratorpositionandspeed.
Dependingonthewaythevehicleisdrivenand
ontheresistance(e.g.uphill),thegear-changing
pointsareshiftedtowardshigherorloweren-
gine-speedranges.
Theacceleratorposition,drivingspeed,engine
speed,longitudinalandlateralaccelerationand
theroadprofileallhaveaninfluenceonthe
gear-changingcharacteristic.
Unwantedupwardshifts,e.g.beforebends,are
preventedbyswiftlyreleasingtheaccelerator
pedal.
Dependingonlateralacceleration,upwardshifts
onbendsarenotmadeuntiltheengine-speed
limitisreached.
Underbraking,anddependingontheamountof
deceleration,theTiptronicshiftsdownearlier.
Forsubsequentcornering,therightgearisen-
gagedwhenpressureisappliedtothebrakes
beforethebend.
Thebendistakenintherightgear,andwhen
youaccelerateoutofthebendyoudonothave
toshiftdown.
Drivingoff
In2ndgear,thevehicledrivesoffwiththe
throttleonlyslightlyopen.
Driveoffin1stgearwiththethrottleopen
widerorwhentheengineiscold.
[>[>[>
ShiftingGear
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Lifting/SlidingRoof
/!\Warning!
Riskofinjurywhenoperatingorauto-
maticallyclosingthelifting/slidingroof.
I>Takecaretoensurethatnobodycanbein-
juredwhenthelifting/slidingroofisoperated.
Thisappliesespeciallyiftheroofclosesauto-
matically.
I>Alwaysremovetheignitionkeywhenleaving
thevehicle.
Uninformedpersons(e.g.children)couldin-
jurethemselvesbyoperatingthelifting/sliding
roof.
I>Incaseofdanger,releasethebuttonorcar
keyimmediatelyandoperatethelifting/sliding
roofintheoppositedirection.
136MobileRoofs
Readinessforoperation
-Whenignitionison(engineonoroff),or
-whendoorisclosedandignitionkeyis
removed,butonlyuntilthedoorisfirstop-
ened.
A-
Openingthelifting/slidingroof
I>Pressbackofrockerswitchuntillifting/slid-
ingroofreachesthedesiredposition.
One-touchoperation
I>Touchbackofrockerswitch-lifting/sliding
roofopensfullytoitsendposition.
Stopitinanypositionbytouchinganybutton.
Note
Thelifting/slidingroofopensuntilitreachesthe
bestpositionintermsofwindnoise.Itcanbe
openedfully,however,ifyoupresstherocker
switchagain.