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InstrumentPanelUSAModels
Informationaboutindividualindicatorsis
givenonthespecifiedpages.
1Voltmeter,72
2Speedometerwithanaloguedisplay,74
3Speedometerwithdigitaldisplay,74
4Automaticspeedcontrolindicatorlight,72
5Tachometer,75
6Turnsignalindicatorlight,left,75
7Highbeamindicatorlight,75
8On-boardcomputer,82-97
9Turnsignalindicatorlight,right,75
10Lightsensorforinstrumentillumination,73
11Clock,79
12Tiptronicindicator,77
13Coolingsystem
Temperaturegauge,warninglight,76,77
14Fuel
Levelgauge,warninglight,78
15Engineoilpressuregauge,80
Warninglightslindicatorlights
AWasherfluidlevelwarninglight,181
BCheckenginewarninglight,81
CPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Informationlight,59
DPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Warninglight,59
EABSwarninglight,57
FBrakefluidlevel,
Brakedistributionwarninglight,54,174
GParkingbrakewarninglight,53
HBrakepadwearwarninglight,55
IEngineoilpressurewarninglight,80
KBatterywarninglight,72
LSafetybeltwarninglight,39
MAirbagwarninglight,45
NRetractablerearspoilerwarninglight,50
aLuggagecompartmentlid,
Enginecompartmentlid,
Rearlid(Targa)
Warninglight,118,163
PConvertibletopwarninglight,143
QRolloverprotectionsystemwarninglight,46
When
theignitionisswitchedon,thewarn-
inglightslightupforalampcheck.
Note
Warningsthathavebeengivenarestoredinthe
appropriatecontrolunitmemoryandcanbe
readoutatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Thisinformationcanhelptowarnyouaboutsitu-
ationswhichmaybehazardoustoyouoryour
car.
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InstrumentPanelCanadaModels
Informationaboutindividualindicatorsis
givenonthespecifiedpages.
1Voltmeter,72
2Speedometerwithanaloguedisplay,74
3Speedometerwithdigitaldisplay,74
4Automaticspeedcontrolindicatorlight,72
5Tachometer,75
6Turnsignalindicatorlight,left,75
7Highbeamindicatorlight,75
8On-boardcomputer,82-97
9Turnsignalindicatorlight,right,75
10Lightsensorforinstrumentillumination,73
11Clock,79
12Tiptronicindicator,77
13Coolingsystem
Temperaturegauge,warninglight,76,77
14Fuel
Levelgauge,warninglight,78
15Engineoilpressuregauge,80
Warninglightslindicatorlights
AWasherfluidlevelwarninglight,181
BCheckenginewarninglight,81
CPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Informationlight,59
DPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Warninglight,59
EABSwarninglight,57
FBrakefluidlevel,
Brakedistributionwarninglight,54,174
GParkingbrakewarninglight,53
HBrakepadwearwarninglight,55
IEngineoilpressurewarninglight,80
KBatterywarninglight,72
LSafetybeltwarninglight,39
MAirbagwarninglight,45
NRetractablerearspoilerwarninglight,50
aLuggagecompartmentlid,
Enginecompartmentlid,
Rearlid(Targa)
Warninglight,118,163
PConvertibletopwarninglight,143
QRolloverprotectionsystemwarninglight,46
When
theignitionisswitchedon,thewarn-
inglightslightupforalampcheck.
Note
Warningsthathavebeengivenarestoredinthe
appropriatecontrolunitmemoryandcanbe
readoutatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Thisinformationcanhelptowarnyouaboutsitu-
ationswhichmaybehazardoustoyouoryour
car.
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A-Adjustmentbuttonforclock
B-Clock
Clock
Theclockisblankedoutapproximatelyfour
minutesaftertheignitionisswitchedofforwhen
thecarislocked.
Settingthetime
A
Warning!
Riskofanaccidentandlossofcontrol.
I>Donotreachthroughthesteering-wheel
spokeswhiledriving.
Settinghours
I>PressadjustmentbuttonAforaboutonesec-
ond.
Hourdisplayflashes.
I>Turnbuttonintheappropriatedirection:
toright-increasehoursfigure
toleft-decreasehoursfigure.
Adjustmentinhours-turnbuttonbriefly
Fastadjustment(displaycycles)-
turnandholdbutton.
Settingminutes
I>Pressadjustmentbuttonagain.
Minutesdisplayflashes.
I>Setbyrotatingasinhoursmode.
Leavingadjustmentmode
Automaticallyafteroneminuteor:
I>Pressadjustmentbuttonagain.
Whenadjustmentmodeisdeliberatelyleftby
pressingthebutton,thetimebeginspreciselyto
thesecond.
Note
Thetimemodecanbechangedbetween12h
and24hintheon-boardcomputer.
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A
EmergencyFlasherSwitch
Operationalreadinessoftheemergencyflasher
doesnotdependontheignitionlockandturn
signalleverposition.
I>Ifyourcarisdisabledorparkedunderemer-
gencyconditionsswitchontheemergency
flasherinthedashboard(arrow).
Allturnsignalsandtheindicatorlightinthe
switchflashwiththesamefrequency.
/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
I>Wheneverstalledorstoppedforemergency
repairs,movethecarwellofftheroad.
Switchontheemergencyflasherandmark
thecarwithroadflaresorotherwarningde-
vices.
I>Donotremaininthecar.Someoneapproach-
ingfromtherearmaynotrealizeyourvehicle
isstoppedandcauseacollision.
Dangeroffire.
I>Donotparkoroperatethevehicleinareas
wherethehotexhaustsystemmaycomein
contactwithdrygrass,brush,fuelspillor
otherflammablematerial.
Hotenginecompartmentcomponentscan
burnskinoncontact.
I>Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecom-
partment,turntheengineoffandletitcool
downsufficiently.
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~
Wipeintervalcontrol
Inwindshieldwiperintermittentmode3thewipe
intervalscanbeinfinitelyadjusted(notinve-
hicleswitharainsensor).
Shorteningwipeintervals
[>
TurnthumbwheelAclockwise.
Lengtheningwipeintervals
[>
TurnthumbwheelAcounter-clockwise.
Rainsensor
Invehicleswitharainsensortheamountofrain
orsnowwhichhassettledonthewindshieldis
measured.Thewiperspeediscontrolled
accordinglybetweenintermittentandcontinuous
operation(wiperspeed
1and2).
Switchingrainsensoron
[>
Movewiperleverinposition
3.
Switchingrainsensoroff
[>
Movewiperleverinposition
O.
Note
The
rainsensorremainsswitchedoffifthe
wiperleverisalreadyinposition
3
whentheigni-
tionisswitchedon.
Toswitchtherainsensor
on:
[>
Movewiperlevertoposition
0and
thenback
toposition
3or
[>
Operatewindshieldwashersystem
or
[>
Changethesensitivityoftherainsensorwith
thethumbwheel.
Switch-onisconfirmedbyonewipeofthewind-
shield.
~
Changingthesensitivityoftherain
sensor
SensitivitycanbesetwiththethumbwheelAin
6stages.
[>TurnthumbwheelAcounter-clockwise-low
sensitivity
.
[>
TurnthumbwheelAclockwise-highsensitiv-
ity.
Thesettingisconfirmedbyonewipeofthe
windshield.
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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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A,D
-Switchforreadinglightondriver'sl
passenger'sside
B-Interiorlightswitch
C-Orientationlightswitch
E-Orientationlight
Interiorlights
invehicleswithoutautomaticanti-glare
mirrors
Pleaseobservethechapter"Loadswitch-off".
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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>
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