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A-Continuousopeningandclosing
B-Settingventdirection
Changingairflowdirection
CentralandSideVents
~
I>Movethevanestomaketheairflowinthe
desireddirection.
Openingvents
I>Rotateknurledwheelupward.
Outsideairorconditionedaircanbedelivered
fromallvents,dependingontheair-distribution
settingontheoperatingpanel.
.Closing
vents
I>Rotateknurledwheeldownward.
Fresh-airintake
Toensureproperairintake:
I>Keepthefresh-airinletbetweentheluggage
compartmentlidandthewindshieldfreefrom
snow,iceandleaves.
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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
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911Carrera4,Carrera
45
911Carrera4,Carrera45
Removingluggagecompartmentfloor
I>Simultaneouslypulltheluggagecompartment
floorforwardandupatthefingerhole.
Insertingluggagecompartment
floor
I>Insertluggagecompartmentfloorintherear
guideandpressitdown.
911Carrera
4,
Carrera
45
911Carrera4,Carrera45
8-
Spaceforfirstaidkit
9-Spaceforwarningtriangle
10-
Jack
11-
Toolkit
12-Compressorforcollapsiblesparewheel
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Note
Thelidcannotbeopenedfromtheinsideifthe
batteryisdisconnectedorempty.
Safetyreasonsthereforerequirethatyou
unscrewthelatchstrikerofthelidlockif
youplantoputthevehicleoutofoperation
foranextendedperiod.
PleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Theywilladviseyouaboutthenecessarymeas-
ures.
Note
I>
Whenloadingtheluggagecompartment,
makesurethatitemsofluggageorotherob-
jectscannotbecomecaughtonhandleA.
Thiscouldcausetheluggagecompartmentto
openunintentionally.
4!!J
SportsExhaustSystem
Thesportsexhaustsystemcanbeswitchedoff
oronwhentheignitionisswitchedon.
Iftherockerswitchisnotoperated,thesports
exhaustsystemwillbeonwhentheengineis
started.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,therocker
switchmaybeinstalledinthecentreconsoleor
inthecentretunnelbehindtheashtray.
Switchingoff
I>
Presstherocker-switchsymbol.
Indicatorlightcomeson.
Switchingon
I>
Presstherocker-switchsymbolagain.
Indicatorlightgoesout.
PorscheCommunication
Management(PCM)
I>
Refertotheseparateoperatinginstructions
beforeputtingthePCMintooperation.
Whenputintooperationforthefirsttime,a
distanceofapprox.31miles(50km)mustbe
driveninorderforthenavigationsystemto
completetheprocessoffinecalibration.
Thesameapplieswhenthetiresarechanged
(e.g.summer/snowtires)ornewtiresfitted.
Fulllocationaccuracyisnotyetachievedduring
thefine-calibrationprocess.
Ifthevehiclehasbeentransported(e.g.ferry,
cartrain),thesystemmaytakeafewminutes
afterbeingswitchedonbeforeitdeterminesthe
currentlocation.
Serioustireslip(e.g.spinningwheelsonsnow)
mayresultintemporarilyinaccuratenavigation.
Whenthebatteryhasbeendisconnected,itmay
takeupto15minutesbeforethenavigation
systembecomesoperationalagain.
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CarTelephoneand
AftennarketAlarms
Importantlegalandsafetyinformation
regardingtheuseofcellulartelephones
Some
statesmayprohibittheuseofcellular
telephoneswhiledrivingavehicle.Checkthe
lawsandregulationsontheuseofcellulartele-
phonesintheareaswhereyoudrive.
/!\.Danger!
Risk
ofanaccident.
Severepersonalinjuryordeathcanresult
intheeventofanaccident.
Lookingawayfromtheroadorturning
yourattentionawayfromyourdrivingcan
causeanaccidentandseriousorfatalin-
jury.
Whenusingyourcellulartelephone,youshould
always:
[>
Givefullattentiontoyourdriving-pulloffthe
roadandparkbeforemakingoransweringa
calliftrafficconditionssorequire;
and
[>
Keepbothhandsonthesteeringwheel-use
hands-freeoperation(ifavailable)-pulloffthe
roadandparkbeforeusingahand-heldtele-
phone.
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Itisessentialtoobservetheinstructionsof
thetelephonemanufacturerbeforeputting
thetelephoneintooperation.
Any
portabletelephoneorradiotransmitter
whichisusedinaPorschemustbeproperly
installedinaccordancewiththetechnicalre-
quirementsofPorsche.
Thetransmissionpowermustnotexceed
lOW.
Thedevicesmustpossessatypeapprovalfor
yourvehicleandhave
an"e"symbol.
Ifyoushouldrequireequipmentwithtrans-
missionpowervaluesgreaterthan10W,please
consultyourauthorizedPorschedealerforthis
purpose.Heisfamiliarwiththetechnicalrequire-
mentsforinstallingdevicesofthiskind.
Theantennasforallradiosandtelephoneswith
atransmittingantennamustbeexternally
mounted.
Theimproperinstallationofradiosortelephones
oruseofaradioortelephonewithatransmit-
tingantennainsidethecarmaycause
the
warninglightstocomeon.
Improperinstallationofsuchequipmentcancre-
ateadischargedbatteryorexcessivecurrent
drawfromaddedequipment.
Ifaftermarketsystemsareinstalledbynon-
dealershiptechniciansoroutsidetheselling
dealer,problemsmayresult.Installationofafter-
marketequipmentisnotcoveredundertheNew
CarWarranty.
[>
ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerabout
theinstallationofnonPorscheapproved
equipment.
Receptionquality
Thereceptionqualityofyourcartelephonewill
changeconstantlywhenyouaredriving.Inter-
ferencecausedbybuildings,landscapeand
weatherisunavoidable.Itmaybecomeparticu-
larlydifficulttohearwhenusingthehands-free
functionduetoexternalnoisesuchasengine
andwindnoise.
Automaticcar-wash
[>Unscrewexternalantennasbeforeusingan
automaticcar-wash.
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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.
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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.
[>[>[>
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Shiftinggearonthesteeringwheel
Withthetoggleswitchesonthesteeringwheel,
youcanchangetemporarilyfromautomatic
selectionmodeDtomanualmodeM.
Advantages:
-Shiftingdownbeforebendsandonentering
built-upareas.
-Shiftingdownondownwardslopes(engine
braking)
-Shiftingdownforbriefspurtsofacceleration
-Selecting1stgearformovingoff
Themanualselectionmoderemainsengaged:
-forcornering(dependingonthelateral
acceleration)andoverrunning,
-whenthevehicleisstationary
(e.g.atajunction).
Thesystemleavesmanualselectionmode:
-automaticallyafterapprox.8seconds
(unlesscorneringoroverrunning),
-ifyoudepresstheacceleratortokickdown,
-aftermovingoff.
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Temporarychange-down
Conditions:
Speedishigherthanapprox.33mph(54kmjh).
I>Depressacceleratorquickly.
TheTiptronicchangestemporarilytothespor-
tiestgear-changingmap,i.e.tothehighest
possiblegear-changingpoints.Correspond-
ingly,thetransmissionshiftsdownimmedi-
atelybyoneortwogears.
Endingthefunction:
I>Releasetheacceleratormarkedly(byapprox.
25%).
Kickdown
The
kickdownfunctionisactiveinselectorlever
positionD,evenifyoutemporarilychangeto
manualmodeMusingthetoggleswitcheson
thesteeringwheel.
I>Foroptimumacceleration,e.g.whenovertak-
ing,depresstheacceleratorpedalbeyondthe
full-throttlepoint(kickdown).
Thetransmissionshiftsdowndependingonthe
speedoftravelandenginespeed.
Upwardshiftsoccuratthehighestpossible
enginespeeds.
Thesegear-changingspeedsremainactiveuntil
theacceleratorisreleasedtoapprox.80%of
thewideopenthrottleposition.