Inthedriver'sseat...
I>Checkoperationofthehorn.
I>Positionseatforeasyreachoffootpedals
andcontrols.
Toreducethepossibilityofinjuryfromtheair-
bagdeployment,youshouldalwayssitback
asfarfromthesteeringwheelasispractical,
whilestillmaintainingfullvehiclecontrol.
I>Adjusttheinsideandoutsiderearviewmir-
rors.
I>Buckleyoursafetybelts.
I>Checkoperationofthefootandparking
brake.
I>Checkallwarningandindicatorlightswith
ignitiononandenginenotrunning.
I>Startengineandcheckallwarningdisplays
forwarningsymbols.
I>Neverleaveanidlingcarunattended.
I>Lockdoorsfrominside,especiallywithchild-
reninthecartopreventinadvertentopening
ofdoorsfrominsideoroutside.
Drivewithdoorslocked.
Ontheroad...
I>Neverdriveafteryouhaveconsumedalcohol
ordrugs.
I>Alwayshaveyoursafetybeltfastened.
I>Alwaysdrivedefensively.
Expecttheunexpected.
I>Usesignalstoindicateturnsandlane
changes.
I>Turnonheadlightsatduskorwhenthedriv-
ingconditionswarrantit.
I>Alwayskeepasafedistancefromthevehicle
infrontofyou,dependingontraffic,roadand
weatherconditions.
I>Reducespeedatnightandduringinclement
weather.
Drivinginwetweatherrequirescautionand
reducedspeeds,particularlyonroadswith
standingwater,asthehandlingcharac-
teristicsofthevehiclemaybeimpaireddue
tohydroplaningofthetires.
I>Alwaysobservespeedlimitsandobeyroad
signsandtrafficlaws.
I>Whentired,getwellofftheroad,stopand
takearest.Turntheengineoff.Donotsitin
thevehiclewithengineidling.
Seewarningson"EngineExhaust".
I>Whenparked,alwayssettheparkingbrake.
MovetheTiptronicselectorleverto"P"orthe
gearshiftlevertoreverseorfirstgear.
Onhillsalsoturnthefrontwheelstowardthe
curb.
I>Whenemergencyrepairsbecomenecessary,
movethevehiclewellofftheroad.Turnon
theemergencyflasheranduseotherwarning
devicestoalertothermotorists.Donotpark
oroperatethevehicleinareaswherethehot
exhaustsystemmaycomeincontactwithdry
grass,brush,fuelspillorotherflammablema-
terial.
I>Makeitahabittohavetheengineoilchecked
witheveryfuelfilling.
Controls,Instruments
13
1Innerdoorhandle
2Doormirrorcontrol
3Lightswitch
4Ignition/starterswitchwithsteeringlock
5Turnsignal/headlightdimmer,
flasherlever
6ToggleswitchesforTiptronic
7Emergencyflasherswitch
8Horn
9Glovecompartment
10Parkingbrake
11Diagnosticsocket
12Switchforretractablespoiler
13Operatingleverforon-boardcomputer
14Luggagecompartmentlidrelease
15Seatadjustment
16Rearlid(Targa)
17Steering-wheeladjustment
18Enginecompartmentlidrelease
Controls,Instruments
15
CentralLocking
USA:FCCIDLXPRKY
116;
FCCIDLXPVIM145
Canada:TxF315P2255102275;
RxF315P2255102276A
Thisdevicecomplieswith:
Part15oftheFCCRules
RSS-21OofIndustryCanada.
Operationofthisdeviceissubjecttothefollow-
ingtwoconditions:
-Itmaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
-itmustacceptanyinterferencereceived
includinginterferencethatmaycauseun-
desiredoperation.
Note
Themanufacturerisnotresponsibleforany
radioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorized
modificationstothisequipment.
Suchmodificationcouldvoidtheuser'sauthority
tooperatetheequipment.
Seethechapteron"Loadswitch-off","Power
windows","Lifting/slidingroof"and"Convertible
top".
Bothcardoorsandthefillerflapcanbecen-
trallyunlockedorlockedwiththeremotecon-
trol.
Thevehiclecannotbelockedifthedriver'sdoor
isnotcompletelyclosed.
Ashortsignalfromthealarmhornwilldraw
yourattentiontothefactthatthefollowing
componentsarenotcompletelyclosedwhen
youtrytolockthevehicle:
-Passenger'sdoor
-Luggagecompartmentlid
-Enginecompartmentlid
-Rearlid(Targa)
-Storagetray
-Glovecompartment
Note
Unlockingthevehiclebyusingthekeyinthe
doorlockandopeningthedoormayactivatethe
alarmsystemwithin10seconds.
Automaticrelocking
Ifthecarisunlockedbyremotecontroland
noneofthecardoorsisopenedwithinapprox.
60seconds,automaticrelockingtakesplace.
Thisrelockingtimecanbeadaptedtoyourindi-
vidualrequirements(4-120seconds)byan
authorizedPorschedealer.
Lockingconditions
[>
Lockcaronce.
Thedoorscannotbeopenedfromtheout-
side.
Alarmsystemandinfraredpassengercom-
partmentmonitoringareswitchedon.
Ifapersonoranimalremainsinthe
vehicle:
[>Quicklylockcartwice.
Thedoorscannotbeopenedfromtheout-
side.
Theinfraredpassengercompartmentmonitor-
ingisswitchedoff.
Unlockingthedoorwiththeinnerdoor
handle
Anypersonremaininginthelockedcarcan
openthedoorwiththeinnerdoorhandle:
1.Pullinnerdoorhandleoncetounlockdoor
lock.
2.Pullinnerdoorhandleagaintoopendoor.
Note
Informanypersonremaininginthecarthatthe
alarmsystemwillbetriggeredifthedoorisop-
ened.
[>[>[>
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Controls,Instruments
[>
Unlockthedriver'sdoorwiththekeyatthe
doorlock.
Openthedoorandswitchtheignitionon
within10secondsinordertopreventthe
alarmsystemfrombeingtriggered.
Emergencyoperation-closing
[>Quicklyturnthekeyinthedriver'sdoorlock
tothelockpositionthreetimesinsuc-
cession.
Ifthereisadefectinthecentrallockingsys-
tem,allfunctioningelementsofthecentral
lockingsystemwillbelocked.
Thealarmsystemisswitchedon.
Theinfraredpassengercompartmentmonitor-
ingsystemisswitchedoff.
Thefaultshouldberemediedimmediatelyatan
authorizedPorschedealer.
Indicationbyemergencyflasherand
alarmhorn
Iftheremotecontrolisusedforunlockingor
locking,aresponseisprovidedbytheemer-
gencyflasher:
-Unlocking-singleflash.
-Locking-doubleflash.
-Lockingtwice-continuousilluminationforap-
prox.2secondsandshortalarm-hornsignal.
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Emergencyoperation-opening
~Centrallockingswitch
Thecentrallockingswitchonthedashboardlets
youlockandunlockbothdoorselectrically.
Note
Ifthedoorsarelockedwiththekeyorremote
control,theycannotbeopenedbypressingthe
centrallockingswitch.
Locking
[>
Presstherocker-switchsymbol.
Indicatorlightlightsupifignitionison.
Unlocking
[>
Presstherocker-switchindicatorlight.
Indicatorlightgoesout.
Ifthedoorswerelockedwiththecentrallocking
switch,theycanbeopenedbypullingtheinner
doorhandle:
1.Pullinnerdoorhandleoncetounlockdoor
lock.
2.Pullinnerdoorhandleagaintoopendoor.
Automaticdoorlocking
YourauthorizedPorschedealercanprogram
diversetypesofautomaticdoorlockinginthe
controlunitofthecentrallockingsystem:
Type1
Doorslockautomaticallywhentheignitionis
switchedon.
Type2
Doorslockautomaticallywhenaspeedof3-6
mph(5-10km/h)isexceeded.
Type3
Doorslockautomaticallywhentheignitionis
switchedon.Ifdoorsareopenedwiththeen-
ginerunning,theylockagainautomaticallywhen
aspeedof3-6mph(5-10km/h)isex-
ceeded.
Type4
Thedoorsdonotlockautomatically.
Note
Automaticallylockeddoorscanbeunlockedwith
thecentrallockingbuttonoropenedbypulling
ontheinsidedoorhandletwice.
A.Warning!
Inanemergencysituationwhereyouneed
toexitthecarthroughanautomatically
lockeddoor,rememberthefollowingpro-
ceduretoopenthedoor.
~Unlockthedoorsbypressingthecentrallock-
ingbuttonor
~pulltheinsidedoorhandletwicetoopenthe
door.
Faultindication
Adoublehornsignalduringlockingindicatesa
defectinthecentrallockingoralarmsystem.
Havethedefectremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Overloadprotection
Ifthecentrallockingsystemisoperatedmore
thantentimeswithinaminute,furtheroperation
isblockedfor30seconds.
Controls,Instruments
23
A-Light-emittingdiodeforalarmsystem
B-Sensormoduleforinfraredpassengercompartment
monitoringsystem
AlarmSystem,
InfraredPassengerCompartment
Monitoring
Thealarmsystemandinfraredpassengercom-
partmentmonitoringsystemareswitchedon
whenthedoorsarelockedwiththekeyor
remotecontrol.
Seethechapteron"Centrallocking".
24Controls,Instruments
Unlockingthevehiclebyusingthekeyin
thedoorlockandopeningthedoormay
activatethealarmsystemwithin10sec-
onds.
Note(Cabriolet,Targa)
Theinfraredpassengercompartmentmonitoring
systemisalwaysswitchedoffwhentheconvert-
ibletoporglassslidingroofisopen.
Functionindication
Ifthealarmsystemisactivated,light-emitting
diodeAonthedashboardflashes.
If,afterlocking,thelight-emittingdiodedoesnot
flashor,aftertenseconds,itemitsdouble
flashes,thennotallalarmcontactsareclosed.
Additionally,abriefhornsignalsounds.
Whenthedoorsareunlocked,thealarmsystem
andinfraredpassengercompartmentmonitoring
systemareswitchedoffandthelight-emitting
diodegoesoff.
Whenthealarmisarmed,thefollowing
areasaremonitored
-Doors
-Luggagecompartmentlid
-Enginecompartmentlid
-Convertible-toplock(Cabriolet)
-Glassslidingrooflock(Targa)
-Rearlid(Targa)
-Radio
Glovecompartment
-Storagetraybetweenthefrontseats
-Passengercompartment
Ifoneofthesealarmcontactsisinterrupted,the
alarmhornsoundsforapproximately3minutes.
Additionally,theemergencyflasherandthepas-
sengercompartmentlightflashforapproxi-
matelyfiveminutes.
Whenthealarmistriggered,thelight-emitting
diodechangesovertodoubleflashes.
Inordernottolimittheactionrangeoftheinfra-
redpassengercompartmentmonitoringsystem:
I>Movesunvisorstooneofthefinalpositions.
I>Donotfoldthefrontseatbackrestsforward.
Deactivating
theinfraredpassenger
compartmentmonitoringsystemfor
onelockingprocess
Ifapersonoranimalremainsinthecarwhileit
islocked,theinfraredpassengercompartment
monitoringsystemmustbeswitchedoff.
t>Quicklylockcartwice.
Thedoorsarelockedbutcanbeopened
fromtheinside:
1.Pullinnerdoorhandleoncetounlockdoor
lock.
2.Pullinnerdoorhandleagaintoopendoor.
Note
Informanypersonremaininginthecarthatthe
alarmsystemwillbetriggeredifthedoorisop-
ened.
Faultindication
Adoublehornsignalduringlockingindicatesa
defectinthecentrallockingoralarmsystem.
Havethedefectremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Controls,Instruments
25
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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