
Doors
If the door windows areclosed, theywillbeauto-
matically openedbyafew millimeters whenthe
doors areopened and,when thedoors are
closed, theywillbeclosed again.Thismakes it
easier toopen andclose thedoors andprotects
the seals.
Therefore, youshould pullthedoor handle slowly
so that thedoor window canbelowered before
the door isopened.
Openingunlocked doorsfromoutside
~ Slowly pulldoor handle
A.
Opening
unlocked doorsfrominside
~ Slowly pulldoor handle
B.
Opening lockeddoorsfrominside
~ Slowly pulldoor handle Btwice.
Please observe thechapter "LOCKING CONDI-
TIONS" onPage 22.
Door storage tray
Always keepthedoor storage trayCclosed, so
that theside airbag isnot obstructed inthe event
of an accident.
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Central Locking
This device complies with:
Part 15ofthe FCC Rules
RSS-210 ofIndustry Canada.
Operation ofthis device issubject tothe following
two conditions:
- Itmay notcause harmful interference, and
- itmust accept anyinterference received
including interference thatmay cause
undesired operation.
Note
The manufacturer isnot responsible forany radio
or TV interference causedbyunauthorized modifi-
cations tothis equipment.
Such modification couldvoidtheuser's authority
to operate theequipment.
~ Please observe thechapter "LOADSWITCH-
OFF AFTER TWOHOURS ORFIVE DAYS" on
Page 152.
~ Please observe thechapter "POWER WIN-
DOWS" onPage 26.
USA:
Canada: FCC
10
LXPRKY 116;
FCC
10
LXPVIM 145
TxF 315P 2255 102275;
RxF 315P 2255 102276 A Both
cardoors andthefiller flapcanbecentrally
unlocked orlocked withtheremote control.
The vehicle cannotbelocked ifthe driver's dooris
not completely closed.
A short
signal fromthealarm horn
willdraw
your attention tothe fact thatthefollowing
components arenotcompletely closedwhenyou
try tolock thevehicle:
- Passenger's door
- Luggage compartment lid
- Engine compartment lid
Storage tray
Glove compartment
Note
Unlocking thevehicle byusing thekey inthe door
lock andopening thedoor mayactivate thealarm
system within10seconds.
Automatic relocking
If the car isunlocked byremote controlandnone
of the cardoors isopened withinapprox.
60 seconds, automatic relockingtakesplace.
This relocking timecanbeadapted toyour individ-
ual requirements (4-120 seconds) byanautho-
rized Porsche dealer.
Locking
conditions
~ Lock car
once.
The doors cannot beopened fromtheoutside.
Alarm system andinfrared passenger com-
partment monitoring areswitched on.
If a person oranimal remains inthe vehicle:
~ Quickly lockcar
twice.
The doors cannot beopened fromtheoutside.
The infrared passenger compartment monitor-
ing isswitched off.
Unlocking thedoor withtheinner door
handle
Any person remaining inthe locked carcan open
the door withtheinner doorhandle:
1. Pull inner doorhandle oncetounlock door
lock.
2. Pull inner doorhandle againtoopen door.
Note
~ Inform anyperson remaining inthe carthat the
alarm system willbetriggered ifthe door is
opened.
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Emergency operation-opening
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Unlock thedriver's doorwiththekey atthe
door lock.
Open thedoor andswitch theignition onwithin
10 seconds inorder toprevent thealarm sys-
tem from being triggered.
Emergency operation-closing
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Quickly turnthekey inthe driver's doorlockto
the lock position
threetimes
insuccession.
If there isadefect inthe central locking sys-
tem, allfunctioning elementsofthe central
locking systemwillbelocked.
The alarm system isswitched on.
The infrared passenger compartment monitor-
ing system isswitched off.
The fault should beremedied immediately atan
authorized Porschedealer.
Indication byemergency flasherand
alarm horn
If the
remote control
isused forunlocking or
locking, aresponse isprovided bythe emergency
flasher:
- Unlocking -single flash.
- Locking -double flash.
- Locking twice-continuous illuminationforap-
prox. 2seconds andshort alarm-horn signal.
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Central locking
switch
The central locking switchonthe dashboard lets
you lock andunlock bothdoors electrically.
Note
If the doors arelocked withthekey orremote con-
trol, they cannotbeopened bypressing thecen-
trallocking switch.
Locking
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Press therocker-switch symbol.
Indicator lightlights upifignition ison.
Unlocking
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Press therocker-switch indicatorlight.
Indicator lightgoes out.
If the doors werelocked withthecentral locking
switch, theycanbeopened bypulling theinner
door handle:
1. Pull inner doorhandle oncetounlock door
lock.
2. Pull inner doorhandle againtoopen door.
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Automaticdoorlocking
Your authorized Porschedealercanprogram di-
verse typesofautomatic doorlocking inthe con-
trol unit ofthe central locking system:
Type 1
Doors lockautomatically whentheignition is
switched on.
Type
2
Doors lockautomatically whenaspeed of
3 -6 mph (5-10 km/h) isexceeded.
Type
3
Doors lockautomatically whentheignition is
switched on.Ifdoors areopened withtheengine
running, theylockagain automatically whena
speed of3-6 mph (5-10 km/h) isexceeded.
Type 4
The doors donot lock automatically.
Note
Automatically lockeddoorscanbeunlocked with
the central locking buttonoropened bypulling on
the inside doorhandle twice.
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j!\warning!
In an emergency situationwhereyouneed to
exit thecarthrough anautomatically locked
door, remember thefollowing procedure to
open thedoor.
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Unlock thedoors bypressing thecentral lock-
ing button
or
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pull theinside doorhandle
twice
toopen the
door.
Fault indication
A double
hornsignal
duringlocking indicates a
defect inthe central locking oralarm system.
Have thedefect remedied atan authorized
Porsche dealer.
Overload protection
If the central locking system isoperated more
than tentimes within aminute, furtheroperation is
blocked for30seconds.
A
-
Light-emitting diodeforalarm system
B -
Sensor module forinfrared passenger compartment
monitoring system
Alarm System,
Infrared Passenger Compartment
Monitoring
The alarm system andinfrared passenger com-
partment monitoring systemareswitched on
when thedoors arelocked withthekey orremote
control.
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Please observe thechapter "CENTRAL LOCK-
ING" onPage 22.

Unlocking thevehicle byusing thekey inthe
door lockandopening thedoor mayactivate
the alarm system within10seconds.
Function indication
If the alarm system isactivated, light-emitting
diode Aon the dashboard flashes.
If, after locking, thelight-emitting diodedoesnot
flash or,after tenseconds, itemits double flash-
es, then
not
allalarm contacts areclosed.
Additionally, abrief horn signal sounds.
When thedoors areunlocked, thealarm system
and infrared passenger compartment monitoring
system areswitched offand thelight-emitting
diode goesoff. When
thealarm isarmed, thefollowing
areas aremonitored
- Doors
- Luggage compartment lid
- Engine compartment lid
- Radio
- Glove compartment
- Storage traybetween theseats
- Passenger compartment
If one ofthese alarmcontacts isinterrupted, the
alarm hornsounds forapproximately 3minutes.
Additionally, theemergency flasherandthepas-
senger compartment lightflash forapproximately
five minutes.
When thealarm istriggered, thelight-emitting
diode changes overtodouble flashes.
In order nottolimit theaction rangeofthe infrared
passenger compartment monitoringsystem:
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Move sunvisors toone ofthe final positions.
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Donot fold theseat backrests forward. Deactivating
theinfrared passenger
compartment monitoringsystemforone
locking process
If a person oranimal remains inthe carwhile itis
locked, theinfrared passenger compartment mon-
itoring system mustbeswitched off.
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Quickly lockcartwice.
The doors arelocked butcan beopened from
the inside:
1. Pull inner doorhandle oncetounlock door
lock.
2. Pull inner doorhandle againtoopen door.
Note
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Inform anyperson remaining inthe carthat the
alarm system willbetriggered ifthe door is
opened.
Fault indication
A double
hornsignal
duringlocking indicates a
defect inthe central locking oralarm system.
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Have thedefect remedied atan authorized
Porsche dealer.
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PowerWindows
A
Warning!
Risk ofan accident.
~ Donot putanything onornear thewindows
that may interfere withthedriver's vision.
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Risk
ofinjury whenthedoor windows close.
This applies especially ifthe windows are
closed withthecomfort function, because
with thisfunction thewindow goesupauto-
matically.
~ Make surenobody canbeinjured whenthe
windows close.
~ Remove theignition keytoshut offpower to
the window switches whenthevehicle isnot
attended byaresponsible person.
Readiness foroperation ofpower windows
- With engine running
or
- inignition keyposition
1
or
- with door closed andignition keywithdrawn:
only untilfirstopening ofthe door.
~
Opening windows
~ Press rocker switchAuntil thewindow has
reached thedesired position.
One-touch operation
~ Press rocker switchAbriefly.
Window movestoits final position.
Press againtostop thewindow inthe desired
position.
Comfort functionwhenunlocking thevehicle
~ Unlock carwith theremote control.
Hold carkey indoor lockinthe unlocking direc-
tion until thewindows havereached thede-
sired position.

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Closing windows
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Press rocker switchAuntil thewindow has
reached thedesired position.
One-touch operation
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Press rocker switchAbriefly.
Window movestoits final position.
Press againtostop thewindow inthe desired
position.
Comfort function whenlocking thevehicle at
the door lock
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Hold carkey indoor lockinthe locking direc-
tion until thewindows havereached thede-
sired position.
Anti-crushing
protection
If aside window isblocked duringclosing, itwill
stop andopen again byabout aninch.
A
Warning!
Risk ofsevere personal injuries.
If the rocker switchispressed againwithin
10 seconds ofthe window beingblocked, the
window willclose withitsfull closing force.
Anti-crushing protectionisdisabled.
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Once theanti-crushing protectionactstostop
the window andopens itslightly, donot press
the rocker switchagainwithin 10seconds
without checking tomake surethatnothing is
blocking thepath ofthe window.
The window willclose withfullclosing force.
One-touch operationisdisabled for10seconds
after blockage ofaside window.
Automatic
windowlowering
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Please observe thechapter "DOORS" onPage
21.
The standby function ofthe power
windows switches offafter twohours
When thecar isunlocked, thepower windows can
no longer beoperated aftertwohours (tosave the
car battery).
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Switch onthe ignition orstart theengine to
reactivate thepower windows.
Storing endposition ofthe windows
If the battery isdisconnected andreconnected,
the windows willnot beraised automatically when
the door isclosed.
1. Close thewindows withtherocker switch
once.
2. Press fronthalfofrocker switchagaintostore
the end position ofthe windows inthe control
unit.
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SeatAdjustment
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Warning!
The seat may move unexpectedly ifyou
attempt toadjust whiledriving. Thiscould
cause sudden lossofcontrol orpersonal in-
jury.
~ Donot adjust seatswhilethevehicle isin mo-
tion.
The backrest locksmustbeengaged atall
times whilethevehicle isinmotion.
Safety beltsonlyoffer protection whenthe
backrest isupright andthebelts areproperly
positioned onthe body.
Improperly positionedsafetybeltscancause
serious personal injuryinan accident.
~ Donot operate thecarwith thedriver orpas-
senger backrests excessively reclined
(see "Seat position").
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Seat
position
A correct sittingposition isimportant forsafe and
fatigue-free driving.
We recommend thefollowing procedure for
adjusting thedriver's seattosuit individual
requirements:
1. Adjust theseat height togive yourself enough
headroom andagood overview ofthe vehicle.
2. Adjust theseat until, withtheaccelerator pedal
fully depressed, yourlegisstraight butyour
entire footstillrests onthe accelerator pedal.
3. Grip thetop half ofthe steering wheel.
Set thebackrest angleandsteering-wheel
position sothat your arms arealmost
outstretched. However,yourshoulders must
still rest onthe backrest.
4. Ifnecessary, correcttheseat fore-and-aft
adjustment.
A
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Seat height adjustment
~ Raise locking lever.
~ Set thedesired seatheight byshifting your
body weight.
~ Release thelever.