Inthe driver's seat...
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Check operation ofthe horn.
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Position seatforeasy reach offoot pedals and
controls.
To reduce thepossibility ofinjury fromthe
airbag deployment, youshould always sitback
as far from thesteering wheelasispractical,
while stillmaintaining fullvehicle control.
c>
Adjustthe insideandoutside rearview mirrors.
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Buckle yoursafety belts.
C>
Check operation ofthe foot andparking brake.
C>
Check allwarning andindicator lightswith
ignition onand engine notrunning.
C>
Start engine andcheck allwarning displays for
warning symbols.
C>
Never leaveanidling carunattended.
C>
Lock doors frominside, especially withchil-
dren inthe cartoprevent inadvertent opening
of doors frominside oroutside.
Drive withdoors locked.
On
the road ...
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Never driveafteryouhave consumed alcohol
or drugs.
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Always haveyoursafety beltfastened.
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Always drivedefensively.
Expect theunexpected.
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Use signals toindicate turnsandlane changes.
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Turn onheadlights atdusk orwhen thedriving
conditions warrantit.
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Always keepasafe distance fromthevehicle
in front ofyou, depending ontraffic, roadand
weather conditions.
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Reduce speedatnight andduring inclement
weather. Driving inwet weather requirescautionandre-
duced speeds, particularly onroads with
standing water,asthe handling characteristics
of the vehicle maybeimpaired duetohydro-
planing ofthe tires.
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Always observe speedlimitsandobey road
signs andtraffic laws.
C>
When tired,getwell offthe road, stopandtake
a rest. Turntheengine off.Donot sitinthe ve-
hicle withengine idling.
Please observe thechapter "ENGINE EX-
HAUST" onPage 10.
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When parked, alwayssetthe parking brake.
Move thegearshift levertoreverse orfirst
gear.
On hills also turnthefront wheels towardthe
curb.
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When emergency repairsbecome necessary,
move thevehicle welloffthe road. Turnonthe
emergency flasheranduseother warning de-
vices toalert other motorists. Donot park or
operate thevehicle inareas where thehotex-
haust system maycome incontact withdry
grass, brush,fuelspill orother flammable ma-
terial.
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Make itahabit tohave theengine oilchecked
with every fuelfilling.
Controls, Instruments
1Inner doorhandle
2 Door mirror control
3 Light switch
4 Ignition/starter switchwithsteering lock
5 Turn signal/headlight dimmer,
flasher lever
6 Emergency flasherswitch
7 Horn
8 Glove compartment
9 Parking brake
10 Diagnostic socket
11 Operating leverforon-board computer
12 Luggage compartment lidrelease
13 Seat adjustment
14 Steering-wheel adjustment
15 Engine compartment lidrelease
Controls, Instruments
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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.
Controls, Instruments
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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Controls, Instruments
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.
Controls, Instruments
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.
Controls, Instruments
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Operation, Instruments
1 Side vent
2 Ignition/starter switchwithsteering lock
3 Space forhands-free microphone for
telephone
4 Turn signals/
headlight dimmer/flasher lever
5 Instrument panel
6 Horn
7 Windshield wiper/washer lever
8 Emergency flasherswitch
9 Rocker switches forfootwelilight
10 Readiness displayforalarm system
11 Central vent
12 Cupholder
13 Control panelforheating, ventilation,
air conditioning
14 Rocker switches for
central locking,
rear window anddoor mirror heating
48
Controls, Instruments 15
Speaker
16 Light switch
17 Operating leverforon-board computer
18 Locking leverforsteering-wheel adjustment
19 Operating leverforautomatic speedcontrol
20 Wipe interval control
21 Radio
22 Cigarette lighter
23 Glove compartment
24 Interior temperature sensor
Emergency unlockingofthe luggage
compartment lidand engine
compartment lid
Ifthe battery isdischarged, thelids can beopened
only withtheaidofadonor battery.
Unlocking lids
1. Use thekey tounlock thevehicle atthe door
lock.
Leave thekey inthe door lock.
2. Remove plasticcoveroverthefuse box.
3. Pullout positive terminal Ainthe fuse box.
4. Use ajumper cabletoconnect thepositive
terminal ofthe donor battery withpositive
terminal Ainthe fuse box.
Practical Tips,Emergency Service
Note
If
the vehicle waslocked, thealarm hornwillsound
when thenegative cableisconnected.
5. Use thesecond jumpercabletoconnect the
negative terminalofthe donor battery with
latch striker
B.
6. Switch thealarm system offbylocking andun-
locking atthe door lock.
7. Unlock theengine compartment lidorluggage
compartment lidwith theswitch. 8.
Disconnect thenegative cablefirst,thenthe
positive cable.
9. Push positive terminal Ainto thefuse boxand
push onthe plastic fuseboxcover.
Note
The engine cannot bestarted withthismethod.
Please observe thechapter "EMERGENCY START-
ING WITH JUMPER CABLES" onPage 160.