Table of Contents
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Alarm System and Theft Protection .. 244Alarm System and
Passenger Compartment Monitoring ............ 245Maintenance and Car Care ............... 249Exercise Extreme Caution when Working
on your Vehicle ........................................... 250
Engine Oil................................................... 251
Checking Engine Oil Level............................ 252
Topping up Engine Oil ................................. 253
Coolant Level ............................................. 255
Brake-Fluid Level ......................................... 257
Washer Fluid............................................... 258
Power Steering ........................................... 259
Changing Air Cleaner................................... 260
Changing Particle Filter ............................... 260
Automatic Transmission Fluid....................... 260
Manual Transmission Oil .............................. 260
Wiper Blades .............................................. 261
Emission Control System............................. 263
How Emission Control Works ....................... 264
Fuel Economy ............................................. 265
Operating Your Porsche in other Countries ... 266
Fuel ........................................................... 266
Portable Fuel Containers ............................. 268
Fuel Recommendations............................... 269
Fuel Evaporation Control ............................. 270
Car Care Instructions.................................. 270
Minor Repairs.................................. 279Exercise Extreme Caution
when Working on your Vehicle ......................280
Tires/Wheels ..............................................281
Jack...........................................................291
Tool Kit ......................................................292
Compressor ...............................................292
Spacers .....................................................293
Wheel Bolts ................................................293
Changing Wheels ........................................294
Flat Tire......................................................295
Lifting the Vehicle
with a Lifting Platform or Garage lift..............298
Electrical System ........................................312
Battery .......................................................320
Replacing the remote control battery ............322
Emergency Starting with Jumper Cables .......323
Replacing Bulbs ..........................................326
Headlights ..................................................327
Tail light .....................................................336
License Plate Lights ....................................338
Headlight Adjustment ..................................339
Changing headlights
from left to right-hand traffic ........................340
Bulb Chart ..................................................342
Towing .......................................................342
Tire Pressure and Technical Data ..... 346Vehicle Identification................................... 347
Engine Data ............................................... 349
Tires, Rims, Tracks .................................... 350
Tire Pressures, Cold (68 °F/20 °C) .............. 354
Weights ..................................................... 356
Ground Clearance ...................................... 357
Capacities ................................................. 359
Dimensions ................................................ 360
Driving Performance................................... 361Index .............................................. 362
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Opening and Locking
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Never invite car theft!An unlocked car with the key in the ignition lock
invites car theft.
A steering wheel lock and a gong alarm are
standard equipment in your Porsche. The gong
alarm will sound if you open the driver's door while
the key is still in the ignition lock. It is your remin-
der to pull the key out of the ignition lock and to
lock the doors.
Warning!
Any uncontrolled movement of the vehicle
may result in property damage, serious
personal injury or death.
Never leave your vehicle unattended with the
key in the ignition lock, especially if children
and/or pets are left unattended in the
vehicle. They can operate power windows
and other controls. If the engine is left
running, they may accidentally engage the
shift lever. Serious personal injury or death
could result from loss of control of the
vehicle.
fAlways remove the ignition key.
fAlways set the parking brake.
fLock the doors with the key or with the remote control.
Warning!
Risk of a serious accident.
The steering column will lock when you re-
move the key while you are driving or as the
car is rolling to a stop. You will not be able to
steer the car.
Serious personal injury or death could result
from loss of control of the vehicle.
fNever remove the key from the steering lock while you are driving.To protect your vehicle and your possessions
from theft, you should always proceed as
follows when leaving your vehicle:
fClose windows.
fClose sliding/lifting roof or Panorama Roof
System.
fRemove ignition key (switch ignition off in
vehicles that have Porsche Entry & Drive).
fEngage steering lock.
fLock storage tray between the front seats and
glove compartment.
fRemove valuables (e.g. car documents, radio
control module, cell phones, house keys) from
the car.
fLock doors.
fLock the glove compartment.
fClose oddment trays.
fCover luggage compartment with the luggage
compartment cover.
fClose rear lid and rear window.
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Opening and Locking
17
Panic buttonIn dangerous situations or when one's own safety
is threatened, it is possible to draw attention to
the situation by triggering an alarm.
To trigger an alarm
fPress button.
The horn sounds and the emergency flashers
flash.
To stop the alarm
fPress button again.
The horn becomes silent and the emergency
flashers go out.
Central Locking System This device complies with:
Part 15 of the FCC Rules
RSS-210 of Industry Canada.
Operation of this device is subject to the following
two conditions:
– It may not cause harmful interference, and
– it must accept any interference received
including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Note
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio
or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifi-
cations to this equipment.
Such modification could void the user's authority
to operate the equipment.
Warning!
Any changes or modifications not expressly
approved by Porsche could void the user’s
authority to operate this equipment.Your vehicle is equipped with a central locking
system. The following are unlocked or locked
together:
– Doors
– Rear lid/rear window
– Filler flap
The central locking system is always activated
when the vehicle is unlocked and locked.
On the multi-purpose display of the instrument
panel, you can set different variants for locking
and unlocking the doors and rear lid. You can open
all doors irrespective of the setting made.
The vehicle cannot be locked if the driver’s door is
not completely closed.
If one of the following components is not comple-
tely closed when you try to lock the vehicle the
door/lid is not locked:
– vehicle doors
– rear lid
–rear window
– engine compartment lid
The indication by the emergency flasher and by
the acoustic signal will be provided after all doors
and lids are closed.USA: KR55WK45032
Canada: CAN 267 104 187
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18
Opening and Locking
Brief overview – Opening and
locking from outsideThe Porsche Entry & Drive option can be recogni-
zed by the buttons A in the door handles.
This brief overview does not replace the informati-
on provided in the chapter “Opening and locking
from outside”. In particular, warnings are not re-
placed by this brief overview.
Key Porsche Entry & DriveWhat do I want to do?
What do I have to do?
What happens?
Unlocking
Using the key:
Press button on the key once.
Press button on the key twice.
With Porsche Entry & Drive:
Grip door handle fully.The emergency flasher flashes once.
The driver’s door can be opened.
All vehicle doors and the rear lid can be opened.
The doors and the rear lid
can be opened.
Locking
Using the key:
Press button on the key.
With Porsche Entry & Drive:
Press the button A in the handle.
The emergency flasher flashes twice and an
acoustic signal will sound twice.
The doors are locked.
Locking if persons/animals
are remaining in vehicle (switching off passenger compartment
monitoring of the alarm system)fPlease see the chapter “TEMPORARILY
DEACTIVATING PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
MONITORING SYSTEM” on Page 246.Switching off alarm
Press button on the key.
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Opening and Locking
31
Malfunctions when opening and
closingEmergency operation of rear lidIf the rear lid cannot be opened with the radio re-
mote control (e.g., if the battery of the remote
control is dead), the emergency operation must
be performed:
1. Unlock and open the driver’s door with the car
key.
2. Switch on the ignition so that the alarm system
will not be triggered.
3. Check if the TAILGATE function is activated in
the multi-purpose display of the instrument
panel.
Please see the chapter “SETTING REAR LID
LOCKING” on Page 144.
4. Press the central locking button in the armrest.
The rear lid is now unlocked and can be opened
with the unlocking handle.
Only one door is unlockedThe setting for locking and unlocking the doors
and rear lid has been changed on the multi-
purpose display of the instrument panel. You can
open all doors irrespective of the setting made.
fPress button on the key twice within
2seconds.The vehicle cannot be unlockedThe remote control of the key may
– not function correctly due to radio waves (also
radio contact between remote control and
vehicle in the case of Porsche Entry & Drive),
– fail due to a fault,
– fail due to an exhausted battery.
fUnlock the vehicle with the unfolded key in the
key lock.
fIf you unlock the vehicle with the key at the
door lock, only the driver’s door can be
opened.
In order to prevent the alarm system from
being triggered, you must switch the ignition
on within 15 seconds of opening the door.
The vehicle cannot be lockedThis is recognizable by the fact that the
emergency flasher does not flash and there is no
locking noise.
The remote control of the key may
– not function correctly due to radio waves (also
radio contact between remote control and
vehicle in the case of Porsche Entry & Drive),
– fail due to a fault,
– fail due to an exhausted battery.
fLock the vehicle with the unfolded key at the
door lock.
If there is a defect in the central locking system,
operating the lock barrel in the driver’s door will
lock all functioning locking elements of the central
locking system.
fFor information on locking the doors by means
of the emergency operation:
Please see the chapter “NOT ALL VEHICLE
DOORS ARE LOCKED” on Page 32.
fHave faults in the central locking system reme-
died at an authorized Porsche dealer.
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Windows and Sliding Roofs
89
On vehicles with and without Porsche Entry & DriveOpening/closing windows with car key
Warning!
Danger of injury. The window will close with
its full closing force.
fEnsure that no one can be injured when the windows close.
fHold the car key in the door lock in the unlo-
cking or locking position until the windows
have reached the desired position.If you unlock the vehicle with the key at the door
lock, only the driver’s door is unlocked. In order to
prevent the alarm system from being triggered,
you must switch the ignition on within 15 seconds
of opening the door.
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Multi-Purpose Display and Instruments – in the sub-menu TYRE PRESSURE (filling infor-
mation):
as a required pressure for each axle if Tire
Pressure Monitoring has not yet been taught
the corresponding values,
– in the front left door aperture for each wheel,
– in the Technical Data chapter in this Owner’s
Manual: Please see the chapter “TIRE
PRESSURES, COLD (68 °F/20 °C)” on
Page 354.
If Tire Pressure Monitoring has been taught the
corresponding values, the deviations from the
required pressure are shown in the sub-menu
TYRE PRESSURE (filling information) indepen-
dently of the tire temperature. The correct tire
pressure adjustment can be made for a wheel on
the basis of this display information even if the
tires are warm.
Insufficient tire filling pressure can cause tires to
overheat when driving and thus be damaged –
even invisibly.
Hidden tire damage is not eliminated by subse-
quently correcting the tire pressure.
fFor this reason, always make sure that the tire
pressure is correct.
fFor further information on maintenance and
care of tires and wheels:
Please see the chapter “TIRES/WHEELS” on
Page 281.
Switching off passenger compart-
ment monitoring on the multi-
purpose displayThe passenger compartment monitoring system
can be temporarily deactivated in the ALARM sub-
menu.
When the doors are locked again, the ultrasound
passenger compartment monitoring system is
activated once more.
Further important information concerning this
topic can be found in a separate chapter:
fPlease see the chapter “TEMPORARILY
DEACTIVATING PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
MONITORING SYSTEM” on Page 246.
Notes on operation
fComfort settings can be made only when the
vehicle is stationary.
fFor information on the operating principle of
the multi-purpose display:
Please see the chapter “OPERATING
PRINCIPLE” on Page 124.
Switching passenger compartment
monitoring on/offThe alarm is triggered if motion is detected in the
interior with the doors closed (e.g. if a window is
broken in a theft).1.MAIN MENU
>SETTINGS
> COMFORT
> ALARM
Select and confirm.
2.Select INTERIOR.
3.Confirm selection.
Monitoring is activated.
Monitoring is deactivated.
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Luggage Compartment, Loadspace and Storage
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Compact disc player
Caution!
To avoid damage to compact disc player and
discs.
fUse only compact discs labeled as shown,
having no dirt, damage or warpage.
fNever attempt to disassemble or oil any part
of the player unit. Do not insert any object
other than a disc into the slot.Remember there
are no user-serviceable parts inside the
compact disc player.
fDo not allow the disc to sustain any finger-
prints, scrapes or stickers on the surfaces.
This may cause poor sound quality.
Hold the disc only on the edge or center hole.
fWhen not in use, take the disc out of the player,
put the disc back into its case and store it
away from dust, heat, damp and direct sun-
light.
Leaving the disc on the dashboard in the sun
can damage the disc.fIf the disc gets dirty, clean the disc by wiping
the surfaces from the center to the outside in
a radial direction with a soft cloth.
Do not use a conventional record cleaner or
anti-static record preservative.
Disc cleaners are available in audio stores.
Car Telephone and Aftermarket Alarms Important legal and safety information
regarding the use of cellular telephones
Some states may prohibit the use of cellular tele-
phones while driving a vehicle. Check the laws and
regulations on the use of cellular telephones in the
areas where you drive.
Danger!
Risk of an accident.
Severe personal injury or death can result in
the event of an accident.
Looking away from the road or turning your
attention away from your driving can cause
an accident and lead to serious personal
injury or death.
When using your cellular telephone, you should
always:
fGive full attention to your driving - pull off the
road and park before making or answering a
call if traffic conditions so require; andfKeep both hands on the steering wheel - use
hands-free operation (if available) - pull off the
road and park before using a hand-held tele-
phone.
It is essential to observe the telephone
manufacturer's instructions before operating
the telephone.
Any portable telephone or radio transmitter which
is used in a Porsche must be properly installed in
accordance with the technical requirements of
Porsche.
The transmission power must not exceed
10 W.
The devices must possess a type approval for
your vehicle and have an “e” symbol.
If you should require equipment with transmission
power values greater than 10 W, please consult
your authorized Porsche dealer for this purpose.
He is familiar with the technical requirements for
installing devices of this kind.
The antennas for all radios and telephones with a
transmitting antenna must be externally mounted.
The improper installation of radios or telephones
or use of a radio or telephone with a transmitting
antenna inside the car may cause the warning
lights to come on.
Improper installation of such equipment can
create a discharged battery or excessive current
draw from added equipment.
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