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A- PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lampNote on operation
Although not desired, it can occur in the case of
heavier children that the passenger airbags
remain active or, in the case of very light adults or
young persons, that the passenger airbag is
deactivated.
The condition of the passenger airbag system is
shown by the indicator lamp A in the central
console.
fIf in doubt, fasten the child restraint system on
the rear bench or transport the passenger on
the rear bench.Note
fAfter switching on the ignition, the PASSEN-
GER AIRBAG OFF warning light lights up for a
few seconds as a check.
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp
lights up
The passenger's airbag is switched off.
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp
does not light up
– The passenger's airbag is active and ready for
operation.
– If the passenger's seat is not occupied, the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp will
also not light up, even though the passenger's
airbag is switched off.
Danger!
Risk of serious personal injury or death due
to the passenger airbag triggering
unintentionally.
When the ignition is on and a child weighing
up to 29 lbs (13 kg) is seated in the child re-
straint system on the passenger seat the in-
dicator lamp „PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF“
must be on.
If the “PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF” indicator
lamp does not light up, it could indicate a
fault in the system.
In this case:
fFasten the child restraint system on the rear
bench immediately. Do not install any child re-
straint system on the passenger’s seat.
fHave the fault remedied at your nearest authorized Porsche dealer.
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fIf emergency or other serious conditions
require a child to be placed in the front seat,
exercise extreme caution and defensive
driving of your vehicle. You must recognize
that any substantial frontal impact could result
in the deployment of the passenger airbag,
which could lead to serious injury or death of
the child.
Child restraint system for children weighing
up to 29 lbs (13 kg)
If the child restraint system must be fastened to
the passenger's seat in exceptional cases:
– make sure that the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
indicator lamp lights up.
– adjust the passenger's seat as far away from
the airbag as possible
Danger!
Risk of serious personal injury or death due
to the passenger airbag triggering uninten-
tionally.
When the ignition is on and child weighing up
to 29 lbs (13 kg) is seated in the child res-
traint system on the passenger seat the indi-
cator lamp “PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF” must
be on.
If the “PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF” indicator
lamp does not light up, it could indicate a
fault in the system.
In this case:
fFasten the child restraint system on the rear
bench immediately.
fHave the fault remedied at your nearest authorized Porsche dealer.
Child restraint system for children weighing
more than 29 lbs (13 kg)
Your vehicle is equipped with weight sensing for
the passenger's seat in accordance with
U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208.
Depending on the weight acting on the
passenger's seat, the passenger's airbag will
automatically be switched on or off.
fIn case of doubt, fasten the child restraint
system on the rear bench.Small adult passengers
fMake sure that the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
indicator lamp does not light up.
Danger!
Risk of serious or mortal injury due to the
passenger airbag not triggering.
When the ignition is on and the small adult
passenger is seated on the passenger seat,
the indicator lamp “PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF” must be off.
If the “PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF” indicator
lamp lights up, it could indicate a fault in the
system.
In this case:
fCarry the passenger on the rear bench until the
fault is repaired.
fHave the fault remedied at your nearest authorized Porsche dealer.
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Automatic locking retractorThe safety belts for the front passenger and the
rear bench are equipped with an automatic locking
retractor for securing the child restraint system.
When activated, this retractor allows you to
securely fasten the child restraint system in place
so that inadvertent movements will not occur.
Danger!
The use of a child restraint system on the
front passenger seat can result in serious
personal injury or death to the child from an
airbag deployment.
To reduce risk of injury from an inflating
airbag in an accident, Porsche strongly
recommends:
fUnder all normal circumstances, the child seat
must be placed in the rear.
Do not use a child restraint system on the front passenger seat.However, there may be serious situations where it
might be necassary to place a child in the front
seat so that he/she can be kept under direct ob-
servation to prevent an immediate risk to the child
(for example, while driving to the doctor or hospi-
tal). The following instructions are provided to you
solely for that purpose.
fSeek appropriate advice from your authorized
Porsche dealer about the possible installation
of a Porsche child restraint system.
fIf a child restraint system must be fastened to
the passenger's seat, adjust the passenger's
seat as far away from the airbag as possible.
Before transporting a child on the passenger seat:
fPlease see the chapter “CHILD RESTRAINT
SYSTEMS” on Page 49.
fIf emergency or other serious conditions
require a child to be placed in the front seat,
exercise extreme caution and defensive dri-
ving of your vehicle. You must recognize that
any substantial frontal impact could result in
the deployment of the passenger airbag, which
coluld lead to serious injury or death of the
child.
A- PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp
Danger!
Risk of serious personal injury or death to the
child, when excessive force is acting on the
passenger's seat due to the seat belt and the
passenger's airbag is switched on uninten-
tionally.
fAfter fastening the child restraint system, do
not adjust the seat.
fCheck the condition of the passenger airbag
system shown by the indicator lamp A in the central console.
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Steering WheelTiptronic rocker switchesThe Porsche Tiptronic is a six-speed transmission
and features an “automatic” and a “manual” gear-
shift mode.
You can change temporarily to manual mode using
rocker switches A on the steering wheel.
fFor further information on gearshifting with
Tiptronic S:
Please see the chapter “TIPTRONIC S” on
Page 170.
HornfPress button B to operate the horn.Airbag unitAirbag unit C is located behind the padded
steering wheel boss.
In conjunction with the safety belts, the “airbag” is
a safety system designed to provide the driver and
passengers with maximum protection from injury
in an accident.
fFor further information on the airbag system:
Please see the chapter “AIRBAG SYSTEMS” on
Page 45.
Steering Wheel HeatingThe steering wheel heating is switched on and off
automatically when the ignition is switched on
depending on the interior temperature.On vehicles with manual air conditioningThe steering wheel heating switches itself on
when the following criteria are fulfilled at the same
time:
1. Low outside temperature.
2. Low engine temperature.
3. The interior temperature setting in the display
of the air conditioning is 10 and more bars.
or at the highest level (all bars) of the interior
temperature setting on the display of the air
conditioning.
The steering wheel heating switches itself off
again after a warming-up phase, or is switched off
if one of the criteria is no longer met.
fFor more information about setting the interior
temperature on vehicles with manual air condi-
tioning:
Please see the chapter “SETTING
TEMPERATURE” on Page 68.
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63 Air Conditioning, Parking Heater and Heated Rear Window
Opening the Cover Flap of the
Air-Conditioning Control Panel ....................... 64
Overview of Air-Conditioning Systems ............ 64
Valid for Every Air-Conditioning System .......... 65
Brief Overview – Manual Air-Conditioning...... 66
Manual Air-Conditioning................................. 67
Brief Overview – Automatically Controlled
2-Zone Air-Conditioning System ..................... 69
Automatically Controlled
2-Zone Air-Conditioning ................................. 70
Brief Overview – Automatically Controlled
4-Zone Air-Conditioning System,
Front Control Panel ...................................... 73
Brief Overview – Automatically Controlled
4-Zone Air-Conditioning System,
Rear Control Panel ....................................... 74
Automatically Controlled
4-Zone Air-Conditioning ................................. 75
Vents .......................................................... 79
Heated Rear Window.................................... 80
Parking Heater ............................................. 81
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Opening the Cover Flap of the
Air-Conditioning Control Panel fSwivel cover flap on the handle downwards
(arrow).
Overview of Air-Conditioning
SystemsThe following air-conditioning system types may
be installed, depending on your vehicle equip-
ment:
A - Manual air-conditioning system
Air quantity, air distribution and temperature can
be set on the control panel of the manual air-con-
ditioning system.
B - Automatically controlled 2-zone air-
conditioning system
The air-conditioning system controls the preselec-
ted interior temperature completely automatically.
Temperature can be set individually for the left and
right air-conditioned areas.
C - Automatically controlled 4-zone air-
conditioning system
The air-conditioning system controls the set
interior temperature completely automatically.
Temperature, air quantity and air distribution can
be set individually for the front left, front right, rear
left and rear right air-conditioned areas.
How do I recognize which is “my” air-
conditioning system?
A - Wide rocker switch and no AUTO button
B - AUTO button and REST button present
C - Button for rear control panel is present
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Valid for Every Air-Conditioning
SystemNote on operation
The air conditioner settings are stored on the
respective remote control when switching off the
ignition and locking the vehic l e . T he “A i r fl o w O F F ”
setting is stored for approx. 60 minutes and the
“Recirculated air” setting is stored for approx.
20 minutes.REST modeUsing engine residual heat
The residual heat of the engine can be used to
heat the interior up to 20 minutes after the ignition
has been switched off.
fPress button (manual and 2-zone air-
conditioning) or (4-zone air-conditio-
ning) on the front control panel.
The air-conditioning settings cannot be chan-
ged in REST mode.
Ending the function
fPress button (manual and 2-zone air-
conditioning) or (4-zone air-conditio-
ning) on the front control panel.
Note on operation
If the battery voltage is too low, REST mode is
automatically ended.
ECON mode
Warning!
Risk of accident due to impaired vision,
resulting in serious personal injury or death.
The outside air that is flowing in is not dried
in ECON mode. The windows may mist up.
fDo not switch on ECON mode in damp weather.
In ECON mode, the air-conditioning compressor is
switched off and this deactivates the cooling
function (e.g. to save fuel).
The air-conditioning compressor is always swit-
ched off at temperatures below 37.4 °F (3 °C).
Switching on ECON mode
fPress button .
The ECON logo appears on the air-conditioning
display panel.
The air-conditioning compressor is switched
off.
Switching off ECON mode
fIf the interior temperature is too high,
press button or
press button (2-zone air-conditioning)
or button (4-zone air-conditioning).
The ECON logo disappears from the air-condi-
tioning display panel.
The air-conditioning compressor is switched
on.
Information on air-conditioning
compressorThe air-conditioning compressor:
– May switch off briefly to ensure sufficient
engine cooling if the engine is operating under
extreme load.
– Switches off automatically at temperatures
below approx. 37.4 °F (3 °C) and cannot be
switched on, even manually.
– Operates most effectively with windows
closed.
If the car has been in the sun for a long time,
however, it is a good idea to ventilate the
interior briefly with the windows open.
– Depending on the outside temperature and
humidity, condensation can drip from the eva-
porator and form a pool under the car.
This is normal and not a sign of leakage.
fIf uncooled air flows out when the lowest
temperature has been set (“LO”), switch off the
air-conditioning compressor and have the fault
remedied at an authorized Porsche dealer.
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Brief Overview –
Manual Air-ConditioningThis brief overview does not replace the informa-
tion provided in the chapter “Manual Air-Condi-
tioning”. In particular, warnings are not replaced
by this brief overview.What do I want to do?
What do I have to do?
Setting temperaturePush button K up (warmer) or down (colder).
Setting air quantity
Push button E up (more) or down (less).
Setting air distribution
Air to windshield: Press button F.
Air to central and side vents: Press button H.
Air to footwell: Press button G.
Defrosting windshield
Press button A.
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