Table of Contents
7 Table of Contents
Overview Illustrations......................... 10Driver’s cockpit ............................................ 11
Steering wheel and instrument cluster ............ 12
Center console, front .................................... 13Opening and Locking ......................... 14Never invite car theft! .................................... 15
Keys ............................................................ 16
Central Locking System................................ 17
Brief overview – Opening and locking from
outside ........................................................ 18
Unlocking and locking from outside ................ 19
Opening and locking from inside .................... 28
Opening and closing the engine
compartment lid ........................................... 29
Malfunctions when opening and closing .......... 31Seats, Mirrors and Steering Wheel ..... 33Seat and Headrest ........................................ 34
Front seat with memory................................. 37
Easy Entry Function ..................................... 39
Fire Extinguisher ........................................... 40
Heated Seats – Front and Rear ...................... 40
Safety Belts.................................................. 42
Airbag Systems ............................................ 45
Child Restraint Systems ................................ 49
LATCH Child Seat System.............................. 53
Child Restraint Anchorages ............................ 54
Door Mirrors................................................. 55
Interior Mirror ............................................... 57Automatic Anti-Dazzle Mirror .......................... 57
Steering Wheel ............................................. 58
Multi-Functional Steering Wheel ...................... 60
Sun Visors .................................................... 62
Make-up mirror ............................................. 62
Sun Blinds, Rear Side Windows ...................... 62
Air Conditioning, Parking Heater and
Heated Rear Window ......................... 63Opening 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
Windows and Sliding Roofs ................ 86Power windows ............................................. 87
Brief overview - sliding/lifting roof ................ 91
Sliding/Lifting Roof........................................ 92
Brief overview – Panorama roof system ....... 96
Panorama roof system.................................. 97Lights, Turn Signals and Windshield
Wipers ............................................ 103Light Switch ............................................... 104
Instrument Illumination................................. 105
Automatic Headlight Beam Adjustment.......... 106
Turn signal/High Beam/
Headlight Flasher Stalk ................................ 106
Emergency flasher ...................................... 107
Interior Lighting........................................... 107
Comfort Lighting ......................................... 109
Coming Home Function
(Auto Shut Off Delay)................................... 109
Door-Surrounding Lighting ........................... 109
Brief overview – Windshield wipers ............. 110
Windshield Wiper/Washer Stalk .................... 111
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Overview Illustrations
Steering wheel and instrument
cluster1. Tiptronic rocker switches
See Page 58.
2. Turn signals
See Page 106.
3. Cruise control
See Page 167.
4. Function keys
See Page 60.
5. Horn
See Page 58.
6. Windshield wipers
See Page 111.
7. Tachometer
See Page 120.
8. Clock
See Page 123.
9. Cooling system temperature gage
See Page 122.
10.Multi-purpose display
See Page 124.
11.Fuel gage
See Page 120.
12.Odometer
See Page 121.
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Opening and Locking
Opening and LockingNever invite car theft! .................................... 15
Keys ............................................................ 16
Central Locking System................................ 17
Brief overview – Opening and locking from
outside ........................................................ 18
Unlocking and locking from outside ................ 19
Opening and locking from inside .................... 28
Opening and closing the engine
compartment lid ........................................... 29
Malfunctions when opening and closing .......... 31
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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
A-Car key
B- Release button for key bitKeysTwo car keys with integrated remote control are
supplied with your Porsche. The car keys are
designed as folding keys.
These keys operate all the locks on your vehicle.
fBe careful with your car keys: do not part with
them except under exceptional circumstances.fInform your insurance company of any loss or
theft of car keys or if extra or replacement
keys have been made.
fRemove the ignition key, even if leaving the
vehicle only briefly.
Folding out the key bitfPress release button B.
The key bit folds out.Folding in the key bitfPress release button B and fold in the key bit.
Note on operation
The air conditioner settings are stored on the
respective key when switching off the ignition and
locking the vehicle.Emergency operationfPlease see the chapter “EMERGENCY OPERA-
TION - UNLOCKING THE IGNITION KEY” on
Page 159.
Replacement keysCar keys can only be ordered through an
authorized Porsche dealer. Sometimes, this may
take a long time.
You should therefore always keep a spare key on
your person. Keep it in a safe place, but under no
circumstances in or on the vehicle.
The key codes of new keys have to be “reported”
to the vehicle control module by your authorized
Porsche dealer. All keys belonging to the vehicle
must also be reported again.
Note
Third parties can continue to operate the mecha-
nical locks using the lost key.
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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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Unlocking and locking from
outsideDepending on your vehicle equipment, you can
either unlock and lock it with the car key or without
a key by means of Porsche Entry & Drive. With the keyUse the buttons on the key to unlock and lock the
vehicle.
With Porsche Entry & DriveOn vehicles with Porsche Entry & Drive, you can
unlock, lock and start the vehicle without using the
key.
You simply have carry the key with you, e.g. in
your trouser pocket.
Do not expose the car key to a high level of
electromagnetic radiation. This could adversely
affect Porsche Entry & Drive.
Readiness for operationThe Porsche Entry & Drive readiness for operation
is switched off for the passenger doors after ap-
proximately 30 hours and for the driver’s door af-
ter approximately 90 hours if the vehicle is not un-
locked during this period. In this case:
fPull door handle once, to reactivate the sys-
tem.
fPull door handle again, to open the door.
or
fPress button on the key to reactivate the
system.
Note on operation
The factory settings of the vehicle are described
in this chapter.
You can change the settings and store them on
the respective key on the multi-purpose display of
the instrument panel.
For further information on the possible settings on
the multi-purpose display:
fPlease see the chapter “CHANGING SETTINGS
FOR OPENING AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE”
on Page 143.
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Opening and Locking
Unlocking and opening doorsUnlocking driver’s door with the key
1. Briefly press button on the key once.
The emergency flasher flashes once.
The driver’s door is now unlocked.
2. Pull the door handle.
Unlocking all vehicle doors with the key
1. Briefly press button on the key twice.
The emergency flasher flashes once.
The doors are now unlocked.
2. Pull the door handle.Unlocking with Porsche Entry & Drive
(keyless)
The vehicle can be unlocked if you are in the area
of the driver's door with the key.
fGrip door handle fully. The doors are now
unlocked.
fPull the door handle.Note on operation
The vehicle doors are locked automatically after
30 seconds if they are not opened.
If the passenger compartment monitoring system
has been switched off (restricted theft protection),
this also remains the case after automatic
relocking.
The doors can be opened from inside by pulling
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