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Controls, Instruments 13 - 142
Shifting Gear 143 - 150
Mobile Roofs 151 - 175
Maintenance, Car Care 177 - 206
Practical Tips, Emergency Service 207 - 260
Vehicle Identification, Technical Data 261 - 276
Index 278 - 282
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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 reminder to pull the key out of the ignition
lock and to lock the doors.
Warning!
Any uncontrolled movement of the vehicle
may result in serious personal injury and
property damage.
Never leave your vehicle unattended with the
key in the ignition lock, especially if children
and/or pets are left unattended in the vehi-
cle. They can operate power windows and
other controls. If the engine is left running,
they may accidentally engage the shift lever.
fAlways remove the ignition key.
fAlways set the parking brake.
fLock the doors 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.
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 lifting/sliding roof
fClose convertible top (with the convertible top
open, the passenger compartment monitoring
system is always switched off)
fRemove ignition key.
fEngage steering lock.
fLock glove compartment.
fRemove valuables (e.g. car documents, tele-
phone, house keys) from the car.
fLock doors.
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Storage in the Passenger
Compartment
Warning!
Unsecured luggage and heavy objects may
come loose during braking, rapid directional
changes or in an accident and cause serious
personal injury or death.
fDo not transport any heavy objects in the
storage trays.
fDo not carry unsecured luggage or objects in the passenger compartment.
Additional storage possibilities – in the doors,
– in the door sill next to the passenger’s seat,
– in the center console,
– behind the rear seat backrests
(only with the convertible top closed on the
Cabriolet, when opening the convertible top
there should not be any objects in the area
behind the rear seats – risk of damage),
– storage tray with coin holder between seats,
– glove compartment with CD and pen holder,
– clothes hook on the roof frame,
– clothes hook and pocket on back of front
backrests (depending on vehicle equipment),
– enlarged storage space by folding the rear
seat backrests forward.
Storage tray between the seatsOpening
fPress release button and lift the lid.
There is a coin holder and socket in the
forward part of the storage tray.
fPlease observe the chapter “SOCKETS” on
Page 232.
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Lifting/Sliding Roof .................................... 152
Convertible Top......................................... 156
Emergency operation
of the convertible top................................ 158
Windstop .................................................. 165
Hardtop .................................................... 169
Roof Transport System.............................. 175
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Lifting/Sliding Roof
Warning!
Risk of injury when operating or automatical-
ly closing the lifting/sliding roof.
fTake care to ensure that nobody can be injured
when the lifting/sliding roof is operated.
fAlways withdraw the ignition key when leaving
the vehicle. Uninformed persons (e.g. children)
could injure themselves by operating the lift-
ing/sliding roof.
fIn case of danger, release the button immedi-
ately and operate the lifting/sliding roof in the opposite direction.
Readiness for operation– When the ignition is switched on (engine
switched on or off) or
– With doors closed and ignition key withdrawn,
but only until a door is first opened.
A - Opening the lifting/sliding rooffPress rear of rocker switch A until lifting/slid-
ing roof reaches the desired position.
One-touch operation
fTouch rear of rocker switch A.
Lifting/sliding roof opens to its end position.
Stop it in any position by touching any button.
Note
The lifting/sliding roof opens until it reaches the
b e s t p o s i t i o n f r o m t h e p o i n t o f v i e w o f n o i s e . I t c a n
be opened fully, however, if you press the rocker
switch again.
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B - Closing the lifting/sliding rooffPress front of rocker switch B until lifting/slid-
ing roof reaches the desired position.
One-touch operation
fTouch front of rocker switch B.
Lifting/sliding roof closes to its end position.
Stop it in any position by touching any button.
C - Lifting the lifting/sliding rooffPress center of rocker switch C until lifting/
sliding roof reaches the desired position.
One-touch operation
fTouch the rocker switch C in the center.
Lifting/sliding roof opens to its end position.
Touch button again to stop in any position.B - Lowering the lifting/sliding rooffPress front of rocker switch B until lifting/slid-
ing roof reaches the desired position.
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Emergency operation
Warning!
Risk of serious personal injury and damage
to the lifting/sliding roof during emergency
operation.
fDo not operate the lifting/sliding roof with the
rocker switch during and after emergency operation.
Before using emergency operation, please check
whether defective fuses are the cause of the mal-
function.
fPlease observe the chapter “ELECTRICAL SYS-
TEM” on Page 232.
Closing the sliding roof
1. Carefully unclip both covers A with a screwdriv-
er.
If the car is equipped with HomeLink, the
HomeLink buttons must be carefully unclipped
instead of the covers.
2. Unscrew the two screws B.3. Fold down the cover of the lifting/sliding roof
drive at the rear.
Remove the Allen key (arrow) from its holder.
4. Insert the Allen key into the drive axle.
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5. Press the Allen key into the drive axle, keep it
pressed and turn it clockwise until the lifting/
sliding roof is closed.
6. Remove the Allen key.
Close the cover and screw in the screws.
7. Have the fault remedied at an authorized
Porsche dealer.
Caution!
Risk of damage to the lifting/sliding roof.
fAfter emergency operation, do not operate the
lifting/sliding roof using the rocker switch.
fDrive slowly to an authorized Porsche dealer in order to have the fault remedied.