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A-Car key
B- Release button for key bitKeysTwo car keys with integrated remote control are
supplied with your Porsche. The car keys are de-
signed 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 ve-
hicle only briefly.
Folding out the key bit
fPress release button B.
The key bit folds out.
Folding in the key bit
fPress release button B and fold in the key bit.
Replacement keysCar keys can only be ordered through an autho-
rized 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 (e.g. wallet),
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 mechan-
ical locks using the lost key.
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.
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Emergency operation – pulling out the
ignition keyIf the vehicle battery is dead, the key can only be
pulled out of the ignition lock if the emergency op-
eration is performed.
1. Remove the cover (arrow) using the screwdriv-
er from the tool kit.2. Using a pointed object, e.g. a ball-point pen,
press into opening A beside the ignition lock.
3. Turn ignition key counter-clockwise.
4. Remove ignition key.
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Emergency operation – locking the doorsIf the central locking system fails, the doors can
only be locked if the emergency operation is
performed.
1. Open the passenger‘s door.
2. Remove cover A.3. Using the key bit, press red slide control B in
the direction indicated by the arrow.
4. Fit cover A again.
5. Repeat procedure on the passenger‘s and the
rear doors.
6. Close all doors.
7. Lock the driver's door with the key at the door
lock.
ImmobilizerThere is a transponder (an electronic component),
containing a stored code, in each key.
Before the ignition is switched on, the ignition lock
checks the code.
The immobilizer can be deactivated and the en-
gine started only using an authorized ignition key.
Switching off the immobilizer
fInsert the ignition key into the ignition lock.
Switching on the immobilizer
fWithdraw the ignition key.
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Unlocking vehicle doorsfBriefly press button 1 on the remote control.Locking vehicle doorsfBriefly press button 1 on the remote control.
Unlocking rear lid, rear window and spare
wheel bracketfBriefly press button 2.
Hazard warning light flashes once.
The rear lid, rear window and spare wheel
bracket can be opened with the appropriate
unlocking button.
The rear window and spare wheel bracket are
always unlocked if the rear lid is unlocked.
fPlease observe the chapter “REAR LID” on
Page 178.
fPlease observe the chapter “SPARE WHEEL”
on Page 299.
If the rear window is not opened, both the rear lid
and rear window will lock automatically after
30 seconds.
Note on operation
You can select the various options for unlocking
the doors, rear lid and rear window on the multi-
purpose display in the instrument panel.
fPlease observe the chapter “COMFORT” on
Page 101.
Opening the rear windowfPress button 2 for approx. two seconds.
The rear window pops open.
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Central Locking SystemThis 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 in-
cluding 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.
fPlease observe the chapter “POWER WIN-
DOWS” on Page 29.
fPlease observe the chapter “SLIDING/LIFTING
ROOF” on Page 147.The vehicle doors can be centrally unlocked or
locked with the remote control.
All doors are locked or unlocked if central locking
button A is activated in the relevant armrest.
Please observe the chapter “CENTRAL LOCKING
BUTTON” on Page 22.
The vehicle cannot be locked if the driver’s door is
not completely closed.
If you unlock the vehicle with the key at the door
lock, only the driver’s door is opened. In order to
prevent the alarm system from being triggered,
you must switch the ignition on within 15 seconds
of opening the door.
Switching off the alarm system if it is
triggered
fUnlock vehicle doors or
fSwitch ignition on.
Automatic relockingIf the vehicle is unlocked and none of the vehicle
doors is opened within approximately
30 seconds, automatic relocking takes place.
Note on operation
If the passenger compartment monitoring system
and the inclination sensor have been deactivated
(theft protection is limited), the doors can be
opened after automatic relocking by pulling the in-
ner door handle twice.
When locked again, the passenger compartment
monitoring system and inclination sensor are acti-
vated once more.
fPlease observe the chapter “ALARM SYSTEM,
ULTRASOUND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
MONITORING SYSTEM, INCLINATION SEN-
SOR” on Page 27.
fPlease observe the chapter “ALARM” on
Page 101.Indication by the emergency flashersIf the vehicle doors are unlocked or locked, a re-
sponse is provided by the emergency flashers:
– Unlocking – single flash
– Locking – double flash
fPlease observe the chapter “SIGNAL” on
Page 103.
f f f USA: KR5KESSY
Canada: CAN 267 104 139
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Locking conditionsfLock vehicle once.
The doors cannot be opened from the outside.
The alarm system, passenger compartment
monitoring system and inclination sensor are
switched on.
If a person or animal remains in the vehicle:
fQuickly lock vehicle twice.
The doors cannot be opened from the outside.
The passenger compartment monitoring
system and inclination sensor are switched off.
The doors are locked but can be opened from
the inside.
Unlocking the door with the inner door
handle
fPull inner door handle once.
Door lock is unlocked.
fPull inner door handle again.
Door can be opened.
fInform any persons remaining in the vehicle
that the alarm system will be triggered if the
door is opened.
Central locking buttonCentral locking buttons in the armrests let you
lock and unlock the vehicle electrically.
fPress the button A symbol.
All vehicle doors will be locked.
The doors can be opened by pulling the inner
door handle twice.
fPress the button A symbol.
If activated on the rear doors, only the relevant
door will be unlocked.
Note on operation
If the vehicle was locked with the key or by remote
control, it cannot be unlocked with the central
locking button.
The central locking buttons and the power
windows for the rear doors can be disabled using
safety button B in the armrest of the driver’s door.
Switching off
fPress safety button B.
The central locking buttons and power
windows on the rear doors are disabled.
Switching on
fPress safety button B again.
The central locking buttons and power
windows are operational. Locking
Unlocking
Safety button
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Emergency operationfLock the vehicle with the 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 elements of the central locking
system.
fThe fault should be remedied immediately at
an authorized Porsche dealer.
Note on operation
The alarm system, passenger compartment
monitoring system and inclination sensor are
switched on.
In order to prevent the alarm system from being
triggered, you must switch the ignition on within
15 seconds of opening the door.
Switching off the alarm system if it is
triggered
fUnlock vehicle doors or
fSwitch ignition on.
Automatic door locking
Warning!
In an emergency situation where you need to
exit the car through an automatically locked
door, remember the following procedure to
open the door.
fUnlock the doors by pressing the central lock-
ing button or
fpull the inside door handle twice to open the door.
You can select various options for automatically
locking the doors on the multi-purpose display in
the instrument panel.
fPlease observe the chapter “DOOR OPENING”
on Page 102.
Option 1 (AUTO-LOCK)
Doors lock automatically when a speed of approx.
3 mph (6 km/h) is exceeded.
Option 2
The doors do not lock automatically.
Note on operation
Automatically locked doors can be unlocked with
the central locking button and opened by pulling
on the inside door handle twice.
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Porsche Entry & DrivePorsche Entry & Drive facilitates keyless unlock-
ing and locking of vehicle doors, rear lid and rear
window. To use this facility, you need to have only
the car key with remote control with you.
fDo not expose the car key to a high level of
electromagnetic radiation, as this could ad-
versely affect Porsche Entry & Drive.
Caution!
Risk of being locked out of vehicles with
Porsche Entry & Drive.
fIf the vehicle is locked and access is gained
through the rear lid or rear window, do not
leave the key in the vehicle.
The vehicle is automatically locked within ap-
prox. 30 seconds after the rear lid or rear win-
dow is closed.
The vehicle can then be unlocked only with the second key.
Unlocking vehicle doorsfGrip door handle fully.
The vehicle doors will be unlocked.Unlocking rear lid, rear window and spare
wheel bracketfIf you are at the rear section of the vehicle with
the car key, the rear lid, rear window and spare
wheel bracket are unlocked and can be
opened.
Locking rear lid, rear window and spare
wheel bracketfClose rear lid, rear window and spare wheel
bracket.
If the car key with remote control is out of
range, rear lid, rear window and spare wheel
bracket are locked.Locking vehicle doorsfPress button A in the door handle.
The vehicle doors are locked.
If the car key with remote control is out of
range, the vehicle doors are locked.
fPlease observe the chapter “LOCKING CONDI-
TIONS” on Page 22.
fPlease observe the chapter “ALARM SYSTEM,
ULTRASOUND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
MONITORING SYSTEM, INCLINATION SEN-
SOR” on Page 27.
fPlease observe the chapter “SIGNAL” on
Page 103.