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Opening rear cupholderfPress on the cover of the cupholder (arrow).Closing rear cupholderfClose and engage the cupholder.
DVD player under the right front seatOn vehicles with DVD navigation, the DVD player is
under the right front seat behind a cover.
Opening the cover
fPull cover upwards on the handle
(direction of the arrow 1).
fPull out cover towards the front
(direction of the arrow 2).Closing the cover
fInsert the four guide lugs of the cover into their
openings (arrow).
fPress the cover into place.
fPush down the cover until it can be felt clicking
into place.
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Rear LidThe equipment features “Porsche Entry & Drive”
and “spare wheel bracket” affect operation of the
rear lid.
fPlease observe the chapter “UNLOCKING VE-
HICLE DOORS” on Page 20.
fPlease observe the chapter “SPARE WHEEL”
on Page 319.
Danger!
Risk of poisoning. Exhaust gases can enter
the passenger compartment when the rear
lid is open.
fAlways keep the rear lid closed when the
engine is running.
fAlways keep the rear lid closed while driving.
Unlocking rear lidfBriefly press button 3 on the remote control.
If the vehicle doors and the rear lid are not
opened, the rear lid will lock automatically after
120 seconds.
Opening rear lidOn vehicles with spare wheel bracket, the bracket
must be swung aside before the rear lid can be
opened.
fPlease observe the chapter “SPARE WHEEL”
on Page 319.
fPress unlocking handle (arrow) and open the
rear lid.
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Closing rear lidThe rear lid has a power closing mechanism.
fPull down the rear lid using the closing handle
(arrow) and rest it against the lock.
The rear lid is automatically pulled closed and
locked.
Warning!
Danger of crushing. The rear lid is auto-
matically pulled into the lock and locked.
fMake sure that your fingers are not under the
rear lid.
fKeep foreign objects or limbs away from mov-
ing parts (latch striker) of the power closing
mechanism.
fDo not leave children in the car unattended.
Automatic locking
In the multi-purpose display of the instrument pan-
el, you can set different variants of locking and un-
locking the doors and the rear lid as well as the
check-back signal when locking and unlocking the
vehicle and save them on the respective remote
control.
fPlease observe the chapter “TAILGATE” on
Page 117.
Emergency operation of rear lidIf the rear lid cannot be opened with the radio
remote 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
vehicle 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 observe the chapter “TAILGATE” on
Page 117.
4. Press the central locking button in the armrest.
fThe rear lid is now unlocked and can be
opened with the unlocking handle.
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Rear Window
Danger!
Risk of poisoning. Exhaust gases can enter
the passenger compartment when the rear
window is open.
fAlways keep the rear window closed when the
engine is running.
fAlways keep the rear window closed while driving.
fPlease observe the chapter “PORSCHE ENTRY
& DRIVE” on Page 22.
UnlockingfBriefly press button 3 on the remote control.
The rear window can be opened with unlocking
button A.OpeningfPress unlocking button A or
fPress button 3 of the remote control for ap-
prox. 2 seconds.
The rear window pops open.
ClosingfLower the rear window and press it into the
lock until it can be felt to engage and lock.
Automatic Locking
fIn the multi-purpose display of the instrument
panel, you can set different variants of locking
and unlocking the doors and the rear lid as well
as the check-back signal when locking and un-
locking the vehicle and save them on the re-
spective remote control.
Automatic Locking
fPlease observe the chapter “TAILGATE” on
Page 117.
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LoadspaceThe maximum permissible load on the loadspace
floor is 880 lbs. or 400 kg. The weight must be
distributed evenly over the entire loadspace.
fPlease observe the chapter “LOADING INFOR-
MATION” on Page 207.Opening loadspace floor1. Pull handle A and lift the loadspace floor.2. Unclip prop B and insert it into receiver C in the
loadspace floor.
Closing loadspace floor1. Lift the loadspace floor slightly and clip prop B
into its holder in the vehicle floor.
2. Close the loadspace floor.
Tie-down ringsYou can secure the load in the luggage compart-
ment against slipping. Tie-down straps or the
luggage net can be fastened to tie-down rings D.
fMake sure that all rings are equally loaded
when securing a load.
Note on operation
fThe tie-down rings are not designed to restrain
a heavy load in an accident.
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Luggage Compartment CoverThe luggage can be protected against prying eyes
with the luggage compartment cover.
fAlways pull out the luggage compartment cov-
er when transporting objects in the luggage
compartment.
The luggage compartment cover is not de-
signed to carry objects.
fDo not hang bags or objects on the support
brackets A. The support brackets could break
off.
fPlease observe the chapter “LOADING INFOR-
MATION” on Page 207.
Warning!
Danger of injury. During braking, direction
changes or in an accident, objects can slide
into the passenger compartment and endan-
ger the occupants.
fDo not place objects on top of the luggage compartment cover.
Pulling out luggage compartment coverfPull out the cover by the handle and insert it
into the guides on the left and right side walls
of the luggage compartment.Retracting luggage compartment coverfDisengage the luggage compartment cover
from the guides on the side walls and carefully
guide it back into the retractor roller.
Remove luggage compartment coverfPull the release B back.
fLift the cover at the right and remove.
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Installing luggage compartment coverfInsert the cover into the receiver on the left
side.
fPress the cover down into the receiver on the
right side until it can be heard and felt to en-
gage.
Release B must point forwards.
Engine Compartment LidOpening
Caution!
Risk of damage to engine compartment lid or
windshield wipers.
fMake sure that the windshield wipers are not
pulled out forwards when opening the engine
compartment lid.
fAlways switch the windshield wipers off (posi-
tion 0) before opening the engine compart-
ment lid.
If the wiper arms are not in position 0, they will
automatically move to this position when the
engine compartment lid is opened. This will
happen even if the ignition is off.
The wiper arms remain in this position until the
lid is closed and the wiper system is switched off and then on again.1. Pull release lever (arrow).
Hood is unlocked.
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3. Open the lid completely.
Closing
Danger!
Risk of loss of control or an accident, result-
ing in serious personal injury or death.
fShould you notice at any time while driving that
one of the lids is not secured properly, please
stop immediately in a suitable place and close
it. The front lid may fly up impairing vision.
fLower lid and let it fall into the lock.
If necessary, push the lid with the palm of your
hand in the area of the lock.
fCheck that the lid has correctly engaged in the
lock.
If the lid is not closed properly, a message will
be displayed on the multi-purpose display of
the instrument panel while the vehicle is being
driven.