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Therainsensorremainsswitchedoffifthewiperleverisalreadyinposition1whentheignitionisswitchedon.
Toswitchtherainsensoronagain:
Movewiperlevertoposition0andthentoposition1or
Operatewindshieldwashersystem5or
Changethesensitivityoftherainsensorwithfour-stageswitchA.
Switch-onisconfirmedbyonewipeofthewind-shield.
OnvehicleswiththeSportChronoPackagePlus,furtherrainsensorfunctionscanbeselectedviathePCM.
Pleaseobservethechapter“IndividualMemory”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
Changingthesensitivityoftherainsensor
SensitivitycanbesetwithswitchAin4stages:
AdjustswitchAupwards-highsensitivity.Thesettingisconfirmedbyonewipeofthewindshield.
AdjustswitchAdownwards-lowsensitivity.
Maintenancenote
Periodicallycleanthewiperbladeswithawin-dowcleaner,especiallyafterthevehiclehasbeenwashedinacarwash.Werecommend
Porschewindowcleaner.Iftheyareverydirty(e.g.withinsectremains),theycanbecleanedwithaspongeorcloth.
Ifthewiperbladesruborsqueak,thismaybeasaresultofthefollowing:
Ifthevehicleiswashedinanautomaticcarwash,waxresiduesmaybeadheringtothewindshield.Thesewaxresiduescanonlyberemovedbyusingaspecialcleaningsolution.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WASHERFLUID”onpage250.
PleasecontactyourauthorizedPorschedealerforfurtherinformation.
Thewiperbladesmaybedamaged.
Replacewiperbladesassoonaspossible.
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A-Seatheating,leftB-DefrostingthewindshieldC-Recirculating-airbuttonD-TemperaturesensorE-ECObutton(air-conditioningcompressoroff/on)F-HeatedrearwindowG-Seatheater,rightH-TemperaturebuttonI-AUTObutton(automaticmode)J-AirdistributiontofootwellK-AirdistributiontocentralandsideventsL-AirdistributiontowindshieldM-Blowerspeedbutton
AutomaticAirConditioningSystem
Automaticmode
Theautomaticair-conditioningsystemcontrolsthepreselectedinteriortemperaturecompletelyautomatically.Ifnecessary,theautomaticsystemcanbemanuallyinfluenced.
PressAUTObuttonI.AUTOwillappearonthedisplaypanel.Airquantityanddistributionareautomaticallycontrolledandvariationsarecompensated.
Allautomaticsettingfunctionscanbeindividuallychanged.Thissettingisretaineduntiltheappropri-atefunctionbuttonispressedagainortheAUTObuttonispressed.
Settingtemperature
PressbuttonHupwardsordownwardsrespectively.
Tosuitpersonalcomfort,theinteriortem-peraturecanbeadjustedbetween61°Fand85°F/16°Cand29.5°C.
Recommendation:72F/22C.
If“LO”or“HI”appearsonthedisplay,thesystemisoperatingatmaximumcoolingorheatingpower.Automaticcontrolisnolongeractive.
Note
Ifthepreselectedtemperatureischanged,theblowerspeedcanincreaseautomaticallyinautomaticmode.Thedesiredtemperatureisreachedmorequicklythisway.
Noteonoperation
Sensors:Toavoidaffectingtheperformanceoftheair-conditioningsystem:
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DonotcoverthesunsensorontheinstrumentpanelorthetemperaturesensorD.
Defrostingthewindshield
PressbuttonB(switchonoroff).Thewind-shieldisdefoggedordefrostedasquicklyaspossible.Airflowstothewindshieldonly.Thelight-emittingdiodeinthebuttonlightsup.
ECO-switchingcompressorfor
air-conditioningsystemonandoff
Theair-conditioningcompressorswitchesoffautomaticallyattemperaturesbelowapprox.37°F/3°Candcannotbeswitchedon,evenmanually.
Wheneveroutsidetemperaturesexceedapprox.37°F/3°C,theair-conditioningcompressorisalwaysswitchedoninautomaticmode.Thecompressorcanbeswitchedofftosavefuel,butcontrolcomfortisthenlimited:
PressECObuttonE.Thecompressorisswitchedoff.Thelight-emittingdiodeinthebuttonlightsup.
Iftheinteriortemperatureistoohigh,switchcompressorbackonorpressAUTObutton.
Todryincomingairindampweather,donotswitchofftheair-conditioningcompressor.Thispreventsfoggingofwindows.
Adjustingblowerspeed
PressbuttonMupwardsordownwardsrespectively.Thepresetblowerspeedisincreasedordecreased.
Thespeedstagesareindicatedbyabardisplay.
Ifthebuttonispresseddownwardsatthelowestblowerstage,theblowerandautomaticcontrolareswitchedoff.“OFF”willappearonthedisplayfield.
PressingthebuttonupwardsorpressingtheAUTObuttonswitchestheblowerandautomaticcontrolbackonagain.
Recirculating-airsetting
Function
Theoutside-airsupplyisinterruptedandonlytheinsideairiscirculated.
Warning!
Riskofaccidentduetoimpairedvision,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Inrecirculating-airsetting,thewindowsmayfogup.
Onlyselectrecirculating-airsettingforshortperiods.
Ifthewindowsfogup,switchrecirculating-airsettingoffimmediatelybypressingtherecirculating-airbuttonagainandselectthe“Defrostwindshield”function.
Switchingrecirculating-airsettingonoroff
PressbuttonC.Thelight-emittingdiodeinthebuttonlightsup.
Overapprox.37°F/3°C
Iftheair-conditioningcompressorwasoff,itswitchesonautomatically.Thedurationofrecirculating-airsettingisnotlimited.
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Belowapprox.37°F/3°C
Theair-conditioningcompressorisswitchedoff.Recirculating-airsettingisautomaticallyendedafterapprox.3minutes.
Airdistribution
Settings
Theindividualairdistributionscanbecombinedasdesired.
RecommendedsettinginSummer:Airdistributiontocentralandsidevents.
RecommendedsettinginWinter:Airdistributiontofootwellandwindshield.
Airdistributiontofootwell
PressbuttonJ.Theairflowstothefootwell.Theselectionappearsonthedisplaypanel.
Airdistributiontocentralandside
vents
PressbuttonK.Theairflowsfromthecentralandsidevents.Ventsmustbeopen.Theselectionappearsonthedisplaypanel.
Airdistributiontowindshield
PressbuttonL.Theairflowstothewindshield.Theselectionappearsonthedisplaypanel.
Noteonoperation
OnvehicleswiththeSportChronoPackagePlus,individualairconditioningsettingscanbestoredonyourcarkey.Pleaseobservethe
chapter“IndividualMemory”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
Generalinstructionsforair-conditioning
compressor
–Canswitchoffbrieflyifengineisunderanextremeloadtoensuresufficientenginecooling.
–Switchesoffautomaticallyattemperaturesbelowapprox.37°F/3°Candcannotbeswitchedon,evenmanually.
–Operatesmosteffectivelywithwindowsclosed.Ifthecarhasbeeninthesunforalongtime,itisagoodideatoventilatetheinteriorbrieflywiththewindowsopen.
–Dependingontheoutsidetemperatureandhumidity,condensationcandripfromtheevaporatorandformapoolunderthevehicle.Thisisnormalandnotasignofleakage.
–Ifuncooledairflowsoutwhenthelowesttemperaturehasbeenset,switchofftheair-conditioningcompressorandhavethefaultrepairedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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HeatedRearWindow/Door
MirrorHeating
Switchingon
Theheatedrearwindow/doormirrorheatingisreadyforoperationwhentheignitionison.
Pressbutton.Thelight-emittingdiodeinthebuttonlightsup.
Afterapprox.15minutes,theheatingswitchesoffautomatically.Theheatercanbeswitchedbackonbypressingthebuttonagain.
Switchingoff
Pressbutton.Thelight-emittingdiodeinthebuttongoesout.
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Glovecompartment
Warning!
Riskofinjurybytheglovecompartmentlidincaseofanaccident.
Keeptheglovecompartmentclosedwhiledriving.
Opening
Pullthecatchandopenthelid.
Locking
Lockthecatchtosecurethecontentsagainstunauthorizedaccess.
CDholder
Openingdrawers
Pushthebuttonofthedraweryouwishtoopen.
Closingdrawers
FoldupCDdrawerandcloseuntilitengages.
Occupieddrawers
Occupieddrawersareindicatedbyaredwindow.
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ConvertibleTop
Generalinformation
Briefoperatinginstructionscanbefoundonthebacksideofthedriver’ssunvisor.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CARCAREINSTRUCTIONS”onpage257.
Warning!
Whenopeningorclosingtheconvertibletop,seriouspersonalinjurymayoccurifaperson’sbodypartsarenearorinthewayoftheconvertibletopmechanism’smovingparts.
Makeabsolutelysurethatnobodycanbeinjuredbytheconvertible-topmechanismortheconvertible-topcompartmentlid.
Donotoperateconvertibletop:
–Attemperaturesbelow32°F(0°C).
–Whenonesideofthecarisonacurb,ahoistorajack.
–Whenitemsofluggageorotherobjectshindertheconvertibletopmovement.
–Withtherollbarsextended.
Avoidfrequentoperationoftheconvertibletopwiththeengineoff;thevehiclebatterywouldbeunintentionallydischargedrapidly.
Driveonlywiththeconvertibletopfullyopenorclosed(endpositions).
Whenopeningorclosingtheconvertibletop,ensurethereissufficientclearanceabovetheconvertibletop(e.g.inthegarage).
Topreventdampstainsandabrasions,onlyopentheconvertibletopinadry,cleanstate.
Parkyourcarintheshadewheneverpossible,asthefabric,rubbermaterialandcolorcanbeharmedbylongexposuretosunlight.
Theconvertibletopmayonlybeactuatedduringdrivingonevensurfaces.
Theconvertibletopmustnotbeusedwithstrongcounterwind(overapprox.50mph/80km/h).
Doorwindowsandsidewindows
Thesidewindowsareloweredautomaticallywhentheconvertibletopisopened.Thedoorwindowscloseautomaticallyifconvertibletopoperationisnotinterruptedwhentheconvertibletopreachesitsfinalposition.Whenthedoorwindowsareclosed,therearsidewindowscanalsobeclosed.Whenopeningthedoorwindows,therearwindowsopenautomatically.
Thesidewindowsareloweredautomaticallywhentheconvertibletopisclosed.Allwindowsclose
automaticallyifconvertibletopoperationisnotinterruptedwhentheconvertibletopreachesitsfinalposition.
Preconditionsforoperationofthe
convertibletop
–Theignitionmustbeswitchedon(enginerunningoroff),
–theenginecompartmentlidmustbeclosed,
–thespeedmustbebelowapprox.30mph(50km/h).Ifthismaximumspeedisexceed-ed,theopening/closingprocedureoftheconvertibletopwillbeinterrupted.
Reducespeed.Pressbuttonagain.Theopening/closingprocessisended.
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Openingconvertibletop
Warning!
Riskofinjuryanddamagewhenoperatingtheconvertibletop.
Makeabsolutelysurethatnobodycanbeinjuredbytheconvertible-topmechanismortheconvertible-topcompartmentlid.
Beforeopeningtheconvertibletop,makesurethattherearenoobjectsbehindtherearseats.
Inordertoabortconvertibletopoperationintheeventofdanger,immediatelyreleasetherockerswitch.
Pulltherockerswitchbackandholdwithoutinterruptionuntiltheconvertibletopisinthefinalpositionoruntilthedoorwindowsareinthedesiredposition.Themessageontheon-boardcomputergoesout.Incaseofdanger,releasetherockerswitch.Convertibletopoperationstops.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage143.
Closingconvertibletop
Warning!
Riskofinjuryanddamagewhenoperatingtheconvertibletop.
Makeabsolutelysurethatnobodycanbeinjuredbytheconvertible-topmechanismortheconvertible-topcompartmentlid.
Keepthelidsofthemake-upmirrorsinthesunvisorsclosedwhenclosingtheconvertibletop.
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