2007 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA Close

Closingluggagecompartmentlidand
enginecompartmentlid
Lowerthelidandcloseit.
Pushthelidclosedwiththepalmofyourhandintheareaofthelock.Checkthatthelidhascorrectlyengagedinthelock.
Warning!
Riskoflossofcontroloranaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Shouldyounoticeatanytimewhiledrivingthatoneofthelidsisnotsecuredproperly,pleasestopimmediatelyinasuitableplaceandcloseit.Thefrontlidmayflyupimpairingvision.
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E-AdapterforsecuritywheelboltsF-TirellingcompressorG-TowinghookH-ToolkitI-Tiresealant
Toolbox
Opening
Unlockturn-locksC.
Opentoolboxandplaceitontheflooroftheluggagecompartment.
Closing
Inserttoolboxintotheguidepegsintheluggagecompartmentfloor.
Closetoolboxandlocktheturn-locksC.
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TrunkEntrapment
Yourvehicleisequippedwithaninternaltrunkreleasemechanism.
ApersontrappedintheluggagecompartmentcanreleasethelidfromtheinsideusingunlockinghandleA.ThehandleAisfluorescentandglowsinthedark.
Note
Whenloadingtheluggagecompartment,makesurethatitemsofluggageorotherobjectscannotbecomecaughtonhandleA.Thiscouldcausetheluggagecompartmenttoopenunintentionally.
Warninglight
Awarningmessageintheon-boardcomputerlightsupwhenunlockinghandleAisoperated.
Stopthevehicleimmediatelywhenthewarninglightslightup.
Checktheluggagecompartment.
Closethelid.
Functionwithvehiclestationary
IftheluggagecompartmentlidisunlockedwithunlockinghandleA,thelidcanbeopenedfromtheinsideimmediately.
Functionwithvehicleinmotion
IftheluggagecompartmentlidisunlockedwithunlockinghandleAwhenaspeedof2mph(3km/h)isexceeded,thewarningmessageintheon-boardcomputerlightsup.Atthesametime,thelidisunlockedandthelatchstrikerpopsintothecatch-hookposition.
Danger!
Riskofaccident.Ifthewarningmessageintheon-boardcomputerlightsupwhenthevehicleisinmotion,thelidmayimpactinfrontofthewindshieldandcantearoff.Youcanlosecontrolofthevehicle,andseriouspersonalinjuryordeathmayresult.
Stopthevehicleimmediatelywhenthewarningmessagelightsup.
Checktheluggagecompartment.
Closethelid.
Note
Thelidcannotbeopenedfromtheinsideifthebatteryisdisconnectedorempty.
Safetyreasonsrequirethatyouunscrewthelatchstrikerofthelidlockifyouplantoputthevehicleoutofoperationforanextendedperiod.
PleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.Theywilladviseyouaboutthenecessarymeas-ures.
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FireExtinguisher
Takingoutreextinguisher
Incarsequippedwithafireextinguisher,theextinguisherisfittedtothefrontofthedriver’sseat.
1.HoldfireextinguisherwithonehandandpressthePRESSbuttononthefasteningstrapwiththeotherhand(arrow).
2.Removefireextinguisherfrommounting.
Insertingreextinguisher
1.Placefireextinguisherinthemounting.
2.EngagefasteningstraplugAinthetensionjackandclosetensionjack(arrow).
Note
Payattentiontothefinalcontroldateonthefireextinguisher.Ifthefireextinguisherisusedafteritsexpirationdatehaselapsed,itmaynotoperateproperly.
Followtheoperatinginstructionsonthefireextinguisher.
Thefunctionalabilityofthefireextinguishershouldbecheckedbyaspecialistworkshopevery1-2years.
Afteruse,havethefireextinguisherrefilled.
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CarAudioOperation/Tips
Generalinformation
Forradiooperationseeyourradiomanualwhichisincludedwithyouron-boardlitera-ture.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage293.
FMreception
Avehicleisnotanidealplacetolistentoaradio.Becausethevehiclemoves,receptionconditionsareconstantlychanging.Buildings,terrain,signaldistanceandnoisefromothervehiclesareallworkingagainstgoodreception.SomeconditionsaffectingFMmayappeartobeproblemswhentheyarenot.
Thefollowingcharacteristicsarecompletelynormalforagivenreceptionarea,andtheydonotindicateanyproblemwiththeradioitself.
Note
ElectronicaccessoriesshouldonlybeinstalledbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.EquipmentwhichhasnotbeentestedandapprovedbyPorschemayimpairradiofunctionandreception.
Fadinganddrifting
FMrangeislimitedtoabout25miles(40km),exceptforsomehighpowerstations.
Ifavehicleismovingawayfromthedesiredstation’stransmitter,thesignalwilltendtofadeand/ordrift.ThisconditionismoreprevalentwithFMthanAM,andisoftenaccompaniedbydistortion.Fadinganddriftingcanbeminimizedtoacertaindegreebycarefulattentiontofinetuningorselectionofastrongersignal.
Staticanduttering
Whentheline-of-sightlinkbetweenatransmitterandvehicleisblockedbylargebuildingsormoun-tains,theradiosoundmaybeaccompaniedwithstaticorflutteringbecauseofthecharacteristicofFM.Inasimilareffect,aflutteringnoiseissome-timesheardwhendrivingalongatree-linedroad.
Thisstaticandflutteringcanbereducedbyadjust-ingthetonecontrolforgreaterbassresponseuntilthedisturbancehaspassed.
Multipath
BecauseofthereflectingcharacteristicsofFM,directandreflectedsignalsmayreachtheantennaatthesametime(multipath)andcanceleachotherout.Asavehiclemovesthroughtheseelectronicdeadspots,thelistenermayhearamomentaryflutterorlossofreception.
Stationswapping
WhentwoFMstationsareclosetoeachother,andanelectronicdeadspot,suchasstaticormultipatharea,interruptstheoriginalsignal,sometimes
thestrongersecondsignalwillbeselectedautomaticallyuntiltheoriginalonereturns.Thisswappingcanalsooccurasyoudriveawayfromtheselectedstationandapproachanotherstationofastrongersignal.
Compactdiscplayer
Caution!
Toavoiddamagetocompactdiscplayeranddiscs.
Useonlycompactdiscslabeledasshown,havingnodirt,damageorwarpage.
Neverattempttodisassembleoroilanypartoftheplayerunit.Donotinsertanyobjectotherthanadiscintotheslot.Remembertherearenouser-serviceablepartsinsidethecompactdiscplayer.
Donotallowthedisctosustainanyfinger-prints,scrapesorstickersonthesurfaces.Thismaycausepoorsoundquality.Holdthedisconlyontheedgeorcenterhole.
Whennotinuse,takethediscoutoftheplayer,putthediscbackintoitscaseandstoreitawayfromdust,heat,dampanddirectsunlight.Leavingthedisconthedashboardinthesuncandamagethedisc.
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Lifting/SlidingRoof
Generalinformation
Warning!
Riskofinjurywhenoperatingorautomaticallyclosingthelifting/slidingroof.
Takecaretoensurethatnobodycanbeinjuredwhenthelifting/slidingroofisoperated.
Alwayswithdrawtheignitionkeywhenleavingthevehicle.Uninformedpersons(e.g.children)couldinjurethemselvesbyoperatingthelifting/slidingroof.
Incaseofdanger,releasethebuttonimmedi-atelyandoperatethelifting/slidingroofintheoppositedirection.Readinessforoperation
–Whentheignitionisswitchedon(engineswitchedonoroff)or
–Withdoorsclosedandignitionkeywithdrawn,butonlyuntiladoorisfirstopened.
Openingthelifting/slidingroof-A
PressrearofrockerswitchAuntillifting/slid-ingroofreachesthedesiredposition.
One-touchoperation
TouchrearofrockerswitchA.Lifting/slidingroofopenstoitsendposition.Stopitinanypositionbytouchinganybutton.
Note
Thelifting/slidingroofopensuntilitreachesthebestpositionrelativetonoise.Itcanbeopenedfully,however,ifyoupresstherockerswitchagain.
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Closingthelifting/slidingroof-B
PressfrontofrockerswitchBuntillifting/slid-ingroofreachesthedesiredposition.
One-touchoperation
TouchfrontofrockerswitchB.Lifting/slidingroofclosestoitsendposition.Stopitinanypositionbytouchinganybutton.
Liftingthelifting/slidingroof-C
PresscenterofrockerswitchCuntillift-ing/slidingroofreachesthedesiredposition.
One-touchoperation
TouchtherockerswitchCinthecenter.Lifting/slidingroofopenstoitsendposition.Touchbuttonagaintostopinanyposition.
Loweringthelifting/slidingroof-B
PressfrontofrockerswitchBuntillifting/slid-ingroofreachesthedesiredposition.
Emergencyoperation
Checkingelectricalfuses
Warning!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryanddamagetothelifting/slidingroofduringemergencyoperation.
Donotoperatethelifting/slidingroofwiththerockerswitchduringandafteremergencyoperation.
Beforeusingemergencyoperation,pleasecheckwhetherdefectivefusesarethecauseofthemalfunction.
Pleaseobservethechapter”ELECTRICALSYSTEM”onpage292.
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Closingtheslidingroof
1.CarefullyunclipbothcoversAwithascrewdriv-er.IfthecarisequippedwithHomeLink,theHomeLinkbuttonsmustbecarefullyunclippedinsteadofthecovers.
2.UnscrewthetwoscrewsB.
3.Folddownthecoverofthelifting/slidingroofdriveattherear.RemovetheAllenkey(arrow)fromitsholder.
4.InserttheAllenkeyintothedriveaxle.
5.PresstheAllenkeyintothedriveaxle,keepitpressedandturnitclockwiseuntilthelifting/slidingroofisclosed.
6.RemovetheAllenkey.Closethecoverandscrewinthescrews.
7.HavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Caution!
Riskofdamagetothelifting/slidingroof.
Afteremergencyoperation,donotoperatethelifting/slidingroofusingtherockerswitch.
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