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LightSwitch
Switchsettings
Lightsswitchedoff
WelcomeHomeFunction
Parkinglightssidemarkerlights,licenseplatelight,instrumentillumination
Lowbeam,highbeamOnlywithignitionon
Foglightsinadditiontoparkinglightsorlowbeam:Pullswitchtofirstclick.Indicatorlighton.Thefoglightswillgooutautomaticallywhenthehighbeamsareswitchedon.
Rearfoglightinadditiontothefoglights:Pullswitchtosecondclick.Indicatorlighton.
Warningchime
Iftheignitionkeyiswithdrawnandthedoorisopenedwhilethelights(nottheparkinglightorWelcomeHomelighting)areon,achimewarnsofpossiblebatterydischarge.
Insomecountries,differencesarepossibleduetoprovisionsoflaw.
VehicleswiththeSportChronoPackagePlus
Furtherindividuallightfunctions(e.g.daytimedrivinglights)areavailableinvehicleswiththeSportChronoPackagePlus.
Pleaseobservethechapter“IndividualMemory”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
WelcomeHomeLighting
Switchingon
MovelightswitchtotheHOMEposition.
Forimprovedvisibilityandsecuritywhenyougetinandoutofthecar,thefoglightsandthetaillightsremainonforacertainperiodoftime:
–Whenyougetoutofthecar,thelightsareturnedonforapprox.30secondsafterthedoorisopened.Theoff-delaytimeresumeswhenthevehicleislocked.OnvehicleswiththeSportChronoPackagePlus,thePCMcanbeusedtosettheoff-delaytime.Thissettingalsochangesthelightingperiodforunlockingthevehicle.Pleaseobservethechapter“IndividualMemory”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
–Thelightsareturnedonforapprox.30sec-ondswhenthevehicleisunlocked.ThelightsgooutiftheignitionisswitchedonorwhenleavingtheWelcomeHomelighting.
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CigaretteLighter
Warning!
Dangerofreandburning.Thecigarettelighterisreadyforuse,regardlessoftheignitionlockposition.
Neverleaveunsupervisedchildreninthecar.
Nevertouchtheheatingelementorsidesofthelighter.
Holdthelighterbytheknobonly.
Heatinglighter
Openashtraylid.
Pushinknobofthecigarettelighter.Whenreadyforuse,thelighterwillsnapback.
Noteonoperation
Thelighterreceptacleisnottobeusedforelectricalaccessories(exceptforthetirefillingcompressor).
Maximumpowerconsumption:150W
Pleaseobservethechapter”SOCKETS”onpage292.
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Glovecompartment
Warning!
Riskofinjurybytheglovecompartmentlidincaseofanaccident.
Keeptheglovecompartmentclosedwhiledriving.
Opening
Pullthecatchandopenthelid.
Locking
Lockthecatchtosecurethecontentsagainstunauthorizedaccess.
CDholder
Openingdrawers
Pushthebuttonofthedraweryouwishtoopen.
Closingdrawers
FoldupCDdrawerandcloseuntilitengages.
Occupieddrawers
Occupieddrawersareindicatedbyaredwindow.
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A-OpeningluggagecompartmentlidB-Openingenginecompartmentlid
LuggageCompartmentLidand
EngineCompartmentLid
Unlocking
Operatetheappropriatepull-buttonnexttothedriver’sseat.Theluggagecompartmentorenginecompartmentisilluminatedwhentherespectivelidisopen.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage293.
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanalsobeunlockedwiththeradioremotecontrol.
Pleaseobservethechapter”KEYWITHRADIOREMOTECONTROL”onpage23.
Note
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,theluggagecompartmentlidcanbeopenedonlybyconnectinganexternalelectricalpowersource.
Pleaseobservethechapter”ELECTRICALSYSTEM”onpage292.
Pleaseobservethedescriptioninsidethefuseboxlid.
Warningmessage
Awarningmessageintheon-boardcomputercomesonifthelidsarenotcompletelyclosed.
Fullyclosethelid.
Openingluggagecompartmentlid
Caution!
Riskofdamagetoluggagecompartmentlidorwindshieldwipers.
Makesurethatthewindshieldwipersarenotfoldedoutforwardswhenopeningtheluggagecompartmentlid.
Raiselidslightlyandunlatchthesafetycatchwiththelever(arrow).
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Closingluggagecompartmentlidand
enginecompartmentlid
Lowerthelidandcloseit.
Pushthelidclosedwiththepalmofyourhandintheareaofthelock.Checkthatthelidhascorrectlyengagedinthelock.
Warning!
Riskoflossofcontroloranaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Shouldyounoticeatanytimewhiledrivingthatoneofthelidsisnotsecuredproperly,pleasestopimmediatelyinasuitableplaceandcloseit.Thefrontlidmayflyupimpairingvision.
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E-AdapterforsecuritywheelboltsF-TirellingcompressorG-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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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.
Staticanduttering
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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