DearOwner,
Wewouldliketothankyouforyour
purchaseofaPorscheSportscar.
Judgingbythecaryouhavechosen,
youareamotoristofaspecialbreed,
andyouareprobablynonovicewhenit
comestoautomobiles.
Rememberhowever,aswithanyvehicle,
youshouldtaketimetofamiliarize
yourselfwithyourPorscheandits
performancecharacteristics.Always
drivewithinyourownuniquecapabilities
asadriverandyourlevelofexperience
withyourPorsche.Ensurethatanyone
elsedrivingyourPorschedoesthe
same.Topreventorminimizeinjury,
alwaysuseyoursafetybelts.Never
consumealcoholordrugsbeforeor
duringtheoperationofyourvehicle.
ThisOwner’sManualcontainsahost
ofusefulinformation.Pleasetakethe
timetoreadthismanualbeforeyoudrive
yournewPorsche.Becomefamiliarwith
theoperationofyourPorschecarfor
maximumsafetyandoperatingpleasure.
ThebetteryouknowyourPorsche,
themorepleasureyouwillexperience
drivingyournewcar.Alwayskeepyour
Owner’sManualinthecar,andgiveit
tothenewownerifyoueversellyour
Porsche.
AseparateMaintenanceBooklet
explainshowyoucankeepyourPorsche
intopdrivingconditionbyhaving
itservicedregularly.Aseparate
WarrantyandCustomerInformation
Bookletcontainsdetailedinformation
aboutthewarrantiescoveringyour
Porsche.
ForU.S.only:
Ifyoubelievethatyourvehiclehasafault
whichcouldcauseacrash,injuryor
death,youshouldimmediatelyinform
theNationalHighwayTrafficSafety
Administration(NHTSA)inadditionto
notifyingPorscheCarsNorthAmerica,
Inc.(PorscheCarsN.A.).
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcomplaints,
itmayopenaninvestigation,andifit
findsthatasafetyproblemexistsina
groupofvehicles,itmayorderarecall
andremedycampaign.However,NHTSA
cannotbecomeinvolvedinindividual
problemsbetweenyouandyourdealer,
orPorscheCarsN.A..
TocontactNHTSA,youmaycall
theVehicleSafetyHotlinetoll-free
at1–888–327–4236(TTY:
1–800–424–9153);goto
http://www.safercar.gov;orwriteto:
Administrator,NHTSA,400Seventh
Street,SW.,Washington,DC20590.
Youcanalsoobtainotherinforma-
tionaboutmotorvehiclesafetyfrom
http://www.safercar.gov.
Yourcarhasthousandsofpartsand
componentswhichhavebeendesigned
andmanufacturedinaccordancewith
Porsche’shighstandardsofengineering
qualityandsafety.
Anyalterationofthevehiclemay
negateorinterferewiththose
safetyfeaturesbuiltintothevehicle.
Modicationsmaybecarriedout
1
Generalsafetyinstructions
Sporttires
Sporttires(ultrahighperformancetires)areapprovedforuseonpublichighwaysandcomplywithallstatutoryrequirementsandsafetycriteria.
Thedesignofthetireisalsogearedtowardsuseonracingcircuits(driversafetytrainingcourses,sportsdrivingschools,ClubSportevents)andprovidesdistinctadvantageshereintermsofdrygripandwearcomparedtoconventionalroadtires.
Themajorfeaturesareareducedtreaddepthandaspecialtreadpatternandcarcass.
Thedesignfeaturesofthissportstireresultinthefollowingeffectscomparedwithothersummertireswhenusedundernormaldrivingconditions:
–Becausethesetireshavedifferenttreadcharacteristics,theywillwearconsiderablyfasterthanothersummertires.Howmuchfastertheywillweardependsonindividualdrivingstyleandserviceconditions.
–Exercisecautionwhendrivingonwetroads,payingspecialattentiontohydroplaningsituations(stagnantwater,puddles,lanegrooves).Sporttireshavealowertreaddepththannormaltiresandyoumustthereforeadaptspeedaccordinglywhendrivingonwetsurfaces.
–Thedriver’sskilllevelmustbecommensuratewiththevehicleperformancelevelsintheupperrangelimits,duetoincreasedsafetyrisksintheupperrangelimits.
Atoudsidetemperaturesbelow45°F(7°C)changetowintertires.
Notifyanyoneusingyourcarofthesecharac-teristicsandpossibleeffects.
Danger!
Riskofaccidentthroughlossofroadsurfacecontact,controloverthevehicleandbreakingability,leadingtoseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Thereducedtiretreaddepthmeansthatthereisanincreasedriskofaquaplaningonwetroads.
Whendrivingonwetormud-coveredroadsreducespeedsignificantly.
Danger!
Riskofaccidentfromworntiresduetoacceleratedrateoftirewear.Becausethesehigh-performancesporttireswearfasterthanmostsummertires,itisimportanttochecktirewearfrequentlytoavoidriskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathfromworntires.
Checktirewearfrequently.
PorscheCeramicCompositeBrake
(PCCB)
Pleaseobservethechapter”BRAKES”onpage72.
Thehigh-performancebrakesystemisdesignedforoptimalbrakingeffectatallspeedsandtemperatures.Certainspeeds,brakingforcesandambientconditions(suchastemperatureandhumidity)thereforemightcausebrakenoises.
Wearonthedifferentcomponentsandbrakingsystem,suchasbrakepadsandbrakediscs,dependstoagreatextentontheindividualdrivingstyleandtheconditionsofuseandthereforecannotbeexpressedinactualmilesontheroad.
ThevaluescommunicatedbyPorschearebasedonnormaloperationadaptedtotraffic.Wearincreasesconsiderablywhenthevehicleisdriven
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Multi-FunctionalSteeringWheel
Function
Warning!
Thereisadangerofaccidentifyousetoroperatetheon-boardcomputer,radio,navigationsystem,telephoneorotherequipmentwhendriving.Operatingthesedeviceswhiledrivingcoulddistractyoufromtrafcandcauseyoutolosecontrolofthevehicle.
Operatethesecomponentswhiledrivingonlyifthetrafficsituationallowsyoutodososafely.
Carryoutanycomplicatedoperatingorsettingproceduresonlywhilethevehicleisstationary.
Dependingontheequipmentinyourvehicle,youcanusethefunctionkeysofthemulti-functionalsteeringwheeltooperatethefollowingPorschecommunicationsystems:
–PCM
–Telephone
–CDchanger
Readinessforoperationof
multi-functionalsteeringwheel
Themulti-functionalsteeringwheelisreadyforoperationwhentheignitionandPCMareswitchedon.
Operatingthefunctionkeys
PleasereadtheseparatePCMoperatinginstructionsbeforeoperatingthefunctionkeys.
Therotaryknobsatthetopleftandrightofthesteeringwheelcanalsobepressed.
TurnvolumecontrolUpwards-increasevolume.Downwards-decreasevolume.PressvolumecontrolToswitchvolume/muteonandoff.
TurnrotaryknobToselect/markfunctioninthePCMwithinamenu.Todothis,turntherotaryknobupwardordownward.PressrotaryknobToactivateselectedfunction.
PressscreenbuttonTocallthestoredPCMfunction.ThebuttoncanbeassignedthedesiredfunctioninthePCM.
PressBackbuttonTomovebackinthePCMmenu.
PressHandsetPickupbuttonToacceptatelphonecall.
PressHandsetHangupbuttonToendorrefuseatelephonecall.
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Brakepads
Wearonthebrakepadsandbrakediscsdependstoagreatextentonthedrivingstyleandthecondi-tionsofuseandthereforecannotbeexpressedinactualmilesontheroad.
Thehigh-performancebrakesystemisdesignedforoptimalbrakingeffectatallspeedsandtemperatures.Certainspeeds,brakingforcesandambientconditions(suchastemperatureandhumidity)thereforemightcause“brakenoises”.
Newbrakepadsorlinings
Newbrakepadsandbrakediscshavetobe“brokenin”,andthereforeonlyattainoptimalfrictionwhenthecarhascoveredseveralhundredmilesorkm.Theslightlyreducedbrakingabilitymustbecompensatedforbypressingthebrakepedalharder.Thisalsoapplieswheneverthebrakepadsandbrakediscsarereplaced.
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Incomingcall
Select“Accept”or“Refuse”andpushtheoperatingleverforward.
Note
Rejectedphonecallscanberecalledwiththemenuitem“Missedcalls”.
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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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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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Emergencyoperationoftheconvertible
top
Beforeemergencyoperation
Warning!
Thereisdangerofinjuryanddamageduringemergencyoperation.Thereisdangerofcrushingortrappingbodypartsatallmovableconvertibletoppartswhichcouldcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Takegreatcarewhenperformingemergencyoperation.
Donotoperatetheconvertibletopduringandafteremergencyoperation.
Beforeperformingemergencyoperation,pleasecheck:Wastheignitionswitchedonandwastheenginecompartmentlidclosedduringoperationoftheconvertibletopwiththerockerswitch?Areelectricalfusesdefective?
Pleaseobservethechapter”ELECTRICALSYSTEM”onpage292.
Removetheignitionkeysothattheconvertibletopisnotoperatedunintentionally.
Takescrewdriveroutofthetoolkit.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LUGGAGECOMPARTMENT(VEHICLESWITHOUTFOUR-WHEELDRIVE)”onpage177.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LUGGAGECOMPARTMENT(VEHICLESWITHFOUR-WHEELDRIVE)”onpage179.
Foldtherearseatbackrestsforward.
Removingrearwalllining
1.UnscrewscrewsAfromtherearwalllining.Pulloutandrepositionthescrewdriverinsertifnecessary.
2.Grasptherearwallliningatthecut-outsforthesafetybeltsandpressdownward.Pullrearwallliningforwardandliftupandout.
Openingconvertibletopcompartmentlid“D”
1.TakeredAllenkeyBoutofitsholder.
2.PuthandleofscrewdriverontoAllenkeyB.InsertAllenkeyintothedriveaxleCandturnitcounterclockwise(indirectionofthearrow)untiltheconvertibletopcompartmentlidDisfullyopen.RemovetheAllenkey.
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