Alwayskeepfeetinthefootwellwhiledriving.Donotputfeetonthedashboardortheseatarea.Donotleanagainsttheinsideofthedoororoutsidethewindowwhilethevehicleismoving.
UsingaccessoriesnotapprovedbyPorschecancausetheweightsensingsystemtobeimpaired.
Donotsqueezeobjects,suchasthefireextinguisher,orfirstaidkitundertheseat.
OnlyhaveseatsremovedandinstalledbyanauthorizedPorschedealersothatweightsensingcomponentswillnotbedamaged.
Giveyourpassengeralloftheinformationinthischapter.
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Airbagcomponents(e.g.steeringwheel,doorlining,seats)maybedisassembledonlybyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Whendisposingofausedairbagunit,oursafetyinstructionsmustbefollowed.TheseinstructionscanbeobtainedatanyauthorizedPorschedealer.
Functionoftheairbagsystem
Airbagsareasupplementalsafetysystem.Yourprimaryprotectioncomesfromyoursafetybelts.
Thefrontairbagsaretriggeredduringafrontalcollisionofsufficientforceanddirection.Inthe
eventofasideimpactofcorrespondingforce,thesideairbagontheimpactsideistriggered.
Theinflationprocessgeneratestheamountofgasrequiredtofilltheairbagsatthenecessarypressureinfractionsofasecond.
Airbagshelptoprotecttheheadandupperbody,whilesimultaneouslydampingthemotionofthedriverandpassengerintheimpactdirectionintheeventofafrontalimpactorsideimpact.
Inordertohelpprovideprotectioninseverecollisionswhichcancausedeathandseriousinjury,airbagsmustinflateextremelyrapidly.Suchhighspeedinflationhasanegativebutunavoidablesideeffect,whichisthatitcananddoescauseinjuries,includingfacialandarmabrasions,bruisingandbrokenbones.Youcanhelpminimizesuchinjuriesbyalwayswearingyoursafetybelts.
Therearemanytypesofaccidentsinwhichairbagsarenotexpectedtodeploy.Theseincludeaccidentswheretheairbagswouldprovidenobenefit,suchasarearimpactagainstyourvehicle.Otheraccidentswheretheairbagsaredesignednottodeployarethosewheretheriskofinjuryfromtheairbagdeploymentcouldexceedanyprotectivebenefits,suchasinlowspeedaccidentsorhigherspeedaccidentswherethevehicledeceleratesoveralongertime.Sinceairbagdeploymentdoesnotoccurinallaccidents,thisfurtheremphasizestheneedforyouandyourpassengerstoalwayswearsafetybelts.
Yourvehicleisequippedwithacrashsensinganddiagnosticmodule.Thismodulewillrecordtheuseoftheseatbeltrestraintsystembythedriverandfrontpassengerwhentheairbagsand/orbelttensionerwork.
AdvancedAirbag
Yourvehicleisequippedwithaweightsensingsystemforthepassenger’sseatinaccordancewithU.S.Federal/CanadianMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208.Dependingontheweightactingonthefrontpassenger’sseat,thefrontpassenger’sairbagwillautomaticallybeswitchedonandoff.
Dependingontheangleandforceofimpact,thefrontpassenger’sairbagwhichisactivatedwillbetriggeredduringacollision.
Preconditionforswitchingthefrontpassenger’sairbagonandoff,dependingonweight:
–Vehiclesequippedwithkey-operatedairbagdeactivationdevice:SwitchpositionAUTO.
–Ignitionkeyisinserted.
Seatadjustmentforthefrontpassenger’s
seat
Iftheseatisinanextremeposition(e.g.,thebackrestisincontactwiththerearseat),thebackrestcanwarp.Warpingofthebackrestcanleadtomalfunctions.
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LATCHSystem
Childseatbracketonthepassenger’sseat
Thekeyswitchforswitchingoffthepassenger’sairbagandtheLATCHattachmentbracketarenotinstalledatthefactory.Theycanberetrofitted.
PleaseseeyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
PorscherecommendstheuseofaPorscheChildSeatwithLowerAnchorageandTetherforChildrensystem(LATCH).ThesesystemshavebeentestedandadjustedtotheinteriorofyourPorscheandtheappropriatechildagegroups.Othersystemshavenotbeentestedandcouldentailanincreasedriskofinjury.
YoucanobtainchildseatsthatareLATCHcompati-bleatyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Alwaysobservetheseparateinstallationinstructionsforyourchildseat.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CHILDRESTRAINTSYSTEMS”onpage57.
InstallingaLATCHchildseatsystem
1.SecurethechildseattoretaininglugsAasoutlinedintheinstructionmanualforthechildseat.
2.Pullthechildseattocheckthatbothfasteningpointsareengagedcorrectly.
Note
MakesurethatthekeyswitchisswitchedtoAUTOoncethechildseathasbeenremoved,inordertoprovideprotectiontotheadultoccupants.
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Warning!
TheAllenkeycanrotateoryoutandtherebycauseseriouspersonalinjuryiftheconverti-bletopisactuated.
AlwaysremovetheAllenkeyBfromthedriveaxleofthesideflapbeforeoperatingtheconvertibletop.
Whenyouhaveopenedthesideflaps,trytoclosetheconvertibletopusingtherockerswitch.Iftheconvertibletopcannotbeclosed,continuewithemergencyoperation.
Closingconvertibletop
1.InsertAllenkeyBthroughholeGandintothehydraulicvalve.TurnAllenkeyBcounterclock-wisebyapprox.1revolution.AlwaysremoveAllenkeyB.
2.Getbehindthefrontseatsandgrasptheconvertibletopinthemiddle.
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Example:Mountfor911Carrera,911CarreraS
Windstop
Generalinformation
Thewindstopisstowedinaprotectivebagintheluggagecompartment.
TheprotectivebagisfastenedwithaVelcrostripintheluggagecompartment.
Caution!
Riskofdamagetothewindstop
Makesurethatthewindstopisnotdamagedbyitemsofluggageorobjectsintheluggagecompartment.
Donotplaceanyobjectsonthewindstop.
Donotstoreanysharp-edgedobjectsundertheinstalledwindstop.
Donotdamagethewindstopduringseatadjustmentandwhenfoldingbackthefront-seatbackrests.Adjustseatsothattheseatbackrestdoesnottouchthewindstop.
Donotfolduptherearseatbackrestswiththewindstopinstalled.
Removewindstopbeforefittingahardtop.
Installingthewindstop
1.Openzipperoftheprotectivebag.Takethewindstopoutoftheluggagecompartment.
2.Foldtherearseatbackrestsforward.
Pleaseobservethechapter”REARSEATBACKRESTS”onpage44.
3.Unfoldthewindstopuntilitcanbefelttoengageinthehingesatthetopandbottom.
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4.TakeunlockinghandleDfromthestoragetraybetweenthefrontseats.
5.PositionunlockinghandleDonthedotmarking.CarefullyremovetheplasticcoversConbothsidesofthehardtop.
6.InsertunlockinghandleDintooneoftherearhardtoplocks.Unscrewthefasteningscrewapprox.2turns,pulloffthehandle,andcompletelyunscrewthescrewbyhand(approx.8turns).
7.Pulloutthefasteningscrewuptothestopandturnitanticlockwise2turns(topreventdamage).
8.Repeatprocedureontheothersideofthehardtop.
9.Togetherwithasecondpersonontheotherside,graspthehardtopatpointsEandF.
Warning!
Dangerofpinchingngersorhandsatthepoints“F”.
Evenlyliftthehardtopatbothsides.
10.Firstpullthehardtoprearwardandupoutofthelockingelements.Carefullyliftthehardtopupandoverthevehicletotherear.
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11.CarefullyremovebothprotectioncoversJtotherear.
12.FitbothplasticcoversCintothetrimpanel.Themarkingpointmustpointtotherear.Thesecoversarealsousedwiththehardtop.
13.Closefrontlockinglever.Pushonplasticcoverofthefronthardtoplock.
Puttingonthehardtop
Caution!
Riskofdamagetothewindstopandhardtop.
Alwaysremovethewindstopbeforefittingthehardtop.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WINDSTOP”onpage214.
1.Openallfoursidewindowsandconvertibletop.
2.TakeunlockinghandleDfromthestoragetraybetweenthefrontseats.PositionunlockinghandleDonthepointmarking.CarefullyremovebothplasticcoversConbothsidesofthehardtop.
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Oncecleaned,leather(particularlytheheavilystressedleatherseats)mustbetreatedonlywithPorscheleathercareliquid.
Fabric,upholstery,carpetsandoor-mats
Useonlyavacuumcleaneroramediumstiffbrush.
RemovestainsandspotswithPorschestainremover.
ThePorscherangeofaccessoriesincludesnonskidfloor-matstoprotectthecarpetsinsummerandwinter.
Warning!
Riskofaccidentresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Alwayscheckthemovementofthepedalsbeforedrivingandmakesurethattheyarenotobstructedbyafloor-matoranyotherobject.
Securethefloor-mattopreventitfromslidingintopositionsthatcouldinterferewiththesafeoperationofyourvehicle-donotinstallthemlooselyinthevehicle.YourPorschedealerwillbegladtoofferyounonskidfloor-matsofthecorrectsize.
Alcantara
Regularcare
DonotusealeathercareproducttocleanAlcantara.
Forregularcareitissufficienttocleanthecoverwithasoftbrush.
Heavyabrasionorrubbingwhencleaningcausesapermanentchangeinthesurface.
Cleaningwhenlightlysoiled
Wetasoftclothwithwateroraneutralsoapsolutionandwipeoffthedirt.
Cleaningwhenheavilysoiled
Wetasoftclothwithlukewarmwaterorthinnedwhitespiritanddabthedirtfromtheoutsidein.
Safetybelts
Ifitbecomesnecessarytocleanthebelts,youcanuseanymildwashingagent.Allowthebeltstodrypriortoretracting,butavoiddirectsunlight.
Onlyusesuitablecleaners.Ifunsuitablecleanersareusedoranyattemptismadetodyeorbleachthebelts,thewebbingmaybeweakenedandthusconstituteasafetyrisk.
StoringyourPorsche
IfyouintendtostoreyourPorscheforaprolongedperiod,pleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.Thestaffwillbegladtoadviseyouonthemostsuitableandnecessarymethods.
Cleanyourvehiclethoroughlyinsideandoutside.Cleantheenginecompartment.Theundercarriageandchassiscomponentsshouldbefreeofdirtandsaltdeposits.
Fillupthefueltank.
Changetheoilandoilfilter,andruntheengineforseveralminutes.
Increasethetirepressureto58psi(4bar).Itisnotrecommendedtoliftthevehicle,duetothepossibilityofcorrosiononshockabsorberpistonshafts.Thevehicleshouldbemovedslightly,approximatelyeveryfourweeks,topreventflatspotonthetires.
Climatecontrol
Theairconditioningsystemshouldbeingoodworkingconditionandfullycharged.
Windshield/Headlightwasher
Checkandcorrectantifreeze/cleaningsolutionlevelasnecessary.
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