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FrontLuggageCompartment
Accesscovers
(onvehicleswithDVDnavigationorCDchanger)
Opening
GraspaccesscoverAorBatthehandleandopen.
ThedriveforDVDnavigationandtheCDchangercanbefoundbehindtheaccesscoverB.
Caution!
Riskofdamage.
Donotstoreanyheavy,damporheat-sensitiveobjectsbehindtheaccesscovers.
E-AdapterforsecuritywheelboltsF-TirellingcompressorG-TowinghookH-ToolkitI-Tiresealant
Toolbox
Opening
Unlockturn-locksC.
Opentoolboxandplaceitontheflooroftheluggagecompartment.
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Closing
Inserttoolboxintotheguidepegsintheluggagecompartmentfloor.
Closetoolboxandlocktheturn-locksC.
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A-OpeningfrontluggagecompartmentlidB-Openingrearluggagecompartmentlid
RearLid
Releasingtherearlid
Operatepull-buttonBnexttothedriver’sseatorcorrespondingbuttonoftheremotecontrol.
Openingtherearlid
Caution!
Riskofdamagetothepaintontherearlidifthistouchestheloadtransportedontheroofrackwhenopening.
Onlyopentherearlidifthiscannottouchtheload.
Therearlidcanbeheldopenin2positions.Theluggagecompartmentisilluminatedwhentherespectivelidisopen.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage259.
Position1:Raiserearliduptopressurepoint.
Position2:Raiserearlidbeyondthepressurepoint.
Closingtherearlid
Pulldowntherearlidonthehandleandallowittofallintothelock.Checkthattherearlidhascorrectlyengagedinthelock.
Warningmessage
Awarningmessageintheon-boardcomputercomesonifthelidsarenotcompletelyclosed.
Fullyclosethelid.
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Cargopartition
Removingthecargopartition
Warning!
Unsecuredluggageandheavyobjectsmaycomelooseduringbraking,rapiddirectionalchangesorinanaccidentandcauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotcarryitemsofluggageorobjectsinthepassengercompartmentunsecured.Secureloadagainstslidingusingthecargopartition.
1.Turnbothturn-locksto”Lockopen“fromthepassengercompartment.
2.LiftthecargopartitionsomewhatfromtheluggagecompartmentanddisengageonbothsidesfromtheupperhooksBandhold.
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3.PutcargopartitionatanangleandliftoutfromthelowermountsA.Installingcargopartition
1.Turnbothturn-locksto”Lockopen“onthecargopartition.
2.EngageopenedlocksinthelowermountsA.
3.LiftcargopartitionsomewhatandengageintheupperhooksBonbothsides.
4.Turnbothturn-locksto”Lockclosed“onthecargopartition.
Foldingcargopartitionforward
Theluggagenetmustbedisengagedbeforefoldingthecargopartitionforward.
1.Turnbothturn-locksto”Lockopen“onthecargopartition.
2.Liftthecargopartitionsomewhatanddisen-gageonbothsidesfromtheupperhooksBandhold.
3.Foldthecargopartitionforwardcarefully(donotpressdownwithforce)andlayitonthecarpet.Makesurethatthepartitiondoesnotslipoutofthelowermounts.
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4.Turnbothturn-locksto”Lockclosed“onthecargopartition.Luggagecover
Theluggagecoverprotectsluggageintherearstorageareafromdirectsunlightandcuriouseyes.
Caution!
Riskofdamagetoluggagecoverfromsharp-edgedorslidingpiecesofluggage.
Alwaysremoveluggagecoverwhenpiecesofluggagecandamagetheluggagecover.
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Removingtheluggagecover
Holdluggagecoverwithonehandandloosenbothturn-locks.Removetheluggagecoverusingbothhands.
Installingtheluggagecover
Placeluggagecoverintothemountingswithbothhands,holditwithonehandandlockbothturn-locks.
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CarAudioOperation/Tips
Generalinformation
Forradiooperationseeyourradiomanualwhichisincludedwithyouron-boardlitera-ture.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage259.
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,sometimesthestrongersecondsignalwillbeselectedautomaticallyuntiltheoriginalonereturns.Thisswappingcanalsooccurasyoudriveawayfromtheselectedstationandapproachanotherstationofastrongersignal.
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