2009 PORSCHE PANAMERA page 42

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Overview Illustrations
Front Center Console1. Heated seats, seat ventilationSee page 43.
2. Air conditioning See page 70.
3. Emergency flasher See page 97.
4. Central locking See page 31.
5. Heated rear window/external mirror heating See page 84.
6. “Sport”/“Sport Plus” modes See page 212.
7. Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM)
See page 208.
8. High level See page 210.
9. Porsche Stability Management (PSM) See page 202.
10.Auto Start Stop function See page 169.
11.Roll-up sunblind on rear window/rear side windows
See page 66.
12.Sports exhaust system See page 214.
13.Retractable rear spoiler See page 214.

Overview Illustrations
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Overhead Operating Console1. Rear interior lightingSee page 98.
2. Dimming ambient lighting See page 100.
3. ParkAssist off button See page 241.
4. Passenger compartment monitoring See page 247.
5. Slide/tilt roof See page 88.
6. Garage door opener/HomeLink
®
See page 243.
7. Hands-free microphone
8. Reading light on driver’s side See page 98.
9. Front interior lighting See page 98.
10.Orientation lighting See page 99.
11.Interior door opening lighting See page 99.
12.Reading light on passenger’s side See page 98.

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Overview Illustrations
Rear1. Interior light/reading lightSee page 98.
2. Door opener See page 32.
3. Air vents See page 82.
4. Seat adjustment See page 42.
5. Central locking See page 31.
6. Air conditioning See page 70.
7. Drinks holder/cupholder See page 223.
8. Ashtray See page 224.
9. Power window/roll-up sunblind on rear side windows
See page 86.

Opening and Locking
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Notes on the Key and Central
Locking System KeyYou are provided with two vehicle keys with
integrated emergency key. These keys operate
all the locks on your vehicle.
fBe careful with your vehicle keys: do not
part with them except under exceptional
circumstances.
f Remove and take the ignition key with you,
even if leaving the vehicle only briefly.
Do not leave the ignition key in the vehicle.
f Inform your insurance company of any loss or
theft of car keys or if extra or replacement
keys have been cut.
f Third parties can still operate the mechanical
locks with a lost key.
Note on operation
Different vehicle settings are stored on the respec-
tive key when the vehicle is locked, provided the
vehicle is fitted with the relevant equipment.
For information on storing vehicle settings on
the key:
f Please see the chapter “STORING VEHICLE
SETTINGS” on Page 40.
Emergency operationfPlease see the chapter “EMERGENCY OPERA-
TION – UNLOCKING THE IGNITION KEY” on
Page 166.Replacement keysCar keys can only be ordered through an autho-
rized Porsche dealer. Sometimes, this may take a
long time.
You should therefore always keep a spare key on
your person. Keep it in a safe place, but under no
circumstances in or on the vehicle.
The key codes of new keys have to be “reported”
to the vehicle control mo dule by an authorized
Porsche dealer. All keys belonging to the vehicle
must also be reported again.
Note
Third parties can continue to operate the mecha-
nical locks using the lost key.
Panic buttonIn dangerous situations or when one's own safety
is threatened, it is possible to draw attention to
the situation by triggering an alarm.
To trigger an alarm
f Press button.
The horn sounds and the emergency flasher
flashes.
To stop the alarm
f Press button again.
The horn becomes silent and the emergency
flasher goes out.

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Brief Overview – Opening and
Locking From OutsideThe Porsche Entry & Drive option can be
recognized by the buttons A in the door handles.
This brief overview does not replace the
information provided under “OPENING AND
LOCKING FROM OUTSIDE”.
Warnings, in particular, are not replaced by this
brief overview.
Key Porsche Entry & Drive
What do I want to do?
What do I have to do?
What happens?
Unlocking
Using the key:
Press the button on the key once.
Press the button on the key twice.
With Porsche Entry & Drive:
Grip the door handle fully. The emergency flasher flashes once.
The driver’s door can be opened.
All vehicle doors and the rear lid can be opened.
The doors and the rear lid can be opened.
Closing
Using the key:
Press the button on the key.
With Porsche Entry & Drive:
Press the button A
on the door handle.
The emergency flasher flashes twice and an
acoustic signal will sound twice.
The doors are locked.
Lock if persons/animals
are remaining in vehicle (Switch off the alarm system’s interior
surveillance) Please see the chapter “SWITCHING OFF INTERIOR
SURVEILLANCE AND INCLINATION SENSOR” on
page 247.Switching off alarm
Press the button on the key.

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Opening and Locking
Opening and Locking From OutsideDepending on your vehicle equipment, you
can unlock and lock the vehicle either with the car
key or without a key by means of Porsche Entry &
Drive.
With the key
Use the buttons on the key to unlock and lock
the vehicle. With Porsche Entry & Drive
On vehicles with Porsche Entry & Drive, you
can unlock, lock and st
art the vehicle without
using the key.
You simply have to carry the key with you,
e.g. in your trouser pocket.
f Do not expose the car key to a high level
of electromagnetic radiation. This could
adversely affect Porsche Entry & Drive. Note on operation
The factory settings of the vehicle are described
in this section.
In the multi-function display in the instrument
panel, you can change the settings and store them
on the respective key fo
r vehicles with comfort
memory.
For information on modifying the opening and
locking settings:
f Please see the chapter “LOCKING SETTINGS”
on page 145.

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Automatic door locking and automatic
door unlocking
Warning!
In an emergency situation where you need to
exit the car through an automatically locked
door, remember the following procedure to
open the door.
f Unlock the doors by pressing the central
locking button or
f Pull the inside door handle on the front door
once or on the rear door twice to open the door.
In the multi-function display of the instrument
panel, you have the option of selecting diverse
variants of automatic door locking and automatic
door unlocking.
For information on modifying the opening and
locking settings:
f Please see the chapter “LOCKING SETTINGS”
on page 145.
Unlocking and opening tailgateWhen the tailgate is unlocked, the vehicle doors
are also unlocked.
The vehicle is locked ag ain automatically after
30 seconds if none of the vehicle doors or the
tailgate is opened.
Danger!
Risk of carbon monoxide poisoning! Exhaust
gases can enter the passenger compartment
when the tailgate is open and render the
occupants unconscious if longterm exposure
occurs, resulting in an accident. In a stopped
vehicle, carbon monoxide can also lead to
death.
f Always keep the tailgate closed when the
engine is running.
fAlways keep the tailgate closed while driving.
Unlocking with the key
1. Press button .
2. Press the unlocking handle ( arrow) on the
tailgate and open the tailgate.

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Opening and Locking
Variant 2
f
When the ignition is switched off, press the
button on the key for approximately
1second.
If the vehicle is locked, either the driver’s door
or the entire vehicle will be unlocked,
depending on the settings in the multi-function
display.
For information on locking and unlocking settings
in the multi-function display:
f Please see the chapter “LOCKING SETTINGS”
on page 145. Variant 3
f
With the ignition switched on, press and hold
the button in the driver’s door until the
tailgate has opened fully.
Opening is interrupted if the button is released
prematurely.
A – Closing the tailgate auto matically without Porsche
Entry & Drive
A and B – Closing the tailgate au tomatically and locking
with Porsche Entry & DriveClosing tailgate automatically
Make sure that the load is not in the area of the
tailgate when the tailgate is closed because
otherwise the closing operation will be interrupted
after contact with the load and the tailgate will
open again.
f Press the button A in the trim panel on the
tailgate.
The tailgate is closed.