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Speedometer ............................................  118
Changing over between Miles / Kilometers ..  118
Tachometer ...............................................  119
Turn Signal Indicator Light ..........................  119
High Beam Indicator Light...........................  119
Gear Shift Indicator “A”
(in vehicles with manual transmission)..........  119
Cooling System .........................................  120
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) ...................  121
Fuel ..........................................................  122
Clock ........................................................ 123
Outside Temperature  .................................. 123
Engine Oil Pressure ....................................  124
Check Engine (Emission Control) ................. 125
On-Board Computer (BC) ............................ 126
Warnings on the instrument panel 
and the on-board computer.........................  158Shifting Gears.................................  167Manual Transmission, Clutch .......................  168
Drive-Off Assistant .....................................  169
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) ...................  170Mobile Roofs ..................................  177 Lifting/Sliding Roof ....................................  178
Convertible Top .........................................  181
Emergency operation of the convertible top .  183
Windstop...................................................  190
Hardtop ....................................................  194
Targa ........................................................  200
Roof Transport System...............................  204
Maintenance, Car Care ...................  205Exercise Extreme Caution when Working 
on your Vehicle .......................................... 206
Coolant Level............................................. 207
Engine Oil .................................................. 208
Engine Oil Level ......................................... 208
Engine Oil Recommendation........................ 210
Brake Fluid Level........................................ 212
Fuel Economy ............................................ 214
Operating your Porsche in other Countries ... 214
Fuel Recommendations .............................. 216
Portable Fuel Containers............................. 217
Fuel Evaporation Control ............................. 217
Emission Control System ............................ 218
How Emission Control Works ...................... 219
Washer Fluid .............................................. 220
Power Steering .......................................... 221
Air Filter .................................................... 222
Combination Filter ...................................... 222
Fluids/Oils for Manual Transmission 
and Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) ............. 222
Wiper Blades ............................................. 223
Car Care Instructions.................................. 224Practical Tips, Emergency Service ...  233Exercise Extreme Caution when Working 
on your Vehicle .......................................... 234
Tires/Wheels ............................................. 235
Loading Information ................................... 246
Wheel Bolts ............................................... 248
Changing a wheel....................................... 249
Flat Tire..................................................... 251Lifting the Vehicle with a Lifting Platform or 
Garage Lift ...............................................  254
Spacers 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera S .........  255
Electrical System ......................................  257
Battery .....................................................  261
Replacing the remote-control battery ..........  266
Emergency Starting with Jumper Cables .....  267
Bulb chart.................................................  269
Lights, Replacing Bulbs..............................  269
Headlights ................................................  270
Number Plate Light....................................  277
Changing Light-Emitting Diodes and 
Long-Life Bulbs .........................................  277
Adjusting Headlights ..................................  278
Towing .....................................................  280
Vehicle Identification, 
Technical Data ...............................  283Vehicle Identification..................................  284
Technical Data ..........................................  286
Diagrams .................................................  299 

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Operation, Safety
Never invite car theft! An unlocked car with the key in the ignition lock 
invites car theft. 
A steering wheel lock and a gong alarm are 
standard equipment in your Porsche. 
The gong alarm will sound if you open the driver’s 
door while the key is still in the ignition lock. It is 
your reminder to pull the key out of the ignition 
lock and to lock the doors. 
 Warning!
Any uncontrolled movement of the vehicle 
may result in property damage, serious per-
sonal injury or death.
Never leave your vehicle unattended with the 
key in the ignition lock, especially if children 
and/or pets are left unattended in the vehi-
cle. They can operate power windows and 
other controls. If the engine is left running, 
they may accidentally engage the shift lever. 
Serious personal injury or death could result 
from loss of control of the vehicle.
fAlways remove the ignition key. 
fAlways set the parking brake. 
fLock the doors with the remote control. 
 Warning!
Risk of a serious accident. 
The steering column will lock when you re-
move the key while you are driving or as the 
car is rolling to a stop. You will not be able to 
steer the car. 
Serious personal injury or death could result 
from loss of control of the vehicle.
fNever remove the key from the steering lock while you are driving. To protect your vehicle and your possessions 
from theft, you should always proceed as 
follows when leaving your vehicle: 
fClose windows.
fClose lifting/sliding roof
fClose convertible top (with the convertible top 
open, the passenger compartment monitoring 
system is always switched off)
fClose the sliding glass roof (Targa) (with the 
sliding glass roof open, the passenger com-
partment monitoring system is always 
switched off)
fRemove ignition key.
fEngage steering lock.
fLock glove compartment. 
fRemove valuables (e.g. car documents, tele-
phone, house keys) from the car. 
fLock doors.  

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Operation, Safety
1- Central locking button
2- Luggage compartment lid button
3- Button for glass rear hatch (Targa)
4- Light-emitting diode
Key with Radio Remote Control Unlocking the vehiclefPress button 1.Locking the vehiclefPress button 1.
Switching off the alarm system if it is 
triggered accidentally
fPress button 1.
Unlocking luggage compartment lid or 
glass rear hatch (Targa)fLuggage compartment lid: Press button 2 for 
approx. two seconds. 
fGlass rear hatch (Targa): Press button 3 for 
approx. two seconds. 
If the vehicle was locked, it is unlocked simultane-
ously with the luggage compartment/glass rear 
hatch (Targa).
In vehicles with seat memory the stored seat and 
door mirror positions are automatically set.
The vehicle will be locked again approx. 
80 seconds after the luggage compartment/
glass rear hatch (Targa) is closed if none of the 
doors was opened. 
Note 
Your authorized Porsche dealer can program fur-
ther types of unlocking for the luggage compart-
ment/glass rear hatch (Targa). 
Ty p e  1  
The relocking time of the doors can be adjusted to 
suit your individual requirements:
10 - 100 seconds. 
Ty p e  2  
The doors stay locked when the luggage compart-
ment/glass rear hatch (Targa) is unlocked.  

Operation, Safety
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The remote-control standby function 
switches off after 7 daysIf the vehicle is not started or unlocked with the re-
mote control within 7 days, the remote control 
standby function is switched off (to prevent dis-
charging of the vehicle battery). 
1. In this case, unlock the driver’s door with the 
key at the door lock.
Leave the door closed in order to prevent the 
alarm system from being triggered. 
2. Press button 1 on the remote control. 
The remote control is now activated again and 
the alarm system is switched off.
Operational readiness of the remote 
control interruptedEncoded data is transmitted to the vehicle each 
time the wireless remote control is operated. If the 
remote control is operated too often outside the 
range of the vehicle, this can result in the central 
locking system no longer responding. 
In this case, the remote control and vehicle must 
be synchronized.
Carrying out the synchronization
1. Unlock the driver's door with the key at the 
door lock. 
2. Open driver’s door and insert the ignition key 
into the ignition lock within 10 seconds to 
prevent the alarm system from being 
triggered.
3. With the key inserted, press and hold button 1 
on the remote control for approx. 5 seconds. 
The synchronization is now complete. 

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Operation, Safety
DoorsIf the door windows are closed, they will be auto-
matically opened by a few millimeters when the 
doors are opened and, when the doors are closed, 
they will be closed again. This makes it easier to 
open and close the doors and protects the seals.
fTherefore, you should pull the door handle 
slowly so that the door window can be lowered 
before the door is opened.Opening doors from outside fUnlock vehicle with the remote control.
fSlowly pull door handle A.
Opening unlocked doors from inside fSlowly pull door handle B. Opening locked doors from inside fSlowly pull door handle B twice.
fPlease see the chapter “LOCKING CONDITI-
ONS” on Page 20.
Door storage trayOpening storage tray
fOpen the cover C.
Keep the door storage tray C closed while driving 
for safety reasons. 

Operation, Safety
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Central Locking This device complies with:
Part 15 of the FCC Rules
RSS-210 of Industry Canada. 
Operation is subject to the following two condi-
tions: 
1. This device may not cause harmful interfer-
ence, and
2. this device must accept any interference re-
ceived, including interference that may cause 
undesired operation.
Note
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio 
or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifi-
cations to this equipment. 
Such modification could void the user’s authority 
to operate the equipment. 
 Warning!
Any changes or modifications not expressly ap-
proved by Porsche could void the user’s authority 
to operate this equipment.
fPlease see the chapter “LOAD SWITCH-OFF AF-
TER 2 HOURS OR 7 DAYS” on Page 258.
fPlease see the chapter “SEAT MEMORY” on 
Page 33.Both car doors and the filler flap can be centrally 
unlocked or locked with the remote control. 
The vehicle cannot be locked if the driver’s door is 
not completely closed. 
A short signal from the alarm horn will draw 
your attention to the fact that the following 
components are not completely closed when you 
try to lock the vehicle:
– Driver’s door (the vehicle cannot be locked if 
the driver’s door is not completely closed).
– Passenger’s door 
– Luggage compartment lid 
– Engine compartment lid
– Glass rear hatch (Targa)
– Glove compartment 
Unlocking the vehicle by using the key in the door 
lock and opening the door may activate the alarm 
system within 10 seconds.
Note
fOn vehicles with the Sport Chrono Package 
Plus, the PCM can be used to activate auto-
matic door locking.
Please observe the chapter “Individual Memo-
ry” in the separate PCM operating instructions.
Automatic relocking If the car is unlocked by remote control and none 
of the car doors is opened within approx. 
100 seconds, automatic relocking takes place.
This relocking time can be adapted to your individ-
ual requirements (10 - 100 seconds) by an author-
ized Porsche dealer.  

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Operation, Safety
Locking conditionsfLock car once.
The doors cannot be opened from the outside.
Alarm system and passenger compartment 
monitoring are switched on. 
If a person or animal remains in the vehicle: 
fQuickly lock car twice.
The doors cannot be opened from the outside.
The passenger compartment monitoring is 
switched off.
Unlocking the door with the inner door 
handle 
Any person remaining in the locked car can open 
the door with the inner door handle: 
1. Pull inner door handle once to unlock door 
lock. 
2. Pull inner door handle again to open door. 
Note
fInform any person remaining in the car that the 
alarm system will be triggered if the door is 
opened.
Malfunction of the remote controlThe remote control may not function correctly due 
to local radio wave interference. The vehicle will 
then not lock properly.
This can be identified by the missing locking 
sound and the missing check-back signal of the 
emergency flasher.
If this should occur:
fLock the vehicle with the key in the door.Emergency operation – openingfUnlock the driver’s door with the key at the 
door lock.
Open door within 20 seconds and insert the 
ignition key into the ignition lock within 
10 seconds to prevent the alarm system from 
being triggered.
Note on operation
If the door is not opened within approx. 
20 seconds, automatic relocking takes place. 
The alarm system will be triggered by the next 
unlocking of the door:
fInsert the ignition key into the ignition lock to 
switch off the alarm system.
Emergency operation – closing fLock the driver’s door with the key at the door 
lock.
If there is a defect in the central locking sys-
tem, all functioning elements of the central 
locking system will be locked.
The alarm system is switched on.
The passenger compartment monitoring sys-
tem is switched off.
The fault should be remedied immediately at an 
authorized Porsche dealer.  

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Indication by emergency flasher and 
alarm hornIf the remote control is used for unlocking or 
locking, a response is provided by the emergency 
flasher: 
– Unlocking – single flash. 
– Locking – double flash. 
– Locking twice – continuous illumination for ap-
prox. 2 seconds.
The passenger compartment monitoring is 
switched off.Fault indication A double horn signal during locking indicates a 
defect in the central locking or alarm system. 
Have the defect remedied at an authorized 
Porsche dealer. Overload protectionIf the central locking system is operated more 
than ten times within a minute, further operation is 
blocked for 30 seconds.
Central locking buttonThe central locking button on the dashboard lets 
you lock and unlock both doors electrically. 
Note
If the doors are locked with the key or remote con-
trol, they can not be opened by pressing the cen-
tral locking button.Locking 
fPress the central locking button.
Indicator light in the button lights up if ignition 
is on.
Unlocking 
fPress the central locking button.
Indicator light goes out.
If the doors were locked with the central locking 
button, they can be opened by pulling the inner 
door handle: 
1. Pull inner door handle once to unlock door 
lock. 
2. Pull inner door handle again to open door.