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Operation, Safety
Seat Adjustment and Head 
Restraints
 Warning!
The seat may move unexpectedly if you 
attempt to adjust while driving. This could 
cause sudden loss of control, resulting in se-
rious personal injury or death. 
f Do not adjust seats while the vehicle is in mo-
tion.
The backrest locks must be engaged at all 
times while the vehicle is in motion.
Safety belts only offer protection when the 
backrest is upright and the belts are properly 
positioned on the body. 
Improperly positioned sa fety belts or safety 
belts worn by passengers in an excessively 
reclined position can cause serious personal 
injury or death in an accident. 
f Do not operate the car with the driver or 
passenger backrests excessively reclined 
(see “Seat position”).
Risk of injury if persons or animals are in the 
movement range of the seat during seat 
adjustment.
f Adjust the seat so that no-one is put at risk.
 Caution!
Risk of damage to windshield, sun visor, etc. 
when the seat is adjusted or folded back or 
forward.
f Adjust the seat so that the  s e a t  b a c k re s t  i s  n o t  in contact with any other object.
The driver and passenger seats provide 
integrated head restraints in the backrests. The 
head restraints are not adjustable. Warning!
All occupants, including the driver, should not 
operate a vehicle or sit in a vehicle's seat until the 
head restraints and backrests, respectively, are 
placed in their proper posi tions so that the risk of 
neck injuries is minimize d in the event of a crash.
For proper positioning of the head restraint, the 
seatback's inclination should be adjusted such 
that the head restraint is  in an upright position. 
Driver and passenger should be seated upright 
and in the center of their seats.
Seat positionAn ergonomically correct sitting position is 
important for safe and fatigue-free driving. 
We recommend the following procedure for adjust-
ing the driver’s seat to suit individual 
requirements:
1. Vehicles with manual transmission:
Adjust the seat until, with the clutch pedal fully 
depressed, your leg remains at a slight angle.
Vehicles with Porsche Doppelkupplung 
(PDK):
Adjust the seat until, with your left foot on the 
footrest, your left leg remains at a slight angle.
2. Rest your outstretched arm on the steering  wheel.
Set the backrest angle (not applicable for 
Sports bucket seat) and the steering-wheel 
position so that your wr ist rests on the outer 
rim of the steering wheel. At the same time, 
the shoulders must still be in noticeable 
contact with the backrest.
3. Adjust the seat height  (not applicable for 
Sports bucket seat) to give yourself enough 
headroom and a good overview of the vehicle.
4. Electrically adjustable seat: Adjust the seat angle until your thighs rest 
lightly on the seat cushion. 
Operation, Safety
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Standard seat/sports seatA Seat height
fUse lever  A in a pumping movement:
Upwards – seat moves upwards
Downwards – seat moves downwards
B Fore and aft
f Raise locking lever  B.
Move seat to desired position and release 
lever.
Ensure that the seat engages correctly.
CBackrest angle
f Operate switch  C until the desired backrest 
angle is reached.
Comfort seat with driver seat memory/
Adaptive sports seat with driver seat 
memoryf Press the switch in the direction indicated by 
the arrow until the desired setting is reached.
A Seat height adjustment
B Fore-and-aft position adjustment
C Seat angle adjustment
D Backrest angle adjustment E Lumbar support
(pelvis and spinal column support)
To permit a relaxed sitting posture, the backrest 
curvature is continuously adjustable in vertical and 
horizontal directions for individual pelvis and 
spinal column support.
f Press the switch in the direction indicated by 
the arrow until the desired backrest curvature 
is reached.
F Adjusting the backrest side bolsters (adaptive sports seat only)
f Push forward or pull backward switch  F until 
the side bolsters are adjusted to the shape of 
the body.
G Adjusting the seat cushion side bolsters (adaptive sports seat only)
f Push forward or pull backward switch  G until 
the side bolsters are adjusted to the shape of 
the body.
Seat backrestFolding forward
f Pull up lever H in the side part of the backrest 
and fold the backrest forward.
Folding back
f Tilt back and engage the backrest so that it 
cannot tip forward when the car is braked. 
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Practical Tips, Emergency Service
A- Fog light height adjustment
B -Fastening screwsChanging bulb for fog lights1. Unscrew both screws  B. 2. Lower headlight slightly and lift it forward 
and out. 3. Turn bulb holder counter-clockwise and 
remove it.
4. Pull both plug release tabs apart and pull  plug out.
5. Replace the defective bulb with bulb holder.
6. Insert bulb holder and turn it as far as it will go  to the right.