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Table of ContentsTable of ContentsPorsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB)  ...... 4
Setting and operating vehicle components 
when driving  .................................................. 4
Portable Fuel Contain ers ................................ 4
Ground Clearance  ...... .................................... 4
Engine Exhaust  .......... .................................... 5Before driving off................................. 8Before driving off...  ........................................ 8
Break in hints for the first 
2,000 miles/3,000 kilo meters ...................... 10Operation, Safety ............................... 13Keys   ........................ .................................. 15
Security Wheel Bolts  .................................... 15
Doors ................................................ ......... 18
Central Locking in Cars without Alarm System  19
Central Locking in Cars with Alarm System  ...  21
Alarm System, 
Passenger Compartment Monitoring  ............. 25
Power Windows  ............. .............................. 27
Mirrors ...................... .................................. 29
Rear Window Defogger,  Door Mirror Heating  .. 31
Seat Adjustment and Head  Restraints  ............ 32
Seat Memory ............. .................................. 35
Heated Seats  ............ .................................. 37
Seat Ventilation ...... ...................................... 38
Steering Wheel Adjust ment ........................... 38
Steering Wheel Heatin g ................................ 39
Multi-Functional Steering Wheel  ..................... 40 Sun Visors  ...............
....................................41
Safety Belts  ............. ....................................42
Airbag Systems  ....... ....................................44
Child Restraint System s ................................50
LATCH System
Child seat bracket on the passenger’s seat  ....54
Sports Exhaust System  ................................55
Parking Brake  .......... ....................................55
Brakes   ................... ....................................56
ABS Brake System (Antilock Brake System)  ...59
Clutch Pedal  ................ ................................60
Sport Mode  ................. ................................61
Porsche Stability Manage ment (PSM)  .............63
Porsche Active Suspension Management 
(PASM) ........................ ................................66
Retractable Spoiler  .. ................................... 67
Fixed rear spoiler  . ........................................68
Interior lights  ................................ ...............69
Parking Aids   ........... ....................................70
Ignition/Starter Switch with 
anti-theft Steering Lo ck .................................72
Starting Procedures  .....................................75
Stopping Engine  .. ........................................76
Emergency Flasher Swit ch ............................77
Light Switch on Vehicles 
with Bi-Xenon Headlig hts ...............................78
Light Switch on Vehicles 
with Halogen Headlights  ...............................80
Turn Signal / Headlight Dimmer /Parking light / 
Flasher Lever ........... ....................................81
Windshield Wiper/ Washer Lever  ...................82
Automatic Speed Contro l ..............................
84Cupholder ...................
................................ 86
Ashtray ....................... ................................ 87
Cigarette Lighter  .... ..................................... 88
Storage in the Passenger Compartment ........ 89
Luggage Storage on Engine Compartment Lid 91
Luggage Compartment Li ds ......................... 92
Luggage Compartment  ................................ 94
Rear luggage compartm ent .......................... 94
Trunk Entrapment  .. ..................................... 95
Porsche Communication Management (PCM)  . 97
Car Telephone and Aftermarket Alarms   ........ 99
iPod, USB and AUX . ................................... 100
Fire Extinguisher  .... ................................... 101
HomeLink ................... .............................. 102
Automatic Air Conditioning System, 
Heated Rear Window/
Door Mirror Heating. ........................ 105Air Conditioning ...... ................................... 106
Automatic Air Conditioning System  ............. 109
Central and Side Vents    ............................. 112
Fresh-air Intake   . ....................................... 112
Heated Rear Window/Door Mirror Heating  ... 113Instruments, On-Board Computer, 
Warnings ........................................ 115Instrument Panel USA Models ..................... 116
Instrument Panel Canada Models  ................ 118
Automatic Speed Control Indicator light  ...... 120
Instrument Illumination  ............................... 120 

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Operation, Safety
Keys   ........................
.................................. 15
Security Wheel Bolts  .................................... 15
Doors ................................................ ......... 18
Central Locking in Cars without Alarm System  19
Central Locking in Cars with Alarm System  ...  21
Alarm System, 
Passenger Compartment Monitoring  ............. 25
Power Windows  ............. .............................. 27
Mirrors ...................... .................................. 29
Rear Window Defogger,  Door Mirror Heating  .. 31
Seat Adjustment and Head  Restraints  ............ 32
Seat Memory ............. .................................. 35
Heated Seats  ............ .................................. 37
Seat Ventilation ...... ...................................... 38
Steering Wheel Adjust ment ........................... 38
Steering Wheel Heatin g ................................ 39
Multi-Functional Steering Wheel  ..................... 40
Sun Visors ................. .................................. 41
Safety Belts ............... .................................. 42
Airbag Systems  ......... .................................. 44
Child Restraint System s ............................... 50
LATCH System
Child seat bracket on the passenger’s seat  .... 54
Sports Exhaust System  ................................ 55
Parking Brake  ............ .................................. 55
Brakes   ..................... .................................. 56
ABS Brake System (Antilock Brake System)  ... 59
Clutch Pedal  .............. .................................. 60
Sport Mode  ............... .................................. 61
Porsche Stability Mana gement (PSM) ............. 63
Porsche Active Suspension Management 
(PASM) ...................... .................................. 66 Retractable Spoiler  ..
...................................  67
Fixed rear spoiler  . ........................................ 68
Interior lights  ................................ ............... 69
Parking Aids   ........... .................................... 70
Ignition/Starter Switch with 
anti-theft Steering Lo ck ................................ 72
Starting Procedures  ..................................... 75
Stopping Engine   . ........................................ 76
Emergency Flasher Swit ch ............................ 77
Light Switch on Vehicles 
with Bi-Xenon Headlights  ............................... 78
Light Switch on Vehicles 
with Halogen Headlights  ............................... 80
Turn Signal / Headlight Dimmer /Parking light / 
Flasher Lever ........... .................................... 81
Windshield Wiper/ Wash er Lever  ................... 82
Automatic Speed Control  .............................. 84
Cupholder ................... ................................
 86
Ashtray ....................... ................................ 87
Cigarette Lighter ...... .................................... 88
Storage in the Passenger Compartment  ........ 89
Luggage Storage on Engine Compartment Lid 91
Luggage Compartment Li ds .......................... 92
Luggage Compartment  ................................ 94
Rear luggage compartm ent .......................... 94
Trunk Entrapment   ... .................................... 95
Porsche Communication Management (PCM) .. 97
Car Telephone and Aftermarket Alarms  ......... 99
iPod, USB and AUX  .. .................................. 100
Fire Extinguisher  .. ...................................... 101
HomeLink .................... .............................. 102 

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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 
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A- Seat heating, left
B -Seat heating, rightHeated SeatsTwo-stage seat heating is ready for operation 
when the engine is running.
The yellow light-emitting diodes in the button show 
witch stage is currently activated.
Switching onHigh heating power
f Press button once.
Both  yellow light-emitting diodes in the button 
light up.
Low heating power
f Press button twice.
One yellow light-emitting  diode in the button 
lights up.Switching offf Press button as often as necessary until the 
light-emitting diodes go out. 

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fUsing accessories not approved by Porsche 
can cause the weight sensing system to be im-
paired. 
f Do not squeeze objects, such as the fire extin-
guisher, or first aid kit under the seat.
f Only have seats removed and installed by an 
authorized Porsche dealer so that weight sens-
ing components will not be damaged.
f Give your passenger all of the information in 
this chapter.
Note
Airbag components (e.g. steering wheel, door lin-
ing, seats) may be disassembled only by an autho-
rized Porsche dealer.
When disposing of a used airbag unit, our safety 
instructions must be followed. These instructions 
can be obtained at any authorized Porsche dealer.
Function of the airbag systemAirbags are a supplemental safety system. Your 
primary protection comes from your safety belts.
The front airbags are triggered during a frontal 
collision of sufficient force and direction.
In the event of a side impact of corresponding 
force, the side airbag on the impact side is 
triggered.
The inflation process gene rates the amount of gas 
required to fill the airbags at the necessary pres-
sure in fractions of a second.
Airbags help to protect the head and upper body, 
while simultaneously damp ing the motion of the 
driver and passenger in the impact direction in the 
event of a frontal impact or side impact.
In order to help provide protection in severe colli-
sions which can cause death and serious injury, 
airbags must inflate extremely rapidly. Such high 
speed inflation has a negative but unavoidable 
side effect, which is that it can and does cause in-
juries, including facial an d arm abrasions, bruising 
and broken bones. You can  help minimize such in-
juries by always wear ing your safety belts.
There are many types of  accidents in which air-
bags are not expected to deploy. These include 
accidents where the airbags would provide no be-
nefit, such as a rear impact against your vehicle. 
Other accidents where the airbags are designed 
not to deploy are those where the risk of injury 
from the airbag deployment could exceed any pro-
tective benefits, such as in low speed accidents or  higher speed accidents where the vehicle decele-
rates over a long time. Since airbag deployment 
does not occur in all accidents, this further em-
phasizes the need for yo
u and your passenger to 
always wear safety belts.
Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and 
diagnostic module. This module will record the 
use of the seat belt restraint system by the driver 
and passenger when the airbags and/or belt ten-
sioner work.
Advanced AirbagYour vehicle is equipped with a weight sensing sys-
tem for the passenger's seat in accordance with 
U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208. 
Depending on the weight acting on the passen-
ger's seat, the passenger's airbag will automati-
cally be switched on and off.
Depending on the angle and force of impact, the 
passenger's airbag which is activated will be trig-
gered during a collision.
Precondition for switching the passenger's airbag 
on and off, depending on weight:
– Vehicles equipped with key-operated airbag  deactivation device:
Switch position AUTO.
– Ignition key is inserted.
Improper handling of the weight sensing system 
can unintentionally impair switching the 
passenger's airbag off and on. 

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Key-operated airbag deactivation deviceIn case your vehicle is equipped with LATCH, you 
can switch off (OFF) the passenger’s front airbag 
manually. In the automatic mode (AUTO), the air-
bag will be switched on or off automatically de-
pending on the weight on the passenger seat.
fSwitch off the passenger’s airbag on the key 
switch using the vehicle key.
A Switch position AUTO – passenger’s front  airbag is active
B Switch position OFF – passenger’s front airbag  is switched off
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp
 Danger!
Risk of serious personal  injury or death for 
passenger if passenger’s airbag remains 
switched off after the child restraint system 
is removed.
f Make sure that the key switch is switched to 
AUTO once the child seat has been removed, 
in order to provide protection to the adult occupants. Warning light ”PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF“
If the airbag on the pass
enger’s side is switched 
off:
– Warning light “PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF” is  continuously lit when  the ignition key is 
inserted.
 Danger!
Risk of serious personal  injury or death from 
the passenger’s airbag. 
If the ”PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF“ warning 
light is not lit when the ignition key is inserted 
and the Airbag OFF switch  is switched to the 
OFF-Position, this could indicate a fault in the 
system.
f Do not install a child restraint system on the 
passenger’s seat.
f Have the fault remedied immediately. Please see your authorized Porsche dealer.
Note
f Do not install a child restraint system in the 
Sports bucket seat.
The key switch for switch ing off the passenger’s 
airbag in combination with the LATCH attachment 
bracket are not installed at the factory. They can 
be retrofitted (not on vehicles with Sports bucket 
seats).
f Please see your authorized Porsche dealer. 

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Operation, Safety
Child Restraint SystemsfDo not install a child restraint system in the 
Sports bucket seat.
The Sports bucket seat cannot be equipped 
with the LATCH system.
Porsche recommends that  all infants and children 
be restrained in child restraint systems at all times 
while the vehicle is in motion in accordance with 
applicable laws.
Use only child restraint systems with the LATCH-
system recommended by Porsche. These sys-
tems have been tested and  adjusted to the interior 
of your Porsche and the  appropriate child weight 
groups. Other systems have not been tested and 
could entail an increased risk of injury or death. 
You can obtain child seats that are LATCH compa-
tible at your authorized Porsche dealer.
f Always see the separate installation 
instructions for your child seat.
The use of infant or child restraints is required by 
law in all 50 states of the U.S. and all Canadian 
provinces. The child restraint system should be 
one that complies with U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle 
Safety Standards and should be secured by a lap 
belt or lap belt portion of  a lapshoulder belt or for 
child seats equipped with the LATCH sytem ( Lo-
wer  Anchorage and  Tether for  Children, also 
known as ISOFIX) to the LATCH anchorages. 
A statement by the seat manufacturer of compli-
ance with this standard can be found on the in-
struction label on the restraint and in the instruc- tion manual provided with the restraint.
 Danger!
The use of a child restraint system in the pas-
senger seat can result in serious personal in-
jury or death to the  child from an airbag 
deployment.
To reduce risk of injury from an inflating air-
bag in an accident, Po rsche strongly recom-
mends:
f Please see the chapter “PASSENGER AIRBAG 
OFF INDICATOR LAMP DOES NOT LIGHT UP” 
on Page 47.
f Please see the chapter “CHILD RESTRAINT 
SYSTEMS” on Page 50.
f Do not install a child restraint system in 
the Sports bucket seat.
The Sports bucket seat cannot be equipped with the LATCH system. 
Note
The key switch for switching off the passenger’s 
airbag and the LATCH attachment bracket are not 
installed at the factory. Th ey can be retrofitted (not 
on vehicles with Sports bucket seats).
f Please see your authorized Porsche dealer.
 Danger!
Risk of serious personal injury or death to the 
child.
f Follow all child restraint instructions and warnings in this manual.
– When using an infant or child restraint system,  be sure to follow all manufacturer's instruc-
tions on installation and use.
– Infants and small children should never be held  on the lap, nor should th ey share a safety belt 
with another occupant while the vehicle is in 
motion.
– Children too big for child restraint systems  should use regular safety  belts. A shoulder belt 
can be used providing it does not cross the 
face or the neck of the child.
– Choose a child restraint system according to  the weight of the child.
– Child restraint systems that are damaged or  h a v e  b e e n  h e a v i l y  s t r e s s e d  i n  a n  a c c i d e n t  m u s t  
be replaced immediately.
– Children could be endangered in a crash if their  child restrains are not properly secured in the 
vehicle.
– Do not affix things to child restraint systems or  cover it with  other materials. 

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LATCH SystemChild seat bracket on the passenger’s 
seatfDo not install a child restraint system in 
the Sports bucket seat.
The Sports bucket seat cannot be equipped 
with the LATCH system.
The key switch for switching off the passenger’s 
airbag and the LATCH attachment bracket are not 
installed at the factory. Th ey can be retrofitted (not 
on vehicles with Sports bucket seats).
f Please see your authorized Porsche dealer.
Porsche recommends the use of a Porsche Child 
Seat with  Lower  Anchorage and  Tether for  Child-
ren system (LATCH).
These systems have been  tested and adjusted to 
the interior of your Po rsche and the appropriate 
child weight groups. Other systems have not been 
tested and could entail an increased risk of injury.
You can obtain child seats that are LATCH compa-
tible at your authorized Porsche dealer.
f Always see the separate installation instruc-
tions for your child seat.
f Please see the chapter “CHILD RESTRAINT 
SYSTEMS” on Page 50.
Installing a LATCH child seat system1. Secure the child seat to retaining lugs  A as out-
lined in the instruction manual for the child 
seat.
2. Pull the child seat to check that both fastening  points are engaged correctly.
Note
f Make sure that the key switch is switched to 
AUTO once the child se at has been removed, 
in order to provide protection to the adult 
occupants.