2016 PORSCHE 718 airbag

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Safety and environment
Roll-over protection.
In the open-top 718 Boxster models, dual
roll-over protection creates survival space
in the event of a roll-over or side impact.
The front roll- over protection element is
made from super-high-strength steel. The
rear roll-over bars located behind the seats
are made from an aluminium and steel
composite. These come fully trimmed and
provide a high degree of safet y.
Airbags and Porsche Side Impact
Protection System (POSIP).
The new 718 models offer advanced
airbag technology in the form of full-size
driver and front passenger airbags, which
are inflated in t wo stages depending on
the severity and type of accident.
All 718 models are also equipped with
the Porsche Side Impact Protection
System (POSIP). It comprises side impact
protection elements in the doors and t wo
airbags on each side. An integral thorax
airbag is located in each seat side bolster,
while the door panels each contain an
upwards-inflating head airbag.

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Comfort
1, 6 Spor ts bucket seat
2 Spor ts seat (standard)
3 Fully electric Spor ts seat
4 Spor ts seat Plus
5 Adaptive Spor ts seat Plus
or seats with seat centres in Alcantara®
or Sport-Tex) – for a pleasant and dry
seating environment, even in hot weather.
Child seat preparation.1)
ISOFIX child seat preparation for the front
passenger seat is available as an option
and includes a deactivation function for
the front passenger airbag. The Porsche
Tequipment range of genuine accessories
offers a selection of Porsche child seats
specially tested and approved for Porsche
cars.
1) Child seats are not compatible with the Spor ts bucket
seats.
Plus, they combine all the features of the
fully electric Sports seats and add power
adjustment of the side bolsters on the
squab and backrest.
Sports bucket seats.1)
Sports bucket seats featuring a folding
backrest, integral thorax airbag and
manual fore/aft adjustment are available
as optional equipment. The seat shells
are made from glass- and carbon-fibre
reinforced plastic with a carbon surface
finish.
Seat heating and ventilation.
Seat heating is available as an option for
all seats. Seat ventilation is also available
on request (not for Sports bucket seats
settings, including the positions of both
exterior mirrors and all driver’s seat and
steering wheel positions.
Sports seats Plus.
Available as an option are Sports seats
Plus in leather with electric backrest
adjustment as well as mechanical height
and fore/aft adjustment. The side bolsters
on the squab and backrest have a firmer,
sportier padding and provide even better
lateral support.
Adaptive Sports seats Plus.
Available on request, adaptive Sports
seats Plus reinforce the connection
bet ween sport and comfort. As an
upgraded version of the Sports seats
Sports seats.
The Sports seats are comfortable and
provide support even during performance
driving. They come equipped with electric
backrest adjustment and mechanical
height and fore/aft adjustment. The seat
centres are lined with Alcantara
®.
Fully electric Sports seats.
Comfort doesn’t have to be sacrificed.
Neither does a sporty driving feel. The
optional fully electric Sports seats offer
power adjustment of seat height, backrest
angle, squab angle and squab depth. Also
electrically operated are the fore/aft
adjustment, four-way lumbar support and
even the steering column. The included
memory package stores a range of
It’s your life.

So save the best seats for yourself.
Seats.

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Index Index
T
Technical data 140
Telephone module 86
Transmission 45
Turbocharger 41
T V tuner 133
Tyre identification 142
Tyre Pressure Monitoring (TPM) 52
U
Universal audio interface 82
V
Variable turbine geometry 41
W
W h e e l s 118
Wind deflector 24, 120
Wireless Internet access 86
S
Safet y 60
Standard specification 24
Steering 54
Steering wheels Sports steering wheel 74
GT sports steering wheel 74
Steering wheel heating 74
Seats Adaptive Sports seats Plus 76
Child seat preparation 76
Sports bucket seats 76
Sports seats 76
Sports seats Plus 76
Fully electric Sports seats 76
Seat heating and ventilation 76
Sound Package Plus 88
Speed limit indicator 80
Sport Chrono Package 56
SPORT Response but ton 58
SPORT but ton 56
Sports exhaust system 43
Sports tailpipes 43, 116
Storage solutions 78
Porsche Entry & Drive 74
Porsche Exclusive 95
Porsche Side Impact Protection
System (POSIP) 65
Porsche Stabilit y Management (PSM) 50
Porsche Tequipment 104
Porsche Torque Vectoring (PT V) 47
Porsche Vehicle Tracking System
(PV TS) 84
Porsche Vehicle Tracking System Plus
(PV TS Plus) 123
PSM Sport 58
Power steering Plus 54
Electromechanical 54
R
Recycling 69
Real-time traffic information 84
Rear differential lock, mechanical 47
Reversing camera 80
Roll- over bars 65, 120
Roll- over protection 65
O
Online navigation 84
P
Panorama 138
ParkAssist 80
PASM sports suspension 58
Personalisation 93
Porsche Active Safe (PAS) 80
Porsche Active Suspension
Management (PASM) 50
Porsche Car Configurator 136
Porsche Car Connect (PCC) 84
Porsche Ceramic Composite
Brake (PCCB) 63
Porsche Communication
Management (PCM) 82
Porsche Connect app 86
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) 45
Porsche Dynamic Light System
(PDLS) 67
Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus
(PDLS Plus) 67
I
Interior 34, 72, 102, 124–131
Interior packages 103, 109
Interior surveillance 123
iPod
® interface 82
ISOFIX child seat preparation 76
L
Lane Change Assist 80
LED main headlights 67
Leather and Sport-Tex interior 72, 110
Lights 67
Light design package 74
Light weight construction 17
Luggage compartments 78
M
Manual transmission 45
Mid-engine 15
Mobile phone preparation 82
Models 19, 23
N
Navigation module 82, 132
Net-t ype wind deflector 24, 120
Environment 69
Exhaust turbocharging 41
Exterior 28, 100, 120
Exterior mirrors 28, 122
F
Factory collection 137
Fuel 69
Fuel consumption 141
H
Highlights 20
Headlights Bi-Xenon main headlights including
Porsche Dynamic Light System
(PDLS) 67
LED main headlights including
Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus
(PDLS Plus) 67
HomeLink
® (programmable garage
door opener) 123
Hood 30, 78, 100
Connect module 84, 132
Connect Plus module 84, 132
Colours Exterior 100
Interior 102-106
Cruise control 123
D
Design 28
Digital radio 133
Direct fuel injection (DFI) 39
Direct steering 54
Drive 36
Dynamic transmission mounts 58
E
Efficiency-enhancing technology 43
Electronic logbook 133
Emissions 69, 141
Emission control 69
Engines 2.0-litre turbocharged
boxer engine 39
2.5-litre turbocharged
boxer engine 39
A
Adaptive cruise control including PAS 80
Airbags 65
Air conditioning system 74
Alarm system 123
Apple
® CarPlay 84
Assistance systems 80
Automatic climate control, two-zone 74
Auto start /stop function 43
B
Bi-Xenon headlights 67
Bi-Xenon main headlights 67
BOSE
® Surround Sound System 88
Boxer engines 23, 39
Brakes 63
Burmester
® High-End Surround
Sound System 88
C
Chassis 50
Child seats 76, 134
Coasting 43
Colour combinations 108
Comfor t 70
Index.