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Cupholder
Holderfordrinkscansandcups
Keepthecupholderclosedwhiledriving.
Warning!
Riskofscaldingordamageduetospillingdrinks.
Onlyusebeveragecontainerswhichfit.
Neverputoverfullcontainersinthecupholder.
Neverusehotdrinks.
Extendingcupholder
Pressthepanel.Thepanelopens.
Pressthesymbolfortherespectivecupholder.
Closepanelinthemiddle.
Thecupholderscanbepulledouttoholdlargercontainers.
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StorageinthePassenger
Compartment
Additionalstoragepossibilities
Warning!
Unsecuredluggageandheavyobjectsmaycomelooseduringbraking,rapiddirectionalchangesorinanaccidentandcauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donottransportanyheavyobjectsinthestoragetrays.
Donotcarryunsecuredluggageorobjectsinthepassengercompartment.
–inthedoors,
–inthedoorsillnexttothepassenger’sseat,
–inthecenterconsole,
–behindtherearseatbackrests(onlywiththeconvertibletopclosedontheCabriolet,whenopeningtheconvertibletopthereshouldnotbeanyobjectsintheareabehindtherearseats-riskofdamage),
–storagetraywithcoinholderbetweenseats,
–glovecompartmentwithCDandpenholder,
–clotheshookontheroofframe,
–clotheshookonbackoffrontbackrests(dependingonvehicleequipment),
–enlargedstoragespacebyfoldingtherearseatbackrestsforward.
Storagetraybetweentheseats
Opening
Pressreleasebuttonandliftthelid.Thereisacoinholderandsocketintheforwardpartofthestoragetray.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SOCKETS”onpage292.
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Glovecompartment
Warning!
Riskofinjurybytheglovecompartmentlidincaseofanaccident.
Keeptheglovecompartmentclosedwhiledriving.
Opening
Pullthecatchandopenthelid.
Locking
Lockthecatchtosecurethecontentsagainstunauthorizedaccess.
CDholder
Openingdrawers
Pushthebuttonofthedraweryouwishtoopen.
Closingdrawers
FoldupCDdrawerandcloseuntilitengages.
Occupieddrawers
Occupieddrawersareindicatedbyaredwindow.
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A-OpeningluggagecompartmentlidB-Openingenginecompartmentlid
LuggageCompartmentLidand
EngineCompartmentLid
Unlocking
Operatetheappropriatepull-buttonnexttothedriver’sseat.Theluggagecompartmentorenginecompartmentisilluminatedwhentherespectivelidisopen.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage293.
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanalsobeunlockedwiththeradioremotecontrol.
Pleaseobservethechapter”KEYWITHRADIOREMOTECONTROL”onpage23.
Note
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,theluggagecompartmentlidcanbeopenedonlybyconnectinganexternalelectricalpowersource.
Pleaseobservethechapter”ELECTRICALSYSTEM”onpage292.
Pleaseobservethedescriptioninsidethefuseboxlid.
Warningmessage
Awarningmessageintheon-boardcomputercomesonifthelidsarenotcompletelyclosed.
Fullyclosethelid.
Openingluggagecompartmentlid
Caution!
Riskofdamagetoluggagecompartmentlidorwindshieldwipers.
Makesurethatthewindshieldwipersarenotfoldedoutforwardswhenopeningtheluggagecompartmentlid.
Raiselidslightlyandunlatchthesafetycatchwiththelever(arrow).
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Closingluggagecompartmentlidand
enginecompartmentlid
Lowerthelidandcloseit.
Pushthelidclosedwiththepalmofyourhandintheareaofthelock.Checkthatthelidhascorrectlyengagedinthelock.
Warning!
Riskoflossofcontroloranaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Shouldyounoticeatanytimewhiledrivingthatoneofthelidsisnotsecuredproperly,pleasestopimmediatelyinasuitableplaceandcloseit.Thefrontlidmayflyupimpairingvision.
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TrunkEntrapment
Yourvehicleisequippedwithaninternaltrunkreleasemechanism.
ApersontrappedintheluggagecompartmentcanreleasethelidfromtheinsideusingunlockinghandleA.ThehandleAisfluorescentandglowsinthedark.
Note
Whenloadingtheluggagecompartment,makesurethatitemsofluggageorotherobjectscannotbecomecaughtonhandleA.Thiscouldcausetheluggagecompartmenttoopenunintentionally.
Warninglight
Awarningmessageintheon-boardcomputerlightsupwhenunlockinghandleAisoperated.
Stopthevehicleimmediatelywhenthewarninglightslightup.
Checktheluggagecompartment.
Closethelid.
Functionwithvehiclestationary
IftheluggagecompartmentlidisunlockedwithunlockinghandleA,thelidcanbeopenedfromtheinsideimmediately.
Functionwithvehicleinmotion
IftheluggagecompartmentlidisunlockedwithunlockinghandleAwhenaspeedof2mph(3km/h)isexceeded,thewarningmessageintheon-boardcomputerlightsup.Atthesametime,thelidisunlockedandthelatchstrikerpopsintothecatch-hookposition.
Danger!
Riskofaccident.Ifthewarningmessageintheon-boardcomputerlightsupwhenthevehicleisinmotion,thelidmayimpactinfrontofthewindshieldandcantearoff.Youcanlosecontrolofthevehicle,andseriouspersonalinjuryordeathmayresult.
Stopthevehicleimmediatelywhenthewarningmessagelightsup.
Checktheluggagecompartment.
Closethelid.
Note
Thelidcannotbeopenedfromtheinsideifthebatteryisdisconnectedorempty.
Safetyreasonsrequirethatyouunscrewthelatchstrikerofthelidlockifyouplantoputthevehicleoutofoperationforanextendedperiod.
PleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.Theywilladviseyouaboutthenecessarymeas-ures.
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1-3-ProgrammablebuttonsA-Light-emittingdiodeforstatusidentication
HomeLink
Function
TheprogrammableHomeLinkreplacesuptothreeoriginalhand-heldtransmittersusedtooperatevariousdevices(e.g.garagedoor,gatetotheproperty,alarmsystem).
Youcanprogrambuttons1to3withafrequencyofanoriginalhandheldtransmitter.
Warning!
RiskofaccidentwhenusingtheHomeLinkifpersons,animalsorobjectsarewithintherangeofmovementoftheequipmentthatisbeingoperated.
WhenusingtheHomeLink,ensurethatnopersons,animalsorobjectsarewithintherangeofmovementoftheequipmentthatisbeingoperated.
Observethesafetynotesfortheoriginalhand-heldtransmitter.
Preconditionsforoperatingand
programmingtheHomeLink:
–Ignitionisswitchedon.
–Foglightsareswitchedoff.
Tooperatetherespectivedevice:
Presstheappropriatebutton(1,2or3).Light-emittingdiodeAlightsupduringsignaltransfer.
Noteonoperation
AlwaysusetheHomeLinkopenerinthedirec-tionoftravel.Otherwise,rangerestrictionscannotberuledout.
Beforesellingthevehicle,deletethepro-grammedsignalsoftheHomeLink.
Pleasereadtheinstructionsfortheoriginalhand-heldtransmittertofindoutwhethertheoriginaltransmitterisequippedwithfixedorchangeablecode.
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PorscheCommunication
Management(PCM)
Generalinformationregardingthe
PorscheCommunicationManagement
RefertotheseparateoperatinginstructionsbeforeputtingthePCMintooperation.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage293.
Warning!
Thereisdangerofaccidentifyousetoroperatetheon-boardcomputer,radio,navigationsystem,telephoneorotherequipmentwhendriving.Thiscoulddistractyoufromtrafcandcauseyoutolosecontrolofthevehicleresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Operatethecomponentswhiledrivingonlyifthetrafficsituationallowsyoutodososafely.
Carryoutanycomplicatedoperatingorsettingproceduresonlywiththevehiclestationary.
ThereceptionconditionsfortheradiomoduleintegratedinthePCMchangecontinuouslyasyoudrive.Interferencefrombuildings,terrainandtheweatherisunavoidable.FMstereoreception
isparticularlysusceptibletovaryingreceptionconditions.
ElectronicaccessoriesshouldonlyberetrofittedbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
AccessorieswhichhavenotbeentestedandapprovedbyPorschemayimpairradiofunctionandreception.
Navigation
Whenputintooperationforthefirsttime,adistanceofapprox.30miles(50km)mustbedriveninorderforthenavigationsystemtocompletetheprocessoffinecalibration.Thesameapplieswhenthetiresarechanged(e.g.summer/wintertires)ornewtiresfitted.Fulllocationaccuracyisnotyetachievedduringthefine-calibrationprocess.
Ifthevehiclehasbeentransported(e.g.ferry,cartrain),thesystemmaytakeafewminutestodeterminethecurrentlocationafterithasbeenswitchedon.
Serioustireslip(e.g.spinningwheelsonsnow)mayresultintemporarilyinaccuratenavigation.
Whenthebatteryhasbeendisconnected,itmaytakeupto15minutesbeforethenavigationsystemisoperationalagain.
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CarTelephoneandAftermarket
Alarms
Importantlegalandsafetyinformation
regardingtheuseofcellulartelephones
Somestatesmayprohibittheuseofcellulartelephoneswhiledrivingavehicle.Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuseofcellulartelephonesintheareaswhereyoudrive.
Danger!
Riskofanaccident.Severepersonalinjuryordeathcanresultintheeventofanaccident.Lookingawayfromtheroadorturningyourattentionawayfromyourdrivingcancauseanaccidentandleadtoseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Whenusingyourcellulartelephone,youshouldalways:
Givefullattentiontoyourdriving-pullofftheroadandparkbeforemakingoransweringacalliftrafficconditionssorequire;and
Keepbothhandsonthesteeringwheel-usehands-freeoperation(ifavailable)-pullofftheroadandparkbeforeusingahand-heldtelephone.
Itisessentialtoobservetheinstructionsofthetelephonemanufacturerbeforeputtingthetelephoneintooperation.
AnyportabletelephoneorradiotransmitterwhichisusedinaPorschemustbeproperlyinstalledinaccordancewiththetechnicalrequirementsofPorsche.
Thetransmissionpowermustnotexceed10W.Thedevicesmustpossessatypeapprovalforyourvehicleandhavean“e”symbol.
Ifyoushouldrequireequipmentwithtransmissionpowervaluesgreaterthan10W,pleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerforthispurpose.Heisfamiliarwiththetechnicalrequirementsforinstallingdevicesofthiskind.
Theantennasforallradiosandtelephoneswithatransmittingantennamustbeexternallymounted.
Theimproperinstallationofradiosortelephonesoruseofaradioortelephonewithatransmittingantennainsidethecarmaycausethewarninglightstocomeon.
Improperinstallationofsuchequipmentcancreateadischargedbatteryorexcessivecurrentdrawfromaddedequipment.
Ifaftermarketsystemsareinstalledbynon-deal-ershiptechniciansoroutsidethesellingdealer,problemsmayresult.InstallationofaftermarketequipmentisnotcoveredundertheNewCarWar-ranty.
ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerabouttheinstallationofnonPorscheapprovedequipment.
Receptionquality
Thereceptionqualityofyourcartelephonewillchangeconstantlywhenyouaredriving.Interferencecausedbybuildings,landscapeandweatherisunavoidable.Itmaybecomeparticularlydifficulttohearwhenusingthehands-freefunctionduetoexternalnoisesuchasengineandwindnoise.
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ManualTransmission,Clutch
Generalinformation
Thepositionsofthegearsareshownontheshiftdiagramonthegearshiftlever.
Warning!
Riskofaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotobstructthepedaltravelwithfloormatsorotherobjects.NonskidfloormatsofthecorrectsizeareavailableatyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Warning!
Toavoiddamagetotheclutchandtransmis-sion:
Alwaysdepresstheclutchpedalfullywhenchanginggears.Makesurethatthegearshiftleveriscompletelyengaged.
Onlyshiftintoreversewhenthecarhascometoacompletestop.
Whenshiftinggears,alwaysensurethattheclutchpedalisfullydepressedandthegearhasfullyengaged.
Selectreverseonlywhenvehicleisstationary.
Selectanappropriatelylowgearonupwardanddownwardslopes.Thiswillensureoptimumuseofenginepowerandenginebraking.
Whenreversegearisselectedandtheignitionison,thebackuplightsareilluminated.
Permittedenginespeed
Youshouldchangeintoahighergearbeforetheneedlereachestheredmarkonthetachometer,oreaseofftheaccelerator.
Iftheredzoneisreachedduringacceleration,fuelfeedisinterrupted.
Caution!
Riskofenginedamage(overrevving)whenshiftingdowntoalowergear.
Takecarenottoexceedthemaximumpermittedenginespeedwhenshiftingdown.
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