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PorscheandtheEnvironment
Environmentalguidelines
Wedevelopandproduceexclusivevehicleswithadvancedenvironmentalandsafetytechnologyandagreatabilitytofascinate.
Ourenvironmentalpolicyisbasedonthe
followingprinciples:
–Themaximumpossibleuseofenvironmentalandsafetytechnologythatiseconomicallyjustifiable.
–Economicalusageofenergyandresources.
–Involvementofourbusinesspartnersandcontractorsinoureffortstoprotecttheenvironment.
–Opendialoguewithallsocialgroups.
CaliforniaProposition65Warning
Warning!
Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainoremitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainfluidscontainedinvehiclesandcertainproductsofcomponentwearcontainoremitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.
Production
Whetherinproductionorrepair,Porschealwaysreliesonenvironmentallyfriendlytechnology.Anexampleofthisisthewater-basedpaintusedinourpaintinginstallations.Water-basepaintsandnewpaintingmethodsreducesolventemissionsby70percent.Thewaterusedinthepaintinginstallationisrecirculated.WastewaterleavesthePorschefactoryonlyafterbeingappropriatelytreated.
Awaste-managementsystemhasbeenintroducedtoreducetheamountofwastewhilesimultaneous-lyincreasingtherecyclingrate.
Environmentallyfriendlyvehicles
Modernenvironmentaltechnologyensurescompliancewithallemissionlawsapplicableworldwide.
Ithasthefollowingadvantages:
–Rapidoperationalreadinessofthecatalyticconvertersensureslowemissions,eveninshort-tripoperation.
–Reliableoperationandgoodemissioncontroloveralongusefullife.
Pleaseobservethechapter”FUELECONOMY”onpage214.
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Recycling-foraPorsche,thisisvirtually
anacademicquestion
Morethantwo-thirdsofallPorscheseverbuiltarestillrunning.
Justincaserecyclingisevernecessary,we
takethefollowingprecautionarymeasures:
–Identificationofallmaterials.
–Useofrecyclablematerials.
–Reusablecomponentsdesignedforsimpleremoval.
–Thesereasonsresultinafurtherincreaseintherecyclingratewhichiscurrently80percent.
Emissioncontrolisbuiltin
Innovativeenginetechnologycombineshighengineperformanceandenvironmentalcompatibil-ity.
Theenginediagnosissystemelectronicallymonitorsthecomponentsandsystemsthataffectexhaustgases.
Thiscontinuousmonitoringandfaultstorageena-blesswift,reliablediagnosisandfaultdetection.
Anyfaultmessagesareindicatedtothedriverbythe“CheckEngine”warninglightandtheon-boardcomputer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage138.
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Generalsafetyinstructions
PorscheCeramicCompositeBrake
(PCCB)
Pleaseobservethechapter”BRAKES”onpage66.
Thehigh-performancebrakesystemisdesignedforoptimalbrakingeffectatallspeedsandtemperatures.Certainspeeds,brakingforcesandambientconditions(suchastemperatureandhumidity)thereforemightcausebrakenoises.
Wearonthediffrentcomponentsandbrakingsystem,suchasbrakepadsandbrakediscs,dependstoagreatextentontheindividualdrivingstyleandtheconditionsofuseandthereforecannotbeexpressedinactualmilesontheroad.
ThevaluescommunicatedbyPorschearebasedonnormaloperationadaptedtotraffic.Wearincreasesconsiderablywhenthevehicleisdrivenonracetracksorthroughanaggressivedrivingstyle.
PleaseconsultanauthorizedPorschedealeraboutthecurrentguidelinesineffectbeforesuchuseofyourvehicle.
Settingandoperationvehiclecomponents
whendriving
Warning!
Thereisadangerofanaccidentifyouoper-ateorsettheon-boardcomputer,radio,navi-gationsystem,telephoneorotherequipmentwhendriving.Thiscoulddistractyoufromthetrafcandcauseyoutolosecontrolofthevehicleresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Operatetheequipmentwhiledrivingonlyifthetrafficsituationallowsyoutodososafely.
Carryoutanycomplicatedoperatingorsettingproceduresonlywiththevehiclestationary.
PortableFuelContainers
Danger!
Portablefuelcontainersmayleak,whethertheyarefullorpartiallyempty.Fuelleakingfromaportablecontainercarriedinyourvehiclecould,incaseofanaccident,causeareorexplosion,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Nevercarryadditionalfuelinportablecontain-ersinyourvehicle.
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DearPorscheOwner
AlothasgoneintothemanufactureofyourPorsche,includingadvancedengineering,rigidqualitycontrolanddemandinginspections.Theseengineeringandsafetyfeatureswillbeenhancedbyyou...
thesafedriver...
–whoknowsher/hiscarandallcontrols,
–whomaintainsthevehicleproperly,
–whousesdrivingskillswisely,andalwaysdriveswithinher/hisowncapabilitiesandtheleveloffamiliaritywiththevehicle.
Youwillfindhelpfulhintsinthismanualonhowtoperformmostofthecheckslistedonthefollowingpages.Ifindoubt,havethesechecksperformedbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
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Ontheroad...
Neverdriveafteryouhaveconsumedalcoholordrugs.
Alwayshaveyoursafetybeltfastened.
Alwaysdrivedefensively.Expecttheunexpect-ed.
Usesignalstoindicateturnsandlanechanges.
Turnonheadlightsatduskorwhenthedrivingconditionswarrantit.
Alwayskeepasafedistancefromthevehicleinfrontofyou,dependingontraffic,roadandweatherconditions.
Reducespeedatnightandduringinclementweather.Drivinginwetweatherrequirescautionandreducedspeeds,particularlyonroadswithstandingwater,asthehandlingcharacteristicsofthevehiclemaybeimpairedduetohydroplaningofthetires.
Alwaysobservespeedlimitsandobeyroadsignsandtrafficlaws.
Whentired,getwellofftheroad,stopandtakearest.Turntheengineoff.Donotsitinthevehiclewithengineidling.
Pleaseobservethechapter”ENGINEEXHAUST”onpage9.
Whenparked,alwayssettheparkingbrake.MovetheTiptronicselectorleverto”P“orthegearshiftlevertoreverseorfirstgear.Onhillsalsoturnthefrontwheelstowardthecurb.
Whenemergencyrepairsbecomenecessary,movethevehiclewellofftheroad.Turnontheemergencyflasheranduseotherwarningdevicestoalertothermotorists.Donotparkoroperatethevehicleinareaswherethehotexhaustsystemmaycomeincontactwithdrygrass,brush,spilledfuelorotherflammablematerial.
Makeitahabittohavetheengineoilcheckedwitheveryrefueling.
Danger!
Dangerofreinenginecompartmentduetoburningcigarsorcigarettes.Seriouspersonalinjuryordeathcouldresultfromreintheenginecompartment.
Donotthrowanylitcigarsorcigarettesoutofthevehicle.Theycanbeblownintotheairinletsbytheairflowandcauseafireintheenginecompartment.
Pleaseobservethechapter”ASHTRAY”onpage164.
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Keys
Generalinformationregardingthekeys
Pleaseobservethechapter”ALARMSYSTEM,PASSENGERCOMPARTMENTMONITORING”onpage32.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CENTRALLOCKINGINCARSWITHALARMSYSTEM”onpage28.
TwomainkeysandonesparekeyaresuppliedwithyourPorsche.Thesekeysoperateallthelocksonyourvehicle.
Becarefulwithyourcarkeys:donotpartwiththemexceptunderexceptionalcircumstanc-es.
Toavoidbatteryrun-down,alwaysremovetheignitionkeyfromtheignitionlock.
Replacementkeys
Orderofreplacementkeys
ReplacementcarkeyscanbeobtainedonlyfromyourauthorizedPorschedealer,andthiscansometimesbeverytime-consuming.Youshouldthereforealwayskeepthesparekeyonyourperson.Keepitinasafeplace(e.g.wallet),butundernocircumstancesinoronthevehicle.
Thekeycodesofnewkeyshavetobe“reported”tothecarcontrolunitbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Atotalof6carkeyscanbereportedtothecontrolunit.
Disablingkeycodes
Ifakeyislost,thekeycodescanbedisabledbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.Alltheremainingcarkeysarerequiredforthispurpose.Disablingthecodeensuresthatthecarcanbestartedonlyusingauthorizedkeys.
Note
Pleasenotethattheotherlockscanstillbeopenedwiththedisabledkey.
Immobilizer
Thereisatransponder(anelectroniccomponent)inthekeygrip,containingastoredcode.Whentheignitionisswitchedon,theignitionlockchecksthecode.Theimmobilizercanbeswitchedoffandthe
enginestartedonlyusinganauthorizedignitionkey.
Switchingofftheimmobilizer
Inserttheignitionkeyintotheignitionlock.
Iftheignitionisleftonformorethan2minuteswithouttheenginebeingstarted,theimmobilizerisswitchedonagain.
Ifthishappens,turntheignitionkeytotheleftbeforestartingtheengine.Theimmobilizerisswitchedoffagain,andtheenginecanbestarted.
Pleaseobservethechapter”IGNITION/START-ERSWITCHWITHANTI-THEFTSTEERINGLOCK”onpage83.
Switchingontheimmobilizer
Removeignitionkey.
Securitywheelbolts
Ifwheelshavetoberemovedduringarepair-shopvisit,donotforgettohandoverthesock-etforthesecuritywheelboltsalongwiththecarkey.
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Lockthevehiclewiththekeyinthedoor.
Theremote-controlstandbyfunction
switchesoffafter7days
Ifthevehicleisnotstartedorunlockedwiththeremotecontrolwithinfivedays,theremotecontrolstandbyfunctionisswitchedoff(topreventdischargingofthecarbattery).
1.Inthiscase,unlockthedriver’sdoorwiththekeyatthedoorlock.Leavethedoorclosedinordertopreventthealarmsystemfrombeingtriggered.
2.Pressbutton1ontheremotecontrol.
Theremotecontrolisnowactivatedagainandthealarmsystemisswitchedoff.
Note
Donotinserttheignitionkeyintotheignitionlockifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged.Theignitionkeycannolongerberemoved.
Thekeycannotberemoveduntilthevehicleelectricalsystemissuppliedwithpoweragain.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYUNLOCKINGOFTHEFRONTLUGGAGECOMPARTMENTLID”onpage260.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYSTARTINGWITHJUMPERCABLES”onpage267.
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CentralLockinginCarswithout
AlarmSystem
Generalinformationregardingcentral
locking
Thisdevicecomplieswith:Part15oftheFCCRulesRSS-210ofIndustryCanada.
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwocondi-tions:
1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterfer-ence,and
2.thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Note
ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorizedmodificationstothisequipment.Suchmodificationcouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Warning!
AnychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyPorschecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage259.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SEATMEMORY”onpage43.
Bothcardoorsandthefillerflapcanbecentrallyunlockedorlockedwiththeremotecontrol.
Anypersonremaininginthelockedcarcanopenthedoorwiththeinnerdoorhandle:
3.Pullinnerdoorhandleoncetounlockdoorlock.
4.Pullinnerdoorhandleagaintoopendoor.
Automaticrelocking
Ifthecarisunlockedbyremotecontrolandnoneofthecardoorsisopenedwithinapprox.60seconds,automaticrelockingtakesplace.Thisrelockingtimecanbeadaptedtoyourindividualrequirements(4-120seconds)byanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Emergencyoperation-opening
Unlockthedriver’sdoorwiththekeyatthedoorlock.
Emergencyoperation-closing
Lockthedriver’sdoorwiththekeyatthedoorlock.Ifthereisadefectinthecentrallockingsystem,allfunctioningelementsofthecentrallockingsystemwillbelocked.
ThefaultshouldberemediedimmediatelyatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Indicationbyemergencyasher
Iftheremotecontrolisusedforunlockingorlocking,aresponseisprovidedbytheemergencyflasher:
–Unlocking-singleflash.
–Locking-doubleflash.
Overloadprotection
Ifthecentrallockingsystemisoperatedmorethantentimeswithinaminute,furtheroperationisblockedfor30seconds.
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CentralLockinginCarswithAlarm
System
Generalinformationregardingcentral
locking
Thisdevicecomplieswith:Part15oftheFCCRulesRSS-210ofIndustryCanada.
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwocondi-tions:
1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterfer-ence,and
2.thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Note
ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorizedmodificationstothisequipment.Suchmodificationcouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Warning!
AnychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyPorschecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage259.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SEATMEMORY”onpage43.
Bothcardoorsandthefillerflapcanbecentrallyunlockedorlockedwiththeremotecontrol.
Thevehiclecannotbelockedifthedriver’sdoorisnotcompletelyclosed.
Ashortsignalfromthealarmhornwilldrawyourattentiontothefactthatthefollowingcomponentsarenotcompletelyclosedwhenyoutrytolockthevehicle:
–Doors
–Luggagecompartmentlids
–Glovecompartment
–Passengercompartment
Unlockingthevehiclebyusingthekeyinthedoorlockandopeningthedoormayactivatethealarmsystemwithin10seconds.
Note
OnvehicleswiththeSportChronoPackagePlus,thePCMcanbeusedtoactivateautomaticdoorlocking.
Pleaseobservethechapter“IndividualMemory”intheseparatePCMoperatinginstructions.
Automaticrelocking
Ifthecarisunlockedbyremotecontrolandnoneofthecardoorsisopenedwithinapprox.60seconds,automaticrelockingtakesplace.Thisrelockingtimecanbeadaptedtoyourindividualrequirements(4-120seconds)byanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Lockingconditions
Lockcaronce.Thedoorscannotbeopenedfromtheoutside.Alarmsystemandpassen-gercompartmentmonitoringareswitchedon.
Ifapersonoranimalremainsinthevehicle:
Quicklylockcartwice:Thedoorscannotbeopenedfromtheoutside.Thepassengercompartmentmonitoringisswitchedoff.
Unlockingthedoorwiththeinnerdoorhandle
Anypersonremaininginthelockedcarcanopenthedoorwiththeinnerdoorhandle:
1.Pullinnerdoorhandleoncetounlockdoorlock.
2.Pullinnerdoorhandleagaintoopendoor.
Note
Informanypersonremaininginthecarthatthealarmsystemwillbetriggeredifthedoorisopened.
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Doors
Automaticloweringofthedoorwindows
Ifthedoorwindowsareclosed,theywillbeautomaticallyopenedbyafewmillimeterswhenthedoorsareopenedand,whenthedoorsareclosed,theywillbeclosedagain.Thismakesiteasiertoopenandclosethedoorsandprotectstheseals.
Therefore,youshouldpullthedoorhandleslowlysothatthedoorwindowcanbeloweredbeforethedoorisopened.
Openingdoorsfromoutside
Unlockvehiclewiththeremotecontrol.
PullthedoorhandleAslowlysothatthedoorwindowcanbeloweredbeforethedoorisopened.
Openingunlockeddoorsfrominside
PullthedoorhandleBslowlysothatthedoorwindowcanbeloweredbeforethedoorisopened.
Openinglockeddoorsfrominside
SlowlypulldoorhandleBtwice.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOCKINGCONDITIONS”onpage28.
Doorstoragetray
Openingstoragetray
Openthecover.
KeepthedoorstoragetrayCclosedwhiledrivingforsafetyreasons.
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