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Seats, Mirrors, Steering Wheel and Sun Protection
To retrieve this information, special equipment is
needed and access to the vehicle or feature that
stores that data is required. Some states only
allow access to such information under restricted
circumstances, including:
– In response to a request of police or other
government office; or
– with the consent of the registered owner, or if
the vehicle is leased, with the lessee, or
– through a discovery process in litigation; or as
otherwise permitted or required by law.
Your rights with respect to the information
discussed above may vary from state to state.
Check your state law for further information.
Advanced airbag
Your vehicle is equipped with occupant sensing for
the passenger's seat in accordance with
U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208.
Depending on the weight, body positioning and
shape acting on the passenger's seat, the
passenger’s airbag will automatically be switched
on and off.
Depending on the angle and force of impact, the
passenger's airbag which is switched-on will be
triggered during a collision.
Precondition for switching the passenger's airbag
on and off, depending on weight, body positioning
and shape:
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Ignition is switched on.
Improper seating can unintentionally impair
operation of occupant sensing of the passenger’s
airbag.
If the weight of an adult on the passenger's seat is
not properly maintained, the passenger's airbag
may be switched off.
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Select an upright seat position, and do not
support weight on the armrests or center
console, or lean out of the window while
driving.
Always keep feet positioned on the floor in the
footwell while driving. Do not put feet on the
dashboard or the seat area.
Seat adjustment for the passenger’s seat
Safety belts only offer protection when the
backrest is positioned at an upright seating angle
and the belts are properly positioned on the body.
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Do not operate the car with the passenger
backrest excessively reclined.
Vehicle modifications to accommodate
persons with disabilities
Because modifications to your vehicle could
compromise your advanced airbag system,
please call 1-800-PORSCHE prior to having your
vehicle modified.
Automatic deactivation of the passenger
airbag
Before transporting a child on the passenger seat:
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Please see the chapter “CHILD RESTRAINT
SYSTEMS” on page 50.
– When an
up to one-year old child
is seated
in the child restraint system, the front airbag is
automatically deactivated on the passenger
side.
– When an adult is seated in the passenger’s
seat the front airbag is automatically activated.
To reduce risk of injury or death to a child from an
inflating airbag in an accident, Porsche strongly
recommends:
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Under all normal circumstances, the child seat
must be placed in the rear.
Do not use a child restraint system in the front
passenger seat.
Improper Front
Passenger Seating
Reclining Passenger
Seatback
WARNING
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WARNING
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DANGER
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