Driving and Driving Safety
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Diagnostic Socket
External equipment or devices (e.g. navigation
units, head-up displays, etc.) connected to the
diagnostic socket can impair the function of the
vehicle systems.
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Do not connect any equipment or devices to
the diagnostic socket.
Loose equipment/devices or hanging cables in
the driver's footwell can obstruct clearance
around the pedals or become caught between the
pedals when braking or changing direction.
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Do not place any equipment/devices or cables
in the driver's footwell.
The diagnostic socket is for connecting diagnostic
equipment in qualified specialist workshops.
Operating external equipment or devices (e.g.
navigation units, head-up displays, etc.) from the
diagnostic socket when the ignition is switched off
will run down the battery. If the vehicle is parked
for an extended period, the battery can discharge
fully and be damaged (exhaustive discharge).
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Do not connect any equipment or devices to
the diagnostic socket.
Ignition Lock
The ignition key is inserted into the ignition lock to
the right of the light switch at the left of the
steering wheel.
On vehicles
with Porsche Entry & Drive,
you no
longer have to insert the key into the ignition lock,
but merely keep it with you. The ignition key is
replaced by a control unit in the ignition lock,
which
always
remains in the ignition lock, unless
the vehicle is being towed.
The ignition lock has three key positions.
Key positions
0
- Initial position
1
- Ignition on
2
- Start engine
Information
The vehicle battery discharges if the ignition key is
left inserted.
If the vehicle battery is dead, the key can only be
removed from the ignition lock if the emergency
operation is performed:
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Please see the chapter “EMERGENCY
OPERATION – UNLOCKING THE IGNITION KEY/
CONTROL UNIT” on page 26.
Improper interventions
in the vehicle electrical
system
Loose equipment/
devices or hanging
cables in the driver's
footwell
WARNING
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WARNING
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NOTICE
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