
Driving and Driving Safety
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Retractable Rear Wing
The rear wing improves driving stability at high
speeds.
Automatic mode
Depending on the vehicle speed the rear wing
extends automatically at speeds above approx.
75 mph (120 km/h) and retracts again below
approx. 50 mph (80 km/h).
If the automatic control system fails, the warning
message “
Spoiler loss Adjust speed
” appears
on the multi-function display.
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Please see the chapter “OVERVIEW OF
WARNING AND INFORMATION MESSAGES”
on page 114.
Display of the warning message “
Spoiler loss
Adjust speed
” indicates failure of the retractable
rear wing. Driving stability will be adversely
affected by increased rear axle lift at higher
speeds.
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Adapt your driving style and speed to the
changed driving behavior.
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Have the fault corrected at an authorized
Porsche dealer.
Manual mode
When the ignition is on, the rear wing can be
extended and retracted manually using the button
in the center console.
When the rear wing is in manual mode, the
indicator light on the button lights up.
Extending the rear wing manually
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Press button
briefly.
The rear wing extends.
The indicator light on the button lights up.
The rear wing is in manual mode.
Retracting the rear wing manually
0–9 mph (0–15 km/h):
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Press button
and hold until the LED in
the button goes out.
Above 9 mph (15 km/h):
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Press button
briefly.
LED switches off immediately after pressing.
The rear wing is in automatic mode.
When extending or retracting the rear wing
manually when the vehicle is stationary, parts of
the body can get trapped between the moving
rear wing and fixed vehicle parts.
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Make sure that no persons or objects are
within the range of movement of the rear wing.
Risk of damage to rear wing.
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Do not pull or push the vehicle by the rear
wing.
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Always retract the extended rear wing in car
washes.
Failure of the retractable
rear wing
WARNING
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Extending and
retracting the rear wing
CAUTION
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NOTICE
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