Porsche carrera gt-2004 Manuel D’Utilisation

Controls, Instruments

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Keys 

f Please observe the chapter “ALARM SYSTEM, 

INFRARED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT MON-

ITORING” on Page 24.

f Please observe the chapter “CENTRAL LOCK-

ING” on Page 22.

Two main keys and one spare key are supplied 

with your Porsche. 

These keys operate all the locks on your vehicle. 
f Be careful with your car keys: do not part with 

them except under exceptional circumstances. 

f To avoid battery run-down, always remove the 

ignition key from the ignition lock. 

Replacement keys 

Replacement car keys can be obtained only from 

your authorized Porsche dealer, and this can 

sometimes be very time-consuming.

You should therefore always keep the spare key on 

your person. 

Keep it in a safe place (e.g. wallet), but under no 

circumstances in or on the vehicle. 
The key codes of new keys have to be “reported” 

to the car control unit by your authorized Porsche 

dealer. 
The key grip of the spare key can be exchanged 

for a main-key grip. 

Disabling key codes 
If a key is lost, the key codes can be disabled by 

an authorized Porsche dealer.

All the remaining car keys are required for this pur-

pose.

Disabling the code ensures that the car can be 

started only using authorized keys. 

Note
f Please note that the other locks can still be 

opened with the disabled key. 

Immobilizer 

There is a transponder (an electronic component) 

in the key grip, containing a stored code. 

When the ignition is switched on, the ignition lock 

checks the code. 

The immobilizer can be deactivated and the en-

gine started only using an authorized ignition key. 

Switching off the immobilizer
f Insert the ignition key into the ignition lock.
If the ignition was on longer than 2 minutes without 

the engine starting, the engine starts with a short 

delay.

Switching on the immobilizer
f Withdraw the ignition key.