Porsche carrera gt-2004 Manuel D’Utilisation

Controls, Instruments

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Stopping Engine 

f Turn key back to position 0. 
f Do not stop engine immediately after hard or 

extended driving. 

Keep engine running at increased idle for 

about two minutes to prevent excessive heat 

build-up before turning off engine. 

f To avoid battery run-down, always remove the 

ignition key from the ignition lock. 

f Make sure that when you leave the car, even 

briefly, you have withdrawn the ignition key. 

f Engage the steering lock by moving the steer-

ing wheel to the left or right. 

Turn the steering wheel to the locking position 

before you switch off the engine so that you 

don’t have to exert yourself when locking or 

unlocking the steering. 

components can burn skin on contact. 
f Before working on any part in the engine com-

partment, turn the engine off and let it cool 

down sufficiently. 

Engine-compartment blowers,

radiator fans 

The radiator and radiator fans are in the front of 

the car and in the engine compartment.

The engine-compartment blowers are mounted in 

the engine compartment. 

start to run. 
f Carry out work in these areas only with the en-

gine off, the ignition off, and exercise extreme 

caution.

Automatic garage door 

The ignition system in your Porsche may interfere 

with your electronically operated garage door. 
f To check this, drive your Porsche close to the 

garage door. Make sure not to interfere with 

the operating range of the door. 

f Run the engine at different speeds.
If the garage door opens or closes without you op-

erating the garage door unit in your car, contact 

the dealer who installed the automatic garage 

door to have the frequency and/or coding of the 

garage door signal changed or modified.